USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (GR-AXM541 only)

Make sure the remote control is pointed at the remote sensor u.

Animation And Time-Lapse

The remote control lets you set/release interval time and recording time without setting REC TIME/ INT. TIME ( pg. 21) in SYSTEM MENU.

Animation

Each time ANIM. Y is pressed, the recording time changes in the following order: 1/4S, 1/2S, 1S, 5S and no indication (off).

Time-Lapse

Each time REC TIME Y is pressed, the recording time changes in the following order: 1/4S, 1/2S, 1S, 5S and no indication (off). Each time INT. TIME

ais pressed, the interval time changes in the following order: 15S, 30S, 1MIN, 5MIN and no indication (off).

Insert Editing

You can record a new scene onto a previously recorded tape. Only the video signal is recorded in this mode.

1)Set the Power Switch 0 to “”.

2)Play back the tape, locate the edit-out point and press PAUSE O. Press and hold COUNTER R/M * for more than 1 second to reset the tape counter, then press it again for less than

1second so that “M” appears.

3)Press REW E to go a little beyond the beginning of the scene you want to replace, press PLAY W to view the recorded tape, and press PAUSE O exactly at the edit-in point where the new scene should start.

4)While holding down INSERT T, press and release PAUSE O. w appears.

5)To begin Insert Editing, press START/STOP U. When the counter reaches “0:00:00”, editing

stops automatically and the camcorder enters the Insert-Pause mode. To end Insert Editing, press STOP R.

•During Insert Editing, the original audio will be heard from the speaker.

•After step 4), “Retake” ( pg. 13) 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.

Audio Dubbing

You can record a new soundtrack on a prerecorded tape (normal audio only). The sound is recorded from the built-in microphone.

Perform steps 1) and 2) of the Insert Editing procedure.

3)Press REW E to go a little beyond the beginning of the scene onto which you want to dub the new audio, press PLAY W to view the recorded tape, then press PAUSE O at exactly the point where dubbing should start.

4)While holding down A. DUB P, press and release PAUSE O.

5)To begin Audio Dubbing, press PLAY W. When the counter reaches “0:00:00”, Audio Dubbing stops automatically and the camcorder enters the Audio Dub-Standby mode. To end Audio Dubbing, press STOP R.

•Do not press REW E or FF I during Audio Dub- Standby, or the edit points will not be accurate.

•If the microphone is too close to the TV, or if the TV’s volume is too high, whistling or howling may occur.

For Insert Editing/Audio Dubbing

•Insert Editing and Audio Dubbing may not work correctly if the tape contains blank segments, or if the recording speed was changed during the original recording.

•To edit/dub onto a tape, make sure the erase protection tab is in the position that allows recording.

•Do not press STOP R during Insert Editing or Audio Dubbing, or the edit points will not be accurate.

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