JVC 0397MKV*UN*SN manual

GV-DS1 JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING STATION LYT0002-0H6B GV-DS1 COPYRIGHT© 1997 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. EG/EG (S) Printed in Japan 0397MKV * UN * SN  VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED INSTRUCTIONS ENGLISH EN EN[...]

2 EN Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing this VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING ST A TION. Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained in the following pages to ensure safe use of this product. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Using This Instruction Manual • All major sections and subsections are listed in the T able Of Contents ( Z pg. 5[...]

EN 3 CAUTIONS If you notice smoke or a peculiar smell coming from the VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING STA TION unplug it IMMEDIA TEL Y . Use of the VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING STA TION under these conditions could lead to fire or electric shock. Contact your JVC dealer . DO NOT attempt to repair the malfunction yourself. DO NOT attempt to insert foreign objects in[...]

4 EN CAUTIONS (cont.) How to handle a CD-ROM ● T ake care not to soil or scratch the mirror surface (opposite to the printed surface). Do not write anything or put a sticker on either the front or back surface. If the CD-ROM gets dirty , gently wipe it with a soft cloth outward from the center hole using a circular motion. ● Do not use conventi[...]

EN 5 CONTENTS MAJOR FEA TURES 8 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS 10 CONNECTIONS (When Using JLIP V ideo Capture Software) 12 INTRODUCTION 14 INST ALLA TION (JLIP V ideo Capture Software) 15 OPEN & CLOSE (Basic Operation Procedure) 16 Preparation ....................................................................... 16 How to close the program .........[...]

6 EN CONTENTS (cont.) ADDITIONAL OPERA TIONS 30 Counter value change ............................................................ 30 Counter reset ..................................................................... 30 Delete index image and full image ............................................. 31 Change ID .....................................[...]

EN 7 VIDEO PRINTER OPERA TION (GV -PT2) 58 Printing ............................................................................ 58 Auto capture ...................................................................... 60 ADV ANCED OPERA TIONS 62 Changing ID number ............................................................. 62 Connecting other devic[...]

8 EN MAJOR FEA TURES Business presentations Images captured from video can be incorpo- rated into business documents to spice up your presentations. Internet homepage Images captured from video can be incorpo- rated in your Internet homepage using image editing software. Advanced Applications Create title indexes for your video collection Title ind[...]

EN 9 T wo software programs are provided with the GV -DS1 JLIP package. JLIP Video Capture Software ( Z pg. 12 – 39) JLIP Video Capture Software This is the software described in this manual. Video Capture Facility Video images from video sour ce units such as camcorders or VCRs can be captured as 768 x 552 still images with 16.77 million colors [...]

10 EN CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS The controls and connectors marked * can be used only when the GR-DVM1 or GR-DVM801 Digital Camcorder is attached. For details of its operation, read the camcorder instruction manual. * RELEASE button * Lock lever * DIGIT AL jack Z p. 13 • Connect to the computer ’ s RS-232C terminal (COM port). * Multi connector ?[...]

EN 11 * S-Video output jack • Outputs S-V ideo signal. (Also compatible with S1 and S2 connectors.) DC input jack Z p. 13 * Remote control sensor • Receives the remote control signals for the attached Camcorder . * EDIT jack * Audio output jack [R] * Video output jack * Audio output jack [L] CAPTURE INPUT (EXT .)/PRINTER connector Z p. 13 • C[...]

12 EN CONNECTIONS (When Using JLIP V ideo Capture Software) n T o assure safety , make sure all units are turned off before making any connections. n The video images will be displayed on the LCD screen of the attached GR-DVM1 or GR- DVM801. Y ou cannot view the images on the computer screen. n When connecting the provided cables, be sure to connec[...]

EN 13     JLIP     3.5 mm diameter 4-pole cables (provided) V ideo Capture Docking Station Digital Camcorder AC Adapter/Charger Core filter T o CAPTURE INPUT (EXT .)/ PRINTER connector Other units with video output jack DC cable (provided) Core filter (red) (white) (yellow) AUDIO/VIDEO cable (provided) Core filter T o JLIP j[...]

14 EN INTRODUCTION What is video capture software ? Video capture software is a type of application program that allows you to capture video images from camcorders and VCRs and store them in personal computers running under the Windows T operating system. These images can be transferred from the video source to the computer via a standard RS-232C c[...]

EN 15 INST ALLA TION (JLIP V ideo Capture Software) WINDOWS T 95 Refer to the Windows T 95 manual or your computer ’ s manual for details on basic Windows T 95 operating procedures. Installation Procedure This software offers you the choise of viewing on-screen messages in English or French. Select the desired language during installa- tion by pe[...]

16 EN OPEN & CLOSE (Basic Operation Procedure) The V ideo Capture software can be started up in the same way as any other program running under Windows. The procedure differs slightly depending on whether you’re using W indows T 3.1 or Windows T 95. Preparation • T urn on your computer . • T urn on the video source units (such as camcorde[...]

EN 17 HOW TO CLOSE THE PROGRAM Double-click the control menu button in Windows T 3.1 or click " Exit " in the " File (F) " menu. In Windows T 95, simply click the Close button. If you try to close the program with no image data saved, the message " The album has not been saved. Save? " appears. Please note that if you [...]

18 EN INITIALIZA TION INITIALIZING JLIP The first time you start the V ideo Capture software, JLIP initialization is required. This sets which of the computer ’ s COM ports (connector into which the RS-232C cable is plugged) is connected to the GV -DS1 JLIP V ideo Capture Docking Station. The initialization window automatically appears the first [...]

EN 19 SELECT UNITS 6 . Call up the " Device Selection " window . 7 . Click the name of the unit required. •The word "VCRCAMERA" appears in the VCR box to indicate the V ideo source unit is now in use. •The word " MODULE " appears in the V ideo Capture box to indicate the V ideo Capture Docking Station is now in use[...]

20 EN HOW THE DESKTOP WORKS 1 Menu bar Displays function menus. See the next page for detailed information. 2 Control buttons • CAPTURE button ( Z page 25) Press to CAPTURE a desired image from an image source. When pressed, an index image appears under this button. • TRANSFER button ( Z pages 27 through 28) The TRANSFER button is used to start[...]

EN 21 3 Image display area Each time you press the Capture button an index image is captured into the image area. Up to 99 images can be captured, with up to five images in one horizontal frame. Index images are provided to allow you to confirm that you have captured the images you want. Index image data: 80 x 60 pixels Full image data: 768 x 552 p[...]

22 EN File New Album Open Album Save Album Open JLIP (jlp) File  Save As JLIP (jlp) File Save Image As… Exit Ctrl+S Ctrl+A HOW THE DESKTOP WORKS (cont.) Each pulldown menu is configured as follows Set-up Capture Mode Image Format Device Change Initialize ID Change Counter Reset Edit Transfer the Index Image Transfer [...]

EN 23 Window Arrange Index VCR NOTE : Counter reset If you use a DV -format digital camcorder , counter information is represented by the time code written on the tape. Counter reset is not possible. Deletes space when an index image has been deleted ( Z p. 31). The VCR operation window appears to allow the computer to operate the VCR. [VCR] ope[...]

24 EN VIDEO CAPTURE CAPTURING VIDEO IMAGES There are three capture modes available: Step by Step , Program and Interval. The latter two modes are available only when connected to a JLIP compatible video source unit. Step by Step Capture mode must be used to capture images from a video source unit with no JLIP connector . Image data flow When storin[...]

EN 25 STEP BY STEP CAPTURE Use the Step by Step Capture mode when you want to: • Capture images from a video source unit with no JLIP connector • Capture images from video units with video output connectors • Capture a smaller number of images • Confirm the images being captured. Set-up Capture Mode  Image Format Device Change Init[...]

26 EN VIDEO CAPTURE (cont.) AUTOMA TIC CAPTURE Automatic video capture is available only when a JLIP-compatible video source unit is con- nected. There are two types of automatic capture: Program mode and Interval mode. Y ou can save time in either mode because, once the initial settings have been stored or you have decided what pictures to capture[...]

EN 27 4 Click " Window " — " VCR " to call up the VCR Operation window . 5 Operate the video source unit via the VCR Operation window . 6 Click the " Capture " button on the desired video image, and index image data (80 x 60 pixels) is transferred to the computer . •The message " No.1 index image being transfe[...]

28 EN VIDEO CAPTURE (cont.) INTERV AL CAPTURE The Interval Capture mode is best suited for capturing images at set intervals from a video source unit with a JLIP connector . Preparation •Make sure all units are properly connected ( Z p. 12). •Insert a tape into the video sour ce unit. Click " Image Format " in " Set-up " and[...]

EN 29 SELECTING A PICTURE FORMA T Under " Image Format ", you can specify the full image data format and the capture mode. PICTURE FORMA T SETTING 3 Select capture mode. •There are two different settings avail- able: " Frame Picture " and " Field Picture ". Refer to "Capture Mode" below for details. 4 Click[...]

30 EN ADDITIONAL OPERA TIONS COUNTER VALUE CHANGE If you want to replace a captured image with a different one, you can capture the new one by changing the counter value. 1 Open the menu bar and click " Set-up " — " Counter Reset ". •The VCR's counter is reset. •The counters of DV -format digital camcorders cannot be [...]

EN 31 DELETE INDEX IMAGE AND FULL IMAGE Y ou can delete any captured picture. Both index image (80 x 60 pixels) and full image (768 x 552 pixels) are deleted. 1 Click the image display box you want to delete. •The box is bordered in green. 2 Open the menu bar and click " Edit " — " Delete ". •This deletes the selected imag[...]

32 EN SA VE PICTURE CREA TE NEW FOLDER Creating a new folder (directory) is a good idea when capturing an image from another video tape. 1 Open the menu bar and click " File " — " New Album ". •The image display area is refreshed. •If the index image data on screen is not saved, you will be asked whether to save or not. SA[...]

EN 33 OPEN INDEX 1 Open the menu bar and click " File " — " Open Album ". •The " Open Album " window appears. 2 Select the name of the folder (directory). 3 Click " OK ". File Save Image As… Exit Ctrl+S Ctrl+A New Album Open Album Save Album Open JLIP (jlp) File Save As JLIP (jlp) File  ?[...]

34 EN JLIP PLA YER SOFTW ARE USING JLIP PLA YER SOFTW ARE DA T A The GV -DS1 V ideo Capture Docking Station can capture JLIP Player software data at an edit-in point corresponding to a preset counter number . Preparation •Make sure all units are properly connected ( Z p. 12). •Insert the tape program edited with the Player Software into the vid[...]

EN 35 HOW TO STORE JLIP PLA YER DA T A Data from this unit can be converted to JLIP Player software files. If index image data is saved as a JLIP Player software file, the file can be printed with the optional GV-PT2 V ideo Printer . Refer to the instruction manual for details. Preparation •Make sure all units are properly connected ( Z p. 12). ?[...]

36 EN TROUBLESHOOTING NOTE : External noise or disturbance may interfere with the microprocessors built into the GV -DS1 JLIP V ideo Capture Docking Station. If this happens, turn the power off and then turn it on again. Problem — — 23 1 1 – 13 19 18 — 23 — — Page No effect when clicking the Input Select/Memory buttons. The video equipm[...]

EN 37 TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.) Problem 25 – 28 30 26 — 18 29 Page Cannot capture video data with the desired counter number . Counter cannot be reset. Program capture suddenly stops. After finishing video capture, the video file remains in the JCPT folder (where the program run file is contained). JLIP initialization not possible. With V ideo ca[...]

38 EN LIST OF ERROR MESSAGES v Appears when: m Action: Message COM port is not available. Connected device not found. Error — T ransfer halted. v Not connected to COM port set by JLIP Initialize. m Check the COM port number and connector and retry JLIP initialization. v Connected devices are not turned on. v Selected COM port is not connected pro[...]

EN 39 v Appears when: m Action: Message Execute after playing back the VCR. Not enough disk space is available. Communication error . Check the capture device. v V ideo unit is not in Play mode during Interval Capture. m Click "OK", set the video unit to Play and click " T ransfer " again. v Remaining disk space is under 1 MB. m[...]

40 EN MEMO[...]

EN 41 JLIP PLA YER SOFTW ARE SECTION q The Readme.TXT file provides additional information for setup and information that is not included in the instruction manual. Please read the file before installing the provided software program. q Y ou can find the latest information (in English) on the provided software program at our www server . <www>[...]

42 EN CONNECTIONS (When Using JLIP Player Software) WHEN CONNECTING TO A VIDEO SOURCE UNIT WITH JLIP CONNECTOR OR TO A VIDEO PRINTER n Be sure to turn off the power of all connected units before making any connections. n When connecting the provided cable, be sure to connect the plug with the Core Filter to the Video Capture Docking Station. RM-V70[...]

EN 43 JLIP Core Filter Digital camcorder T o JLIP jack AC Power Adapter/Charger DC cord Core Filter JLIP V ideo Capture Docking station T o edit jack To S output jack Core Filter T o video/ audio output jack (yellow) (white) (red) S-V ideo cable (provided) AUDIO/ VIDEO cable (provided) (red) (white) (yellow) To S - VIDEO input jack To AUDIO input j[...]

44 EN GETTING ST ARTED What is JLIP ? JLIP* stands for Joint Level Interface Protocol, a new communication protocol which allows A V units equipped with a JLIP terminal to be controlled by a personal computer . * is a registered trademark of JVC. Operating Environment ● Personal computer with Microsoft T Windows T 3.1 or W indows T 95 ● CPU Int[...]

EN 45 INST ALLING (JLIP Player Software) WINDOWS T 95 Refer to the Windows T 95 manual or your computer ’ s manual for details on basic Windows T 95 operating procedures. Installation Procedure This software offers you the choise of viewing on-screen messages in English or French. Select the desired language during installa- tion by performing th[...]

46 EN ST ARTING JLIP PLA YER SOFTW ARE MOVIE PLAYER Serial Port Selection Select a Serial Port. OK CANCEL COM 1 COM 2 COM 3 COM 4 Initializing JLIP Now checking devices' ID ... ID:10 Starting JLIP Player Software 1 PREP ARE DEVICE(S) T urn the device(s) on and set the camcorder's Power Dial to "PLA Y". 2 ACCESS MOVIE[...]

EN 47 •An error message " No devices detected to connect. Power ON all devices in system. " appears . . . ... when a wrong port number is selected. ... when the connection is wrong. ... when the device's ID number is already in use. ... when the device's power is not turned on. Check the Serial Port selection, too. T o return [...]

48 EN MOVIE PLA YER FILE POWER PROGRAM PLAYBACK COUNTER Non Drop MEMO ID SCENE CUT IN CUT OUT START SCENE ELAPSED TIME 00:00:00:00F IN/OUT OFF ON MODE STILL PLAY SEARCH SLOW FF REW 00:00:00:00F 06 File Video Printer Help Edit MOVIE PLA YER WINDOW BUTTONS AND DISPLA YS 5. POWER button Control-menu box Menu bar 1. COUNTER system 2. [...]

EN 49 1. COUNTER system 2. T ape counter display • Displays actual tape position. ex. 00: 01: 45: 10F (Hours : Minutes : Seconds : Frames) 3. ID number • Displays the selected device's ID number . 4. FILE name • Displays file name after saving the program under a new name. ex. travel 5. POWER button • T urns the device on and off. • [...]

50 EN Setting in/out points 1 PLA YBACK ON TV MONITOR Click © . Playback picture appears on the TV monitor . 2 SET CUT IN/OUT POINTS Select "Set Function" from "Edit" in the Movie Player window and select "Edit T ape". T o set CUT IN/OUT points, click IN/OUT button at the beginning and end of the scene you want to dub[...]

EN 51 Playing back all programmed scenes 1 ST ART PLA YBACK Click "ST AR T". •The camcorder plays back scenes in numerical order and stops immediately after the last scene's CUT OUT point. •Only the camcorder moves. NOTES: ● During playback of programmed scenes, do no operation other than pressing "STOP". If other ope[...]

52 EN BASIC OPERA TIONS (cont.) Dubbing Y ou can record all programmed scenes onto the tape in the recording deck. Dubbing is possible only when the GR- DVM1or GR-DVM801 is connected. (as of March, 1997) 1 PREP ARE NEW T APE Make sure the erase protection tab on the tape is present. Then insert it into the recording deck and set the recording deck [...]

EN 53 Saving the program list on hard disk It is possible to save all programmed scene information as a file in the computer . 1 ST ART SA VING Select " Save As " from "File" on the MOVIE PLA YER window . •The " Save a program list " dialog box appears. 2 ENTER FILE NAME Input a file name (up to 8 characters) in the [...]

54 EN BASIC OPERA TIONS (cont.) Opening a file saved on floppy disk 1 INSERT FLOPPY DISK INTO DRIVE 2 SELECT DRIVE NUMBER Click Ä in "DRIVE". 3 LOOK FOR FILE NAMES Open "tape" in the directry . 4 SELECT FILE NAME Follow steps 2 and 3 in "Opening a saved file" on the left. MOVIE PLA YER FILE POWER PROGRAM PLAYBACK COUN[...]

EN 55 T ransferring the programmed scene to an other position 1 DESIGNA TE SCENE TO BE TRANSFERRED Click on the scene you want to transfer and choose "Cut" from "Edit". •The message " Scene No. will be deleted. " appears. T o cut, click on "OK". 2 DESIGNA TE POSITION Click on the scene number which is above[...]

56 EN VIDEO PRINTER WINDOW BUTTONS AND DISPLA YS Video Printer POWER SELECT PIX STABILIZER OFF ON POSITION ID 20 STORE PRINT SOURCE MEMORY CLOSE STROBE SPEED HIGH LOW 16 4 OFF STROBE SELECTED SAME MULTI-PIX CONTENT Aperture Off ! ! OFF ON Title bar 9. STORE button 10. PRINT button 1 1. SELECT (scene select) button 12. CLOSE button 1. POWER button 2[...]

EN 57 1. POWER button • T urns the device on and off. 2. POSITION button • Selects the position to store a scene in memory for Multi-Print. 3. ID number • Displays the selected device's ID number . 4. Message display • Displays the operating mode of the selected device. 5. MUL TI-PIX button • Select by clicking ( ¶ / Ä ) button. OF[...]

58 EN VIDEO PRINTER OPERA TION (GV -PT2) Printing Before printing, perform the procedure listed below . ● Connect to image and sound source ( Z pg. 42, 43). ● Set VCR to external input. ● Set TV to VIDEO mode so that images from video printer appear . 1 BRING UP VIDEO PRINTER WINDOW Select "Set-up" from "Video Printer" on [...]

EN 59 Quitting the MOVIE PLA YER window 1 CHOOSE "EXIT" FROM "FILE" •The MOVIE PLA YER window closes. Quitting the "Video Printer" window 1 CLICK "CLOSE" •The "V ideo Printer" window closes.[...]

60 EN VIDEO PRINTER OPERA TION (GV -PT2) (cont.) Preparation • Load the tape into the video unit. • Convert the captured data to JLIP Player software data and store it ( Z p. 35). • Select file name ( Z p. 54). • Prepare for printing (refer to the GV-PT2 instruction manual). • Select desired layout using the remote control unit provided w[...]

EN 61 3 Click T itle in the MOVIE PLA YER window and activate the window . 4 Select " Edit " — " Set Function " — " Auto Capture ". 5 Click " ST ART " •The captured video data set first is sear ched and stored in the video printer . •When the data has been stored, the message " Image has been cap[...]

62 EN ADV ANCED OPERA TIONS Changing ID number The device's ID number is preset at factory as follows: ex. Camcorder: 06 or 07 Video printer: 20 When connecting more than two same type devices, the same ID numbers will exist and a malfunction can occur . T o avoid a malfunction, change the ID numbers. It is recommended to change the ID number [...]

EN 63 When Using the Video Capture Software The JLIP Player Software and JLIP Video Capture Software cannot run simultaneously . When you want to run the JLIP V ideo Capture Software, first select "Close Serial" from "File" on the menu bar . T o resume using the JLIP Player Software, click the "JLIP" button in the JLIP[...]

64 EN ADV ANCED OPERA TIONS (cont.) Adjusting the gap between the stored edit-start point in the computer and the dubbed one in the recording deck During dubbing, the beginning of the scene stored in the computer can be missed or the scene prior to the transition you chose for the edit-start point can be dubbed into the recording deck. When these c[...]

EN 65 TROUBLESHOOTING Error – – This application will close. Check devices – – Confirm that power is ON. No devices detected to connect. Power ON all devices in system. Communication error (&H (number)) Check cable connection. Select the device to control. No video cassette!! Load a video cassette to ID (number). Invalid entry in scene [...]

66 EN MAJOR SPECIFICA TIONS JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING ST A TION Connectors S-V ideo : Output Y : 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms (S2 output) C : 0.3 Vp-p, 75 ohms V ideo : Input 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms (pin jack) (CAPTURE INPUT (EXT .)/PRINTER connector) : Output 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms (pin jack) (VIDEO output connector) Audio : Output –8 dB, 1 kiloohm (pin jack) JLIP ([...]

EN 67 INDEX A Arrange Index ................................. Z pg. 31 Automatic Capture (AUTO) ....... Z pg. 26, 28 B Bitmap ...................................... Z pg. 24, 29 C Capture Mode ................................. Z pg. 29 Change ID ................................ Z pg. 31, 62 COM Port ................................. Z pg. 18, 46 Co[...]

GV-DS1 JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING STATION LYT0002-0H6B GV-DS1 COPYRIGHT© 1997 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. EG/EG (S) Printed in Japan 0397MKV * UN * SN  VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED INSTRUCTIONS ENGLISH EN EN[...]