Philips PV-GS55 operating instructions Using the Menu Screen, Adjusting Brightness and Color Level

Before Use

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Closing the LCD Monitor

Push the LCD Monitor until it is securely locked. ≥Make sure the Card Slot Cover is closed.

ªAdjusting Brightness and Color Level

When [LCD/EVF SET] on the [LCD/EVF] Sub-Menu is set to [YES], the following items are displayed.

LCD/EVF SETUP

1LCD BRIGHTNESS [-]----[+]

LCD COLOR LEVEL [-]----[+]

EVF BRIGHTNESS [-]----[+]

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LCD Brightness [LCD BRIGHTNESS] Adjusts the brightness of the image on the LCD screen.

LCD Color Level [LCD COLOR LEVEL] Adjusts the color saturation of the image on the LCD screen.

Brightness of the Viewfinder

[EVF BRIGHTNESS]

Adjusts the brightness of the image in the Viewfinder.

To Adjust

Press the [;/∫] Button and select the item to be adjusted, and then press the [6/5] Button to raise or lower the number of vertical bars in the Bar Indication.

≥More vertical bars indicates stronger brightness or color saturation.

To Increase the Brightness of the Entire LCD Monitor

Press the [POWER LCD] (27) Button.

When you press [POWER LCD] button, the LCD monitor becomes about twice as bright as usual.

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POWER

LCD

≥The [POWER LCD] Lamp (27) lights up. ≥When turning the power on while using AC

Adaptor, [POWER LCD] function is automatically effective.

To Resume Normal Brightness

Press the [POWER LCD] Button again.

≥These adjustments do not affect the recorded images.

≥For other notes concerning this item, see -72-.

Using the Menu Screen

To facilitate the selection of a desired function or setup, this Palmcorder displays various function setups on Menus.

≥When operating the menu with the Viewfinder, set [LCD/EVF] >> [EVF ON/AUTO] >> [ON] or rotate the LCD monitor by 180o.

1Press the [MENU] Button (18).

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(18)MENU

≥The Menu corresponding to the Mode selected by using the Mode Dial (43) is displayed.

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2Press the [;/∫] Button to select a desired

Sub-Menu.

≥Press the [;/∫] Button to display the highlighted item.

3Press the [5] Button to display the selected Sub-Menu.

4Press the [;/∫] Button to select the item.

5Press the [5] Button to display the selected item.

6Press the [;/∫] Button to select the desired mode and press [ENTER] Button to determine the setting.

≥While a Menu is displayed, you cannot record or play back. Menus can be displayed during playback but not during recording. The above operations can be done using the [MENU] Button, [π, ∑, ∏, ∫] Buttons and [ENTER] Button on the Remote Controller. (-14-)

To Return the Previous Screen

Press the [6] Button.

To Exit the Menu Screen

Press the [MENU] Button again.

About the Menu Mode Setting

The setting selected on the Menu will be retained even when the Palmcorder is turned off. (The setups of [EFFECT2] (-35-) are not retained.) However, if the Battery or AC Adaptor is disconnected before turning off the Palmcorder, the selected setup may not be retained.

≥Menu operation flow is shown in this text by >>.

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