Sony DCR-PC9 Operating Instructions - Page 28

Recording a picture Indicators displayed in the recording mode The indicators are not recorded on tape. Remaining battery time indicator Cassette memory indicator This appears when using a tape with cassette memory. Recording mode indicator STBY/REC indicator 40min REC 0:00:01 Time code/Tape counter indicator 45min Remaining tape indicator This appears after you insert a cassette and record or play back for a while. JUL 4 2001 12 : 05 : 56 AM / - EDIT + FN FN button Press this button to display operation buttons on the LCD screen. Time indicator The time is displayed about 5 seconds after the power is turned on. Date indicator The date is displayed about 5 seconds after the power is turned on. EDIT indicator This appears when you set EDITSEARCH to ON in settings. in the menu Remaining battery time indicator The remaining battery time indicator roughly indicates the recording time. The indicator may not be correct, depending on the conditions in which you are recording. When you close the LCD panel and open it again, it takes about one minute for the correct remaining battery time in minutes to be displayed. Time code The time code indicates the recording or playback time, "0:00:00" (hours : minutes : seconds) in CAMERA mode and "0:00:00:00" (hours : minutes : seconds : frames) in VCR mode. You cannot rewrite only the time code. Remaining tape indicator The indicator may not be displayed accurately depending on the tape. Recording data The recording data (date/time or various settings when recorded) are not displayed while recording. However, they are recorded automatically onto the tape. To display the recording data, press DATA CODE during playback. You can also use the Remote 28 Commander for this operation (p. 36).