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2-9 LCD Monitor
LCD monitor
The LCD monitor displays the video in the viewfinder.
Alternatively, it can show clips on the P2 card in a thumbnail
format.
In thumbnail display mode, clips can be edited or deleted, or
P2 cards can be formatted using the MENU BAR button
and CURSOR and SET buttons.
OPEN button
Used to open the LCD monitor.
THUMBNAIL button
This button switches the content on the LCD monitor
from the video in the viewfinder to clip thumbnails. Another
press switches them back to the video from the viewfinder.
Note that this switchover is not performed during a recording
or playback.
MENU BAR button
In thumbnail display mode, this button allows you to
manipulate the menu bar (e.g., to delete clips).
CURSOR and SET buttons
The four triangular buttons are the CURSOR buttons, and
the center rectangular one is the SET button.
They are used to select a thumbnail and manipulate the
menu bar. For more information, see [Chapter 6
Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails].
Mode indication
W: Stays illuminated in 16:9 mode.
DV: Stays illuminated when the recording/playback format is
DV.
GPS: Stays illuminated when radio waves are not received
during GPS operation.
GPS : Stays illuminated when radio waves are received during
GPS operation.
P-REC: Stays illuminated when PRE RECORDING is not set to 0
seconds, and blinks when recording is continued after the
recording tally lamp has gone out.
Time code indication
SLAVE: Stays illuminated when the time code is externally locked.
HOLD: Stays illuminated when the time code generator/reader
value is frozen.
CTL*: Stays illuminated when the DISPLAY switch is positioned
at [CTL] to display the CTL count.
TCG: Stays illuminated when the DISPLAY switch is positioned
at [TC] (or [UB]) to display the TC (or UB) generator value.
TC: Stays illuminated when the DISPLAY switch is positioned
at [TC] (or [UB]) to display the TC (or UB) reader value.
VTCG: Stays illuminated when the DISPLAY switch is positioned
at [UB] to display the VIUB generator value.
VTC: Stays illuminated when the DISPLAY switch is positioned
at [UB] to display the VIUB reader value.
TIME: Stays illuminated when the DISPLAY switch is positioned
at [UB] to display the real-time hour, minute and second.
DATE: Stays illuminated when the DISPLAY switch is positioned
at [UB] to display the real-time date.
No Indication:
The CTL, VTGC, TIME, and DATE stay off when the
DISPLAY switch is positioned at [UB] to display real time,
time zone, hour and minute.
Time count indication:
The time code, CTL*, user bits and real time are shown.
* CTL will be supported in the near future.
<Note>
When the DISPLAY switch is positioned at UB, each press of the
HOLD button changes the indication through VTCG (VTC) DATE
TIME No Indication (Time Zone) TCG (TC), in that order.
LOOP
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0
D
SLAVE HOLD W GPS
BATT
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OVER OVER
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30
20
DV
DRIVE OP-SLOT
VTCG
TIME DATE
P- REC
CTL