JVC GR-DVM90 Docking Station

EN85

INDEX

Docking Station

1PC Connector [DIGITAL STILL]............ 墌 pg. 60

2J Terminal/Edit Connector [JLIP (Joint Level

Interface Protocol) (EDIT)]................... 墌 pg. 61

•Connect to a JLIP-compatible camcorder or

VCR to control it from the computer using the

provided Software.

NOTE:

Make sure that the camcorder is turned on while

connecting the camcorder to a PC using the

Docking Station’s JLIP connector. If the camcorder

is turned off (because the POWER Switch is set to

“OFF” or due to Auto Shut Off* etc.) while the

JLIP program software is used, it will be impossi-

ble to control the connected devices from the

computer. In such a case, first try turning the

camcorder on again, or unplug the JLIP connec-

tion cable from the Docking Station’s JLIP

connector. Then, initialize or run the software

again.

*Auto Shut Off:

If 5 minutes elapse in the Record-Standby mode

or in the Pause mode, the camcorder’s power

shuts off automatically to conserve energy.

•Connect the editing cable when performing

Random Assemble Editing........ 墌 pg. 70 – 75.

3PRINTER Connector

Connect to the optional printer equipped with a

PRINT DATA connector. Refer to the separate

“FOR OWNERS OF AN OPTIONAL PRINTER”

instruction sheet.

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6

7

1

4

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2

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9

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4External Stereo Microphone Input

Connector [MIC] ................................. 墌 pg. 76

5Stud .................................................... 墌 pg. 58

6Screw.................................................. 墌 pg. 58

7Multi Connector

The Docking Station can be connected with this

camcorder through this connector. Never touch it

with your hand or hit it with a hard object; if the

pins are damaged, the connectors will become

unusable due to contact failure.

8S-Video Output Connector

[S OUT] ........................................ 墌 pg. 58, 71

9Video Output Connector

[VIDEO]........................................ 墌 pg. 58, 71

0 Audio Output Connectors

[AUDIO L/R]................................. 墌 pg. 58, 71

!Screw Knob......................................... 墌 pg. 58

To attach the camcorder, tighten this clockwise.

Contents

Main EN DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA INSTRUCTIONS GR-DVM90 ENGLISH CONTENTS Using This Instruction Manual It is recommended that you . . . SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION The rating plate (serial number plate) of the AC Power Adapter/Charger is on its bottom. The rating plate (serial number plate) of the Docking Station is on its bottom. WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. IMPORTANT PRODUCT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ATTENTION: INSTALLATION 1. Grounding or Polarization 2. Power Sources USE 1. Accessories 2. Product and Cart Combination 3. Water and Moisture 4. Object and Liquid Entry SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION! Before recording an important scene . . . PROVIDED ACCESSORIES AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATION Automatic Demonstration takes place when DEMO. MODE is set to ON (factory-preset). How To Use Audio Cables Audio cable To AV OUT Power CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK Charging times noted above are for a fully discharged battery pack. Charging time varies according to the ambient temperature and the status of the battery pack. To avoid interference with reception, do not use the AC Power Adapter/Charger near a radio. USING THE BATTERY PACK USING AC POWER Grip Adjustment Viewfinder Adjustment (cont.) Tripod Mounting Date/Time Settings DISPLAY MENU Rotate the MENU wheel to select . Press it and DISPLAY MENU appears. RETURN, and press it twice. The Menu Screen closes. Built-in Clocks Rechargeable Lithium Battery Loading/Unloading A Cassette (cont.) * To Protect Valuable Recordings . . . Recording Mode Setting Set the tape recording mode depending on your preference. Sub Menu CAMERA MENU appears. POWER Lamp (cont.) Loading A MultiMediaCard Be sure to use only MultiMediaCards marked . ATTENTION: Picture Quality/Size Mode Setting When the MODE Dial is set to , only the picture quality can be set. (cont.) Operation Mode Page Basic Recording For Video JOURNALISTIC SHOOTING SELF-RECORDING Basic Recording For Video (cont.) Snapshot (For Video Recording) SNAPSHOT MODE SELECTION If Program AE with special effects ( To remove the shutter sound, SNAPSHOT RECORDING Basic Recording For Digital Still Camera (D.S.C.) Basic Shooting (Snapshot) You can use your camcorder as a Digital Still Camera for taking snapshots. Press SNAPSHOT fully. The image is recorded in the MultiMediaCard. Still images are recorded in the snapshot mode with no frame. To use the flash, pg. 32. To Delete Unwanted Still Images . . . Basic Recording For Video And D.S.C. Zooming NOTE: Recording From The Middle Of A Tape Time Code The time code is displayed only when TIME CODE is set to ON ( Recording From The Middle Of A Tape The time code cannot be reset. Progressive Mode Recording Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. Description of Progressive Scan CCD 1.Regular shooting of moving images 2.Progressive mode shooting of moving images (Progressive Mode Recording pg. 24) Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.) Dual Shooting pg. 36 38). If SNAPSHOT is pressed when DIS is set to ON pg. 30), the Stabilizer will be disabled. The Stabilizer is less effective in the DUAL mode than in other modes. Auto Focus When shooting a subject close to the lens, zoom out first ( pg. 30) is activated. Manual Focus When the focus level cannot be adjusted any further or closer, or will blink. Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.) Using Menus For Detailed Adjustment Button located on the switch, then pull out the viewfinder fully or open the LCD monitor fully. icon, and press it. The selected function menu Function menu setting depends on the function. If you have selected , or . . . Menu Screen Explanations The CAMERA MENU settings are effective when the Operation Switch is set to both and . Menu Screen Explanations (cont.) The MANUAL MENU settings are effective only when the Operation Switch is set to . pg. 43). CLOCK ADJ. only appears when the POWER Switch is set to . The DISPLAY MENU settings are effective even when the Operation Switch is set to . pg. 59, 62, 71). Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.) Snapshot Flash If AUTO Is Selected . . . Flash Brightness Adjustment ( To change the brightness of the flash, Do not fire the flash at a person at short range. Flash Brightness Adjustment Self-Timer OR If BEEP/TALLY is set to OFF ( pg. 29), the beep does not sound and the tally lamp does not light. Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.) 5-Second Recording To Take A Snapshot In The 5-Second Recording Mode . . . pg. 30). Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.) Fade/Wipe Effects FADE/WIPE SELECTION ( , , , , , , , , and ) PICTURE WIPE OR DISSOLVE SELECTION ( , , , , , and ) Fader And Wipe Menu Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.) Program AE With Special Effects To Deactivate The Selected Mode . . . Program AE with special effects can be changed during recording or during Record-Standby. Some modes of Program AE with special effects cannot be used with certain Fade/Wipe Effects pg. 37). If an unusable mode is selected, its indicator blinks or goes out. Digital Sound Effects SOUND EFFECT MODE SELECTION SOUND EFFECT RECORDING To cancel recording the sound effect midway . . . Sound effects can also be used for Audio Dubbing Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.) Exposure Control When shooting using reverse lighting or when the background is too bright. When shooting on a reflective natural background such as at the beach or when skiing. When the background is overly dark or the subject light. To Return To Automatic Exposure Control . . . White Balance Adjustment Manual White Balance Operation Basic Playback For Video To Control The Speaker Volume . . . You can also use the provided remote control for Frame-By-Frame Playback ( Frame-By-Frame Playback: or Using Menus For Detailed Adjustment The following procedure applies to all except Synchro Comp ( DISPLAY MENU pg. 74, 75). Playback Sound Advanced Features For Video (cont.) Display MENU Wheel Blank Search Stop Button (5) Rotate the MENU wheel to select , then press it. VIDEO MENU appears. Rotate the MENU wheel to select BLANK SRCH, then press it. The Sub Menu appears. To cancel Blank Search midway . . . Advanced Features For Video (cont.) E-Mail Clip Recording To cancel E-Mail Clip Recording . . . To view video clips stored in a MultiMediaCard . . . Playback operation cannot be performed during E-Mail Clip Recording. Normal Playback Auto Playback pg. 31). Basic Playback For D.S.C. EXIT Index Screen 100-DVC00003: Directory and File names 001: Index number F/S/XGA/VGA: Picture Quality/Size mode : Protect icon Index Playback If you press INDEX twice... If you press INDEX three times.... Protecting Files TO PROTECT A FILE TO REMOVE PROTECTION Advanced Features For D.S.C. Deleting Files TO SELECT A FILE BY BROWSING FILES STORED IN MEMORY Protected files ( TO DELETE ALL FILES pg. 50) cannot be deleted with the above operation. To delete them, remove protection first. Advanced Features For D.S.C. (cont.) Initializing A MultiMediaCard Set the POWER Switch to MEMORY MENU appears. Rotate the MENU wheel to select FORMAT and press it. The Confirmation Screen appears. Superimposing A Print Frame Print Frame Deletion TO SELECT A PRINT FRAME BY BROWSING PRINT FRAMES STORED IN MEMORY The print frames in the camcorders memory cannot be deleted. Advanced Features For D.S.C. (cont.) TO DELETE ALL PRINT FRAMES Perform steps 1 through 4 on pag. 54. Rotate the MENU wheel to select ALL and press it. The Deletion Confirmation Screen appears. Deletion Setting Print Information (DPOF Setting) Set the POWER Switch to pg. 57). TO PRINT ALL STILL IMAGES (ONE PRINT FOR EACH) TO PRINT BY SELECTING STILL IMAGES AND NO. OF PRINTS To Reset The No. Of Prints . . . To print images recorded on a tape, first dub them to a MultiMediaCard ( pg. 65). CONNECTIONS Basic Connections A. Connection to a TV or VCR equipped with an S-VIDEO IN and A/V input connectors A. Connection to a TV or VCR equipped with an S-VIDEO Docking Station Attachment Page CONNECTIONS Advanced Connections Connection To A Personal Computer Connection To A Video Unit Equipped With A DV Connector DUBBING Dubbing To A VCR You can use Playback Zoom ( S-Video cable: YTU94146A Dubbing To Or From A Video Unit Equipped With A DV Connector (Digital Dubbing) [To use this camcorder as a player] To Use This Camcorder As A Recorder . . . DUBBING Dubbing Images Stored In A MultiMediaCard To A Tape The XGA image is dubbed onto the tape at 720 x 480 pixels. You can superimpose a print frame over the selected still image to be dubbed ( (cont.) Dubbing Images Recorded On A Tape To A MultiMediaCard Images are dubbed in VGA file size. If an image recorded on the tape using the WIDE mode pg. 30) is dubbed to a MultiMediaCard, the WIDE mode identifying signal is not dubbed with it. pg. 69). Installing The Batteries 10 ) @ $ ! # % ^& *( 2 3 4 6 8 Slow-Motion Playback Frame-By-Frame Playback Playback Zoom EFFECT PLAYBACK EFFECT Select Menu Playback Special Effects To allow you to add creative effects to the video playback image. 4 1)To start playback, press PLAY ( To deactivate the selected effect, press EFFECT ON/ Random Assemble Editing [R.A.Edit] VCR (Recording deck) SET REMOTE/VCR CODE You are now ready to try Random Assemble Editing. If the VCRs power does not come on in step 1, try another code from the VCR CODE LIST. MAKE CONNECTIONS A JVC VCR equipped with a remote pause connector . . . A JVC VCR not equipped with a remote pause connector but equipped with an R.A. EDIT connector . . . A VCR other than above . . . SELECT SCENES 1 Turning off the camcorders power erases all registered Edit-In and Edit-Out points. PAUSE VCR REC STBY REW STOP CANCEL AUTOMATIC EDITING TO VCR Remote Sensor Rewind the tape in the camcorder to the beginning of the scene you want to edit and press PAUSE (6). pg. 23). START/STOP Button (cont.) For More Accurate Editing DIAGNOSING VCR/CAMCORDER TIMING ADJUSTMENT OF VCR/CAMCORDER TIMING (cont.) Audio Dubbing The dubbed sound effect is recorded on SOUND 2 pg. 44). If you press STOP If you press PAUSE ( ) to pause dubbing in step 4 the selected sound effect indication remains displayed. USER MAINTENANCE Cleaning The Camcorder Avoid using strong cleaning agents such as benzine or alcohol. Mold may form if the lens is left dirty. When using a cleaner or chemically treated cloth refer to the cautions of each product. Page Page Page Page Page Page Docking Station 1 PC Connector [DIGITAL STILL]............ 2 3 5 6 2 Controls, Connectors And Indicators Controls Connectors Indicators Other Parts Indications LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recording Only 0 9 8 LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During D.S.C. Recording Only 123*4* 7 6 LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Both Video And D.S.C. Recording 1* 2 3 4 6 8 & 5 7 9 # % ^ Indications (cont.) LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Playback 1Displays the sound mode. ( pg. 43, 44) 2 4 8 7 8Displays the time code. ( pg. 43, 44) Warning Indications TAPE END Indications Function COPYING FAILED MEMORY CARD! Indications (cont.) General Battery Precautions Battery Packs CAUTIONS Recharging time is based on room temperature of 20C (68F). The lower the temperature, the longer recharging take Cassettes CAUTIONS MultiMediaCards LCD Monitor Main Unit How To Handle A CD-ROM TERMS F G I J P R S T U SPECIFICATIONS Camcorder For General For Digital Video Camera For Digital Still Camera AC Power Adapter/Charger AA-V51U Docking Station CU-V502U For General For Connectors