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DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA

ENGLISH

GR-DVP7

GR-DVP5

Automatic Demonstration 8

GETTING STARTED 9

VIDEO RECORDING &

PLAYBACK 18

DIGITAL STILL CAMERA

(D.S.C.) RECORDING &

PLAYBACK

ADVANCED FEATURES 37

REFERENCES 80

TERMS 102

Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide

Web and answer our Consumer Survey (in

English only):

For Accessories:

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

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

INSTRUCTIONS

The camcorder

illustrations appearing in

this instruction manual are

of the GR-DVP7.

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Using This Instruction Manual

●All major sections are listed in the Table Of Contents on the cover page.

●Notes appear after most subsections. Be sure to read these as well.

●Basic and advanced features/operation are separated for easier reference.

It is recommended that you…

…refer to the Index (墌pg. 94 – 101) and familiarise yourself with button locations, etc. before use.

…read thoroughly the Safety Precautions and Safety Instructions that follow. They contain extremely

important information regarding the safe use of this product.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Dear Customer,

Thank you for purchasing this digital video camera. Before use, please read the safety information and

precautions contained in the following pages to ensure safe use of this product.

You are recommended to carefully read the cautions on pages 88 through 90 before use.

IMPORTANT (for owners in the U.K.)

Connection to the mains supply in the United

Kingdom.

DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this

equipment.

If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power

points in your home or the cable is too short to

reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate

safety approved extension lead or consult your

dealer.

BE SURE to replace the fuse only with an

identical approved type, as originally fitted, and

to replace the fuse cover.

If nonetheless the mains plug is cut off be sure to

remove the fuse and dispose of the plug

immediately, to avoid possible shock hazard by

inadvertent connection to the mains supply.

If this product is not supplied fitted with a mains

plug then follow the instructions given below:

DO NOT make any connection to the Larger

Terminal coded E or Green.

The wires in the mains lead are coloured in

accordance with the following code:

If these colours do not correspond with the

terminal identifications of your plug, connect as

follows:

Blue wire to terminal coded N (Neutral) or

coloured black.

Brown wire to terminal coded L (Live) or coloured

Red.

If in doubt — consult a competent electrician.

Blue to N (Neutral) or

Black

Brown to L (Live) or Red

WARNING:

TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK

HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS

UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTIONS:

●To prevent shock, do not open the cabinet. No

user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to

qualified personnel.

●When you are not using the AC Power Adapter/

Charger for a long period of time, it is

recommended that you disconnect the power

cord from AC outlet.

NOTES:

●The rating plate (serial number plate) and safety

caution are on the bottom and/or the back of

the main unit.

●The rating plate (serial number plate) of the AC

Power Adapter/Charger is on its bottom.

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SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT

This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any

electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured.

DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment.

DO ensure that all electrical connections (including the mains plug, extension leads and interconnections

between pieces of equipment) are properly made and in accordance with the manufacturer’s

instructions. Switch off and withdraw the mains plug when making or changing connections.

DO consult your dealer if you are ever in doubt about the installation, operation or safety of your equipment.

DO be careful with glass panels or doors on equipment.

DON’T continue to operate the equipment if you are in any doubt about it working normally, or if it is

damaged in any way — switch off, withdraw the mains plug and consult your dealer.

DON’T remove any fixed cover as this may expose dangerous voltages.

DON’T leave equipment switched on when 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 safety. It is illegal to watch television whilst driving.

DON’T listen to headphones at high volume, as such use can permanently damage your hearing.

DON’T obstruct the ventilation of the equipment, for example with curtains or soft furnishings. Overheating

will cause damage and shorten the life of the equipment.

DON’T use makeshift stands and NEVER fix legs with wood screws — to ensure complete safety always fit

the manufacturer’s approved stand or legs with the fixings provided according to the instructions.

DON’T allow electrical equipment to be exposed to rain or moisture.

ABOVE ALL

— NEVER let anyone especially children push anything into holes, slots or any other opening in the case —

this could result in a fatal electrical shock;

— NEVER guess or take chances with electrical equipment of any kind — it is better to be safe than sorry!

CAUTIONS:

●This camcorder is designed to be used with PAL-type colour television signals. It cannot be used for

playback with a television of a different standard. However, live recording and LCD monitor/viewfinder

playback are possible anywhere.

●Use the JVC BN-V107U/V114U battery packs and, to recharge them or to supply power to the camcorder

from an AC outlet, use the provided multi-voltage AC Power Adapter/Charger. (An appropriate

conversion adapter may be necessary to accommodate different designs of AC outlets in different

countries.)

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 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 as lighted candles, should be placed on the apparatus.

When discarding batteries, environmental problems must be considered and the local rules or laws

governing the disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly.

The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing.

Do not use this equipment in a bathroom or places with water.

Also do not place any containers filled with water or liquids (such as cosmetics or medicines, flower vases,

potted plants, cups etc.) on top of this unit.

(If water or liquid is allowed to enter this equipment, fire or electric shock may be caused.)

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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 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!

Attach only the optional JVC VL-V3U Video Light, VL-F3U Video Flash or MZ-V3U Stereo Zoom Microphone

to the camcorder’s Info-Shoe.

䡲This camcorder is designed exclusively for the digital video cassette, SD Memory Card and

MultiMediaCard. Only cassettes marked “ ” and memory cards marked “ ” or

“ ” 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 or .

… 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, performance or exhibition for

personal enjoyment, it is strongly recommended that you obtain permission beforehand.)

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NOTE:

In order to maintain optimum performance 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.

Provided Accessories

●AC Power Adapter/

Charger

AA-V100EG or

AA-V100EK

●Battery Pack

BN-V107U

●DC Cord

●Remote Control

Unit

RM-V717U

●Cable Adapter ●CD-ROM ●AAA (R03) Battery

x 2 (for remote

control unit)

●USB Cable ●S/AV/Editing Cable ●Editing Extension Cable

●Memory Card 8 MB

(Already inserted in the

camcorder)

●Strap

(墌pg. 7 for

attachment)

●Grip Belt

(墌pg. 6 for attachment)

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How To Attach The Grip Belt

1) Remove the pad and separate the two straps.

2) Thread one end of the strap g through the eyelet,

then pass the other end through the loop.

3) Repeat the same procedure to attach the strap h

to the other eyelet.

4) Connect the strap g and h and thread the strap

h through the buckle, then adjust the grip.

(墌pg. 12)

5) Attach the pad.

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How To Attach The Strap

1) Thread one end of the strap through the eyelet,

then pass the other end through the loop.

2) Attach the screw to the tripod mounting socket.

To tighten the screw firmly, use a coin, etc.

3) Adjust the length with the adjuster.

NOTES:

●You can use the strap as a shoulder strap by

adjusting the length with the adjuster.

●Because the screw may cause damage to the

camcorder, make sure to attach the screw to the

tripod mounting socket when carrying the

camcorder.

●Use the strap only with this camcorder.

●Do not grip the camcorder too firmly when the

screw is attached. Doing so may cause damage to

the tripod mounting socket.

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Automatic Demonstration

Automatic Demonstration takes place when “DEMO

MODE” is set to “ON” (factory-preset).

䡲Automatic Demonstration starts when there is no

operation for about 3 minutes after the Power Switch is

set to “A” or “M” and no cassette is in the camcorder.

䡲Performing any operation during the demonstration

stops the demonstration temporarily. If no operation is

performed for more than 3 minute after that, the

demonstration will resume.

䡲“DEMO MODE” remains “ON” even if the camcorder

power is turned off.

䡲To cancel Automatic Demonstration:

1) Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down the

Lock Button located on the switch.

2) Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the viewfinder

fully.

3) Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.

4) Press + or – to select “sSYSTEM”, and press SET/

SELECT. The SYSTEM Menu appears.

5) Press + or – to select “DEMO MODE”, and press SET/

SELECT. The Sub Menu appears.

6) Press + or – to select “OFF”, and press SET/SELECT.

7) Press + or – to select “BRETURN”, and press SET/

SELECT twice. The normal screen appears.

NOTE:

Slide the lens cover down to see the actual changes of the

Automatic Demonstration activated on the LCD monitor

or viewfinder.

MODEDEMO –

OFF

Power Switch

Lock Button

MENU Button

Sub Menu

SET/SELECT Button +, – Button

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GETTING STARTED

Power ..................................................................................................10

Grip Adjustment .....................................................................................12

Viewfinder Adjustment ...........................................................................12

Tripod Mounting .....................................................................................13

LCD Monitor And Viewfinder ...................................................................13

Brightness Adjustment Of The Display ......................................................13

Operation Mode .....................................................................................14

Date/Time Settings ................................................................................15

Loading A Cassette/Unloading A Cassette .................................................16

Loading A Memory Card/Unloading A Memory Card ...................................17

CONTENTS

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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.

Charging The Battery Pack

1Make sure you unplug the camcorder’s DC cord

from the AC Power Adapter/Charger.

2Plug the AC Power Adapter/Charger’s power cord

into an AC outlet. The POWER indicator lights.

3Attach the battery pack with the YZ mark

aligned with the corresponding marks on the AC

Power Adapter/Charger. The CHARGE indicator

begins blinking to indicate charging has started.

4When the CHARGE indicator stops blinking but

stays lit, charging is finished. Remove the battery

pack by pushing up the protruding part.

5Unplug the AC Power Adapter/Charger’s power

cord from the AC outlet.

NOTES:

●If the protective cap is attached to the battery

pack, remove it first.

●If you connect the camcorder’s DC cord to the

adapter during battery charging, power is supplied

to the camcorder and charging stops.

●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.

●For other notes, 墌pg. 81.

About Batteries

Lithium-ion is vulnerable in colder temperatures.

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.

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), 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.)

For other notes, 墌pg. 81.

Power

Battery pack Charging time

BN-V107U Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.

BN-V114U

(optional)

Approx. 2 hr.

POWER

indicator

(red)

CHARGE

indicator

(green)

Battery

pack

Protruding

part

To AC outlet

AC Power Adapter/

Charger

DC OUT connector

GETTING STARTED

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Using The Battery Pack

1Align the battery pack’s two notches with the tabs

on the camcorder’s battery pack mount.

2Insert the terminal end 1 of the battery pack into

the battery pack mount.

3Firmly push the end 2 of the battery pack until it

locks into place.

To detach the battery pack...

While sliding down BATT. RELEASE, remove it.

NOTE:

When using the battery pack and the S/AV/Editing

cable, disconnect the S/AV/Editing cable first

(墌pg. 25), and then detach the battery pack.

Approximate recording time

NOTES:

●Recording time is reduced significantly under the

following conditions:

• 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.

INFORMATION:

The optional extended-use battery pack kit is a set

composed of a battery pack and AC Power Adapter/

Charger:

VU-V840 KIT: BN-V840U battery pack & AA-

V15EG or AA-V15EK AC Power

Adapter/Charger

VU-V856 KIT: BN-V856U battery pack & AA-

V80EG or AA-V80EK AC Power

Adapter/Charger

Read the kit’s instruction manual before using.

Also, by using the optional JVC VC-VBN856U DC

Cord, it will be possible to connect BN-V840U or

BN-V856U battery packs to the camcorder and

supply power directly to the camcorder.

Using AC Power

1Make sure you unplug the camcorder’s DC cord

from the AC Power Adapter/Charger.

2Plug the AC Power Adapter/Charger’s power cord

into an AC outlet. The POWER indicator lights.

3Attach the coupler part of the DC cord to the

camcorder’s battery pack mount.

4Plug the DC cord to the DC OUT connector on

the 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, 墌pg. 81.

Battery pack LCD monitor on Viewfinder on

BN-V107U 1 hr. 1 hr. 10 min.

BN-V114U

(optional) 2hr. 2hr. 20min.

BN-V840U

(optional) 5 hr. 10 min. 6 hr.

BN-V856U

(optional) 7 hr. 40 min. 9 hr. 10 min.

ATTENTION:

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.

Notches

BATT. RELEASE

Switch

To AC outlet

To DC OUT

connector

Power cord

AC Power Adapter/

Charger

To battery pack mount

DC cord

POWER indicator

(red)

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1Loosen the belt.

2Pass your right hand through the loop and grasp

the grip.

3Adjust your thumb and fingers through the grip to

easily operate the Recording Start/Stop Button,

Power Switch and Power Zoom (SHUTTLE

SEARCH) Ring. Be sure to tighten the belt to your

preference.

1Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while

pressing down the Lock Button located on the

switch.

2Pull out the viewfinder fully.

3Turn the Dioptre Adjustment Control until the

indications in the viewfinder are clearly focused.

Grip Adjustment Viewfinder Adjustment

PAUSE

Power Switch

Lock Button

Dioptre Adjustment

Control

GETTING STARTED (cont.)

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Align the screw on the tripod with the camcorder’s

mounting socket. Then tighten the screw.

●Some tripods are not equipped with studs.

While using the LCD monitor:

Make sure the viewfinder is pushed back in. Open

the LCD monitor fully. It can rotate 270º (90º

downward, 180º upward).

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.

Press MONITOR BRIGHT + or – until the bright

level indicator on the display moves and the

appropriate brightness is reached.

●It is also possible to adjust the brightness of the

viewfinder.

Tripod Mounting

CAUTION:

When attaching the camcorder to a tripod, extend

its legs to stabilise the camcorder. It is not advised

to use small sized tripods. This may cause damage

to the unit by falling over.

LCD Monitor And Viewfinder

Brightness Adjustment Of The

Display

180˚ 90˚

BR I GHT

MONITOR

BRIGHT +/–

Button

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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.

Choose the appropriate operation mode according

to your preference using the Power Switch and

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch.

Operation Mode

Power Switch Position

A (Full Auto Recording):

Allows you to record using NO special effects or

manual adjustments. Suitable for standard

recording.

The “A” indicator appears on the display.

M (Manual Recording):

Allows you to set various recording functions

using the Menus. (墌pg. 38)

If you want more creative capabilities than Full

Auto Recording, try this mode.

There is no indication on the display.

OFF:

Allows you to switch off the camcorder.

●Allows you to play back a recording on the tape.

●Allows you to play back a video clip on the

memory card.

●Allows you to play back a digital sound effect on

the memory card.

●Allows you to display a still image stored in the

memory card or to transfer a still image stored in

the memory card to a PC.

●Allows you to set various playback functions

using the Menus. (墌pg. 38)

POWER Lamp VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

Power Switch

Lock Button

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch Position

VIDEO:

Allows you to record on a tape or play back a

tape. If “REC SELECT” is set to “ / ”

(墌pg. 49), still images are recorded both on the

tape and the memory card.

MEMORY:

●Allows you to record on a memory card or

access data stored on a memory card.

●When the Power Switch is set to “A” or “M”, the

currently selected image size appears.

1024

GETTING STARTED (cont.)

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

but its display can be turned on or off during

playback. (墌pg. 38, 48)

1Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down

the Lock Button located on the switch.

2Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

3Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.

4Press + or – to select “nDISPLAY”, and press

SET/SELECT. The DISPLAY Menu appears.

5Press + or – to select “CLOCK ADJ.”, and press

SET/SELECT. The parameter for “Day” is

highlighted.

6Press + or – to input the day, and press SET/

SELECT. Repeat to input the month, year, hour

and minute.

7Press + or – to select “BRETURN”, and press SET/

SELECT twice. The Menu Screen closes.

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.

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 (day), the clock

stops. When you finish setting the minute and press

SET/SELECT, the date and time begin operation from

the date and time you have just set.

Date/Time Settings

POWER Lamp

Power Switch

Lock Button

MENU Button

SET/SELECT Button +, – Button

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The camcorder needs to be powered up to load or

eject a cassette.

1Slide 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.

●Do not touch internal components.

2Insert or remove a tape and press “PUSH HERE”

to close the cassette holder.

●Be sure to press only the section labelled

“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 cassette holder is closed, it recedes

automatically. Wait until it recedes completely

before closing the cassette holder cover.

●When the battery pack’s charge is low, you

may not be able to close the cassette holder

cover. Do not apply force. Replace the battery

pack with a fully charged one or use AC power

before continuing.

3Close 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

To switch the recording mode, refer to pages 38 and

43.

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 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 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. 21).

Loading A Cassette

/Unloading A Cassette

Make sure the

window side is

facing out.

Cassette holder cover

Cassette holder

PUSH HERE

OPEN/EJECT Switch

Erase protection tab

Tap e Recording mode

SP LP

30 min. 30 min. 45 min.

60 min. 60 min. 90 min.

80 min. 80 min. 120 min.

GETTING STARTED (cont.)

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The provided memory card is already inserted in the

camcorder at the time of purchase.

1Make sure the camcorder’s power is off.

2Open the card cover.

3To 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.

4Close the card cover.

To protect valuable files (available only for SD

Memory Card)…

Slide the write/erase protection tab on the side of the

memory card in the direction of “LOCK”. This

prevents the memory card from being recorded over.

To record on this memory card, slide the tab back to

the position opposite to “LOCK” before loading it.

NOTES:

●Be sure to use only SD Memory Cards marked

“ ” or MultiMediaCards marked

“”.

●Some brands of memory cards are not compatible

with this camcorder. Before purchasing a memory

card, consult its manufacturer or dealer.

●Before using a new memory card, it is necessary to

FORMAT the card. (墌pg. 36)

ATTENTION:

Do not insert or remove the memory card while the

camcorder is turned on, as this may cause the

memory card to be corrupted or cause the

camcorder to become unable to recognise whether

or not the card is installed.

Loading A Memory Card

/Unloading A Memory Card

Label

Memory card

Clipped edge

Card Cover

Write/erase protection

tab

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VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK

VIDEO RECORDING ..................................................................................... 19

Basic Recording ....................................................................................... 19

Tape Remaining Time ............................................................................... 19

Zooming ................................................................................................ 20

Journalistic Shooting ................................................................................ 20

Interface Shooting ................................................................................... 20

Time Code .............................................................................................. 21

Recording From The Middle Of A Tape ....................................................... 21

VIDEO PLAYBACK ....................................................................................... 22

Normal Playback ..................................................................................... 22

Still Playback .......................................................................................... 22

Shuttle Search ......................................................................................... 22

Blank Search ........................................................................................... 23

Connections To A TV Or VCR .................................................................... 24

CONTENTS

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VIDEO RECORDING

NOTE:

Before continuing, perform the procedures listed

below:

●Power (墌pg. 10)

●Loading A Cassette (墌pg. 16)

1Slide down the lens cover.

2Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.

3Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while

pressing down the Lock Button located on the

switch.

4Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

●The POWER lamp lights and the camcorder

enters the Record-Standby mode. “PAUSE” is

displayed.

5To start recording, press the Recording Start/Stop

Button. The tally lamp lights and “TREC”

appears on the display while recording is in

progress.

6To stop recording, press the Recording Start/Stop

Button again. The camcorder re-enters the

Record-Standby mode.

Tape Remaining Time

Approximate tape remaining time appears on the

display. “– – min” means the camcorder is

calculating the remaining time. When the remaining

time reaches 2 minutes, the indication starts

blinking.

NOTES:

●The image will not appear simultaneously on the

LCD monitor and the viewfinder except during

Interface Shooting. (墌pg. 20)

●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. 100)

• When power is supplied from an AC outlet: the

“ ” battery indicator does not appear.

●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” (墌pg. 21).

●To turn the tally lamp or beep sounds off,

墌pg. 38, 47.

●To record in LP (Long Play) mode, 墌pg. 38, 43.

●For other notes, 墌pg. 81.

Basic Recording

POWER Lamp VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

Recording Start/

Stop Button

Power Switch

Lock Button

Tally Lamp

(Lights while recording is in

progress.)

Lens Cover (Slide up the

lens cover to protect the

lens when the camcorder is

not in use.)

min

90 min 89 min 3 min

2 min

1 min0 min

min

(Blinking) (Blinking) (Blinking)

(Now calculating)

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Zooming

Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneous

change in image magnification.

Zoom In

Turn the Power Zoom (SHUTTLE SEARCH) Ring

towards “T”.

Zoom Out

Turn the Power Zoom (SHUTTLE SEARCH) Ring

towards “W”.

●The further you turn the Power Zoom Ring, 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. 54), 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. (墌pg. 43)

●Zoom magnification of over 10X is done through

Digital image processing, and is therefore called

Digital Zoom.

●During Digital zoom, the quality of image may

suffer.

●Digital zoom cannot be used when the VIDEO/

MEMORY Switch is set to “MEMORY”.

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

subject) is possible when the Power Zoom Ring is

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

MANUAL Menu on page 46.

●For other notes, 墌pg. 81.

Journalistic Shooting

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 270º (90º

downward, 180º

upward).

Interface Shooting

The person you

shoot can view

himself/herself in

the LCD monitor,

and you can even

shoot yourself while

viewing your own

image in the LCD

monitor.

1) Open the LCD

monitor and tilt it

upward to 180º

so that it faces

forward.

●When the LCD

monitor is tilted upward to an angle of over

approx. 105º, the monitor image is inverted

vertically. If the viewfinder is pulled out at that

time, it also switches on.

2) Point the lens toward the subject (yourself when

self-recording) and start recording.

●During Interface Shooting, the monitor image

and indications do not appear inverted as they

would when viewing a mirror.

Digital zoom zone

Zoom in (T: Telephoto)

Zoom out (W: Wide angle)

10X (optical) zoom

zone

Approximate zoom ratio

Power Zoom

Ring

Self Recording

VIDEO RECORDING (cont.)

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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 (墌pg. 73 – 77), 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.

●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 Middle Of A Tape

1) Play back a tape or use Blank Search (墌pg. 23) to find the spot at which you want to start recording, then

engage the Still Playback mode. (墌pg. 22)

2) Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch, then start

recording.

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”. (墌pg. 48)

When a blank portion is recorded on a tape

Proper recording

12:34:24

Frames are not displayed

during recording.

Minutes

Seconds

Frames

(25 frames = 1 second)

Display

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

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 Shooting start point Shooting start point

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VIDEO PLAYBACK

1Load a cassette. (墌pg. 16)

2Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.

3Set the Power Switch to “P” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

4To start playback, press 4/9.

5To stop playback, press 8.

●During Stop mode, turn the SHUTTLE SEARCH

Ring to the left (3) to rewind, or to the right

(5) to fast-forward the tape.

NOTES:

●If Stop mode continues for 5 minutes when power

is supplied from a battery, the camcorder shuts off

automatically. To turn on again, set the Power

Switch to “OFF”, then to “P”.

●The playback picture can be viewed in the LCD

monitor, viewfinder or on a connected TV.

(墌pg. 24)

●You can also view the playback picture on the

LCD monitor with it flipped over and pushed

against the camcorder body.

●LCD monitor/viewfinder indications:

• When power is supplied from a battery: the

“ ” battery indicator is displayed.

(墌pg. 100)

• When power is supplied from an AC outlet: the

“ ” battery indicator does not appear.

• During Stop mode, none of the indications are

displayed.

●When the S/AV/Editing cable is connected to the

S/AV connector, the sound is not heard from the

speaker.

To control the speaker volume…

Press VOL. + to turn up the volume, or VOL. – to

turn down the volume.

Still Playback

Pauses during video playback.

1) Press 4/9 during playback.

2) To resume normal playback, press 4/9 again.

●If still playback continues for more than about

3 minutes, the camcorder’s Stop mode is

automatically engaged.

●When 4/9 is pressed, the image may not

pause immediately while the camcorder

stabilises the still image.

Shuttle Search

Allows high-speed search in either direction during

video playback.

1) During playback, turn the SHUTTLE SEARCH

Ring to the right (5) for forward search, or to

the left (3) for reverse search.

2) To resume normal playback, press 4/9.

●During playback, turn the SHUTTLE SEARCH

Ring to the right (5) or to the left (3) and

hold it. The search continues as long as you

hold the ring. Once you release the ring,

normal playback resumes.

●A slight mosaic effect appears on the display

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.

Normal Playback

Speaker

Play/Pause

Button (4/9)

Power Switch

Lock Button

Stop Button (8)SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring

(3/5)

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

VOL. +/–

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Blank Search

Helps you find where you should start recording in

the middle of a tape to avoid time code interruption.

(墌pg. 21)

1Load a cassette. (墌pg. 16)

2Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.

3Set the Power Switch to “P” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

4During Stop mode,

press FOCUS/BLANK.

●The “BLANK

SEARCH”

indication appears

blinking and the

camcorder

automatically starts

reverse or forward search, then stops at the

spot which is about 3 seconds of tape before

the beginning of the detected blank portion.

5To cancel Blank Search midway, 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.

●Blank Search does not work if “HEAD CLEANING

REQUIRED. USE CLEANING CASSETTE” has

appeared with the tape.

●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 may not 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.

Slow-Motion Playback

Frame-By-Frame Playback

Playback Zoom

Playback Special Effects

Available only with the remote control (provided).

(墌pg. 68, 69)

FOCUS/BLANK Button

Power Switch

Stop Button (8)

Lock Button

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

BLANK SEARCH

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A. Use the provided S/AV/Editing cable.

* Not required for watching still images only.

** Connect when your TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN connector.

*** When connecting the cable, open the cover.

B. If your TV/VCR has a 21-pin connector

Use the provided Cable Adapter.

* Not required for watching still images only.

** Connect when your TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN connector.

*** When connecting the cable, open the cover.

NOTE:

Set the video out select switch of the cable adapter as required:

Y/C: When connecting to a TV or VCR which accepts Y/C signals and uses an S-Video cable.

CVBS: When connecting to a TV or VCR which does not accept Y/C signals and uses an audio/video cable.

Connections To A TV Or VCR

White to AUDIO L IN*

Red to AUDIO R IN*

VCR

To S/AV connector

S/AV/Editing cable

(provided)

Yellow to VIDEO IN

Black to S-VIDEO IN**

To TV or VCR

Not connected

Connector

Cover***

To TV or VCR

VCR

“Y/C”/

“CVBS”

Video Out

Select Switch

Cable

Adapter

To S/AV connector

White to AUDIO L IN*

Red to AUDIO R IN*

Yellow to VIDEO IN

Black to S-IN**

Not connected

S/AV/Editing cable

(provided)

Connector

Cover***

VIDEO PLAYBACK (cont.)

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1Make sure all units are turned off.

2Connect the camcorder to a TV or VCR as shown

in the illustration. (墌pg. 24)

If using a VCR, go to step 3.

If not, go to step 4.

3Connect the VCR output to the TV input,

referring to your VCR’s instruction manual.

4Turn on the camcorder, the VCR and the TV.

5Set the VCR to its AUX input mode, and set the

TV to its VIDEO mode.

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. 48)

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. 48)

●Playback sound mode, tape speed and tape

running displays for video playback

Set “ON SCREEN” to “LCD” or “LCD/TV”.

(墌pg. 48)

NOTES:

●It is recommended to use the AC Power Adapter/

Charger as the power supply instead of the

battery pack. (墌pg. 11)

●To monitor the picture and sound from the

camcorder without inserting a tape or memory

card, set the camcorder’s Power Switch to “A” or

“M”, then set your TV to the 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.

●While the S/AV/Editing cable is connected to the

S/AV connector, sound cannot be heard from the

speaker.

NOTE:

How to connect the S/AV/Editing cable...

●Insert the cable straight into the S/AV connector.

●To disconnect the S/AV/Editing cable, pull the cable straight out.

S/AV/Editing cable

(provided)

To S/AV connector

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DIGITAL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.)

RECORDING & PLAYBACK

D.S.C. RECORDING ...................................................................................... 27

Basic Shooting (D.S.C. Snapshot) ............................................................... 27

D.S.C. PLAYBACK ........................................................................................ 28

Normal Playback Of Images ..................................................................... 28

Auto Playback Of Images ......................................................................... 28

Playback Of Video Clips ........................................................................... 29

Playback Of Digital Sound Effects .............................................................. 29

Index Playback Of Files ........................................................................... 30

Viewing File Information .......................................................................... 30

Removing On-Screen Display .................................................................... 31

Protecting Files ....................................................................................... 31

Deleting Files .......................................................................................... 33

Making A New Folder .............................................................................. 34

Setting Print Information (DPOF Setting) ................................................... 34

Initialising A Memory Card ....................................................................... 36

CONTENTS

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D.S.C. RECORDING

You can use your camcorder as a Digital Still

Camera for taking snapshots. Still images are stored

in the memory card.

NOTE:

Before continuing, perform the procedures listed

below:

●Power (墌pg. 10)

●Loading A Memory Card (墌pg. 17)

1Slide down the lens cover.

2Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “MEMORY”.

3Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while

pressing down the Lock Button located on the

switch.

4Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

5Press SNAPSHOT. The “O” indication

appears while the snapshot is being taken.

●Still images are recorded in the snapshot mode

with no frame.

●To delete unwanted still images, refer to

“Deleting Files” (墌pg. 33).

●When you do not want to hear the shutter

sound, set “BEEP” to “OFF”. (墌pg. 47)

●To change the Image Size and/or Picture

Quality, 墌pg. 38, 49.

AImage Size (墌pg. 49, 97)

BShooting Icon (墌pg. 97)

CCard Icon (墌pg. 97)

DPicture Quality (墌pg. 49, 97)

ERemaining Number Of Shots (墌pg. 97)

NOTES:

●Even if “DIS” is set to “ON” (墌pg. 45), the

Stabiliser will be disabled.

●If Snapshot recording is not possible, “O”

blinks when SNAPSHOT is pressed.

●If Program AE with special effects (墌pg. 41) 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” and

power is supplied from the battery pack, the

camcorder shuts off automatically to save power.

To perform shooting again, push back and pull out

the viewfinder again or close and re-open the LCD

monitor.

●The Motor Drive mode (墌pg. 52) is disabled

when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to

“MEMORY”.

●When the S/AV/Editing cable is connected to the

S/AV connector, the shutter sound is not heard

from the speaker, however it is recorded onto the

tape.

●Still images taken are compliant to DCF (Design

rule for Camera File system). They do not have any

compatibility with devices which are not

compliant to DCF.

Basic Shooting (D.S.C. Snapshot)

Power Switch

Lock Button

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

SNAPSHOT Button

Snapshot mode with

no frame

There is the sound of

a shutter closing.

1024

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D.S.C. PLAYBACK

Images shot with the camcorder are automatically

numbered, then stored in numerical order in the

memory card. You can view the stored images, one

at a time, much like flipping through a photo album.

1Load a memory card. (墌pg. 17)

2Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “MEMORY”.

3Set the Power Switch to “P” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

4Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

●The type of file (IMAGE, E-MAIL CLIP or

SOUND) which has been played back at the

last time is displayed.

5If the video clip playback (E-MAIL CLIP,

(墌pg. 29)) or the digital sound playback

(SOUND, (墌pg. 29)) screen appears, press SET/

SELECT. The MEMORY SELECT screen appears.

6Press + or – to select “IMAGE”, and press SET/

SELECT. The image playback screen (IMAGE)

appears.

7Turn the SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring to the left

(3) to display the previous file. Turn the

SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring to the right (5) to

display the next file.

●Pressing INFO gives you details on the

displayed file. (墌pg. 30)

●You can also look for the desired file using

Index Screen. (墌pg. 30)

●You can turn off the on-screen playback

display. (墌pg. 31)

NOTES:

●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.

●Images shot in a file size other than “640 x 480”,

“1024 x 768” and “1280 x 960” with another

devices will be displayed thumbnail images. These

thumbnail images cannot be transferred to a PC.

●Images shot with devices (such as JVC GR-DVX7)

that are not compatible with DCF cannot be

viewed with this camcorder; “UNSUPPORTED

FILES” will be displayed.

You can run through all the images stored in

memory card automatically.

1Perform steps 1–6 in “Normal Playback Of

Images”.

2Press 4/9 to start Auto Playback.

●If you turn the SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring to the

left (3) during Auto Playback, files are

displayed in descending order.

●If you turn the SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring to the

right (5) during Auto Playback, files are

displayed in ascending order.

3To end Auto Playback, press 8.

Normal Playback Of Images

Power Switch

Lock Button

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

Stop Button (8)

Play/Pause Button

(4/9)

SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring (3/5)

SET/SELECT

Button

Auto Playback Of Images

[For Normal Playback]

To display the next image [For Auto Playback]

To display the previous

image

Image playback screen

(IMAGE)

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You can view video clips (墌pg. 60) stored in the

memory card.

1Load a memory card. (墌pg. 17)

2Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “MEMORY”.

3Set the Power Switch to “P” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

4Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

●The type of file (IMAGE, E-MAIL CLIP or

SOUND) which has been played back at the

last time is displayed.

5If the image playback (IMAGE) or the digital

sound playback (SOUND) screen appears, press

SET/SELECT. The MEMORY SELECT screen

appears.

6Press + or – to select

“E-MAIL CLIP”, and

press SET/SELECT. The

video clip playback

screen (E-MAIL CLIP)

appears.

7Turn the SHUTTLE

SEARCH Ring to the

left (3) to select the previous file. Turn the

SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring to the right (5) to

select the next file.

●Pressing INFO gives you details on the

displayed file. (墌pg. 30)

●You can also look for the desired file using

Index Screen. (墌pg. 30)

8To start playback, press 4/9.

9To stop playback, press 8.

12 sound effects are pre-stored in the provided

memory card. You can listen to the sound effects

stored in the memory card. The sound effects can be

also dubbed onto a tape. (墌pg. 57)

1Load the provided memory card. (墌pg. 17)

2Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “MEMORY”.

3Set the Power Switch to “P” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

4Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

●The type of file (IMAGE, E-MAIL CLIP or

SOUND) which has been played back at the

last time is displayed.

5If the image playback (IMAGE) or the video clip

playback (E-MAIL CLIP) screen appears, press

SET/SELECT. The MEMORY SELECT screen

appears.

6Press + or – to select

“SOUND”, and press

SET/SELECT. The

digital sound

playback screen

(SOUND) appears.

7To play back to the

sound effect, press

4/9.

●All the sounds are played back in ascending

order.

NOTES:

●In the digital sound playback screen,

• Turn the SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring to the left

(3) to select the previous file. Turn the

SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring to the right (5) to

select the next file.

• Pressing INFO gives you details on the displayed

file. (墌pg. 30)

●You can also look for the desired file using Index

Screen. (墌pg. 30)

Playback Of Video Clips

E-MAIL CLIP

Playback Of Digital Sound Effects

EXPLOSION Explosion

SIREN Siren

LAUGHTER Laughter

RACE CAR Racing car

DOOR BELL Door bell

BUZZER Buzzer

FANFARE Fanfare

APPLAUSE Applause

CHEERS Cheers

BOING Booing

SCREAM Scream

JEERS Jeers

SOUND

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You can view several different files stored in the

memory card at a time. This browsing capability

makes it easy to locate a particular file you want.

1For Index Playback of image files, perform 1–6

in “Normal Playback Of Images” (墌pg. 28).

For Index Playback of video clip files, perform

1–6 in “Playback Of Video Clips” (墌pg. 29).

For Index Playback of sound files, perform 1–6

in “Playback Of Digital Sound Effects”

(墌pg. 29).

2Press INDEX. The Index Screen of the selected

type of file appears.

3Press + or – to move the frame to the desired file.

●Turn the SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring to the left

(3) to display the previous page. Turn the

SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring to the right (5) to

display the next page.

4Press SET/SELECT. The selected file is displayed.

●Pressing INFO gives you details on the

displayed file. (墌right column)

You can get the relevant file information by pressing

the INFO Button during normal playback or Index

Playback.

●Press the INFO Button again to close the

Information Screen.

NOTE:

With images shot with other devices or processed on

a PC, “QUALITY: – – –” will be displayed.

Index Playback Of Files

123

456

78 9

Index Screen

Selected file

Index number

Viewing File Information

DCF : Folder and file number (IMAGE only)

FOLDER : Folder name (墌pg. 34)

FILE : File name (墌pg. 34)

DATE : Date the file was made

SIZE : Image size (IMAGE/E-MAIL CLIP

only)

QUALITY : Picture quality (IMAGE only)

TIME : Playback time (E-MAIL CLIP/SOUND

only)

PROTECT : When set to “ON”, the file is

protected from accidental erasure.

(墌pg. 31)

. 1 0

0 2

DCF :100 - 0010

Information Screen

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1Perform steps 1–6 of “Normal Playback Of

Images” (墌pg. 28).

2Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.

3Press + or – to select “nDISPLAY”, and press

SET/SELECT. The Sub Menu appears.

4Press + or – to select “OFF”, and press SET/

SELECT. The operation mode indicator and

battery indicator ( ) disappear.

●To display the indicators again, select “ON”.

The Protect mode helps prevent the accidental

erasure of files.

1Load a memory card. (墌pg. 17)

2Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “MEMORY”.

3Set the Power Switch to “P” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

4Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

●The type of file (IMAGE, E-MAIL CLIP or

SOUND) which has been played back at the

last time is displayed.

If you want to select another type of file, go to

step 5.

If not, go to step 7.

5Press SET/SELECT. The MEMORY SELECT screen

appears.

6Press + or – to select the desired type of file, and

press SET/SELECT.

7Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.

Removing On-Screen Display

RETURN

DISPLAY

OFF

Operation mode indicator

Battery indicator

Protecting Files

Power Switch

Lock Button

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

MENU Button

SET/SELECT Button +, – Button

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8Press + or – to select

“PROTECT”, and press

SET/SELECT. The Sub

Menu appears.

To protect the

currently displayed file

9Press + or – to select

“CURRENT”, and

press SET/SELECT. The

PROTECT screen

appears.

10 Turn the SHUTTLE

SEARCH Ring to the

left (3) or to the

right (5) to select the desired file.

11 Press + or – to select

“EXECUTE”, and press

SET/SELECT.

●To cancel

protection, select

“RETURN”.

●Repeat steps 10 and

11 for all files you

want to protect.

To protect all files stored in the memory

card

9Press + or – to select “PROT.ALL”, and press SET/

SELECT. The PROTECT screen appears.

10 Press + or – to select “EXECUTE”, and press

SET/SELECT.

●To cancel protection, select “RETURN”.

NOTES:

●If the “ ” mark appears, the currently displayed

file is protected.

●When the memory card is initialised or corrupted,

even protected files are deleted. If you do not want

to lose important files, transfer them to a PC and

save them.

To Remove Protection

Before doing the following, perform steps 1–8 in

“Protecting Files” (墌pg. 31).

To remove protection from the currently

displayed file

9Press + or – to select “CURRENT”, and press SET/

SELECT. The PROTECT screen appears.

10 Turn the SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring to the left

(3) or to the right (5) to select the desired

file.

11 Press + or – to select “EXECUTE”, and press

SET/SELECT.

●To cancel selection, select “RETURN”.

●Repeat steps 10 and 11 for all files you want to

remove protection.

To remove protection from all files stored

in the memory card

9Press + or – to select “CANC.ALL”, and press

SET/SELECT. The PROTECT screen appears.

10 Press + or – to select “EXECUTE”, and press

SET/SELECT.

●To cancel selection, select “RETURN”.

DISPLAY

END

PROTECT

DELETE

DPOF

NO . RESET

FORMAT

PROTECT

RENT

PROT . ALL

CANC . AL L

RETURN

CUR

ROTECTP

RETURN

PROTECTED

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Previously stored files can be deleted either one at a

time or all at once.

1Load a memory card. (墌pg. 17)

2Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “MEMORY”.

3Set the Power Switch to “P” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

4Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

●The type of file (IMAGE, E-MAIL CLIP or

SOUND) which has been played back at the

last time is displayed.

If you want to select another type of file, go to

step 5.

If not, go to step 7.

5Press SET/SELECT. The MEMORY SELECT screen

appears.

6Press + or – to select the desired type of file, and

press SET/SELECT.

7Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.

8Press + or – to select “DELETE”, and press SET/

SELECT. The Sub Menu appears.

To delete the currently displayed file

9Press + or – to select

“CURRENT”, and

press SET/SELECT. The

DELETE screen

appears.

10 Turn the SHUTTLE

SEARCH Ring to the

left (3) or to the

right (5) to select the desired file.

11 Press + or – to select

“EXECUTE”, and press

SET/SELECT.

●To cancel deletion,

select “RETURN”.

●Repeat steps 10 and

11 for all files you

want to delete.

NOTE:

If the “ ” mark appears, the selected file is

protected and cannot be deleted.

To delete all files stored in the memory

card

9Press + or – to select “ALL”, and press SET/

SELECT. The DELETE screen appears.

10 Press + or – to select “EXECUTE”, and press

SET/SELECT.

●To cancel deletion, select “RETURN”.

NOTES:

●Protected files (墌pg. 31) cannot be deleted. To

delete them, remove protection first.

●Once files are deleted, they cannot be restored.

Check files before deleting.

Deleting Files

Power Switch

Lock Button

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

MENU Button

SET/SELECT Button +, – Button

CAUTION:

Do not remove the memory card 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

memory card may be corrupted if the battery

becomes exhausted during deletion. If the

memory card becomes corrupted, initialise it.

(墌pg. 36)

DELETE

RENT

ALL

RETURN

CUR

ELETED

EXECUTE

DELETE?

RETURN

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New still pictures you are going to take can be

separated from previously shot pictures by resetting

the file name to DVC00001; these new pictures will

be stored in a new folder.

1Load a memory card. (墌pg. 17)

2Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “MEMORY”.

3Set the Power Switch to “P” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

4Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

●The type of file (IMAGE, E-MAIL CLIP or

SOUND) which has been played back at the

last time is displayed.

5If the video clip playback (E-MAIL CLIP,

(墌pg. 29)) or the digital sound playback

(SOUND, (墌pg. 29)) screen appears, press SET/

SELECT. The MEMORY SELECT screen appears.

6Press + or – to select “IMAGE”, and press SET/

SELECT. The image playback screen (IMAGE)

appears.

7Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.

8Press + or – to select “NO. RESET”, and press

SET/SELECT. The NO. RESET screen appears.

9Press + or – to select “EXECUTE”, and press SET/

SELECT. The new folder (such as “101JVCGR”)

will be made and the file made of the next shot

starts from DVC00001.

Folder and File names

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.

Even if you delete an image file with a number in the

middle of range, the number will not be used for a

new shot; a gap will remain in the numerical

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.

This camcorder is compatible with the DPOF

(Digital Print Order Format) standard in order to

support future systems such as automatic printing.

You can select one of the 2 print information settings

for images stored in the memory card: “To Print All

Still Images (One Print For Each)” or “To Print By

Selecting Still Images And Number Of Prints”.

NOTES:

●If you load a memory card already set as shown

below 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 memory card. (墌pg. 65)

To Print All Still Images (One Print For Each)

1Load a memory card. (墌pg. 17)

2Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “MEMORY”.

3Set the Power Switch to “P” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

4Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

●The type of file (IMAGE, E-MAIL CLIP or

SOUND) which has been played back at the

last time is displayed.

5If the video clip playback (E-MAIL CLIP,

(墌pg. 29)) or the digital sound playback

(SOUND, (墌pg. 29)) screen appears, press SET/

SELECT. The MEMORY SELECT screen appears.

6Press + or – to select “IMAGE”, and press SET/

SELECT. The image playback screen (IMAGE)

appears.

7Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.

8Press + or – to select

“DPOF”, and press

SET/SELECT. The Sub

Menu appears.

9Press + or – to select

“ALL 1”, and press

SET/SELECT. The

DPOF screen appears.

Making A New Folder Setting Print Information (DPOF

Setting)

DPOF

RENT

ALL 1

RESET

RETURN

CUR

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10 Press + or – to select

“EXECUTE”, and press

SET/SELECT. The

normal playback

screen appears.

●To cancel selection,

select “RETURN”.

To Print By Selecting Still Images And Number

Of Prints

1Perform steps 1–8 in “To Print All Still Images

(One Print For Each)” (墌pg. 34).

2Press + or – to select

“CURRENT”, and

press SET/SELECT. The

DPOF screen appears.

3Turn the SHUTTLE

SEARCH Ring to the

left (3) or to the

right (5) to select

the desired file.

4Press + or – to select the number indication (00),

and press SET/SELECT.

5Select the number of

prints by pressing + to

increase the number,

or – to decrease the

number, and press

SET/SELECT.

●Repeat steps 3

through 5 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.

6Press + or – to select

“RETURN”, and press

SET/SELECT. The

“SAVE?” appears.

●If you did not

change any settings

in step 3 through 5,

the Menu Screen

reappears.

7Press + or – to select “EXECUTE” to save the

setting you have just made, and press SET/

SELECT.

●To cancel selection, select “CANCEL”.

To Reset The Number Of Prints

1Perform steps 1–8 in “To Print All Still Images

(One Print For Each)” (墌pg. 34).

2Press + or – to select “RESET”, and press SET/

SELECT. The DPOF screen appears.

3Press + or – to select “EXECUTE”, and press SET/

SELECT. The normal playback screen appears.

●To cancel selection, select “RETURN”.

●The number of prints is reset to 0 for all still

images.

DPOF

EXECUTE

ALL1 ?

RETURN

SHEETS

DPOF

SHEETS

DPOF

EXECUTE

SAVE?

CANCEL

CAUTION:

While performing the above, never disconnect

power, as this may cause the memory card to be

corrupted.

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You can initialise a memory card anytime.

After initialising, all files and data stored in the

memory card, including those which have been

protected, are cleared.

1Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “MEMORY”.

2Set the Power Switch to “P” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

3Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

4Press MENU. The

Menu Screen appears.

5Press + or – to select

“FORMAT”, and press

SET/SELECT. The

FORMAT screen

appears.

6Press + or – to select “EXECUTE”, and press SET/

SELECT. The memory card is initialised.

●When initialisation is finished, “NO IMAGES

STORED”, “NO E-MAIL CLIP STORED” or

“NO SOUND FILES” appears.

●To cancel initialisation, select “RETURN”.

Initialising A Memory Card

Power Switch

Lock Button

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

MENU Button

SET/SELECT Button +, – Button

DISPLAY

END

PROTECT

DELETE

DPOF

NO . RESET

FORMAT

ORMA TF

EXECUTE

DATA?EX I ST I NG

ERASE AL L

RETURN

CAUTION:

Do not perform any other operation (such as

turning off the camcorder) during initialisation.

Also, be sure to use the provided AC Power

Adapter/Charger, as the memory card may be

corrupted if the battery becomes exhausted during

initialisation. If the memory card becomes

corrupted initialise it.

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ADVANCED FEATURES

MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT ...........................................................38

Changing The Menu Settings ....................................................................38

RECORDING MENUS ...................................................................................39

Wipe Or Fader Effects .............................................................................39

Program AE With Special Effects ..............................................................41

White Balance Adjustment .......................................................................42

PLAYBACK MENUS .....................................................................................50

FEATURES FOR RECORDING ........................................................................52

Snapshot (For Video Recording) ...............................................................52

Self-Timer .............................................................................................53

Auto Focus ............................................................................................54

Manual Focus .........................................................................................54

Exposure Control ....................................................................................55

Iris Lock ................................................................................................55

Backlight Compensation ..........................................................................56

White Balance Adjustment .......................................................................56

Manual White Balance Adjustment ...........................................................56

Recording Digital Sound Effects ................................................................57

NAVIGATION Function ............................................................................58

E-Mail Clip Recording ..............................................................................60

DUBBING ..................................................................................................62

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

Dubbing To A Video Unit Equipped With A DV IN Connector

(Digital Dubbing) ...................................................................................63

Dubbing From A Video Unit Equipped With A DV OUT Connector

(Digital Dubbing) (GR-DVP7 only) ............................................................64

Dubbing Still Images Recorded On A Tape To A Memory Card ......................65

USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT ............................................................66

Audio Dubbing .......................................................................................70

Audio Dubbing Using Digital Sound Effects .................................................71

Insert Editing .........................................................................................72

Random Assemble Editing [R.A.Edit] .........................................................73

SYSTEM CONNECTIONS ..............................................................................78

Connection To A Personal Computer ..........................................................78

Using The Camcorder As A WebCam .........................................................79

CONTENTS

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MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT

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

screen menu system that simplifies many of the

more detailed camcorder settings. (墌pg. 39 – 51)

1For Video and D.S.C. Recording Menus:

●Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”

or “MEMORY”.

●Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

For Video Playback Menus:

●Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.

●Set the Power Switch to “P” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

●For D.S.C. Playback Menus, refer to “D.S.C.

PLAYBACK” (墌pg. 28).

2Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

3Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.

4Press + or – to select the desired function, and

press SET/SELECT. The selected function menu

appears.

5Setting procedure hereafter depends on the

selected function.

Menus without Sub Menus

—vWIPE/FADER, rPROGRAM AE,

uW. BALANCE

1) Press + or – to select the desired parameter.

Example: rPROGRAM AE Menu

2) Press SET/SELECT. Selection is complete. The

Menu screen returns.

●Repeat the procedure if you wish to set other

function menus.

3) Press MENU again. The Menu Screen closes.

Menus with Sub Menus

—mCAMERA, qMANUAL, sSYSTEM,

nDISPLAY, oDSC, tVIDEO

1) Press + or – to select the desired function and

press SET/SELECT. The Sub Menu appears.

Example: mCAMERA Menu

2) Press + or – to select the desired parameter.

Changing The Menu Settings

Power Switch

Lock Button

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

MENU Button

SET/SELECT Button +, – Button

OFFFADER/ IPE

AM AEPROGR

ACAMER

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and D.S.C. Recording

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Playback Menu

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Selected function icon is

displayed in reverse.

Selected parameter

OFFFADER/ IPE

AM AEPROGR

ACAMER

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Selected function icon is

displayed in reverse.

Selected function

–

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Sub Menu

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RECORDING MENUS

3) Press SET/SELECT. Selection is complete.

●Repeat the procedure if you wish to set other

function menus.

4) Press SET/SELECT. The Menu Screen returns.

●Repeat the procedure if you wish to set other

function menus.

5) Press SET/SELECT again. The Menu Screen

closes.

NOTES:

●The “mCAMERA” settings are effective when the

Power Switch is set to both “A” and “M”.

However, the menu settings can be changed only

when the Power Switch is set to “M”.

●The “qMANUAL” settings are effective only

when the Power Switch is set to “M”.

●The “sSYSTEM” and “nDISPLAY” functions

which are set when the Power Switch is set to “M”

are also applied when the Power Switch is set to

“P”. The “CLOCK ADJ.” menu only appears

when the Power Switch is set to “M”.

●The “nDISPLAY” settings are effective even

when the Power Switch is set to “A”. However,

the menu settings can be changed only when the

Power Switch is set to “M”.

●The date indication can also be turned on/off by

pressing the DISPLAY Button on the remote

control (provided). (墌pg. 25, 62, 74)

These effects let you make pro-style scene

transitions. Use them to spice up the transition from

one scene to the next.

IMPORTANT:

Some Wipe/Fader Effects cannot be used with

certain modes of Program AE with special effects.

(墌pg. 41) If an unusable Wipe/Fader Effect is

selected, its indicator blinks in blue or goes out.

MODESNAP

ODEREC M SP

BTMODESOUND

ZOOM

UPGA I N

–

LFUL

AGC

NRETUR

OFFFADER/ IPE

AM AEPROGR

ACAMER

LMANUA

MSYSTE

DSC

END

AYDISPL

AN E

.BAL

Wipe Or Fader Effects

Power Switch

Lock Button

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

Recording Start/

Stop Button

MENU Button

SET/SELECT Button +, – Button

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Wipe or Fader works when video recording is started

or stopped.

1Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.

2Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down

the Lock Button located on the switch.

3Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

4Set “vWIPE/FADER” to the desired mode.

(墌pg. 38)

●The selected effect indicator appears.

5Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start or

stop recording. The selected Fade-in/out or

Wipe-in/out effect works.

To deactivate the selected effect…

Select “OFF” in step 4.

NOTES:

●You can select other effects for “vWIPE/FADER”

during recording.

●You can extend the length of a Wipe or Fader by

pressing and holding the Recording Start/Stop

Button.

WIPE/FADER ( : Factory-preset)

Indicator Parameter Description

—OFF Disables effects.

FADER–WHITE Fade in or out with a white screen.

FADER–BLACK Fade in or out with a black screen.

FADER–B.W Fade in to a colour screen from a black and white screen, or fade

out from colour to black and white.

WIPE – CORNER

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 – WINDOW

The scene starts in the centre of a black screen and wipes in

toward the corners, or comes in from the corners, gradually wiping

out to the centre.

WIPE – 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 from the centre of a black screen toward the top and

bottom, or wipe out from the top and bottom toward the centre

leaving a black screen.

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IMPORTANT:

Some modes of Program AE with special effects

cannot be used with certain Wipe/Fader effects.

(墌pg. 39) If an unusable mode is selected, the

indicator of Wipe/Fader effects blinks or goes out.

1Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down

the Lock Button located on the switch.

2Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

3Set “rPROGRAM AE” to the desired mode.

(墌pg. 38)

●The selected mode indicator appears.

To deactivate the selected mode…

Select “OFF” in step 3.

NOTES:

●Program AE with special effects can be changed

during recording or during Record-Standby.

●Some modes of Program AE with special effects

cannot be used during Night-Scope.

PROGRAM AE ( : Factory-preset)

Program AE With Special Effects

Indicator Parameter Description

—OFF Deactivates Program AE with special effects.

NIGHTSCOPE

Night-Scope (NIGHTSCOPE)

Makes dark subjects or areas even brighter than they would be under

good natural lighting. The recorded image may look as if it is strobing

due to the slow shutter speed.

●The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to provide up to 30

times sensitivity.

●“ ” appears beside “ ” while the shutter speed is being

automatically adjusted.

NOTES:

●During Night-Scope, the following functions or settings cannot be

activated and its indicator blinks or goes out:

• Some modes of “Program AE With Special Effects” (墌pg. 41).

• “GAIN UP” in CAMERA Menu. (墌pg. 44)

• “DIS” in MANUAL Menu. (墌pg. 45)

●During Night-Scope, it may be difficult to bring the camcorder into

focus. To prevent this, use of a tripod is recommended.

SHUTTER 1/50 The shutter speed is fixed at 1/50th of a second. Black bands that

usually appear when shooting a TV screen 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.

SPORTS

(Variable Shutter Speed: 1/250 – 1/4000)

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.

SNOW Compensates for subjects that may otherwise appear too dark when

shooting in extremely bright surroundings such as in the snow.

SPOTLIGHT

Compensates for subjects that may otherwise appear too bright when

shooting under extremely strong direct lighting such as spotlights.

NOTE:

“SPOTLIGHT” has the same effect as –3 with the exposure control.

(墌pg. 55)

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* Available only when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to “VIDEO”.

W. B A L A NC E ( : Factory-preset)

For details, refer to “White Balance Adjustment” (墌pg. 56).

TWILIGHT

Makes evening scenes look more natural. White Balance

(墌pg. 42, 56) is automatically set to “ ”, but can be changed to

your desired setting. When Twilight is chosen, the camcorder

automatically adjusts the focus from approx. 10 m to infinity. From

less than 10 m, adjust the focus manually. The flash does not fire in

this mode.

SEPIA Recorded scenes have a brownish tint like old photos. Combine this

with the Cinema mode for a classic look.

MONOTONE 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.

CLASSIC FILM*Gives recorded scenes a strobe effect.

STROBE*Your recording looks like a series of consecutive snapshots.

MIRROR*Creates a mirror image on the right half of the screen, juxtaposed to

the normal image on the other half.

White Balance Adjustment

—AUTO White balance is adjusted automatically.

MWB Adjust the white balance manually when shooting under various types of lighting.

FINE Outdoors on a sunny day.

CLOUD Outdoors on a cloudy day.

HALOGEN A video light or similar type of lighting is used.

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CAMERA ( : Factory-preset)

Recording mode

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

NOTES:

●Audio Dubbing (墌pg. 70) and Insert Editing (墌pg. 72) are possible on tapes recorded in the SP mode.

●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.

Sound mode

Zooming

* Available only when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to “VIDEO”.

Camera Menu

REC MODE SP Standard Play

LP Long Play—more economical, providing 1.5 times the recording time.

SOUND

MODE

12 BIT 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)

16 BIT Enables video recording of stereo sound on two separate channels.

(Equivalent to the 48 kHz mode of previous models)

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

reset to 10X since digital zoom will be disengaged.

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 40X digital magnification.

200X*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.

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Snapshot mode for video recording

For details on the procedure, refer to “Snapshot (For Video Recording)” (墌pg. 52).

There is the sound effect of a shutter closing.

Gain up

SNAP MODE FULL Snapshot mode with no frame

NEGA Nega mode

PIN-UP Pin-Up mode

FRAME Snapshot mode with frame

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

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

AUTO The shutter speed is automatically adjusted (1/25 – 1/200 sec.). Shooting

a subject in low or poor lighting at 1/25 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. While the

shutter speed is being automatically adjusted, “ ” is displayed.

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MANUAL ( : Factory-preset)

Digital Image Stabilisation

Self-Timer

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.

1Set “5S” to “5S”. (墌pg. 38)

●“5S” appears.

2Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start

recording, and after 5 seconds the camcorder

enters Record-Standby mode automatically.

●Even if you press the Recording Start/Stop

Button again within 5 seconds after recording

starts, Record-Standby mode is not engaged.

3To exit the 5S mode, select “OFF” in step 1.

To take a snapshot in the 5-second recording

mode…

Instead of pressing the Recording Start/Stop Button

in step 2, select the desired Snapshot mode in

CAMERA Menu (墌pg. 44), then press SNAPSHOT.

The camcorder records a 5-second still. When “5S”

is set to “Anim.”, this function is not available.

Manual Menu

DIS OFF 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

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 Stabiliser cannot be used.

SELF TIMER OFF Refer to “Self-Timer” (墌pg. 53).

5S OFF Disables 5-Second Recording.

5S Enables 5-Second Recording.

Anim. 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.

NOTE:

When “5S” is set to “Anim.”, the 5-Second Recording mode is not

available. Animation recording of a few frames only is taken instead.

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Maximum telephoto setting

Usually the distance to a subject where the lens is in focus depends on the zoom magnification. Unless there

is a distance more than 1 m to the subject, the lens is out of focus at the maximum telephoto setting.

Wide mode

* Available only when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to “VIDEO”.

Wind cut

TELE

MACRO

OFF Disables the function.

ON When set to “ON”, you can shoot a subject as large as possible at a

distance of approx. 60 cm.

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

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

normal screen ratio.

CINEMA*Inserts black bands at the top and bottom of the screen. The indicator

appears. During playback on wide-screen TVs, the black bands at the top

and bottom of the screen are cut and the screen ratio becomes 16:9.

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 letter boxed 16:9 movie.

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

image to fit the screen without distortion. The indicator 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.

S.WIDE*The indicator 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 0.9X wide conversion lens. Zooming is possible

from 0.9X to a magnification set in CAMERA Menu. This mode is suitable

for shooting in a small room.

WIND CUT OFF Disengages the function.

ON Helps cut down on noise created by wind. The “ ” indicator appears.

The quality of the sound will change. This is normal.

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SYSTEM ( : Factory-preset)

Beep, melody and shutter sound

Tally lamp setting

Automatic demonstration mode

Demonstrates certain functions such as Program AE with special effects, etc., and can be used to confirm how

these functions operate. (墌pg. 8)

Navigation time

System Menu

BEEP OFF Even though not heard while shooting, shutter sound is recorded on the

tape.

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

beginning and end of recording. It also activates the shutter sound effect.

(墌pg. 27, 52)

MELODY Instead of a beep, a melody sounds when any operation is performed. It

also activates the shutter sound effect. (墌pg. 27, 52)

TALLY OFF The tally lamp remains off at all times.

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

DEMO MODE OFF Automatic demonstration will not take place.

ON Demonstrates certain functions such as Program AE with special effects,

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 “A” or “M”.

Performing any operation during the demonstration stops the

demonstration temporarily. If 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”.

NAVIGATION OFF The captured image is stored in the memory card as a thumbnail image

when the recording time is over the navigation time.

For example, “5SEC” is suitable to record short scenes with the thumbnail

images. (墌pg. 58) However, the stored thumbnail images may take up a

lot of memory. In this case, using the memory card with large capacity is

recommended.

5SEC

15SEC

30SEC

60SEC

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Sound input

E-Mail Clip Recording

Resetting menu settings

DISPLAY ( : Factory-preset)

Display setting

Date and time display setting

Time code setting

Clock adjustment

SOUND IN MIC Enables sound input from camcorder’s stereo microphone, when Audio

Dubbing (墌pg. 70) is executed. “MIC” appears on the Audio Dubbing

screen.

D.SOUND Enables sound effect input recorded on the provided memory card, when

Audio Dubbing (墌pg. 71) is executed. “D.SOUND” appears on the

Audio Dubbing screen.

E-CLIP REC 160 x 120 Refer to “E-Mail Clip Recording” (墌pg. 60).

240 x 176

CAM RESET CANCEL Does not reset all settings to the factory-preset.

EXECUTE Resets all settings to the factory-preset.

Display Menu

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

connected to a TV.

DATE/TIME OFF The date/time does not appear.

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

●When the Power Switch is set from “OFF” to “A” or “M”.

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

scenes are recorded.

●When the date is changed during playback.

ON The date/time is always displayed.

TIME CODE OFF Time code is not displayed.

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

Frame numbers are not displayed during recording.

CLOCK ADJ. Allows you to set the current date and time. (墌pg. 15)

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DSC ( : Factory-preset)

Picture quality

Image size

Approximate Number of Storable Images

* Optional

** Provided (12 sound effects pre-stored)

Recording media selection

DSC Menu

QUALITY FINE The Picture Quality mode can be selected to best match your needs. Two

Picture Quality modes are available: FINE and STANDARD (in order of

quality).

NOTE:

The number of storable images depends on the selected picture quality as

well as the composition of the subjects in the images and the type of

memory card being used.

STANDARD

IMAGE SIZE 640 x 480 The Image Size mode can be selected to best match your needs.

NOTE:

The settings can be changed only when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is

set to “MEMORY”.

1024 x 768

1280 x 960

Image Size/Picture Quality SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard

8 MB* 8 MB** 16 MB* 32 MB* 64 MB* 8 MB* 16 MB* 32 MB

640 x 480/FINE 46 39 98 205 405 50 105 210

640 x 480/STANDARD 150 134 295 625 1215 160 320 640

1024 x 768/FINE 20 17 46 98 190 25 50 100

1024 x 768/STANDARD 66 55 145 310 605 80 160 320

1280 x 960/FINE 12 11 28 62 120 16 32 64

1280 x 960/STANDARD 44 37 98 205 405 50 100 200

REC SELECT When Snapshot recording is performed with the VIDEO/MEMORY

Switch set to “VIDEO”, still images are recorded only onto the tape.

/When Snapshot recording is performed with the VIDEO/MEMORY

Switch set to “VIDEO”, still images are recorded not only onto the tape

but also in the memory card (640 x 480 pixels). In this mode, the “SNAP

MODE” selection in CAMERA Menu is also applicable to memory card

recording.

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PLAYBACK MENUS

VIDEO ( : Factory-preset)

Playback sound

During tape 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 page 38, select “SOUND MODE” or “12BIT MODE” from the Menu Screen and set it to the

desired parameter.

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.

Synchro adjustment

Recording mode

Dubbing from tape to memory card

Deleting thumbnail images

Video Menu

SOUND

MODE

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

SOUND L Sound from the “L” channel is output.

SOUND R Sound from the “R” channel is output.

12BIT MODE MIX Original and dubbed sounds are combined and output in stereo on

both “L” and “R” channels.

SOUND 1 Original sound is output on both “L” and “R” channels in stereo.

SOUND 2 Dubbed sound is output on both “L” and “R” channels in stereo.

SYNCHRO ±0.0 Refer to “For More Accurate Editing” (墌pg. 77).

REC MODE SP 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 digital dubbing

(GR-DVP7 only). (墌pg. 64)

NOTE:

“REC MODE” can be set when the Power Switch is set to “P” or

“M”.

COPY

OFF Enables snapshots to be taken during tape playback.

IMAGE Enables dubbing of images recorded on a tape to a memory card.

(墌pg. 65)

NAVIGATION Enables thumbnail images to be made manually during tape playback.

(墌pg. 59)

NAVI.DEL. IMAGE SEL. Refer to “To delete thumbnail images” (墌pg. 59).

TAPE SEL.

ALL

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SYSTEM ( : Factory-preset)

DISPLAY ( : Factory-preset)

Display

System Menu

BEEP OFF 墌pg. 47 Each setting is linked with “sSYSTEM”, which appears

when the Power Switch is set to “M”. (墌pg. 38)

The parameters are the same as in the description on

page 47.

BEEP

MELODY

TALLY OFF 墌pg. 47

DEMO MODE OFF 墌pg. 47

Display Menu

ON SCREEN LCD 墌pg. 48 Each setting is linked with “nDISPLAY”, which appears

when the Power Switch is set to “M”. (墌pg. 38)

The parameters are the same as in the description on

page 48.

NOTE:

The date indication can also be turned on/off by pressing

the DISPLAY Button on the remote control (provided).

(墌pg. 25, 62, 74)

LCD/TV

DATE/TIME OFF 墌pg. 48

AUTO

TIME CODE OFF 墌pg. 48

12: 34 : 24

20..21

BIT/SOU

ON SCREEN Setting:

For playback sound, tape

speed and tape running

during video playback.

DATE/TIME Setting:

For date/time.

TIME CODE Setting:

For time code.

* 25 frames = 1 second

Minutes

Frames*

Seconds

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FEATURES FOR RECORDING

This feature lets you record still images that look like

photographs onto a tape.

1Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.

2Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down

the Lock Button located on the switch.

3Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

4Set “SNAP MODE” to the desired mode.

(墌pg. 38, 44)

5Press SNAPSHOT.

●The “O” indication appears and a still

image will be recorded for approx. 6 seconds,

then the camcorder re-enters the Record-

Standby mode.

●You can perform Snapshot also during

recording. A still image will be recorded for

approx. 6 seconds, then the normal recording

resumes.

●Regardless of the Power Switch position (“A”

or “M”), Snapshot recording takes place using

the selected Snapshot mode.

NOTES:

●To remove the shutter sound, refer to “BEEP” on

page 47.

●If Snapshot recording is not possible, the “O”

indication blinks when SNAPSHOT is pressed.

●If Program AE with special effects (墌pg. 41) 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. 45), the Stabiliser will be disabled.

●During playback as well, all snapshot modes

except Nega mode are available when

“ COPY” is set to “OFF” in VIDEO Menu.

(墌pg. 50) However, the shutter sound is not

heard.

●During Snapshot recording, the image displayed

in the viewfinder may be partially missing.

However, there is no effect in the recorded image.

●When the S/AV/Editing cable is connected to the

S/AV connector, the shutter sound is not heard

from the speaker, however it is recorded onto the

tape.

Motor Drive Mode

Keeping SNAPSHOT pressed in step 5 provides an

effect similar to serial photography. (Interval

between still images: approx. 1 second)

●The Motor Drive mode is disabled when “REC

SELECT” is set to “ / ”. (墌pg. 38, 49)

Snapshot (For Video Recording)

Power Switch

Lock Button

VIDEO/MEMORY

Switch

MENU Button

SET/SELECT

Button +, – Button

SNAPSHOT Button

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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.

1Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down

the Lock Button located on the switch.

2Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder 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.

3Set “SELF TIMER” to

“ON ”. (墌pg. 38)

4To engage the Self-

Timer for video

recording, press the

Recording Start/Stop

Button.

●After 15 seconds, the

beep sounds and

video recording

starts.

5To stop Self-Timer

recording, press the

Recording Start/Stop

Button again.

●The camcorder re-

enters Record-

Standby mode.

5Press SNAPSHOT.

●After 15 seconds, the beep sounds and

snapshot recording starts. After that, the

camcorder re-enters Record-Standby mode.

6To end Self-Timer recording, select “OFF” in

step 3.

NOTE:

If “BEEP” and “TALLY”are set to “OFF” (墌pg. 47),

the beep does not sound and the tally lamp does not

light.

Self-Timer

Power Switch

Lock Button

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

Recording Start/

Stop Button

MENU Button

SET/SELECT Button +, – Button

SEL F– T I MER –

OFF

Self-Timer indication

When the Recording Start/Stop Button or SNAPSHOT

is pressed, the tally lamp changes as shown:

Begins blinking

(Self-Timer starts)

Blinks quickly

(Self-Timer shooting

starts soon)

Turns off

(Self-Timer snapshot recording starts)

Stops blinking and stays on

(Self-Timer video recording starts)

After approx. 15 sec.

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The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers

continuous shooting ability from close-up (as close

as approx. 5 cm to the subject) to infinity.

However, correct focus may not be obtainable in the

situations listed below (in these cases perform

“Manual Focus”):

●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-

colour 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. (墌pg. 91)

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. (墌pg. 20) 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” is set to “ON”.

(墌pg. 38, 46)

NOTE:

If you are using the viewfinder, you should already

have performed “Viewfinder Adjustment”

(墌pg. 12).

1Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down

the Lock Button located on the switch.

2Press FOCUS/BLANK. The manual focus

indicator appears.

3To focus on a further subject, press +. The “ ”

indicator appears and blinks.

To focus on a nearer subject, press –. The “ ”

indicator appears and blinks.

4Press SET/SELECT. Focus adjustment is complete.

●To reset to Auto Focus, press FOCUS/BLANK

twice or set the Power Switch to “A”.

●If FOCUS/BLANK 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.

Auto Focus

Focus detection zone

Manual Focus

Manual focus

indicator

While focusing on a

further subject

Manual focus

indicator

While focusing on a

nearer subject

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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 background is overly dark or the subject

is bright.

1Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down

the Lock Button located on the switch.

2Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

3Press EXPOSURE.

●The exposure control indicator appears.

4To brighten the image, press +. To darken the

image, press –. (maximum ±6)

●+3 exposure has the same effect as the

backlight compensation. (墌pg. 56)

●–3 exposure has the same effect as when

“rPROGRAM AE” is set to “SPOTLIGHT”.

(墌pg. 41)

5Press SET/SELECT. Exposure adjustment is

complete.

To return to automatic exposure control...

Press EXPOSURE twice. Or, set the Power Switch to

“A”.

●If EXPOSURE is pressed once, the camcorder will

enter the exposure control mode again.

NOTE:

You cannot use the manual exposure control at the

same time when “rPROGRAM AE” is set to

“SPOTLIGHT” or “SNOW” (墌pg. 38, 41), or with

the backlight compensation. (墌pg. 56)

Like the pupil of the human eye, the iris contracts in

well-lit environments to keep too much light from

entering, and dilates in dim environments to allow

in more light.

Use this function in the following situations:

●When shooting a moving subject.

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

when the subject moves away from you, the image

will not darken or brighten.

1Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down

the Lock Button located on the switch.

2Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

3Press EXPOSURE.

●The exposure control indicator appears.

4Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD

monitor or the viewfinder, then press and hold

SET/SELECT for over 2 seconds. The exposure

control indicator and the “ ” indication appear.

5Press SET/SELECT. The

“ ” indication changes

to “ ” and the iris is

locked.

To return to automatic iris

control...

Press EXPOSURE twice.

Or, set the Power Switch to

“A”.

●The exposure control

indicator and “ ” disappear.

To lock the exposure control and the iris…

After step 3 of “Exposure Control”, adjust the

exposure by pressing + or –. Then lock the iris in

step 5 of “Iris Lock”. For automatic locking, press

EXPOSURE twice in step 3. The iris becomes

automatic after about 2 seconds.

Exposure Control

Power

Switch

+, – Button

EXPOSURE

Button

BACKLIGHT

Button

SET/SELECT Button Iris Lock

Iris Lock Indicator

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Backlight compensation brightens the subject

quickly.

Press BACKLIGHT. The indicator is displayed

and the subject is brightened. If pressed again,

disappears and the brightness returns to the previous

level.

●Using BACKLIGHT Button may cause the light

around the subject to become too bright and the

subject to become white.

●Backlight compensations is also available when

the Power Switch is set to “A”.

The white balance that refers to the correctness of

colour reproduction under various lighting. If the

white balance is correct, all other colours will be

accurately reproduced.

The white balance is usually adjusted automatically.

However, more advanced camcorder operators

control this function manually to achieve a more

professional colour/tint reproduction.

( : Factory-preset)

●For the setting, refer to “Changing The Menu

Settings” (墌pg. 38).

●The selected mode indicator except “AUTO”

appears.

To return to automatic white balance…

Set “uW.BALANCE” to “AUTO”. (墌pg. 38) Or,

set the Power Switch to “A”.

NOTE:

White balance cannot be used when

“rPROGRAM AE” is set to “SEPIA” or

“MONOTONE”. (墌pg. 41)

Adjust the white balance manually when shooting

under various types of lighting.

1Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down

the Lock Button located on the switch.

2Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

3Set “uW.BALANCE” to “MWB”. (墌pg. 38, 42)

●The indication blinks slowly.

4Slide down the lens cover.

5Hold a sheet of plain white paper in front of the

subject. Adjust zoom or position yourself so that

the white paper fills the screen.

6Press SET/SELECT until begins blinking

rapidly.

When the setting is completed, resumes

normal blinking.

7Press SET/SELECT twice. The Menu Screen closes

and the Manual White Balance indicator is

displayed.

NOTES:

●In step 5, it may be difficult to focus on the white

paper. In such a case, adjust focus manually.

(墌pg. 54)

●A subject can be shot under various types of

lighting conditions indoors (natural, fluorescent,

candlelight, etc.). Because the colour 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.

Backlight Compensation

White Balance Adjustment

—AUTO White balance is adjusted

automatically.

MWB Adjust the white balance

manually when shooting

under various types of

lighting. (墌“Manual White

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.

Manual White Balance Adjustment

White paper

MENU Button

SET/SELECT

Button

+, – Button

Power

Switch

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The sound effects pre-stored in the provided

memory card can be dubbed onto a tape.

1Load a cassette. (墌pg. 16)

2Load the provided memory card. (墌pg. 17)

3Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.

4Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while

pressing down the Lock Button located on the

switch.

5Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the

viewfinder fully.

6Press INDEX. The Index Screen for sound effects

(墌pg. 30) appears.

7Press + or – to select the desired sound effect.

8Press SET/SELECT.

●Pressing D.SOUND

starts playback of the

currently selected

sound effect. You can

check it without

recording it onto the

tape. Press D.SOUND

again to stop the

sound effect playback midway.

9Press D.SOUND during recording. The selected

sound effect indication with a “ ” mark appears

moving and the sound effect is recorded onto the

tape.

●The sound effect cannot be heard from the

speaker during recording. Connect a

headphone to the headphone connector to

hear the sound effect.

To cancel recording the sound effect midway...

Press D.SOUND again. The camcorder stops

recording the sound effect and the sound effect

indication disappears.

Downloading sound data from Web Site

You can download sound data available at our Web

Site (see below for URL) and transfer them from your

PC to the memory card using a USB cable to create

more sound effects.

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

d-sound/index.html

●You can also use the PC card adapter

CU-VPSD60, floppy adapter CU-VFSD50 or USB

reader/writer CU-VUSD70 to transfer sound data

from a PC to the memory card.

●Sound data should be copied into the memory

card’s DCSD\100JVCGR folder.

●The file names should be in numerical sequence

starting from DVC00001.mp3. If you are using the

provided memory card, file names should be from

DVC00013.mp3 since 12 sound effects are pre-

stored as DVC00001.mp3 through

DVC00012.mp3.

NOTES:

●Sound effects can also be used for Audio Dubbing.

(墌pg. 71)

●Sound effects can also be selected during D.S.C.

playback mode. (墌pg. 29, 30)

●Sound effects created on a PC can be transferred

to a memory card by copying them into the

memory card’s sound folder with the specified file

name. For details, refer to the instruction manual

of the provided software. However, some sound

(effects) created on a PC cannot be played back

with this camcorder.

Recording Digital Sound Effects

MENU Button

D.SOUND

Button

VIDEO/

MEMORY Switch

Lock Button

INDEX

Button

Power Switch

SET/SELECT

Button

+, – Button

Selected Sound

INDEX

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The Navigation Function helps you check tape

contents by making thumbnail images on a memory

card.

To make thumbnail images during tape

recording

1Load a cassette. (墌pg. 16)

2Load a memory card. (墌pg. 17)

3Set the VIDEO/MEMORY switch to “VIDEO”.

4Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while

pressing down the Lock Button located on the

switch.

5Set “NAVIGATION” to the desired navigation

storing time. (墌pg. 38, 47)

●The “ ” appears blinking on the screen.

Wait until it stops blinking. If it does not stop

blinking after a while, check if a memory card

is loaded.

6Press the Recording

Start/Stop Button to

start tape recording.

The image of the point

where recording is

started is captured.

●If the Recording

Start/Stop button is

pressed before

“” stops

blinking, the image

of the point where the loaded memory card is

recognised is captured.

●If the recording time is over the navigation time

set in step 5, “ ” appears briefly and the

captured image is stored in the memory card as

a thumbnail image.

7Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to stop tape

recording.

NOTES:

●The remaining number of storable thumbnail

images also appears on the screen when it reaches

10 or less. If “REC SELECT”is set to “ / ”

in DSC Menu, the number shows how many

640 x 480 pixel images can be stored.

●If “5S” is set to “5S” or “Anim.” in MANUAL

menu, the NAVIGATION function will not work

properly.

To find scenes on tape using thumbnail images

(NAVIGATION Search)

1Load a cassette. (墌pg. 16)

2Load a memory card. (墌pg. 17)

3Set the VIDEO/MEMORY switch to “VIDEO”.

4Set the Power Switch to “P” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

5Press NAVI during video playback or stop mode.

●The loaded cassette’s

NAVIGATION

thumbnail image

screen appears.

●Turn the SHUTTLE

SEARCH Ring to the

left (3) to display

the previous page.

Turn the SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring to the right

(5) to display the next page.

6Press + or – to select the desired image, and press

SET/SELECT.

●The “NAVIGATION SEARCH” indication

appears blinking and the camcorder starts

searching the tape for the relevant point of the

selected thumbnail image.

To cancel NAVIGATION search midway...

Press 4/9 or 8, or turn the SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring

to the left (3) or to the right (5).

CAUTION:

Do not remove the memory card 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 memory card may

be corrupted if the battery becomes exhausted

during deletion. If the memory card becomes

corrupted, initialise it.

NAVIGATION Function

Power Switch

MENU Button

SNAPSHOT Button

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

Lock Button

NAVI Button

min

PAUSE

min

PAUSE

Displayed while the

captured image is being

stored in the memory

card.

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To add thumbnail images during tape

playback

1Perform steps 1 to 4 of “To find scenes on tape

using thumbnail images (NAVIGATION Search)”.

2Set “ COPY” to “NAVIGATION”.

(墌pg. 38)

3Press 4/9 to start tape playback.

4Press SNAPSHOT at the desired point.

●The “ ” indicator appears and the image of

the point where SNAPSHOT is pressed is

stored on the memory card as a thumbnail

image.

To delete thumbnail images

1Load a memory card. (墌pg. 17)

2Set the VIDEO/MEMORY switch to “VIDEO”.

3Set the Power Switch to “P” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

4Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.

5Press + or – to select “tVIDEO”, and press

SET/SELECT. The VIDEO Menu appears.

6Press + or – to select

“NAVI.DEL.”, and

press SET/SELECT. The

Sub Menu appears.

7By pressing + or –...

Select “IMAGE SEL.” to

delete the currently

displayed thumbnail image.

Select “TAPE SEL.” to delete all thumbnail images

for the tape which contains the currently

displayed image.

Select “ALL” to delete all thumbnail images

stored on the memory card at once.

8Press SET/SELECT. The

NAVIGATION screen

appears.

9Press + or – to select

“EXECUTE”, and press

SET/SELECT.

●Turn the SHUTTLE

SEARCH Ring to the

left (3) to display the previous page. Turn

the SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring to the right (5)

to display the next page.

●To cancel deletion, select “RETURN”.

●Thumbnail images cannot be deleted during

tape playback.

NOTE:

Once images are deleted, they cannot be restored.

Check images before deleting.

IMPORTANT

●Be sure to always use the same tape and memory

card together as they were during recording;

otherwise, the camcorder cannot recognize Tape

and Memory Card IDs to perform NAVIGATION

function properly.

●Check if an appropriate tape and memory card are

loaded when the following messages appear: “NO

ID ON TAPE OR CARD”, “UNABLE TO USE

NAVIGATION”, “THIS MEMORY CARD IS NOT

COMPATIBLE”.

●If you change the memory card while shooting on

one tape, two memory cards will share the tape’s

thumbnail images. We recommend that you use

one memory card for one tape.

●NAVIGATION Search does not work if the current

position is at a blank portion on the tape. Also, do

not leave a blank portion partway through the tape

when shooting; otherwise, NAVIGATION function

does not work properly.

●Before shooting newly over a recorded tape, be

sure to delete all thumbnail images of the previous

recording from the relevant memory card.

●If you copy thumbnail images from one memory

card to another via a PC, NAVIGATION Search

does not work with the copied memory card.

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You can make video clips from real-time camera

image or recorded video footage and store them in a

memory card as files which can be conveniently

sent via E-Mail.

To make video clips from real-time camera

image

1Load a memory card. (墌pg. 17)

2Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “MEMORY”.

3Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while

pressing down the Lock Button located on the

switch.

4Set “E-CLIP REC” to the desired image size.

(墌pg. 38, 48)

5Press E-MAIL to engage the E-Mail Clip Record-

Standby mode.

●“PUSH “START/STOP” TO RECORD CLIP TO

CARD” appears.

6Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start

recording.

7Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to stop

recording.

●“COMPLETED” is displayed, then the

camcorder re-enters the E-Mail Clip Record-

Standby mode.

8Press E-MAIL to end E-Mail Clip Recording. The

normal screen reappears.

To view video clips stored in a memory card…

Refer to “Playback Of Video Clips” (墌pg. 29).

To delete unwanted video clips stored in a memory

card…

Refer to “Deleting Files” (墌pg. 33).

Approximate recording time

*Provided

NOTE:

It is not possible to adjust the speaker and

headphone volume when making video clips from

real-time camera image.

E-Mail Clip Recording

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Lock Button

SNAPSHOT

Button

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

Power Switch

Shooting starts when the

Recording Start/Stop

Button is pressed.

Shooting stops when the

Recording Start/Stop

Button is pressed again.

Recording is complete.

MENU Button

Recording Start/

Stop Button

SET/SELECT

Button

+, – Button

Remaining time

E-MAIL

Button

Memory

Card

Image Size

240 x 176 160 x 120

8 MB* 2min. 5min.40sec.

16 MB 5min.40sec. 15min.40sec.

32 MB 12 min. 20 sec. 33 min. 20 sec.

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To make video clips from recorded video

footage

1Load a cassette. (墌pg. 16)

2Load a memory card. (墌pg. 17)

3Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.

4Set the Power Switch to “P” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

5Set “E-CLIP REC” to the desired image size.

(墌pg. 38, 48)

6Press 4/9 to start video playback.

7Press E-MAIL to engage the E-Mail Clip Record-

Standby mode.

●“E-MAIL CLIP STANDBY”and “PUSH

“SNAPSHOT” TO RECORD CLIP TO CARD”

appears.

●To cancel E-Mail Clip Recording, press E-MAIL

again or press 8 to stop video playback.

8At the point you want to start dubbing, press

SNAPSHOT to start E-Mail Clip Recording.

9Press SNAPSHOT to stop E-Mail Clip Recording.

●“COMPLETED” is displayed, then the

camcorder re-enters the E-Mail Clip Record-

Standby mode.

10 Press E-MAIL to end E-Mail Clip Recording.

The normal screen reappears.

To view video clips stored in a memory card…

Refer to “Playback Of Video Clips” (墌pg. 29).

To delete unwanted video clips stored in a memory

card…

Refer to “Deleting Files” (墌pg. 33).

NOTES:

●Playback operation cannot be performed during

E-Mail Clip Recording.

●If the end of the tape is reached during E-Mail Clip

Recording, that portion will be automatically

stored in the memory card.

●If the end of the tape is reached in step 7, the

E-Mail Clip Record-Standby mode will be

automatically cancelled.

●The video clip files stored with this camcorder are

compatible with MPEG4. Some MPEG4 files

stored with other devices cannot be played back

with this camcorder.

●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 memory card.

●You can also view video clips on your PC by using

Windows® Media Player version 6.4 or later. Refer

to the instructions of PC and software.

Lock Button

E-MAIL Button

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

Power Switch

Play/Pause

Button (4/9)

SNAPSHOT Button

Stop Button (8)

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DUBBING

* Connect when your TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN

connector.

** When connecting the cable, open the cover.

*** If your VCR has a SCART connector, use the

provided cable adapter.

1Following the illustrations, connect the

camcorder and the VCR. Also refer to pages 24

and 25.

2Set the camcorder’s VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to

“VIDEO”.

3Set the camcorder’s Power Switch to “P”

while pressing down the Lock Button located on

the switch.

4Turn on the VCR’s power.

5Insert the source cassette in the camcorder.

6Insert the recording cassette in the VCR.

7Engage the VCR’s AUX and Record-Pause modes.

●Refer to the instruction manual for the VCR.

8Press 4/9 on the camcorder to start playback of

the source tape.

9At the point you want to start dubbing, engage

the VCR’s Record mode.

10 To pause dubbing, engage the VCR’s Record-

Pause mode and press 4/9 on the camcorder.

11 Repeat steps 8–10 for additional editing. Stop

the VCR and camcorder.

NOTES:

●It is recommended to use the AC Power Adapter/

Charger as the power supply instead of the

battery pack. (墌pg. 11)

●As the camcorder starts to play your footage, it 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. 38, 48) Or, press DISPLAY on the remote

control to turn on/off the date indication.

• Time code

Set “TIME CODE” to “OFF” or “ON”.

(墌pg. 38, 48)

• Playback sound mode, tape speed and tape

running displays

Set “ON SCREEN” to “LCD” or “LCD/TV”.

(墌pg. 38, 48)

Dubbing To A VCR

“Y/C”/“CVBS”

Video Out

Select Switch

To S/AV connector

S/AV/Editing cable

(provided)

To AUDIO, VIDEO and

S-IN* connectors

VCR

Not connected

Cable Adapter***

(provided)

Connector

Cover**

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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.

* DV IN/OUT: GR-DVP7

DV OUT: GR-DVP5

** When connecting the cable, open the cover.

1Make sure all units are turned off.

2Connect this camcorder to a video unit equipped

with a DV input connector using a DV cable as

shown in the illustration.

3Set this camcorder’s VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to

“VIDEO”.

4Set this camcorder’s Power Switch to “P”

while pressing down the Lock Button located on

the switch.

5Turn on the video unit’s power.

6Insert the source cassette in this camcorder.

7Insert the recording cassette in the video unit.

8Press 4/9 on this camcorder to start playback of

the source cassette.

9At the point you want to start dubbing, engage

the video unit’s Record mode.

10 To pause dubbing, engage the video unit’s

Record-Pause mode and press 4/9 on this

camcorder.

11 Repeat steps 8–10 for additional editing. Stop

the video unit and camcorder.

NOTES:

●It is recommended to use the AC Power Adapter/

Charger as the power supply instead of the

battery pack. (墌pg. 11)

●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.

●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. 68) or “Playback

Special Effects” (墌pg. 69) is attempted or

SNAPSHOT is pressed during playback, only the

original playback image recorded on the tape is

output from the DV IN/OUT (GR-DVP7) or DV

OUT (GR-DVP5) connector.

●When using a DV cable, be sure to use the

optional JVC VC-VDV204U DV cable.

Dubbing To A Video Unit Equipped

With A DV IN Connector

(Digital Dubbing)

Core filter

To DV IN/OUT*

DV cable

(optional)

To DV IN

Video unit equipped with

DV connector

Connector

Cover**

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It is also possible to copy recorded scenes from

another video unit equipped with a DV connector

onto the camcorder. Since a digital signal is sent,

there is little if any image or sound deterioration.

* When connecting the cable, open the cover.

1Make sure all units are turned off.

2Connect this camcorder to a video unit equipped

with a DV output connector using a DV cable as

shown in the illustration.

3Set this camcorder’s VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to

“VIDEO”.

4Set this camcorder’s Power Switch to “P”

while pressing down the Lock Button located on

the switch.

5Set “REC MODE” to “SP” or “LP”. (墌pg. 38, 50)

6Turn on the video unit’s power.

7Insert the source cassette in the video unit.

8Insert the recording cassette in this camcorder.

9Press START/STOP on the remote control to

engage the Record-Pause mode.

●The “ ” indication appears on the screen.

10 Press START/STOP on the remote control to

start recording.

●The indication rotates.

11 Press START/STOP on the remote control

again to engage the Record-Pause mode.

●The indication stops rotating.

12 Repeat steps 10 –11 for additional editing.

Stop the video unit and camcorder.

NOTES:

●It is recommended to use the AC Power Adapter/

Charger as the power supply instead of the

battery pack. (墌pg. 11)

●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.

●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.

●Digital Dubbing is performed in the sound mode

recorded on the original tape, regardless of the

current “SOUND MODE” setting. (墌pg. 43)

●During Digital Dubbing, no signals are output

from the S/AV connector.

●When using a DV cable, be sure to use the

optional JVC VC-VDV204U DV cable.

Dubbing From A Video Unit

Equipped With A DV OUT

Connector (Digital Dubbing)

(GR-DVP7 only)

Core filter

To DV IN/OUT

DV cable (optional)

To DV OUT

Video unit equipped with DV

connector

Connector

Cover*

DV. IN

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Still images can be dubbed from a tape to a memory

card.

1Load a cassette. (墌pg. 16)

2Load a memory card. (墌pg. 17)

3Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.

4Set the Power Switch to “P” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

5Set “ COPY”

to “IMAGE”.

(墌pg. 38, 50)

6Press 4/9 to start

playback.

7At the point you want

to dub, press 4/9

again to engage Still

Playback.

8To dub the image,

press SNAPSHOT.

●The ” ” indication

blinks 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. 46) is dubbed to a memory card,

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 8 using the

remote control (provided). (墌pg. 69)

●Images are dubbed in 640 x 480 pixels.

Dubbing Still Images Recorded On

A Tape To A Memory Card

Power Switch

SNAPSHOT

Button Lock Button

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

MENU Button

Play/Pause Button

(4/9)

+, – Button

SET/SELECT

Button

COPY OFF

IMA

–

NAVIGATION

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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. (墌pg. 68)

Installing The Batteries

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

batteries. Refer to “General Battery Precautions”

(墌pg. 88).

1Remove the battery compartment cover while

pushing up the tab as illustrated.

2Insert two “AAA (R03)” size batteries in the

correct direction.

3Re-attach the battery compartment cover.

Beam Effective Area (indoor use)

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

the remote sensor. The transmitted beam’s

approximate effective distance for indoor use is 5 m.

NOTE:

The transmitted beam may not be effective or may

cause incorrect operation when the remote sensor is

directly exposed to sunlight or powerful lighting.

Buttons And Functions

132+

–

Tab

Insert the minus (–) end first. Remote sensor

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Buttons

Functions

With the camcorder’s Power

Switch set to “A” or “M”.

With the camcorder’s Power

Switch set to “P”.

AInfrared beam transmitting window Transmits the beam signal.

BZoom (T/W) Buttons Zoom in/out (墌pg. 20) Zoom in/out (墌pg. 68)

CDISPLAY Button 墌pg. 25, 62, 74

DSHIFT Button 墌pg. 68, 73

ESLOW Rewind/Forward Buttons

Left/Right Buttons

墌pg. 68

FREW Button ●Rewind/Reverse Shuttle Search

on a tape (墌pg. 22)

●Displays previous file in a

memory card (墌pg. 28)

GFADE/WIPE Button 墌pg. 75

HEFFECT ON/OFF Button 墌pg. 69

IEFFECT Button 墌pg. 69

JPAUSE IN Connector 墌pg. 74

KSTART/STOP Button Functions the same as the Recording Start/Stop Button on the

camcorder.

LMBR SET Button 墌pg. 73

MSNAPSHOT Button Functions the same as SNAPSHOT on the camcorder.

NUp Button

INSERT Button

墌pg. 68

墌pg. 72

ODown Button

A. DUB Button

墌pg. 68

墌pg. 70

PPLAY Button ●Starts Playback of a tape

(墌pg. 22)

●Starts Auto Playback of images

in a memory card (墌pg. 28)

QFF Button ●Forward/Forward Shuttle

Search on a tape (墌pg. 22)

●Displays next file in a memory

card (墌pg. 28)

RSTOP Button ●Stops the tape (墌pg. 22)

●Stops Auto Playback

(墌pg. 28)

SPAUSE Button Pauses the tape (墌pg. 68)

TR.A.EDIT Buttons 墌pg. 73 – 77

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Slow-Motion Playback

Allows slow-speed search in either direction during

video playback.

During normal video playback, press SLOW (YI or

IU) more than approx. 2 seconds.

●After approx. 1 minute in Slow Rewind or

approx. 2 minutes in Slow Forward, normal

playback resumes.

●To pause Slow-Motion playback, press PAUSE (9).

●To stop Slow-Motion playback, press PLAY (U).

NOTES:

●You can also engage Slow-Motion Playback from

Still Playback by pressing SLOW (YI or IU) more

than approx. 2 seconds.

●During Slow-Motion Playback, due to digital

image processing, the picture may take on a

mosaic effect.

●After SLOW (YI or IU) is pressed and held, the still

image may be displayed for a few seconds,

followed by a blue screen for a few seconds. This

is not a malfunction.

●There may be a small margin between the slow-

motion playback start point you chose and the

actual start point for Slow-Motion Playback.

●During Slow-Motion Playback, there will be

disturbances in video and the picture may seem

unstable, especially with steady images. This is not

a malfunction.

Frame-By-Frame Playback

Allows frame-by-frame search during video

playback.

During normal or still playback, press SLOW (IU)

repeatedly for forward or SLOW (YI) repeatedly for

reverse. Each time SLOW (YI or IU) is pressed, the

frame is played back.

Playback Zoom

Magnifies the recorded image up to 20X at any time

during video playback.

1) Press PLAY (U) to start playback.

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).

NOTES:

●Zoom can also be used during slow-motion and

still playback.

●Due to digital image processing, the quality of the

image may suffer.

Zoom Buttons

SHIFT

Left or SLOW

Rewind Button

Right or SLOW

Forward Button

Up Button

Down Button

PLAY

PAUSE

Remote sensor

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Playback Special Effects

Allows you to add creative effects to the video

playback image.

The effects that can be used during playback are

CLASSIC FILM, MONOTONE, SEPIA and STROBE.

The effects work the same in playback as they did in

recording. (墌pg. 41)

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

2) Press EFFECT. The

PLAYBACK EFFECT

Select Menu appears.

3) Press EFFECT repeatedly

to move the highlight

bar to the desired effect.

●The selected function

is activated and after

2 seconds the menu disappears.

●To deactivate the selected effect, press EFFECT

ON/OFF. To reactivate the selected effect press

EFFECT ON/OFF again.

●To change the selected effect, repeat from

step 2 above.

PLAY

EFFECT

EFFECT ON/OFF

Remote sensor

CLASSIC

FILM

Gives recorded scenes a

strobe effect.

MONOTONE 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.

SEPIA Recorded scenes have a

brownish tint like old

photos. Combine this

with the Cinema mode

for a classic look.

STROBE Your recording looks

like a series of

consecutive snapshots.

PLA

ACK

FILM

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The audio track can be customised only when

recorded in the 12-bit and SP modes. (墌pg. 43)

1Play back the tape to locate the point where

editing will start, then press PAUSE (9).

2While holding A. DUB

(D) on the remote

control, press PAUSE

(9). The “9D”

indicator appears.

3Press PLAY (U), then

begin “narrating”.

Speak into the

microphone.

●To pause dubbing, press PAUSE (9).

4To end Audio Dubbing, press PAUSE (9), then

STOP (8).

To hear the sound during Audio Dubbing...

Connect optional headphones to the headphone

connector or use the S/AV connector, and set the

“12BIT MODE” to the desired mode;

•“SOUND 1” for the playback sound.

•“SOUND 2” for the dubbed sound.

•“MIX” for the Playback and dubbed sound.

To hear the dubbed sound during playback…

Set “12BIT MODE” to “SOUND 2” or “MIX”.

(墌pg. 38, 50)

NOTES:

●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.

●If feedback or howling occurs during TV playback,

move the camcorder’s microphone away from the

TV, or turn down the TV’s volume.

●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.

●To perform Audio Dubbing while watching on the

television, make connections. (墌pg. 24, 25)

Audio Dubbing

PAUSE

PLAY

A.DUB

STOP

Remote sensor

Headphone

connector Speaker

Stereo microphone

MIC

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1Load the provided memory card. (墌pg. 17)

Then, perform step 1 and 2 on page 70.

2Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.

3Press + or – to select “sSYSTEM”, and press

SET/SELECT. The SYSTEM Menu appears.

4Press + or – to select “SOUND IN”, and press

SET/SELECT. The Sub Menu appears.

5Press + or – to select

“D.SOUND”, and

press SET/SELECT.

6Press + or – to select

“BRETURN”, and

press SET/SELECT

twice. The Menu

Screen closes and the

sound effect indication appears.

7Press INDEX to access the sound effects Index

Screen.

8Press + or – to select the desired sound effect and

press SET/SELECT.

9Press PLAY (U) to begin Audio Dubbing. The

selected sound effect is dubbed onto the tape.

●The “ ” moves while it is being dubbed.

●To stop dubbing the sound effect midway, press

D.SOUND.

10 Press STOP (8) to end Audio Dubbing.

NOTES:

●After dubbing, set “SOUND IN” back to “MIC”.

●The dubbed sound effect is recorded on

SOUND 2. (墌pg. 50)

●If you press PAUSE (9) to pause dubbing in step 9

the selected sound effect indication remains

displayed. To resume dubbing, press PLAY (U).

Audio Dubbing Using Digital

Sound Effects

PAUSE

PLAY

A.DUB

STOP

D.SOUND Button/

STOP (8) Button

MENU Button

SET/SELECT

Button

+, – Button

INDEX

Button

APPLAUSE

D.SOUND

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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.

NOTES:

●Before performing the following steps, make sure

that “TIME CODE” is set to “ON”. (墌pg. 38, 48)

●Insert Editing is not possible on a tape recorded in

the LP mode or on a blank portion of a tape.

●To perform Insert Editing while watching in the

television, make connections. (墌pg. 24, 25)

1Play back the tape, locate the Edit-Out point and

press PAUSE (9). Confirm the time code at this

point. (墌pg. 38, 48)

2Press REW (

) until the Edit-In point is located,

then press PAUSE (9).

3Press and hold INSERT

(I) on the remote

control, then press

PAUSE (9). The “9I”

indicator and the Time

Code (min.:sec.)

appear and the

camcorder enters

Insert-Pause mode.

4Press START/STOP to begin editing.

●Confirm the insert at the time code you

checked in step 1.

●To pause editing, press START/STOP. Press it

again to resume editing.

5To end Insert Editing, press START/STOP, then

STOP (8).

NOTES:

●Program AE with special effects (墌pg. 38, 41)

can be used to spice up the scenes being edited

during Insert Editing.

●During Insert Editing, the date and time

information changes.

●If you perform Insert Editing onto a blank space on

the tape, the audio and video may be disrupted.

Make sure you only edit recorded areas.

●During Insert Editing, when the tape moves to

scenes recorded in the LP mode or a blank

portion, Insert Edting stops. (墌pg. 100, 101)

Insert Editing

PAUSE

START/STOP

INSERT

PLAY

REW

STOP

Remote sensor

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Create edited videos easily using your camcorder as

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

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. (墌pg. 66)

Set Remote/VCR Code

1Turn 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 enter the brand code.

The code is automatically set once you release

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

2Make 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).

You are now ready to try Random Assemble

Editing.

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.

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

automatically. In this case, turn the power on

manually and try step 2.

●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.

VCR CODE LIST

Random Assemble Editing

[R.A.Edit]

MBR SET

SHIFT

VCR

VCR BRAND

NAME

CODE

AKAI F

BLAUPUNKT AC

DAEWOO AH

FERGUSON I

GRUNDIG A

HITACHI F

JVC A

LG/

GOLDSTAR

MITSUBISHI F

NEC C

PANASONIC A

VCR BRAND

NAME

CODE

PHILIPS A

SAMSUNG ID

SANYO C

SELECO, REX I

SHARP A

SONY F

THOMSON,

TELEFUNKEN,

SABA,

NORDMENDE

TOSHIBA F

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Make Connections

Also refer to page 24 and 25.

* Connect when your TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN

connector.

** If your VCR has a SCART connector, use the

provided cable adapter.

*** If necessary, use this cable for connections.

****When connecting the cable, open the cover.

1AA JVC VCR equipped with a Remote PAUSE

connector…

…Connect the editing cable to the Remote

PAUSE connector.

BA 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.

CA VCR other than above…

…Connect the editing cable to the remote

control’s PAUSE IN connector.

2Insert a recorded tape into the camcorder.

3Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.

4Set the Power Switch to “P” while pressing

down the Lock Button located on the switch.

5Turn the VCR power on, insert a recordable tape

and engage the AUX mode.

●Refer to the VCR’s instructions.

NOTES:

●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.

To choose whether or not the following displays

appear on the connected TV…

•Date/Time

Set “DISPLAY” to “AUTO”, “ON” or “OFF”.

(墌pg. 38, 48) 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. 38, 48)

• Playback Sound Mode, Tape Speed And Tape

Running Displays

Set “ON SCREEN” to “LCD” or “LCD/TV”.

(墌pg. 38, 48)

●Set the video out select switch of the cable adapter

as required:

Y/C: When connecting to a TV or VCR which

accepts Y/C signals and uses an S-Video

cable.

CVBS: When connecting to a TV or VCR which

does not accept Y/C signals and uses an

audio/video cable.

●When editing on a VCR equipped with a DV input

connector, an optional DV cable can be

connected instead of the S/AV/Editing cable.

However, it is necessary to connect the editing

cable of the S/AV/Editing cable to the VCR. (For

details, see step 1.)

DISPLAY

To S /AV

connector

S/AV/Editing

cable

(provided)

Editing

Extension

cable

(provided)***

To AUDIO,

VIDEO and S-

IN* connectors

“Y/C”/“CVBS”

Video Out

Select Switch

VCR

ABTo Re mote

PAUSE or

R.A.EDIT

CTo PAUSE

Cable Adapter**

Connector

Cover****

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Select Scenes

6Point the remote control at the camcorder’s

remote sensor. Press PLAY (U) and then press

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

The Random Assemble

Editing Menu appears.

7If using a Wipe/Fader 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.

8At the beginning of the scene, press EDIT IN/

OUT on the remote control. The Edit-In position

appears in the Random Assemble Editing Menu.

9At the end of the scene, press EDIT IN/OUT. The

Edit-Out position appears in the Random

Assemble Editing Menu.

10 If using a Wipe/Fader 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 Wipe/Fader 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 Fader/Wipe effects, that time is

included in the total time (this does not apply

to Picture Wipe/Dissolve.)

11 If using Playback Special Effects, press EFFECT.

(墌pg. 69)

12 Repeat steps 8 through 11 to register

additional scenes.

●To change previously registered points, press

CANCEL on the remote control. The registered

points disappear, one at a time, from the most

recently registered point.

●If you are not using Wipe/Fader or Program AE

with special effects, repeat steps 8 and 9 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 cancelled 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 Wipe/Fader effects and

Program AE with special effects during Random

Assemble Editing using a DV cable.

Fader And Wipe Menu

(available only for Random Assemble Editing)

You can also use the fader/wipe effects on page 40.

DISSOLVE: The new scene gradually appears

as the old one gradually disappears.

WIPE–CORNER: The new scene wipes in

over the previous one from the upper right corner to

the lower left corner.

WIPE–WINDOW: The next scene gradually

wipes in from the center of the screen toward the

corners, covering the previous scene.

WIPE – SLIDE: The next scene gradually wipes

in over the previous one from right to left.

WIPE – DOOR: The previous scene wipes out

from the center to the right and left, like a door

being pushed open to reveal the next scene.

WIPE–SCROLL: The new scene wipes in over

the last one from the bottom of the screen to the top.

WIPE–SHUTTER: The new scene wipes in over

the previous one from the center toward the top and

bottom of the screen.

PLAY

CANCEL

R.A.EDIT

ON/OFF

FADE/WIPE

EFFECT

EDIT IN/OUT

Remote sensor

–– : –– ~

––

0:000

––

TOTAL

CODETIME

NIOUT

MODE

Selected parameter

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Automatic Editing To VCR 13 Rewind the tape in the camcorder to the

beginning of the scene you want to edit and press

PAUSE (9).

14 Point the remote control towards the VCR’s

remote sensor and press VCR REC STBY (79), or

manually engage the VCR’s Record-Pause mode.

15 Press START/STOP

on the remote control.

Editing proceeds as

programmed, right

through to the end of

the last registered

scene.

●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.

16 Engage the Stop modes for the camcorder and

the 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. (墌pg. 21)

PAUSE

START/STOP

VCR REC

STBY

R.A.EDIT

ON/OFF

Remote sensor

Recording Start/

Stop Button

00:25

02 : 05

––

07:18

08 : 31

–– ––

03:33

05 : 53

13 : 15

15 :

16 : 29

––––

––

–– –– ––

NIOUTMODE

09:30

9:39

TOTAL

CODETIME

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For More Accurate Editing

Some VCRs make the transition from Record-Pause

to 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.

Diagnosing VCR/Camcorder Timing

1Play back the tape in the camcorder, then point

the remote control at the camcorder’s remote

sensor and press R.A.EDIT ON/OFF.

Random Assemble Editing Menu appears.

2Perform 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.

3Play 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.

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

the VCR is slow to start recording.

Adjustment Of VCR/Camcorder Timing

4Point 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 MENU. The Menu Screen

appears.

5Press + or – to select “tVIDEO”, and press

SET/SELECT. The VIDEO Menu appears.

6Press + or – to select

“SYNCHRO” and

press SET/SELECT. The

value for “SYNCHRO”

is highlighted.

7Based on the

diagnostics performed,

you can now advance

the VCR’s record timing by pressing +. You can

also delay the VCR’s record timing by pressing –.

The adjustment range is from –1.3 to +1.3

seconds, in 0.1-second increments.

Press SET/SELECT to finish the setting.

8Press + or – to select “BRETURN”, and press SET/

SELECT twice.

Now perform Random Assemble Editing

beginning with step 6 on page 75.

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.

R.A.EDIT

ON/OFF

Remote sensor

–– : –– ~

––

NIOUT

MODE

––

0:000

TOTAL

CODETIME

Random Assemble

Editing Menu

Program 1

ROSYNCH O. 1

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SYSTEM CONNECTIONS

[A] Using USB cable

This camcorder can transfer still images to a PC by

using the provided software.

[B] Using DV cable

It is also possible to transfer still images to a PC with

a DV connector by using software equipped with the

PC or commercially available software.

1Connect the camcorder to your PC using the

appropriate cable as shown in the illustration.

2If you are using the USB connection, set the

VIDEO/MEMORY switch to “MEMORY”.

3Turn the camcorder’s Power Switch to “P”

while pressing down the Lock Button located on

the switch and turn on the PC.

●Refer to the instruction manual of the software

on how to transfer a still image to the PC.

NOTES:

●Refer to “SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND USB

CONNECTION GUIDE” for the installation of the

bundled software and drivers.

●It is recommended to use the AC Power Adapter/

Charger as the power supply instead of the battery

pack. (墌pg. 11)

●Never connect the USB cable and the DV cable

simultaneously to the camcorder. Connect only

the cable you wish to use to the 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, or use the DV cable

provided with the capture board.

●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 images can also be transferred to a PC

with a DV connector-equipped capture board.

●The system may not work properly depending on

the PC or capture board you are using.

Connection To A Personal Computer

[A] Using USB cable

To U SB

PC with DV

connector

USB cable (provided)

To DV IN /O UT*

or DV OUT*

[B] Using DV cable

To USB connector

To DV

connector

Core filter

DV cable

(optional)

* DV IN/OUT: GR-DVP7

DV OUT: GR-DVP5

** When connecting the cable, open the cover.

Connector

Cover**

Connector

Cover**

“USB MODE” and/or “ACCESSING FILES”

appears on the LCD monitor while the PC is

accessing data in the camcorder or the camcorder

is transferring a file to the PC.

NEVER disconnect the USB cable while

“ACCESSING FILES” is displayed on the LCD

monitor since this can result in product damage.

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This camcorder can be used as a WebCam via USB

connection.

* When connecting the cable, open the cover.

1Make sure all necessary software (provided) are

installed in your PC and all units are turned off.

2Connect the camcorder to your PC using the USB

cable.

3Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “MEMORY”.

4Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while

pressing down the Lock Button located on the

switch.

5Turn on the PC.

●“Web CAMERA” appears on the screen.

●If the PC is not

powered on, the

camcorder does not

enter the Web

Camera mode.

6When finished, turn

off the PC first, then

the camcorder.

Disconnect the USB cable from the camcorder

and PC.

NOTES:

●It is recommended to use the AC Power Adapter/

Charger as the power supply instead of the

battery pack. (墌pg. 11)

●Use the provided software PIXELA ImageMixer to

capture video in real time.

●You can also use the camcorder for web

conference by using Microsoft Windows®

NetMeeting® and signing up for MSN Hotmail.

●In the Web Camera mode, the following buttons

cannot be operated: E-MAIL, SNAPSHOT, the

Recording Start/Stop Button.

Using The Camcorder As A

WebCam

VIDEO/MEMORY

Switch

To USB

To U SB

connector

USB cable

(provided)

USB-equipped PC

Connector Cover*

Refer to the instruction manuals of the PC and

provided Software.

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REFERENCES

DETAILS ..................................................................................................... 81

TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................................... 82

CAUTIONS ................................................................................................. 88

USER MAINTENANCE ................................................................................... 91

SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................... 92

INDEX ....................................................................................................... 94

Controls ................................................................................................. 94

Connectors ............................................................................................. 94

Indicators ............................................................................................... 94

Other Parts ............................................................................................ 94

Indications .............................................................................................. 96

TERMS .................................................................................................... 102

CONTENTS

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ITEMS NOTES

V Power (墌pg. 10) ●Perform charging where the temperature is between 10°C and 35°C. 20°C to

25°C is the ideal temperature range for charging. If the environment is too cold,

charging may be incomplete.

●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.

●Since the AC Power Adapter/Charger processes electricity internally, it becomes

warm during use. Be sure to use it only in well-ventilated areas.

V VIDEO

RECORDING

(墌pg. 19, 20)

●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 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.

●When the Recording Start/Stop button is pressed, it may take a few seconds

before actual recording starts. The “T” indicator starts rotating when the

camcorder actually starts recording.

●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.

●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. (墌pg. 22)

●During Interface Shooting, the “Tape Running” indicator and warning indications

(墌pg. 100, 101) are the only ones that are shown; they appear reversed in the

display as they would when viewing a mirror, but are not reversed in the

recording.

●The tape remaining indicator does not appear during interface shooting.

However, when the remaining time reaches 2 minutes, the indicator appears

showing the remaining time: (blinking) (blinking)

(blinking)

DETAILS

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TROUBLESHOOTING

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

Power

Video and D.S.C. Recording

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/Charger, etc.) and wait a few minutes; and then re-connect it and proceed as usual

from the beginning.

SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSES CORRECTIVE ACTION

1. No power is supplied. 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.

1. •Connect the AC Power

Adapter/Charger securely.

(墌pg. 11)

•Replace the dead battery

with a fully charged one.

(墌pg. 10, 11)

•Open the LCD monitor fully

or pull out the viewfinder.

SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSES CORRECTIVE ACTION

2. Recording cannot be

performed.

2. •The Power Switch is set to

“P” or “OFF”.

— For Video Recording —

•The tape’s erase protection

tab is set to “SAVE”.

•The VIDEO/MEMORY

Switch is set to “MEMORY”.

•“TAPE END” appears.

•The cassette holder cover is

open.

— For D.S.C. Recording —

•The VIDEO/MEMORY

Switch is set to “VIDEO”.

2. •Set the Power Switch to “A”

or “M”. (墌pg. 14)

— For Video Recording —

•Set the tape’s erase

protection tab to “REC”.

(墌pg. 16)

•Set the VIDEO/MEMORY

Switch to “VIDEO”.

•Replace with new cassette.

(墌pg. 16)

•Close the cassette holder

cover.

— For D.S.C. Recording —

•Set the VIDEO/MEMORY

Switch to “MEMORY”.

3. When shooting a subject

illuminated by bright light,

vertical lines appear.

3. •This is a result of exceedingly

high contrast, and is not a

malfunction.

—

4. When the screen is under

direct sunlight during shooting,

the screen becomes red or

black for an instant.

4. •This is not a malfunction. 4.

—

5. During recording, the date/

time does not appear.

5. •“DATE/TIME” is set to “OFF”. 5. • Set “DATE/TIME” to “ON”.

(墌pg. 38, 48)

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Video and D.S.C. Playback

6. During recording, sound

cannot be heard.

6. •The optional headphones are

not connected to the

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.

6. •Connect the optional

headphones to the

headphone connector.

(墌pg. 95)

•Adjust the sound volume

during playback. (墌pg. 22)

7. The LCD monitor or

viewfinder indications blink.

7. •Certain Wipe/Fader effects,

certain modes of Program AE

with special effects, “DIS”

and other functions that

cannot be used together are

selected at the same time.

7. •Re-read the sections covering

Wipe/Fader effects, Program

AE with special effects and

“DIS”. (墌pg. 38, 39 –

41, 45)

8. Digital Zoom does not work. 8. •10X optical zoom is selected.

•The VIDEO/MEMORY

Switch is set to “MEMORY”.

8. •Set “ZOOM” to “40X” or

“200X”. (墌pg. 43)

•Set the VIDEO/MEMORY

Switch to “VIDEO”.

SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSES CORRECTIVE ACTION

9. Play, Rewind and Fast-Forward

functions do not work.

9. •The Power Switch is set to

“A” or “M”.

•VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is

set to “MEMORY”.

9. •Set the Power Switch to

“P”. (墌pg. 22)

•Set the VIDEO/MEMORY

Switch to “VIDEO”.

10. The LCD monitor image is

distorted.

10. •During playback of the

unrecorded portion, High-

speed Search and still

playback, LCD monitor

indications appear distorted.

This is not a defect.

10.

—

11. The tape is moving, but there is

no picture.

11. •Your TV has AV input

terminals, but is not set to its

VIDEO mode.

•The cassette holder cover is

open.

11. •Set the TV to the mode or

channel appropriate for

video playback.

(墌pg. 24, 25)

•Close the cassette holder

cover. (墌pg. 16)

12. Blocks of noise appear during

playback, or there is no

playback picture and the

screen becomes blue.

12.

—

12. •Clean the video heads with

an optional cleaning

cassette. (墌pg. 91)

13. A memory card cannot be

played back.

13. •The Power Switch is set to

“A” or “M”.

•The VIDEO/MEMORY

Switch is set to “VIDEO”.

13. •Set the Power Switch to

“P”. (墌pg. 28)

•Set the VIDEO/MEMORY

Switch to “MEMORY”.

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Advanced features

SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSES CORRECTIVE ACTION

14. The focus does not adjust

automatically.

14. •Focus is set to the Manual

mode.

•The recording was done in a

dark place, or the contrast

was low.

•The lens is dirty or covered

with condensation.

14. •Set Focus to the Auto mode.

(墌pg. 54)

•Clean the lens and check the

focus again. (墌pg. 91)

15. In the 5-Second mode,

recording ends before

5 seconds have elapsed.

15. •The 5-Second mode is set to

“Anim.” in MANUAL Menu.

15. •Set “5S” to “5S” in MANUAL

Menu. (墌pg. 45)

16. Snapshot mode cannot be

used.

16. •The Squeeze mode

(SQUEEZE) is selected.

16. •Disengage the Squeeze

(SQUEEZE) mode.

(墌pg. 46)

17. The colour of Snapshot looks

strange.

17. •The light source or the

subject does not include

white. Or there are various

different light sources behind

the subject.

•The Sepia (SEPIA) or

Monotone (MONOTONE)

mode is activated.

17. •Find a white subject and

compose your shot so that it

also appears in the frame.

(墌pg. 27, 52)

•Disengage the Sepia (SEPIA)

and Monotone

(MONOTONE). (墌pg. 42)

18. The image taken using

Snapshot is too dark.

18. •Shooting was performed

under backlit conditions.

18. •Press BACKLIGHT.

(墌pg. 56)

19. The image taken using

Snapshot is too bright.

19. •The subject is too bright. 19. •Set “rPROGRAM AE” to

“SPOTLIGHT”. (墌pg. 41)

20. White Balance cannot be

activated.

20. •The Sepia (SEPIA) or

Monotone (MONOTONE)

mode is activated.

20. •Disengage the Sepia (SEPIA)

or Monotone (MONOTONE)

mode before setting White

Balance. (墌pg. 42, 42)

21. Wipe/Fader effects do not

work.

21. •The Power Switch is set to

“A”.

21. •Set the Power Switch to “M”.

(墌pg. 14)

22. The Black & White Fader does

not work.

22. •The Sepia (SEPIA) or

Monotone (MONOTONE)

mode is activated.

22. •Disengage the Sepia (SEPIA)

and Monotone

(MONOTONE). (墌pg. 42)

23. Program AE with special

effects does not work.

23. •The Power Switch is set to

“A”.

23. •Set the Power Switch to “M”.

(墌pg. 14)

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 “ACG” or “OFF”.

(墌pg. 38, 44)

TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)

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