JVC GY-DV550U instruction manual RET button

7. SHOOTING OPERATION

7-4 Checking Recorded Contents in Record-Pause Mode (Recording Check Function)

1. RET button

*During recording check, the following indications will appear if the error rate increases due to head clogging, etc.

•“RF” appears on the display panel.

•“HEAD CLOG” appears on the counter display.

•“VTR WARNING (HEAD)” appears in the viewfinder.

*Recording check cannot be performed for an external VCR.

In the record-pause or stop mode, approximately 7 seconds of the last recorded portion can be played back.

•The recorded contents can be checked in the viewfinder or on a monitor connected to the MONITOR OUT or Y/C OUT connectors.

•In the viewfinder or on the monitor connected to the MONITOR OUT or Y/C OUT connectors, the video image from the VCR section is output.

1. In the record-pause or stop mode, press the RET button on the camera lens section.

•The tape is slightly rewound and played back for approximately 7 seconds.

After playback is finished, the tape returns to the position at which the RET button is pressed and the record-pause mode resumes.

When the RET button is kept pressed, the tape is rewound and played back for approximately 18 seconds at maximum.

•While the RET button is pressed, the record-mode is not entered even if the VTR trigger button is pressed.

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