JVC Model GR-D244US manual

ENGLISH GR-D244 L YT1484-001A EN 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 9 to ensure safe use of this product. Please vis it our Homepage on the World Wide Web f or Digital Vi deo Camera: Fo r Accessories : http://www .jvc.[...]

2 EN MasterP age: Left Wipe/Fader Effects Y ou can use the Wipe /F ader Effects to make pro-style scene transitions. ( 墌 pg. 33) Program AE with Special Effect s 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. 34) Backlight Compensation Simply pressing th[...]

EN 3 MasterP age: Start_Right SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTUR E. CAUTIONS: ● This camcorder is designed to be used with NTSC-type color tele vision signals. It cannot be used for pl ayba ck with a tele vision of a diff erent standard. Ho we ver , live reco rding and LCD mon[...]

4 EN MasterP age: Left IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read th ese ins tructi ons. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all wa rnings. 4. F ollow all instr uctions. 5. Do not use this ap paratus near w ater . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not b lock an y ventilation openings . Install in accordance with the man ufacturer’ s instructions.[...]

MasterP age: TOC_Heading0 _Right EN 5 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 Index ................. ............................... ................. 6 Provided Accesso ries ............... ...................... 10 Power............ .................. ................. ............... 11 Operation Mode .......... .................. ................. . 13 Lan[...]

6 EN MasterP age: Left GETTING ST ARTED Index 1 R S B C D E 78 J IK L Q T 6 N O P V UW X Y a Z bc M d GR-D244US.book Page 6 Tuesday, May 31, 2005 2:37 PM[...]

EN 7 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Controls A Stop Button [ 8 ] ( 墌 pg. 20) Backligh t Compensation Bu tton [BA CK LIGHT] ( 墌 pg. 31) B Pla y/P ause Button [ 4 / 9 ] ( 墌 pg. 20) Manual F ocus Button [FOCUS] ( 墌 pg. 29) C Rewind Button [ 3 ] ( 墌 pg. 20) Menu select B utton [ – ] ( 墌 pg. 1 4) Quick Re view B[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recordin g a Operation Mode ( 墌 pg. 13) B : Night-Aliv e Indicator ( 墌 pg. 28) : Gain Up Mode ( 墌 pg . 23) C White Balanc e Indicator ( 墌 pg . 32) D : Spot Expo sure Contro l Indicator ( 墌 pg. 31) : Backli ght Compensation I ndicator ( 墌 pg. 31) ±: [...]

EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED During Video Playback a Sound Mode I ndicato r ( 墌 pg. 26) B Blank Se arch Indica tor ( 墌 pg. 20) C T ape Speed ( 墌 pg . 23) D 4 : Playback 5 : F ast-Fo rward/S huttle Sear ch 3 : Rewind/Sh uttle Search 9 : P ause 9 U : Forw ard Fr ame-By-Frame Pla y back/ Slow-Motio n Y 9 : Rev [...]

GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: Left a AC Adapter AP-V16U or AP-V14U b Battery Pa ck BN-VF707 U c Audio/Video Cable (ø3.5 mi ni-plug t o RCA plug) d Shoulder S trap ( 墌 pg. 11 f or attachmen t) e Lens Cap (se e the right column for attachment ) NOTES: ● In order to maintain optimum perf or mance of the camcorder , provided cables ma y be e[...]

EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED How T o Attach The Shoulder Strap Fo llow the illustrat ion. 1 Thread th e strap through t he eyelet. 2 Fo ld it back and th read it through the str ap guide and the buckle . ● T o adjust the length of the strap , loosen and then tighten the strap in the b uckle. 3 Slide the st rap [...]

GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: Left T o detach the battery pack Slide the ba tter y pack upward while pr essing PUSH B A TT . to deta ch it. * Provided NOTES: ● This product includes patent ed and other proprietary technology and will operate only with JVC Data Battery . Use the JVC BN- VF707U/VF714U/VF733U battery pac ks. Using generic non-[...]

EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Using AC Power P erfor m step 4 in “Charging The Battery P ack”. NOTE: The provided A C Adapter features automat ic voltage select ion in the AC r ange from 110 V to 240 V . About Batteries D ANGER! Do not attempt to tak e the batteries apart, or expos e them to flame or e xcessiv[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: Left Power-Linked Operation When the Po we r Switch is set to “ A ” or “ M ”, y ou can also tur n on/ off the camcor der by opening/ closing the LC D monitor or pulli ng out/pushi ng in the viewfinder. INFORMA TION: The f ollowing e xplanations in th is manual supposes th e use of LCD moni tor in your ope[...]

EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressing down the L ock Button located on th e swi t c h. 2 Make s ure the LCD monitor is closed and lock ed. Pull out the v iewfi nder fully and adjust it manually for best viewability . 3 T urn the Dioptre Adjust ment Control u[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 16 EN MasterP age: Left The camcorde r needs to be p owered up to load or eject a ca ssette. 1 Slide and hol d OPEN/EJECT in the direct ion of the arrow , then pull the casset te holder cover open until it locks. The cassett e holder op ens automatically . ● Do not touch internal components. 2 Insert or remov e a tape and pres s [...]

MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right EN 17 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow er ( 墌 pg. 11) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 16) 1 Remov e the lens cap . ( 墌 pg. 10) 2 Open the LCD monitor fu lly . 3 Set the P ower Switch to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressing [...]

VIDEO RECORDING 18 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor And Viewfinder While using the LCD monitor: Make sure the v iewfinder is pus hed back in. Pul l on the end of the LC D monitor and open the LCD monitor fully . It can rota te 270° (90° downward, 180° upward). While using t he viewfinder: Make sure the LCD monit or is closed and lock ed. Pull ou[...]

EN 19 VIDEO RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Journalistic Shooting In some situat ions, different shooting angles may provide more dramatic resul ts. Hold the camcor der in the desired po sition and tilt the LCD monitor in the mo st conv enient directio n. It can rotate 270° ( 90° downward, 180° upward). Tim e Co[...]

20 EN MasterP age: Left VIDEO PLA YB ACK 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 16) 2 Set the P ower Swit ch to “PLA Y” while pressing do wn the Loc k Button loca ted on the sw itch. 3 T o star t playback, press 4 / 9 . 4 T o stop playback, press 8 . ● During Stop mode, press 3 to re wind, or 5 to f ast-forw ard the tape. T o control the speake r volu[...]

EN 21 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK A Y ellow to VIDEO IN (Connect when your TV/ VCR has only A/V inpu t connector s.) B Red to A UDIO R IN* C White to AUDIO L IN* * Not required f or watching still images only . 1 Make sure all units are tur ned off. 2 Connect the camcorder to a TV or VCR as shown in the[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 22 EN MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorde r is equipped wit h an easy-to-use , on-screen men u system that simplifies man y of the more detail ed camcorder settings . ( 墌 pg. 23 – 27) 1 For Video Recording Menus: Set the Pow er Switch to “ M ” while pressi ng down the Lock Button located on the switch. Fo[...]

EN 23 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES CAMERA The “ m CAMERA” sett ings are effective when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ”. Howe ver , the menu setting s can be chang ed only when the P ower Switch is s et to “ M ”. [ ] = F actory-preset [SP] : T o re cord in the S P (Stand[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 24 EN MasterP age: Left MANU AL The “ q MANU AL ” settings ar e eff ectiv e only when the Pow er Switch is set to “ M ”. [ ] = F actor y- preset OFF : Disables the function. [ON ] : T o compe nsate for unstable images caused by camera-shake, par ticul arly at high magnification. NOTES: ● Accurate stabiliza t[...]

EN 25 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES SYSTEM The “ s SYSTEM” functions which ar e set when the P ower Swit ch is set to “ M ” are also applied when the P owe r Switch is set to “PL A Y”. [ ] = F actory-preset OFF : Even though not hear d while sho oting, shutter so und is record ed on the tap [...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 26 EN MasterP age: Left 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 be changed only when the P ower Switch is set to “ M ”. ● The “ n ” (CAMERA DISPLA Y) settings ex cept “BRIGHT” and “LAN[...]

EN 27 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES VIDEO DISPLA Y The “ n ” (VIDEO DISPLA Y) settings are effective only for video playback e xcept “BRIGHT” and “LANGU AGE” . ● The para meters (e xcept “OFF” in ON SCREEN settings) are t he same as in the description (CAMERA DISPLA Y) on page 26. [ ] [...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 28 EN FEA TURES FOR RECORDING Record a vacation or a n impor tant ev ent i n 5- second clip s to ke ep the actio n moving. This function is a vailable only f or video record ing. 1 Set “5S” to “5S”. ( 墌 pg. 24) ● The “5S” indicator appears . 2 Press the Recor ding Star t/Stop Button to star t r ecording, a[...]

EN 29 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES This f eature lets y ou record still images that lo ok like photographs onto a tape. 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ”. 2 Set “SNAP SHOT” to the desired mode. ( 墌 pg. 22, 23) 3 Press SNAPSHO T . ● There is the sound e f fe ct of a shutte r closing. ● The “ O ?[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 30 EN MasterP age: Left Manual exposure contro l is reco mmended in the foll owing situations: ● When shooting using re verse lighting or when the backg round is too bright. ● When shooting on a reflecti ve natur al background such as at the beach or when skiing. ● When the backgro und is overly dark or the subject is [...]

EN 31 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Backlight compensa tion br ightens the subject quickly . With simple op eration, backlight co mpensatio n feature bright ens the dar k subjec t por tion by increasin g the exposure. 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ”. 2 Press B ACK LIGHT so that the Backlight Compensatio n[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 32 EN MasterP age: Left The white balance re fers to the correctn ess of color repr oduction under various lightin g. If the white balan ce is corre ct, all othe r colors will be accurately r eproduced . The white balance is usually ad justed automatically . Howe ver , more adv anced camcorder op erators contro l this funct [...]

EN 33 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES These effects let you make pro-style sc ene transiti ons. Use them to spic e up the transi tion from one scene to the nex t. Wipe or F ader w orks when video recording is started or stopped. 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ”. 2 Set “ v ” to the desire d mode. ( 墌 pg[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 34 EN MasterP age: Left 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ”. 2 Set “ r ” to the de sired mode. ( 墌 pg. 22) ● The PROGRAM AE men u disappears and the selected eff ect is activated. ● The selected eff ect indicator appears. T o deactivate the se lected effect Select “OFF” in step 2 . The eff ect indicato r disa[...]

EN 35 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES EDITING A Y ellow to VIDEO IN B Red to A UDIO R IN C White to AUDIO L IN 1 Fo llowing the illustr ations, connect the camcorder and the VCR’s input connectors. 2 Start playbac k on the camcorde r . ( 墌 pg. 20) 3 At the poin t you want to s tart dubbing, start recording on the VCR. (Ref er to th[...]

EDITING 36 EN MasterP age: Left It is also possib le to copy recor ded scenes from the camcor der onto an other vi deo unit eq uipped with a D V connect or . Since a digital signal is sent, there i s little if any imag e or sound deterioration . T o use this camcorder as a player 1 Make sure all units a re turned off . 2 Connect t his camcord er to[...]

EN 37 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES It is also pos sible to transf er still/moving images to a PC with a D V connector by u sing the software equipped wi th the PC or commer cially av ailable softw are. If you are using a Windows ® XP , you can use Windows ® Messenger to cond uct video conferences over the Inter net, usi ng[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 38 EN TROUBLESHOOTING If, a fter f ollowing the steps in the chart below , the problem still exists, please consult your nearest JVC dealer . Power ● The power is not conne cted properly . H Connect the A C Adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 13) ● The battery pack is not attached firmly . H Detach the battery pack once agai[...]

EN 39 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES ● The light source or the subject does not include white. Or there are v ar ious diff erent light sources behind the subject. H Find a white subject and compose y our shot so that it also appears in the frame . ( 墌 pg. 29) ● Shooting wa s performed under bac klit conditions. H Press B [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 40 EN MasterP age: Left ● The viewfin der is pulled out and “PRIORITY” is set to “FINDER”. H Push the viewfinder back in or set “PR IORITY” to “LCD”. ( 墌 pg. 18, 22, 25) ● The LCD monitor’ s brightness setting is too dark. H Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor . ( 墌 pg. 15) H If the moni tor is tilted [...]

EN 41 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Appears for 5 second s after power is tur ned on if the lens cap i s attached or when it is dar k. Appears when pi ctures reco rded in the HD V fo r mat are detected . The pictu res in the HD V format cannot be played bac k with thi s camcorder . The error ind ication s (01, 02 or 06) s how [...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 42 EN USER MAINTENANCE Before cleaning, tu r n off the cam corder and remove the batter y pack and AC Adapter. T o cl ean the exte rior Wipe gently with a soft cl oth. Put the clo th in diluted mi ld soap and wr ing i t well to wipe off heavy dirt. Then wipe agai n with a dry cloth. T o cl ean the LCD monitor Wipe gently [...]

EN 43 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES CA UTIONS AC Adapter When using the A C Adapter in are as other th an the USA The provided AC Adapter features automati c vol tage select ion in the A C range fr om 110 V to 240 V . USING HOUSEHOLD AC PLUG AD APTER In case of connecti ng the unit ’ s power cord to an AC wall outlet oth er than American Na[...]

CA UTIONS 44 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Moni tor ● T o preve nt damage to the LCD monitor , DO NOT ... push it strongly or apply an y shocks . ... place the camcorder with the LCD 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 are not m[...]

EN 45 CA UTIONS MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Serious malfunctioning About moisture conde nsation ● Y ou hav e obser ved that pouring a cold liquid into a glass will cause dr ops of water to f orm on the glass’ outer surf ace. This same phenomenon occurs on the head drum of a camcorder when it is mov e d from a cool place to a warm place,[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 46 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 . 3.2 W (LCD monitor off , viewfinder on) Approx . 4.2 W (LCD monit or on, view finder off) Approx . 6.5 W (Maximum; when charging the battery pack) Dimensions (W x H x D) 56 mm x 94 mm x 112 m[...]

EN 47 MasterP age: Start_Right TERMS TERMS A AC Adapter ......... .................. ................. ........ 13 Animation ..... .................. ................. ............... 24 B Backlight Compensatio n ........................ ........ 31 Battery Pack ............................ .......... 11, 13, 43 Beep ............ ..................[...]

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