User's Guide
34
The
Camera
Body
The XTRplus utiliz.es
LED
indicators
in
three locations
10
c
onve
y
information: in the
viewfinder
and
on
bath
/eft and righl out-
sides
of
the camera
bod
y.
1
2.
1 Camera Test Indicator
A
blinking
red
diode (long on, short off) is activated
in
all
Ûlree
locations when the camera is
in
test position.
On
the outside
of
the body, this will be accompanied by a
so
Lid
yeUow diode.
12.2 Camera Aun Indicator
A solid yellow diode on the sides
of
the camera, with the absence
of
a red diode indicates that the camera is running and receiving
an acceptable
voltage (lO-I4V).
12.3 Low Battery Indicator
H the yellow diode is accompanied by an evenly
fl
ashing
red
diode (same duration on and off), this indicates that the camera is
receiving a voltage
of
IOV
or
below and tha! sync will soon he
lost (within 5 minutes
of
camera run time) The flaslllng
red
diode alone will also he activated in
the
viewfinder.
When the input voltage reach
es
a level too low to run the camera
at
cryStal speed, the body will automatically shut off.
12.4 End-of Filqt Warnlng Sequence
The
Ii
ghtrneter display features pre-end-
of
-film and end-
of
-film
wamings for the operator.
Under normal operation, the lightrnel
er
display will flash once
for every foot
or
meter that is
COUnled
down. When
th
e footage
counter on the
LeD
di
splay counts down to 10 feet remaining,
the display will flash more rapidly, at a frequency
of
about 2-3
times
per
second
. Keep in mind, the pre-end-of-film waming
will only operate
if
the Iightmeter display is tumed on.
When the counter
reaches zero, the left and right s
id
es
of
the
display will a
ltem
ate
ly n
as
h, indicating the end
of
a
roU
. The
end-of-film waming will function whether the lightmeter display
IS
on
or
off.