JVC LYT1265-001A manuale d’uso

L YT1265-001A MasterP age: F rontCov er EN ENGLISH GR-D94 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 W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. NOTES: ● The rating plate (serial numb er plate) and safety ca ution are on the bottom and/o r the back of the main unit . ● The rating inf ormation and safty caution of the A C Adapter are on its upper an[...]

EN 3 MasterP age: Saf ety_Right IMPORT ANT SAF TY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings . 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near w ater . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not bloc k any v entilation openings . Install in accordance with the manuf acturer ’ s instr uct[...]

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 4U or AP-V15U b Batter y Pack BN-V408U-B c Au dio/Video C able ( ø 3.5 mini-plug to RCA plug) d Core Filter (for USB Cab le and optio nal S-Video Cable. 墌 pg. 6 f or attachment ) e Shoulder S trap (See the r ight col umn for attachment) f CD-ROM g Memory Card 16[...]

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 Diopter 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. 5 minutes (appro x. 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*** * Not required f or watching still imag es only . [...]

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 t[...]

D.S.C. RECORDING DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA YBACK EN 19 MasterP age: DSC_Right Still images ca n be dubbed from a tape to a memor y card. 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 10) 2 Load a memory card. ( 墌 pg. 10) 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “ VIDEO ” . 4 Set the P ower Switch to “ PLA Y ” while pr essing do wn the [...]

20 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left D.S.C. PLA YBA CK Images shot with the camc order are aut omatically numbered, then stored in numerical order in t he memor y card. Y ou can view the st ored images, one a t a time, much lik e flipping throug h a photo albu m. 1 Load a memor y card. ( 墌 p g. 10) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “ MEMOR Y ” . 3[...]

D.S.C. PLA YBA CK DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA YBACK EN 21 MasterP age: DSC_Right Y ou ca n get the rele vant file information b y press ing the INFO Button dur ing nor mal playback or Index Pla yback. FOLDER: Fol d e r n am e ( 墌 pg. 24) FILE: File name ( 墌 pg. 24) DA T E : Date the file was made SIZE: Image size QU ALI [...]

22 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. The Prot ect mode helps p rev ent the accident al erasure of files. 1 Load a memor y card. ( 墌 p g. 10) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “ MEMOR Y ” . 3 Set the P ower Switch to “ PLA Y ” while pressi ng down the Loc k Button located on the s witch. ● A stored file is disp[...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA YBACK EN 23 MasterP age: DSC_Right T o delete al l files stor ed in the memor y card 6 Rotate the M MENU/V OL. Wheel to se lect “ ALL ” , and press it. The DEL ETE screen ap pears. 7 Rotate the M MENU/V OL. Wheel to se lect “ EXECUTE ” , and press it. ● T [...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. 24 EN MasterP age: L eft By resetting the file name, a ne w f older will be made . The new fil es you are going to make will be stored in the new fold er . It is conv enient to separate the ne w files from previously m ade file s. 1 Load a memor y card. ( 墌 p g. 10) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “ MEMOR Y ” [...]

ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 25 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorde r is equipped with an easy- to-use, on- screen menu system that simplifies man y of the more detailed camcor der settings. ( 墌 pg. 26 – 28) 1 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch and the P ower Switch as f ollows . For Video and D.S.C. Recording Me[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 26 EN MasterP age: L eft CAMERA The “ m ” se ttings are ef fectiv e when the P ow er Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ” . Howev er , the menu settings can be change d only when th e P ower Switch is set t o “ M ” . [ ] = F act or y-preset [SP] : T o record in th e SP (Standard Pl ay) mode LP : Long [...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 27 MasterP age: Advan _Right this mode , ref er to y our wide-scree n TV ’ s instr uction manual. Dur ing playback/recording on 4:3 TVs/ LCD monitor/vi ewfinder , the im age is elonga ted ver tically . * A vailab le only when the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch is set to “ VIDEO ” . [OFF] : Diseng ag[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 28 EN MasterP age: L eft 640 x 480 / 1024 x 768 / [128 0 x 960] / 1600 x 12 00 The Image Size mode ca n be selected t o best match your needs. ( 墌 pg. 18) NOTE: The settings can be change d only when the VIDEO/ MEMOR Y Switch is set to “ MEMOR Y ” . [] : When Snapshot re cording is perf or med with the VIDEO/MEM[...]

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 SPOR TS (V ariable Shutt er Speed: 1/250 – 1/4000) This setti ng allows fast-moving images to be ca ptured one frame at a time, for vivid, stable slow-motion playback. The f aster the shutter sp eed, the dar ker the picture becomes. Us e the shutter function und er good l[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 32 EN MasterP age: L eft NOTE: If you are using the vie wfinder , you should already hav e perfo rmed “ Viewfinder Adjustment ” ( 墌 pg. 9). 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” while pres sing down the Lock Button loca ted on the s witch. 2 Press FOCUS . T he manual f ocus indicator appears. 3 T o focus on a f ur the r[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 33 MasterP age: Advan _Right T o lock the exposur e control and the iris After step 5 of “ Exposure Contr ol ” , adjust t he exposure by r otating the M MENU/V OL. Wheel. Then loc k the iris in steps 6 and 7 of “ Iris Lock ” . For aut omatic lockin g, rotate the M MENU/V OL. Wh eel to sel ect ?[...]

34 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left EDITING A White to A UDIO L IN or OUT B Red to A UDIO R IN or OUT C Y ello w to VIDEO IN or OUT D T o S-VIDEO IN or OUT* * Connect when y our TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN/OUT connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yello w video cable . T o use this camcorder as a player 1 F ollowing the illustratio[...]

EDITING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 35 MasterP age: Advan _Right It is also po ssible to copy recorded scenes from the camcorder ont o another vi deo unit equi pped with a D V connecto r . Since a digi tal signal is sent, th ere is litt le if any image or sound deteri oration. T o use this ca mcorder as a player 1 Make sure all units are tur ned off. 2 [...]

EDITING 36 EN MasterP age: L eft [A] Using USB cable It is possib le to do the f ollowing things: ● T ransf er still images stored on a memory card to a PC. ● T ransf er still/moving im ages recorded on a tape to a PC. ● Capture sti ll/moving imag es in real-time. ● Use this camco rder as a We bCam. [B] Using DV cable It is also p ossible t[...]

EDITING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 37 MasterP age: Advan _Right The audio track can be cust omized only when recorded in the 12-bit a nd SP modes. ( 墌 pg. 26) ● Use the provide d remote control. 1 Pla y back the tape to loca te the point wher e editing will start, then press PAU S E ( 9 ). 2 While holding A. DUB ( D ) on the remote contr ol, press [...]

38 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Power (pg. 6) ● P erf orm charging where the temperature is between 10 ° C and 35 ° C (50 ° F and 95 ° F). 20 ° C to 25 ° C (68 ° F to 77 ° F) is the ideal temper ature rang e for cha rging. If the en vironment is too cold, charging ma y be incomplete. ● Charging time is based on [...]

ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION REFERENCES EN 39 MasterP age: Ref_Right VIDEO PLA YBACK (pg. 14) ● Clean the vi deo heads using an opt ional dry cleaning cassette when: • No picture during playbac k. • Blocks of noise appe ar during playbac k. For detail s, 墌 pg. 46. ● If Stop mode continues f or 5 minutes when po wer is supplied from a batt ery [...]

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. 31) ● 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 ● In places subject to low temper ature, images become dark due to the characteristi cs of the LCD monitor . When this happens, the displa yed colors diff er from those that are actually recorded . This is not a def ect of the camcorder . H Adjust the brightness and angle of the LCD monitor . ( 墌 pg. 9, [...]

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 camcorde r does not re cognize the loaded memor y car d. Remove the memory card once and inser t it again. Repeat t hese proced ures until no indication a ppears. If t he indication s till appears , the memory card is corrupted. Appears when playi ng back a file that is no t compatibl e with[...]

REFERENCES EN 45 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0 _Right CA UTIONS When using the AC Adapter in areas other than th e USA The provided AC Adapter features automati c voltage selection in the AC range from 110 V to 240 V . USING HOUSEHOLD AC PLUG AD APTE R In case of co nnecting the unit ’ s power co rd to an A C wall outlet other th an Ameri can Nationa[...]

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. 3.5 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 [...]

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INDEX REFERENCES EN 51 MasterP age: Ref_Right Controls a Menu Wheel [ M MENU/V OL.] ( 墌 pg. 25) 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 Diopter 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. 26) 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. 26) 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[...]

TERMS 54 EN MasterP age: T e rms_Lef t A AC Adapter .................... ..................... ..................... ..6, 7 Audio Dubbin g ..... ..................... ................. ..................37 Auto Focus ......................... ................. ..................... ....31 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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