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5. PREPARATIONS
LOG REW FF
PLAY STILL
STOP
EJECT
POWER
NG
GAIN
OUTPUT
WHT.BAL
VTR
ON OFF
SAVE STBY
H M L
BARS CAM
AUTO KNEE
PRST A B
ON
OFF
Cassette cover
Videocassette
Cassette rear switch
VTR switch POWER switch
EJECT switch
• A cassette cannot be loaded or unloaded while the GY-DV500 is in POWER OFF mode.
• Use a videocassette tape marked MiniDV.
• The videocassette should be held vertical and inserted straight into the slot.
Loading the Cassette
* Recording can be started by pressing the VTR trigger button
from the record-pause condition. For details on how to record,
see page 50.
After the cassette cover is closed, it takes about 8 seconds
before the unit can start recording or before it enters the
stop mode.
The GY-DV500 cannot be operated while the cassette cover
is open. Make sure to close the cover before operating the
unit.
Unloading the Cassette
5-2 Cassette Loading and Unloading
1.
Set the POWER switch to ON.
2.
Slide the EJECT switch to the side to open the cassette
cover.
3.
Insert a videocassette into the cassette slot after removing
the tape slack.
Ensure that the videocassette is fully inserted.
4.
Slowly close the cassette cover by pushing it in all the way.
When the cassette cover is closed, the OPERATE LED lights
up green and the unit is in the condition where it can be
operated. In the SAVE mode, the OPERATE LED lights
orange.
• The condition at the completion of loading varies depending
on the position of the VTR switch and the switch on the back
of the videocassette as shown below.
1.
Set the POWER switch to ON.
2.
Slide the EJECT switch all the way to the side to start tape
ejection.
The cassette indicator on the display blinks
during tape ejection and turns off after the
ejection has been completed.
• It takes a few seconds before the cassette is ejected after
the EJECT switch is moved.
3.
Take out the videocassette.
4.
Close the cassette cover.
Do not leave the unit for a long period with the cassette
cover open as dirt or other foreign objects may enter the
VCR section and cause malfunction.
CAUTION:
CAUTION:
The cassette indicator on the display blinks
during tape loading and lights steadily after
the loading has been completed.
VTR switch
Switch on Back of Videocassette
REC
SAVE
Enters record-
pause mode after
back-spacing.
The unit enters
stop mode.
“REC INH” is
displayed for a few
seconds on the
counter display.
STBY
In the record-pause
mode and the drum
rotation is stopped.
SAVE