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2. CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS
2-2 Right Side Section (Cont'd)
[VCR Display Section]
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OPERATE/WARNING
LIGHT
RESET
ON
OFF
MONITOR
SELECT
COUNTER
FILTER
CTL
1 3200k
ALARM
TC
2 5600k
UB
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
POWER
NG
ON
OFF
1
[OPERATE/WARNING] indicator
Normally lights green.
Lights orange during the VTR SAVE (tape protect) mode.
This indicator lights or blinks in red in the case of a warning
condition related to the remaining tape time, remaining
battery power or other abnormal condition in the unit.
For details, see "ALARM INDICATIONS" on pages 86.
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[RESET] button
• Press to reset the CTL counter value.
• Pressing the button during presetting of time code or
user's bit resets the time code or user's bit data to
"00:00:00:00".
3
[LIGHT] switch
Turns the illumination of the back-lit display ON or OFF.
ON : The display is illuminated.
OFF : The display is not illuminated.
(Keep this switch at OFF during battery operation of the
GY-DV500 or when it is required to reduce the power
consumption for some reason.)
Note:
When a videocassette is loaded and the VTR switch is
set to SAVE mode, the illumination will go out even if the
backlight is ON.
4
[COUNTER] switch
Selects the contents displayed on the LCD counter display.
The displayed contents when TC or UB is set can be
selected using the VCR Setup Menu item No. 516 DISPLAY
SELECT.
CTL : Set to this position to display the CTL counter.
TC : Set to this position to display time codes or for
presetting the time code. (When the Menu item No.
516 DISPLAY SELECT is set to "TC".)
Time (Hour, Min., Sec.) is displayed. (When the Menu
item No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT is set to "CLOCK".)
UB : Set to this position to display the user's bits of time
codes or presetting the user's bit. (When the Menu
item No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT is set to "TC".)
Date (Month, Day, Year) is displayed. (When the Menu
item No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT is set to "CLOCK".)
See "VCR Setup Menu Contents" on page 69.
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5
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CH 1
OVER
AUTO OFF DEW
40 30
20
10
0 dB
3
SERVO
RF
L i
CH 2
OVER
32k
48k
PB
NDF
HOLD
7
AUD LOCK
SP
4
8
MENU
H
M
S
F
E
BATT
F
REMAIN
REV FWD
H
M
B
9 0
A
C
D
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Audio level meters
Show the audio input level of the CH-1 and CH-2 channels
in the record mode or EE mode.
In the playback mode, the meters show the playback audio
level.
"OVER" lights in case of excessive input.
CAUTION:
Immediately after the power is switched ON, the level
meters may fluctuate. This is not a malfunction.
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32K/48K sampling frequency indication
Indicates whether audio recording or playback occurs with
12-bit, 32 kHz sampling or 16-bit 48 kHz sampling.
• In the recording mode, the sampling frequency is set using
the VCR Setup Menu item No. 245 SAMPLING RATE.
In the playback mode, the indication conforms to the
sampling rate of the recorded sound.
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[AUD LOCK] indicator
Indicates whether the audio signal is locked to the video
signal during recording and playback.
8
[MENU] indicator
Appears when the MENU button 1 on page 15 is pressed
to select the VCR Setup Menu.
9
SP indicator
Indicates the tape speed in record mode.
0
Cassette indicator
Lights when the unit is loaded with a
videocassette. Blinks during ejection or tape
loading.
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[REMAIN] indicator
The remaining tape time (minutes and seconds) is shown.
For details, see page "Remaining Tape Time Display" on
page 22.
2. CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS
2-2 Right Side Section (Cont'd)
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Tape transport direction indicators
One of the indicators lights according to the
REV FWD
tape transport direction.
is displayed in the record-pause
mode and in the still picture mode.
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Remaining Battery Power Display
The 7-dot segment bar display shows the remaining battery
power.
* To display the remaining battery power accurately, set
the VCR Setup Menu item No. 396 BATTERY TYPE
according to the type of the battery pack in use.
See "Remaining Battery Power Display" on page 22.
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Counter display
• Usually, this section shows the data of the CTL counter,
time code or user's bit. The display mode can be selected
with the 4 COUNTER switch.
• Displays the VCR setup menu data when the GY-DV500
is in the VCR setup menu mode by pressing the MENU
button 1 on page 15. The VCR setup menu includes the
hour meter (accumulated drum operating time).
• This section shows an error code when an abnormal
condition occurs with the unit.
See "Counter Display Contents" on page 22.
See "TROUBLES WITH ERROR CODE OUTPUTS"
on page 90.
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Section for time code related indications
[PB] Time code playback indicator
Lights when the time code is in playback mode.
[NDF] Non-drop frame indicator (U-ver. only)
Lights when the internal time code generator or the
playback time code framing mode is non-drop frame. "DF"
is displayed in the drop-frame mode.
• It never lights when the CTL counter is displayed.
[HOLD] indicator
Lights when the time code generator display is held by
pressing the HOLD button in the time code setting block.
The time code or user's bit can be preset while this
indicator is lit.
See "Displaying Time Code" on page 56.
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Warning indicators
[AUTO OFF] indicator
Lights when a non-recoverable error (e.g. tape winding
error, drum stopped, etc.) occurs with the unit. This
indicator also lights if condensation occurs.
See "TROUBLES WITH ERROR CODE OUTPUTS"
on page 90.
[DEW] indicator
Lights when condensation (dewing) occurs on the drum
or other mechanism in the unit.
The unit rejects all operations while this indicator is lit.
When the condensation has disappeared, the indicator
turns off and the unit accepts operations again.
[SERVO] indicator
Lights in the case of trouble with the drum servo during
recording to indicate that normal recording is not being
accomplished.
[RF] indicator
Lights when the video head is clogged. Head clogging is
detected during playback and recording check using the
RET button on the lens section. Note that it is not detected
during recording.
* Should this indicator light up, clean the head using the
provided head cleaning tape. For instructions on head
cleaning tape, read the separate sheet "Precautions for
Use of Head Cleaning Tape".
[Li] Lithium battery indicator
Lights and indicates the necessity of replacement when
the lithium battery that backs up data of the built-in time
code generator is nearly exhausted.
See "Inserting and Replacing Backup Lithium Bat-
teries" on page 34.
For servicing
See the service manual page 2-7 "2.4.3 Cleaning". ←
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