JVC KA-DV300, Startup Manual

Page 1: ...the correspond ing European Directives This equipment is designed for professional video appliances and can be used in the following environments residential area in houses or rural area commercial and light industry e g offices or theatres urban outdoors In order to keep the best performance and furthermore for electromagnetic compatibility Use the PC Card which acquired a CE mark Caution Where t...

Page 2: ...ring Network distribution of the video audio file created by the KA DV300 is possible when the Streamproducer program included on the provided CD ROM is installed on the PC Precautions Be sure to turn the camcorder s power supply OFF before the KA DV300 is attached to the camcorder Be sure to turn the camcorder s power supply OFF before inserting or removing CF Compact Flash cards etc into and fro...

Page 3: ...mage is not performed When switched distribution is not performed Required operating environment Hardware CPU Pentium III 700 MHz Memory 128 MB Display XGA 1024 X 768 Hard disk 50 MB for installation 1 hour viewing time requires empty hard disk space equivalent to 25 MB high compression to 200 MB low compression Network 1 LAN system for connecting the network pack Internet connection to download c...

Page 4: ...o view the distributed camera images on a PC Operating environment Windows 98 SE Me 2000 Camera settings and VTR control can be performed using a notebook computer What the KA DV300 can be used for cont d Operation method See Streamcodec in the Network Pack User s Guide Operation method See the User s Guide to the Streamproducer software for network distribution See Network settings LAN card in th...

Page 5: ...rd The card indicator shown on the right blinks during the initialization operation right after the power is turned on Memo E 9 English How to Attach Be sure to turn OFF the GY DV300 and open the cover at the lower part of the camera before attaching the KA DV300 using the following procedure 1 Hook the claw at the rear of the KA DV300 onto the notch of the GY DV300 2 While pressing the Release bu...

Page 6: ...Read User s Guide so please refer to this The Read User s Guide can be invoked by selecting Start menu Programs Streamproducer User s Guide E 12 Specifications Mass 150 g main unit only Power supply Supplied from the GY DV300 Power consumption DC 7 2 V 0 61 A main unit only Allowable operating temperature 0 C to 40 C Allowable storage temperature 20 C to 60 C Allowable operating humidity 30 to 80 ...

Page 7: ...de KA DV300 NETWORK PACK LWT0028 is a registered trademark owned by VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LTD is a registered trademark in Japan the U S A the U K and many other countries 2002 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED ...

Page 8: ... 40 In general the names of products manufactured by other companies and mentioned in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of these companies Symbols like etc are not used in these instructions Caution Cautionary notes concerning operation of the unit Memo Reference such as restrictions of features etc Reference page or item Characters and symbols used in this instruction boo...

Page 9: ...reen MODE MENU M AL ANU SYS T EM S ET EAR PHONE L D I S PL AY SE T E CAME RA S ET C V A E M L 10 A OPER AT I ON CAM A C LOC K TC MENU A L L R E SE T C E L ANC NETWORK PA CK CONF I G E X I T MENU SY ST EM S ET V TR S ET D I S PL AY S ET C LOC K TC MENU AL L RE SE T C E L ANC NETWORK P ACK CONF I G MO E V I CL I P E X I T NETWORK T SE OR TW E N K ACK P ON C I G F ENCODE SE T MPEG R EC TR G I MOV I E...

Page 10: ...ration Use this setting when simultaneously recording to a DV tape SPLIT Pressing the SELECT dial starts operation Use this setting when recording or trans ferring with CF memory card or LAN card only OFF Recording will not be made to the CF memory card and streaming data from the LAN card will not be recorded sent to the PC even when pressing the START STOP button or the SELECT dial of GY DV300 O...

Page 11: ...e the cursor t to PAGE BACK and press the SE LECT dial 9 When quitting menu screen setting and returning to the normal screen perform one of the following operations Press the MENU button Move the cursor t to EXIT in the TOP MENU screen and press the SELECT dial POWER OFF ON MODE CAM B VTR SHUTTER MENU GAIN CAM A BAR AW FWD REV SELECT dial POWER switch MODE switch MENU button The NETWORK PACK CONF...

Page 12: ...1 䢇8554 9999 1 䢇0080 9999 䢇OFF ON 1CH 䢇2CH 14CH Description The screen for setting RTP RTSP and HTTP port numbers appears Normally the unit can be used without changing the factory settings If there are port restrictions for the LAN environment of your PC consult your network administrator When changing a port number refer to 5 1 Connecting with Camcorder of the Streamproducer User s Guide of the ...

Page 13: ...o p q r s t u v wx y z 0 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 _ _ B S 3 8 R S E U NA E M j v c ab c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v wx y z 0 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 _ B S 8 8 R S E U NA E M j v c 1 2 3 4 ab c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v wx y z 0 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 _ _ B S USER NAME input setting screen Return to menu screen Currently inputted number of characters max number of characters Setting area Character...

Page 14: ...ly spaced 5 channels apart Cautionary items concerning Wireless LAN WLAN 1ch 2412 2417 2422 2427 2432 2437 2442 2447 2452 2457 2462 2467 2472 2484 2ch 3ch 4ch 5ch 6ch 7ch 8ch 9ch 10ch 11ch 12ch 14ch 13ch Approx 11MHz Center frequency 1ch frequency band 1ch frequency band 1ch frequency band 11ch frequency band 1ch frequency band 14ch frequency band 6ch frequency band 6ch frequency band OVER Do not ...

Page 15: ...pe and CF memory card REC START STOP button REC START STOP button POWER switch MODE switch Handle NO CF FORMAT will appear if the in serted CF memory card is not formatted Format the card in the MOVIE CLIP SET menu screen page 16 LCD screen 1 Insert a CF memory card into the Network Pack 2 Turn on the GY DV300 power Check to see that the CF display appears on the LCD screen viewfinder screen When ...

Page 16: ...POWER OFF ON MODE CAM B VTR SHUTTER MENU GAIN CAM A BAR AW FWD REV Recording on a CF memory card Recording playback signals of a DV cassette tape on a CF memory card REC START STOP button 1 Insert a CF memory card into the Network Pack 2 Turn on the GY DV300 power Check to see that the CF display appears on the LCD screen viewfinder screen When the power is turned on display will flash during init...

Page 17: ... the CF memory card and the still image starting point of the latest clip number appear by overlap ping 6 Select the clip to play back q Turn the SELECT dial and move the cursor t to the clip to play back Turning the SELECT dial up scrolls to the page with smaller older clip num bers Turning the SELECT dial down scrolls to the page with larger newer clip numbers Press the FWD button to scroll to t...

Page 18: ... audio recorded on a CF memory card Selecting PAGE BACK during playback or pausing and press the SELECT dial will return to the MOVIE CLIP screen I E OV M C I P L MC 00 8 0 a s f W R REV I E W DE LE T E P ROTECT PAGE BACK I E OV M C I P L MC 00 8 0 a s f W R P L AY PAGE BACK PAGE BACK REVIEW 23 I E OV M C I P L MC 00 5 0 a s f R REV I E W DE LE T E P ROTECT PAGE BACK I E OV M C I P L MC 00 5 0 a s...

Page 19: ...reen returns After deleting a clip and there are no remaining clips left on the CF memory card NO CLIP flashes on the screen for about 3 seconds and then the TOP MENU screen returns To delete all clips use the MOVIE CLIP SET in the NETWORK PACK CONFIG menu screen page 20 TOP MENU screen MOVIE CLIP screen CLIP FUNCTION screen Deleting Flashing display MC 00 5 0 a s f W R I E OV M C I P L 02 03 02 0...

Page 20: ...wer and insert a LAN card Then turn the power back on NETWORK PACK CONFIG menu screen NETWORK T SE OR TW E N K ACK P ON C I G F ENCODE SE T MPEG R EC TR G I MOV I E CL I P SET MENU R ES ET PAGE BACK ENCODE SET menu screen 27 NETWORK T SE OR TW E N K ACK P ON C I G F ENCODE SE T MPEG R EC SP I T L MOV I E CL I P SET MENU R ES ET PAGE BACK Set to SPLIT LCD screen LAN card display e No LAN card is in...

Page 21: ...ocket Com EA2900 117 USA EA2903 162 Europe EA2906 194 Asia CF memory card adapter PCMCIA TYPE I II specifications sold separately is required for inserting this card 1 Turn your PC and GY DV300 power off 2 Insert the PCMCIA LAN card to specify into KA DV300 3 Connect the unit and PC using a 10 BASE T cross cable 4 Turn the PC and GY DV300 power on 5 Insert a recordable DV cassette tape 6 PC settin...

Page 22: ...ing range CLOSE F16 F11 F8 F5 6 F4 F2 8 F2 F1 6 Lolux mode ALC Auto Level Control mode IRIS and SHUTTER cannot be set Gain can be set within the following range 1 dB steps 3dB 0dB 18dB 0dB Sensitivity is not increased Shutter speed can be set within the following range 1 100 1 120 1 250 1 500 1 1000 1 2000 for E model Shutter speed will be 1 60 1 50 for E model Zoom is set to WIDE The zoom will mo...

Page 23: ...ROL CONTROL STREAM CAPTURE VTR SETUP MAX FRAME RATE 352 x 288 32 kbps 16 kbps 7 fps Click the OK icon to confirm setting Screen selection Setting Select the setting from the pull down menu Setting range 䢇indicates default factory setting Item PIX SIZE VIDEO TRANSMISSION RATE AUDIO TRANSMISSION RATE MAX FRAME RATE for E model Description Sets the video compression size 352 288 Sets the image size t...

Page 24: ...Default destination My Document Streamcorder IPAddress Saved file name The file name based on the capture start time will be used 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 4 1 5 3 0 0 0 asf MUTE Click to turn on off the mute setting When on the playback sound will be muted NETWORK PACK SETUP STREAMCAPTUREscreen Playing back video audio using a PC and saving to file Video display The display size can be changed in the Propert...

Page 25: ...log box 37 Others Troubleshooting When there is a system error network error unit malfunction etc KA DV300 displays the error on the GY DV300 LCD screen or viewfinder screen Warning display LCD screen or viewfinder screen OVER Screen display File system related CF REMAIN 60SEC Flashing for 3 sec CF REMAIN 30SEC CF REMAIN 20SEC CF REMAIN 10SEC CF FULL Displayed until CF recording stops CF FULL Flas...

Page 26: ...set MAX FRAME RATE to 30F with PIX SIZE set to 352 288 Remedy Insert a CF memory card To delete the clip file remove the protection Check the CF memory card Set DHCP in the NETWORK SET menu screen to OFF when using the AD HOC mode Set WLAN AD MOC MODE in the NETWORK SET menu screen to OFF when using DHCP server Use VIDEO RATE between 64K 384K Use MAX FRAME RATE 7F or 4F Use MAX FRAME RATE 15F 4F U...

Page 27: ...ss LAN with maximum communication speed of 11Mbps Channel wireless LAN Frequency range used by wireless LAN The same frequency must be set by two sides for proper communication If there is an access point adapter etc using the same band in the proximity there may be a hindrance in the communication and may reduce throughput or the quality of communication When setting check the settings of surroun...

Page 28: ... class Each IP address is structured by a series of 4 digit numbers separated by a period The first number of the IP address indicates the class First number of the IP address Class Application number of PCs structuring the network 1 127 Class A For large scale networks max approx 16 million units 128 191 Class B For medium scale networks max approx 65 000 units 192 223 Class C For small scale net...

Page 29: ...er storage devices incorporated in Your PC 2 You may make a copy of the Software for the back up and storage purpose 3 Restriction 1 You may not modify reverse engineer decompile or disassemble except to the extent as permitted by the applicable laws the Software in any manner 2 You may not copy or use Software in whole or in part other than as expressly specified in this Agreement 3 You have no r...

Page 30: ...ll be governed by and interpreted under the laws of Japan The Tokyo District Court has jurisdiction over all disputes which may arise with respect to the execution interpretation and performance of this Agreement Contents 3 Ņ Contents 1 Required equipment for performance 4 2 Install and Uninstall Streamproducer 6 2 1 Install Windows Media Player 6 2 2 Install Streamproducer 6 2 3 Install CODEC pro...

Page 31: ...ts and the minimum required specification 1 Connection with only one camera or playback only one file 2 Without recording the image from the camera 3 Without switch casting You need the PC which supplies the following recommended specification if you use Streamproducer with multiple cameras and files Recommended specification ҦHardwareҨ CPU Pentium4 2 2GHz or later Memory 512MB or more Display SXG...

Page 32: ...Start menu or by choosing CD ROM drive from My computer 2 3 Install CODEC program You must install the CODEC program through the internet when you use Streamproducer first time ISO MPEG4 is the CODEC for composing images and G 726 for output sound with Streamproducer It is needed for processing images and sound with Stramproducer The clients viewing your casting images needs the same CODEC program...

Page 33: ...ile Click Close from Menu button of the Video display window Contents 9 It depends on the security setting of InternetExplorer whether the prompt dialog boxes appear or not during install CODEC Please confirm the security setting in case of that Streamproducer does not stand by for playback sample asf file Streamproducer may not install the CODEC completely 2 4 Confirm the security setting of your...

Page 34: ...rom KA DV300U NETWORK PACK Click the right button of the mouse pointing InternetExplorer icon and choose Properties from the menu as the same way of confirming the security setting Click Connections tag to open the setting dialog for LAN Click LAN Settings button to open Local Area Network LAN Settings dialog box In case of connecting PC Streamproducer with one KA DV300U NETWORK PACK directly Remo...

Page 35: ...he list of Currently installed Programs and click Remove button A message for confirmation of removing Streamproducer appears Click OK to remove Streamproducer Contents 13 3 Start Streamproducer Choose Streamproducer from Windows Program Start menu Operation window appears The operation window of Streamproducer has three areas one for each function Video display windows These four windows display ...

Page 36: ...f KA DV300U NETWORK PACK chapter NETWORK PACK SETUP Contents 15 Port Number Camera Enter the port number specified on the NETWORK PACK Command Enter the port number for RTSP connection TCP This number is specified on the NETWORK PACK You can not connect with the DV CAMCORDER if you enter the different port number from that specified on the NETWORK PACK HTTP Enter the port number for HTTP connectio...

Page 37: ...apture button to start recording the image from the camera You can also start recording by choosing Start Capturing from Menu button Click Stop button to stop recording Setting Click the Setting button to open the page for setting of DV CAMCORDER and NETWORK PACK by your internet browser For details on the settings please read the User s Guide of KA DV300U NETWORK PACK You can also open the page b...

Page 38: ...era from Menu button to connect with other camera Close Choose Close from Menu button to cut off network connection with camera The network connection is cut and the video display window reverts to No Setting Contents 19 ӟȀ Trigger mode Trigger mode is the unique function of the Streamcorder products The button controls of DV CAMCORDER connect with the controls of recording on the Streamproducer T...

Page 39: ...ucer Please see 9 2 Option dialog about specifying saving place Contents 21 6 Playback files Streamproducer can playback and cast the contents saved in the hard disk or CF card of up to four files at the simultaneously each stream is shown on its own video display window 6 1 Select files When no file is selected the menu bar indicates No Setting Click the File button on the video display window to...

Page 40: ...function is disabled You can also stop the repeat function by choosing Repeat from the Menu button If there is a check mark next to Repeat it indicates that the repeat function is effective and stopped if there is NOT a check mark ŅSoundŅ Click the Sound button to enable sound output You can also enable sound output by choosing Output Sound from Menu button The Sound button appears to be pushed wh...

Page 41: ...is NOT a check mark ŅSoundŅ Choose Output Sound from the Menu button of the casting monitor window to output sound Choose again Output Sound from the Menu button of casting monitor window to mute the sound If there is a check mark next to Output Sound it indicates that sound is enabled and muted if there is NOT a check mark The Output Sound is the function enables output of sound of the selected c...

Page 42: ...image The URL is specified by the IPaddress and portnumber of the casting place Casting PC with Streamproducer Streamproducer shows the URL on the system condition window The client viewers must enter this URL on Windows Media Player to receive the casting image Sample of Internet URL Sample of LAN URL Enter the URL and click OK Attention When you receive the casting image switched by the casting ...

Page 43: ... the casting data ŅBit RateŅ Shows bit rate of the casting image Contents 29 Connections shows the following items ŅInternet URLŅ Shows the internet URL for receiving the casting image from Streamproducer For details on the process of receiving the casting image please read 8 Receive the casting image ŅLAN URLŅ Shows the LAN URL for receiving the casting image in case of casting by LAN ŅCopy Inter...

Page 44: ...ly in Camera Setting dialog ӛVerify the set up of your PC network It is necessary to establish a LAN connection with cameras correctly ѶCheck the LAN card manual Windows Help of the for more detail ӛConfirm that the LAN card is inserted correctly in the network pack ѶMake sure the LAN card is oriented properly and seated in the PCMCIA CardBus slot ӛElectromagnetic wave condition may be poor when u...

Page 45: ... smooth ӛMake sure on system condition window that your PC has enough CPU power left ӛRefrain from running other applications at the same time ӛTry to connect to fewer cameras or playback fewer files at the same time ӛTry to stop and resume recording or casting ӛDisable the DirectDraw acceleration on the Display property dialog ѶClick the right button of the mouse pointing desktop and choose Prope...