JVC LYT1193-001A Bedienungsanleitung

L YT1193-001A Master P age: Cover1 EN ENGLISH GR-PD1 GETTING ST ARTED 10 VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK 18 DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA YBA CK 26 AD V ANCED FEA TURES 33 REFERENCES 67 TERMS 86 Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide W eb f or Digital Video Camera : F or Accessories: http://www .jvc-victor .co .jp/english[...]

2 EN Master P age: Left-Safety-Dummy Using T his Instruction Manual ● All major sections are listed in the T able Of Contents on the cover page. ● Notes appear after most subsections . Be sure to read these as well. ● Basic and adv anced features/operation are separ ated for easier reference. It is recommended that you… … r efer to the In[...]

EN 3 Master P age: Right-Safety SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE S AFE USE OF EQUIPMENT T his equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safe ty standards but, like any electrical equipment, car e must be taken if you ar e to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. DO read the operating instructions before y ou a[...]

4 EN Master P age: Left-Safety SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Do not point the lens or the viewfinder direct ly into the sun. T his can cause eye injuries, as we ll as lead to the malfunctioning of internal circuitry . There is also a risk of fire or electric shoc k. CAUTION! T he following notes concern possible ph ysical damage to the camcorder and to the us[...]

EN 5 Master P age: Right NOTES: ● In order to maintain optimum performance of the camc order , provided cables ma y be equipped with one or more core filter . If a cable has only one core filter , the en d that is closest to the filte r should be connected to the camcorder . ● Make sure to use the prov ided cables for connections. Do not use an[...]

6 EN Master P age: Left How T o Attach The Core Filter Attach the core filters to the cables. The core filter reduces interference. T ypes of core filters * Optional (If you ha ve an optional JVC i.LINK cable VC-VD V206U or VC-VDV204U with core filters, it is not necessary to attach the provided core filter . If you are going to use any other i.LIN[...]

EN 7 Master P age: Right How T o Detach/Attach The Lens Hood T he provided lens hood helps bloc k out glare when shooting under bright sunlight, the same wa y professional photographers do. To d e t a c h 1 Loosen the screw on the lens hood. 2 T urn the lens hood counterclockwise. To a t t a c h 1 While slanting the lens hood, align the lens hood w[...]

8 EN Master P age: Left How T o Use The Audio Cable When using optional headphones or external microphone, connect to the provided audio cable (with a core filter attached), then connect the audio cable to the camcorder . The core filter reduces interference. How T o Attach The Handle Mount the Handle on the Shoe and tighten the screw . Y ou can at[...]

Master P age: Left-Heading0 CONTENTS EN 9 GETTING STARTED 10 Power ........... ........................ ..................... ............... 10 Grip Adjustment ............ ..................... ..................... . 12 Tripod Mounting ............... ........................ ............... 12 LCD Monitor And Viewfinder ........................[...]

Master P age: Left-start 10 EN GETTING ST ARTED T his camcorder’ s 2-way po wer supply system lets you c hoose the most appropriate source of power . Do not use provided power supply units with other equipment. Charging The Battery Pack 1 Make sure you unplug th e camcorder’ s DC cord from the AC P ower Adapter/Charger . 2 Plug the A C P ower A[...]

EN 11 Master P age: Right Using AC Power 1 Make sure you unplug th e camcorder’ s DC cord from the AC P ower Adapter/Charger . 2 Plug the A C P ower Adapter/Charge r’ s power cord into an AC outlet. T he POWER indicator lights. 3 Plug the DC cord jack with smaller diameter to the camcorder’ s DC connector . 4 Plug the DC cord jack with larger[...]

12 EN Master P age: Left 1 Adjust the velcro strip. 2 P ass your right hand through the loop and grasp the grip. 3 Adjust your thumb and fingers through the grip to easily operate the Recording Start/Stop Button, P ower Switch, SN APSHO T and P ower Zoom Switch. Be sure to fasten the velcro strip to y our preference . NOTE: T he grip can rotate 90?[...]

EN 13 Master P age: Right NOTES: ● When the viewfinder is pulled out while the LCD monitor is opened, you can select whether y ou use the LCD monitor and the viewfinder simultaneously or individually . Set “PRIORITY” to the desired mode in SYSTEM Menu. ( 墌 pg. 33, 36) ● T he image on the LCD monitor (or viewfinder) and the image on the TV[...]

14 EN Master P age: Left T o turn on the camcor der , turn the Po wer Switch to align any operation mode except “OFF” to the P ower Lamp while press ing down the Lock Button located on the switch. Choose the appropriate operation mode according to your preference using P ower Switch and Recording Mode Switch for recording or Playback Mode Switc[...]

EN 15 Master P age: Right T he date/time is recorded onto the tape at all times, but its display can be turned on or off during pla yback. ( 墌 pg. 33, 40) 1 Set the P ower Switc h to “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. 2 Open the LCD monitor fully , or pull out the viewfinder fully . 3 Press the MENU Wheel in. T h[...]

16 EN Master P age: Left T he camcorder needs to be powered up to load or eject a cassette. 1 Loosen the grip str ap. 2 Slide and hold OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow , then pull the cassette holder cover open until it locks. T he cassette ho lder opens automatically . ● Do not touch internal components. 3 Insert or remove a tape and pre[...]

EN 17 Master P age: Right T he provided memory card is already inserted in the camcorder at the time of purchase. 1 Make sure the camcor der’ s power is off. 2 Slide to open the card cover (MEMOR Y C ARD). 3 T o load a memory card , firmly insert it with its clipped edge first. T o unload a memory card , push it once. After the memory card comes [...]

Master P age: Left-start 18 EN VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Before continuing, perfor m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 10) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 16) 1 Remove the lens cap. 2 Press PUSH OPEN and open the LCD monitor fully , or pull out the viewfinder fully . 3 Set the Recording Mode Switch to [...]

EN 19 Master P age: Right Recording Mode F ollowing procedure is an example of the oper ation; to change the position of the Recording Mode Switch from “D V” to “MEMORY”. 1 Slide the Recording Mode Switch to right. ● T he switc h’ s position is at “PS50”. 2 Slide the Recording Mode Switch upward. ● T he switc h’ s position is at[...]

20 EN Master P age: Left T ape Remaining T ime Approximate tape remain ing time appears on the displa y . “– h – – m” means the camcorder is calculating the remaining time. When the remaining time reaches 2 minutes, the indication starts blinking. Zooming Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneous change in image magnification. [...]

EN 21 Master P age: Right Ti me C o d e During recording, a time code is recorded on the tape. T his code is to confirm the location of the recorded scene on the tape during playbac k. If recording starts from a blank portion, the time code begins counting from “00:00:00” (minute:second:frame). If recording starts from the end of a previously r[...]

22 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 VIDEO PLA YBA CK 1 Load a cassette. ( 墌 pg. 16) 2 Set the Play back Mode Switch to “VIDEO”. 3 Set the P ower Switc h to “ P ” while pressing down the Loc k Button located on the switch. 4 T o start playback, press 4 · 9 . 5 T o stop playback, press 8 . ● During Stop mode, press 3 to rewin d, or 5 to fa[...]

EN 23 Master P age: Right Shuttle Search Allows high-speed searc h in either direction durin g video playbac k. 1) During play back, press 5 for forward sear ch, or 3 for reverse searc h. 2) T o resume normal playback, press 4 · 9 . ● During playbac k, press and hold 5 or 3 . T he search continues as long as you hold the button. Once you release[...]

24 EN Master P age: Left T o Connect A Conventional TV or VCR * If your VCR has a SC ART connector , use the provided cable adapter . ** Connect when y our TV/VCR has S-VIDEO IN and A/V input connectors. In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yellow video cable. *** Not required for watching still images only . **** When connecting the ca[...]

EN 25 Master P age: Right 1 Make sure all units are turned off. 2 Connect the camcorder to a TV or VCR as shown in the illustration. If using a VCR , go to step 3 . If not , go to step 4 . 3 Connect the VCR output to the TV input, referring to your VCR’ s instruction manual. 4 F or S-video or video connection Set “S/VIDEO” to “16:9 TV” or[...]

Master P age: Left-start 26 EN DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA YBA CK D.S.C. RECORDING Y ou can use your camcorder as a Digital Still Camera for taking snapshots. Still images are stored in the memory card. NOTE: Before continuing, perfor m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 10) ● Loading A Memor y Card ( 墌 pg[...]

EN 27 Master P age: Right-Heading0 D.S.C. PLA YBA CK Images shot with the cam corder are automatically numbered, then stored in numerical order in the memory card. Y ou can view the stored image s, one at a time, much like flipping through a photo album. 1 Load a memory card. ( 墌 pg. 17) 2 Set the Playbac k Mode Switch to “MEMOR Y”. 3 Set the[...]

28 EN Master P age: Left Y ou can view several different files stored in the memory card at a time. This bro wsing capability makes it easy to locate a particular file you want. 1 P erform steps 1 – 4 in “Normal Playbac k Of Images” ( 墌 pg. 27). 2 Press INDEX . T he Index Screen of the image files appears. 3 Rotate the MENU Wheel to mov e t[...]

EN 29 Master P age: Right T he Protect mode helps prevent the accidental erasure of files. 1 Load a memory card. ( 墌 pg. 17) 2 Set the Playbac k Mode Switch to “MEMOR Y”. 3 Set the P ower Switc h to “ P ” while pressing down the Loc k Button located on the switch. 4 Open the LCD monitor fully , or pull out the viewfinder fully . ● T he [...]

30 EN Master P age: Left T o remov e protection from all files st ored in the memo ry card 7 Rotate the MENU Wheel to select “C ANC.ALL ”, and press it. T he PRO TECT screen appears. 8 Rotate the MENU Wheel to select “EXECUTE”, and press it. ● T o cancel selection, select “RETURN”. Previously stored files can be deleted either one at [...]

EN 31 Master P age: Right By resetting the file name , a new folder will be made. T he new files you are going to make will be stored in the new folder . It is convenient to separate the new files from previously made files. 1 Load a memory card. ( 墌 pg. 17) 2 Set the Playbac k Mode Switch to “MEMOR Y”. 3 Set the P ower Switc h to “ P ” w[...]

32 EN Master P age: Left T o Print By Select ing Still Images And Nu mber Of Prints 1 P erform steps 1 – 6 in “T o Print All Still Images (One Print F or Each)” ( 墌 pg. 31). 2 Rotate the MENU Wheel to select “CURRENT”, and press it. T he DPOF screen appears. 3 Press 3 or 5 to select the desired file. 4 Rotate the MENU Wheel to select th[...]

EN 33 Master P age: Right-start ADV ANCED FEA TURES MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT T his camcorder is equipped with an easy-to-use, on- screen menu system that simplifies many of the more detailed camcorder settings. ( 墌 pg. 34 – 40) 1 F or Video and D .S.C. Recording Menus: Set the P ower Switc h to “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Butto[...]

34 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 RECORDING MENUS CAMERA Aspect ratio Allows y ou to select the aspect ratio when recording in PS50 mode. PS50 (F actory-preset: 4:3 ) 4:3 : Image is recorded in 4:3 aspect ratio. T he “ ” indicator appea rs. 16:9 : Image is recorded in 16:9 aspect r atio. T he “ ” indicator appears. NOTE: When play ing back [...]

EN 35 Master P age: Right MANUAL Optical Image Stabilis ation T o compensate for unstable i mages caused by camera-shake, particularly at high magnification. OIS (F actory-preset: ON ) OFF / ON NOTES: ● Accurate stabilisation ma y not be possible if hand shake is excessive , or under the following conditions: • When shooting subjects with verti[...]

36 EN Master P age: Left Wide mode DV W I D E (F actory-preset: OFF ) OFF : Records with no change in the screen ra tio. F or playbac k on a TV with a normal screen ratio. SQUEEZE * : F or pla yback on TVs with an aspect ratio of 16:9. Naturally expands the image to fit the screen without distortion. T he indicator appears. When using this mode, re[...]

EN 37 Master P age: Right Component video output setting When connecting the camcor der to a TV or video unit equipped with component video inputs ( 墌 pg. 24), select the output picture size depending on the connected TV or video unit. Y/Pb/Pr (F actory-preset: 576/50P ) 576/50P : Signals are output in progressi ve scan mode. 576/50i : Signals ar[...]

38 EN Master P age: Left DSC Picture quality T he Picture Quality mode can be selected to best match your needs. T wo Pi cture Quality modes are a vailable: FINE ( ) and ST ANDARD ( ) (in order of quality). QUALI TY (F actory-preset: FINE ) FINE / ST AND ARD NOTE: T he number of storable images depends on the selected picture quality as well as the[...]

EN 39 Master P age: Right-Heading0 PLA YBA CK MENUS VIDEO Playback sound During tape playbac k, th e camcorder detects the sound mode in whic h the recording was made, and pla ys the sound back. Select the type of sound to accompany y our playbac k picture. According to the menu access explanation on page 33, select “SOUND MODE” or “DV N ARR.[...]

40 EN Master P age: Left SYSTEM Each setting is linked with “ s ”, whic h appears when the P ower Switch is set to “ M ”. ( 墌 pg. 33) T he parameters ar e the same as in the description on page 36. BEEP (F actory-preset: OFF ) OFF / BEEP / MELOD Y TA L LY (F actory-preset: ON ) OFF / ON REMOTE (F actory-pr eset: ON ) OFF / ON PRIORITY (F [...]

EN 41 Master P age: Right-Heading0 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING Once the camcorder is set, the ca mcorder operator can become part of the scene in a more natural wa y , adding the final touch to a memorable picture. 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. 2 Open the LCD monitor fully , or pull out [...]

42 EN Master P age: Left T his feature lets you record still images that look like photographs onto a tape. 1 Set the Recording Mode Switch to “HI-RES”, “PS50” or “D V”. 2 Set the P ower Switc h to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. 3 Open the LCD monitor fully , or pull out the viewfinder [...]

EN 43 Master P age: Right Like the pupil of the human eye, the iris contra cts in well-lit environments to keep too much light from entering, and dilates in dim environments to allow in more light. Use this function in the following situations: ● When shooting a moving subject. ● When the distance to the subject changes (so its size in the LCD [...]

44 EN Master P age: Left Changing the shutter speed manually allows a fast- moving subject to be shot as if it is stationary , or to be intentionally blurred for vivid playbac k. 1 Set the P ower Switc h to “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the Switch. 2 Open the LCD monitor fully , or pull out the viewfinder fully . 3 Press [...]

EN 45 Master P age: Right NOTE: If you are using the vi ewfinder , you should alread y ha ve performed “Viewfinder Adjustment” ( 墌 pg. 13). 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. 2 Press FOCUS . The manual focus indicator appears. 3 T o focus on a further subject, rotate the Manual F oc[...]

46 EN Master P age: Left T he white balance that refers to the correctness of colour reproduction under various lighting. If the white balance is correct, all other colours will be accurately r eproduced. T he white balance is usually adjusted automatically . Howev er , more adv anced camcorder operators control this function manually to achieve a [...]

EN 47 Master P age: Right Adjust the white balance manually w hen shooting under various types of lighting. 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. 2 Open the LCD monitor fully , or pull out the viewfinder fully . 3 Press W. B . T he WHITE B ALANCE screen appears. 4 Rotate the MENU Wheel to se[...]

48 EN Master P age: Left Wipe/F ader effects let you make pro-s tyle scene transitions. Use them to spice up the transition from one scene to the next. Wipe or F ader works when video recording is started or stopped. T here are 9 types of F ader/Wipe Effects for scene transition. FA D E R – W H I T E : F ade in or out with a white screen. F ADER?[...]

EN 49 Master P age: Right TWILIGHT : Makes evening scenes look more natural. White Balance ( 墌 pg. 46) is automatically set to “ ”, but can be changed to your desired setting. When T wilight is chosen, the camcorder automatically adjusts the focus from approx. 10 m to infinity . F rom less than 10 m, adjust the focus manually . 1 Set the Reco[...]

50 EN Master P age: Left T he Navigation Function helps y ou chec k tape contents by making thumbnail images on a memory card. T o make thumbnail images during video recording aut omatically 1 Load a cassette. ( 墌 pg. 16) 2 Load a memory card. ( 墌 pg. 17) 3 Set the P ower Switc h to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button loc[...]

EN 51 Master P age: Right T o add thumbnail images during video playback 1 Pe r f o r m s t e p s 1 to 4 in “T o find scenes on tape using thumbnail images (NA VIGA TION Searc h)”. 2 Press 4 · 9 to start video playbac k. 3 Press NA VI S TORE at the desired point. ● T he “ ” indicator appears briefly and the image of the point where NA VI[...]

52 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 DUBBING * If y our VCR has a SC ART connector , use the provided cable adapter . ** Connect when your TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN/OUT connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yellow video cable. *** When connecting the cable, open the cover . NOTE: Set the video out select switc h of the cable adap[...]

EN 53 Master P age: Right ● Depending on the tape s ource input, images ma y appear with horizontal jitter on the camcorder’ s LCD monitor and viewfinder during dubbing. T his does not affect the actual recording. Using an i.LINK cable (optional), it is possible to dub recorded scenes in D V format from the camcorder onto another video unit equ[...]

54 EN Master P age: Left T o use this camcorder as a r ecorder Dubbing from other devices in MPEG2 format is possible if the connected device is another same model of this unit. 1 Pe r f o r m s t e p 1 to 4 of “T o use this camcord er as a pla yer” ( 墌 pg. 53). 2 Set “REC MODE” to “SP” or “LP”. ( 墌 pg. 3 3, 34) 3 T urn on the v[...]

EN 55 Master P age: Right Still images can be dubbed fr om a tape to a memory card. 1 Load a cassette. ( 墌 pg. 16) 2 Load a memo ry card. ( 墌 pg. 17) 3 Set the Playback Mode Switc h to “VIDEO”. 4 Set the P ower Switch to “ P ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switc h. 5 Set “ COPY” to “ON”. ( 墌 pg. 33, 39) 6 [...]

56 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT T he Full-Function Remote Con trol Unit can operate this camcorder from a distance as well as the basic operations (Pla yback, Stop, P ause, Fast-F orward and Rewind) of your VCR. It also makes additional pla yback functions possible. ( 墌 pg. 57) Installing The Batteries T he remote [...]

EN 57 Master P age: Right . Slow-Motion Playback (DV only) Allows slow-speed sear ch in either direction during video playbac k. During normal video playbac k, press SLOW ( Y I or I U ) more than approx. 2 seconds. ● After approx. 5 minutes (approx. 20 seconds with an 80-minute cassette) in Slow Rewind or approx. 5 minutes in Slow F orw ard, norm[...]

58 EN Master P age: Left Playback Spec ial Effects (DV only) Allows y ou to add creative effects to the video pla yback image that was recorded in D V mode. T he effects that can be used during pla yback are CLASSIC FILM, MONO T ONE, SEPIA and STROBE. T he effects work the same in pla yback as they did in recording. ( 墌 pg. 48) CLASSIC FILM : Gi [...]

EN 59 Master P age: Right NOTES: ● When editing onto a tape that was recorded at 12-bit, the old and new soundtracks are recorded separately . ● If you dub onto a blank space on the tape, the sound may be disrupted. Make sure y ou only edit recorded ar eas. ● If feedback or howling occurs during TV pla yback, move the camcorder’ s microphon[...]

60 EN Master P age: Left Create edited videos easily using your camcorder as the source pla yer . Y ou can select up to 8 “cuts” for automatic editing, in any order you like. R.A.Edit is more easily performed when the MBR (Multi-Brand Remote) is set to operate with your brand of VCR (see “VCR CODE LIST”), but can also be performed by opera [...]

EN 61 Master P age: Right Make Connections Also refer to page 24. * If y our VCR has a SC ART connector , use the provided cable adapter . ** Connect when y our TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yellow video cable. *** When connecting the cable, open the cover . ****If necessary , use this cable f[...]

62 EN Master P age: Left Select Scenes 6 Press PLA Y ( U ) and then press R.A.EDIT ON/OFF on the remote control. T he Random Assemble Editing Menu app ears. 7 If using a Wipe/F ader at the beginning of the scene, press FA D E / W I P E on the remote control. ● Cycle through the effects b y pressing repeatedly , and stop when the one y ou want is [...]

EN 63 Master P age: Right Picture Wipe And Dissolve Menu (av ailable only for Random Assemble Editing) Y ou can use not only the wipe/fader effects on page 48 but also the picture wipe and dissolve effects below . DISSOL VE : T he new scene gra dually appears as the old one gradually disappears. WIPE – CORN ER : T he new scene wipes in over the p[...]

64 EN Master P age: Left For More Accurate Editing Some VCRs make the transition from Record-P ause to Record mode faster than others. Even if you begin editing for the camcor der and the VCR a t exactly the same time, you ma y lose scenes you wanted, or find that you ha ve recorded scenes y ou did not want. F or a cleanly edited tape, confirm and [...]

EN 65 Master P age: Right-Heading0 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS [A] Using USB cable It is possible to do the following things: ● T ransfer still images stored on a memory card to a PC. ● Use this camcorder as a W ebCam. ( 墌 pg. 66) [B] Using i.LINK cab le It is also possible to transfer s till/moving images to a PC with an i.LINK connector by using the[...]

66 EN Master P age: Left T his camcorder can be used as a W ebCam via USB connection. * When connecting the cable, open the co ver . 1 Make sure all necessary s oftware (provided) ar e installed in your PC. 2 Set the Recording Mode Switch to “MEMORY”. 3 Set the P ower Switch to “ A ” o r “ M ” while pressing down the Loc k Button locate[...]

Master P age: Left-start EN 67 REFERENCES DET AILS ITEMS NOTES V Po w e r ( 墌 pg. 10) ● P erform charging where the temperature is between 10°C and 35°C. 20°C to 25°C is the ideal temperature range for c harging. If the environment is too cold, charging ma y be incomplete. ● Charging times are for a fully discharged battery pack. ● Char[...]

68 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 TROUBLESHOOTING If, after following the steps in the chart below , the probl em still exists, please consult your nearest JVC dealer . Power Video and D.S.C . Recording T he camcord er is a microcompu ter -controlled device. Ex ternal noise and interference (from a TV , a radio, etc.) might prevent it from function[...]

EN 69 Master P age: Right Video and D.S.C. Playback 7. T he LCD monitor or viewfinder indications blink. 7. • Certain Wipe/F ader effects, certain modes of Program AE, “OIS” and other functions that cannot be used together are selected at the same time. 7. • Re-read the sections covering Wipe/F ader effects, Program AE and “OIS”. ( 墌 [...]

70 EN Master P age: Left Advanced features SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSES CORRECTIVE ACTION 15. T he focus does not adjust automatically . 15. • F ocus is set to the Manual mode. • T he recording was done in a dark place, or the contrast was l ow . • T he lens is dirty or covered with condensation. 15. • Set F ocus to the Auto mode. ( 墌 pg. 44) [...]

EN 71 Master P age: Right Other problems SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CA USES CORRECTIVE ACTION 26. T he CHARGE indicator on the AC P ower Adapter/Charge r does not light. 26. • T he temperature of the battery is extremely high/low . • Charging is difficult in places subject to extremely high/ low temperatures. 26. • T o protect the battery , it is recom[...]

72 EN Master P age: Left 35. Coloured bright spots appear all over the LCD monitor or the viewfinder . 35. • T he LCD mon itor and the viewfinder are made with high-precision technology . Howeve r , black spots or bright spots of light (red, green or blue) ma y appear constantly on the LCD monitor or the viewfinder . T hese sp ots are not record [...]

EN 73 Master P age: Right Wa r n in g I n d i c a t i o n s Indications Meaning Displays the battery remaining po wer . Remaining power level: high Remaining power level: exhausted As the battery power comes close to nil, the battery indicator blinks. When the battery power is exhausted, power turns off automatically . Appears when no tape is loade[...]

74 EN Master P age: Left Wa r n in g I n d i c a t i o n s Indications Meaning i.LINK CONNECTION ERROR! CHECK CABLE CONNECTION Appears when an i.LINK cable is conne cted but not detected. Disconnect the cable once and connect it again, or disconnect other connected cables. ( 墌 pg. 53) T O CHANGE i.LINK OUTPUT SETTING, DISCONNECT i.LINK CABLE, FIR[...]

EN 75 Master P age: Right Wa r n i n g I n d i c a t i o n s Indications Meaning MEMOR Y IS FULL Appears when the memory car d’ s memor y is full and shooting is not possible. COPYING F AILED ● Appears if dubbing of copyguarded signals is attempted while this camcorder is being used as a recor der . ● Appears in the following cases when dubbi[...]

76 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 CA UTIONS General Battery Precautions If the remote control is not functioning even if it is being operated correctly , the batteries are exhausted. Replace them with fresh ones. Use only the follo wing batteries: AAA (R03) size x 2 Please make note of the fo llowing rules for battery use. When misused, the batteri[...]

EN 77 Master P age: Right Memory Cards T o properly use and store your memory cards, be sure to read the following cautions: 1. During use… ... make sure the memory card bears the SD or MultiMediaCard mark. ... make sure the memory card is positioned properly when inserting. 2. W hile the memory card is being accessed (during recording, pla yback[...]

78 EN Master P age: Left 5. Dirty heads can cause the following pr oblems: • No picture during pla yback. • Blocks of noise appear during pla yback. • During recording, the Head Clog W arning indicator “ ” appears. • Recording cannot be performed properly . In such cases, use the pr ovided cleaning cassette. Insert it and play bac k. If[...]

EN 79 Master P age: Right-Heading0 USER MAINTENANCE 1 T urn off the camcorder . 2 Loosen the grip str ap. 3 Slide and hold OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow , then pull the cassette holder cover open until it locks. T he cassette ho lder opens automatically . Remove the cassette. 4 Press “PUSH HERE” to close the cassette holder . ● Onc[...]

80 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder For G e n era l P ow er supply : DC 6.3 V (Using AC P ower Adapter/Charger) DC 7.2 V (Using battery pack) P ow er consumption LCD monitor off, viewfinder on : Approx. 6.8 W (DV)/8.0 W (HI-RES, PS50) LCD monitor on, viewfinder off : Approx. 8.5 W (DV)/9.7 W (HI-RES, PS50) Dimensions (W x H [...]

EN 81 Master P age: Right Specifications shown are for SP mode unless otherwise indicated. E & O.E. Design and specifications subject to change without notice. For Connectors S/A V S-V ideo input : Y : 0.8 V to 1.2 V (p-p), 75 Ω , analogue C: 0.2 V to 0.4 V (p-p), 75 Ω , analogue S-V ideo output : Y : 1.0 V (p- p), 75 Ω , analogue C: 0.3 [...]

Master P age: Left-start 82 EN INDEX INDEX Contr ols, Connect ors And Indicators GR-PD1PAL.book Page 82 Tues day, June 17, 2003 7 :31 PM[...]

EN 83 Master P age: Right Controls a P ow er Switch [ A , M , P , OFF] ( 墌 p g. 14) b Recording Start/Stop But ton ( 墌 pg. 18) c Lock Button ( 墌 pg. 14) d Snapshot Button [SNAPSHO T] ( 墌 pg. 26, 42) e P ow er Zoom Switch [T/W] ( 墌 pg. 20) f Information Button [INFO] ( 墌 pg. 28) g Index Button [INDEX] ( 墌 pg. 28) h Pla yback Mode Switc[...]

84 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 INDEX Indications LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recording Only a Recording Mode Indicator ( 墌 pg. 19) b Navigation Indicator ( 墌 pg. 50) (Appears when “NA VIGA TION” is set to other than “MANUAL ”.) c Operation Mode Indicator ( 墌 pg. 14) d Selected Wipe/F ader Effec t Indicator ( 墌[...]

EN 85 Master P age: Right j Self-T imer Recording Indicator ( 墌 pg. 41) k O : (Appears when taking Snaps hot.) ( 墌 pg. 42) l BRIGHT: Brightness Control Indicator (LCD monitor/V iewfinder) ( 墌 pg. 13) (T he level indicator g moves.) m Battery Indicator ( 墌 pg. 73) n Date/T ime ( 墌 pg. 15) o Manual F ocus Adjustment Indicator ( 墌 pg. 45) [...]

86 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 TERMS A AC Power Adapter/Charger ........................... 10, 11 Animation ........................................................... 35 Aspect ratio ......................................................... 34 Audio Dubbing ................................................... 58 Auto Focus .....................[...]

EN 87 Master P age: Right P Picture Quality (QUALITY) .................................. 38 Playback Mode Switch Position ........................... 14 Playback sound (SOUND MODE, NARRATION) .......................... 39 Playback Special Effects ...................................... 58 Playback Zoom ........................................... ...[...]

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Master P age: Right —1— T his document explains the basic information such as sy stem requirements, installation and connections, etc. for the provided software. F or details on the operation, refer to the software inst ruction manual included on the CD-ROM in PDF format. Y ou can find the latest information (in English) on th e provided softw [...]

Master P age: Right —2— Use of this software is authorized according to the terms of the software license. When contacting the nearest JVC office or agency in your country about this so ftware (refer to the JVC W orldwide Service Network at http ://www .jvc-victor .co.jp/english/worldm ap/index-e.html), please fill out the following and ha ve t[...]

Master P age: Right —3— 䡲 For copying still image files to a PC T he following requirements must be sa tisfied to connect the camcorder to a PC using the USB cable, and to copy still image files from the me mory card in the camcorder . 䡲 For using MPEG Capture Utility, MPEG Edit Studio TM Pro LE, ImageMixer DVD T he following requirements m[...]

Master P age: Right —4— 䡲 For holding a video confer ence over the Internet T he following requirements must be satisfied to use a cam corde r as a web camera for video conference o ver the Internet. Hardware Software Wind ow s ® Messenger V er4.6 or later is required. If an ol d versio n is installed, download and install the latest version[...]

Master P age: Right —5— F ollow the procedure described below to install th e softw are. F rom the [Setup] dialog box in step 3 , you can install the following software. MPEG Captur e Utility T his application is used to import MPEG-format video stream from a camcorder , or to export the ed ited video clip back to the camcorder . Au dio convert[...]

Master P age: Right —6— Repeat the procedure to install ot her software . NOTES: ● T he software instruction manual is included on the CD -ROM in PDF format. Double-click the [JVC] folder and then double-click the [Docs] folder . Open the “S tart.pdf” file and click th e button of the desired language. Note that Adobe ® Acrobat ® Reader[...]

Master P age: Right —7— Use the USB cable or i.LINK cable to connect the camc order to a PC. ● F or the operation on the camcorder , refer to the camcorder ’ s instruction manuals. USB connection Enables you to cop y still image files in a memory card to a PC or to use the camcorder as a web camera for video conference over the Internet. T [...]

Master P age: Right —8— i.LINK connection Enables you to import MPEG-format video stream to the PC (or export edited video clip to the camcorder). 1 Set the camcorder’ s Po wer Switc h to “ P ” while pressing do wn the Lock Button loc ated on the switch. ● T he camcorder turns on. 2 Set [i.LINK OUT] to [SW] in the camcorder’ s system [...]

Master P age: Right —9— Installing the driver for importing MPEG-format video stream When you connect the camcorder to the PC with an i.L INK cable at first time, the following steps must be required for installing the correct driver . Driver Installation 1 Click [Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)] and then click [Next]. ● T[...]

Master P age: Right —1 0— Installing the drivers for using the camcorder as a web camera When you connect the camcorder to the PC with a USB cable at first time, four drivers are installed in succession. NOTE: Click [Continue An ywa y] when the message [Has not passe d Windows Logo testing] appears. Be sure not to select [Stop Installation]. If[...]

Master P age: Right —1 1— If the [Remov able Disk] window does not appear , confirm the conn ection ( 墌 pg. 7) or perform the following procedur e. A Click [Start], and then click [My Computer]. T he [Removable Disk] icon w hich represents the me mory card in the camcor der appears in the [My Computer] window . B Double-click the [Remov able [...]

Master P age: Right —1 2— Still image files that are st ored in a memory card can be copied to a PC and play ed back on the PC. NOTE: Never disconnect the USB cable while the message [ACCESSING FILES] is displa yed on the camcorder’ s LCD monitor . Copying Still Images to a PC 1 Click [Start], and then click [My Picture]. 2 Create a ne w fold[...]

Master P age: Right —1 3— Before replacing memory cards or turning off the PC, first disconnect the USB cable and turn off the camcorder . 1 Confirm that the message [A CCESSING FILES] is not currentl y displa yed on the camcor der’ s LCD monitor . ● If the message [ACCESSING FI LES] is currently displa yed, wait until it disappears before [...]

Master P age: Right —1 4— 1 Connect the camcor der to the PC with an i.LINK cable. ( 墌 pg. 8) 2 Click [Start], go to [All Pr ogr ams] – [PIXELA ] – [MPEG Captur e Utility], and then click [MPEG Captur e Utility]. ● Y ou can also double-click the [MPEG Capt ure Utility 1.0] icon on the desktop. 4 Click [Import], and then c lick [Br owse][...]

Master P age: Right —1 5— 7 Check pla yback on the camc order’ s LCD monito r , and then click [Start] appro ximately 2 seconds before the sce ne from wher e importing to be started. 8 Check pla yback on the camcorder’ s LCD monitor , and then click [Cancel] after the scene to be imported finishes. 9 Click the close button on the upper righ[...]

Master P age: Right —1 6— Reinstalling the driver If the camcorder’ s model name does not appear in MPEG Capture Utilit y in spite of proper settings, the driver ma y not be correctly installed. In this case, you hav e to reinstall the driver b y performing the following steps. 1 Click [Start], right-click [ M y Computer], and then click [Pro[...]

ENGLISH CAUTION: When Loading a Cassette Confirm the direction of the cassette when inserting a cassette to the camcorder . Do not insert a cassette in the reverse direction. Do ing so may cause a malfunction. F or loading a cassette, refer to the instructi on manual. DEUTSCH ACH TUNG: Beim Einlegen von Kassette n beachten V ergewissern Sie sich, d[...]

NORSK OBS: V e d innsetting av kassett K ontroller at kassetten står i riktig retning ved innsetting i kamera et. Sett ikke inn en kassett i motsatt retning. Dette kan føre til skade. Innsetting a v kassett er nærmer e beskrevet i brukerhåndboken. PУCCKИЙ BHИMAHИE: К ог да загружается кассета По дтвер дите[...]