Counter Display Contents - JVC GY-DV550U Instruction Manual

2. CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS

2-7 Counter Display Contents

OPERATE/WARNING
CH 1
RESET
40 30 20 10
CH 2
32k 48k SLAVE
SP
MONITOR AUD LOCK
WIDE
SELECT
MENU
H
CH-1
REMAIN
MIX
CH-2
H M
Counter display
1.
Tape counter display
CTL
"CTL"
TC
UB
"TC"
CTL
"TC"
TC
UB
CTL
"UB"
TC
VCR Setup
UB
Menu No. 516
DISPLAY SELECT
Hour Min
CTL
"TC"
TC
UB
"CLOCK"
CTL
"UB"
TC
UB
Month
2.
VCR Setup Menu display
3.
Hour meter display
H
Remaining Tape Time Display
This display shows the remaining tape time (minutes/seconds)
in record and play modes.
• Example: 30 minutes of remaining tape.
REMAIN
• This indicator blinks when remaining tape time is equivalent
to less than 2 minutes.
* An alarm sounds as a warning when remaining tape time is
equivalent to less than 2 minutes in the record mode
REMAIN
• The following display appears when no videocassette is
loaded or during the calculation of remaining tape that takes
place immediately after a videocassette is inserted.
REMAIN
24
LIGHT
AUTO OFF DEW
OVER
ON
0 dB
SERVO RF L i
OVER OFF
PB NDF HOLD
COUNTER
M S F
CTL
COUNTER
E BATT F
REV FWD
TC
UB
switch
CTL counter
H M S F
Time code
H M S F
User's bit
Sec
Time display
H M S
Date display
Day Year
4.
Error code display
4.
Alarm display
H M
H M
H M
The counter display shows the following 4 types of information.
1.
Tape counter display
The counter display usually functions as a tape counter
(hour, minute, second, frame). It can be switched to a CTL
counter, time code or user's bit display by using the
COUNTER switch. (When the VCR Setup Menu item No.
516 DISPLAY SELECT is set to "TC".)
• CTL counter: Time between -9 hr. 59 min. 59 sec. 29
frames and 9 hr. 59 min. 59 sec. 29 frames
can be displayed.
* CTL counter indication may also corrupt
at playback of segment which time code
signal is not continuously recorded.
• Time code : Time between 0 hour and 23 hr. 59 min. 59
sec. 29 frames can be displayed.
• User's bit : Hexadecimal number from 0 to F is displayed
in 8 digits.
When the VCR Setup Menu item No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT
is set to "CLOCK", the date and time are displayed. Set the
COUNTER switch to TC or UB.
TC: Time (Hour, Min., Sec.) is displayed.
UB: Date (Month, Day, Year) is displayed.
• Press the MENU button to switch to the VCR Setup Menu
setting display.
2.
VCR Setup Menu setting display
This display is used when setting the setup menus. After
setting of the setup menus, the tape counter display returns.
For details, see "DISPLAYING AND SETTING VCR SETUP
MENUS" on page 73.
3.
Hour meter display
The hour meter is displayed by selecting the HM group from
the VCR Setup Menu.
The hour meter data refers to the accumulated head drum
running time.
4.
Error code/Alarm display
The error code or alarm indicator is displayed automatically
in case an abnormal condition occurs with the unit.
See "TROUBLES WITH ERROR CODE OUTPUTS" on
page 100.
See "ALARM INDICATIONS" on page 96.
Remaining Battery Power Display
The 7-dot segment bar display shows the remaining battery
power. The lighted segment bars decrease as the remaining
battery power decreases.
• 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.
E BATT F All segment bars light when a fully charged
battery pack is attached.
The last 2 segment bars and "BATT" start
E BATT
to blink when the battery is nearly
exhausted. Replace with a fully charged
battery pack.
When the battery capacity has run out, "E"
E BATT
and "BATT" blink and the unit stops
operation automatically.