JVC GR-SXM201AS, GR-SXM301AS, GR-SXM265AS, LYT1367-001A manual Menu Settings, TOP Menu, Exposure

MENU SETTINGS

adapter, the tape may become damaged. To take up slack in the tape, turn the gear 3 in the direction of the arrow.

•During tape loading and unloading, do not touch the reels 7 for safety and tape protection.

•Tapes recorded in S-VHS or S-VHS ET mode cannot be played back on a regular VHS VCR. Playback is possible with a VCR equipped with the S-VHS function.

•During special-effect playback (slow motion, still frame, etc.), the picture may vibrate or noise bars may appear on the screen.

MENU SETTINGS

This Menu Screen cannot be accessed while recording.

1)Set the Power Switch $ to “” while pressing down the Lock Button #.

2)Press the MENU Wheel 1 in. The TOP MENU Screen appears. Rotate the MENU Wheel 1 to select the desired menu or function and press it.

		T O P	M E N U
E	X P O	S U R E	A U T O
L I G H T			O F F
N I G H T			O F F
P . A E			O F F
D I G I F E C T			O F F
F A D E / W I P E O F F
R E C M O D E			S P

2 T O C A M E R A M E N U 2 T O S Y S T E M M E N U

2 E X I T

•To go from TOP MENU to CAMERA MENU, rotate the MENU Wheel 1 to select “3 TO CAMERA MENU” and press it.

		C A M E R A	M E N U
S	T A	B I L I Z E R	O F F
S . L X			N O R M A L
D . Z O O M			5 0 x
W I D E			O F F
T E L E M A C R O			O F F
2 M . W . B .			A U T O
2 T I T L E

2 T I T L E S E T U P

2E X I T

•To go from TOP MENU to SYSTEM MENU, rotate the MENU Wheel 1 to select “3 TO SYSTEM MENU” and press it. SYSTEM

MENU has 2 pages. To go to the next page, rotate the MENU Wheel 1 to select “3 TO SYSTEM MENU 2” and press it.

S Y S T E M M E N U 1 T A P E L E N G T H T 3 0

D I S P L A YF U L L

O S D O U T P U T O F F L C D B R I G H T

2 M E N U L A N G . E N G L I S H 2 D A T E / T I M E D I S P .

2 D A T E / T I M E S E T

2 T O S Y S T E M M E N U 2

2 E X I T

3)Rotate the Menu Wheel 1 to select the desired setting and press it.

4)Press “3 EXIT” to exit from any menu.

TOP MENU

EXPOSURE

Manual exposure adjustment is recommended in the following situations:

•When shooting using reverse lighting or when the background is too bright.

•When shooting on a reflective natural background such as at the beach or in the snow.

•When the background is overly dark or the subject light.

1)Rotate the MENU Wheel 1 to select “MANUAL”, then press it.

2)To brighten the image, rotate the MENU

Wheel 1 downward.

To darken the image, rotate the MENU Wheel

1upward.

The exposure control level increases/decreases (maximum ±06).

LIGHT (Video Light)

(GR-SXM301AS only)

To brighten the scene when natural lighting is too dim.

OFF : Turns off the light.

AUTO: Automatically turns on the light when the camcorder senses insufficient lighting on the subject.

ON : Always keeps the light on as long as the camcorder is turned on.

• It is recommended to set M.W.B. (pg. 14) to

in CAMERA MENU when you use the video light.

•The battery pack’s charge may be low even

though the battery indicator ( ) does not blink, the camcorder may turn off automatically when you turn on the video light, or when you start recording with the video light turned on.

•When the Video Light mode is set to “AUTO”:

•Depending on the lighting conditions, the video light may keep turning on and off.

•While the “Sports” or “High Speed Shutter” mode is engaged, the light is likely to stay on. While the “Twilight” mode is engaged, the light will not activate. (pg. 13, “Programme AE with Special Effects”)

NIGHT (Night-Scope)

(GR-SXM301AS only)

To make dark subjects or areas even brighter than they would be under good natural lighting.

OFF: To cancel the effect.

A AUTO : The shutter speed is automatically adjusted (maximum 1/2 sec.).

1 20X: The shutter speed is set to 2/5th of a second to provide 20 times the sensitivity.

2 50X : The shutter speed is set to 1 second to provide 50 times the sensitivity.

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