Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product JY-HD10 JVC
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L YT1185-001B Master P age: Cover1 EN ENGLISH JY-HD10 GETTING ST ARTED 10 VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK 18 DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA YBA CK 26 AD V ANCED FEA TURES 33 REFERENCES 67 TERMS 86 Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide W eb f or Digital Video Camera : F or Accessories: http://www .
2 EN Master P age: Left-Safety-Dummy Using T his Instruction Manual ● All major sections are listed in the T able Of Contents on the cover page. ● Notes appear after most subsections . Be sure to read these as well. ● Basic and adv anced features/operation are separ ated for easier reference.
EN 3 Master P age: Right-Safety SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE S AFE USE OF EQUIPMENT T his equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safe ty standards but, like any electrical equipment, car e must be taken if you ar e to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured.
4 EN Master P age: Left-Safety In order to keep the best performance and furthermor e for electromagnetic compatibility , be sure to use th e cables in the following table.
EN 5 Master P age: Right NOTES: ● In order to maintain optimum performance of the camc order , provided cables ma y be equipped with one or more core filter . If a cable has only one core filter , the en d that is closest to the filte r should be connected to the camcorder .
6 EN Master P age: Left How T o Attach The Core Filter Attach the core filters to the cables. The core filter reduces interference. T ypes of core filters * Optional (If you ha ve an optional JVC i.LINK cable VC-VD V206U or VC-VDV204U with core filters, it is not necessary to attach the provided core filter .
EN 7 Master P age: Right How T o Attach The Lens Cap T o protect the lens, attach the provided lens cap to the lens hood when camcorder is not in use. NOTE: Y ou cannot attach the lens cap directly to the camcorder .
8 EN Master P age: Left How T o Attach The Ha ndle Mount the Handle on the Shoe and tighten the screw . Y ou can attach the optional V ideo Light or Stereo Microphone to the Shoe on the Handle or on the camcorder’ s Shoe. When using the Microphone or V ideo Light, refer also to its instruction manual.
Master P age: Left-Heading0 CONTENTS EN 9 GETTING STARTED 10 Power ........... ........................ ..................... ............... 10 Grip Adjustment ......... ..................... ..................... .... 12 Tripod Mounting ............
Master P age: Left-start 10 EN GETTING ST ARTED T his camcorder’ s 2-way po wer supply system lets you c hoose the most appropriate source of power . Do not use provided power supply units with other equipment. Charging The Battery Pack 1 Make sure you unplug th e camcorder’ s DC cord from the AC P ower Adapter/Charger .
EN 11 Master P age: Right Using AC Power 1 Make sure you unplug th e camcorder’ s DC cord from the AC P ower Adapter/Charger . 2 Plug the A C P ower Adapter/Charge r’ s power cord into an AC outlet. T he POWER indicator lights. 3 Plug the DC cord jack with smaller diameter to the camcorder’ s DC connector .
12 EN Master P age: Left 1 Adjust the velcro strip. 2 P ass your right hand through the loop and grasp the grip. 3 Adjust your thumb and fingers through the grip to easily operate the Recording Start/Stop Button, P ower Switch, SN APSHO T and P ower Zoom Switch.
EN 13 Master P age: Right NOTES: ● When the viewfinder is pulled out while the LCD monitor is opened, you can select whether y ou use the LCD monitor and the viewfinder simultaneously or individually . Set “PRIORITY” to the desired mode in SYSTEM Menu.
14 EN Master P age: Left T o turn on the camcor der , turn the Po wer Switch to align any operation mode except “OFF” to the P ower Lamp while press ing down the Lock Button located on the switch.
EN 15 Master P age: Right T he date/time is recorded onto the tape at all times, but its display can be turned on or off during pla yback. ( 墌 pg. 33, 40) 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.
16 EN Master P age: Left T he camcorder needs to be powered up to load or eject a cassette. 1 Loosen the grip str ap. 2 Slide and hold OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow , then pull the cassette holder cover open until it locks. T he cassette ho lder opens automatically .
EN 17 Master P age: Right T he provided memory card is already inserted in the camcorder at the time of purchase. 1 Make sure the camcor der’ s power is off. 2 Slide to open the card cover (MEMOR Y C ARD). 3 T o load a memory card , firmly insert it with its clipped edge first.
Master P age: Left-start 18 EN VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBA CK VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Before continuing, perfor m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 10) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 16) 1 Remove the lens cap. 2 Press PUSH OPEN and open the LCD monitor fully , or pull out the viewfinder fully .
EN 19 Master P age: Right Recording Mode F ollowing procedure is an example of the oper ation; to change the position of the Recording Mode Switch from “D V” to “MEMORY”. 1 Slide the Recording Mode Switch to right. ● T he switch’ s position is at “SD”.
20 EN Master P age: Left T ape Remaining T ime Approximate tape remain ing time appears on the displa y . “– h – – m” means the camcorder is calculating the remaining time. When the remaining time reaches 2 minutes, the indication starts blinking.
EN 21 Master P age: Right Ti me C o d e During recording, a time code is recorded on the tape. T his code is to confirm the location of the recorded scene on the tape during playbac k. If recording starts from a blank portion, the time code begins counting from “00:00:00” (minute:second:frame).
22 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 VIDEO PLA YBA CK 1 Load a cassette. ( 墌 pg. 16) 2 Set the Play back Mode Switch to “VIDEO”. 3 Set the P ower Switc h to “ P ” while pressing down the Loc k Button located on the switch. 4 T o start playback, press 4 · 9 .
EN 23 Master P age: Right Shuttle Search Allows high-speed searc h in either direction durin g video playbac k. 1) During play back, press 5 for forward sear ch, or 3 for reverse searc h. 2) T o resume normal playback, press 4 · 9 . ● During playbac k, press and hold 5 or 3 .
24 EN Master P age: Left T o Connect A Conventional TV or VCR * Connect when y our TV/VCR has S-VIDEO IN and A/V input connectors. In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yellow video cable. ** Connect when y our TV/VCR has only A/V input connectors.
EN 25 Master P age: Right 1 Make sure all units are turned off. 2 Connect the camcorder to a TV or VCR as sho wn in the illustration. If using a VCR , go to step 3 . If not , go to step 4 . 3 Connect the VCR output to the TV input, referring to your VCR’ s instruction manual.
Master P age: Left-start 26 EN DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RE CORDING & PLA YBA CK D.S.C. RECORDING Y ou can use your camcorder as a Digital Still Camera for taking snapshots. Still images are stored in the memory card. NOTE: Before continuing, perfor m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg.
EN 27 Master P age: Right-Heading0 D.S.C. PLA YBA CK Images shot with the cam corder are automatically numbered, then stored in numerical order in the memory card. Y ou can view the stored image s, one at a time, much like flipping through a photo album.
28 EN Master P age: Left Y ou can view several different files stored in the memory card at a time. This bro wsing capability makes it easy to locate a particular file you want. 1 P erform steps 1 – 4 in “Normal Playbac k Of Images” ( 墌 pg. 27).
EN 29 Master P age: Right T he Protect mode helps prevent the accidental erasure of files. 1 Load a memory card. ( 墌 pg. 17) 2 Set the Playbac k Mode Switch to “MEMOR Y”. 3 Set the P ower Switc h to “ P ” while pressing down the Loc k Button located on the switch.
30 EN Master P age: Left T o remov e protection from all files st ored in the memo ry card 7 Rotate the MENU Wheel to select “C ANC.ALL ”, and press it. T he PRO TECT screen appears. 8 Rotate the MENU Wheel to select “EXECUTE”, and press it. ● T o cancel selection, select “RETURN”.
EN 31 Master P age: Right By resetting the file name , a new folder will be made. T he new files you are going to make will be stored in the new folder . It is convenient to separate the new files from previously made files. 1 Load a memory card. ( 墌 pg.
32 EN Master P age: Left T o Print By Select ing Still Images And Nu mber Of Prints 1 P erform steps 1 – 6 in “T o Print All Still Images (One Print F or Each)” ( 墌 pg. 31). 2 Rotate the MENU Wheel to select “CURRENT”, and press it. T he DPOF screen appears.
EN 33 Master P age: Right-start ADV ANCED FEA TURES MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT T his camcorder is equipped with an easy-to-use, on- screen menu system that simplifies many of the more detailed camcorder settings. ( 墌 pg. 34 – 40) 1 F or Video and D .
34 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 RECORDING MENUS CAMERA Recording mode Allows y ou to set the recording mode (SP or LP) depending on your preference. REC MODE (F actory-preset: SP ) SP : Standard Play LP : Long Play —more economical, providing 1.5 times the recording time.
EN 35 Master P age: Right MANUAL Optical Image Stabilis ation T o compensate for unstable i mages caused by camera-shake, particularly at high magnification.
36 EN Master P age: Left Wide mode DV W I D E (F actory-preset: OFF ) OFF : Records with no change in the screen ra tio. F or playbac k on a TV with a normal screen ratio. 16:9S Q * : F or playbac k on TVs with an aspect ratio of 16:9. Naturally expands the image to fit the screen without distortion.
EN 37 Master P age: Right Component video output setting When connecting the camcor der to a TV or video unit equipped with component video inputs ( 墌 pg. 24), select the output picture size depending on the connected TV or video unit. Y/Pb/Pr (F actory-preset: NO CO NV .
38 EN Master P age: Left DSC Picture quality T he Picture Quality mode can be selected to best match your needs. T wo Pi cture Quality modes are a vailable: FINE ( ) and ST AND ARD ( ) (in order of quality).
EN 39 Master P age: Right-Heading0 PLA YBA CK MENUS VIDEO Playback sound During tape playbac k, th e camcorder detects the sound mode in whic h the recording was made, and pla ys the sound back. Select the type of sound to accompany y our playbac k picture.
40 EN Master P age: Left SYSTEM Each setting is linked with “ s ”, whic h appears when the P ower Switch is set to “ M ”. ( 墌 pg. 33) T he parameters ar e the same as in the description on page 36.
EN 41 Master P age: Right-Heading0 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING Once the camcorder is set, the ca mcorder operator can become part of the scene in a more natural wa y , adding the final touch to a memorable picture. 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.
42 EN Master P age: Left T his feature lets you record still images that look like photographs onto a tape. 1 Set the Recording Mode Switch to “HD”, “SD” or “D V”. 2 Set the P ower Switc h to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.
EN 43 Master P age: Right Like the pupil of the human eye, the iris contra cts in well-lit environments to keep too much light from entering, and dilates in dim environments to allow in more light. Use this function in the following situations: ● When shooting a moving subject.
44 EN Master P age: Left Changing the shutter speed manually allows a fast- moving subject to be shot as if it is stationary , or to be intentionally blurred for vivid playbac k. 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the Switch.
EN 45 Master P age: Right NOTE: If you are using the vi ewfinder , you should alread y ha ve performed “Viewfinder Adjustment” ( 墌 pg. 13). 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. 2 Press FOCUS .
46 EN Master P age: Left T he white balance that refers to the correctness of colour reproduction under various lighting. If the white balance is correct, all other colours will be accurately r eproduced. T he white balance is usually adjusted automatically .
EN 47 Master P age: Right Adjust the white balance manually w hen shooting under various types of lighting. 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. 2 Open the LCD monitor fully , or pull out the viewfinder fully .
48 EN Master P age: Left Wipe/F ader effects let you make pro-s tyle scene transitions. Use them to spice up the transition from one scene to the next. Wipe or F ader works when video recording is started or stopped. T here are 9 types of F ader/Wipe Effects for scene transition.
EN 49 Master P age: Right TWILIGHT : Makes evening scenes look more natural. White Balance ( 墌 pg. 46) is automatically set to “ ”, but can be changed to your desired setting. When T wilight is chosen, the camcorder automatically adjusts the focus from approx.
50 EN Master P age: Left T he Navigation Function helps y ou chec k tape contents by making thumbnail images on a memory card. T o make thumbnail images during video recording aut omatically 1 Load a cassette. ( 墌 pg. 16) 2 Load a memory card. ( 墌 pg.
EN 51 Master P age: Right T o add thumbnail images during video playback 1 Pe r f o r m s t e p s 1 to 4 in “T o find scenes on tape using thumbnail images (NA VIGA TION Searc h)”. 2 Press 4 · 9 to start video playbac k. 3 Press NA VI S TOR E at the desired point.
52 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 DUBBING * Connect when y our TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN/OUT connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yellow video cable. ** When connecting the cable, open the cover . T o use this camcorder as a pla yer 1 F ollowing the illustrations, connect the camcorder and the VCR.
EN 53 Master P age: Right Using an i.LINK cable (optional), it is possible to dub recorded scenes in D V format from the camcorder onto another video unit equipped with i.LINK connector . Since a digital si gnal is sent, there is little if any image or sound deterioration.
54 EN Master P age: Left T o use this camcorder as a r ecorder Dubbing from other devices in MPEG2 format is possible if the connected device is another same model of this unit. It is also possible to dub in MPEG2 format from a D-VHS VCR, if the source tape (D-VHS) has been orig inally dubbed from this digital HD video camera in MPEG2 format.
EN 55 Master P age: Right Still images can be dubbed fr om a tape to a memory card. 1 Load a cassette. ( 墌 pg. 16) 2 Load a memo ry card. ( 墌 pg. 17) 3 Set the Playback Mode Switc h to “VIDEO”. 4 Set the P ower Switch to “ P ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switc h.
56 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT T he Full-Function Remote Con trol Unit can operate this camcorder from a distance as well as the basic operations (Pla yback, Stop, P ause, Fast-F orward and Rewind) of your VCR. It also makes additional pla yback functions possible.
EN 57 Master P age: Right . Slow-Motion Playback (DV only) Allows slow-speed sear ch in either direction during video playbac k. During normal video playbac k, press SLOW ( Y I or I U ) more than approx. 2 seconds. ● After approx. 5 minutes (approx.
58 EN Master P age: Left Playback Spec ial Effects (DV only) Allows y ou to add creative effects to the video pla yback image that was recorded in D V mode. T he effects that can be used during pla yback are CLASSIC FILM, MONO T ONE, SEPIA and STROBE.
EN 59 Master P age: Right NOTES: ● When editing onto a tape that was recorded at 12-bit, the old and new soundtracks are recorded separately . ● If you dub onto a blank space on the tape, the sound may be disrupted. Make sure y ou only edit recorded ar eas.
60 EN Master P age: Left Create edited videos easily using your camcorder as the source pla yer . Y ou can select up to 8 “cuts” for automatic editing, in any order you like.
EN 61 Master P age: Right Make Connections Also refer to page 24. * Connect wh en your TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yellow video cable. ** When connecting the cable, open the cover . *** If necessary , use this cable for connections.
62 EN Master P age: Left Select Scenes 6 Press PLA Y ( U ) and then press R.A.EDIT ON/OFF on the remote control. T he Random Assemble Editing Menu app ears. 7 If using a Wipe/F ader at the beginning of the scene, press FA D E / W I P E on the remote control.
EN 63 Master P age: Right Picture Wipe And Dissolve Menu (av ailable only for Random Assemble Editing) Y ou can use not only the wipe/fader effects on page 48 but also the picture wipe and dissolve effects below . DISSOL VE : T he new scene gra dually appears as the old one gradually disappears.
64 EN Master P age: Left For More Accurate Editing Some VCRs make the transition from Record-P ause to Record mode faster than others. Even if you begin editing for the camcor der and the VCR a t exactly the same time, you ma y lose scenes you wanted, or find that you ha ve recorded scenes y ou did not want.
EN 65 Master P age: Right-Heading0 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS [A] Using USB cable It is possible to do the following things: ● T ransfer still images stored on a memory card to a PC. ● Use this camcorder as a W ebCam. ( 墌 pg. 66) [B] Using i.LINK cab le It is also possible to transfer s till/moving images to a PC with an i.
66 EN Master P age: Left T his camcorder can be used as a W ebCam via USB connection. * When connecting the cable, open the co ver . 1 Make sure all necessary s oftware (provided) ar e installed in your PC. 2 Set the Recording Mode Switch to “MEMORY”.
Master P age: Left-start EN 67 REFERENCES DET AILS ITEMS NOTES V Po w e r ( 墌 pg. 10) ● P erform charging where the te mperature is between 10°C and 35° C. 20°C to 25°C is the ideal temperature range for c harging. If the environment is too cold, charging ma y be incomplete.
68 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 TROUBLESHOOTING If, after following the steps in the chart below , the probl em still exists, please consult your nearest JVC dealer . Power Video and D.S.C . Recording T he camcord er is a microcompu ter -controlled device.
EN 69 Master P age: Right Video and D.S.C. Playback 7. T he LCD monitor or viewfinder indications blink. 7. • Certain W ipe/F ader effects, certain modes of Program AE, “OIS” and other functions that cannot be used together are selected at the same time.
70 EN Master P age: Left Advanced features SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSES CORRECTIVE ACTION 15. T he focus does not adjust automatically . 15. • F ocus is set to the Manual mode. • T he recording was done in a dark place, or the contrast was l ow . • T he lens is dirty or covered with condensation.
EN 71 Master P age: Right Other problems SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CA USES CORRECTIVE ACTION 26. T he CHARGE indicator on the AC P ower Adapter/Charge r does not light. 26. • T he temperature of the battery is extremely high/low . • Charging is difficult in places subject to extremely high/ low temperatures.
72 EN Master P age: Left 35. Coloured bright spots appear all over the LCD monitor or the viewfinder . 35. • T he LCD monitor and the viewfinder are made with high-precision technology . Howeve r , black spots or bright spots of light (red, green or blue) ma y appear constantly on the LCD monitor or the viewfinder .
EN 73 Master P age: Right Wa r n i n g I n d i c a t i o n s Indications Meaning Displays the battery remaining po wer . Remaining power level: high Remaining power level: exhausted As the battery power comes close to nil, the battery indicator blinks.
74 EN Master P age: Left Wa r n i n g I n d i c a t i o n s Indications Meaning CAN NOT DISPLA Y ON LCD MONIT OR AND VIEWFINDER IN THIS MODE Appears when dubbing a scene recorded in HD mode through the component video connectors. ( 墌 pg. 53) i.LINK CONNECTION ERROR! CHECK CABLE CONNECTION Appears when an i.
EN 75 Master P age: Right Wa r n i n g I n d i c a t i o n s Indications Meaning MEMOR Y IS FULL Appears when the memory card’ s memory is full and shooting is n ot possible. COPYING F AILED ● Appears if dubbing of copyguarded signals is attempted while this camcorder is being used as a recor der .
76 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 CA UTIONS General Battery Precautions If the remote control is not functioning even if it is being operated correctly , the batteries are exhausted. Replace them with fresh ones. Use only the follo wing batteries: AAA (R03) size x 2 Please make note of the fo llowing rules for battery use.
EN 77 Master P age: Right Memory Cards T o properly use and store your memory cards, be sure to read the following cautions: 1. During use… ... make sure the memory card bears the SD or MultiMediaCard mark. ... make sure the memory card is positioned properly when inserting.
78 EN Master P age: Left 5. Dirty heads can cause the following pr oblems: • No picture during pla yback. • Bloc ks of noise appear during playback. • During recording or playbac k, the Head Clog Wa rning indicator “ ” appears. • Recording cannot be performed properly .
EN 79 Master P age: Right-Heading0 USER MAINTENANCE 1 T urn off the camcorder . 2 Loosen the grip str ap. 3 Slide and hold OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow , then pull the cassette holder cover open until it locks. T he cassette ho lder opens automatically .
80 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder For G e n e ra l P ow er supply : DC 6.3 V (Using AC P ower Adapter/Charger) DC 7.2 V (Using battery pack) P ow er consumption LCD monitor off, viewfinder on : Approx. 6.8 W (DV)/8.0 W (HD , SD) LCD monitor on, viewfinder off : Approx.
EN 81 Master P age: Right Specifications shown are for SP mode unless otherwise indicated. E & O.E. Design and specifications subject to change without notice. For Connectors S/A V S-V ideo input : Y : 0.8 V to 1.2 V (p-p), 75 Ω , analogue C: 0.
Master P age: Left-start 82 EN INDEX INDEX Contr ols, Connect ors And Indicators JY-HD10PAL.book Page 82 Wednesday, June 25, 20 03 2:02 PM.
EN 83 Master P age: Right Controls a P ow er Switch [ A , M , P , OFF] ( 墌 p g. 14) b Recording Start/Stop But ton ( 墌 pg. 18) c Lock Button ( 墌 pg. 14) d Snapshot Button [SNAPSHO T] ( 墌 pg. 26, 42) e P ow er Zoom Switch [T/W] ( 墌 pg. 20) f Information Button [INFO] ( 墌 pg.
84 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 INDEX Indications LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recording Only a Recording Mode Indicator ( 墌 pg. 19) b Navigation Indicator ( 墌 pg. 50) (Appears when “NA VIGA TION” is set to other than “MANUAL ”.
EN 85 Master P age: Right j Self-T imer Recording Indicator ( 墌 pg. 41) k O : (Appears when taki ng Snapshot.) ( 墌 pg. 42) l BRIGHT: Brightness Control Indicator (LCD monitor/V iewfinder) ( 墌 pg. 13) (T he level indicator g moves.) m Battery Indicator ( 墌 pg.
86 EN Master P age: Left-Heading0 TERMS A AC Power Adapter/Charger ........................... 10, 11 Animation ........................................................... 35 Audio Dubbing ................................................... 58 Auto Focus .
EN 87 Master P age: Right P Picture Quality (QUALITY) .................................. 38 Playback Mode Switch Position ........................... 14 Playback sound (SOUND MODE, NARRATION) .......................... 39 Playback Special Effects ....
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