RCA Pro809 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Status Indicators
The following status displays appear to
let you know what the camcorder is
doing.
REC appears during recording.
PAUSE appears during record pause.
STBY appears during record pause.
PLAY appears during playback.
FF appears during fast forward.
REW appears during rewind.
STOP appears when the camcorder is
stopped.
TAPE and TAPE END Displays
TAPE appears when you try to record
and the cassette’s safety tab has been
closed.
TAPE flashes when there is no cassette
in the camcorder.
TAPE END flashes when there is
approximately five minutes of
recording time left on the cassette.
TAPE END appears during playback
when the end of the cassette is
reached.
Time and Date
Repeatedly press ON/OFF when the
TIME/DATE/NORMAL/TITLE switch is
in TIME/DATE to display the time and
date or date only.
These displays will be recorded on the
tape whenever they appear in the
viewfinder.
Details are on pages 28-30.
Time Counter With Zero Memory
Repeatedly press OSD when
TIME/DATE/NORMAL/TITLE is in
NORMAL to display the time counter.
Press Z/MEMORY to turn zero
memory on or off. MEM appears
below the time counter when zero
memory is turned on.
Details are on pages 41 and 44-47.
Title
Repeatedly press ON/OFF when
TIME/DATE/NORMAL/TITLE is in
TITLE to display the title.
The title will be recorded whenever
it appears in the viewfinder.
Details are on pages 42-43.
Zoom
The zoom indicator shows the position of
the motorized zoom lens. T indicates
telephoto and W indicates wide angle.
Displays in Viewfinder (continued)