JVC 0104-FO-ID-PJ Instructions Manual Download

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LYT1265-001B

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GR-D94

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INSTRUCTIONS

GETTING STARTED

VIDEO RECORDING &

PLAYBACK

DIGITAL STILL CAMERA

(D.S.C.) 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. 25, 27)

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.

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Summary of Contents for 0104-FO-ID-PJ

Page 1: ...ACK 18 ADVANCED FEATURES 25 REFERENCES 38 TERMS 54 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 25 27 DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA Dear Customer Thank you for purchasing this digital video camera Before use please read the safe...

Page 2: ...ent lamp that contains a small amount of mercury Disposal of these materials may be regulated in your community due to environmental considerations For disposal or recycling information please contact your local authorities or the Electronics 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...

Page 3: ...er 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 exclusively for the digital video cassette SD Me...

Page 4: ...ack Of Images 20 Auto Playback Of Images 20 Index Playback Of Files 20 Viewing File Information 21 Removing On Screen Display 21 ADDITIONAL FEATURES FOR D S C 22 Protecting Files 22 Deleting Files 22 Setting Print Information DPOF Setting 23 Resetting The File Name 24 Initializing A Memory Card 24 ADVANCED FEATURES 25 MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT 25 Changing The Menu Settings 25 Recording Menus 2...

Page 5: ... of the camcorder provided cables may be equipped with one or more core filter If a cable has only one core filter the end that is closest to the filter should be connected 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...

Page 6: ... pointing upward push the 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 t...

Page 7: ...ls of the AC Adapter to come in contact with metals as this can result in a short circuit and cause malfunction For other notes 墌 pg 38 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 a...

Page 8: ... 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 MMENU VOL Wheel in the date and time begin operation from the date and time you have just set Operation Mode Power Switch Position A Full Auto Recording Allows you to record using NO special effects or manual adjust...

Page 9: ...MMENU VOL Wheel to select BRIGHT and press it The Menu Screen closes and the brightness control indicator appears 6 Rotate the MMENU VOL Wheel until the appropriate brightness is reached 7 Press the MMENU VOL Wheel in It is also possible to adjust the brightness of the viewfinder by pulling out the viewfinder setting PRIORITY in the SYSTEM Menu to FINDER 墌 pg 25 27 and adjusting as described above...

Page 10: ...he time of purchase 1 Make sure the camcorder s power is off 2 Open the LCD monitor 墌 pg 12 then open the card cover MEMORY CARD 3 To load a memory card firmly insert it with its clipped edge first To unload a memory card push it once After the memory card comes out of the camcorder pull it out Do not touch the terminal on the reverse side of the label 4 Close the card cover To protect valuable fi...

Page 11: ...he Record Standby mode NOTES The image will not appear simultaneously 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 batter...

Page 12: ...ooming 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 focus by using the manual focus 墌 pg 32 ...

Page 13: ...he Middle Of A Tape See the right 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 ...

Page 14: ...huttle 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 13 1 Load a cassette 墌 pg 10 2 Set the VIDEO MEMORY Switch to VIDEO 3 Set the Power Switch to PLAY while pressing ...

Page 15: ...he remote sensor is directly exposed to sunlight or powerful lighting Buttons And Functions A Infrared beam transmitting window The following buttons are available only when the camcorder s Power Switch is set to PLAY B AUDIO Button 墌 pg 25 28 C PAUSE Button 墌 pg 16 Up Button 墌 pg 16 D SLOW Rewind Button 墌 pg 16 E REW Button 墌 pg 14 20 Left Button 墌 pg 16 F INSERT Button 墌 pg 37 G STOP Button 墌 pg...

Page 16: ... images 2 At the point you want to zoom in press the Zoom Button T To zoom out press the Zoom Button W 3 You can move the image on the screen around to find a particular portion of the picture While holding down SHIFT press L Left F Right U Up and E Down To end zoom press and hold W until magnification returns to normal Or press STOP 8 and then press PLAY U during video playback NOTES Zoom can als...

Page 17: ...splays appear on the connected TV Date Time Set DATE TIME to AUTO ON or OFF 墌 pg 25 28 Or press DISPLAY on the remote control to turn on off the date indication Time Code Set TIME CODE to ON or OFF 墌 pg 25 28 Indications other than date time and time code Set ON SCREEN to OFF LCD or LCD TV 墌 pg 25 28 NOTES It is recommended to use the AC Adapter as the power supply instead of the battery pack 墌 pg...

Page 18: ...7 A Image Size 墌 pg 28 52 B Shooting Icon 墌 pg 52 C Card Icon 墌 pg 52 D Picture Quality 墌 pg 27 52 E Remaining Number Of Shots 墌 pg 52 Approximate Number of Storable Images Optional Provided Basic Shooting D S C Snapshot Power Switch Lock Button VIDEO MEMORY SNAPSHOT Monitor Opening Button Snapshot mode with no frame There is the sound of a shutter closing Image Size Picture Quality SD Memory Card...

Page 19: ...engage Still Playback 8 To dub the image press SNAPSHOT The indication appears during dubbing The selected image is stored in the memory card NOTES If SNAPSHOT is pressed in step 8 when a memory card is not loaded the message COPYING FAILED is displayed If an image recorded on the tape using WIDE MODE 墌 pg 26 is dubbed to a memory card the WIDE mode identifying signal is not dubbed with it To use ...

Page 20: ...are not compatible with DCF cannot be viewed with this camcorder UNSUPPORTED FILE will be displayed Playback Zoom Available only with the remote control provided 墌 pg 16 You can run through all the images stored in memory card automatically 1 Perform steps 1 3 in Normal Playback Of Images 2 Press 4 9 to start Auto Playback If you press 3 during Auto Playback files are displayed in descending order...

Page 21: ... a PC QUALITY will be displayed 1 Perform steps 1 3 in Normal Playback Of Images 墌 pg 20 2 Press the MMENU VOL Wheel in The Menu Screen appears 3 Rotate the MMENU VOL Wheel to select DISPLAY and press it The Sub Menu appears 4 Rotate the MMENU VOL Wheel to select OFF and press it The operation mode indicator folder file number and battery indicator disappear To display the indicators again select ...

Page 22: ... to select CURRENT and press it The PROTECT screen appears 7 Press 3 or 5 to select the desired file 8 Rotate the MMENU VOL Wheel to select EXECUTE and press it To cancel selection select RETURN Repeat steps 7 and 8 for all files you want to remove protection To remove protection from all files stored in the memory card 6 Rotate the MMENU VOL Wheel to select CANC ALL and press it The PROTECT scree...

Page 23: ...MENU VOL Wheel to select DPOF and press it The Sub Menu appears 6 Rotate the MMENU VOL Wheel to select ALL 1 and press it The DPOF screen appears 7 Rotate the MMENU VOL Wheel to select EXECUTE and press it The normal playback screen appears To cancel selection select RETURN To Print By Selecting Still Images And Number Of Prints 1 Perform steps 1 5 in To Print All Still Images One Print For Each 2...

Page 24: ...erical sequence If the file name reaches DVC09999 a new folder such as 101JVCGR will be made and the file name will start again from DVC00001 You can initialize a memory card anytime After initializing all files and data stored in the memory card including those which have been protected are cleared 1 Set the VIDEO MEMORY Switch to MEMORY 2 Set the Power Switch to PLAY while pressing down the Lock...

Page 25: ...closes Menus with Sub Menus m CAMERA 墌 pg 26 q MANUAL 墌 pg 26 s SYSTEM 墌 pg 27 n CAMERA DISPLAY 墌 pg 27 o DSC 墌 pg 27 t VIDEO 墌 pg 28 n VIDEO DISPLAY 墌 pg 28 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 p...

Page 26: ...or poor lighting at slow 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 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 c...

Page 27: ...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 out while the LCD monitor is opened FINDER The image is displayed in the viewfinder when the viewfinder is pulled out while the LCD monitor is opened ...

Page 28: ...ed 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 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 p...

Page 29: ...htly blurred Makes dark 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 12 3 Press NIGHT so that the Night Alive indicator appears The shutter s...

Page 30: ... SLIDE Wipe in from right to left 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 ...

Page 31: ...ter sound refer to BEEP on page 27 When WIDE MODE is set to SQUEEZE 墌 pg 26 the O indication blinks in blue and Snapshot recording becomes impossible If Program AE with special effects 墌 pg 30 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 墌 pg 26 the Stabilizer will be d...

Page 32: ...has the same effect as the backlight compensation 墌 pg 33 3 exposure has the same effect as when r is set to SPOTLIGHT 墌 pg 31 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 30 or with th...

Page 33: ...Balance Adjustment 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 25 Or set the Power Switch to A NOTE White balance cannot be used when r is set to SEPIA or MONOTONE 墌 pg 31 Adjust the white balance manually when shooting under various types of lighting 1 S...

Page 34: ...will appear on your TV This will confirm the connections and the AUX channel for dubbing purposes 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 To choose whether or not the following displays appear on the connected TV Date time Set DATE TIME to AUTO ON or OFF 墌 pg 25 28 Or press DISPLAY on the remote ...

Page 35: ...appening press the buttons on both units 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 sometimes the image may not appear in step 9 If this occurs turn off the power and make connections again If Playback Zoom 墌 pg 16 or Playback Special Effects 墌 pg 16 is...

Page 36: ...he camcorder 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 If the PC connected to the camcorder via the USB cable is not powered the camcorder does not enter the USB mode The date time information cannot be captured into the PC Refer to the instruction manuals of the PC and Software The still imag...

Page 37: ...IDEO Menu 墌 pg 25 28 The AUX indication appears instead of MIC You can record a new scene into a previously recorded tape replacing a section of the original recording with minimal picture distortion at the in and outpoints The original audio remains unchanged Use the provided remote control NOTES Before performing the following steps make sure that TIME CODE is set to ON 墌 pg 25 28 Insert Editing...

Page 38: ... 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 recedes 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 pow...

Page 39: ...onnector the sound is not heard from the speaker D S C RECORDING pg 18 Even if DIS is set to ON 墌 pg 26 the Stabilizer will be disabled If Program AE with special effects 墌 pg 30 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 Power Switch is set to A or M an...

Page 40: ...l zoom is selected HSet ZOOM to 40X or 700X 墌 pg 26 The VIDEO MEMORY Switch is set to MEMORY HSet the VIDEO MEMORY Switch to VIDEO 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 and D S C Playback The Power Switch is set to A or M HSet the Power Switch to ...

Page 41: ...mended to charge it in places with a temperature of 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F 墌 pg 45 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 malfunction exists HTurn the camcorder s power off and on again 墌 pg 8 The Po...

Page 42: ...ss of the LCD monitor 墌 pg 9 HIf the monitor is tilted upward 180 degrees open the monitor fully 墌 pg 12 The speaker volume is too great HTurn the speaker volume down 墌 pg 14 HWipe them gently with soft cloth Wiping strongly can cause damage 墌 pg 48 To clean the viewfinder please consult your nearest JVC dealer TIME CODE is set to OFF HSet TIME CODE to ON 墌 pg 25 27 28 A malfunction of some kind h...

Page 43: ...udio 墌 pg 37 Appears if A DUB D on the remote control is pressed when the erase protection tab is set to SAVE 墌 pg 37 Appears if Insert Editing is attempted on a blank portion of a tape 墌 pg 37 Appears if Insert Editing is attempted on a tape recorded in the LP mode 墌 pg 37 Appears if INSERT I on the remote control is pressed when the erase protection tab is set to SAVE 墌 pg 37 Appears when the me...

Page 44: ...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 The error indications E03 or E04 show what type of malfunction has occured When an error indication appears the camcorder turns ...

Page 45: ...s some machines use current even when switched off 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 20 C to 50 C 4 F to 122 F The lower the temperature the longer recharging takes Cassettes To properly use and store your cassettes be sure to read the followi...

Page 46: ...it against hard objects subject it to shock or excessive vibration during transportation keep the lens directed at extremely bright objects for long periods expose the lens and viewfinder s 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 Di...

Page 47: ...use harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference 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 ...

Page 48: ...e off heavy dirt 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 batt...

Page 49: ...ital 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 Storage media SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard Compression system Still image JPEG compatible File size Still image 4 modes 1600 x 1200 pixels 1280 x 960 pixels 1024 x 768 p...

Page 50: ...50 EN INDEX ...

Page 51: ...29 s Monitor Opening Button 墌 pg 12 For models without button simply pull on bottom end of LCD monitor to open Connectors T S Video Input Output Connector S VIDEO 墌 pg 17 34 U USB Universal Serial Bus Connector 墌 pg 36 V Digital Video Connector DV IN OUT i Link 墌 pg 35 36 W Audio Video Input Output Connector AV 墌 pg 17 34 X DC Input Connector DC 墌 pg 6 7 i Link refers to the IEEE1394 1995 industry...

Page 52: ...ng Number Of Shot 墌 pg 18 Displays the approximate remaining number of shots that can be stored during D S C recording The number increases or decreases depending on the Picture Quality Image Size etc During Both Video And D S C Recording a Operation Mode 墌 pg 8 b Night Alive Indicator 墌 pg 29 Appears when Night Alive is engaged Gain Up Mode 墌 pg 26 Appears when GAIN UP is set to AUTO and the shut...

Page 53: ...g 37 f Battery Indicator 墌 pg 43 g Date Time 墌 pg 27 28 h VOLUME Volume Level Indicator Speaker 墌 pg 14 The level indicator g moves BRIGHT Brightness Control Indicator LCD monitor Viewfinder 墌 pg 9 The level indicator g moves i Time Code 墌 pg 27 28 During D S C Playback a Operation Mode Indicator 墌 pg 21 b Folder File Number 墌 pg 21 c Battery Indicator 墌 pg 43 d Brightness Control Indicator LCD mo...

Page 54: ...0 Indications on the LCD Monitor Viewfinder 52 Initializing A Memory Card FORMAT 24 Insert Editing 37 Iris 32 Iris Lock 32 J Journalistic Shooting 13 L Loading A Cassette 10 Loading A Memory Card 10 M Manual Focus 32 Memory Card 10 45 Menu Screen CAMERA 26 CAMERA DISPLAY 27 D S C Playback 21 24 DSC 27 MANUAL 26 SYSTEM 27 28 VIDEO 28 VIDEO DISPLAY 28 Motor Drive Mode 31 MultiMediaCard 10 45 N Night...

Page 55: ...fications 49 Still Playback 14 S Video AV input S AV INPUT 28 34 35 T Telephoto setting TELE MACRO 26 Time Code TIME CODE 13 27 Tripod Mounting 9 U Unloading A Cassette 10 Unloading A Memory Card 10 V VIDEO MEMORY Switch Position 8 Viewfinder Adjustment 9 W White Balance W BALANCE 33 White LED Light 29 Wide Mode WIDE MODE Cinema CINEMA 26 Squeeze SQUEEZE 26 Wipe In Out 30 Z Zooming ZOOM 12 26 ...

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