Getting Started

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GETTING STARTED
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Power	10
Grip Adjustment	12
Viewfinder Adjustment	12
Tripod Mounting	13
LCD Monitor And Viewfinder	13
Brightness Adjustment Of The Display	13
Operation Mode	14
Date/Time Settings	15
Loading A Cassette/Unloading A Cassette	16
Loading A Memory Card/Unloading A Memory Card	17

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JVC GR-DVM96 instruction manual Getting Started

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Model No Serial No For Customer Use It is recommended that you… Dear Customer Important Safty Instructions Before recording an important scene… Camcorder Remote Control Unit CD-ROMRM-V717U USB Cable Memory Card 8 MB Lens Cap Already inserted How To Attach The Grip Belt Attach the lens cap with the cut downward During shooting How To Attach The Lens Cap Automatic Demonstration Set the Power Switch to M while pressing down Getting Started Charging The Battery Pack PowerUsing The Battery Pack 10 EN Using AC Power About BatteriesFor other notes, pg Grip Adjustment Viewfinder Adjustment12 EN While using the LCD monitor While using the viewfinderTripod Mounting Power Switch Position Full Auto Recording Operation ModeVIDEO/MEMORY Switch Position 14 EN Built-in Clock’s Rechargeable Lithium Battery Date/Time Settings 16 EN Approximate recording time Tape Recording modeLoading a Cassette Unloading a Cassette To protect valuable recordings… To protect valuable files available only for SD Memory Card… Make sure the camcorder’s power is off Open the card cover Video Recording & Playback 18 EN Tape Remaining Time Basic RecordingNow calculating Blinking Blinking Blinking Zooming 20 ENJournalistic Shooting Self-Recording Time Code When a blank portion is recorded on a tapeRecording From The Middle Of a Tape Proper recording Normal Playback 22 ENStill Playback Shuttle Search Slow-Motion Playback Playback Zoom Playback Special Effects Blank Search Connections To a TV Or VCR 24 EN pg Recording & Playback 26 EN To change the Image Size and/or Picture Quality, pg Basic Shooting D.S.C. Snapshot 28 EN Auto Playback Of ImagesImage playback screen Playback Of Video Clips GR-DVM96 only Index Playback Of Files 30 ENViewing File Information For Index Playback of video clip files, perform Protect mode helps prevent the accidental erasure of files Protecting FilesIf you want to select another type of file, go to step To Remove Protection 32 ENTo protect the currently displayed file To remove protection from the currently displayed file Deleting Files To delete the currently displayed fileTo delete all files stored in the memory card 34 EN Making a New FolderFolder and File names To Print By Selecting Still Images And Number Of Prints To Reset The Number Of Prints Initializing a Memory Card 36 EN Advanced Features Menus without Sub Menus 38 EN CAMERA, q MANUAL, s SYSTEM, n DISPLAY, o DSC, t Video Menus with Sub Menus 40 EN VIDEO/MEMORY SwitchWipe Or Fader Effects Menu Wheel FADER-WHITE OFFFADER-BLACK FADER-B.W 42 EN Exposure Control White Balance Adjustment Sound mode Recording mode44 EN Camera Menu Gain up Snapshot mode for video recording Maximum telephoto setting Wide mode46 EN Snapshot flash mode Flash brightness adjustmentWind cut Automatic demonstration mode Tally lamp setting48 EN System Menu Time code setting Date and time display settingClock adjustment Display Menu 50 EN Image sizeRecording media selection Video Menu Synchro adjustmentPlayback sound Dubbing from tape to memory card 52 EN Melody Tally OFF Demo ModeDATE/TIME OFF Auto Display Night-Alive Motor Drive ModePress Snapshot To deactivate Night-Alive… 54 EN Snapshot FlashIf Auto C is selected Manual Focus Auto Focus Before starting, perform the procedures listed below When the background is overly dark or the subject is bright56 EN To return to automatic exposure control Iris Lock Backlight CompensationTo return to automatic iris control To return to automatic white balance… 58 EN Downloading sound data from Web Site To cancel recording the sound effect midway To make video clips from real-time camera image 60 ENMail Clip Recording GR-DVM96 only Refer to Deleting Files pg To make video clips from recorded video footage Dubbing To a VCR 62 EN Dubbing To a Video Unit Equipped Dubbing Equipped With a DV OUT 64 EN Still images can be dubbed from a tape to a memory card Dubbing Still Images Recorded On a Tape To a Memory CardSet To on pg Press 4/9 to start 66 EN Installing The BatteriesBeam Effective Area indoor use Buttons And Functions Switch set to a or M Switch set to P With the camcorder’s PowerPause in Connector Functions Slow-Motion Playback 68 EN Press EFFECT. Select Menu appearsTo move the highlight Audio Dubbing 70 EN SOUND, Press it Rotate the Menu Audio Dubbing Using Digital Sound Effects GR-DVM96 only Insert Editing 72 EN Random Assemble Editing R.A.Edit Set Remote/VCR CodeYou are now ready to try Random Assemble Editing 74 EN A JVC VCR equipped with a Remote Pause connector…Make Connections VCR other than above… If the search time for an in-point exceeds Select Scenes Automatic Editing To VCR 76 EN Adjustment Of VCR/Camcorder Timing For More Accurate EditingDiagnosing VCR/Camcorder Timing Using DV cable Using USB cable78 EN Connection To a Personal Computer This camcorder can be used as a WebCam via USB connection Using The Camcorder As a WebCam GR-DVM96 onlyIf the PC is not Disconnect the USB cable from the camcorder and PC References 80 EN Set the Power Switch to P, a or M Power pgDetach the battery from the camcorder When a cassette at its end is loaded 82 EN PowerVideo and D.S.C. Recording VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to Video Switch to Memory VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is Set the VIDEO/MEMORYViewfinder indications blink 200X. pg Advanced features 84 ENPress Backlight Other problems Camcorder When the LCD monitor’s 86 ENAngle of the LCD monitor Re-insert it, then check if Cause damage. pg Battery Packs General Battery Precautions88 EN Cassettes Memory Cards LCD MonitorMain Unit 90 EN How To Handle a CD-ROMAbout moisture condensation Serious malfunctioning After Use Cleaning The CamcorderTurn off the camcorder Press Push Here to close the cassette holder 92 EN For General Power requirement A. and Canada For Connectors Video outputAudio output Headphone output 94 EN Indicators ConnectorsControls Other Parts 96 EN Selected Wipe/Fader Effect IndicatorIndications Tape Remaining Time pg REC Appears during recording Shooting Icon Appears during shooting and blinks when aAppears and blinks during shooting Card Icon Explosion 98 EN Monitor pg Level indicator g moves Time Code Pause Forward Slow-Motion Reverse Slow-MotionAudio Dubbing 9D Audio Dubbing Pause 100 EN Switch Card ErrorUnit in Safeguard Mode Remove 102 EN Wide Mode Wide Mode Playback sound Sound ModeProgram AE With Special Effects Recording Time GR-DVM96 GR-DVM76

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