Suddenly, for some inexplicable reason, you want to put colour bars on your tape. Your camera will now go to sleep. The red start button won't go in all the way because it's locked, but keep a slight pressure on it. Move the record lever from locked to standby, allowing the record button to slide in. Release both buttons.
Colour bars are now on.
You now have a camera image. Just hold both buttons and turn the camera on, the bars will appear. They can be removed by moving the standby lever to lock, rather than turning power off. Thanks for a great site. I have just found your site thanks to VideoGuys, and I must tell you that the amount of info you have accumulated is very impressive, as well as informative.