Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GR-D54 JVC
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L YT1259-001A MasterP age: F rontCov er EN ENGLISH GR-D54 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. CAUTIONS: ● T o prev ent shock, do not op en the cabinet. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified personnel.
EN 3 MasterP age: Saf ety_Right This camcorder is designed e xclusivel y for the digital video cassette. Only cassettes mar ked “” can be used with this unit. Before recor ding an important scene… … make sure you only use cassett es with the Mi ni D V mark .
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 4E or AP-V15E b P ower Cord c Batter y Pack BN-V408U-B d Au dio/Video Cable ( ø3.5 mini-plug to RCA plug) e Core Filter (for USB Cab le and optio nal S-Video Cable. 墌 pg.
GETTING ST ARTED 6 EN MasterP age: L eft How T o Attach The Core Filter (for USB Cable and optional S-Video Cable) Attach the core filters to the cabl es. The co re filter reduces inter fer ence. 1 Release the st oppers on bo th ends of the 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 ter y 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 an y operatio n mode e xcept “ OFF (CHARGE) ” while pres sing down the Lock Button located on the switch. Choose the ap propr iate operatio n mode accord ing to your preference using the Pow er Swit ch.
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 pressing down th e Lock Butto n located on th e sw itch. 2 Make sure the LCD monitor is closed and l ocked. Pull 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 to be powered up to load or eject a cassette . 1 Slide and hol d OPEN/EJECT in the dire ction of the arrow , then pull the cassett e holder cov er open unt il it locks. The cassette hold er opens aut omatically .
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 ° (9 0 ° downw ard, 180 ° upwa rd).
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 posi tion 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 P ower Switch to “ PLA Y ” while pres sing down the Loc k Button located on the s witch. 3 T o star t playback, press 4 / 9 . 4 T o stop playback, press 8 .
VIDEO PLA YBA CK VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 15 MasterP age: Video_Right The Full-Fun ction Remote Co ntrol Unit can op erate this camcorder fr om a distance as well as the basi c operations (Pl ayback, Stop , Pause, F ast- Forw ard 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 either di rection during video 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.
18 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcor der is equipp ed with an ea sy-to-use , on- screen menu system that simplifies many of the more detailed ca mcorder settings .
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 19 MasterP age: Advan _Right CAMERA The “ m ” settings are effective when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ”. How ev er , the menu settings can be changed onl y when the Po wer Switch is set to “ M ”.
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 20 EN MasterP age: L eft [OFF] : Record s with no chan ge in the screen ratio . F or playback on a TV with a nor mal screen ratio. CINEMA : Inser ts black bands at the top an d bottom of the screen . The indicator appears.
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 21 MasterP age: Advan _Right VIDEO [ ] = F actory-preset SOUND MODE and NARRA TION During tape playback, the camcorder de tects the sou nd mode in which th e recording was made, and plays the sound back.
22 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left FEA TURES F OR RECORDING White LED Light ca n be used to brighten the subj ect in the dark place during video re cording. 1 Press LIGHT r epeatedly t o change the set ting. OFF : T urns off the lig ht. ON : The light is on always.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 23 MasterP age: Advan _Right WIPE/F ADER OFF : Disables the funct ion. (Factory-p reset) FA D E R – WHITE : F ade in or out with a white screen. FA D E R – BLACK : F ade in or out with a black screen.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 24 EN MasterP age: L eft This f eature lets you reco rd still images th at look lik e photographs on to a tape. 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” while pres sing down the Lock Bu tton located on the s witch. 2 Open the LCD moni tor fully .
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 25 MasterP age: Advan _Right NOTES: ● Be sure to focus the lens in the maximu m teleph oto posit ion when you use the Man ual Focus mode .
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 26 EN MasterP age: L eft Backlight comp ensation brig htens the su bject quickly . Press B A CKLIGHT . The indicato r is displayed and the subject i s brig htened. I f pressed agai n, disappear s and the brig htness ret ur ns to the pr ev i o us l eve l .
ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 27 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right 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** * If your VCR has a SCART connector , use the provided cable adap ter .
EDITING 28 EN MasterP age: L eft It is also possib le to cop y recorded scen es from the camcorder on to anothe r video unit eq uipped with a D V connector . Since a digital signal is sent, there is little if any im age or sound deterioration. T o use this ca mcorder as a p layer 1 Make sure all units are tur ned off.
EDITING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 29 MasterP age: Advan _Right [A] Using USB cable It is poss ible to do the fo llowing things: ● T ransfer still/moving im ages recor ded on a tape to a PC. ● Capture still/mo ving images in real-time . ● Use this camcord er as a WebCam.
EDITING 30 EN MasterP age: L eft The audio track can be cu stomised only when record ed in the 12-bit and SP modes. ( 墌 pg. 19) ● Use the provided remo te control. 1 Play back the tape to locate the point wh ere editing will star t, then press PA U S E ( 9 ).
REFERENCES EN 31 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0 _Right ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Power (pg. 6) ● P erform charging whe re the temperat ure is between 1 0 ° C and 35 ° C. 20 ° C to 25 ° C is the ideal temperature r ange for charging. If the en vironment is too cold, charging ma y be incomplete.
32 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left TROUBLESHOOTING If the prob lem still e xists af ter fo llowing the steps belo w , please co nsult your nea rest JVC dealer. Power ● The pow er is not connected properly . H Connect the A C Adapter securel y . ( 墌 pg.
TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCES EN 33 MasterP age: Ref_Right Advanced features ● Focus is set to the Manual mode. H Set F ocus to the A uto mode. ( 墌 pg. 24) ● The lens is dirty or cov ered with condensation. H Clean the lens and chec k the focus again.
TROUBLESHOOTING 34 EN MasterP age: L eft ● The D V cable w as plugged/unplugged wit h power tu rned on. H T urn the camcorder ’ s po wer off and on a gain, then operate it. ● The light used to illu minate the LCD monitor causes it to become hot.
TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCES EN 35 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 battery indicator b links . When the batte ry power is exhausted, power turn s off automatically .
36 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left CA UTIONS Battery Packs The supplied battery pack is a lithium-ion battery . Before using th e supplie d batter y pack or an option al batter y pack, be sure to re ad the foll owing caut ions: ● T o avoid hazar ds … .
CA UTIONS REFERENCES EN 37 MasterP age: Ref_Right Main Unit ● For safety , DO NOT … ... open the camco rder ’ s chassis. ... disassemb le or modify the unit. ... shor t-circuit the terminals of the battery pack. K eep it aw a y from metallic objects when not in use.
38 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left USER MAINTENANCE 1 T urn off the camcorder . 2 Slide and hol d OPEN/EJECT in the dire ction of the arrow , then pull the cassett e holder cov er open unt il it locks. The cassette hold er opens automa tically . Remove the casset te.
REFERENCES EN 39 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0 _Right SPECIFICA TIONS Camcord er Pow er s u p p l y DC 11.0 V (Using A C Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using ba tter y pack) P ower c onsumption Appro x. 3.3 W (L CD monitor of f, vie wfinder on) Approx. 4.6 W (LCD monitor on, viewfinder off ) Appro x.
40 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left INDEX GR-D54EX.book Page 40 Thurs day, November 27, 2003 8:03 PM.
INDEX REFERENCES EN 41 MasterP age: Ref_Right Controls a Menu Wheel [ M MENU/V OL.] ( 墌 pg. 18) Speaker V olume Co ntrol [ M MENU /VOL.] ( 墌 pg. 1 4) b Snapshot Button [SNAPS HO T] ( 墌 pg. 24) c P ow er Zoom Lev er [T/W] ( 墌 pg. 12 ) d Manual F ocus Button [FOCUS] ( 墌 pg.
INDEX 42 EN MasterP age: L eft LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recordin g a Operation Mode ( 墌 pg. 8) b : Night-Sco pe Indicator ( 墌 pg. 22) (Appears whe n Night-Sco pe is engaged. ) : Gain Up Mode ( 墌 pg. 19) (Appears when “G AIN UP” is set to “A UT O” and the shutter spe ed is automatica lly adjusted.
TERMS TERMS EN 43 MasterP age: Ref_Right A AC Adapter .................... ..................... ..................... .. 6, 7 Audio Dubbing ........... .................. ..................... ........... 30 Auto Focus ... ..................... .....
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