JVC GR-AXM99UM manual Recording Mode Setting, Tape Length Setting

16EN		VIDEO GETTING STARTED
SP/EP Recording		Recording Mode Setting
Mode Button		Set depending on your preference.
		SET RECORDING MODE
		First set the System Select Switch to “VIDEO”, then
		1 set the Power Switch to “CAMERA”. Press SP/EP
		Button for more than 1 second. “SP” (Standard Play)
		provides higher picture and sound quality and is
		better for dubbing, while “EP” (Extended Play) is
		more economical, providing three times as the
		recording time.
Select Dial	MENU Jog Dial	NOTE:
System Select Switch		If the recording mode is switched during recording, the
		playback picture will be blurred at the switching point.
Viewfinder

T40

SP

Recording Mode				Tape Length
Indicator				Indicator
LCD monitor or viewfinder
		MENU
	4MENU END		AUTO
	FOCUS
	EXPOSURE		AUTO
	DATE TIME		DEC 25. 98
	TELE MACRO		OFF
	TAPE LENGTH		T40
	M. W. B.		AUTO
	ZOOM SPEED		FAST
	4NEXT
		Menu Screen
		TAPE LENGTH
	T20
	T30
	T40
	EXIT
TAPE LENGTH Setting Menu
		MENU
	4MENU END		AUTO
	FOCUS
	EXPOSURE		AUTO
	DATE TIME		DEC 25. 98
	TELE MACRO		OFF
	TAPE LENGTH T20
	M. W. B.		AUTO
	ZOOM SPEED		FAST
	4NEXT

Tape Length Setting

Set the tape length according to the length of the tape used.

ACCESS MENU SCREEN

1 First set the System Select Switch to “VIDEO”, then set the Power Switch to “CAMERA”. Turn the Select Dial to any position except AUTO LOCK, then press the MENU Jog Dial.

SELECT FUNCTION

2 Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to move the highlight bar to “TAPE LENGTH”, then press it. The TAPE LENGTH Setting Menu appears.

SET TAPE LENGTH

3 Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to move the highlight bar to the correct setting. T20=20 minutes of recording time, T30=30 minutes, and T40=40 minutes (in SP).

•If you decide you want to return the tape length to the previous setting, rotate the MENU Jog Dial to move the highlight bar to “EXIT”.

CLOSE MENU

4 Press the MENU Jog Dial. The Menu Screen reappears and the highlight bar is on “MENU END”. Then press the MENU Jog Dial again to close the Menu Screen.

NOTES:

●The tape remaining time (☞ pg. 19) displayed in the viewfinder is correct only if the correct tape length has been selected.

●Once you have set the tape length, it remains un- changed even if the Select Dial is returned to AUTO LOCK.

●When the System Select Switch is set to “D.S.C.”, it is not possible to set “REC TIME” and “TAPE LENGTH”.