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13. OTHERS
■Viewfinder Warning Lamps
REC
BATT
ALARM
1. 2.
Battery lamp REC/ALARM lamp
1.
BATTERY lamp
This red lamp lights red under the following circumstances.
Lights red : When the battery voltage becomes too low for
the camera to operate.
2.
REC/ALARM lamp
This lamp lights or blinks green under the following
conditions.
Lights Green : ● While recording
Blinks Green : ● During the interval where the unit
switches from record-standby to record
mode.
● Immediately before the tape runs out or
has run out.
● If the VCR malfunctions.
Whether or not alarm sound should be output and the
volume level are selected with the ALARM VR LEVEL item
on the OTHERS (2/2) menu screen.
■Alarm Sound
When remaining battery power becomes low, a warning
sound is output from the monitoring loudspeaker and the
PHONES jack. (In Camera mode only)
When an irregularity occurs in the VCR, a warning sound is
also output.
■Depending on the alarm conditions, the warning indicators on the LCD monitor/viewfinder screen, the TALLY lamp, the viewfinder
lamp, and alarm sounds appear as shown in the following table.
Alarm Indications
on LCD Monitor/
Viewfinder Screen
TALLY
Lamp
Lamp Viewfinder Lamp
Alarm Sound Condition
Alarm BATT
VTR alarm indication
(Example)
TAPE NEAR END
LOW VOLTAGE
Display symbols :Blinking once per second. :Blinking four times per second.
:
Sound interrupted once per second.
:Continuous sound.
Dew formation (condensation) or error
has occurred in the VCR.
About 3 min. before tape end
(displayed during recording).
Tape end
(displayed during recording).
Remaining battery power is low.
0701
DRUM MOTOR FAILURE
13-1 Alarm Indications and Actions (Cont’d)
