JVC GR-DX97 manual

L YT1246-001A MasterP age: F rontCov er EN ENGLISH GR-DX97 GR-DX77 GR-DX67 GR-DX57 GR-DX48 GR-DX37 GR-DX28 GR-DX27 Dear Customer , Thank you f or purchasing this digital video camera. Be fore use , please read the saf ety info rmation and precautions contained in the pages 3 – 4 to ensure safe use of this product. Please visit our Homepage on the[...]

2 EN MasterP age: Saf ety_Left Wipe/Fader Effects Y ou can use the Wipe/F ader Effects to mak e pro- style scene transitions. ( 墌 pg. 34) Program AE with Special Effects For e x ample, “ SPOR TS ” mode allows f ast-moving images to be captured one frame at a time, f or vivid, stable slo w-motion. ( 墌 pg. 35) LED Light Y ou can brighten the [...]

EN 3 MasterP age: Saf ety_Right SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IMPORT ANT (for owner s in the U.K.) Connection to the mains supply in the United Kingdom. DO NO T cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plu g fitted is not suitable f or the power point s in your home or the cab le is too short to reach a pow er point, then obtain an appropriate saf e[...]

4 EN MasterP age: Saf ety_Left SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipmen t has been design ed and manufact ured to meet inter national saf ety standar ds but, like any electric al equipment, care must be take n if you are to obtain the best results and safet y is to be assured. DO read the opera ting instructions before y [...]

EN 5 MasterP age: T OC_Heading0_Right CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 Index ..... ..................... ..................... ..................... .......... 6 Provided Accesso ries .................. ................. ................. 9 Power ........ ..................... ..................... ..................... .... 11 Operation Mode ...........[...]

6 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left GETTING ST ARTED Index B A C K L I G H T F O C U S L I G H T N I G H T SET T o open th e connector cover , pull the bo ttom end of the cover , then open it . Botto m end When Using the LCD Mon itor The LCD moni tor cannot be rotated do wnwar d ( direction) f rom the posi tion illustr ated abov e. Rotating to the wron[...]

GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 7 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right Controls a Menu Butto n [MENU] ( 墌 pg. 27) b Sub Zoom Butt ons [T/W] ( 墌 pg. 16) Speaker V olume Co ntrol [VOL. +, – ] ( 墌 pg. 17) c Snapshot Button [SNAPS HO T] ( 墌 pg. 21, 32) d Recording St ar t/Stop Button ( 墌 pg. 15) e VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switc h (GR-DX97/7 7/67 only) ( ?[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: L eft During D.S.C. Recording Only (G R-DX97/77/67 only) a Image Siz e: 1024 (10 24 x 768) or 64 0 (640 x 480 ) ( 墌 pg. 30) b : Fo cus Icon ( 墌 pg. 21) : Interval Sh ooting Icon ( 墌 pg. 21) c Shooting Icon ( 墌 pg. 21) (Appears and blinks during shooting .) d Card Icon ( 墌 pg. 21) : Appears dur ing sho ot[...]

GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 9 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right During Video Playback a Sound Mode I ndicato r ( 墌 pg. 30) b Blank Se arch Indicato r ( 墌 pg. 18) c Thumbnail Storing Indicato r ( 墌 pg. 36) d T ape Speed ( 墌 pg. 28) e U : Playback 5 : F ast-Forw ard/Shuttl e Search 3 : Rewind/Shu ttle Search 9 : Pause 9 U : F orward Frame-B[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: L eft How T o Attach The Lens Cap T o prote ct the lens, atta ch the provided lens ca p to the camcorder as shown in the illustrati on. NOTE: T o confir m the lens cap is on correctly make sure the cap is flush to the camcorder . How T o Use The Audio Extension Cable When using a n optional ext ernal microphone ,[...]

GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 11 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right This cam corder ’ s 2-wa y power supply sys tem lets you choose the most appro priat e source of power . Do not use provid ed powe r supply unit s with other equipment. Charging The Battery Pack 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ OFF ” . 2 Inser t the ter minal end a of the battery [...]

GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: L eft T o turn on the camcorder , set the P ower Switch to any operatio n mode e xcept “ OFF ” whil e pressing d own the Lock Bu tton located on the s witch. Choose the ap propr iate operatio n mode accord ing to your preference using the Pow er Swit ch and VIDEO/ MEMOR Y Switch. (GR-DX97/77/67 onl y) Power-L[...]

GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 13 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right 1 Adjust the velcro strip. 2 Pass y our ri ght hand th rough the l oop and grasp the gri p. 3 Adjust y our thumb a nd fingers thr ough the grip to easily operat e the Record ing Star t /Stop Button and P ower Zoom Lev er . Be sure to fasten the velcro strip t o your pref erence . 1 [...]

GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: L eft The camcor der needs to be powered up to load or eject a cassette . 1 Slide and hol d OPEN/EJECT in the dire ction of the arrow , then pull the cass ette holder co ver open unt il it locks. The cassette hold er opens aut omatically . ● Do not touch internal components. 2 Insert or remov e a tape an d pres[...]

VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 15 MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● Pow er ( 墌 pg. 11) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 14) 1 Remov e the lens c ap. ( 墌 pg. 10) 2 Open the LCD monitor fu lly . 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “ VIDEO ” . (GR-DX97/7 7/67[...]

VIDEO RECORDING 16 EN MasterP age: L eft Zooming Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an in stantane ous change in i mage magnific ation. Zoom In Slide the Power Zoom Le ver towards “ T ” (or press Sub Zoom Button T ). Zoom Out Slide the Power Zoom Le ver towards “ W ” (or press Sub Zoom Button W ). The furt her you slide the P ower Zoom Le [...]

EN 17 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK Tim e Co d e During recording, a time code is recorded on the tap e. This code i s to conf irm the locat ion of the recorded s cene on the tape dur ing p layback. * F rames are not di splay ed during recording. If recordin g starts from a bla nk portion, the time code begins c[...]

VIDEO PLA YBA CK 18 EN MasterP age: L eft Shuttle Se arch Allows high-sp eed search in ei ther direc tion dur ing video pla yback. 1) During playback, press 5 f or f orward se arch, or 3 f or rev erse sear ch. 2) T o resume normal pla yback, press 4 / 9 . ● During play back, press and hold 5 or 3 . The search continues as long as y ou hold the b [...]

VIDEO PLA YBA CK VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 19 MasterP age: Video_Right T o choose whether or not th e following displa ys appear on t he connec ted TV ● Date/Time Set “ DA T E/ T I M E ” to “ AU TO ” , “ ON ” or “ OFF ” . ( 墌 pg. 27, 31) Or , press DI SPLA Y on the remote c ontrol to tur n on/off the date indication. ?[...]

VIDEO PLA YBA CK 20 EN MasterP age: L eft . Slow-Motion Playback During normal video pla ybac k, press SLO W ( Y I or I U ) more than app rox. 2 seconds. ● After appro x. 10 min utes, normal pla yback r esumes. ● T o pause Slow-Motion pla yback, pr ess PA U S E ( 9 ). ● T o stop Slow-Motion pla yback, press PLA Y ( U ). NOTES: ● Y ou can al[...]

DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECOR DING & PLA YBACK (GR-DX97/77/67 only) EN 21 MasterP age: DSC_Heading0_Right D.S.C. RECORDING (GR-DX97/77/67 only) Y ou can us e your camco rder as a Digital Still Ca mera f or taking snap shots. Still images are stored in the memor y card. NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● P[...]

22 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left D.S.C. PLA YBA CK (GR-DX97/7 7/67 only) Images shot with the camc order are aut omatically numbered, then stored in numerical order in t he memor y card. Y ou can view the st ored images, one a t a time, much lik e flipping throug h a photo albu m. 1 Load a memor y card. ( 墌 pg. 14) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch t[...]

D.S.C. PLA YBA CK (GR-DX97/77/67 only) EN 23 MasterP age: DSC_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECOR DING & PLA YBACK (GR-DX97/77/67 only) Y ou can vie w se vera l differ ent files stored in the memor y card at a t ime. This bro wsing capab ility make s it easy to locate a p ar ticular file y ou wan t. 1 For Inde x Playba ck of image file s[...]

24 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-DX97/77/67 only) Y ou can make video clips i n 160 x 120 pixels from real - time camera image or recorde d video footage and store them in a memor y car d as files whic h can be conv enientl y sent via E-Mail . T o make video clips from real-time camera image 1 Load a memor y card[...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-DX97/77/67 only) EN 25 MasterP age: DSC_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECOR DING & PLA YBACK (GR-DX97/77/67 only) The Protect mo de helps prevent the accidental erasu re of files . 1 T o protect the file... ...f or images , displa y its pla ybac k screen. ( 墌 pg. 22) ...for video clips, display its p[...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-DX97/77/67 only) 26 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 ca n select one of the 2 pr int i nformatio n settin gs for images stored in the memor y card: “ T o Print All Stil[...]

ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 27 MasterP age: Adv an_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. 28 – 31) 1 For Video and D.S.C. (GR-DX97/77/67 only) Recording Menus: ● Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 28 EN MasterP age: L eft CAMERA The “ m CAMERA ” settings are effective when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ” . Howe ver , the menu settings ca n be changed only when t he P ow er Switch i s set to “ M ” . [ ] = F act or y-preset [SP] : T o record in th e SP (Standard Pl ay) mode LP : L[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT EN 29 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [OFF] : Records wi th no change in the screen rat io. F or playback on a TV with a nor mal screen ratio. CINEMA * : Inser ts black bands at the top and bo ttom of the scr een. The indi cator ap pears. Dur ing playback on wide-s creen TVs , the b lack bands at the top[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 30 EN MasterP age: L eft [OFF] : Time code is not disp layed. ON : Time code is displ ay ed on the camcorder an d on the connected TV . F rame numbers ar e not displayed during recording. ( 墌 pg. 17) OFF : A uxiliar y mi crophone level indicator doe s not appear . [ON] : Displays auxiliar y microph one lev el indic [...]

EN 31 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES SYSTEM Each setting is link ed with “ s SYSTEM ” , which appears when the P ower Switch is set to “ M ” . ● The paramete rs are the same as in the description on page 29. VIDEO DISPLA Y The “ n ” (VIDEO DIS PLA Y) settings ar e effective only for video pl ayba ck e xcept “[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 32 EN MasterP age: L eft Makes dark subj ects or areas ev en bri ghter than th ey would be under go od natural ligh ting. Alth ough the recorded image is not gr ainy , it ma y look as if it is strobing due to the slow s hutter spe ed. 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” . 2 Press NIGHT so that the Nigh t-Scope in dicator ?[...]

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

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 34 EN MasterP age: L eft The white balance that refers to the co rrectnes s of colo ur reproductio n under v arious lighting. If the white balan ce is correct , all other co lours will be acc urately repr oduced. The white b alance is us ually adjuste d automatically . Howe ver , more advanced camcorder op erators contr ol t[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING EN 35 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” . 2 Set “ r ” to th e desired mode . ( 墌 pg. 27) ● The PROG RAM AE menu disa ppears and the select ed effe ct is activated. ● The selected eff ect indicat or appears. T o deactiv ate the select ed effect Select “ OFF ” in s[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 36 EN MasterP age: L eft T o make thumbn ail images after video recording manually 1 Set “ NA V IGA TION ” to “ MANUAL ” . ( 墌 pg. 27, 28) 2 Set the P ower Switch to “ A ” or “ M ” . 3 After the reco rding, press NA VI ST ORE . ● The “” indicator appears briefly and the cap tured image is stored in t [...]

ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 37 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right EDITING A Not connected B T o S-VIDEO IN or OUT** C Y ello w to VIDEO IN or OUT D Red to A UDIO R IN or OUT E White to A UDIO L IN or OUT * If your VCR has a SCAR T connector , use the pro vided cable adap ter . (The provided cab le adapter accepts onl y output signals from thi s camcorde[...]

EDITING 38 EN MasterP age: L eft It is also possib le to cop y recorded scen es from the camcorder on to anothe r video unit eq uipped with a D V connector . Since a digital signal is sent, there is little if any im age or sound deterioration. * GR-DX 97/77/ 57/37 on ly T o use this camco rder as a player 1 Make sure all units are tur ned off. 2 Co[...]

EDITING EN 39 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [A] Using USB cable (except GR-DX27) It is poss ible to do the fo llowing things: ● T ransfer still images stor ed on a memor y ca rd to a PC. (GR-DX97/77/6 7 only) ● T ransfer still/moving im ages recor ded on a tape to a PC. ● Capture still/mo ving images in real-time . ● Use thi[...]

EDITING 40 EN MasterP age: L eft The audio track can be cu stomised only when record ed in the 12-BIT a nd SP modes. ( 墌 pg. 28) ● Use the pro vided remote control or an optional remote control kit RM-V717KITU. 1 Play back the tape to locate the point wh ere editing will star t, then press PA U S E ( 9 ). 2 While holding A. DUB ( D ) on the rem[...]

EDITING EN 41 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Create ed ited videos eas ily using y our camcorde r as the source player . Y ou can select up to 8 “ cuts ” for au tomatic editing, in any order you lik e. R.A.Edit is more easily performed when the MBR (Mult i-Brand Remote ) is set to operate with your brand of VCR (s ee “ VCR CODE[...]

EDITING 42 EN MasterP age: L eft Make Connections Also refer to page 18. 1 A A JVC VCR equipped with a Remote P A USE connecto r Connect the editing c able to the Remote P A USE connector . B A JVC VCR not equipped with a Remote P AUSE connector but equipped with an R.A.EDIT co nnector Connect the editing c able to the R.A.EDIT co nnector. C A VCR [...]

EDITING EN 43 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Select Scenes 6 Press PLA Y ( U ) and then pr ess R.A.EDIT ON /OFF on the remote control . ● The Random Assembl e Editing Menu appears . 7 If using a Wip e/F ader at the beginning o f the scene, press F ADE/WIPE on the remote control. ● Cycle through the effects by pressing repeatedly [...]

EDITING 44 EN MasterP age: L eft Automatic Editing T o VCR 13 Rewind the tape in the ca mcorder to t he beginning of the scene y ou want to ed it and press PA U S E ( 9 ). 14 Press VCR REC STBY ( 79 ), or manually en gage the VCR ’ s Record-Pause mode. 15 Press the Reco rding Star t/Stop Button on the camcorder. Editing proceeds a s programmed, r[...]

EN 45 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0 _Right REFERENCES TROUBLESHOOTING If, after following the steps i n the ch ar t bel ow , t he problem still e xists, p lease consult y our nearest JVC deale r . Power ● The power is not connect ed properly . H Connect the A C Adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 11) ● The battery is dead. H Replace the dead battery with [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 46 EN MasterP age: L eft Other problems ● Charging is difficult i n places subject to e xtremely high/lo w temperature s. H T o protect the battery , it is recommended to charge it in places with a temperatu re of 10 ° C to 35 ° C. ( 墌 pg. 49) ● The built-in clock ’ s rechargeab le lithium battery is discharg ed. ● The p[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCES EN 47 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 battery indicator b links . When the batte ry power is exhausted, power turn s off automatically . Appears when no tape is loaded . ( 墌 pg. 14) Appears when [...]

48 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left Appears if there are no video clip fi les stored i n the memor y card when you attempt memor y card playback. (GR-DX97/7 7/67 only) Appears when the camcorde r does not re cognise the loaded memor y car d. Remove the memory card once and inser t it again. Repeat these pr ocedures until no indication a ppears. If t h[...]

EN 49 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0 _Right REFERENCES CA UTIONS Battery Packs The supplied batter y pa ck 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 av oid hazar ds ... do not bur n . ... do not short-circuit the terminals. When tr ansporting, mak[...]

CA UTIONS 50 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 are not[...]

REFERENCES EN 51 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0 _Right SPECIFICA T IONS Camcord er Pow er s up p ly DC 11 V (U sing A C Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using ba tter y pack) P ower c onsumption Appro x. 3.1 W (3 .8W*) (LCD monit or off , viewfi nder on) Appro x. 3.9 W (4.6W*) (LCD monitor on, viewfinde r off) * Using LED Light Dimensions (W x H x D) 52 mm x 93 mm x [...]

COPYRIGHT© 2004 VICT OR COMP ANY OF JAP AN, L TD . EK/EX MasterP age: BackCo ver Printed in Malaysia 0104HOH-ID-VM EN A AC Adapter ........................... ..................... ................. . 11 Audio Dubbing ............... ................. ..................... ........ 40 B Backlight Compensatio n ............................ ........[...]