JVC GR-D63 manual

L YT1238-001A MasterP age: F rontCov er EN ENGLISH GR-D63 Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide Web f or Digital Video Camera: F or Accessories: http://www .jvc.co .jp/english/cyber / http://www .jvc.co .jp/english/acc essor y/ INSTR UCTIONS GETTING ST AR TED 5 VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBAC K 11 DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDIN G &[...]

2 EN MasterP age: Saf ety_Left SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IMPORT ANT (for owners in the U.K.) Connection to the mains s upply in the United Kingdom. DO NOT cut off the mains plug fr om this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable f or the power points in y our home or the cab le is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate saf ety [...]

EN 3 MasterP age: Saf ety_Right SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE US E OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been designed a nd manufactured to meet internat ional safety s tandards but, like any electrical equipment , care must be taken if y ou are to obtain the best re sults and safety is to be assured . DO read the oper ating instructions bef ore y[...]

4 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 5 Provided Acces sories ............... ................. ....................5 Power ........ ..................... .................. ..................... .........6 Grip Adjustment ... ................. ..................... ....................7 Operation Mode ...........................[...]

GETTING ST ARTED EN 5 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V1 4E or AP-V15E b P ower Cord c Batter y Pack BN-V408U-B d Au dio/Video C able ( ø 3.5 mini-plug to RCA plug) e Core Filter (for USB Cab le and optio nal S-Video Cable. 墌 pg. 6 f or attachment ) f Shoulder S trap (See the r ight col umn for attachment) g CD-ROM h [...]

GETTING ST ARTED 6 EN MasterP age: L eft How T o Attach The Core Filter (for USB Cable and optional S-Video Cable) Attach the core filters to the cabl es. The co re filter reduces inter fer ence. 1 Release the st oppers on bo th ends of the core filter. 2 Run the cable thro ugh the core filter, leaving approx. 3 cm of cab le betwe en the cab le plu[...]

GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 7 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right ● When charging the battery pack f or the first time or after a long storage period, the PO WER/CHARGE lamp ma y not light. In th is case, rem ove the batter y pack from the camcorder , then try charging again. ● If the battery operation time remains e xtremely short ev en after [...]

GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: L eft T o turn on the camcorder , set the P ower Switch to any operatio n mode e xcept “ OFF (CHARGE) ” while pres sing down the Lock Button located on the switch. Choose the ap propr iate operatio n mode accord ing to your preference using the Pow er Swit ch and VIDEO/ MEMOR Y Switch. Power-Linked Operation W[...]

GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 9 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressing down th e Lock Butto n located on th e sw itch. 2 Make sure the LCD monitor is closed and l ocked. Pull out the vie wfinder fu lly and adjust it manually f or best view ability . 3 T urn the Dioptre Adjust ment Control [...]

GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: L eft The camcor der needs to be powered up to load or eject a cassette . 1 Slide and hol d OPEN/EJECT in the dire ction of the arrow , then pull the cass ette holder co ver open unt il it locks. The cassette hold er opens aut omatically . ● Do not touch internal components. 2 Insert or remov e a tape an d pres[...]

VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 11 MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 6) ● Loading a Cassette ( 墌 pg. 10) 1 Remove the lens cap . 2 Open the LCD moni tor fully . ( 墌 pg. 12) 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “ VIDEO ” . 4 Set the P ower [...]

VIDEO RECORDING 12 EN MasterP age: L eft LCD Monitor And Viewfinder While using the LCD monitor: Make sure the viewfinder i s pushed back in. Pres s the Monitor Opening Button and open the LCD monitor fully . It can rota te 270 ° (9 0 ° downw ard, 180 ° upwa rd). While using t he viewfinder: Make sure th e LCD monitor is closed and loc ked . Pul[...]

VIDEO RECORDING VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 13 MasterP age: Video_Right Journalistic Shooting In some situat ions, diff erent shooting an gles may provide more dra matic results . Hold the camcorder in the de sired posi tion and tilt the LCD monitor in the most con venie nt direction. It can rotate 270 ° (9 0 ° downward, 180 ° upward). Se[...]

14 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left VIDEO PLA YBA CK 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 10) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “ VIDEO ” . 3 Set the P ower Switch to “ PLA Y ” while pressi ng down the Loc k Button located on the s witch. 4 T o star t playback, press 4 / 9 . 5 T o stop playback, press 8 . ● During Stop mode, press 3 to re wind, or 5[...]

VIDEO PLA YBA CK VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 15 MasterP age: Video_Right The Full-Fun ction Remote Co ntrol Unit can op erate this camcorder from a di stance as well as the basic operations (Pl ayback, Stop , Pause, F ast- Forw ard and Rewi nd) of yo ur VCR. It al so makes a dditional pla yback functions po ssible . ( 墌 pg. 16) Installing [...]

VIDEO PLA YBA CK 16 EN MasterP age: L eft Slow-Motion Playback Allows slow-speed s earch in either di rection during video pla yback. During normal video pla ybac k, press SLO W ( Y I or I U ) more than app rox. 2 seconds. ● After appro x. 1 min ute (approx . 20 seconds with an 80- minute cassette) in Slow Re wind or appro x. 5 min utes in Slow F[...]

VIDEO PLA YBA CK VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 17 MasterP age: Video_Right These are some ba sic types of c onnections. When making the connections , ref er also to y our VCR a nd TV instruction man uals. A White to AUDIO L IN** B Red to A UDIO R IN** C Y ello w to VIDEO IN D T o S-VIDEO IN*** * If your VCR has a SCART connector , use the prov[...]

18 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left D.S.C. RECORDING Y ou can u se your c amcorder as a Dig ital Still Camera for taking snapsh ots. Still ima ges are stor ed in the memory card. NOTE: Befor e continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 6) ● Loading a Memory Card ( 墌 pg. 10) 1 Remove the lens cap. 2 Open the LCD moni to[...]

DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA YBACK EN 19 MasterP age: DSC_Heading0_Right D.S.C. PLA YBA CK Images shot wi th the camco rder are auto maticall y numbered, then s tored in numerical order in the memor y card. Y ou can view the sto red images, one at a time, much like flipping through a ph oto album. 1 Load a memory card. ( 墌 [...]

20 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. Y ou can g et the rele v ant file inf ormation by p ressing the INFO Butto n during normal pla ybac k or Inde x Pla y back . FOLDER: F o l d e r n a m e ( 墌 pg . 23) FILE: File name ( 墌 pg. 23) DA TE: Date the file was mad e SIZE: Image size QU ALIT Y: Pict ure qualit y PRO TECT: [...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA YBACK EN 21 MasterP age: DSC_Right T o remove prote ction fro m all files st ored in the memory card 6 Rotate the M MENU/V OL. Wheel to se lect “ CANC.ALL ” , and pres s it. The PRO TECT screen appears. 7 Rotate the M MENU/V OL. Wheel to se lect “ EXECUTE ” [...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. 22 EN MasterP age: L eft This camcorde r is compatib le with the DPOF (Digital Print Order F ormat) standard in order to suppo r t future systems suc h as automatic printing. Y ou ca n select one of the 2 pr int i nformatio n settin gs for images stored in the memor y card: “ T o Print All Still Images (On e Print [...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA YBACK EN 23 MasterP age: DSC_Right By resetting the file name, a ne w folde r will be made. The new files you are goin g to make will be stored i n the new folder . It is convenient to separate t he new files from pre viously made fi les. 1 Load a memory card. ( 墌[...]

24 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcor der is equipp ed with an ea sy-to-use , on- screen menu system that simplifies many of the more detailed ca mcorder settings . ( 墌 pg. 25 – 28) 1 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switc h and the P ow er Switch as f ollows. For Video and D .S.C. Reco rding Menus: ● Set the VIDEO/M[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 25 MasterP age: Advan _Right CAMERA The “ m ” settings are effective when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ” . How ev er, the men u settings can be changed onl y when the Po wer Switch is set to “ M ” . [ ] = F actory-preset [SP] : T o recor d in the SP (S tandard P[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 26 EN MasterP age: L eft [OFF] : Disab les the func tion. ON : Usually the dist ance to a s ubject wher e the lens is in focus depends on the zoom magni fication. Unless there is a dist ance more than 1 m to the subject , the lens is out of focus at the maximum te lephoto sett ing. When se t to “ ON ” , you can sh[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 27 MasterP age: Advan _Right CAMERA DISPLA Y ● The “ n ” (CAMERA DISPLA Y) settings are eff ective e ven when the P ower Switch is set to “ A ” . Howe ver , the menu settings can b e changed only when the P ower Switch is set to “ M ” . ● The “ n ” (CAMERA DI SPLA Y) settings[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 28 EN MasterP age: L eft VIDEO [ ] = F act or y-preset SOUND MODE and NARRA TION Durin g tape playback, the camcorder detects the so und mode in w hich the recordin g was made, and p lays the sound back. Select th e type of sound to accompany your playback picture. According to th e menu access explanation on page 24 [...]

ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 29 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right FEA TURES FOR RECORDING White LED Light can be used to br ight en the subj ect in the dar k place dur ing vide o recordin g or D .S.C . shootin g. 1 Press LI GHT repeatedly to chan ge the sett ing. OFF : T urns off the ligh t. ON : The light is on alwa ys. ( appears .) AU TO : The light t[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 30 EN MasterP age: L eft IMPORT ANT: Some Wipe/F ader Effects can not be used with certain modes of Program AE with special effects . (See the right column.) If an unusab le Wipe/F ader Eff ect is selected, it s indicator b links in blue or goes out. These effects let you make pro-style scen e transitions. Use them t o spice[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 31 MasterP age: Advan _Right PROGRAM AE OFF : Disables the funct ion. (Factory-p reset) SHUTTER 1/50 : The shut ter speed is f ixed at 1/ 50th of a secon d. Black bands that usua lly appear whe n shooting a TV s creen become narrower . SHUTTER 1/120 : The shutter sp eed is fixed at 1/ 120th of a seco n[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 32 EN MasterP age: L eft The camcorder ’ s Full Ra nge AF system offers continuou s shooting ability from close-up ( as close as appro x. 5 cm to the subject) to infinity . How ev er , correct foc us may not be obtainab le in the situ ations listed below (in these case s perform “ Manual Focus ” ): ● When two subject[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 33 MasterP age: Advan _Right Manual exposure control is re commended in the fo llowing situations: ● When shooting using re verse lighting or when t he background is too bright. ● When shooting on a reflectiv e natural bac kground such a s at the beach or when skiing. ● When the backg round is ov[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 34 EN MasterP age: L eft Backlight comp ensation brig htens the su bject quickly . Press B A CKLIGHT . The indicato r is displayed and the subject i s brig htened. I f pressed agai n, disappear s and the brig htness ret ur ns to the pr ev i o us l eve l . ● Using the BACKL I G HT Button ma y cause the light around the subj[...]

ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 35 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right EDITING A White to AUDIO L IN B Red to A UDIO R IN C Y ello w to VIDEO IN D T o S-VIDEO IN** * If your VCR has a SCART connector , use the provided cable adap ter . (The provided cab le adapter accepts onl y output signals from this camcorder . T o use this camcorder as a recorder , use a[...]

EDITING 36 EN MasterP age: L eft It is also possib le to cop y recorded scen es from the camcorder on to anothe r video unit eq uipped with a D V connector . Since a digital signal is sent, there is little if any im age or sound deterioration. T o use this camco rder as a player 1 Make sure all units are tur ned off. 2 Connect thi s camcorder to a [...]

EDITING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 37 MasterP age: Advan _Right [A] Using USB cable It is poss ible to do the fo llowing things: ● T ransfer still images stor ed on a memor y ca rd to a PC. ● T ransfer still/moving im ages recor ded on a tape to a PC. ● Capture still/mo ving images in real-time . ● Use this camcord er as a WebCam. [B] Using DV [...]

EDITING 38 EN MasterP age: L eft The audio track can be cu stomised only when record ed in the 12-bit and SP modes. ( 墌 pg. 25) ● Use the provided remo te control. 1 Play back the tape to locate the point wh ere editing will star t, then press PA U S E ( 9 ). 2 While holding A. DUB ( D ) on the remote control, press PAU S E ( 9 ). The “ 9 D ?[...]

REFERENCES EN 39 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0 _Right ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Power (pg. 6) ● P erform charging whe re the temperat ure is between 1 0 ° C and 35 ° C. 20 ° C to 25 ° C is the ideal temperature r ange for charging. If the en vironment is too cold, charging ma y be incomplete. ● Charging time is based on room temperat ure of 20 °[...]

40 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left TROUBLESHOOTING If the prob lem still e xists after f ollowing t he steps belo w , please co nsult your nea rest JVC dealer. Power ● The pow er is not connected properly . H Connect the A C Adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 7) ● The battery is dead. H Replace the dead battery with a fully charged one . ( 墌 pg. 6, 7[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCES EN 41 MasterP age: Ref_Right Advanced features ● Focus is set to the Manual mode. H Set F ocus to the A uto mode. ( 墌 pg. 32) ● The lens is dirty or cov ered with condensation. H Clean the lens and chec k the focus again. ( 墌 pg. 48) ● The recording was done in a dark place , or the contrast was l ow. ● The Sq[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 42 EN MasterP age: L eft ● The D V cable w as plugged/unplugged with power turned on. H T urn the camcorder ’ s power off and on again, then oper ate it. ● The light used to illu minate the LCD monitor causes it to become hot. H Close the LCD monitor to turn it off or set the P ower Switch to “ OFF ” , and let the unit coo[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCES EN 43 MasterP age: Ref_Right W arning Indicat ions Displays the batter y rema ining power . Remaining po wer leve l As the batte r y powe r comes close to nil, the battery indicator b links . When the batte ry power is exhausted, power turn s off automatically . Appears when no tape is loaded . ( 墌 pg. 10) Appears when [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 44 EN MasterP age: L eft Appears when the memor y card ’ s memor y is full and shooting is not possib le. ● Appears if dubbi ng of copyguarded signal s is attempt ed while this c amcorder is being used as a re corder. ● Appears in th e following cases when dubbing from a tape to a memory card (as d igital stills): • when no [...]

REFERENCES EN 45 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0 _Right CA UTIONS Battery Packs The supplied batter y pa ck is a lithium-ion battery . Bef ore using the supplied batt er y pack or an optional batter y pack , be sure to rea d the fo llowing cautions: ● T o av oid hazar ds … ... do not bur n. ... do not shor t-circuit the terminals. When tr ansporting,[...]

CA UTIONS 46 EN MasterP age: L eft LCD Moni tor ● T o prevent damage to the LCD monitor , DO NO T … ... push it strongly or apply any shoc ks. ... place the camco rder with the LC D monitor on the bottom. ● T o prolong service life … ... av oid rubbing it with coarse cloth. ● Be aware of the following phenomena for LCD monitor use . These[...]

CA UTIONS REFERENCES EN 47 MasterP age: Ref_Right Serious malfunctioning About moisture conde nsation ● Y ou hav e obser ved that pouring a cold liquid into a glass will cause drops of water to f or m on the glass ’ outer surface . This same phenomenon occurs on the head drum of a camcorder when it is mov ed from a cool pla ce to a warm place, [...]

48 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left USER MAINTENANCE 1 T urn off the camcorder . 2 Slide and hol d OPEN/EJECT in the dire ction of the arrow , then pull the cass ette holder co ver open unt il it locks. The cassette hold er opens automa tically . Remove the casset te. 3 Press “ PUSH HERE ” to close the ca ssette holder . ● Once the cassette hold[...]

REFERENCES EN 49 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0 _Right SPECIFICA T IONS Camcord er Pow er s u p p l y DC 11.0 V (Using A C Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using ba tter y pack) P ower c onsumption Appro x. 3.3 W (L CD monitor of f, vie wfinder on) Approx. 4.6 W (LCD monitor on, viewfinder off ) Appro x. 8.6 W (Ma ximum) Dimensions (W x H x D) 71 mm x 91 mm x 118 mm [...]

50 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left INDEX GR-D63EK.book Page 50 Tuesday, December 16, 2003 7:44 PM[...]

INDEX REFERENCES EN 51 MasterP age: Ref_Right Controls a Menu Wheel [ M MENU/V OL.] ( 墌 pg. 24) Speaker V olume Co ntrol [ M MENU /VOL.] ( 墌 pg . 14) b Snapshot Button [SNAPS HO T] ( 墌 pg. 18, 31) c P ow er Zoom Lev er [T/W] ( 墌 pg. 12) d Manual F ocus Button [FOCUS] ( 墌 pg. 32) Blank Search Button [BLAN K SRCH] ( 墌 pg. 14) e Dioptre Ad[...]

INDEX 52 EN MasterP age: L eft LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recordin g Only a Selected Wipe/ F ader Effect Indicator ( 墌 pg . 30) b T ape Running Indicator ( 墌 pg. 11) (Rotates while tape is running.) c Selected Wi de Mode Indicato r ( 墌 pg. 26) d Recording Sp eed Mode (SP/ LP) ( 墌 pg. 25) e T ape Remain ing Time ( 墌 pg[...]

INDEX REFERENCES EN 53 MasterP age: Ref_Right During Video Playback a Sound Mode I ndicato r ( 墌 pg. 28) b Blank Se arch Indicato r ( 墌 pg. 14) c T ape Speed ( 墌 pg. 25) d U : Playback 5 : F ast-Forw ard/Shuttl e Search 3 : Rewind/Shu ttle Search 9 : Pause 9 U : F orward Frame-By-F rame Playbac k/Slow- Motion Y 9 : Rev erse F rame-By-F rame P[...]

54 EN MasterP age: T e rms_Lef t A AC Adapter ........................... ..................... ................6, 7 Audio Dubbin g ..... ..................... ................. ..................38 Auto Focus ......................... ................. ..................... ....32 Auto Playback Of Images .......................... ................[...]

TERMS TERMS EN 55 MasterP age: Ref_Right S SD Memory Card ..................... ..................... ......... 10, 45 Self Recording ........ ..................... ..................... ........... 13 Shuttle Search .... ..................... ..................... ............... 14 Slow-Motion Play back ........................... ...............[...]

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