JVC GR D 240, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...his product Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide Web for Digital Video Camera For Accessories http www jvc co jp english cyber http www jvc co jp english accessory INSTRUCTIONS DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA GETTING STARTED 6 VIDEO RECORDING PLAYBACK 17 ADVANCED FEATURES 22 REFERENCES 38 TERMS To deactivate the demonstration set DEMO MODE to OFF 墌 pg 22 25 47 GR D240PAL book Page 1 Wednesday November...

Page 2: ...mpensation Simply pressing the BACK LIGHT button brightens the image darkened by backlight 墌 pg 31 You can also select a spot metering area so that more precise exposure compensation is available 墌 pg 31 Spot Exposure Control Data Battery You can check the battery status by simply pressing the DATA button 墌 pg 12 Major Features of this Camcorder Fade in Fade out MAX TIME LEVEL LCD 60min FINDER 80m...

Page 3: ...hat you disconnect the power cord from AC outlet Blue to N Neutral or Black Brown to L Live or Red CAUTION To avoid electric shock or damage to the unit first firmly insert the small end of the power cord into the AC Adapter until it is no longer wobbly and then plug the larger end of the power cord into an AC outlet CAUTIONS This camcorder is designed to be used with PAL type colour television si...

Page 4: ... to rain or moisture ABOVE ALL NEVER let anyone especially children push anything into holes slots or any other opening in the case this could result in a fatal electrical shock NEVER guess or take chances with electrical equipment of any kind it is better to be safe than sorry When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or on a shelf make sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to allow f...

Page 5: ... Search 20 Blank Search 20 Connections To A TV Or VCR 21 ADVANCED FEATURES 22 MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT 22 Changing The Menu Settings 22 Recording Menus 23 Playback Menus 26 FEATURES FOR RECORDING 28 5 Second Recording 28 Night Scope 28 Snapshot For Video Recording 29 Manual Focus 29 Exposure Control 30 Iris Lock 30 Backlight Compensation 31 Spot Exposure Control 31 White Balance Adjustment 32...

Page 6: ...6 EN MasterPage Left GETTING STARTED Index 1 S T B CDE 78 J I K L R U 6 N O P W V X Y Z b a c d M e Q GR D240PAL book Page 6 Wednesday November 17 2004 7 32 PM ...

Page 7: ... located beneath the covers N S Video Audio Video Output Connector S AV 墌 pg 21 35 O DC Input Connector DC 墌 pg 11 P Digital Video Connector DV OUT i Link 墌 pg 36 37 Q Microphone connector MIC 墌 pg 26 An optional microphone can be used during video recording and audio dubbing To stabilise the microphone use of an optional shoe adapter is recommended i Link refers to the IEEE1394 1995 industry spec...

Page 8: ...pproximate Zoom Ratio 墌 pg 18 J Zoom Indicator 墌 pg 18 K Selected Wipe Fader Effect Indicator 墌 pg 33 L Tape Running Indicator 墌 pg 17 Rotates while tape is running M Selected Wide Mode Indicator 墌 pg 24 N Recording Speed Mode SP LP 墌 pg 23 O Tape Remaining Time 墌 pg 17 P REC Appears during recording 墌 pg 17 PAUSE Appears during Record Standby mode 墌 pg 17 O Appears when taking Snapshot 墌 pg 29 Q ...

Page 9: ...ur trial recording to make sure the video and audio have been recorded properly We recommend cleaning your video heads before use If you haven t used your camcorder for a while the heads may be dirty We recommend periodically cleaning the video heads with a cleaning cassette optional Be sure to store your cassette tapes and camcorder in the proper environment Video heads can become dirty more easi...

Page 10: ...ith one or more core filter If a cable has only one core filter the end that is closest to the filter should be connected to the camcorder Make sure to use the provided cables for connections Do not use any other cables How To Attach The Lens Cap To protect the lens attach the provided lens cap to the camcorder as shown in the illustration NOTE To confirm the lens cap is on correctly make sure the...

Page 11: ...ack pointing downward push the battery pack slightly against the battery pack mount a 3 Slide down the battery pack until it locks in place b 4 Connect the AC Adapter to the camcorder 5 Connect the Power Cord to the AC Adapter AP V14E only 6 Plug the AC Adapter into an AC outlet The POWER CHARGE lamp on the camcorder blinks to indicate charging has started 7 When the POWER CHARGE lamp goes out cha...

Page 12: ...r Using The Battery Pack Perform steps 2 3 in Charging The Battery Pack Maximum continuous recording time Provided NOTES Recording time is reduced significantly under the following conditions Zoom or Record Standby mode is engaged repeatedly The LCD monitor is used repeatedly The playback mode is engaged repeatedly Before extended use it is recommended that you prepare enough battery packs to cove...

Page 13: ...f time under extremely high low temperature condition or charged too many times To turn on the camcorder set the Power Switch to any operation mode except OFF while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch Choose the appropriate operation mode according to your preference using the Power Switch Operation Mode Power Switch Position A Full Auto Recording Allows you to record using NO spec...

Page 14: ...ate time is recorded onto the tape at all times but its display can be turned on or off during playback 墌 pg 22 27 1 Perform steps 1 4 in Language Settings on the left column 2 Press or to select CLOCK ADJ and press MENU The parameter for Day is highlighted 3 Press or to input the day and press MENU Repeat to input the month year hour and minute 4 Press or to select BRETURN and press MENU twice Th...

Page 15: ...e viewfinder pull out the viewfinder fully and set PRIORITY to FINDER 墌 pg 22 25 3 Press MENU The Menu Screen appears 4 Press or to select n and press MENU The CAMERA DISPLAY Menu appears 5 Press or to select BRIGHT and press MENU The Menu Screen closes and the brightness control indicator appears 6 Press or until the appropriate brightness is reached 7 Press MENU to clear the brightness control i...

Page 16: ...y pack with a fully charged one or use AC power before continuing 3 Close the cassette holder cover firmly until it locks into place To protect valuable recordings Slide the erase protection tab on the back of the tape in the direction of SAVE This prevents the tape from being recorded over To record on this tape slide the tab back to REC before loading it NOTES If you wait a few seconds and the c...

Page 17: ...s off automatically To turn the camcorder on again push back and pull out the viewfinder again or close and re open the LCD monitor When a blank portion is left between recorded scenes on the tape the time code is interrupted and errors may occur when editing the tape To avoid this refer to Recording From The Middle Of A Tape 墌 pg 19 To turn the beep sounds off 墌 pg 22 25 Tape Remaining Time Appro...

Page 18: ...om Lever the quicker the zoom action NOTES Focusing may become unstable during Zooming In this case set the zoom while in Record Standby lock the focus by using the manual focus 墌 pg 29 then zoom in or out in Record mode Zooming is possible to a maximum of 800X or it can be switched to 25X magnification using the optical zoom 墌 pg 23 Zoom magnification of over 25X is done through Digital image pro...

Page 19: ...墌 pg 19 in the following cases When shooting again after playing back a recorded tape When power shuts off during shooting When a tape is removed and re inserted during shooting When shooting using a partially recorded tape When shooting on a blank portion located partway through the tape When shooting again after shooting a scene then opening closing the cassette holder cover NOTES The time code ...

Page 20: ...lease the button normal playback resumes A slight mosaic effect appears on the display during Shuttle Search This is not a malfunction ATTENTION During Shuttle Search parts of the picture may not be clearly visible particularly on the left side of the screen Blank Search Helps you find where you should start recording in the middle of a tape to avoid time code interruption 墌 pg 19 1 Load a cassett...

Page 21: ...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 4 Turn on the camcorder the VCR and the TV 5 Set the VCR to its AUX input mode and set the TV to its VIDEO mode 6 Start playback on the camcorder 墌 pg 20 To choose whether or not the following displays appear on the connected TV Date Time Set DATE TIME to AUTO ON or O...

Page 22: ...6 t VIDEO 墌 pg 26 n VIDEO DISPLAY 墌 pg 27 1 Press or to select the desired function and press MENU The Sub Menu appears Example m CAMERA Menu 2 Press or to select the desired parameter 3 Press MENU Selection is complete Repeat the procedure if you wish to set other function menus 4 Press MENU The Menu Screen returns Repeat the procedure if you wish to set other function menus 5 Press MENU The Menu...

Page 23: ...ing digital zoom the zoom magnification will reset to 25X since digital zoom will be disengaged 100X Allows you to use the Digital Zoom By digitally processing and magnifying images zooming is possible from 25X the optical zoom limit to a maximum of 100X digital magnification 800X Allows you to use the Digital Zoom By digitally processing and magnifying images zooming is possible from 25X the opti...

Page 24: ...e zoom position the lens may go out of focus OFF Records with no change in the screen ratio For playback on a TV with a normal screen ratio CINEMA Inserts black bands at the top and bottom of the screen The indicator appears During playback on wide screen TVs the black bands at the top and bottom of the screen are cut and the screen ratio becomes 16 9 When using this mode refer to your wide screen...

Page 25: ...firm how these functions operate Demonstration starts in the following cases When the Menu Screen is closed after DEMO MODE is turned ON With DEMO MODE set to ON if there is no operation for about 3 minutes after the Power Switch is set to A or M Performing any operation during the demonstration stops the demonstration temporarily If no operation is performed for more than 3 minutes after that the...

Page 26: ...d 墌 pg 8 墌 pg 14 Date Time Settings VIDEO Factory preset SOUND MODE and NARRATION During tape playback the camcorder detects the sound mode in which the recording was made and plays the sound back Select the type of sound to accompany your playback picture According to the menu access explanation on page 22 select SOUND MODE or NARRATION from the Menu Screen and set it to the desired parameter STE...

Page 27: ...s Adjustment Of The Display When set to OFF the camcorder s display disappears When set to AUTO the date time are displayed in the following cases When playback starts The camcorder displays the date time when scenes are recorded When the date is changed during playback 墌 pg 19 Time Code ENGLISH ESPAÑOL РУССКИЙ The language setting can be changed 墌 pg 14 墌 pg 26 AUX MIC BRIGHT ON SCREEN OFF LCD LC...

Page 28: ... 5 Second Recording mode is not available Animation recording of a few frames only is taken instead Makes dark subjects or areas even brighter than they would be under good natural lighting Although the recorded image is not grainy it may look as if it is strobing due to the slow shutter speed 1 Set the Power Switch to M 2 Press NIGHT so that the Night Scope indicator appears The shutter speed is ...

Page 29: ... However correct focus may not be obtained depending on the shooting condition In this case use the manual focus mode 1 Set the Power Switch to M 2 Press FOCUS The manual focus indicator appears 3 Press or to focus on a subject When the focus level cannot be adjusted any further or closer or will blink 4 Press MENU Focus adjustment is complete To reset to Auto Focus Press FOCUS twice or set the Po...

Page 30: ...ontracts 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 When the distance to the subject changes so its size in the LCD monitor or the viewfinder changes such as when the subject is backing away When shooting on a reflective natural background such as a...

Page 31: ...tch to M 2 Press BACK LIGHT twice so that the Spot Exposure Control indicator appears A spot metering area frame appears at the centre of the LCD monitor viewfinder 3 Press or to select the desired spot metering area frame 4 Press MENU Spot Exposure Control is engaged Exposure is adjusted to make the brightness of the selected area most appropriate To lock the iris After step 3 press and hold MENU...

Page 32: ... shooting under various types of lighting 1 Set the Power Switch to M 2 Select MWB in u W BALANCE menu 墌 pg 22 The indication blinks slowly 3 Hold a sheet of plain white paper in front of the subject Adjust zoom or position yourself so that the white paper fills the screen 4 Press and hold MENU until begins blinking rapidly When the setting is completed resumes normal blinking 5 Press MENU twice T...

Page 33: ...in or out with a white screen FADER BLACK Fade in or out with a black screen FADER B W Fade in to a colour screen from a black and white screen or fade out from colour to black and white WIPE CORNER Wipe in on a black screen from the upper right to the lower left corner or wipe out from lower left to upper right leaving a black screen WIPE WINDOW The scene starts in the centre of a black screen an...

Page 34: ...e settings when an automatic adjustment does not work well using SPORTS mode The faster the shutter speed the darker the picture becomes Use the shutter function under good lighting conditions SPORTS Variable Shutter Speed 1 250 1 4000 This setting allows fast moving images to be captured one frame at a time for vivid stable slow motion playback The faster the shutter speed the darker the picture ...

Page 35: ...es an audio video cable 1 Following the illustrations connect the camcorder and the VCR s input connectors 2 Start playback on the camcorder 墌 pg 20 3 At the point you want to start dubbing start recording on the VCR Refer to the VCR s instruction manual 4 To stop dubbing stop recording on the VCR then stop playback on the camcorder NOTES It is recommended to use the AC Adapter as the power supply...

Page 36: ...ubbing stop recording on the video unit then stop playback on this camcorder NOTES It is recommended to use the AC Adapter as the power supply instead of the battery pack 墌 pg 13 If a blank portion or disturbed image is played back on the player during dubbing the dubbing may stop so that an unusual image is not dubbed Even though the DV cable is connected correctly sometimes the image may not app...

Page 37: ...4 or 6 pins on the PC The date time information cannot be captured into the PC Refer to the instruction manuals of the PC and Software The still images can also be transferred to a PC with a DV connector equipped capture board The system may not work properly depending on the PC or capture board you are using Connection To A Personal Computer When connecting the camcorder to a PC using a DV cable ...

Page 38: ...s open HClose the cassette holder cover 墌 pg 16 HClean the video heads with an optional cleaning cassette 墌 pg 44 Advanced features Focus is set to the Manual mode HSet Focus to the Auto mode 墌 pg 29 The lens is dirty or covered with condensation HClean the lens and check the focus again 墌 pg 42 The 5 Second mode is set to Anim in MANUAL Menu HSet 5S to 5S in MANUAL Menu 墌 pg 22 28 The Squeeze mod...

Page 39: ...22 24 this can be avoided The DV cable was plugged unplugged with power turned on HTurn the camcorder s power off and on again then operate it In places subject to low temperature images become dark due to the characteristics of the LCD monitor This is not a malfunction HAdjust the brightness and angle of the LCD monitor 墌 pg 15 18 When the LCD monitor s fluorescent light reaches the end of its se...

Page 40: ...n tab is set to SAVE while the Power Switch is set to A or M 墌 pg 13 Appears if dirt is detected on the heads during recording Use an optional cleaning cassette 墌 pg 44 Appears if condensation occurs When this indication is displayed wait more than 1 hour until condensation disappears Appears if a tape is not loaded when the Recording Start Stop Button or SNAPSHOT Button is pressed while the Power...

Page 41: ...ery etc and wait a few minutes for the indication to clear When it does you can resume using the camcorder If the indication remains consult your nearest JVC dealer The error indications 03 or 04 show what type of malfunction has occurred When an error indication appears the camcorder turns off automatically Eject the cassette once and re insert it then check if the indication clears When it does ...

Page 42: ...he monitor Close the LCD monitor To clean the lens Blow it with a blower brush then wipe gently with lens cleaning paper NOTES Avoid using strong cleaning agents such as benzine or alcohol Cleaning should be done only after the battery pack has been removed or other power units have been disconnected Mould may form if the lens is left dirty When using a cleaner or chemically treated cloth refer to...

Page 43: ...ack to be warm after charging or after use Temperature Range Specifications Charging 10 C to 35 C Operation 0 C to 40 C Storage 20 C to 50 C The lower the temperature the longer recharging takes Charging times are for a fully discharged battery pack Cassettes To properly use and store your cassettes be sure to read the following cautions During use make sure the cassette bears the Mini DV mark be ...

Page 44: ... humidity is extremely low below 35 or extremely high above 80 in direct sunlight in a closed car in summer near a heater To protect the unit DO NOT allow it to become wet drop the unit or strike it against hard objects subject it to shock or excessive vibration during transportation keep the lens directed at extremely bright objects for long periods expose the lens and viewfinder s lens to direct...

Page 45: ... the cool air from an air conditioner Moisture on the head drum can cause severe damage to the video tape and can lead to internal damage to the camcorder itself If malfunctioning occurs stop using the unit immediately and consult your local JVC dealer The camcorder is a microcomputer controlled device External noise and interference from a TV a radio etc might prevent it from functioning properly...

Page 46: ...ic viewfinder with 0 16 colour LCD Speaker Monaural Format DV format SD mode Signal format PAL standard Recording Playback format Video Digital component recording Audio PCM digital recording 32 kHz 4 channel 12 BIT 48 kHz 2 channel 16 BIT Cassette Mini DV cassette Tape speed SP 18 8 mm s LP 12 5 mm s Maximum recording time using 80 min cassette SP 80 min LP 120 min S AV S Video output Y 1 0 V p p...

Page 47: ... 30 L LCD Monitor and Viewfinder 15 18 Loading A Cassette 16 M Manual Focus 29 Motor Drive Mode 29 N Night Scope 28 P Playback Sound 26 Power Linked Operation 14 Program AE With Special Effects 34 Q Quick Review 19 R Recording Capacity Tape 17 S Snapshot Mode 23 Sound Mode 23 26 Speaker Volume 20 Specifications 46 Spot Exposure Control 31 T Tape Speed REC MODE 23 26 Telephoto Setting 24 Time Code ...

Page 48: ...MasterPage BackCover EN GR D240 Printed in Malaysia 1104MKH ID VM 2004 Victor Company of Japan Limited EK EX GR D240PAL book Page 48 Wednesday November 17 2004 7 32 PM ...