JVC GY-DV500U GY-DV500 User Manual - PDF (4,089KB) - Page 22

2. CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS 2-6 Counter Display Contents OPERATE/WARNING RESET MONITOR SELECT CH 1 CH 2 40 30 20 32k 48k AUD LOCK SP MENU REMAIN H OVER AUTO OFF DEW 10 0 dB OVER SERVO RF L i PB NDF HOLD H M S F REV FWD E BATT F M LIGHT ON OFF COUNTER CTL TC UB COUNTER switch Counter display 1. Tape counter display CTL TC UB "TC" CTL TC UB "CTL" "TC" CTL TC "UB" VCR Setup UB Menu No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT CTL TC "TC" UB "CLOCK" CTL TC UB "UB" H M S H M S Hour Min Sec H M S CTL counter F Time code F User's bit Time display Date display Month Day Year 2. VCR Setup Menu display 4. Error code display 3. Hour meter display H 4. Alarm display 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 H M • 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 H M • 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 H M 22 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. Running mode is fixed as non-drop frame. * 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 67. 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 90.  See "ALARM INDICATIONS" on page 86. 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. E BATT The last 2 segment bars and "BATT" start to blink when the battery is nearly exhausted. Replace with a fully charged battery pack. E BATT When the battery capacity has run out, "E" and "BATT" blink and the unit stops operation automatically.