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USINGTHEREMOTECONTROLUNIT(GR-AXM717/AXM317only)(cont.)

Power Switch

REW (2) Button

FF (3) Button PLAY/PAUSE (4/6) Button

STOP (5) Button

COUNTER R/M Button

Display

Insert editing indicator

M 0 : 12 : 34

 

Tape Counter

 

Remote sensor

START/STOP

PLAY

STOP

PAUSE

REW

INSERT

RM-V705U

(provided with GR-AXM717/AXM317 only)

Insert Editing

You can record a new scene onto a previously recorded tape, replacing a section of the original recording with minimal picture distortion at the in- and out-points. The original audio remains unchanged.

NOTE:

Use the RM-V705U remote control unit to perform this procedure.

1 SELECT OPERATION MODE Set the Power Switch to “PLAY”.

2 FIND EDIT-OUT POINT

Play back the tape, locate the point and press PAUSE on the camcorder or the remote control.

3 RESET COUNTER

Press and hold COUNTER R/M for more than

1 second to reset the tape counter, then press again for less than 1 second so that “M” appears.

4 FIND EDIT-IN POINT

Press REW to go a little beyond the beginning of the scene you want to replace, press PLAY to view the recorded tape, and press PAUSE exactly at the point where the new scene should start.

5 ENGAGE INSERT EDITING MODE Press and hold INSERT, and without releasing INSERT, press and release PAUSE. The Insert Editing standby mode is engaged. The Insert Editing Indicator is displayed on the top left corner of the viewfinder. When the scene the camcorder is aimed at appears on the screen, go to the next step.

6 BEGIN INSERT EDITING

Press START/STOP. When the counter reaches “0:00:00”, editing stops automatically and the camcorder enters the Insert-Pause mode.

7 END INSERT EDITING

Press STOP.

NOTES:

After step 5, Retake (pg. 21) can be performed.

The tape may stop slightly before or after the designated end point, and noise bars may appear. Neither indicates a defect in the unit.

Only the video signal is recorded in the Insert Editing mode.

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JVC GR-AXM217UM manual Find EDIT-OUT Point, Reset Counter, Begin Insert Editing, END Insert Editing

GR-AXM217UM specifications

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