Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GR-D240 JVC
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ENGLISH GR-D240 L YT1380-001A EN Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing this digital video camera. Before use, please read the safety inf ormation and precautions contained in the pages 3 – 4 and 9 to ensure safe use of this product. Please vis it our Homepage on the World Wide Web f or Digital Vi deo Camera: Fo r Accessories : http://www .
2 EN MasterP age: Left Wipe/Fader Effects Y ou can use the Wipe /F ader Effects to make pro-style scene transitions. ( 墌 pg. 33) Program AE with Special Effect s For e xample, “SPOR T S” mode allows f ast- moving images to be captured one frame at a time, f or vivid, stable slo w-motion.
EN 3 MasterP age: Start_Right SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IMPORT ANT (for o wners in the U .K.) Connection to the mains supply in the United Kingdom. DO NO T cut off the mains plug from this equipment.
4 EN MasterP age: Left SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON TH E SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been de signed and manufactured to meet in ternation al safety standar ds but, l ike an y electric al equipmen t, care must be taken if you are to obtai n the best results and safety is to be assured.
MasterP age: TOC_Heading0 _Right EN 5 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 Index ................. ................. .................. ............. 6 Provided Accesso ries ............... .................. .... 10 Power............ .................. .......
6 EN MasterP age: Left GETTING ST ARTED Index 1 S T B C D E 78 J IK L R U 6 N O P W VX Y Z b a cd M e Q GR-D240PAL.book Page 6 Wedn esday, November 17, 2004 7:32 PM.
EN 7 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Controls A Stop Button [ 8 ] ( 墌 pg. 20) Backligh t Compensation Bu tton [BA CK LIGHT] ( 墌 pg. 31) B Pla y/P ause Button [ 4 / 9 ] ( 墌 pg. 20) Manual F ocus Button [FOCUS] ( 墌 pg.
GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recordin g a Operation Mode ( 墌 pg. 13) B : Night-Sco pe Indicator ( 墌 pg. 28) : Gain Up Mode ( 墌 pg . 23) C White Balanc e Indicator ( 墌 pg . 32) D : Spot Expo sure Contro l Indicator ( 墌 pg.
EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED During Video Playback a Sound Mode I ndicato r ( 墌 pg. 26) B Blank Se arch Indica tor ( 墌 pg.
GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: Left a AC Adapter AP-V17E or AP-V14E b P ower Cord (o nly f or AP-V14E) c Battery Pa ck BN-VF707 U d S/A V Cab le e Cable Adapter f Shoulder S trap ( 墌 pg.
EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED How T o Attach The Shoulder Strap Fo llow the illustrat ion. 1 Thread th e strap through t he eyelet. 2 Fo ld it back and th read it through the str ap guide and the buckle . ● T o adjust the length of the strap , loosen and then tighten the strap in the b uckle.
GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: Left T o detach the battery pack Slide the ba tter y pack upward while pr essing PUSH B A TT . to deta ch it. * Provided NOTES: ● It is recommended that only gen uine JVC batteries are used in this camcorder . Using generic non-JVC batteries can cause damage to the internal charging circuitry .
EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Using AC Power P erfor m steps 4 – 5 in “Cha rging The Ba tter y Pa c k ” . NOTE: The provided A C Adapter features automat ic voltage select ion in the AC r ange from 110 V to 240 V .
GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: Left Power-Linked Operation When the Po we r Switch is set to “ A ” or “ M ”, y ou can also tur n on/ off the camcor der by opening/ closing the LC D monitor or pulli ng out/pushi ng in the viewfinder.
EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressing down the L ock Button located on th e swi t c h. 2 Make s ure the LCD monitor is closed and lock ed. Pull out the v iewfi nder fully and adjust it manually for best viewability .
GETTING ST ARTED 16 EN MasterP age: Left The camcorde r needs to be p owered up to load or eject a ca ssette. 1 Slide and hol d OPEN/EJECT in the direct ion of the arrow , then pull the casset te holder cover open until it locks. The cassett e holder op ens automatically .
MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right EN 17 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow er ( 墌 pg. 11) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 16) 1 Remov e the lens cap . ( 墌 pg. 10) 2 Open the LCD monitor fu lly .
VIDEO RECORDING 18 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor And Viewfinder While using the LCD monitor: Make sure the viewfind er is pushed back in. Pull on the end of the LC D monitor and open the LCD monitor fully . It can rota te 270° (90° downward, 180° upward).
EN 19 VIDEO RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Journalistic Shooting In some situat ions, different shooting angles may provide more dramatic resul ts. Hold the camcor der in the desired po sition and tilt the LCD monitor in the mo st conv enient directio n.
20 EN MasterP age: Left VIDEO PLA YB A CK 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 16) 2 Set the P ower Swit ch to “PLA Y” while pressing do wn the Loc k Button loca ted on the sw itch. 3 T o star t playback, press 4 / 9 . 4 T o stop playback, press 8 . ● During Stop mode, press 3 to re wind, or 5 to f ast-f orward the tape .
EN 21 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK ● The detected blank portion may be locat ed between recorded scenes . Before you start recording, mak e sure there is no recorded scene after th e blank por tion. A Blac k to S-VIDE O IN (Conne ct when y our TV/ VCR has S-VIDEO IN an d A/V input connectors.
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 22 EN MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorde r is equipped wit h an easy-to-use , on-screen men u system that simplifies man y of the more detail ed camcorder settings . ( 墌 pg. 23 – 27) 1 For Video Recording Menus: Set the Pow er Switch to “ M ” while pressi ng down the Lock Button located on the switch.
EN 23 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES CAMERA The “ m CAMERA” sett ings are effective when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ”. Howe ver , the menu setting s can be chang ed only when the P ower Switch is s et to “ M ”.
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 24 EN MasterP age: Left MANU AL The “ q MANU AL ” settings ar e eff ectiv e only when the Pow er Switch is set to “ M ”. [ ] = F actor y- preset OFF : Disables the function. [ON ] : T o compe nsate for unstable images caused by camera-shake, par ticul arly at high magnification.
EN 25 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES SYSTEM The “ s SYSTEM” functions which ar e set when the P ower Swit ch is set to “ M ” are also applied when the P owe r Switch is set to “PL A Y”.
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 26 EN MasterP age: Left CAMERA DISPLA Y ● The “ n ” (CAMERA DISPLA Y) settings are eff ective e ven when the P ower Switch is set to “ A ”. Howe ver , the menu settings can be changed only when the P ower Switch is set to “ M ”.
EN 27 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES VIDEO DISPLA Y The “ n ” (VIDEO DISPLA Y) settings are effective only for video playback e xcept “BRIGHT” and “A UX MIC”. ● The para meters (e xcept “OFF” in ON SCREEN settings) are t he same as in the description (CAMERA DISPLA Y) on page 26.
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 28 EN FEA TURES FOR RECORDING Record a vacation or a n impor tant ev ent i n 5- second clip s to ke ep the actio n moving. This function is a vailable only f or video record ing. 1 Set “5S” to “5S”. ( 墌 pg. 24) ● The “5S” indicator appears .
EN 29 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES This f eature lets y ou record still images that lo ok like photographs onto a tape. 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ”. 2 Set “SNAP SHOT” to the desired mode. ( 墌 pg. 22, 23) 3 Press SNAPSHO T .
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 30 EN MasterP age: Left Manual exposure contro l is reco mmended in the foll owing situations: ● When shooting using re verse lighting or when the backg round is too bright. ● When shooting on a reflecti ve natur al background such as at the beach or when skiing.
EN 31 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Backlight compensa tion br ightens the subject quickly . With simple op eration, backlight co mpensatio n feature bright ens the dar k subjec t por tion by increasin g the exposure.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 32 EN MasterP age: Left The white balance re fers to the correctn ess of colour r eproducti on under various lig hting. I f the white balan ce is correc t, all othe r colours will be accurately r eproduced . The white balance is usually ad justed automatically .
EN 33 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES These effects let you make pro-style sc ene transiti ons. Use them to spic e up the transi tion from one scene to the nex t. Wipe or F ader w orks when video recording is started or stopped.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 34 EN MasterP age: Left 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ”. 2 Set “ r ” to the de sired mode. ( 墌 pg. 22) ● The PROGRAM AE men u disappears and the selected eff ect is activated. ● The selected eff ect indicator appears.
EN 35 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES EDITING A T o S-VIDEO IN** B Y ellow to VIDEO IN C Red to A UDIO R IN D White to AUDIO L IN * If your VCR has a SCART connector , use the provided cable ad apter . (The provided cable adapter accepts onl y output signals from this camcorder .
EDITING 36 EN MasterP age: Left It is also possib le to copy recor ded scenes from the camcor der onto an other vi deo unit eq uipped with a D V connect or . Since a digital signal is sent, there i s little if any imag e or sound deterioration . 1 Make sure all unit s are turned off .
EN 37 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES It is also pos sible to transf er still/moving ima ges to a PC with a D V connector by u sing the software equipp ed with the PC or c ommercially av ailable softw are.
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 38 EN TROUBLESHOOTING If, a fter f ollowing the steps in the chart below , the problem still exists, please consult your nearest JVC dealer . Power ● The power is not conne cted properly . H Connect the A C Adapter securely .
EN 39 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES ● The light source or the subject does not include white. Or there are v ar ious diff erent light sources behind the subject. H Find a white subject and compose y our shot so that it also appears in the frame .
TROUBLESHOOTING 40 EN MasterP age: Left ● The viewfin der is pulled out and “PRIORITY” is set to “FINDER”. H Push the viewfinder back in or set “PR IORITY” to “LCD”. ( 墌 pg. 18, 22, 25) ● The LCD monitor’ s brightness setting is too dark.
EN 41 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Appears for 5 second s after power is tur ned on if the lens cap i s attached or when it is dar k. Appears when pi ctures reco rded in the HD V fo r mat are detected . The pictu res in the HD V format cannot be played bac k with thi s camcorder .
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 42 EN USER MAINTENANCE Before cleaning, tu r n off the cam corder and remove the batter y pack and AC Adapter. T o cl ean the exte rior Wipe gently with a soft cl oth. Put the clo th in diluted mi ld soap and wr ing i t well to wipe off heavy dirt.
EN 43 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES CA UTIONS Battery Packs The supplied batter y pack is a lithium-ion battery . Before using the supplied ba tter y pack or an optional ba tter y pack, be sure to read the fo llowing cautions: ● T o a v oid haz ards .
CA UTIONS 44 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Moni tor ● T o preve nt damage to the LCD monitor , DO NOT ... push it strongly or apply an y shocks . ... place the camcorder with the LCD monitor on the bottom. ● T o prolong service life ... av oid rubbing it with coarse cloth.
EN 45 CA UTIONS MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Serious malfunctioning About moisture conde nsation ● Y ou hav e obser ved that pouring a cold liquid into a glass will cause dr ops of water to f orm on the glass’ outer surf ace.
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 46 EN SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder Po wer supply DC 11 V (Using AC Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using battery pack) Po w er consumption Approx .
EN 47 MasterP age: Start_Right TERMS TERMS A AC Adapter ......... .................. ................. ........ 13 Animation ..... .................. ................. ............... 24 B Backlight Compensatio n ........................ ........ 31 Battery Pack .
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