JVC LYT1776-001A manual

LYT1776-001A ESP AÑOL ENGLISH EN SP INSTRUCTIONS MANU AL DE INSTRUCCIONES DIGIT AL VIDEO CAMERA VIDEOCÁMARA DIGIT AL GR-D A30U Dear Customer , Thank you f or purchasing this digital video camera. Before use, please read the saf ety information and precautions contained in pages 2 – 4 to ensure safe use of this product. Estimado cliente: Gracias[...]

2 EN • Before recor ding important video, be sure to make a trial recording. Play bac k your trial recording to make sure the video and audio hav e been recorded properly . • We recommend cleaning y our video heads before use. If you ha ven’t used your camcorder f or awhile, the heads may be dirty . W e recommend periodically cleaning the vid[...]

EN 3 ENGLISH Safety Precautions When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or on a shelf, mak e sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to allow f or ventilation (10 cm (3-15/16") or more on both sides, on top and at the rear). Do not bloc k the ventilation holes. (If the ventilation holes are b lock ed by a newspaper , or cloth etc. [...]

4 EN Do not point the lens directly into the sun. This can cause ey e injuries, as well as lead to the malfunctioning of internal circuitr y . There is also a risk of fire or electric shock. CAUTION! The follo wing notes concern possible physical damage to the camcorder and to the user . When carrying, be sure to always securely attach and use the [...]

EN 5 ENGLISH Contents Getting Started 6 Accessories ....................................... 6 Attach the Lens Cap .................................. 6 Attach the Core Filter ................................ 6 Attach the Shoulder Strap ......................... 7 Grip Adjustment ........................................ 7 T r ipod Mounting...........[...]

6 EN Getting Started Accessories A C Adapter AP-V14U or AP-V18U Battery Pac k BN-VF808U or Audio/Video Cab le (ø3.5 mini-plug to RCA plug) Shoulder Strap (  7) Lens Cap Note: Make sure to use the provided cab les for connections. Do not use any other cables . Attach the Lens Cap T o protect the lens, attach the provided lens cap to the camcorde[...]

EN 7 Getting Started ENGLISH BATT Attach the Shoulder Strap P eel off the pad and thread the end of the strap through the ey elet. Thread the strap through the buc kle, adjust its length, and use the strap guide to fi x it in place. P osition the buckle near the ey elet and reattach the pad. T ripod Mounting T o attach the camcorder to a tr ipod, [...]

8 EN Getting Started PLA Y REC OFF BATT DV 1 2 K 34 5 7 8 6 9 0 L M N U O S R T X a Y W Q Z V P 30˚ Index b c How to adjust the LCD Monitor Slide the LCD monitor in the most conv enient position. It can slide 30° (15° downward, 15° upw ard) Note: Colored bright spots may appear all ov er the LCD monitor. Howe ver , this is not a malfunction. GR[...]

EN 9 Getting Started ENGLISH Controls ! Control Lever £ : Left/Rewind ( 3 ) (  16)/Quick Re view [QUICK REVIEW] (  14) ¤ : Right/Fast-F orward ( 5 ) (  16)/ 16:9 Wide Screen Button [16:9] (  13)/ ¡ : Up/Play/P ause ( U / 9 ) (  16)/ Manual F ocus [FOCUS] (  24) ¢ : Down/Stop ( 8 ) (  16)/Backlight Compensation [ - ] (  2[...]

10 EN Getting Started 3 M 6 8 7 ! # $ % & ( ) * + , 1 0 / 2 3 4 - 5 . RE C DEC. 6.2007 11:13AM LP SOUND 1 2BIT – – –min 16:9 15:55 W H 1 L 2 20 : 2 V 1 O : L 2 BIT DV I N U 5 ME DEC. 6.2007 11:13AM # ! $ % ( & * ) + , LP LCD Monitor Indications During Video Recording ! Batter y Remaining P ower Indicator # Operation Mode (  9) A : [...]

EN 11 Getting Started ENGLISH Power Charging The Battery Pack 1 Set the Po wer Switch to “ OFF ” (  9). 2 2 Open the battery cover . Press “ w OPEN” and slide the batter y cov er off the camcorder in the direction as illustrated below . 3 3 Attach the batter y pack. With the “ r ” (arrow) on the battery pack pointing at the correct d[...]

12 EN Getting Started MAX TIME 115min LEVEL 0 50 100% BA TTER Y CONDITION LANGUAGE ENGLISH 1 Select 2 SET CLOCK ADJ. MONTH. DA TE. YEAR 12 h 2 : 10 AM JAN. 3 . 2007 1 Select 2 SET Data Battery System Y ou can check the remaining battery power and the recordable time . 1 1 Set the Po wer Switch to “ REC ” o r “ PLA Y ” (  9) . 2 2 Press D[...]

EN 13 Getting Started ENGLISH 1 Select 2 SET 4 : 3 16 : 9 16:9 1 5 6 1 2 3 4 Brightness Adjustment Of The Display P erform steps 1 1 – 2 2 in “Language Settings” (  12). 1 Select “DISPLA Y”, press SET or ¤ . 2 Select “BRIGHT”, press SET or ¤ . 3 3 Select the appropr iate brightness, press SET or ¤ . 4 4 Press MENU . Press £ whe[...]

14 EN Recording & Playback Basic Recording Before contin uing, perform the procedures listed below: • P ower (  11). • Loading A Cassette (  13). • Remov e the lens cap (  6). • Select videos at 4:3 size or 16:9 (wide) size (  13). Zoom Lever Recording Start/ Stop Button 1 Set the Po wer Switch to “ REC ” (  9). 2 2 P[...]

EN 15 Recording & Playback ENGLISH n6/, 4 7      Zoom Zoom out Zoom in W: Wide angle T: T elephoto • Y ou can zoom in up to 30X by using the optical zoom. • Zoom magnifi cation ov er 30X is done through digital image processing, and is therefore called digital z oom. Digital zooming is possib le up to 800X.[...]

16 EN Recording & Playback – VOL.+ T W 7 1y 6 Normal Playback 1 Load a cassette (  13). 2 2 Set the Po wer Switch to “ PLA Y ” (  9). SET • The abov e screen (referring to the control lev er (  5)) will be displayed f or approx. 3 seconds on the LCD Monitor . 3 T o start playback, press U / 9 . 4 4 T o stop pla yback, press 8 .[...]

EN 17 Recording & Playback ENGLISH Attention: During Shuttle Search, par ts of the picture may not be clearly visible, par ticularly on the left side of the screen. During Shuttle Search, par ts of the picture may not be clearly visible across the screen. Blank Search Helps you fi nd where you should start recording in the middle of a tape to [...]

18 EN Recording & Playback 12 3 Connections T o A TV Or VCR 1 Y ellow to VIDEO IN (Connect when your TV/VCR has only A/V input connectors). 2 Red to A UDIO R IN 3 White to A UDIO L IN 1 Make sure all units are turned off. 2 2 Connect the camcorder to a TV or VCR as shown in the illustration. If using a VCR , go to step 3 3 . If not , go to step[...]

EN 19 Menus for detailed adjustment ENGLISH FUNCTION T APE CAMERA DISPLA Y SYSTEM EXIT TA P E SYSTEM DISPLA Y EXIT W IPE/F ADER FUNCTION EFFECT PROGRAM AE EXPOSURE W .BALANCE SHUTTER EXIT W H OFF OFF AUTO OFF WIPE/F ADER OFF WHITE BLACK SLIDE SCROLL OFF W H Changing The Menu Settings This camcorder is equipped with an easy-to- use, on-screen menu s[...]

20 EN Menus for detailed adjustment Recording Menus The FUNCTION and CAMERA menu settings can be changed only when the P ower Switch is set to “ REC ”. Menus Settings: [ ] = Factory-preset FUNCTION WIPE/F ADER (  27), “Wipe or F ader Effects”. PROGRAM AE (  27, 28), “Prog ram AE, Eff ects And Shutter Effects”. EFFECT (  27, 28)[...]

EN 21 Menus for detailed adjustment ENGLISH Menus Settings: [ ] = Factory-preset TA P E REC MODE [SP]*: T o record in the SP (Standard Pla y) mode LP: Long Pla y—more economical, providing 1.5 times the recording time. *SP indicator does not appear on the screen. Notes: • If the recording mode is switched, the pla yback picture will be blurred [...]

22 EN Menus for detailed adjustment The “SYSTEM” functions which are set when the P ower Switch is set to “ REC ” are also applied when the P ower Switch is set to “ PLA Y ”. Menus Settings: [ ] = Factory-preset SYSTEM LANGUA GE [ENGLISH] / FRANCAIS / ESP AÑOL / POR TUGUÊS The language setting can be changed. (  12) MELOD Y OFF: Di[...]

EN 23 Menus for detailed adjustment ENGLISH Menus Settings: [ ] = Factory-preset T APE REC MODE [SP]*/LP Allows y ou to set the video recording mode (SP or LP) depending on your pref erence. It is recommended you use “REC MODE” in VIDEO Menu when using this camcorder as a recorder during dubbing. (  28, 29) * SP indicator does not appear on [...]

24 EN Features for r ecording 1 5 2 4 3 Manual Focus The camcorder’ s Full Range AF system offers continuous shooting ability from close-up (as close as approx. 5 cm (2") to the subject) to infi nity . Ho wever , correct focus ma y not be obtained depending on the shooting condition. In this case, use the manual f ocus mode. FOCUS SET £ ¤[...]

EN 25 Features for r ecording ENGLISH Note: Using Backlight Compensation ma y cause the light around the subject to become too bright and the subject to become white. Spot Exposure Control Selection of a spot metering area enables more precise exposure compensation. 1 Set the Po wer Switch to “ REC ” (  9). 2 Set the recording mode to “ M [...]

26 EN Features for r ecording 3 4 Manual White Balance Adjustment Adjust the white balance manually when shooting under various types of lighting. White paper 1 Set the Po wer Switch to “ REC ” (  9). 2 Set the recording mode to “ M ” (  9). 3 3 Hold a sheet of plain white paper in front of the subject. Adjust zoom or position yoursel[...]

EN 27 Features for r ecording ENGLISH Wipe Or Fader Effects These effects let y ou make pro-style scene transitions. Use them to spice up the transition from one scene to the next. Wipe or F ader wor ks when video recording is star ted or stopped. 1 Set the Po wer Switch to “ REC ” (  9). 2 Set the recording mode to “ M ” (  9). 3 3 S[...]

28 EN Features for r ecording Editing 2 4 5 NIGHT : Makes dark subjects or areas e ven brighter than they would be under good natur al lighting. Although the recorded image is not grain y , it ma y look as if it is strobing due to the slow shutter speed. During Night-Alive, it may be diffi cult to bring the camcorder into focus . T o pre vent this[...]

EN 29 Editing ENGLISH Dubbing T o Or From A Video Unit Equipped With A DV Connector (Digital Dubbing) It is also possible to cop y recorded scenes from the camcorder onto another video unit equipped with a D V connector . Since a digital signal is sent, there is little, if any , image or sound deterioration. T o use this camcorder as a pla yer 1 Ma[...]

30 EN Editing Connection T o A Personal Computer When connecting the camcorder to a PC using a D V cable, mak e sure to follo w the procedure below . Connecting the cable incorrectly may cause malfunctions to the camcorder and/or the PC. • Connect the D V cable fi rst to the PC, and then to the camcorder . • Connect the D V cable (plugs) corre[...]

EN 31 T r oubleshooting ENGLISH If, after f ollowing the steps in the chart below , the problem still e xists, please consult your nearest JVC dealer . Problem Possible Cause Remedy Recording cannot be performed. • The tape’s er ase protection tab is set to “SA VE”. • “T APE END” appears. • The cassette holder cover is open. « Set [...]

32 EN T r oubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Remedy The tape is moving, but there is no picture. • Y our TV has A V input ter minals, but is not set to its VIDEO mode. • The cassette holder cover is open. « Set the TV to the mode or channel appropriate for video pla yback. (  18) « Close the cassette holder cover . (  13) Blocks of no[...]

EN 33 Cautions ENGLISH AC Adapter When using the A C Adapter in areas other than the USA The provided A C Adapter features automatic voltage selection in the A C range from 110 V to 240 V . USING HOUSEHOLD A C PLUG AD APTER In case of connecting the unit’ s power cord to an AC w all outlet other than American National Standard C73 series type use[...]

34 EN Cautions About moisture condensation • Y ou hav e obser ved that pouring a cold liquid into a glass will cause drops of water to f orm on the glass’ outer surface . This same phenomenon occurs on the head drum of a camcorder when it is mov ed from a cool place to a warm place, after heating a cold room, under extremely humid conditions or[...]

EN 35 User Maintenance Cautions ENGLISH Cleaning The Camcorder Before cleaning, turn off the camcorder and remov e the batter y pack and A C Adapter. T o clean the e xterior Wipe gently with a soft cloth. Put the cloth in diluted mild soap and wring it well to wipe off heavy dirt. Then wipe again with a dry cloth. T o clean the LCD monitor Wipe gen[...]

36 EN Specifi cations Camcorder For General P ower supply DC 11 V (Using AC Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using batter y pack) P ower consumption Approx. 2.6 W Dimensions (W x H x D) 71 mm x 77 mm x 117 mm (2.8" x 3" x 4.6") W eight Approx. 385 g (0.84 lbs) (without battery , cassette and lens cap) Approx. 455 g (1.0 lbs) (incl. batter y , cas[...]

EN 37 Te r m s ENGLISH Symbols 16:9 Output ................ . 21, 23 A AC Adapter ...................... . 11 Auto/Man ual Mode ............. . 9 B Backlight Compensation .. . 25 Battery Cover ................... . 11 Battery Pack ............... 11, 33 Blank Search .................... 17 Bright .......................... 21, 23 C Cam Reset ......[...]

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