Menu Screen Explanations (cont.)

SYSTEM

Each setting is linked with “

 

DISPLAY” or

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM”, which appears when the Power

 

Switch is set to “ ” ( pg. 48, 49).

 

DISPLAY

The parameters are the same as in the

description on pg. 48, 49.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISPLAY

ON SCREEN setting:

12B I T / SOUND1

SP 46

For playback sound, tape speed and tape running during video playback.

EN51

100-0001

1 / 50

For directory, file name, index number and total number during D.S.C. playback (GR-DVL915/ DVL815/DVL510 only).

MEMORY

 pg. 28 – 36

(GR-DVL915/DVL815/DVL510 only)

 

DATE/TIME setting:

For date during D.S.C. playback (GR-DVL915/ DVL815/DVL510 only).

 

 

 

 

 

For date/time during

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

video playback.

 

DEC 25

’0

1

 

 

DEC 25 ’01

5 : 30

PM

 

TIME CODE setting: For time code.

Minutes

Seconds

Frames*

*30 frames = 1 second

12 : 34 : 24

PLAYBACK SOUND

During video playback, the camcorder detects the sound mode in which the recording was made, and plays the sound back. Select the type of sound to accompany your playback picture. According to the menu access explanation on pg. 50, select “SOUND MODE” or “12BIT MODE” from the Menu Screen and set it to the desired parameter.

 

 

STEREO

Sound is output on both “L” and “R” channels in stereo.

SOUND MODE

SOUND L

 

 

 

Sound from the “L” channel is output in stereo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOUND R

 

 

Sound from the “R” channel is output in stereo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIX

Original and dubbed sounds are combined and output in stereo on

12BIT MODE

 

 

 

 

both “L” and “R” channels in stereo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOUND 1

Original sound is output on both “L” and “R” channels in stereo.

 

 

SOUND 2

Dubbed sound is output on both “L” and “R” channels in stereo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: Factory-preset

 

 

 

NOTES:

The “SOUND MODE” setting is available for both 12-bit and 16-bit sound. (In previous models’ functions, “12-bit” is called “32 kHz” and “16-bit” is called “48 kHz”.)

The camcorder cannot detect the sound mode in which the recording was made during fast-forward or rewind. During playback the sound mode is displayed in the upper left corner.

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JVC GR-DVL915 specifications Display, EN51, Playback Sound

GR-DVL915 specifications

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