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Memor y Recor der KA-MR100G INSTR UCTIONS LST0838-001A Thank you f or purchasing this JVC product. Before beginning to operate this unit, please read the instructions carefully to ensure the best p ossible performance. F or Customer Use: Enter below the Ser ial No . which is located on th e body . Remain this information for future ref erence. Mode[...]
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I Getting Star ted 1. Re a d a ll of the s e in s tr u ction s . 2. Sa ve the s e in s tr u ction s for l a ter us e. PORTABLE CART WARNING ( s ym b ol provided b y RETAC) S3 125A IMPORTANT S AFEGUARD S 4. Unpl u g thi sa ppli a nce s y s tem from the w a ll o u tlet b efore cle a ning. Do not us e liq u id cle a ner s or a ero s ol cle a ner s .U [...]
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II Safety Precaution s CA UT ION: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NO T OPEN CA UTION FOR USA AND CANADA TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMO VE CO VER (OR BACK). NO USER-SER VICEAB LE P ARTSINSIDE . REFER SER VIC ING TO QU ALI FIED SER V ICE PERSONNEL. The exclamation point within an e q uilater al triangle is intended to aler t the user to [...]
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III Getting Star ted FOR EUR OPE This e q uipment is in conformity with the provisions and protection re q uirements of the corresponding European Directives. This e q uipment is designed for professi onal video appliances and can be used in the following environments: ● Controlled EMC environment (f or example, purpose-built broad- casting or re[...]
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2 This is a memor y recorder to record and play back HD-f or mat video images and audio signals on an SxS memory card via the IEEE1394 interf ace. U s e of SxS Memory Card The use of MPEG-2 Long GOP compression format and SxS memor y card enables long-duration recording and high-speed transfer as described below . ● Suppor ts long-duration record[...]
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3 Getting Started Storage and Operating Environment 䡵 Do not s tore thi s product in the f ollowing environmen t s . Doing so may result in malfunction or failure. ● Hot or cold locations beyond th e allowable operati ng temperature range of 0 I to 40 I . ● Locations beyond the allowab le operating humidity range of 30 % RH to 80 % RH (no con[...]
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4 A Acce ss lamp Displays the status of the SxS memory card. Light off : SxS memory card is not inserted Green light : Data in the card is not being accessed Red light : Data is currently being accessed (e.g., recording, playback or formatting in progress) ● Before removing the SxS memory card, make sure that the access lamp lights up in green co[...]
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5 Getting Started During Recording or Stop Mode Displays the status screen. A Mode s B Remaining capaci ty Displays the remaining time (minutes) of the SxS memory card. C Date Shows the date of the built-in clock. The month/day/year display format can be specified on the [CLOCK2]-[DATE STYLE] screen of the menu screen . A Setting the Date/Time B ( [...]
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6 Setup Check the IEEE1394 connection me thod before attaching the memory recorder to the camcorder. For details, please refer to A Connecting IEEE1394 B ( A Page 7) Note: ● The KA-MR100G adapter (sol d separately) is re q uired to attach the memory recorder to a camcorder. M emo : ● Two different types of battery adapters, manufactured by IDX [...]
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7 Setup There are 2 ways to connect the IEEE1394. Connecting via IEEE1 3 94 Cable ● Connect the IEEE1394 cable to the KA-UM100G adap ter and the IEEE1394 termi nal of the camcorder. ● Set the [INT/EXT] switch to A EXT B . M emo : ● When the switch is set to [INT ], signal input and output is disabled. ● For information on where to purchase [...]
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8 Note: ● This product does n ot support the USB interface ExpressCard. Use a recommended SxS memory card. ( A Specifications B A Page 16) ● Do not insert the SxS memory card in the reverse direction. The card slot is designed such that the card cannot be inserted in the reverse direction. Do not force the card into the card slot as this will c[...]
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9 Operation To record video images of the camcorder using the memory recorder, operate using th e REC trigger button on the camcorder. Each time a recording is started and stopped, a clip is created in the SxS memory card. Setting s Prior to Recording Before recording , it is necessary to configure the camcorder and memory recorder settings. 䡵 Ca[...]
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10 To play back video images recorded by the memory recorder, select a clip from the clip selection screen on the LCD panel of the memory recorder. The selected video clip is played back on the LCD mo nitor and viewfinder of the camcorder. M emo : ● Before playing back video ima ges recorded by the memory recorder, stop the playback of the casset[...]
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11 Menu Procedure s for Setting Value s 1 Pre ss the [MENU] button 2 Move the cur s or ( ) to the item to be s et b y pre ss ing the [NEXT] or [PREV] b utton 3 Pre ss the [PLA Y/STILL] o r [FWD] butto n 4 Move the cur s or ( ) to the value to be s et by pre ss ing the [NEXT] or [PREV] b utton 5 Pre ss the [PLAY/STILL] button to confirm th e s ettin[...]
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12 Values indicated in p arentheses in the table below are default settings. Menu Screen Configuration s and Function s Setting Item Se tting Value s Function s SYSTEM For setting the format of the video to be recorded or played back. Make sure that the settings are consistent with those of the camcorder. Otherwise, recording and playback cannot be[...]
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13 Menu Setting Item Se tting Value s Function s TC SET2 For presetting the time code generat or of the memory recorder. TC PRESET (00:0 0:00:00) _ 23:59:59:29 or (00:00:00:00) _ 23:59:59:24 The number of frames that can be spec ified are as shown below, depend ing on the setting of the frame rate. (e.g., when t he frame rate is 60, you can specify[...]
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14 Other s When warning messages ap pear on the LCD panel, take the following actions. Battery and Signal Error Me ss age s An error message appears at the first line of the LCD panel display when the battery is weak or when there is an input signal error. When an error message appears, take the following actions. (*1) Appears during the recording [...]
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15 Other s Trouble s hooting Symptom Cau s e( s )A c t i o n s Refe r to Power does not turn on Power is supplied from the DC INPUT terminal of the camcorder. Attach the battery. The power of the memory recorder cannot be supplied from the DC INPUT terminal of the camcorder. A Page 7 Only the power of the camcorder is turned A On B . It is necessar[...]
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16 䡵 Media s lot 䡵 Video format 䡵 Input s ignal format 䡵 Overall 䡵 Other s Dimen s ion [Unit: mm (inch)] T Specifications and appearance of this memory recorder and re late d products are subject to change for further improvemen t without prior notice. Specification s Supported media SxS memory card Number of slot 1 slot Interface Express[...]
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© 2009 Victor Company of Japan, Limited LST0838-001A KA-MR100G Memory Recorder UTC Time Difference Chart b y Region Setting V alue s Time Zone Setting V alue s Time Zone UTC+14:00 UTC 00:00 Greenwich UTC+13:30 UTC-00:30 UTC+13:00 UTC-01:00 Azor es UTC+12:30 UTC-01:30 UTC+12:00 New Zea land UTC-02:00 Mid-Atlantic UTC+11:30 Norf olk Island UTC-02:30[...]