JVC GY-DV5100 Cassette Loading and Unloading, Unloading the Cassette, Loading the Cassette, Vtr

5. PREPARATIONS

5-2 Cassette Loading and Unloading

OPEN knob

Cassette cover Cassette insertion slot

Cassette cover

●A cassette cannot be loaded or unloaded while the GY-DV5100 is in POWER OFF mode.

●Use a standard DV videocassette or a MiniDV videocassette.

●Press at the center portion of the cassette back and insert the cassette tape straight into the slot.

5. PREPARATIONS

OPEN knob

Cassette cover EJECT button

Cassette cover

Unloading the Cassette

REC/SAVE switch

Standard DV videocassette

Cassette insertion slot

Guide

MiniDV videocassette

Guide

After the cassette cover is closed, it takes about 10 seconds before the unit can start recording or before it enters the STOP mode.

Loading the Cassette

1.Set the POWER switch to ON.

2.Slide the OPEN knob to the side to open the cassette cover.

3.Insert a videocassette into the cassette slot after removing the tape slack.

■Insert a standard DV videocassette along the cassette insertion slot by pressing at the center portion of the cassette back.

■Insert a MiniDV videocassette between the left and right side guides on the cassette insertion slot.

The tape window should face outward and the cassette back switch should be up. Press on the center of the back of the videocassette and ensure that it is fully inserted.

4.After the tape is completely loaded, slowly close the cassette cover by pushing it in all the way.

■The status when the tape is loaded differs with the mode of the GY-DV5100 (Camera mode or VTR mode) and the condition of the REC/SAVE switch on the back of the cassette as show below.

	REC/SAVE Switch
	REC	SAVE
Camera	Record-standby mode	STOP mode. REC
		INHIBIT is displayed on
		the LCD monitor and in
		the viewfinder.
VTR	STOP mode

Recording can be started by pressing the VTR trigger button from the record-standby mode.

CAUTION:

Do not attempt to push the cassette all the way in while the cassette is being pulled in automatically. This could result in damage.

1.Set the POWER switch to ON.

2.Slide the OPEN knob to the side to open the cassette cover.

3.Press the EJECT button. Tape ejection starts.

MEMO:

●It takes a few seconds before the cassette is ejected after the EJECT button is pressed.

●If the cassette is difficult to remove even when perform- ing the eject operation, press the EJECT button again.

●Do not close the cassette cover during the eject opera- tion.

4.Take out the videocassette.

5.Close the cassette cover.

CAUTION:

●Do not leave the unit for a long period with the cassette cover open. Dirt or other foreign objects may enter the VCR section and cause malfunction.

●Do not touch the cassette insertion slot or cassette during the eject operation. This could result in damage.

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