Recording, Playback, Basic Features | JVC 1204YDR-NF-VM guide

RECORDING

Set REC MODE, S-VHS (S-VHS ET), TAPE LENGTH and DATE/TIME. ( pg. 12 – 16, “MENU SETTINGS”)

1)Remove the lens cap. Set the Power Switch $ to “” or “” while pressing down the Lock

Button #.

Shooting while using the viewﬁnder: Make

sure the LCD monitor is closed and locked.

Shooting while using the LCD monitor:

Make sure the LCD monitor is fully open.

The camcorder is in Record-Standby mode and “PAUSE” 3 is displayed.

•The viewﬁnder and LCD monitor cannot be used simultaneously. Therefore, when opening the LCD monitor and tilting it upward to 180°, you cannot view any image in the viewﬁnder. However, you can shoot yourself while viewing your own image on the LCD monitor.

2)Press the Recording Start/Stop Button ".

@ appears while recording is in progress.

•To stop recording, press the Recording Start/ Stop Button ". The camcorder re-enters Record-Standby mode.

To Adjust The Brightness Of The LCD Monitor:

When the Power Switch $ is set to “”, adjust “LCD BRIGHT” in SYSTEM MENU (pg. 15).

PLAYBACK

1)Load a tape (pg. 8, “Loading/Unloading A Cassette”).

2)Set the Power Switch $ to "PLAY" while pressing down the Lock Button #. To start playback, press 3/8 (.

To stop playback temporarily (Still Playback), press 3/8 (. To stop playback, press 7 ). Press 1 ~ to rewind, or ¡ & to fast-forward. High-speed picture search (Shuttle Search) is possible by pressing 1 ~ or ¡ & during playback.

During playback, holding 1 ~ or ¡ & down continues the search as long as you hold the button.

For VIDEO RECORDING/VIDEO PLAYBACK

•The camcorder shuts off automatically after about 5 minutes in the Record-Standby or Stop

mode.

To turn on again, set the Power Switch $ to “OFF”, then to “”, “” or “PLAY”.

•When the Power Switch $ is set to “”, “” or “PLAY”, and the LCD monitor is opened at an angle of 60 degrees or more, the LCD monitor switches on and the viewﬁnder switches off automatically to save power.

•The playback picture can be viewed in the viewﬁnder (with the LCD monitor shut), on the LCD monitor or on a connected TV (pg. 11, “Connections To A TV/VCR”).

•To control the speaker volume ", rotate the MENU Wheel 1 towards “+” to turn up, or towards “–” to turn down. While shooting, sound is not heard from the speaker.

•Noise bars appear and pictures may become monochrome or darken during Shuttle Search. This is normal.

•If TBC is engaged during Still Playback, noise bars will not appear. (GR-SXM301AS only)

BASIC FEATURES

Snapshot

(GR-SXM301AS only)

You can record still images that look like photographs onto a tape.

1)Perform step 1) of “RECORDING”.

2)Press SNAPSHOT 2.

•There is a momentary camera shutter-type blackout together with the sound effect of a shutter closing.

•Snapshot is also available during playback. However, the shutter sound is not heard.

5Sec. Rec (5-sec. Recording)

(GR-SXM265/201AS only)

To record a scene for 5 seconds, providing quick scene transitions like those seen on TV.

1)Make sure the recording mode is set to “SP”.

2)During Record–Standby, press 5SEC. REC 2.

5S _ appears and 5Sec. Rec is reserved.

3)Press the Recording Start/Stop Buttons ". Recording starts, and after 5 seconds, the camcorder re-enters Record–Standby mode automatically.

4)To cancel the 5Sec. Rec. function, press

5SEC. REC 2 again so that 5S _

disappears.

•Fade/Wipe (pg. 13) cannot be activated during 5Sec. Rec.

RECORDING/PLAYBACK

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