JVC LYT0201-001A manual Pull OUT Viewfinder or Open LCD Monitor, Start Recording, Stop Recording

1 SELECT OPERATION MODE

Set the Power Dial to “ A ” while pressing down the lock button located on the dial.

2 PULL OUT VIEWFINDER OR OPEN LCD MONITOR

Pull out the viewfinder fully or open the LCD monitor to approx. 90 degrees.

•The lens cover opens, the power lamp comes on and the scene you’re aimed at appears.

•The Record-Standby mode is engaged.

3 START RECORDING

When “PAUSE” appears, press START/STOP. A beep signals the start of recording and the tally lamp comes on.

4 STOP RECORDING

Press START/STOP again to stop recording.

•The camcorder re-enters Record-Standby mode.

5 END RECORDING

When you’re finished recording, push back the viewfinder or close the LCD monitor until it clicks; the lens cover closes and the power lamp goes out.

•When transporting, make sure the viewfinder is pushed back and the LCD monitor is closed and locked.

•To turn power on again, pull out the viewfinder or open the LCD monitor.

OR

Set the Power Dial to “OFF”.

•When turning to “OFF”, it is not necessary to press down the lock button.

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NOTES:

●The image will not appear simultaneously in the LCD monitor and the viewfinder. No image appears on the LCD monitor when the viewfinder is pulled out. It is not possible to shoot using both LCD monitor and viewfinder.

●If 5 minutes elapse in the Record-Standby mode, power shuts off automatically to conserve energy and protect the heads. To turn the camcorder on again, push back and pull out the viewfinder again or close and re-open the LCD monitor. As long as you don’t take out the tape you were using or play it back, you can continue from where you left off with no noticeable break on the recorded video.

●When a blank portion is left between recorded scenes on the tape, the time code is interrupted and errors may occur when editing the tape.

Continue recording from where you stop so there

are no gaps by following “Recording from the middle of a tape” (☞ pg. 20).

●Record-Standby means that a tape is loaded and the camcorder is ready to record.

●During recording, sound is not heard from the speaker. If you want to hear the sound, connect optional headphones to the headphones jack. The sound volume at this point is the same as the level it was adjusted during playback.

●To make the indications disappear, press and hold the IND.ON/OFF button for more than approx. 1 second. However, it is impossible to remove the

tape running indicator “ 444” and warning indications and so on (☞ pg. 81).

●Use the viewfinder when under direct sunlight or when reflections make it difficult to see the LCD monitor.

●When the battery remaining power indicator

appears as , that means the battery power is close to nil. When the battery power is exhausted, power turns off automatically.