JVC GR-X5U manual

ENGLISH GR-X5U L YT1431-001B EN TERMS Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing this digital video camera. Before use, please read the safety inf ormation and precautions contained in the pages 3 – 4 and 10 to ensure safe use of this product. Please visit ou r Homepage on the World Wide Web f or Digital Vide o Camera: For Accessories : http://www [...]

2 EN MasterP age: Left Wipe/Fader Effects Y ou can use the wipe/fader eff ects to make pro-style scene transitions. ( 墌 pg. 44) Program AE and Special Effects For e xample, “SPOR T S” mode allows f ast- moving images to be captured one frame at a time, f or vivid, stable slo w-motion. ( 墌 pg. 44, 45) Flash The flash fires automa tically whe[...]

EN 3 MasterP age: Start_Right SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING: TO PREVE NT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTUR E. CAUTIONS: ● This camcorder is designed to be used with NTSC-type color tele vision signals. It cannot be used for pl ayback with a tele vision of a diff erent standard. Ho we ver , live reco rding and LCD mon[...]

4 EN MasterP age: Left IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read th ese instr uctions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all wa rnings. 4. F ollow all instr uctions. 5. Do not use this ap paratus near w ater . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not b lock an y ventilation openings . Install in accordance with the man ufacturer’ s instructions. [...]

MasterP age: TOC_Heading0 _Right EN 5 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 Index ................. ............................... ................. 6 Provided Accesso ries ............... ...................... 10 LCD Monitor......... .................. ................. ........ 12 Power............ .................. ................. ............... 13 O[...]

6 EN MasterP age: Left GETTING ST ARTED Index a d e f g h i bc W jk l m n o p q r s tu v lm jk no X Y Z a b c p fg hi qr st d When loading or unloading a cassette , disconnect the headphone cab le, etc. and close th e cover . If the c over is open, it ma y get caught in cassett e holder . GR-X5US_05Names.fm Page 6 Thursday, April 21, 2005 3:2 9 PM[...]

EN 7 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Controls A Set Button [SET] ( 墌 pg. 33) B Pla y/P ause Button [ 4 / 9 ] ( 墌 pg. 20) Night-Alive Button [N IGHT] ( 墌 pg. 40) Up Button C F ast-F orward B utton [ 5 ] ( 墌 pg. 20) Flash Button [FLASH] ( 墌 pg. 39) D Rewind Button [ 3 ] ( 墌 pg. 20) Quick Re view Button [QUICK RE[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: Left Indications on LCD Monitor During Video Recordin g Only A Selected Wipe/ F ader Effect Indicator ( 墌 pg. 44) B T ape Running Indicator ( 墌 pg. 18) (Rotates while tape is running.) C Selected Wi de Mode Indica tor ( 墌 pg. 35) D Recording Sp eed Mode (SP/LP) ( 墌 pg. 34) E T ape Remain ing Time ( 墌 pg.[...]

EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED G : Spot Exposur e Control Indi cator ( 墌 pg. 42) : Backl ight Compensation Indicator ( 墌 pg. 42) ±: Exposure A djustment Indi cator ( 墌 pg. 41) H Iris Lo ck Indicator ( 墌 pg. 42) I Appro ximate Zoom Ratio ( 墌 pg. 19) J Zoom Indica tor ( 墌 pg. 19) K Self-Timer Rec ording I[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: Left Before Using This Camcorder Make sure you onl y use cassettes with the Mini D V mark . Make sure you onl y use memory cards with the mark or . This camcorder is designed e xclusivel y for the digital video cassette , SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCard. Only cassettes marked “ ” and memory cards mar ked ?[...]

EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V 16U or AP-V14U b Batter y P ack BN-VF707U c S-Video/Audio/Video Cable d USB Cable e Au dio Extensio n Cable (for optional microphone, see pa ge 12 for connection) f Au dio Extensio n Cable (for optional headphone, see page 12 for connection) g Core Filter [la rge] (f[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: Left Attaching the Core Filter Attach the core filters to the cab les. The core filter reduc es interf erence. 1 Release the stoppers o n both ends of the core f ilter. 2 Run the cable through th e core filter , leavin g appro x. 3 cm of cab le betwee n the cable plug and th e core filter . S-Video/Audio/Video ca[...]

EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED This cam corder’ s 2-wa y powe r supply sy stem lets you choose the most appropr iate source of power . Do not use provided power supply uni ts with other equi pment. Charging the Battery Pack 1 Set the pow er sw itch to “OFF”. 2 With the arro w on the battery pack poin ting upw[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: Left NOTES: ● Recording time is reduced signif icantly under the fol lowing conditions: • Zoom or record-standb y mode is engaged repeatedly . • The LCD monitor i s used repeatedly . • The pla yback mode is en gaged repeatedly . ● Bef ore exten ded use, it is recommended that you prepare enough batt ery[...]

EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Power-Linked Operation When the power switch is set to “ A ” or “ M ”, you can also tur n on/o ff the camcord er by opening/ closing th e LCD monitor . The language on the display can be change d. ( 墌 pg. 33, 36, 38 ) 1 Set the pow er switch to “ M ” whi le pressing down[...]

GETTING ST ARTED 16 EN MasterP age: Left 1 Set the power switch to “ M ” or “PLA Y” while pressing do wn the loc k button located on th e sw itch. 2 Open the LCD monitor fully . ( 墌 pg. 12) 3 Press MENU . The menu screen appears. 4 Press Up ( 4 / 9 ) or Dow n ( 8 ) to select “ n ”, and press SET . The CAMERA DI SPLA Y or VIDEO DISPLA [...]

EN 17 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED T o protect valuable r ecordings Slide the erase protection tab on the back of the tape in the direction of “SA VE”. This pre vents the tape from being recorded ov er. T o record on this tape, slide the tab bac k to “REC” before loading it. NOTES: ● If you w ait a fe w secon[...]

18 EN MasterP age: Left VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Befor e continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 13) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 16) 1 Remove the lens cap. ( 墌 pg. 11) 2 Open the LCD moni tor fully . ( 墌 pg. 12) 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY s witch to “VIDEO” . 4 Set the po wer sw itch to “ A ” or “ M ” [...]

EN 19 VIDEO RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Zooming Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneo us change i n image ma gnification . T o zoom in Slide the po wer z oom le ver tow ards “T”. T o zoom out Slide the po wer zoom le ver to wards “W ”. ● The furt her you slide t he power z oom lever , the[...]

MasterP age: Advan_Hea ding0_Right 20 EN NOTES: ● The time code cannot be reset . ● During fast -forw arding and rewinding, t he time code indication does not mov e smoothly . ● The time code is displa yed only when “TIME CODE” is set to “ON”. ( 墌 pg. 36) Quick Review Enables to check the end of the last re cording. 1) Press QUICK R[...]

EN 21 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Shuttle Search Allows high-s peed search i n either direction during video playback. 1) During pl aybac k, press 5 fo r for w ar d search, or 3 for rev erse search. 2) T o resume nor mal pl a yback, press 4 / 9 . ● During playbac k, press and hold 5 or 3 . The search [...]

VIDEO PLA YB ACK 22 EN MasterP age: Left A Black to S-VIDEO IN (Con nect when your TV/ VCR has S -VIDEO I N and A/V input connectors . In this case , it is not nece ssary to connect the yellow video cable.) B Y ellow to VIDEO IN (Connect when your TV/ VCR has only A/V input connector s.) C Red to A UDIO R IN* D White to A UDIO L IN* * Not required [...]

MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right EN 23 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK VIDEO PLA YB A CK The full-f unction remote co ntrol unit can op erate this camcor der from a di stance as w ell as the basic operati ons (playback, stop, pause, f ast- fo rward and re wind) of your VCR. It al so mak es additional pla ybac k functions p ossible . ( 墌 pg. 24) I[...]

VIDEO PLA YB ACK 24 EN MasterP age: Left . Slow-Motion Playback During normal video pla yback, pres s SLO W ( Y I or I U ) more than approx. 2 seconds. ● After appro x. 10 minutes , normal playbac k resumes. ● T o pause slow-motion pla yback, press PA U S E ( 9 ). ● T o stop slow-motion play back, press PLA Y ( U ). NOTES: ● Y ou can also e[...]

EN 25 MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK D.S.C. RECORDING Y ou can use your camcord er as a Digital Still Camera for taking snapshots. Still images are stored in t h e memory card. NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 13) ● Loading a Memory Card ( 墌 [...]

MasterP age: Advan_Hea ding0_Right 26 EN Interval Shooting Durin g inter val shooting mode, the camcorde r continue s to take sn apshots automati cally with an inter val of your desired set ting. 1 Set “INT .SHOT” to “ON”. ( 墌 pg. 33, 37) ● “INTER V AL ” and “ ” appear . 2 Set “INT .TIME” to the de sired shootin g inter val.[...]

EN 27 D.S.C. PLA YBA CK MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK Y ou can view se veral diff erent files stor ed in the memory card at a time. This bro wsing capability makes it easy to l ocate a par ti cular file you want. 1 P erform steps 1 – 3 in “Normal Pl aybac k of Images” ( 墌 pg. 2 6). 2 Press [...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 28 EN ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. Still images c an be dub bed from a tap e to a memor y card. 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 16) 2 Load a memor y card. ( 墌 p g. 17) 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY s witch to “VIDEO” . 4 Set the po wer sw itch to “P LA Y” while pressing do wn the lock butto n located on the sw itch. 5[...]

EN 29 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK To R e m o v e P r o t e c t i o n Bef ore doing th e f ollowin g, perf or m steps 1 – 3 in “Protec ting Files”. T o remove protection from the currently displayed file 4 Press Up ( 4 / 9 ) or Down ( 8 ) to select “CURRENT?[...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. 30 EN MasterP age: Left This camcor der is compatib le with the DPOF (Digital Print Order F or mat) standar d in order to support future system s such as au tomatic prin ting. Y ou can sele ct one of the 2 pr int info rmation settings f or images stored in the memory card: “T o Pr int All Still Images (On e Print F[...]

EN 31 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK T o Reset the Nu mber of Prints 1 P erform steps 1 – 3 in “T o Pr int All Still Images (One Print For Each)”. 2 Press Up ( 4 / 9 ) or Down ( 8 ) to select “RESET”, and pr ess SET . The DPOF sc reen appears. 3 Press Up ( 4[...]

ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. 32 EN MasterP age: Left T o print using th e DPOF setting If the printer is co mpatib le with DPOF , you can use the DPOF setti ng. ( 墌 pg. 30) 1 P erfor m steps 1 – 3 in “Normal Pla y bac k of Images” ( 墌 pg. 26). 2 Press MENU . Th e menu screen appears. 3 Press Up ( 4 / 9 ) or Down ( 8 ) to select “DIRE[...]

EN 33 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorde r is equipped wit h an easy-to-use, on-screen menu system that simplifies many of the more detailed ca mcorder settings. ( 墌 p g .3 4–3 8 ) 1 For Video and D.S.C. Recording Menus: ● Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y switch to “VIDEO” or “MEMOR Y”. ● [...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 34 EN MasterP age: Left CAMERA The “ m CAMERA” settings are effective when the pow er sw itch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ”. How ev er , the menu settings can be chang ed only when the p ower switc h is set to “ M ”. [ ] = F actor y-pres et [SP] : T o record in th e SP (Standard Play) mode LP : Long P[...]

EN 35 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES 墌 pg. 40, “Self -Timer” [OFF] : Disable s 5-second reco rding. 5S : Enables 5-secon d recordin g. ( 墌 pg. 40) Anim. : Allows you to record a f ew frames only . By using an ina nimate objec t and changing its position be tween shots, you can record th e subject[...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 36 EN MasterP age: Left OFF : A utomatic demonstra tion will not ta ke place. [ON] : Demonstrates ce r tain func tions such as progr am AE or spec ial eff ects, etc., an d can be used to con firm how these func tions oper ate. Demonstratio n star ts in the following cases: ● When the men u screen is closed af ter ?[...]

EN 37 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES 640 x 480 / 1280 x 960 / 160 0 x 1200 / 2048 x 1536 / [25 60 x 1920] The image size mode can be selected to be st match your needs. ( 墌 pg. 61) NOTE: The setting can be cha nged only when the VIDEO/ MEMOR Y switch is set to “MEMOR Y”. [OFF] : Dis ables the func [...]

MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 38 EN MasterP age: Left Allows you t o set the v ideo record ing mode (SP or LP) depend ing on your preference. It is recommended you use “REC MODE” in VIDEO menu when using th is camcorder a s a recorder duri ng dubbing. ( 墌 pg. 46, 47) [OFF] : When the SNAPSHO T button is pressed duri ng tape playback, the pla[...]

EN 39 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES FEA TURES FOR RECORDING The flash can be used when a snapshot i s taken in Reco rd- Standby mode. ( 墌 pg. 25, 39) ● Y ou can select the flash setting. Press FLASH ( 5 ) repeatedly to select th e desired mode . [ ±0A ]: Fires automatic ally if it is dark. C ±0A : Fires automatic ally if it is [...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 40 EN MasterP age: Left Makes dark subj ects or areas even brighter than they would be under go od natural ligh ting. Although the recorde d image is no t grainy , it ma y look as if it is strobing due to the s low shutt er speed. 1 Set the po wer sw itch to “ M ”. 2 Press NIGHT ( 4 / 9 ) so that the Night-Alive indicato[...]

EN 41 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The camcorde r’ s full range AF system off ers continuous sho oting abilit y from close-u p (as close as a ppro x. 5 cm (2") to the subjec t) to infinity . Howe ver , correct focus may not be obtained dependin g on the shootin g conditio n. In this case, use the manua[...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 42 EN MasterP age: Left Li ke t he pu pi l of th e h um an eye, t he ir is contract s in well-lit en vironments to k eep too much light from entering, and d ilates in dim enviro nments to a llow in mor e light. Use this functio n in the foll owing situations: ● When shooting a mo ving subject. ● When the distance t o the[...]

EN 43 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The white balan ce ref ers to the correctnes s of color repr oduction und er v arious lighting. If the white balan ce is correct, a ll other color s will be accurately r eproduced. The white bal ance is usually adjusted automatically . Howe ver , more adv anced camcorder op [...]

FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 44 EN MasterP age: Left These effects let you make pro-style scen e transitions . Use them to spice up the transiti on from one scen e to the next. Wipe or fader works when video record ing is star ted or stopped. 1 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY s witch to “VIDEO” . 2 Set the po wer sw itch to “ M ”. 3 Set “ v ” to the de[...]

EN 45 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES A PRIORITY (F1.8 – F8.0): After selecting “A PRIORI TY” (Aperture Priority) in step 3 , rota te the manual focus dial to s elect the desired v alue, and pres s SET . Y ou ca n set the aper tur e value (F-number) manually . The larger the a per ture value (lower F-numbe[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 46 EN EDITING A T o S-VIDEO IN or OUT* B Y ellow to VIDEO IN or OUT C Red to A UDIO R IN o r OUT D White to A UDIO L IN or OUT * Connect when y our TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN/ OUT connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yello w video cable . T o use this camcorder as a player 1 F ollowing th e illustra [...]

EN 47 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES It is also possi ble to copy recorded scenes from the camcorde r onto anothe r video unit eq uipped with a D V connec tor . Since a digital signal is sent, there is litt le if any image or sound deterioratio n. T o use this camco rder as a play er 1 Make sure all units are tur ned off. 2 Co[...]

EDITING 48 EN MasterP age: Left [A] Using USB cable Y ou can transf er still images stored on a memory card to a PC. [B] U sing DV cable Y o u can also transfer still or moving i mages recorded on a tape to a PC wit h a D V conne ctor by using the provided software, soft ware equipped with t h e PC or comme rcially a vai lable softw are. If yo u ar[...]

EN 49 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES ● Never connect the USB cable and the D V cable simu ltaneously to the camcor der . Connect only the cab le you wish to use to the camcorder . ● When using a D V cable, be sure to use the optional JVC VC-VD V206U or VC-VD V204U D V cable depending on the type of DV connector (4 or 6 pin[...]

EDITING 50 EN MasterP age: Left The audio track can be cust omized only when recorded in th e 12-BIT and SP modes . ( 墌 pg. 34) ● Use the provided remo te control. 1 Play back the tape to locate th e point where editing will st ar t, then press PAU S E ( 9 ). 2 While holding A. DUB ( D ) on the remote control, pr ess PA U S E ( 9 ). The “ 9 D[...]

EN 51 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES TROUBLESHOOTING If, after follo wing the steps in t he chart below , the prob lem still e xists, pl ease consult y our nearest JVC dealer. Power ● The power is not connect ed properly . H Connect the A C adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 14) ● The battery pack is not attached firmly . H Detach the battery pa[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 52 EN MasterP age: Left Advanced features ● Focus is set to the manual mode. H Set focus to the auto mode. ( 墌 pg. 41) ● The lens is dir ty or cov ered with condensation. H Clean the lens and chec k the fo cus again. ( 墌 pg. 56) ● The 5-second mode is set to “Anim. ”. H Set “5S” to “5S” . ( 墌 pg. 33, 40) ● [...]

EN 53 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Other problems ● Charging is difficult in pl aces subj ect to e xtremely high/lo w temperatures . H T o protect the battery , it is recommended to charge it in places with a temperature of 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 9 5°F). ( 墌 pg. 57) ● The battery pack is not attached firmly . H Detac[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 54 EN MasterP age: Left Warning Indications Displa ys the battery remaining po wer . Remaining power level As the batte ry power comes close to nil, the battery remaining po wer indi cator b links. When the batter y power is exhausted , power turns off automatically . The battery remaining pow er indicator d ispla y should only be u[...]

EN 55 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Appears if i nser t editing is attempted on a blank portion of a tape. ( 墌 pg. 49) ● Appears if insert editing is attempted on a blank por tion of a tape . ● Appears if ins er t editing is attempted on a tape recorded in th e LP mode. ( 墌 pg. 49) ● Appears if INSER T ( I ) on the r[...]

MasterP age: Advan_Hea ding0_Right 56 EN The error i ndications (01, 02 o r 06) show what type of malfu n ction ha s occured. Wh en an erro r indicati on appears, the ca mcorder tur ns off automatical ly . Remov e th e power supply (battery , etc.) and wait a f ew minu tes f or the indicati on to clear. When it does, you can resume usin g the camco[...]

EN 57 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES CA UTIONS AC Adapter When using the AC adapter in area s other than the USA The provided AC adapter features automa tic vol tage select ion in the A C range fr om 110 V to 240 V . USING HOUSEHOLD AC PLUG AD APTER In case of connecting the unit’s power cord to an AC wall outlet oth er than American Nation [...]

CA UTIONS 58 EN MasterP age: Left Memory Cards T o proper ly use and store your memor y cards, be sure to read the f ollowing ca utions: ● During use ... make sure the memory card bears the S D or MultiMediaCard mark. ... make sure the memory card is positioned properly when inserting. ● While the memory car d is being accesse d (during recordi[...]

EN 59 CA UTIONS MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES How T o Handle A CD-ROM ● T ake care not to soil or scratch t he mirror surface (opposite to the printed surf ace). Do not write anything or put a st ick er on either the front or bac k surf ace. If the CD-R OM gets dir ty , gently wipe it with a soft cloth outwar d from the centre hole. ● Do [...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 60 EN SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder Po wer supply DC 11 V (Using AC adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using battery pack) Po wer consum ption Approx . 4.8 W (LCD backlight of f) Approx . 5.8 W (LCD backlight on) Approx . 6.5 W (Maximum; when charging the battery pack) Dimensions (W x H x D) 88 mm x 89 mm x 93 mm (3-1/2" x 3- 9/16"[...]

EN 61 SPECIFICA TIONS MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Approximate Number of Storable Im ages The number increase s or decreases dependi ng on the picture quality/imag e size, etc. * Provided ● The following SD Memor y Cards have been confir med to work with this camcor der . Image Size /Picture Quali t y SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard 32* MB 6[...]

MasterP age: Heading0_Left 62 EN A AC Adapter .................... .................. .............. 14 Animation ...... ................. .................. .............. 35 Audio Dubbin g ..... ................. .................. ....... 50 B Backlight Compe nsation .................. .............. 42 Battery Pack ............ ................[...]

EN 63 TERMS MasterP age: Start_Right TERMS S Self-Timer ........ ................. .................. ........... 40 Slow-Motion Play back .................... ............... 24 Snapshot Mode .......... ................................ .... 34 Sound Mode ............................ ................ 34, 37 Speaker Volume ...................... ...[...]

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