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USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (cont.)

Remote sensor

Zoom Buttons

Up Button

SHIFT

Down

Left or SLOW

Button

Rewind Button

PLAY

 

 

PAUSE

Right or SLOW

STOP

Forward Button

 

Normal playback

Press T

To move image,

press (Right) while keeping SHIFT held down.

FEATURE: Slow-Motion Playback

PURPOSE:

To allow slow-speed search in either direction during video playback.

OPERATION:

1)To change from normal to Slow-Motion Playback, press PAUSE (6) to engage Still Playback then press SLOW (9 or 0) more than approx. 2 seconds. After

approx. 1 minute in Slow Rewind or approx. 2 minutes in Slow Forward, normal playback resumes.

To stop Slow-Motion Playback, press PLAY (4).

NOTES:

During Slow-Motion Playback, due to digital image processing, the picture may take on a mosaic effect.

After SLOW (9 or 0) is pressed and held, the still image may be displayed for a few seconds, followed by a blue screen for a few seconds. This is not a malfunction.

There may be a small margin between the slow- motion playback start point you chose and the actual start point for Slow-Motion Playback.

During Slow-Motion Playback, there will be disturbances in video and the picture may seem unstable, especially with steady images. This is not a malfunction.

During Slow-Motion Playback, press PAUSE (6) to pause playback.

FEATURE: Frame-By-Frame Playback

PURPOSE:

To allow frame-by-frame search during video playback.

OPERATION:

1)To change from normal to Frame-By-Frame Playback, press PAUSE (6) to engage Still Playback then press SLOW (0) repeatedly for forward or SLOW (9) repeatedly for reverse. Each time it is pressed, the frame is played back.

FEATURE: Playback Zoom

PURPOSE:

To magnify the recorded image up to 10X at any time during playback.

OPERATION:

1)Press PLAY (4) to find the scene of interest.

2)Press the Zoom Buttons (T/W) on the remote control. Make sure the remote control is pointed at the camcorder's remote sensor. Pressing T zooms in.

3)You can move the image on screen around to find a particular portion of the picture. While holding down SHIFT, press (Left), (Right), (Up) and (Down).

To end zoom, press and hold W until magnification returns to normal. Or, press STOP (5) and then press PLAY (4).

NOTES:

Zoom can also be used during slow-motion and still playback.

Due to digital image processing, the quality of the image may suffer.

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JVC GR-DVL108, GR-DVL109 50 EN, Feature Slow-Motion Playback, Feature Frame-By-Frame Playback, Feature Playback Zoom

GR-DVL109, GR-DVL309, GR-DVL308, GR-DVL108 specifications

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