JVC GY-HD200U Instructions Manual page 19

a[STATUS] Status/Menu button
• Pressing this button in the normal screen mode (condi-
tion in which the menu screen is not shown) displays a
status screen in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor.
The displayed status screen changes each time the but-
ton is pressed.
X See "Status Screens" on page 22.
• Pressing this button for more than 1 second in the nor-
mal screen mode displays the menu screen in the view-
finder or on the LCD monitor. Pressing this button while
the menu screen is displayed in the viewfinder or on the
LCD monitor makes the menu screen disappear.
X See "Setting Menu Screens" on page 72.
b[GAIN] Sensitivity selector switch
Electronically boosts the light sensitivity when there is
insufficient illumination on the subject.
The boosting level differs depending on the switch position
as follows:
(Factory presets)
L : 0 dB (no boosting is applied)
M : 9 dB (boosted to approximately 3 times the original)
H : 18 dB (boosted to approximately 8 times the original)
• The boosting level for each switch position can be
changed with the SWITCH MODE menu screen.
X See page 83.
The more the boosting level is increased, the more the
resulting image will be noisy.
• When the FULL AUTO switch g on page 19 is "ON",
this is fixed at "ALC".
c[WHT.BAL] White balance switch
Three white balance modes are selectable with this
switch.
B : Switch into white balance mode memorized
in B. If white balance is performed with the
switch in this position, it will be memorized
into B.
A : Switch into white balance mode memorized
in A. If white balance is performed with the
switch in this position, it will be memorized
into A.
PRST : Switch into white balance mode (3200K or
(PRESET) 5600K) set in PRESET TEMP. item on the
CAMERA OPERATION menu screen.
X See page 77.
FAW (Full Auto White Balance) mode can be set to A, B or
PRESET with the SWITCH MODE menu screen.
X See page 83.
In the FAW mode, video color temperatures are constantly
sampled for automatic adjustment to a proper white bal-
ance.
• When the FULL AUTO switch g on page 19 is "ON",
this is fixed at "FAW".
MEMO
Fine-tune red and blue to match the white adjusted in auto
white balance in WHITE PAINT<R>/<B> on the WHITE
BALANCE menu screen. (Available only when this switch is
set to A or B.)
X See "WHITE BALANCE Menu Screen" on page 82.
d[POWER] Power ON/OFF switch
Switch that turns the power ON/OFF.
When the power is OFF, "POFF" is displayed in the LCD
monitor or viewfinder.
* Wait at least 5 seconds if you need to turn the power on
again.
e[REC] REC trigger button (start/stop recording)
Start and stop recording using this button.
(This works together with the REC trigger button on the
top and the lens VTR trigger button.)
When "SPLIT" is set for the 1394 REC TRIGGER item on
the OTHERS[2/2] menu screen, this button becomes the
start/stop recording button for an external device.
X See page 94.
X See "Backup Recording" on page 67.
f[CH-1/CH-2 AUDIO LEVEL] CH-1/CH-2 Audio level con-
trols and AUTO LED
Allow you to adjust the audio level for the CH-1 and CH-2
audio channels.
• To use these controls, set the CH-1/CH-2 AUDIO
SELECT switch 2 on page 13 to "MANU".
• When the FULL AUTO switch g on page 19 or the CH-
1/CH-2 AUDIO SELECT switch 2 on page 13 is set to
"AUTO", "AUTO" LED lights. (The audio level controls
do not work.)
g[HDV/DV LED]
• In camera mode, this lights according to the setting for
the video format being shot.
• In VTR mode, it lights according to the video format
being recorded on tape or the IEEE1394 input video for-
mat.
HDV : Lights when the format is HDV.
DV : Lights when the format is DV.
HDV/DV : Turns off when the format is 1080i.
MEMO
• During a system error, HDV/DV flash alternately.
X See page 104.
• Select whether or not to have this light in the FORMAT
LED item on the
X See page 93.
hLCD door lock and release knob
To open the LCD door, move this knob on the direction
toward the rear section.
iLCD door
LCD monitor door.
The LCD monitor is located on the inner side of the door.
The LCD monitor can be viewed when this door is opened.
The door can be turned to change the orientation of the
LCD monitor, and it can be rotated so that it can be
accommodated in the main body of the camera.
X See page 49.
OTHERS[1/2] menu screen.
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