Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GR-D32 JVC
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L YT1228-001A MasterP age: F rontCov er EN ENGLISH GR-D32 Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide Web f or Digital Video Camera: F or Accessories: http://www .
2 EN MasterP age: Saf ety_Left SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. NOTES: ● The rating plate (serial numb er plate) and safety ca ution are on the bottom and/o r the back of the main unit .
EN 3 MasterP age: Safety _Right IMPORT ANT SAF TY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings . 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near w ater . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not bloc k any ventilation open ings.
4 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 5 Provided Acces sories ...................... ..................... .........5 Power ........ ..................... .................. ..................... .........6 Grip Adjustment .........
GETTING ST ARTED EN 5 MasterP age: Star t_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V1 4U or AP-V15U b Batter y Pack BN-V408U-B c Au dio/Video C able ( ø 3.
GETTING ST ARTED 6 EN MasterP age: Left How T o Attach The Core Filter (for optional S-Video Cable) Attach the core filters to the cabl es. The co re filter reduces inter fer ence. 1 Release the st oppers on bo th ends of the core filter. 2 Run the cable thro ugh the core filter, leaving approx.
GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 7 MasterP age: Star t_Right ● When charging the battery pack f or the first time or after a long storage period, the PO WER/CHARGE lamp ma y not light. In th is case, rem ove the batter y pack from the camcorder , then try charging again.
GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: Left T o turn on the camcorder , set the P ower Swit ch to any operatio n mode e xcept “ OFF (CHARGE) ” while pres sing down the Lock Button located on the switch. Choose the ap propr iate operatio n mode accord ing to your preference using the Pow er Swit ch.
GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 9 MasterP age: Star t_Right 1 Set the P ower Switc h to “ M ” or “ PLA Y ” while pres sing down the Loc k Button located on the swi t c h . 2 Open the LCD moni tor fully . ( 墌 pg. 11) 3 Press the M MENU/V OL.
10 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Befor e continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 6) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg.
VIDEO RECORDING VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 11 MasterP age: Video_Right LCD Monitor And Viewfinder While using the LCD monitor: Make sure the viewfinder is pushed back in. Pre ss the Monitor Open ing Button and open the LCD mo nitor fully . It can rota te 270 ° (90 ° do wnward, 180 ° upwa rd).
VIDEO RECORDING 12 EN MasterP age: Left Journalistic Shoot ing In some situation s, diff erent shooting a ngles may provide more dramatic results. Hol d the camcorder in th e desired positio n and tilt the LCD monitor in the most convenient direction .
VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 13 MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right VIDEO PLA YB A CK 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 9) 2 Set the P ower Switch to “ PLA Y ” while pressing down the Loc k Button located on the switch . 3 T o star t pla yback, pr ess 4 / 9 .
VIDEO PLA YBA CK 14 EN MasterP age: Left These are some basic types of connections. When making the co nnection s, refer also to your VCR and TV instru ction manuals. A White to A UDIO L IN* B Red to A UDIO R IN* C Y ello w to VIDEO IN** D T o S-VIDEO IN*** * Not required f or watching still images only .
ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 15 MasterP age: Advan_Heading0 _Right MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorde r is equipped with an easy- to-use, on- screen menu system that simplifies man y of the more detailed camcor der settings.
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 16 EN MasterP age: Left CAMERA The “ m ” se ttings are ef fectiv e when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ” . Howev er, the menu settings can be change d only when th e P ower Switch is set t o “ M ” .
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 17 MasterP age: Advan _Right this mode , ref er to y our wide-scree n TV ’ s instr uction manual. Dur ing playback/recording on 4:3 TVs/ LCD monitor/vi ewfinder , the im age is elonga ted ver tically .
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 18 EN MasterP age: Left VIDEO [ ] = F actor y-preset SOUND MODE and NARRA TION Durin g tape playback, the camcorder detects the so und mode in w hich the recordin g was made, and p lays the sound back. Select th e type of sound to accompany your playback picture.
ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 19 MasterP age: Advan_Heading0 _Right FEA TURES FOR RECORDING White LED Light can be used to br ight en the subj ect in the dar k place dur ing vide o recordin g. 1 Press LI GHT repeatedly to chan ge the sett ing. OFF : T urns off the ligh t.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 20 EN MasterP age: Left IMPORT ANT: Some Wipe/F ader Effe cts cannot be used with cer tain modes of Program AE with special effects . (See the right column) If an unusab le Wipe/F ader Effect is sele cted, its indicator b links in blue or goes out.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 21 MasterP age: Advan _Right SPOR TS (V ariable Shu tter Speed: 1/25 0 – 1/4000) This setti ng allows fast-moving images to be ca ptured one frame at a time, for vivid, stable slow-motion playback. The f aster the shutter sp eed, the dar ker the picture becomes.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 22 EN MasterP age: Left NOTE: If you are using the vie wfinder , you should already hav e perfo rmed “ Viewfinder Adjustment ” ( 墌 pg. 8). 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ” while pres sing down the Lock Button loca ted on the s witch.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 23 MasterP age: Advan _Right T o lock the ex posure control and the iris After step 5 of “ Exposure Contr ol ” , adjust t he exposure by r otating the M MENU/V OL. Wheel. Then loc k the iris in steps 6 and 7 of “ Iris Lock ” .
24 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left EDITING A White to A UDIO L IN B Red to A UDIO R IN C Y ello w to VIDEO IN D T o S-VIDEO IN* * Connect when your TV/ VCR has an S-VIDEO IN connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yello w video cable .
EDITING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 25 MasterP age: Advan _Right It is also po ssible to copy recorded scenes from the camcorder ont o another vi deo unit equi pped with a D V connecto r . Since a digi tal signal is sent, th ere is litt le if any image or sound deteri oration.
EDITING 26 EN MasterP age: Left It is also p ossible to transf er still/moving image s to a PC with a D V connec tor by using the pro vided softw are, softwa re equipped with the PC or commercially av ailabl e softwa re.
REFERENCES EN 27 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0_Right ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Power (pg. 6) ● P erform charging whe re the temperat ure is between 1 0 ° C and 35 ° C (50 ° F and 95 ° F). 20 ° C to 25 ° C (68 ° F to 77 ° F) is the ideal temper ature range f or charging.
28 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left TROUBLESHOOTING If the prob lem still exis ts after f ollowing the steps belo w, please co nsult your nea rest JVC dealer. Power ● The pow er is not connected properly . H Connect the A C Adapter securely . ( 墌 pg.
TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCES EN 29 MasterP age: Ref_Right Advanced features ● Focus is set to the Manual mode. H Set F ocus to the A uto mode. ( 墌 pg. 21) ● The lens is dirty or cov ered with condensation. H Clean the lens and chec k the focus again.
TROUBLESHOOTING 30 EN MasterP age: Left ● In places subject to low temper ature, images become dark due to the characteristi cs of the LCD monitor . When this happens, the displa yed colors diff er from those that are actually recorded . This is not a def ect of the camcorder .
TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCES EN 31 MasterP age: Ref_Right W arning Indicat ions Displays the batter y rema ining power . Remaining po wer level As the batte r y powe r comes close to nil, the battery indicator b links. When the batte ry power is exhausted, power turn s off automatically .
32 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left CA UTIONS When using the AC Adapter in areas other than the USA The pro vided A C Adapter f eatures automa tic vo ltage selection in the AC rang e from 110 V to 240 V .
CA UTIONS REFERENCES EN 33 MasterP age: Ref_Right ● T o prot ect the unit, DO NO T … ... allow it to become w et. ... drop the unit or strike it agai nst hard objects. ... subject it to shock or e xcessive vibration during transportation. ... keep the lens di rected at extr emely bright objects for long per iods.
34 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left USER MAINTENANCE 1 T urn off the camcorder . 2 Slide and hol d OPEN/EJECT in the dire ction of the arrow , then pull the cas sette holder co ver op en until it locks. The cassette hold er opens automa tically . Remove the casset te.
REFERENCES EN 35 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0_Right SPECIFICA TIONS Camcord er Pow er s u p p l y DC 11.0 V (Using A C Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using ba tter y pack) P ower c onsumption Appro x. 3.3 W (LCD monitor off , viewfi nder on) Approx. 4.6 W (LCD monitor on, viewfinder off ) Appro x .
36 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left INDEX GR-D32US.book Page 36 Friday, November 21, 2003 9:31 AM.
INDEX REFERENCES EN 37 MasterP age: Ref_Right Controls a Menu Wheel [ M MENU/V OL.] ( 墌 pg. 15) Speaker V olume Cont rol [ M MENU/VOL.] ( 墌 pg. 13) b Snapshot Button [SNAPS HO T] ( 墌 pg. 21) c P ower Zoom Le ver [T/W] ( 墌 pg. 11) d Manual F ocus Button [FOCUS] ( 墌 pg.
INDEX 38 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recordin g a Operation Mode ( 墌 pg. 8) b : Night-Aliv e Indicator ( 墌 pg. 19) (Appears whe n Night-Alive is engaged .) : Gain Up Mode ( 墌 pg. 16) (Appears whe n “ GAIN UP ” is set to “ AU TO ” and the shutter spe ed is automatica lly adjusted.
TERMS TERMS EN 39 MasterP age: Ref_Right A AC Adapter .................... ..................... ................... 10, 11 Auto Focus ... ..................... ..................... ..................... . 21 Auto Shut Off ................. .........
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