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Recording
• 88:88 appears when the clock’s lithium
cell has not been installed or needs to
be replaced.
• Details are on page 31.
Focus Indicators (FOCUSLOCK
and )
• FOCUSLOCK appears briefly when
you lock the focus with the FOCUS
LOCK button. Then remains during
focus lock.
• Details are on page 30.
Status Displays
Several status displays appear to let you
know what the camcorder is doing.
• FF appears during fast-forward
operation.
• PAUSE appears during record-pause.
• REC appears during recording.
• REW appears during rewind.
• STOP appears during stop-action
pause.
Tape-Remaining Display
( )
• The tape-remaining display shows the
approximate amount of tape remaining
in the cassette.
• Details are on page 28.
Time Counter (M 0:00:00)
• The time counter appears during
recording and playback. It is not
recorded.
• An “M” appears in front of the time
counter when memory-stop feature
is on.
• Details are on page 34.
Warnings and Information
The following warnings with the excep-
tion of the TAPE indicator cause the
camcorder to beep ten times.
• TAPE appears during recording when
there is approximately five minutes of
recording time left on the tape.
• TAPE END appears during recording
when the tape is at its end or when a
cassette is inserted with its tape already
at the end.
• appears when the safety tab on the
cassette has been closed, there is no
cassette in the camcorder, or condensa-
tion has formed inside the cassette or
camcorder.
• appears when moisture (condensa-
tion) has formed inside the cassette or
camcorder. The camcorder will not
operate. Place the camcorder or
cassette in a warm, dry area until the
indicator disappears.
Zoom Indicator ( )
• The zoom indicator appears here when
you use the zoom lever.
• Details are on page 29.