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RECORDINGAdvancedFeatures(cont.)

Using Menu For Detailed Adjustment

 

This camcorder is equipped with an easy-to-use,

Select Dial

on-screen menu system that simplifies many of the more

 

detailed camcorder settings.

MENU Button

Display

(ex. Menu Screen available using the MENU Button)

4NEXT

Menu Screen 1

M. W. B.

AUTO

D . ZOOM

ON

TELE MACRO

OFF

DATE TIME

 

TAPE LENGTH T45

4RETURN

 

1

2

3

SELECT OPERATION MODE

Turn the Power Switch to “PRO.”.

ACCESS MENU SCREEN

Menu access depends on the function you select.

If you select the functions from the “Menu Screen Available Using The Select Dial” described on pg. 25 . . .

.... press the Select Dial. The Menu Screen appears.

If you select the functions from the “Menu Screen Available Using The MENU Button” described on pg. 25 and 26 . . .

.... press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.

SELECT FUNCTION

Rotate the Select Dial to place the highlight bar on the desired function.

4BACK

REC. TIME OFF

INT. TIME OFF TALLY LAMP ON

JLIP ID NO 07 DEMO MODE OFF

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4RETURN

Menu Screen 2

4

•To go from Menu Screen 1 to Menu Screen 2, rotate the Select Dial to “NEXT” and press it. To go back to Menu Screen 1 from Menu Screen 2, rotate the Select Dial to “BACK”, and press it.

•If the setting you want cannot be found in the Menu Screen, place the highlight bar on “RETURN”, then go to step 6.

MAKE SETTING

Press the Select Dial. The setting procedure depends on the function you select.

REC TIME

OFF 1/4S 1/2S

1S

5S

EXIT

4BACK

REC. TIME 1S

INT. TIME OFF TALLY LAMP ON JLIP ID NO 07 DEMO MODE OFF

Setting Menu (ex. REC TIME)

If you select “FOCUS”, “EXPOSURE”, “TITLE”, “DATE/TIME DISP.” or “DATE/ TIME” . . .

.... see respective pages (FOCUS: pg. 28, 29,

EXPOSURE: pg. 27, TITLE: pg. 23,

DATE/TIME DISP.: pg. 22, DATE/TIME: pg. 7).

If you select “WIDE”, “D.ZOOM”, “TELE MACRO” or “DEMO MODE” . . .

.... the selected function’s parameter starts blinking.

Rotate the Select Dial until the desired parameter appears. Go to step 5.

If you select “JLIP ID NO.” . . .

.... press the Select Dial so that the number blinks, then

rotate it until the desired number appears, and press it. Then rotate the Select Dial to move the highlight bar to “EXIT”.

If you select any other functions . . .

4RETURN

Normal Screen

NOTE:

No menu functions except “FOCUS” and “EXPOSURE” are available while in the Record mode.

5

6

.... rotate the Select Dial to move the highlight bar to the

desired setting.

If you decide you want to return to the previous setting, rotate the Select Dial to move the highlight bar to “EXIT”.

END SETTING

Press the Select Dial. The Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on “RETURN”.

CLOSE MENU SCREEN

Press the Select Dial. The normal screen reappears.

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GR-FX505, GR-FX305, GR-FX405 specifications

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