For Customer Use
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Dear Customer
It is recommended that you…
Important Safty Instructions
Before recording an important scene…
RM-V717U
Remote Control Unit CD-ROM
Camcorder
USB Cable Memory Card 8 MB Lens Cap Already inserted
How To Attach The Grip Belt
How To Attach The Lens Cap
Attach the lens cap with the cut downward During shooting
Set the Power Switch to M while pressing down
Automatic Demonstration
Getting Started
Using The Battery Pack
Power
Charging The Battery Pack
10 EN
For other notes, pg
Using AC Power
About Batteries
12 EN
Grip Adjustment
Viewfinder Adjustment
Tripod Mounting
While using the LCD monitor
While using the viewfinder
VIDEO/MEMORY Switch Position
Operation Mode
Power Switch Position Full Auto Recording
14 EN
Date/Time Settings
Built-in Clock’s Rechargeable Lithium Battery
Loading a Cassette Unloading a Cassette
Approximate recording time Tape Recording mode
16 EN
To protect valuable recordings…
Make sure the camcorder’s power is off Open the card cover
To protect valuable files available only for SD Memory Card…
18 EN
Video Recording & Playback
Now calculating
Basic Recording
Tape Remaining Time
Blinking Blinking Blinking
Journalistic Shooting
20 EN
Zooming
Self-Recording
Recording From The Middle Of a Tape
When a blank portion is recorded on a tape
Time Code
Proper recording
Still Playback
22 EN
Normal Playback
Shuttle Search
Blank Search
Slow-Motion Playback Playback Zoom Playback Special Effects
24 EN
Connections To a TV Or VCR
pg
26 EN
Recording & Playback
Basic Shooting D.S.C. Snapshot
To change the Image Size and/or Picture Quality, pg
Image playback screen
28 EN
Auto Playback Of Images
Playback Of Video Clips GR-DVM96 only
Viewing File Information
30 EN
Index Playback Of Files
For Index Playback of video clip files, perform
If you want to select another type of file, go to step
Protect mode helps prevent the accidental erasure of files
Protecting Files
To protect the currently displayed file
32 EN
To Remove Protection
To remove protection from the currently displayed file
To delete all files stored in the memory card
Deleting Files
To delete the currently displayed file
Folder and File names
34 EN
Making a New Folder
To Reset The Number Of Prints
To Print By Selecting Still Images And Number Of Prints
36 EN
Initializing a Memory Card
Advanced Features
38 EN
Menus without Sub Menus
Example m Camera Menu
Menus with Sub Menus
CAMERA, q MANUAL, s SYSTEM, n DISPLAY, o DSC, t Video
Wipe Or Fader Effects
VIDEO/MEMORY Switch
40 EN
Menu Wheel
FADER-BLACK
OFF
FADER-WHITE
FADER-B.W
42 EN
White Balance Adjustment
Exposure Control
44 EN
Recording mode
Sound mode
Camera Menu
Snapshot mode for video recording
Gain up
46 EN
Maximum telephoto setting
Wide mode
Manual Menu
Wind cut
Snapshot flash mode
Flash brightness adjustment
48 EN
Tally lamp setting
Automatic demonstration mode
System Menu
Clock adjustment
Date and time display setting
Time code setting
Display Menu
Recording media selection
50 EN
Image size
Playback sound
Synchro adjustment
Video Menu
Dubbing from tape to memory card
DATE/TIME OFF Auto
Melody Tally OFF Demo Mode
52 EN
Display
Press Snapshot
Motor Drive Mode
Night-Alive
To deactivate Night-Alive…
If Auto C is selected
54 EN
Snapshot Flash
Auto Focus
Manual Focus
56 EN
When the background is overly dark or the subject is bright
Before starting, perform the procedures listed below
To return to automatic exposure control
To return to automatic iris control
Iris Lock
Backlight Compensation
58 EN
To return to automatic white balance…
To cancel recording the sound effect midway
Downloading sound data from Web Site
Mail Clip Recording GR-DVM96 only
60 EN
To make video clips from real-time camera image
Refer to Deleting Files pg
To make video clips from recorded video footage
62 EN
Dubbing To a VCR
Dubbing
Dubbing To a Video Unit Equipped
64 EN
Equipped With a DV OUT
Set
Dubbing Still Images Recorded On a Tape To a Memory Card
Still images can be dubbed from a tape to a memory card
To on pg Press 4/9 to start
Beam Effective Area indoor use
Installing The Batteries
66 EN
Buttons And Functions
Pause in Connector
With the camcorder’s Power
Switch set to a or M Switch set to P
Functions
68 EN
Slow-Motion Playback
To move the highlight
Press EFFECT.
Select Menu appears
70 EN
Audio Dubbing
Audio Dubbing Using Digital Sound Effects GR-DVM96 only
SOUND, Press it Rotate the Menu
72 EN
Insert Editing
You are now ready to try Random Assemble Editing
Random Assemble Editing R.A.Edit
Set Remote/VCR Code
Make Connections
A JVC VCR equipped with a Remote Pause connector…
74 EN
VCR other than above…
Select Scenes
If the search time for an in-point exceeds
76 EN
Automatic Editing To VCR
Diagnosing VCR/Camcorder Timing
Adjustment Of VCR/Camcorder Timing
For More Accurate Editing
78 EN
Using USB cable
Using DV cable
Connection To a Personal Computer
If the PC is not
Using The Camcorder As a WebCam GR-DVM96 only
This camcorder can be used as a WebCam via USB connection
Disconnect the USB cable from the camcorder and PC
80 EN
References
Detach the battery from the camcorder
Power pg
Set the Power Switch to P, a or M
When a cassette at its end is loaded
Video and D.S.C. Recording
Power
82 EN
VIDEO/MEMORY
Viewfinder indications blink
VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is Set the VIDEO/MEMORY
Switch is set to Video Switch to Memory
200X. pg
Press Backlight
Advanced features
84 EN
Other problems
Angle of the LCD monitor
Camcorder When the LCD monitor’s
86 EN
Cause damage. pg
Re-insert it, then check if
88 EN
General Battery Precautions
Battery Packs
Cassettes
Main Unit
Memory Cards
LCD Monitor
About moisture condensation
How To Handle a CD-ROM
90 EN
Serious malfunctioning
Turn off the camcorder
Cleaning The Camcorder
After Use
Press Push Here to close the cassette holder
92 EN
Audio output
For Connectors Video output
For General Power requirement A. and Canada
Headphone output
94 EN
Controls
Connectors
Indicators
Other Parts
Tape Remaining Time REC Appears during recording
96 EN
Indications
Camcorder Time Code
Appears and blinks during shooting
Appears during shooting and blinks when a
Shooting Icon
Card Icon
98 EN
Explosion
Audio Dubbing 9D Audio Dubbing Pause
Monitor pg Level indicator g moves Time Code
Pause Forward Slow-Motion Reverse Slow-Motion
100 EN
Unit in Safeguard
Card Error
Switch
Mode Remove
102 EN
Program AE With Special Effects
Playback sound Sound Mode
Wide Mode Wide Mode
Recording Time
GR-DVM96 GR-DVM76