Plays back or stops the tape temporarily.
Rewinds the tape.

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# LCD monitor (pg. 25)

qSpeaker (pg. 51)

The image appears during recording or play-

During playback, the sound can be heard.

back.

wSNAPSHOT button (pg. 27)

$ RESET button (pg. 73)

Press this button to take a snapshot.

When a malfunction occurs, press this button

eFunction Navigator Dial (Select Dial)

after removing the power supply (battery etc.).

(pg. 24, 32)

Pressing this button also resets the date/time or

Adjusts the brightness of the LCD monitor or

various settings.

selects the Menu etc. Referred to in this manual

% MENU button (pg. 32)

as “Select Dial”

 

Press this button to make the Menu appear.

IND.ON/OFF button (pg. 24)

Press and hold this button for more than approx. 1 second to make the indications appear on the LCD monitor or the viewfinder.

^OPEN/EJECT switch (pg. 14)

Slide the switch down when loading/unloading a tape.

&Viewfinder (pg. 18)

Pull out when recording.

*Power dial (pg. 21)

Turning the camcorder on/off, recording or playback is possible.

( START/STOP button (pg. 21)

Starts recording or stops recording to make the camcorder enter the record-standby mode.

rBATTERY cover (pg. 11)

Slide and open the battery cover to insert the battery.

tSub hand strap eyelet (pg. 17) Attach the grip strap to this eyelet.

yFast-Forward button (3) (pg. 51)

Fast-Forwards the tape.

Sub SNAPSHOT button (pg. 27)

Press this button to take a snapshot.

uRewind button (2) (pg. 51) iPlay button (6/4) (pg. 51) oStop button (5) (pg. 51)

Stops playback of the tape.

) Zoom switch or volume switch (VOL.)

pTripod mounting socket (pg. 17)

(pg. 26, 51)

QMulti connector (MULTI) (pg. 57)

Adjusts zoom during recording or the sound volume during playback.

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JVC GR-DVX manual IND.ON/OFF button pg, OPEN/EJECT switch pg, Viewfinder pg, Power dial pg, START/STOP button pg

GR-DVX specifications

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