Panasonic AG-HMC80PJ Basic Operating Instructions - Page 30

Basic Operations Basic Operations Turn on/off the camera While pressing the lock release button, move the POWER switch to ON or OFF. Turn on the camera: The mode lamp (CAMERA) lights red (camera mode), and the camera enters recording standby mode. Turn off the camera: The mode lamp (CAMERA) goes out. • Energy-saving mode Depending on the setting made for the POWER SAVE item of the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen in the settings menu, the following will apply if no designated operations* are performed for approximately five minutes in the recording standby modes of CAMERA mode and PHOTO mode (when an SD Memory Card has been inserted while using the battery). ON: T he camera recorder turns off automatically. OFF: D oes not switch OFF the camera. * S ee the setup menus, POWER SAVE (Page 111 of Vol.2) for details. Tally lamp You can set the tally lamp to light in the following situations by setting the REC LAMP item (Page 110 of Vol.2) in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen to OFF. The tally lamp light can be switched to FRONT, REAR or BOTH with the setting menu. For more details, refer to the setting menu REC LAMP item (Page 110 of Vol.2). • Battery is low (flashes 4 times per second) • Available SD Memory Card capacity is low (flashes 4 times per second) • Remaining battery capacity is low (flashes once per second) • Remaining memory of the SD Memory Card is low (flashes once per second) In addition, the location set for the REC LAMP item will flash when receiving commands from the remote control. Mode lamp CAMERA PB PHOTO IN AVCHD DV POWER ON OFF Lock release button POWER switch Set the POWER switch to the ON position while pressing the lock release button. The CAMERA lamp lights (red), and the camera enters recording standby mode. Tally lamp (REAR) Tally lamp (FRONT) ON OFF MIC+48V LINE MIC AUDIO IN LINE MIC AUDIO OUT CH 1 ON OFF MIC+48V CH 1 CH 2 CH 2 30