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RECORDINGAdvancedFeatures(cont.)

Using Menu For Detailed Adjustment

System Select Switch

Select Dial

MENU Button

This camcorder is equipped with an easy-to-use, on-screen menu system that simplifies many of the more detailed camcorder settings.

1 SELECT OPERATION SYSTEM AND MODE The operation system depends on the function you wish to select.

Set the System Select Switch to “VIDEO” or “D.S.C.” according to each function's “*/**” explanation described at the bottom of pages 37 and 38, and set the Power Switch to “PRO.”.

Display

(ex. Menu Screen available using the MENU Button)

4NEXT

M. W. B. AUTO

D . ZOOM ON TELE MACRO OFF DATETIME TAPE LENGTH T30

PICTURE FINE

SNAPSHOT FULL

4RETURN

Menu Screen 1

2 ACCESS MENU SCREEN

Menu access depends on the function you select.

If you select the functions from the “Menu Screen Available Using The Select Dial” described on pg. 37 . . .

.... press the Select Dial. The Menu Screen appears.

If you select the functions from the “Menu Screen Available Using The MENU Button” described on pg. 37 and 38 . . .

.... press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.

3 SELECT FUNCTION

Rotate the Select Dial to place the highlight bar on the desired function.

4BACK

REC. TIME OFF

INT. TIME OFF TALLY LAMP ON TITLE LANG. ENGLISH JLIP ID NO 06 DEMO MODE OFF

4RETURN

TITLE LANG.

ENGLISH

FRENCH

SPANISH

PORTUGUESE

EXIT

4BACK

REC. TIME OFF

INT. TIME OFF TALLY LAMP ON TITLE LANG. FRENCH JLIP ID NO 06 DEMO MODE OFF

4RETURN

Menu Screen 2

Setting Menu (ex. TITLE LANG.)

•To go from Menu Screen 1 to Menu Screen 2, rotate the Select Dial to “NEXT” and press it. To go back to Menu Screen 1 from Menu Screen 2, rotate the Select Dial to “BACK”, and press it.

•If the setting you want cannot be found in the Menu Screen, place the highlight bar on “RETURN”, then go to step 6.

4 MAKE SETTING

Press the Select Dial. The setting procedure depends on the function you select.

If you select “FOCUS”, “EXPOSURE”, “TITLE”, “DATE/ TIME DISP.”, “DATE/ TIME”, “PICTURE” or "SNAP- SHOT". . .

.... see respective pages (FOCUS: pg. 40, 41,

EXPOSURE: pg. 39, TITLE: pg. 35,

DATE/TIME DISP.: pg. 34, DATE/TIME: pg. 13,

PICTURE: pg. 24, SNAPSHOT: pg. 22, 27).

If you select “WIDE”, “D.ZOOM”, “TELE MACRO” or “DEMO MODE” . . .

.... the selected function’s parameter starts blinking.

Rotate the Select Dial until the desired parameter appears. Go to step 5.

If you select “JLIP ID NO.” . . .

.... press the Select Dial so that the number blinks, then

rotate it until the desired number appears, and press it. Then rotate the Select Dial to move the highlight bar to “EXIT”.

If you select any other functions . . .

Normal Screen

NOTE:

No menu functions except “FOCUS” and “EXPOSURE” are available while in the Record mode.

.... rotate the Select Dial to move the highlight bar to the

desired setting.

If you decide you want to return to the previous setting, rotate the Select Dial to move the highlight bar to “EXIT”.

5 END SETTING

Press the Select Dial. The Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on “RETURN”.

6 CLOSE MENU SCREEN

Press the Select Dial. The normal screen reappears.

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GR-AXM917UM specifications

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