JVC GY-HD100 manual

GY -HD100/GY -HD101 HD CAMERA RECORDER INTRODUCTION CONTROLS, INDICA TORS AND CONNECTORS PREP ARA TIONS PREP ARA TIONS FOR OPERA TION SETTING A ND ADJU STMEN TS BEFORE SHOOTING SHOOTING OPERA TION PLA YBACK MODE USING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS MENU SCREENS FEA T URES OF THE CAMERA SECTION OTHERS HD CAMERA RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS GY -HD100 GY -HD101 Thank y[...]

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I Impor tant Saf ety Instr uctions 1. Read al l of these instruction s. 2. Keep these instruct ions. 3. Heed al l warnings. 4. Follow a ll instructi ons. 5. D o n ot use this appar atus near wat er . 6. Clean o nly with dry cloth. 7. Do not b lock any v entilation opening s. Inst all in acco rdance w ith the manu facturer’s ins tructions . 8. Do [...]

II Impor tant Saf ety Instr uctions FOR USA AND CANAD A CA UTION RISK OF ELECT RIC S HOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE T HE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT RE MOVE COVER (OR BACK ). NO US ER SER V ICEA BLE P ART S INSI DE. REFER SER VICING T O QUALIFIED S ERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arr owhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle [...]

III Impor tant Saf ety Instr uctions FOR EUROPE This equipment is in co nformity with the provisions and protection requirements of the corresponding European Directives. This equipment is designed for professional video appliances and can be used in the following environments: z residential area (in houses) z commercial and light industry; e.g. of[...]

2 Thank yo u for purch asing th e JVC GY -HD1 00U, GY -HD 100E and GY -HD101E HD CAMERA RECORDER. These ins tructions are fo r the GY -HD100U, G Y -HD100E a nd GY -HD101E. Th e text m ainly deal s with the GY -HD100U and GY -HD101E. Explanati ons conc erning uniqu e GY -HD100U and GY - HD101E fu nctions are set of f by the (GY -HD100 U/GY - HD101E [...]

3 MAIN FEA TURES • This camcord er records in HDV form at or DV format. DV forma t can record and play back SD (S tandard Defini- tion) video on Mini DV videoca ssettes. HDV format can record and play back HD (H igh Definiti on) or SD (S tandard Definition) video o n Mini DV videoca s- settes. Ther e are two ty pes of re cord ing form ats w ithi [...]

4 CONTENTS ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MAIN FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 INTRODUCTION Precautio ns for Proper Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Routine an d Periodic al Mainte nance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Precautio [...]

5 CONTENTS SHOOTING OPERATION Basic Record ing Operatio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 • If the Record-Standb y Mode Continues • Checking Recorde d Contents in Reco rd-Standby Mode ( Recording C heck F unction) HEADER REC Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 PLAYBAC K MODE Playback Pro cedure . .[...]

6 INTR ODUCTION Precautions fo r Proper Use • Suppl y volt age Make sure that the pow er is bet ween 6.5 V and 7.9 V DC. If the pow er voltage is too low , abnormal col or and incre ased noise m ay occur . Do not exce ed 7.9 V DC in any case, or the unit could be damag ed. • Allowa ble ambi ent temper ature and h umidity Be sure to use the unit[...]

7 INTRODUCTION Routine an d Periodical Mainte- nanc e The GY -HD10 0 incorporat es precision me chanica l part s, which w ill collec t dirt, we ar out an d deterior ate as the unit is used. Af ter the unit ha s been used for a long peri od even in a normal en vironmen t, the heads, d rums and t ape transp ort mechani sms als o collect dirt . Especi[...]

8 INTRODUCTION Battery Pack to be Used The GY -HD 10 0 can us e an y of t he fo llowi ng b atte ries . • BN-V428, BN-V438 Videocassette to be Used • Use JVC ’s vi deocass ette tape s marked wi th the A sym- bol. • Mini DV videocas sette : M-DV63 HD M-DV63PRO HD * Do not use M-D V80. • V ideocasset tes canno t be used upsi de down. • A v[...]

9 INTRODUCTION Condensat ion • If th e unit ha s been cooled d own in a cold place a nd is then carried to a warm place, the moistu re contai ned in t he warm air m ay adhere to the he ad drum or tape guid es and be cool ed into wa ter droplet s . This ph enomenon is referred to as c ondensa tion (dewing ). When this occu rs, the he ad drum an d [...]

10 CONTR OLS, IN DICA T ORS AND C ONNECT ORS ZOOM Le ns (Opt ional ) Th16 x 5.5B RMU 1 FOCUS ring Manua l focu s ring . 2 ZOOM lever/ring This is the manu al zoom rin g equippe d with a zoom lever . T o a djust the z oom manual ly , turn the zoo m mode knob b to posi tion “M”. 3 IRIS ring Manual iris ring. T o activate t he auto iris feat ure, [...]

11 CONTROLS, INDICA T OR S AND CONNECTORS Fron t Secti on 1 Shoe Makes it possible to mou nt separa tely sold light s and access orie s. 2 Knob This is the mountin g knob fo r the micro phone hol der 3 . 3 Microphone holder Makes it possible to att ach the provided mi crophone o r a sep arately so ld micro phone. X See “Attachin g the Micro phone[...]

12 CONTROLS, INDICA T O RS AND CONNECTORS Rear Section 1 Back t ally lamp This l amp light s up whe n the GY -HD1 00 enters th e record mode. It blink s during the transition to the record mode. When the t ape has ru n out, or the VT R enters the warni ng mode, i t blinks quickly . • U se the B ACK T ALL Y item on the OTHER S [1/2] me nu screen t[...]

13 CONTROLS, INDICA T OR S AND CONNECTORS LCD Door 1 [LCD BRIGHT +/–] LCD brightness +/– button This b utton is for adju sting the brightne ss of t he LCD moni- tor disp lay . • Pushing the button in the + directio n makes the moni tor brighter . • Pushing the button in the – direction mak es the monitor darker . • Pushing the +/– bu [...]

14 CONTROLS, INDICA T O RS AND CONNECTORS Right Side Section 1 Monitoring s peaker (Ear p ad) • In the Camera mode, th e input soun d can be EE moni- tored. In the VTR mode, the speaker o utputs th e VTR pl ayback so und. The sound to be out put is selec ted with the MONIT OR SELECT switch e on p age 18. • The soun d leve l is adj usted with th[...]

15 CONTROLS, INDICA T OR S AND CONNECTORS b [GAIN] Sensit ivity selecto r switch Electroni cally boo sts the li ght sensiti vity when ther e is insuf ficien t illumin ation on t he subjec t. The boos ting level diff ers depen ding on the switch position as foll ows: (Fact ory preset s) L : 0 dB (no boos ting is applied) M : 9 dB (b oosted to approx[...]

16 CONTROLS, INDICA T O RS AND CONNECTORS Lef t Side Section 1 [DC INPUT] DC connector Power i nput for 7.2 V DC accept s the s upplied A C adapter . X See “AC Operat ion” on page 31. 2 [LINE OUTPUT] Li ne output conn ector ( Φ 3.5mm) Output con nector for audio signa ls. • O utput s the inp ut audio s ignal in the Camera mode. • O utpu ts[...]

17 CONTROLS, INDICA T OR S AND CONNECTORS To p S e c t i o n 1 V iewfinder Displ ays the cam era imag e and the playback picture. 2 Eyepiece Ensures th at ambient light does no t reach the vie wfinder screen or falls i nto the eye o f the came raman. 3 Eyepiece focu s ring Y ou can a djust the focus by tu rning this ring. 4 Eyepiece mou nting ring [...]

18 CONTROLS, INDICA T O RS AND CONNECTORS T op Sect ion ( Cont’d ) e [MONIT OR SELECT] Audio monitor selector s witch This swit ch i s used to sele ct th e mo nitor so und o utpu t and playba ck soun d output f rom the moni toring sp eaker 1 on page 14 or the PHO NES jack 2 on page 12. X See “Out putting Aud io” on p age 53. X See “AUDIO/M [...]

19 CONTROLS, INDICA T OR S AND CONNECTORS Indication s on the LCD Mo nitor and in the Viewfinder • CAMERA MODE (display example ) In additi on to show ing the EE image and the play back picture , the LC D monitor and viewfinde r are also used for the follo w- ing charac ter displays. T o s how charact ers on the LCD mo nitor , press the DISPLA Y [...]

20 CONTROLS, INDICA T O RS AND CONNECTORS Indication s on the LCD Mo nitor and in the Viewfinder (Cont’d)  St atus Screens in t he Camer a Mode •S T A T U S 0 1 Event Ind ication When the G ain or Shutte r S peed is changed manu ally , the setting co ndition is displayed fo r about 3 secon ds at the tim e the change is made . *1 The range fo[...]

21 CONTROLS, INDICA T OR S AND CONNECTORS No. Item Contents 2 VTR mode indication STBY : I n record standby mode (record-paus e mode) REC : D uring recording PLAY : During playba ck FF : D uring fast forward REW : During rew ind STL : Du ring still picture playback mode FWD : D uring playback in forward direction (FWD1: About ×2 speed, FWD2: About[...]

22 CONTROLS, INDICA T O RS AND CONNECTORS Indication s on the LCD Mo nitor and in the Viewfinder (Cont’d) •S T A T U S 1 In addit ion to the informatio n on the ST A TUS 0 screen, th is screen d isplays the following items. ST ATUS 1 Screen 12 3 4 5 6 8 9 0 7 No. Item Contents 1 VIDEO FO RMAT display Displays the c urrently selected video forma[...]

23 CONTROLS, INDICA T OR S AND CONNECTORS 5 Audio sampling frequency in- dication 32 K : Indicat ed when the AUDIO MO DE item on t he A UDIO/MIC menu screen is set to 32 K. (Aud io is recorded with 12-bit, 32 kHz sampling.) 48 K : Indicat ed when the AUDIO MO DE item on t he A UDIO/MIC menu screen is set to 48 K. (Aud io is recorded with 16-bit, 48[...]

24 CONTROLS, INDICA T O RS AND CONNECTORS Indication s on the LCD Mo nitor and in the Viewfinder (Cont’d) •S T A T U S 2 This sc reen dis plays the c amera set up sta tuses. Event di splay is not availa ble whil e this scree n is displ ayed. •S T A T U S 3 Displ ays a list of setti ng statuse s for USER1, 2, and 3 as well as LENS RET item on [...]

25 CONTROLS, INDICA T OR S AND CONNECTORS  St atus Screen in VTR MODE 12 3 9 4 5 6 78 0 No. Item Contents 1 VIDEO FORMAT display Displays the video format recorded on the tape when in VTR mode. You can switch this display ON/OFF using the VIDEO FORMAT item on the LCD/VF [2/3] menu screen. X See page 72. MEMO This camcorder cann ot play back or o[...]

26 CONTROLS, INDICA T O RS AND CONNECTORS Indication s on the LCD Mo nitor and in the Viewfinder (Cont’d)  Auto White Balance Indication (Camera mode only) The AUT O WHITE indicati on and the resul t of the operation are di splayed durin g the auto whi te balance adju stment ope r- ation . X See “ Whit e Bal anc e Ad jus tmen t” on pag e 4[...]

27 CONTROLS, INDICA T OR S AND CONNECTORS The L CD monitor a nd the vi ewfinder (VF) displa y are on or off dependi ng on w hether th e LCD moni tor is o pen or cl osed as well as norm al or inverted, as shown belo w . MEMO • Y ou can switch betw een the LCD mo nitor and the vie w- finder by holdi ng down th e DISPLA Y butto n for about 2 second [...]

28 PREP ARA TIONS Basic System *1 An HZ-FM1 3 cannot be used wi th a Th16×5.5BR MU or S14× 7.3B12/U zoo m lens. Use a FUJ INON focus manual uni t (FMM-8, CF H-3, CFC-12-9 90). For det ails, please consul t your JVC authorized dea ler . MACRO SHOUL DER BEL T EARPHONE MICROPHONE MV -P615U MV -P618U 3P FOCUS MANUAL UNIT *1 HZ-FM13 (FUJINON) HZ-F M15[...]

29 PREP ARA TIONS Att ac hing th e Zoom Len s (Provided) 1. Loosen the mount ring. 2. Att ach the lens with it s pin al igned with the hole in the mount . 3. T ighten t he mount ring. 4. Conne ct the cab le conne ctor . 5. Clamp the lens cable. CAUTION • Be sure to tigh ten the mount ri ng complete ly . Incomplete tighten ing may result in the le[...]

30 PREP ARA TIONS Inserting an SD Memory Card By using an SD memory ca rd, you can save an d call up menu setting s and ca mera setti ngs for this camcorde r . X See “F ILE MANAGE M enu Screen” on page 7 9. Check that the POWE R switch is OFF .  Inserting an SD Memory Card 1. Open th e SD memory card cover . 2. Face the c utout end of the SD[...]

31 PREP ARA TIONS AC Operatio n The GY -HD100 is operabl e with AC power supp ly or battery pac k . Use t he supplied AC adapter as the AC power supply . 1. After mak ing sure that the power switches of the GY - HD100 an d of the AC adap ter are set to OFF , conn ect the DC cabl e from the AC adapter to the DC IN c onnector of the GY -HD10 0 as sho[...]

32 PREP ARA TIONS Battery Operation  Charging the Battery Pac k Before us e the batte ry pack s hould be cha rged usin g the pro- vided AC Adapter . * Be sure to pull the DC cable out of the AC ada pter when you charg e the batte ry . 1. Plug the AC cable of the AC Adapter into an AC outle t. The PO WER la mp illu minat es. 2. While pus hing the[...]

33 PREP ARA TIONS  Remaining Batt ery Power Dis play When the rem aining bat tery power is n early exhaus ted, the foll owin g wa rnin gs wil l be gen erat ed.  V iewfinder scre en or LCD monitor When a S tatus s creen is display ed (excludi ng the ST A TUS 2, 3 sc reen in the Camera mo de) • Alarm indication: L OW VOL T AGE displayed.  [...]

34 PREP ARA TIONS FOR OPERA TION T urning the Power ON  T urning the P ower ON 1. Set the POWER switch to ON. The unit t urns on in Camera mo de.  The opera tion dif fers a ccording to whe ther the uni t is in the Camer a mode or in the VTR mode. The mode switch es each time you press the CAM/VTR button. When th e mode is switc hed, the VTR i[...]

35 PREP ARA TIONS FOR OPERA TION Loading/U nloadin g the Cassette  Cassette Loading Use a vid eocasse tte tap e marked Mi niDV . • T o re cord, slid e the switc h on the back f or use in pre venting accident al eras ure to the “REC ” side. • Remove any the t ape sla ck before loading. 1. T urn the POWER s witch ON. 2. Slide the E JECT sw[...]

36 PREP ARA TIONS FOR OPERA TIO N Setting and Displaying th e Date and Time The date an d time of the bui lt-in cloc k should be set. Powered by the built-in b ackup ba ttery the set date and ti me dat a con- tinue to count ev en when the power is switched of f. • The set dat e and ti me dat a are display ed on the L CD mon- itor or in the view f[...]

37 PREP ARA TIONS FOR OPERA TION  Setting the Date a nd Time 1. Display the CLOCK ADJ UST menu screen. Select th e CLOCK ADJUST item on the TIM E/DA TE menu scre en. 2. Set the da te and tim e. The blinki ng digit is the one to be set. 1 When the SHUTTER dial is presse d, the blin king digi t moves to the next digit. 2 When th e SHUTTER dial i s[...]

38 PREP ARA TIONS FOR OPERA TIO N Displaying Time Code The GY -HD100 records SMP TE-sta ndard (NTSC) or EBU- stan dard (P AL) time codes and user’s bits . In the pla y mode or the record mode, the repro duced time co des or user’s bit s are sh own o n the L CD mo nit or or in the viewf ind er . • T ime cod e data cannot be output through th e[...]

39 PREP ARA TIONS FOR OPERA TION Recordi ng Time Codes in Cont inuat ion of Time Codes Recor ded on T a pe The GY -HD10 0 also inco rporates a tim e code reader . There- fore, wh en the unit e nters reco rd mode fr om record-st andby mode, i t can re ad the ti me code data re corded o n the t ape and record time cod es in co ntinuatio n of the ex i[...]

40 PREP ARA TIONS FOR OPERA TIO N Presetting and Recording of Time Code (Cont’d )  Presetting time cord dat a The time co de and user’s bit data are prese t on the TC/UB/ CLOCK menu screen. 1. Display t he TC/UB/CLO CK menu s creen. Select the TC/UB/ CLOCK item on the TOP MENU screen. 2. Set the tim e code (hours , minutes, s econds, fram es[...]

41 PREP ARA TIONS FOR OPERA TION Screen Adjustm ent LCD mon itor dir ection, an gle, scree n brightnes s, etc. ca n be adju sted.  Adjusting the Direction and Angle of the LCD monitor • With the LC D door in the op en conditi on, rotat e the LCD door . • It can be turned 1 80° in up ward direct ion and 9 0° in down - ward directi on. When [...]

42 PREP ARA TIONS FOR OPERA TIO N Back Foc us Adjustmen t It is only nec essary to perf orm this when the len s is attached for the fi rst time o r when focusin g is not corre ct in both the tele photo and w ide-angle position s. • It is eas ier to adj ust back f ocus w hen the subj ect is m ore than 3 me ters from the c amera. The o pti mal subj[...]

43 PREP ARA TIONS FOR OPERA TION White Balance Ad justment CAUTION • Do not adjust u sing an y highly re flective object s, suc h as meta l, etc., as this may result in im proper white bal ance adjustm ent. • The F A W (Full Au to White b alance) fu nction cann ot pro- vide optim um white bala nce with a subj ect outsid e the F AW a djustmen t [...]

44 SETTING AND ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE SHOO TING Settin g the V ideo Fo rmat Set the vide o format using the FRAME RA TE item and the REC item on the VIDEO FORMA T menu screen.  Setting the FRAME RA TE Item 1. Press th e ST A TUS button for at leas t 1 second. • The TOP ME NU s creen is di splay ed. 2. T urn the SH UTTE R dia l and bri ng th e curs[...]

45 SETTING AND ADJUSTME NTS BEFORE SHOOTING Camera Settings 1. Set the s witch posi tions. A. [GAIN] s witch: Set to L ( 0 dB). B. [WHT . BAL] (Auto White Bal ance) swit ch: Set to A or B. 2. Set the le ns’ iris mode swit ch to “ A” (Auto iris side). 3. Select th e ND filte r . 4. Set the s hutter speed t o OFF with the SHUTTER di al. Screen [...]

46 SETTING AND ADJUST MENTS BEFORE SH OO TING Audio Inp ut Signal Selection The GY -HD100 is p rovided wi th the INPU T1 conn ector and the I NPUT2 connector for audio i nput. Select t he audio from the INPUT1 connector o r the INPUT2 connec tor using the CH -2 INPUT switc h for the audio to be recorded in CH-2.  Sele cting the CH-2 chann el in [...]

47 SETTING AND ADJUSTME NTS BEFORE SHOOTING CAUTION • W h en th e AU D I O IN P U T s wi tc h i s s e t t o M I C, b e s ur e t o check that the mic rophone i s connected to the INPU T1/2 connec tor . If the micr ophone is n ot connec ted, incre asing the au dio level could cause nois e from the input connec- tor to be record ed on the tape . Whe[...]

48 SHOO TING OPERA TIO N Basic Record ing Operatio n 1. Set the POWER s witch to ON. • The unit turns on in camer a mode. 2. S tart record ing. Press the REC /VTR trigger button on the GY -HD100 to start r ecor din g. Once r ecor ding h as s tarte d, th e FRO NT T ALL Y lamp a nd BACK T ALL Y lamp light red. MEMO The way the FRON T T ALL Y and th[...]

49 SHOOTING OPERA TION  If the Record-St andby M ode Continues Setting the time bef ore the t ape protec tion mod e is engaged The time b efore the t ape protec tion mode is engaged fro m the record -stand by mode c an be se t to 5 minutes or 3 min- utes with the LONG P AUSE TIME item on the OTHERS [1/2] scre en me nu. X S e ep a g e7 7 . When t[...]

50 SHOOTING OPERA TION HEADER REC Func tion When the REC/V TR trigger but ton is presse d while the ST OP button is pres sed, this fun ction first record s the color bar vide o an d the test ton e (1 kHz sine -wave) of the b uilt-in sig nal generat or at the begi nning of the t ape. Then it records the black video signal and the mu te audio si gnal[...]

51 SHOOTING OPERA TION • The men u screen is not display ed during HEADER R EC recordin g.  How to set the HEAD ER REC menu scre en 1. Displa y the HEADER REC menu sc reen. 1 Sele ct the TC/UB/CLOCK.. item on th e TOP MENU screen. 2 Select t he HEADER REC item on the TC/UB/CL OCK menu s creen. 2. Setting th e HEADER REC menu screen. 1 Select t[...]

52 PLA YBA CK MODE Playback Procedure Recorded p ictures can be view ed in the v iewfinder , or on the LCD moni tor , or on the mo nitor connecte d to the video output conn ector . MEMO The GY -HD 100 can pl ay back the foll owing tw o types of vid- eocasse ttes: • MiniD V videoca ssett e • DVCAM videoca ssette • T ape s recorde d in the L P [...]

53 PL A Y BAC K M O D E Output ting Audio  Setting Confi rm that the GY -HD100 is in the VTR mode. (VTR in dicator: On) 1. Display the AUDIO menu screen. Select th e AUDIO item on the T OP MENU scre en. 2. Set the AUDIO menu scree n. • AUDIO MONITOR Items • PB AUDIO CH [DV] Items 3. Set the M ONITOR SELECT swi tch. Refer to T able 1 bel ow t[...]

54 USING EXTERN AL COMPONENTS Connectin g the Video Signal Cables  Connecting the IEEE1394 Cable T o reduc e the emis sion of unwa nted r adi o wave s, be su re to att ach the pr ovided clam p filter as shown in t he figure on the left. • Attach t he clamp filter as clo se to the cam corder as possi- ble, as s hown in the figure. • Set the I[...]

55 USING EXTERNAL COMPON ENTS Dubbing with A V Devices By conn ecting the video sign al output t erminal and th e LINE OUTPUT te rminal on thi s camcorder to an A V device , analog signal dubbing is possi ble. 1. Conne ct the cab les. Use th e provided c able for th e audio cab le. T o red uce the emis sion of unwa nted radio w aves, be sure to att[...]

56 USING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS HDV/D V Dubbing CAUTION • Set the IEEE1 394 switc h on both de vices to e ither HDV or DV . • S tart record ing af ter making sure that both de vices are proper ly connecte d. Conne cting the GY -HD100 t o another vide o compo nent equipp ed with HDV/DV connector (IEEE1 394 standa rd) using a IEEE1394 cable (op tion[...]

57 USING EXTERNAL COMPON ENTS CAUTION • Set the IEEE1 394 switc h on both de vices to e ither HDV or DV . • S tart record ing af ter making sure that both de vices are proper ly connecte d.  When Usin g the GY -HD 100U/GY -HD10 1E as Recording Unit (Dubbing From Another Vide ocassette) 1. Set the IEEE1 394 switch on left sid e of the GY -HD1[...]

58 USING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS Backup R ecording CAUTION • Set the IEEE1 394 switc h on both de vices to e ither HDV or DV . • S tart record ing af ter making sure that both de vices are proper ly connecte d.  Backup Recording of the GY -HD100’ s Camera Image and Sound Through the IEEE1394 Connector The GY -HD 100’s c amera image a nd soun[...]

59 MENU SCREENS Menu Screen Config uration The Menu Scre en consist s of multipl e layers of me nu screens as sh own below . The menu s creen to be set is sel ected from the TOP M ENU in acco rdance wit h the func tion or purp ose. The items on the menu sc reens dif fer with the Came ra mode and the VTR mode. The c ontents of set items a re stored [...]

60 MENU SCREENS Setting Menu Screens Make th e settings while observin g the LCD mo nitor or the viewfind er screen . If the OUTPUT CHAR. item on the OTHERS [1/2] screen is set to ON, the m enu sc reen can al so be v iewed on a monito r connec ted to the video si gnal outp ut connector . 1. Set the POWER s witch to ON. 2. Set the mo de of the GY -H[...]

61 MENU SCREENS T OP MENU Screen Dif ferent menu screens are dis played dep ending on whe ther the GY -HD100 is in the Camera mode or in the VTR m ode. In the VTR mode, the CAME RA OPERA TION, CAMERA PROCESS and SWITCH MODE menu screens are no t displayed . Item Func tion VIDEO FO RMAT.. Displays t he menu screen for setting the v ideo format for s[...]

62 MENU SCREENS VIDEO FORMA T Menu Screen * This is not disp layed in VTR mode. Item Function/Se tting (bold cha racters ind icate initial sett ings) FRAME RATE Sets the frame rate for shooting. U model 60/30 : Shoots at 480/60i, 480/60p, 720/30p. 50/25 : Shoots at 576/50p, 720/25p. 24 : Shoots at 480/24p (2:3:2:3 pulldown), 480/24p advance mode (2[...]

63 MENU SCREENS HDV PB OUTPUT Sets the video format t o be output from t he video output connec tor during tape playbac k. You can set this when the O UTPUT TERMI NAL item is to “COMPONEN T” or “AUTO” and y ou have a component output connection. You can set the following, depending on the FRAME RATE item. CAUTION If you convert v ideo recor[...]

64 MENU SCREENS CAMERA OPER A TION Menu Screen The CAM ERA OPERA TION menu s creen is only displ ayed in th e Camera m ode. Item Function/Se tting (bold cha racters ind icate initial sett ings) AE LEVEL For adjusting the image level when using aut o iris, “ALC” or “EEI”. Increase value: Increases level. Decrease value: Decreases level. [Set[...]

65 MENU SCREENS CAMERA PROCESS [1/2] Menu Screen The CAM ERA PROCES S menu screen consist s of two s creens. (1/2 s creen, 2/2 screen) The CAM ERA PROCES S menu sc reen is on ly display ed in ca mera mode . *1 When the REC item on the VIDEO FORMA T menu is set to “DV -60I” or “DV -50I”, “-----” is displa yed and th is cannot be select e[...]

66 MENU SCREENS CAMERA PROCESS [2/2] Menu Screen Item Function/Se tting (bold cha racters ind icate initial sett ings) WHITE CLIP Sets the whit e clipping point on input video signals wit h a high luminance level. 108% : The white clipping point is set at a luminanc e level of 108%. 100% : The white clipping point is set at a luminance level of 100[...]

67 MENU SCREENS ADV ANCED PROCESS Menu Screen Item Function/Se tting (bold cha racters ind icate initial sett ings) CINEMA MODE OFF : Turns the function OFF. ON : Sets t he gamma charac teristics and color m atrix close to th e characteristics of a movie screen. MEMO When this item is set t o “ON”, “(CINEM A)” is displayed for COLOR M A TRI[...]

68 MENU SCREENS COLOR MA TRIX ADJUST Menu Screen SKIN COLO R ADJUST Menu Screen When you en ter the SKIN COLOR ADJUST screen, the areas where the sk in deta il function is applied are dis played in c olor , and other a reas are d isplayed in blac k and wh ite. Item Function/Se tting (bold cha racters ind icate initial sett ings) R GAIN For manually[...]

69 MENU SCREENS SWITCH MODE Menu Screen The SWI TCH MODE m enu screen is only d isplaye d in cam era mode. Item Function/Se tting (bold cha racters ind icate initial sett ings) SHUTTER Sets the fixed value (STEP) for values that can change using the SHUT TER dial on the right panel or the VARIABLE used when shooting computer monitors. STEP : Switch[...]

70 MENU SCREENS AUDIO/MIC Menu Screen In VTR m ode, the scre en change s to the AUDIO menu scre en. * This is not disp layed in VTR mode. Item Function/Se tting (bold cha racters ind icate initial sett ings) TEST TONE Sets whether to output a test audio signal (1kHz, –20dBFS or –12dBFS) during color bar output. OFF : A test audio signal is not [...]

71 MENU SCREENS LCD/VF [1/3] Menu Screen The LCD/VF menu sc reen consis ts of three screens . (1/3 screen , 2/3 screen, 3/3 screen ) The LCD/VF [1/ 3] menu s creen can on ly be se t in came ra mode. In VTR m ode, this sc reen consis ts of t wo screens. (1 /2 screen , 2/2 screen) *1 SAFTY ZONE and CENTER MARK will not be displayed whe n the camco rd[...]

72 MENU SCREENS LCD/VF [2/3] Menu Screen [1/2] scre en is displ ayed in the VTR mode . Item Function/Se tting (bold cha racters ind icate initial sett ings) VIDEO FORMAT Selects whether to display the video format in the status display on the LCD monitor or the viewfinder. (Camera mode: STATUS 1 screen, VTR mode: STAT US screen) ON : Displays the v[...]

73 MENU SCREENS LCD/VF [3/3] Menu Screen [2/2] scre en is displ ayed in the VTR mode . Item Function/Se tting (bold cha racters ind icate initial sett ings) LCD CONTRAST Adjusts the contrast of the LCD. [Settings: MIN (–5), –4 - NORMAL (0) - 4, MAX ( 5)] VF CONTRAST Adjusts the contrast of the viewfinder. [Settings: MIN (–5), –4 - NORMAL (0[...]

74 MENU SCREENS TC/UB/CLOCK Menu Screen T ime code s (TC) and user’s bit s (UB) can be set on th is screen. Da te and time is set on the TIME/DA TE screen that can be reached f rom this sc reen. *1 This can be display ed and se lected whe n 60/30 is s et for the F RAME RA TE item on the VIDEO FORM A T menu sc reen. When 24 i s set, this is fix ed[...]

75 MENU SCREENS HEADER REC Menu Screen The HEADER R EC menu scre en is used f or settings re lated to the H EADER REC func tion. ( X See pag e 50.) Item Function/Se tting (bold cha racters ind icate initial sett ings) START KEY Sets whether the HEADER REC operation should be ex ecut ed when the REC/VTR trigger button is pressed w hile the STOP butt[...]

76 MENU SCREENS TIME/DA TE Menu Screen Item Function/Se tting (bold cha racters ind icate initial sett ings) DISPLAY Sets whether t he date and time are shown in the status dis play on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder. OFF : N ot displayed. ON : Displayed. When a tape with time and date not re corded is played back, there will be no display of [...]

77 MENU SCREENS OTHERS [1/2] Menu Screen The OTHE RS menu s creen consi sts of tw o screens (1 /2 screen , 2/2 screen) Item Function/Se tting (bold cha racters ind icate initial sett ings) OUTPUT CHAR. Selects whether to disp lay the menu screen or the warning display on the monito r connected to the v ideo signal out- put connector. ON : On-screen[...]

78 MENU SCREENS OTHERS [2/2] Menu Screen * This is not disp layed in VTR mode. Item Function/Se tting (bold cha racters ind icate initial sett ings) 1394 REC TRIGG ER* Sets how to control the REC trigger command output from the IEEE1394 connecto r. (Can be displayed and set in camera mode) Set this when recording a backup of the DV si gnal from thi[...]

79 MENU SCREENS FILE MAN AGE Menu Scree n Y ou can p erform the f ollowin g operatio ns in the FI LE MAN- AGE menu screen. • Se ttin gs co rres pondi ng t o shoo ting cond itio ns ca n be re ad immedia tely wi th the foll owing read-o nly file s. LIVE HD30P: I deal setting for HD30P form at LIVE HD25P: I deal setting for HD25P form at CINEMA HD24[...]

80 MENU SCREENS FILE MAN AGE Menu Sc reen (Con t’d)  Saving settings Select the ST ORE FILE.. item on the FILE MANAGE m enu scree n. 1. T urn the SHUTTER dial, bring the cursor ( K ) to SELECT and press the SH UTTER dial. • The file name s etting area flashes. 2. T urn the SHUTTER d ial, selec t the f ile to save to , and press th e SHUTTE R[...]

81 MENU SCREENS  Resett ing the me nu setti ngs to the fac- tory settings Select the RESET FILE.. item on the FILE MANAGE m enu scree n. 1. T urn the SHUTTER dial, bring the cursor ( K ) to SELECT and press the SH UTTER dial. • The file name setting a rea for the f ile to be re set flashes. 2. T urn the SHUTTER dial, select the name of the fil[...]

82 FEA TURES OF THE CAMERA S ECTIO N How to Use Skin De t ail This fun ction supp resses edge s harpening in the skin color areas of the video signal , enabling ve lvety , smooth skin tone s.  Setting the skin det ail function color and range 1. Display the ADV ANCED PROCESS menu screen . In menu setting p rocedure TOP MENU screen → CAMERA PRO[...]

83 FEA TURES OF THE CA MERA SECTION  Using the Ski n Det ail Function T o use the skin de tail f unction set on th e SKIN COLO R ADJUST screen, select “ON” for the SKIN DETECT it em on the CAMERA PROCESS [1 /2] menu screen . In addi tion, yo u can use the LEVEL ite m to se t three leve ls of suppres sion of skin color area det ail enha nceme[...]

84 FEA TURES OF TH E CAMERA SECTIO N Output ting color ba rs This cam corder can outp ut three types of color bars, dep end- ing on the camer a settings. T o o utput color b ars, make th e following settings. 1. T urn the FUL L AUTO swi tch to “OFF”. 2. Set the BARS item on th e CAMERA OPERA TION menu screen to “ON”. X See pag e 64. • Col[...]

85 OT H E R S W arnings an d Responses W arnings are displaye d on the LCD monit or or the viewfind er if there was a mi stake n operation, if the battery or t ape is low , o r if there i s a problem on the VTR. In additio n, if the tap e or battery is low or the VTR has a pro blem, the t ally lam p flashes (or li ghts) an d an alarm is outp ut fro[...]

86 OT H ER S W arnings an d Respo nses (Cont’d) • W arning Indica tions for VTR Abnorma lities Should mal function s occur during VTR operation , the unit self-diag noses the c ause and sh ows the diagn ose togethe r with an error code o n the LCD monitor o r in the vi ewfinder . Erro r code War n i ng Error Code Error Details GY-HD100 Operatio[...]

87 OTH E R S  TA L LY l a m p Blinks wh en remaini ng battery p ower or tape is low . (Only in Came ra mode)  Alarm Sou nd When rema ining battery power becom es low , a warning sound is output from th e monitorin g loudspe aker and the PHONES jack. (In Cam era mode onl y) When an irregula rity occurs in the VTR, a warni ng soun d is also o u[...]

88 OT H ER S T roubles hootin g Sympt oms Remedy Power cannot be switched ON. • Is power supply connected correc tly? • Is battery pack rec harged? • Was th e power turned ON immediately after being turned OFF? Wait at least 5 seconds before turning the power O N again once it has been turned OFF. Recording is not possible. • Is the REC LO [...]

89 OTH E R S How to D isplay the Hour Met er The dr um and fan moto r usage time s are displ ayed in the DRUM HOUR item and the F AN HOUR items on the OTH- ERS [2/2] menu screen a s the hour mete rs on this camco rder . Use as a n estimate f or regular mai ntenance . X S ee pag e 7. 1. T urn the POWER s witch ON. 2. Pres s the S T A TUS butt on fo [...]

90 OT H ER S Specifications [General] [Camera section] [VTR section] [Connectors] Pow er re qui remen ts : DC 7 .2 V , W 2.3 A Power consumpti on : Approx. 16 .5 W (in the Record mo de) Dimensio ns : 235 (W) × 232 (H) × 341 (D) mm Mass : 3.3 d (7.3 lb s.) (including len s (Th16×5.5BR MU), viewfi nder , bat- tery pa ck, microp hone and t ape) T e[...]

91 OTH E R S [A CCESSOR IES] For det ails, consult your JV C dealer . Design and specificat ions are subje ct to change w ithout notice. [AC AD APT ER SECTION] EXTERNAL DIMENSIO NS * Desig n and spe cifications are subj ect to ch ange withou t notice Lens : 1 Micr opho ne : 1 AC Adapter : 1 Bat tery pac k : 1 DC cabl e : 1 Approx. 2 m Power co rd :[...]

GY -HD100/GY -H D101 HD CAMERA RECORDER INTRODUCTION CONTROLS, INDICA TORS AND CONNECTORS PREP ARA TIONS PREP ARA TIONS FOR OPERA TION SETTING A ND ADJU STMEN TS BEFORE SHOOTING SHOOTING OPERA TION PLA YBACK MODE USING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS MENU SCREENS FEA T URES OF THE CAMERA SECTION OTHERS HD CAMERA RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS GY -HD100 GY -HD101 Thank [...]