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2. CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS
2-9 Indications in Viewfinder
WARNING LED INDICATORS INSIDE THE VIEWFINDER
REC
BATT
ALARM
BATT
REC/ALARM
Lamp
Lamp
VIEWFINDER SCREEN DISPLAY
The following indications are displayed on the viewfinder screen. (However, this information is not displayed while the VCR section
is playing back a tape.)
Status screens (screens for use in checking the current camera settings)
Alarm message display
Safety zone display
Setting screen (screen for use in the camera and VCR setup)
Auto white balance display
Shutter speed display
Status Screens
Press the STATUS button during normal screen display to show one of the status
screens in the viewfinder. One of the three status screens will be displayed every
time the button is pressed.
OPERATE/WARNING
STATUS
RESET
button
MONITOR
SELECT
FILTER
1 3200k
ALARM
2 5600k
3 5600k+ND
SHUTTER
STATUS
MONITOR
MENU
CH-1
AUDIO
CH-2
LEVEL
AUTO IRIS
FULL AUTO BLACK
LOLUX
BACK L
STRETCH
NORMAL
NORMAL
SPOT L
COMPRESS
NG
POWER
ON
OFF
ACCU - FOCUS
G
F
I
SD
B
Status 0
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The viewfinder has two LED indicators below the screen. These
LEDs light or blink to indicate the present status of the camera
or the VCR.
● [BATT] battery lamp
This lights red when the battery voltage becomes too low for
operating the camera.
● REC/ALARM lamp
This lights or blinks green under the following circumstances.
Steady green : During recording.
Blinks green : • While the GY-DV500 switches from record-
pause to recording.
• Immediately before the tape is running out
or when it has run out.
• When an error occurs in the GY-DV500.
LIGHT
ON
OFF
COUNTER
CTL
TC
UB
ACCU
- FOCUS
SCENE F I L E
WH I TE BA L
F I L TER
G
SHUT TER
F
GA I N
I R I S L EVE L
I
I R I S DETECT
SD
FUL L AUTO
B
REC T I ME
CH1 - - - - + - -
F 5 . 6
CH2 - - - - + - -
M
0 9
9
STBY
< 6 0
1 .
2
4V
Status 1
2-9 Indications in Viewfinder (Cont'd)
● Status 0
Display Position
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7 Event display
Event is displayed in the viewfinder for only about 2 seconds when any of the following switches is operated.
ZEBRA
BLACK
GAIN
WHT. BAL
FULL AUTO
AUTO IRIS
LOLUX
FILTER knob
VTR
AUTO KNEE
A
A
3 . 2 K
1 / 1 0
0 0
6 d B
NORMA L
NORMA L
OF F
< 6 0
Status 2
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2. CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS
1
ACCU - FOCUS
ACCU - FOCUS
2
G
3
F
4
I
5
7
SD
6
B
CH1 - - - - + - -
F 5 . 6
CH2 - - - - + - -
STBY
< 6 0
7
9
B
0
Status 0
Status 1
Display
ACCU-FOCUS
Blinks during the ACCU-FOCUS operation.
SKIN AREA
Blinks while the skin tone detail color area is displayed.
Displayed when the SHUTTER or V-SCAN is ON.
S
FAS
Displayed when the Full Auto Shooting is ON.
ALC
Displayed when the ALC alone is ON.
G
Displayed in other modes than 0 dB, LOLUX and ALC.
L
Displayed during LOLUX operation.
F
Displayed when FAW alone is ON.
Displayed when IRIS BACK LIGHT or IRIS SPOT LIGHT is selected.
I
Displayed while the Skin Detail function is in operation.
SD
Displayed when BLACK STRETCH or BLACK COMPRESSION is selected.
B
Event display
See the table below.
Switch
Event Display Contents
ZEBRA
ON, OFF
BLACK
STRETCH, NORMAL, COMPRESS
GAIN
–3 dB, 0 dB, 6 dB, 9 dB, 12 dB, 18 dB, ALC
WHITE BAL
A, B, PRESET, FAW
FULL AUTO
ON, OFF
IRIS
BACK.L, NORMAL, SPOT.L
LOLUX
ON, OFF
FILTER
3.2K, 5.6K, 5.6K+ND
VTR
STBY, SAVE
AUTO KNEE
ON, OFF
1
SCENE F I L E
A
WH I TE BA L
A
2
G
F I L TER
3 . 2 K
SHUT TER
1 / 1 0
0 0
3
F
GA I N
6 d B
4
I R I S L EVE L
NORMA L
I
5
I R I S DETECT
NORMA L
SD
FUL L AUTO
OF F
6
B
REC T I ME
< 6 0
C
M
0 9
9
1 .
2
4V
8
A
Status 2
Function
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