JVC BR-HD50U - Compact HDV/DV Format Video Recorder Instruction Manual

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E-37PREPARATIONLoading/Ejecting cassetteUse standard DV cassette tapes or mini DV cassette tapes.1. Check the cassette tape.• Setting the rear switch.Push it to “REC” for recording.To prevent its contents from being erased accidentally, pushit to “SAVE”.• Ensure that the tape is not loosened.2. Ensure that no cassette tape is loaded.With no cassette tape loaded, the cassette LED is off.When no cassette tape is loaded, the status display for the VCRoperation mode shows “NO CASSETTE” on the monitor.3. Load the cassette tape.• Insert a standard DV cassette tape into the tape-loading slot.• For a mini DV cassette tape, load it in between the left andright guides.Set the tape window face up and push the cassette tape inslowly until it is drawn in automatically.J When the cassette tape is loaded, the status display indi-cates “STANDBY-ON”.* If the STANDBY-ON mode is left as is, it goes into the STANDBY-OFF mode.In the STANDBY-OFF mode, press the STOP button to return tothe STANDBY-ON mode.1. Press the EJECT button of BR-HD50.J While the cassette tape is being ejected, the status displayflashes “EJECT”.2. Remove the cassette tape.Loading the cassette tapeEjecting the cassette tapeOPERATEMiniDVCAM REC INH.60 50H M S FCH-1/3CH-2/4AUDIOMENUHOLDPHONESBLANK CUE UPDISP RESET RECREWIEEE COUNTERHDV CTLTCUBDVHDV/DVLINEY/CSELECT REMOTELOCALINPUT1394STOP FFPLAY PAUSEEJECTSEARCH SEARCHSETOPERATEMiniDVCAM REC INH.60 50H M S FCH-1/3CH-2/4AUDIOMENUHOLDPHONESBLANK CUE UPDISP RESET RECREWIEEE COUNTERHDV CTLTCUBDVHDV/DVLINEY/CSELECT REMOTELOCALINPUT1394STOP FFPLAY PAUSEEJECTSEARCH SEARCHSETEJECT buttonCassette LED GuideStandard DV tape Mini DV tapeRECSAVE3D V 2 K C H – 1 / 2 S P 0 0 M I N0 6 / 1 0 / 0 5 N O C A S S E T T E1 1 : 2 0 : 0 0 T C R 0 2 : 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0VCR mode status displaySwitchMemoz The cassette tape can beloaded/ejected even whenBR-HD50 is in the OPER-ATE OFF mode.z The loading/ejecting actionof the cassette tape takesabout 6 seconds.