Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GR-DF450US JVC
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ENGLISH GR-DF470 GR-DF450 GR-DF430 L YT1426-001C EN TERMS 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 10 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. ( 墌 pg. 47) Program AE with Special Effect s For e xample, “SPOR TS” 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 W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTUR E. CAUTIONS: ● This camcorder is designed to be used with NTSC-type colour tele vision signals. It cannot be used for pla yback with a tele vision of a diff erent standard.
4 EN MasterP age: Left IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these ins truct ions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instr uctions. 5. Do not use this appar atus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not bloc k any ventilation op enings.
MasterP age: TOC_Heading0 _Right EN 5 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 Index ................. ................. .............. ................. 6 Provided Accesso ries ............... .................. .... 11 Power............ .................. .......
6 EN MasterP age: Left GETTING ST ARTED Index L K S X W V U PQ R a Z l k Y b c d e hi g f O T o n m MN j 1C 9 J G D E F B 8 GR-DF470-450US.book Page 6 Thursday, February 2 4, 2005 11:26 AM.
EN 7 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Controls A Menu Butto n [MENU] ( 墌 pg. 36) Data Battery Button [BA TT . D A T A] ( 墌 pg. 14) B E-Mail Clip Recording Button [E-MAIL]* ( 墌 pg. 31) Inde x Button [INDEX]* ( 墌 pg. 30) C D .
GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recordin g Only a Navi gation Indica tor* ( 墌 pg. 48) B Selected Wipe/ F ad er Effect Indicator ( 墌 pg. 47) C T ape Running In dicator ( 墌 pg. 19) (Rotates while tape is running.
EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED During Both Video And D.S.C. * Recording a Opera tion Mode ( 墌 pg. 15) B : Gain Up Mode ( 墌 pg . 37) C LED Light Indicator ( 墌 pg. 42) D White Bala nce Indicat or ( 墌 pg. 46) E : Spot Exposur e Control Indi cator ( 墌 pg.
GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: Left During D.S.C. Playback (GR-DF47 0/450 only) a Operation Mode I ndicator ( 墌 pg. 3 0) B Fo lder/File Number ( 墌 pg. 30) C Battery Remaining P ower In dicator ( 墌 pg. 58) D Brightness Control In dicator (LCD mo nitor/ Viewfinde r) ( 墌 pg.
EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V 16U or AP-V14U b Batter y P ack BN-VF707U c AV C a b l e d Au dio Extensio n Cable (for optional micr ophone, 墌 pg. 12 for connection ) e USB Cable* f Core Filter [larg e]* (for USB cable 墌 pg.
GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: Left How T o Attach The Shoulder Strap Fo llow the illu stration . 1 Thread the st rap through th e ey elet. 2 Fold it back and thread it th rough the strap guide and the buckle. ● T o adjust the length of the strap , loosen and then tighten the str ap in the buc kle.
EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED How T o Attach The Core Filter Attach the co re filters to the cables. The core filter redu ces interf erence. 1 Release the stoppers on bot h ends of the core filter . 2 Run the cab le through the core filter , leaving approx.
GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: Left T o detach the battery pack Slide the b attery pack to the left while pressing BA TT . RELEASE to detach it. * Provided NOTES: ● This product includes patent ed and other proprietary technology and will operate only with JVC Data Battery .
EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Using AC Power P erfor m step 4 in “Charging The Batte r y P ack”. 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 16 EN MasterP age: Left The language on the displa y can be changed. ( 墌 pg. 36, 39, 41) 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on th e switch. 2 Open the LCD moni tor fully . ( 墌 pg. 19) 3 Press MENU .
EN 17 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED 1 Set the P ow er Switch to “ M ” or “P LA Y” while pressing down the L ock Button lo cated on the sw itch.
GETTING ST ARTED 18 EN MasterP age: Left NOTES: ● If you wait a f ew seconds and the casset te holder does not open, close the cassette holder cov e r and try again.
MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right EN 19 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 13) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 17) 1 Remov e the lens cap . ( 墌 pg. 11) 2 Open the LCD monitor fu lly .
VIDEO RECORDING 20 EN MasterP age: Left NOTES: ● The image will not appear simultan eously on the LCD monitor and the viewfi nder . When the viewfinder is pulled ou t while the LCD monitor is opened, y ou can select which one to use. Set “PRIORITY” to the desi red mode in SYSTEM Menu.
EN 21 VIDEO RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Tim e C o de During recording, a time cod e is recor ded on th e tape. Th is code is to confirm the location of t he recorded sce ne on the tape du ring playback. * F rames are not displa yed during recording.
22 EN MasterP age: Left VIDEO PLA YB A CK 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 17) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switc h to “VIDEO”.* 3 Set the P ower Swit ch to “PLA Y” while pressing do wn the Loc k Button loca ted on the sw itch. 4 T o star t pla yback, press 4 / 9 .
EN 23 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK NOTES: ● Befor e star ting Blank Search, if the current position is at a blank portion, the camcorder searches in the re verse dir ection. If the current position is at a recorded portion, the camcorder searches in the f orward direct ion.
VIDEO PLA YB A CK 24 EN MasterP age: Left NOTES: ● It is recommended to use the A C Adapter as the power supply instead of the battery pack. ( 墌 pg.
EN 25 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK E INSERT Button ( 墌 pg. 55) F SHIFT Button ( 墌 pg. 26) G DISPLA Y Button ( 墌 pg. 23, 51) H SLO W Forwar d Button (See the right co lumn.) I PLA Y Button ● Starts Playbac k of a tape ( 墌 pg.
VIDEO PLA YB A CK 26 EN MasterP age: Left Playback Zoom Magnifies the record ed image up to 47X at any time dur ing video pl aybac k and D .S.C. pla yback (GR-DF470/ 450 only). 1) Press PLA Y ( U ) to star t vide o pla yback . Or perf or m normal pla yback of images .
EN 27 MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECO RD ING & PLA YBACK (GR-DF470/450 only) D.S.C. RECORDING (GR-DF470/450 only) Y ou can use your camco rder as a Digital St ill Camera for taking snapshots. Still ima ges are stored in t he memory card.
D.S.C. RECORDING (GR-DF470/450 only) 28 EN MasterP age: Left Interval Shooting Durin g Inter val Shooting mode, the camcor der continue s to take sn apshots automati cally with an inter val of your desired set ting. 1 Set “INT .S HO T” to “ON”.
EN 29 MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECO RD ING & PLA YBACK (GR-DF470/450 only) D.S.C. PLA YB ACK (GR-DF470/450 only) Images shot wi th the camcord er are automatica lly numbered, then st ored in numerical order in the memo ry card.
D.S.C. PLA YB ACK (GR-DF470/450 only) 30 EN MasterP age: Left Y ou can view sev eral different files st ored in the memor y card at a time. This browsing capabi lity makes it easy to loca te a particular file you want. 1 For Index Playback of ima g e files , perform steps 1 – 5 in “Nor mal Pla yback Of Images” ( 墌 pg.
EN 31 MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECO RD ING & PLA YBACK (GR-DF470/450 only) ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-DF470/450 only) Y ou can make v ideo clips f rom real-time camer a image or record ed video footage and store them in a memor y card as fil es which can be conveniently sent via E-Mail.
ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-DF470/45 0 only) 32 EN MasterP age: Left Still images c an be dub bed from a tap e to a memor y card. 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 17) 2 Load a memor y card. ( 墌 pg. 18) 3 Set “SNAP/SL O W” to the de sired mode.
EN 33 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-DF470/450 only) MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECO RD ING & PLA YBACK (GR-DF470/450 only) To R e m o v e P r o t e c t i o n Bef ore doing th e f ollowin g, perf or m steps 1 – 3 in “Protec ting Files”.
ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-DF470/45 0 only) 34 EN MasterP age: Left This camcor der is compatib le with the DPOF (Digital Print Order F or mat) standard i n order to support future system s such as au tomatic prin ting.
EN 35 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-DF470/450 only) MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECO RD ING & PLA YBACK (GR-DF470/450 only) T o Reset The Number Of Prints 1 P erform steps 1 – 3 in “T o Pr int All Still Images (One Print For Each)”.
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 36 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. 37 – 41) 1 For Video and D.S.C. * Recording Menus: ● Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “VIDEO” or “MEMOR Y”.
EN 37 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES CAMERA The “ m CAMERA” setti ngs are effective when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ”. Howe ver , the menu setti ngs can be chang ed only when the P ower Switch is s et to “ M ”.
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 38 EN MasterP age: Left MANU AL The “ q MANU AL ” settings are eff ectiv e only when the Pow er Switch is set to “ M ”. [ ] = F actor y-pr eset OFF : Disables the function. [ON ] : T o co mpensate for unstable images caused by camera-shake, par ticula rly at hi gh magnification.
EN 39 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES OFF : Au tomatic demons tration will n ot take place. [ON] : Demonstra tes certain functions such as Program AE with specia l effects, etc., and can be used to co nfir m how these functi ons operate.
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 40 EN MasterP age: Left DSC (GR-DF470/450 only) [ ] = F actor y-pr eset [FINE] / ST AND ARD The Pictur e Quality mode can be selected to best match y our needs. T wo Picture Qua lity modes are available: FINE ( ) and ST AN D A RD ( ) (in order of qua lity).
EN 41 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Allows you to set the video re cording mode (S P or LP) dependi ng on your preference. It is recommended you us e “REC MODE ” in VIDEO Menu when using this camco rder as a recorde r during dubbing.
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 42 EN FEA TURES FOR RECORDING LED Light can be used to brig hten the subj ect in the dar k place during video re cording or D .S.C. shooting. 1 Press LIGHT repe atedly to change the setting. OFF : T ur ns off the light. ON : The light is on alwa ys.
EN 43 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Makes dark subje cts or areas even brighter than they would be under goo d natural li ghting. Although the recor ded image is not gr ainy , it may look as if it is strobing du e to the slow shu tter speed.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 44 EN MasterP age: Left The camcorde r’ s Ful l Range AF system of fers continuo us shootin g ability from close-up (as close as app rox. 5 cm (2") to the subjec t) to infinity . Howe ver , corre ct focus may not be obtained depending on the shooti ng condition.
EN 45 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Like the pupil of the h uman eye , the ir is contracts in well-lit environments to k eep too much l ight from entering, and dilates in dim envi ronments to all ow in more li ght.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 46 EN MasterP age: Left The white balance refers to the co rrectnes s of color repr oduction under various lighting. If the white balan ce is corre ct, all othe r colors will be accurately r eproduced. The white balance is usu ally adju sted automatically .
EN 47 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 48 EN MasterP age: Left PROGRAM AE OFF : Disab les the function. ( F actor y-preset) NIGHT ALIVE : ( 墌 pg. 43) SHUT TER 1/60 : The s hutter spee d is fixed at 1/60th o f a second. B lack bands that usual ly appear whe n shooting a TV screen become narrow er.
EN 49 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES T o make thumbnail image s after video recording manually 1 Set “NA VIGA T ION” to “ MANU AL ”. ( 墌 pg. 36, 37) 2 Set the P ower Switch to “ A ” or “ M ”. 3 After the rec ording, pres s STORE .
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 50 EN MasterP age: Left CAUTION: Do not remov e the memory card or perf orm any other operation (such as turning off the camco rder) during deletion. Also , be sure to use the provided AC Adapte r , as the memor y card may be corrupted if the battery becomes e xhausted during deletion.
EN 51 MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES EDITING A T o S-VIDEO IN or OUT* B Y ellow to VIDEO IN or OUT C Red to A UDIO R IN or O UT D White to A UDIO L IN or OUT * Connect when you r TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN/ OUT connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the y ellow video cab le.
EDITING 52 EN MasterP age: Left It is also possib le to copy recor ded scenes from the camcor der onto an other vide o unit equipp ed with a D V connector . Since a dig ital signal is sent, there i s little if any imag e or sound deterioration . T o use this camcorder as a pl ayer 1 Make sure all uni ts are turned off .
EN 53 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES NOTES: ● If no image is displa yed on the LCD monitor , set “S/A V INP UT” to “OFF ”. ( 墌 pg. 36, 41) ● Digital Dubbing is perf or med in the sound mode recorded on the original tape , regardless of the current “SOUND MODE” setting.
EDITING 54 EN MasterP age: Left ● The system may not w or k properly depending on the PC or capture board y ou are using. * GR-DF470/450 only The audio track can be cust omized only when recorded in th e 12-BIT and SP modes . ( 墌 pg. 37) ● Use the provided remo te control.
EN 55 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Y ou can record a ne w scene into a pre viously recorded ta pe, replacing a s ection of th e origina l recording with minimal picture di stortion at the in and out point s. The origi nal audio remain s unchanged.
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 56 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 57 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 58 EN MasterP age: Left H Push in the memory card a few more times. ( 墌 pg. 18) ● 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.
EN 59 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 if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a blank por tion of a tap e. ( 墌 pg. 54) ● Appears if A udio Dubbing is at tempted on a tape recor ded in the LP mode.
TROUBLESHOOTING 60 EN MasterP age: Left ● Appears when y ou attempt to shoot d igital still images when the write pr otection tab o n the SD Memor y Card is set t o the “LOCK” posi tion. ● Appears when you attempt MEMOR Y SELECT menu operation with a write- protected SD Memo ry Card loaded .
EN 61 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES USER MAINTENANCE Before cleaning, tur n off the c amcorder and remov e the battery pac k and A C Adapter . T o clean the exterior Wipe gently wit h a soft cloth . Put the cloth i n diluted mild so ap and wring it we ll to wipe off heavy dir t.
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 62 EN CA UTIONS AC Adapter When using the AC Adapter in areas othe r than the USA The pro vided A C Adapter f eatures automatic volta ge selection in the A C range from 110 V to 240 V .
EN 63 CA UTIONS MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Memory Cards (GR-DF470/450 only) T o properly use and store y our memor y cards , be sure to read the following cautions: ● During use ... make sure the memory card bears the SD or MultiMediaCard mark.
CA UTIONS 64 EN MasterP age: Left ● Dirt y heads can cause the following prob lems: ... No picture during play back. ... Blocks of noise appear during pla yback. ... During recording or play back, the Head Clog Wa rning indicator “ ” appears. ..
EN 65 CA UTIONS MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Declaration of Conformity Model Number : GR-DF470U, GR-DF450U, GR-DF430U T rade Name : JVC Responsible par ty : J VC AMERICAS CORP . Address : 1700 V alle y Road W ayne, N . J . 07470 T elepho ne Number : 973-317–5000 This de vice complies with P ar t 15 of FCC Rules.
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 66 EN SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder Po w er supply DC 11 V (Using AC Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using battery pack) Po w er consumption Appro x. 3.2 W (3.5 W*) (LCD monitor off , vie wfinder on) Approx . 4.2 W (4.5 W*) (LCD monitor on, viewfinder off) Approx .
EN 67 MasterP age: Start_Right TERMS TERMS A AC Adapter ........................... ................. ........ 15 Animation ..... .................. ................. ............... 38 Audio Dubbing .................. .................. ........... 54 B Backlight Compensatio n .
MasterPage: Bac kCover EN US Printed in Malaysia 0205FOH-ID-VM © 2005 Victor Company of J apan, Limited Ba ck co ver GR-DF470 GR-DF450 GR-DF430 GR-DF470-450US.
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