Canon GL1 GL1 Instruction Manual - Page 23

Confirmation/Warning beeps - cassettes

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Turning the camera recording displays ON/OFF You can show/hide non-essential camera recording displays by pressing the DISPLAY/DATA CODE button. You cannot hide the following: • Recording displays (REC, PAUSE etc.) • Remaining battery power, flash information display • Caution phrases ("CONDENSATION HAS BEEN DETECTED," etc.) E DISPLAY /DATA CODE Even if you have the displays hidden, all displays will appear for 4 seconds if you operate any of the recording functions. All displays will appear for 8 seconds if ND ON, ND OFF, the Tv mode shutter speed value or the Av mode aperture value starts to flash. Notes: • You cannot hide the displays when in [ Easy Recording mode. • If you slide the POWER switch to OFF, the displays will be reset to appear. Quick Overview Microphone attenuator Use the microphone attenuator if during recording or audio dubbing you need to lower the volume level or correct audio distortion of the input audio. Monitor the level of the input sound with headphones and if necessary, turn the attenuator on through the camera or VCR menu by selecting MIC ATT and setting it to ON. Confirmation/Warning beeps The camera's short operation confirmation beeps are indicated by ` in the illustrations. One beep sounds when you turn the power on. A series of beeps also sound during the self-timer countdown, right before the camera's automatic shut-off and upon any unusual condition of the camera. Beeps are not recorded on the tape. You can turn them OFF through the menu. (see p. 34) BEEP ON Demonstration mode To see a demonstration of the camera's main features, before loading the cassette, go to the DEMO MODE option in the camera menu. Select the ON setting and close the menu. The demo also starts automatically if the power has been on for 5 minutes without a cassette loaded into the cassette compartment. (You can avoid this by turning the DEMO MODE to OFF through the camera menu.) To cancel the demo mode once it has begun: press a camera operation button such as the menu button or the zoom control, turn off the power, or load a cassette. (see p. 34) DEMO MODE¥¥¥ON 23

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You can show/hide non-essential camera recording
displays by pressing the DISPLAY/DATACODE
button.
You cannot hide the following:
Recording displays (REC, PAUSE etc.)
Remaining battery power, flash information
display
Caution phrases (“CONDENSATION HAS
BEEN DETECTED,” etc.)
To see a demonstration of the camera’s main features, before loading the cassette, go to the DEMO
MODE option in the camera menu. Select the ON setting and close the menu. The demo also starts
automatically if the power has been on for 5 minutes without a cassette loaded into the cassette
compartment. (You can avoid this by turning the DEMO MODE to OFF through the camera menu.) To
cancel the demo mode once it has begun: press a camera operation button such as the menu button or the
zoom control, turn off the power, or load a cassette.
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Quick Overview
Confirmation/Warning beeps
The camera’s short operation confirmation beeps are indicated by
`
in the illustrations. One beep sounds
when you turn the power on. A series of beeps also sound during the self-timer countdown, right before
the camera’s automatic shut-off and upon any unusual condition of the camera. Beeps are not recorded on
the tape. You can turn them OFF through the menu.
BEEP¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ON
(see p. 34)
Microphone attenuator
Use the microphone attenuator if during recording or audio dubbing you need to lower the volume level or
correct audio distortion of the input audio. Monitor the level of the input sound with headphones and if
necessary, turn the attenuator on through the camera or VCR menu by selecting MIC ATT and setting it to
ON.
Turning the camera recording displays ON/OFF
DISPLAY
/DATA CODE
Demonstration mode
DEMO MODE¥¥¥ON
(see p. 34)
Even if you have the displays hidden, all displays will appear for 4 seconds if you operate any of the
recording functions.
All displays will appear for 8 seconds if ND ON, ND OFF, the Tv mode shutter speed value or the Av
mode aperture value starts to flash.
Notes:
You cannot hide the displays when in
[
Easy Recording mode.
If you slide the POWER switch to OFF, the displays will be reset to appear.