Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GR-D750U JVC
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ENGLISH GR-D750U ENGLISH L YT1658-001B Dear Customer , Thank you f or purchasing this digital video camera. Before use , please read the safety inf ormation and precautions contained in the pages 3 – 5 to ensure safe use of this product.
2 EN MasterP age: Left Wipe/Fader Effects Y ou can use the Wipe/F ader Effects to make pro-style scene transitions . ( pg. 30) Program AE, Effects and Shutter Effects For e xample, “SPOR TS” mode allo ws fast- moving images to be captured one frame at a time, f or vivid, stable slo w-motion.
EN 3 MasterP age: Star t_Right ● Before recor ding important video, be sure to make a trial recording. Play bac k your trial recording to make sure the video and audio hav e been recorded properly . ● We recommend c leaning your video heads before use.
4 EN MasterP age: Left SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTIONS: ● This camcorder is designed to be used with NTSC-type color television signals . It cannot be used for pla yback with a television of a different standard.
EN 5 MasterP age: Star t_Right IMPOR T ANT SAFETY 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 water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not bloc k any v entilation openings.
6 EN MasterP age: Left CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 7 Regarding This Manual ................................. 7 Provided Accessories .................................... 7 Index .............................................................. 8 Grip Adjustment .
MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right EN 7 GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED Control Lever There are two kinds of operation using the control lev er : mo ving the lev er tow ards up/down/left/right, or pressing down the le ver . They are described and illustrated as shown below .
GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: Left Index 1 3 % 23 20 19 6 4 5 u 78 18 ! " 9 21 22 & 27 31 26 25 24 $ # 30 28 29 2 ( How to open the LCD monitor Pull on the end A of the LCD monitor .
EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Star t_Right GETTING ST ARTED Controls 1 1 : Left/Rewind ( 1 ) ( pg. 19)/ Quick Re view [QUICK REVIEW] ( pg. 16) 2 : Right/Fast-F orward ( ¡ ) ( pg. 19)/ LED Light [LIGHT] ( pg. 26) 3 : Up/Play/P ause ( 6 ) ( pg.
GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recording 1 Battery Remaining P ower Indicator 2 Operation Mode ( pg. 18) : Auto Mode : Manual Mode 3 LED Light Indicator ( pg. 26) 4 : Night-Alive Indicator ( pg.
EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Star t_Right GETTING ST ARTED How T o Attach The Lens Cap T o protect the lens, attach the provided lens cap to the camcorder as shown in the illustration. NOTE: T o confir m the lens cap is on correctly make sure the cap is flush to the camcorder .
GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: Left Charging The Battery Pack 1 Set the P ower Switch to “OFF”. 2 With the arrow on the battery pac k pointing upward, push the battery pac k slightly against the battery pack mount 1 . 3 Slide up the battery pack until it loc ks in place 2 .
EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Star t_Right GETTING ST ARTED Using The Battery Pack P erform steps 2 – 3 in “Charging The Batter y Pa ck ” ( pg.
GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: Left The date/time is recorded onto the tape at all times, b ut its displa y can be turned on or off . ( pg. 24, 25) P erform steps 1 – 3 in “Language Settings” ( pg. 13). 1 Select “DISPLA Y”, press SET or 2 .
EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Star t_Right GETTING ST ARTED The camcorder needs to be po wered up to load or eject a cassette . 1 Slide and hold OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arro w , then pull the cassette holder cov er open until it locks.
16 EN MasterP age: Left VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Before contin uing, perform the procedures listed below: ● P ower ( pg. 12) ● Loading A Cassette ( pg. 15) ● Remov e the lens cap . ( pg. 11) ● Open the LCD monitor fully . ● Select videos at 4:3 siz e or 16:9 (wide) size .
EN 17 VIDEO RECORDING MasterP age: Star t_Right RECORDING & PLA YBACK Zooming While recording ● Y ou can zoom in up to 34X by using the optical zoom. ● Zoom magnification ov er 34X is done through digital image processing, and is therefore called digital zoom.
VIDEO RECORDING 18 EN MasterP age: Left 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 playbac k.
MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right EN 19 RECORDING & PLA YBACK VIDEO PLA YBA CK 1 Load a cassette. ( pg. 15) 2 Set the P ower Switch to “PLA Y” while pressing down the Loc k Button located on the switch. ● The abov e screen (referring to the control le ver ( pg.
VIDEO PLA YBA CK 20 EN MasterP age: Left V ariable Shuttle Search Allows v ariable-speed search in either direction during video pla yback. 1) During playbac k, press ¡ once or twice for forw ard search, or 1 once or twice for rev erse search. 2) T o resume normal playbac k, press 6 .
EN 21 VIDEO PLA YBA CK MasterP age: Star t_Right RECORDING & PLA YBACK 1 Y ellow to VIDEO IN (Connect when y our TV/ VCR has only A/V input connectors .) 2 Red to A UDIO R IN* 3 White to A UDIO L IN* * Not required for w atching still images only .
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 22 EN MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorder is equipped with an easy-to- use, on-screen men u system that simplifies many of the more detailed camcorder settings . ( pg. 22 – 25) 1 For Video Recording Men u: ● Set the P ower Switch to “REC” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.
EN 23 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES In the f ollowing pages , [ ] ref ers to F actor y preset settings. FUNCTION The f ollowing menu settings can be changed only when the P ower Switch is set to “REC” .
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 24 EN MasterP age: Left VTR [SP] *: T o record in the SP (Standard Pla y) mode LP : Long Play—more economical, pro viding 1.5 times the recording time . * SP indicator does not appear on the screen. NOTES: ● If the recording mode is switched, the pla yback picture will be blurred at the s witching point.
EN 25 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [CANCEL] : Does not reset all settings to the factory-preset. EXECUTE : Resets all settings to the factory- preset. VTR The settings below are eff ective only f or video playbac k except “REC MODE”.
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 26 EN FEA TURES FOR RECORDING LED Light can be used to brighten the subject in the dark place during video recording. 1 Press LIGHT repeatedly to change the setting. 2 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to star t video recording or SNAPSHO T to shoot a still image.
EN 27 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The camcorder’ s Full Range AF system off ers continuous shooting ability from close-up (as close as appro x. 5 cm (2") to the subject) to infinity . Howe ver , correct focus ma y not be obtained depending on the shooting condition.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 28 EN MasterP age: Left Like the pupil of the human e ye, the iris contracts in w ell-lit environments to k eep too much light from entering, and dilates in dim environments to allo w in more light. Use this function in the f ollowing situations: ● When shooting a moving subject.
EN 29 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The white balance ref ers to the correctness of color reproduction under v ar ious lighting. If the white balance is correct, all other colors will be accurately reproduced. The white balance is usually adjusted automatically .
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 30 EN MasterP age: Left These eff ects let you mak e pro-style scene transitions . Use them to spice up the transition from one scene to the ne xt. Wipe or F ader works when video recording is star ted or stopped. 1 Set the P ower Switch to “REC”.
MasterP age: Advan_Heading0_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 31 EFFECT OFF : Disables the function. (F actory-preset) SEPIA : Recorded scenes hav e a brownish tint like old photos . MONO T ONE : Lik e classic b lack and white films, y our f ootage is shot in B/W .
EDITING 32 EN MasterP age: Left It is also possib le to copy recorded scenes from the camcorder onto another video unit equipped with a D V connector . Since a digital signal is sent, there is little , if any , image or sound deterioration. T o use this camcorder as a pla yer 1 Make sure all units are turned off .
EN 33 EDITING MasterP age: Star t_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES It is also possib le to transf er still/moving images to a PC with a D V connector b y using the provided softw are, software equipped with the PC or commercially a vailab le software.
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 34 EN TROUBLESHOOTING If, after f ollowing the steps in the chart below , the problem still e xists, please consult y our nearest JVC dealer . ● The power is not connected properly . ➜ Connect the AC Adapter securely . ( pg.
EN 35 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Star t_Right REFERENCES ● The viewfinder is pulled out and “PRIORITY” is set to “FINDER”. ➜ Push the viewfinder bac k in or set “PRIORITY” to “LCD”. ( pg. 8, 24) ● The LCD monitor’ s brightness setting is too dark.
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 36 EN CA UTIONS AC Adapter When using the A C Adapter in areas other than the USA The provided A C Adapter features automatic voltage selection in the A C range from 110 V to 240 V .
EN 37 CA UTIONS MasterP age: Star t_Right REFERENCES LCD Monitor ● T o prevent damage to the LCD monitor , DO NO T ... push it strongly or apply any shocks. ... place the camcorder with the LCD monitor on the bottom. ● T o prolong service life ...
CA UTIONS 38 EN MasterP age: Left Serious malfunctioning About moisture condensation ● Y ou hav e observed that pouring a cold liquid into a glass will cause drops of water to f orm on the glass’ outer surface.
EN 39 MasterP age: Star t_Right REFERENCES SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder P ower supply DC 11 V (Using A C Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using battery pack) P ower consumption Approx. 2.2 W (2.3 W*) (LCD monitor off, viewfinder on) Approx. 2.7 W (2.8 W*) (LCD monitor on, viewfinder off) Approx.
MasterP age: BackCover EN UC Printed in Malaysia 1206ASR-NF-MP © 2006 Victor Company of J apan, Limited Back cov er GR-D750U TERMS A AC Adapter .................... 13 Auto/Manual Mode ........ 18 B Backlight Compensation 28 Battery Pack ......12, 13, 36 Blank Search .
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