Rotate MENU/BRIGHT to move the highlight bar to the desired function.
•If the setting you want cannot be found in the Menu Screen, place the highlight bar on “END”, then go to step 7.
Press MENU/BRIGHT. The setting procedure depends on the function you select.
If you select “FOCUS”, “EXPOSURE”, “W.BALANCE”, “FADER/WIPE” or “P.AE/EFFECT” . . .
.... see respective pages (FOCUS: pg. 25,
EXPOSURE: pg. 26, W.BALANCE: pg. 28,
FADER/WIPE: pg. 22, P.AE/EFFECT: pg. 24) and do each procedure from step 4.
If you select “TO MODE MENU” . . .
.... the Mode Menu appears. Go to step 5.
Rotate MENU/BRIGHT to move the highlight bar to the desired function and press it.
If you select a function other than “TO DATE/TIME MENU” or “TO SYSTEM MENU” . . .
.... its parameter starts blinking. Rotate MENU/
BRIGHT until the desired parameter appears. Go to step 7.
If you select “TO DATE/TIME MENU” . . .
.... the Date/Time Menu appears. Go to step 6.
If you select “TO SYSTEM MENU” . . .
.... the System Menu appears. Go to step 6.
Rotate MENU/BRIGHT to move the highlight bar to the desired function, then press it.

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AdvancedFeatures(cont.)

Display

 

 

 

4FOCUS

MANUAL

 

EXPOSURE

AUTO

W. BALANCE

AUTO

FADER

OFF

/ WIPE

 

 

P. AE

OFF

/ EFFECT

 

 

TO MODE MENU

0

 

END

 

 

MENU/BRIGHT Dial

Power Switch

Recording Menu

Using Menus For Detailed

Adjustment

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

1 Set the Power Switch to “ ”.

2 Press MENU/BRIGHT. The Recording Menu appears.

3

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mode Menu

 

WIDE MODE

OFF

 

 

REC MODE

SP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZOOM

 

64X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIS

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAIN UP

 

AGC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TO DATE / TIME MENU

 

 

 

 

 

 

TO SYSTEM MENU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

END

– – – – 6 – – – –

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATE/TIME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDICATION

ON

 

 

 

 

 

4

ON SCREEN

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISPLAY

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATE / TIME

DEC 25 ’ 99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PM 5 : 30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date/Time Menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM MENU

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

TELE MACRO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WIND CUT

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOUND MODE

32kHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ID NUMBER

06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEMO. MODE

OFF

 

RETURN

System Menu

 

FOCUS

MANUAL

 

 

REC MODE

SP

 

EXPOSURE

AUTO

 

 

WIDE MODE

OFF

 

W. BALANCE

AUTO

 

 

ZOOM

 

64X

 

FADER

OFF

 

 

DIS

 

OFF

 

/ WIPE

 

 

 

 

GAIN UP

 

AGC

 

P. AE

OFF

 

 

TO DATE / TIME MENU

 

/ EFFECT

 

 

 

 

TO SYSTEM MENU

 

TO MODE MENU

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEC 25 ’ 98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: 30

4

END

 

 

 

 

 

4

END

 

– – – – 6 – – – –

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normal Screen

4

5

6

If you select “DATE/TIME” . . . pg. 8

If you select other functions . . .

.... rotate MENU/BRIGHT until the desired param-

eter appears, then press it. The highlight bar automatically moves to “RETURN”. Go to step 7.

7 Press MENU/BRIGHT as many times as necessary to return to the normal screen.

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JVC GR-DVF31 Advanced Features, Using Menus For Detailed Adjustment, Rotate MENU/BRIGHT until the desired param

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