Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GR-DX97 GR-DX77 JVC
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L YT1280-001B MasterP age: F rontCov er EN ENGLISH GR-DX97 GR-DX77 Dear Customer , Thank you f or purchasing this digital video camera. Be fore use , please read the saf ety info rmation and precautions contained in the pages 3 – 4 to ensure safe use of this product.
2 EN MasterP age: Saf ety_Left Wipe/Fader Effects Y ou can use the Wipe/F ader Effects to mak e pro- style scene transitions. ( 墌 pg. 34) Program AE with Special Effects For e x ample, “ SPOR TS ” mode allows f ast-moving images to be captured one frame at a time, for vivid, stable slo w-motion.
EN 3 MasterP age: Saf ety_Right SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTIONS: ● This camcorder is designed to be used with NTSC-t ype color tele vision signals. It cannot be used f or pla yback with a tele vision of a differen t standard.
4 EN MasterP age: Saf ety_Left IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatu s near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not b lock an y vent ilation openings.
EN 5 MasterP age: T OC_Heading0_Right CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 6 Index ..... ..................... ..................... ..................... .......... 6 Provided Accesso ries .................. ................. ................. 9 Power ........ .
6 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left GETTING ST ARTED Index B A C K L I G H T F O C U S L I G H T N I G H T SET T o open th e connector cover , pull the bo ttom end of the cover , then open it . Botto m end When Using the LCD Mon itor The LCD moni tor cannot be rotated do wnwar d ( di re c ti on ) f ro m t h e p os it i on il lu s tra t ed ab ove.
GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 7 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right Controls a Menu Butto n [MENU] ( 墌 pg. 27) b Sub Zoom Butt ons [T/W] ( 墌 pg. 16) Speaker V olume Co ntrol [VOL. +, – ] ( 墌 pg. 17) c Snapshot Button [SNAPS HO T] ( 墌 pg. 21, 32) d Recording St ar t/Stop Button ( 墌 pg.
GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: L eft During D.S.C. Recording Only a Image Siz e: 1024 (10 24 x 768) or 64 0 (640 x 480 ) ( 墌 pg. 30) b : Fo cus Icon ( 墌 pg. 21) : Interval Sh ooting Icon ( 墌 pg. 21) c Shooting Icon ( 墌 pg. 21) (Appears and blinks during shooting .
GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 9 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right During Video Playback a Sound Mode I ndicato r ( 墌 pg. 30) b Blank Se arch Indicato r ( 墌 pg.
GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: L eft How T o Attach The Lens Cap T o prote ct the lens, atta ch the provided lens ca p to the camcorder as shown in the illustrati on. NOTE: T o confir m the lens cap is on correctly make sure the cap is flush to the camcorder .
GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 11 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right This camco rder’ s 2-wa y powe r supply syst em lets y ou choose the most appro priat e source of power . Do not use provid ed powe r supply unit s with other equipment. Charging The Battery Pack 1 Set the P ower Switch to “OFF”.
GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: L eft T o turn on the camcorder , set the P ower Switch to any operatio n mode e xcept “ OFF ” whil e pressing d own the Lock Bu tton located on the s witch. 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 13 MasterP age: Sta r t_Right 1 Adjust the velcro strip. 2 Pass y our ri ght hand th rough the l oop and grasp the gri p. 3 Adjust y our thumb a nd fingers thr ough the grip to easily operat e the Record ing Star t /Stop Button and P ower Zoom Lev er .
GETTING ST ARTED 14 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 15 MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● Pow er ( 墌 pg. 11) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 14) 1 Remov e the lens c ap. ( 墌 pg. 10) 2 Open the LCD monitor fu lly .
VIDEO RECORDING 16 EN MasterP age: L eft Zooming Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an in stantane ous change in i mage magnific ation. Zoom In Slide the Power Zoom Le ver towards “ T ” (or press Sub Zoom Button T ). Zoom Out Slide the Power Zoom Le ver towards “ W ” (or press Sub Zoom Button W ).
EN 17 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK Tim e Co d e During recording, a time code is recorded on the tap e. This code i s to conf irm the locat ion of the recorded s cene on the tape dur ing p layback. * F rames are not display ed during recording.
VIDEO PLA YBA CK 18 EN MasterP age: L eft Shuttle Se arch Allows high-sp eed search in ei ther direc tion dur ing video pla yback. 1) During playback, press 5 f or f orward se arch, or 3 f or rev erse sear ch. 2) T o resume normal pla yback, press 4 / 9 .
VIDEO PLA YBA CK VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 19 MasterP age: Video_Right T o choose whether or not th e following displa ys appear on t he connec ted TV ● Date/Time Set “ DA T E/ T I M E ” to “ AU TO ” , “ ON ” or “ OFF ” . ( 墌 pg.
VIDEO PLA YBA CK 20 EN MasterP age: L eft . Slow-Motion Playback During normal video pla ybac k, press SLO W ( Y I or I U ) more than app rox. 2 seconds. ● After appro x. 10 min utes, normal pla yback r esumes. ● T o pause Slow-Motion pla yback, pr ess PA U S E ( 9 ).
DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA YBACK EN 21 MasterP age: DSC_Heading0_Right D.S.C. RECORDING Y ou can us e your camco rder as a Digital Still Ca mera f or taking snap shots. Still images are stored in the memor y card. NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● Pow er ( 墌 pg.
22 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 EN 23 MasterP age: DSC_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA YBACK Y ou can vie w se vera l differ ent files stored in the memor y card at a t ime. This bro wsing capab ility make s it easy to locate a p ar ticular file y ou wan t.
24 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. Y ou can make video clips i n 160 x 120 pixels from real - time camera image or recorde d video footage and store them in a memor y car d as files whic h can be conv enientl y sent via E-Mail .
ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. EN 25 MasterP age: DSC_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORD ING & PLA YBACK The Protect mo de helps prevent the accidental erasu re of files . 1 T o protect the file... ...f or images , displa y its pla ybac k screen.
ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. 26 EN MasterP age: L eft This camcorde r is compatib le with the DPOF (Digital Print Order F ormat) standard in order to suppo r t future systems suc h as automatic printing.
ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 27 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. 28 – 31) 1 For Video and D.
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 28 EN MasterP age: L eft CAMERA The “ m CAMERA ” settings are effective when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ” . Howe ver , the menu settings ca n be changed only when t he P ow er Switch i s set to “ M ” .
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT EN 29 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [OFF] : Records wi th no change in the screen rat io. F or playback on a TV with a nor mal screen ratio. CINEMA * : Inser ts black bands at the top and bo ttom of the scr een.
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 30 EN MasterP age: L eft [OFF] : Time code is not disp layed. ON : Time code is displ ay ed on the camcorder an d on the connected TV . F rame numbers ar e not displayed during recording. ( 墌 pg. 17) OFF : A uxiliar y mi crophone level indicator doe s not appear .
EN 31 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES SYSTEM Each setting is link ed with “ s SYSTEM ” , which appears when the P ower Switch is set to “ M ” .
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 32 EN MasterP age: L eft Makes dark subj ects or areas ev en bri ghter than th ey would be under go od natural ligh ting. Alth ough the recorded image is not gr ainy , it ma y look as if it is strobing due to the slow s hutter spe ed.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING EN 33 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Manual exposure control is re commended in the fo llowing situations: ● When shooting using re verse lighting or when t he background is too bright. ● When shooting on a reflectiv e natural bac kground such a s at the beach or when skiing.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 34 EN MasterP age: L eft The white balance th at refers to the corr ectness of color reproductio n under v arious lighting. If the white balan ce is correct , all other colors will be accurately rep roduced. The white b alance is us ually adjuste d automatically .
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING EN 35 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES 1 Set the P ower Switch to “ M ” . 2 Set “ r ” to th e desired mode . ( 墌 pg. 27) ● The PROG RAM AE menu disa ppears and the select ed effe ct is activated. ● The selected eff ect indicat or appears.
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 36 EN MasterP age: L eft T o make thumbn ail images after video recording manually 1 Set “NA VIGA TION” to “MANU AL ”. ( 墌 pg. 27, 28) 2 Set the P ower Switch to “ A ” or “ M ”. 3 After the reco rding, press NA VI ST ORE .
ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 37 MasterP age: Adv an_Heading0_Right EDITING A Remote plug: No t connecte d (When not in use, keep the Remote plug in its prote ctive caddy .) B T o S-VIDEO IN or OUT* C Y ello w to VIDEO IN or OUT D Red to A UDIO R IN or OUT E White to A UDIO L IN or OUT * Connect when you r TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN/OUT connector .
EDITING 38 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 camco rder as a player 1 Make sure all units are tur ned off.
EDITING EN 39 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES [A] Using USB cable It is poss ible to do the fo llowing things: ● T ransfer still images stor ed on a memor y ca rd to a PC. ● T ransfer still/moving im ages recor ded on a tape to a PC.
EDITING 40 EN MasterP age: L eft The audio track can be cu stomized only when re corded in the 12-BIT a nd SP modes. ( 墌 pg. 28) ● Use the pro vided remote control or an optional remote control kit RM-V717KITU. 1 Play back the tape to locate the point wh ere editing will star t, then press PA U S E ( 9 ).
EDITING EN 41 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Create ed ited videos eas ily using y our camcorde r as the source player . Y ou can select up to 8 “ cuts ” for au tomatic editing, in any order you lik e.
EDITING 42 EN MasterP age: L eft Make Connections Also refer to page 18. 1 A A JVC VCR equipped with a Remote P A USE connecto r Connect the editing c able to the Remote P A USE connector . B A JVC VCR not equipped with a Remote P AUSE connector but equipped with an R.
EDITING EN 43 MasterP age: Advan _Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Select Scenes 6 Press PLA Y ( U ) and then pr ess R.A.EDIT ON /OFF on the remote control . ● The Random Assembl e Editing Menu appears . 7 If using a Wip e/F ader at the beginning o f the scene, press F ADE/WIPE on the remote control.
EDITING 44 EN MasterP age: L eft Automatic Editing T o VCR 13 Rewind the tape in the ca mcorder to t he beginning of the scene y ou want to ed it and press PA U S E ( 9 ). 14 Press VCR REC STBY ( 79 ) on the remote contr ol, or manual ly engage the VCR ’ s Record-Pause mode.
EN 45 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0 _Right REFERENCES TROUBLESHOOTING If, after following the steps i n the ch ar t bel ow , t he problem still e xists, p lease consult y our nearest JVC deale r . Power ● The power is not connect ed properly . H Connect the A C Adapter securely .
TROUBLESHOOTING 46 EN MasterP age: L eft Other problems ● Charging is difficult i n places subject to e xtremely high/lo w temperature s. H T o protect the battery , it is recommended to charge it in places with a temperatu re of 10 ° C to 35 ° C (50 ° F to 95 ° F).
TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCES EN 47 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 .
48 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left Appears if there are no video clip fi les stored i n the memor y card when you attempt memor y card playback. 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.
EN 49 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0 _Right REFERENCES CA UTIONS AC Adapter When using the A C Adapter in areas other than the USA The provided AC Adapter features automati c voltage selection in the AC range from 110 V to 240 V .
CA UTIONS 50 EN MasterP age: L eft ● DO NO T leave the unit ... in places of ov er 50 ° C (122 ° F). ... in places where humidity is e xtremely low (belo w 35%) or extr emely high (above 80%). ... in direct sunlight. ... in a closed car in summer .
REFERENCES EN 51 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0 _Right SPECIFICA T IONS Camcord er Pow er s up p ly DC 11 V (U sing A C Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using ba tter y pack) P ower c onsumption Appro x. 3.1 W (3 .8W*) (LCD monit or off , viewfi nder on) Appro x. 3.9 W (4.
COPYRIGHT© 2004 VICT OR COMP ANY OF JAP AN, L TD . US MasterP age: BackCo ver Printed in Malaysia 0204HOH-ID-VM EN A AC Adapter ........................... ..................... ................. . 11 Audio Dubbing ............... ................. .
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