Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GZ-MG57AG/AH/AS JVC
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MasterP age: Cover GZ-MG57A G/AH/AS L YT1618-001A EN ENGLISH HARD DISK CAMCORDER GETTIN G ST AR TED 8 RECORDING 18 DUBBING 60 T o deactiva te the demonstration mode, set “DEMO MODE” to “OFF”. ( 墌 pg. 55) Dear Custome r , Thank you for purchasing this hard disk came ra.
2 EN Major Features The camera has a built-in high-capacity HDD (hard d i sk dr ive) that enabl es you to record videos and still images i n massiv e quantities. DVD Creation Function ( 墌 pg. 49) Y ou can conne ct the camera to a D V D burner (s old separately ) with a USB mini A/B cab le to sav e recorded files easily to a D VD disc.
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: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZAR D, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTIONS: ● If you notice smo ke or a peculiar smell coming from the camcorder or A C Adapter , shut it down and unplug it immediat ely .
EN 5 Do not point the lens directly into the sun. This can cause eye injuries, as well as lead to the malfunctioning of interna l circuitry . There is also a risk of fire or electric shock. CAUTION! The following notes concern possible ph ysical damage to the camera and to the user.
6 EN Contents Accessories .... .............. ................. ............. .......8 Attaching t he Shoulder Strap ..........................9 Attaching t he Lens Cap ............. ................. .....9 Attaching t he Core Filte r .............. .
EN 7 Playlists ........ ............. ................. ................... 44 Creating Playlis ts ................................ .......... 44 Playing Back Pl aylists .................. .............. ... 46 Other Operations of Pl aylists .........
8 EN Accessories AC A d a p t e r AP-V14A/AP-V14E / AP-V17E P ower Cord (for AP-V14A/ AP-V14E only ) Battery Pack BN-VF707U Audio/Video Cable USB Cable ( 墌 SOFTW ARE INST AL LA TION AND USB CONNECTION GUIDE) Shoulder Strap ( 墌 pg. 9) Lens Cap ( 墌 pg.
EN 9 T o pro tect the len s, attach the provided lens cap to the camera as shown in th e illustration . Attach the core filter t o the DC cord. The core filte r reduces int erference.
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 . 14) b Lock Bu tton ( 墌 pg. 14) c Zoom Le ve r [W /T ] ( 墌 pg. 20) Speaker V olume Control [–V OL+] ( 墌 pg. 28) d Light Button [LIGHT] ( 墌 pg . 20, 23)/ Inf ormation Button [INFO] ( 墌 pg. 39) e Mode Switch [MODE] ( 墌 pg.
12 EN Indications on LCD Monitor a Selected Operation Mode Indicator ( 墌 pg. 24) : A uto Mode : Manual Mode b T el e Macro Mode Indicato r ( 墌 pg. 57, 59) c Approximate Zoom Ratio ( 墌 p g. 20, 23) d Zoom Indi cator ( 墌 pg. 20, 23) e Iris Lock Indicator ( 墌 pg.
EN 13 a Mode Indicat or ( 墌 pg. 28) b : Pla ylist Playb ack In dicator (A ppears when pla ying back a pla ylist. 墌 pg. 46) : Event Search Playback Indicator (Appears when pl aying back a video file from the e vent sear ch. 墌 pg. 31) : Date Searc h Playback Indicator (Appears when pl aying back a video file from the date sear ch.
14 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 15 The language on the display can be change d. ( 墌 pg. 56) 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. 28, 32) In addition, y ou can find the desired file from the date in dex screen.
16 EN Other Settings Chec k which b uttons to use in the illustrat ion of “Controls i n this secti on” on pag e 14. Open the pa d and make grip adjustme nts.
EN 17 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.
18 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. 57) T o register a file to an event ( 墌 pg. 1 9) 12 3 MENU LIGHT/INFO INDEX Set the pow er switch to .
EN 19 If yo u select an ev ent to register the file to bef ore starting recording, the file wi ll be 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).
20 EN Video Recording (Continued) While recor ding ● Y ou can z oom in up to 15x b y using the opti cal zoom. ● Zoom magnification ov er 15x is done through digital image processing , and is theref ore called digital zoom. Digital z ooming is possible up to 700x.
EN 21 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.
22 EN Still Image Recording Preparati on : Open the LC D monitor . ( 墌 pg. 10) T o change the picture qua lity ( 墌 pg. 59) NOTES: ● Still images are recorded at 4:3 size.
EN 23 While recording ● Y ou can zoom up to 15x b y using the optical zoom. ● Digit al zo om ( 墌 pg. 2 0) i s n ot ava ila ble. If the cont inuous shooting mo de is set t o on, keep ing the REC/SNAP button pressed in step 3 ( 墌 pg. 22) pr ovides an effect similar to serial photography .
24 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 ne ed to switch to this mode because auto recording mode , which adju sts these set tings automa tically , is selected b y defaul t.
EN 25 MSET Menu Menus Settings ( [ ] = F a ctor 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 incre ments of 1.
26 EN Manual Recording (Continued) MSE T Me nu (C onti 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 27 The shutter sp eed is automa tically adju sted from 1/2 to 1/ 30 seconds. It enables re cording with low li ght le vels in dim loca tions. After performing “T o chang e to manual recording mode” ( 墌 pg. 24) The indicator ap pears. T o cancel nightscope Press (NIGHT) so that the indicat or disappears.
28 EN Video Playback T o return to th e index screen Press INDEX when pla yback is paused. T o adjust the spea ker volume During pla yback, slide the speak er volume c ontrol to ward s + to turn the v olume up , or tow ards – to turn the volume d own.
EN 29 T o r esume nor mal playback, press 49 . ● Pressin g / repe atedly i ncreases t he search spee d. (–60x to +60x ) ● Pressin g / re peatedly a dvances or rev er ses the s till pi cture frame by frame. While playback is paused Y ou can magni fy the playback image up to 5x.
30 EN Video Playback (Continued) One-touch op eration en ab les 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 desired fi le by the recording date.
EN 31 Y ou can sear ch the desire d file by the ev ent that you registered th e file to when reco rding. ( 墌 pg. 19) 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.
32 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], [A UTO] or [OFF].
EN 33 Y ou can pla yback all the image s stored in the recording me dia automatica lly . During playback ● Dur ing the slide show, pressing displays files in desc ending order, and pressing displa ys files in ascending order . T o end the slide sh ow Press 49 agai n.
34 EN Watching Images on TV/Remote Control Make sure all units are tu rned off before connectin g. After connecting the camera to the TV in “Connecting to a TV , VCR or DVD Recor der” ( 墌 pg. 34) Connecting to a TV , VCR or DVD Recorder NOTES: ● The S-Video cable is opt ional.
EN 35 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 ransmitting Window B ZOOM (T/W) Butto ns Zoom In/Out ( 墌 pg.
36 EN Controls in this section Playback with Special Effects Y ou can ad d the following two types of spec ial 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 37 *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 ADE R:BLA CK F ade in or out with a bla ck scre en. F ADE R:B.W Fade in to a colour screen from a black and white scree n, or fade out from colour to black and white.
38 EN Controls in this section Managing Files Y ou can dir ectly manage r ecorded files i n 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 39 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 fi le on the in de x screen. ● F or still image s: Pla ybac k the still image.
40 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 release pr otection Select the protected fi le in step 3 . T o relea se protection of all files 1) In step 3 , select [CANCEL ALL], th en press 49 .
EN 41 Y ou can f or mat (initialise) th e built-i n hard disk (HDD) or SD cards. Y ou have to f ormat n ewly- purchased SD ca rds with thi s camera before using them . This will also ensure st able sp eeds and operation wh en accessing t he recording medium.
42 EN Managing Files (Continued) Writing speed of recordin g media tends to become slo w after long periods of repeated use. T o regain the sp eed, ex ecute cleanup periodically . The cleanup func tion is equiv alent to a PC’ s “Defragmentat ion” function.
EN 43 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 the ne xt page, select [NEXT P AGE].
44 EN Controls in this section Playlists What is a Playlis t? It is a list that enab les you to orga nise record ed videos in or der of preference. T o display the pl aylist screen Preparati on: ● Set the po wer swit ch to . ● Set the MODE switch to .
EN 45 T o check a regi stered scene 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.
46 EN Playlists (Continued) After performing “T o display the playlist screen” ( 墌 pg . 44) 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 perf or m additional editin g and delete files in a c reated pla ylist.
EN 47 Controls i n this section Print Setting This camera is compa tible with DPOF (Digital Print Order F ormat). Y ou can set wh ich images 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.
48 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. 47) Preparati on: ● Set the po wer swit ch to .
EN 49 Controls i n this section Dubbing Video Files to DVD Discs Connecting th e camera to a D VD burner (CU- VD10, sol d separa tely) enab les you t o dub the video files i n the camera to a D V D disc. Suppor te d discs: D VD-R, D VD-RW ● Regarding D VD-R disc s, only unused D VD-R discs can be used.
50 EN Dubbing Video Files to DVD Discs (Continued) T o check whether the DVD disc was creat ed properly Select [PLA Y D VD] in t he screen th at appears in step 3 and pres s 4 9 . Y ou can al so pla yback the D VD on the TV b y connecting the camera wi th the audio/v ideo cable.
EN 51 Files for dubbing can be disp lay ed in two ways shown below . Displayi ng file by record ing date or pla ylist Multiple file s are displa yed as a sin gle file . Displayi ng file individuall y Files are displayed individuall y . Disc number s hows the number of D VD discs you can create.
52 EN Dubbing Video Files to DVD Discs (Continued) Preparati on: Connect the camera to a VCR or D VD reco rder. ( 墌 pg. 34) T o stop dubbing Stop record ing on the VCR /D VD record er , t hen stop pla yback on th e camer a. Using a VCR/DVD Recorder for Dubbing 1 Set the VCR/D VD recorder to its A UX input mo de.
EN 53 Copying/Moving Still Image Files Check which buttons to use in the illus tration of “Controls i n this secti on” on page 49. Y ou can co py or mov e still image files between the HDD and SD ca rd using the on-sc reen display . Preparatio n : ● Set the po wer sw itch to or .
54 EN Controls in this section Changing the Menu Settings Y ou can c hange the me nu settings to customize 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 55 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 functi on. [CANCEL] : Retur ns to the menu sc reen without ex ecuting res et.
56 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 su b menus. – VIDEO M ODE Enables y ou to set the recording medium f or videos.
EN 57 Menus Settings ( [ ] = Factor y-preset ) 墌 CLOCK ADJUST Enables y ou to set the time. DA T E / TIME 15 D A TE DISPLA Y ORDER Enables y ou to set the date and time displa y format. D A TE O RDER: year .month. day / month.day .year / [day .month.
58 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 59 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 – IMA GE SIZE Enables y ou to select the picture size f or still images. [1280 x 960] / 1 024 x 768 / 640 x 480 – SELF-TIMER This is the timer funct ion.
60 EN Troubleshooting The camer a is a micro computer-co ntrolled device. Externa l noise and inter ference (from a TV , a radi o , etc.) might prevent it from functioning properly . ● T o solve the prob lem, first f ollow the instructions b elow . ● If the prob lem is not solved , reset the came ra.
EN 61 Tr o u b l e Action 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.
62 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 63 Tr o u b l e Action 墌 Editing / Printing Files cannot be delet ed. ● Remov e protection from the files and delete them. 40 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.
64 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 65 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 recognise the loaded SD card.
66 EN Warning Indications (Continued) Before cleaning, tu rn of f the camera and remov e the batter y pa ck and A C adapter. T o clean the ex terior Wipe gently with a soft cloth . If the came ra is particularly dirty , dip the cloth into dilu ted mild soa p and wring it out well be f ore wiping.
EN 67 Cautions The supplied battery pack is a lithium-ion batter y . Be fore using the supplied batte ry pack or an optional battery pack, be sure to read the f ollowing cautions: ● T o av oid hazards ... do not bu r n . ... do not shor t-circuit the terminals.
68 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 dis k 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 69 ● T ake ca re not to soil or scratch t he 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 centre hole.
70 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 Dimensions (W x H x D) 68 mm x 69 mm x 109 mm Wei g h t Appro x. 350 g (without battery , lens cap and strap) Appro x.
EN 71 The tables below show the approximate reco rding time and number of storable images. The numb er increase s or decr eases depe nding on the conditions such as im age siz e and/or pi cture quality .
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