JVC GR-X5AG manual

ENGLISH GR-X5AA/A C/A G/AH L YT1440- 001A EN TERMS Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing this digital video camera. Before use, please read the safety inf ormation and precautions contained in the pages 3 – 4 and 10 to ensure safe use of this product. Please visit ou r Homepage on the World Wide Web f or Digital Vide o Camera: For Accessories [...]

2 EN MasterP age: Left Wipe/Fader Effects Y ou can use the wipe/fader eff ects to make pro-style scene transitions. ( 墌 pg. 44) Program AE and Special Effects For e xample, “SPOR T S” mode allows f ast- moving images to be captured one frame at a time, f or vivid, stable slo w-motion. ( 墌 pg. 44, 45) Flash The flash fires automa tically whe[...]

EN 3 MasterP age: Start_Right SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING: TO PREVE NT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTUR E. CAUTIONS: ● If you notice smoke or a peculiar smell coming from the camcorder or A C Adapter , shut it down and unplug it immediately . Continue using th e camcorder or AC A dapter under t hese conditions cou[...]

4 EN MasterP age: Left Do not point the lens directly into the sun. This can cause ey e injuries, as we ll as lead to the malfunctioning of internal circuitry . There is also a risk of fire or electric shock. CAUTION! The fol lowing notes conc ern possible physical damage to the camcord e r and to the user . When carrying, be sure to always secur e[...]

MasterP age: TOC_Heading0 _Right EN 5 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 Index ........................ ................. .................. ...... 6 Provided Accesso ries ............... ...................... 10 LCD Monitor......... .................. ................. ........ 12 Power............ .................. ................. ............... 1 3[...]

6 EN MasterP age: Left GETTING ST ARTED Index a d e f g h i bc W jk l m n o p q r s tu v lm jk no X Y Z a b c p fg hi qr st d When loading or unloading a cassette, disconnect the headphone cab le, etc. and close the cov er . If the cover is open, it ma y get caught in cassette holder . GR-XASIA_05Names.fm Page 6 Friday, April 22, 2005 1:32 PM[...]

EN 7 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Controls A Set Button [SET] ( 墌 pg. 33) B Pla y/P ause Button [ 4 / 9 ] ( 墌 pg. 20) Night-Scope Button [NIGHT] ( 墌 pg. 4 0) Up Button C F ast-F orward B utton [ 5 ] ( 墌 pg. 20) Flash Button [FLASH] ( 墌 pg. 39) D Rewind Button [ 3 ] ( 墌 pg. 20) Quick Re view Button [QUICK RE[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: Left Indications on LCD Monitor During Video Recordin g Only A Selected Wip e/F ad er Effect Indicator ( 墌 pg. 44) B T ape Ru nning Indica tor ( 墌 pg. 18) (Rotates while ta pe is running.) C Selected Wi de Mode Indi cator ( 墌 pg. 35) D Recording Sp eed Mode (SP/LP) ( 墌 pg. 34) E T ape Remaining Ti me ( 墌[...]

EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED F Special Eff ect Indicator ( 墌 pg. 45) G : Spot Exposur e Control Indi cator ( 墌 pg. 42) : Backl ight Compensation Indicator ( 墌 pg. 42) ±: Exposure A djustment Indi cator ( 墌 pg. 41) H Iris Lo ck Indicator ( 墌 pg. 42) I Appro ximate Zoom Ratio ( 墌 pg. 19) J Zoom Indica t[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: Left Before Using This Camcorder Make sure you onl y use cassettes with the Mini D V mark . Make sure you onl y use memory cards with the mark or . This camcorder is designed e xclusivel y for the digital video cassette , SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCard. Only cassettes marked “ ” and memory cards mar ked ?[...]

EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V 17E, AP-V1 4E, or AP-V14AC b P ower Cord (o nly for AP-V14E and AP-V14AC) c Batter y P ack BN-VF707U d S-Video/Audio/Video Cable e USB Cable f Au dio Extens ion Cabl e (f or optional microphone, see pa ge 12 for connection) g Au dio Extens ion Cabl e (f or optional h[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: Left Attaching the Core Filter Attach the core filters to the cab les. The core filter reduc es interf erence. 1 Release the stoppers o n both ends of the cor e filter . 2 Run the cable through the core filter , leavin g appro x. 3 cm of cab le betw een the cable plug and th e core filter . S-Video/Audio/Video ca[...]

EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED This cam corder’ s 2-wa y powe r supply system lets you choose the most appropr iate source of power . Do not use provided power supply uni ts with other equi pment. Charging the Battery Pack 1 Set the pow er s witch to “OFF”. 2 With the arro w on the battery pack poin ting upwa[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: Left NOTES: ● Recording time is reduced signif icantly under the fol lowing conditions: • Zoom or record-standb y mode is engaged repeatedly . • The LCD monitor i s used repeatedly . • The pla yback mode is en gaged repeatedly . ● Bef ore exten ded use, it is recommended that you prepare enough batt ery[...]

EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Power-Linked Operation When the power switch is set to “ A ” or “ M ”, you can also tur n on/o ff the camcorder by opening/ closing th e LCD monitor . The language on the display can be changed. ( 墌 pg. 33, 36, 38 ) 1 Set the pow er switch to “ M ” whi le pressing down t[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 16 EN MasterP age: Left 1 Set the power switch to “ M ” or “PLA Y” while pressing do wn the loc k button located o n the sw itch. 2 Open the LC D monitor fully . ( 墌 pg. 12) 3 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 4 Press Up ( 4 / 9 ) or Dow n ( 8 ) to select “ n ”, and press SET . The CAMERA DI SPLA Y or VIDEO DISPLA[...]

EN 17 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED T o protect valuable rec ordings Slide the erase protection tab on the back of the tape in the direction of “SA VE”. This pre vents the tape from being recorded ov er. T o record on this tape, slide the tab bac k to “REC” before loading it. NOTES: ● If you w ait a fe w secon[...]

18 EN MasterP age: Left VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Befor e continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 13) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 16) 1 Remove the lens cap. ( 墌 pg. 11) 2 Open the LCD moni tor fully . ( 墌 pg. 12) 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY s witch to “VIDEO” . 4 Set the po wer sw itch to “ A ” or “ M ” [...]

EN 19 VIDEO RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Zooming Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneo us change i n image ma gnification . T o z oom in Slide the po wer z oom le ver tow ards “T”. T o zoom out Slide the po wer zoom le ver to wards “W ”. ● The furt her you slide t he power z oom lever , th[...]

MasterP age: Advan_Hea ding0_Right 20 EN NOTES: ● The time code cannot be reset . ● During fast -forw arding and rewinding, t he time code indication does not mov e smoothly . ● The time code is displa yed only when “TIME CODE” is set to “ON”. ( 墌 pg. 36) Quick Review Enables to check the end of the last re cording. 1) Press QUICK R[...]

EN 21 VIDEO PLA YBA CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Shuttle Search Allows high-s peed search in eith er directio n during video playback. 1) During pl aybac k, press 5 fo r for w ar d search, or 3 for rev erse sear ch. 2) T o resume nor mal playback, press 4 / 9 . ● During playbac k, press and hold 5 or 3 . The search c[...]

VIDEO PLA YBA CK 22 EN MasterP age: Left A Black to S-VIDEO IN (Con nect when your TV/ VCR has S -VIDEO I N and A/V input connectors . In this case , it is not ne cessary to connect the yellow video cable.) B Y ello w to VIDEO IN (Con nect when your TV/ VCR has only A/V input connect ors.) C Red to A UDIO R IN* D White to A UDIO L IN* * Not require[...]

MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right EN 23 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK VIDEO PLA YBA CK The full-f unction remote co ntrol unit can op erate this camcor der from a di stance as w ell as the basic operati ons (playback, stop, pause, f ast- fo rward and re wind) of your VCR. It al so mak es additional pla ybac k functions p ossib le. ( 墌 pg. 24) In[...]

VIDEO PLA YBA CK 24 EN MasterP age: Left . Slow-Motion Playback During normal video pla yback, pres s SLO W ( Y I or I U ) more than approx. 2 seconds. ● After appro x. 10 minutes , normal playbac k resumes. ● T o pause slow-motion pla yback, press PAU S E ( 9 ). ● T o stop slo w-motion playbac k, press PLA Y ( U ). NOTES: ● Y ou can also e[...]

EN 25 MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK D.S.C. RECORDING Y ou can use your camcord er as a Digital Still Camera for taking snapshots. Still images are stored in t h e memory card. NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 13) ● Loading a Memory Card ( 墌 [...]

MasterP age: Advan_Hea ding0_Right 26 EN Interval Shooting Durin g inter val shooting mode, the camcorde r continue s to take sn apshots automati cally with an inter val of your desired set ting. 1 Set “INT .SHOT” to “ON”. ( 墌 pg. 33, 37) ● “INTER V AL ” and “ ” appear . 2 Set “INT .TIME” to the de sired shoo ting inter val.[...]

EN 27 D.S.C. PLA YBA CK MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK Y ou can view se veral diff erent files stored in the memory card at a time. This bro wsing capabi lity makes it easy to l ocate a par ti cular file you want. 1 P erform steps 1 – 3 in “Normal Pl aybac k of Images” ( 墌 pg. 2 6). 2 Press [...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 28 EN ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. Still images c an be dub bed from a tap e to a memor y card. 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 16 ) 2 Load a memor y card. ( 墌 p g. 17) 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY s witch to “VIDEO” . 4 Set the po wer sw itch to “ PLA Y” while pressing do wn the lock butto n located on the sw itch. [...]

EN 29 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK To R e m o v e P r o t e c t i o n Bef ore doing th e f o llow ing, perf orm steps 1 – 3 in “Protec ting Files”. T o remove pr otection from the curren tly displayed file 4 Press Up ( 4 / 9 ) or Down ( 8 ) to select “CURREN[...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. 30 EN MasterP age: Left This camcor der is compatib le with the DPOF (Digital Print Order F or mat) standar d in order to support future system s such as au tomatic prin ting. Y ou can select one of the 2 prin t info rmation settings f or images stored in the memory card: “T o Print All Still Images (One Print F or[...]

EN 31 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK T o Reset the Number of Prints 1 P erform steps 1 – 3 in “T o Pr int All Still Images (One Print For Each)”. 2 Press Up ( 4 / 9 ) or Down ( 8 ) to select “RESET”, and pr ess SET . The DPOF sc reen appears. 3 Press Up ( 4 [...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. 32 EN MasterP age: Left T o print using th e DPOF setting If the printer is co mpatib le with DPOF , you ca n use the DPOF setti ng. ( 墌 pg. 30) 1 P erfor m steps 1 – 3 in “Normal Pla y bac k of Images” ( 墌 pg. 26). 2 Press MENU . Th e menu screen appears. 3 Press Up ( 4 / 9 ) or Down ( 8 ) to select “DIR[...]

EN 33 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorde r is equipped with an easy-to- use, on-screen menu system that simplifies many of the more detaile d camcorder settin gs. ( 墌 p g .3 4–3 8 ) 1 For Video and D.S.C. Recording Menus: ● Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y switch to “VIDEO” or “MEMOR Y”. ●[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 34 EN MasterP age: Left CAMERA The “ m CAMERA” settings are e ff ective when the powe r switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ”. How ev er , the menu settings can be cha nged only when the p ower sw itch is set to “ M ”. [ ] = F actor y-pr eset [SP] : T o record in the SP (Stan dard Play) mode LP : Long [...]

EN 35 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES 墌 pg. 40, “Self -Timer” [OFF] : Disable s 5-second rec ording. 5S : Enables 5-secon d recordin g. ( 墌 pg. 40) Anim. : Allows you to record a f ew frames only . By using an ina nimate objec t and changing its position be tween shots, you can record th e subject[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 36 EN MasterP age: Left OFF : A utomatic demonstra tion will not ta ke place. [ON] : Demonstrates ce r tain func tions such as progr am AE or spec ial eff ects, etc., an d can be used to con firm how these func tions oper ate. Demonstratio n star ts in the following cases: ● When the men u screen is closed af ter ?[...]

EN 37 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES 640 x 480 / 1280 x 960 / 160 0 x 1200 / 2048 x 1536 / [25 60 x 1920] The image size mode can be selected to be st match your needs. ( 墌 pg. 61) NOTE: The setting can b e changed only when the VIDEO/ MEMOR Y switch is set to “MEMOR Y”. [OFF] : Disables t he funct[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 38 EN MasterP age: Left Allows you t o set the vi deo recordin g mode (SP or LP) depend ing on your preference. It is recommended you use “REC MODE” in VIDEO menu when using th is camcorder a s a recorder dur ing dubbing. ( 墌 pg. 46, 47) [OFF] : When the SNAPSH O T button is presse d duri ng tape playback, the p[...]

EN 39 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES FEA TURES FOR RECORDING The flash can be used when a snapshot i s taken in Reco rd- Standby mode. ( 墌 pg. 25, 39) ● Y ou can select the fla sh setting. Press FLASH ( 5 ) repeatedly to select th e desired mode . [ ±0A ]: Fires automatic ally if it is dark. C ±0A : Fires automatic ally if it is[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 40 EN MasterP age: Left Makes dark subj ects or areas even brighter tha n they would be under good natural lightin g. Although the recorde d image is no t grainy , it may look as if it is strobing due to the slow sh utter speed. 1 Set the po wer sw itch to “ M ”. 2 Press NIGHT ( 4 / 9 ) so that the Night-Scope indicato r[...]

EN 41 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The camcorde r’ s full range AF system off ers continuous sho oting abilit y from close-u p (as close as ap prox. 5 cm to the subject) to infinity . Howe ver , correct focus may not be obtained dependin g on the shootin g conditio n. In this case, use the manual focus mode[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 42 EN MasterP age: Left Li ke t he pu pi l of th e h um an eye, t he ir is contract s in well-lit en vironments to k eep too much light from entering, and d ilates in dim enviro nments to a llow in more light. Use this functio n in the foll owing situations: ● When shooting a mo ving subject. ● When the distance t o the [...]

EN 43 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The white balan ce ref ers to the correctnes s of colour repr oduction unde r various lightin g. If the white balance is correct, all othe r colours will be accurately r eproduced. The white bal ance is usually adjusted automatically . Ho wev er , more advanced camcorder op [...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 44 EN MasterP age: Left These effects let you make pro-style scen e transitions . Use them to spice up the transiti on from one scen e to the next. Wipe or fader works when video record ing is star ted or stopped. 1 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY s witch to “VIDEO” . 2 Set the po wer sw itch to “ M ”. 3 Set “ v ” to the de[...]

EN 45 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES A PRIORITY (F1.8 – F8.0): After selecting “A PRIORI TY” (Aperture Priority) in step 3 , rota te the manual focus dial to s elect the desired v alue, and pres s SET . Y ou ca n set the aper tur e value (F-number) manually . Th e larger the a per ture value (lower F-numb[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 46 EN EDITING A T o S-VIDEO IN or OUT* B Y e llow to VIDEO IN or OUT C Red to A UDIO R IN or OUT D White to A UDIO L IN or OUT * Connect when your TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN/OUT connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yellow video cab le. T o use this camcorder as a player 1 F ollowin g the illustra tio[...]

EN 47 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES It is also possi ble to copy recorded scenes from the camcorde r onto anothe r video unit eq uipped with a D V connec tor . Since a digital signal is sent, there is litt le if any image or sound deterioratio n. T o use this camcorder as a player 1 Make sure all units are tur ned off. 2 Conn[...]

EDITING 48 EN MasterP age: Left [A] Using USB cable Y ou can transf er still images stored on a memory card to a PC. [B] Using DV cable Y o u can also transfer still or moving i mages recorded on a tape to a PC with a D V co nnector by using the provided so ftware, software equipped with t h e PC or comme rcially a vai lable softw are. If y ou are [...]

EN 49 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES ● Never connect the USB cable and the D V cable simu ltaneously to the camcor der . Connect only the cab le you wish to use to the camcorder . ● When using a D V cable, be sure to use the optional JVC VC-VDV206U or VC-VDV204U D V cable depending on the type of DV connector (4 or 6 pins)[...]

EDITING 50 EN MasterP age: Left The audio track can be cust omized only when recorded in th e 12-BIT and SP modes . ( 墌 pg. 34) ● Use the provided remo te control. 1 Play back the tape to locate th e point where editing will st ar t, then press PAU S E ( 9 ). 2 While holding A. DUB ( D ) on the remote control, pr ess PA U S E ( 9 ). The “ 9 D[...]

EN 51 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES TROUBLESHOOTING If, after follo wing the steps in t he chart below , the prob lem still e xists, pl ease consult y our nearest JVC dealer. Power ● The power is not connect ed properly . H Connect the A C adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 14) ● The battery pack is not attached firmly . H Detach the battery pa[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 52 EN MasterP age: Left Advanced features ● Focus is set to the manual mode. H Set focus to the auto mode. ( 墌 pg. 41) ● The lens is dir ty or cov ered with condensation. H Clean the lens and chec k the fo cus again. ( 墌 pg. 56) ● The 5-second mode is set to “Anim. ”. H Set “5S” to “5S” . ( 墌 pg. 33, 40) ● [...]

EN 53 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Other problems ● Charging is difficult in pl aces subj ect to e xtremely high/lo w temperatures . H T o protect the battery , it is recommended to charge it in places with a temperature of 10°C to 35°C. ( 墌 pg. 57) ● The battery pack is not attached firmly . H Detach the battery pack[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 54 EN MasterP age: Left Warning Indications Displa ys the battery remaining po wer . Remaining power level As the batte ry power comes close to nil, the battery remaining po wer indi cator b links. When the batter y power is exhausted , power turns off automatically . The battery remaining pow er indicator d ispla y should only be u[...]

EN 55 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Appears if i nser t editing is attempted on a blank portion of a tape. ( 墌 pg. 49) ● Appears if insert editing is attempted on a blank por tion of a tape . ● Appears if ins er t editing is attempted on a tape recorded in th e LP mode. ( 墌 pg. 49) ● Appears if INSER T ( I ) on the r[...]

MasterP age: Advan_Hea ding0_Right 56 EN The error i ndications (01, 02 o r 06) show what type of malfu n ction ha s occured. Wh en an erro r indicati on appears, the ca mcorder tur ns off automatical ly . Remove the power supply (battery , etc.) and w ait a f ew minutes f or the indicati on to clear. When it does, you can resume usin g the camcord[...]

EN 57 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES CA UTIONS Battery Packs The supplied batter y pack is a lithium-ion battery . Befor e using the supplied ba tter y pack or an optional b attery pack, be sure to read the fo llowing caution s: ● T o av oid hazard s ... do not bu r n . ... do not shor t-circuit the terminals. When transporting, make sure th[...]

CA UTIONS 58 EN MasterP age: Left Memory Cards T o proper ly use and store your memor y car ds, be sure to read the f ollowing ca utions: ● During use ... make sure the memory card bears the SD or MultiMediaCard mark. ... make sure the memory card is positioned properly when inserting. ● While the memory car d is being acces sed (during recordi[...]

EN 59 CA UTIONS MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES ● Dirty heads c an cause t he fo llowing problems: ... No picture during playbac k. ... Blocks of noise appear during pla yback. ... During recording or p layba ck, th e Head Clog W arning indicator “ ” appears . ... Recording cannot be perf ormed properly . In such cases, use an optional cl[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 60 EN SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder Po wer supply DC 11 V (Using AC adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using battery pack) Po wer consum ption Approx . 4.8 W (LCD bac klight off) Approx . 5.8 W (LCD bac klight on) Approx . 6.5 W (Maximum; when charging the battery pack) Dimensions (W x H x D) 88 mm x 89 mm x 93 mm (with the LCD monitor close[...]

EN 61 SPECIFICA TIONS MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Approximate Number of Storable Im ages The number increase s or decreases dependi ng on the picture quality/imag e size, etc. * Provided ● The following SD Memor y Cards have been confir med to work with this camcor der . Image Size /Picture Quali t y SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard 32* MB 6[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 62 EN A AC Adapter ........................ ................. ........... 14 Animation ...... ................. .................. .............. 35 Audio Dubbin g ..... ................. .............. ........... 50 B Backlight Compe nsation .................. .............. 42 Battery Pack ............ .............. .[...]

EN 63 TERMS MasterP age: Start_Right TERMS S Self-Timer ........ ................. .................. ........... 40 Slow-Motion Play back ........................ ........... 24 Snapshot Mode .......... ................................ .... 34 Sound Mode ............................ ................ 34, 37 Speaker Volume ...................... ...[...]

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