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Power lamp

Power Switch

During

Lock Buttonshooting Recording Start/Stop Button

Display

25min Tape remaining time indicator (Approximate)

min 90 min 89 min 3 min

(Now calculating)

0 min 1 min 2 min

(Blinking) (Blinking) (Blinking)

BR I GHT

MENU/BRIGHT Wheel

180° 90°

PUSH-OPEN

ButtonVIDEO/DSC Switch (GR-DVL817 only)

Tally lamp (lights while recording is in progress)

VIDEO RECORDINGBasic Recording

NOTE:

You should already have performed the procedures listed below. If not, do so before continuing.

●Power ( pg. 8)●Grip Adjustment ( pg. 10)●Viewfinder Adjustment ( pg. 10)●Load A Cassette ( pg. 12)●Recording Mode Setting ( pg. 13)1 Press in the tabs on the lens cap to remove it.

GR-DVL817 only: Press PUSH OPEN, open the LCD monitor and set the VIDEO/DSC Switch to “VIDEO”.

2 Set the Power Switch to “” or “” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

Shooting while using the LCD monitor: Make sure the LCD monitor is fully open. Tilt it upward/ downward for best viewability.

Shooting while using the viewfinder: Close the LCD monitor.

•The power lamp lights and the camcorder enters the Record-Standby mode. “PAUSE” is displayed.

3 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button. “” appears while recording is in progress.

To Stop Recording . . ..... press the Recording Start/Stop Button. The camcorderre-enters the Record-Standby mode.To Adjust The Brightness Of The Display.... rotate the MENU/BRIGHT wheel until the bright levelindicator on the display moves and the appropriate brightness is reached.

•If you are using the GR-DVL515, it is also possible to adjust the brightness of the viewfinder by closing the LCD monitor and adjusting as described above.

NOTES:

●If the Record-Standby mode continues for 5 minutes, the camcorder’s power shuts off automatically. To turn the

camcorder on again, set the Power Switch to “OFF”, then back to “ ” or “”.

●The image will not appear simultaneously on the LCD monitor and the viewfinder. It will appear in the viewfinder when the LCD monitor is in the lock position, and it will appear on the LCD monitor when fully extended.

●When a blank portion is left between recorded scenes on the tape, the time code is interrupted and errors may

occur when editing the tape. To avoid this, refer to “Recording from the middle of a tape” ( pg. 20).

●To turn the tally lamp or beep sounds off,  pg. 46, 48.

For other notes,  pg. 71