JVC GR-DF565 manual

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    ENGLISH GR-DF565 L YT1449-001A 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 Accessories: http://ww[...]

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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. 48) 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. 48) Biphonic Recording/Playback Put on the Mi[...]

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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[...]

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    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 ............... .................. .... 11 Power............ .................. ................. ............... 1 3 Operation Mode ....... ................. .................. .... 15 [...]

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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-DF565PAL.book Page 6 Th ursday, January 27, 2005 12:30 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. 37) Data Battery Button [BA TT . DA T A] ( 墌 pg. 14) B E-Mail Clip Recording Button [E-MAIL] ( 墌 pg. 32) Inde x Button [INDEX] ( 墌 pg. 30) C D .S.C . Playba ck Sele ct Button [SEL] ( 墌 pg. 29, 30) 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 Indicat or ( 墌 pg. 49) B Selected Wipe/ F ad er Effect Indicator ( 墌 pg. 48) C T ape Running Indicator ( 墌 pg. 19) (Rotates while tape is running.) D Selected Wi de Mode Indica tor ( 墌 pg. 39) E : Liv e Slow Indicator ( 墌 [...]

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    EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED During Both Video And D.S.C. Reco rding a Opera tion Mode ( 墌 pg. 15) B : Gain Up Mode ( 墌 pg . 38) C LED Light Indicat or ( 墌 pg. 43) D White Bala nce Indicator ( 墌 pg. 47) E : Spot Exposur e Control Ind icator ( 墌 pg. 46) : Backl ight Compensation Indicator ( 墌 pg. 46) ±[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: Left During D.S.C. Playback a Operation Mode I ndicator ( 墌 pg . 31) B Fo lder/File Number ( 墌 pg. 31) C Battery Remaining P ower In dicator ( 墌 pg. 59) D Brightness Control In dicator (LCD mo nitor/ Viewfinde r) ( 墌 pg. 17) Before Using This Camcorder Make sure you onl y use cassettes with the Mini D V m[...]

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    EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V1 7 E b Batter y Pac k BN- VF707U c AV C a b l e d Au dio Extensio n Cable (for optional microphone, 墌 pg. 12 for connection ) e USB Cable f Core Filter [large] (for USB cab le 墌 pg. 13 for attachment) g Core Filter [small] x 3 (f or Au dio e xtension cable and AC[...]

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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 of cable between the cable plug and the co re fil[...]

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    GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: Left T o detach the battery pack Slide the b attery pack to th e left while pre ssing 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 battery pac ks. Using generi[...]

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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. 37, 40, 42) 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 S[...]

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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. 37, 40) ● Coloured bright spots ma y appear al[...]

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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. * Fra mes 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 Switch 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-f[...]

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    EN 23 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK NOTES: ● Bef ore star ting Blank Search, if the curren t position is at a b lank por tion, the camcorder searches in the re verse direction. If the current position is at a recorded po r tion, the camcorder searches in the f orward direction. ● If the beginning or e[...]

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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 camco rder’ s Po wer Switch to “ A ” or “ M ”, then set y our TV to the appro[...]

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    EN 25 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK The Full-Fun ction Remote Co ntrol Unit can operate this ca mcorder from a dis tance as well as the basic op erations (Playback, Stop, P ause, F as t-Forward and Rewind) of your VCR. I t also makes additional pl ay back fu nctions possi ble . ( 墌 pg. 26) Installing Th[...]

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    VIDEO PLA YB A CK 26 EN MasterP age: Left The following buttons are available when the camcorder’s P ower Switch is set to “ A ” or “ M ”. o Zoom (T/W) Bu ttons Zoom in/out ( 墌 pg. 20, 27) (Also a vailab le with the P ower Switch set to “PLA Y”) p ST ART/ST OP B utton Functions the same as the Reco rding Star t/ Stop Button on the c[...]

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    EN 27 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Playback Zoom Magnifies the recorded im age up to 47X at any time dur ing video playback and D .S.C. pla yback. 1) Press PLA Y ( U ) to s tar t video playback. Or perf orm nor ma l playback of images. 2) At the point you want to zoom in, press th e Zoom Button ( T ). ?[...]

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    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 28 EN D.S.C. RECORDING Y ou can use your camcorder as a Digital St ill Camera for taking snapsho ts. Still images are stored in the memor y card. NOTE: Befor e continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow er ( 墌 pg. 13) ● Loading a Memory Card ( 墌 pg. 18) 1 Remove the lens cap. 2 Open the LCD moni tor [...]

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    MasterP age: Advan_Hea ding0_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 29 Inter val Shooting During Interval S hooting mode , the camcorder continues to ta ke snapshots auto matically wit h an interval of y our desired setting. 1 Set “INT .SHO T” to “ON”. ( 墌 pg. 37, 41) ● “INTER V AL ” and “ ” appear . 2[...]

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    D.S.C. PLA YB A CK 30 EN MasterP age: Left Y ou can run t hrough all the images s tored in memory card automatically . 1 P erfor m steps 1 – 3 in “Normal Pla yback Of Images”. 2 Press 4 / 9 to star t Auto Pla yback. ● If you pr ess < during Au to Pla yback, files are displa yed in d escending order . ● If you pr ess > during Au to P[...]

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    EN 31 D.S.C. PLA YBA CK MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA YBACK 1 P erform steps 1 – 3 in “Normal Pla yback Of Images” ( 墌 pg. 2 9). 2 Press MENU . The Menu Screen appears. 3 Press or to select “DISPL A Y”, and press SET . The Sub Menu appe ars. 4 Press or to select “OFF” , and pres s SET . [...]

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    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 32 EN ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. Y ou can make video clips fro m real-ti me camera image or record ed video f ootage and store th em in a memor y card as files whic h can be conv eniently sent vi a E-Mail. T o make video clips from real-time camera image 1 Load a memor y card. ( 墌 pg. 18) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Swi[...]

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    EN 33 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA YBACK Still images ca n be dubbed from a tape to a memory card. 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 17) 2 Load a memory card. ( 墌 pg. 18) 3 Set “SNAP/SLO W” to the desired mode. (e xcept “SLO W”, 墌 pg. 37, 3 8) 4 Set the VIDEO/MEM[...]

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    ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. 34 EN MasterP age: Left To R e m o v e P r o t e c t i o n Before doing the following, perform steps 1 – 3 in “Protecting Files”. T o remove protection from the currently displa yed file 4 Press or to select “ CURRENT”, and pr ess SET . The PRO TECT scr een appears. 5 Press < or > to sel ect the desi [...]

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    EN 35 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA YBACK This camcorder is compatib le with the DPOF (Digital Pr int Ord er Format) st andard in orde r to suppor t f uture syste ms such as au tomatic print ing. Y ou can selec t one of the 2 pr int inf ormation settings f or images store[...]

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    ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. 36 EN MasterP age: Left T o Reset The Number Of Prints 1 P erfor m steps 1 – 3 in “T o Print All Still Images (One Print F or Each)”. 2 Press or to select “RESET ”, and press SET . The DPOF screen appea rs. 3 Press or to select “EXECUT E”, and press SET . The n ormal pla yback screen app ears. ● T o c[...]

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    EN 37 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 .3 8–4 2 ) 1 For Video and D.S.C. Recording Menus: ● Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “VIDEO” or “MEMOR Y”. ●[...]

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    MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 38 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[...]

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    EN 39 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 40 EN MasterP age: Left OFF : Disables the remote contr ol operations. [ON] : Enables the remo te control operations. OFF : A utomatic demonstra tion will no t take place. [ON] : Demonstrate s cer tain function s such as Progr am AE with specia l effe cts, etc., and can be used to c onfir m how these funct ions operat[...]

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    EN 41 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES DSC [ ] = F actory-preset [FINE] / ST ANDARD The Picture Qu ality mode can be selected to best match your needs. T wo Pict ure Quality modes are a vailab le: FINE ( ) and ST ANDA RD ( ) (in ord er of quality). NOTE: The number of storab le images depends on t he selec[...]

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    MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 42 EN MasterP age: Left Allows you t o set the v ideo recordin g mode (SP or LP) depend ing on your preference. It is recommended you use “REC MODE” in VIDEO Menu when using th is camcorde r as a record er duri ng dubbing. ( 墌 pg. 52, 53) [OFF] : When the SNAPSHO T button is pressed duri ng tape playback, the pl[...]

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    EN 43 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES FEA TURES FOR RECORDING LED Light can be used to bright en the subj ect in the dar k place dur ing video re cording o r D .S.C . shooting. 1 Press LI GHT repeatedly to change the setting. OFF : T urns off the light. ON : The light is on alwa ys. ( appears.) AU TO : The light tur ns on auto maticall[...]

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    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 44 EN MasterP age: Left Makes dark subj ects or areas ev en b righter t han they would be under go od natural ligh ting. Although the recor ded image is not grainy , it may look as if it is strobing due to the sl ow shutt er speed. 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ”. 2 Set “ r ” to “NIGHTSCOPE”. ( 墌 pg. 48) Th e[...]

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    EN 45 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The camcorder ’ s F ull Range AF system offers continuous sho oting abili ty from cl ose-up (as close as appr ox. 5 cm to the subject) to infinit y . Howe ver , correct focus may not be obtained dependin g on the shooti ng condit ion. In th is case, use the manual focus mo[...]

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    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 46 EN MasterP age: Left Li ke t he pu p il of th e hu ma n eye, t he ir i s contract s in wel l-lit en vironments to keep too much light from entering, and d ilates in dim enviro nments to a llow in mor e light. Use this functio n in the foll owing si tuations: ● When shooting a mo ving subject. ● When the distance t o t[...]

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    EN 47 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 48 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 VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”. 2 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ”. 3 Set “ v ” to the [...]

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    EN 49 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES PROGRAM AE OFF : Disables the fu nction. (Factory -preset) NIGHTSCOPE : ( 墌 pg. 44) S HUTTER 1/50 : The sh utter speed i s fixed at 1/50th of a se cond. Black bands tha t usually appear w hen shooti ng a TV screen b ecome narrower . SHUTTER 1/120 : The shutter speed is fix[...]

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    FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 50 EN MasterP age: Left T o make thumbnai l images aft er video recor ding manuall y 1 Set “NA VIGA TION” to “MANU AL ”. ( 墌 pg. 37, 38) 2 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ A ” or “ M ”. 3 After the record ing, press ST ORE . ● The “ ” indicator appears briefly and the captured image is stor ed in the memor[...]

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    EN 51 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES CAUTION: Do not remov e the memor y card or perform any other opera tion (such as turning off the camcorder) during deletion. Also , be sure to use the provided AC A dapter , as the memory card ma y be corrupted if the battery becomes exhausted during deletio n. If the memor[...]

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    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 52 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 your TV/V CR has an S-VIDEO IN connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yell ow video cable . NOTES: ● Set the vi[...]

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    EN 53 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES It is also possi ble to copy recorded scenes fr om the camcorde r onto another v ideo unit equi pped with a D V connec tor . 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 thi s camcorder to a video un[...]

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    EDITING 54 EN MasterP age: Left [A] Using USB cable It is poss ible to do the f ollowing thi ngs: ● T ransfer still images st ored on a memor y ca rd to a PC . ● T ransfer still/moving imag es recorde d on a tape to a PC . [B] Using DV cable It is also po ssibl e to transf er still/moving ima ges to a PC wit h a D V connector b y using the prov[...]

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    EN 55 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. 38) ● 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[...]

  • Page 56

    EDITING 56 EN MasterP age: Left Y ou can record a new scene into a previously recorde d tape, replaci ng a sectio n of the or iginal recording w ith minimal picture distor tio n at the i n and out points . The original audio remains unchanged . ● Use the provided remo te control. NOTES: ● Bef ore perf orming the following ste ps, make sure that[...]

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    EN 57 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES TROUBLESHOOTING If, after follo wing the steps in t he chart below , the prob lem still e xists, pl ease consult y our nearest JVC dealer. Power ● The power is not connect ed properly . H Connect the A C Adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 15) ● The battery pack is not attached firmly . H Detach the battery pa[...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING 58 EN MasterP age: Left ● The light source o r the subject does not include white. Or th ere are various diff erent light sources behind the subje ct. H Find a white subject and compose you r shot so that it also appear s in the frame. ( 墌 pg. 28, 44) ● Shooting was perf ormed under backlit conditions . H Press BA CK LIGHT . ([...]

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    EN 59 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES H Push in the memory card a f ew more times . ( 墌 pg. 18) ● The viewfinder is pul led out and “PRIORITY” is set to “FINDER”. H Push the viewfinder back in or set “PRIORITY” to “LCD”. ( 墌 pg. 19, 37, 40) ● The LCD monitor’ s br ightness setting is too dark. H Adjust [...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING 60 EN MasterP age: Left Appears for 5 secon ds after p ower is tur ned on i f the lens c ap is atta ched or when i t is dark . Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a blank portion of a tape . ( 墌 pg. 55) ● Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a tape recorded in the LP mode . ( 墌 pg. 55 ) ● Appears if Audio Dubbing is[...]

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    MasterP age: Advan_Hea ding0_Right REFERENCES EN 61 ● Appears when you atte mpt to shoot d igital still images when the write prot ection tab on the SD Memory Card is set to the “LOCK” position. ● Appears when you attempt MEMOR Y SELECT menu operatio n with a wri te- protected SD Memo r y Card loaded . The error ind ication s (01, 02 or 06)[...]

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    MasterP age: Heading0_Left 62 EN CA UTIONS Battery Packs The supplied battery pack is a lith ium-ion battery . Bef ore using the supplied batte ry pack or an optional batte ry pack, be sure to read the foll owing cautions: ● T o av oid ha zards ... do not bu r n. ... do not shor t-circuit the terminals. When transporting, make sure t he provided [...]

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

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