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常時後方

English translation: Full-time rearview or constant rearview

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01:05 Jul 17, 2011

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Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / hybrid construction vehicle

Japanese term or phrase: 常時後方

Here is the full sentence:
また、新しいバックモニタは、常時後方を表示できるようになりました。

This is about a rearview monitor that displays what is behind the machine, as the driver would not be able to see it from the driver's seat.
What I am not sure about is weather 常時後方 means "normal rearview", meaning the view you would see in a rearview mirror, where left and right are switched, as opposed to a view that you would get if you just mounted a camera to the back of the truck, facing to the back (sides would be just as if you turned around, and looked).
I am not sure I explained this well...
OR
Does 常時後方 means the monitor now able to display the rearview all the time? (I am doubting this because in that case I think they would say 後方を常時に表示できるようになりました, or 後方表示が常時にできるようになりました.
What do you think?

Katalin Horvath McClure KudoZ activity Questions: 588 (none open) (36 closed without grading) Answers: 1948 United States
Local time: 20:16

English translation:Full-time rearview or constant rearview

Explanation:
The rearview monitor displays all the time, as opposed to one which displays only when the reverse gear is engaged.

Selected response from:

Roland Hechtenberg
Japan
Local time: 09:16

Grading comment

Thank you. This answer was the most helpful, and it came fast, I just couldn't close the question earlier.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

Full-time rearview or constant rearview

Roland Hechtenberg

2 +1

constant backward display/monitoring image

cinefil

Continual rearview display

benjamin_silver

Summary of reference entries provided

日本語として見た場合

Tatsuo Detake

Discussion entries: 1

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32 mins confidence:

Full-time rearview or constant rearview

Explanation:
The rearview monitor displays all the time, as opposed to one which displays only when the reverse gear is engaged.

Roland Hechtenberg
Japan
Local time: 09:16
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 34

Grading comment

Thank you. This answer was the most helpful, and it came fast, I just couldn't close the question earlier.

Notes to answerer

Asker: This explanation makes a lot of sense, thank you.

1 day22 hrs confidence:

Continual rearview display

Explanation:
あるいは nonstop rearview display

benjamin_silver
Local time: 09:16
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of:

English

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

constant backward display/monitoring image

Explanation:
an idea

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Note added at 2 days14 hrs (2011-07-19 15:11:21 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks Katalin.

cinefil
Japan
Local time: 09:16
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 221

Notes to answerer

Asker: I don't think "backward" is the right word here. A "backward" display may be something like a display that is installed incorrectly (backwards) or showing the image backward. Rearview is the right word, same as rearview mirror in a car.

Reference comments

49 mins

Reference: 日本語として見た場合

Reference information:
「常時、後方の様子を表示できるようになりました」のようにしか読めません。
したがって,all the time の方を取ります。理屈はわかりませんが。。

Tatsuo Detake
Japan
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 4

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