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COMPACT VHS CAMCORDER
INSTRUCTIONS
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CONTENTS
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
Dear Customer,
CAUTIONS:
The rating information and safety caution of the AC Adapter are on its bottom.
CAUTIONS:
AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATION
Automatic Demonstration takes place when DEMO MODE is set to ON (factory-preset).
PROVIDED ACCESSORIES
How To Attach The Core Filter
How To Attach The Lens Cap
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Power
CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK
To Detach The Battery Pack . . .
During charging or discharging, the camcorder cannot be operated.
Charging and discharging is not possible if the wrong type of battery is used.
USING AC POWER
The provided AC Adapter features automatic voltage selection in the AC range from 110 V to 240 V.
For other notes,
pg. 44.
ATTENTION:
(cont.)
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Shoulder Strap Attachment
CAUTION:
Date/Time Settings
Set the Power Switch to . The power lamp comes on.
For other notes, Z pg. 44
Rotate MENU to select DATE/TIME and press it. The DATE/TIME Menu appears.
Press MENU to close the Menu Screen.
Recording Format Setting
(cont.)
pg. 12).
Set the Power Switch to . The power lamp comes on.
Rotate MENU to select TO SYSTEM MENU and press it to display SYSTEM MENU.
NOTES about S-VHS and S-VHS ET
Compatibility Between S-VHS And VHS
Tape Length Setting
The tape remaining time (
pg. 14) is correct only if the correct tape length has been selected.
Recording Mode Setting
pg. 10, 24).
Loading/Unloading A Cassette
Shooting While Watching The Viewfinder
Basic Recording
Power Switch Position
Shooting While Watching The LCD Monitor
JOURNALISTIC SHOOTING
equipped with LCD monitor only)
For other notes, Z pg. 45
SELF-RECORDING
LCD monitor only)
Basic Features
Zooming:
Picture Stabiliser:
Quick Review:
Retake:
Z
DANGER
Video Light
Advanced Features Snapshot
Night-Scope
1 NIGHT 10X*
2NIGHT 50X*
Fade/Wipe Effects
FADER
MOSAIC (Fader)
SHUTTER (Wipe)
SLIDE (Wipe)
Program AE With Special Effects
Advanced Features (cont.)
SPORTS
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ND : ND EFFECT
Digital Effects
Using Menus For Detailed Adjustment
Normal Screen
Press MENU. The normal screen reappears.
Set the Power Switch to .
Press MENU to display the Setting Menu and rotate it to select the desired setting.
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SYSTEM MENU (cont.)
DISPLAY
The selected display can be recorded.
If you do not want to record the display, select the OFF mode before shooting. AUTO DATE
After changing the date.
Instant Titles
The selected title will remain until OFF is selected in the TITLE Menu.
Date/Time Insert
Advanced Features (cont.)
Animation
Animation and Time-Lapse are canceled when the power is shut off or when the cassette is ejected.
Before performing the following steps, make sure that:
The Power Switch is set to .
Exposure Control
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 when skiing.
When the background is overly dark or the subject light.
To return to the factory setting, select AUTO in step 4.
Advanced Features (cont.)
AUTO FOCUS
MANUAL FOCUS
White Balance Adjustment
Manual White Balance Operation
Basic Playback
LCD Monitor Brightness Adjustment (models equipped with LCD monitor only):
Speaker Volume Control (models equipped with LCD monitor only): Slide the Power
Still Playback:
Shuttle Search:
Features
Tracking:
For other notes, Z pg. 45
TBC (Time Base Corrector):
Counter Memory Function:
Connections
To TV or VCR
VCR
B. Connection to a TV or VCR equipped only with A/V input connectors
TV
Basic Connections
Tape Dubbing
Using The Cassette Adapter
Cassette Adapter
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Installing The Batteries
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Insert Editing
(cont.)
Use the remote control unit to perform this procedure.
After step 5, Retake (
During Insert Editing, the original audio will be heard from the speaker.
Audio Dubbing
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Random Assemble Editing [R.A.Edit]
(cont.)
SET REMOTE/VCR CODE
You are now ready to try Random Assemble Editing.
If the VCRs power does not come on in step 1, try another code from the VCR CODE LIST.
MAKE CONNECTIONS
JVC VCR EQUIPPED WITH REMOTE PAUSE TERMINAL
JVC VCR NOT EQUIPPED WITH REMOTE PAUSE TERMINAL BUT EQUIPPED WITH R.A. EDIT CONNECTOR
VCR OTHER THAN TYPE OR
SELECT SCENES
Remote sensor
Point the remote control at the camcorders remote sensor. Press PLAY ( 4
3
) or FF (
AUTOMATIC EDITING TO VCR
The on-screen display only appears while the camcorder searches for each scene.
There may be noise at in- or out-points on the edited tape with certain VCRs.
I T E M S N O T E S
DETAILS
I T E M S N O T E S
TROUBLESHOOTING
SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)
TAPE TRANSPORT
POWER
RECORDING
OTHER
INDEX
Controls, Connectors And Indicators
Controls
Connectors
Indicators
Other Parts
INDEX
Indications
Indications During Recording
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Warning Indications
Indications During Playback
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CAUTIONS
Battery Packs
Recharging time is based on room temperature of 20C.
The lower the temperature, the longer recharging takes.
Cassettes
Main Unit
CAUTIONS
For Your Maintenance
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SPECIFICATIONS
Camcorder
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