AUTOMATIC
TAPE
PLAYBACK
RECORDING &
ADVANCED
CONTENTS
SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE
HOW TO ATTACH THE LENS CAP
HOW TO ATTACH THE CORE FILTER
Dear Customer
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
WARNING:
TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE
SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT
PROVIDED ACCESSORIES
HOW TO ATTACH THE LENS CAP
HOW TO ATTACH THE CORE FILTER
AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATION
Automatic Demonstration takes place when
“DEMO MODE” is set to “ON” (factory-preset)
Power
CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK
To Detach The Battery Pack:
BATT. RELEASE
Battery pack
About Batteries
DANGER
WARNING
Grip Adjustment
Viewfinder Adjustment
Tripod Mounting
CAUTION
Loading/Unloading A Cassette
Tape
Recording mode
Date/Time Settings
MENU
Recording Mode Setting
3 Press + or – 3 to select “ (CAMERA)” and press SELECT/SET
10 GETTING STARTED
Basic Recording
Shooting while using the LCD monitor: Open the LCD monitor fully
Shooting while using the viewfinder: Pull out the
To Adjust The Brightness Of The Display
MONITOR BRIGHT +
Journalistic Shooting
Self-Recording
Operation Mode
Power Switch Position
Power-LinkedOperation
Time Code
Normal Playback
SHUTTLE SEARCH
Slow-MotionPlayback/Playback Special Effects/ Playback Zoom:
To Control The Speaker Volume:
Blank Search
3 Press BLANK SEARCH
To cancel Blank Search midway
14 TAPE PLAYBACK
Connections
If using a VCR . . . go to step
If not . . . go to step
To choose whether or not the following displays appear on the connected TV
DISPLAY
Night-Scope
NIGHT
To Deactivate Night-Scope
Programme AE With Special Effects
To Deactivate The Selected Mode
Fade/Wipe Effects
3 Press + or – 3 to select “ (WIPE/FADER)”, then press SELECT/SET
To Deactivate The Selected Effect
FADER — WHITE
FADER — BLACK
Snapshot
SNAPSHOT MODE SELECTION
SNAPSHOT RECORDING
If you press during Record-Standby
If you press during Recording
Manual Focus
FOCUS
Exposure Control
3 Press + or – 3 to select “ (EXPOSURE)”, then press SELECT/SET
To Return To Automatic Exposure Control
Iris Lock
To Return To Automatic Iris Control
To Lock The Exposure Control And The Iris
Iris
White Balance Adjustment
For Recording Menu
If you have selected “ WIPE/FADER”
“PROGRAM AE”, “ EXPOSURE” or
“W. BALANCE”
If you have selected “ CAMERA”, “ MANUAL”
SNAP MODE
GAIN UP
OFF:
[AGC]:
MANUAL
BEEP
[MELODY]:
TALLY
[ON]:
REMOTE
TIME CODE
CLOCK ADJ
For Playback Menu
VIDEO
12bit MODE
VIDEO DISPLAY
LCD/TV:
DATE/TIME , TIME CODE
Playback Sound
[STEREO
Dubbing To Or From A VCR
To Use This Camcorder As A Player
To Use This Camcorder As A Recorder (GR-DX55/DX35only)
START/STOP
26 DUBBING
Dubbing To Or From A Video Unit
Equipped With A DV Connector
(Digital Dubbing)
DUBBING
Slow-MotionPlayback
PLAY
Playback Special Effects
EFFECT
EFFECT ON/ OFF
Audio Dubbing
A.DUB
To hear the dubbed sound during playback
Insert Editing
REW
Random Assemble Editing [R.A.Edit]
SET REMOTE/VCR CODE
MBR SET
You are now ready to try Random Assemble Editing
MAKE CONNECTIONS
FADE/WIPE
EDIT IN/OUT
FADE/WIPE Y
CANCEL
VCR
AUTOMATIC EDITING TO VCR
VCR REC STBY
For More Accurate Editing
DIAGNOSING VCR/CAMCORDER TIMING
ADJUSTMENT OF VCR/CAMCORDER TIMING
Connection To A Personal Computer
[A] Using USB cable
[B] Using DV cable
[A] Using USB cable
SYSTEM CONNECTIONS
No power is supplied
“SET DATE/TIME!” appears
Recording cannot be performed
There is no picture
The focus does not adjust automatically
The image looks like the shutter speed is too
slow
White Balance cannot be activated
When shooting a subject illuminated by bright
light, vertical lines appear
Coloured bright spots appear all over the LCD
monitor or the viewfinder
During recording, sound cannot be heard
Play, Rewind and Fast-Forwardfunctions do not work
The LCD monitor image is distorted
General Battery Precautions
Use only the following batteries: AAA (R03) size x
Do not
Battery Packs
1.To avoid hazards
Main Unit
1.For safety, DO NOT
2.Avoid using the unit
3.DO NOT leave the unit
4.To protect the unit, DO NOT
About moisture condensation
Serious malfunctioning
For Your Maintenance
1)After Use
2)Cleaning The Camcorder
Controls, Connectors And Indicators
40 INDEX
INDEX
BLANK SEARCH
Page
WARNING INDICATIONS
(high)
CHECK TAPE’S ERASE PROTECTION TAB
HEAD CLEANING REQUIRED USE CLEANING CASSETTE
CONDENSATION, OPERATION PAUSED PLEASE WAIT
Camcorder
General
Power supply
Power consumption
LCD monitor off
46 TERMS
TERMS