Contents | JVC GR-D70, GR-D90 specification

CONTENTS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS	3
IMPORTANT PRODUCT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS	4
PROVIDED ACCESSORIES	5
HOW TO ATTACH THE LENS CAP	5
HOW TO ATTACH THE CORE FILTER	6
AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATION	6
GETTING STARTED
Power	7 – 8
Grip Adjustment	8
Viewfinder Adjustment	8
Shoulder Strap Attachment	9
Tripod Mounting	9
Loading/Unloading A Cassette	9 – 10
Date/Time Settings	10
Recording Mode Setting	10
Loading A Memory Card (GR-D90/D70 only)	11
Picture Quality/Image Size Setting (GR-D90/D70 only) ..... 11
TAPE RECORDING & PLAYBACK
TAPE RECORDING	12 – 14
Basic Recording	12
Zooming	13
Time Code	14
TAPE PLAYBACK	14 – 16
Normal Playback	14 – 15
Blank Search	15
Connections	16
MEMORY CARD RECORDING & PLAYBACK
(GR-D90 and GR-D70 only)
MEMORY CARD RECORDING	17 – 18
Basic Shooting (Snapshot)	17 – 18
MEMORY CARD PLAYBACK	18 – 19
Normal Playback	18
Auto Playback	19
Index Playback	19
Viewing File Information	19
Removing On-Screen Display	19

ADVANCED FEATURES	20 – 22
Protecting Files	20
Deleting Files	20
Dubbing Still Images Recorded
On A Tape To A Memory Card	21
Setting Print Information (DPOF Setting)	21 – 22
Making A New Folder	22
Initializing A Memory Card	22
ADVANCED FEATURES
FOR RECORDING	23 – 27
Night-Alive	23
Program AE With Special Effects	23
Fade/Wipe Effects	24
Snapshot (For Tape Recording)	25
Auto Focus	25
Manual Focus	26
Exposure Control	26
Iris Lock	27
White Balance Adjustment	27
Manual White Balance Operation	27
USING MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT ....	28 – 32
For Recording Menu	28 – 31
For Playback Menu	31 – 32
DUBBING	33 – 34
Dubbing To Or From A VCR	33
Dubbing To Or From A Video Unit Equipped
With A DV Connector (Digital Dubbing)	34
USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
(GR-D90/D70 only)	35 – 36
Slow-Motion Playback	35
Frame-By-Frame Playback	35
Playback Special Effects	35
Playback Zoom	35
Audio Dubbing	36
Insert Editing	36
SYSTEM CONNECTIONS	37
Connection To A Personal Computer	37
REFERENCES
TROUBLESHOOTING	38 – 40
CAUTIONS	41 – 44
SPECIFICATIONS	45
INDEX	46 – 51
Controls, Connectors And Indicators	46 – 47
Indications	48 – 51
TERMS	52 – 53

Refer to the diagrams on page 46 and 48 while reading the instruction manual as all the controls, connectors, indicators and indications are numbered on the diagrams and those corresponding numbers are used throughout this manual unless specified.

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JVC GR-D70, GR-D90 instruction manual Contents

Contents

GR-D90 GR-D70 GR-D30 Contents Safety Precautions Important Product Safety Instructions Before recording an important scene Core Filter Make sure the arrow is Pointing upward Sub Menu StopperWind once Using the Battery Pack PowerCharging the Battery Pack Using AC Power Lithium-ion is vulnerable in colder temperatures Grip AdjustmentViewfinder Adjustment About Batteries Tripod Mounting Approximate recording time Tape Recording modeShoulder Strap Attachment Loading/Unloading a Cassette RETURN, and press it twice. The Menu Screen closes Date/Time SettingsRecording Mode Setting Screen closes Label Clipped edge Memory card Loading a Memory Card Picture Quality/Image Size SettingTo Unload a Memory Card Display Tape Recording To Adjust The Brightness Of The DisplayBasic Recording Journalistic Shooting Operation ModePower-Linked Operation Self-Recording Normal Playback To Control The Speaker VolumeTime Code Recording from the Middle of a Tape Press Blank Search To cancel Blank Search midwayBlank Search Press Date/Time Set DATE/TIME to AUTO, on or OFF If using a VCR . . . go to step If not . . . go to stepConnections To Remove The Shutter Sound Basic Shooting SnapshotTo Delete Unwanted Still Images To Protect Valuable Files available only for SD Memory Card To Magnify The Stored Images Approximate Number of Storable ImagesMultiMediaCard EN Memory Card Recording Index Playback Auto PlaybackViewing File Information Removing On-Screen Display To Remove Protection EN Advanced FeaturesProtecting Files Deleting Files Dubbing Still Images Recorded On a Tape To a Memory Card Setting Print Information Dpof SettingAdvanced Features EN To Print ALL Still Images ONE Print for Each Initializing a Memory Card To Reset The No. Of PrintsMaking a New Folder Folder and File names Night-Alive Program AE With Special Effects Fade/Wipe Effects Snapshot Recording Snapshot Mode SelectionSnapshot For Tape Recording Auto Focus To Return To Automatic Exposure Control Manual FocusExposure Control To Brighten The Subject Quickly Manual White Balance Operation White Balance AdjustmentIris Lock Exposure WIPE/FADERProgram AE Balance Manual System Camera Display Clock ADJ For Playback MenuVideo Quality , Image Size Display 12BIT ModeVideo Display Playback Sound To Use This Camcorder As a Recorder Dubbing To Or From a VCRTo Use This Camcorder As a Player Dubbing To DV @ Core filter DV cable Optional Core filter To DV Frame-By-Frame Playback Using the Remote Control Unit ENSlow-Motion Playback Playback Special Effects Audio Dubbing Set 12BIT Mode to Sound 2 or MIX Menu Screen pgEN Using the Remote Control Unit Insert Editing Using USB cable B Using DV cable GR-D90/D70 only Using USB cable GR-D90/D70 onlyUsing DV cable Connection To a Personal Computer Snapshot mode cannot be used No power is suppliedFocus does not adjust automatically Image taken using Snapshot is too dark White Balance cannot be activated Indicators and the image color on LCD monitor are not clearBlack & White Fader does not work Date/time does not appear An error indication E03 or E04 appears Charger indicator on the camcorder does Not lightAn error indication E01, E02 or E06 appears Memory card cannot be played back AC Adapter Using Household AC Plug AdapterBattery Packs Cassettes LCD Monitor Main Unit Cleaning The Camcorder How to handle a CD-ROMFor Your Maintenance After Use Address Trade NameResponsible party Telephone Number General ConnectorsCamcorder Digital Video Camera LCD monitor Speaker Viewfinder Controls, Connectors And IndicatorsIndex Power Switch VIDEO/DSC Switch VIDEO, DSC GR-D90/D70 onlyFast-Forward Button USB Universal Serial Bus Connector Battery Release Button BATT. Release .... pg During Memory Card Playback GR-D90/D70 only LCD Monitor/Viewfinder IndicationsDuring Memory Card Recording Only GR-D90/D70 only 1024 During Both Tape And Memory Card Recording Appears when Digital Image Stabilizer DIS is Appears when in the Squeeze or Cinema modeDisplays the sound mode for approx seconds Appears when the focus is adjusted manually High Appears if a file in another format is selected E01, E02 or E06 Unit in Safeguard ModeE03 or E04 Unit in Safeguard Mode Eject Terms SD Memory Card VIDEO/DSC Switch PositionRecord-Standby Unload a Tape Memo Memo US 1102-HO-UN-PJ