JVC GY-DV550E Instruction Manual - Page 27

2. CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS 2-10 Indications in Viewfinder WARNING LED INDICATORS INSIDE THE VIEWFINDER BATT BATT Lamp REC ALARM REC/ALARM Lamp VIEWFINDER SCREEN DISPLAY The viewfinder has two LED indicators below the screen. These LEDs light or blink to indicate the present status of the camera or the VCR. ● [BATT] battery lamp This lights red when the battery voltage becomes too low for operating the camera. ● REC/ALARM lamp The internal VCR status is displayed when the VTR SELECT switch is set to INT or PARA. This lights or blinks green under the following circumstances. Steady green : During recording. Blinks green : • While the GY-DV550 switches from record-pause to recording. • Immediately before the tape is running out or when it has run out. • When an error occurs in the GY-DV550. The external VCR status is displayed when VTR SELECT switch is set to EXT. Steady green : During recording. Blinks green : • Immediately before the tape is running out. • When an error occurs in the VCR. The following indications are displayed on the viewfinder screen. (However, this information is not displayed while the VCR section is playing back a tape.) Status screens (screens for use in checking the current camera settings) Alarm message display Time date display Safety zone display Setting screen (screen for use in the camera and VCR setup) STATUS button Auto white balance display Shutter speed display Status Screens Press the STATUS button during normal screen display to show one of the status screens in the viewfinder. One of the three status screens will be displayed every time the button is pressed. (Status 0, 1, 2) The status 2 screen will not appear during external video signal input (when the VTR INPUT switch is set to AUX). In addition, AUX will appear on the upper right of status screen 0 and 1 and camera setting related display will not be made. FILTER 1 3200k 2 5600k+1/8ND 3 5600k+1/64ND SHUTTER STATUS MENU ALARM MONITOR AUTO IRIS FULL AUTO BLACK BACK L NORMAL SPOT L STRETCH NORMAL COMPRESS LOLUX VTR GAIN OUTPUT WHT.BAL NG OPERATE ON OFF OPERATE/WARNING RESET MONITOR SELECT CH-1 MIX CH-2 LIGHT ON OFF COUNTER CTL TC UB CH-1 AUDIO CH-2 LEVEL CH-1 CH-2 AUTO MANUAL AUDIO SELECT CH-1 CH-2 FRONT REAR AUDIO INPUT MODE RM VTR INCOM MIC CARBON DYNAMIC INCOM MIC ON LEVEL OFF CALL RM OFF DC IN /BATT. POWER ACCU - FOCUS G F I SD B M : 09 9 Status 0 • VTR INPUT switch: During AUX setting AUX • VTR INPUT switch: During CAM setting REC2 EXT F5 . 6 STBY ACCU - FOCUS G F CH1 CH2 < 60 Status 1 I SD B M : 09 9 1 2 . 4V SCENE F I LE WH I TE BA L F I L TER SHUT TER GA I N I R I S LEVEL I R I S DETECT FUL L AUTO REC T I ME A A 3 . 2K 1 / 1000 6dB NORMA L NORMA L OF F