JVC GR DV 3 Camcorder User Manual


 
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NOTES:
Be careful not to cover the camera sensor; built-in
here is the sensor necessary for shooting.
If 5 minutes elapse in the Record-Standby mode,
power shuts off automatically to conserve energy
and protect the heads. To turn the camcorder on
again, push back and pull out the viewfinder
again. As long as you don’t take out the tape you
were using or play it back, you can continue from
where you left off with no noticeable break on the
recorded video.
When a blank portion is left between recorded
scenes on the tape, the time code is interrupted
and errors may occur when editing the tape.
Continue recording from where you stop so there
are no gaps by following “Recording from the
middle of a tape” (
pg. 20).
Record-Standby means that a tape is loaded and
the camcorder is ready to record.
During recording, sound is not heard from the
speaker. If you want to hear the sound, connect
optional headphones to the headphones jack. The
sound volume at this point is the same as the level
it was adjusted during playback.
To make the indications disappear, press and hold
the IND.ON/OFF button for more than approx. 1
second. However, it is impossible to remove the
tape running indicator “
444
” and warning
indications and so on (
pg. 79).
When the battery remaining power indicator
appears as , that means the battery power is
close to nil. When the battery power is exhausted,
power turns off automatically.
Viewfinder Indications
You can make the Viewfinder indications appear/
disappear.
1
PRESS IND.ON/OFF BUTTON
When you do not want the indications to
appear, press the IND.ON/OFF button for
longer than approximately 1 second. Certain
indications disappear.
Press again for longer than approx. 1 second to
make the indicaitons reappear.
NOTE:
It is impossible to make the tape running indicator
and warnings etc. disappear from the viewfinder.
For the indications that can be removed,
pg. 77.
Tape Remaining Indicator
The time remaining on the tape is automatically
monitored and displayed ( pg. 77). When the
tape ends, “TAPE END” appears. If the indications
are turned off, the tape remaining indicator appears
when remaining time reaches 2 minutes.
90 min
REC
89 min3 min
0 min
2 min
1 min
blinking
blinking blinking
Display
1
ADJUST BRIGHTNESS
Rotate the Select Dial until the brightness
indicator moves and the display reaches its
appropriate brightness.
•The brightness indication appears on the
display.
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6
BRIGHT
Brightness Control
You can adjust the brightness of the display by
rotating the Select Dial.