Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GR-DZ7 JVC
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L YT1314-001B MasterP age: F rontCov er EN ENGLISH GR-DZ7 Dear Customer , Thank you f or purchasing this digital video camera. Be fore use , please read the saf ety info rmation and precautions contained in the pages 3 – 4 to ensure safe use of this product.
2 EN MasterP age: Saf ety_Left Wipe/Fader Effects Y ou can use the Wipe/F ader Effects to mak e pro- style scene transitions. ( 墌 pg. 37) Program AE with Special Effects For e x ample, “ 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: Saf ety_Right SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTIONS: ● This camcorder is designed to be used with NTSC-t ype color tele vision signals. It cannot be used f or pla yback with a tele vision of a differen t standard.
4 EN MasterP age: Saf ety_Left 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 apparatu s near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not b lock an y vent ilation openings.
EN 5 MasterP age: T OC_Heading0_Right CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 Index ..... ..................... ..................... ..................... .......... 6 Provided Accesso ries .................. ................. ............... 10 Power ........ ..
6 EN MasterPage: Hea ding0_ Left GETT ING ST ARTE D Index f g d s h qr t 12 3 4 56 7 8 9 0 K LMN ij k l o p X Y O e U QR S T Za b u m V c W v d n T o open the connec tor co ver , pull the bottom end of the c ove r , the n open it . Bottom end A TTEN TION : ● Be carefu l not to cover m , n and s during sh ooting.
GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 7 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right Controls a VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch ( 墌 pg. 1 3) b P ow er Zoom Lev er [T/W] ( 墌 pg. 18) Speaker/Headphone V olume Co ntrol [VOL. +, –] ( 墌 pg. 19) c Snapshot Button [SNAPS HO T] ( 墌 pg.
GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: L eft LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recordin g Only a Navi gation Indicator ( 墌 pg. 38) b Selected Wipe/ F ader Effect Indicator ( 墌 pg . 37) c T ape Running Indicator ( 墌 pg. 17) (The icon rotates dur ing rec ording.
GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 9 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right During Both Video And D.S.C. Reco rding a Opera tion Mode ( 墌 pg. 13) b : Night-Aliv e Indicator ( 墌 pg. 34) : Gain Up Mode ( 墌 pg. 30) c Red Eye Reduction Indi cator ( 墌 pg. 33) d White Bala nce Indicator ( 墌 pg.
GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: L eft a AC Adapter AP-V14U or AP-V15U b Battery P ack BN-V4 08U-B c S/A V/Editing Cab le d Au dio Extension Ca ble X 2 (f or connec tion of optional Headphon e And Exter nal Microph one 墌 pg. 11) e USB Cable f Core Filter [l arge] (f or USB Cab le 墌 pg.
GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 11 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right How T o Attach The Shoulder Strap Fo llow the ill ustration. 1 Thread th e strap through t he ey elet . 2 Fo ld it bac k and thread it through the s trap guide a nd th e bu ckl e. ● 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: L eft This camcor der’ s 2-w ay p ower supply system lets you choose the most approp riate so urce of power . Do not use provided power supply units with othe r equipment. Charging The Battery Pack 1 Set the P ower Switch to “OFF”.
GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 13 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right Using AC Power Connect the AC Adapter to the camcorder a s shown in the illustr ation. NOTE: The provided A C Adapter f eatures automatic v oltage selection in the A C range from 110 V to 240 V .
GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: L eft The date/ti me is record ed onto the tape at all times , but its displ a y can be turne d on or off dur ing playback. ( 墌 pg. 29, 33) 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” while pres sing down the Lock Bu tton located on the s witch.
GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 15 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” or “ PLA Y ” while pres sing down the Loc k Button located on the swi t ch .
GETTING ST ARTED 16 EN MasterP age: L eft The pro vided memory card is alre ady inserted in the camcorder at the time of purch ase. 1 Make su re the camcorder’ s power is off . 2 Open the card cover (MEMOR Y CARD ). 3 T o load a memory card , firmly inser t it with its clipped edge first.
VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 17 MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 12) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 15) 1 Remov e the lens c ap. ( 墌 pg. 10) 2 Open the LCD monitor fu lly .
VIDEO RECORDING 18 EN MasterP age: L eft Zooming Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an in stantaneous change in i mage magnific ation. Zoom In Slide the P owe r Zoom Le ve r tow ards “T”. Zoom Out Slide the P ower Zoom Le ve r tow ards “W”. The furt her you slide t he P ower Zoom Le ver , the quick er the zoom action.
EN 19 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK Tim e C o de During recording, a time code is recorded on the tap e. This code i s to confir m the location o f the recorde d scene on the tape dur ing playback. * F rames are not displa yed during recording.
VIDEO PLA YBA CK 20 EN MasterP age: L eft Shuttle Se arch Allows high-sp eed search in eit her direction during v ideo pla yback. 1) During playback, press 5 for f orwar d search, or 3 f or rev erse sear ch. 2) T o resume normal pla yback, press 4 / 9 .
VIDEO PLA YBA CK VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 21 MasterP age: Video_Right NOTES: ● It is recom mended to use the AC Adapter as the p ower supply instead of t he battery pack.
VIDEO PLA YBA CK 22 EN MasterP age: L eft . Slow-Motion Playback During normal video pla ybac k, press SLO W ( Y I or I U ) more than app rox. 2 seconds. ● After appro x. 10 min utes, normal pla yback r esumes. ● T o pause Slow-Motion pla yback, press PA U S E ( 9 ).
DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA Y BACK EN 23 MasterP age: DSC_Heading0_Right D.S.C. RECORDING Y ou can us e your camco rder as a Digital Still Ca mera f or taking snap shots. Still images are stored in th e memor y card. NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg.
24 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left D.S.C. PLA YBA CK Images shot with the camcor der are automati cally numbered, then stored in numerical orde r in the me mor y card. Y ou can view the st ored images, one at a t ime, much lik e flipping throug h a photo albu m.
D.S.C. PLA YBA CK EN 25 MasterP age: DSC_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA Y BACK Y ou can vie w se ver al diff erent files stored in the memory card at a t ime. This bro wsing cap ability make s it easy to locate a p ar ticular file y o u wan t.
26 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. Y ou can mak e video clips from real-ti me camera imag e or recorded vi deo fo otage and sto re them in a memory card as files wh ich can be con veniently se nt via E-Mai l. T o make video clips from real-time camera image 1 Load a memor y card.
ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. EN 27 MasterP age: DSC_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA Y BACK The Protect mo de helps prevent the accidental erasu re of files . 1 T o protect the file... ...f or images , displa y its pla ybac k screen.
ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. 28 EN MasterP age: L eft This camcorde r is compatib le with the DPOF (Digital Print Order F ormat) standard in order to suppo r t future systems suc h as automatic printing.
ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 29 MasterP age: Adv an_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. ( 墌 pg. 29 – 33) 1 For Video and D.
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 30 EN MasterP age: L eft NOTES: ● Audio Dubbing ( 墌 pg. 43) and Inser t Editing ( 墌 pg. 43) are possible on ta pes recorded in the SP mode. ● If the recording mode is s witched, the pla yback picture will be blurre d at the switch ing point.
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT EN 31 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES SQUEEZE * : F or pla ybac k on TVs with an as pect rat io of 16:9. Natur ally e xpands the image to fit the screen without dist or tion. T he indicato r appears. When u sing this mode , refe r to you r wide-screen TV’ s instruction manual.
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 32 EN MasterP age: L eft [OFF] : Time code is not disp lay ed. ON : Time code is displ ay ed on the camcorder an d on the connected TV . F rame numbers are no t displayed during recording. ( 墌 pg. 19) OFF : A uxiliar y micr ophone level indicator does no t appear .
EN 33 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES SYSTEM Each setting is link ed with “ s SYSTEM”, which appears when the P ower Switch is set to “ M ”.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 34 EN MasterP age: L eft When a snapshot ( 墌 pg. 23, 35 ) is taken in the dar k the camcorder fi res the flash and adjust s the brightness automatically . Y o u can also adju st the flash b rightness manually . When you find that the snapshots you took look too bright or too dark, adjust it man ually .
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING EN 35 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES This feature let s you record still im ages that look li ke photographs ont o a tape. 1 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “ VIDEO ” . 2 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” . 3 Set “ SNAP MODE ” to the desired mod e.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 36 EN MasterP age: L eft Li ke t he pu pi l o f t he hum a n eye, t he ir i s c on tr act s in w el l- lit env ironments to k eep too much light f rom entering, and dila tes in dim environmen ts to allow in more li ght. Use this functio n in the foll owing situati ons: ● When shooting a mo ving subject.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING EN 37 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The white balan ce that ref ers to the correctness of color reproducti on under variou s lighting. If the white bal ance is correct, all other co lors will be a ccurately repr oduced.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 38 EN MasterP age: L eft 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ”. 2 Set “ r ” to the de sired mode. ( 墌 pg. 29) ● The PROGRAM AE men u disappears and the selected eff ect is activated . ● The selected eff ect indicator appears.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING EN 39 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES T o find scenes on tape using thumbnail images (Navigatio n Search) 1 Set the P ower Switch to “PLA Y”. 2 Press NA VI during video pla ybac k or stop mode . ● The loaded cassette’ s Navigation thumbnail image screen appe ars.
40 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left EDITING A Remote plug: Not connected (When not in us e, keep the Remote plug in its pro tectiv e caddy .) B T o S-VIDEO IN or OUT* C Y ello w to VIDEO IN or OUT D Red to A UDIO R IN or OUT E White to A UDIO L IN or OUT * Connect when your TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN/OUT connector .
EDITING EN 41 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES It is also po ssible to copy recorded scenes fr om the camcorder ont o another video unit equipped wi th a D V connecto r . Since a digit al signal is sent, there i s little if any image or sound deteriorat ion.
EDITING 42 EN MasterP age: L eft [A] Using USB cable It is possib le to do the f ollowing things: ● T ransf er still images stored on a memory card to a PC.
EDITING EN 43 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The audio track can be cust omized only when rec orded in the 12-BIT and SP mode s. ( 墌 pg. 2 9) ● Use the provided remot e control or an optional remote control kit RM-V717KI TU. 1 Pla y back the tape to loca te the point wh ere editing will start, then press PAU S E ( 9 ).
EDITING 44 EN MasterP age: L eft Create edi ted videos eas ily using your camcor der as the source pla yer . Y ou can select up to 8 “ cuts ” for automatic editing, in an y order y ou like .
EDITING EN 45 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Make Connections Also refer to page 20. 1 A A JVC VCR equipped with a Remote P AUSE connector Connect the edit ing cable to the Remote P A USE connecto r . B A JVC VCR not equipped with a Remote P AUSE connector but equ ipped with an R.
EDITING 46 EN MasterP age: L eft Select Scenes 6 Press PL A Y ( U ) and then p ress R.A.EDIT ON/OFF on the remote con trol. ● The Random Assemble Editin g Menu appears . 7 If using a Wipe/Fader at the beginning of the scene, press F ADE/WIPE on the re mote control.
EDITING EN 47 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES For More Accurate Editing Some VCRs make the transition from Record-Pause to Record mode faster than other s.
MasterP age: Ref_Hea ding0_Right 48 EN TROUBLESHOOTING If, af ter fo llowing the st eps in the chart below , the probl em still e xists, plea se consult y our nearest JVC deal er . Power ● The pow er is not connected properly . H Connect the A C Adapter securely .
TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCES EN 49 MasterP age: Ref_Right ● The subject is too bright with the flash set to “ ±0A ” o r “ C ±0A ”. H Set the flash mode to “ON”. ( 墌 pg . 29) ● If blinks, the f lash is being charged. H It can take up to 10 second s to charge the flash.
TROUBLESHOOTING 50 EN MasterP age: L eft Warning Indications Displa ys the ba tter y remainin g power . Remaining power level As the batt ery power comes close to nil, the battery indicato r blinks. When the bat ter y po wer is e xhauste d, pow er turns off automatically .
EN 51 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right REFERENCES Appears if t here are no vide o clip files st ored in the memory card when you attempt memory card playback. Appears when t he camcorder do es not recognize the loaded memor y card. Remov e the memor y card o nce and insert it again.
MasterP age: Ref_Hea ding0_Right 52 EN CA UTIONS AC Adapter When using the AC Adapter in areas other than the USA The pro vided A C Adapter f eatures automatic voltage selectio n in the AC range from 110 V to 240 V .
CA UTIONS REFERENCES EN 53 MasterP age: Ref_Right Main Unit ● For safety , DO NOT ... open the camcorder ’ s chassis. ... disassemble or modify the unit. ... short-circuit the terminals of the batter y pack. K eep it aw ay from metallic objects when not in use .
CA UTIONS 54 EN MasterP age: L eft Decl aration of Conf ormity Model Number : GR-DZ7U T rade Name : JVC Responsible par ty : JVC AMERICAS CORP . Address : 1700 Valle y Road Wa yne, NJ 07470 T elephon e Number : 973-317–500 0 This device complies wit h P ar t 15 of FCC Rule s.
REFERENCES EN 55 MasterP age: Ref_Hea ding0_Right SPECIFICA T IONS Camcord er Pow e r s u p p l y DC 11 V (U sing A C Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using ba tter y pack) P ower c onsumption Appro x. 4.9 W (L CD monitor of f, vie wfinder on) Approx. 5.7 W (LCD monitor on, viewfinder off ) Appro x.
US MasterP age: BackCo ver Printed in Japan 0704FOH-ID-VP EN “JVC” is the tr ademark or registered tr ademark of Victor Compan y of Japan, Limited. © 2004 Victor Company of J apan, Limited A AC Adapter ...... ..................... ...............
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