JVC GY-DV550U instruction manual Basic Recording Operation Contd, About the Quick REC Start Mode

7. SHOOTING OPERATION

7-1 Basic Recording Operation (Cont'd)

8. 9. 10.

VTR Trigger button

8.

PUSH		OFF ZEBRA
	ON	SKIN	AUTO
		AREA	WHITE
			ACCU
			FOCUS

8. Press the VTR trigger button on the GY-DV550 or lens to start recording.

Once recording has started, the BACK TALLY lamp on the rear section of the unit and the tally lamp on the viewfinder light red, and the REC indication in the viewfinder lights green.

Note:

* The lightning conditions of the BACK TALLY lamp on

the rear section of the unit can be changed by setting

the VCR Setup Menu item No. 082 BACK TALLY MODE.

* The lamp in the viewfinder and on the front section will

blink from when the button is pressed and until recording

actually starts.

9. To stop recording, press the VTR trigger button again. The

TALLY lamp and REC indicator lamp go out and the unit

enters the record-pause mode.

When the VTR trigger button is pressed, the unit enters the

record-pause mode after rewinding the tape for about 2

seconds (back-spacing).

11.

NG OPERATE

ONOFF

VTR AUDIO	TAKE
LEVEL CH-1

8. 9. 10.

VTR Trigger button

10.To restart recording:

Press the VTR trigger button on the GY-DV550 or lens.

11.Ending recording:

Enter record-pause mode and perform the following

operations as required.

When it is required to unload the videocassette:

• Slide the EJECT switch.

When it is required to put the unit in save mode:

• Set the VTR switch to SAVE.

Drum rotation stops and the GY-DV550 enters the

tape protection/power-saving mode.

12.When shooting is completely finished, eject the cassette

12.

and set the OPERATE switch to “OFF”.

When the unit is not going to be used for a long period,

detach the battery pack.

	REC	8.
BATT ALARM

8. TALLY lamp

Note:

About the QUICK REC START Mode

If the VTR trigger button is pressed immediately after the videocassette is inserted, the mode becomes the QUICK REC START mode that enables quick start of recording.

However, when shooting starts in the middle of the tape, a blank space appears as the new scene will not be linked smoothly with the previous image.

Also, the time code does not continue. (Some overlap may also occur.)

●The unit enters stop mode at tape-end automatically, and if kept longer than 3 minutes or 30 minutes in this mode, SAVE mode is maintained. ☞ See “Menu No. 307: LONG PAUSE TIME” on page 75.

●If the VTR trigger button is pushed very quickly and repeatedly, or the OPERATE switch is moved immediately after being pressed, the viewfinder REC indicator lamp may blink and the GY-DV550 may not enter the record mode. To remedy this condition set the OPERATE switch to OFF and wait for 5 seconds or more before turning the power on again.

●A neat transition to the next recorded scene cannot be guaranteed if you end a recording by turning the OPERATE switch, POWER switch or DC power supply OFF, or by removing the battery pack.

●Before recording a scene that is particularly important, perform test shooting to ensure that normal recording is possible.

●The power consumption can be reduced by setting the LIGHT switch on the display and TALLY lamp to OFF.

●The microphone may pick up the sound of the lens’ iris if the iris is changed abruptly or the iris is manually moved abruptly during recording. If you find the noise annoying, please purchase an optional microphone in order to move the microphone away from the lens or ensure that the iris is not changed abruptly during shooting.

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