Cassette Loading And Unloading - JVC GY-DV5000 Instructions Manual

5. PREPARATIONS

5-2 Cassette Loading and Unloading

Cassette cover
● A cassette cannot be loaded or unloaded while the GY-DV5000 is in POWER OFF mode.
● Use a standard DV videocassette or a MiniDV videocassette.
● Press at the center portion of the cassette back and insert the cassette tape straight into the slot.
Cassette back switch
Standard DV
videocassette
Cassette
insertion slot
MiniDV
videocassette
Guide
After the cassette cover is closed, it takes about 10 seconds
before the unit can start recording or before it enters the
STOP mode.
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OPEN knob
Guide
Cassette insertion slot
Loading the Cassette
1.
Set the POWER switch to ON.
2.
Slide the OPEN knob to the side to open the cassette cover.
3.
Insert a videocassette into the cassette slot after removing
the tape slack.
Insert a standard DV videocassette along the cassette
insertion slot by pressing at the center portion of the cassette
back.
Insert a MiniDV videocassette between the left and right side
guides on the cassette insertion slot.
The tape window should face outward and the cassette back
switch should be up. Press on the center of the back of the
videocassette and ensure that it is fully inserted.
4.
After the tape is completely loaded, slowly close the cassette
cover by pushing it in all the way.
The status when the tape is loaded differs with the mode of
the GY-DV5000 (Camera mode or VTR mode) and the
condition of the switch on the back of the cassette as show
below.
Cassette Back Switch
REC
Camera Record-standby mode
VTR STOP mode
Recording can be started by pressing the VTR trigger button
from the record-standby mode.
CAUTION:
Do not attempt to push the cassette all the way in while
the cassette is being pulled in automatically. This could
result in damage.
Cassette
cover
SAVE
S TO P m o d e . R E C
INHIBIT is displayed on
the LCD monitor and in
the viewfinder.