JVC GV-DS2 manual

G V -DS2 JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING STATION LYT0002-0T7A INSTRUCTIONS ENGLISH 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 W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Using This Instruction Manu[...]

EN 3 CAUTIONS SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipm[...]

4 EN CAUTIONS (cont.) Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING ST A TION. 1. DO NOT place the VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING ST A TION . . . .... in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity . .... in direct sunlight. .... in a dusty environment. .... in an environment where strong magnetic f[...]

EN 5 CONTENTS MAJOR FEA TURES 8 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS 10 CAMCORDER A TT ACHMENT 1 1 CONNECTIONS 12 JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE SOFTW ARE SECTION ....... 15 GETTING ST ARTED 16 INST ALLA TION (JLIP V ideo Capture Software) 17 OPEN & CLOSE (Basic Operation Procedure) 18 Preparation ....................................................................... [...]

6 EN CONTENTS (cont.) ADDITIONAL OPERA TIONS 33 Counter value change ............................................................ 33 Counter reset ..................................................................... 33 Delete index image and full image ............................................. 34 Change ID .....................................[...]

EN 7 VIDEO PRINTER WINDOW BUTTONS AND DISPLA YS 58 VIDEO PRINTER OPERA TION (GV -PT2) 60 Printing ............................................................................ 60 Quitting the "Video Printer" window ......................................... 61 Quitting the JLIP Video Producer window .................................... 61 A[...]

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 T itle in[...]

EN 9 T wo software programs are provided. JLIP Video Capture Software ( Z pg. 12 – 41) JLIP Video Capture Software This is the software described in this manual. Video Capture Facility V ideo 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 through the serial port (RS-2[...]

10 EN CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS DIGITAL jack Z p. 13, 14 • Connect to the computer’s   RS-232C terminal (COM port). STOP button  Rewind (REW) button  Fast-Forward (FF) button  LOCK lever  RELEASE button PLAY button  PAUSE button  EDIT button  JLIP jack Z p. 13 (Joint Level Interface Protocol) [...]

EN 11 2 3 1 Before attachment, make sure the camcorder's power is off. 1 . OPEN COVER Slide the Multi connector cover (MUL TI) on the bottom of the camcorder in the direction of the arrow until you hear a click. 2 . A TT ACH Attach the camcorder by aligning the mark on it with the one on the V ideo Capture Docking Station. 3 . FIX Slide the ca[...]

12 EN CONNECTIONS 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-DVX series camcorder . Y ou cannot view the images on the computer screen. n When connecting the cables (provided with this V ideo Capture Docking Station or with the cam[...]

EN 13 n The V ideo Capture Docking Station does not receive power from the battery pack installed in the camcorder or from the AC Power Adapter/Char ger attached to the camcorder . Be sure to connect the AA-V90 AC Power Adapter/Char ger (exclusively for the V ideo Capture Docking Station) to the DC input jack located on the V ideo Capture Docking S[...]

14 EN WHEN USING A RECORDING DECK WITH NEITHER A JLIP CONNECTOR NOR A REMOTE P AUSE JACK When using the JLIP V ideo Producer Software . . . ● When using a recording deck with neither a JLIP connector nor a remote pause jack, set your VCR brand using the RM-V71 1U remote control unit then perform editing using the RM- V71 1U. Also refer to pg. 59 [...]

EN 15 JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE SOFTW ARE SECTION Operating Environment .......................................... 16 Connectable Devices ............................................. 16 Installation ........................................................ 17 Open & Close ..................................................... 18 Initialization ........[...]

16 EN GETTING ST ARTED What is video capture software ? V ideo 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 W indows T operating system. These images can be transferred from the video source to the computer via a standard RS-[...]

EN 17 INST ALLA TION (JLIP V ideo Capture Software) WINDOWS T 95 Refer to the W indows T 95 manual or your computer ’ s manual for details on basic W indows 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 [...]

18 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 W indows. The procedure differs slightly depending on whether you’re using W indows T 3.1 or W indows T 95. Preparation • T urn on your computer . • T urn on the video sour ce units (such as camco[...]

EN 19 HOW TO CLOSE THE PROGRAM Double-click the control menu button in W indows T 3.1 or click " Exit " in the " File (F) " menu. In W indows 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 yo[...]

20 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 JLIP V ideo Capture Docking Station. The initialization window automatically appears the first time you[...]

EN 21 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 Video Capture box to indicate the V ideo Capture Docking Station is now in use.[...]

22 EN HOW THE DESKTOP WORKS MAIN DESKTOP WINDOW  01 00:01:23:12 02 00:02:17:21 03 00:07:01:19 06 00:39:03:11 07 00:47:53:03 08 05 00:20:39:18 04 00:37:05:06 --:--:--:-- JLIP File Edit Set-up Window Help INPUT MEMORY TRANSFER CAPTURE JLIP Video Capture [–Untitled Folder–] (Untitled) Close button 1 Menu bar 2 Control buttons 3 Image display ar[...]

EN 23 02 00:02:17:21 03 00:07:01:19 04 00:37:05:06 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[...]

24 EN HOW THE DESKTOP WORKS (cont.) Each pulldown menu is configured as follows MENU BAR All program functions can be selected from the menus in the menu bar . Click any item in the menu bar to open the corresponding pulldown menu. Then click the desired command in the pulldown menu. Some menu entries are invalid depending on the program status. In[...]

EN 25 Deletes space when an index image has been deleted ( Z p. 34). The VCR operation window appears to allow the computer to operate the VCR. Window Arrange Index VCR [VCR] operation window 00:01:23:12F I VCR Capture Transfer Forward Slow button Reverse Slow button Capture button T ransfer button STOP button P AUSE button REW/REW Search but[...]

26 EN VIDEO CAPTURE CAPTURING VIDEO IMAGES There are three capture modes available: Step by Step , Program and Interval. Image data flow Digital camcorder V ideo signal GV -DS2 (Image stored in video memory) PC (video data are stored on a hard disk or the like) Full image data (with a resolution of 768 x 552 pixels) 2 types of video data • Bitmap[...]

EN 27 STEP BY STEP CAPTURE Use the Step by Step Capture mode when you want to: •Capture a smaller number of images •Confirm the images being captured. Set-up Capture Mode  Image Format Device Change Preroll Initialize ID Change Counter Reset Step by Step  Automatic File Edit Set-up Window TRANSFER CAPTURE JLIP Video Capture[...]

28 EN VIDEO CAPTURE (cont.) AUTOMA TIC CAPTURE 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, the subsequent capture process is carried out automatically . PROGRAM CAPTURE In the Program Capt[...]

EN 29 4 Click " Window " — " VCR " to call up the VCR Operation window . 5 Operate the video sour ce 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 transf[...]

30 EN VIDEO CAPTURE (cont.) Set-up Capture Mode  Image Format Device Change Preroll Initialize ID Change Counter Reset Step by Step Automatic 00:01:23:12F I VCR Capture Transfer NOTE: • Make sure that enough hard disk space is available on your computer before executing video transfer . For full image data space requirements,[...]

EN 31 SA VE PICTURE SA VING Select when storing the contents displayed in the image display area (page 23). Enter title name OK c:captureindex001 c: capture c: Folder: Title: (Untitled) Cancel Save Album Enter folder name Select directory Select drive File Save Image As… Exit Ctrl+N Ctrl+O Ctrl+S Ctrl+A New Album Open Album Save Al[...]

32 EN 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[...]

EN 33 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. 02 00:02:17:21 Edit Del Transfer the Index Image Transfer the Full Image Modify…  Delete 02 00:01:23:12 02 00:01:23:12 NOTE : Note that if the index image data is saved[...]

34 EN 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[...]

EN 35 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. File Save Image [...]

36 EN JLIP VIDEO PRODUCER SOFTW ARE USING JLIP VIDEO PRODUCER SOFTW ARE DA T A The V ideo Capture Docking Station can capture JLIP V ideo Producer 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 V ideo Produc[...]

EN 37 HOW TO STORE JLIP VIDEO PRODUCER SOFTW ARE DA T A Data from this unit can be converted to JLIP V ideo Producer software files. If index image data is saved as a JLIP V ideo Producer software file, the file can be printed with the optional GV -PT2E V ideo Printer . Refer to the instruction manual for details. Preparation •Make sure all units[...]

38 EN TROUBLESHOOTING NOTE : External noise or disturbance may interfere with the microprocessors built into the JLIP V ideo Capture Docking Station. If this happens, turn the power off and then turn it on again. Page — — — 25 12 – 14 21 20 25 — — Cause v Does the JLIP V ideo Producer Software or the JLIP Movie Player Software run ? The[...]

EN 39 Page 27 – 30 33 28 — 20 32 — Cause v There may be a slight difference between the counter of the video image that you want to capture and the Index image data/ Full image data captured in the computer . This is not a malfunction. v Counter reset is not available with digital camcorders. v When you start program capture at the beginning [...]

40 EN LIST OF ERROR MESSAGES v Appears when: m Action: 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 properly . m Make sure connection is proper and carry out JLIP initialization. Then turn on th[...]

EN 41 v Appears when: m Action: 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 Click "OK" , check disk space and select a drive with space available with "Save Image As…". v If operation[...]

42 EN MEMO[...]

EN 43 JLIP VIDEO PRODUCER 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 . <[...]

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 W indows T 3.1 or W indows T 95 ● CPU In[...]

EN 45 INST ALLING (JLIP V ideo Producer Software) WINDOWS T 95 Refer to the W indows T 95 manual or your computer ’ s manual for details on basic W indows 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[...]

46 EN ST ARTING JLIP VIDEO PRODUCER SOFTW ARE JLIP VIDEO PRODUCER 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 Video Producer Software 1 PREP ARE DEVICE(S) T urn the device(s) on and set the camcorder's Power Dial to "PLA Y[...]

EN 47 4 SELECT DEVICE(S) Click on the name of the device you wish to control. Clicking "OK" brings up the JLIP VIDEO PRODUCER window . •It is possible to select a second device of a different type simultaneously , but it is impossible to select two same type devices simultaneously . 5 SELECT RECORDER Click "Set-up" — "R[...]

48 EN JLIP VIDEO PRODUCER FILE POWER PROGRAM PLAYBACK COUNTER Non Drop MEMO ID SCENE CUT IN CUT OUT SCENE ELAPSED TIME 00:04:58:19F IN/OUT OFF ON 00:00:00:09F 06 File Set-up Help Window Edit START 01 02 03 04 00:05:00:12 00:06:10:12 00:07:33:10 00:08:51:05 00:06:04:16 00:07:30:15 00:08:45:15 00:10:13:12 BF B W EC TC BF WF[...]

EN 49 1. POWER button • T urns the device on and off. • If power is not supplied to the camcorder beforehand, you can not turn the camcorder on and off by clicking this button. • Some camcorders cannot be turned on and off by clicking this button. 2. COUNTER system 3. T ape counter display • Displays actual tape position. ex. 00: 01: 45: 10[...]

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 "Function Set" from "Set-up" in the Jlip V ideo Producer 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 w[...]

EN 51 Playing back one programmed scene 1 SELECT SCENE Click on the line where the CUT IN/OUT points you want to preview are displayed and that line will be highlighted. 2 ST ART PLA YBACK Click "SCENE". •The camcorder searches the scene by going to a point prior to the CUT IN point and starts playback at the CUT IN point. Playback stop[...]

52 EN BASIC OPERA TIONS (cont.) Dubbing Y ou can record all programmed scenes onto the tape in the recording deck. 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 to the Record-Pause mode. 2 ST ART EDITING Click "ST AR T" on the JLIP VIDEO PR[...]

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 JLIP VIDEO PRODUCER window . •The " Save a program list " dialog box appears. 2 ENTER FILE NAME Input a file name (up to 8 characters) i[...]

54 EN BASIC OPERA TIONS (cont.) Correcting the program counter data 1 DESIGNA TE SCENE Double-click on the scene you want to modify . OR . . . Click on the scene you want to modify and choose " Modify " from " Edit ". •The " Modify Edit Points " dialog box appears ( Z pg. 55). 2 ENTER NEW DA T A Click on the part to [...]

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 BASIC OPERA TIONS (cont.) Selecting a P .AE/Effect There are 5 P .AE/Effects available to spice up the programmed scene. Y ou can select only one effect per programmed scene. 1 DESIGNA TE SCENE Click on the scene where you want to use a P .AE/Effect. 2 SELECT P .AE/EFFECT Click the P .AE/Effect button depending on your choice. The selected ef[...]

EN 57 P .AE/Effect buttons SEPIA Recorded scenes have a brownish tint like old photos. Combine this with the Cinema mode for a classic look. VIDEO ECHO Adds a “ghost” to the subject, giving your recording a “fantasy” feeling. STROBE Y our recording looks like a series of consecutive snapshots. CLASSIC FILM Gives recorded scenes a strobe eff[...]

58 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 1. POWER button 2. POSITION button Title bar Icon button 3. ID number 9. STORE button 10. PRINT button 1 1. SEL[...]

EN 59 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[...]

60 EN VIDEO PRINTER OPERA TION (GV -PT2) Printing Before printing, perform the procedure listed below . ● Connect to image and sound source ( Z pg. 12, 13). ● Set VCR to external input. ● Set TV to VIDEO mode so that images from video printer appear . 1 BRING UP VIDEO PRINTER WINDOW Select "V ideo Printer" from "Window" on[...]

EN 61 Quitting the JLIP VIDEO PRODUCER window 1 CHOOSE "EXIT" FROM "FILE" •The JLIP VIDEO PRODUCER window closes. Quitting the "Video Printer" window 1 CLICK "CLOSE" •The "V ideo Printer" window closes.[...]

62 EN VIDEO PRINTER OPERA TION (GV -PT2) (cont.) Preparation • Load the tape into the video unit. • Convert the captured data to JLIP V ideo Producer software data and store it ( Z p. 37). • Select file name ( Z p. 54). • Prepare for printing (refer to the GV -PT2 instruction manual). • Select desired layout using the remote control unit [...]

EN 63 3 Click the T itle bar in the JLIP VIDEO PRODUCER window and activate the window . 4 Select " Set-up " — " Function Set " — " Auto Capture ". 5 Click " ST ART " •The captured video data set first is searched and stored in the video printer . •When the data has been stored, the message " Ima[...]

64 EN ADV ANCED OPERA TIONS Changing ID number The device's ID number is preset at factory as follows: ex. Camcorder: 06 or 07 V ideo 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 65 Changing the name of the device 1 ACCESS "NAME CHANGE" DIALOG BOX Choose "Name Change" from "Set-up" on the JLIP VIDEO PRODUCER window . •The "Name Change" dialog box appears. 2 SELECT DEVICE Click on the name of the device and "CHANGE". •The dialog box to enter new name of the device appe[...]

66 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 67 Counter reset It is possible to reset the counter of the connected video device (VHS,VHS-C). 1 REWIND T APE TO BEGINNING 2 RESET COUNTER Click "Set-up" — "Counter Reset" on the JLIP VIDEO PRODUCER window . •The connected recording deck counter is reset. NOTE: The counter on digital camcorders cannot be reset. When Usin[...]

68 EN TROUBLESHOOTING MESSAGE 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 i[...]

EN 69 MESSAGE Memory full – – 99 events maximum. Enter correct value. Y our selection is not valid. Set a value from 0 to 59. Picture Wipe/Dissolve functions and Black & White Fader can not activate while Sepia or Monotone is used. This effect can not activate on the in point of scene No. 01. v POSSIBLE CAUSE m CORRECTIVE ACTION v Y ou trie[...]

70 EN MAJOR SPECIFICA TIONS Power consumption : 9 W (when charging) Connectors S-V ideo : Output Y : 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms (S2 output) C : 0.3 Vp-p, 75 ohms V ideo : Output 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms (pin jack) (VIDEO output connector) Audio : Output –8 dB, 1 kiloohm (pin jack) JLIP (x 2) : 3.5 mm diameter , 4-pole, mini-head jack (compatible with EIAJ RC-532[...]

EN 71 INDEX A Arrange Index ................................. Z pg. 34 Automatic Capture (AUT O) ....... Z pg. 28, 30 B Bitmap ...................................... Z pg. 26, 32 C Capture Mode ................................. Z pg. 32 Change ID ................................ Z pg. 34, 64 COM Port ................................. Z pg. 20, 46 C[...]

GV-DS2 COPYRIGHT© 1997 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. E Printed in Japan 0897MSV * UN * SN VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED EN[...]