66 Camera Controls
11.1.4 Function Buttons
The main controls feature the following function buttons:
ON/OFF Press shortly to switch the camera on. To switch off
the camera, the button must be pressed for several
seconds. In the Homescreen, a countdown is
displayed. If the button is released before the
countdown has elapsed, the camera does not shut
down.
REC Starts/stops internal recording to SxS PRO cards.
LOCK Press long to lock/unlock the user interface. Buttons
USER, REC, HOME, INFO and ON/OFF are not
affected by the lock.
GRAB Grabs a still frame to an internal cache, from where
the image is written to the SD card. When storing the
image is finished, a new frame can be grabbed.
TC Enters the screen for configuring Time code.
WRS Available on ALEXA Plus only, it gives access to the
Plus camera functions.
PLAY Activates playback on MON OUT and EVF. Opens
the play screen and loads the last active clip of the
SxS PRO cards in pause.
INFO Enters the Status Info screen, where you get
information on the system's state. Also available is
version info, where you get information on camera
hard- and firmware, storage info giving details about
SxS PRO cards, and system info.
USER Enters the user screen, where the three user buttons
of the operator controls, as well as the five screen
buttons of the user screen (Note: the top three
screen buttons of the user screen reflect the behavior
of the three user buttons that are part of the operator
controls) can be assigned with user defined
functions.
MENU Starts the menu, where most camera settings can be
adjusted. Navigate inside the menu with the
jogwheel.
BACK When navigating, this button brings you back to the
previous screen. When editing, this button reverts
your adjustment and quits edit mode.
HOME Returns to the Homescreen from any other screen.
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