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LYT1228-001A

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ENGLISH

GR-D32

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INSTRUCTIONS

GETTING STARTED

VIDEO RECORDING &

PLAYBACK

ADVANCED FEATURES

REFERENCES

TERMS

For Customer Use:

Enter below the Model No. and Serial
No. which is located on the bottom of
the camcorder. Retain this information
for future reference.

Model No.

Serial No.

To deactivate the demonstration, set
“DEMO MODE” to “OFF”.

(

墌

pg. 15, 17)

DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA

Dear Customer,

Thank you for purchasing this digital
video camera. Before use, please read
the safety information and precautions
contained in the pages 2 – 3 to ensure
safe use of this product.

GR-D32US.book Page 1 Friday, November 21, 2003 9:31 AM

Summary of Contents for GR-D32

Page 1: ...7 TERMS 39 For Customer Use Enter below the Model No and Serial No which is located on the bottom of the camcorder Retain this information for future reference Model No Serial No To deactivate the demonstration set DEMO MODE to OFF 墌 pg 15 17 DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA Dear Customer Thank you for purchasing this digital video camera Before use please read the safety information and precautions contained...

Page 2: ...s Industries Alliance http www eiae org When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or on a shelf make sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to allow for ventilation 10 cm 3 15 16 or more on both sides on top and at the rear Do not block the ventilation holes If the ventilation holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth etc the heat may not be able to get out No naked flame sources such a...

Page 3: ...hen unused for long periods of time 12 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped This camcorder is designed exclus...

Page 4: ...ctions To A TV Or VCR 14 ADVANCED FEATURES 15 MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT 15 Changing The Menu Settings 15 Recording Menus 16 Playback Menus 18 FEATURES FOR RECORDING 19 White LED Light 19 Night Alive 19 Wipe Or Fader Effects 20 Program AE With Special Effects 20 Snapshot For Video Recording 21 Auto Focus 21 Manual Focus 22 Exposure Control 22 Iris Lock 22 Backlight Compensation 23 White Balance...

Page 5: ...nected to the camcorder Make sure to use the provided cables for connections Do not use any other cables How To Attach The Lens Cap To protect the lens attach the provided lens cap to the camcorder as shown in the illustration NOTE To confirm the lens cap is on correctly make sure the cap is flush to the camcorder How To Attach The Shoulder Strap Follow the illustration 1 Thread the strap through ...

Page 6: ...battery pack slightly against the battery pack mount a 2 Slide up the battery pack until it locks in place b 3 Set the Power Switch to OFF CHARGE 4 Connect the AC Adapter to the camcorder 5 Plug the AC Adapter into an AC outlet The POWER CHARGE lamp on the camcorder blinks to indicate charging has started 6 When the POWER CHARGE lamp goes out charging is finished Unplug the AC Adapter from the AC ...

Page 7: ...r to come in contact with metals as this can result in a short circuit and cause malfunction For other notes 墌 pg 27 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...

Page 8: ... 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 MMENU VOL Wheel in the date and time begin operation from the date and time you have just set 1 Set the Power Switch to A or M while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch 2 Make sure the LCD monitor is closed an...

Page 9: ...ette holder cover open until it locks The cassette holder opens automatically Do not touch internal components 2 Insert or remove a tape and press PUSH HERE to close the cassette holder Be sure to press only the section labeled PUSH HERE to close the cassette holder touching other parts may cause your finger to get caught in the cassette holder resulting in injury or product damage Once the casset...

Page 10: ...ltaneously on the LCD monitor and the viewfinder 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 LCD monitor viewfinder indications When power is supplied from a battery the battery indicator is displayed 墌 pg 31 When power is supplied fro...

Page 11: ...nutes the indication starts blinking Zooming Produces the zoom in out effect or an instantaneous change in image magnification Zoom In Slide the Power Zoom Lever towards T Zoom Out Slide the Power Zoom Lever towards W The further you slide the Power Zoom Lever the quicker the zoom action NOTES Focusing may become unstable during Zooming In this case set the zoom while in Record Standby lock the fo...

Page 12: ...t column in the following cases When shooting again after playing back a recorded tape 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 When shooting again after shooting a scene then opening closing the cassette holder cover Recording From The ...

Page 13: ...during Shuttle Search This is not a malfunction ATTENTION During Shuttle Search parts of the picture may not be clearly visible particularly on the left side of the screen Blank Search Helps you find where you should start recording in the middle of a tape to avoid time code interruption 墌 pg 12 1 Load a cassette 墌 pg 9 2 Set the Power Switch to PLAY while pressing down the Lock Button located on ...

Page 14: ... following displays appear on the connected TV Date Time Set DATE TIME to AUTO ON or OFF 墌 pg 15 18 Time Code Set TIME CODE to ON or OFF 墌 pg 15 18 Indications other than date time and time code Set ON SCREEN to OFF LCD or LCD TV 墌 pg 15 18 NOTES It is recommended to use the AC Adapter as the power supply instead of the battery pack 墌 pg 7 To monitor the picture and sound from the camcorder withou...

Page 15: ...PLAY 墌 pg 17 t VIDEO 墌 pg 18 n VIDEO DISPLAY 墌 pg 18 1 Rotate the MMENU VOL Wheel to select the desired function and press it The Sub Menu appears Example m CAMERA Menu 2 Rotate the MMENU VOL Wheel to select the desired parameter 3 Press the MMENU VOL Wheel in Selection is complete Repeat the procedure if you wish to set other function menus 4 Press the MMENU VOL Wheel in The Menu Screen returns R...

Page 16: ...ject s movements are not smooth or natural The overall appearance may be grainy While the shutter speed is being automatically adjusted is displayed MANUAL The q settings are effective only when the Power Switch is set to M Factory preset OFF Disables the function ON To compensate for unstable images caused by camera shake particularly at high magnification NOTES Accurate stabilization may not be ...

Page 17: ... no operation is performed for more than 3 minutes after that the demonstration will resume NOTES If a cassette 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 LCD The image is displayed on the LCD monitor when the viewfinder is pulled ...

Page 18: ...layback the sound mode is displayed in the upper left corner Allows you to set the video recording mode SP or LP depending on your preference It is recommended you use REC MODE in VIDEO Menu when using this camcorder as a recorder during dubbing 墌 pg 24 25 NOTE REC MODE can be set when the Power Switch is set to PLAY or M SYSTEM Each setting is linked with s which appears when the Power Switch is ...

Page 19: ...ark subjects or areas even brighter than they would be under good natural lighting Although the recorded image is not grainy it may look as if it is strobing due to the slow shutter speed 1 Set the Power Switch to M while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch 2 Open the LCD monitor fully 墌 pg 11 3 Press NIGHT so that the Night Alive indicator appears The shutter speed is automaticall...

Page 20: ...t or wipe out from left to right WIPE DOOR 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 WIPE SCROLL 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 SHUTTER Wipe in from the center of a black scree...

Page 21: ...d Snapshot mode NOTES To remove the shutter sound refer to BEEP on page 17 When WIDE MODE is set to SQUEEZE 墌 pg 16 the O indication blinks in blue and Snapshot recording becomes impossible If Program AE with special effects 墌 pg 20 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 se...

Page 22: ... as the backlight compensation 墌 pg 23 3 exposure has the same effect as when r is set to SPOTLIGHT 墌 pg 21 7 Press the MMENU VOL Wheel in Exposure adjustment is complete To return to automatic exposure control Select AUTO in step 5 Or set the Power Switch to A NOTES You cannot use the manual exposure control at the same time when r is set to SPOTLIGHT or SNOW 墌 pg 20 or with the backlight compens...

Page 23: ...nt FINE Outdoors on a sunny day CLOUD Outdoors on a cloudy day HALOGEN A video light or similar type of lighting is used Factory preset To return to automatic white balance Set u to AUTO 墌 pg 15 Or set the Power Switch to A NOTE White balance cannot be used when r is set to SEPIA or MONOTONE 墌 pg 21 Adjust the white balance manually when shooting under various types of lighting 1 Set the Power Swi...

Page 24: ...he VCR s Record mode 9 To pause dubbing engage the VCR s Record Pause mode and press 4 9 on the camcorder 10 Repeat steps 7 9 for additional editing Stop the VCR and camcorder NOTES It is recommended to use the AC Adapter as the power supply instead of the battery pack 墌 pg 7 As the camcorder starts to play your footage it will appear on your TV This will confirm the connections and the AUX channe...

Page 25: ...r 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 sometimes the image may not appear in step 8 If this occurs turn off the power and make connections again If SNAPSHOT is pressed during playback only the original playback image recorded on the tape is output from the DV IN OUT co...

Page 26: ...nded to use the AC Adapter as the power supply instead of the battery pack 墌 pg 7 When using a DV cable be sure to use the optional JVC VC VDV206U or VC VDV204U DV cable depending on the type of DV connector 4 or 6 pins on the PC The date time information cannot be captured into the PC Refer to the instruction manuals of the PC and Software The system may not work properly depending on the PC or c...

Page 27: ... 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 Recording From The Middle Of A Tape 墌 pg 12 VIDEO RECORDING pg 10 When you use the LCD monitor outdoors in direct sunli...

Page 28: ...m AE with special effects and DIS 墌 pg 15 21 16X optical zoom is selected HSet ZOOM to 40X or 700X 墌 pg 16 White spots or bright spots of light red green or blue may appear on the LCD monitor This may occur when the Night Alive function is activated during recording and is not a malfunction Video Playback The Power Switch is set to A or M HSet the Power Switch to PLAY 墌 pg 13 Your TV has AV input ...

Page 29: ...t to extremely high low temperatures HTo 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 墌 pg 32 The date time is not set HSet the date time 墌 pg 8 The built in clock battery has run out and the previously set date time has been erased HConsult your nearest JVC dealer for replacement The camcorder is not getting power or some other malfu...

Page 30: ... back in or set PRIORITY to LCD 墌 pg 11 15 17 The LCD monitor s brightness setting is too dark HAdjust the brightness of the LCD monitor 墌 pg 9 HIf the monitor is tilted upward 180 degrees open the monitor fully 墌 pg 11 The speaker volume is too great HTurn the speaker volume down 墌 pg 13 HWipe them gently with soft cloth Wiping strongly can cause damage 墌 pg 34 To clean the viewfinder please cons...

Page 31: ...date time is erased 墌 pg 8 Appears for 5 seconds after power is turned on if the lens cap is attached Appears if dubbing of copyguarded signals is attempted while this camcorder is being used as a recorder The error indications E01 E02 or 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...

Page 32: ...e the cassette bears the Mini DV mark be aware that recording onto prerecorded tapes automatically erases the previously recorded video and audio signals 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 ...

Page 33: ...ions 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 If malfunctioning occurs stop using the unit immediately and consult your local JVC dealer The camcorder is a microcomputer controlled device External noise and interference from a TV a radio etc mi...

Page 34: ...rt Then wipe again with a dry cloth 2 Press the Monitor Opening Button and open the LCD monitor Wipe gently with a soft cloth Be careful not to damage the monitor Close the LCD monitor 3 To clean the lens blow it with a blower brush then wipe gently with lens cleaning paper NOTES Avoid using strong cleaning agents such as benzine or alcohol Cleaning should be done only after the battery pack has b...

Page 35: ...FT active matrix system Viewfinder Electronic viewfinder with 0 24 color LCD Speaker Monaural White LED Light Effective distance 1 5 m 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 recor...

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Page 37: ...19 p Monitor Opening Button 墌 pg 11 For models without button simply pull on bottom end of LCD monitor to open Connectors Q S Video Output Connector S VIDEO 墌 pg 14 24 R Digital Video Connector DV i Link 墌 pg 25 26 S Audio Video Output Connector AV 墌 pg 14 24 T DC Input Connector DC 墌 pg 6 7 i Link refers to the IEEE1394 1995 industry specification and extensions thereof The logo is used for produ...

Page 38: ...pg 10 O Appears when taking Snapshot 墌 pg 21 q BRIGHT Brightness Control Indicator LCD monitor Viewfinder 墌 pg 9 The level indicator g moves r Wind Cut Indicator 墌 pg 17 s Battery Indicator 墌 pg 31 t Date Time 墌 pg 8 u Sound Mode Indicator 墌 pg 16 Appears for approx 5 seconds after turning on the camcorder v Manual Focus Adjustment Indicator 墌 pg 22 w Time Code 墌 pg 17 18 During Video Playback a S...

Page 39: ... 17 18 VIDEO 18 VIDEO DISPLAY 18 Motor Drive Mode 21 N Night Alive 19 P Playback sound SOUND MODE NARRATION 18 Power Switch Position 12 Priority Setting PRIORITY 17 Program AE With Special Effects PROGRAM AE Classic Film CLASSIC FILM 21 Monotone MONOTONE 21 Sepia SEPIA 21 Shutter Speed SHUTTER 20 Snow SNOW 21 Sports SPORTS 21 Spotlight SPOTLIGHT 21 Strobe STROBE 21 Twilight TWILIGHT 21 Provided Ac...

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