Power Standby Mode; Turning On/Off The Backlight - Sharp VIEWCAMZ VL-Z5E Operation Manual

Basic Operations
Camera Recording

Power Standby Mode

Available mode:
Tape Camera
Power Standby mode allows you to prevent
accidental recording by locking all
operations except cancelling the mode.
STANDBY button
Hold down the STANDBY button for more
than 2 seconds when you pause record-
ing in Tape Camera mode.
• The screen turns off and the STANDBY
indicator lights up.
STANDBY indicator
To resume operation
Press the STANDBY button again to
return to the Recording Standby mode.
• It takes about 2 seconds to be able to start
recording.
Notes:
• Power Standby will cancel and the STANDBY
indicator will turn off in these situations below:
— When the camcorder remains in Power
Standby mode more than 5 minutes
— When the camcorder is set to Card
Camera, Tape Playback or Card Playback
mode
— When removing the battery pack
— When removing a cassette
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• The camcorder will turn off automatically in 5
minutes after setting Power Standby mode if
it remains in Recording Standby mode after
canceling Power Standby mode.
— When Power Standby mode, for example,
is cancelled after 3 minutes, the
camcorder will turn off if recording is not
started within 2 minutes.
Turning on/off the
Backlight
Available modes:
All modes
You can see the on-screen display outdoors
on a sunny day or in a location with bright
lighting even when the backlight turns off.
Also, this function is useful when watching
playback on a TV.
LCD LAMP button
Hold down the LCD LAMP button for
more than 2 seconds to turn off the
backlight.
• "BACKLIGHT OFF" will flash for two seconds,
then H appears on the LCD screen.
To turn on the backlight
Press the LCD LAMP button.
Note:
• The BACKLIGHT OFF mode will cancel when
you close the LCD monitor.