Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GZ-MG31U JVC
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MasterP age: Cover GZ-MG31U L YT1535-001D EN ENGLISH HARD DISK CAMCORDER GETTIN G ST AR TED 8 RECORDING 16 DUBBING 56 T o deactivate the demonstr ation mode, set “DEMO MODE” to “OFF”. ( 墌 pg. 51) Dear Cust omer , Thank y ou for purc hasing this hard disk camera.
2 EN Major Features The camera has a built-in high-capacity HDD (hard d i sk drive) that enables you to record videos and still images i n massiv e quantities. Video Event Registration ( 墌 pg. 17) Y ou can registe r recorded videos to ev e nts according t o their cont ent.
EN 3 Read This First! – How to Handle the Hard Disk Camera Please read the fol lowing instructions bef ore using the camera. It is recommended to cop y your important recorded data to a D VD or ot her recording media for storage .
4 EN Safety Precautions W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. NOTES: ● The rating plate and saf ety caution are on the bottom and/or the bac k of the main unit. ● The serial number plate is on the battery pack mount.
EN 5 IMPORT ANT SAFET Y INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions . 2. Keep these inst ructio ns. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instru ctions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean on ly with dr y clot h. 7. Do not b lock a ny v entilation openings .
6 EN Contents Accessories .... .............. ................. ............. .......8 Attaching t he Shoulder Strap ........... .............. 9 Attaching t he Lens Cap ............. ................. .... 9 Attaching t he Core Filter .............. .
EN 7 Playlists ........ ............. ................. .............. ..... 42 Creating Playlists ................................ ......... 42 Playing Back Pl aylists .................. .............. .. 44 Other Operations of Pl aylists ...........
8 EN Accessories AC A d a p t e r AP-V18U / AP-V14U Battery Pack BN-VF707U Audio/Video Cable USB Cable ( 墌 SOFTW ARE INST ALLA TION AND USB CONNECTION GUIDE) Shoulder Strap ( 墌 pg. 9) Lens Cap ( 墌 pg. 9) CD-ROM Remote Control Unit RM-V730U ( 墌 pg.
EN 9 T o protect the lens, attach the provided lens cap to the camera as sh own in the illus tration. Attach the c ore filters t o the cab les . The core filter reduces inte rf erence. When connecti ng a cable, attach the end with the c ore filter to th e camera.
10 EN Index 1 3 19 1 8 17 20 21 22 24 2 3 25 26 How to open the LCD monitor Push and open the LCD monitor fully . P ower-linked operation When the po wer s witch is set to , you can also t urn the cam era on/off by opening/clo sing the LC D monitor . A The LCD monitor ca n rotate 270°.
EN 11 a P ower Switch [OFF, , ] ( 墌 pg . 12) b Lock Bu tton ( 墌 pg. 12) c Zoom Le ve r [W /T ] ( 墌 pg. 18) Speaker V olume Control [–V OL+] ( 墌 pg. 26) d Light Button [LIGHT] ( 墌 pg . 18)/In f or mation Button [INFO] ( 墌 pg. 37) e Mode Switch [MODE] ( 墌 pg.
12 EN Controls in this section Necessary Settings before Use Be sure to co nfigure the f ollowin g three setti ngs bef ore use. Power Related Preparations (Using the Battery Pack) 1 Set the power switch to OFF. Slide while p ressing down the lock button.
EN 13 The language on the display can be change d. ( 墌 pg. 52) The recordin g star t date/time is recorded on the video/st ill image file and it can be che cked b y pressing INFO . ( 墌 pg. 26, 30) In addition, y ou can find the desired file from the date in dex screen.
14 EN Other Settings Chec k which b uttons to use in the illustrat ion of “Controls i n this secti on” on pag e 12. Open the pa d and make grip adjustme nts.
EN 15 By def ault, the HDD is set as the reco rding medium. If you want to record t o an SD card, the f ollowin g three oper ations need to be performed. Insert and remov e the SD card only while the power is tur ned off. Otherw ise, data on the card may be corrupted.
16 EN Video Recording Preparati on: Open the LCD monitor . ( 墌 pg. 10) T o stop recording Press the REC/SNAP button again. T o change the picture qua lity ( 墌 pg. 53) T o register a file to an event ( 墌 pg. 1 7) 12 3 MENU LIGHT/INFO INDEX Set the pow er switch to .
EN 17 If yo u select an ev ent to register the file to bef ore starting recording, the file will b e registere d to the select ed ev ent, thus m aking the file easy t o find at playback. There are up to 3 different destinat ions within e ach ev ent (for example: BABY1, BABY2, BABY3).
18 EN Video Recording (Continued) While recor ding ● Y ou ca n zoom in up to 32 x by using the optical zoom. ● Zoom magnification ov er 32x is done through digital image processing , and is theref ore called digital zoom. Digital z ooming is possible up to 800x.
EN 19 The file most recently re corded will b e deleted. After the reco rding is finished Preparati on: ● Set the po wer sw itch to . ● Set the MODE switc h to . Example: When checking the HDD space The maximum reco rding time is displayed f or each pictur e quality mo de, and the remaini ng space is in dicated b y a pie chart.
20 EN Still Image Recording Preparati on : Open the LC D monitor . ( 墌 pg. 10) T o change the picture qua lity ( 墌 pg. 55) NOTES: ● Still images are recorded at 4:3 mode.
EN 21 While recording ● Y ou can zoom up to 32x b y using the optical zoom. ● Digit al zoo m ( 墌 p g. 1 8) i s n ot avai labl e. If the cont inuous s hooting mo de is set t o on, keep ing the REC/SNAP button pressed in step 3 ( 墌 pg. 20) pr ovides an effect similar to serial photography .
22 EN Controls in this section Manual Recording About manual recording mode This mode enables you to set the focus and screen br ightness manual ly . Y ou need to s witch to this mode because auto recording mode , which adju sts these set tings automa tically , is selected b y defaul t.
EN 23 MSET Menu Menus Settings ( [ ] = F actor y-prese t) AE (Manual Exposure) Adjusts th e brightness . F or video recording [A U T O] : The br ightness is adjusted aut omatically . –6 to +6 : Corrects the brightness with in this r ange in increm ents of 1.
24 EN Manual Recording (Continued) MSE T Me nu (Co nti nued) Menus Settings ( [ ] = F actor y-prese t) S.SP (Shutter S peed) A fast shutter speed can freez e the motion of a fast-moving subject, and a slo w shutter speed can blur the subjec t to giv e the impression of motion.
EN 25 The shutter sp eed is automa tically adju sted from 1/2 to 1/ 30 seconds. It enables re cording with little lig ht in dim loca tions. After performing “T o chang e to manual recording mode” ( 墌 pg. 22) The indicator a ppears. T o cancel nightalive Press (NIGHT) so that the indicator disappears.
26 EN Video Playback T o return to th e index screen Press INDEX when pla yback is paused. T o adjust the speake r volume During pla yback, slide the speak er volume c ontrol to wards + to turn the v olume up , or tow ards – to turn the volume d own.
EN 27 T o resume nor mal playback, press 49 . ● Pressin g / repe atedly in creases th e search spee d. (–60x to +60x ) ● Pressin g / repe atedly a dvances or rev er ses the s till pict ure frame by frame. While playback is paused Y ou can magnify th e playback image up to 5x.
28 EN Video Playback (Continued) One-touch op eration en ables you to swit ch the index screen to the dat e index screen or event screen for the convenient file searc h. T o change the di splay On the index scre en Each pres s s witches the screen. Y ou can search the des ired file by the reco rding date.
EN 29 Y ou can search th e desired fi le by the ev ent t hat you registered th e file to when reco rding. ( 墌 pg. 17) Afte r searching by the event, you can search by the re cording dat e to narrow down the searc h. After displaying th e event screen in “T o change the di splay” ( 墌 pg.
30 EN Still Image Playback T o return to th e index screen Press INDEX . T o turn the date /time displa y on/off Set [D A TE/TIME] to [ON], [AUT O] or [OFF].
EN 31 Y ou can pla yback all the images stored in th e recording me dia automatica lly . During playback ● Dur ing the slide show, pressing displa ys files in desc ending order, and pressing displa ys files in ascending order . T o end th e slide sh ow Press 49 agai n.
32 EN Watching Images on TV/Remote Control Make sure all units are tu rned off before connecting. After connecting the camera to the TV in “Connect ing to a TV , VCR or DVD Recor der” ( 墌 pg. 32) Connecting to a TV , VCR or DVD Recorder NOTES: ● It is recommended to use the A C adapter as the pow er supply instead of the battery pack.
EN 33 A battery is included inside the remote cont rol at the time of pur chase. Remov e the insulation she et bef ore use. The remote cont rol uses one li thium batter y (CR2025) . A Infrared Beam T ransmi tting Windo w B ZOOM (T/W) Butto ns Zoom In/Out ( 墌 pg.
34 EN Controls in this section Playback with Special Effects Y ou can add the following two type s of special eff ects bef ore playb ac k. Wipe or fader effects Add effects at the begi nning and end of videos. These eff ects cannot be set f or still images.
EN 35 *Not av ailable f or still image recording. [WIPE/F ADER] Menus Details F ADER-WHITE F ade in or out with a white screen . F ADER-BLA CK F ade in or out with a bla ck scre en. F ADER-B.W Fade in to a color screen fro m a black and white screen, or fade out from color to b lack an d white.
36 EN Controls in this section Managing Files Y ou can directl y manage record ed files in the camera. CAUTION: Do not remov e the recording medium or perf orm any other o peration (su ch as turning off the power) while accessing files.
EN 37 Preparatio n: ● Set the po wer sw itch to . ● Select the file type (video or still image ) using the MODE s witch. Preparati on: ● F or video files: P ause the pla yback. Alternativel y , select the file on the inde x screen. ● F or still image s: Pla yback the still imag e.
38 EN Managing Files (Continued) Preparati on: ● Set the po wer swit ch to . ● Select the file ty pe (video or still ima ge) using the MODE s witch. T o releas e prote ction Select the protected fi le in step 3 . T o release protection of all files 1) In step 3 , select [CANCEL ALL], th en press 49 .
EN 39 Y ou can f ormat (initialize) the b uilt-in hard disk (HDD) or SD cards. Y ou hav e to format newly- purchased SD ca rds with thi s camera before using them . This will also ensure stab le speeds and operation wh en accessing t he recording medium.
40 EN Managing Files (Continued) Writing speed of recordin g media tends to become slo w after long periods of repeated use. T o rega in the speed, ex ecut e cleanup periodically . The cleanu p function is equi vale nt to a PC’ s “Defragmentat ion” function.
EN 41 Preparatio n: ● Set the po wer sw itch to . ● Set the MODE s witch to . Changing the Event Registration of Video Files after Recording 1 2 Select [CHANGE EVENT REG.]. 3 Select a new event to register the file to. ● T o move to t he next page, se lect [NEXT P AGE].
42 EN Controls in this section Playlists What is a Playlist? It is a list that enab les you to organ ize reco rded videos in or der of preference. T o displa y the playlist screen Preparati on: ● Set the po wer swit ch to . ● Set the MODE switch to .
EN 43 T o che ck a regi stered sce ne 1) Press after step 6 to move to the registered file column s hown on the righ t. 2) Use / to select a file and press 4 9 . 3) Press INDEX to return to the pre vious screen. T o delete a regist ered scene 1) Press after step 6 to move to the registered file column s hown on the righ t.
44 EN Playlists (Continued) After performing “T o display the playlist screen” ( 墌 pg . 42) T o stop playback Press 49 . T o return to th e normal playback mode Select [ALL SCENES] in s tep 4 . Y ou can pe rfo rm additional editing and dele te files in a c reated pla ylist.
EN 45 Controls i n this section Print Setting This camera is compa tible with DPOF (Digital Print Order F ormat). Y ou can set which i mages to be printed and t he number o f prints with this camera. Th is f eature is use ful to print with a DPOF-compatib le printer or for taking the recording me dium to a photo lab f or pri nting.
46 EN Print Setting (Continued) If your printer is compatible with PictBridge, still images can be printed easily by connecting the camera directly to the printer with the USB cable. DPOF setting can also be used. ( 墌 pg. 45) Preparati on: ● Set the po wer swit ch to .
EN 47 Dubbing Video Files to DVD Discs Preparatio n: Connect the ca mera to a VCR or DVD recorder . ( 墌 pg. 32) T o stop dubbing Stop recor ding on the VCR/D VD rec order , then stop playback on the camera. Using a VCR/DVD Recorder for Dubbing 1 Set the VCR/DVD recor der to its A UX input mode .
48 EN Copying/Moving Still Image Files Check which buttons to use in the ill ustration of “Controls i n this secti on” on pag e 42. Y ou can cop y or mov e still image files between the HDD and SD card using the o n-screen display . Preparati on : ● Set the po wer swit ch to or .
EN 49 T o stop the fil e transfer Press 49 , then select [EXECUTE] and pr ess 49 . 6 Set the file unit ([ALL] or [FILE]) to co py/ mov e . ● [FILE] : Select when y ou want to transf er the selected files. 1)Press / / / to select the desired file, t hen press 49 .
50 EN Controls in this section Changing the Menu Settings Y o u can change the menu setti ngs to customi ze your camera. ● Some menus can be used for both ope ration modes (rec ording/pla yback) a nd file type s (video/sti ll image). Othe r menus can be used depending o n the selec ted file typ e and operation mode.
EN 51 Common Menus for All Modes Menus Settings ( [ ] = F actor y-pres et ) 墌 BASIC SETTING Press 4 9 and then select sub menu s. – PRESET Returns all the camera settings to their def ault va lues. EXECUTE : Perf o rms th is function . [CANCEL] : Retur ns to the menu sc reen without ex ecuting res et.
52 EN Changing the Menu Settings (Continued) Common Menus for All Modes (Continued) Menus Setti ngs ( [ ] = F actor y-pr eset ) 墌 REC MEDIA SETTING Press 4 9 and then select sub menus. – VIDEO M ODE Enables y ou to set the recording medium f or videos.
EN 53 Menus Settings ( [ ] = Factor y-preset ) 墌 CLOCK ADJUST Enables y ou to set the time. DA T E / TIME 13 D A TE DISPLA Y ORDER Enables y ou to set the date and time displa y format. D A TE ORDER: year .month.day / [month.day .year] / day .month.
54 EN Changing the Menu Settings (Continued) Video Playback Menus Menus Setti ngs ( [ ] = F actor y-pr eset ) 墌 CHANGE EVENT REG. Enable s you to ch ange the e vent registratio n of recorded video files .
EN 55 Still Image Recording Menus Menus Settings ( [ ] = Factor y-preset ) 墌 QU ALITY Enables y ou to set the picture quality for still imag es. [FINE] / ST ANDARD – SELF-TIMER This is the timer funct ion. It star ts recording when the set t ime elapses after the REC/SNAP button is pressed.
56 EN Troubleshooting The camer a is a micro computer-co ntrolled device. Externa l noise and inter ference (from a TV , a radio, etc.) might prev ent it fro m functioning properly . ● T o solv e the problem, firs t fo llow th e instructions b elow .
EN 57 Tr o u b l e Ac tion 墌 Displays The power/ch arge lamp on the camera doe s not light during charging. ● Charging is difficult in places subject to extre mely high/low temperature s. T o protect the battery , it is recommended to charge it in places with a temperatur e of 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F).
58 EN Troubleshooting (Continued) T rouble Action 墌 Recording (Continued) The LCD monitor indications blink. ● Cer tain modes of progr am AE, eff ect, DIS, and other functions that cannot be used together are selected at the sa me time. – Digital zoom does not wor k .
EN 59 Tr o u b l e Ac tion 墌 Editing / Printing Files cannot be delet ed. ● Remove protection from the files and delete them. 38 When the ima ge is printed fr om the printer , a blac k bar appear s at the botto m of the screen. ● This is not a malfunction.
60 EN Warning Indications The following indicati ons appear on t he screen. Indicati on Meaning 墌 (Battery indicato r) ● Displays the remaining battery power . Remaining power le vel ● As the battery pow er comes close to n il, the battery indicato r blinks .
EN 61 Indication Meaning 墌 NUMBER OF FOLDERS O V ERFLO W ● Appears when the number of f olders exceeds the limit f or file cop y/move oper ation. – MEMOR Y CARD ERROR! REINSERT CARD OR CH ANGE CARD . ● Appears when the camera doe s not recognize the loaded SD card.
62 EN Warning Indications (Continued) Before cleaning, tu rn of f the camera and remove the batter y pa ck and A C adapter. T o cl ean the ex terior Wipe gently with a soft cloth . If the came ra is particularly dirty , dip the cl oth into dilu ted mild soap and wring it out well be f ore wiping.
EN 63 Cautions When using the A C adapter in areas other than the USA The provided A C adapter features automat ic voltage select ion in the A C range from 110 V to 240 V .
64 EN Cautions (Continued) ● Do not strik e or shak e the hard disk . ● When the camer a is repaired or inspected, data may be erased, an d the hard disk may be formatted. Bac k up all data befor e requesting repair or insp ection. ● Play bac k your trial reco rding to mak e sure the video and audio hav e been recorded properly .
EN 65 ● T ake care not to soil or scr atch the mirror surf ace (opposite to the printed surf ace). Do not write anything or put a stic ker on either the front or back surf ace. If the CD-ROM gets dirty , gently wipe it with a soft cloth outward f rom the center hole.
66 EN Specifications Po w er supply DC 11 V (Using AC adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using battery pack) Po w er consumption Approx . 3.9 (4.1)* W * When using the LED light Approx . 6.5 W (Maximum; when charging a battery) Dimensions (W x H x D) 68 mm x 69 mm x 109 mm (2-11/16" x 2-3/4" x 4-5/ 16") Wei g h t Approx .
EN 67 The tables below show the approximate reco rding time and number of storable images. The number increa ses or decreas es depending on the picture quality .
68 EN Indications on LCD Monitor a Selected Operation Mode Indicator ( 墌 pg. 22) : A uto Mode : Manual Mode b T ele Mac ro Mode In dicator ( 墌 pg. 53, 55) c Approximate Zoom Ratio ( 墌 p g. 18, 21) d Zoom Indi cator ( 墌 pg. 18, 21) e Iris Lock Indicator ( 墌 pg.
EN 69 a Mode Indicat or ( 墌 pg. 26) b : Pla ylist Playb ack In dicator (A ppears when pla ying back a pla ylist. 墌 pg. 44) : Event Search Playback Indicator (Appears when pl aying back a video file from the e vent sear ch. 墌 pg. 29) : Date Searc h Playback Indicator (Appears when pl aying back a video file from the date sear ch.
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