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RET Button
The images recorded on the VTR or the return video signals which have been supplied to the
GENLOCK IN/(VIDEO IN) connector can be viewed on the viewfinder screen either when the RET
(return) button is pressed or while it is held down.
What appears on the viewfinder screen differs as shown in the table below depending on the RET
SW setting selected on the “REC (ASPECT)/RET” SUB menu page of MAIN menu page 3 of 4
and on the VTR status.
È Lens RET button functions
RET switch
Internal VTR mode
Description of what appears
setting on viewfinder screen
REC CHECK Recording Images shot by camera.
RET button does not function.
Recording paused What has been recorded
(2-second rec review) can be
checked.
Playing Internal VTR’s playback
images.
RET button does not function.
Playback paused Search operation for
successive shooting.
CAM RET Recording Return video signal which has
been supplied to GENLOCK
IN/(VIDEO IN) connector.
Recording paused Return video signal which has
been supplied to GENLOCK
IN/(VIDEO IN) connector.
Playing Picture played back by
internal VTR (RET button
does not function).
Playback paused Still picture played back by
internal VTR.
MARKF Recording Switch functions as the
MARK switch for the Picture
Link function.
Recording paused Switch functions as the
MARK switch for the Picture
Link function.
Playing Picture played back by
internal VTR (RET button
does not function).
Playback paused Still picture played back by
internal VTR (RET button
does not function).
FThis is displayed when the Picture Link adaptor board (AJ-YAP900, optional
accessory) has been installed.
FWhen the RET SW has been set to the REC CHECK mode and this board has
been installed, this switch will operate as the TAKE function for the Picture Link
operation while recording is in progress.