Sony DCR-TRV140 Operating Instructions Manual page 28

Recording a picture
Indicators displayed in the recording mode
The indicators are not recorded on tape.
[a] : Remaining battery time indicator
[b] : Format indicator
[c] : Recording mode indicator/
[d] : STBY/REC indicator
[e] : Time code indicator/
[f] : Remaining tape indicator
[g] : Date indicator
[h] : Time indicator
[i] : Hi8 format indicator
[j] : Tape counter indicator
Remaining battery time indicator
The remaining battery time indicator indicates the approximate recording time. The
indicator may not be correct, depending on the conditions in which you are recording.
When you close the LCD panel and open it again, it takes about 1 minute for the correct
remaining battery time in minutes to be displayed.
Time code (DCR-TRV140 only)
The time code indicates the recording or playback time, "0:00:00" (hours:minutes:
seconds) in CAMERA mode and "0:00:00:00" (hours:minutes:seconds:frames) in VCR
mode. You cannot rewrite only the time code.
You cannot reset the time code.
1)
* DCR-TR140 only
2)
* CCD-TRV107/TRV108/TRV308/TRV408/TRV608 only
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[a] [b] [c] [d]
40
min
REC
SP
[g]
JUL 4 2002
DCR-TRV140
Mirror mode indicator
Tape photo recording indicator
This appears after you start to record for a while.*
This appears after you insert a cassette and record or play back for a while.*
This is displayed for five seconds after the POWER switch is set to CAMERA.
This is displayed for five seconds after the POWER switch is set to CAMERA.
This appears while playing back or recording in Hi8 format.
[e]
0:00:01
[f]
[h]
12:05:56
AM
CCD-TRV107/TRV108/TRV308/TRV408/
[a] [i] [c] [d] [j]
40
min REC 0:00:01
SP
TRV608
1)
[f]
2)