Recording; Playback; To Adjust The Brightness Of The Lcd Monitor; For Video Recording/Video Playback - JVC GR-SXM250 Instructions Manual

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 li_
to "1_" 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" _ 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 t_). REC
appears while recording is in progress.
• To stop recording, press the Recording Start/Stop
Button t_). The camcorder re-enters the Record-
Standby mode.
To AdjustThe Brightness Of The LCD Monitor:
When the Power Switch I1_ is set to "[]", adjust
"LCD BRIGHT" in SYSTEM MENU (_J pg. 18, 22).
When the Power Switch I1_ is set to "[]" or
"OFF", this adjustment cannot be performed.
PLAYBACK
Load a tape (_, pg. 8, "Loading/Unloading A
Cassette").
Set the Power Switch li_ to "PLAY" while
pressing down the Lock Button _) located on the
switch. To start playback, press I_/11 I_I.
To stop playback temporarily (Still Playback), press
I_/11 I_I. To stop playback, press • i_). Press
_) to rewind, or _ tf_ to fast-forward the tape.
High-speed picture search (Shuttle Search) is
possible by pressing _ _) or _ tf_ during
playback (holding _ _) or _ tf_ down during
playback continues search until released). To
resume normal playback, press I_/11 I_I.
ForVlDEO RECORDINGNIDEO 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 I1_to
"OFF", then to "B ", "[]" or "PLAY".
• When the Power Switch I1_ is set to "[]", "1_" or
"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 be viewed in the
viewfinder (with the LCD monitor shut), on the
LCD monitor or on a connected TV (_. pg. 15,
"Connections To A TVNCR").
• To remove the indications, _, pg. 21, DISPLAY or
OSD OUTPUT in SYSTEM MENU.
• To control the speaker volume, rotate the MENU
Wheel O towards "+" to turn up, or towards "-" to
turn down. While shooting, sound is not heard
from the speaker.