JVC GY-HD201E/CHE manual Loading/Unloading the Cassette, Setting and Displaying, Date and Time

PREPARATIONS FOR OPERATION

Loading/Unloading the Cassette

Unloading the Cassette

1. Turn the POWER switch to ON.

2. When this device is in shooting standby mode or stop

mode, slide the EJECT switch to the side and wait until

Setting and Displaying the	TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen
Date and Time

Cassette Loading

Use a videocassette tape marked MiniDV.

•To record, slide the switch on the back for use in prevent- ing accidental erasure to the “REC” side.

•Remove any the tape slack before loading.

1.Turn the POWER switch ON.

2.Slide the EJECT switch on the top panel of this device to the side.

The videocassette cover opens automatically and a vid- eocassette tape can be inserted.

3.Insert a videocassette tape into the videocassette holder. With the tape window facing out, move the switch on the back of the videocassette up and firmly push the center back of the videocassette straight in as far as it will go.

4.Carefully push the center (“Push here” sticker) of the vid- eocassette cover in the direction of the arrow as far as it will go to close it.

•After the cover is closed, it takes about 10 seconds until recording can begin or this device can enter STOP mode.

REC/SAVE	Tape window
switch

EJECT switch

Cassette holder

the videocassette cover opens completely.

• The LED next to the EJECT switch flashes.

A few seconds pass before the videocassette tape is

ejected.

3. The LED turns off and the videocassette cover opens.

• Take out the videocassette tape.

4. Carefully push the center of the videocassette cover in

the direction of the arrow as far as it will go to close it.

CAUTION

•When you close the videocassette cover, push it in firmly as far as it will go. If the videocassette cover is not closed properly, it becomes half-locked and this device cannot function.

If this happens, firmly push the videocassette cover in again as far as it will go to lock it.

•The videocassette cover does not open during recording even if you slide the EJECT switch.

•Do not leave the videocassette cover open for a long time.

Dust or dirt may enter the inside and cause damage.

•Do not touch the videocassette cover or interfere with the eject operation while ejecting is in progress. This will cause damage.

•When you close the videocassette cover, do not press the black area of the inner cover.

The date and time of the built-in clock should be set. Pow- ered by the built-in backup battery the set date and time data continue to count even when the power is switched off.

•The set date and time data are displayed on the LCD mon- itor or in the viewfinder and recorded on the tape in accor- dance with the settings made on the menu screen.

Setting the Date and Time Style

The date and time are set on the menu screen.

When setting while observing on a monitor connected to the connector, set the ANALOG OUT CHAR. item on the OTH- ERS[1/2] menu screen to ON.

1.Set the POWER switch to ON.

2.Press the STATUS button for 1 second or longer to dis- play the TOP MENU screen.

3. USER 1 USER 2 USER 3

SHUTTER dial

ND FILTER

2

1

MENU

2.

STATUS

STATUS button

WHT.BAL

AUTO AUTO

AUDIO

CH-1 LEVEL CH-2

ON OFF

POWERREC

1. POWER switch

3. K

5.Make settings on the TIME/DATE menu screen. (This includes display style, etc.)

TIME/DATE menu screen

DATE STYLE	: Selects the style for displaying the
	date.
	YY/MM/DD (Year, month, day)
	MM/DD/YY (Month, day, year)
	DD/MM/YY (Day, month, year)
TIME STYLE	: The time can be set to display as a 12-
	hour or 24-hour clock system.
SEC DISPLAY	: To select whether or not indication of
	seconds should be displayed on the
	screen.
TIME SHIFT	: Adds time to the built-in clock (time
	compensation) and displays it. The
	adjusted time is also recorded on the
	tape.

1Rotate the SHUTTER dial to align the cursor (K) with the item to be set, and then press the SHUTTER dial.

• The setting area of the selected item starts blinking.

Videocassette cover

Inner cover

„If the power is on, the modes are as shown below.

MODE	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

Rotate the SHUTTER dial to align the cursor ( ) with the

TC/UB/CLOCK item, and then press the SHUTTER dial

in the direction of the camera body.

• The TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen appears.

4. Rotate the SHUTTER dial to align the cursor (K) with the

TIME/DATE item, and then press the SHUTTER dial.

• The TIME/DATE menu screen appears.

• Set the DISPLAY item on the TIME/DATE menu

screen to ON.

2Rotate the SHUTTER dial to change the setting, and then press the SHUTTER dial.

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

MEMO

The TIME STYLE, SEC DISPLAY, DATE STYLE and TIME SHIFT items can also be set and changed after the date and time have been set.

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