JVC GR-DX25, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Accessories http www jvc victor co jp english accessory INSTRUCTIONS DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA EN LYT1120 001A ENGLISH CONTENTS AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATION 6 GETTING STARTED 7 10 TAPE RECORDING PLAYBACK 11 15 ADVANCED FEATURES 16 33 REFERENCES 34 47 GR DX55 GR DX45 GR DX35 GR DX25 01 DX55 45 35 25EK_EN 01 10 03 1 23 1 45 PM 1 ...

Page 2: ...as all the controls connectors indicators and indications are numbered on the diagrams and those corresponding numbers are used throughout this manual unless specified GETTING STARTED Power 7 8 Grip Adjustment 8 Viewfinder Adjustment 8 Tripod Mounting 9 Loading Unloading A Cassette 9 10 Date Time Settings 10 Recording Mode Setting 10 TAPE RECORDING PLAYBACK TAPE RECORDING 11 13 Basic Recording 11 ...

Page 3: ...l coded E or Green The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accord ance with the following code Blue to N Neutral or Black Brown to L Live or Red If these colours do not correspond with the terminal identifications of your plug connect as follows Blue wire to terminal coded N Neutral or coloured black Brown wire to terminal coded L Live or coloured Red If in doubt consult a competent electricia...

Page 4: ...switch off withdraw the mains plug and consult your dealer DON T remove any fixed cover as this may expose dangerous voltages DON T leave equipment switched on when it is unattended unless it is specifically stated that it is designed for unattended operation or has a standby mode Switch off using the switch on the equipment and make sure that your family knows how to do this Special arrangements ...

Page 5: ...ROVIDED ACCESSORIES CD ROM Power Cord Cable Adapter Remote Control Unit RM V717U AAA R03 Battery x 2 for remote control unit 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 cap is flush to the camera HOW TO ATTACH THE LENS CAP 1 2 3 None or Editing Extension Cable 1 3 2 AAA R03 Battery x 2 Tab...

Page 6: ... normal screen appears NOTE If you do not detach the Lens Cap you cannot see the actual changes of the Automatic Demonstration activated on the LCD monitor or viewfinder AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATION None RETURN OFF ON EMO MODE D S Y S TEM 8 1 0 2 3 Sub Menu HOW TO ATTACH THE CORE FILTER Attach the Core Filter s to the provided AC Adapter s cord S Video Audio Video Editing cable and USB cable The Core F...

Page 7: ...TED Battery pack To DC connector To AC outlet AC Adapter ATTENTION Before detaching the power source make sure that the camcorder s power is turned off Failure to do so can result in a camcorder malfunction INFORMATION The extended use battery pack kit is a set composed of a battery pack and AC Power Adapter Charger VU V840 KIT BN V840U battery pack AA V15EK AC Power Adapter Charger VU V856 KIT BN...

Page 8: ...ttached to the camcorder its charging will start Using the optional AA V100EK AC Power Adapter Charger you can charge the BN V107U V114U battery pack without the camcorder However it cannot be used as an AC adapter To avoid interference with reception do not use the AC Adapter near a radio Perform charging where the temperature is between 10 C and 35 C 20 C to 25 C is the ideal temperature range f...

Page 9: ...y before closing the cassette holder cover When the battery s charge is low you may not be able to close the cassette holder cover Do not apply force Replace the battery with a fully charged one 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 prev...

Page 10: ...to select CAMERA DISPLAY and press SELECT SET 1 4 Press or 3 to select CLOCK ADJ Press SELECT SET 1 and day is highlighted Press or 3 to input the day Press SELECT SET 1 Repeat to input the month year hour and minute Press or 3 to select RETURN and press SELECT SET 1 twice The Menu Screen closes NOTES Even if you select CLOCK ADJ if the parameter is not highlighted the camcorder s internal clock c...

Page 11: ...ewfinder set PRIORITY in the SYSTEM Menu to FINDER 墌 pg 23 and adjust as described above TAPE RECORDING NOTES If the Record Standby mode continues for 5 minutes the camcorder s power shuts 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...

Page 12: ...r preference using the Power Switch 8 Zooming To produce the zoom in out effect or an instantaneous change in image magnification Zoom In Turn the Power Zoom SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring 9 clockwise Zoom Out Turn the Power Zoom SHUTTLE SEARCH Ring 9 counterclockwise 䡲 The further you turn the Power Zoom Ring 9 the quicker the zoom action NOTES Focusing may become unstable during Zooming In this case set th...

Page 13: ...ck 2 Set the Power Switch 8 to or while pressing down the Lock Button 0 located on the switch then start recording NOTES The time code cannot be reset During fast forwarding and rewinding the time code indication does not move smoothly The time code is displayed only when TIME CODE is set to ON 墌 pg 24 Frames 25 frames 1 second Seconds Minutes Frames are not displayed during recording Normal Playb...

Page 14: ... is shorter than 5 seconds of tape may not be detected The detected blank portion may be located between recorded scenes Before you start recording make sure there is no recorded scene after the blank portion NOTES If Stop mode continues for 5 minutes when power is supplied from a battery the camcorder shuts off automatically To turn on again set the Power Switch 8 to OFF then to The playback pict...

Page 15: ...d to use the AC Adapter as the power supply instead of the battery pack 墌 pg 7 Set the video out select switch of the cable adapter as required Y C When connecting to a TV or VCR which accepts Y C signals and uses an S Video cable CVBS When connecting to a TV or VCR which does not accept Y C signals and uses an audio video cable To monitor the picture and sound from the camcorder without inserting...

Page 16: ... certain Fade Wipe Effects 墌 pg 17 If an unusable mode is selected its indicator blinks or goes out NOTES Programme AE with special effects can be changed during recording or during Record Standby Some modes of Programme AE special effects cannot be used during Night Scope FOR RECORDING SHUTTER 1 50 The shutter speed is fixed at 1 50th of a second Black bands that usually appear when shooting a TV...

Page 17: ... You can extend the length of a Fade or Wipe by pressing and holding the Recording Start Stop Button 7 FADER WHITE Fade 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 o...

Page 18: ... in these cases use manual focusing When two subjects overlap in the same scene When illumination is low When the subject has no contrast difference in brightness and darkness such as a flat one colour wall or a clear blue sky When a dark object is barely visible in the viewfinder When the scene contains minute patterns or identical patterns that are regularly repeated When the scene is affected b...

Page 19: ... reflective natural background such as at the beach or when skiing When the background is overly dark or the subject light 1 Set the Power Switch 8 to while pressing down the Lock Button 0 located on the switch Open the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully 2 Press MENU 2 The Menu Screen appears 3 Press or 3 to select EXPOSURE then press SELECT SET 1 4 Press or 3 to select MANUAL then...

Page 20: ...reen 3 Press SELECT SET 1 until begins blinking rapidly When the setting is completed resumes normal blinking 4 Press SELECT SET 1 twice The Menu Screen closes and the Manual White Balance indicator 3 is displayed NOTES In step 2 it may be difficult to focus on the white paper In such a case adjust focus manually 墌 pg 19 A subject can be shot under various types of lighting conditions indoors natu...

Page 21: ...o Programme AE With Special Effects 墌 pg 16 EXPOSURE Refer to Exposure Control and Iris Lock 墌 pg 19 20 W BALANCE Refer to White Balance Adjustment and Manual White Balance Operation 墌 pg 20 CAMERA Settings made in the CAMERA Menu remain effective whether the Power Switch 8 is set to or However the menu settings can be changed only when the Power Switch 8 is set to REC MODE Allows you to set the t...

Page 22: ...goes out if the Stabiliser cannot be used TELE MACRO OFF To turn off this function ON Usually the distance to a subject where the lens is in focus depends on the zoom magnification Unless there is a distance more than 1m to the subject the lens is out of focus at the maximum telephoto setting When set to ON you can shoot a subject as large as possible at a distance of approx 60 cm Depending on the...

Page 23: ...er is turned off If DEMO MODE remains ON some functions will not be available After viewing demo set to OFF PRIORITY LCD When the LCD monitor is fully open even if the viewfinder is pulled out the image is displayed only on the LCD monitor it will not be displayed in the viewfinder FINDER When the viewfinder is pulled out even if the LCD monitor is fully open the image is displayed only in the vie...

Page 24: ... 32 For More Accurate Editing REC MODE Allows you to set the tape recording mode SP or LP depending on your preference 墌 pg 10 It is recommended you use REC MODE in the VIDEO Menu when using this camcorder as a recorder during dubbing GR DX55 DX35 only 墌 pg 26 27 REC MODE can be set when the Power Switch 8 is set to or 墌 pg 10 21 S AV INPUT A V IN Enables audio video signal input from the S AV con...

Page 25: ...s the sound back Select the type of sound to accompany your playback picture According to the menu access explanation on pg 24 select SOUND MODE or 12bit MODE from the Menu Screen and set it to the desired parameter SOUND MODE STEREO Sound is output on both L and R channels in stereo SOUND L Sound from the L channel is output SOUND R Sound from the R channel is output 12bit MODE MIX Original and d...

Page 26: ...e new tape Set the video out select switch of the cable adapter as required Y C When connecting to a TV or VCR which accepts Y C signals and uses an S Video cable CVBS When connecting to a TV or VCR which does not accept Y C signals and uses an audio video cable To choose whether or not the following displays appear on the connected TV Date Time set DATE TIME to AUTO ON or OFF in the Menu Screen 墌...

Page 27: ...ng 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 appear in step 4 If this occurs turn off the power and make connections again If Playback Zoom 墌 pg 12 28 Playback Special Effects 墌 pg 28 or Snapshot is attempted during playback only the original playback image recorded on the tape is output from the ...

Page 28: ...ect press EFFECT ON OFF U on the remote control Pressing it again re activates the selected effect 䡲 To change the selected effect repeat from step 2 above NOTE The effects that can be used during playback are Classic Film Monotone Sepia and Strobe The effects work the same in playback as they did in recording Refer to page 16 for more information Playback Zoom To magnify the recorded image up to ...

Page 29: ... the camcorder s S AV connector first set S AV INPUT to A V IN or S IN in the Menu Screen GR DX55 DX35 only 墌 pg 24 AUX appears instead of MIC Insert Editing You can record a new scene into a previously recorded tape replacing a section of the original recording with minimal picture distortion at the in and outpoints The original audio remains unchanged NOTES Before performing the following steps ...

Page 30: ...墌 pg 23 25 Or press DISPLAY Q on the remote control to turn on off the date indication Time Code set TIME CODE to ON or OFF in the Menu Screen 墌 pg 24 25 Indications other than date time and time code set ON SCREEN to LCD LCD TV or OFF in the Menu Screen 墌 pg 23 25 Random Assemble Editing R A Edit Create edited videos easily using your camcorder as the source player You can select up to 8 cuts for...

Page 31: ...e total time 9 If using Playback Special Effects press EFFECT I 墌 pg 28 10 Repeat steps 6 through 9 to register additional scenes To change previously registered points press CANCEL P on the remote control The registered points disappear one at a time from the most recently registered point If you are not using Fade Wipe or Programme AE with special effects repeat steps 6 and 7 only NOTES When cho...

Page 32: ...crements Press SELECT SET 1 to finish the setting 7 Press or 3 to to select RETURN and press SELECT SET 1 twice Now perform Random Assemble Editing beginning with step 4 on page 31 NOTES Before performing actual Random Assemble Editing do a few Random Assemble Editing trial runs to check whether the value you have input is appropriate or not and make adjustments accordingly Depending on the record...

Page 33: ...mended to use the AC Adapter as the power supply instead of the battery pack 墌 pg 7 Never connect the USB cable and the DV cable simultaneously to the camcorder Connect only the cable you wish to use to the camcorder If the PC connected to the camcorder via the USB cable is not powered the camcorder does not enter the USB mode The date time information cannot be captured into the PC Use the provid...

Page 34: ... The Sepia or Monotone mode is activated Turn off Sepia and Monotone 墌 pg 16 Before consulting your JVC dealer please check the following to see it you can correct the problem yourself The camcorder is a microcomputer controlled device External noise and interference from a TV a radio etc might prevent it from functioning properly In such cases first disconnect its power supply unit battery pack A...

Page 35: ... monitor appear dark or whitish In places subject to low temperature images become dark due to the characteristics of the LCD monitor When this happens the displayed colours differ from those that are actually recorded This is not a defect of the camcorder When the LCD monitor s fluorescent light reaches the end of its service life images on the LCD monitor become dark Consult your nearest JVC dea...

Page 36: ...墌 pg 22 this can be avoided When the camcorder is connected via the DV connector the camcorder does not operate The DV cable was plugged unplugged with power turned on Turn the camcorder s power off and on again then operate it Coloured bright spots appear all over the LCD monitor or the viewfinder The LCD monitor and the viewfinder are made with high precision technology However black spots or br...

Page 37: ...s the tape to fingerprints and dust 2 Store cassettes away from heaters or other heat sources out of direct sunlight where they won t be subject to unnecessary shock or vibration where they won t be exposed to strong magnetic fields such as those generated by motors transformers or magnets vertically in their original cases LCD Monitor 1 To prevent damage to the LCD monitor DO NOT push it strongly...

Page 38: ... the date time How to handle a CD ROM Take care not to soil or scratch the mirror surface opposite to the printed surface Do not write anything or put a sticker on either the front or back surface If the CD ROM gets dirty gently wipe it with a soft cloth outward from the centre hole using a circular motion Do not use conventional disc cleaners or cleaning spray Do not bend the CD ROM or touch its ...

Page 39: ...holder cover open until it locks The cassette holder opens automatically Remove the cassette 3 Press PUSH HERE to close the cassette holder Once the cassette holder is closed it recedes automatically Wait until it recedes completely before closing the cassette holder cover 4 Tilt the viewfinder upward Press BATT RELEASE y and remove the battery pack 2 Cleaning The Camcorder 1 To clean the exterior...

Page 40: ...u y w q e 0 9 i a W Y O I Q R T E U s d f g h j k l P S A p o INDEX Controls Connectors And Indicators Viewfinder Speaker LCD monitor Refer to this diagram while reading the instructions Remote Control Stereo microphone 01 DX55 45 35 25EK_EN 34 48 03 1 28 11 39 AM 40 ...

Page 41: ...for products compliant with the i Link standard BACKLIGHT Button 墌 pg 19 Speaker Volume Control VOL 墌 pg 13 NIGHT Button 墌 pg 16 Speaker Volume Control VOL 墌 pg 13 FOCUS Button 墌 pg 19 BLANK SEARCH Button 墌 pg 14 Battery Pack Mount 墌 pg 7 q Grip Belt Strap Eyelet w Grip Strap 墌 pg 8 e Dioptre Adjustment Control 墌 pg 8 r Tripod Mounting Socket 墌 pg 9 t Monitor Latch OPEN 墌 pg 11 y Battery Release B...

Page 42: ...pe Recording During Tape Playback C E R SOUND b i t 2 1 5 55 6w 1h50m 4 3 0 3 7 1 0x W T 25 12 03 8 0 9 25 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 w q 1 6w 12 1 b i SOUND BLANK SEARCH VOLUME t 116 21 24 64 L 0 3 7 1 25 12 03 e y t r w u 01 DX55 45 35 25EK_EN 34 48 03 1 23 3 41 PM 42 ...

Page 43: ...ing mode SP or LP 墌 pg 10 Displays the tape remaining time 墌 pg 11 Rotates while the tape is running 墌 pg 11 REC appears during recording PAUSE appears during Record Standby mode 墌 pg 11 PHOTO Appears when taking a Snapshot 墌 pg 18 Appears when the Insert Editing w or Insert Editing Pause 6w mode is engaged 墌 pg 29 Appears when the wind cut mode is engaged to cut down on noise created by wind 墌 pg...

Page 44: ...CORDED TAPE CANNOT DUB ON A 16BIT RECORDING CHECK TAPE S ERASE PROTECTION TAB Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a tape recorded in the LP mode Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a tape recorded in 16 bit audio Appears if A DUB e h on the remote control is pressed when the erase protection tab is set to SAVE 墌 pg 29 INSERT ERROR Appears if Insert Editing is attempted on a blank portion...

Page 45: ... 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 SP 80 min using 80 min LP 120 min cassette Connectors S AV S Video output Y 1 V p p 75 Ω analogue C 0 29 V p p 75 Ω analogue S Video input Y 0...

Page 46: ...vided Accessories 墌 pg 5 A AC Adapter 墌 pg 7 8 Analogue Input 墌 pg 24 26 Audio Dubbing 墌 pg 29 Auto Date 墌 pg 23 Auto Focus 墌 pg 18 Auto Shut off 墌 pg 11 14 B Backlight Compensation 墌 pg 19 Battery Low 墌 pg 44 Battery Pack 墌 pg 7 8 37 Beep 墌 pg 23 Blank Search 墌 pg 14 Brighten The LCD Monitor 墌 pg 11 C Channels Left Right 墌 pg 25 Charge The Battery Pack 墌 pg 7 Cinema 墌 pg 22 Classic Film 墌 pg 16 C...

Page 47: ... 墌 pg 13 28 Snapshot 墌 pg 18 Snapshot Mode 墌 pg 18 Snow 墌 pg 16 Sound Mode 墌 pg 21 24 25 Speaker Volume 墌 pg 13 Specifications 墌 pg 45 Sports 墌 pg 16 Spotlight 墌 pg 16 Squeeze 墌 pg 22 Still Playback 墌 pg 13 Strobe 墌 pg 16 T Tally 墌 pg 23 Tele Macro 墌 pg 22 Time Code 墌 pg 13 24 25 Tripod Mounting 墌 pg 9 Twilight 墌 pg 16 U Unload A Tape 墌 pg 9 W White Balance 墌 pg 20 Wide Mode 墌 pg 22 Wind Cut 墌 pg ...

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