JVC MARINE CASE GR DVM90 User Manual

ENGLISH

CONTENTS

AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATION 7

GETTING STARTED

8 – 17

RECORDING

18 – 41

Basic Recording For Video .................... 18

Basic Recording For

Digital Still Camera (D.S.C.) ................ 21

Basic Recording For Video And D.S.C. ...... 22

Advanced Features For

Video And D.S.C. ............................. 24

DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA

PLAYBACK

42 – 57

Basic Playback For Video ..................... 42

Advanced Features For Video ................ 43

Basic Playback For D.S.C...................... 47

Advanced Features For D.S.C. ............... 50

GR-DVM90

CONNECTIONS

58 – 61

Basic Connections .............................. 58

Advanced Connections......................... 60

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DUBBING

62 – 65

Dubbing To A VCR ............................. 62

Dubbing To Or From A Video Unit

http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/index-e.html

Equipped With A DV Connector ............ 63

Dubbing Images Stored In A

MultiMediaCard To A Tape .................. 64

Dubbing Images Recorded

On A Tape To A MultiMediaCard ........... 65

USING THE REMOTE

CONTROL UNIT

66 – 77

Slow-Motion Playback, Frame-By-Frame

Playback and Playback Zoom .............. 68

Playback Special Effects ...................... 69

Random Assemble Editing .................... 70

For More Accurate Editing .................... 74

Audio Dubbing .................................. 76

Audio Dubbing Using Digital Sound Effects ... 77

USER MAINTENANCE

TROUBLESHOOTING

INDEX

79 – 84

85 – 92

Docking Station ................................ 85

Controls, Connectors And Indicators ........ 86

Indications ...................................... 88

INSTRUCTIONS

For Customer Use:

Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which is located on the

bottom of cabinet. Retain this information for future reference.

CAUTIONS

TERMS

93 – 95

96 – 97

98 – 99

SPECIFICATIONS

Model No.

Serial No.

LYT0584-001B

EN3

5. Ventilation

IMPORTANT PRODUCT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for

ventilation. To ensure reliable operation of the product

and to protect it from overheating, these openings must

not be blocked or covered.

•Do not block the openings by placing the product on a

bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface.

•Do not place the product in a built-in installation such

as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is

provided or the manufacturer’s instructions have been

adhered to.

Electrical energy can perform many useful functions.

But improper use can result in potential electrical

shock or fire hazards. This product has been

engineered and manufactured to assure your

personal safety. In order not to defeat the built-in

safeguards, observe the following basic rules for its

installation, use and servicing.

6. Wall or Ceiling Mounting

The product should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only

as recommended by the manufacturer.

ATTENTION:

Follow and obey all warnings and instructions

marked on your product and its operating instruc-

tions. For your safety, please read all the safety and

operating instructions before you operate this

product and keep this manual for future reference.

ANTENNA INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Outdoor Antenna Grounding

If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the

product, be sure the antenna or cable system is

grounded so as to provide some protection against

voltage surges and built-up static charges. Article 810 of

the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides

information with regard to proper grounding of the mast

and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire

to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding

conductors, location of antenna discharge unit,

connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements

for the grounding electrode.

INSTALLATION

1. Grounding or Polarization

(A) Your product may be equipped with a polarized

alternating-current line plug (a plug having one blade

wider than the other). This plug will fit into the

power outlet only one way. This is a safety feature.

If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the

outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still

fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace your

obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of

the polarized plug.

2. Lightning

For added protection for this product during a lightning

storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long

periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and

disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will

prevent damage to the product due to lightning and

power-line surges.

(B) Your product may be equipped with a 3-wire

grounding-type plug, a plug having a third (ground-

ing) pin. This plug will only fit into a grounding-type

power outlet. This is a safety feature.

If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet,

contact your electrician to replace your obsolete

outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the

grounding-type plug.

3. Power Lines

An outside antenna system should not be located in the

vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or

power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines

or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system,

extreme care should be taken to keep from touching

such power lines or circuits as contact with them might

be fatal.

2. Power Sources

Operate your product only from the type of power

source indicated on the marking label. If you are not

sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult

your product dealer or local power company. If your

product is intended to operate from battery power, or

other sources, refer to the operating instructions.

EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER

NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA 70

3. Overloading

Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords, or integral

convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire

or electric shock.

ANTENNA

LEAD IN WIRE

GROUND CLAMP

4. Power Cord Protection

Power supply cords should be routed so that they are

not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed

upon or against them, paying particular attention to

cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point

where they exit from the product.

ANTENNA

DISCHARGE UNIT

(NEC SECTION

ELECTRIC SERVICE

EQUIPMENT

810-20)

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS

(NEC SECTION 810-21)

GROUND CLAMPS

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM

(NEC ART 250. PART H)

NEC – NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

USE

SERVICING

1. Servicing

1. Accessories

To avoid personal injury:

If your product is not operating correctly or exhibits a

marked change in performance and you are unable

to restore normal operation by following the detailed

procedure in its operating instructions, do not

attempt to service it yourself as opening or removing

covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other

hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service

personnel.

•Do not place this product on an unstable cart,

stand, tripod, bracket or table. It may fall, causing

serious injury to a child or adult, and serious

damage to the product.

•Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table

recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the

product.

•Use a mounting accessory recommended by the

manufacturer and follow the manufacturer’s

instructions for any mounting of the product.

•Do not try to roll a cart with small casters across

thresholds or deep-pile carpets.

2. Damage Requiring Service

Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer

servicing to qualified service personnel under the

following conditions:

a. When the power supply cord or plug is damaged.

b. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen

into the product.

2. Product and Cart

Combination

A product and cart

PORTABLE CART WARNING

(Symbol provided by RETAC)

c. If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

d. If the product does not operate normally by

following the operating instructions. Adjust only

those controls that are covered by the operating

instructions as an improper adjustment of other

controls may result in damage and will often

require extensive work by a qualified technician

to restore the product to its normal operation.

e. If the product has been dropped or damaged in

any way.

combination should be

moved with care. Quick

stops, excessive force, and

uneven surfaces may cause

the product and cart

combination to overturn.

3. Water and Moisture

Do not use this product near water—for example,

near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink or laundry

tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool and

the like.

f. When the product exhibits a distinct change in

performance—this indicates a need for service.

3. Replacement Parts

4. Object and Liquid Entry

When replacement parts are required, be sure the

service technician has used replacement parts

specified by the manufacturer or have the same

characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized

substitutions may result in fire, electric shock or other

hazards.

Never push objects of any kind into this product

through openings as they may touch dangerous

voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a

fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind

on the product.

5. Attachments

4. Safety Check

Do not use attachments not recommended by the

manufacturer of this product as they may cause

hazards.

Upon completion of any service or repairs to this

product, ask the service technician to perform safety

checks to determine that the product is in safe

operating condition.

6. Cleaning

Unplug this product from the wall outlet before

cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol

cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

7. Heat

The product should be situated away from heat

sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or

other products (including amplifiers) that produce

heat.

EN5

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Do not point the lens or the viewfinder directly into the sun. This can cause eye injuries, as well as

lead to the malfunctioning of internal circuitry. There is also a risk of fire or electric shock.

CAUTION!

The following notes concern possible physical damage to the camcorder and to the user.

When carrying, be sure to always securely attach and use the provided shoulder strap. Carrying

or holding the camcorder by the viewfinder and/or the LCD monitor can result in dropping the

unit, or in a malfunction.

Take care not to get your finger caught in the cassette holder cover. Do not let children operate the

camcorder, as they are particularly susceptible to this type of injury.

Do not use a tripod on unsteady or unlevel surfaces. It could tip over, causing serious damage to

the camcorder.

CAUTION!

Attaching the camcorder to the Docking Station with cables (Audio/Video, S-Video, Editing, DC,

etc.) connected, then leaving it on top of the TV is not recommended, as tripping on the cables will

cause the camcorder to fall, resulting in damage.

Ⅲ This camcorder is designed exclusively for the digital video cassette and MultiMediaCard. Only

cassettes marked “

” and memory cards marked “

” can be used with this unit.

Before recording an important scene . . .

.... make sure you only use cassettes with the Mini DV mark

.... make sure you only use memory cards with the mark

.... remember that this camcorder is not compatible with other digital video formats.

.... remember that this camcorder is intended for private consumer use only. Any commercial use

without proper permission is prohibited. (Even if you record an event such as a show, perform-

ance or exhibition for personal enjoyment, it is strongly recommended that you obtain permis-

sion beforehand.)

PROVIDED ACCESSORIES

•Battery Pack BN-V507U

•Docking Station

CU-V502U

•AC Power Adapter/Charger

AA-V51U

•AAA (R03) Battery x 2

(for remote control unit)

•Remote Control Unit

RM-V716U

•DC Cord

•CD-ROM

The CD ROM contains the

following 11 software programs:

• MultiMediaNavigator

• JLIP Video Capture

• JLIP Video Producer

• Picture Navigator (for Windows^®)

• Picture Navigator (for Macintosh^®)

• CardNavigator

• Video Player

• JVC Video Decoder

•MultiMediaCard (8 MB)

(Already inserted in the

camcorder)

•Cleaning Cloth

Mr. Photo Gold

• Mr. Photo

• PhotoAlbum

• ProImage Plus

•Audio/Video Cable

(ø3.5 mini-plug to

RCA plug)

•Audio Cable x 2

(for connection of

an optional external

microphone and

headphones)

•JLIP Cable (Both plugs have

3 rings around the pin.)

•Editing Cable (One plug has

3 rings around the pin, and the

other has 1 ring around the pin.)

•PC Connection Cable

EN7

How To Use Audio Cables

When using an optional external microphone or headphones, connect to the provided Audio cable (with a

core filter attached), then connect the Audio cable to the camcorder. The core filter reduces interference.

Microphone

Headphones

AV OUT

Core Filter

Audio cable

To MIC

Core Filter

AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATION

Automatic Demonstration takes place when “DEMO. MODE”

is set to “ON” (factory-preset).

Ⅲ Available when the POWER Switch is set to “

cassette is in the camcorder.

” and no

Ⅲ Performing any operation during the demonstration stops the

demonstration temporarily. If no operation is performed for more

than 1 minute after that, the demonstration will resume.

Ⅲ “DEMO. MODE” remains “ON” even if the camcorder power is

turned off.

Ⅲ To cancel Automatic Demonstration, set the Operation Switch to

MENU Wheel

“

” and set the POWER Switch to “

” while pressing down

the Lock Button located on the switch, then press the MENU wheel

twice while the demo is in progress. This takes you directly to the

demo mode’s Setting Menu (so you will not have to go through the

Menu Screen). Rotate the MENU wheel to select “OFF” and press it.

The normal screen appears.

CAMERA MENU

¹RETURN

REC MODE

SOUND MODE

ZOOM

SNAP MODE

GA I N UP

BEEP / TALLY

I D NUMBER

DEMO. MODE ON

OFF

GETTING STARTED

Power

Battery pack

This camcorder’s 2-way power supply system lets you

choose the most appropriate source of power. Do not use

provided power supply units with other equipment.

BN-V507U or BN-V514U

CHARGE

indicator

POWER

indicator

AC outlet

CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK

Make sure you unplug the camcorder’s DC cord from

the AC Power Adapter/Charger. Plug the AC Adapter/

Charger’s power cord into an AC outlet. The POWER

indicator lights.

AC Power

Adapter/Charger

Attach the battery pack with the

mark aligned

with the corresponding marks on the AC Power

Adapter/Charger. The CHARGE Indicator begins

blinking to indicate charging has started.

DC OUT connector

Battery pack

Charging time

When the CHARGE indicator stops blinking but stays

lit, charging is finished. Pull the battery out. Remem-

ber to unplug the AC Adapter/Charger’s power cord

from the AC outlet.

BN-V507U

approx. 1 hr. 30 min.

approx. 3 hrs.

BN-V514U (optional)

NOTES:

● Perform charging where the temperature is between 10°C and 35°C (50°F and 95°F). 20°C to 25°C (68°F to

77°F) is the ideal temperature range for charging. If the environment is too cold, charging may be incom-

plete.

● Charging times noted above are for a fully discharged battery pack.

● Charging time varies according to the ambient temperature and the status of the battery pack.

● To avoid interference with reception, do not use the AC Power Adapter/Charger near a radio.

● If you connect the camcorder’s DC cord to the adapter during battery charging, power is supplied to the

camcorder and charging stops.

● Since the AC Power Adapter/Charger processes electricity internally, it becomes warm during use. Be sure to

use it only in well-ventilated areas.

● When charging the battery pack for the first time or after a long storage period, the CHARGE indicator may

not light. In this case, remove the battery pack from the AC Power Adapter/Charger, then try charging again.

● If the battery operation time remains extremely short even after having been fully charged, the battery is

worn out and needs to be replaced. Please purchase a new one.

About Batteries

DANGER! Do not attempt to take the batteries apart, or

expose them to flame or excessive heat, as it may cause a fire

or explosion.

WARNING! Do not allow the battery or its terminals to come

in contact with metals, as this can result in a short circuit and

possibly start a fire.

Lithium-ion is vulnerable in colder

temperatures.

The Benefits Of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Lithium-ion battery packs are small but have a large power

capacity. However, when one is exposed to cold temperatures

(below 10°C/50°F), its usage time becomes shorter and it may

cease to function. If this happens, place the battery pack in

your pocket or other warm, protected place for a short time,

then re-attach it to the camcorder. As long as the battery pack

itself is not cold, it should not affect performance.

(If you’re using a heating pad, make sure the battery pack does

not come in direct contact with it.)

EN9

USING THE BATTERY PACK

Insert the terminal end 1 of the battery pack into the

battery pack mount, then firmly push the end 2 of

the battery pack in the direction of the arrow until it

locks into place as shown in the illustration.

•If the battery pack is attached in the wrong position,

a malfunction may occur.

To Detach The Battery Pack. . .

.... while sliding down BATT. RELEASE, detach it.

Approximate recording time

Battery pack

LCD monitor on/

Viewfinder off

LCD monitor off/

Viewfinder on

BATT. RELEASE Switch

BN-V507U

50 min.

1 hr.

ATTENTION:

BN-V514U

(optional)

1 hr. 45 min.

2 hrs. 5 min.

Before detaching the power source,

make sure that the camcorder’s power

is turned off. Failure to do so can result

in a camcorder malfunction.

BN-V856U

(optional)

7 hrs.

8 hrs. 30 min.

NOTES:

● Recording time is reduced significantly under the

following conditions:

INFORMATION:

VU-V856KIT is a set composed of the

BN-V856U battery pack and AA-V80U AC

Power Adapter/Charger.

•Zoom or Record-Standby mode is engaged repeatedly.

•The LCD monitor is used repeatedly.

•The playback mode is engaged repeatedly.

● Before extended use, it is recommended that you

prepare enough battery packs to cover 3 times the

planned shooting time.

Read the VU-V856KIT’s instruction manuals

before using.

It is impossible to charge the BN-V856U battery

pack using the provided AC Power Adapter/

Charger. Use the optional AA-V80U AC Power

Adapter/Charger.

To AC outlet

Power cord

USING AC POWER

Use the AC Power Adapter/Charger (connect as shown in

the illustration).

AC Power

Adapter/Charger

NOTES:

● The provided AC Power Adapter/Charger features

automatic voltage selection in the AC range from 110 V

to 240 V.

● For other notes, ੬ pg. 8.

To DC OUT

terminal

DC cord

To battery

pack mount

GETTING STARTED (cont.)

Grip Adjustment

Power Zoom Lever

Separate the Velcro strip.

Pass your right hand through the loop and grasp

the grip.

Adjust so that your thumb and fingers can easily

operate the START/STOP Button and Power

Zoom Lever. Refasten the Velcro strip.

START/STOP

Button

Viewfinder Adjustment

Set the POWER Switch to “

” while

Lock Button

pressing down the Lock Button located on the

switch and set the MODE Dial to any position.

POWER Switch

MODE Dial

Pull out the viewfinder fully.

Turn the Diopter Adjustment Control until the

indications in the viewfinder are clearly focused.

Tripod Mounting

Align the screw on the tripod with the camera’s

mounting socket. Then tighten the screw.

Diopter Adjustment

Control

CAUTION:

When using a tripod, be sure to open and

extend its legs fully to stabilize the

camcorder. To prevent damage to the unit

caused by falling over, do not use a small-

sized tripod.

EN11

POWER Lamp

POWER Switch

Date/Time Settings

The date/time is recorded onto the tape at all times, but its

display can be turned on or off during playback (੬ pg. 43).

Set the Operation Switch to “ ” and set the POWER

Switch to “

” while pressing down the Lock

Button located on the switch, then open the LCD

monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully. The

POWER lamp lights and the camcorder is turned on.

Lock Button

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

Operation

Switch

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ ”. Press it and

“DISPLAY MENU” appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “CLOCK ADJ.”.

Press it and “month” is highlighted.

Rotate the MENU wheel to input the month. Press it.

Repeat to input the day, year, hour and minute.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “1RETURN”, and

press it twice. The Menu Screen closes.

MENU Wheel

Display

FADER WI PE

Built-in Clock’s Rechargeable Lithium Battery

To store the date/time in memory, the clock’s rechargeable

lithium battery is integrated in the camcorder. While the

camcorder is connected to an AC outlet using the AC

Power Adapter/Charger, or while the battery pack attached

to the camcorder continues to supply power, the clock’s

rechargeable lithium battery is always charged. However,

if the camcorder is not used for approx. 3 months, the

clock’s lithium battery will become discharged and the

date/time stored in memory will be lost. When this occurs,

first connect the camcorder to an AC outlet using the AC

Power Adapter/Charger for over 24 hours to charge the

clock’s rechargeable lithium battery. Then perform the

date/time setting before using the camcorder.

–

WI PE SCROLL

–

WI PE SHUTTER

RANDO

OFF

–

FADER

WH I TE

–

FADER BLACK

–

FADER

. W

D I SPLAY MENU

DISPLAY MENU

¹RETURN

ON SCREEN

DATE

I ME

T I ME CODE

CLOCK

DEC 25

’

ADJ .

Note that the camcorder can be used without setting the

date/time.

NOTE:

Even if you select “CLOCK ADJ.”, if the parameter is not

highlighted the camcorder’s internal clock continues to

operate. Once you move the highlight bar to the first date/

time parameter (month), the clock stops. When you finish

setting the minute and press the MENU wheel, the date

and time begin operation from the date and time you just

set.

GETTING STARTED (cont.)

Cassette holder cover

Cassette holder

Loading/Unloading A Cassette

The camcorder needs to be powered up to load or eject a

cassette.

Slide down and hold OPEN/EJECT in the direction of

the arrow then pull the cassette holder cover open

until it locks. The cassette holder opens automati-

cally.

Make sure

the window

side is

facing out.

•Do not touch internal components.

Insert or remove a tape and press “PUSH HERE” to

close the cassette holder.

•Once the cassette holder is closed, it recedes

automatically. Wait until it recedes completely

before closing the cassette holder cover.

•When the battery’s charge is low, you may not be

able to close the cassette holder cover. Do not

apply force. Replace the battery with a fully charged

one before continuing.

PUSH HERE

OPEN/EJECT Switch

Erase protection tab*

Close the cassette holder cover firmly until it locks

into place.

* To Protect Valuable Recordings . . .

.... slide the erase protection tab on the back of

the tape in the direction of “SAVE”. This

prevents the tape from being recorded over.

To record on this tape, slide the tab back to

“REC” before loading it.

Approximate recording time

Recording mode

Tape

30 min.

60 min.

80 min.

30 min.

60 min.

80 min.

45 min.

90 min.

120 min.

NOTES:

● It takes a few seconds for the cassette holder to open. Do not apply force.

● If you wait a few seconds and the cassette holder does not open, close the cassette holder cover 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 cover fully and remove the cassette. A few

minutes later, insert it again.

● When the camcorder is suddenly moved from a cold place to a warm environment, wait a short time before

opening the cassette holder cover.

● Closing the cassette holder cover before the cassette holder comes out may cause damage to the camcorder.

● Even when the camcorder is switched off, a cassette can be loaded or unloaded. After the cassette holder is

closed with the camcorder switched off, however, it may not recede. It is recommended to turn the power on

before loading or unloading.

● When resuming recording, once you open the cassette holder cover a blank portion will be recorded on the

tape or a previously recorded scene will be erased (recorded over) regardless of whether the cassette holder

came out or not. See page 23 for information about recording from the middle of a tape.

EN13

Recording Mode Setting

POWER Lamp

POWER Switch

Set the tape recording mode depending on your preference.

Set the Operation Switch to “ ” and set the POWER

Switch to “

” while pressing down the Lock

Button located on the switch, then open the LCD

monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully. The

POWER lamp lights and the camcorder is turned on.

Lock Button

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

Operation

Switch

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ ” and press it.

“CAMERA MENU” appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “REC MODE” and

press it. The Sub Menu appears. Select “SP” or “LP”

by rotating the MENU wheel and press it. Rotate the

MENU wheel to select “1RETURN”, and press it

twice. The Menu Screen closes.

MENU Wheel

•Audio Dubbing (੬ pg. 76) is impossible on a tape

recorded in the LP mode.

•“LP” (Long Play) is more economical, providing

1.5 times the recording time.

Display

CAMERA MENU

Menu Screen

¹RETURN

REC MODE

NOTES:

SOUND MODE LP

ZOOM

● If the recording mode is switched during recording, the

playback picture will be blurred at the switching point.

● It is recommended that tapes recorded in the LP mode

on this camcorder be played back on this camcorder.

● During playback of a tape recorded on another

camcorder, blocks of noise may appear or there may be

momentary pauses in the sound.

Sub Menu

SNAP MODE

GA I N UP

BEEP / TALLY

I D NUMBER

DEMO . MODE

GETTING STARTED (cont.)

Loading A MultiMediaCard

The provided MultiMediaCard is already inserted in the

camcorder when you receive the camcorder.

Make sure the camcorder’s power is off.

Card Cover

Open the card cover.

Insert the MultiMediaCard clipped edge first.

•Do not touch the terminal on the reverse side of the

label.

To close the card cover, push it until you hear a click.

NOTES:

● Be sure to use only MultiMediaCards marked

“

”.

● Some brands of MultiMediaCards are not compatible

with this camcorder. Before purchasing a

MultiMediaCard, consult its manufacturer or dealer.

To Unload A MultiMediaCard . . .

.... in step 3 push the MultiMediaCard, which then comes

out of the camcorder automatically. Pull it out and

close the card cover.

Clipped edge

Label

MultiMediaCard

ATTENTION:

Do not insert/remove the MultiMediaCard while the

camcorder is turned on, as this may cause the

MultiMediaCard to be corrupted or cause the

camcorder to become unable to recognize whether or

not the card is installed.

EN15

POWER Lamp

POWER Switch

Picture Quality/Size Mode Setting

Picture quality and size can be selected to best match your

needs. Four different modes are available: XGA (1024 x

768 pixels) FINE, XGA STD, VGA (640 x 480 pixels) FINE

and VGA STD, listed in order of quality.

MODE Dial

Set the POWER Switch to “

down the Lock Button located on the switch and set

the MODE Dial to “ ”, then open the LCD monitor

fully. The POWER lamp lights and the camcorder is

turned on.

” while pressing

Lock Button

Press IMAGE SIZE/RES. until the desired mode

appears.

Approximate Number of Storable Images

MultiMediaCard

8 MB

4 MB

8 MB

Picture Quality/Size

Mode

(optional) (provided, (optional)

with Sound

Effects pre-

stored)

XGA FINE

XGA STD

VGA FINE

VGA STD

133

155

NOTES:

● The number of storable images depends on the selected

Picture Quality/Size mode as well as the composition of

the subjects in the images.

IMAGE SIZE/RES. Button

DUAL

● When the MODE Dial is set to “

”, only the picture

quality can be set.

Display

F I NE

XGA

Picture quality

Picture size

GETTING STARTED (cont.)

To turn on the camcorder, set the POWER

Switch to any operation mode except “OFF”

while pressing down the Lock Button located

on the switch.

Operation Mode

Choose the appropriate operation mode according to your

preference using the POWER Switch, Operation Switch

and MODE Dial.

POWER Switch Position

POWER Lamp

Allows you to record on a tape or in the

MultiMediaCard.

POWER Switch

Lock Button

OFF:

Allows you to switch off the camcorder.

Operation

Switch

Allows you to play back a recording on the tape or to

transfer a still image recorded on the tape or in the

MultiMediaCard to a computer.

MEMORY

PLAY

Allows you to display an image stored in the

MultiMediaCard.

MEMORY

PLAY

When the POWER Switch is set to “

the type of file (IMAGE, E-MAIL CLIP or

SOUND) is displayed. When set to “

”,

Operation Switch Position

(Manual):

”

or “

”, there is no indication.

Allows you to set various recording functions using

the Menus. If you want more creative capabilities than

Full Auto recording, try this mode.

I MAGE

(Full Auto):

Allows you to record using NO special effects or

manual adjustments. Suitable for standard recording.

When the Operation Switch is set to “ ”,

“F. AUTO” appears. When set to “ ”, there is

no indication.

F . AUTO

EN17

MODE Dial

Position

Function

MODE Dial

DUAL

•Allows you to record video on

a tape and store still images in a

MultiMediaCard simultaneously

(੬ pg. 26).

•File size of still images: 640 x

480 pixels

MODE

_SV

U_A

•Video quality is the same as in

the VIDEO mode.

VIDEO

•Allows you to record video and

still images on a tape. Approx.

6 seconds of a still image is

inserted between video

recordings (੬ pg. 20).

•Zoom magnification over 10X is

available (੬ pg. 22, 29).

The following indications appear in the upper

left corner, depending on the MODE Dial

position.

•Allows you to record moving

images (successive jitter-free

still images) with superior

quality on a tape (੬ pg. 24).

The still images can also be

processed on a PC or printed

out.

(Progressive

mode)

DUAL

•Zoom magnification over 10X is

available (੬ pg. 22, 29).

•Playback of images recorded in

this mode is not smooth.

DUAL :

When set to “

DUAL

”

No display :

•Allows you to record still

images in a MultiMediaCard

(੬ pg. 15, 21).

•File size: 1024 x 768 pixels

(XGA), 640 x 480 pixels (VGA)

When set to “VIDEO”

PS :

When set to “

”

XGA or VGA :

When set to “

”

RECORDING Basic Recording For Video

NOTE:

START/STOP Button

You should already have performed the procedures listed

below. If not, do so before continuing.

● Power (੬ pg. 8)

POWER Switch

POWER Lamp

● Grip Adjustment (੬ pg. 10)

● Viewfinder Adjustment (੬ pg. 10)

● Load A Cassette (੬ pg. 12)

● Recording Mode Setting (੬ pg. 13)

Lock Button

MODE Dial

Set the MODE Dial to “VIDEO” and set the POWER

Switch to “

” while pressing down the Lock

Button located on the switch.

Shooting while using the viewfinder: Make sure the

LCD monitor is closed and locked. Pull out the

viewfinder fully.

•Be sure to pull out the viewfinder until you hear a

click, otherwise it may be pushed back in during

use.

Display

Tape remaining

time indicator

(Approximate)

Shooting while using the LCD monitor: Make sure

the viewfinder is pushed back in. Open the LCD

monitor fully.

•The POWER lamp lights and the camcorder enters

the Record-Standby mode. “PAUSE” is displayed.

min

(Now calculating)

3 min

90 min

89 min

0 min

(Blinking)

1 min

(Blinking)

2 min

(Blinking)

Press START/STOP. “

” appears while recording is

in progress.

To Stop Recording . . .

.... press START/STOP. The camcorder re-enters the

Record-Standby mode.

Tally lamp

(lights while

recording is

in progress)

To Adjust The Brightness Of The Display

.... rotate the MENU wheel until the bright level indicator

on the display moves and the appropriate brightness is

reached.

BR I GHT

MENU Wheel

•It is also possible to adjust the brightness of the viewfinder.

90°

180°

EN19

NOTES:

● When you use the LCD monitor outdoors in direct sunlight, the LCD monitor may be difficult to see. If this

happens, use the viewfinder instead.

● The image will not appear simultaneously in the LCD monitor and the viewfinder.

● The cassette holder cannot be opened unless a power supply is attached.

● There may be a delay after you open the cassette holder cover until the cassette holder opens. Do not use force.

● Once the cassette holder is closed, it recedes automatically. Wait until it recedes completely before closing

the cassette holder cover.

● The time required to calculate and display the remaining tape length, and the accuracy of the calculation,

may vary according to the type of tape used.

● “TAPE END” appears when the tape reaches its end, and the power goes off automatically if left in this

condition for 5 minutes. “TAPE END” also appears when a cassette at its end is loaded.

● If the Record-Standby mode continues for 5 minutes, the camcorder’s power shuts off automatically. To turn

the camcorder on again, push back and pull out the viewfinder again or close and re-open the LCD monitor.

● When a blank portion is left between recorded scenes on the tape, the time code is interrupted and errors

may occur when editing the tape. To avoid this, refer to “Recording from the middle of a tape” (੬ pg. 23).

● During recording, sound is not heard from the speaker. To hear the sound, connect optional headphones to

the headphone connector. The sound volume is at the level it was adjusted to during playback (੬ pg. 42).

● To turn the tally lamp off during recording, ੬ pg. 28, 29.

● To remove the indications from the camcorder’s display during recording, ੬ pg. 28, 31.

Self-Recording

JOURNALISTIC SHOOTING

SELF-RECORDING

In some situations, different shooting angles may

provide more dramatic results. Hold the camcorder

in the desired position and tilt the LCD monitor in

the most convenient direction. It can rotate 270°

(90° downward, 180° upward).

You can shoot yourself while viewing your own

image in the LCD monitor. Open the LCD monitor

and tilt it upward 180° so that it faces forward, then

point the lens toward yourself and start recording.

RECORDING Basic Recording For Video (cont.)

MENU Wheel

POWER Switch

Snapshot (For Video Recording)

MODE Dial

This feature lets you record still images that look like

photographs onto a tape.

SNAPSHOT MODE SELECTION

Lock Button

Set the POWER Switch to “

” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch and the

MODE Dial to “VIDEO” or “

”, then set the

Operation Switch to “ ”. Pull out the viewfinder fully

Operation

Switch

or open the LCD monitor fully.

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “

”. Press it and

“CAMERA MENU” appears.

SNAPSHOT Button

Display

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “SNAP MODE”, then

press it.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select the desired Snapshot

mode, then press it.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “¹RETURN” and press

it twice. The Menu Screen closes.

CAMERA MENU

¹RETURN

Menu Screen

REC MODE

SOUND MODE

ZOOM

SNAP MODE

GA I N UP

FULL

P I N–UP

BEEP / TALLY

I D NUMBER

DEMO. MODE

SNAPSHOT RECORDING

Press SNAPSHOT.

If you press during Record-Standby . . .

..... “PHOTO” appears and a still image will be recorded

for approx. 6 seconds, then the camcorder re-enters

the Record-Standby mode.

If you press during Recording . . .

..... “PHOTO” appears and a still image will be recorded

for approx. 6 seconds, then the normal recording

resumes.

•To use the flash, ੬ pg. 32.

Motor Drive Mode

Keeping SNAPSHOT pressed provides an effect similar to

serial photography. (Interval between still images: approx. 1

second)

FULL

Snapshot mode with

no frame*

NOTES:

● To remove the shutter sound, ੬ “BEEP/TALLY” on pg. 29.

● If Snapshot recording is not possible, “PHOTO” blinks when

SNAPSHOT is pressed.

● If Program AE with special effects (੬ pg. 38) is engaged,

certain modes of Program AE with special effects are

disabled during Snapshot recording. In such a case, the icon

blinks.

● If SNAPSHOT is pressed when “DIS” is set to “ON”

(੬ pg. 30), the Stabilizer will be disabled.

● To dub images recorded on a tape to a MultiMediaCard,

੬ pg. 65.

● To reduce the Red-Eye effect in the subject’s eyes when the

flash fires, ੬ pg. 32.

● During playback as well, all snapshot modes are available

PIN-UP

Pin-Up mode

when “

COPY” is set to “OFF” in the Menu

* There is the sound effect of a shutter closing.

Screen (੬ pg. 43).

When the MODE Dial is set to “

recording will be performed with higher quality

(੬ pg. 24).

”, snapshot

● When a headphone set is connected to the headphone

connector, the shutter sound is not heard from the speaker,

however it is recorded onto the tape.

RECORDING Basic Recording For Digital Still Camera (D.S.C.)

EN21

MENU Wheel

POWER Switch

Basic Shooting (Snapshot)

MODE Dial

You can use your camcorder as a Digital Still Camera for

taking snapshots.

NOTE:

You should already have performed the procedures listed below. If

not, do so before continuing.

Lock Button

● Power (੬ pg. 8)

● Grip Adjustment (੬ pg. 10)

● Viewfinder Adjustment (੬ pg. 10)

● Loading A MultiMediaCard (੬ pg. 14)

● Picture Quality/Size Mode Setting (੬ pg. 15)

Set the MODE Dial to “

”and the POWER Switch

” while pressing down the Lock Button

to “

located on the switch. Open the LCD monitor fully or

pull out the viewfinder fully.

SNAPSHOT Button

Press SNAPSHOT halfway. The screen becomes a still

image, which is captured into the camcorder’s

memory. However, it is not rcorded until SNAPSHOT

is pressed fully.

•At this moment, if you release SNAPSHOT,

snapshot recording will be canceled.

Total number of shots

Displays the approximate total number of shots that

can be stored, including those already taken. The

number increases or decreases depending on the shots

stored, the Picture Quality/Size mode, MODE Dial

setting, etc.

Press SNAPSHOT fully.

Display

The image is recorded in the MultiMediaCard.

•Still images are recorded in the snapshot mode with no

frame.

F I NE

XGA

10 / 24

•To use the flash, ੬ pg. 32.

To Delete Unwanted Still Images . . .

..... when unwanted still images are stored in the

MultiMediaCard or its memory is full, refer to “Deleting

Files” (੬ pg. 51) and delete unwanted still images.

Number of shots taken

To Remove The Shutter Sound . . .

Displays the number of images

that have already been shot.

..... when you do not want to hear the shutter sound, set BEEP/

TALLY to “OFF” on the Menu Screen (੬ pg. 28, 29). The

sound is no longer heard from the speaker.

Card icon

Appears during shooting and

blinks when a

NOTES:

● Even if “DIS” is set to “ON” (੬ pg. 30), the Stabilizer will be

disabled.

MultiMediaCard is not

loaded.

● If Snapshot recording is not possible, “PHOTO” blinks when

SNAPSHOT is pressed.

Shooting icon

Appears and blinks

during shooting.

● If Program AE with special effects (੬ pg. 38) is engaged,

certain modes of Program AE with special effects are disabled

during Snapshot recording. In such a case, the icon blinks.

● If shooting is not performed for approx. 5 minutes when the

Picture Quality/Size mode

POWER Switch is set to “

” and power is supplied from

Displays the Picture Quality/Size mode of the stored

image. There are 4 modes available:

XGA FINE, XGA STD, VGA FINE, VGA STD (in order

of quality) (੬ pg. 15).

the battery pack, the camcorder shuts off automatically to save

power. To perform shooting again, close the LCD monitor and

re-open it. When using the viewfinder, push back it in and pull it

out again.

● The Motor Drive mode (੬ pg. 20) is disabled when the MODE

Dial is set to “

”.

● To reduce the Red-Eye effect in the subject’s eyes when the flash

fires, ੬ pg. 32.

● When a headphone set is connected to the headphone

connector, the shutter sound is not heard from the speaker.

● Still images taken are compliant to DCF (Design rules for

Camera File systems). They do not have any compatibility with

devices which are not compliant to DCF.

FULL

Snapshot mode with

no frame

● In the XGA mode, images shot using a 680,000-pixel Progres-

sive Scan CCD (effective area: 630,000 pixels, 962 x 654 pixels)

are converted and stored in the XGA mode file size (1024 x 768

pixels).

There is the sound effect of a shutter closing.

RECORDING Basic Recording For Video And D.S.C.

Zoom in (T: Telephoto)

FEATURE: Zooming

PURPOSE:

To produce the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneous

change in image magnification.

OPERATION:

Zoom In

Slide the Power Zoom Lever towards “T”.

Zoom Out

Zoom out (W: Wide angle)

Slide the Power Zoom Lever towards “W”.

Ⅲ The further you slide the Power Zoom Lever, the

quicker the zoom action.

Zoom display

NOTES:

● Focusing may become unstable during Zooming. In

this case, set the zoom while in Record-Standby,

lock the focus by using the manual focus

(੬ pg. 27), then zoom in or out in Record mode.

● Zooming is possible to a maximum of 200X, or it

can be switched to 10X magnification using the

optical zoom (੬ pg. 29).

Digital zoom zone

10X (optical)

zoom zone

● Zoom magnification of over 10X is done through

Digital image processing, and is therefore called

Digital Zoom.

Approximate zoom ratio

● During Digital zoom, the quality of image may

suffer.

● Digital zoom cannot be used in the following cases:

•When digital image processing, such as Picture

Wipe/Dissolve (੬ pg. 36, 37) or Video Echo

(੬ pg. 38), is activated.

Power Zoom Lever

DUAL

•When the MODE Dial is set to “

or “

”.

POWER

Switch

● Macro shooting (as close as approx. 5 cm (2") to the

subject) is possible when the Power Zoom Lever is

set all the way to “W”. Also see “TELE MACRO” in

the Menu Screen on page 30.

EN23

NOTE: Recording From The Middle Of A Tape

Time Code

During recording, a time code is recorded on the tape. This code is to confirm the location of the recorded

scene on the tape during playback.

If recording starts from a blank portion, the time code begins counting from “00:00:00”

(minute:second:frame). If recording starts from the end of a previously recorded scene, the time code

continues from the last time code number.

To perform Random Assemble Editing (੬ pg. 70 – 75), time code is necessary. If during recording a blank

portion is left partway through the tape, the time code is interrupted. When recording is resumed, the time

code starts counting up again from “00:00:00”. This means the camcorder may record the same time

codes as those existing in a previously recorded scene. To prevent this, perform “Recording From The

Middle of A Tape” below in the following cases;

•When shooting again after playing back a

recorded tape.

Display

•When power shuts off during shooting.

•When a tape is removed and re-inserted during

shooting.

•When shooting using a partially recorded tape.

•When shooting on a blank portion located

partway through the tape.

Frames are not displayed

during recording.

Minutes

Seconds

Frames

(30 frames = 1 second)

•When shooting again after shooting a scene

then opening/closing the cassette holder cover.

TC 12 34 24

Recording From The Middle Of A Tape

1. Play back a tape or use Blank Search (੬ pg. 45) to find the spot at which you want to start recording,

then engage the Still Playback mode (੬ pg. 42).

2. Set the POWER Switch to “

start recording.

” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch, then

NOTES:

● The time code cannot be reset.

● During fast-forwarding and rewinding, the time code indication does not move smoothly.

● The time code is displayed only when “TIME CODE” is set to “ON” (੬ pg. 31, 43).

When a blank portion is recorded on a tape

Time code

00:00:00

Time code

05:43:21

Time code

00:00:00

Tape

Already recorded scene

Blank

Newly recorded scene

Shooting start point

Shooting stop point

Shooting start point

Proper recording

Time code

00:00:00

Time code

05:43:21

Time code

05:44:00

Tape

Already recorded scene

New scene

Latest scene

Shooting start point

RECORDING Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C.

Progressive Mode Recording

START/STOP Button

This mode lets you record moving images (successive

jitter-free still images) onto a tape. Images can then played

back jitter-free, with superior quality. High-resolution still

MODE Dial

POWER

Switch

images can also be processed on a personal computer or

can be printed out (੬ pg. 61).

Set the MODE Dial to “

”, then set the POWER

Lock Button

Switch to “ ” while pressing down the Lock

Button located on the switch. Pull out the viewfinder

fully or open the LCD monitor fully.

To start Progressive Mode Recording, press START/

STOP.

To End Progressive Mode Recording . . .

.... press START/STOP. The camcorder enters the Record-

Standby mode.

SNAPSHOT Button

NOTES:

● When an image recorded using the Progressive Mode is

played back, the image may not look natural.

● When the MODE Dial is set to “

”, Picture Wipe/

Dissolve (੬ pg. 36) and some Program AE with special

effects (੬ pg. 38) cannot be used.

● If SNAPSHOT is pressed in the PS mode, a snapshot will

be recorded with higher quality than in VIDEO mode.

(੬ pg. 20).

EN25

Description of Progressive Scan CCD

Progressive Scan is a special image sensing method which, unlike conventional interlace scanning, is able to

pick up all the lines of picture information in one Scan. Since the Progressive Scan CCD is capable of

outputting 60 full Frames* per second — twice the amount of conventional systems — it is able to deliver a

high quality picture even when its output signal is converted to a format that can be viewed on a TV screen.

*A NTSC TV screen image is composed of 30 Frames per second. 1 Frame is made up of 2 Fields.

1 Frame

1. Regular shooting of moving images

Records 30 odd and 30 even image Fields, for a total of 60

per second. Since there is a time lag between an odd and

even Field, when they are combined to make 1 Frame the

part of the image that is moving appears as image jitter.

However, during normal playback, the moving picture

looks smooth and natural.

Scan A

Scan B

2. Progressive mode shooting of moving images (Progressive Mode Recording ੬ pg. 24)

Scan A is recorded, divided into an odd- and even-number Field, and then Scan B is skipped. Scans C and D

are handled in the same way as Scans A and B, as illustrated below, thereby recording 30 Frames per second.

Since each recorded odd- and even-number Field originates from the same Scan there is no time lag between

them, and so when they are combined into a Frame and a still image is displayed on a TV or PC monitor the

picture does not look jittery. However, when moving images are played back, the picture can look unnatural.

Scan A

Scan B

Scan C

Scan D

Skip

Odd-number

Field

Even-number

Field

Odd-number

Field

Even-number

Field

30 Frames per second

RECORDING Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.)

Dual Shooting

Lets you record images on a tape and store still images in a

FOCUS

Button

MultiMediaCard simultaneously. In other words, it is

possible to store still images in the MultiMediaCard

without interrupting image recording on the tape.

)

Set the POWER Switch to “

” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch and the

MENU Wheel

DUAL

MODE Dial to “

” . Pull out the viewfinder fully

or open the LCD monitor fully.

While recording to a tape, press SNAPSHOT halfway.

A still image is displayed in the lower right corner of

the screen where the video image being recorded is

displayed.

POWER Switch

Lock Button

•At this moment, if you release SNAPSHOT,

snapshot recording will be canceled.

Operation

Switch

Press SNAPSHOT fully. The displayed still image is

stored in the MultiMediaCard.

MODE Dial

NOTES:

● If SNAPSHOT is pressed in the Record-Standby mode,

only a still image is stored in the MultiMediaCard. Video

recording does not take place.

● If SNAPSHOT is pressed when “DIS” is set to “ON”

(੬ pg. 30), the Stabilizer will be disabled.

● The Stabilizer is less effective in the DUAL mode than in

other modes.

SNAPSHOT Button

Video image

Released position

● The flash is disabled during video recording.

● Still images are stored in the MultiMediaCard in VGA

mode file size (੬ pg. 17).

● When the MODE Dial is set to “DUAL”, all Fade/Wipe

Effects and some Program AE with special effects cannot

be used (੬ pg. 36 – 38).

Half-pressed

position

Still image

Fully-pressed

position

EN27

Focus detection zone

While focusing on a further

subject

While focusing on a nearer

subject

FOCUS

FEATURE: Auto Focus

PURPOSE:

The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers continuous shooting ability from close-up (as close as approx.

5 cm (2") to the subject) to infinity.

However, correct focus may not be obtainable in the situations listed below (in these cases use manual

focusing):

•When two subjects overlap in the same scene.

•When illumination is low.*

•When the subject has no contrast (difference in brightness and darkness), such as a flat, one-color wall, or

a clear, blue sky.*

•When a dark object is barely visible in the viewfinder.*

•When the scene contains minute patterns or identical patterns that are regularly repeated.

•When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light reflecting off the surface of a body of water.

•When shooting a scene with a high-contrast background.

* The following low-contrast warnings appear blinking:

and

NOTES:

● If the lens is smeared or blurred, accurate focusing is not possible. Keep the lens clean, wiping with a

piece of soft cloth if it gets dirty. When condensation occurs, wipe with a soft cloth or wait for it to dry

naturally.

● When shooting a subject close to the lens, zoom out first (੬ pg. 22). If zoomed-in in the auto focus

mode, the camcorder may automatically zoom out depending on the distance between the camcorder

and the subject. This will not occur when “TELE MACRO” (੬ pg. 30) is activated.

FEATURE: Manual Focus

PURPOSE:

To obtain correct focus.

OPERATION:

1) If you are using the viewfinder, you should already have made the necessary viewfinder adjustments

(੬ pg. 10).

2) Set the Operation Switch to “ ” and set the POWER Switch to “

” while pressing down the Lock

Button located on the switch, then press FOCUS (3). The manual focus indicator appears.

3) To focus on a farther subject, rotate the MENU wheel towards “+”. “ ” appears and blinks.

To focus on a nearer subject, rotate the MENU wheel towards “–”. “ ” appears and blinks.

4) Press the MENU wheel. Focus adjustment is complete.

To reset to Auto Focus, press FOCUS (3) twice or set the Operation Switch to “ ”.

If FOCUS (3) is pressed once, the camcorder will enter the focus adjustment mode again.

NOTES:

● Be sure to focus the lens in the maximum telephoto position when you use the Manual Focus mode. If

you focus in on a subject in the wide-angle position, sharply focused images cannot be obtained when

zoomed up because the depth-of-field is reduced at longer focal lengths.

● When the focus level cannot be adjusted any further or closer, “ ” or “ ” will blink.

RECORDING Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.)

Using Menus For Detailed Adjustment

POWER

Switch

This camcorder is equipped with an easy-to-use,

on-screen menu system that simplifies many of the more

Lock Button

detailed camcorder settings (੬ pg. 29 – 31) .

Operation

Switch

Set the Operation Switch to “ ” and set the POWER

Switch to “ ” while pressing down the Lock

Button located on the switch, then pull out the

viewfinder fully or open the LCD monitor fully.

Wheel

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

Display

Rotate the MENU wheel to select the desired function

icon, and press it. The selected function menu

appears.

FADER WI PE

Menu Screen

–

WI PE SCROLL

–

WI PE SHUTTER

RANDO

OFF

Function menu setting depends on the function.

–

FADER

WH I TE

–

FADER BLACK

If you have selected “ ”, “ ” or “ ” . . .

.... see pg. 29.

–

FADER

. W

If you have selected “ ”, “ ” or “ ”. . .

.... go to step 5.

CAMERA MENU

¹RETURN

REC MODE

Rotate the MENU wheel to select the desired function

and press it. The Sub Menu appears.

Then, rotate the MENU wheel to select the parameter,

and press it. Selection is complete.

SOUND MODE LP

ZOOM

SNAP MODE

GA I N UP

BEEP / TALLY

I D NUMBER

DEMO. MODE

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “1RETURN” and

press it twice. The Menu Screen closes.

•The

icon represents “END”.

MANUAL MENU

¹RETURN

D I S

OFF

–

SELF T I MER ON

TELE MACRO

WI DE MODE

WI ND CUT

FLASH

FLASH ADJ .

Sub Menu

D I SPLAY MENU

¹RETURN

ON SCREEN

DATE

I ME

T I ME CODE

CLOCK

DEC 25

’

ADJ .

END

Normal Screen

EN29

Menu Screen Explanations

Refer to “Fade/Wipe Effects” (੬ pg. 36, 37).

Refer to “Program AE With Special Effects” (੬ pg. 38).

FADER/WIPE

P.AE/EFFECT

W.BALANCE

Refer to “White Balance Adjustment” and “Manual White Balance Operation”

(੬ pg. 41).

Allows you to set the recording mode (SP or LP) depending on your

preference (੬ pg. 13).

REC MODE

SOUND

MODE

Enables video recording of stereo sound on four separate channels, and is

recommended for use when performing audio dubbing. (Equivalent to the 32

kHz mode of previous models)

12 BIT

Enables video recording of stereo sound on two separate channels. (Equivalent

to the 48 kHz mode of previous models)

16 BIT

10X

When set to “10X” while using digital zoom, the zoom magnification will

reset to 10X since digital zoom will be disengaged.

ZOOM

Allows you to use the Digital Zoom. By digitally processing and magnifying

images, zooming is possible from 10X (the optical zoom limit), to a maximum

of 40X digital magnification.

40X

Allows you to use the Digital Zoom. By digitally processing and magnifying

images, zooming is possible from 10X (the optical zoom limit), to a maximum

of 200X digital magnification.

200X

Refer to “Snapshot (For Video Recording)” (੬ pg. 20).

SNAP

MODE

FULL

PIN-UP

Allows you to shoot dark scenes with no picture brightness adjustment.

The overall appearance may be grainy, but the image is bright.

GAIN UP

OFF

AGC

AUTO

The shutter speed is automatically adjusted (1/30 — 1/200 sec.). Shooting a

subject in low or poor lighting at 1/30 sec. shutter speed provides a brighter

image than in the AGC mode, but the subject’s movements are not smooth or

natural. The overall appearance may be grainy. When shooting a subject in

low lighting in this mode, “

” is displayed.

The tally lamp comes on to signal the start of recording. Instead of a beep, a

melody sounds when any operation is performed. It also activates the shutter

sound effect (੬ pg. 20, 21).

ON: MEL.

ON:BEEP

OFF

BEEP/

TALLY

The tally lamp comes on to signal the start of recording.

The beep sounds when the power is turned on or off, and at the beginning and end

of recording. Also to activate the shutter sound effect (੬ pg. 20, 21).

The tally lamp remains off at all times.

Even though not heard while shooting, shutter sound is recorded on the tape.

This number is necessary when connecting the camcorder to a device such as a computer

using the J terminal (JLIP). The numbers range from 01 to 99. Factory setting is 06.

NUMBER

: Factory-preset

NOTE:

The “

CAMERA MENU” settings are effective when the Operation Switch is set to both “ ” and “ ”.

CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

RECORDING Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.)

Menu Screen Explanations (cont.)

Demonstrates certain functions such as Program AE with special effects, etc.,

and can be used to confirm how these functions operate. When “DEMO.

MODE” is set to “ON” and the Menu Screen is closed, demonstration starts.

Performing any operation during the demonstration stops the demonstration

temporarily. If no operation is performed for more than 1 minute after that,

the demonstration will resume.

DEMO.

MODE

NOTES:

● If a tape is in the camcorder, the demonstration cannot be turned on.

● “DEMO. MODE” remains “ON” even if the camcorder power is turned off.

● If “DEMO. MODE” remains “ON”, some functions will not be available.

After viewing demo, set to “OFF”.

Automatic demonstration will not take place.

OFF

To compensate for unstable images caused by camera-shake, particularly at

high magnification.

DIS

NOTES:

● Accurate stabilization may not be possible if hand shake is excessive, or

under the following conditions:

•When shooting subjects with vertical or horizontal stripes.

•When shooting dark or dim subjects.

•When shooting subjects with excessive backlighting.

•When shooting scenes with movement in various directions.

•When shooting scenes with low-contrast backgrounds.

● Switch off this mode when recording with the camcorder on a tripod.

● The “

” indicator blinks or goes out if the Stabilizer cannot be used.

Refer to “Self-Timer” (੬ pg. 34).

SELF-

TIMER

Refer to “5-Second Recording” (੬ pg. 35).

OFF

Allows you to record a few frames only. By using an inanimate object and

changing its position between shots, you can record the subject as though it is

moving (੬ pg. 35).

ANIM.

OFF

Usually the distance to a subject where the lens is in focus depends on the zoom

magnification. Unless there is a distance more than 1m (3.3 ft.) to the subject, the

lens is out of focus at the maximum telephoto setting. When set to “ON”, you

can shoot a subject as large as possible at a distance of approx. 60 cm (2 ft.).

•Depending on the zoom position, the lens may go out of focus.

TELE

MACRO

Records with no change in the screen ratio. For playback on a TV with a

normal screen ratio.

OFF

WIDE

MODE

Inserts black bands at the top and bottom of the screen. During playback on

wide-screen TVs, the black bands at the top and bottom of the screen are cut

CINEMA

and the screen ratio becomes 16:9.

appears. When using this mode, refer

to your wide-screen TV’s instruction manual. During playback/recording on

4:3 TVs/LCD monitor/viewfinder, black bands are inserted at the top and

bottom of the screen and the image appears like a letterboxed 16:9 movie.

•

“CINEMA” mode is effective only when the MODE Dial is set to “VIDEO” or “

”.

For playback on TVs with an aspect ratio of 16:9. Naturally expands the image

SQUEEZE

PS-WIDE

to fit the screen without distortion.

appears. When using this mode, refer to

your wide-screen TV’s instruction manual. During playback/recording on 4:3

TVs/LCD monitor/viewfinder, the image is elongated vertically.

•

“SQUEEZE” mode is effective only when the MODE Dial is set to “VIDEO” or “

”.

“

^SW” appears. The zoom range is extended beyond the maximum optical

zoom wide angle range. This mode’s wide angle setting is equivalent to using

a 0.7X wide conversion lens. Zooming is possible from 0.7X to 10X. This

mode is suitable for shooting in a small room.

•“PS-WIDE” mode is effective only when the MODE Dial is set to “

”.

: Factory-preset

EN31

OFF

Disengages the function which cuts down on noise created by wind.

WIND

CUT

Helps cut down on noise created by wind. “

” appears. The quality of the

sound will change. This is normal.

Refer to “Snapshot Flash” (੬ pg. 32).

FLASH

Refer to “Flash Brightness Adjustment” (੬ pg. 33).

FLASH

ADJ.

SCREEN

LCD

Keeps the camcorder’s display (except the date, time and time code) from

appearing on the connected TV screen.

LCD/TV

SIMPLE

Makes the camcorder’s display appear on screen when the camcorder is

connected to a TV.

Keeps the indications (except the tape running indicator, warnings, date, time,

time code, etc.) from appearing in the camcorder. Also keeps the camcorder’s

display (except the date, time and time code) from appearing on the

connected TV screen.

DATE/

TIME

AUTO

Displays the date/time for approx. 5 seconds in the following cases:

•When the POWER Switch is set from “OFF” to “

” or “

”.

•When playback starts. The camcorder displays the date/time when scenes

are recorded.

•When the date is changed during playback.

OFF

The date/time does not appear.

The date/time is always displayed.

Time code is not displayed.

OFF

TIME

CODE

Time code is displayed on the camcorder and on the connected TV. Frame

numbers are not displayed during recording.

Allows you to set the current date and time (੬ pg. 11).

CLOCK

ADJ.

: Factory-preset

NOTES:

● The “MANUAL MENU” settings are effective only when the Operation Switch is set to “ ”.

● “DISPLAY MENU” functions which are set when the POWER Switch is set to “ ” are also applied

when the POWER Switch is set to “ ” (੬ pg. 43). “CLOCK ADJ.” only appears when the POWER

Switch is set to “ ”.

● The “DISPLAY MENU” settings are effective even when the Operation Switch is set to “ ”.

● The “ON SCREEN” setting can also be changed by pressing the DISPLAY Button on the remote control

(provided) (੬ pg. 59, 62, 71).

RECORDING Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.)

MENU Wheel

POWER Switch

Snapshot Flash

The flash can be used when a snapshot is taken in Record-

Standby (੬ pg. 20, 21).

•In Full Auto mode, the flash automatically fires if it is

Lock Button

dark ( appears).

•In Manual mode, you can select the “FLASH” setting as

follows:

Operation

Switch

AUTO

: Fires automatically if it is dark ( appears).

: Fires automatically if it is dark ( appears)

and reduces the Red-Eye effect in the subject’s

eyes.

OFF

: Always fires.

: Will not fire.

Perform the procedure below.

SNAPSHOT Button

Display

Set the Operation Switch to “ ” and set the POWER

Switch to “

” while pressing down the Lock

Button located on the switch, then pull out the

viewfinder or open the LCD monitor fully.

MANUAL MENU

¹RETURN

Menu Screen

D I S

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

–

SELF

I MER

TELE MACRO AUTO

WI DE MODE

WI ND CUT

FLASH

AUTO

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ ”, and press it.

“MANUAL MENU” appears.

OFF

FLASH ADJ .

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “FLASH”, and press

it. The Sub Menu appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “AUTO”, “AUTO

”, “ON” or “OFF”, and press it. Rotate the MENU

wheel to select “1RETURN”. Press it twice to close

the Menu Screen.

If “AUTO

.... the

” Is Selected . . .

Red-Eye reduction indicator lights. Press

SNAPSHOT. The flash fires twice. The first flash is for

reduction of the human eye’s red reflection and the

second flash is for the actual recording.

NOTES:

● Do not fire the flash at a person at short range.

● The flash does not fire when the flash is set to “OFF” in the Menu Screen, and also when the battery

remaining power is low. Moreover, the flash does not fire when it is set to “AUTO” in the Menu Screen with

GAIN UP set to “OFF” (੬ pg. 29) and with Programme AE with special effects set to “TWILIGHT”

(੬ pg. 38).

● When taking several snapshots in succession (Motor Drive Mode), the flash fires only during the first one.

● Although images shot with a flash tend to look whiter than they actually are, to compensate for this the

camcorder automatically darkens the picture when using the flash. When shooting a subject at a distance

where the flash light cannot reach (over approx. 6.5 ft./2 m), push down the flash to prevent the picture from

becoming too dark or becoming too tinted.

● The color tone changes depending on the background lighting conditions, such as under fluorescent or

halogen lamps.

● To change the brightness of the flash, ੬ “Flash Brightness Adjustment” (੬ pg. 33).

● While charging the flash,

blinks and the flash will not fire. Although noise may appear, this is not a

malfunction and is not recorded. It can take up to 10 seconds to charge the flash.

EN33

Flash Brightness Adjustment

POWER Switch

When a snapshot (੬ pg. 20, 21) is taken in the dark the

camcorder fires the flash (੬ pg. 32) and adjusts the

brightness automatically. You can also adjust the flash

brightness manually. When you find that the snapshots

you took look too bright or too dark, adjust it manually.

Lock Button

Set the Operation Switch to “ ” and set the POWER

Operation

Switch

Switch to “

” while pressing down the Lock

Button located on the switch, then pull out the

viewfinder or open the LCD monitor fully.

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

MENU Wheel

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ ”, and press it.

“MANUAL MENU” appears.

Display

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “FLASH ADJ.”, and

press it. The parameter appears.

MANUAL MENU

Menu Screen

¹RETURN

D I S

To intensify the flash, rotate the MENU wheel towards

“+”. To weaken the flash, rotate it towards “–”.

Adjustment range: –3 to +3.

–

SELF

I MER

TELE MACRO

WI DE MODE

WI ND CUT

FLASH

Press the MENU wheel. Rotate it to select “1RETURN”

FLASH ADJ .

and press it twice to close the Menu Screen.

NOTE:

When you change the subject you are shooting or the

shooting location, set it back to 0 as described in step 5

and take a snapshot to check the flash brightness. After

doing this adjust to your desired brightness.

RECORDING Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.)

MENU Wheel

Self-Timer

START/STOP Button

Once the camcorder is set, the camcorder operator can

become part of the scene in a more natural way, adding

the final touch to a memorable picture.

POWER Switch

Lock Button

Set the Operation Switch to “ ” and set the POWER

Switch to “

” while pressing down the Lock

Button located on the switch, then pull out the

viewfinder or open the LCD monitor fully.

•You can tilt the LCD monitor upward to 180° so that

it faces forward and view yourself while self-

recording with the viewfinder pushed back.

Operation

Switch

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

SNAPSHOT Button

Display

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ ”, and press it.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “SELF-TIMER”, and

press it. The Sub Menu appears. Rotate the MENU

wheel to select “ON”, and press it. Selection is

complete. Rotate the MENU wheel to select

MANUAL MENU

¹RETURN

Menu Screen

D I S

–

SELF

I MER OFF

“

1RETURN”, and press it twice to close the Menu

TELE MACRO

WI DE MODE

WI ND CUT

FLASH

Screen.

To engage the Self-Timer for video recording, press

START/STOP. After 15 seconds, the beep sounds and

video recording starts. To stop Self-Timer recording,

press START/STOP again. The camcorder re-enters

Record-Standby mode.

FLASH ADJ .

Press SNAPSHOT. After 15 seconds, the beep sounds

and snapshot recording starts. After that, the

camcorder re-enters Record-Standby mode.

Self-Timer

indication

To end Self-Timer recording, select “OFF” in step 4 or

set the POWER Switch to “OFF” or set the Operation

Switch to “ ”.

NOTE:

If “BEEP/TALLY” is set to “OFF” (੬ pg. 29), the beep does

not sound and the tally lamp does not light.

Turns off

(Self-Timer

₄snapshot

recording

starts)

Stops blinking

and stays on

₄(Self-Timer

video record-

ing starts)

When START/STOP or SNAPSHOT is

pressed, the tally lamp changes as

shown:

Begins blinking

(Self-Timer starts)

Blinks quickly

(Self-Timer shooting

starts soon)

After approx. 15 sec.

EN35

MENU Wheel

START/STOP Button

5-Second Recording

Record a vacation or an important event in 5-second clips

to keep the action moving. This function is available only

for video recording.

Operation

Switch

POWER Switch

Set the POWER Switch to “

” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch and set

DUAL

the MODE Dial to “VIDEO”, “

” or “

”, then

Lock Button

MODE Dial

set the Operation Switch to “ ”. Pull out the

viewfinder fully or open the LCD monitor fully.

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ ”, and press it.

“MANUAL MENU” appears.

SNAPSHOT Button

Display

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “5S”, and press it.

The Sub Menu appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “5S”, and press it.

•“5S MODE” appears.

MANUAL MENU

¹RETURN

Menu Screen

D I S

–

SELF

I MER

Press START/STOP. The tally lamp lights and beep

sounds to indicate the start of recording, and after 5

seconds the camcorder enters Record-Standby mode.

•Even if you press START/STOP again within 5

seconds after recording starts, Record-Standby

mode is not engaged.

OFF

TELE MACRO

WI DE MODE

WI ND CUT

FLASH

AN I M.

FLASH ADJ .

To exit the 5S mode, select “OFF” in step 5.

To Take A Snapshot In The 5-Second Recording Mode . . .

.... instead of pressing START/STOP in step 6, select the

desired Snapshot mode in the Menu Screen, then press

SNAPSHOT. The camcorder records a 5-second still

(੬ pg. 20). When “5S” is set to “ANIM.” (੬ pg. 30)

this function is not available.

NOTE:

When “5S” is set to “ANIM.” in the Menu Screen the

5-second recording mode is not available. Animation

recording of a few frames only is taken instead (੬ pg. 30).

RECORDING Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.)

FADE/WIPE SELECTION (

Fade/Wipe Effects

and

)

These effects let you make pro-style scene

transitions. Use them to spice up the transition

from one scene to the next. You can also vary

transitions from scene to scene.

Fade or Wipe works when video recording is started or

when you stop recording.

Set the POWER Switch to “

down the Lock Button located on the switch and the

MODE Dial to “VIDEO” or “ ”, then set the

” while pressing

IMPORTANT:

Some Fade/Wipe Effects cannot be used with

certain modes of Program AE with special

effects (੬ pg. 38). If an unusable Fade/Wipe

Effect is selected, its indicator blinks or goes

out.

Operation Switch to “ ”. Pull out the viewfinder

fully or open the LCD monitor fully.

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ ”, then press it.

START/STOP Button

Operation Switch

Rotate the MENU wheel to select the desired

function, then press it. Selection is complete.

•The FADER/WIPE Menu disappears and the effect is

reserved. The indicator representing the selected

effect appears.

POWER Switch

Lock Button

Press START/STOP to activate the Fade-in/out or

Wipe-in/out.

MODE Dial

PICTURE WIPE OR DISSOLVE SELECTION

and

(

)

The Picture Wipe or Dissolve works when video recording

is started.

MENU Wheel

Follow steps 1 through 4 above.

Engage the Record-Standby mode.

To Deactivate The Selected Effect . . .

2 _{If you select Picture Wipe/Dissolve during}

.... select “OFF” in step 4.

recording . . .

.... press START/STOP when one scene is finished.

The point at which the scene ended is stored in

memory.

NOTES:

● You can extend the length of a Fade or Wipe

by pressing and holding START/STOP.

● If the power is turned off after a scene is

finished recording, the stored point is erased,

disabling the Picture Wipe/Dissolve combina-

tion. When this happens, the Picture Wipe/

Dissolve indicator blinks. Also note that

power shuts off automatically if 5 minutes

elapse in the Record-Standby mode.

● Picture Wipe/Dissolve cannot be used when

If you select Picture Wipe/Dissolve during Record-

Standby mode . . .

.... press START/STOP to start recording and press it

again when one scene is finished. The point at

which the scene ended is stored in memory.

If you select Picture Wipe/Dissolve during Record-

Standby mode after performing a Picture Wipe/

Dissolve . . .

.... the point at which the scene ended is already

stored in memory.

the MODE Dial is set to “

”.

● All Fade/Wipe Effects cannot be used when

DUAL

the MODE Dial is set to “

”.

● The sound at the end of the last recorded

If you start recording a new scene within 5 minutes of

scene is not stored.

the end of the previous recording (without having

turned the camcorder’s power off), the previous scene

wipes out, revealing the new scene.

EN37

Fader And Wipe Menu

Effect

Fade in or out with a white screen.

FADER — WHITE

FADER — BLACK

FADER — B.W

Fade in or out with a black screen.

Fade in to a color screen from a black and white screen, or fade out

from color to black and white.

Wipe in on a black screen from the upper right to the lower left

corner, or wipe out from lower left to upper right, leaving a black

screen.

WIPE — CORNER

The scene starts in the center of a black screen and wipes in toward

the corners, or comes in from the corners, gradually wiping out to the

center.

WIPE — WINDOW

WIPE — SLIDE

WIPE — DOOR

WIPE — SCROLL

Wipe in from right to left, or wipe out from left to right.

Wipe in as the two halves of a black screen open to the left and right,

revealing the scene, or wipe out and the black screen reappears from

left and right to cover the scene.

The scene wipes in from the bottom to the top of a black screen, or

wipes out from top to bottom, leaving a black screen.

Wipe in from the center of a black screen toward the top and bottom,

or wipe out from the top and bottom toward the center leaving a

black screen.

WIPE — SHUTTER

The new scene gradually appears as the old one gradually disappears.

DISSOLVE

The new scene wipes in over the previous one from the upper right

corner to the lower left corner.

WIPE — CORNER

WIPE — WINDOW

WIPE — SLIDE

WIPE — DOOR

WIPE — SCROLL

WIPE — SHUTTER

The next scene gradually wipes in from the center of the screen

toward the corners, covering the previous scene.

The next scene gradually wipes in over the previous one from right to

left.

The previous scene wipes out from the center to the right and left, like

a door being pushed open to reveal the next scene.

The new scene wipes in over the last one from the bottom of the

screen to the top.

The new scene wipes in over the previous one from the center toward

the top and bottom of the screen.

When this function is activated, the camcorder randomly selects the

effect used in scene transition (from

RANDOM

, and

). The Picture Wipe/Dissolve function is not

available.

RECORDING Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.)

IMPORTANT:

Program AE With Special Effects

Some modes of Program AE with special effects

cannot be used with certain Fade/Wipe Effects

(੬ pg. 37). If an unusable mode is selected, its

indicator blinks or goes out.

Set the Operation Switch to “ ”, then set the

POWER Switch to “

” while pressing down the

Lock Button located on the switch. Pull out the

viewfinder fully or open the LCD monitor fully.

MENU Wheel

Operation Switch

POWER Switch

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

Lock Button

MODE Dial

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ ”, then press it.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select the desired mode,

then press it. Selection is complete.

•The P.AE/EFFECT Menu disappears and the selected

mode is activated. The selected mode indicator

appears.

Display

EFFECT

Menu Screen

SLO

To Deactivate The Selected Mode . . .

.... select “OFF” in step 4.

V I DEO ECHO

OFF

1/60

1/100

1/250

SHUTTER

1/100

1/250

NOTE:

Program AE with special effects can be changed during

recording or during Record-Standby.

TWILIGHT

SLOW (Slow Shutter)*4

Makes evening scenes look more natural.

White Balance (੬ pg. 41) is initially set to

can be changed to your desired setting. When

Lights dark subjects or areas even brighter than

they would be under good natural lighting. Use

“SLOW” only in dark areas.

, but

Twilight is chosen, the camcorder automatically

adjusts the focus from approx. 10 m (32 ft) to

infinity. From less than 10 m (32 ft), adjust the focus

manually. The flash does not fire in this mode.

SLOW 1

Slow Shutter raises light sensitivity to allow

shooting in dark environments.

SLOW 2

SEPIA*1

Slow Shutter raises light sensitivity further to allow

shooting in even darker environments.

Recorded scenes have a brownish tint like old

photos. Combine this with the Cinema mode for a

classic look.

NOTES:

● When using “SLOW”, the image takes on a strobe-

like effect.

MONOTONE*1

● If the manual focus indicator blinks when “SLOW”

is used, adjust focus manually and use a tripod.

Like classic black and white films, your footage is

shot in B/W. Used together with the Cinema

mode, it enhances the “classic film” effect.

SHUTTER (Variable Shutter Speed)

1/60–The shutter speed is fixed at 1/60th of a

second. Black bands that usually appear when

shooting a TV screen become narrower.

1/100–The shutter speed is fixed at 1/100th of a

second. The flickering that occurs when shooting

under a fluorescent light or mercury-vapor lamp is

reduced.

1/250 –This setting allows fast-moving images to

be captured one frame at a time, for vivid, stable

slow-motion playback. The faster the shutter

speed, the darker the picture becomes. Use the

shutter function under good lighting conditions.

CLASSIC FILM*2

Gives recorded scenes a strobe effect.

STROBE*2

Your recording looks like a series of consecutive

snapshots.

VIDEO ECHO*3

Adds a “ghost” to the subject, giving your

recording a “fantasy” feeling. Zoom magnifica-

tion of over 10X is not available.

DUAL

Not available when the MODE Dial is set to “

”.

²Available only when the MODE Dial is set to “VIDEO” or “

³Available only when the MODE Dial is set to “VIDEO” or “

⁴Available only when the MODE Dial is set to “VIDEO”, “

”.

” (VGA STD/VGA FINE only).

” or “ ”.

EN39

Digital Sound Effects

12 sound effects (EXPLOSION, SIREN, LAUGHTER, RACE

CAR, DOOR BELL, BUZZER, FANFARE, APPLAUSE,

CHEERS, BOING, SCREAM and JEERS) pre-stored in the

provided MultiMediaCard can be dubbed onto a tape.

SOUND EFFECT MODE SELECTION

Load the provided MultiMediaCard (੬ pg. 14) and a

cassette (੬ pg. 12).

Set the POWER Switch to “

” while pressing

INDEX Button

down the Lock Button located on the switch and set

DUAL

the MODE Dial to “

”, “VIDEO” or “

”. Open

DIGITAL SOUND Button

the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

Display

Press INDEX. The SOUND Index Screen appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select the desired sound

effect.

•Pressing DIGITAL SOUND starts playback of the

currently selected sound effect so you can check it

without recording it onto the tape. Press DIGITAL

SOUND again to stop the sound effect playback.

EXIT

SOUND

100-DVC00001

Press the MENU wheel. The selection is complete.

001

002

003

006

SOUND EFFECT RECORDING

004

005

Press DIGITAL SOUND during recording. The

selected sound effect indication with a “ ” mark

appears blinking and the sound effect is recorded

onto the tape.

Selected (framed in green)

•The sound effect cannot be heard from the speaker

during recording. Use a headphone set to hear the

sound effect.

You can download sound data available at

our Web Site (see below for URL) and

transfer them from your PC to the

MultiMediaCard to create more sound

effects.

To cancel recording the sound effect midway . . .

.... press DIGITAL SOUND again. The camcorder stops

recording the sound effect and the sound effect

indication disappears.

http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/

download/d-sound/index.html

NOTES:

• Use the PC card adapter CU-V50U or

floppy adapter CU-VFM40U to transfer

sound data from a PC to the

● Sound effects can also be used for Audio Dubbing

(੬ pg. 77).

● Sound effects created on a PC can be transferred to a

MultiMediaCard by copying them into the

MultiMediaCard's sound folder with the specified file

name. For details, refer to the instruction manual of the

provided software.

MultiMediaCard.

• Sound data should be copied into the

MultiMediaCard’s DCSD¥100JVCGR

folder.

• The file names should be in numerical

sequence starting from DVC00001.mp3.

If you are using the provided

MultiMediaCard, file names should be

from DVC00013.mp3 since 12 sound

effects are pre-stored as DVC00001.mp3

through DVC00012.mp3.

RECORDING Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.)

Exposure Control

Iris Lock

Use this function in the following situations:

•When shooting a moving subject.

Manual exposure adjustment is recommended in the

following situations:

•When the distance to the subject changes (so its

size in the LCD monitor or the viewfinder changes),

such as when the subject is backing away.

•When shooting on a reflective natural background

such as at the beach or when skiing.

•When shooting objects under a spotlight.

•When zooming.

•When shooting using reverse lighting or when the

background is too bright.

•When shooting on a reflective natural background

such as at the beach or when skiing.

•When the background is overly dark or the subject

light.

Set the Operation Switch to “ ” and set the

When the subject is close, keep the iris locked. Even

when the subject moves away from you, the image

will not darken or brighten.

Before the following steps, perform steps 1 and 2 of

“Exposure Control”.

POWER Switch to “

” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch,

then pull out the viewfinder fully or open the

LCD monitor fully.

Press EXPOSURE. “EXP.” and the exposure

Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD

control indicator appear.

monitor or the viewfinder, then press and hold

the MENU wheel for over 2 seconds. The

exposure control indicator and “ ” appear.

Rotate the MENU wheel towards “+” to

brighten the image, or towards “–” to darken the

image. (maximum 6)

Press the MENU wheel. “ ” changes to “

and the iris is locked. “EXP.” goes out.

”

Press the MENU wheel. Exposure adjustment is

complete. “EXP.” goes out.

BACKLIGHT Button (²

)

EXPOSURE Button (⁴/6)

To Return To Automatic Exposure Control . . .

Operation Switch

POWER Switch

.... press EXPOSURE or set the Operation Switch to

“

”.

EXP.

To Brighten The Subject Quickly . . .

.... press BACKLIGHT.

is displayed and the

subject is brightened. If pressed again,

disappears and the brightness returns to the

previous level.

•+3 exposure has the same effect as the

BACKLIGHT Button.

•Using BACKLIGHT may cause the light around the

subject to become too bright and the subject to

become white.

Iris lock indicator

MENU Wheel

•Backlight compensations is also available when the

Operation Switch is set to “ ”.

To Return To Automatic Iris Control . . .

.... press EXPOSURE so that the exposure control

indicator and “ ” disappear. Or, set the

Operation Switch to “ ”.

To Lock The Exposure Control And The Iris . . .

.... after step 2, adjust the exposure rotating the

MENU wheel. Then lock the iris in step 3. For

automatic locking, press EXPOSURE again in

step 2. The iris becomes automatic after about 2

seconds.

Iris

Like the pupil of the human eye, it contracts in well-

lit environments to keep too much light from

entering, and dilates in dim environments to allow in

more light.

EN41

White Balance Adjustment

Manual White Balance Operation

A term that refers to the correctness of color

reproduction under various lighting. If the white

balance is correct, all other colors will be accurately

reproduced.

Perform Manual White Balance when shooting under

various types of lighting.

Follow steps 1 through 4 of the white balance

adjustment, and select “

MAN.”.

The white balance is usually adjusted automatically.

However, more advanced camcorder operators

control this function manually to achieve a more

professional color/tint reproduction.

Hold a sheet of plain white paper in front of the

subject. Adjust zoom or position yourself so that

the white paper fills the screen.

Set the Operation Switch to “ ” and set the

Press the MENU wheel until

blinking.

When the setting is completed,

blinking.

begins

stops

POWER Switch to “

” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch,

then pull out the viewfinder fully or open the

LCD monitor fully.

Press the MENU wheel. Only the Manual White

Balance indicator is displayed.

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen

appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ ”, then

press it. The “W.BALANCE” Menu appears.

Operation Switch

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “MANUAL”,

and press it. The Menu Screen disappears and

“W.BAL” and the currently selected mode are

displayed. Rotate it to select the desired mode.

POWER Switch

Lock Button

MENU Wheel

“

MAN.” – White balance is set manually.

” – Outdoors on a sunny day.

” – Outdoors on a cloudy day.

” – A video light or similar type of lighting

is used.

Press the MENU wheel. Selection is complete.

White paper

To Return To Automatic White Balance . . .

.... select “AUTO” in step 4. Or, set the Operation

Switch to “ ”.

To Change The Tint For Recording . . .

.... in step 2, substitute colored paper for white. The

white balance is adjusted based on the color,

changing the tint. Red paper = deeper green;

blue paper = orange; yellow paper = deeper

purple.

NOTE:

White balance cannot be used when Sepia or

Monotone (੬ pg. 38) is activated.

NOTES:

● In step 2, it may be difficult to focus on the white

paper. In such a case, adjust focus manually

(੬ pg. 27).

● A subject can be shot under various types of

lighting conditions indoors (natural, flourescent,

candlelight, etc.). Because the color temperature is

different depending on the light source, the subject

tint will differ depending on the white balance

settings. Use this function for a more natural result.

● Once you adjust white balance manually, the

setting is retained even if the power is turned off or

the battery removed.

PLAYBACK Basic Playback For Video

Play/Pause Button (⁴/6)

Load a tape (੬ pg. 12).

Fast-Forward Button (³

)

Set the POWER Switch to “

” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch. To start

playback, press 4/6.

Rewind Button (2

)

•To stop playback, press 5.

POWER Switch

•Press

to rewind, or

to fast-forward the tape

during Stop mode.

Stop Button (5)

Lock Button

To Control The Speaker Volume . . .

.... slide the Power Zoom Lever (VOL.) towards “+” to

turn up the volume, or towards “–” to turn down the

volume.

Power Zoom

Lever (VOL.)

NOTES:

● If Stop mode continues for 5 minutes when power is

supplied from a battery, the camcorder shuts off automati-

cally. To turn on again, set the POWER Switch to “OFF”,

then to “

”.

● The playback picture can be viewed in the LCD monitor,

viewfinder or on a connected TV (੬ pg. 58).

MENU Wheel

● You can also view the playback picture on the LCD monitor

with it flipped over and pushed against the camera body.

● LCD monitor/viewfinder indications:

•When power is supplied from a battery: the “

”

Speaker

battery pack remaining power indicator is displayed.

When power is supplied through the DC cord: “

does not appear.

”

•During Stop mode, none of the indications are displayed.

● When a cable is connected to the AV OUT connector, the

sound is not heard from the speaker.

Still Playback: Pauses during playback.

1) Press 4/6 during playback.

2) To resume normal playback, press 4/6 again.

● If still playback continues for more than about 3 minutes, the camcorder’s Stop mode is automatically

engaged. After 5 minutes in the Stop mode, the camcorder’s power is automatically turned off.

● When 4/6 is pressed, the image may not pause immediately while the camcorder stabilizes the still

image.

Shuttle Search: Allows high-speed search in either direction.

1) Press

2) To resume normal playback, press 4/6.

● During playback, press and hold

for forward or

for reverse search during playback.

or 3. The search continues as long as you hold the button.

Once you release it, normal playback resumes.

● A slight mosaic effect appears on screen during Shuttle Search. This is not a malfunction.

Frame-By-Frame Playback: Allows frame-by-frame search.

1) Engage Still Playback.

2) Rotate the MENU wheel towards “+” for forward Frame-By-Frame Playback, or towards “–” for reverse

Frame-By-Frame Playback during Still Playback.

Ⅲ To resume normal playback, press 4/6.

● You can also use the provided remote control for Frame-By-Frame Playback (੬ pg. 68).

Slow-Motion Playback, Playback Zoom and Playback Special Effects

Available only with the remote control (provided) (੬ pg. 68, 69).

PLAYBACK Advanced Features For Video

EN43

Using Menus For Detailed Adjustment

START/STOP Button

POWER

Switch

The following procedure applies to all except Synchro

Comp (੬ pg. 74, 75).

Set the POWER Switch to “

” while pressing

Lock Button

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select the desired function

icon, and press it. The selected function menu

appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select the desired

function, and press it to display the Sub Menu.

MENU Wheel

Display

Rotate the MENU wheel to select the desired

parameter and press it. Selection is complete.

V I DEO MENU

¹RETURN

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “1RETURN” and

press it twice to close the Menu Screen.

Menu Screen

SOUND

12B I T

ODE STEREO

MODE

OUND

SYNCHRO

REC MODE

BLANK SRCH

COPY

SOUND MODE

12BIT MODE

SYNCHRO

੬ pg. 44.

੬ pg. 75.

D I SPLAY

¹RETURN

REC MODE

Allows you to set the video

recording mode (SP or LP)

depending on your

preference (੬ pg. 13).

It is recommended you use

“REC MODE” in the “VIDEO

MENU” when using this

camcorder as a recorder

during digital dubbing

(੬ pg. 63).

ON SCREEN

DATE / T I

T I ME CODE OFF

BLANK SRCH

Helps find a blank portion of

tape when you want to

record from the middle of a

tape (੬ pg. 45).

* Each setting is linked with “DISPLAY MENU”,

which appears when the Operation Switch is

set to “ ” (੬ pg. 31). The parameters are

the same as in the description on pg. 31.

COPY

ON: Enables dubbing of

images recorded on a tape to

a MultiMediaCard

(੬ pg. 65).

NOTES:

OFF: Enables snapshots to be

taken during video playback.

● It is also possible to change the ON SCREEN

settings by pressing DISPLAY on the remote

control (provided).

ON SCREEN*

Makes the camcorder’s

indications appear/disappear

from the connected TV

screen.

● “REC MODE” can be set when the Operation

Switch is set to “ ” (੬ pg. 13, 29).

● If “ON SCREEN” is set to “SIMPLE”, it keeps

the camcorder’s display (except the date,

time and time code) from appearing on the

connected TV. It also makes the playback

sound mode and tape speed disappear on the

camcorder.

DATE/TIME*

TIME CODE*

Makes the date/time appear/

disappear on the camcorder.

Makes the time code appear/

disappear on the camcorder.

CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

PLAYBACK Advanced Features For Video (cont.)

Playback Sound

During playback, the camcorder detects the sound mode in which the recording was made, and plays the

sound back. Select the type of sound to accompany your playback picture. According to the menu access

explanation on pg. 43, select “SOUND MODE” or “12BIT MODE” from the Menu Screen and set it to the

desired parameter.

STEREO

Sound is output on both “L” and “R” channels in stereo.

Sound from the “L” channel is output in stereo.

SOUND MODE

12BIT MODE

SOUND L

SOUND R

SOUND 1

SOUND 2

MIX

Sound from the “R” channel is output in stereo.

Original sound is output on both “L” and “R” channels in stereo.

Dubbed sound is output on both “L” and “R” channels in stereo.

Original and dubbed sounds are combined and output in stereo on

both “L” and “R” channels in stereo.

: Factory-preset

NOTES:

● The “SOUND MODE” setting is available for both 12-bit and 16-bit sound. (In previous models’ functions,

“12-bit” is called “32 kHz” and “16-bit” is called “48 kHz”.)

● The camcorder cannot detect the sound mode in which the recording was made during fast-forward or

rewind. During playback the sound mode is displayed in the upper left corner.

Display

ON SCREEN setting:

For playback sound, tape

speed and tape running.

DATE/TIME setting:

For date/time.

TIME CODE setting:

For time code.

12B I T / SOUND

DEC 25 ’00

TC 12 34 24

Frames*

Seconds

Minutes

*30 frames = 1 second

EN45

Blank Search

Stop Button (5)

Helps you find where you should start recording in the

middle of a tape to avoid time code interruption (੬ pg. 23).

Wheel

POWER Switch

Lock Button

Load a tape (੬ pg. 12) and set the POWER Switch to

“

” while pressing down the Lock Button

located on the switch.

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ ”, then press it.

“VIDEO MENU” appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “BLANK SRCH”,

then press it. The Sub Menu appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “EXECUTE”, then

press it.

•“BLANK SEARCH” appears blinking and the

camcorder automatically starts reverse or forward

shuttle search, then stops at the spot which is about

3 seconds of tape before the beginning of the

detected blank portion.

Display

V I DEO MENU

Menu Screen

¹RETURN

OUND

12B I T

ODE

SYNCHRO

REC MODE

To cancel Blank Search midway . . .

.... press 5.

BLANK SRCH CANCEL

COPY

EXECUTE

NOTES:

● In step 5, if the current position is at a blank portion the

camcorder searches in the reverse direction, and if the

current position is at a recorded portion the camcorder

searches in the forward direction.

● Blank Search does not work if “HEAD CLEANING

REQUIRED. USE CLEANING CASSETTE” has appeared

with the tape.

BLANK SEARCH

● If the beginning or end of the tape is reached during

Blank Search, the camcorder stops automatically.

● A blank portion which is shorter than 5 seconds of tape

cannot be detected.

● The detected blank portion may be located between

recorded scenes. Before you start recording, make sure

there is no recorded scene after the blank portion.

PLAYBACK Advanced Features For Video (cont.)

E-Mail Clip Recording

START/STOP Button

You can make video clips from recorded video footage

and store them in a MultiMediaCard as files which can be

conveniently sent via e-mail.

POWER

Switch

Load a MultiMediaCard (੬ pg. 14) and cassette

(੬ pg. 12). Set the POWER Switch to “

” while

Lock Button

pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

Press 4/6 to start video playback.

Press E-MAIL CLIP REC. “E-MAIL CLIP STAND-BY”

appears and the camcorder enters the E-Mail Clip

Record-Standby mode.

Stop Button (5)

Play/Pause Button (⁴/6)

Press START/STOP. “E-MAIL CLIP RECORDING ”

appears.

E-MAIL CLIP REC

Button

•The camcorder stops E-Mail Clip Recording

automatically after approx. 20 seconds, then starts

storing the recorded video data in the

MultiMediaCard which takes approx. 100 seconds

additionally. “COMPLETED” appears when it is

complete.

To cancel E-Mail Clip Recording . . .

.... after step 3, press E-MAIL CLIP REC again or press 5

to stop video playback.

To view video clips stored in a MultiMediaCard . . .

.... the video clip selected in the E-CLIP Index Screen

(੬ pg. 49, Index Playback) can be viewed in the LCD

monitor or viewfinder; video clips cannot be displayed

on a connected TV.

Display

MA I L CL I P

RECORD I NG

NOTES:

● Playback operation cannot be performed during E-Mail

Clip Recording.

● If you press START/STOP while E-Mail Clip Recording is

in progress, only the portion which is recorded before

START/STOP is pressed will be stored in the

MultiMediaCard.

After approx. 20 seconds or

when START/STOP is pressed

● Also, if the end of the tape is reached during E-Mail Clip

Recording, that portion will be automatically stored in

the MultiMediaCard.

MA I L CL I P

RECORD I NG

● If the end of the tape is reached in step 3, the E-Mail Clip

Record-Standby mode will be automatically canceled.

● Refer to the instruction manual of the provided software,

CardNavigator, Video Player and JVC Video Decoder.

● Video noise may appear while viewing video clips in the

LCD monitor or viewfinder, however, this noise is not

present in the actual video clips stored in the

MultiMediaCard.

Storing is complete

Playback Screen

MA I L CL I P

RECORD I NG

COMPLETED

PLAYBACK Basic Playback For D.S.C.

EN47

Normal Playback

Play Button (⁴/6)

Images shot with the camcorder are automatically

Fast-Forward

numbered, then stored in numerical order in the

MultiMediaCard. You can view the stored images, one at a

time, much like flipping through a photo album.

Button (³

)

Rewind Button (²

)

Load a MultiMediaCard (੬ pg. 14).

Stop Button (5)

MEMORY

Set the POWER Switch to “

” while pressing

POWER Switch

Lock Button

2 _{down the Lock Button located on the switch. Open}

the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

•A stored image is displayed.

Press

to display the next image.

to display the previous image.

Auto Playback

[For Normal Playback]

[For Auto Playback]

To display the next image

You can run through all the images stored in memory

automatically.

Display

–

I MAGE

100 0010

Perform steps 1 and 2 above.

Press 4/6.

•If you press

during Auto Playback, images are

displayed in descending order.

10 / 24

•If you press

displayed in ascending order.

during Auto Playback, images are

–

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100 0011

To end Auto Playback, press 5.

NOTES:

11 / 24

● Even if you shoot a new image after playing back a low-

numbered one, this will not overwrite an existing image,

because new images are automatically stored after the

last-recorded one.

–

I MAGE

100 0012

● Image number, directory and file names appear if “ON

SCREEN” is set to either “LCD” or “LCD/TV” in the

Menu Screen (੬ pg. 31).

12 / 24

–

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100 0013

Directory and File names

Displays the directory and file names (੬ pg. 48, 49).

13 / 24

Total number of images

Displays the total number of stored images.

Image number

To display the

image

Displays the index number of the image file (੬ pg. 48, 49).

PLAYBACK Basic Playback For D.S.C. (cont.)

Picture Quality/Size

Index Screen

Type of file

mode: Appears only

when displaying still

images

The files you stored can be displayed together with their

index information. Convenient for checking files stored

beforehand, the Index Screen also shows the Picture

Quality/Size mode, directory and file names as well as

which files are protected against accidental erasure.

Directory and

File names

Index number

Selected file

EXIT

IMAGE

100-DVC00003: Directory and File names

100-DVC00003

VGA

Shows that the selected file is in a directory called “100”

001

002

003

and its file name is “DVC00003”.

Each time shooting takes place, a file name is made using

a number which is larger by one than the largest number

of the file names which are in use. If the file name reaches

DVC09999, a new directory will be made and the file

name will start again from DVC00001.

In the playback screen (੬ pg. 47), the directory and only

the last four digits of the file name are displayed.

004

005

006

001: Index number

Index numbers are marked from 001. For example, when

10 files are stored (index number: 001 to 010), if three files

with index numbers 002, 004 and 006 are deleted from

memory, the remaining files are automatically moved up

to fill any gaps in the numerical sequence. Therefore, the

number of remaining files is 7, and the new index

numbers range from 001 to 007.

Protect icon

F/S/XGA/VGA: Picture Quality/Size mode

Displays the Picture Quality/Size mode of the stored

image. There are 4 modes available: XGA FINE, XGA STD,

VGA FINE and VGA STD (in order of quality) (੬ pg. 15).

POWER Switch

Lock Button

: Protect icon

When a file is protected against its accidental erasure, a

padlock mark appears next to the index number, and that

file cannot be deleted.

Selected File

A file is framed in green when it is selected. Rotate the

MENU wheel to move the green frame to the desired file.

MENU Wheel

EN49

Index Playback

You can view or listen to the files (still images, video clips,

or sound effects) stored in memory six at a time. Use this

mode when looking for a file you wish to view or hear.

Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Normal Playback” on

pg. 47.

To access the Index Screen, press INDEX once.

If you press INDEX twice...

the Index Screen for E-Mail Clip Rec (੬ pg. 46)

appears, if a video clip has been stored. (If there is no

video clip, this will be skipped.)

If you press INDEX three times....

the Index Screen for Digital Sound Effect (੬ pg. 39)

appears. (If there is no sound effect, the display will

return to the still image Index Screen.)

INDEX Button

Display

Rotate the MENU wheel to move the green frame to

the desired file and press it. The file selected in the

Playback Screen

Index Screen is displayed or played back.

Still image

EXIT

IMAGE

100-DVC00001

VGA

001

002

003

004

005

006

Video clip

EXIT

E-CLIP

100-DVC00001

001

002

003

004

005

006

Sound effect

SOUND

EXIT

100-DVC00001

001

002

003

004

005

006

PLAYBACK Advanced Features For D.S.C.

POWER

Switch

Protecting Files

The Protect mode helps prevent the accidental erasure of

files. When a padlock mark is displayed next to the index

number, that file cannot be deleted.

Lock Button

MEMORY

Set the POWER Switch to “

PLAY

” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch. Open

the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

•A stored file is displayed.

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

Rotate it to select “ ” and press it. “MEMORY

MENU” appears.

By rotating the MENU wheel...

... select “IMAGE PRO.” to access the PROTECT

Index Screen.

... select “E-CLIP PRO.” to access the E-Clip Rec

PROTECT Index Screen.

MENU Wheel

Display

MEMOR

... select “SOUND PRO.” to access the Sound Effect

PROTECT Index Screen.

Then press the MENU wheel.

Menu Screen

¹RETURN

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SOUND

E–CL I P

FRAME

DPOF

EL.

TO PROTECT A FILE

Before doing the following, perform steps 1 through 3

FORMAT

above.

Rotate the MENU wheel to move the green frame to

the desired file and press it. A “ ” padlock mark

appears on the selected file.

Repeat this procedure for all files you do not wish to

delete by accident.

EXIT

001

PROTECT

PROTECT Index

Screen

002

003

004

005

006

Rotate the MENU wheel upward to select “EXIT” and

press it. The normal playback screen appears.

Padlock mark

NOTE:

If Protection is

removed

Normal playback

When the memory is initialized or corrupted, even

protected files are deleted. If you do not want to lose

important files, transfer them to a PC and save them.

EXIT

001

PROTECT

002

003

TO REMOVE PROTECTION

Before doing the following, perform steps 1 through 3

above.

004

005

006

Rotate the MENU wheel to move the green frame to

the desired file and press it. The “ ” padlock mark

located above the file disappears and the file is no

longer protected.

Normal playback

Repeat this procedure for all files from which you

wish to remove protection.

Rotate the MENU wheel upward to select “EXIT” and

press it. The normal playback screen appears.

EN51

Deleting Files

POWER

Switch

Previously stored files can be deleted either one at a time

or all at once.

MEMORY

Set the POWER Switch to “

PLAY

” while pressing

Lock Button

down the Lock Button located on the switch. Open

the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

•A stored file is displayed.

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

Rotate it to select “ ” and press it. “MEMORY

MENU” appears.

By rotating the MENU wheel...

... select “IMAGE DEL.” to delete images.

... select “E-CLIP DEL.” to delete E-clip recording

files.

MENU Wheel

... select “SOUND DEL.” to delete sound effects.

Then press the MENU wheel. The Sub Menu appears.

Display

DELETE

EXIT

001

DELETE Index

Screen

TO SELECT A FILE BY BROWSING FILES

STORED IN MEMORY

Before doing the following, perform steps 1 through 3 above.

002

003

006

004

005

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “SELECT” and press

it. The DELETE Index Screen appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to move the green frame to the

desired file that you wish to delete and press it. An “

appears above the selected file.

”

MEMORY MENU

Deletion

Confirmation

Screen

Repeat this procedure for all files that you wish to delete.

To deselect a file, press the MENU wheel again. The “

disappears.

”

CANCEL

EXECUTE

Rotate the MENU wheel upward to select “EXIT” and

press it. The Deletion Confirmation Screen appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “EXECUTE” and

press it. The selected files are deleted and the normal

playback screen appears.

•To cancel deletion, rotate the MENU wheel to select

“CANCEL” and press it.

TO DELETE ALL FILES

Before doing the following, perform steps 1 through 3 above.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ALL” and press it.

CAUTION:

The Deletion Confirmation Screen appears.

Do not remove the MultiMediaCard or

perform any other operation (such as

turning off the camcorder) during deletion.

Also, be sure to use the provided AC Power

Adapter/Charger, as the MultiMediaCard

may be corrupted if the battery becomes

exhausted during deletion. If the

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “EXECUTE” and

press it. All the files are deleted.

•To cancel deletion, rotate the MENU wheel to select

“CANCEL” and press it.

NOTES:

● Protected files (੬ pg. 50) cannot be deleted with the

above operation. To delete them, remove protection first.

● Once files are deleted, they cannot be restored. Check

files before deleting.

MultiMediaCard becomes corrupted,

initialize it. (੬ pg. 52)

PLAYBACK Advanced Features For D.S.C. (cont.)

Initializing A MultiMediaCard

POWER

Switch

You can initialize a MultiMediaCard anytime.

After initialising, all images and data stored in the

MultiMediaCard, including those which have been

protected, are cleared.

Lock Button

MEMORY

Set the POWER Switch to “

PLAY

” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch. Open

the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ ” and press it.

“MEMORY MENU” appears.

MENU Wheel

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “FORMAT” and

press it. The Confirmation Screen appears.

Display

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “EXECUTE” and

press it. The MultiMediaCard is initialized. When

initialization is finished, “NO STORED DATA”

appears.

MEMOR

Menu Screen

¹RETURN

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SOUND

E–CL I P

FRAME

DPOF

•To cancel initialization, rotate the MENU wheel to

select “CANCEL” and press it.

EL.

FORMAT

CAUTION:

Do not perform any other operation (such as

turning off the camcorder) during initialization.

Also, be sure to use the provided AC Power

Adapter/Charger, as the MultiMediaCard may be

corrupted if the battery becomes exhausted

during initialization. If MultiMediaCard becomes

corrupted initialize it.

MEMOR

Confirmation

Screen

MAY ERASE

EX I ST

NG PRE–SET

SOUND EFFECTS

CANCEL

EXECUTE

EN53

Superimposing A Print Frame

A selection of print frames are stored in the camcorder. A

frame can be superimposed over a still image.

Play back an image stored in the MultiMediaCard.

Press PRINT FRAME. The Print Frame Index Screen

appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to move the green frame to

the desired print frame and press it. Selection is

complete. The selected print frame is superimposed

over the still image.

PRINT FRAME Button

MENU Wheel

To Make The Print Frame Disappear . . .

.... press PRINT FRAME.

Display

NOTES:

FRAME

002

FRAME 5

001

● A print frame created on a PC can be transferred to a

MultiMediaCard using the provided software. Trans-

ferred print frames are displayed from print frame index

number 007, and they can be used together with the

print frames in the camcorder’s memory. For details on

creating/transferring print frames, refer to the software

instructions.

Print Frame Index

Screen

003

006

004

005

● Depending on the images you play back, the print frame

outline may become grainy or vague.

PLAYBACK Advanced Features For D.S.C. (cont.)

POWER

Switch

Print Frame Deletion

A print frame created on a PC can be transferred to a

MultiMediaCard using the provided software. Print frames

that have been transferred to a MultiMediaCard can be

deleted when they are no longer needed.

Lock Button

There are 2 ways of deleting previously created print

frames: by browsing through print frames individually or

by deleting them all at once.

TO SELECT A PRINT FRAME BY BROWSING

PRINT FRAMES STORED IN MEMORY

MEMORY

Set the POWER Switch to “

PLAY

” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

MENU Wheel

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

Display

DELETE

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ ” and press it.

“MEMORY MENU” appears.

EXIT

013

DELETE Index

Screen

014

015

018

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “FRAME DEL.” and

press it. The Sub Menu appears.

016

017

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “SELECT” and press

it. The DELETE Index Screen appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to move the green frame to

the desired print frame that you wish to delete and

press it. An “ ” appears above the selected print

frame.

Repeat this procedure for all print frames that you

wish to delete.

MEMORY MENU

Deletion

Confirmation

Screen

CANCEL

EXECUTE

To deselect a print frame, press the MENU wheel

again. The “ ” disappears.

Rotate the MENU wheel upward to select “EXIT” and

press it. The Deletion Confirmation Screen appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “EXECUTE” and

press it. The selected print frames are deleted and the

normal playback screen appears.

•To cancel deletion, rotate the MENU wheel to select

“CANCEL” and press it.

CAUTION:

Do not remove the MultiMediaCard or

perform any other operation (such as

turning off the camcorder) during deletion.

Also, be sure to use the provided AC Power

Adapter/Charger, as the MultiMediaCard

may be corrupted if the battery becomes

exhausted during deletion. If the

NOTES:

● If print frames created on a PC have not been transferred

to a MultiMediaCard, it is not possible to delete them

using these steps.

● The print frames in the camcorder’s memory cannot be

deleted.

MultiMediaCard becomes corrupted,

initialize it. (੬ pg. 52)

EN55

TO DELETE ALL PRINT FRAMES

POWER

Switch

Perform steps 1 through 4 on pag. 54.

Lock Button

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ALL” and press it.

The Deletion Confirmation Screen appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “EXECUTE” and

press it. All the print frames are deleted.

•To cancel deletion, rotate the MENU wheel to select

“CANCEL” and press it.

MENU Wheel

Display

MEMOR

Menu Screen

¹RETURN

I MAGE PRO.

I MAGE

SOUND

E–CL I P

FRAME

DPOF

EL.

CANCEL

ALL

SELECT

FORMAT

MEMORY MENU

Deletion

Confirmation

Screen

CANCEL

EXECUTE

PLAYBACK Advanced Features For D.S.C. (cont.)

POWER

Switch

Setting Print Information (DPOF Setting)

This camcorder is compatible with the DPOF (Digital Print

Order Format) standard in order to support future systems

such as automatic printing, which records information

about the still images you wish to print (such as the

number of prints to make). There are 2 print information

settings available: “To print all still images (one print for

each)” explained below and “To print by selecting still

images and no. of prints” (੬ pg. 57).

Lock Button

TO PRINT ALL STILL IMAGES (ONE PRINT

FOR EACH)

MEMORY

Set the POWER Switch to “

PLAY

” while pressing

MENU Wheel

down the Lock Button located on the switch. Open

the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

Display

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

MEMOR

Menu Screen

¹RETURN

I MAGE PRO.

I MAGE

SOUND

E–CL I P

FRAME

DPOF

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ ” and press it.

“MEMORY MENU” appears.

EL. SELECT

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “DPOF” and press

it. The Sub Menu appears.

ALL

RESET

FORMAT

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ALL” and press it.

Selection is complete. The Confirmation Screen

appears.

MEMORY MENU

Confirmation

Screen

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “EXECUTE” and

press it. The normal playback screen appears.

•To cancel selection, rotate the MENU wheel to

select “CANCEL” and press it.

CANCEL

EXECUTE

To Reset The Setting . . .

.... select “RESET” in step 5. The setting is reset to 0 for all

still images.

EN57

TO PRINT BY SELECTING STILL IMAGES

POWER

Switch

AND NO. OF PRINTS

Perform steps 1 through 4 on pg. 56.

Lock Button

Rotate the MENU wheel to selsect “SELECT” and

press it. Selection is complete. The DPOF Screen

appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to move the green frame to

the image you wish to print and press it.

Select the number of prints by rotating the MENU

wheel towards “+” to increase the number, or

towards “–” to decrease the number and press it.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the desired number of prints.

•The number of prints can be set up to 15.

•To correct the number of prints, select the image

again and change the number.

MENU Wheel

Display

DPOF

EXIT

DPOF Screen

100-DVC00021

VGA

019 00 020 00 021 03

Rotate the MENU wheel upward to select “EXIT” and

press it. Selection is complete. The Confirmation

Screen appears.

022 00 023 00 024 00

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “EXECUTE” and

press it. The normal playback screen appears.

•To cancel selection, rotate the MENU wheel to

select “CANCEL” and press it.

MEMORY MENU

Confirmation

Screen

To Reset The No. Of Prints . . .

.... select “RESET” in step 5 on pg. 56. The number of

prints is reset to 0 for all still images.

CANCEL

EXECUTE

CAUTION:

While performing the above, never disconnect power,

as this may cause the memory to be corrupted. For

safety, all buttons including the POWER Switch are

disabled in step 5.

NOTES:

● If you load a MultiMediaCard already set as shown

above in a printer compatible with DPOF, it will make

prints of the selected still images automatically.

● To print images recorded on a tape, first dub them to a

MultiMediaCard (੬ pg. 65).

CONNECTIONS Basic Connections

These are some basic types of connections. When making the connections, refer also to your VCR and TV

instruction manuals.

A. Connection to a TV or VCR equipped with an S-VIDEO

A.Connection to a TV or VCR equipped with an S-VIDEO IN and A/V input

IN and A/V input connectors

connectors

When connecting to a TV or VCR, use the provided Docking Station, an optional Audio/Video cable and

S-Video cable.

Docking Station Attachment

First align the camcorder direction stud

and screw on the Docking Station with

the camcorder’s stud hole and tripod

mounting socket and tighten the screw.

When removing the camcorder, loosen

the screw and detach the camcorder.

Tripod

mouting

socket

Stud hole

Stud

Screw

Yellow to

VIDEO OUT*

To TV or VCR

Audio/Video cable

[RCA plug to RCA

plug] (optional)

Yellow to VIDEO IN*

Red to AUDIO R IN**

White to AUDIO L IN**

Red to AUDIO R OUT**

White to AUDIO L OUT**

VCR

S-Video cable

(optional)

To S-VIDEO IN

To S-VIDEO OUT

* Connect when an S-Video cable is not used.

** The Audio cable is not required for watching still images with the POWER Switch set to “

MEMORY

PLAY

”.

B. Connection to a TV or VCR equipped only with A/V input connectors

A. Connection to a TV or VCR equipped with an S-VIDEO

Use the provided Audio/Video cable.

Yellow to VIDEO IN

To AV OUT

Red to AUDIO R IN**

Audio/Video cable

[mini-plug to RCA plug]

(provided)

White to AUDIO L IN**

To TV or VCR

VCR

Connector cover*

* When connecting the cables, open this cover.

** The Audio cable is not required for watching still images with the POWER Switch set to “

MEMORY

PLAY

”.

EN59

NOTES:

Make sure all units are turned off.

● It is recommended to use the AC Power Adapter/

Charger as the power supply instead of the battery

pack (੬ pg. 9).

Connect the camcorder to a TV or VCR as

shown in the illustration (੬ pg. 58).

If using a VCR . . . go to step 3.

If not . . . go to step 4.

● The S-Video cable and Audio/Video cable (RCA

plug to RCA plug) are optional. Be sure to use the

following:

•S-Video cable: YTU94146A

•Audio/Video cable (RCA plug to RCA plug):

YTU94147A

Consult the JVC Service Center described on the

sheet included in the package for details on their

availability. Make sure to connect the ends with a

core filter to the camcorder. The core filter

reduces interference.

● To monitor the picture and sound from the

camcorder without inserting a tape or

MultiMediaCard, set the camcorder’s POWER

Connect the VCR output to the TV input,

referring to your VCR’s instruction manual.

Turn on the camcorder, the VCR and the TV.

Set the VCR to its AUX input mode, and set the

TV to its VIDEO mode.

Switch to “

”, then set your TV to the

To choose whether or not the following displays

appear on the connected TV . . .

•Date/Time

.... set “DATE/TIME” to “AUTO”, “ON” or “OFF”

in the Menu Screen (੬ pg. 43).

•Time Code

.... set “TIME CODE” to “ON” or “OFF” in the

Menu Screen (੬ pg. 43).

•Playback Sound Mode, Tape Speed And Tape

Running Displays for video playback

appropriate input mode.

● Make sure you adjust the TV sound volume to its

minimum level to avoid a sudden burst of sound

when the camcorder is turned on.

● If you have a TV or speakers that are not specially

shielded, do not place the speakers adjacent to the

TV as interference will occur in the camcorder

playback picture.

● When a cable is connected to the AV OUT

connector, the sound is not heard from the speaker.

Directory/File Names and Image Number/Total

Number of Images for D.S.C. Playback

.... set “ON SCREEN” to “LCD” or “SIMPLE” in the

Menu Screen (੬ pg. 43).

Or, press DISPLAY on the remote control.

CONNECTIONS Advanced Connections

PC with DV

connector-equipped

capture board

Connection To A Personal

Computer

This camcorder can transfer still images to a PC by using

the provided software when connected as shown in the

illustration. It is also possible to transfer still images to a PC

with a DV connector-equipped capture board installed.

Make sure the camcorder and PC are turned off.

RS-232C

To DV

connector

Connect the camcorder or Docking Station to your

PC using the appropriate cable as shown in the

illustration.

•To attach the camcorder to Docking Station, refer to

“Docking Station Attachment” on pg. 58.

Core filter

PC connection

cable (provided)

Turn the camcorder’s POWER Switch to “

while pressing down the Lock Button located on the

switch and turn on the PC.

”

DV cable

(optional)

NOTES:

● It is recommended to use the AC Power Adapter/

Charger as the power supply instead of the battery pack

(੬ pg. 9).

● Never connect the PC connection cable and the DV

cable simultaneously to the camcorder. Connect only

the cable you wish to use to the camcorder.

● The date/time information cannot be captured into the

PC.

Core filter

To DV

IN/OUT

To PC

● Refer to the instruction manuals of the provided

Software.

● Also refer to the manufacturer’s instruction manual for

the DV connector-equipped capture board.

● When using a DV cable, be sure it has a core filter

attached. The core filter reduces interference.

Open the

connector

cover.

POWER Switch

Lock Button

EN61

Connection To A Video Unit Equipped With

POWER Switch

Lock Button

A DV Connector

Connection to the GV-DT3 Digital Printer (optional) allows

you to print out images or transfer them to a PC. It is also

possible to copy recorded scenes from the camcorder onto

another video unit equipped with a DV connector. This

function is called Digital Dubbing (੬ pg. 63), which

offers virtually no image or sound deterioration.

Make sure all units are turned off.

Make connections to the device you want to connect

to using a DV cable, as shown in the illustration.

Open the

connector

cover.

If necessary, connect the PC connection cable

(provided) to the printer’s PC connector and the PC’s

RS-232C connector.

To DV IN/OUT

Turn the camcorder’s POWER Switch to “

”

NOTES:

while pressing down the Lock Button located on the

switch and turn on the other units.

Core filter

● It is recommended to use the AC Power Adapter/

Charger as the power supply instead of the battery pack

(੬ pg. 9).

● For Digital Dubbing, this camcorder can be connected

only to one device at a time. This camcorder can also be

used as a recorder (੬ pg. 63).

● If Still Playback, Slow-Motion Playback, Fast-Forward or

Rewind is attempted with the camcorder connected to a

video unit via the DV connector, the image will take on

an effect similar to a colored mosaic pattern or it will

become black.

● Also refer to the instruction manuals of the connected

units.

DV cable

(optional)

Core filter

To DV

To DV IN

connector

Video unit equipped with

a DV input connector

● When using a DV cable, be sure it has a core filter

attached. The core filter reduces interference.

To PC

connector

Core filter

Digital Printer

PC connection

cable

(provided)

To RS-232C

DUBBING

Dubbing To A VCR

POWER Switch

Lock Button

Following the illustration, connect the camcorder and

the VCR. Also refer to pg. 58 and 59.

Set the camcorder’s POWER Switch to “

”

while pressing down the Lock Button located on the

switch, turn on the VCR’s power, and insert the

appropriate cassettes in the camcorder and the VCR.

Engage the VCR’s AUX and Record-Pause modes.

Engage the camcorder’s Play mode to find a spot just

before the edit-in point. Once it is reached, press

4/6 on the camcorder.

Press 4/6 on the camcorder and engage the VCR’s

Record mode.

S-VIDEO

OUT

Yellow to

VIDEO

OUT*

Red to

AUDIO

R OUT

Engage the VCR’s Record-Pause mode and press

4/6 on the camcorder.

Repeat steps 4 through 6 for additional editing, then

stop the VCR and camcorder when finished.

White to

AUDIO

L OUT

NOTES:

● The S-Video cable and Audio/Video cable (RCA plug to

RCA plug) are optional. Be sure to use the following:

•S-Video cable: YTU94146A

Audio/

S-Video

cable

(optional)

Video cable

[RCA plug to

RCA plug]

(optional)

•Audio/Video cable (RCA plug to RCA plug):

YTU94147A

Consult the JVC Service Center described on the sheet

included in the package for details on their availability.

Make sure to connect the ends with a core filter to the

camcorder. The core filter reduces interference.

● You can use the AV OUT connector on the camcorder

for connection.

White to

AUDIO L IN

S-VIDEO

Red to

AUDIO R

Yellow to

VIDEO IN*

● You can use Playback Zoom (੬ pg. 68) or Playback

Special Effects (੬ pg. 69) in step 5.

● Before you start dubbing, make sure that the indications

do not appear on the connected TV. If they do, they are

being recorded onto the new tape.

VCR

To choose whether or not the following displays appear

on the connected TV . . .

•Date/Time

.... set “DATE/TIME” to “AUTO”, “ON” or “OFF” in the

Menu Screen (੬ pg. 43).

•Time Code

.... set “TIME CODE” to “ON” or “OFF” in the Menu

Screen (੬ pg. 43).

•Playback Sound Mode, Tape Speed And Tape Running

Displays

* Connect when an S-Video cable is not used.

.... set “ON SCREEN” to “LCD” or “SIMPLE” in the Menu

Screen (੬ pg. 43). Or, press DISPLAY on the remote

control.

EN63

Dubbing To Or From A Video Unit Equipped

With A DV Connector (Digital Dubbing)

It is also possible to copy recorded scenes from the

camcorder onto another video unit equipped with a DV

connector. Since a digital signal is sent, there is little if any

image or sound deterioration.

[To use this camcorder as a player]

Lock Button

Make sure the camcorder’s power is off.

Open the

connector

cover.

POWER Switch

Connect the camcorder to your video unit equipped

with a DV connector using a DV cable as shown in

the illustration.

To DV IN/OUT

Press

to play back the source tape.

Core filter

While watching the playback on the monitor, engage

the DV connector-equipped video unit’s record mode

from the spot on the source tape you want to begin

recording.

DV cable

(optional)

Core filter

NOTES:

● It is recommended to use the AC Power Adapter/ Charger as

the power supply instead of the battery pack (੬pg. 9).

● If the remote control is used when both the player and

recorder are JVC video units, both units will perform the

same operation. To prevent this from happening, press the

buttons on both units.

To DV

IN/OUT

Video unit equipped

with DV connector

● For Digital Dubbing, this camcorder can be connected only

to one device at a time. This camcorder can also be used as

a recorder.

● If a blank portion or disturbed image is played back on the

player during dubbing, the dubbing may stop so that an

unusual image is not dubbed.

● Even though the DV cable is connected correctly, some-

times the image may not appear in step 3. If this occurs, turn

off the power and make connections again.

PLAY (⁴

)

● If “Playback Zoom” (੬ pg. 68), “Playback Special Effects”

(੬ pg. 69) or “Snapshot” is attempted during playback,

only the original playback image recorded on the tape is

output from the DV IN/OUT connector.

● When using a DV cable, be sure it has a core filter

attached. The core filter reduces interference.

STOP (5)

To Use This Camcorder As A Recorder . . .

1. Set the POWER Switch to “

” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

2. Set “REC MODE” to “SP” or “LP” in the Menu Screen (੬ pg. 43)

3. Connect the DV cable as shown in the illustration and load a cassette to record on.

4. Press START/STOP to engage the Record-Pause mode. “DV IN” appears on the screen.

DV IN

5. Press START/STOP to start recording. “DV IN” changes to “

6. Press START/STOP again to engage the Record-Pause mode. “

NOTES:

”.

DV IN

” returns to “DV IN”.

● Digital Dubbing is performed in the sound mode recorded on the original tape, regardless of the current

“SOUND MODE” setting (੬ pg. 29).

● During Digital Dubbing, no signals are output from the AV OUT connector.

DUBBING (cont.)

POWER Switch

Dubbing Images Stored In A

Lock

Button

MultiMediaCard To A Tape

Images can be dubbed from a MultiMediaCard to a tape.

Load a MultiMediaCard (੬ pg. 14) and cassette

(੬ pg. 12).

Set the POWER Switch to “

” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch. Open

the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

To locate the point where you wish to dub a still

image, play back the tape. Stop playback at the

desired point.

SNAPSHOT Button

Fast-Forward Button (³

Rewind Button (²

MEMORY

Set the POWER Switch to “

PLAY

” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch. To

select a still image to be dubbed, perform Index

Playback (੬ pg. 49), Auto Playback (੬ pg. 47) or

)

press

to select the image you wish.

To engage Dub-Standby, press SNAPSHOT. The

message “TO COPY TO TAPE PUSH "SNAPSHOT"”

appears.

Display

While the message is being displayed, press

SNAPSHOT again. The selected still image is

recorded on the tape for approx. 6 seconds.

TO COPY TO TAPE

PUSH "SNAPSHOT "

•The indicator disappears when dubbing is

complete.

NOTES:

● If SNAPSHOT is pressed in step 5 when the tape’s erase

protection tab is set to “SAVE”, the message “COPYING

FAILED” is displayed.

● The XGA image is dubbed onto the tape at 720 x 480

pixels.

● You can superimpose a print frame over the selected still

image to be dubbed (੬ pg. 53) and dub it to a tape.

After step 4, superimpose a print frame over the still

image and go to step 5.

EN65

Dubbing Images Recorded On A Tape To A

POWER

Switch

MultiMediaCard

Images can be dubbed from a tape to a MultiMediaCard.

Lock Button

Load a MultiMediaCard (੬ pg. 14) and cassette

(੬ pg. 12).

Set the POWER Switch to “

” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch. Open

the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

Rotate it to select “ ” and press it. “VIDEO MENU”

appears.

SNAPSHOT Button

MENU Wheel

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “

COPY”

and press it. The Sub Menu appears. Rotate it to

select “ON” and press it. Selection is complete.

V I DEO

¹RETURN

SOUND

ODE

12B I T MODE

SYNCHRO

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “1RETURN” and

press it twice. The normal playback screen resumes.

Play/Pause

Button (⁴/6)

REC MODE

BLAN

SRCH

To select a video image to be dubbed, start playback

by pressing 4/6. At the moment you find the image

you wish to dub, press it again to engage Still

Playback.

COPY OFF

To start dubbing, press SNAPSHOT. The selected

image is stored in the MultiMediaCard.

•“ ” blinks during dubbing.

NOTES:

● If SNAPSHOT is pressed in step 7 when a

MultiMediaCard is not loaded, the message “COPYING

FAILED” is displayed.

● If an image recorded on the tape using the WIDE mode

(੬ pg. 30) is dubbed to a MultiMediaCard, the WIDE

mode identifying signal is not dubbed with it.

● To use Playback Special Effects with a video image you

wish to dub, perform up to step 7 using the remote

control (provided) (੬ pg. 69).

● Images are dubbed in VGA file size.

Display

USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

The Full-Function Remote Control Unit can operate this

camcorder from a distance as well as the basic operations

(Playback, Stop, Pause, Fast-Forward and Rewind) of your

VCR. It also makes additional playback functions possible.

Tab

Installing The Batteries

The remote control uses two “AAA (R03)” size batteries.

See “General Battery Precautions” (੬ pg. 93).

Remove the battery compartment cover while

pushing up the tab as illustrated.

Insert two “AAA (R03)” size batteries in the correct

direction.

Re-attach the battery compartment cover.

–

When using the remote control, be sure to point it at the

remote sensor. The illustration shows the approximate

transmitted beam effective area for indoor use.

The transmitted beam may not be effective or may

cause incorrect operation outdoors or when the remote

sensor is directly exposed to sunlight or powerful

lighting.

Transmitted beam

effective area

5m (16 ft)

30°

Remote sensor

30°

EN67

(

)

Functions

With the camcorder’s POWER

Switch set to the camera position

With the camcorder’s POWER

Switch set to “ ” or

Buttons

MEMORY

(“

”) .

“

”.

PLAY

1 Infrared beam transmitting window

2 Zoom (T/W) Buttons

3 DISPLAY Button

Transmits the beam signal.

Zoom in/out (੬ pg. 22)

Zoom in/out (੬ pg. 68)

੬ pg. 71

—

4 SHIFT Button

੬ pg. 68, 70

5 SLOW Rewind/Forward Buttons

Left/Right Buttons

—

੬ pg. 68

6 REW Button

—

• Rewind/Reverse Shuttle Search

on a tape (੬ pg. 42)

• Displays previous image in a

MultiMediaCard (੬ pg. 47)

7 FADE/WIPE Button

8 EFFECT ON/OFF Button

9 EFFECT Button

—

੬ pg. 72

੬ pg. 69

੬ pg. 71

0 PAUSE IN Connector

! START/STOP Button

@ MBR SET Button

Functions the same as START/STOP on the camcorder.

—

੬ pg. 70

# SNAPSHOT Button

Functions the same as SNAPSHOT on the camcorder.

$ Up Button

INSERT Button*

—

੬ pg. 68

—

% Down Button

A. DUB Button

—

੬ pg. 68

੬ pg. 76

^ PLAY Button

—

• Starts Playback of a tape (੬ pg. 42)

• Starts Auto Playback of a

MultiMediaCard (੬ pg. 47)

& FF Button

—

• Forward/Forward Shuttle Search

on a tape (੬ pg. 42)

• Displays next image in a

MultiMediaCard (੬ pg. 47)

* STOP Button

—

• Stops the tape (੬ pg. 42)

• Stops Auto Playback (੬pg. 47)

( PAUSE Button

—

Pauses the tape (੬ pg. 68)

) R.A.EDIT Buttons

੬ pg. 70 – 75

* This function is unavailable with this camcorder.

USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (cont.)

FEATURE: Slow-Motion Playback

PURPOSE:

To allow slow-speed search in either direction during

video playback.

OPERATION:

Remote sensor

1) To change from normal to Slow-Motion Playback, press

SLOW (9 or 0) more than approx. 2 seconds. After

approx. 1 minute in Slow Rewind or approx. 2 minutes

in Slow Forward, normal playback resumes.

Ⅲ To stop Slow-Motion Playback, press PLAY (4).

NOTES:

● You can also engage Slow-Motion Playback from Still

Playback by pressing SLOW more than approx. 2

seconds.

● During Slow-Motion Playback, due to digital image

Zoom Buttons

SHIFT

Left or SLOW

Rewind Button

Up Button

processing, the picture may take on a mosaic effect.

● After SLOW (9 or 0) is pressed and held, the still

Down

Button

image may be displayed for a few seconds, followed by

a blue screen for a few seconds. This is not a

malfunction.

PLAY

PAUSE

STOP

● There may be a small margin between the slow-motion

playback start point you chose and the actual start

point for Slow-Motion Playback.

Right or SLOW

Forward Button

● During Slow-Motion Playback, there will be distur-

bances in video and the picture may seem unstable,

especially with steady images. This is not a malfunc-

tion.

● During Slow-Motion Playback, press PAUSE (6) to

pause playback.

Normal playback

Press T

FEATURE: Frame-By-Frame Playback

PURPOSE:

To allow frame-by-frame search during video playback.

OPERATION:

To move image,

1) To change from normal to Frame-By-Frame Playback,

press

(Right)

press SLOW (0) repeatedly for forward or SLOW (9

repeatedly for reverse. Each time it is pressed, the frame

is played back.

)

while keeping

SHIFT held down.

NOTE:

You can also engage Frame-By-Frame Playback from Still

Playback by pressing SLOW (9 or 0) repeatedly.

FEATURE: Playback Zoom

PURPOSE:

To magnify the recorded image up to 10X at any time during playback.

OPERATION:

1) Press PLAY (4) to find the scene of interest.

2) Press the Zoom Buttons (T/W) on the remote control. Make sure the remote control is pointed at the

camcorder's remote sensor. Pressing T zooms in.

3) You can move the image on screen around to find a particular portion of the picture. While holding down

SHIFT, press

(Left),

(Right),

(Up) and

(Down).

Ⅲ To end zoom, press and hold W until magnification returns to normal. Or, press STOP (5) and then press PLAY (4).

NOTES:

● Zoom can also be used during slow-motion and still playback.

● Due to digital image processing, the quality of the image may suffer.

● Playback Zoom cannot be used on images that were recorded with the MODE Dial set to “

”.

EN69

PLAYBACK EFFECT

⁴OFF

PLAYBACK

EFFECT Select

FEATURE: Playback Special Effects

PURPOSE:

CLASS I C F I LM

ONOTONE

To allow you to add creative effects to the video

playback image.

SEP I A

STROBE

V I DEO ECHO

OPERATION:

1) To start playback, press PLAY (4).

2) Point the remote control at the camcorder's remote

sensor and press EFFECT. The PLAYBACK EFFECT

Select Menu appears.

3) Move the highlight bar to the desired effect by

pressing EFFECT. The selected function is activated

and after 2 seconds the menu disappears.

Ⅲ To deactivate the selected effect, press EFFECT ON/

OFF on the remote control. Pressing it again re-

activates the selected effect.

Remote sensor

Ⅲ To change the selected effect, repeat from step 2

above.

NOTE:

The effects that can be used during playback are

Classic Film, Monotone, Sepia, Strobe and Video Echo.

The effects work the same in playback as they did in

recording. Refer to page 38 for more information.

PLAY

EFFECT

EFFECT ON/OFF

USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (cont.)

Random Assemble Editing [R.A.Edit]

Create edited videos easily using your camcorder as

the source player. You can select up to 8 “cuts” for

VCR (Recording deck)

automatic editing, in any order you like. R.A.Edit is

more easily performed when the MBR (Multi-Brand

Remote) is set to operate with your brand of VCR (see

VCR CODE LIST), but can also be performed by

operating the VCR manually.

Before operation, make sure the batteries are installed

in the remote control (੬ pg. 66).

SET REMOTE/VCR CODE

MBR SET

SHIFT

Turn off the power to the VCR and point the

remote towards the VCR’s infrared sensor. Then,

referring to the VCR CODE LIST, press and hold

MBR SET, and press button (A) and then (B).

The code is automatically set once you release

MBR SET, and the VCR’s power comes on.

Make sure the VCR’s power is on. Then, while

holding SHIFT, press the button on the remote

for the desired function. The functions the

remote can control are PLAY, STOP, PAUSE, FF,

REW and VCR REC STBY (you do not need to

press SHIFT for this one).

7 8 9 `

VCR CODE LIST

You are now ready to try Random Assemble

Editing.

VCR BRAND

NAME

BUTTONS

(A) (B)

VCR BRAND

NAME

BUTTONS

(A) (B)

1 1ꢀ

9 2ꢀ

9 `ꢀ

9 4

PHILIPS

3 3ꢀ

7 2

IMPORTANT

Although the MBR is compatible with JVC VCRs and

those of many other makers, it may not work with

yours or may offer limited functions.

PANASONIC

1 3ꢀ

1 7ꢀ

1 1ꢀ

9 4ꢀ

1 8ꢀ

HITACHI

6 6ꢀ

6 3

NOTES:

● If the VCR’s power does not come on in step 1, try

another code from the VCR CODE LIST.

● Some brands of VCR do not come on automati-

cally. In this case, turn the power on manually and

try step 2.

JVC

9 1ꢀ

9 6ꢀ

9 3

ꢀ

RCA

9 2ꢀ

9 4ꢀ

6 6ꢀ

6 3ꢀ

9 `

MAGNAVOX

9 5ꢀ

1 1ꢀ

7 1ꢀ

7 6

● If the remote control is not able to control the VCR,

use the controls on the VCR.

● When the remote control’s batteries run out, the

VCR brand you have set will be erased.

In that case, replace the old battery with a new one

to reset the VCR brand.

SANYO

SHARP

SONY

3 6ꢀ

3 5

MITSUBISHI

NEC

6 7ꢀ

6 8

1 5ꢀ

1 `

3 7ꢀ

3 8

6 5ꢀ

6 `ꢀ

3 9ꢀ

3 1ꢀ

PHILIPS

1 9ꢀ

9 5ꢀ

1 1ꢀ

9 4ꢀ

9 1ꢀ

9 6ꢀ

1 2

ꢀ

TOSHIBA

ZENITH

6 9ꢀ

6 1

1 6

EN71

MAKE CONNECTIONS

Also refer to pg. 58 and 59.

A JVC VCR equipped with a remote pause

connector . . .

... connect the editing cable to the Remote

PAUSE connector.

A JVC VCR not equipped with a remote

pause connector but equipped with an R.A.

EDIT connector . . .

... connect the editing cable to the R.A.EDIT

connector.

S-VIDEO

A VCR other than above . . .

... connect the editing cable to the remote

control’s PAUSE IN connector.

Red to

AUDIO

R OUT

Yellow to

VIDEO

OUT*

Insert a recorded tape into the camcorder and set the

Core filter

White to

AUDIO

L OUT

POWER Switch to “

” while pressing down the

To JLIP

(EDIT)

Lock Button located on the switch.

S-Video

cable

(optional)

Turn the VCR power on, insert a recordable tape and

engage the AUX mode (refer to the VCR’s instructions).

Core filter

Audio/

Video cable

[RCA plug to

RCA plug]

(optional)

Editing

NOTES:

cable

● Before Random Assemble Editing, make sure the

indications do not appear on the TV monitor. If they do,

they will be recorded onto the new tape.

(provided)

White to

AUDIO L IN

Yellow to

VIDEO

IN*

To choose whether or not the following displays appear

on the connected TV . . .

•Date/Time

.... set “DATE/TIME” to “AUTO”, “ON” or “OFF” in the

Menu Screen (੬ pg. 43).

•Time Code

Red to

AUDIO R

S-VIDEO

To Remote

PAUSE or

R.A.EDIT

.... set “TIME CODE” to “ON” or “OFF” in the Menu

Screen (੬ pg. 43).

VCR

•Playback Sound Mode, Tape Speed And Tape Running

Displays

.... set “ON SCREEN” to “LCD” or “SIMPLE” in the

Menu Screen (੬ pg. 43). Or, press DISPLAY on the

remote control.

● The S-Video cable and Audio/Video cable (RCA plug to

RCA plug) are optional. Be sure to use the following:

•S-Video cable: YTU94146A

To PAUSE IN

DISPLAY

•Audio/Video cable (RCA plug to RCA plug):

YTU94147A

Consult the JVC Service Center described on the sheet

included in the package for details on their availability.

Make sure to connect the ends with a core filter to the

camcorder. The core filter reduces interference.

● When editing on a VCR equipped with a DV input

connector, an optional DV cable can be connected

instead of an S-Video cable and audio/video cable.

● You can use the AV OUT connector on the camcorder

for connection.

* Connect when an S-Video cable is not used.

ATTENTION FOR EDITING CABLE

• Be careful not to mistake it for the JLIP

cable (੬ pg. 6).

• Make sure you connect the end with the

core filter to the camcorder.

CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (cont.)

SELECT SCENES

Program

I N

OUT

MODE

Point the remote control at the camcorder’s remote

sensor. Press PLAY (4) and then press R.A.EDIT ON/

OFF on the remote control.

Random Assemble

Editing Menu

1–– –– ––

The Random Assemble Editing Menu appears.

If using a Fade/Wipe at the beginning of the scene,

press FADE/WIPE on the remote control.

•Cycle through the effects by pressing repeatedly,

and stop when the one you want is displayed.

•You cannot use a Picture Wipe/Dissolve at the

beginning of Program 1.

T I ME CODE –– ––

TOTAL

00 00

At the beginning of the scene, press EDIT IN/OUT on

the remote control. The Edit-In position appears in

the Random Assemble Editing Menu.

At the end of the scene, press EDIT IN/OUT. The

Edit-Out position appears in the Random Assemble

Editing Menu.

Remote sensor

If using a Fade/Wipe at the end of the scene, press

FADE/WIPE.

•Cycle through the effects by pressing repeatedly,

and stop when the one you want is displayed.

•If you select a Fade/Wipe effect for an Edit-Out

point, the effect is automatically applied to the

following Edit-In point.

•You cannot use a Picture Wipe/Dissolve at the end

of the last scene.

•When you use Fade/Wipe effects, that time is

included in the total time (this does not apply to

Picture Wipe/Dissolve).

PLAY

FADE/WIPE

EFFECT

If using Playback Special Effects, press EFFECT

(੬ pg. 69).

R.A.EDIT

ON/OFF

EDIT IN/OUT

Repeat steps 6 through 9 to register additional scenes.

10 _{•To change previously registered points, press}

CANCEL

CANCEL on the remote control. The registered

points disappear, one at a time, from the most

recently registered point.

•If you are not using Fade/Wipe or Program AE with

special effects, repeat steps 6 and 7 only.

NOTES:

● When choosing a scene, set Edit-In and Edit-Out points so that there is a relatively large difference between

them.

● If the search time for an in-point exceeds 5 minutes, the recording deck’s Record-Standby mode will be

canceled and editing will not take place.

● If there are blank portions before or after the Edit-In and Edit-Out points, a blue screen may be included in

the edited version.

● Since time codes register time only as accurately as seconds, the time code total time may not match the

total program time exactly.

● Turning off the camcorder’s power erases all registered Edit-In and Edit-Out points.

● If you select Sepia or Monotone mode from Program AE with special effects, you cannot use the Dissolve or

Black & White Fader. In this case the Dissolve or Black & White indicator begins blinking. Once the next

Edit-In point is registered, the effect is turned off. To combine these effects, use Sepia or Monotone during

recording, then use the Dissolve or Black & White Fader during Random Assemble Editing.

● It is not possible to use Fade/Wipe effects and Program AE with special effects during Random Assemble

Editing using a DV cable.

EN73

AUTOMATIC EDITING TO VCR

Rewind the tape in the camcorder to the beginning of

11 _{the scene you want to edit and press PAUSE (6).}

Point the remote control towards the VCR’s remote

12 _{sensor and press VCR REC STBY (q6), or manually}

engage the VCR’s Record-Pause mode.

START/STOP

Button

Press START/STOP on the camcorder. Editing

13 _{proceeds as programed, right through to the end of}

the last registered scene.

•Pressing START/STOP on the remote control does

not start editing.

•When dubbing is complete, the camcorder enters

the Pause mode, and the VCR enters its Record-

Pause mode.

•If you do not register an Edit-Out point, the tape will

be dubbed all the way to the end automatically.

•If you operate the camcorder during automatic

editing, the VCR will enter its Record-Pause mode

and automatic editing will stop.

I N

OUT

ODE

––

07 18 08 31–– ––

Random Assemble

Editing Menu

00 25 02 05

3–– 03 33 05 53

09 30 13 15

15 55 16 20–– ––

6–– –– ––

Engage the Stop modes for the camcorder and the

T I ME CODE 16 30

TOTAL

14 _VCR.

To make the R.A.Edit counter display disappear, press

R.A.EDIT ON/OFF on the remote control.

NOTES:

● Pressing R.A.EDIT ON/OFF on the remote control clears

all settings registered during Random Assemble Editing.

● When the editing cable is connected to the remote

control’s Pause In connector during dubbing, make sure

the remote control is pointed at the VCR’s sensor, and

the path between the two is unobstructed.

● Random Assemble Editing may not function properly

when using a tape including several duplicated time

codes (੬ pg. 23).

Remote Sensor

REW

STOP

FADE/WIPE

EFFECT

PAUSE

R.A.EDIT

ON/OFF

EDIT IN/OUT

VCR REC

STBY

CANCEL

USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (cont.)

Program 1

For More Accurate Editing

Some VCRs make the transition from Record-Pause to

I N

OUT

MODE

Random Assemble

Editing Menu

1–– –– ––

Record mode faster than others. Even if you begin editing

for the camcorder and the VCR at exactly the same time,

you may lose scenes you wanted, or find that you have

recorded scenes you did not want. For a cleanly edited

tape, confirm and adjust the timing of the camcorder

against your VCR.

T I ME CODE –– ––

TOTAL

00 00

DIAGNOSING VCR/CAMCORDER TIMING

Play back the tape in the camcorder, then point the

remote control at the camcorder’s remote sensor and

press R.A.EDIT ON/OFF.

The Random Assemble Editing Menu appears.

VCR

(Recording deck)

Perform Random Assemble Editing on Program 1

only. In order to check VCR and camcorder timing,

select the beginning of a scene transition as your Edit-

In point.

Play back the dubbed scene.

•If any images from the scene prior to the

transition you chose for your Edit-In point were

recorded, that means your VCR moves too quickly

from Record-Pause to Record mode.

Remote sensor

•If the scene you tried to dub starts in progress, the

VCR is slow to start recording.

R.A.EDIT

ON/OFF

EN75

ADJUSTMENT OF VCR/CAMCORDER

TIMING

MENU Dial

Point the remote control at the camcorder’s remote

sensor and press R.A.EDIT ON/OFF to make the

Random Assemble Editing menu disappear, then

press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ ” and press it.

“VIDEO MENU” appears. Then, rotate it to

“SYNCHRO” and press it. The value for “SYNCHRO”

is highlighted.

Based on the diagnostics performed (੬ pg. 74), you

can now advance the VCR’s record timing by rotating

the MENU wheel towards “+”. You can also delay the

VCR’s record timing by rotating the MENU wheel

towards “–”. The adjustment range is from –1.3 to

+1.3 seconds, in 0.1-second increments.

Display

V I DEO MENU

¹RETURN

Press the MENU wheel to finish the setting.

SOUND

12B I T

ODE

MODE

SYNCHRO

Rotate the MENU wheel to select “1RETURN” and

press it twice.

Now perform Random Assemble Editing beginning

with step 4 on page 72.

REC MODE

BLANK SRCH

COPY

NOTES:

● Before performing actual Random Assemble Editing, do

a few Random Assemble Editing trial runs to check

whether the value you have input is appropriate or not,

and make adjustments accordingly.

● Depending on the recorder, there may be situations

where the timing difference cannot be fully corrected.

VCR

(Recording deck)

USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (cont.)

Display

Audio Dubbing

Audio Dub

Standby mode

The audio track can be customized only when recorded in

the 12-bit mode (੬ pg. 29).

NOTES:

● Audio Dubbing is not possible on a tape recorded in 16-

bit audio, on a tape recorded in the LP mode or on a

blank portion of a tape.

● To perform Audio Dubbing while watching on the

television, make connections (੬ pg. 58).

Lock

Button

POWER Switch

Play back the tape to locate the point where editing

will start, then press PAUSE (6).

While holding A.DUB (e) on the remote control,

press PAUSE (6). “6e” appears.

Press PLAY (4) , then begin “narrating”.

Speak into the microphone.

•To pause dubbing, press PAUSE (6).

Speaker

To end Audio Dubbing, press PAUSE (6), then STOP

(5).

To hear the dubbed sound during playback . . .

.... set “12BIT MODE” to “SOUND 2” or “MIX” in the

Menu Screen (੬ pg. 43, 44).

Stereo microphone

NOTES:

● Audio dubbing is also possible using an optional

microphone connected to the MIC connector on the

Docking Station. The provided Audio cable reduces

interference.

● Sound is not heard from the speaker during Audio

Dubbing. To hear sound, connect optional headphones

to the AV OUT connector.

Remote sensor

External

● When using an optional microphone or headphones, be

sure to connect it to the provided Audio cable with a

core filter attached to reduce interference (੬ pg. 7).

● While an optional microphone is connected, the built-in

microphone is disabled.

microphone

input connector

●When editing onto a tape that was recorded at 12-bit,

the old and new soundtracks are recorded separately.

●If you dub onto a blank space on the tape, the sound

may be disrupted. Make sure you only edit recorded

areas.

Located

beneath

the cover.

●If feedback or howling occurs during TV playback, move

the camcorder’s microphone away from the TV, or turn

down the TV’s volume.

AV OUT

(headphone)

connector

●If you change from 12-bit to 16-bit in mid-recording and

then use the tape for Audio Dubbing, it is not effective

from the point where 16-bit recording began.

●During Audio Dubbing, when the tape moves to scenes

recorded in the LP mode, scenes recorded in 16-bit

audio or a blank portion, Audio Dubbing stops

(੬ pg. 91).

DISPLAY

PLAY

A.DUB

PAUSE

STOP

EN77

Display

Audio Dubbing Using Digital Sound Effects

Audio Dub

Standby mode

Load the provided MultiMediaCard (੬ pg. 14) and

EXPLOS ION

perform step 1 and 2 of page 76.

Press EDIT IN/OUT so that “

” appears.

•To select the sound effect, press INDEX to display

the SOUND Index Screen (੬ pg. 49), then use the

MENU wheel to select the desired sound effect.

•If no Digital Sound Effect is displayed the

microphone input will be dubbed onto the tape.

MENU Wheel

Press PLAY (4) to begin Audio Dubbing.

POWER Switch

Press DIGITAL SOUND where you want to use the

sound effect.

•The displayed sound effect blinks while it is being

dubbed.

•To stop dubbing the sound effect midway, press

DIGITAL SOUND again.

Lock Button

MODE Dial

Press STOP (5) to end Audio Dubbing.

NOTES:

● The dubbed sound effect is recorded on SOUND 2

(੬ pg. 44).

● If you press PAUSE (6) to pause dubbing in step 4 the

selected sound effect indication remains displayed.

● If you press STOP (5) to end Audio Dubbing in step 5

the selected sound effect continues to be heard from the

connected headphones (optional); press DIGITAL

SOUND to stop the sound effect.

INDEX Button

DIGITAL SOUND Button

PLAY

PAUSE

STOP

EDIT IN/OUT

USER MAINTENANCE

Cleaning The Camcorder

After Use

Turn off the camcorder.

To clean the exterior, wipe gently with a soft

cloth.

Put the cloth in diluted mild soap and wring it

well to wipe off heavy dirt. Then wipe again

with a dry cloth.

Slide down and hold OPEN/EJECT in the

direction of the arrow, then pull the cassette

holder cover open until it locks. The cassette

holder opens automatically. Remove the

cassette.

Open the LCD monitor. Wipe gently with a soft

cloth. Be careful not to damage the monitor.

Close the LCD monitor.

Press “PUSH HERE” to close the cassette holder.

•Once the cassette holder is closed, it recedes

automatically. Wait until it recedes completely

before closing the cassette holder cover.

To clean the lens, blow it with a blower brush,

then wipe gently with lens cleaning paper.

Pull out the viewfinder fully.

Open the card cover, then press EJECT. The

MultiMediaCard is disengaged from the

camcorder. Remove the MultiMediaCard.

Open the viewfinder cleaning hatch in the

direction of the arrow 1.

Insert a lens blower or soft cloth into the gap at

the side of the viewfinder and clean the interior

of the viewfinder with it 2.

Close the card cover.

Slide down BATT. RELEASE 1 and remove the

battery pack 2 3.

Close the hatch until it locks in place and push

the viewfinder back in.

NOTES:

Cassette holder

● Avoid using strong cleaning agents such as benzine

or alcohol.

● Cleaning should be done only after the battery

pack has been removed or other power units have

been disconnected.

● Mold may form if the lens is left dirty.

● When using a cleaner or chemically treated cloth

refer to the cautions of each product.

Remove.

Lens blower

Hatch

PUSH HERE

OPEN/EJECT

Switch

BATT. RELEASE

Switch

TROUBLESHOOTING

EN79

If, after following the steps in the chart below, the problem still exists, please consult your nearest JVC dealer.

The camcorder is a microcomputer-controlled device. External noise and interference (from a TV, a radio,

etc.) might prevent it from functioning properly. In such cases, first disconnect its power supply unit (battery

pack, AC Power Adapter/Battery Charger, etc.) and wait a few minutes; and then re-connect it and proceed

as usual from the beginning.

SYMPTOM

1. No power is supplied.

POSSIBLE CAUSES

CORRECTIVE ACTION

1. •Connect the AC Power

Adapter/Charger securely

(੬ pg. 9).

1. •The power is not connected

properly.

•The battery is dead.

•The LCD monitor is not open

fully or the viewfinder is not

pulled out when recording.

•Replace the dead battery with a

fully charged one (੬pg. 8, 9).

•Open the LCD monitor fully

or pull out the viewfinder.

2. “SET DATE/TIME!” appears.

2. •The built-in clock’s rechargeable

lithium battery is discharged.

•The previously set date/time is

erased.

2. •Connect the camcorder to an

AC outlet using the AC Power

Adapter/Charger for over 24

hours to charge the clock’s

lithium battery (੬ pg. 11).

3. Recording cannot be

3. •The tape’s erase protection tab

3. •Set the tape’s erase protection

tab to “REC” (੬ pg. 12).

performed.

is set to “SAVE”.

•The POWER Switch is set to

•Set the POWER Switch to

MEMORY

“

”, “

” or “OFF”.

“

” (੬ pg. 16).

PLAY

•“TAPE END” appears.

•The cassette holder cover is

open.

•Replace with new cassette

(੬ pg. 12).

•Close the cassette holder cover.

4. There is no picture.

4. •The camcorder is not getting

power, or some other

4. •Turn the camcorder’s power

off and on again (੬ pg. 18).

malfunction exists.

5. Some functions are not

available using the MENU

wheel.

5. •The Operation Switch is set to

5. •Set the Operation Switch to

“

”.

“

” (੬ pg. 16).

6. The focus does not adjust

6. •Focus is set to the Manual

mode.

6. •Set Focus to the Auto mode

(੬ pg. 27).

automatically.

•The recording was done in a

dark place, or the contrast

was low.

•The lens is dirty or covered

with condensation.

•Clean the lens and check the

focus again (੬ pg. 78).

7. The cassette will not load

7. •The cassette is in the wrong

position.

7. •Set it in the right position

(੬ pg. 12).

properly.

•The battery’s charge is low.

•Install a fully charged battery

(੬ pg. 8, 9).

8. The MultiMediaCard will not

8. •The MultiMediaCard is in the

8. •Set it in the right position

load properly.

wrong position.

(੬ pg. 14).

9. In the 5-Second mode,

recording ends before

9. •The 5-Second mode is set to

9. •Select “5S” in the Menu

“ANIM.” in the Menu Screen.

Screen (੬ pg. 35).

5 seconds have elapsed.

10. Snapshot mode cannot be

10. •The Squeeze mode is

10. •Disengage the Squeeze mode

used.

selected.

(੬ pg. 30).

CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSES

CORRECTIVE ACTION

11. The color of Snapshot looks

11. •The light source or the subject

does not include white. Or

there are various different light

sources behind the subject.

•The Sepia or Monotone mode

is activated.

11. •Set “FLASH” to “ON” in the

Menu Screen. Or find a white

subject and compose your

shot so that it also appears in

the frame

strange.

(੬ pg. 20, 21, 32).

•Turn off Sepia and Monotone

(੬ pg. 38).

12. Although Snapshot is

attempted, flash does not

take place.

12. •The subject is too bright with

12. •Set “FLASH” to “ON” in the

Menu Screen (੬ pg. 32).

•It can take up to 10 seconds

to charge the flash.

the flash set to “AUTO” or

“AUTO

•If

charged.

”.

blinks, the flash is being

•Set the camcorder in the

Record-Standby mode

(੬ pg. 32).

• Set “GAIN UP” to “AUTO

or “AGC” (੬ pg. 29) or

disengage the “TWILIGHT”

mode (੬ pg. 38).

•The camcorder is in the

Record mode.

• In the Menu Screen, “GAIN UP”

is set to “OFF” or “P.AE/EFFECT”

is set to “TWILIGHT”.

”

13. Although a Snapshot is taken

with the flash, Red-Eye

13. •The subject does not look

straight toward the flash.

• The subject does not look at the

first flash, which is an important

part of Red-Eye Reduction.

•The camcorder is too far from

the subject.

13. • The subject should look straight

toward the flash, especially the

first flash. If the subject does not

see the first flash, it will be

Reduction does not take place.

difficult for Red-Eye Reduction

to take place (੬ pg. 32).

• The flash is effective for subjects

at a distance of approx. 0.7 m/

27-9/16" to 2 m/6.5 ft from the

camcorder (੬pg. 32).

•“FLASH” is not set to “AUTO

” in the Menu Screen.

• Set “FLASH” to “AUTO

” in

the Menu Screen to display the

Red-Eye Reduction indicator

(੬ pg. 32).

14. The image taken using

14. •“FLASH” is set to “OFF” in the

Menu Screen.

14. •Set “FLASH” to any position

except “OFF” in the Menu

Screen (੬ pg. 32).

Snapshot is too dark.

•The flash emission window is

covered by fingers, etc..

•The flash brightness is set to

produce a darker image

(adjustment value: –3).

•The camcorder is too far from

the subject.

•Shooting was performed

under backlit conditions.

•Do not cover the flash

emission window.

•Adjust the flash brightness to a

larger value (੬ pg. 33).

•The flash is effective for

subjects at a distance of

approx. 0.7 m/27-9/16" to

2 m/6.5 ft (੬ pg. 32).

•Press the BACKLIGHT Button

(੬ pg. 40).

15. The image taken using

15. •“FLASH” is set to “ON” in the

15. • Set “FLASH” to any parameter

other than “ON” in the Menu

Screen (੬ pg. 32).

Snapshot is too bright.

Menu Screen.

16. Digital Zoom does not work.

16. •10X optical zoom is selected.

•The MODE Dial is set to

DUAL

16. • Set “ZOOM” to “40X” or “200X”

in the Menu Screen (੬pg. 29).

“

” or “

”.

•Set the MODE Dial to “

”

• “P.AE/EFFECT” is set to “VIDEO

ECHO” in the Menu Screen.

•“WIDE MODE” is set to “PS-

WIDE” in the Menu Screen.

• Picture Wipe or Dissolve are

being used in a scene transition.

or “VIDEO” (੬ pg. 17, 22).

• Disengage the “VIDEO ECHO”

mode (੬ pg. 22, 38).

•Disengage the “PS-WIDE”

mode (੬ pg. 34).

•Wait until the Picture Wipe or

Dissolve effects are completed

(੬ pg. 22, 36).

EN81

SYMPTOM

17. Program AE with special

effects and Fade/Wipe Effects

do not work.

POSSIBLE CAUSES

CORRECTIVE ACTION

17. •The Operation Switch is set to

17. •Set the Operation Switch to

” (੬ pg. 36, 38).

“

”.

“

18. The Black & White Fader

18. •The Sepia or Monotone mode

18. •Turn off Sepia and Monotone

does not work.

is activated.

(੬ pg. 36, 38).

19. The Dissolve function does

19. • The Sepia, Monotone or Slow

Shutter mode of Program AE

with special effects is activated.

•“WIDE MODE” is set to

“SQUEEZE” or “PS-WIDE” in

the Menu Screen.

19. •Turn off Sepia, Monotone or

Slow Shutter before adding

Dissolve to a scene transition

(੬ pg. 36, 38).

not work.

•Set “WIDE MODE” to

“CINEMA” or “OFF” mode

(੬ pg. 30).

•Make sure you have selected

the mode of Program AE with

special effects you want before

starting editing (੬ pg. 36, 38).

•The previously selected mode

of Program AE with special

effects was changed after the

last selected scene for editing

was registered.

20. The Picture Wipe and Dissolve

20. •The last selected editing scene

is ending.

20. • Select Picture Wipe or Dissolve

before beginning recording. The

effects are then automatically

activated (੬pg. 36).

functions do not work.

•At the end of the last selected

scene for editing, the POWER

Switch was set to “OFF”.

•The power is off.

• Do not turn off the camcorder’s

power after setting Edit-In and

Edit-Out points, as they will all

be erased (੬ pg. 36).

•The camcorder automatically

shuts off after 5 minutes have

elapsed in the Record-Standby

mode. Make sure you

continue operations within 5

minutes after engaging Record-

Standby mode (੬ pg. 36).

21. The picture wipe function

21. •The Slow Shutter mode is

activated.

21. •Disengage the Slow Shutter

mode or set “WIDE MODE”

to “OFF” before preparing to

use the Picture Wipe

does not work.

•“WIDE MODE” is not set to

“OFF”.

(੬ pg. 30, 36, 38).

22. Scene transition does not go

22. •When using “Picture Wipe/

Dissolve” (੬ pg. 36), there is a

delay of a fraction of a second

between the previous record

stop-point and the Dissolve

start-point. This is normal, but

this slight delay becomes

22.

as expected.

————

especially noticeable when

shooting fast-moving subject

or during rapid panning.

23. The Video Echo mode does

23. •The Picture Wipe or

Dissolve functions are in use.

•“WIDE MODE” is set to

“SQUEEZE” or “PS-WIDE” in

the Menu Screen.

23. •Set “WIDE MODE” to

“CINEMA” or “OFF” mode

(੬ pg. 30).

not work.

•Do not try to use the Video

Echo mode during a Fade-In

or Fade-Out (੬ pg. 36, 38).

•A Fade-In or Fade-Out is in

progress.

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TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSES

CORRECTIVE ACTION

24. Even when Slow Shutter is

not selected, the image looks

like it is activated.

24. •When shooting in the dark,

the unit becomes highly

sensitive to light and the

image takes on an effect

similar to Slow Shutter.

24. •If you want the lighting to

look more natural, set GAIN

UP to “AGC” or “OFF” in the

Menu Screen (੬ pg. 29).

25. There is no strobe when the

Classic Film or Strobe mode

is activated.

25. •The Picture Wipe or Dissolve

25. • Do not try to use the Classic

Film or Strobe mode during a

scene transition (੬pg. 36, 38).

function is in use.

26. White Balance cannot be

26. •The Sepia or Monotone mode

26. •Turn off Sepia or Monotone

before setting White Balance

(੬ pg. 38, 41).

activated.

is activated.

27. When shooting a subject

illuminated by bright light,

vertical lines appear.

27. •This is a result of exceedingly

high contrast, and is not a

malfunction.

27.

————

28. When the screen is under

direct sunlight during

28. •This is not a malfunction.

28.

————

shooting, the screen becomes

red or black for an instant.

29. During recording, the date/

29. •“DATE/TIME” is set to “OFF”

in the Menu Screen.

29. •Set “DATE/TIME” to “ON” in

the Menu Screen (੬ pg. 31).

•During Self-Recording, the

date/time does not appear

(੬ pg. 19).

time does not appear.

•Self-Recording is performed.

30. Files stored in the

MultiMediaCard cannot be

deleted.

30. •Files stored in the

30. •Remove protection from the

files stored in the

MultiMediaCard are protected.

MultiMediaCard and delete

them (੬ pg. 50, 51).

31. The indicators and messages

31. •“ON SCREEN” is set to

“SIMPLE” or “TIME CODE” is

set to “OFF” in the Menu

Screen.

31. •Set “ON SCREEN” to “LCD”

or “LCD/TV” and set “TIME

CODE” to “ON” in the Menu

Screen (੬ pg. 31, 43).

do not appear.

32. Images on the LCD monitor

32. •In places subject to low

temperature, images become

dark due to the characteristics

of the LCD monitor. When

this happens, the displayed

colors differ from those that

are actually recorded. This is

not a defect of the camcorder.

• When the LCD monitor's

32. •Adjust the brightness and

angle of the LCD monitor

(੬ pg. 18, 19).

appear dark or whitish.

fluorescent light reaches the end

of its service life, images on the

LCD monitor become dark.

Consult your nearest JVC dealer.

33. The rear of the LCD monitor

33. •The light used to illuminate

the LCD monitor causes it to

become hot.

33. •Close the LCD monitor to turn

it off or set the POWER

is hot.

Switch to “OFF”, and let the

unit cool down.

34. The indicators and the image

color on the LCD monitor

are not clear.

34. •This may occur when the

surface or the edge of the LCD

monitor is pressed.

34.

————

EN83

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSES

CORRECTIVE ACTION

35. •Re-read the sections covering

Fade/Wipe effects, Program

AE with special effects and

“DIS” (੬ pg. 30, 36 – 38).

35. The LCD monitor or

35. •Certain Fade/Wipe effects,

certain modes of Program AE

with special effects, “DIS” and

other functions that cannot be

used together are selected at

the same time.

viewfinder indications blink.

36.

36. Colored bright spots appear

all over the LCD monitor or

the viewfinder.

36. • The LCD monitor and the

viewfinder are made with high-

precision technology. However,

black spots or bright spots of

light (red, green or blue) may

appear constantly on the LCD

monitor or the viewfinder.

————

These spots are not recorded on

the tape. This is not due to any

defect of the unit. (Effective

dots: more than 99.99 %)

37. • Connect the optional

headphones to the headphone

connector (੬ pg. 86, 87).

•Adjust the sound volume

during playback (੬ pg. 42).

37. During recording, sound

37. •The optional headphones are

not connected to the

cannot be heard.

headphones connector.

•The sound volume of the

headphones connector was

not adjusted appropriately. The

sound volume at this point is

the same as the level it was

adjusted to during playback.

38. •Set the POWER Switch to

38. Play, Rewind and Fast-Forward

38. •The POWER Switch is not set

“

” (੬ pg. 42).

functions do not work.

to “

”.

39. •Set the POWER Switch to

39. A MultiMediaCard cannot

39. • The POWER Switch is set to

” or “ ”.

MEMORY

“

” (੬ pg. 47).

be played back.

“

PLAY

40. •Set the TV to the mode or

channel appropriate for video

playback (੬ pg. 58, 59).

•Close the cassette holder

cover (੬ pg. 12).

40. The tape is moving, but

40. • Your TV has AV input terminals,

but is not set to its VIDEO mode.

•The cassette holder cover is

open.

there is no picture.

41.

41. The LCD monitor image is

41. • During playback of the

unrecorded portion, High-speed

Search and still playback, LCD

monitor indications appear

distorted. This is not a defect.

distorted.

————

42. •Turn the speaker volume down

42. Images on the LCD monitor

42. • The speaker volume is too great.

(੬ pg. 42).

are jittery.

43. •Clean the video heads with an

optional cleaning cassette

(੬ pg. 94).

43. Blocks of noise appear

during playback, or there is

no playback picture and the

screen becomes blue.

43.

————

44. •Wipe them gently with soft

cloth. Wiping strongly can

cause damage (੬ pg. 78).

44. The LCD monitor, the

viewfinder and the lens have

become dirty (ex. fingerprints).

44.

————

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TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSES

CORRECTIVE ACTION

45. •Check the section of the

manual that explains LCD

monitor/viewfinder indica-

tions (੬ pg. 88 – 92).

45. An unusual mark appears.

45.

————

46. An error indication

46. •A malfunction of some kind

has occurred. In this case the

camcorder’s functions

46. • Remove the power supply

(battery pack, etc.) and wait a

few minutes for the indication

to clear. When it does, you can

resume using the camcorder.

If the indication remains even

though you repeat the above

two or three times, please

(E01 — E06) appears.

become unusable.

consult your nearest JVC dealer.

47. The charger indicator on the

AC Power Adapter/Charger

does not light.

47. •The temperature of the battery

is extremely high/low.

47. •To protect the battery, it is

recommended to charge it in

places with a temperature of

10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F)

(੬ pg. 93).

•Charging is difficult in places

subject to extremely high/low

temperatures.

48. Picture does not appear on

48. •The viewfinder is pulled out.

•The LCD monitor's brightness

setting is too dark.

48. •Push the viewfinder back in.

•Adjust the brightness of the

LCD monitor (੬ pg. 18).

•If the monitor is tilted upward

180 degrees, open the

the LCD monitor.

monitor fully (੬ pg. 18).

49. When the image is printed

from the printer, a black bar

appears at the bottom of the

screen.

49. •This is not a malfunction.

49. •By recording with “DIS”

activated (੬ pg. 30) this can

be avoided.

50. When the camcorder is

connected via the DV

connector, the camcorder

does not operate.

50. •The DV cable was plugged/

unplugged with power turned

on.

50. • Turn the camcorder’s power off

and on again, then operate it.

51. During transport, the lens

51.

51. •Do not subject the camcorder

to shock or excessive

cover opens.

————

vibration during transport.

•Turn the camcorder on and

off. The lens cover closes.

52. The MultiMediaCard cannot

be removed from the

camcorder.

52.

52. •Push in the MultiMediaCard a

————

few more times (੬ pg. 14).

INDEX Docking Station

EN85

1 PC Connector [DIGITAL STILL] ............ ੬ pg. 60

4 External Stereo Microphone Input

Connector [MIC] ................................. ੬ pg. 76

5 Stud .................................................... ੬ pg. 58

6 Screw .................................................. ੬ pg. 58

2 J Terminal/Edit Connector [JLIP (Joint Level

Interface Protocol) (EDIT)]................... ੬ pg. 61

•Connect to a JLIP-compatible camcorder or

VCR to control it from the computer using the

provided Software.

7 Multi Connector

The Docking Station can be connected with this

camcorder through this connector. Never touch it

with your hand or hit it with a hard object; if the

pins are damaged, the connectors will become

unusable due to contact failure.

NOTE:

Make sure that the camcorder is turned on while

connecting the camcorder to a PC using the

Docking Station’s JLIP connector. If the camcorder

is turned off (because the POWER Switch is set to

“OFF” or due to Auto Shut Off* etc.) while the

JLIP program software is used, it will be impossi-

ble to control the connected devices from the

computer. In such a case, first try turning the

camcorder on again, or unplug the JLIP connec-

tion cable from the Docking Station’s JLIP

connector. Then, initialize or run the software

again.

8 S-Video Output Connector

[S OUT] ........................................ ੬ pg. 58, 71

9 Video Output Connector

[VIDEO] ........................................ ੬ pg. 58, 71

0 Audio Output Connectors

[AUDIO L/R] ................................. ੬ pg. 58, 71

! Screw Knob ......................................... ੬ pg. 58

To attach the camcorder, tighten this clockwise.

* Auto Shut Off:

If 5 minutes elapse in the Record-Standby mode

or in the Pause mode, the camcorder’s power

shuts off automatically to conserve energy.

•Connect the editing cable when performing

Random Assemble Editing ........ ੬ pg. 70 – 75.

3 PRINTER Connector

Connect to the optional printer equipped with a

PRINT DATA connector. Refer to the separate

“FOR OWNERS OF AN OPTIONAL PRINTER”

instruction sheet.

INDEX Controls, Connectors And Indicators

1 2 3

9 0

(

)

EN87

Controls

Connectors

1 PRINT Button

The connectors

are located beneath a cover.

Enables printing using the optional printer

equipped with a PRINT DATA connector. Refer to

the separate “FOR OWNERS OF AN OPTIONAL

PRINTER” instruction sheet.

w Digital Video Connector [DV IN/OUT]

(i.link*) .................................... ੬ pg. 60, 61, 63

* i.Link refers to the IEEE1394-1995 industry

specification and extensions thereof. The logo

is used for products compliant with the i.Link

standard.

2 PRINT FRAME Button .......................... ੬ pg. 53

3 E-MAIL CLIP REC Button ...................... ੬ pg. 46

4 START/STOP Button ............................. ੬ pg. 18

e •Audio/Video Output Connector

[AV OUT] ......................................... ੬ pg. 58

• Headphone Connector [ ] .............. ੬ pg. 76

5 •Power Zoom Lever [T/W] .................. ੬ pg. 22

•Speaker/Headphone Volume Control

r Multi Connector

[VOL.] .............................................. ੬ pg. 42

When attached to the Docking Station, this part is

connected.

6 •MENU Wheel [+, –, 4] ..................... ੬ pg. 28

•LCD Monitor Brightness

Control [+, –] .................................... ੬ pg. 18

Indicators

7 Snapshot Button

t Tally Lamp ........................................... ੬ pg. 18

y POWER Lamp ..................................... ੬ pg. 18

[SNAPSHOT]................੬ pg. 20, 21, 24, 26, 65

8 INDEX Button .......................... ੬ pg. 39, 48, 49

9 IMAGE SIZE/RES. Button ...................... ੬ pg. 15

0 DIGITAL SOUND Button ............... ੬ pg. 39, 77

Other Parts

u LCD Monitor ................................. ੬ pg. 18, 19

i Battery Pack Mount ............................... ੬ pg. 9

o Speaker ............................................... ੬ pg. 42

! Battery Release Switch

[BATT. RELEASE] .................................... ੬ pg. 9

@ OPEN/EJECT Switch ............................. ੬ pg. 12

p Camera Sensor

# •Play/Pause Button [4/6] ................... ੬ pg. 42

Be careful not to cover this area, a sensor

necessary for shooting is built-in here.

•EXPOSURE Button ............................ ੬ pg. 40

$ •Rewind Button [2] ......................... ੬ pg. 42

Q Stereo Microphone .............................. ੬ pg. 76

•BACKLIGHT Button .......................... ੬ pg. 40

W Flash Sensor

% Stop Button [5] ................................... ੬ pg. 42

Be careful not to cover this area, as it contains a

sensor required by the flash.

^ •Fast-Forward Button [3] ................. ੬ pg. 42

•FOCUS Button .................................. ੬ pg. 27

E Flash ................................................... ੬ pg. 32

R Lens

& Operation Switch [

] .................. ੬ pg. 16

* POWER Switch

T Lens Protector

MEMORY

PLAY

[

, OFF] ............ ੬ pg. 16

When using an optional lens filter (commercially

available), you must first detach the lens cover.

( Lock Button ......................................... ੬ pg. 16

) MODE Dial

Y Remote Sensor ..................................... ੬ pg. 66

U Grip Strap ............................................ ੬ pg. 10

I Viewfinder ........................................... ੬ pg. 10

O Viewfinder Cleaning Hatch .................. ੬ pg. 78

P Memory Card Cover ............................ ੬ pg. 14

a Cassette Holder Cover ......................... ੬ pg. 12

s Tripod Mounting Socket ....................... ੬ pg. 10

d Stud Hole ............................................ ੬ pg. 58

DUAL

[

, VIDEO,

] .................. ੬ pg. 17

q Diopter Adjustment Control ................. ੬ pg. 10

INDEX Indications

LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recording Only

1 Displays the selected Fade/Wipe effect.

(੬ pg. 36, 37)

2 Appears when in the Squeeze, Cinema or PS

Wide mode. (੬ pg. 30)

3 Displays the recording mode (SP or LP).

(੬ pg. 13)

(੬ pg. 18)

SP 35

REC

4 Displays the tape remaining time.

5 •“REC” appears during recording.

444

•“PAUSE” appears during Record-Standby mode.

(੬ pg. 18)

6 Appears when the wind cut mode is engaged to

cut down on noise created by wind. (੬ pg. 31)

AN I M . MODE

SOUND 12B I T

7 Appears while the tape is running.

(੬ pg. 18)

8 5S MODE/ANIM. MODE: Displays the 5 second

recording mode or Animation recording mode.

(੬ pg. 30, 35)

TC 23 25

9 Displays the sound mode for approx. 5 seconds

after turning on the camcorder.

(੬ pg. 29)

0 Displays the Time Code.

(੬ pg. 23, 31)

*Setting “ON SCREEN” to “SIMPLE” in the Menu Screen removes indications marked with * from the screen

(੬ pg. 31, 43).

LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During D.S.C. Recording Only

1 Displays the Picture Quality/Size mode of the

stored image. There are 4 modes available:

XGA FINE, XGA STD, VGA FINE and VGA STD

(in order of quality).

(੬ pg. 15)

2 Appears and blinks during shooting. (੬ pg. 21)

3 •Appears during shooting.

•Blinks when a MultiMediaCard is not loaded.

(੬ pg. 21)

STD

XGA

10 / 24

4 Displays the number of images that have already

been shot.

(੬ pg. 21)

5 Displays the total number of shots that can

be stored, including those already taken.

(੬ pg. 21)

These indications also appear during DUAL mode.

EN89

LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Both Video And D.S.C. Recording

F. AUTO

PS40

EXPLOS I ON

PHOTO

BRIGHT

DEC 25 ’ 00

PM 5 00

1 Appears when the Operation switch

0 •Approximate zoom ratio: Appears during

zooming. (੬ pg. 22)

: Appears when “GAIN UP” is set to

“AUTO” and the shutter speed is automatically

is set to “ ”.

(੬ pg. 16)

•

2 Displays the shooting mode position. (੬ pg. 17)

3 Appears when backlight compensation is used.

adjusted.

(੬ pg. 29)

(੬ pg. 40)

! Appears during zooming.

4 Appears when “FLASH” is set to “AUTO

the Menu Screen. (੬ pg. 32)

5 Appears when the white balance is adjusted.

(੬ pg. 41)

6 Appears when the exposure is adjusted.

(੬ pg. 40)

” in

Zoom level indicator

(੬ pg. 22)

@ Displays the selected Digital Sound Effect.

(੬ pg. 39)

# Appears when the flash is ready. A number

appears next to the indication after adjusting

the brightness of the flash.

(੬ pg. 32, 33)

7 Displays the selected Program AE with special

$ Appears when taking a Snapshot. (੬ pg. 20, 21)

effects.

(੬ pg. 38)

% Appears when the iris is locked.

(੬ pg. 40)

8 Appears when Digital Image Stabilizer (“DIS”) is

engaged.

(੬ pg. 30)

^ Appears during Self-Timer recording. (੬ pg. 34)

9 Appears when the focus is adjusted manually.

(੬ pg. 27)

& Displays the brightness of the LCD monitor or the

viewfinder.

(੬ pg. 18)

* Displays the date/time.

(੬ pg. 11)

*Setting “ON SCREEN” to “SIMPLE” in the Menu Screen removes indications marked with * from the screen

(੬ pg. 31, 43).

INDEX Indications (cont.)

LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Playback

1 Displays the sound mode.

(੬ pg. 43, 44)

2 Displays the selected Digital Sound Effect.

(੬ pg. 39)

3 Displays the tape speed.

(੬ pg. 13)

4 Appears while a tape is running.

12B I T / SOUND

: Playback

: Fast-Forward/Shuttle search

: Rewind/Shuttle search

: Pause

EXPLOS I ON

BLANK SEARCH

: Forward slow-motion

: Reverse slow-motion

: Audio Dubbing

VOLUME

6e : Audio Dubbing Pause

5 Displays the Blank Search mode.

6 Displays the date/time.

1. 1. 00

(੬ pg. 45)

(੬ pg. 43, 44)

TC 10 06 20

12 00

7 BRIGHT

Displays the brightness of the LCD

monitor or the viewfinder. (੬ pg. 18)

VOLUME : Displays the speaker or headphone

volume.

(੬ pg. 42)

The level indicator moves.

8 Displays the time code.

(੬ pg. 43, 44)

LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During D.S.C. Playback

1 Displays the type of file (IMAGE/E-MAIL CLIP/

SOUND).

2 Displays the directory and file names. (੬ pg. 47)

3 Displays the brightness of the LCD monitor or the

–

viewfinder.

(੬ pg. 18)

I MAGE

100 0001

The level indicator moves.

4 Displays the total number of stored files.

(੬ pg. 47)

5 Displays the index number of the file.

(੬ pg. 47)

BR I GHT

EN91

Warning Indications

Indications

Function

Displays the battery remaining power.

Remaining power level: high

Remaining power level: exhausted

As the battery power comes close to nil, the battery indicator

blinks.

When the battery power is exhausted, power turns off automatically.

Appears when no tape is loaded.

(੬ pg. 12)

Appears when the erase protection tab is set to “SAVE” while the POWER

CHECK TAPE’S ERASE

PROTECTION SWITCH

Switch is set to “

”.

(੬ pg. 12)

Appears if dirt is detected on the heads during recording. Use an optional

cleaning cassette. (੬ pg. 94)

HEAD CLEANING

REQUIRED USE

CLEANING CASSETTE

Appears if condensation occurs. When this indication is displayed, wait

more than 1 hour until condensation disappears.

CONDENSATION

OPERATION PAUSED

PLEASE WAIT

Appears if a tape is not loaded when START/STOP is pressed while the

TAPE!

POWER Switch is set to “

” and the MODE Dial is set to “VIDEO”,

DUAL

“

” or “

”.

TAPE END

Appears when the tape ends during recording or playback.

Appears if a tape in another format is loaded.

(੬ pg. 19)

DIFFERENT

FORMATTED TAPE

●Appears when the date/time is not set.

(੬ pg. 11)

SET DATE/TIME!

●Appears when the built-in clock (lithium) battery is discharged and the

previously set date/time is erased.

(੬ pg. 11)

Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a blank portion of a tape.

A. DUB ERROR!

(੬ pg. 76)

A. DUB ERROR!

<CANNOT DUB

●Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a tape recorded in the LP

mode.

(੬ pg. 76)

ON A LP RECORDED

TAPE>

●Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a tape recorded in 16-bit

audio.

(੬ pg. 76)

<CANNOT DUB

●Appears if A. DUB (e) on the remote control is pressed when the erase

ON A 16BIT

protection tab is set to “SAVE”.

(੬ pg. 76)

RECORDING>

<CHECK TAPE’S ERASE

PROTECTION SWITCH>

Appears when the MultiMediaCard’s memory is full and shooting is not

possible.

MEMORY IS FULL

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INDEX Indications (cont.)

Indications

Function

●Appears if dubbing of copyguarded signals is attempted while this

camcorder is being used as a recorder.

●Appears in the following cases when dubbing from a tape to a

MultiMediaCard (as digital stills or video clips):

– when no MultiMediaCard is loaded.

– when the MultiMediaCard's memory is full.

– when the MultiMediaCard is not formatted.

●Appears in the following cases when dubbing still images or sound effects

stored in the MultiMediaCard’s memory to a tape:

– when condensation occurs.

COPYING FAILED

– when no tape is loaded.

– when the erase protection tab is set to “SAVE”.

– when a tape in another format is loaded.

– when the tape ends.

(੬ pg. 64)

Appears if a MultiMediaCard is not loaded when SNAPSHOT is pressed

while the POWER Switch is set to “

” and the MODE Dial is set to

MEMORY CARD!

DUAL

“

” or “

”.

Appears when there is a problem with a MultiMediaCard and its memory is

corrupt, or it has not been initialized. Initialize the MultiMediaCard.

(੬ pg. 52)

PLEASE

FORMAT

MEMORY

Appears when the POWER Switch is set to “

stored in the MultiMediaCard.

PLAY

” and there are no files

NO STORED

DATA

Appears if there are no sound files stored in the MultiMediaCard when

DIGITAL SOUND is pressed.

NO SOUND DATA

MEMORY

PLAY

Appears when the POWER switch is set to “

deleted.

” and all image files are

NO STORED IMAGE

MEMORY

PLAY

Appears when the POWER switch is set to “

files are deleted.

” and all E-clip recording

NO E-CLIP DATA

Appears when a file in a format other than MP3 is selected.

UNSUPPORTED DATA

The error indications (E01 — E06) show what type of malfunction has

occured. When an error indication appears, the camcorder turns off

automatically. Remove the power supply (battery, etc.) and wait a few

minutes for the indication to clear. When it does, you can resume using the

camcorder. If the indication remains, consult your nearest JVC dealer.

E01 — E06

UNIT IN SAFEGUARD

MODE REMOVE AND

REATTACH BATTERY

CAUTIONS

EN93

When using the AC Power Adapter/Charger in

areas other than the USA

2. To prevent damage and prolong service life . . .

.... do not subject to unnecessary shock.

.... charge in an environment where temperatures

are within the tolerances shown in the chart

below. This is a chemical reaction type

battery—cooler temperatures impede chemical

reaction, while warmer temperatures can

prevent complete charging.

Ⅲ The provided AC Power Adapter/Charger features

automatic voltage selection in the AC range from

110 V to 240 V.

USING HOUSEHOLD AC PLUG ADAPTER

In case of connecting the unit’s power cord to an

AC wall outlet other than American National

Standard C73 series type use an AC plug adapter,

called a “Siemens Plug”, as shown.

For this AC plug adapter, consult your nearest JVC

dealer.

.... store in a cool, dry place. Extended exposure

to high temperatures will increase natural

discharge and shorten service life.

.... fully charge and then fully discharge the

battery every 6 months when storing the

battery pack over a long period time.

.... remove from charger or powered unit when

not in use, as some machines use current even

when switched off.

Plug adapter

NOTES:

●It is normal for the battery pack to be warm after

charging, or after use.

Temperature Range Specifications

Charging ............. 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F)

Operation ........... 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)

Storage ............... –10°C to 30°C (14°F to 86°F)

General Battery Precautions

If the remote control is not functioning even if it is

being operated correctly, the batteries are ex-

hausted. Replace them with fresh ones.

●Recharging time is based on room temperature of

Use only the following batteries: AAA (R03) size x 2

20°C (68°F).

Please make note of the following rules for battery

use. When misused, the batteries can leak or

explode.

●The lower the temperature, the longer recharging

takes.

1. When replacing batteries, refer to page 66.

2. Do not use any different size of batteries from those

Cassettes

specified.

To properly use and store your cassettes, be sure to

read the following cautions:

3. Be sure to install batteries in the correct direction.

4. Do not use rechargeable batteries.

5. Do not expose the batteries to excessive heat as

they can leak or explode.

1. During use . . .

.... make sure the cassette bears the Mini DV mark.

.... be aware that recording onto prerecorded

tapes automatically erases the previously

recorded video and audio signals.

6. Do not dispose of the batteries in a fire.

7. Remove the batteries from the unit if it is to be

stored for an extended period to avoid battery

leakage which can cause malfunctions.

.... make sure the cassette is positioned properly

when inserting.

.... do not load and unload the cassette

repeatedly without allowing the tape to run at all.

This slackens the tape and can result in damage.

.... do not open the front tape cover. This exposes

the tape to fingerprints and dust.

Battery Packs

The supplied battery pack is

a lithium-ion battery. Before

using the supplied battery

pack or an optional battery

2. Store cassettes . . .

.... away from heaters or other heat sources.

.... out of direct sunlight.

.... where they won’t be subject to unnecessary

shock or vibration.

.... where they won’t be exposed to strong

magnetic fields (such as those generated by

motors, transformers or magnets).

.... vertically, in their original cases.

Terminals

pack, be sure to read the

following cautions:

1. To avoid hazards . . .

.... do not burn.

.... do not short-circuit the terminals.

.... do not modify or disassemble.

.... do not expose the battery to temperatures

exceeding 60°C (140°F), as this may cause the

battery to overheat, explode or catch fire.

.... use only specified chargers.

CAUTIONS (cont.)

.... in places subject to excessive shock or vibration.

.... near a television set.

MultiMediaCards

.... near appliances generating strong magnetic or

electric fields (speakers, broadcasting anten-

nas, etc.).

.... in places subject to extremely high (over 40°C

or 104°F) or extremely low (under 0°C or 32°F)

temperatures.

To properly use and store your MultiMediaCards, be

sure to read the following cautions:

1. During use . . .

.... make sure the MultiMediaCard bears the

MultiMediaCard mark.

.... make sure the MultiMediaCard is positioned

properly when inserting.

2. While the MultiMediaCard is being accessed (during

recording, playback, deletion, initialization, etc.) . . .

.... never unload the MultiMediaCard and never

turn off the camcorder.

3. Store MultiMediaCards . . .

.... away from heaters or other heat sources.

.... out of direct sunlight.

3. DO NOT leave the unit . . .

.... in places of over 50°C (122°F).

.... in places where humidity is extremely low

(below 35%) or extremely high (above 80%).

.... in direct sunlight.

.... in a closed car in summer.

.... near a heater.

4. To protect the unit, DO NOT . . .

.... allow it to become wet.

.... drop the unit or strike it against hard objects.

.... subject it to shock or excessive vibration

during transportation.

.... where they won’t be subject to unnecessary

shock or vibration.

.... where they won’t be exposed to strong

magnetic fields (such as those generated by

motors, transformers or magnets).

.... keep the lens directed at extremely bright

objects for long periods.

.... expose the lens to direct sunlight.

.... carry it by holding the LCD monitor or the

viewfinder.

.... swing it excessively when using the hand strap

or the grip.

.... swing the soft camera case excessively when

the camcorder is inside it.

LCD Monitor

1. To prevent damage to the LCD monitor,

DO NOT . . .

.... push it strongly or apply any shocks.

.... place the camcorder with the LCD monitor on

the bottom.

2. To prolong service life . . .

.... avoid rubbing it with coarse cloth.

5. Dirty heads can cause the following problems:

3. Be aware of the following phenomena for LCD

monitor use.

These are not malfunctions:

•While using the camcorder, the surface around

the LCD monitor and/or the back of the LCD

monitor may heat up.

•If you leave power on for a long time, the

surface around the LCD monitor becomes hot.

•No picture during playback.

•Blocks of noise appear during playback.

•During recording, the Head Clog Warning

indicator “ ” appears.

Main Unit

1. For safety, DO NOT . . .

In such cases, use an optional cleaning cassette.

Insert it and play back. If the cassette is used

more than once consecutively, damage to the

video heads may result. After the camcorder

plays back for about 20 seconds, it stops

automatically. Also refer to the cleaning cassette’s

instructions.

.... open the camcorder’s chassis.

.... disassemble or modify the unit.

.... short-circuit the terminals of the battery pack.

Keep it away from metallic objects when not in

use.

.... allow inflammables, water or metallic objects

to enter the unit.

If, after using the cleaning cassette, the problems

still exist, consult your nearest JVC dealer.

Mechanical moving parts used to move the video

heads and video tape tend to become dirty and

worn out over time. In order to maintain a clear

picture at all times, periodic check-ups are

recommended after using the unit for about

1,000 hours. For periodic check-ups please

consult your nearest JVC dealer.

.... remove the battery pack or disconnect the

power supply while the power is on.

.... leave the battery pack attached when the

camcorder is not in use.

2. Avoid using the unit . . .

.... in places subject to excessive humidity or dust.

.... in places subject to soot or steam such as near

a cooking stove.

EN95

How To Handle A CD-ROM

Declaration of Conformity

Model Number

Trade Name

: CU-V502U

: JVC

•Take care not to soil or scratch the mirror surface

(opposite to the printed surface). Do not write

anything or put a sticker on either the front or

back surface. If the CD-ROM gets dirty, gently

wipe it with a soft cloth outward from the center

hole using a circular motion.

Responsible party : JVC AMERICAS CORP.

Address

: 1700 Valley Road Wayne,

N. J. 07470

Telephone Number : 973-315–5000

•Do not use conventional disc cleaners or cleaning

spray.

•Do not bend the CD-ROM or touch its mirror

surface.

•Do not store your CD-ROM in a dusty, hot or

humid environment. Keep it away from direct

sunlight.

This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules.

Operation is subject to the following two

conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful

interference, and (2) this device must accept

any interference received, including interfer-

ence that may cause undesired operation.

Change or modifications not approved by the

party responsible for compliance could void the

user’s authority to operate the equipment. This

equipment has been tested and found to

comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference in a

residential installation. This equipment

generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instructions, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference

will not occur in a particular installation. If this

equipment does cause harmful interference to

radio or television reception, which can be

determined by turning the equipment off and

on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following

measures:

About moisture condensation . . .

● You have observed that pouring a cold liquid

into a glass will cause drops of water to form

on the glass‘ outer surface. This same

phenomenon occurs on the head drum of a

camcorder when it is moved from a cool

place to a warm place, after heating a cold

room, under extremely humid conditions or

in a place directly subjected to the cool air

from an air conditioner.

● Moisture on the head drum can cause severe

damage to the video tape, and can lead to

internal damage to the camcorder itself.

Serious malfunctioning

If malfunctioning occurs, stop using the unit

immediately and consult your local JVC dealer.

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equip-

ment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a

circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

The camcorder is a microcomputer-controlled

device. External noise and interference (from a

TV, a radio, etc.) might prevent it from function-

ing properly. In such cases, first disconnect its

power supply unit (battery pack, AC Power

Adapter/Battery Charger, etc.) and wait a few

minutes and then re-connect it and proceed as

usual from the beginning.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/

TV technician for help.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with

Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est

conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

TERMS

AC Power Adapter/Charger ..................... ੬ pg. 8, 9

Animation ................................................ ੬ pg. 35

Audio Dubbing ........................................ ੬ pg. 76

Auto Date................................................. ੬ pg. 31

Auto Focus ............................................... ੬ pg. 27

Auto Playback .......................................... ੬ pg. 47

Auto Shut off ................................ ੬ pg. 19, 21, 42

Fade-In/Out ........................................ ੬ pg. 36, 37

Fast-Forward The Tape .............................. ੬ pg. 42

5-second recording mode ......................... ੬ pg. 35

Flash .................................................. ੬ pg. 32, 33

Frame-By-Frame Playback .................. ੬ pg. 42, 68

Gain Up ................................................... ੬ pg. 29

Grip Adjustment ....................................... ੬ pg. 10

Backlight Compensation ........................... ੬ pg. 40

Battery Low .............................................. ੬ pg. 91

Battery Pack ..................................... ੬ pg. 8, 9, 93

Beep/Tally ................................................ ੬ pg. 29

Blank Search ............................................ ੬ pg. 45

Brighten The LCD Monitor ........................ ੬ pg. 18

Built-in Clock's Lithium Battery ................. ੬ pg. 11

Icons ................................................ ੬ pg. 29 – 31

Index Playback ......................................... ੬ pg. 49

Index Screen ............................................ ੬ pg. 48

Initialize A MultiMediaCard ...................... ੬ pg. 52

Iris............................................................ ੬ pg. 40

Iris Lock ................................................... ੬ pg. 40

Channels (Left/Right) ................................. ੬ pg. 44

Charge The Battery Pack ............................. ੬ pg. 8

Cinema .................................................... ੬ pg. 30

Classic Film .............................................. ੬ pg. 38

Clean The Camcorder ............................... ੬ pg. 78

Connections ...................... ੬ pg. 9, 58, 60 – 63, 71

Journalistic Shooting ................................. ੬ pg. 19

LCD monitor/Viewfinder

Indications ..................................... ੬ pg. 88 – 92

Load A Tape ............................................. ੬ pg. 12

Darken The LCD Monitor ......................... ੬ pg. 18

Date/Time Display ........................ ੬ pg. 31, 43, 44

Date/Time Settings .................................... ੬ pg. 11

Deleting Files ........................................... ੬ pg. 51

Demonstration Mode ............................ ੬ pg. 7, 30

Digital Sound Effect .................................. ੬ pg. 39

Digital Zoom ...................................... ੬ pg. 22, 29

DIS (Digital Image Stabilizer) .................... ੬ pg. 30

Diopter Adjustment .................................. ੬ pg. 10

DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) ............ ੬ pg. 56

Dual Shooting ......................................... ੬ pg. 26

Dubbing ........................................... ੬ pg. 62 – 65

Manual Focus........................................... ੬ pg. 27

Menu Screen, CAMERA MENU................. ੬ pg. 29

Menu Screen, DISPLAY MENU ........... ੬ pg. 31, 43

Menu Screen, MANUAL MENU.......... ੬ pg. 30, 31

Menu Screen, MEMORY MENU ............... ੬ pg. 50

Menu Screen, VIDEO MENU .................... ੬ pg. 43

MODE Dial Position ................................. ੬ pg. 17

Monotone ................................................ ੬ pg. 38

Motor Drive Mode.................................... ੬ pg. 20

MultiMediaCard ................................. ੬ pg. 14, 94

Operation Switch Position ........................ ੬ pg. 16

E-Mail Clip Recording............................... ੬ pg. 46

Erase Protection ........................................ ੬ pg. 12

Exposure Control ...................................... ੬ pg. 40

EN97

Picture Quality/Size Mode ........................ ੬ pg. 15

Picture Wipe/Dissolve......................... ੬ pg. 36, 37

Playback Special Effects ............................ ੬ pg. 69

Playback Zoom ........................................ ੬ pg. 68

POWER Switch Position ........................... ੬ pg. 16

Print Frame Deletion........................... ੬ pg. 54, 55

Printer ...................................................... ੬ pg. 61

Program AE With Special Effects................ ੬ pg. 38

Progressive Mode ............................... ੬ pg. 24, 25

Progressive Wide ...................................... ੬ pg. 30

Protecting Files ......................................... ੬ pg. 50

Provided Accessories .................................. ੬ pg. 6

Tele Macro ............................................... ੬ pg. 30

Time Code.............................. ੬ pg. 23, 31, 43, 44

Tripod Mounting ....................................... ੬ pg. 10

Twilight .................................................... ੬ pg. 38

Unload A Tape ......................................... ੬ pg. 12

Video Echo ............................................... ੬ pg. 38

White Balance .......................................... ੬ pg. 41

Wide Mode .............................................. ੬ pg. 30

Wind Cut ................................................. ੬ pg. 31

Wipe In/Out ....................................... ੬ pg. 36, 37

Random Assemble Editing................. ੬ pg. 70 – 75

Record-Standby ........................................ ੬ pg. 18

Recording Mode ....................................... ੬ pg. 13

Red-Eye Reduction ................................... ੬ pg. 32

Remote Control ........................................ ੬ pg. 66

Rewind The Tape ...................................... ੬ pg. 42

Zooming .................................................. ੬ pg. 22

Self-Recording .......................................... ੬ pg. 19

Self-Timer ................................................. ੬ pg. 34

Sepia ........................................................ ੬ pg. 38

Set Remote Control/VCR Code .................. ੬ pg. 70

Shooting Mode, DUAL ............................ ੬ pg. 17

Shooting Mode, DSC ................................ ੬ pg. 17

Shuttle Search........................................... ੬ pg. 42

Shutter Speed ........................................... ੬ pg. 38

Slow-Motion Playback .............................. ੬ pg. 68

Slow Shutter ............................................. ੬ pg. 38

Snapshot ...................................... ੬ pg. 20, 21, 26

Snapshot Mode .................................. ੬ pg. 20, 21

Sound Mode................................. ੬ pg. 29, 43, 44

Speaker Volume ....................................... ੬ pg. 42

Specifications ..................................... ੬ pg. 98, 99

Squeeze ................................................... ੬ pg. 30

Still Playback ............................................ ੬ pg. 42

Strobe ...................................................... ੬ pg. 38

Superimposing A Print Frame .................... ੬ pg. 53

SPECIFICATIONS

Camcorder

For General

Power supply

: DC 6.3 V

DC 7.2 V

(Using AC Power Adapter/Charger)

(Using battery pack)

Power consumption

LCD monitor off, viewfinder on

LCD monitor on, viewfinder off

Dimensions (W x H x D)

: Approx. 4.6 W

: Approx. 5.5 W

: 51 mm x 125 mm x 97 mm (2-1/16" x 4-15/16" x 3-7/8")

(with the LCD monitor closed and the viewfinder pushed back in)

Weight

: Approx. 510 g (1.2 lbs)

(without cassette, MultiMediaCard and battery)

Approx. 585 g (1.3 lbs)

(incl. cassette, MultiMediaCard and battery)

Operating temperature

Operating humidity

Storage temperature

Pickup

: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)

: 35% to 80%

: –20°C to 50°C (–4°F to 122°F)

: 1/4" CCD (Progressive Scan)

: F 1.8, f = 3.8 mm to 38 mm, 10:1 power zoom lens

: ø27 mm

: 2.5" diagonally measured, LCD panel/TFT active matrix system

: Electronic viewfinder with 0.44" color LCD

: Monaural

Lens

Filter diameter

LCD monitor

Viewfinder

Speaker

For Digital Video Camera

Format

: DV format (SD mode)

Signal format

: NTSC standard

Recording/Playback format

: Video: Digital component recording

: Audio: PCM digital recording, 32 kHz 4-channel (12-bit),

48 kHz 2-channel (16-bit)

Cassette

: Mini DV cassette

Tape speed

: SP: 18.8 mm/s

LP: 12.5 mm/s

Maximum recording time

(using 80 min. cassette)

: SP: 80 min.

LP: 120 min.

For Digital Still Camera

Storage media

: MultiMediaCard

Compression system

File size

Picture quality

: JPEG (compatible)

: 2 modes (XGA: 1024 x 768 pixels/VGA: 640 x 480 pixels)

: 2 modes (FINE/STANDARD)

Approximate number of storable images

(with the provided MultiMediaCard [8 MB], with Sound Effects pre-stored)

FINE

STANDARD

: 46 (VGA), 21 (XGA)

: 133 (VGA), 64 (XGA)

(with an optional MultiMediaCard [4 MB])

FINE

STANDARD

: 26 (VGA), 12 (XGA)

: 76 (VGA), 36 (XGA)

(with an optional MultiMediaCard [8 MB])

FINE

STANDARD

: 54 (VGA), 24 (XGA)

: 155 (VGA), 75 (XGA)

EN99

For Connectors

Video output

: 1 V (p-p), 75 Ω, analog

Audio output

DV Input/output

Headphone output

: 300 mV (rms), 1 kΩ, analog, stereo

: 4-pin, IEEE 1394 compliant

: ø3.5 mm, stereo

AC Power Adapter/Charger AA-V51U

Power requirement

U.S.A. and Canada

Other countries

Power consumption

Output

: AC 120 V`, 60 Hz

: AC 110 V to 240 V`, 50 Hz/60 Hz

: 23 W

Charge

VTR

: DC 7.2 V

: DC 6.3 V

, 0.77 A

, 1.8 A

Dimensions (W x H x D)

Weight

: 68 mm x 45 mm x 110 mm (2-11/16" x 1-13/16" x 4-3/8")

: Approx. 254.5 g (0.57 lbs)

Docking Station CU-V502U

For General

Dimensions (W x H x D)

Weight

: 55 mm x 36 mm x 107 mm (2-3/16" x 1-7/16" x 4-1/4")

: Approx. 89.9 g (0.2 lbs)

For Connectors

S-Video

: Y: 1 V (p-p), 75 Ω, analog output

C: 0.29 V (p-p), 75 Ω, analog output

Video

: 1 V (p-p), 75 Ω, analog output

Audio

: 300 mV (rms), 1 kΩ, analog output

JLIP (EDIT)

: ø3.5 mm, 4-pole, mini-head jack (compatible with RC-5325 plug)

PC (DIGITAL STILL)

External microphone input

PRINTER

: ø2.5 mm, 3-pole

: 506 µV (rms), high impedance unbalanced with ø3.5 mm (stereo)

: For an optional video printer equipped with a PRINT DATA

connector

Specifications shown are for SP mode unless otherwise indicated. E & O.E. Design and specifications subject

to change without notice.

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