48 EN MENU SETTINGS

Changing the Menu Settings

 

 

 

Common Menus for All Modes

You can change the menu settings to customize your camera. Access the desired menu screen by following the steps below, then change the various settings.

[ ] = Factory-preset

BASIC SETTING

PRESET

Power Switch

Lock Button

INFO/

EXECUTE: Resets all settings to the factory- preset.

[CANCEL]: Returns to the menu screen without executing reset.

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MODE MENU

1 Select the operation mode.

For Recording Menus:

Set the power switch to .

For Playback Menus:

Set the power switch to .

2 Select (video) or (still image) using the MODE switch.

3 Press MENU. The menu screen appears.

4 Select the desired sub menu and menu item with / and 49.

●To return to the normal screen, press MENU.

●To display the operation guide, press INFO/ when the menu screen is displayed. (The operation guide is not displayed depending on the type of the menu.) To remove the operation guide, press INFO/ again.

●Even if the menu item is displayed, some item cannot be set depending on the selected mode (video/still image, recording/playback). In this case, sub menu cannot be accessed or setting cannot be changed.

DEMO MODE

OFF: Disables the function.

[ON]: Activates demonstration mode and shows various features on the display.

Demonstration starts in the following cases:

●When the menu screen is closed after [DEMO MODE] is set to [ON].

●With [DEMO MODE] set to [ON], if there is no

operation for about 3 minutes after the power switch is set to .

●Performing any operation during the demonstration stops the demonstration temporarily. If no operation is performed for more than 3 minutes after that, the demonstration will resume.

NOTES:

●Demonstration only works with DC cord connected, not with battery.

●If an SD card is in the camera, demonstration will not take place even if it is set to [ON].

●[DEMO MODE] remains [ON] even if the camera power is turned off.

OPERATION

SOUND

OFF: Turns off operation sound.

BEEP: The beep sounds when the power is turned on or off, and at the beginning and end of recording.

[MELODY]: Instead of a beep, a melody sounds when any operation is performed.

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JVC GZ-MG40EK manual Changing the Menu Settings, Common Menus for All Modes, Select the operation mode, For Recording Menus
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