User manual JVC GR-FXM15

[. . . ] COMPACT VHS CAMCORDER GR-FXM15 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 ­ 13 Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Clock (Lithium) Battery Insertion/Removal . . . 8 Date/Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Recording Mode Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 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 canceled when the power is shut off or when the cassette is ejected. To release when " " is displayed, set "REC TIME" and "INT. TIME" in the Menu Screen to "OFF". To release when " " and " " are not displayed, press the Recording Start/Stop Button to display " ", then set "REC TIME" and "INT. TIME" in the Menu Screen to "OFF". 36 EN REW (2) Button FF (3) Button PLAY/PAUSE (4/6) Button STOP (5) Button PLAYBACK Basic Playback 1 LOAD A CASSETTE 2 SELECT MODE 3 PLAY BACK First open the LCD monitor to an angle of over 60 degrees. 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. Make sure the LCD monitor is fully open, then set the Power Switch to "PLAY". The power lamp lights. Press PLAY/PAUSE (4/6). Press STOP (5). 4 STOP PLAYBACK Rewind or Fast-Forward the tape EJECT Switch Power lamp Press REW (2) to rewind, or FF (3) to fast-forward the tape during Stop mode. NOTES: Power Switch LCD Monitor in Retracted Position 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". When the Power Switch is set to "PLAY" 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 also be viewed in the viewfinder (with the LCD monitor shut) or on a connected TV ( pg. Camcorder operation is the same as described in this section. You can also view the playback picture on the LCD monitor with it flipped over and retracted. If a blank portion on the tape is played back, the screen may become black. This is not a malfunction. Battery pack remaining power indicator Tape counter Recording mode indicator S ET SP M 1 : 23 : 45 AT TAPE END VOLUNE Tape running indicator 4 : Playback 3 : Fast-Forward/ Forward Search 2 : Rewind/Reverse Search 6 : Still Playback LCD monitor/viewfinder indications PLAYBACK Features Power Zoom Lever EN37 Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor To brighten the image, turn the BRIGHT Dial towards "+". To darken the image, turn the Dial towards "­". Speaker Volume Control You can adjust the speaker volume by pushing the Power Zoom Lever. 1 ADJUST VOLUME BRIGHT Dial If you want to turn up the volume . push the Power Zoom Lever towards "T". push the Power Zoom Lever towards "W". Tracking Speaker P. AE Button EFFECT Button This function can be used to eliminate noise bars that appear on-screen during playback. Manual Tracking is also available. 1 ACTIVATE MANUAL TRACKING NOTES: Display Press P. AE and EFFECT simultaneously. Then, press P. AE or EFFECT as many times as necessary until the noise bars disappear. [. . . ] To prevent damage to the LCD monitor, DO NOT . place the camcorder with the LCD monitor on the bottom. Be aware of the following phenomena for LCD monitor use. · While using the camcorder, the surface around the LCD monitor and/or the back of the LCD monitor may heat up. [. . . ]