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  • Page 1

    ENGLISH GR-DF470 GR-DF450 GR-DF430 L YT1426-001B EN TERMS 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 10 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 Acce[...]

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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. 47) 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. 47) Backlight Compensa tion Simply pressing t[...]

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    EN 3 MasterP age: Start_Right SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTUR E. CAUTIONS: ● This camcorder is designed to be used with NTSC-type colour tele vision signals. It cannot be used for pla yback with a tele vision of a diff erent standard. How ev er, liv e recording and LCD moni[...]

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    4 EN MasterP age: Left IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these ins truct ions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instr uctions. 5. Do not use this appar atus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not bloc k any ventilation op enings. Install in accordance with the man ufacturer’ s instructions. 8. [...]

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    MasterP age: TOC_Heading0 _Right EN 5 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 Index ................. ................. ............................... 6 Provided Accesso ries ............... ...................... 11 Power............ .................. ................. ............... 13 Operation Mode .......... .................. ................. . 15 Lan[...]

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    6 EN MasterP age: Left GETTING ST ARTED Index L K S X W V U PQ R a Z l k Y b c d e hi g f O T o n m MN j 1C 9 J G D E F B 8 GR-DF470-450US.book Page 6 Thursday, Febru ary 24, 2005 11:26 AM[...]

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    EN 7 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Controls A Menu Butto n [MENU] ( 墌 pg. 36) Data Battery Button [BA TT . DA T A] ( 墌 pg. 14) B E-Mail Clip Recording Button [E-MAIL]* ( 墌 pg. 31) Inde x Button [INDEX]* ( 墌 pg. 30) C D .S.C . Playba ck Sele ct Button [SEL]* ( 墌 pg. 29) Thumbnail Storing Button [ST ORE]* ( 墌 [...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recordin g Only a Navi gation Indica tor* ( 墌 pg. 48) B Selected Wipe/ F ad er Effect Indicator ( 墌 pg. 47) C T ape Running Indicator ( 墌 pg. 19) (Rotates while tape is running.) D Selected Wi de Mode Indica tor ( 墌 pg. 38) E : Liv e Slow Indicator* ( ?[...]

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    EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED During Both Video And D.S.C. * Recording a Opera tion Mode ( 墌 pg. 15) B : Gain Up Mode ( 墌 pg . 37) C LED Light Indicator ( 墌 pg. 42) D White Bala nce Indicat or ( 墌 pg. 46) E : Spot Exposur e Control Ind icator ( 墌 pg. 45) : Backl ight Compensati on Indicator ( 墌 pg. 45) [...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: Left During D.S.C. Playback (GR-DF47 0/450 only) a Operation Mode I ndicator ( 墌 pg . 30) B Fo lder/File Number ( 墌 pg. 30) C Battery Remaining P ower In dicator ( 墌 pg. 58) D Brightness Control In dicator (LCD mo nitor/ Viewfinde r) ( 墌 pg. 17) Before Using This Camcorder Make sure you onl y use cassette[...]

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    EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V 16U or AP-V14U b Batter y Pac k BN- VF707U c AV C a b l e d Au dio Extensio n Cable (for optional micr ophone, 墌 pg. 12 for connection ) e USB Cable* f Core Filter [larg e]* (for USB cable 墌 pg. 13 for attachment) g Core Filter [small] x 2 (for A ud io extention [...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: Left How T o Attach The Shoulder Strap Fo llow the illu stration. 1 Thread the st rap through th e eyelet. 2 Fold it back and thread it th rough the strap guide and the buckle. ● T o adjust the length of the strap , loosen and then tighten the str ap in the buc kle. 3 Slide the strap guid e fully to ward s the [...]

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    EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED How T o Attach The Core Filter Attach the co re filte rs to the cables. The core filter redu ces interf erence. 1 Release the stoppers on bot h ends of th e core filter . 2 Run the cab le through the core filter , leavi ng approx. 3 cm (1-3/16") of cable between the cable plug an[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: Left T o detach the battery pack Slide the b attery pack to the left while p ressing BA TT . RELEASE to detach it. * Provided NOTES: ● This product includes patent ed and other proprietary technology and will operate only with JVC Data Battery . Use the JVC BN- VF707U/VF714U/VF733U batt ery packs. Using generic[...]

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    EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Using AC Power P erfor m step 4 in “Charging The Battery P ack”. NOTE: The provided A C Adapter features automat ic voltage select ion in the AC r ange from 110 V to 240 V . About Batteries D ANGER! Do not attempt to tak e the batteries apart, or expos e them to flame or e xcessiv[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 16 EN MasterP age: Left The language on the displa y can be changed. ( 墌 pg. 36, 39, 41) 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ” while pres sing down the Lock Button located on the switch. 2 Open the LCD moni tor fully . ( 墌 pg. 19) 3 Press MENU . Th e Menu Screen appears. 4 Press or to select “ n ”, and press SET . The CAMER[...]

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    EN 17 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED 1 Set the P ow er Switch to “ M ” or “P LA Y” while pressing down the L ock Button lo cated on th e sw itch. 2 Open the LCD monitor fully . ( 墌 pg. 19) ● T o adjust the brightness of the viewfi nder , pull out the viewfinder fully and set “PRIORITY” to “FINDER” ( ?[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 18 EN MasterP age: Left NOTES: ● If you wait a f ew seconds and the casset te holder does not open, close the cassette holder cov e r and try again. If the cassette holder still does not open, turn the camcorder off then on again . ● If the tape does not load properly , open the cassette holder cov er fully and remove the casse[...]

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    MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right EN 19 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow er ( 墌 pg. 13) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 17) 1 Remov e the lens cap . ( 墌 pg. 11) 2 Open the LCD monitor fu lly . 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “VIDEO”.* 4 Set the P ower [...]

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    VIDEO RECORDING 20 EN MasterP age: Left NOTES: ● The image will not appear simultan eously on the LCD monitor and the viewfi nder . When the viewfinder is pulled ou t while the LCD monitor is opened, y ou can select which one to use. Set “PRIORITY” to the desi red mode in SYSTEM Menu. ( 墌 pg. 36, 39) ● Colored bright spots ma y appear all[...]

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    EN 21 VIDEO RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Tim e Co d e During recording, a time code is r ecorded on t he tape. Th is code is to confirm the location of t he recorded sce ne on the tap e during playback. * F rames are not displa yed during recording. If recordin g starts from a bla nk portion, the time code begi [...]

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    22 EN MasterP age: Left VIDEO PLA YB A CK 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 17) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switc h to “VIDEO”.* 3 Set the P ower Swit ch to “PLA Y” while pressing do wn the Loc k Button loca ted on the sw itch. 4 T o star t playback, press 4 / 9 . 5 T o stop playback, press 8 . ● During Stop mode, press 3 to re wind, or 5 to f ast[...]

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    EN 23 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK NOTES: ● Befor e star ting Blank Search, if the current position is at a blank portion, the camcorder searches in the re verse dir ection. If the current position is at a recorded portion, the camcorder searches in the f orward direct ion. ● If the beginning or end [...]

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    VIDEO PLA YB A CK 24 EN MasterP age: Left NOTES: ● It is recommended to use the A C Adapter as the power supply instead of the battery pack. ( 墌 pg. 15) ● T o monitor the picture and sound from the camcorder without inserting a tape or memory card*, set the ca mcorder’ s P ower Switch to “ A ” or “ M ”, then set y our TV to the appr[...]

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    EN 25 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK E INSERT Button ( 墌 pg. 55) F SHIFT Button ( 墌 pg. 26) G DISPLA Y Button ( 墌 p g. 23, 51) H SLO W Forwar d Button (See the right co lumn.) I PLA Y Button ● Starts Playbac k of a tape ( 墌 pg. 22) ● Starts Auto Pla yback of images in a memory card* ( 墌 pg. 2[...]

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    VIDEO PLA YB A CK 26 EN MasterP age: Left Playback Zoom Magnifies the record ed image up to 47X at any time dur ing video pl ayback and D .S.C . pl ayback (GR-DF470/ 450 only). 1) Press PLA Y ( U ) to star t vide o pla yback . Or perf or m normal pla yback of images . 2) At the point y ou want to z o om in, press th e Zoom Butt on ( T ). ● T o zo[...]

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    EN 27 MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECO RD ING & PLA YBACK (GR-DF470/450 only ) D.S.C. RECORDING (GR-DF470/450 only) Y ou can use your camco rder as a Digital St ill Camera for taking snapshots. Still ima ges are stored in t he memory card. NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow er ( [...]

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    D.S.C. RECORDING (GR-DF470/450 only) 28 EN MasterP age: Left Interval Shooting Durin g Inter val Shooting mode, the camc order continue s to take sn apshots automati cally with an inter val of your desired se tting. 1 Set “INT .SHOT” to “ON”. ( 墌 pg. 36, 40) ● “INTER V AL ” and “ ” appear . 2 Set “INT .TIME” to the de sired [...]

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    EN 29 MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECO RD ING & PLA YBACK (GR-DF470/450 only ) D.S.C. PLA YBA CK (GR-DF470/450 only) Images shot wi th the camco rder are automatica lly numbered, then s tored in numerical order in the memo r y card. Y ou can view the stored image s, one at a time, much like flipping thro ugh a photo [...]

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    D.S.C. PLA YBA CK (GR-DF470/450 only) 30 EN MasterP age: Left Y ou can view sev e ral different files stor ed in the memor y card at a time. Thi s browsing capa bility makes it easy to locat e a particular file you want. 1 For Index Playback of ima g e files , perform steps 1 – 5 in “Nor mal Playbac k Of Images” ( 墌 pg. 29). For Index Playb[...]

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    EN 31 MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECO RD ING & PLA YBACK (GR-DF470/450 only ) ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-DF470/450 only) Y ou can make v ideo clips f rom real-time camer a image or record ed video footage and store th em in a memor y card as fi les which can b e conveniently sent via E-Mail. T o make video [...]

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    ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-DF470/45 0 only) 32 EN MasterP age: Left Still images c an be dub bed from a tap e to a memor y card. 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 17) 2 Load a memor y card. ( 墌 pg. 18) 3 Set “SNAP/SL OW” to the desired mode. (except “SLOW”, 墌 pg. 36, 37 ) 4 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”. 5 Set the P ow[...]

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    EN 33 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-DF470/450 only) MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECO RD ING & PLA YBACK (GR-DF470/450 only ) To R e m o v e P r o t e c t i o n Bef ore doing th e f ollowin g, perf or m steps 1 – 3 in “Protec ting Files”. T o remove protection from the currently displayed file 4 Press or t[...]

  • Page 34

    ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-DF470/45 0 only) 34 EN MasterP age: Left This camcor der is compatib le with the DPOF (Digital Print Order F or mat) standard i n order to support future system s such as au tomatic prin ting. Y ou can sel ect one of th e 2 prin t info rmation settings f or images stored in the memory card: “T o Pr int All Stil[...]

  • Page 35

    EN 35 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-DF470/450 only) MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECO RD ING & PLA YBACK (GR-DF470/450 only ) T o Reset The Number Of Prints 1 P erform steps 1 – 3 in “T o Pr int All Still Images (One Print For Each)”. 2 Press or to se lect “RESET”, and press SET . The DPOF scre en appe[...]

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    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 36 EN MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorde r is equipped wit h an easy-to-use , on-screen men u system that simplifies man y of the more detail ed camcorder settings . ( 墌 pg. 37 – 41) 1 For Video and D.S.C. * Recording Menus: ● Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “VIDEO” or “MEMOR Y”.* ● Set the P owe[...]

  • Page 37

    EN 37 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES CAMERA The “ m CAMERA” setti ngs are effective when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ”. Howe ver , the menu setti ngs can be chang ed only when the P ower Switch is s et to “ M ”. [ ] = F actory-preset [SP] : T o re cord in the SP (S tand[...]

  • Page 38

    MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 38 EN MasterP age: Left MANU AL The “ q MANU AL ” settings ar e eff ectiv e only when the Pow er Switch is set to “ M ”. [ ] = F actor y- preset OFF : Disables the function. [ON ] : T o compe nsate for unstable images caused by camera-shake, par ticul arly at high magnification. NOTES: ● Accurate stabiliza t[...]

  • Page 39

    EN 39 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES OFF : Au tomatic demons tration will n ot take place. [ON] : Demonstra tes certain functions such as Program AE with specia l effects, etc., and can be used to co nfir m how these func tions ope rate. Demonstra tion starts in the follo wing cases: ● When the Menu Sc[...]

  • Page 40

    MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 40 EN MasterP age: Left DSC (GR-DF470/450 only) [ ] = F actor y- preset [FINE] / ST AND ARD The Pictur e Quality mode can be selected to best match y our needs. T wo Picture Qu ality modes are available: FINE ( ) and ST ANDARD ( ) (in order of qua lity). NOTE: The number of storab le images depends on the selected pic[...]

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    EN 41 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Allows you to set the video re cording mod e (SP or LP) dependi ng on your preference. It is recommended you us e “REC MODE” in VIDEO Menu when using this c amcorder as a rec order during dubbing. ( 墌 p g. 51, 52 ) [OFF] : Whe n the SNAP SHO T button is pr essed[...]

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    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 42 EN FEA TURES FOR RECORDING LED Light can be used to brig hten the sub ject in the da rk place during video re cording or D .S.C. shooting. 1 Press LIGHT repe atedly to change the setting. OFF : T ur ns off the light. ON : The light is on alwa ys. ( appears .) AU TO : The light turns on automatically when dark. ( appear[...]

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    EN 43 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Makes dark subje cts or area s ev e n bright er than they would be under goo d natural li ghting. Although the recor ded image is not gr ainy , it may look as if it is strobing du e to the slow shu tter speed. 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ”. 2 Set “ r ” to “NIGHT[...]

  • Page 44

    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 44 EN MasterP age: Left The camcorde r’ s Ful l Range AF syst em offers continuo us shootin g ability from close-up (as close as app rox. 5 cm (2") to the subj ect) to infinity . Howe ver , corre ct focus may not be obtained depending on the shooti ng condition. In this case, u se the man ual f ocus mode. 1 Set the P [...]

  • Page 45

    EN 45 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Like the pupil of the h uman eye , the ir is contracts in well-lit environments to k eep too much l ight from entering, and dilates in dim envi ronments to all ow in more li ght. Use this funct ion in the f ollowing situa tions: ● When shooting a moving subject. ● When t[...]

  • Page 46

    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 46 EN MasterP age: Left The white balance re fers to the correctn ess of color repr oduction under various lightin g. If the white balan ce is corre ct, all othe r colors will be accurately r eproduced . The white balance is usually ad justed automatically . Howe ver , more adv anced camcorder op erators contro l this funct [...]

  • Page 47

    EN 47 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES These effects let you make pro-style sc ene transiti ons. Use them to spic e up the transi tion from one scene to the nex t. Wipe or F ader w orks when video recording is started or stopped. 1 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “VIDEO”. (GR-DF470/45 0 only) 2 Set the P ower[...]

  • Page 48

    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 48 EN MasterP age: Left PROGRAM AE OFF : Disab les the function. ( F actor y-preset) NIGHT ALIVE : ( 墌 pg. 43) SHUT TER 1/60 : Th e shutter sp eed is fixed at 1/60th o f a second. B lack bands that usu ally appear whe n shooting a TV screen become narrow er. SHUTTER 1/100 : The shut ter speed is fixed at 1/100th of a sec o[...]

  • Page 49

    EN 49 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES T o make thumbnail image s after video recording manually 1 Set “NA VIGA T ION” to “ MANU AL ”. ( 墌 pg. 36, 37) 2 Set the P ower Switch to “ A ” or “ M ”. 3 After the rec ording, pres s STORE . ● The “ ” indicator appears briefly and the captured imag[...]

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    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 50 EN MasterP age: Left CAUTION: Do not remov e the memory card or perf orm any other operation (such as turning off the camco rder) during deletion. Also , be sure to use the provided AC Adapte r , as the memor y card may be corrupted if the battery becomes e xhausted during deletion. If the memory card becomes corrupted, i[...]

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    EN 51 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES EDITING A T o S-VIDEO IN or OUT* B Y ellow to VIDEO IN or OUT C Red to A UDIO R IN or OUT D White to A UDIO L IN or OUT * Connect when you r TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN/ OUT connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the y ellow video cab le. NOTE: The S-Video cable is optional. Be sure [...]

  • Page 52

    EDITING 52 EN MasterP age: Left It is also possib le to copy recor ded scenes from the camcor der onto an other vi deo unit eq uipped with a D V connect or . Since a digital signal is sent, there i s little if any imag e or sound deterioration . T o use this camcorder as a pl ayer 1 Make sure all unit s are turned off . 2 Connect thi s camcorder to[...]

  • Page 53

    EN 53 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES NOTES: ● If no image is displa yed on the LCD monitor , set “S/A V INP UT” to “OF F”. ( 墌 pg. 36, 41) ● Digital Dubbing is perf or med in the sound mode recorded on the original tape , regardless of the current “SOUND MODE” setting. ( 墌 pg. 3 7) * GR-DF470/450 only [A] U[...]

  • Page 54

    EDITING 54 EN MasterP age: Left ● The system may not w or k properly depending on the PC or capture board y ou are using. * GR-DF470/450 only The audio track can be cust omized only when recorded in th e 12-BIT and SP modes . ( 墌 pg. 37) ● Use the provided remo te control. 1 Play back the tape to locate th e point wher e editing will st art, [...]

  • Page 55

    EN 55 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Y ou can record a ne w scene into a pre viously recorded ta pe, replacing a s ection of th e ori ginal recording with minimal picture di stortion at the in and out point s. The origi nal audio rema ins unchanged. ● Use the provide d remote control. NOTES: ● Befor e performing the f ollo[...]

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    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 56 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. 15) ● The battery pack is not attached firmly . H Detach the battery pack once agai[...]

  • Page 57

    EN 57 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. 27, 43) ● Shooting wa s performed under bac klit conditions. H Pres[...]

  • Page 58

    TROUBLESHOOTING 58 EN MasterP age: Left H Push in the memory card a few more times. ( 墌 pg. 18) ● 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. 19, 36, 39) ● The LCD monitor’ s brightness setting is too dark. H Adjust the brightness of th[...]

  • Page 59

    EN 59 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. 54) ● Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a tape recor ded in the LP mode. ( 墌 pg. 54) ● Appears if Au[...]

  • Page 60

    TROUBLESHOOTING 60 EN MasterP age: Left ● Appears when y ou attempt to shoot d igital still images when the write pr otection t ab on the SD Memor y Card is set to the “LOCK” po sition. ● Appears when you attempt MEMOR Y SELECT menu operation with a write- protected SD Memo ry Card loaded. The error i ndications (01, 02 o r 06) sho w what t[...]

  • Page 61

    EN 61 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES USER MAINTENANCE Before cleaning, tur n off t he camcorder and remov e the battery pac k and A C Adapter . T o clean the exterior Wipe gently wit h a soft cloth . Put the clot h in diluted mild so ap and wring it we ll to wipe off heavy dir t. Then wip e again with a dr y cloth. T o clean the LCD monitor Wi[...]

  • Page 62

    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 62 EN CA UTIONS AC Adapter When using the AC Adapter in areas othe r than the USA The pro vided A C Adapter f eatures automatic volta ge selection in the A C range from 110 V to 240 V . USING HOUSEHOLD AC PLUG AD APTER In case of connecti ng the un it’s po wer cord to an AC w all outlet other than American National Stan[...]

  • Page 63

    EN 63 CA UTIONS MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Memory Cards (GR-DF470/450 only) T o properly use an d store y our memory cards, be sure to read the following cautions: ● During use ... make sure the memory card bears the SD or MultiMediaCard mark. ... make sure the memory card is positioned properly when inserting. ● While the memory car d[...]

  • Page 64

    CA UTIONS 64 EN MasterP age: Left ● Dirt y heads can cause t he following prob lems: ... No picture during play back. ... Blocks of noise appear during pla yback. ... During recording or play back, the Head Clog Wa rning indicator “ ” appears. ... Recording cannot be perf or med properly . In such cas es, us e an option al cleaning cassette .[...]

  • Page 65

    EN 65 CA UTIONS MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Declaration of Conformity Model Number : GR-DF470U, GR-DF450U, GR-DF430U T rade Name : JVC Responsible par ty : J VC AMERICAS CORP . Address : 1700 V alle y Road W ayne, N. J . 07470 T elephone Number : 973-317–50 00 This de vice complies with P ar t 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to th e[...]

  • Page 66

    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 66 EN SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder Po wer supply DC 11 V (Using AC Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using battery pack) Po wer consum ption Appro x. 3.2 W (3.5 W*) (LCD monitor off , viewfinder on) Approx . 4.2 W (4.5 W*) (LCD monitor on, viewfinder off) Approx . 6.6 W (Maximum; when charging a battery pack) * Using LED Light Dimensions ([...]

  • Page 67

    EN 67 MasterP age: Start_Right TERMS TERMS A AC Adapter ........................... ................. ........ 15 Animation ..... .................. ................. ............... 38 Audio Dubbing .................. .................. ........... 54 B Backlight Compensatio n ........................ ........ 45 Battery Pack .....................[...]

  • Page 68

    MasterPage: Bac kCover EN US Printed in Malaysia 0205FOH-ID-VM © 2005 Victor Company of J apan, Limited Ba ck c over GR-DF470 GR-DF450 GR-DF430 GR-DF470-450US.book Page 68 Th ursday, February 24, 2005 11:2 6 AM[...]

  • Page 69

    —1— Master P age: Cov ENGLISH SOFTW ARE INST ALLA TION AND PC CONNECTION GUIDE L YT1387-001A © 2004 Victor Company of Japan, Limited Printed in Malaysia 1104MKH-ID-VM M5D7/D5/D2 DSC VC JVC SOF TW ARE LICENSE AGREEMENT The right to use the Program is granted b y Victor Company of Japan, Limited (“JVC”) to Y ou only on the conditio n that Y [...]

  • Page 70

    —2— Master P age: Left ANY O T HER W ARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED , INCLUDING BUT NO T LIMIT ED T O IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE IN REGARD T O THE PROGRAM AND THE ACCOMP ANYING PRINTED MA TERIALS. SHOULD THERE BE ANY PROBLEM ARISING FR OM OR CA USED BY THE PROGRAM, Y OU SHOULD SETTLE ALL [...]

  • Page 71

    Master P age: Right —3— Y ou can fin d the latest information (in English) on the provided software program at our world wide web server at http://www.jvc-victor .co.jp/english/ index-e.html Use of this software is authorized according to the ter ms of the software license. When contacting the nearest JVC office or agency in your country about [...]

  • Page 72

    —4— Master P age: Left 䡲 Windows ® The follo wing requirements must be satisfied to connect a camcorder to a PC and to use Digital Photo Navigator. OS : Windows ® 98 Second Edition (98SE) (pre-installed), Windows ® Millennium Edition (Me) (pre -installed), Windows ® 2000 Professional (2000) (pre-installed), Windows ® XP Home Edition (XP)[...]

  • Page 73

    Master P age: Right —5— F ollow the procedure described below to install the software. F rom the [SETUP] screen in step 2 , you can install the fo llowing drivers or softw are. Quit any other software you are using. (Check that there are no other application icons on the status bar .) USB Mass Stora ge Class driver This driver allows y our PC t[...]

  • Page 74

    —6— Master P age: Left Following steps are the example of CyberLink DVD Solution on Windows ® XP. [Choose Setup Language] screen appears. Select the desired language and click [OK]. Then, [CyberLink D VD Solution Setup] screen appears. Click [Ne xt]. [License Agreement] screen appears. Click [Y es]. [Customer Information] screen appears. Confi[...]

  • Page 75

    Master P age: Right —7— If the camcorder is connected to the PC with the USB cable bef ore installing [USB Mass Storage Class driver], the installation might not be performed properly . In this case, f ollow the procedure described below to update the [Device Manager] and install [USB Mass Storage Class driver] properly . NOTE: Disconnect any o[...]

  • Page 76

    —8— Master P age: Left Connecting the USB cable Connect the USB cable to copy still image and video clip files in a memory card to the PC or to use P owerDirector 3 in captur ing video . 1 T o assure safety , make sure all units are turned off bef ore making any connections. 2 Use the USB cable to connect the camcorder to the PC. NOTES: ● It [...]

  • Page 77

    Master P age: Right —9— 1 Install [USB Mass Storage Class driver]. (Windows ® 98SE onl y) ( 墌 pg. 5) 2 Make sure that ther e is a memory card in the camcorder . 3 Set the camcor der’ s VIDEO/ MEMOR Y Switch to “MEMOR Y”. 4 Set the camcorder’ s P ower Switch to “PLA Y” while pressing do wn the Loc k Button located on the s witch. [...]

  • Page 78

    —1 0— Master P age: Left [NA VI] : Contains folders with navigation data ● The [NA VI] folder is displa yed only when the camcorder is equipped with NA VIGA TION function. NOTES: ● Saving the wrong kinds of files in a memory card or deleting files or folders from a memory card can cause problems with the operation of the camcorder . When it[...]

  • Page 79

    Master P age: Right —1 1— Still images Use an application that can handle the JPEG file format. T o view a still image, double-clic k the still image file (extension “.jpg”). Video clips (Only for th e camcorder equipped with E-Mail Clip Recording function) Use the Windows Media™ Play er (version 6.4 or later). Y o u can download the Wind[...]

  • Page 80

    —1 2— Master P age: Left When using Windows ® 2000/Me/XP 1 Confirm that “ ” is not currently displa yed on the LCD monitor of the camcorder . ● If “ ” is currently displa yed, wait until it disappears before proceeding. 2 Double- clic k the [Safely Remove Har dware] or [Unplug or Eject Har dware] icon in the status bar . The [Safely [...]

  • Page 81

    Master P age: Right —1 3— Connect the USB cable to cop y still image or video clip files in a memor y card to the PC. 1 T o assure safety , make sure all units are turned off bef ore making any connections. 2 Use the USB cable to connect the camcorder to the PC. NOTES: ● It is recommended to use th e A C Adapter as the power supply instead of[...]

  • Page 82

    —1 4— Master P age: Left The folders in the memory card appear . Different file types are stored in different f olders. [DCIM] : Contains folders with still images (extension “.jpg”) [DCVI] : Contains folders with video clips (e xtension “.asf ”) ● The [DCVI] folder is displa yed only when the camcorder is equipped with E-Mail Clip Re[...]

  • Page 83

    Master P age: Right —1 5— Still images Use an application that can handle the JPEG file format. T o view a still image, either double-click the still image file (extension “.jpg”), or drag and drop the file on the application icon. Video clips (Only for th e camcorder equipped with E-Mail Clip Recording function) Use the Windows Media™ Pl[...]

  • Page 84

    —1 6— Master P age: Left Overview of Enjoying the Moving or Still Images on the PC Moving images Still images TRANSFER the moving images via the USB or D V cable with P owerDirector 3 Camcorder SHOOT the moving images Cassette DV D P la y e r PC EDIT moving images with P owerDirector 3 CREA TE the D VD or VCD with Po werProducer 2 Gold PLA YBAC[...]