JVC GR-SXM480A manual

1 INSTRUCTIONS ENGLISH L YT0868-001B AUTOMA TIC DEMONSTRA TION Automatic Demonstration takes place when “DEMO MODE” is set to “ON” (factory-preset). • A vailab le when the Po wer Switch is set to “ ” or “ ”. • P erforming any operation during the demonstration stops the demonstr ation temporarily . If no operation is performed f[...]

2 PROVIDED ACCESSORIES • Battery Pack BN-V11U (GR-SXM780A/SXM480A/ SXM280A/SXM180A/ SX140A) BN-V20U (GR-SXM78EA/SXM48EA) • PC Connection Cable (GR-SXM78EA/SXM780A only) • Shoulder Strap • CD-ROM (GR-SXM78EA/ SXM780A only) • Lens Cap • Power Cord • A/V (A udio/Video) Cable • Remote Control Unit RM-V715U (GR-SXM78EA/SXM780A/ SXM480A/S[...]

3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PRECAUTIONS W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTIONS • If you notice smoke or a peculiar smell coming from the camcorder or AC adapter , shut it down and unplug it immediately . Continue using the camcorder or AC adapter under these conditions could lead to fire or ele[...]

4 When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or on a shelf , make sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to allow for ventilation (10 cm or more on both sides, on top and at the rear). Do not block the ventilation holes. (If the ventilation holes are b locked b y a newspaper , or cloth etc. the heat may not be ab le to get out.) No naked [...]

5 INDEX A AC Adapter ................................................................. pg. 6 Animation Recording .......................................... pg. 21, 25 Audio Dubbing ......................................................... pg. 25 Auto Date Record .................................................... pg. 19 Auto Focus ................[...]

6 GETTING ST AR TED Hook on. Push in. BA TTERY RELEASE Switc h Battery pack Power Switch T o DC IN connector T o A C outlet A C Adapter CHARGING THE BA TTERY P ACK 1) Hook the end of the battery pack to the camcorder and push the battery in until it locks in place. • If the battery pack is attached in the wrong position, a malfunction ma y occur.[...]

7 Y M D T E E O A I X A N Y M I R T E T H DA T E / T I ME 2 2 0 0 : 0 2 2 2 6 8 0 • During charging or discharging, the camcorder cannot be operated. • Charging and discharging is not possible if the wrong type of battery is used. • When charging the battery pack for the first time or after a long storage period, the CHARGE lamp may not light[...]

8 Grip Adjustment 1) Separate the V elcro strip. 2) Pass your right hand through the loop and grasp the grip. 3) Adjust so that your thumb and fingers can easily operate the Recording Start/Stop Button and P ower Zoom Le ver . Refasten the V elcro strip. Loading/Unloading A Cassette 1) Open the LCD monitor fully*. Slide EJECT until the cassette hol[...]

9 1 R 4 B 2 2 E 4 5 1 R 5 0 C 4 M / I . M I 2 G C 1 I S N S H O 2 N P 1 T N . S G 0 N – – R 1 I V P A G H A – T H S U – U T S – L S R E – A – 2 E – T E 0 C – I 1 T x – O 1 6 N : – S 4 T + M – 5 4 0 W – : 0 2 B 1 + 8 1X T V B O C L M U O M N M E O – T 0 – O : S N 1 – – E 2 – E : – T 3 – – 4 – 1 6 : – S 2[...]

10 • MENU Wheel [ – , +] ...........................................  pg. 18 • BRIGHT Wheel [ – , +]* 1 ......................................  pg. 11 • TRACKING Wheel [ – , +] ...................................  pg. 14 • Snapshot Button [SNAPSHOT]* 2 ......................  pg. 12 • 5-Second Recording Button [5 SEC. RE[...]

11 RECORDING Set REC MODE, S-VHS (S-VHS ET), T APE LENGTH and D A TE/TIME in SYSTEM MENU . (  pg. 18 – 21, “ MENU SETTINGS ” ) 1 Remove the lens cap. Set the Power Switch to “ ” or “ ” . Shooting while using the viewfinder : Make sure the LCD monitor* is closed and locked. Shooting while using the LCD monitor* : Make sure the LCD m[...]

12 BASIC FEA TURES Snapshot (GR-SXM78EA/SXM48EA/SXM780A/ SXM480A/SXM280A only) Y ou can record still images that look lik e photographs onto a tape. 1) P erform step 1 of “ RECORDING ” (  pg. 11). 2) Press SNAPSHOT . • There is a momentary camera shutter-type blac kout together with the sound eff ect of a shutter closing. • Snapshot is a[...]

13 Zooming T o produce the zoom in/out eff ect. Digital circuitr y e xtends the maximum magnification offered by optical zoom. This system is called Digital Zoom. • Slide the Power Zoom Lever towards “ T ” to zoom in, or “ W ” to zoom out. • The further you slide the Power Zoom Lever , the quicker the zoom action. • Focusing may becom[...]

14 T racking Eliminates noise bars that appear on-screen during playbac k. T o activ ate Manual T racking: 1) Press the TRACKING Wheel for appro x. 2 seconds. “ MT ” appears. 2) Rotate the TRA CKING Wheel so that the noise bars disappear . • T o retur n to A uto T racking, press the TRACKING Wheel for approx. 2 seconds or set the Power Switch[...]

15 Connections T o A TV/VCR 1) Make sure all units are turned off. 2) Connect the camcorder to a TV or VCR. If using both TV and VCR, connect the VCR output to the TV input. 3) T urn on all units. Set the VCR to its AUX input mode, and set the TV to its VIDEO mode. • Use the A C Adapter as the power supply . • The S-Video cable connection can i[...]

16 Using The Cassette Adapter Use this to play back an S-VHS-C/VHS-C video cassette recorded with this camcorder on a S-VHS/ VHS VCR. 1) Slide the battery cover up to remove it, install one “ AA (R6) ” size batter y , then reattach the cov er . 2) Slide the latch to open the compartment door, then insert the cassette and close the compar tment [...]

17 INSTRUCTIONS 1 R 4 B 2 2 E 4 5 1 R 5 0 C 4 M / I . M I 2 G C 1 I S N S H O 2 N P 1 T N . S G 0 N – – R 1 I V P A G H A – T H S U – U T S – L S R E – A – 2 E – T E 0 C – I 1 T x – O 1 6 N : – S 4 T + M – 5 4 0 W – : 0 2 B 1 + 8 1X T V B O C L M U O M N M E O – T 0 – O : S N 1 – – E 2 – E : – T 3 – – 4 –[...]

18 3 Press the MENU Wheel in to display the Setting Menu and rotate it to select the desired setting. 4 Press the MENU Wheel in. The Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on “ 4 RETURN ” . Press the MENU Wheel in. The normal screen reappears. MENU SETTINGS 1 Set the Power Switch to “ ” . 2 Press the MENU Wheel in. The Menu Screen app[...]

19 M.W .B. If the white balance is correct, all other colours will be accurately reproduced. AU TO : White balance is adjusted automatically . FINE : Outdoors on a sunny da y . CLOUD : Outdoors on a cloudy day . HALOGEN : A video light or similar type of lighting is used. MWB: White balance is set manually . Hold a sheet of plain white paper in fro[...]

20 SYSTEM MENU This Menu Screen cannot be accessed while recording. REC MODE Allows you to set the recording mode. “ LP ” (Long Play) is more economical, providing twice the recording time. • If the recording mode is switched during recording, the playback picture will be blurred at the switching point. D. ZOOM Zooming is possible from 16X (t[...]

21 T APE LENGTH Allows you to set the tape length depending on the tape used: T30=30 minutes, T45=45 minutes, T50=50 minutes, T60=60 minutes. • T ape remaining time is correct only if the correct tape length has been selected. DISPLA Y FULL: Makes all of the indications appear on the LCD monitor*/viewfinder during playback or recording. SIMPLE: M[...]

22 ADV ANCED FEA TURES Night-Scope (GR-SXM78EA/SXM48EA/SXM780A/ SXM480A/SXM280A only) Makes dark subjects or areas even brighter than they would be under good natural lighting. 1) Set the Power Switch to “ ” or “ ” . 2) Press NIGHT -SCOPE repeatedly until the desired mode appears. A NIGHT A UT O: The shutter speed is automatically adjusted [...]

23 Programme AE With Special Ef fects 1) Set the Power Switch to “ ” . 2) Press P .AE repeatedly until the desired mode appears. • T o cancel the effect, press P .AE repeatedly until “ OFF ” appears. • Only one mode can be engaged at a time. • In the “ High Speed Shutter ” or “ Sports ” modes, picture colour ma y be adversely [...]

24 Buttons Infrared beam transmitting window ZOOM (T/W) Buttons PLA Y Button REW Button ST OP Button INSERT Button REC TIME Button ANIM. Button ST ART/STOP Button FF Button P A USE Button A.DUB Button INT . TIME Button SELF TIMER Button* P A USE IN Connector MBR SET Button VISS Button VCR CTL Button IN/OUT Button CANCEL Button VCR REC STBY Button O[...]

25 Playback Zoom T o magnify the recorded image up to 10X at any time during playbac k. Mak e sure that the TBC mode is activated. 1) Press PLA Y to find the scene of interest. 2) Press ZOOM ( T/W ) . Pressing T zooms in. T o end zoom press and hold W until magnification retur ns to normal. Or, press ST OP and then press PLA Y . • Due to digital [...]

26 Random Assemble Editing [R.A.Edit] (GR-SXM480A/SXM280A only) Create edited videos easily using your camcorder as the source play er . Y ou can select up to 8 “ cuts ” for automatic editing, in any order you like. R.A.Edit is more easily performed when the RM-V700U MBR (Multi-Brand Remote,  pg. 24) is set to operate with your brand of VCR [...]

27 MAKE CONNECTIONS 1) JVC VCR EQUIPPED WITH REMOTE P A USE TERMINAL Connect the editing cable to the Remote P A USE ter minal. JVC VCR NOT EQUIPPED WITH REMO TE P AUSE TERMINAL BUT EQUIPPED WITH R.A. EDIT CONNECT OR Connect the editing cable to the R.A.EDIT connector . VCR OTHER THAN TYPE OR Connect the editing cable to the RM-V700U ’ s P A USE-[...]

28 A M P L A Y O F F RM-V700U (optional) Remote sensor SELECT SCENES 4) P oint the remote control at the camcorder ’ s remote sensor . Press PLA Y , then press ON/OFF on the remote control. The R.A. Edit counter display appears. 5) Press REW or FF to locate the beginning of the scene you want, then press IN/OUT to register that point. The data ap[...]

29 TROUBLESHOOTING Before consulting y our JVC dealer, please chec k the follo wing to see if you can correct the problem y ourself. V er tical white lines appear when shooting a very bright object. • This sometimes occurs when the contrast between the back-ground and the object is great. It is not a defect of the camcorder . Bright, crystal-shap[...]

30 2. T o prevent damage and prolong service life . . . .... do not subject to unnecessary shock. .... avoid repeated charging without fully discharging. .... charge in an environment where temperatures are within the tolerances shown in the chart below . This is a chemical reaction type battery — cooler temperatures impede chemical reaction, whi[...]

31 For Y our Maintenance 1. After Use 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ OFF ” to turn off the camcorder . 2 Open the LCD monitor* to an angle of over 60 degrees. Slide EJECT to open the cassette holder , then remove the cassette. 3 Close and lock the cassette holder by pressing the Close button. 4 Close and lock the LCD monitor*. 5 Slide BA TTER Y R[...]

32 SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder General Format : S-VHS/VHS P AL standard Power source : DC 11 V (Using AC Adapter) DC 6 V (Using battery pack) Power consumption Viewfinder on : 4.0 W (GR-SXM78EA/SXM48EA/ SXM780A/SXM480A/SXM280A/ SXM180A only) 3.7 W (GR-SX140A only) LCD monitor * on : 4.5 W (GR-SXM78EA/SXM48EA/ SXM780A/SXM480A/SXM280A/ SXM180A only) Vi[...]