JVC GY-DV550U Cassette Loading and Unloading, VTR switch Switch on Back of Videocassette, Rec Inh

5. PREPARATIONS

5-2 Cassette Loading and Unloading

Cassette rear switch

EJECT

EJECT switch

Videocassette

LOG REW STOP FF PLAY STILL

NG	OPERATE
	ON	OFF
VTR switch	OPERATE switch		Cassette cover

•A cassette cannot be loaded or unloaded while the GY-DV550 is in OPERATE OFF mode.

•Use a videocassette tape marked MiniDV.

•The videocassette should be held vertical and inserted straight into the slot.

Loading the Cassette

1. Set the OPERATE switch to ON.

2. Slide the EJECT switch to the side to open the cassette cover.

3. Insert a videocassette into the cassette slot after removing the tape slack.

Ensure that the videocassette is fully inserted.

The cassette indicator on the display blinks during tape loading and lights steadily after the loading has been completed.

4. Slowly close the cassette cover by pushing it in all the way. When the cassette cover is closed, the OPERATE LED lights up green and the unit is in the condition where it can be operated. In the SAVE mode, the OPERATE LED lights orange.

•The condition at the completion of loading varies depending on the position of the VTR switch and the switch on the back of the videocassette as shown below.

VTR switch	Switch on Back of Videocassette
	REC	SAVE
STBY	Enters record-	The unit enters
	pause mode after	stop mode.
	back-spacing.	“REC INH”	is
SAVE	In the record-pause	displayed for a few
	mode and the drum	seconds on	the
	rotation is stopped.	counter display.

*Recording can be started by pressing the VTR trigger button from the record-pause condition. For details on how to record, see page 53.

After the cassette cover is closed, it takes about 8 seconds before the unit can start recording or before it enters the stop mode.

CAUTION:

The GY-DV550 cannot be operated while the cassette cover is open. Make sure to close the cover before operating the unit.

Unloading the Cassette

1. Set the OPERATE switch to ON.

2. Slide the EJECT switch all the way to the side to start tape ejection.

The cassette indicator on the display blinks during tape ejection and turns off after the ejection has been completed.

•It takes a few seconds before the cassette is ejected after the EJECT switch is moved.

3. Take out the videocassette.

4. Close the cassette cover.

CAUTION:

Do not leave the unit for a long period with the cassette cover open as dirt or other foreign objects may enter the VCR section and cause malfunction.

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