Viewfinder Displays - GE CG740 User Manual

Viewfinder Displays

SHUTTER Button
• Press again to display the tape
counter with memory stop. An
"M" appears in front of the tape
counter.
• Press again to display the elapsed-
time counter.
Note: Press COUNTER RESET to
reset the tape or elapsed-time counter
to "0000" (or "0:00:00") when they
appear.
• Press again to display the time-
remaining display.
• Press again to remove the displays
from the viewfinder.
• These displays are not recorded on
the tape when they appear.
• Details are on pages 30-31.
Status Indicator
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The following displays appear to tell
you what the camcorder is doing.
• REC appears when the camcorder
is recording.
• FF appears during fast-forward.
• REW appears during rewind.
DATE/TIME Button
W/B (White Balance) Button
CAMERA/VCR Switch
COUNTER RESET Button
COUNTER DISPLAY Button
• PAUSE appears when the
camcorder is in record pause
(thumb trigger or PAUSE/STILL
button pressed to stop recording).
• ST-BY (stand-by) appears briefly
when the camcorder is preparing to
record.
• TAPE flashes when the safety tab
has been removed from the cassette
and the CAMERA/VCR switch is in
CAMERA.
• DEW appears when the camcorder
has too much moisture inside to
operate. Remove the cassette and
allow the camcorder to dry out for
approximately two hours. Details
are on page 6.
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INDEX and END Indicators
• INDEX flashes briefly when the
camcorder automatically indexes
the tape. Details are on page 25.
• END flashes when you reach the
end of the cassette during recording
or playback.
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