Sony DTC-57ES - Manual (Page 10)

Location and Function of Controls
Display Window
To turn off the display window
When the power is turned on, the display window also is
turned on. During recording or playback, all display or
some parts of the display can be turned off as follows;
When operating with the front panel controls
While pressing the COUNTER MODE button, press the 0
button.
When operating with the remote commander
Press the DISPLAY MODE button.
Each time you press the above buttons, the indicators
change as follws:
Normal indicators
i
Peak level meters and margin indicators go off.
(The DISPLAY OFF indicator lights.)
1
All the indicators go off during recording or playback*.
I (The DISPLAY OFF AUTO indicator lights momentarily
just before the indicators go off.)
* When pressing the COUNTER MODE or DISPLAY MODE button
except during recording or playback, the DISPLAY OFF AUTO
indicator lights. In this case, all the indicators go off immediately
after recording or playback starts.
To change the brightness of the display window
While pressing the COUNTER MODE button, press one of
the numeric buttons 1, 2 and 3. The greater number
pressed, the darker the display window becomes.
(When operating with the remote commander, also press
the COUNTER MODE button.)
G] LONG PLAY mode indicator
Lights when recording or playback is being performed in
the long play mode.
m TOC (Table Of Contents) indicator
When a pre-recorded DAT cassette is played back, this
indicator will light.
m DATE indicator
Lights when pressing the RECORDED button to display
the recording day of the tape being played. Flashes
when pressing the PRESENT button to display the current
time.
[D REMAINING (remaining time): Lights when the counter
shows the remaining time of the tape.
PGMTIME (program time): Lights when the counter shows
the elapsed time of the current selection.
ABS TIME (absolute time) indicator: Lights when the
counter shows the elapsed time from the beginning of
the tape.
[D Time indicator
Indicates the tape running time, absolute time, elapsed
time of the current selection, remaining time or recording
day. Each time the COUNTER MODE button is pressed,
the display is changed.
ID
Fade in/out indicator
: Rashes when recording or playback fades in.
(»¿*“1: Rashes when recording of playback fades out.
ID
AM/PM indicators
Show AM or PM of the time.
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