JVC GV-PT1 manual

GV - P T 1 INSTRUCTIONS YU30052-586 MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES VIDEO PRINTER IMPRIMANTE VIDÉO IMPRESOR DE VIDEO ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL For Customer Use: Enter below the Serial No. of the GV -PT1U V ideo Printer . The serial number is located on the bottom of the GV -PT1U. Model No. GV-PT1U Serial No.[...]

2 Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing this V ideo Printer . Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained in the following pages to ensure safe use of this product. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The GV -PT1 V ideo Printer should be used with: AC 120 V ` , 60 Hz T o prevent electric shock and hazards, DO NOT use any other power [...]

3 5. V entilation Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation. T o ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, these openings must not be blocked or covered. • Do not block the openings by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface. • Do not place the product in a built-i[...]

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 printer , shut it down and unplug it IMMEDIATEL Y . Use of the video printer 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 the video printer , as [...]

6 MAJOR FEA TURES Using the GV -PT1, you can print scenes onto standard or seal print paper , in any one of several formats. STROBE PRINT ( Z pgs. 24 – 25) Print at set intervals, as when taking rapid-fire snapshots. MUL TI-PRINT ( Z pgs. 18 – 21) Print 4 or 16 images on one sheet. The same scene . . . . . . or dif ferent scenes INSET PRINT ( Z[...]

7 CONTENTS CONTROLS, INDICA TORS AND CONNECTORS 8 PREP ARATION 10 Install/Remove Ink Sheet Cartridge ..................................................... 10 About Print Sheet Sets .................................................................... 11 About Ink Sheet Cartridges ............................................................... 11 BAS[...]

8 CONTROLS, INDICA TORS AND CONNECTORS Front V iew 1 POWER On/Of f • T urns the printer on and off. 2 POWER ON Lamp • Lights when power is turned on. POWER OFF Lamp • Lights when power is turned off. 3 Print Lamp • Lights when printing is in progress. 4 MENU Button • Brings up and closes the Printer Menu screen. 5 SELECT Button • Select[...]

9 Rear V iew $ P AUSE Connector • Used when printing snapshots or an editing index from a JVC camcorder or video cassette recorder . Connect a commercially available φ 3.5 mm mini plug to either the camcorder ’ s editing jack or the video cassette recorder ’ s R.A. EDIT or SPECIAL FUNCTION jack. % S-V ideo Input Connector (front) • If the [...]

10 Install/Remove Ink Sheet Cartridge Before printing, you need to install an ink sheet cartridge. Follow these instructions for initial installation and for removal and replacement of a used cartridge. NOTE: Make sure the unit power is off before opening the lid. 1 OPEN PRINTER LID Slide the knob in the direction of the arrow . •The lid springs [...]

11 About Print Sheet Sets Y ou must use one of the sets shown in the following chart: SET VU-PS50U (Standard) VU-PC50U (Seal) CONTENTS • Standard Print Paper (50 Sheets) • Ink Sheet Cartridge (50 Prints) • Seal Print Paper (50 Sheets) • Ink Sheet Cartridge (50 Prints) USES Print your favorite scenes, just like snapshots. Make customized sea[...]

12 BASIC PRINTING Connections The GV -PT1 accepts both normal video and S-video signals. The connection you make depends on the image source (camcorder , video cassette recorder) and its output capabilities. TO CONNECT TO AN IMAGE SOURCE WITH S-VIDEO OUTPUT CONNECTORS TO CONNECT TO AN IMAGE SOURCE WITH REGULAR VIDEO OUTPUT CONNECTORS Connect T o V [...]

13 NOTES: ● Some televisions and video cassette recorders require a specific type of output cable. Refer to the TV’ s and/or VCR’ s instruction manual when connecting to the GV -PT1. ● The video printer assigns a priority to input signals. A signal input to the front terminals is accepted before a signal input to the rear terminals. S-V ide[...]

14 BASIC PRINTING (cont.) Single Print Y ou should already have performed the following steps: • Prepare paper sheet set ( Z pg. 1 1) • Install ink sheet cartridge ( Z pg. 10) • Prepare print paper ( Z pg. 1 1) • Connect image sour ce to video printer ( Z pg. 12) • Plug video printer’ s power plug into AC outlet and press POWER . The po[...]

15 4 BEGIN SOURCE PLA YBACK Fast-forward or rewind the source tape to find the desired scene, then start playback a little before the scene. 5 STORE DESIRED SCENE Press MEMORY when the desired scene appears. The scene is stored in memory and appears on the screen. 6 PRINT SCENE Insert a print sheet with the print side (the side with no writing on i[...]

16 Setting The Print Menu Options available in the menu are as shown in the chart. ADV ANCED PRINTING Menu ITEM OPTIONS PIX ST ABILIZER OFF ON MUL TI PIX OFF 4 16 CONTENT SELECTED PIX SAME PIX STROBE PIX STROBE SPEED HIGH LOW ID Number 1—99 APPLICA TION This is the default setting. If the scene you want to print is shaking, select “ON” to sta[...]

17 1 TURN ON VIDEO PRINTER’S POWER Press POWER . The Power On Lamp comes on. 2 ACCESS PRINT MENU Press MENU . The Print Menu screen appears on the connected TV . 3 SELECT OPTIONS Press SELECT to place the pointer next to the desired option. 4 MAKE CHOICES Press SET +/– to cycle through each option’ s available settings. 5 CLOSE PRINT MENU Pre[...]

18 Multi-Print (Same Scene) Y ou can print the same scene 4 or 16 times on one sheet. Preparation ● Connect the image source (camcorder , video cassette recorder) to the printer ( Z pg. 12). ● Install the ink sheet cartridge in the printer ( Z pg. 10) ● Plug in the printer and press POWER . The power comes on and the POWER ON Lamp lights. 1 A[...]

19 5 BEGIN SOURCE PLA YBACK Fast-forward or rewind the source tape to find the desired scene, then start playback a little before the scene. 6 STORE SCENE FOR PRINTING When the desired scene is located, press MEMORY . The image appears on screen and is stored in memory . •Only one image is stored in memory , regardless of the “MUL TI PIX” set[...]

20 Multi-Print (Different Scenes) Y ou can print various scenes on the same print sheet. Preparation ● Connect the image source (camcorder , video cassette recorder) to the printer ( Z pg. 12). ● Install the ink sheet cartridge in the printer ( Z pg. 10). ● Plug in the printer and press POWER . The power comes on and the POWER ON Lamp lights.[...]

21 6 STORE DESIRED SCENE, SELECT POSITION When the desired scene is located, press MEMORY . The scene appears on screen and is stored in memory . •The next segment of the total image to be displayed darkens. Now set the position of the stored image. Press SET +/– to move the shading to a different section of the image. •Pressing “ + ” mov[...]

22 1 STORE MAIN IMAGE Perform steps 1 – 5 on page 14. •Set “MUL TI PIX” to “OFF”. 2 SET SIZE OF INSET IMAGE At the Print Menu, set “MUL TI PIX” to “4” or “16”. •Selecting “4” makes the inset image 1/4 the size of the full image, and “16” results in an inset 1/16 to size of the full image. 3 SET POSITION OF INSET IM[...]

23 4 LOCA TE/STORE INSET IMAGE Press PICTURE SELECT to return to the source image display . Then fast-forward or rewind to locate the desired image, and press MEMORY . •T o add more insets to the main image, repeat steps 3 and 4 . 5 PRINT IMAGE Insert a print sheet with the print side (the side with no writing on it) UP into the insertion slot un[...]

24 Strobe Print The printer stores a selected number of images at short intervals, and prints them on one sheet. Preparation ● Connect the image source (camcorder , video cassette recorder) to the printer ( Z pg. 12). ● Install the ink sheet cartridge in the printer ( Z pg. 10). ● Plug in the printer and press POWER . The power comes on and t[...]

25 5 STORE DESIRED SCENE When the scene appears, press MEMORY . •When “STROBE SPEED” is set to “HIGH”, the printer stores images approximately every 1/4 of a second, and when set to “LOW”, images are stored approximately every 1/2 a second. •Once the selected number of images has been stored, the input image is replaced on the scree[...]

26 Title Impose Y ou can print a scene or image with your own handwritten characters or drawing imposed on it. The title or drawing will cover the entire image area of the print sheet, regardless of the “MUL TI PIX” setting. ADV ANCED PRINTING (cont.) SET Buttons MENU Button MODE SELECT Button POWER ON Lamp Print Lamp Print Sheet Insertion Slot[...]

27 4 SELECT MODE Place the pointer next to “TITLE” by pressing SELECT , then press MODE SELECT . •The Mode Select Menu disappears, and the image with the title or drawing imposed on it appears on screen. 5 SET CONDITION AND COLOR Pressing SELECT reverses the transparent and opaque portions of the title or drawing. T o change the color , press[...]

28 Snapshot Print If you have a JVC camcorder with a Snapshot Search function (such as the GR-SV7 and GR-DV1), you can easily locate and print snapshots. 1 ACCESS PRINT MENU Press MENU . The Print Menu appears. 2 SELECT NO. OF SCENES Set “MUL TI PIX” for “OFF”, “4” or “16” as desired. 3 ACCESS MODE SELECT MENU Press MODE SELECT . Th[...]

29 5 LOCA TE DESIRED SCENE Rewind the tape in the camcorder to the scene you want to print, then pause the tape. 6 STORE SNAPSHOT Press the camcorder’ s Snapshot button. The camcorder automatically locates the begin- ning of the snapshot, and the printer stores the scene. •Once the selected number of images has been stored, “STOP PLA YBACK MA[...]

30 Editing Index While editing the source tape, using Random Assemble Editing (available on selected JVC camcorders and VCRs), you can store and print out the scenes at the Edit-In and Edit-Out points you’ve registered. This allows you to make an editing index. ADV ANCED PRINTING (cont.) Preparation ● Install the ink sheet cartridge in the prin[...]

31 4 SELECT MODE Place the pointer next to “EDITING INDEX” by pressing SELECT , then press MODE SELECT . •The Mode Select Menu disappears and the Editing Index mode is activated. •In this mode, one sheet is divided into 16 equal sections, regardless of the “MUL TI PIX” setting in the Print Menu. 5 ENGAGE SOURCE EDIT ST ART MODE Edit ind[...]

32 ERROR MESSSAGES CLOSE DOOR P APER JAM POWER OFF/REMOVE P APER LOAD INK SHEET REMOVE P APER HIGH TEMPERA TURE W AIT A WHILE MEMORY FULL STOP PLA YBACK MACHINE NO SIGNAL NOW PRINTING NO IMAGE IN MEMORY v When the lid is not securely closed. m Press PUSH to close the lid ( Z pg. 10). v When a print sheet or the ink sheet is caught inside the printe[...]

33 TROUBLESHOOTING SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION The power doesn’ t come on. The error lamp lights or begins blinking. The video from the connected image sour ce does not appear on the connected TV . The image on the connected TV is frozen. The stored image has disappeared. The inserted print sheet comes out several times during printi[...]

34 Printer Jam If a print sheet gets stuck inside the printer , follow these steps to remove it: 1 OPEN LID, REMOVE INK SHEET CARTRIDGE Move the slide knob in the direction of the arrow . The lid springs open, so apply gentle pressure to the top when opening ( Z pg. 10). 2 REMOVE PROBLEM SHEET If the ink sheet, or a print sheet, is caught in the ro[...]

INDEX 35 SPECIFICA TIONS Power : AC 120 V ` , 60 Hz Power consumption During printing : Approx. 74 W When idle : Approx. 13 W Signal : NTSC standard Print format : Sublimation dye thermal transfer line printing Print quality Resolution : 704 (horiz.) x 464 (vert.) dots Gradation : 256 tones Print medium Ink sheet : Cartridge (dedicated) 3-color con[...]

GV-PT1 COPYRIGHT© 1996 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. U/U(C) Printed in Japan 0296TOV * UNME1  JV C COMP ANY OF AMERIC A DIVISION OF US JVC CORP . 41 Slater Drive, Elmwood Park, N.J. 07407 JV C CANADA INC. 21 Finchdene Square, Scarborough Ontario M1X 1A7[...]