JVC GR-D32 manual

L YT1228-001A MasterP age: F rontCov er EN ENGLISH GR-D32 Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide Web f or Digital Video Camera: F or Accessories: http://www .jvc.co .jp/english/cyber / http://www .jvc.co .jp/english/acc essor y/ INSTR UCTIONS GETTING ST AR TED 5 VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBAC K 10 ADV ANCED FEA TURES 15 REFERENCES 27 TERMS 39 [...]

2 EN MasterP age: Saf ety_Left SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. NOTES: ● The rating plate (serial numb er plate) and safety ca ution are on the bottom and/o r the back of the main unit . ● The rating inf ormation and safty caution of the A C Adapter are on its upper an[...]

EN 3 MasterP age: Safety _Right IMPORT ANT SAF TY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings . 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near w ater . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not bloc k any ventilation open ings. Install in accordance with the manuf acturer ’ s instructio[...]

4 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 5 Provided Acces sories ...................... ..................... .........5 Power ........ ..................... .................. ..................... .........6 Grip Adjustment .......... ..................... ..................... .........7 Operation Mode ...........................[...]

GETTING ST ARTED EN 5 MasterP age: Star t_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V1 4U or AP-V15U b Batter y Pack BN-V408U-B c Au dio/Video C able ( ø 3.5 mini-plug to RCA plug) d Core Filter (for option al S-Video Cable 墌 pg. 6 for attachment) e Shoulder S trap (See the r ight col umn for attachment) f CD-ROM g Lens Cap (See th e righ t column [...]

GETTING ST ARTED 6 EN MasterP age: Left How T o Attach The Core Filter (for optional S-Video Cable) Attach the core filters to the cabl es. The co re filter reduces inter fer ence. 1 Release the st oppers on bo th ends of the core filter. 2 Run the cable thro ugh the core filter, leaving approx. 3 cm of cab le between the cab le plug and the cor e [...]

GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 7 MasterP age: Star t_Right ● When charging the battery pack f or the first time or after a long storage period, the PO WER/CHARGE lamp ma y not light. In th is case, rem ove the batter y pack from the camcorder , then try charging again. ● If the battery operation time remains e xtremely shor t ev en after [...]

GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: Left T o turn on the camcorder , set the P ower Swit ch to any operatio n mode e xcept “ OFF (CHARGE) ” while pres sing down the Lock Button located on the switch. Choose the ap propr iate operatio n mode accord ing to your preference using the Pow er Swit ch. Power-Linked Operation When the Pow er Switch is s[...]

GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 9 MasterP age: Star t_Right 1 Set the P ower Switc h to “ M ” or “ PLA Y ” while pres sing down the Loc k Button located on the swi t c h . 2 Open the LCD moni tor fully . ( 墌 pg. 11) 3 Press the M MENU/V OL. Wheel in. The Menu Sc reen appears. 4 Rotate the M MENU/V OL. Wheel to se lect “ n ” , and[...]

10 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Befor e continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 6) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 9) 1 Remov e the lens cap . 2 Open th e LCD monit or full y . ( 墌 pg. 11) 3 Set the Power Switch to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressing down th e Lock Butto n located on th e [...]

VIDEO RECORDING VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 11 MasterP age: Video_Right LCD Monitor And Viewfinder While using the LCD monitor: Make sure the viewfinder is pushed back in. Pre ss the Monitor Open ing Button and open the LCD mo nitor fully . It can rota te 270 ° (90 ° do wnward, 180 ° upwa rd). While using the vie wfinder: Make sure the LC[...]

VIDEO RECORDING 12 EN MasterP age: Left Journalistic Shoot ing In some situation s, diff erent shooting a ngles may provide more dramatic results. Hol d the camcorder in th e desired positio n and tilt the LCD monitor in the most convenient direction . It can rotate 270 ° (90 ° downward, 180 ° upward ). Self Recording Open the LCD monitor a nd t[...]

VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 13 MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right VIDEO PLA YB A CK 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 9) 2 Set the P ower Switch to “ PLA Y ” while pressing down the Loc k Button located on the switch . 3 T o star t pla yback, pr ess 4 / 9 . 4 T o stop pl ayback, press 8 . ● During Stop mode , press 3 to rewind, or 5 to fast[...]

VIDEO PLA YBA CK 14 EN MasterP age: Left These are some basic types of connections. When making the co nnection s, refer also to your VCR and TV instru ction manuals. A White to A UDIO L IN* B Red to A UDIO R IN* C Y ello w to VIDEO IN** D T o S-VIDEO IN*** * Not required f or watching still images only . ** Connect when y our TV/VCR has only A/V i[...]

ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 15 MasterP age: Advan_Heading0 _Right MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorde r is equipped with an easy- to-use, on- screen menu system that simplifies man y of the more detailed camcor der settings. ( 墌 pg. 16 – 18) 1 For Vide o Recor ding Men us: Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” while press ing down the Lock But[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 16 EN MasterP age: Left CAMERA The “ m ” se ttings are ef fectiv e when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ” . Howev er, the menu settings can be change d only when th e P ower Switch is set t o “ M ” . [ ] = F actor y-preset [SP] : T o record in th e SP (Standard Pl ay) mode LP : Long Pla [...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 17 MasterP age: Advan _Right this mode , ref er to y our wide-scree n TV ’ s instr uction manual. Dur ing playback/recording on 4:3 TVs/ LCD monitor/vi ewfinder , the im age is elonga ted ver tically . [OFF] : Diseng ages the functio n. ON : Helps cut do wn on noise create d by wi nd. The “?[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 18 EN MasterP age: Left VIDEO [ ] = F actor y-preset SOUND MODE and NARRA TION Durin g tape playback, the camcorder detects the so und mode in w hich the recordin g was made, and p lays the sound back. Select th e type of sound to accompany your playback picture. According to th e menu access explanation on page 15 , [...]

ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 19 MasterP age: Advan_Heading0 _Right FEA TURES FOR RECORDING White LED Light can be used to br ight en the subj ect in the dar k place dur ing vide o recordin g. 1 Press LI GHT repeatedly to chan ge the sett ing. OFF : T urns off the ligh t. ON : The light is on alwa ys. ( appears .) AU TO : The light tur ns on aut omatical [...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 20 EN MasterP age: Left IMPORT ANT: Some Wipe/F ader Effe cts cannot be used with cer tain modes of Program AE with special effects . (See the right column) If an unusab le Wipe/F ader Effect is sele cted, its indicator b links in blue or goes out. These effects let you make pro-style scen e transitions. Use them t o spice u[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 21 MasterP age: Advan _Right SPOR TS (V ariable Shu tter Speed: 1/25 0 – 1/4000) This setti ng allows fast-moving images to be ca ptured one frame at a time, for vivid, stable slow-motion playback. The f aster the shutter sp eed, the dar ker the picture becomes. Us e the shutter function und er good [...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 22 EN MasterP age: Left NOTE: If you are using the vie wfinder , you should already hav e perfo rmed “ Viewfinder Adjustment ” ( 墌 pg. 8). 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ” while pres sing down the Lock Button loca ted on the s witch. 2 Press FOCUS . T he manual f ocus indicator appears. 3 T o focus on a f ur the r[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 23 MasterP age: Advan _Right T o lock the ex posure control and the iris After step 5 of “ Exposure Contr ol ” , adjust t he exposure by r otating the M MENU/V OL. Wheel. Then loc k the iris in steps 6 and 7 of “ Iris Lock ” . For aut omatic lockin g, rotate the M MENU/V OL. Whee l to select ?[...]

24 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left EDITING A White to A UDIO L IN B Red to A UDIO R IN C Y ello w to VIDEO IN D T o S-VIDEO IN* * Connect when your TV/ VCR has an S-VIDEO IN connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yello w video cable . T o use this camc order as a player 1 F ollowing the illustratio ns, connec t the camcorder an [...]

EDITING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 25 MasterP age: Advan _Right It is also po ssible to copy recorded scenes from the camcorder ont o another vi deo unit equi pped with a D V connecto r . Since a digi tal signal is sent, th ere is litt le if any image or sound deteri oration. T o use this camco rder as a player 1 Make sure all units are tur ned off. 2 [...]

EDITING 26 EN MasterP age: Left It is also p ossible to transf er still/moving image s to a PC with a D V connec tor by using the pro vided softw are, softwa re equipped with the PC or commercially av ailabl e softwa re. NOTES: ● Ref er to “ SOFTWARE INST AL LA TIO N AND D V CONNECTION GUIDE ” for the installat ion of the bundled software and[...]

REFERENCES EN 27 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0_Right ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Power (pg. 6) ● P erform charging whe re the temperat ure is between 1 0 ° C and 35 ° C (50 ° F and 95 ° F). 20 ° C to 25 ° C (68 ° F to 77 ° F) is the ideal temper ature range f or charging. If the en vironment is too cold, charging ma y be incomplete. ● Charging [...]

28 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left TROUBLESHOOTING If the prob lem still exis ts after f ollowing the steps belo w, please co nsult your nea rest JVC dealer. Power ● The pow er is not connected properly . H Connect the A C Adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 7) ● The battery is dead. H Replace the dead battery with a fully charged one . ( 墌 pg. 6, 7) [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCES EN 29 MasterP age: Ref_Right Advanced features ● Focus is set to the Manual mode. H Set F ocus to the A uto mode. ( 墌 pg. 21) ● The lens is dirty or cov ered with condensation. H Clean the lens and chec k the focus again. ( 墌 pg. 34) ● The recording was done in a dark place , or the contrast was l ow. ● The Sq[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 30 EN MasterP age: Left ● In places subject to low temper ature, images become dark due to the characteristi cs of the LCD monitor . When this happens, the displa yed colors diff er from those that are actually recorded . This is not a def ect of the camcorder . H Adjust the brightness and angle of the LCD monitor . ( 墌 pg. 9, 1[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCES EN 31 MasterP age: Ref_Right W arning Indicat ions Displays the batter y rema ining power . Remaining po wer level As the batte r y powe r comes close to nil, the battery indicator b links. When the batte ry power is exhausted, power turn s off automatically . Appears when no tape is loaded . ( 墌 pg. 9) Appears when t h[...]

32 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left CA UTIONS When using the AC Adapter in areas other than the USA The pro vided A C Adapter f eatures automa tic vo ltage selection in the AC rang e from 110 V to 240 V . USING HOUSEHOLD AC PLUG AD APTER In case of c onnectin g the unit ’ s power co rd to an AC wall outlet oth er than Amer ican National Standard C73[...]

CA UTIONS REFERENCES EN 33 MasterP age: Ref_Right ● T o prot ect the unit, DO NO T … ... allow it to become w et. ... drop the unit or strike it agai nst hard objects. ... subject it to shock or e xcessive vibration during transportation. ... keep the lens di rected at extr emely bright objects for long per iods. ... expose th e lens and viewfi[...]

34 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left USER MAINTENANCE 1 T urn off the camcorder . 2 Slide and hol d OPEN/EJECT in the dire ction of the arrow , then pull the cas sette holder co ver op en until it locks. The cassette hold er opens automa tically . Remove the casset te. 3 Press “ PUSH HERE ” to close the ca ssette holder . ● Once the cassette hold[...]

REFERENCES EN 35 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0_Right SPECIFICA TIONS Camcord er Pow er s u p p l y DC 11.0 V (Using A C Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using ba tter y pack) P ower c onsumption Appro x. 3.3 W (LCD monitor off , viewfi nder on) Approx. 4.6 W (LCD monitor on, viewfinder off ) Appro x . 8.6 W (Ma ximum) Dimensions (W x H x D) 71 mm x 91 mm x 118 mm (2[...]

36 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left INDEX GR-D32US.book Page 36 Friday, November 21, 2003 9:31 AM[...]

INDEX REFERENCES EN 37 MasterP age: Ref_Right Controls a Menu Wheel [ M MENU/V OL.] ( 墌 pg. 15) Speaker V olume Cont rol [ M MENU/VOL.] ( 墌 pg. 13) b Snapshot Button [SNAPS HO T] ( 墌 pg. 21) c P ower Zoom Le ver [T/W] ( 墌 pg. 11) d Manual F ocus Button [FOCUS] ( 墌 pg. 22) Blank Search Button [BLAN K SRCH] ( 墌 pg. 13) e Diopter Adju stme[...]

INDEX 38 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recordin g a Operation Mode ( 墌 pg. 8) b : Night-Aliv e Indicator ( 墌 pg. 19) (Appears whe n Night-Alive is engaged .) : Gain Up Mode ( 墌 pg. 16) (Appears whe n “ GAIN UP ” is set to “ AU TO ” and the shutter spe ed is automatica lly adjusted.) c White LED L[...]

TERMS TERMS EN 39 MasterP age: Ref_Right A AC Adapter .................... ..................... ................... 10, 11 Auto Focus ... ..................... ..................... ..................... . 21 Auto Shut Off ................. ..................... ..................... .... 10 B Backlight Compensatio n .......... .................. [...]

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