Basic Operations; Turn On/Off The Camera; Tally Lamp - Panasonic AVCCAM AG-HMC81E Operating Instructions Manual

Basic Operations

Turn on/off the camera

While pressing the lock release button, move the
POWER switch to ON or OFF.
Turn on the camera:
The mode lamp (CAMERA) lights red (camera
mode), and the camera enters recording standby
mode.
Turn off the camera:
The mode lamp (CAMERA) goes out.
• Energy-saving mode
Depending on the setting made for the POWER
SAVE item of the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen
in the settings menu, the following will apply if
no designated operations
approximately five minutes in the recording standby
modes of CAMERA mode and PHOTO mode (when
an SD Memory Card has been inserted while using
the battery).
ON: The camera recorder turns off automatically.
OFF: Does not switch OFF the camera.
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See the setup menus, POWER SAVE
(Page 111 of Vol.2) for details.

Tally lamp

You can set the tally lamp to light in the following
situations by setting the REC LAMP item
(Page 110 of Vol.2) in the OTHER FUNCTIONS
screen to OFF.
The tally lamp light can be switched to FRONT,
REAR or BOTH with the setting menu. For more
details, refer to the setting menu REC LAMP item
(Page 110 of Vol.2).
• Battery is low (flashes 4 times per second)
• Available SD Memory Card capacity is low
(flashes 4 times per second)
• Remaining battery capacity is low
(flashes once per second)
• Remaining memory of the SD Memory Card is
low (flashes once per second)
In addition, the location set for the REC LAMP
item will flash when receiving commands from the
remote control.
E-29
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are performed for
POWER
ON
OFF
Lock release button
Tally lamp (FRONT)
Mode lamp
CAMERA
PB
PHOTO IN
AVCHD DV
POWER switch
Set the POWER switch to the
ON position while pressing the
lock release button.
The CAMERA lamp lights
(red), and the camera enters
recording standby mode.
Tally lamp (REAR)
LINE MIC LINE MIC
AUDIO
OUT
CH 1
AUDIO
ON ON
IN
OFF OFF
MIC+48V MIC+48V
CH 1 CH 2 CH 2