JVC GY-DV550U instruction manual Setting the Date and Time, Time display Counter switch TC

5. PREPARATIONS

5-3 Setting the Date and Time

The date and time of the built-in clock should be set. Powered by the backup lithium battery, the set date and time data continue to count even when the power is switched off. Whether to display the set date and time data on the viewfinder and whether to record the data on the sub-time code area of the tape during recording can be set in DISPLAY item of the Camera TIME DATE menu screen.

OPERATE/WARNING

LIGHT

RESET

CH 1

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OVER

AUTO OFF

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ON

MODE

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SERVO RF

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MONITOR

AUD LOCK

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INCOM

MENU

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COUNTER

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DYNAMIC

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MANUAL

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AUDIO INPUT

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CH-1	AUDIO	CH-2
	LEVEL
		CH-1	CH-2		CH-1	CH-2
			AUTO		FRONT
			MANUAL		REAR
		AUDIO SELECT			AUDIO INPUT
		VTR SELECT TC GENE.				MENU
SEE		INT		CONTINUE
INSTR-			PRST	REC
UCTION		PARA		FREE
MANUAL		EXT	REGEN
	LITHIUM BATT.	CAM AUX	GROUP	ITEM	SELECT	DATA SET
			HOLD	SHIFT	ADVANCE	PRESET

VTR INPUT

3. HOLD

button5. PRESET button

4. SHIFT button

Lithium battery compartment

4. ADVANCE button

Time display (COUNTER switch: TC)

Hour Min. Sec.

Check that the lithium battery has been inserted.

1.Turn ON the power and set the counter display to the date/ time mode.

•Set the VCR Setup Menu item No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT to “CLOCK” and then press the DATA SET button.

☞See “Displaying and Setting VCR Setup Menus” on page 73.

☞See “VCR Setup Menu Contents” on page 75.

HOLD

H M S

HOLD

H M S

H M S

Date display (COUNTER switch: UB)

Month Day Year

HOLD

HOLD

2. Set the COUNTER switch to TC or UB.

To set the time: Set the switch to TC.

The time (Hour, Min., Sec.) is indicated on the counter display. (24-hour clock system)

To set the date: Set the switch to UB.

The date (Month, Day, Year) is indicated on the counter display.

3.Press the HOLD button to enter the setting mode.

The “HOLD” indicator lights up on the display to indicate that the unit is in the setting mode.

The leftmost digit on the counter blinks.

4.Set the date and time.

• Each time the ADVANCE button is pressed, the value of the blinking digit increases.

• Each time the SHIFT button is pressed, the digit to the right of the currently blinking one starts blinking. When pressed while the rightmost digit is blinking, the leftmost digit starts blinking again.

Repeat the above procedure to set the value of all the digits.

5.To decide the set date and time data, press the PRESET button.

The “HOLD” indicator on the display turns off and the date/ time display stops blinking.

The time starts counting.

When setting DISPLAY item of the Camera TIME DATE menu screen to ON, the date and time data are displayed on the viewfinder. In addition, the time and date data are recorded on the tape during recording. The viewfinder display format can be selected in the Camera TIME DATE menu screen.

☞See “Time/Date Display” on page 30.

☞See “TIME DATE screen” on page 84.

Memo:

To display and set the time code or user’s bit, set the VCR Setup Menu item No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT to “TC”.

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