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    ENGLISH GR-DF560 GR-DF460 GR-DF430 L YT1421-001B 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 vis it our Homepage on the World Wide Web f or Digital Vi deo Camera: Fo r Acce[...]

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    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. 48) Program AE with Special Effect s For e xample, “SPOR TS” mode allows f ast- moving images to be captured one frame at a time, f or vivid, stable slo w-motion. ( 墌 pg. 48) Biphonic Recording/Playback * Put on the M[...]

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    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 SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE SA FE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been de signed and manufactured to meet in ternational safety standar ds but, l ike an y electric al equipmen t, care must be taken if you are to obtai n the best results and safety is to be assured. DO read the operati ng instructions befor e you attem[...]

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    MasterP age: TOC_Heading0 _Right EN 5 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 Index ................. ................. .................. ............. 6 Provided Accesso ries ............... .................. .... 11 Power............ .................. ................. ............... 1 3 Operation Mode ....... ................. .................. .... 15 [...]

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    6 EN MasterP age: Left GETTING ST ARTED Index L K S X W V U PQ R a Z l k Y b c d e hi g f O T o n m MN j 1C 9 J G D E F B 8 GR-DF560_460PAL.book Page 6 We dnesd ay, January 19, 2005 6:06 PM[...]

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    EN 7 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Controls A Menu Butto n [MENU] ( 墌 pg. 37) Data Battery Button [BA TT . DA T A] ( 墌 pg. 14) B E-Mail Clip Recording Button [E-MAIL]* ( 墌 pg. 32) Inde x Button [INDEX]* ( 墌 pg. 31) C D .S.C . Playba ck Sele ct Button [SEL]* ( 墌 pg. 30) Thumbnail Storing Button [ST ORE]* ( 墌 [...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recordin g Only a Navi gation Indicator * ( 墌 pg. 49) B Selected Wip e/F ad er Effect Indicator ( 墌 pg. 48) C T ape Running Indicator ( 墌 pg. 19) (Rotates while ta pe is running.) D Selected Wi de Mode Indi cator ( 墌 pg. 39) E : Liv e Slow Indicator* ( ?[...]

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    EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED During Both Video And D.S.C. * Recording a Opera tion Mode ( 墌 pg. 15) B : Gain Up Mode ( 墌 pg . 38) C LED Light Indicator * ( 墌 pg. 43) D White Bala nce Indicat or ( 墌 pg. 47) E : Spot Exposur e Control Indi cator ( 墌 pg. 46) : Backl ight Compensati on Indicator ( 墌 pg. 46[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: Left During D.S.C. Playback (GR-DF56 0/460 only) a Operation Mode I ndicator ( 墌 pg. 3 1) B Fo lder/File Number ( 墌 pg. 31) C Battery Remaining P ower In dicator ( 墌 pg. 59) D Brightness Control In dicator (LCD mo nitor/ Viewfinde r) ( 墌 pg. 17) Before Using This Camcorder Make sure you onl y use cassette[...]

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    EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V 14E b P ower Cord c Batter y Pac k BN- VF707U d AV C a b l e e Au dio Extensio n Cable (f or optional microphone, 墌 pg. 13 for connection ) f USB Cable* g Core Filter [larg e]* (for USB cable 墌 pg. 13 for attachment) h Core Filter [small] x 3 (GR-DF560 only)/ x 2[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: Left How T o Attach The Shoulder Strap Fo llow the illu stration . 1 Thread the st rap through th e ey elet. 2 Fold it back and thread it th rough the strap guide and the buckle. ● T o adjust the length of the strap , loosen and then tighten the str ap in the buc kle. 3 Slide the strap guid e fully to ward s th[...]

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    EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED How T o Attach The Core Filter Attach the co re filters to the cables. The core filter redu ces interf erence. 1 Release the stoppers on bot h ends of the core filter . 2 Run the cab le through the core filter , leaving approx. 3 cm of cable between the cable plug and the co re filter[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: Left T o detach the battery pack Slide the b attery pack to th e left while pre ssing BA TT . RELEASE to detach 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 generi[...]

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    EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Using AC Power P erfor m steps 4 – 5 in “Cha rging The Batt er y Pa ck ”. 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 o[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 16 EN MasterP age: Left The language on the displa y can be changed. ( 墌 pg. 37, 40, 42) 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on th e switch. 2 Open the LCD moni tor fully . ( 墌 pg. 19) 3 Press MENU . Th e Menu Screen appears. 4 Press or to select “ n ”, and press SET . The CAMER[...]

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    EN 17 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” or “P LA Y” while pressing down the L ock Button lo cated on th e sw itch. 2 Open the LCD monitor fully . ( 墌 pg. 19) ● T o adjust the brightness of the viewfi nder , pull out the viewfinder fully and set “PRIORITY” to “FINDER” ( ?[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 18 EN MasterP age: Left NOTES: ● If you wait a f ew seconds and the casset te holder does not open, close the cassette holder cov e r and try again. If the cassette holder still does not open, turn the camcorder off then on again . ● If the tape does not load properly , open the cassette holder cov er fully and remove the casse[...]

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    MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right EN 19 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 13) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 17) 1 Remov e the lens cap . ( 墌 pg. 11) 2 Open the LCD monitor fu lly . 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “VIDEO”.* 4 Set the P ower[...]

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    VIDEO RECORDING 20 EN MasterP age: Left NOTES: ● The image will not appear simultan eously on the LCD monitor and the viewfi nder . When the viewfinder is pulled ou t while the LCD monitor is opened, y ou can select which one to use. Set “PRIORITY” to the desi red mode in SYSTEM Menu. ( 墌 pg. 37, 40) ● Coloured bright spots ma y appear al[...]

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    EN 21 VIDEO RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Tim e C o de During recording, a time cod e is recor ded on th e tape. Th is code is to confirm the location of t he recorded sce ne on the tape du ring playback. * F rames are not displa yed during recording. If recordin g starts from a bl ank portion, the time code begi[...]

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    22 EN MasterP age: Left VIDEO PLA YB A CK 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 17) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switc h to “VIDEO”.* 3 Set the P ower Swit ch to “PLA Y” while pressing do wn the Loc k Button loca ted on the sw itch. 4 T o star t pl ayback, press 4 / 9 . 5 T o stop playback, press 8 . ● During Stop mode, press 3 to re wind, or 5 to f as[...]

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    EN 23 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK NOTES: ● Befor e star ting Blank Search, if the current position is at a blank portion, the camcorder searches in the re verse dir ection. If the current position is at a recorded portion, the camcorder searches in the f orward direct ion. ● If the beginning or end [...]

  • Page 24

    VIDEO PLA YB A CK 24 EN MasterP age: Left NOTES: ● It is rec ommended to use the A C Adapter as the power supply instead of the battery pack. ( 墌 pg. 15) ● T o monitor the picture and sound from the camcorder without inserting a tape or memory card*, set the ca mcorder’ s P ower Switch t o “ A ” or “ M ”, then set y our TV to the ap[...]

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    EN 25 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK The Full-Fun ction Remote Cont rol Unit can operate this ca mcorder from a dis tance as well as the basic op erations (Playback, Stop, P ause, F as t-Forward and Rewind) of your VCR. I t also makes additional pl ay back fu nctions possi ble . ( 墌 pg. 26) Installing Th[...]

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    VIDEO PLA YB A CK 26 EN MasterP age: Left The following buttons are available when the camcorder’s P ower Switch is set to “ A ” or “ M ”. o Zoom (T/W) Bu ttons Zoom in/out ( 墌 pg. 20, 27) (Also a vailab le with the P ower Switch set to “PLA Y”) p ST ART/ST OP Button Functions the same as the Reco rding Star t/ Stop Button on the ca[...]

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    EN 27 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Playback Zoom Magnifies the recorded im age up to 47X at any time dur ing video playback and D .S.C. pla yback (GR-DF560/46 0 only). 1) Press PLA Y ( U ) to s tar t video playback. Or perf orm nor mal playback of images. 2) At the point you want to zoom in, press th e Z[...]

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    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 28 EN D.S.C. RECORDING (GR-DF560/460 only) Y ou can use your camcorder as a Di gital Still Camera for taking snapsho ts. Still images are stored in the memor y card. NOTE: Befor e continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 13) ● Loading a Memory Card ( 墌 pg. 18) 1 Remove the lens cap. 2 O[...]

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    EN 29 D.S.C. RECORDING (GR-DF560/460 only) MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECO RD ING & PLA YBACK (GR-DF560/460 only) Inter val Shooting During Interval S hooting mode , the camcorder continues to ta ke snapshots automat ically with an interval of y our desired setting. 1 Set “INT .SHO T” to “ON”. ( 墌 pg. 37, [...]

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    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 30 EN D.S.C. PLA YBA CK (GR-DF560/460 only) Images shot with the camcor der are automatically numbered, then stored i n numerical ord er in the memory card. Y ou can view the stor ed images, one at a ti me, much like flipping th rough a phot o album. 1 Load a memor y card. ( 墌 pg. 18) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switc h to ?[...]

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    EN 31 D.S.C. PLA YBA CK (GR-DF560/460 only) MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECO RD ING & PLA YBACK (GR-DF560/460 only) 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 t icular file you want. 1 For Inde x Playb ack of image files , per[...]

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    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 32 EN ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-D F560/460 only) Y ou can make video clips fro m real-time ca mera image or record ed video f ootage and store th em in a memor y card as files which ca n be conv eniently sent vi a E-Mail. T o make video clips from real-time camera image 1 Load a memor y card. ( 墌 pg. 18) 2 Set[...]

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    EN 33 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-DF560/460 only) MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECO RD ING & PLA YBACK (GR-DF560/460 only) Still images ca n be dubbed from a tape to a memory card. 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 17) 2 Load a memory card. ( 墌 pg. 18) 3 Set “SNAP/SLO W” to the desired mode. (e xcept “SLO [...]

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    ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-DF560/46 0 only) 34 EN MasterP age: Left To R e m o v e P r o t e c t i o n Before doing the following, perform steps 1 – 3 in “Protecting Files”. T o remove protection from the currently displa yed fil e 4 Press o r to sele ct “CURRE NT”, and press SET . The PRO TECT scr een appears. 5 Press < or &g[...]

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    EN 35 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-DF560/460 only) MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECO RD ING & PLA YBACK (GR-DF560/460 only) This camcorder is compatib le with the DPOF (Digital Pr int Order Format) standar d in order to suppor t fut ure systems su ch as automat ic print ing. Y ou can select on e of the 2 pr int[...]

  • Page 36

    ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-DF560/46 0 only) 36 EN MasterP age: Left T o Reset The Number Of Prints 1 P erfor m steps 1 – 3 in “T o Print All Still Images (One Print F or Each)”. 2 Press or to select “RESE T”, and press SET . The DPOF screen appea rs. 3 Press or to sel ect “EXECUTE”, and press SET . The n ormal pla yback scree[...]

  • Page 37

    EN 37 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 detailed ca mcorder settings . ( 墌 p g .3 8–4 2 ) 1 For Vide o and D .S.C. * Recording Menus: ● Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Swit ch to “VIDEO” or “MEMOR Y”[...]

  • Page 38

    MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 38 EN MasterP age: Left CAMERA The “ m CAMERA” settings are effective when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ”. How ev er , the menu setti ngs can be changed only when the P ow e r Switch is se t to “ M ”. [ ] = F actor y-pr eset [SP] : T o record in th e SP (Standard Pl ay) mode LP : Long[...]

  • Page 39

    EN 39 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES MANU A L The “ q MANUAL ” setti ngs are effective only when the P owe r Switch is set to “ M ”. [ ] = F actory-preset OFF : Disables the funct ion. [ON ] : T o c ompensate for unst able images caused b y camera-shak e, particularly at high magnificatio n. NOTE[...]

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    MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 40 EN MasterP age: Left OFF : Disables the remote contr ol operations. [ON] : Enables the remote control operat ions. OFF : A utomatic demonstra tion will not ta ke place. [ON] : Demonstrates ce r tain func tions such as Progr am AE with special eff ects, etc., and can be used to c onfir m how these funct ions operate[...]

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    EN 41 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES DSC (GR-DF560/460 only) [ ] = F actory-preset [FINE] / ST ANDARD The Picture Qu ality mode can be s elected to best match your needs. T wo Pict ure Quality modes are a vailab le: FINE ( ) and ST ANDA RD ( ) (in order of quality). NOTE: The number of storab le images d[...]

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    MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 42 EN MasterP age: Left Allows you t o set the vide o 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. 52, 53) [OFF] : When the SNAPSHO T button is pressed duri ng tape playback, the pla[...]

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    EN 43 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES FEA TURES FOR RECORDING LED Light can be used to bright en the subjec t in the dar k place dur ing video re cording or D .S.C . shooting. 1 Press LI GHT repeatedly to change the setting. OFF : T urns off the light. ON : The light is on alwa ys. ( appears.) AU TO : The light tur ns on automat ically[...]

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    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 44 EN MasterP age: Left Makes dark subj ects or areas even brighter tha n they would be under go od natural ligh ting. Although the recorde d image is not grainy , i t may look as if it is strobing due to the s low shutt er speed. 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ”. 2 Set “ r ” to “NIGHTSCOPE”. ( 墌 pg. 48) Th e [...]

  • Page 45

    EN 45 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The camcorder ’ s Ful l Range AF system offers continuous sho oting abili ty from close -up (as close as appr ox. 5 cm to the subject) to infinity . Howe ver , correct focus may not be obtained dependin g on the shooti ng conditio n. In this case, use the manual focus mode[...]

  • Page 46

    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 46 EN MasterP age: Left Li ke t he pu pi l o f t he hu ma n eye, t he i r is contract s in wel l-lit en vironments to keep too much light from entering, and dila tes 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 to the[...]

  • Page 47

    EN 47 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The white bala nce ref ers to the correctn ess of colour repr oduction unde r various lightin g. If the white balance is correct, all ot her colours will be accurately r eproduced. The white bal ance is usually adjusted automatically . Howe ver , more adva nced camcorder op [...]

  • Page 48

    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 48 EN MasterP age: Left These effects let you make pro-style scen e transitions . Use them to spice up the transition from one scen e to the next. Wipe or F ader wor ks when vide o recording i s star ted or stopped. 1 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”. (GR-DF56 0/460 only) 2 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ”. 3 Se[...]

  • Page 49

    EN 49 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES PROGRAM AE OFF : Disables the fu nction. (Factory -preset) NIGHTSCOPE : ( 墌 pg. 44) S HUTTER 1/50 : The shut ter speed is fixed at 1/50th of a se cond. Black bands tha t usually appear w hen shooting a TV sc reen bec ome narrower . SHUTTER 1/120 : The shutter speed is fixe[...]

  • Page 50

    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 50 EN MasterP age: Left T o make thumbnai l images after video recor ding manuall y 1 Set “NA VIGA TION” to “MANU AL ”. ( 墌 pg. 37, 38) 2 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ A ” or “ M ”. 3 After the record ing, press ST ORE . ● The “ ” indicator appears briefly and the captured image is stor ed in the memory[...]

  • Page 51

    EN 51 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES CAUTION: Do not remov e the memory card or perform any other opera tion (such as turning off the camcorder) during deletion. Also , be sure to use the provided AC A dapter , as the memory card ma y be corrupted if the battery becomes exhausted during deletio n. If the memory[...]

  • Page 52

    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 52 EN EDITING A T o S-VIDEO IN or OUT** B Y ellow to VIDEO IN or OUT C Red to A UDIO R IN o r OUT D White to A UDIO L IN or OUT * If your VCR has a SCAR T connector , use the provided cab le adapter . (The provided cab le adapter accepts only outp ut signals from this camcorder . T o use this camcorder as a recorder , use[...]

  • Page 53

    EN 53 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES T o use this camco rder as a recorder (GR-DF430 only) 1 Fo llowing t he illustr ations , connect the camcorder and the VCR’ s output conn ectors. 2 Set “REC MODE” to “SP” or “LP”. ( 墌 pg. 38) 3 Set the camc order’ s P ower Switch to “PLA Y”. 4 Set “S/A V INPUT” to [...]

  • Page 54

    EDITING 54 EN MasterP age: Left T o use this camcorder as a player 1 Make sure all units a re turned off . 2 Connect t his camcord er to a vide o unit equipped wi th a D V input connector us ing a D V cable as sho wn in the illu stration . 3 Start playbac k on the camcorder . ( 墌 pg. 22) 4 At the point you w ant to start dubbing, start recordin g[...]

  • Page 55

    EN 55 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [A] Using USB cable (GR-DF560/460 only) It is possi ble to do the f ollowing thin gs: ● T ransf er still images st ored on a memory card to a PC . ● T ransfer still/moving ima ges recorded o n a tape to a PC . [B] Using DV cable It is also pos sible to transf er still/moving ima ges on [...]

  • Page 56

    EDITING 56 EN MasterP age: Left T o hear the dubbed sound during playback Set “NARRA TION” to “ON” or “MIX”. ( 墌 pg. 37, 41) NOTES: ● Sound is not he ard from the speak er during Audio Dubbing. ● When editing onto a tape tha t was recorded at 12-BIT , the old and ne w soundtrac ks are recorded separately . ● If you du b onto a b[...]

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    EN 57 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. 15) ● The battery pack is not attached firmly . H Detach the battery pa[...]

  • Page 58

    TROUBLESHOOTING 58 EN MasterP age: Left ● The light source o r the subject does not include white. Or th ere are various diff erent light sources behind the subje ct. H Find a white subject and compose you r shot so that it also appear s in the frame . ( 墌 pg. 28, 44) ● Shooting was perf ormed under backlit conditions . H Press BA CK LIGHT . [...]

  • Page 59

    EN 59 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES H Push in the memory card a f ew more times . ( 墌 pg. 18) ● The viewfinder is pul led out and “PRIORITY” is set to “FINDER”. H Push the viewfinder back in or set “PRIORITY ” to “LCD”. ( 墌 pg. 19, 37, 40) ● The LCD monitor’ s br ightness setting is too dark. H Adjust[...]

  • Page 60

    TROUBLESHOOTING 60 EN MasterP age: Left Appears for 5 secon ds after p ower is tur ned on if the lens c ap is attach ed or when it i s dark. Appears if A udio Dubbing is at tempted on a blank portion of a tape . ( 墌 pg. 55) ● Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a tape recorded in the LP mode . ( 墌 pg. 55 ) ● Appears if Audio Dubbing is[...]

  • Page 61

    MasterP age: Advan_Hea ding0_Right REFERENCES EN 61 ● Appears when you atte mpt to shoot d igital still images when the write prot ection tab on the SD Memory Card is set to the “LOCK” position. ● Appears when you attempt MEMOR Y SELECT menu operatio n with a writ e- protected SD Memo r y Card loaded . The error ind ications (0 1, 02 or 06)[...]

  • Page 62

    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 62 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 bu rn . ... do not shor t-circuit the terminals. When transporting, make sure t he provided [...]

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    EN 63 CA UTIONS MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Memory Cards (GR-DF560/460 only) T o properly use an d store y our memory cards, be sure to read the following cautions: ● During use ... make sur e the memory card bears the SD or MultiMediaCard mark. ... make sure the memory card is positioned properly when inserting. ● While the memory car [...]

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    CA UTIONS 64 EN MasterP age: Left ● Dirt y heads can cause the following prob lems: ... No picture during play back. ... Blocks of noise appear during pla yback. ... During recording or play back, the Head Clog Wa rning indicator “ ” appears. ... Recording cannot be perf ormed properly . In such cas es, us e an option al cleaning cassette . I[...]

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    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 66 EN TERMS A AC Adapter ........................ ................. ........... 15 Animation ...... ................. .................. .............. 39 Audio Dubbin g ..... ................. .................. ....... 5 5 B Backlight Compe nsation .................. .............. 46 Battery Pack ............ .........[...]

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