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GR-DA20EK

LYT1780-001A

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Dear Customer,

Thank you for purchasing this
digital video camera. Before use,
please read the safety information
and precautions contained in
pages, 2 – 6 to ensure safe use
of this product.

INSTRUCTIONS

DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA

GR-DA20EK.book Page 1 Thursday, August 2, 2007 12:08 PM

Summary of Contents for GR-DA20EK

Page 1: ...k you for purchasing this digital video camera Before use please read the safety information and precautions contained in pages 2 6 to ensure safe use of this product INSTRUCTIONS DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA GR DA20EK book Page 1 Thursday August 2 2007 12 08 PM ...

Page 2: ...r is not compatible with other digital video formats It is recommended that you use JVC brand cassette tapes Your camcorder is compatible with all brands of commercially available cassette tapes complying with the MiniDV standard but JVC brand cassette tapes are designed and optimised to maximise the performance of your camcorder Remember that this camcorder is intended for private consumer use on...

Page 3: ...inet No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified personnel When you are not using the AC Adapter for a long period of time it is recommended that you disconnect the power cord from AC outlet Blue to N Neutral or Black Brown to L Live or Red CAUTION To avoid electric shock or damage to the unit first firmly insert the small end of the power cord into the AC Adapter until it is no ...

Page 4: ...r or liquid is allowed to enter this equipment fire or electric shock may be caused Do not point the lens 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 at...

Page 5: ...ipal office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste in accordance with national legislation Business users If you wish to dispose of this product please visit our web page www jvc europe com to obtain information about the take back of the product Other Countries outside the European Union If...

Page 6: ...it is unattended unless it is specifically stated that it is designed for unattended operation or has a standby mode Switch off using the switch on the equipment and make sure that your family knows how to do this Special arrangements may need to be made for infirm or handicapped people DON T use equipment such as personal stereos or radios so that you are distracted from the requirements of road ...

Page 7: ... Iris Lock 27 Backlight Compensation 27 Spot Exposure Control 27 White Balance Adjustment 28 Manual White Balance Adjustment 28 Wipe Or Fader Effects 29 Program AE Effects And Shutter Effects 29 Editing 30 Dubbing To A VCR 30 Dubbing To A Video Unit Equipped With A DV Connector Digital Dubbing 31 Connection To A Personal Computer 32 Troubleshooting 33 Cautions 35 User Maintenance 37 Specifications...

Page 8: ...r Strap 墌 9 Battery Pack BN VF808U AC Adapter AP V14E Audio Video Cable Ø3 5 mini plug to RCA plug or Power Cord Note Make sure to use the provided cables for connections Do not use any other cables Core Filter for Cables Large A Audio Video Cable Small B AC Adapter Lens Cap A B Place here during recording Release the stopper 3 cm Wind once Audio Video Cable Wind twice AC Adapter Getting Started G...

Page 9: ...et and stud hole on the camcorder Then tighten the screw clockwise Some tripods are not equipped with studs Attach The Shoulder Strap Strap Guide Peel off the pad and thread the end of the strap through the eyelet Thread the strap through the buckle adjust its length and use the strap guide to fix it in place Position the buckle near the eyelet and reattach the pad Buckle Eyelet Grip Adjustment Tr...

Page 10: ... N BATT 0 X Y Note Coloured bright spots may appear all over the LCD monitor However this is not a malfunction How To Adjust The LCD Monitor Slide the LCD monitor in the most convenient position It can slide 30 15 downward 15 upward 30 GR DA20EK book Page 10 Thursday August 2 2007 12 08 PM ...

Page 11: ...e located beneath the cover L Audio Video Output Connector AV 墌 20 M DC Input Connector DC 墌 13 N POWER CHARGE Lamp 墌 13 O LCD Monitor 墌 10 P Shoulder Strap Eyelet 墌 9 Q Grip Strap 墌 9 R Camera Sensor Be careful not to cover this area a sensor necessary for shooting is built in here S Stereo Microphone T Lens U Speaker 墌 18 V Battery Cover 墌 13 W Cassette Holder Cover 墌 15 X Stud Hole 墌 9 Y Tripod...

Page 12: ...16 Q Tape Running Indicator Rotates while tape is running R Tape Remaining Time 墌 16 S Recording Speed Mode SP LP 墌 23 only LP indicator is displayed T Selected Wide Mode Indicator 墌 15 only 16 9 indicator is displayed U Zoom Indicator 墌 17 V Approximate Zoom Ratio 墌 17 a Battery Remaining Power Indicator 墌 34 B Sound Mode Indicator 墌 25 C Blank Search Indicator 墌 19 D Tape Speed SP LP only LP ind...

Page 13: ...te inserted and no operation is performed the camcorder will automatically turn off its power supplied from the AC Adapter In this case the battery charge starts if the battery is attached to the camcorder Please do not pull or bend the AC Adapter plug and cable This may damage the AC Adapter Perform steps in Charging The Battery Pack Notes Recording time is reduced significantly under the followi...

Page 14: ... or Select the desired language press SET or Press MENU Press whenever you want to return to the previous menu screen The date time is recorded onto the tape at all times but its display can be turned on or off 墌 23 25 Perform steps in Language Settings Select DISPLAY press SET or Select CLOCK ADJ press SET or Select the desired date display format press SET or Repeat this step to input time displ...

Page 15: ...ontinuing Close the cassette holder cover firmly until it locks into place Notes 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 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 W...

Page 16: ...hes 2 minutes the indication starts blinking 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 Enables to check the end of the last recording Press QUICK REVIEW during the Recording Standby mode Tape is rewound for about several seconds and played back automatically then pauses in the Recording Stand...

Page 17: ...hen 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 墌 17 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 inserte...

Page 18: ...ected TV 墌 20 If Stop mode continues for 5 minutes when power is supplied from a battery the camcorder shuts off automatically When a cable is connected to the AV connector the sound is not heard from the speaker Pauses during video playback Press 4 9 during playback To resume normal playback press 4 9 again If still playback continues for more than about 3 minutes the camcorder s Stop mode is aut...

Page 19: ...h then stops at the spot which is about 3 seconds of tape before the beginning of the detected blank portion To cancel Blank Search press 8 Notes Before starting Blank Search if the current position is at a blank portion the camcorder searches in the reverse direction If the current position is at a recorded portion the camcorder searches in the forward direction If the beginning or end of the tap...

Page 20: ...E to ON or OFF 墌 25 Time Code Set TIME CODE to ON or OFF 墌 25 On Screen Set ON SCREEN to OFF LCD or LCD TV 墌 25 Notes It is recommended to use the AC Adapter as the power supply instead of the battery pack 墌 13 To monitor the picture and sound from the camcorder without inserting a tape set the camcorder s Power Switch to REC then set your TV to the appropriate input mode Make sure you adjust the ...

Page 21: ...the desired setting press SET or Selection is completed Press MENU The Menu Screen closes Press whenever you want to cancel or return to the previous menu screen Repeat the procedure if you wish to set other function menus Changing The Menu Settings 1 6 9 A 2 Select SET MENU Power Switch 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 FUNCTION TAPE CAMERA DISPLAY SYSTEM EXIT TAPE SYSTEM DISPLAY EXIT Screen for Video Recording Me...

Page 22: ...set TELE MACRO to ON You can shoot a subject as large as possible at a distance of approx 40 cm Depending on the zoom position the lens may go out of focus DIS OFF Disables the function DIS disable icon appears ON To compensate for unstable images caused by camera shake particularly at high magnification Notes Accurate stabilisation may not be possible if hand shake is excessive or depending on th...

Page 23: ...alent to the 32 kHz mode of previous models 16BIT Enables video recording of stereo sound on two separate channels Equivalent to the 48 kHz mode of previous models Menus Settings Factory preset DISPLAY ON SCREEN LCD Keeps the camcorder s display except the date time and time code from appearing on the connected TV screen LCD TV Makes the camcorder s display appear on screen when the camcorder is c...

Page 24: ...t etc and can be used to confirm how these functions operate Demonstration starts in the following cases When the Menu Screen is closed after DEMO MODE is turned ON With DEMO MODE set to ON if there is no operation for about 3 minutes after the Power Switch is set to REC Performing any operation during the demonstration stops the demonstration temporarily If no operation is performed for more than...

Page 25: ...tory preset TAPE NARRATION Although it is not possible to perform audio dubbing with this camcorder you can hear sound from an audio dubbed tape during playback using this function OFF Original sound is output on both L and R channels in stereo ON Dubbed sound is output on both L and R channels in stereo MIX Original and dubbed sounds are combined and output in stereo on both L and R channels SOUN...

Page 26: ... 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 Manual exposure control is recommended in the following situations 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 backgrou...

Page 27: ...that the Backlight Compensation indicator appears To cancel Backlight Compensation Press twice so that the indicator disappears Note Using Backlight Compensation may cause the light around the subject to become too bright and the subject to become white Selection of a spot metering area enables more precise exposure compensation Set the Power Switch to REC 墌 11 Set the recording mode to M 墌 11 Pre...

Page 28: ... REC 墌 11 Set the recording mode to M 墌 11 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 Select MWB in W BALANCE menu 墌 22 then press and hold SET or until begins blinking When the setting is completed stops blinking Press SET or to engage the setting Press MENU The Menu Screen closes and the Manual White Balance...

Page 29: ...the menu screen Notes Shutter Effects cannot be used during NIGHT When a subject is too bright or reflective a vertical streak may appear smear phenomenon Smear phenomenon tends to occur when SPORTS or mode of SHUTTER 1 500 and 1 4000 is selected OFF Disables the function SPORTS Variable Shutter Speed 1 250 1 4000 This setting allows fast moving images to be captured one frame at a time for vivid ...

Page 30: ...become narrower SHUTTER 1 120 The shutter speed is fixed at 1 120th of a second The flickering that occurs when shooting under a fluorescent light or mercury vapour lamp is reduced SHUTTER 1 500 SHUTTER 1 4000 Refer to PROGRAM AE SPORTS mode Factory preset Editing EFFECT SHUTTER To use this camcorder as a player Following the illustration 墌 20 Connections To A TV Or VCR connect the camcorder and t...

Page 31: ... video unit then stop playback on this camcorder Notes It is recommended to use the AC Adapter as the power supply instead of the battery pack 墌 13 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 If this occurs turn...

Page 32: ...he instruction manuals of the PC and Software The system may not work properly depending on the PC or capture board you are using If after connecting a DV cable to the camcorder and it doesn t work restart the camcorder Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Connection To A Personal Computer When con...

Page 33: ...e shutter speed is too slow When shooting in the dark the unit becomes highly sensitive to light when GAIN UP is set to AUTO H If you want the lighting to look more natural set GAIN UP to AGC or OFF 墌 22 Images on the LCD monitor appear dark or whitish In places subject to low temperature images become dark due to the characteristics of the LCD monitor This is not a malfunction H Adjust the bright...

Page 34: ... adapter from the camcorder HTurn the camcorder off then on again Warning Indication Meaning Remedy Displays the battery remaining power As the battery power comes close to nil the battery remaining power indicator blinks When the battery power is exhausted power turns off automatically SET TO MANUAL MODE Appears when you attempt to change Menu Settings Backlight Compensation or Manual Focus while...

Page 35: ... C to 40 C Storage 20 C to 50 C The lower the temperature the longer recharging takes Charging times are for a fully discharged battery pack To properly use and store your cassettes be sure to read the following cautions 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 make s...

Page 36: ...sive vibration during transportation keep the lens directed at extremely bright objects for long periods expose the lens to direct sunlight carry it by holding the LCD monitor swing it excessively when using the hand strap or the grip swing the soft camera case excessively when the camcorder is inside it Dirty heads can cause the following problems No picture during playback Blocks of noise appear...

Page 37: ...wait a few minutes and then re connect it and proceed as usual from the beginning CONDENSATION OPERATION PAUSED PLEASE WAIT Appears if condensation occurs When this indication is displayed wait more than 1 hour until condensation disappears Before cleaning turn off the camcorder and remove the battery pack and AC Adapter To clean the exterior Wipe gently with a soft cloth Put the cloth in diluted ...

Page 38: ...rmat DV format SD mode Signal format PAL 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 AV Video output 1 0 V p p 75 Ω analogue Audio output 300 mV rms 1 kΩ analogue stereo ...

Page 39: ... DIS 22 Dubbing 30 31 E Effect 30 Exposure Control 26 G Gain Up 22 I Iris Lock 27 L Language 14 Loading A Cassette 15 M Manual Focus 26 Melody 24 N Narration 25 Night Scope 30 O On screen 23 25 P Program AE 29 Q Quick Review 16 R Rec Mode 23 Recording Capacity Tape 16 S Shutter Effects 30 Sound L R 25 Sound Mode 23 Speaker Volume 18 Spot Exposure Control 27 T Tape Speed REC MODE 23 Tele Macro 22 T...

Page 40: ...MasterPage BackCover Printed in Malaysia 0707ZAR YG MD EK 2007 Victor Company of Japan Limited GR DA20EK book Page 40 Thursday August 2 2007 12 08 PM ...

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