JVC GV-DT1 manual

G V -DT1 DIGITAL VIDEO PRINTER LYT0119-001A INSTRUCTIONS ENGLISH EN Please visit our CyberCam Homepage on the World Wide W eb and answer our Con- sumer Survey (in English only): http://www .jvc-victor .co.jp/index-e.html[...]

EN 1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION n When you are not using the unit for a long period of time, it is recommended that you disconnect the power cord from the mains outlet. n Dangerous voltage inside. Refer internal servicing to qualified service personnel. T o prev[...]

2 EN Some Do's And Don'ts On The Safe Use Of Equipment This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment[...]

EN 3 CAUTIONS ABOUT THERMAL HEADS • The thermal heads, necessary for printing, are located within the unit. The heads can become extremely warm. T o prevent possible burns and injuries, do not touch the thermal heads. • When the printer is used for extended periods, the thermal heads experience wear and tear just like VCR heads. As the thermal [...]

4 EN MAJOR FEA TURES Printing Directly fr om Y our Digital Camcorder ● A desired scene may be printed directly from your digital camcorder by connecting this unit to it with a DV connector . Cordless Printing with IrT ran-P ● This printer conforms to the IrT ran-P standard which ensures a greater compatibility in the field of video communicatio[...]

EN 5 Sending a Picture Stored in the Printer to your PC ● Y ou can store a picture from a digital camcorder or a digital still camera in the printer and transfer it to your PC. ● More creative printing work may be achieved by processing your picture data with the provided MGI PhotoSuite or other commercially available painting software.[...]

6 EN CONTENTS CAUTIONS 3 MAJOR FEA TURES 4 CONTROLS, INDICA TORS AND CONNECTORS 8 Front View ....................................................................................... 8 Rear View ....................................................................................... 9 HOW TO MAKE CONNECTIONS (DV CONNECTION) 10 HOW TO MAKE CONNECTIONS [...]

EN 7 PRINTING FROM the PC 33 How the Setup Dialog W orks .............................................................. 34 How the Spooler Window W orks ......................................................... 35 INDICA TIONS AND MESSAGES 36 Lamp Indications ............................................................................. 36 Printer S[...]

8 EN CONTROLS, INDICA TORS AND CONNECTORS Front V iew 1 PRINT button 2 IrDA/DV button • Switches the video input between IrDA and DV . 3 ST ANDBY/ON button • T urns the printer on and off. 4 MEMORY button • Used to store a video picture delivered through the DV connector . 5 ON LINE button • Press this for video communications with your PC.[...]

EN 9 Rear V iew & $% ^ $ P ARALLEL Connector • Connect to the parallel (printer) terminal of a computer using a commercially available printer cable. % Service Door for Jammed Paper Removal • Open this door when paper is jammed. * Do not open this door unless paper is jammed. Be sure to close this after clearing the paper jam. ^ DV connecto[...]

10 EN HOW TO MAKE CONNECTIONS (DV CONNECTION) WHEN PRINTING FROM A DIGIT AL CAMCORDER WITH A DV CONNECTOR DV IN Core Filter Connect the end provided with the Core Filter to the Printer. Digital camcorder To DV connector To DV input connector DV cable (provided) Printer Some televisions and video cassette recorders require a specific type of output [...]

EN 11 HOW TO MAKE CONNECTIONS (IrDA RECEPTION) WHEN PRINTING FROM AN IrT ran-P COMP A TIBLE DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA V ideo data communications with the IrDA infrared communications system can be accomplished only between one transmitter and one receiver . If a picture is sent from one digital still camera to more than one printer , the picture can be[...]

12 EN INST ALLA TION OF INK CASSETTE INST ALLA TION OF INK CASSETTE Install the ink cassette included with the available blank paper sheet set. 1 OPEN CASSETTE DOOR Pull the right top of the door in the direction indicated by the arrow to open it. 2 T AKE UP SLACK T urn the roller on the side with the “ ” mark in the direction of the arrow . Do[...]

EN 13 About Blank Paper Sheet Sets (optional) Y ou must use one of the sets shown in the following chart: SET PV -50SF AE (Standard type) * PV -25SFSAE (Sticker type) PV -25UF AU (Super Fine HG type) CONTENTS • Standard Print Paper (50 Sheets) • Ink Cassette (50 Prints) • 1-Picture Single-Print Sticker Paper (15 Sheets) • 16-Picture Multi-P[...]

14 EN Opening the paper tray ● Open the lid while pushing A . LOADING THE P APER TRA Y A T o printer Printing side Cautions Inserting blank paper sheets in the paper tray 1. Keep the partition panel upright. If it is tilted, get it upright by pushing the back of the paper tray . 2. Load print sheets in the tray , placing the side with the detecti[...]

EN 15 PREP ARA TION ● Before printing, make sure everything is set up and ready. 1 Have a Blank Paper Sheet Set ready. (page 13) 2 Install the ink cassette in the printer (page 12) 4 Open the output tray. 5 Connect image source to the printer (page 10). 3 Place the blank paper sheets in the paper tray and load the tray (page 14). ● Use print sh[...]

16 EN PRINTING FROM A DIGIT AL CAMCORDER (DV CONNECTION) Preparation ● See page 10 for connection. 1 SET THE CAMCORDER TO PLA Y •Refer to the instruction manual of your camcorder . 2 PRESS THE IrDA/DV BUTTON OF THE PRINTER •When the DV lamp is Blinking : V ideo data is being received by the printer . Lighting : V ideo data is not under recept[...]

EN 17 5 WHEN THE PRINT LAMP STOPS BLINKING AND LIGHTS, PRESS THE PRINT BUTTON •The PRINT lamp blinks and printing starts. •Printing is finished when the print paper is discharged with the PRINT lamp lit. •If you want to print the same picture again, press the PRINT button again after printing has once finished. Every pressing of the PRINT but[...]

18 EN PRINTING FROM A DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (IrDA RECEPTION) When using a digital still camera compatible with IrT ran-P , please refer also to the instruction manual provided with the camera. Preparation 1 PRESS THE PRINTER IrDA/DV BUTTON TO ST ART THE IrDA LAMP LIGHTS 2 STORE THE PICTURE YOU W ANT TO PRINT IN THE DIG- IT AL STILL CAMERA • Refer[...]

EN 19 q Procedure fr om Picture Data T ransmission to Printing The picture data sent from the digital still camera is automatically printed. The PRINT lamp lights and blinks as indicated below until printing is finished. 1 PICTURE DA T A BEING TRANSMITTED FROM CAMERA TO PRINTER 2 PRINTER CONVERTING THE PICTURE DA T A AFTER TRANSMISSION • This may[...]

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EN 21 PERSONAL COMPUTER PRINTER 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 www server: <www&[...]

22 EN REQUIRED HARDW ARE q Bi-Directional 25-pin printer interface q 486DX2 or higher CPU OPERA TING ENVIRONMENT q Personal computer with Microsoft T * W indows T * Operating System V ersion 3.1 (also verified to run with Microsoft T W indows T 95) * Microsoft T and W indows T are trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation registered in the United Sta[...]

EN 23 SOFTW ARE FEA TURES DRIVER WINDOW Print orientation, number of prints and image adjustment can be selected in this window . •Print orientation : Portrait/Landscape •No. of prints : 1 to 25 •Image adjustment Contrast : Low — High (1 1 grades from –5 — +5) Brightness : Dark — Bright (1 1 grades from –5 — +5) CAPTURE UTILITY WI[...]

24 EN PERIPHERAL UNIT CONNECTIONS When Printing from PC q When connecting components, make sure all units are turned off. Printer To P ARALLEL connector Commercially available printer cable (bi- directional parallel interface) Parallel (printer) connector Some televisions and video cassette recorders require a specific type of output cable. Refer t[...]

EN 25 In the case of Windows T 95 1 Start up Windows T 95. • If you have any other applications open, close them all. 2 Insert the “Driver & Capture Utility Software” into the floppy disk drive. 3 Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. 4 Double-click the floppy disk icon. • The SETUP icon appears on the display . 5 Double-cli[...]

26 EN OPEN & CLOSE (Basic Operation Procedure) GETTING ST ARTED Y ou can launch this program using the standard procedure for W indows T . There are some differences between W indows T 3.1 and W indows T 95. Windows T 3.1 of fers a number of ways to launch an application. 1. Open the group of application icons on the program manger and double-c[...]

EN 27 Once the program has loaded, Windows T 3.1 displays the screen shown below . File(F) Edit(E) Image(I) Window(W) Help(H) Maximize button Titlebar Control menu button CLOSING THE PROGRAM Double-click the control menu button in W indows T 3.1 or click Close GV -DT1 Capture Utility (X) on the [File (F)] menu. W ith W indows T 95, simply click the[...]

28 EN CONTROLS AND OPERA TIONS MENUBAR Capture New(N) Save(S) Save As(A) Exit Capture Utility(X) Capture New(N) Save(S) Save As(A) Exit Capture Utility(X) File(F) Edit(E) Image(I) Window(W) Help Each menu is configured as shown below The menubar provides several menus with lists of commands that enable you to execute various program functions. Clic[...]

EN 29 Undo(Z) Copy(C) Rotate 90 ° Clockwise(9) Rotate 90 ° Counterclockwise(0) Resize(S) Change Colour Mode(C) Edit(E) 256-Tone Index Colour Grey Scale 800% 400% 200% 100% 50% 25% Image(I) Undo(Z) Copy(C) Rotate 90 ° Clockwise(9) Rotate 90 ° Counterclockwise(0) Resize(S) Change Colour Mode(C) Edit(E) Select to undo the most recent work done. Se[...]

30 EN CONTROLS AND OPERA TIONS (cont.) Window(W) Tile(T) Cascade(C) Arrange Icons 1 Capture1 2 Capture2 3 Capture3 4 Capture4 Arranges the captured images side by side and stacked one upon another. A maximum of four tiles are visible at one time. Arranges the captured images in cascade. Shows a maximum of four images overlapping one another. Arrang[...]

EN 31 PRINTING PROCEDURE 1 Store the picture you want to transmit to the PC in the printer. 2 Capture the picture you want to print into the PC. 4 Start printing. 3 Work on the characters and other data with the MGI PhotoSuite provided or other optional software programs. TRANSMITTING[...]

32 EN CAPTURING A PICTURE INTO the PC This is to capture a picture into the PC and display it on the monitor . Preparation: • Capture a picture from a digital camcorder or a digital still camera into the printer in advance. • See “Printing from a Digital Camcorder” (page 16) or “Printing from a Digital Still Camera” (page 18) for detail[...]

EN 33 PRINTING FROM the PC Preparation: Capture the picture referring to “Capturing a Picture into the PC” on the previous page. 1 . W ork on the characters and other data with the MGI PhotoSuite provided or other commercially available painting software. •See the instruction manual provided with the software for details. 2 . Press the printe[...]

34 EN HOW THE SETUP DIALOG WORKS 4 . [OK] Click to validate the change you have made. 5 . [Cancel] Click to cancel the change you have made and close this window . 6 . [Normal (N)] Click to set contrast and brightness to normal. 7 . [Help (H)] Click to call up help information. 8 . [V ersion (A)] Click to display the GV -DT1 printer driver version.[...]

EN 35 HOW THE SPOOLER WINDOW WORKS GV-DT1 Spooler Information(I) Help(H) 2 1 3 5 4 6 7 8 9 Transmitting now. 5 . Spooler bar box Displays progress of the data transfer from PC to printer . Print starts when the bar is fully down. 6 . Help button Click to call up help information for the spooler window . Same as [Help] on the menu bar . 7 . Printer [...]

36 EN INDICA TIONS AND MESSAGES Lamp Indications v Appears when: m Recommended actions: v Ink running out or ink cassette not loaded. m Replace with new one or insert ink cassette. One of the following items applies. 1) v Rear door is open. m Close the rear door . 2) v Output tray is closed. m Open the output tray . 3) v Paper tray not loaded. m Fi[...]

EN 37 v Appears when: m Recommended actions: v IrDA data being received. v IrDA data being converted. v Printing with IrDA reception finished. m Every pressing of the PRINT button after finishing printing produces another copy of the same picture. v DV mode selected, with no picture stored in memory . v DV data being received. v DV data being conve[...]

38 EN v Appears when: m Recommended actions: v DV data converted. m Pressing the PRINT button allows printing of the stored picture. Every pressing of the PRINT button produces another copy of the same picture. v Ready to receive picture data from PC. v Picture data being captured from printer to PC. v Picture data being received from PC. v Picture[...]

EN 39 If Picture data cannot be transmitted through the DV connection Picture blurred when printed from the camcorder with the DV connector Picture data cannot be transmitted through IrDA reception v Printer is in DV mode. m Press IrDA/DV button to light the DV lamp. v Cable is in correct connection. m Make sure of proper connection. v Picture is r[...]

40 EN v Appears when: m Recommended actions Message IF YOU HA VE THE FOLLOWING MEASSAGES ON THE DISPLA Y PC PRINTER SECTION Reference pages v T emperature in the printer rises too high for the installation environment, continuous printing and other reasons. m W ait a while until the message disappears. v The ink cassette is not installed or is impr[...]

EN 41 v Appears when: m Recommended actions Message Pull out paper tray and check paper . Printer has malfunc- tioned unexpectedly . Printing will be cancelled. Failed in connecting with a printer . Check printer type, cable connection, and power . Now Printing. Please wait until printing is over . v The paper tray is running out of paper or paper [...]

42 EN OTHER PROBLEMS: Check to see if If Power won’t turn on lamp lights (or blinks) Paper is jammed Ink cassette is empty T wo or more stacked sheets have printed The stored image has disappeared Colour is weak or wrong The image you want to print from the playback unit cannot be called up on screen Reference pages v Power cord is unplugged. v T[...]

EN 43 WHEN PAPER JAMS 1 . Unplug the power cord. •The stored image disappears. 2 . Remove the jammed sheet from the output tray . If no paper is jammed in the output tray 3 . Remove the paper tray and remove the jammed sheet. If no paper is jammed in the slot of the paper tray 4 . Remove the jammed paper removing door and remove the paper . Lift [...]

44 EN SPECIFICA TIONS AC 220 — 240 V ` , 50 Hz During printing : Approx. 65 W , 0.5 A When idle : Approx. 4 W Sublimation dye thermal transfer line printing Resolution : 640 (horiz.) x 480 (vert.) dots Gradation : 256 tones Ink sheet : Cartridge (dedicated) 3-colour consecutive printing (yellow , magenta, cyan) Print sheet : Paper size 144 x 100 [...]

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GV-DT1 COPYRIGHT© 1998 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. E/EK Printed in Japan 0298MNV * SW * VP EN VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED[...]