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Recording
• appear when you have
selected MAN in the FOCUS menu.
• and flash while you adjust
manual focus and and flash
when you cannot adjust the focus
any farther.
• Details are on pages 36-37.
Lithium Cell ( )
• This indicator appears for a few
seconds when you turn on the cam-
corder and the clock cell is missing or
needs to be replaced.
• Details are on page 17.
Self-Timer, Animation, and Time-
Lapse Indicators ( 1S and 15S)
• The interval time selected for self-
timer or time-lapse recording ( 15S,
30S, 1MIN, or 5MIN) appears here.
Details are on pages 48-49 and 52-53.
• The recording time selected for
animation or time-lapse recording
( 1/4S, 1/2S, 1S, or 5S)
appears here.
• Details are on pages 50-51 and 52-53.
Tape Length (T30)
The tape length (T20, T30, or T40)
selected in the main MENU appears here.
• Details are on pages 24-25.
Tape Speed Indicators (SP or SLP)
The tape speed selected with the SP/SLP
button appears here.
• Details are on pages 24-25.
Time Counter (M0:00:00)
• The time counter appears during
playback. It is not recorded.
• An “M” appears in front of the time
counter when memory-stop is on.
• Details are on page 63.
Time-Remaining Display (5MIN)
The approximate time remaining on the
tape is automatically displayed. The
correct tape length must be set in the
TAPE LENGTH feature of the
main MENU.
• Details are on pages 24-25.
Warnings and Information
• LENS COVER briefly flashes to remind
you to open the lens cover.
LENS COVER might flash when the
camcorder is used in dark areas -- even
if the lens cover is open.
• TAPE END appears when the end of
the tape is reached during recording or
a cassette is inserted with its tape
already at the end.
Viewfinder Displays (continued)