When the character record icon

is displayed and flashing.

The character record function is on.
Character recording is a feature that allows for the superimposition of meta data - year, month, day, hour and minute - permanently burned on to the video. This is ideal for surveillance and law enforcement use.
NOTE:
- Make sure to set [CHAR. REC] to [OFF] when you do not wish to superimpose the screen displays.
- Superimposed screen displays cannot be erased later.