Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LYT1196-001A JVC
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L YT1196-001A MasterP age: F rontCov er EN ENGLISH GR-D93 GR-D73 GR-D33 Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide Web f or Digital Video Camera: F or Accessories: http://www .
2 EN MasterP age: Saf ety_Left SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. NOTES: ● The rating plate (serial numb er plate) and safety ca ution are on the bottom and/o r the back of the main unit.
EN 3 MasterP age: Saf ety_Right IMPORT ANT SAF TY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings . 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near w ater . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not bloc k any v entilation openings .
4 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 5 Provided Acces sories ...................... ..................... .........5 Power ........ ..................... .................. ..................... .........6 Grip Adjustment .........
GETTING ST ARTED EN 5 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V1 4U or AP-V15U b Batter y Pack BN-V408U-B c Au dio/Video C able (ø3 .
GETTING ST ARTED 6 EN MasterP age: L eft How T o Attach The Core Filter Attach the core filters to the cab les. The core filter reduces int erfer ence. T ypes of core filter s * Optional (If you ha ve an optio nal JVC D V cable VC-VD V206U or VC-VD V204U with core filters, it is not necessary to attach the pro vided core filter .
GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 7 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right ● When charging the battery pack f or the first time or after a long storage period, the PO WER/CHARGE lamp ma y not light. In this case, remo ve the bat tery pack from the camcorder , then try charging again.
GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: L eft T o turn on the camcorder , set the P ower Switch to a ny operatio n mode e xcept “OFF (CHAR GE)” while pressi ng down the Lock Butto n located on the switch. Choose the ap propr iate operation mod e according t o your preference using the Po wer Switch and VIDEO/ MEMOR Y Switch (GR -D93/73 only).
GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 9 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ A ” or “ M ” while pressi ng down th e Lock Butto n located on th e sw itch. 2 Make sure the LCD monitor is cl osed and lo ck ed. Pul l out the vie wfinder fu lly and adjust it manually f or best view ability .
GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: L eft The camcor der needs t o be powered up to load o r eject a cassette . 1 Slide and hol d OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow , then pull the cass ette holder co ver open unt il it locks. The cassette hold er opens automa tically .
VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 11 MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 6) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 10) 1 Remove the lens cap . 2 Open the LCD moni tor fully .
VIDEO RECORDING 12 EN MasterP age: L eft LCD Monitor And Viewfinder While using the LCD monitor: Make sure the viewfinder i s pushed back in. Pres s the Monitor Opening Button and open the LCD monitor fully . It can rota te 270° (90° downward, 180° upward).
VIDEO RECORDING VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 13 MasterP age: Video_Right Journalistic Shooting In some situat ions, diff erent shooting an gles may provide more dra matic results . Hold the camcorder in the de sired posit ion and tilt the LCD monitor in the most con venie nt direction.
14 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left VIDEO PLA YBA CK 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 10) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”. (GR-D93/73 only) 3 Set the P ower Switch to “PLA Y” while pressing down the Loc k Button located on the s witch. 4 T o star t pl ayback, press 4 / 9 .
VIDEO PLA YBA CK VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 15 MasterP age: Video_Right The Full-Fun ction Remote Cont rol Unit can op erate this camcorder fr om a distance as well as the basic operations (Pl ayback, Stop , P ause, F ast-Forward and Rewi nd) of yo ur VCR.
VIDEO PLA YBA CK 16 EN MasterP age: L eft Slow-Motion Playback Allows slow-speed s earch in ei ther dire ction dur ing vide o pla yback. During normal video pla ybac k, press SLO W ( Y I or I U ) more than app rox. 2 seconds. ● After appro x. 5 minutes (appro x.
VIDEO PLA YBA CK VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 17 MasterP age: Video_Right These are some ba sic types of c onnections. When making the connections , ref er also to y our VCR a nd TV instruction man uals. A White to AUDIO L IN* B Red to A UDIO R IN* C Y ello w to VIDEO IN** D T o S-VIDEO IN*** * Not required f or watching still imag es only .
18 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left D.S.C. RECORDING (GR-D93/D73 only) Y ou can use your camc order as a Digita l Still Camera f or taking snap shots. Still images are st ored in the memory card. NOTE: Befor e continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg.
D.S.C. RECORDING (GR-D93/D73 only) DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECOR DING & PLA YBACK (GR-D93/D73 only) EN 19 MasterP age: DSC_Right Still images ca n be dubbed from a tap e to a memor y card. 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 10) 2 Load a memory card.
20 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left D.S.C. PLA YBA CK (GR-D93/D73 only) Images shot with the camcor der are automat ically numbered, then stored in numer ical orde r in the memor 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 ( GR-D93/D73 only) DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECOR DING & PLA YBACK (GR-D93/D73 only) EN 21 MasterP age: DSC_Right Y ou ca n get the rele vant file in formation b y pressi ng the INFO Button dur ing nor mal pl aybac k or Index Playback.
22 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-D93/D73 only) The Prot ect mode helps pre vent the accident al erasu re of files. 1 Load a memor y card. ( 墌 pg. 10) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “MEMOR Y”. 3 Set the P ower Switch to “PLA Y” while pressing do wn the Lock Button located o n the s witch.
ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-D93/D73 only) DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECOR DING & PLA YBACK (GR-D93/D73 only) EN 23 MasterP age: DSC_Right T o delete al l files stor ed in the memor y card 6 Rotate the M MENU/V OL. Wheel to se lect “ALL ”, and press it.
ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. (GR-D93/D73 only) 24 EN MasterP age: L eft By resetting the file name, a ne w f older will be made . The new fil es you are go ing to make will be stored in the new fold er . It is conv enient to separ ate the new files fro m previously m ade files.
ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 25 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorde r is equipped with an easy-t o-use, on- screen menu syst em that simplifies man y of the more detailed camc order settings . ( 墌 pg. 26 – 28) 1 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Sw itch (GR-D93/7 3 only) and the P ower Switch as foll ows.
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTME NT 26 EN MasterP age: L eft CAMERA The “ m ” sett ings are eff ective when th e P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ”. How ev er, the menu settin gs can be change d only when the Pow er Swit ch is set to “ M ”.
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 27 MasterP age: Advan _Right this mode , refe r to you r wide-screen TV’ s instruction manual. Dur ing playback/recording on 4:3 TVs/ LCD monitor/vi ewfinder , the imag e is elongate d vert ically .
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTME NT 28 EN MasterP age: L eft GR-D73: 64 0 x 480 / [1024 x 768 ] GR-D93: 64 0 x 480 / 1024 x 768 / [ 1280 x 960] / 1600 x 1200 The Image Size mode ca n be selected t o best match your needs. ( 墌 pg. 18) NOTE: The settings can be change d only when the VIDEO/ MEMOR Y Switch is set to “MEMORY”.
ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 29 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right FEA TURES FOR RECORDING White LED Li ght can be used when more light is needed during recordin g or D .S.C. shooting in the dark place. 1 Press LI GHT to set the desired L ED Light mode. OFF : Alwa ys unlit.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 30 EN MasterP age: L eft IMPORT ANT: Some Wipe/F ader Effects can not be used with certain modes of Program AE wit h special effe cts. ( 墌 p g. 30) If an unusab le Wipe/F ader Eff ect is selected, its indicator blinks in b lue or goes out.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 31 MasterP age: Advan _Right SPOR TS (V a riable Shutte r Speed: 1/250 – 1/40 00) This setti ng allows fast-moving images to be ca ptured one frame at a time, for vivid, stable slow-moti on playback. The f aster the shutter spee d, the dar ker the picture becomes.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 32 EN MasterP age: L eft NOTE: If you are using the vie wfinder , you should already hav e perfo r med “Viewf inder Adjustment” ( 墌 pg. 9). 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” while pres sing down the Lock Button loca ted on the s witch.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 33 MasterP age: Advan _Right T o lock the exposur e control and the iris After step 3 of “Exposure Cont rol”, adjust the exposure by r otating the M MENU/V OL. Wheel. Then loc k the iris in steps 6 and 7 of “I ris Lock”.
34 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left EDITING A White to A UDIO L IN or OUT B Red to A UDIO R IN or OUT C Y ello w to VIDEO IN or OUT D T o S-VIDEO IN or OUT* * Connect when your TV/ VCR has an S-VIDEO IN/OUT connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yello w video cable .
EDITING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 35 MasterP age: Advan _Right It is also possi ble to copy recorded scenes fr om the camcorder ont o another vi deo unit equippe d with a D V connecto r . Since a digi tal sign al is sent, th ere is litt le if any image or sound det eriorat ion.
EDITING 36 EN MasterP age: L eft [A] Using USB cable (GR-D93/73 only) It is possib le to do the f ollowing things: ● T ransf er still images stored on a memory card to a PC. ● T ransf er still/moving im ages recorded on a tape to a PC. ● Capture sti ll/moving imag es in real-time .
EDITING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 37 MasterP age: Advan _Right The audio track can be cust omized only when rec orded in the 12-bit a nd SP modes. ( 墌 pg. 26) ● Use the provided r emote control. 1 Pla y back the tape to loca te the point wh ere editing will start, then press PAU S E ( 9 ).
38 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Power (pg. 6) ● P erf orm charging where the temperature is between 10° C and 35°C (50°F and 95°F). 20°C to 25°C (68°F to 77 °F) is the ideal temper ature rang e for cha rging. If the en vironment is too cold, charging ma y be incomplete.
ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION REFERENCE S EN 39 MasterP age: Ref_Right VIDEO PLA YBACK (pg. 14) ● Clean the vi deo heads using an opt ional dry cleaning cassett e when: • No picture during playbac k. • Blocks of noise appear during playbac k. For detail s, 墌 pg.
40 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left TROUBLESHOOTING If the prob lem still e xists after f ollowing the steps be low , please co nsult your nea rest JVC d ealer. Power ● The power is not conne cted properly . ➜ Connect the A C Adapter securely . ( 墌 pg.
TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCE S EN 41 MasterP age: Ref_Right Advanced features ● Focus is set to the Manual mode. ➜ Set F ocus to the A uto mode. ( 墌 pg. 31) ● The lens is dirty or cov ered with condensation. ➜ Clean the lens and chec k the focus again.
TROUBLESHOOTING 42 EN MasterP age: L eft ● In places subject to low temper ature, images become dark due to the characteristi cs of the LCD monitor . When this happens, the displa yed colors diff er from those that are actually recorded . This is not a def ect of the camcorder .
TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCE S EN 43 MasterP age: Ref_Right W arning Indicat ions Displays the batter y rema ining power . Remaining po wer leve l As the batte r y powe r comes close to nil, the batte r y indicator b links . When the batte ry power is exhausted, power turns of f automatically .
TROUBLESHOOTING 44 EN MasterP age: L eft — (GR-D93/73 only) — Appears when the camcorde r does not reco gnize the loaded memor y car d. Remove the memory card onc e and inser t it again. Rep eat these proced ures until no indication a ppears. If t he indication s till appears , the memory card is corrupted.
REFERENCE S EN 45 MasterP age: Ref_Hea ding0_Right CA UTIONS When using the AC Adapter in areas other than th e USA The provided AC Adapter features automati c voltage selection in th e AC ran ge from 110 V to 240 V .
CA UTIONS 46 EN MasterP age: L eft LCD Moni tor ● T o prevent damage to the LCD monitor , DO NO T… ... push it strongly or apply any shocks. ... place the ca mcorder with th e LCD monitor on t he bottom. ● T o prolong service life… ... av oid rubbing it with coarse cloth.
CA UTIONS REFERENCE S EN 47 MasterP age: Ref_Right Serious malfunctioning About moisture conde nsation ● Y ou hav e obser ved that pouring a cold liquid into a glass will cause drops of water to f or m on the glass’ outer surface .
48 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left USER MAINTENANCE 1 T urn off the camcorder . 2 Slide and hol d OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow , then pull the cass ette holder co ver open unt il it locks. The cassette hold er opens automa tically . Remove the casset te.
REFERENCE S EN 49 MasterP age: Ref_Hea ding0_Right SPECIFICA T IONS Camcord er Pow er s u pp l y DC 11.0 V (Using A C Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using ba tter y pack) P ower c onsumptio n Appro x. 3.3 W (L CD monitor of f, vie wfinder on) Approx. 4.6 W (LCD monitor on, viewfinder off ) Appro x.
50 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left INDEX GR-D73US.book Page 50 Tuesda y, Septem ber 16, 2003 9:40 PM.
INDEX REFERENCE S EN 51 MasterP age: Ref_Right Controls a Menu Wheel [ M MENU/V OL.] ( 墌 pg. 25) Speaker V olume Co ntrol [ M MENU/VOL.] ( 墌 pg. 14) b Snapshot Button [SNAPS HO T] ( 墌 pg. 18, 31) c P ow er Zoom Le ver [T/W] ( 墌 pg. 12 ) d Manual F ocus Button [FOCUS] ( 墌 pg.
INDEX 52 EN MasterP age: L eft LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recordin g Only a Selected Wip e/F ader Effect Indicator ( 墌 pg. 30) b T ape Running Indicator ( 墌 pg. 11) (Rotates while ta pe is running.) c Selected Wi de Mode Indica tor ( 墌 pg.
INDEX REFERENCE S EN 53 MasterP age: Ref_Right During Video Playback a Sound Mode I ndicator ( 墌 pg. 28) b Blank Sear ch Indicator ( 墌 pg. 14) c T ape Speed ( 墌 pg.
TERMS 54 EN MasterP age: T e rms_Left A AC Adapter .................... ..................... ..................... ..6, 7 Audio Dubbing ............................. .................. ..............37 Auto Focus ..................... ...............
TERMS TERMS EN 55 MasterP age: Ref_Right S SD Memory Card .............. ..................... ................ 10, 45 Self Recording ........ ..................... ..................... ........... 13 Shuttle Search ........... ..................... .
COPYRIGHT© 2003 VICT OR COMP ANY OF JAP AN, L TD . EN GR-D93 GR-D73 GR-D33 US MasterP age: BackCo ver Printed in Malaysia 0903-FO-ID-PJ GR-D73US.book Page 56 Tuesda y, Septem ber 16, 2003 9:40 PM.
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