User manual JVC GR-AX280

[. . . ] CONTENTS GETTING STARTED RECORDING 6 14 Basic Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 22 22 23 23 24 25 28 30 31 32 33 33 COMPACT VHS CAMCORDER GR-AX480 GR-AX280 PLAYBACK Basic Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basic Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 34 35 37 38 TAPE DUBBING 39 USING REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (GR-AX480 only) 40 Random Assemble Editing [R. A. Edit] . . . 42 Insert Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 (The camcorder illustrations appearing in the illustrations are of the GR-AX480. ) Compact VHS PAL USER MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING INDEX Viewfinder Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] ·When illumination is low. * ·When the subject has no contrast (difference in brightness and darkness), such as a flat, one-colour wall, or a clear, blue sky. * ·When a dark object is barely visible. * ·When the scene contains minute patterns or identical patterns that are regularly repeated. ·When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light reflecting off the surface of a body of water. * The low-contrast warning " " appears. NOTES: If the lens is smeared or blurred, accurate focusing is not possible. Keep the lens clean, wiping with a piece of soft cloth if it gets dirty. When condensation occurs, wipe with a soft cloth or wait for it to dry naturally. If zoomed-in in the auto focus mode, the camcorder could automatically zoom out depending on the distance between the camcorder and the subject. 26) is activated, the camcorder will not zoom out automatically. EN Manual Focus 29 NOTE: You should already have made the necessary viewfinder pg. If you haven't, do so before adjustments ( continuing. Select Dial Viewfinder MENU 1 MENU Jog Dial ACCESS MENU SCREEN Turn the Select Dial to any position except AUTO LOCK, then press the MENU Jog Dial. The Menu Screen appears, and the highlight bar is placed on "FOCUS". ACCESS FOCUS MENU SCREEN 4MENU END 4NEXT FOCUS EXPOSURE DATE TIME TELE MACRO TAPE LENGTH M. 98 OFF T30 AUTO FAST 2 No indication during recording Press the MENU Jog Dial. 3 4 ACCESS MANUAL FOCUS Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to move the highlight bar to "MANU", then press it. The focus is locked at this point. Menu Screen FOCUS AUTO MANU ADJUST FOCUS To farther subject . Go to step 5. EXIT Focus Menu Screen No indication during recording 5 6 Manual Focus Screen END ADJUSTMENT OF FOCUS Press the MENU Jog Dial. The Menu Screen reappears and the highlight bar is placed on "MENU END". CLOSE MENU Press the MENU Jog Dial. The Menu Screen disppears and " " reappears to indicate the focus is locked. NOTES: To return to Auto Focus, select "AUTO" in step 3. Be sure to focus the lens in the maximum telephoto position when you use the Manual Focus mode. If you focus in on a certain subject in the wide-angle position, sharply focused images cannot be obtained when zoomed up because the depth-of-field is reduced at longer focal lengths. When the focus level cannot be adjusted any farther or closer, " " or " " will blink. 30 EN RECORDING Advanced Features (cont. ) Exposure Control This feature automatically adjusts the iris for the best available picture quality, but you can override and make the adjustment manually. 1 Select Dial Viewfinder MENU ACCESS MENU SCREEN Turn the Select Dial to any position except AUTO LOCK, then press the MENU Jog Dial. The Menu Screen appears. MENU Jog Dial 4MENU END 2 No indication during recording ACCESS EXPOSURE MENU SCREEN Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to move the highlight bar to "EXPOSURE" and press it. 4NEXT FOCUS EXPOSURE DATE TIME TELE MACRO TAPE LENGTH M. 98 OFF T30 AUTO FAST 3 4 ACCESS MANUAL EXPOSURE Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to move the highlight bar to "MANU", then press it. "00" (exposure control level counter) appears. Menu Screen EXPOSURE AUTO MANU ADJUST EXPOSURE To brighten the image . Go to step 5. EXIT Exposure Menu Screen No indication during recording 5 6 END ADJUSTMENT OF EXPOSURE Press the MENU Jog Dial. The Menu Screen reappears and the highlight bar is placed on "MENU END". 00 Exposure control level counter CLOSE MENU Press the MENU Jog Dial. [. . . ] Always allow enough time for your camcorder to acclimatize to its environment before using it. (Typical areas of high humidity are given below. ) · From being used or stored in a very cold outdoor situation, then immediately being used in a warm indoor situation. · From being used or stored in a cool air-conditioned situation, then being used in a high-humidity outdoor situation. · Other areas where rapid large temperature changes can occur. 3. [. . . ]