Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GR-D34 JVC
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L YT1257-001A MasterP age: F rontCov er EN ENGLISH GR-D34 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. CAUTIONS: ● T o prev ent shock, do not op en the cabinet. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified personnel.
EN 3 MasterP age: Saf ety_Right This camcorder is designed e xclusivel y for the digital video cassette. Only cassettes marked “ ” can be used with this unit. Before recor ding an important scene… …make sure you only use casset tes with the Mini D V mark .
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: Sta r t_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V1 4E or AP-V15E b P ower Cord c Batter y Pack BN-V408U-B d Au dio/Video Cable ( ø3.
GETTING ST ARTED 6 EN MasterP age: L eft 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: Sta r 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 this case, remo ve the bat ter y pack from the camcorder , then try charging again.
GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: L eft T o turn on the camcorder , set the P ower Switch to a ny operatio n mode e xcept “OFF (CHAR GE)” 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: Sta r t_Right 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” or “PLA Y” whil e pressing down the Loc k Button located on the swi t c h . 2 Open the LCD moni tor fully . ( 墌 pg. 10) 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 NOTES: ● Focusing may beco me unstable during Zooming. In this case, se t the zoom while in Record- Standby , lock the f ocus by using the manual focus ( 墌 pg. 21), then zoom in or out in Record mode.
12 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left VIDEO PLA YBA 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 s witch. 3 T o star t playback, press 4 / 9 . 4 T o stop playback, press 8 .
VIDEO PLA YBA CK VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 13 MasterP age: Video_Right These are some ba sic types of c onnections. When making the connections , ref er also to y our VCR a nd TV instruction man uals.
14 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTME NT This camcor der is equipp ed with an ea sy-to-use , on- screen menu system that si mplifies many of the more detailed ca mcorder settings .
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 15 MasterP age: Advan _Right CAMERA The “ m ” settings are effective when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ”. How ev er , the menu settings can be changed onl y when the Po wer Switch is set to “ M ”.
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTME NT 16 EN MasterP age: L eft SYSTEM The “ s ” func tions which are set when t he P ow er Switch is set to “ M ” are al so applied wh en the P ower Swi tch is set to “PLA Y”. [ ] = F a ctor y-pres et OFF : T urn s off sounds whe n performing any operatio ns.
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 17 MasterP age: Advan _Right VIDEO [ ] = F actory-preset SOUND MODE and NARRA TION During tape playback, the camcorder de tects the sou nd mode in which th e recording was made, and plays the sound back.
18 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left FEA TURES FOR RECORDING White LED Light ca n be used to brighten the subjec t in the dark plac e during video recording. 1 Press LIGHT r epeatedly t o change the set ting. OFF : T urns off the lig ht. ON : The light is on always.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 19 MasterP age: Advan _Right IMPORT ANT: Some Wipe/F ader Eff ects cannot be used with ce r tain modes of Program AE wit h special eff ects. (See the right column.) If an unusable Wipe/ F ader Effect is se lected, its indicator blinks in blue or goe s out.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 20 EN MasterP age: L eft SNO W : Compensates f or subj ects that ma y otherwise appear too dark when sh ooting in extremely bright surround ings such as in the sno w . SPOTLIGHT : Compensates for subjects that may otherwise appear too br ight when shooting unde r extremely strong di rect lighti ng such as sp otlights.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 21 MasterP age: Advan _Right The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers conti nuous shoot ing ability from close-up (as close as approx.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 22 EN MasterP age: L eft Manual exposure contr ol is rec ommended in the foll owing situa tions: ● When shooting using re verse light ing or when the backg round is too bright. ● When shooting on a reflectiv e natural bac kground such as at the beach or when skiing.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 23 MasterP age: Advan _Right Backlight compensat ion brightens the subject quic kly . Press BA C KLIGHT . The indicator is dis play ed and the subject is brightened . If pressed agai n, disappears and th e bright ness retu rn s to the pre vious le vel.
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** * If your VCR has a SCAR T connector , use the provided cable ad apter . ** Connect when y our TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN connector .
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: L eft It is also possib le to transf er still/moving imag es to a PC with a D V connector by usi ng the pro vided softw are, software equi pped with th e PC or commer cially av ailable softwa re.
REFERENCES EN 27 MasterP age: Ref_Hea ding0_Right ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Power (pg. 6) ● P erform charging whe re the temperat ure is between 1 0°C and 35°C. 20°C to 25°C is the ideal temper ature range f or charging. If the en vironment is too cold, charging ma y be incomplete.
28 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left TROUBLESHOOTING If the prob lem still e xists af ter fo llowing 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 securel y . ( 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: L eft ● The D V cable w as plugged/unplugged wit h power tu rned on. H T urn the camcorder’s po wer off and on a gain, then operate it.
TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCES EN 31 MasterP age: Ref_Right W arning Indicat ions Displays the batter y rema ining power . Remaining po wer leve l 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 Battery Packs The supplied battery pack is a lithium-ion battery . Before using th e supplie d batter y pack or an option al batter y pack, be sure to re ad the foll owing caut ions: ● T o avoid hazar ds… .
CA UTIONS REFERENCES EN 33 MasterP age: Ref_Right Main Unit ● For safety , DO NOT… ... open the camcorder’ s chassis. ... disassemb le or modify the unit. ... shor t-circuit the terminals of the battery pack. K eep it aw ay from metallic objects when not in use.
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 cassett e holder cov er open unt il it locks. The cassette hold er opens automa tically . Remove the casset te.
REFERENCES EN 35 MasterP age: Ref_Hea ding0_Right SPECIFICA T IONS 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 (L CD monitor of f, vie wfinder on) Approx. 4.6 W (LCD monitor on, viewfinder off ) Appro x.
36 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left INDEX GR-D33EK.book Page 36 Thurs day, October 30, 2003 9: 41 PM.
INDEX REFERENCES EN 37 MasterP age: Ref_Right Controls a Menu Wheel [ M MENU/V OL.] ( 墌 pg. 14) Speaker V olume Co ntrol [ M MENU /VOL.] ( 墌 pg. 1 2) b Snapshot Button [SNAPS HO T] ( 墌 pg. 20) c P ow er Zoom Le ver [T/W] ( 墌 pg. 10 ) d Manual F ocus Button [FOCUS] ( 墌 pg.
INDEX 38 EN MasterP age: L eft LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Reco rding a Operation Mode ( 墌 pg. 8) b : Night-Sco pe Indicator ( 墌 pg. 18) (Appears whe n Night-Sco pe is engaged. ) : Gain Up Mode ( 墌 pg. 15) (Appears when “ GAIN UP” is set to “A UT O” and the shutter spe ed is automati cally adjusted.
TERMS TERMS EN 39 MasterP age: Ref_Right A AC Adapter .................... ..................... ..................... .. 6, 7 Auto Focus ... ..................... ..................... ..................... . 21 Auto Shut Off ................. ......
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