Hitachi FP-Z31 Operation Manual page 21

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(1) Clearing the screen (all clear)
Random characters may sometimes appear * on the screen or title characters have already been written.
In such cases, set the AUTO WHT/ AUTO B LK switch
"TITLE IS CLEARED" message appears for about 3 seconds, indicating that the title memory has been
cleared and the white cursor appears at the top left of the screen.
TITLE SET PLEASE
When the title screen is selected
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Radom characters are displayed on all over the screeri ' o f the viewfinder CR· 'f'" . When once the ASU unit
is taken out or when the battery voltage drops to about 2 volt.
(2) Selecting and writing the characters
The characters can be selected and written by setting the DISP /WRITE switch
When the switch is repeatedly pushed within about half a second, characters are selected one at a time, and
when the switch is pressed continuously, the characters advance automatically.
The character write position is indicated by the cursor position which moves to the right when the
CURSOR switch
switch is pressed repeatedly within about half a second, the cursor advances one character at a time; when it
is pressed continuously, it advances continuously.
·. A total of 49 different alphanumerics and symbols, including spaces, can be written on the screen, and their
sequence is as shown below:
(Space)
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[�_'lABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ0123456789:
Twenty characters can be accommodated in a single line and nine lines of characters can be accommodated
on the screen.
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The characters which are written in this section are fed out to the viewfinder, MON OUT connector and
CAM OUT connector.
(3) Reading out the title characters
Once a title has been written, it is retained in the memory and is read out even if the camera's power is
switched off provided that it has been switched on again. Characters can be read out by setting the DISP/
WRITE switch twice to the top position. When the curs,..>r at the top left is not needed during readout, set
DISP/WRITE switch
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TITLE IS CLEARED
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When the title memory is cleared
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is set to the bottom position and to the left when set to the top position. When the
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- 20 characters per line
- 9 lines
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once to the bottom position in less than half a second to clear it (to write the
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to the top position and clear the display. The
When title can now be written
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(Space)
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After writing the characters, push up DISP/
WRITE switch
are memorized. Starting position is able to
be written only "space" marked as[:::::.
Second position (right after starting position)
can be u sable to write character. _
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to the bottom position.
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Then, the characters
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