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ORIGINAL TAPE (camcorder)

 

 

 

 

AUTOMATIC EDITING TO VCR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ENGAGE VCR’S RECORD–PAUSE

 

 

 

IN

OUT IN OUT

IN

OUT

 

MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Point the remote control toward the VCR’s infrared

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 sensor and press VCR REC STBY, or manually

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

engage the VCR’s Record-Pause mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDITED TAPE (VCR)

EDIT

STOP

BEGIN AUTOMATIC EDITING

2 Press EDIT on the camcorder, and the previously selected scenes are copied to the VCR in the specified order.

END AUTOMATIC EDITING

3 When all selected scenes have been copied, the camcorder and VCR enter the still or pause mode. Press STOP on both units.

•When finished editing, be sure to disconnect the editing cable and the audio/video cable.

NOTES:

If you performed step 1 C on page 35 (“MAKE CONNECTIONS”), keep the remote control pointed at the VCR during editing.

The on-screen display only appears while the camcorder searches for each scene.

There may be noise at in- or out-points on the edited tape with certain VCRs.

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JVC GR-AX420, GR-AX720, GR-AX220 manual Begin Automatic Editing, END Automatic Editing, Edited Tape VCR Stop

GR-AX720, GR-AX220, GR-AX420 specifications

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