JVC GR-D53 manual

L YT1204-001A MasterP age: F rontCov er EN ENGLISH GR-D93 GR-D73 GR-D53 GR-D23 Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide Web f or Digital Video Camera: F or Accessories: http://www .jvc-victor .co .jp/english/cyber / http://www .jvc-victor .co .jp/english/acc essor y/ INSTR UCTIONS GETTING ST AR TED 5 VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBAC K 11 DIGIT AL [...]

2 EN MasterP age: Saf ety_Left SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IMPORT ANT (for owners in the U.K.) Connection to the mains s upply in the United Kingdom. DO NOT cut off the mains plug fr om this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable f or the power points in y our home or the cab le is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate saf ety [...]

EN 3 MasterP age: Saf ety_Right SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE US E OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet internat ional safety sta ndards but, like any electrical equipment , care must be taken if y ou are to obtain the best re sults and safety is to be assured . DO read the oper ating instructions bef ore yo[...]

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: Sta r t_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V1 4E or AP-V15E b P ower Cord c Batter y Pack BN-V408U-B d Au dio/Video Cable ( ø3.5 mini-plug to RCA plug) e Core Filter (for USB Cable (p rovided w ith GR-D93/73/ 53 only) and op tional S-Vide o Cable. 墌 pg. 6 for attachment) f Shoulder S trap (See the r ight co[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 6 EN MasterP age: L eft How T o Attach The Core Filter (for USB Cable (provided with GR-D93/73/53 only) and 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 c ore filter. 2 Run the cable thro ugh the core filter, leaving approx. 3 c[...]

GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 7 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right ● When charging th e battery pack for th e first time or after a long storage period, the PO WER/CHARGE lamp ma y not light. In this case, remo ve the bat tery pack from the camcorder , then try charging again. ● If t he battery operation time rema ins extr emely short even after[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: L eft T o turn on the camcorder , set the P ower Switch to any operatio n mode e xcept “OFF (CHAR GE)” while pres sing down the Lock Button located on th e switch. Choose the ap propr iate operatio n mode accordi ng to your preference using the Pow er Swit ch and VIDEO/ MEMOR Y Switch (GR -D93/73 only). Power-[...]

GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 9 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressi ng down th e Lock Butto n located on th e sw itch. 2 Make sure the LCD monitor is cl osed and lo ck ed. Pul l out the vie wfinder fu lly and adjust it manually f or best view ability . 3 T urn the Dioptre Adjust ment Cont[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: L eft The camcor der needs t o be powered up to load o r eject a cassette . 1 Slide and hol d OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow , then pull the cass ette holder co ver open unt il it locks. The cassette hold er opens automa tically . ● Do not touch internal components . 2 Insert or remov e a tape and pre[...]

VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 11 MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 6) ● Loading a Ca ssette ( 墌 pg. 10) 1 Remove the lens cap . 2 Open the LCD moni tor fully . ( 墌 pg. 12) 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”. (GR-D93/73 only) 4 [...]

VIDEO RECORDING 12 EN MasterP age: L eft LCD Monitor And Viewfinder While using the LCD monitor: Make sure the viewfinder i s pushed back in. Pres s the Monitor Opening Button and open the LCD monitor fully . It can rota te 270° (90° downward, 180° upward). While using t he viewfinder: Make sure th e LCD monitor is closed and loc ked . Pull out [...]

VIDEO RECORDING VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 13 MasterP age: Video_Right Journalistic Shooting In some situat ions, diff erent shooting an gles may provide more dra matic results . Hold the camcorder in the de sired posit ion and tilt the LCD monitor in the most con venie nt direction. It can rotate 270° (90° downward, 180° upward). Self R[...]

14 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left VIDEO PLA YBA CK 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 10) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”. (GR-D93/73 only) 3 Set the P ower Switch to “PLA Y” while pressing down the Loc k Button located on the s witch. 4 T o star t pl ayback, press 4 / 9 . 5 T o stop playback, press 8 . ● During Stop mode, press 3 to r[...]

VIDEO PLA YBA CK VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 15 MasterP age: Video_Right The Full-Fun ction Remote Cont rol Unit can op erate this camcorder fr om a distance as well as the basic operations (Pl ayback, Stop , P ause, F ast-Forward and Rewi nd) of yo ur VCR. It al so makes a dditional pla yback functions po ssible . ( 墌 pg. 16 ) Installing [...]

VIDEO PLA YBA CK 16 EN MasterP age: L eft Slow-Motion Playback Allows slow-speed s earch in ei ther dire ction dur ing vide o pla yback. During normal video pla ybac k, press SLO W ( Y I or I U ) more than app rox. 2 seconds. ● After appr ox. 5 minutes (appro x. 20 seconds with an 80- minute cassette) in Slow Re wind or appro x. 5 min utes in Slo[...]

VIDEO PLA YBA CK VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 17 MasterP age: Video_Right These are some ba sic types of c onnections. When making the connections , ref er also to y our VCR a nd TV instruction man uals. A White to A UDIO L IN** B Red to A UDIO R IN** C Y ellow to VIDEO IN D T o S-VIDEO IN*** * If your VCR has a SCART connector , use the prov[...]

18 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left D.S.C. RECORDING (GR-D93/D73 only) Y ou can u se your c amcorder as a Dig ital Still Camera for taking snapsh ots. Still ima ges are stor ed in the memory card. NOTE: Befor e continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 6) ● Loading a Memory Card ( 墌 pg. 10) 1 Remove the lens cap. 2 Op[...]

DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECOR DING & PLA YBACK (GR-D93/D73 only) EN 19 MasterP age: DSC_Heading0_Right D.S.C. PLA YBA CK ( GR-D93/D73 only) Images shot wi th the camco rder are auto matically numbered, then s tored in numer ical o rder in the memor y card. Y ou can view the sto red images, one at a ti me, much like flipping through a ph [...]

20 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-D93/D73 only) Y ou can g et the rele v ant file inf ormation by p ressing the INFO Butto n during normal pla ybac k or Inde x Playbac k. FOLDER: F o l d e r n a m e ( 墌 pg. 23) FILE: File name ( 墌 pg. 2 3) DA TE: Date the file was mad e SIZE: Image size QU ALIT Y: Pictur e qua[...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-D93/D73 only) DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECOR DING & PLA YBACK (GR-D93/D73 only) EN 21 MasterP age: DSC_Right T o remove prote ction fro m all files st ored in the memory card 6 Rotate the M MENU/V OL. Wheel to se lect “CANC.ALL ”, and press it. The PROTECT screen appears. 7 Rotate the M MENU/V OL. W[...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-D93/D73 only) 22 EN MasterP age: L eft This camcorde r is compatib le with the DPOF (Digital Print Order F ormat) standard in order to suppo r t future systems suc h as automatic printing. Y ou can select one of the 2 pr int i nformation s ettings for images stored in t he memory card: “T o Print All Still Imag[...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-D93/D73 only) DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECOR DING & PLA YBACK (GR-D93/D73 only) EN 23 MasterP age: DSC_Right By resetting the file name, a ne w folde r will be made. The new files you are goin g to make will be stored in t he new folder . It is convenient to separate t he new files from pre viously made[...]

24 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTME NT This camcor der is equipp ed with an ea sy-to-use , on- screen menu system that si mplifies many of the more detailed ca mcorder settings . ( 墌 p g .2 5–2 8 ) 1 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch (GR-D93/73 on ly) and the P ower Switc h as f ollows . For Video and D.S.C. (GR-D93/73 only)[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 25 MasterP age: Advan _Right CAMERA The “ m ” settings are effective when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ”. How ev er, the men u settings can be changed onl y when the Po wer Switch is set to “ M ”. [ ] = F actory-preset [SP] : T o recor d in the SP (Sta ndard Pla[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTME NT 26 EN MasterP age: L eft [OFF] : Disab les the func tion. ON : Usually the dist ance to a s ubject wher e the lens is i n focus depends on the zoom magni fication. Unl ess there is a dist ance more t han 1 m to the su bject, th e lens is o ut of focus at the maximum te lephoto sett ing. When set to “ON”, you can [...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 27 MasterP age: Advan _Right CAMERA DISPLA Y ● Th e “ n ” (CAMERA DISPLA Y) settings are effectiv e ev en when the P ower Switch is set to “ A ”. How ev er , the menu settings can b e changed only when the P ower Switch is set to “ M ”. ● Th e “ n ” (CAMERA DISPLA Y) settings[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTME NT 28 EN MasterP age: L eft VIDEO [ ] = F act or y-preset SOUND MODE and NARRA TION Durin g tape playback, the camcorder det ects the soun d mode in w hich the recording was made, and plays the sound back. Select th e type of sound to acc ompany your playback picture. According to th e menu access explanation on pag e 2[...]

ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 29 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right FEA TURES FOR RECORDING White LED Light can be used to br ighten the subjec t in the dar k place dur ing vide o recording or D .S.C. shooting. 1 Press LI GHT repeatedly to chan ge the setti ng. OFF : T urns off the ligh t. ON : The light is on alwa ys. ( appears .) AU TO : Th e light tur [...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 30 EN MasterP age: L eft IMPORT ANT: Some Wipe/F ader Effects can not be used with certain modes of Program AE with special effects . (See the right column.) If an unusab le Wipe/F ader Eff ect is selected, its indicator b links in blue or goes out. These effects let you make pro-style scen e transitions. Use them to s pice [...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 31 MasterP age: Advan _Right playback. The f aster the shutter spee d, the dar ker the picture becomes. Us e the shutter function und er good lighting cond itions. SNO W : Compensa tes for subjects that may otherwise ap pear too da rk when sho oting in extremely bright surround ings suc h as in the sno[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 32 EN MasterP age: L eft The camcord er’ s Full R ange AF system offers continuou s shooting ability fr om close-up (as close as appro x. 5 cm to th e subject) to infinity . How ev er , correct focu s may not be obtainab le in the s ituations listed below (in these case s perform “Manual Focus”): ● When two subje cts[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 33 MasterP age: Advan _Right Manual exposure control is re commended in the fo llowing situations: ● When shooting using rev erse lighting or when the background is too bright. ● When shoot ing on a reflectiv e natural backg round such as at the beach or when skiing. ● When the bac kground is ove[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 34 EN MasterP age: L eft Backlight comp ensation brig htens the subj ect quickly . Press B A CKLIGHT . The indicato r is displayed and the subject i s brig htened. If pressed agai n, disappear s and the brig htness retur ns to the pr ev i ou s l eve l. ● Using the BA CK L I GH T Button ma y cause the light around the subje[...]

ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 35 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right EDITING NOTE: Dubbing from a VCR is possibl e with GR-D93/73/53 only . A White to A UDIO L IN or OUT B Red to A U DIO R IN or OUT C Y ellow to VIDEO IN or OUT D T o S-VIDEO IN or OUT** * If your VCR has a SCART connector , use the provided cable adap ter . (The provided cab le adapter acc[...]

EDITING 36 EN MasterP age: L eft T o use th is camcorder as a recorder (GR-D9 3/73/53 only ) 1) P erform steps 1 to 3 in “T o use this camco rder as a pla yer”. 2) Set “S/A V INPUT” to “ON”. ( 墌 pg. 24, 28) 3) Set “REC MODE” to “SP” o r “LP”. ( 墌 pg. 24, 25) 4) Inser t the recording cassette in this c amcorder. 5) Press [...]

EDITING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 37 MasterP age: Advan _Right [A] Using USB cable (GR-D93/73/53 only) It is poss ible to do the fo llowing things: ● T ransfer still images st ored on a memor y card to a PC. (GR-D93/73 only) ● T ransfer still/moving i mages recor ded on a tape to a PC. ● Capture still/mov ing images in real-time . ● Use this c[...]

EDITING 38 EN MasterP age: L eft The audio track can be cu stomised only when record ed in the 12-bit and SP modes. ( 墌 pg. 25) ● Use the pro vided remote control. 1 Play back the tape to locate the point wher e editing will star t, then press PA U S E ( 9 ). 2 While holding A. DUB ( D ) on the remote control, press PAU S E ( 9 ). The “ 9 D ?[...]

REFERENCE S EN 39 MasterP age: Ref_Hea ding0_Right ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Power (pg. 6) ● P erform charging where th e temperature is bet ween 10°C and 35°C. 20°C to 25°C is the ideal temper ature range f or charging. If the en vironment is too cold, charging ma y be incomplete. ● Charging time is based on room temperature of 20°C . ● C[...]

40 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left TROUBLESHOOTING If the prob lem still e xists after f ollowing t he steps belo w , please co nsult your nea rest JVC d ealer. Power ● The power is not conne cted properly . H Connect the AC Adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 7) ● The battery is dead. H Replace the dead ba ttery with a fully charged one. ( 墌 pg. 6, 7[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCE S EN 41 MasterP age: Ref_Right Advanced features ● Focus is set to the Manual mode. H Set F ocus to the A uto mode. ( 墌 pg. 3 2) ● The lens is dirty or cov ered with condensation. H Clean the lens and chec k the f ocus again. ( 墌 pg. 48) ● The recording was done in a dark place , or the contrast was l ow. ● The[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 42 EN MasterP age: L eft ● The D V cable w as plugged/unplugged with power turned on. H T urn the camcorder’ s power off and on again, then oper ate it. ● The light used to illu minate th e LCD monitor causes it to become hot. H Close the LCD monitor t o turn it off or set the P ower Switch to “OFF”, and let the unit cool [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCE S EN 43 MasterP age: Ref_Right W arning Indicat ions Displays the batter y rema ining power . Remaining po wer leve l As the batte r y powe r comes close to nil, the batte r y indicator b links . When the batte ry power is exhausted, power turns of f automatically . Appears when no tape is loaded . ( 墌 pg. 10 ) Appears w[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 44 EN MasterP age: L eft — (GR-D93/73 only) — Appears when the memor y card’s memory is full a nd shooting is not possib le. ● Appears if dubbing of copyguarded sign als is attempte d while this c amcorder is bei ng used as a re corder . ● Appears in the following cases when dubbing fr om a tape to a memory card (as digita[...]

REFERENCE S EN 45 MasterP age: Ref_Hea ding0_Right CA UTIONS Battery Packs The supplied batter y pack is a lithium-ion battery . Bef ore using the supplied batt er y pack or an optional batter y pack , be sure to rea d the fo llowing cautions: ● T o avoi d hazar ds… ... do not bur n . ... do not short-circuit the terminals. When tr ansporting, [...]

CA UTIONS 46 EN MasterP age: L eft LCD Moni tor ● T o prevent damage to the LCD monitor , DO NO T… ... push it strongly or apply any shocks. ... place the ca mcorder with th e LCD monitor on t he bottom. ● T o prolong service life… ... av oid rubbing it with coarse cloth. ● Be aware of the following phenomena for LCD monitor use . These a[...]

CA UTIONS REFERENCE S EN 47 MasterP age: Ref_Right Serious malfunctioning About moisture conde nsation ● Y ou ha ve observed that pouring a cold liquid into a glass will cause drops of water to f or m on the glass’ outer surface . This same phenomenon occurs on the head drum of a camcorder when it is mo ved from a cool place to a warm place, af[...]

48 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left USER MAINTENANCE 1 T urn off the camcorder . 2 Slide and hol d OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow , then pull the cass ette holder co ver open unt il it locks. The cassette hold er opens automa tically . Remove the casset te. 3 Press “PUS H HERE” to c lose the cass ette holder . ● Once the casse tte hold[...]

REFERENCE S EN 49 MasterP age: Ref_Hea ding0_Right SPECIFICA T IONS Camcord er Pow er s u pp l y DC 11.0 V (Using A C Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using ba tter y pack) P ower c onsumption Approx. 3.3 W (GR-D73/53 /23), Appr ox. 3.5 W (GR-D93) (LCD monitor off, v iewfinder on) Approx. 4.6 W (GR-D73/53 /23), Appr ox. 4.8 W (GR-D93) (LCD monitor on , viewfinde[...]

50 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left INDEX GR-D93PAL.book Page 50 Wedn es day, October 29, 2003 9:36 AM[...]

INDEX REFERENCE S EN 51 MasterP age: Ref_Right Controls a Menu Wheel [ M MENU/VOL.] ( 墌 pg. 24) Speaker V olume Co ntrol [ M MENU/VOL.] ( 墌 pg. 14) b Snapshot Button [SNAPSHOT] ( 墌 pg. 18, 31) c P ower Zoom Le ver [T/W] ( 墌 pg. 12) d Man ual Focu s Button [FOCUS] ( 墌 pg. 32) Blank Search Button [BLAN K SRCH] ( 墌 pg. 1 4) e Dioptre Adjus[...]

INDEX 52 EN MasterP age: L eft LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recordin g Only a Selected Wipe/Fader Effect Indicator ( 墌 pg. 30 ) b T ape Runn ing Indicator ( 墌 pg. 11) (Rotates while tape is running.) c Select ed Wide Mode Indi cator ( 墌 pg. 26) d Recording Speed Mod e (SP/LP) ( 墌 pg. 25) e T ape Remaining Ti me ( 墌 pg. [...]

INDEX REFERENCE S EN 53 MasterP age: Ref_Right During Video Playback a Sound Mode Indica tor ( 墌 pg. 28) b Bla nk Search In dicator ( 墌 pg. 14) c T ape Speed ( 墌 pg . 25) d U : Pla yback 5 : F ast-Forw ard/Shuttl e Search 3 : Rewind/Shu ttle Search 9 : Pause 9 U : F orward Frame-By-F rame Playbac k/Slow- Motion Y 9 : Rev erse F rame-By-F rame[...]

TERMS 54 EN MasterP age: T e rms_Left A AC Adapter ........................... ..................... ................6, 7 Audio Dubbin g ..... ..................... ................. ..................38 Auto Focus ..................... ..................... ..................... ....32 Auto Playback Of Images .......................... ...........[...]

TERMS TERMS EN 55 MasterP age: Ref_Right S SD Memory Card .............. ..................... ................ 10, 45 Self Recording ........ ..................... ..................... ........... 13 Shuttle Search .... ..................... ..................... ............... 14 Slow-Motion Play back ........................... ...............[...]

COPYRIGHT© 2003 VICT OR COMP ANY OF JAP AN, L TD . EN GR-D93 GR-D73 GR-D53 GR-D23 EK/EX MasterP age: BackCo ver Printed in Malaysia 1103-FO-ID-PJ GR-D93PAL.book Page 56 Wedn es day, October 29, 2003 9:36 AM[...]