Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GR-D74U JVC
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L YT1227-001A MasterP age: F rontCov er EN ENGLISH GR-D74 Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide Web f or Digital Video Camera: F or Accessories: http://www .jvc.co .jp/english/cyber / http://www .jvc.co .jp/english/acc essor y/ INSTR UCTIONS GETTING ST AR TED 5 VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBAC K 11 DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.
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 Cable ( ø3.
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 any 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 and VIDEO/ MEMOR Y Switch.
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 cass ette holder co ver 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° (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 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 VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “ VIDEO ” . 3 Set the P ower Switch to “ PLA Y ” while pressi ng down the Loc k Button located on the s witch. 4 T o star t playback, press 4 / 9 .
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 from a di stance as well as the basic 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. 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 Y ou can u se your c amcorder as a Dig ital Still Camera for taking snapsh ots. Still ima ges are stor ed in the memory card. NOTE: Befor e continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg.
D.S.C. RECORDING DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA YBACK EN 19 MasterP age: DSC_Right Still images ca n be dubbed from a tape to a memor y card. 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 10) 2 Load a memory card. ( 墌 pg. 10) 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “ VIDEO ” .
20 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left D.S.C. PLA YBA CK Images shot with the camc order are aut omatically numbered, then stored in numerical order in t he memor y card. Y ou can view the st ored images, one a t a time, much lik e flipping throug h a photo albu m.
D.S.C. PLA YBA CK DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA YBACK EN 21 MasterP age: DSC_Right Y ou ca n get the rele vant file information b y press ing the INFO Button dur ing nor mal playback or Index Pla yback. FOLDER: Fol d e r n am e ( 墌 pg.
22 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. The Prot ect mode helps p rev ent the accident al erasure of files. 1 Load a memor y card. ( 墌 p g. 10) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “ MEMOR Y ” . 3 Set the P ower Switch to “ PLA Y ” while pressi ng down the Loc k Button located on the s witch.
ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA YBACK 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. The DEL ETE screen ap pears.
ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. 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 going to make will be stored in the new fold er . It is conv enient to separate the ne w files from previously m ade file s.
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- to-use, on- screen menu system that simplifies man y of the more detailed camcor der settings. ( 墌 pg. 26 – 28) 1 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch and the P ower Switch as f ollows .
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 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 men u settin gs can be change d only when th e P ower Switch is set t o “ M ”.
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 27 MasterP age: Advan _Right this mode , ref er to y our wide-scree n TV ’ s instr uction manual. Dur ing playback/recording on 4:3 TVs/ LCD monitor/vi ewfinder , the im age is elonga ted ver tically .
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 28 EN MasterP age: L eft 640 x 480 / [102 4 x 768] 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 “MEM OR Y”.
ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 29 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right FEA TURES FOR RECORDING White LED Light can be used to br ight en the subj ect in the dar k place dur ing vide o recordin g or D .S.C . shootin g. 1 Press LI GHT repeatedly to chan ge the sett ing.
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 with special effects . (See the right column) If an unusab le Wipe/F ader Eff ect is selected, it s indicator b links in blue or goes out.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 31 MasterP age: Advan _Right SPOR TS (V ariable Shutt er Speed: 1/250 – 1/4000) This setti ng allows fast-moving images to be ca ptured one frame at a time, for vivid, stable slow-motion playback. The f aster the shutter sp eed, 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 rmed “ Viewfinder 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 5 of “ Exposure Contr ol ” , adjust t he exposure by r otating the M MENU/V OL. Wheel. Then loc k the iris in steps 6 and 7 of “ Iris 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 y our 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 po ssible to copy recorded scenes from the camcorder ont o another vi deo unit equi pped with a D V connecto r . Since a digi tal signal is sent, th ere is litt le if any image or sound deteri oration.
EDITING 36 EN MasterP age: L eft [A] Using USB cable 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 recorded in the 12-bit a nd SP modes. ( 墌 pg. 26) ● Use the provide d remote control. 1 Pla y back the tape to loca te the point wher e 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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION REFERENCES EN 39 MasterP age: Ref_Right VIDEO PLA YBACK (pg. 14) ● Clean the vi deo heads using an opt ional dry cleaning cassette when: • No picture during playbac k. • Blocks of noise appe ar 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 t he 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 securely . ( 墌 pg.
TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCES EN 41 MasterP age: Ref_Right Advanced features ● Focus is set to the Manual mode. H Set F ocus to the A uto mode. ( 墌 pg. 31) ● The lens is dirty or cov ered with condensation. H 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 REFERENCES 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 battery indicator b links . When the batte ry power is exhausted, power turn s off automatically .
TROUBLESHOOTING 44 EN MasterP age: L eft Appears when the camcorde r does not re cognize the loaded memor y car d. Remove the memory card once and inser t it again. Repeat t hese proced ures until no indication a ppears. If t he indication s till appears , the memory card is corrupted.
REFERENCES EN 45 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0 _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 the AC range 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 shoc ks. ... place the camco rder with the LC D monitor on the bottom. ● T o prolong service life … ... av oid rubbing it with coarse cloth.
CA UTIONS REFERENCES 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 dire ction 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.
REFERENCES EN 49 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0 _Right SPECIFICA T IONS 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.
50 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left INDEX GR-D94US.book Page 50 Monday , November 17, 2003 2:12 PM.
INDEX REFERENCES 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 Lev er [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 Wipe/ F ader Effect Indicator ( 墌 pg . 30) b T ape Running Indicator ( 墌 pg. 11) (Rotates while tape is running.) c Selected Wi de Mode Indicato r ( 墌 pg.
INDEX REFERENCES EN 53 MasterP age: Ref_Right During Video Playback a Sound Mode I ndicato r ( 墌 pg. 28) b Blank Se arch Indicato r ( 墌 pg. 14) c T ape Speed ( 墌 pg.
TERMS 54 EN MasterP age: T e rms_Lef t A AC Adapter .................... ..................... ..................... ..6, 7 Audio Dubbin g ..... ..................... ................. ..................37 Auto Focus ......................... ........
TERMS TERMS EN 55 MasterP age: Ref_Right S SD Memory Card ..................... ..................... ......... 10, 45 Self Recording ........ ..................... ..................... ........... 13 Shuttle Search ............... ..................
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