Date/Time Character Insert, Select Display

SELECT

RECORDING AdvancedFeatures(cont.)

Date/Time Character Insert

SET PROGRAM AE select dial

Disp.

Date display		Time display	Date/Time display
Date display		Time display	Date/Time display

Date	-off mode		Auto Date Record
Date	-off mode		Auto Date Record
(No indication)			mode

The characters you have set using Character Generator

Date display

Auto Date Record mode

This feature allows you to display date, time and characters in your viewfinder and on a connected color monitor, record them manually or automatically, and even make your own titles.

NOTE:

You should already have performed the Date/Time Setting procedure (☞ pg. 11). If you haven’t, do so before continuing.

DISPLAY

SELECT MODE

1 Turn the PROGRAM AE select dial to any position except AUTO LOCK.

SELECT DISPLAY

2 Press SELECT repeatedly until “	Disp.	” appears.
	Disp.

CHOOSE DISPLAY MODE

3 Press SET while in Record–Standby to cycle through the modes as shown in the illustration at left.

NOTES:

●The selected display can be recorded.

●If you don’t want to record the display, select Date-off mode before shooting.

●If you want to delete the display during shooting, engage the Recorde-Standby mode, press SELECT repeatedly until “Disp. ” appears then press SET and select the Date-off mode.

AUTO DATE RECORD

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Time display

PM10:50:00

Date/Time display

Auto Date

Auto date record mode

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Auto date record executed

Characters

Your camcorder automatically records the date for about 5 seconds after recording is initiated in the following situations:

•After changing the date. •After loading a cassette.

•After Auto Date Record mode is selected by pressing SET.

In this mode, the date is replaced after 5 seconds with “Auto Date”.

NOTES:

● Setting PROGRAM AE to LOCK always engages the

Auto Date Record mode, and disables all other modes.

● In the Auto Date Record mode, if the date changes

while you’re shooting, the date indication is recorded

for about 5 seconds from that point. It is not recorded

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during any other recordings made on that day.

Example of stored characters

Model GR-AX820 specifications

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JVC Model GR-AX820 manual Date/Time Character Insert, Select Display, Choose Display Mode

Models: Model GR-AX820