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RECORDING
Set REC MODE, S-VHS (S-VHS ET)**, TAPE
LENGTH and DATE/TIME in SYSTEM MENU.
(
pg. 18 – 22, “MENU SETTINGS”)
1
Remove the lens cap. Set the Power Switch
@
to “
” or “
” while pressing down the Lock
Button
!
located on the switch.
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”
D
is displayed.
• The viewfinder and LCD monitor cannot be used
simultaneously on this camcorder. Therefore,
when opening the LCD monitor and tilting it
upward to 180
°
, you cannot view any image in the
viewfinder, however you can shoot yourself while
viewing your own image in the LCD monitor.
2
Press the Recording Start/Stop Button
0
.
P
appears while recording is in progress.
• To stop recording, press the Recording Start/Stop
Button
0
. The camcorder re-enters the Record-
Standby mode.
To Adjust The Brightness Of The LCD Monitor
*
:
When the Power Switch
@
is set to “
”,
adjust
“LCD BRIGHT” in SYSTEM MENU (
pg. 18, 22).
When the Power Switch
@
is set to “
” or
“OFF”,
this adjustment cannot be performed.
* Applicable models only.
** GR-SXM50/SX26 only.
PLAYBACK
1
Load a tape (
pg. 8, “Loading/Unloading A
Cassette”).
2
Set the Power Switch
@
to “
” while
pressing down the Lock Button
!
located on the
switch. To start playback, press
4
/
6
&
.
To stop playback temporarily (Still Playback), press
4
/
6
&
. To stop playback, press
5
r
. Press
2
e
to rewind, or
3
*
to fast-forward the tape.
High-speed picture search (Shuttle Search) is
possible by pressing
2
e
or
3
*
during
playback (holding
2
e
or
3
*
down during
playback continues search until released). To
resume normal playback, press
4
/
6
&
.
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, rotate the MENU
Wheel
1
towards “+” to turn up, or towards “–” to
turn down. While shooting, sound is not heard
from the speaker*.
• Noise bars appear and pictures may become
monochrome or darken during Shuttle Search.
This is normal.
• If TBC (
pg. 14) is engaged during Still
Playback, noise bars will not appear
(GR-SXM50/
SX26 only)
.
* Applicable models only.
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