JVC GR-SXM87ED Camcorder User Manual


 
11
RECORDING
Set REC MODE, S-VHS (S-VHS ET), TAPE
LENGTH and DATE/TIME in SYSTEM MENU.
(
pg. 18 21, MENU SETTINGS)
1 Remove the lens cap. Set the Power Switch @
to or .
Shooting while using the viewfinder: Make sure
the LCD monitor* is closed and locked.
Shooting while using the LCD monitor*: Make
sure the LCD monitor* is fully open.
The camcorder enters the Record-Standby mode
and PAUSE
) is displayed.
If you tilt the LCD monitor* upward to 180
degrees, the viewfinder switches back on and the
monitored image can be viewed both on the LCD
monitor* and in the viewfinder, so the person you
shoot can view himself/herself.
2 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button !. 7
appears while recording is in progress.
To stop recording, press the Recording Start/Stop
Button
!. The camcorder re-enters the Record-
Standby mode.
To Adjust The Brightness Of The LCD Monitor*,
rotate the BRIGHT Wheel
1 until the bright level
indicator
# on the display moves and the
appropriate brightness is reached.
*Applicable models only.
PLAYBACK
1 Load a tape ( pg. 8, Loading/Unloading A
Cassette).
2 Set the Power Switch @ to . To start
playback, press
4
/6 ^ or T.
To stop playback temporarily (Still Playback), press
4
/6 ^ or s. To stop playback, press 5 $. Press
2
% to rewind, or
3
& to fast-forward the tape.
High-speed picture search (Shuttle Search) is
possible by pressing
2
% or
3
& during
playback (holding
2
% or
3
& down during
playback continues search until released). To
resume normal playback, press
4
/6 ^ or T.
For VIDEO RECORDING/VIDEO PLAYBACK
The camcorder shuts off automatically after about
5 minutes in the Record-Standby or Stop mode.
To turn on again, set the Power Switch
@ to
OFF, then to
, or .
When the Power Switch
@ is set to , or
and the LCD monitor* is opened at an
angle of 60 degrees or more, the LCD monitor*
switches on and the viewfinder switches off
automatically to save power.
The playback picture can be viewed in the
viewfinder (with the LCD monitor* shut), on the
LCD monitor* or on a connected TV (
pg. 15,
Connections To A TV/VCR).
To remove the indications,
pg. 21, DISPLAY or
OSD OUTPUT in SYSTEM MENU.
To control the speaker volume*, slide VOL.
3
towards + to turn up, or towards “–” to turn
down. While shooting, sound is not heard from
the speaker*.
If TBC (
pg. 14) is engaged during Still
Playback, noise bars will not appear
(GR-SXM87ED only).
*Applicable models only.