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    HD MEMORY CAMERA GC-FM1 L Y T2154-002B Detailed U ser Guide EN U/E/AA ENGLISH[...]

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    2 Safety Precautions IMPORT ANT : In the event that any of the follo wing occur , make a request for repair t o the dealer . • Smoke or abnormal odor is emitted. • Damage from being dropped. • Wa ter or an object enters inside. If malfunctioning occurs, stop using the unit immediately and consult your local JVC dealer . Caution on camcorder T[...]

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    3 If this symbol is shown, it is only valid in the European Union. Dear Customer , [European Union] This apparatus is in conformanc e with the valid European directives and standards r egarding electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety. European repr esentative of Victor Company of Japan, Limited is: JVC T echnical Ser vices Eur ope GmbH [...]

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    4 T able of C ontents Names of Componen ts ........................... 5 Ac cessories ...................................... 6 Attaching the Hand S trap ......................... 6 Indications on L CD monitor ....................... 6 Charging ........................................ 9 T urning the P ower On and O ................... 10 Inser ti[...]

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    5 Names of C omponents Microphone Speaker A V Connector HDMI Connector USB Connector T ripod Mounting Socket Lens SD Slot Cov er F ocus Switching Lever Normal Recording [ M ] Macro Recording [ ] Po wer Button [ < ] Po wer Lamp Select Button [ % ] Recording/Playback Hand Strap Attachment Ar ea Delete Button [ $ ] Charge Lamp Status ( W arning) La[...]

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    6 Indications on L CD monitor Mode Indicator F older Number_File Number Curr ent Page/ T otal Number of Pages Index 8 ! Videos / # Still Images Hand Strap A V Cable ( WPU122SCP001) T o guard against dropping the camcor der , we rec ommend attaching the hand strap . A ttaching the Hand Strap Ac cessories USB Cable ( WUU102SCP001) NO TE • When carr[...]

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    1 080p REC 00 h 59 m 01 : 11 T W 8 M 3095 T W 7 Mode Indicator Macro Recording Battery Indicator Display changes depending on the remaining battery level Remaining Time Zoom Bar W: Wide side, T : T ele side During Recording 8 Indications on L CD monitor (Continued) Coun ter V ideo Quality 1080p/720p/VGA/ QVGA Mode Indicator Remaining Number of Shot[...]

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    1 080p 01 : 48 1 0 3 _ 0050 00 : 20 8 M 1 0 3 _ 0050 8 Recording T ime V ideo Quality 1080p/720p/VGA/ QVGA F older Number_File Number Playback Time (minutes : seconds) V olume Indicator Image Size 8M/5M/2M/VGA F older Number_File Number During Playback 8 Playback Mode F : Playback N : Reverse search O : F or ward search Q : P ause ! Video # Still i[...]

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    9 Charge the battery connecting to the computer with the USB cable . 1 Press the < button to turn o the camcorder . The pow er lamp goes out. 2 Connect the camcorder t o a computer . Camcorder’ s LCD monit or will turn o when the USB cable is connec ted . This occurs during battery charging or when connected to a PC. Charge lamp turns on[...]

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    10 1 Press the < button for more than 1 second . The pow er lamp turns on. 2 T o turn o the pow er , press the < button again. The pow er lamp goes o . NO TE • T o conser ve pow er, the camc order turns o automatically if there is no operation for 3 minutes. • I f the only operation is turning on the pow er , the camcorder enters[...]

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    11 Necessary Settings before Use Setting Date and Time Prepar ation: T urn on the power and select the recording mode . 1 While pressing the $ button, press the 7 button. 2 Selec t [Time setup], and then pr ess the set button. 3 Set the date and time by selecting items with ¡ , ¢ and setting v alues with £ , ¤ . 4 After completing the setting ,[...]

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    12 Setting the Video Output Prepar ation: T urn on the power and select the recording mode . 1 While pressing the $ button, press the 7 button. 2 Press the ¡ , ¢ buttons to selec t [ V ideo out], and then press the set button. 3 Press the ¡ , ¢ buttons to selec t [NTSC] or [P AL], and then press the set button. T o quit the screen 8 Select [Exi[...]

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    13 F ormatting an SD Car d Prepar ation: • Inser t an SD card. • T urn on the power and select the recording mode . 1 While pressing the $ button, press the 7 button. 2 Press the ¡ , ¢ buttons to selec t [F ormat], and then press the set button. 3 Press the £ , ¤ buttons to selec t [ Y es], and then press the set button. T o quit the screen[...]

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    14 ! Rec ording/Pla yback V ideo Recording 1 Press the < button to turn on the p o w e r. The camcor der enters the video rec ording ready status . 2 Press the set butt on. The rec ording starts. T o stop recor ding 8 Pr ess the set button again. T o change the quality 8 Pr ess the £ button twice. Each time y ou press the £ button twice, you c[...]

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    15 # Recor ding/Playback Still Image Recording 1 Press the < button to turn on the power . 2 Press the ! / # button to select # . 3 Press the set butt on. The rec orded still image is sav ed. T o change the image size 8 Pr ess the £ button twice. Each time y ou press the £ button twice, you can change the image size. 8M (default) & 5M &[...]

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    16 Deleting F iles Prepar ation: Select the playback mode. 1 Press the 7 button. 2 Press the ¡  , ¢ , £ , ¤ buttons to select a le. 3 Press the $ button. 4 Press the £ , ¤ buttons and press the set button to select [ Y es]. NO TE • Y ou can also delete by pressing the $ butt on while a video is playing back or a still image is displaye[...]

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    17 V iewing Files on T V Prepar ation: • T urn on the T V . • T urn on the camcorder and select the playback mode. T o connect using the A V connector 8 T o connect using the HDMI mini connector (optional) 8 1 Connect the camcorder t o a T V . After being connected, the camcor der switches automatically to monitor display . 2 Switch t o the TV?[...]

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    18 Saving F iles on a Computer Prepar ation: • T urn on the computer . • T urn on the camcorder . Y ou can save rec orded videos and still images on a computer . 1 Connect the camcorder t o a computer . Camcorder’ s LCD monit or will turn o when the USB cable is connec ted . This occurs during battery charging or when connected to a PC. 2 [...]

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    19 Sy stem Requirements (Windo ws) The system c onguration described below is requir ed in order to use this software. OS 8 Microsoft Window s XP Ser vice P ack 3 - Home Edition/-Pr ofessional (pre-installed) Microsoft Window s Vista Ser vice P ack 2 (32 bit) - Home Basic/-Home Premium (pr e -installed) CPU 8 Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz or higher (I[...]

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    20 Installing the Supplied Sof tware Prepar ation: • T urn on the camcorder . • Connect the camcorder to a comput er . * The screenshots in the steps below are f or Windows XP . 1 [FMCAM_FRM] window appears. 2 Selec t [MediaBro wser LE Install and User Guide] and click [ OK]. 3 Selec t [MediaBro wser LE]. 4 In the [ Choose Setup Language], sele[...]

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    21 Expor ting to iT unes® Y ou can easily transfer videos rec orded to iT unes® and play back them on iP od®, using the supplied MediaBrowser LE software. F or details about iT unes® and iP od®, see the website . Z http://www.apple .com/itunes/ Prepar ation: • Install the supplied MediaBrowser LE software to the computer . ( Z p. 20) • Aft[...]

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    22 Uploading to Y ou T ube TM Y ou can easily upload videos to Y ouT ube TM , the video sharing websit e, using the supplied MediaBrowser LE software . F or details about Y ou T ube™, see the website. Z http://www.y outube.com/ Prepar ation: • Install the supplied MediaBrowser LE software to the computer . ( Z p. 20) • T urn on the camcorder [...]

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    23 Before r equesting service, consult the follo wing chart. If the solutions indicated in the chart do not solve the problem, consult y our nearest JVC dealer or JVC ser vice center f or instruc tions. Refer also to the F AQ section on JVC’ s website The follo wing phenomena are not malfunctions. • L CD monitor momentarily become red or black [...]

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    24 Specications General 8 Po wer consumption 1.9 W Dimensions ( W × H × D ) 53.0 mm × 97.0 mm × 17.0 mm (2-1/8" × 3-7/8" × 11/16") W eight 95 g (0.21 lbs) 100 g (0.23 lbs) (Including SD card) Operating en vironment Operating temperatur e: 5 °C to 40 °C (41 °F to 104 °F) Storage tempera ture: –20 °C to 60 °C (–4 °F[...]

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    25 Appro ximate recordable time (f or video) 8 Recording medium Quality Internal memory SDHC Card 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 1080p 24 s 41 m 1 h 24 m 2 h 47 m 5 h 42 m 720p 24 s 41 m 1 h 24 m 2 h 47 m 5 h 42 m VGA 1 m 05 s 2 h 05 m 4 h 14 m 8 h 23 m 17 h 07 m QVGA 5 m 42 s 10 h 27 m 21 h 17 m 42 h 8 m 85 h 57 m h: hour/ m: minute/ s: second • I f you [...]

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    26 C ustomer Suppor t Informa tion Use of this software is authorized according t o the terms of the software license. JVC When contacting the nearest JVC oce or agency in your country (refer to the JVC W orldwide Ser vice Network at http://www .jvc-vic tor .co .jp/english/worldmap/index-e.html) about this software, please have the f ollowing in[...]

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    © 2009 Victor Company of Japan, Limited US/EU/AA 0809FOH-AL-O T1[...]