JVC GV-DS1 manual

GV-DS1 JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING STATION GV-DS1 BASE DE MONTAGE A CAPTURE VIDEO JLIP ENGLISH FRANÇAIS INSTRUCTIONS MODE D'EMPLOI LYT0002-0M1B COPYRIGHT© 1997 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. U/U ( C ) Printed in Japan 0397MKV * UN * YP JV C COMP ANY OF AMERIC A DIVISION OF US JVC CORP . 41 Slater Drive, Elmwood Park, N.J. 07407 JV [...]

2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing this VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING ST ATION. Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained in the following pages to ensure safe use of this product. Using This Instruction Manual • All major sections and subsections are listed in the T able Of Contents ( Z pg. 8, 9).[...]

3 ANTENNA INST ALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage sur ges and built-up static char ges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFP A 70, provides information [...]

4 USE 1. Accessories T o avoid personal injury: • Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket or table. It may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. • Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product. • Use a[...]

5 CAUTIONS If you notice smoke or a peculiar smell coming from the VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING STA TION unplug it IMMEDIA TEL Y . Use of the VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING STA TION under these conditions could lead to fire or electric shock. Contact your JVC dealer . DO NOT attempt to repair the malfunction yourself. DO NOT attempt to insert foreign objects into [...]

6 CAUTIONS (cont.) How to handle a CD-ROM ● T ake care not to soil or scratch the mirror surface (opposite to the printed surface). Do not write anything or put a sticker on either the front or back surface. If the CD-ROM gets dirty , gently wipe it with a soft cloth outward from the center hole using a circular motion. ● Do not use conventiona[...]

7 MAJOR FEA TURES T wo software programs are provided with the GV -DS1 JLIP package. JLIP Video Capture Software ( Z pg. 12 – 39) JLIP Video Capture Software This is the software described in this manual. Video Capture Facility V ideo images from video source units such as camcorders or VCRs can be captured as 640 x 480 still images with 16.77 mi[...]

8 CONTENTS MAJOR FEA TURES 7 ADV ANCED APPLICA TIONS 10 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS 11 CONNECTIONS (When Using JLIP Video Capture Software) 12 INTRODUCTION 14 INST ALLA TION (JLIP V ideo Capture Software) 15 HOW TO OPEN THE PROGRAM 16 Preparation ................................................................... 16 INITIALIZA TION 17 Initializing JLIP[...]

9 JLIP PLA YER SOFTW ARE 34 Using JLIP player software data ........................................... 34 How to store JLIP player software data ................................. 35 TROUBLESHOOTING 36 LIST OF ERROR MESSAGES 38 JLIP PLA YER SOFTW ARE SECTION 41 CONNECTIONS (When Using JLIP Player Software) 42 When connecting to a video source unit [...]

10 ADV ANCED APPLICA TIONS Business presentations Images captured from video can be incorpo- rated into business documents to spice up your presentations. Internet homepage Images captured from video can be incorpo- rated in your Internet homepage using image editing software. Create title indexes for your video collection T itle index images can b[...]

11 The controls and connectors marked * can be used only when the GR-DVM1 Digital Camcorder is attached. For details of its operation, read the camcorder instruction manual. CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS * MUL TI connector • The Docking Station can be connected with the GR-DVM1 through this connector . Never touch it with your hand or hit it with a har[...]

12 CONNECTIONS n T o assure safety , make sure all units are turned off before making any connections. n The video images will be displayed on the LCD screen of the attached GR-DVM1. Y ou cannot view the images on the computer screen. n When connecting the provided cables, be sure to connect the terminals equipped with Core filters to the Video Cap[...]

13 3.5 mm dia. 4-pole cables (provided) V ideo Capture Docking Station Digital Camcorder AC Adapter/Charger Core filter T o CAPTURE INPUT (EXT .)/ PRINTER connector Other units with video output jack DC cable (provided) Core filter (red) (white) (yellow) AUDIO/VIDEO cable (provided) Core filter T o JLIP jack T o DC output jack     JLIP [...]

14 INTRODUCTION What is video capture software ? Video capture software is a type of application program that allows you to capture video images from camcorders and VCRs and store them in personal computers running under the Windows T operating system. These images can be transferred from the video source to the computer via a standard RS-232C comm[...]

15 INST ALLA TION (JLIP V ideo Capture Software) WINDOWS T 95 Refer to the Windows T 95 manual or your computer ’ s manual for details on basic Windows T 95 operating procedures. Installation Procedure *T o start the setup program... 1 Launch Windows T 95 •Close any other applications that are running. 2 Insert the "JLIP V ideo Capture&quo[...]

16 HOW TO OPEN THE PROGRAM The V ideo Capture software can be started up in the same way as any other program running under Windows. The procedure differs slightly depending on whether you’re using W indows T 3.1 or Windows T 95. Preparation • T urn on your computer . • Press the POWER button to turn on the power . • T urn on the video sour[...]

17 INITIALIZA TION INITIALIZING JLIP The first time you start the Video Capture software, JLIP initialization is required. This sets which of the computer ’ s COM ports (connector into which the RS-232C cable is plugged) is connected to the GV-CB1 JLIP V ideo Capture Docking Station. The initialization window automatically appears the first time [...]

18 SELECT UNITS 6 . The " Device Selection " window appears, listing the JLIP devices. 7 . Click the name of the desired unit. • The word "VCRCAMERA" appears in the VCR box to indicate the V ideo sour ce unit is now in use. • The word " MODULE " appears in the Video Capture box to indicate the V ideo Capture Dockin[...]

19 Double-click the control menu button in Windows T 3.1 or click " Exit " in the " File " menu. In Windows T 95, simply click the Close button. HOW TO CLOSE THE PROGRAM If you try to close the program with no image saved, the message " The album has not been saved. Save? " appears. Please note that if you close withou[...]

20 HOW THE DESKTOP WORKS 1 Menu bar Displays function menus. See the next page for detailed information. 2 Control buttons • CAPTURE button ( Z page 25) Press to CAPTURE a desired image from an image source. When pressed, an index image appears under this button. • TRANSFER button ( Z pages 27, 28) The TRANSFER button is used to start Automatic[...]

21 02 00:02:17:21 03 00:07:01:19 04 00:37:05:06 File Edit Set-up Window Help JLIP Video Capture New Album Open Album Save Album Open JLIP (jlp) File Save As JLIP (jlp) File   Save Image As… Exit Ctrl+S Ctrl+A INPUT MEMORY 3 Image display area Each time you press the Capture button an image is captured by this device. An index im[...]

22 File New Album Open Album Save Album Open JLIP (jlp) File  Save As JLIP (jlp) File Save Image As… Exit Ctrl+S Ctrl+A HOW THE DESKTOP WORKS (cont.) Each pulldown menu is configured as follows Set-up Capture Mode Image Format Device Change Initialize ID Change Counter Reset Edit Transfer the Index Image Transfer the[...]

23 Window Arrange Index VCR NOTE : Counter reset If you use a DV -format digital camcorder , counter information is represented by the time code written on the tape. Counter reset is not possible. Arrange the index image after an index image has been deleted ( Z p. 31). The VCR operation window appears to allow the computer to control the VCR. [[...]

24 VIDEO CAPTURE CAPTURING VIDEO IMAGES There are three capture modes available: Step by Step , Program and Interval. The latter two modes are available only when connected to a JLIP compatible video source unit. Step by Step Capture mode must be used to capture images from a video source unit with no JLIP connector . Image data flow V ideo source [...]

25 STEP BY STEP CAPTURE Use the Step by Step Capture mode when you want to: • Capture images from a video source unit with no JLIP connector • Capture images from video units with video output connectors • Capture a small number of images • Confirm the images being captured. Set-up Capture Mode  Image Format Device Change Initializ[...]

26 VIDEO CAPTURE (cont.) AUTOMA TIC CAPTURE Automatic video capture is available only when a JLIP-compatible video source unit is con- nected. There are two types of automatic capture: Program mode and Interval mode. Y ou can save time in either mode because, once the initial settings have been stored or you have decided what pictures to capture, t[...]

27 00:01:23:12F I VCR Capture Transfer 4 On the menu bar , click " Window " — " VCR " to call up the VCR Operation window . 5 Operate the video source unit via the VCR Operation window and click the "Capture" button to capture the desired video image. 6 Click the " Capture " button on the desired video imag[...]

28 VIDEO CAPTURE (cont.) Set-up Capture Mode  Image Format Device Change Initialize ID Change Counter Reset Step by Step Automatic 00:01:23:12F I VCR Capture Transfer INTERV AL CAPTURE The Interval Capture mode is best suited for capturing images at set intervals from a video source unit with a JLIP connector . Preparation •Make[...]

29 PICTURE FORMA T SETTING Set-up Capture Mode Image Format  Device Change Initialize ID Change Counter Reset SELECTING A PICTURE FORMA T Under " Image Format ", you can specify the full image format and the capture mode. 3 Select capture mode. •There are two different settings avail- able: " Frame Picture " and[...]

30 COUNTER VALUE CHANGE If you want to replace a captured image with a different one, you can capture the new one by changing the counter value. ADDITIONAL OPERA TIONS 1 Open the menu bar and click " Set-up " — " Counter Reset ". •The VCR's counter is reset. •The counters of DV -format digital camcorders cannot be res[...]

31 DELETE INDEX IMAGE AND FULL IMAGE Y ou can delete any captured picture. Both index image (80 x 60 pixels) and full image (640 x 480 pixels) are deleted. 1 Click the image display box you want to delete. •The box is bordered in green. 2 Open the menu bar and click " Edit " — " Delete ". •This deletes the selected image d[...]

32 SA VE PICTURE CREA TE NEW FOLDER Creating a new folder (directory) is a good idea when capturing an image from another video tape. 1 Open the menu bar and click " File " — " New Album ". •The image display area is refreshed. •If the index image data on screen is not saved, you will be asked whether to save or not. SA VI[...]

33 OPEN INDEX 1 Open the menu bar and click " File " — " Open Album ". •The " Open Album " window appears. 2 Select the name of the folder (directory). 3 Click " OK ". File Save Image As… Exit Ctrl+S Ctrl+A New Album Open Album Save Album Open JLIP (jlp) File Save As JLIP (jlp) File   [...]

34 JLIP PLA YER SOFTW ARE USING JLIP PLA YER SOFTW ARE DA T A The GV -DS1 V ideo Capture Docking Station can capture JLIP Player software data at an edit-in point corresponding to a preset counter number . Preparation •Make sure all units are properly connected ( Z p. 12). •Insert the tape program edited with the Player Software into the video [...]

35 HOW TO STORE JLIP PLA YER DA T A Data from this unit can be converted to JLIP Player software files. If index image data is saved as a JLIP Player software file, the file can be printed with the optional GV-PT1/GV -PT2 V ideo Printer . Refer to the instruction manual for details. Preparation •Make sure all units are properly connected ( Z p. 1[...]

36 TROUBLESHOOTING NOTE : External noise or disturbance may interfere with the microprocessors built into the GV -DS1 JLIP V ideo Capture Docking Station. If this happens, turn the power off and then turn it on again. Problem — — 23 1 1 – 13 19 18 — 23 — — Page No effect when clicking the Input Select/Memory buttons. The video equipment[...]

37 TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.) Problem 25 – 28 30 26 — 18 29 Page Cannot capture video data with the desired counter number . Counter cannot be reset. Program capture suddenly stops. After finishing video capture, the video file remains in the JCPT folder (where the program run file is contained). JLIP initialization not possible. With V ideo captu[...]

38 LIST OF ERROR MESSAGES v Appears when: m Action: Message COM port is not available. Connected device not found. Battery depleted. Stop transfer ? (Y es/ No) Error — T ransfer halted. v Not connected to COM port set by JLIP Initialize. m Check the COM port number and connector and retry JLIP initialization. v Connected devices are not turned on[...]

39 v Appears when: m Action: Message Execute after playing back the VCR. Not enough disk space is available. Communication error . Check the capture device. v V ideo unit is not in Play mode during Interval Capture. m Click " OK ", set the video unit to Play and click " T ransfer " again. v Remaining disk space is under 1 MB. m [...]

40 MEMO[...]

41 JLIP PLA YER SOFTW ARE SECTION q The Readme.TXT file provides additional information for setup and information that is not included in the instruction manual. Please read the file before installing the provided software program. q Y ou can find the latest information (in English) on the provided software program at our world wide web server at h[...]

42 CONNECTIONS (When Using JLIP Player Software) WHEN CONNECTING TO A VIDEO SOURCE UNIT WITH JLIP CONNECTOR OR TO A VIDEO PRINTER n Be sure to turn off the power of all connected units before making any connections. n When connecting the provided cable, be sure to connect the plug with the Core Filter to the Video Capture Docking Station. TW If you[...]

43 Digital camcorder T o JLIP jack Core Filter JLIP Video Capture Docking station T o edit jack To S output jack Core Filter T o video/ audio output jack (yellow) (white) (red) S-V ideo cable (provided) AUDIO/ VIDEO cable (provided) (red) (white) (yellow) To S - VIDEO input jack To AUDIO input jacks (L/R) To VIDEO input jack To D C output jack Core[...]

44 GETTING ST ARTED What is JLIP ? JLIP* stands for Joint Level Interface Protocol, a new communication protocol which allows A V units equipped with a JLIP terminal to be controlled by a personal computer . * is a registered trademark of JVC. Operating Environment ● Personal computer with Microsoft T W indows T 3.1 or Windows T 95 ● CPU Intel [...]

45 INST ALLING (JLIP Player Software) WINDOWS T 95 Refer to the Windows T 95 manual or your computer ’ s manual for details on basic Windows T 95 operating procedures. Installation Procedure *T o start the setup program... 1 Launch Windows T 95 •Close any other applications that are running. 2 Insert the "VIDEO MOVIE PLA YER" CD- ROM [...]

46 ST ARTING JLIP PLA YER SOFTW ARE MOVIE PLAYER Serial Port Selection Select a Serial Port. OK CANCEL COM 1 COM 2 COM 3 COM 4 Initializing JLIP Now checking devices' ID ... ID:10 Starting JLIP Player Software 1 PREP ARE DEVICE(S) T urn the device(s) on and set the camcorder's Power Dial to "PLA Y". 2 ACCESS MOVIE PL[...]

47 •An error message " No devices detected to connect. Power ON all devices in system. " appears . . . ... when a wrong port number is selected. ... when the connection is wrong. ... when the device's ID number is already in use. ... when the device's power is not turned on. Check the Serial Port selection, too. T o return to [...]

48 MOVIE PLA YER FILE POWER PROGRAM PLAYBACK COUNTER Non Drop MEMO ID SCENE CUT IN CUT OUT START SCENE ELAPSED TIME 00:00:00:00F IN/OUT OFF ON MODE STILL PLAY SEARCH SLOW FF REW 00:00:00:00F 06 File Video Printer Help Edit MOVIE PLA YER WINDOW BUTTONS AND DISPLA YS Drop Frame System** This system automatically adjusts the gap betw[...]

49 1. COUNTER system • GR-DVM1 uses the Drop Frame System**. 2. T ape counter display • Displays actual tape position. ex. 00: 01: 45: 10F (Hours : Minutes : Seconds : Frames) 3. ID number • Displays the selected device's ID number . 4. FILE name • Displays file name after saving the program under a new name. ex. travel 5. POWER button[...]

50 BASIC OPERA TIONS Setting in/out points 1 PLA YBACK ON TV MONITOR Click © . Playback picture appears on the TV monitor . 2 SET CUT IN/OUT POINTS Select "Set Function" from the "Edit" menu in the Movie Player window and select "Edit T ape". T o set CUT IN/OUT points, click the IN/ OUT button at the start and end of [...]

51 Playing back all programmed scenes 1 ST ART PLA YBACK T o confirm all programmed scenes, click "ST AR T". •The camcorder plays back scenes in numerical order and stops immediately after the last scene's CUT OUT point. •Only the camcorder moves. NOTES: ● During playback of programmed scenes, do no operation other than pressin[...]

52 BASIC OPERA TIONS (cont.) Dubbing Y ou can record all programmed scenes onto the tape in the recording deck. Dubbing is possible only when the GR-DVM1 is connected. 1 PREP ARE NEW T APE Make sure the erase protection tab on the tape is present. Then insert it into the recording deck and set the recording deck to the Record-Pause mode. 2 ST ART E[...]

53 Saving the program list on hard disk It is possible to save all programmed scene information as a file in the computer . 1 ST ART SA VING Select " Save As " from "File" on the MOVIE PLA YER window . •The " Save a program list " dialog box appears. 2 ENTER FILE NAME Input a file name (up to 8 characters) in the &qu[...]

54 BASIC OPERA TIONS (cont.) Opening a file saved on floppy disk 1 INSERT FLOPPY DISK INTO DRIVE 2 SELECT DRIVE NUMBER Click Ä in "DRIVE". 3 LOOK FOR FILE NAMES Open "tape" in the directry . 4 SELECT FILE NAME Follow steps 2 and 3 in "Opening a saved file" on the left. MOVIE PLA YER FILE POWER PROGRAM PLAYBACK COUNTER[...]

55 T ransferring the programmed scene to an other position 1 DESIGNA TE SCENE TO BE TRANSFERRED Click on the scene you want to transfer and choose "Cut" from "Edit". •The message " Scene No. will be deleted. " appears. T o cut, click on "OK". 2 DESIGNA TE POSITION Click on the scene number which is above th[...]

56 VIDEO PRINTER WINDOW BUTTONS AND DISPLA YS Video Printer POWER SELECT PIX STABILIZER OFF ON POSITION ID 20 STORE PRINT SOURCE MEMORY CLOSE STROBE SPEED HIGH LOW 16 4 OFF STROBE SELECTED SAME MULTI-PIX CONTENT Aperture Off ! ! OFF ON Title bar 9. STORE button 10. PRINT/EQ (equalization) button 1 1. SELECT (scene select) button 12. CLOSE button 1.[...]

57 1. POWER button • T urns the device on and off. 2. POSITION button • Selects the position to store a scene in memory for Multi-Print. 3. ID number • Displays the selected device's ID number . 4. Message display • Displays the operating mode of the selected device. 5. MUL TI-PIX button • Select by clicking ( ¶ / Ä ) button. OFF :[...]

58 VIDEO PRINTER OPERA TION (GV -PT1) Printing Before printing, perform the procedure listed below . ● Connect to image and sound source ( Z pg. 42, 43). ● Set VCR to external input. ● Set TV to VIDEO mode so that images from video printer appear . 1 BRING UP VIDEO PRINTER WINDOW Select "Set-up" from "Video Printer" on the[...]

59 Adjusting picture equalization Y ou can adjust picture equalization; a feature not available on the video printer itself. 1 ACCESS PICTURE EQUALIZA TION DIALOG BOX Click "EQ" on the "V ideo Printer" window . •The "Picture Equalization" dialog box appears. 2 DETERMINE ADJUSTMENT After adjusting the items below , cl[...]

60 Preparation • Load the tape into the video unit. • Convert the captured data to JLIP Player software data and store it ( Z p. 35). • Select file name ( Z p. 54). • Prepare for printing (refer to the GV-PT2 instruction manual). • Select desired layout using the remote control unit provided with the GV -PT2. T o Print Captured V ideo Dat[...]

61 3 Click T itle in the MOVIE PLA YER window and activate the window . 4 Select " Edit " — " Set Function " — " Auto Capture ". 5 Click " ST ART " •The captured video data set first is sear ched and stored in the video printer . •When the data has been stored, the message " Image has been captur[...]

62 ADV ANCED OPERA TIONS Changing ID number The device's ID number is preset at factory as follows: ex. Camcorder: 06 or 07 Video printer: 20 When connecting more than two same type devices, the same ID numbers will exist and a malfunction can occur . T o avoid a malfunction, change the ID numbers. It is recommended to change the ID number of [...]

63 When Using the Video Capture Software The JLIP Player Software and JLIP Video Capture Software cannot run simultaneously . When you want to run the JLIP V ideo Capture Software, first select "Close Serial" from "File" on the menu bar . T o resume using the JLIP Player Software, click the "JLIP" button in the JLIP Vi[...]

64 ADV ANCED OPERA TIONS (cont.) Adjusting the gap between the stored edit-start point in the computer and the dubbed one in the recording deck During dubbing, the beginning of the scene stored in the computer can be missed or the scene prior to the transition you chose for the edit-start point can be dubbed into the recording deck. When these case[...]

65 TROUBLESHOOTING Error – – This application will close. Check devices – – Confirm that power is ON. No devices detected to connect. Power ON all devices in system. Communication error (&H (number)) Check cable connection. Select the device to control. No video cassette!! Load a video cassette to ID (number). Invalid entry in scene (nu[...]

66 MAJOR SPECIFICA TIONS JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING ST A TION Connectors S-V ideo : Output Y : 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms (S2 output) C : 0.29 Vp-p, 75 ohms V ideo : Input 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms (pin jack) (CAPTURE INPUT (EXT .)/PRINTER connector) : Output 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms (pin jack) (VIDEO output connector) Audio : Output –8 dB, 1 kiloohm (pin jack) JLIP (x [...]

67 INDEX A Arrange Index ................................. Z pg. 31 Automatic Capture (AUTO) ....... Z pg. 26, 28 B Bitmap ...................................... Z pg. 24, 29 C Capture Mode ................................. Z pg. 29 Change ID ................................ Z pg. 31, 62 COM Port ................................. Z pg. 18, 46 Count[...]

GV-DS1 JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING STATION GV-DS1 BASE DE MONTAGE A CAPTURE VIDEO JLIP ENGLISH FRANÇAIS INSTRUCTIONS MODE D'EMPLOI LYT0002-0M1B COPYRIGHT© 1997 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. U/U ( C ) Printed in Japan 0397MKV * UN * YP JV C COMP ANY OF AMERIC A DIVISION OF US JVC CORP . 41 Slater Drive, Elmwood Park, N.J. 07407 JV [...]