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  • Page 1

    ENGLISH GR-DF420 L YT1401-001A EN Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing this digital video camera. Before use, please read the safety inf ormation and precautions contained in the pages 3 – 4 and 9 to ensure safe use of this product. Please vis it our Homepage on the World Wide Web f or Digital Vi deo Camera: Fo r Accessories : http://www .jvc[...]

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    2 EN MasterP age: Left Wipe/Fader Effects Y ou can use the Wipe /F ader Effects to make pro-style scene transitions. ( 墌 pg. 36) Program AE with Special Effect s For e xample, “SPOR T S” mode allows f ast- moving images to be captured one frame at a time, f or vivid, stable slo w-motion. ( 墌 pg. 37) Backlight Compensation Simply pressing th[...]

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    EN 3 MasterP age: Start_Right SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IMPORT ANT (for o wners in the U .K.) Connection to the mains supply in the United Kingdom. DO NO T cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitab le for the po wer points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate saf ety a[...]

  • Page 4

    4 EN MasterP age: Left SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON TH E SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been de signed and manufactured to meet in ternation al safety standar ds but, l ike an y electric al equipmen t, care must be taken if you are to obtai n the best results and safety is to be assured. DO read the operati ng instructions befor e you atte[...]

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    MasterP age: TOC_Heading0 _Right EN 5 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 Index ................. ............................... ................. 6 Provided Accesso ries ............... ...................... 10 Power............ .................. ................. ............... 12 Operation Mode .......... .................. ................. . 14 Lan[...]

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    6 EN MasterP age: Left GETTING ST ARTED Index 8 7 O S R Q LM N V U e d T W X Y Za K P g f 90 c b 6 2 1 3 54 GR-DF420PAL.book Page 6 Tuesday, J anuary 18, 2005 8:52 PM[...]

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    EN 7 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Controls a Menu Butto n [MENU] ( 墌 pg. 25) Data Battery Button [BA TT . DA T A] ( 墌 pg. 13) B Set Button [SET] ( 墌 pg. 25) C F ast-F orward B utton [ 5 ] ( 墌 pg. 20) Right Button [ > ] ( 墌 pg. 2 5) D Stop Button [ 8 ] ( 墌 pg. 20) Backligh t Compensation Bu tton [BA CK LI[...]

  • Page 8

    GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recordin g a Operation Mode ( 墌 pg. 14) B : Gain Up Mode ( 墌 pg . 26) C White Balanc e Indicator ( 墌 pg . 35) D : Spot Expo sure Contro l Indicator ( 墌 pg. 34) : Backli ght Compensation I ndicator ( 墌 pg. 34) ±: Exposure A djustment In dicator ( 墌 p[...]

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    EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED F Battery Remaining P ower Indicator ( 墌 pg. 44) G Date/Time ( 墌 pg. 29, 30) H V OLUME: V olume Lev el Indicator ( 墌 pg. 20) BRIGHT: Br ightness C ontrol Indi cator (LCD monitor/Vie wfinder) ( 墌 pg. 15) I Time Code ( 墌 pg. 29, 30) Before Using This Camcorder Make sure y ou on[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: Left a AC Adapter AP-V14E b P ower Cord c Battery Pa ck BN-VF707 U d AV C a bl e e Audio Extension Cable (for optional microphone , 墌 pg. 1 1 for connection) f Core Filter [s mall] x 2 (f or Aud io e xtension cabl e 墌 pg. 11 f or attachmen t) g Core Filter (f or A V cab le 墌 pg. 11 for attachment ) h Cable [...]

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    EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED How T o Use The Aud io Extension Cable When using an opt ional exter nal microphon e, connect to t he provided Audio extension cable (with a core filte r attached), the n connect the Audio e xtension cable to the c amcorder. The core filte r reduces i nterference. (See the r ight colu[...]

  • Page 12

    GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: Left This camcor der’ s 2-wa y power su pply syste m lets you choose the most approp riate s ource of power . Do no t use provided power supply u nits with other e quipment. Charging The Battery Pack 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “OFF”. 2 With the arr ow on the battery pack point ing righ t, push the batter y[...]

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    EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Using The Batter y Pack P erfor m steps 2 – 3 in “Charging The Battery Pa c k ” . Maximum continuous recording time * Provided NOTES: ● Recording time is reduced significa ntly under th e follo wing conditions: • Zoom or Record-Standb y mode is engaged repeatedly . • The L[...]

  • Page 14

    GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: Left T o turn on the camcorder , set the P ow er Switch to any oper ation mode excep t “OFF” while pressing do wn the Loc k Button loca ted on the sw itch. Choose the ap propr iate operatio n mode according t o your pr efe rence using the P ower Switch. Power-Linked Operation When the Po we r Switch is set to[...]

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    EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED 1 Adjust the velc ro strip . 2 P ass y our right hand through the loop and grasp the grip . 3 Adjust y our thumb and fingers thr o ugh the g r ip to easily operat e the Recording Star t/Stop Button, Po wer Switch and P ower Zoom Lever . Be sure to f asten the vel cro strip to yo ur pr[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 16 EN MasterP age: Left T o attach the camcorder to a tripod, align the dire ction stud and scre w to the mounting soc ket and stud hole on the camcorder. Then tighten the screw clockwise. ● Some tri pods are not equipped w ith stu ds. The camcorde r needs to be p owered up to load or eject a ca ssette. 1 Slide and hol d OPEN/EJE[...]

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    MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right EN 17 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow er ( 墌 pg. 12) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 16) 1 Remov e the lens cap . ( 墌 pg. 10) 2 Open the LCD monitor fu lly . 3 Set the P ower Switch to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressing [...]

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    VIDEO RECORDING 18 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor And Viewfinder While using the LCD monitor: Make sure the v iewfinder is pus hed back in. Pul l on the end of the LC D monitor and open the LCD monitor fully . It can rota te 270° (90° downward, 180° upward). While using t he viewfinder: Make sure the LCD monit or is closed and lock ed. Pull ou[...]

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    EN 19 VIDEO RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Journalistic Shooting In some situat ions, different shooting angles may provide more dramatic resul ts. Hold the camcor der in the desired po sition and tilt the LCD monitor in the mo st conv enient directio n. It can rotate 270° ( 90° downward, 180° upward). Self Rec[...]

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    20 EN MasterP age: Left VIDEO PLA YB A CK 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 16) 2 Set the P ower Swit ch to “PLA Y” while pressing do wn the Loc k Button loca ted on the sw itch. 3 T o star t playback, press 4 / 9 . 4 T o stop playback, press 8 . ● During Stop mode, press 3 to re wind, or 5 to f ast-f orward the tape . T o control the speake r vo[...]

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    EN 21 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Blank Search Helps you find where you should star t recor ding in the middle of a tape to avoid time code interruption. ( 墌 pg. 19) 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 16) 2 Set the P ower Switch to “PLA Y” while pressing down the L ock Button located on th e swi t c h.[...]

  • Page 22

    VIDEO PLA YB A CK 22 EN MasterP age: Left NOTES: ● Set the video out sel ect switch of th e cable adapter as required: Y/C: When connecting to a TV or VCR which accepts Y/C signals and uses an S-Video cab le. CVBS: When connecting t o a TV or VCR which does not accept Y/C signals and uses an audio/ video cable . ● The S-Video cable is opt ional[...]

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    EN 23 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Buttons And Func tions A Infrare d beam transmittin g window ● T ransmits the beam signal. The f ollowing b uttons are av ailable o nly when the camcorder’ s P ower Switch is set to “PLA Y”. B P A US E Button ● P auses the tape Up Button ( 墌 pg. 24) C SLOW R[...]

  • Page 24

    VIDEO PLA YB A CK 24 EN MasterP age: Left Frame-By-Frame Playback During normal or still pla ybac k, press SLO W (I U ) repeat edly f or forw ard or SLO W ( Y I) repeatedly for re verse . Each time SLO W ( Y I or I U ) is pressed , the frame is pl ay ed back. Playback Zoom Magnifies the record ed image up to 47X at any time dur ing video pl ayback.[...]

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    EN 25 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorde r is equipped with an easy-t o-use, on-screen menu system that simplifies many of the more detailed ca mcorder settings . ( 墌 p g .2 6–3 0 ) 1 For Vide o Recor ding Menus: Set the P ower Switc h to “ M ” while pressing down th e Lock Bu tton loca[...]

  • Page 26

    MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 26 EN MasterP age: Left CAMERA The “ m CAMERA” settings are e ffectiv e when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ”. How ev er , the menu settings can be cha nged only when the P ow er Switch is set to “ M ”. [ ] = F actor y- preset [SP] : T o record in th e SP (Standard Pl ay) mode LP : Long[...]

  • Page 27

    EN 27 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES MANU A L The “ q MANUAL ” setti ngs are effective only when the P owe r Switch is set to “ M ”. [ ] = F actory-preset OFF : Disables the funct ion. [ON ] : T o c ompensate for unst able images caused b y camera-shak e, particularly at high magnificatio n. NOTE[...]

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    MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 28 EN MasterP age: Left SYSTEM The “ s SYSTEM” functions which are set when the P ower Switch is set to “ M ” ar e also applie d when the Pow er Switch is set to “P LA Y”. [ ] = F actor y- preset OFF : Ev en though not heard whil e shooting, shutter so und is reco rded on the t ape. BEEP : The be ep sounds[...]

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    EN 29 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES CAMERA DISPLA Y ● The “ n ” ( CAMERA DISPLA Y) settings are effe ctive e ven when the P ower Switch is set to “ A ”. Howe ver , the menu sett ings can be changed only when the P ower Switch is set to “ M ”. ● The “ n ” ( CAMERA DISPLA Y) settings e[...]

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    MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 30 EN MasterP age: Left VIDEO DISPLA Y The “ n ” (VIDEO DISPLA Y) settings ar e effe ctiv e only f or video pla yback e xcept “BRIGHT” and “A UDIO LEV . ”. ● The parameters (e xcept “OFF” in ON SCREEN settings) are the same as in the description (CAMERA DISPLA Y) on page 29. [ ] = F actor y- preset ?[...]

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    EN 31 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES FEA TURES FOR RECORDING Record a vacation or an impor tant ev ent in 5- second clip s to keep the actio n moving. This function is av ailable only fo r video recor ding. 1 Set “5S” to “5S”. ( 墌 pg. 27) ● The “5S” indicato r appears. 2 Press the Reco rding Start/Stop Button to start [...]

  • Page 32

    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 32 EN MasterP age: Left This feature let s you record sti ll images that look like photographs onto a tap e. 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ”. 2 Set “SNAP SHOT” to the desired mod e. ( 墌 pg. 25, 2 6) The S napshot indicato r “ ” appears . 3 Press SNAPSHOT . ● There is the sound eff ect of a shutter closing. [...]

  • Page 33

    EN 33 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Manual exposure control is r ecommended in the fo llowing situations : ● When shooting using re verse lighting or when the background is too bright. ● When shooting on a reflectiv e natural ba ckgrou nd such as at t he beach or when skiing. ● When the bac k ground is o[...]

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    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 34 EN MasterP age: Left Backlight comp ensation brigh tens th e subject quick ly . With simple op eration, backlig ht compensatio n feature brigh tens the dar k subje ct por tio n by increasi ng the exposure. 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ”. 2 Press BA CK L IGHT so that the Backlight Compensati on indicator “ ” app[...]

  • Page 35

    EN 35 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The white balan ce ref ers to the correctnes s of colour repr oduction un der various ligh ting. If the white balance is correct, all othe r colours will be accurately r eproduce d. The white bal ance is usuall y adjusted automatically . Howe ver , more adv anced camcorder o[...]

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    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 36 EN MasterP age: Left These effects let you make pro-style scen e transitions . Use them to spice up the transiti on from one scen e to the next. Wipe or F ader wor ks when vide o recordin g is star te d or stopped. 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ”. 2 Set “ v ” to the de sired mode. ( 墌 pg. 2 5) ● The WIPE/F A[...]

  • Page 37

    EN 37 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ”. 2 Set “ r ” to the desired mode . ( 墌 pg. 25 ) ● The PROG RAM AE menu di sappears and the selected effect is activated. ● The selected eff ect indicator appears . T o deact ivate the se lected effect Select “OFF” in step 2 [...]

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    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 38 EN EDITING A T o S-VIDEO IN** B Y ellow to VIDEO IN C Red to A UDIO R IN D White to A UDIO L IN * If your VCR has a SCAR T connector , use the provided cab le adapter . ** Connect when yo ur TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yell ow video cable . NOTES: ● Set the vi[...]

  • Page 39

    EN 39 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES It is also possi ble to copy recorded scenes fr om the camcorde r onto anothe r video unit eq uipped with a D V con nector . Since a dig ital signal is sent, there is litt le if any image or sound deterioratio n. 1 Make sure all units are tur ned off. 2 Connect th is camcorder to a video un[...]

  • Page 40

    EDITING 40 EN MasterP age: Left It is also possib le to transfe r still/mov ing images to a PC with a D V connector b y using the software equippe d with the PC or comme rcially avai la ble so ft wa re. If you are using a Window s ® XP, you can use Windows ® Messenger to conduct vi deo conferences over the Inter net, usi ng a camcorder. F or deta[...]

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    EN 41 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The audio track can be custo mised only wh en recorded in the 12-BIT and SP modes. ( 墌 pg. 26) ● Use the provided r emote control. 1 Pla y bac k the tape to locate the po int where editing wil l star t, t hen press PA U S E ( 9 ). 2 While holding A. DUB ( D ) on th e remote control, pre[...]

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    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 42 EN TROUBLESHOOTING If, a fter f ollowing the steps in the chart below , the problem still exists, please consult your nearest JVC dealer . Power ● The power is not conne cted properly . H Connect the A C Adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 13) ● The battery pack is not attached firmly . H Detach the battery pack once agai[...]

  • Page 43

    EN 43 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES ● The light source or the subject does not include white. Or there are v ar ious diff erent light sources behind the subject. H Find a white subject and compose y our shot so that it also appears in the frame . ( 墌 pg. 32) ● Shooting wa s performed under bac klit conditions. H Press B [...]

  • Page 44

    TROUBLESHOOTING 44 EN MasterP age: Left ● The viewfin der is pulled out and “PRIORITY” is set to “FINDER”. H Push the viewfinder back in or set “PR IORITY” to “LCD”. ( 墌 pg. 18, 25, 28) ● The LCD monitor’ s brightness setting is too dark. H Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor . ( 墌 pg. 15) H If the moni tor is tilted [...]

  • Page 45

    EN 45 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Appears for 5 second s after power is tur ned on if the lens cap i s attached or when it is dar k. Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a blank por tion of a t ape. ( 墌 pg. 41) ● Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a tape recor ded in the LP mode. ( 墌 pg. 41) ● Appears if Au[...]

  • Page 46

    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 46 EN USER MAINTENANCE Before cleaning, tu r n off the cam corder and remove the batter y pack and AC Adapter. T o cl ean the exte rior Wipe gently with a soft cl oth. Put the clo th in diluted mi ld soap and wr ing i t well to wipe off heavy dirt. Then wipe agai n with a dry cloth. T o cl ean the LCD monitor Wipe gently [...]

  • Page 47

    EN 47 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES CA UTIONS Battery Packs The supplied batter y pack is a lithium-ion battery . Before using the supplied ba tter y pack or an optional ba tter y pack, be sure to read the fo llowing cautions: ● T o a v oid haz ards ... do not bur n. ... do not shor t-circuit the terminals. When transporting, make sure the [...]

  • Page 48

    CA UTIONS 48 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Moni tor ● T o preve nt damage to the LCD monitor , DO NOT ... push it strongly or apply an y shocks . ... place the camcorder with the LCD monitor on the bottom. ● T o prolong service life ... av oid rubbing it with coarse cloth. ● Be aware of the following phenomena for LCD monitor use . These are not m[...]

  • Page 49

    EN 49 CA UTIONS MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Serious malfunctioning About moisture conde nsation ● Y ou hav e obser ved that pouring a cold liquid into a glass will cause dr ops of water to f orm on the glass’ outer surf ace. This same phenomenon occurs on the head drum of a camcorder when it is mov e d from a cool place to a warm place,[...]

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    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 50 EN SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder Po wer supply DC 11 V (Using AC Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using battery pack) Po wer consum ption Approx . 3.2 W (LCD monitor off , viewfinder on) Approx . 4.2 W (LCD monit or on, view finder off) Dimensions (W x H x D) 75 mm x 74 mm x 111 mm (with the LCD monitor closed and the vie wfinder pushed[...]

  • Page 51

    EN 51 MasterP age: Start_Right TERMS TERMS A AC Adapter ....................... .................. ........... 13 Animation ..... .................. ................. ............... 27 Audio Dubbing .................. ............................. 41 B Backlight Compensa tion ........................ ........ 34 Battery Pack ......................[...]

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    MasterPage: Ba ckCover EN GR-DF420 Printed in Malaysia 0105FOH-ID-VM © 2005 Victor Company of J apan, Limited EK GR-DF420PAL_10Cover4.fm Page 52 Tuesday, January 18, 2005 10:38 PM[...]