JVC GR-DF573 manual

ENGLISH GR-DF573 GR-DF473 L YT1465-001B 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 ou r Homepage on the World Wide Web for Digital Vi deo Camera: Fo r Accessories: [...]

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 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. 48) Biphonic Recording/Playback Put on the Mi[...]

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: ● If you notice smoke o r a peculiar smell coming from the camcorder or A C Adapter , shut it down and unplug it immediately . Continue using the camcorder or AC A dapter under t hese conditions coul[...]

4 EN MasterP age: Left Do not point the lens or the viewfinder dir ectly into the sun. This can cause ey e injur ies, as wel l as lead to the malfunctioning of int ernal circuitry . There is also a risk of fire or electric shock. CAUTION! The fol lowing notes conc ern possible physical damage to the camcord er and to the user . When carrying, be su[...]

MasterP age: TOC_Heading0 _Right EN 5 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 Index ................. ............................... ................. 6 Provided Accesso rie s ..... ... .... ................. ........ 11 Power............ .................. ................. ............... 13 Operation Mode .......... .................. ................. . 15[...]

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-DF573_473ASIA.book Page 6 M onday, June 13, 2005 5:38 PM[...]

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. Pla yback Select But ton [SEL] ( 墌 pg. 30) Thumbnail Storing Button [ST ORE] ( 墌 pg. [...]

GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recordin g Only a Navi ga tio n Indicator ( 墌 pg. 49) B Selected Wipe/ F ader Effect Indicator ( 墌 pg. 48) C T ape Running Indicator ( 墌 pg. 19) (Rotates while tape is running.) D Selected Wi de Mode Indica tor ( 墌 pg. 39) E : Liv e Slow Indicator ( 墌 [...]

EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED During Both Video And D.S.C. Reco rding 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 Indicator ( 墌 pg. 47) E : Spot Exposur e Control Indi cator ( 墌 pg. 46) : Backl ig ht Comp en sa ti on Indicato r ( 墌 pg. 4[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: Left During D.S.C. Playback a Operation Mode I nd icator ( 墌 pg. 31) 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 cass ettes with the Mini D V [...]

EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Ad ap ter AP-V17E or AP -V 1 4E/A b P ower Cord (o nly for AP-V14E/A) c Batter y P ack BN-VF707U d AV C a b l e e Au d io Extension C ab le (for optional micr ophone, 墌 pg. 12 for connection ) f USB Cable g Core Filter [larg e] (for USB cable 墌 pg. 13 for attachment) h Core F[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: Left How T o Attach The Shoulder Strap Fo llo w the illustration. 1 Thread the st rap through the eyelet. 2 Fold it back and thread it th ro ugh 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 the [...]

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 both ends of the core filter . 2 Run the cab le through the core filter , leavi ng approx. 3 cm of cable bet ween the cable plug and the co re filte[...]

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[...]

EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Using AC Power P erfor m steps 4 – 5 in “Charg ing The Batte ry Pa ck ” . NOTE: The provided A C Adapter features automat ic voltage select ion in the AC r a nge 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 [...]

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

EN 17 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED 1 Set the P ow er Switch to “ M ” or “P LA Y” while pressing down the L ock Button lo ca ted on the 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” ( ?[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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

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

22 EN MasterP age: Left VIDEO PLA YB A CK 1 Load a casset te . ( 墌 pg. 17) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch 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 ast[...]

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 [...]

VIDEO PLA YB A CK 24 EN MasterP age: Left NOTES: ● It is recommended 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 camco rder’ s Po wer Switch to “ A ” or “ M ”, then set y our TV to the appro[...]

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

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 B utton Functions the same as the Record ing Star t/ Stop Button on t he [...]

EN 27 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Playback Zoom Magnifies the recorded image up to 47X at any time dur i ng video playback and D .S.C . playback. 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 Zo om Button ( T ). ?[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 28 EN D.S.C. RECORDING Y ou can use your camcorder as a Di gital Still Camera for taking snapsho ts. Still images are stored in the memor y ca rd. 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 Open the LCD moni to[...]

EN 29 D.S.C. RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK Inter val Shooting During Interval S hooting mode , the camcorder continues to ta ke snapshots automati cally with an interval of y our desired setting. 1 Set “INT .SHO T” to “ON”. ( 墌 pg. 37, 41) ● “INTER V AL ” and “ ” appea[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 30 EN D.S.C. PLA YBA CK Images shot with the camcorde r 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 time, much l ike flipping th rough a photo album. 1 Load a memor y card. ( 墌 p g. 18) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switc h to “MEMOR Y”. 3 Set [...]

EN 31 D.S.C. PLA YBA CK MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK Y ou can view se veral diff erent files stor ed in the memory card at a time. This bro wsing capability makes it easy to l ocate a par ti cular file you want. 1 For Inde x Pl ayba c k of image files , perf or m steps 1 – 5 in “Nor mal Playba[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 32 EN ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. Y ou can make video clips fro m real-time ca mera image or record ed vide o f ootage an d store th em in a memor y card as f iles which can 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 p g. 18) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY [...]

EN 33 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK Still images ca n be dubbed from a tap e 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 xc ept “SLO W”, 墌 pg. 37 , 38) 4 Set the VIDEO/ME[...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. 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 file 4 Press or to select “ CURRENT” , and press SET . The PRO TECT scr ee n appears. 5 Press < or > to select the desir[...]

EN 35 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK This camcorder is compatib le with the DPOF (Digital Pr int Order F or mat) standar d i n order to suppor t fut ure systems su ch as automati c print in g. Y ou can select on e of the 2 print inf ormation settings f or images store[...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. 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 “RESET ” , an d pr es s SET . The DPOF screen appea rs. 3 Press or to select “EXECUTE”, and press SET . The n ormal pla yback screen app ears. ● T [...]

EN 37 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorde r is equipped wit h 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 Video and D.S.C. Recording Menus: ● Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “V IDE O ” or “MEMOR Y”. [...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 38 EN MasterP age: Left CAMERA The “ m CAMERA” settings are e ffective when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ”. How e ver , the menu setti ngs can be chang ed only when the P ow er Switch is set to “ M ”. [ ] = F actor y-pr es et [SP] : T o record in th e SP (Standard Play) mode LP : Long[...]

EN 39 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES MANU A L The “ q MANUAL ” setti ng s are effective only when the P owe r Switch is set to “ M ”. [ ] = F a cto ry-preset OFF : Disables the funct ion. [ON ] : T o c ompensate for unstable i mages caused b y camera-shak e , par ticularly at high magnificatio n.[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 40 EN MasterP age: Left OFF : Disables the remote contr ol operations. [ON] : Enables the remo te control op erations. OFF : A utomatic demonstra tion will no t take place. [ON] : Demonstrate s cer tain func tions such as Progr am AE with specia l eff ects, etc., and can be used to c onfir m how these functions operat[...]

EN 41 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES DSC [ ] = F a cto ry-preset [FINE] / ST ANDARD The Picture Qu al ity mode can be s el ected 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 depends on t he s[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 42 EN MasterP age: Left Allows you t o set the v ideo 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 duri ng dubbing. ( 墌 pg. 52, 53) [OFF] : When th e SNAPSHOT b utton is pressed duri ng tape playback, the pl[...]

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 co rding 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 : Th e light tur ns on auto matical[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 44 EN MasterP age: Left Makes dark subj ects or areas even brighter than they would be under go od natural ligh t ing. Although the recorde d image is no t grainy , it ma y look as if it is strobing due to the sl ow shutt er speed. 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ”. 2 Set “ r ” to “NIGHT SCOPE”. ( 墌 pg. 48) The[...]

EN 45 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The camcorder ’ s Full Ra nge AF system offers continuous sho oting abilit y from close-u p (as close as appr ox. 5 cm to the sub ject) to in fi nity . Howe ver , correct focus may not be obtained dependin g on the shooting condition. In this case, use the manual focus mod[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 46 EN MasterP age: Left Li ke t he p up il of th e h uma n eye, t h e i r is contract s in wel l-lit en vironments to keep too much light from entering, and d ilates in dim enviro nments to a llow in mor e light. Use this functio n in the f ollowing situa ti ons: ● When shooting a mo vin g subject. ● When the distance t [...]

EN 47 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The white balan ce ref ers to the correctnes s of colour repr oduction unde r vari ous lightin g. If the white balance is co rr ec t, a ll ot her colours will be accurately r eproduced. The white bal anc e is usually adjusted automatically . Howe ver , more adv anced camcord[...]

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 transiti on from one scen e to the next. Wipe or F ader wor ks when video re cording is star ted or stopped. 1 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”. 2 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ”. 3 Set “ v ” to the de[...]

EN 49 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES PROGRAM AE OFF : Disables the fu nct ion. (Factory-p reset) NIGHT SCOPE : ( 墌 pg. 44) S HUTTER 1/50 : The shutte r speed is fi xed at 1/50th of a se cond. Black bands that u sually appear w hen shooting a TV scre en become narrower . SHUTTER 1/120 : The shutter speed is fi[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 50 EN MasterP age: Left T o make thumbnai l i mages after vi deo 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 reco rd ing , pr ess ST ORE . ● The “ ” indicator appears briefly and the captured image is stor ed in the m[...]

EN 51 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES CAUTION: Do not remov e the memor y card or perf orm 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 memo[...]

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 * Connect when your TV/VCR h as an S-VIDEO IN/ OUT connector . In this case, it is n ot necessary to connect the yello w video cable . NOTE: The S-Video cable is optional. Be sure to use the YTU94[...]

EN 53 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES It is also possi ble to copy recorded scenes from the camcorde r onto an other v ideo uni t equi pped with a D V con nec tor . Since a digital si gnal is sent, there is litt le if an y image or sound deterioratio n. T o use thi s camcorder as a p layer 1 Make sure all units ar e tur ned off[...]

EDITING 54 EN MasterP age: Left NOTES: ● If no image is displa yed on the LCD monitor , set “S/A V INPUT” to “OFF”. ( 墌 pg. 37, 42) ● Digital Dubbing is perf or med in the sound mode recorded on the original tape, rega rdless of the current “SOUND MODE” setting. ( 墌 pg . 38) [A] U sing USB cable It is poss ible to d o the f ollo[...]

EN 55 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES ● The system ma y not work properly depending on the PC or capture board y ou are using. The audio track can be custo mised only wh en recorded in the 12-BIT and SP mode s. ( 墌 pg. 38) ● Use the provided r emot e control. 1 Pla y bac k the tape to locate the po int where editing wil l[...]

EDITING 56 EN MasterP age: Left Y ou can record a new scene in to a previously recorde d tape, replacing a section of t he orig inal recording w ith minimal p icture dist or tion at the in and out points . The original audio remains unchanged . ● Use the provided remo te control. NOTES: ● Bef ore perf orming the f ollowing steps, mak e sure tha[...]

EN 57 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES TROUBLESHOOTING If, after f ollowi ng the steps i n the chart below , the prob lem st ill ex ist s, please con su lt your near es t JVC dealer. Power ● The power is not connect ed prop erly . H Connect the A C Adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 15) ● The battery pack is not attached firmly . H Detach the batt[...]

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 . ([...]

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 bac k in or set “PRIORITY” to “LCD”. ( 墌 pg. 19, 37, 40) ● The LCD monitor’ s br ightness setting is too dark. H Adjust[...]

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 o r when it is dar k. Appears if Audio Dubbing is att empted 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[...]

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 wi th a write- protected SD Memo ry Card loaded. The error ind ications (0 1, 02 or 06) s[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 62 EN CA UTIONS Battery Packs The supplied batt er y pack is a lith iu m-i on battery . Bef o re using the supplied batte ry pac k or an optional batte r y 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 p[...]

EN 63 CA UTIONS MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Memory Cards 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 d is being accessed [...]

CA UTIONS 64 EN MasterP age: Left ● Dirt y he ads can cause the following prob lems: ... No picture during play bac k. ... 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 .[...]

EN 65 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder Pow e r s u p pl y DC 11 V (Using AC Ad apter) DC 7.2 V (Using ba ttery pack) P ower cons umption For G R-DF573: Appro x. 3.7 W (4 W*) (LCD monitor off, v ie wfind er on) Appro x. 4.7 W (5 W*) (LCD monitor on, vie wfinder off) For G R-DF473: Approx. 3.2 W (3.5 W*) (LCD monitor off,[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 66 EN TERMS A AC Adapter ........................ ................. ........... 15 Animation ...... ................. .................. .............. 39 Audio Dubbin g ...................... ......................... 55 B Backlight Compe nsation ......................... ....... 46 Battery Pack ............ ............[...]

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—1— Master P age: Cov ENGLISH SOFTW ARE INST ALLA TION AND PC CONNECTION GUIDE L YT1387-001A © 2004 Victor Company of Japan, Limited Printed in Malaysia 1104MKH-ID-VM M5D7/D5/D2 DSC VC JVC SOF TW ARE LICENSE AGREEMENT The right to use the Program is granted b y Victor Company of Japan, Limited (“JVC”) to Y ou only on the conditio n that Y [...]

—2— Master P age: Left ANY O T HER W ARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED , INCLUDING BUT NO T LIMIT ED T O IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE IN REGARD T O THE PROGRAM AND THE ACCOMP ANYING PRINTED MA TERIALS. SHOULD THERE BE ANY PROBLEM ARISING FR OM OR CA USED BY THE PROGRAM, Y OU SHOULD SETTLE ALL [...]

Master P age: Right —3— Y ou can fin d the latest information (in English) on the provided software program at our world wide web server at http://www.jvc-victor .co.jp/english/ index-e.html Use of this software is authorized according to the ter ms of the software license. When contacting the nearest JVC office or agency in your country about [...]

—4— Master P age: Left 䡲 Windows ® The follo wing requirements must be satisfied to connect a camcorder to a PC and to use Digital Photo Navigator. OS : Windows ® 98 Second Edition (98SE) (pre-installed), Windows ® Millennium Edition (Me) (pre -installed), Windows ® 2000 Professional (2000) (pre-installed), Windows ® XP Home Edition (XP)[...]

Master P age: Right —5— F ollow the procedure described below to install the software. F rom the [SETUP] screen in step 2 , you can install the fo llowing drivers or softw are. Quit any other software you are using. (Check that there are no other application icons on the status bar .) USB Mass Stora ge Class driver This driver allows y our PC t[...]

—6— Master P age: Left Following steps are the example of CyberLink DVD Solution on Windows ® XP. [Choose Setup Language] screen appears. Select the desired language and click [OK]. Then, [CyberLink D VD Solution Setup] screen appears. Click [Ne xt]. [License Agreement] screen appears. Click [Y es]. [Customer Information] screen appears. Confi[...]

Master P age: Right —7— If the camcorder is connected to the PC with the USB cable bef ore installing [USB Mass Storage Class driver], the installation might not be performed properly . In this case, f ollow the procedure described below to update the [Device Manager] and install [USB Mass Storage Class driver] properly . NOTE: Disconnect any o[...]

—8— Master P age: Left Connecting the USB cable Connect the USB cable to copy still image and video clip files in a memory card to the PC or to use P owerDirector 3 in captur ing video . 1 T o assure safety , make sure all units are turned off bef ore making any connections. 2 Use the USB cable to connect the camcorder to the PC. NOTES: ● It [...]

Master P age: Right —9— 1 Install [USB Mass Storage Class driver]. (Windows ® 98SE onl y) ( 墌 pg. 5) 2 Make sure that ther e is a memory card in the camcorder . 3 Set the camcor der’ s VIDEO/ MEMOR Y Switch to “MEMOR Y”. 4 Set the camcorder’ s P ower Switch to “PLA Y” while pressing do wn the Loc k Button located on the s witch. [...]

—1 0— Master P age: Left [NA VI] : Contains folders with navigation data ● The [NA VI] folder is displa yed only when the camcorder is equipped with NA VIGA TION function. NOTES: ● Saving the wrong kinds of files in a memory card or deleting files or f olders from a memory card can cause problems with the operation of the camcorder . When i[...]

Master P age: Right —1 1— Still images Use an application that can handle the JPEG file format. T o view a still image, double-clic k the still image file (extension “.jpg”). Video clips (Only for th e camcorder equipped with E-Mail Clip Recording function) Use the Windows Media™ Play er (version 6.4 or later). Y o u can download the Wind[...]

—1 2— Master P age: Left When using Windows ® 2000/Me/XP 1 Confirm that “ ” is not currently displa yed on the LCD monitor of the camcorder . ● If “ ” is currently display ed, wait until it disappears before proceeding. 2 Double- clic k the [Safely Remove Har dware] or [Unplug or Eject Har dware] icon in the status bar . The [Safely [...]

Master P age: Right —1 3— Connect the USB cable to cop y still image or video clip files in a memor y card to the PC. 1 T o assure safety , make sure all units are turned off bef ore making any connections. 2 Use the USB cable to connect the camcorder to the PC. NOTES: ● It is recommended to use th e A C Adapter as the power supply instead of[...]

—1 4— Master P age: Left The folders in the memory card appear . Different file types are stored in different f olders. [DCIM] : Contains folders with still images (extension “.jpg”) [DCVI] : Contains folders with video clips (e xtension “.asf ”) ● The [DCVI] folder is displa yed only when the camcorder is equipped with E-Mail Clip Re[...]

Master P age: Right —1 5— Still images Use an application that can handle the JPEG file format. T o view a still image, either double-click the still image file (extension “.jpg”), or drag and drop the file on the application icon. Video clips (Only for th e camcorder equipped with E-Mail Clip Recording function) Use the Windows Media™ Pl[...]

—1 6— Master P age: Left Overview of Enjoying the Moving or Still Images on the PC Moving images Still images TRANSFER the moving images via the USB or D V cable with P owerDirector 3 Camcorder SHOOT the moving images Cassette DV D P l a y e r PC EDIT moving images with P owerDirector 3 CREA TE the D VD or VCD with Po werProducer 2 Gold PLA YBA[...]