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  • Page 1

    ENGLISH GR-D340E/EK L YT1507-001A 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 2 – 5 and 11 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 [...]

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    2 EN MasterP age: Left ● Before recor ding impor tant video, be sure to make a trial recor ding. Play back y our trial recording to mak e sure the video and audio hav e been recorded properly . ● W e recommend cleaning your v ideo heads before use. If you ha ven’t used your camcorder f or a while , the heads ma y be dir ty . W e recommend per[...]

  • Page 3

    EN 3 MasterP age: Start_Right SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IMPORT ANT (for o wners in the U .K.) Connection to the mains supply in the United Kingdom. DO NO T cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitab le for the po wer points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate saf ety a[...]

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    4 EN MasterP age: Left When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or on a shelf , make sure that it has suff icient space on all sides to all ow for v entilation (10 cm or more on both sides , on top and a t the rear). Do not bloc k the ventilation hol es. (If the v entilation holes are blo ck ed by a newspaper , or cloth etc. the h eat ma y not [...]

  • Page 5

    EN 5 MasterP age: Start_Right SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON TH E SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been designed a nd manufactured to meet internat ional safety standards but, like any electrical equ ipment, care must be taken if you are to obtai n the best results and safety is to be assured. DO read the oper ating instructions before you att[...]

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    6 EN MasterP age: Left Wipe/Fader Effects Y ou can use the Wipe /F ader Effects to make pro-style scene transitions. ( 墌 pg. 31) Program AE, Effects 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. 31) Auto Button Y ou can change the re[...]

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    MasterP age: TOC_Heading0 _Right EN 7 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 8 Index ........................ ................. .................. ...... 8 Provided Accesso ries ..... ................. ............... 11 Power............ .................. ................. ............... 12 Operation Mode ................. .................. ........... 14 Au[...]

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    8 EN MasterP age: Left GETTING ST ARTED Index G R - D 3 4 0 P A L .b o o k P a g e 8 T hur s da y , O c t o b er 27 , 2005 3: 19 PM[...]

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    EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Controls A Rewind Button [ 3 ] ( 墌 pg. 21) Left Button [ ] ( 墌 pg. 15) Quick Re view Button [QUICK REVIEW] ( 墌 pg. 20) B Set Button [SET] ( 墌 pg. 15) Data Battery Button [D A T A] ( 墌 pg. 13) C Stop Button [ 8 ] ( 墌 pg. 21) Backli ght Compensation Button [BACKLIGHT] ( 墌 p[...]

  • Page 10

    GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recordin g a Auto/Manual Mode Indicat or A : Au to Mode M : Manual Mode B : Night-Sco pe Indicator ( 墌 pg. 27) : Gain Up Mode ( 墌 pg . 24) C Shutter Speed ( 墌 pg. 32) D White Balanc e Indicator ( 墌 pg . 30) E Effect Mode Indica tor ( 墌 p g. 31) F Prog[...]

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    EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Before Using This Camcorder Make sure y ou only use cassettes with the Mi ni DV m a r k . This camcorder is designed e xclusively for the digital video cassette. O nly cassettes mar ked “ ” can be used with this unit. Remember that this camcorder is not compatible with other digit[...]

  • Page 12

    GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: Left How T o Attach The Lens Cap T o prote ct the lens, atta ch the provided le ns cap to th e camcorder as shown in the illustrati on. NOTE: T o confir m the lens cap is on correctly make sure the cap is flush to th e camcorde r . How T o Attach The Shoulder Strap Fo llow the illu stration. 1 Thread the st rap t[...]

  • Page 13

    EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED T o detach the battery pack Slide the b attery pack upw ard while pressing PUSH BA TT . to detach it. * Provided NOTES: ● It is recommended that only genuine JVC batteries are used i n this camcor der . Using generic non-JVC batteries can cause damage to the internal char ging circu[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: Left Using AC Power P erform steps 4 – 6 in “Charg ing The Batter y Pac k ” . NOTE: The prov ided AC Adapter f eatures automatic voltag e selection in the A C range from 110 V to 240 V . About Batteries DANGER! Do no t attempt to tak e the batteries apart, or expo se them to fl ame or e xcessive heat, as it[...]

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    EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Power-Linked Operation When the Po wer Swi tch is set to “REC ”, you can also tur n on/o ff the camco rder by opening/ closing the LCD monitor or pul ling out/pushing in the vie wfinder . INFORMA TION: The f ollowing e xplanations in thi s manual supposes the use of LCD monito r i[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 16 EN MasterP age: Left 1 Set the Po we r Switch to “ REC” while pres sing down the Lock Button located on the switch. 2 Make sure the LCD mo nitor is clo sed and lock ed. Pull out the viewfin der fully an d adjust it manually f or best vie wability . 3 T urn the Dioptre Adjustment Control until the indicati ons in the viewfind[...]

  • Page 17

    EN 17 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED The camcorder needs to be powered up to load or eject a cas sette. 1 Slide and ho ld OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arro w , then pull the cass ette holder cov er open until it locks. The cassette holde r opens automatically . ● Do not touch internal components. 2 Insert or remo[...]

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    MasterP age: Left 18 EN VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Befor e continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 12) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 17) 1 Remove the lens cap. ( 墌 pg. 12) 2 Open the LC D monitor full y . 3 Set the Po we r Switch to “ REC” while pres sing down the Lock Button located on the switch. ● The POWER[...]

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    EN 19 VIDEO RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Zooming Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneo us change in imag e magnifi cation. Zoom In Slide the P ower Zoom Le ver tow ards “T”. Zoom Out Slide the P ow er Zoom Le ver tow ards “W”. ● The furt her you slide the P ower Zoom Le ver , the quick er [...]

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    VIDEO RECORDING 20 EN MasterP age: Left NOTES: ● The time code cannot be reset . ● During fast -forw arding and rewinding, the time code indication does not mov e smoothly . ● The time code is displa yed only when “TIME CODE” is set to “ON”. ( 墌 pg. 25) Quick Review Enables to check the end of the last re cording. 1) Press QUICK REV[...]

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    MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK EN 21 VIDEO PLA YB A CK 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 17) 2 Set the P ower Switch to “PLA Y” while pressing down the L ock Button located on th e swi t c h. 3 T o star t pla ybac k, press 4 / 9 . 4 T o stop pl ayback, press 8 . ● During Stop mode , press 3 to rewind, or 5 to f a[...]

  • Page 22

    VIDEO PLA YB A CK 22 EN MasterP age: Left A Y ellow to VIDEO IN (Connect when your TV/ VCR has only A/V input connect ors). B Red to A UDIO R IN* C White to A UDIO L IN* D Black to S-VIDEO IN (Con nect when your TV/ VCR/VDR has S-VIDEO in and A/V input connectors . In this case , it is not nece ssary to connect the yellow video cable.) * Not requir[...]

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    EN 23 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorde r is equipped with an easy-t o-use, on-screen menu system that simplifies many of the more detailed ca mcorder settings . ( 墌 p g .2 3–2 6 ) 1 For Vide o Recor ding Menus: ● Set the Pow e r Switch to “REC” whil e pressin g down the Lock Button [...]

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    MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 24 EN MasterP age: Left FUNCTION The menu settings c an be changed only when the P ower Switch is set to “REC”. [ ] = F actor y- preset ( 墌 pg. 31), “ Wipe or F ader Eff ects” ( 墌 pg. 31), “Pro gram AE, Effects and Shutter Effects” ( 墌 pg. 32), “Pro gram AE, Effects and Shutter Effects” ( 墌 pg.[...]

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    EN 25 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES shutter spee d is being automatica lly adjusted, “ ” is disp lay ed. [OFF] : Dis engages th e functi on. ON : Helps cut do wn on noise created b y wind. The “ ” indicat or appears. The quali ty of the sound will change . This is normal. SYSTEM The “SYSTEM”[...]

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    MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 26 EN MasterP age: Left [ ] = F actor y- preset SOUND MODE and NARRA TION During tape pla yback, the camcorder d etects the sound mode in which the recording w as made, and plays the sound back. Sele ct the type of sound to ac compan y your p la yback picture . According to the menu access explanation on page 23, sele[...]

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    EN 27 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES FEA TURES FOR RECORDING This camcord er allows you to choose t he type o f image outp ut format for recording . [ ] = F actory-preset 1 Set the P ow er Switch to “REC” . 2 Press 16 :9 button repeatedly t o choose your selection . [4:3] : Records with no chan ge in the scr een ratio. F or pl ayb[...]

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    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 28 EN MasterP age: Left The camcorde r’ s Ful l Range AF syst em offers continuo us shootin g ability from close-up (as close as appr ox . 5 cm to the sub ject) to infi nity . Howe ver , corre ct focus may not be obtained depending on the shooti ng condition. In this case, u se the man ual f ocus mode. 1 Set the P ower Swi[...]

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    EN 29 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Like the pupil of the h uman eye , the ir is contracts in well-lit environments to k eep too much l ight from entering, and dilates in dim envi ronments to all ow in more li ght. Use this funct ion in the f ollowing situa tions: ● When shooting a moving subject. ● When t[...]

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    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 30 EN MasterP age: Left The white balance re fers to the correctn ess of colour r eproducti on under various lig hting. I f the white balan ce is correc t, all othe r colours will be accurately r eproduced . The white balance is usually ad justed automatically . Howe ver , more adv anced camcorder op erators contro l this fu[...]

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    EN 31 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 “REC”. 2 Set the recor ding mode to “ M ” ( 墌 p[...]

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    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 32 EN MasterP age: Left PROGRAM AE OFF : Disab les the function. ( F actor y-preset) SPOR TS (V ari able Shutter Spe ed: 1/250 – 1/4 000): This setting a llows f ast-moving imag es to be captured on e frame at a time, for vivid, sta ble slow-motion playback. The faster the sh utter speed, the darker the pictur e becomes. U[...]

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    EN 33 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES EDITING 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* D Blac k to S-VIDE O IN (Conne ct when y our TV/ VCR/VD R has S-VIDEO in and A/V inpu t connectors. In thi s case, it is not ne cessar y to connect the yellow vide[...]

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    EDITING 34 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 is little, i f any , image or sound deterioration . 1 Make sure all unit s are turned off . 2 Connect thi s camcorder to a v ideo unit equipped wit h a D [...]

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    EN 35 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[...]

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    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 36 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. 14) ● The battery pack is not attached firmly . H Detach the battery pack once agai[...]

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    EN 37 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. 27) ● Shooting wa s performed under bac klit conditions. H Press B [...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING 38 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. 23, 25) ● The LCD monitor’ s brightness setting is too dark. H Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor . ( 墌 pg. 16) H If the moni tor is tilted u pw[...]

  • Page 39

    EN 39 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES USER MAINTENANCE Before cleaning, tur n off the c amcorder and remov e the battery pac k and AC Adapter . T o clean the exterior Wipe gently wit h a soft cloth . Put the cloth i n diluted mild so ap and wring it well to wipe off heavy dir t. Then wip e again with a dr y cloth. T o clean the LCD monitor Wipe[...]

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    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 40 EN CA UTIONS Battery Packs The supplied battery pack is a lith ium-ion battery . Bef ore using the supplied batte ry pack or an optional batte ry pack, be sure to read the foll owing cautions: ● T o av oid ha zards ... do not bur n . ... do not shor t-circuit the terminals. When transporting, make sure t he provided [...]

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    EN 41 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES CA UTIONS Main Unit ● For safety , DO NOT ... open the camcorder’ s chassis. ... disassemble or modi fy the unit. ... shor t-circuit the terminals of the battery pack. K eep it awa y from metallic objects when not in use. ... allow inflammables , water or metallic objects to enter the u nit. ... remove [...]

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    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 42 EN SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder Po wer supply DC 11 V (Using AC Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using battery pack) Po w er consumption Approx . 3.0 W (LCD monitor off , viewfinder on) Approx . 3.4 W (LCD monit or on, view finder off) Dimensions (W x H x D) 59 mm x 94 mm x 114mm (with the LCD monitor closed and the vie wfinder pushed [...]

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    EN 43 MasterP age: Start_Right TERMS TERMS A AC Adapter ....................... ..................... ........ 14 Auto/Manual Mode .. ................. .................. .... 14 B Backlight Compensatio n .......... .................. .... 29 Battery Pack ..................... ................. 12, 14, 40 Blank Search .................... .........[...]

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    MasterPage: Bac kCover EN GR-D340E/EK Printed in Malaysia 1105MAR-PR-VM © 2005 Victor Company of J apan, Limited EX/EK G R - D 3 4 0 P A L .b o o k P a g e 4 4 T hur s da y , Oc t o b e r 27 , 200 5 3: 19 PM[...]