Chapter 4
Adjustments and settings for recording
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4-7-2 Viewfinder screen status display
configuration
All the items that can be displayed are laid out inside the
viewfinder as shown in the figure below.
4-7-3 Selecting the viewfinder screen
display items
To select which items are to be displayed on the viewfinder
screen, perform menu operations to open the <VF
INDICATOR1> screen or <VF INDICATOR2> screen from the
VF page, and select ON or OFF for the display or select the
type desired for each item concerned.
For details on operation, refer to “4-6-2 Basic menu
operations.”
#
< VF INDICATOR1 >
EXTENDER :ON
SHUTTER :ON
FILTER :ON
WHITE :ON
GAIN :ON
IRIS :S+IRIS
CAMERA ID :BAR
ID POSITION :UPPER L
DATE/TIME :OFF
ZOOM LVL :ON
COLOR TEMP :ON
#
< VF INDICATOR2 >
TAPE :ON
BATTERY :ON
AUDIO LVL :ON
TC :OFF
VTR WARNING :NORMAL
SAVE LED :SAVE
For details, refer to the following pages.
4-7 Viewfinder screen status
displays
Not only the images but the lamps and characters indicating
the unit’s settings and operation statuses as well as the
messages, center and safety zone markers, camera ID and
other information are displayed inside the viewfinder.
4-7-1 Viewfinder lamp displays
Viewfinder pictured here
is the AJ-VF20WB.
(For details concerning
viewfinder, refer to the
operating instructions of
each viewfinder.)
1 TALLY/REC (recording) lamp
This lights up (red) during recording. It flashes when a
problem has occurred. For details, refer to the appropriate
section in “6-3 Warning system.”
2 (abnormal operating status warning) lamp
This lights when the unit is set to an abnormal operating
status for any of the items set to “ON” on the “!LED” screen
of the setting menu.
For details on selecting the items which are to be indicated
with the lamp, refer to the <!LED> screen items in
“Chapter 7 Menu description tables.”
3 BATT (battery) lamp
This starts flashing when the battery voltage has dropped
to the level where the battery will no longer be usable in
several minutes’ time, and it lights when the battery is no
longer usable. To prevent operation from being
interrupted, replace the battery before it has discharged
completely. For details, refer to the appropriate section in
“6-3 Warning system.”
4 VTR SAVE (VTR power-saving) lamp
This lights when the VTR SAVE/STBY switch is set to
SAVE. It goes off during recording.
<Note>
In the rec-pause mode, the SAVE mode is established
automatically, and the lamp lights after the time set for the
pause timer (temporary stop time) has elapsed.
After two minutes in the play-pause mode, the SAVE mode
is established automatically, and the lamp lights.
5 50 (50 Mbps recording/playback) lamp
This lights when a tape is being played back at 50 Mbps
while the mode for recording or playback at 50 Mbps is
selected.
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