Menu Screen Settings, Opening the System menu screen

CA NC E L

MA NU A L 1 0

SETTINGS BEFORE	Menu Screen Settings
SHOOTING

The various conditions under which shooting should take place are set on the SYSTEM menu screen. The SYSTEM menu screen consists of two screens. (The SYSTEM menu screen settings must be made regardless of whether the AUTO or MANUAL shooting mode is used.)

MODE switch

MENU button

MODE

CAM-B

CAM-A VTR GAIN SHUTTER

SELECT dial

Opening the SYSTEM menu screen

TOP MENU screen

MEN U

MODE

E A R PHON E L EV EL

S Y S T EM S E T . .

D I S P L A Y S E T . .

C AME RA S E T [ C AM - A ] . .

OP E R AT I ON [ C AM - A ] . .

C L OC K / T C . .

MENU A L L R E S E T

E X I T

SYSTEM [1/2] menu screen

	SY S TE M [ 1 / 2 ]
M I C 1 I NP U T S E L		I N T
W I N D C U T M I C 1		OF F
W I N D C U T M I C 2		OF F
+ 4 8 V	M I C 1	OF F
+ 4 8 V	M I C 2	OF F
A UD I O	MOD E	4 8 K
R E C MO D E		S P
LONG P A US E T I ME 3 0 M I N
N E X T	P AG E
P AG E	B A C K

SYSTEM [2/2] menu screen

S Y S TE M [ 2 / 2 ]

FAD E R	O F F
T A L L Y	ON
HAN DL E Z O OM	M E D I U M
DA T E R E C	BAR S
ASP E C T	4 : 3
N E T R E MOT E	ON
V F + L CD	O F F
P A GE B ACK

1. Set the MODE switch to “CAM-A” or “CAM-B”.

2. Press the MENU button to display the TOP MENU screen.

3. Rotate the SELECT dial to align the cursor (f) with the SYSTEM SET item, and then press the SELECT dial.

●The SYSTEM [1/2] menu screen appears.

4.Rotate the SELECT dial to align the cursor (f) with the item to be set, and then press the SELECT dial.

●The setting area of the selected item starts blinking, and the set value can now be changed.

5.Rotate the SELECT dial to change the setting, and then press the SELECT dial.

●The setting area stops blinking and the setting is entered.

6.Repeat the steps 3 to 5 above to change other items.

7.To display the SYSTEM [2/2] menu screen, align the cursor (f) with the NEXT PAGE item, and then press the SELECT dial.

8.When settings on the SYSTEM menu screen are completed, rotate the SELECT dial to align the cursor (f) with the PAGE BACK item, and then press the SELECT dial.

●The original menu screen returns.

9.To return to the normal screen, use either of the following methods.

●Press the MENU button

●Return to the TOP MENU screen and then select the EXIT item from the TOP MENU screen before pressing the SELECT dial.

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JVC GY-DV300, GY-DV301 instruction manual Menu Screen Settings, Opening the System menu screen

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