User manual JVC GR-AX280

[. . . ] CONTENTS GETTING STARTED RECORDING 6 14 Basic Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Basic Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Programme AE With Special Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to move the highlight bar to the desired time, then press the MENU Jog Dial. The Menu Screen reappears. 3 4 5 START RECORDING Press the Recording Start/Stop Button after focusing on the subject. The recording stops automatically after the selected period of time. SET RECORDING TIME Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to move the highlight bar to "REC TIME", then press the MENU Jog Dial. Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to move the highlight bar to the desired time, then press the MENU Jog Dial. Press the MENU Jog Dial again to exit the Menu Screen. ASSEMBLE SERIES OF PICTURES Repeat step 3 for the desired number of pictures. RELEASE ANIMATION MODE Set "REC TIME" in the Menu screen to "OFF". 4 5 START TIME-LAPSE RECORDING Press the Recording Start/Stop Button. Recording and intervals alternate automatically. NOTES: For best results, make sure the camcorder is secured when shooting in Animation or Time-Lapse mode. Fade-in/out cannot be performed during Animation or Time-Lapse shooting. Before performing other operations following Animation or Time-Lapse recording, make sure the Animation or Time-Lapse mode is deactivated. Self-Timer, Animation and Time-Lapse are cancelled when the power is shut off or when the cassette is ejected. RELEASE TIME-LAPSE MODE To release when " PAUSE " is displayed, set "REC TIME" and "INT. TIME" in the Menu Screen to "OFF". To release when " PAUSE " and " REC " are not displayed, press the Recording Start/Stop Button to display " PAUSE ", then set "REC TIME" and "INT. TIME" in the Menu Screen to "OFF". 34 EN Tape counter Recording mode indicator SP 4 M­0 : 23 : 45 PLAYBACK Basic Playback Battery pack remaining power indicator 1 2 3 4 LOAD A CASSETTE Slide EJECT to open the cassette holder, then insert the cassette with the label facing out. Press PUSH to ensure the holder is closed and locked. Tape running indicator 4 : Playback 3 : Fast-Forward/ Forward Search 2 : Rewind/Reverse Search 6 : Still Playback PLAY/PAUSE SELECT MODE Set the Power Switch to "PLAY". The power indicator lights. PLAY BACK Press PLAY/PAUSE. The playback picture appears. STOP PLAYBACK Press STOP. REW FF Rewind or Fast-forward the tape Press REW to rewind, or FF to fast-forward the tape during Stop mode. STOP NOTE: The camcorder shuts off automatically after about 5 minutes in Stop mode. To turn on again, set the Power Switch to "POWER OFF", then to "PLAY". Power Switch PLAYBACK Features Tracking AT EN 35 This function can be used to eliminate noise bars that appear on-screen during playback. Manual Tracking is also available. 1 ACTIVATE MANUAL TRACKING Press the MENU Jog Dial during playback mode. Keep rotating it until noise bars disappear. ·To return to Auto Tracking, press the MENU Jog Dial. When Auto Tracking finishes, the indication disappears. NOTES: MENU Jog Dial When noise bars appear during playback, the camcorder enters the Auto Tracking mode and "AT" is displayed. Manual Tracking may not work with tapes recorded on other VCRs or camcorders. 36 EN PLAYBACK Features (cont. ) COUNTER R/M PLAY/PAUSE FEATURE: PURPOSE: OPERATION: Still Playback To pause during playback. 2) To resume normal playback, press PLAY/PAUSE again. [. . . ] Be sure to hold the main unit with both hands or use the grip. swing it excessively when using the shoulder strap. 3. Taking care of your "C" format video cassette tapes. · Store the video cassette tapes in a vertical position, complete in their cassette cases. · During transportation, always store cassettes in their cassette cases. 4. [. . . ]