Transmitted beam effective area

15° 5m

30

 

 

 

 

°

 

30°

15°

 

Remote sensor

 

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FEATURE:

Self-Timer, Animation and Time-Lapse

 

PURPOSE:

The remote control lets you set/release

 

Interval Timer and Rec Time functions as

 

well as the Menu screen.

OPERATION:

Self-Timer

 

1) Set

 

Instead of performing steps 1 through 3

 

on pg. 30 (“Self-Timer”), press INT.

 

TIME on the remote control. Each time

 

INT. TIME is pressed, the Interval Timer

 

indicator appears, changing in the

 

following order: 15s, 30s, 1min, 5min

 

and No indication (off).

When using the remote control, be sure to point it at the remote sensor. The above illustration shows the approximate transmitted beam effective area for indoor use.

The transmitted beam may not be effective or may cause incorrect operation outdoors or when the remote sensor is directly exposed to sunlight or powerful lighting.

Interval Timer Indicator

 

 

 

 

 

Viewfinder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1min

INDEX

 

 

Index Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/2s

 

 

 

Marking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rec Time Indicator

START/STOP

VISS

INT. TIME

REC TIME

RM-V704U or RM-V700U (provided)

 

2) Release

 

Instead of setting “Interval Timer” to

 

“OFF” in the Menu, press INT. TIME on

 

the remote control until the Interval

 

Timer indicator disappears.

 

Animation

 

1) Set

 

Instead of performing steps 1 and 2 on

 

pg. 31 (“Animation”), press REC TIME

 

on the remote control. Each time REC

 

TIME is pressed, the Rec Time indicator

 

appears, changing in the following

 

order: 1/4s, 1/2s, 1s, 5s and No

 

indication (off).

 

2) Release

 

Instead of using the Menu in step 5 on

 

pg. 31, press REC TIME on the remote

 

control until the Rec Time indicator

 

disappears.

 

Time-Lapse

 

1) Set

 

Instead of performing steps 1 through 3

 

on pg. 31 (“Time-Lapse”), press INT.

 

TIME and REC TIME on the remote

 

control. Each time INT. TIME is

 

pressed, the Interval Timer indicator

 

appears, changing in the following

 

order: 15s, 30s, 1min, 5min and No

 

indication (off). Each time REC TIME is

 

pressed, the Rec Time indicator

 

appears, changing in the following

 

order: 1/4s, 1/2s, 1s, 5s and No

 

indication (off).

 

2) Release

 

Instead of using the Menu in step 5 on

 

pg. 31, press INT. TIME and REC TIME

 

on the remote control until the

 

indicators disappear.

NOTE:

Also refer to pgs. 30 and 31.

 

 

FEATURE:

Index Code Marking

PURPOSE:

To give you automatic access to any

 

selected point on a recording.

OPERATION: 1) Press VISS once to place the index

 

code. “INDEX” blinks in the viewfinder

 

during marking.

NOTE:

If VISS is pressed during Record–Standby

 

mode, the mark is placed where

 

Recording Start/Stop is pressed.

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JVC GR-SZ5000 Remote sensor, Interval Timer Indicator, Rec Time Indicator, START/STOP Viss INT. Time REC Time

GR-SZ5000 specifications

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