REC Press to start and stop internal recording and
send start and stop record signals over REC OUT
to an external recording device. See section
Prerecording for behavior in prerecording mode.
LOCK Press and hold for 3 seconds to lock or unlock
the main camera controls and function buttons.
The recessed function buttons USER, REC and
ON/OFF cannot be locked and remain available. A
lock symbol on the HOME screen indicates that
the lock is engaged.
GRAB Press to take a still frame and write it to the SD
card. The write process is indicated by a flashing
camera icon, followed by a flashing SD card icon
on the HOME screen. When writing is finished, a
new still frame can be taken.
TC Press to open the TIMECODE screen.
WRS Press to open the Wireless Remote System
screen. Available on ALEXA Plus, ALEXA Plus 4:3,
ALEXA M, ALEXA Studio, ALEXA XT Plus, ALEXA
XT M, ALEXA XT Studio and ALEXA HD Plus.
PLAY Press to open the playback screen and activate
playback on MON OUT and EVF. When the
playback screen is opened, the last clip on the
internal media that is on active standby will be
loaded automatically.
INFO Press to open the LIVE INFO screen. The LIVE
INFO screen displays the camera’s current system
state and any current error messages. On the
LIVE INFO screen, there are buttons to access the
following additional information screens:
VERSION
MEDIA
SYSTEM
SAVE TO SD (press to save a log file)
FPS INFO
USER Press to open the USER BUTTONS screen. There
are six user buttons that can be assigned by the
user. Buttons 1, 2 and 3 are shared with User
Buttons 1, 2, and 3 in the operator controls. Press
the jogwheel to see a complete list of user button
options.
MENU Press to open the MENU screen, where most
camera settings can be adjusted.
BACK Press to go back to the previous menu or screen
when navigating. Press to cancel settings
adjustments and revert to the previous setting.
HOME Press to return to the HOME screen from any
menu or screen.