Displaying Various Data - Sony HVR-M15AU - Professional Video Cassete recorder/player Operating Instructions Manual

Displaying Various Data

The unit can display various superimposed text data on
the built-in LCD monitor, and also on an external
monitor connected to the unit. When external monitors
are connected to the unit, you can select the destination
of the text data to be displayed using the DISPLAY
OUTPUT switch.
In this operation manual, the menu screen, etc., is
displayed in English. You can change the desired
language with the screen language setting.
For details, see "LANGUAGE" in the "OTHERS" menu on
page 57.
Menu screen
Press the MENU button to display the menu screen.
For details on the menus, see "Chapter 4 Adjusting and
Setting Through Menus" on page 48.
Data display screen
You can confirm important information for normal
recording or playback, such as time code or remaining
tape time, on the screen.
You cannot specify the items of information to be
displayed.
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a Format indicator
[HDV1080i], [HDV720p], [DVCAM], or [DV SP] are
displayed.
b 60i/24p/30p/50i/25p indicator
c Repeat indicator
Displays the repeat indicator when [AUTO REPEAT]
in the [VTR SET] menu is set to [ON] (page 55).
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d HVR-DR60/HVR-MRC1 connection indicator
[HDD] is displayed while an HVR-DR60 is connected
using the HDV/DV jack. When an HVR-MRC1 is
connected, [CF] is displayed.
e Alarm indicator
Displays an alarm indicator.
For details on alarm indicators, see "Warning Indicators and
Messages" on page 65.
f x.v.Color indicator
Displays an x.v.Color indicator while pictures recorded
in x.v.Color are played back.
For details on x.v.Color, see "Playback with x.v.Color
output" on page 23.
g Tape transport mode indicator
Displays the tape transport mode.
h Time code indicator
In the drop frame mode, a period is displayed between
the minutes and seconds (i.e., 00:12.58:00).
Note
When you playback a tape without a time code or with
a time code recorded in different formats, the time code
cannot be displayed correctly.
i Remaining tape time indicator
Displays the remaining tape time.
For details, see "
menu on page 53.
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• The remaining tape time displayed is an estimated
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• When you insert a cassette of which the tape has been
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qd
rewound to the beginning, this indicator does not show
qf
the remaining tape time. The remaining tape time is
qg
displayed after the tape runs for a while.
j INPUT SELECT indicator
Changes according to the position of the INPUT
SELECT switch. ([HDV/DV IN], [S VIDEO IN] or
[VIDEO IN])
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Displays
REMAINING" in the "DISPLAY SET"
(Index) indicator
when an index has been marked.