VIDEOPLAYBACK

BasicPlayback

EN39

Power Zoom Lever (VOL.)

Speaker

Select Wheel

Set to “PLAY”.

(BRIGHT)

Set to “VIDEO”.

 

 

Rewind (2) Button

 

Fast-Forward (3) Button

 

Play/Pause (4/6) Button

 

Stop (5) Button

1 Load a tape (pg. 12).

2 Set the System Select Switch to “VIDEO”, then set the Power Switch to “PLAY”. To start playback, press 4/6.

•To stop playback, press 5.

•Press 2to rewind, or 3 to fast-forward the tape during Stop mode.

NOTES:

The camcorder shuts off automatically after about

5 minutes in Stop mode. To turn on again, set the Power Switch to “OFF”, then to “PLAY”.

When the Power Switch is set to “PLAY” and the LCD monitor is opened at an angle of 60 degrees or more, the LCD monitor switches on and the viewfinder switches off automatically to save power.

The playback picture can be viewed in the viewfinder

(with the LCD monitor shut), on the LCD monitor or on a connected TV (pg. 42, 43).

You can also view the playback picture on the LCD monitor with it flipped over and retracted.

If a blank portion on the tape is played back, the screen may become black. This is not a malfunction.

LCD Monitor Brightness Adjustment: Rotate the Select Wheel (BRIGHT) towards “+” to brighten, or towards to darken.

The Bright Level Indicator is displayed under the Date/

Time Display when you play back images recorded in Wide Mode (pg. 31).

Speaker Volume Control: Slide the Power Zoom Lever (VOL.) towards “+” to turn up the volume, or towards to turn down the volume.

The Speaker Volume Indicator is displayed under the

Date/Time Display when you play back images recorded in Wide Mode (pg. 31).

Still Playback: Pauses during playback.

1)Press 4/6during playback.

2)To resume normal playback, press 4/6again.

If TBC (pg. 40) is not engaged, noise bars will appear and the picture will become monochrome during Still Playback.

If TBC is engaged, noise bars will not appear. This mode is called Fine Still.

Shuttle Search: Allows high-speed search in either direction.

1)Press 3for forward or 2 for reverse search during playback.

2)To resume normal playback, press 4/6.

During playback, press and hold 2or 3. The search continues as long as you hold the button. Once you release it, normal playback resumes.

Noise bars appear and pictures may become mono- chrome or darken during Shuttle Search. This is normal.

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JVC GR-SXM920 specifications Video Playback, Basic Playback, EN39

GR-SXM920 specifications

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