JVC GY-DV300, GY-DV301

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Vertically inverted display indications in the shooting mode

Remaining battery power indication

The remaining battery power is indicated by four

different indicators.

: Fully charged battery

: Remaining battery power is low

: No remaining battery power

(blinking)

VTR operation mode indication

● symbol: During recording

w symbol: In recording-standby mode

CONTROLS,

INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS

Indications on LCD Screen and

Viewfinder Screen (Cont’d)

Contents

Main Page SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Page MAIN FEATURES CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Precautions for Proper Use CAUTION INTRODUCTION Precautions for Proper Use (Contd) Routine and Periodical Maintenance Head Cleaning Periodical Maintenance Precautions for Use of Head Cleaning Tape INTRODUCTION Videocassette to be Used Condensation Head drum Videotape Characteristic CCD Phenomena !0 u CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS Right Side Section Page INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS Rear Section !3 !5 !4 !6 !7 @0 !9 !8 @4@3@2@1 Page INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS Rear Section (contd) @8 @5 @9 @6 @7 #0 Page INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS Left Side Section #7 #1#5#2#6 #3#4 Page INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS Front Section \] ` $3 INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS Top Section $4$2$1 Indications on LCD Screen and Viewfinder Screen qw e r t Page Page Page PLAY qw e r t PLAY y u i o !0 Event Indications Alarm indications MENU Setting Screen Auto White Balance Indication PREPARATIONS Basic System AC Operation PREPARATIONS Power Supply Preparation Battery Pack Operation PREPARATIONS Power Supply Preparation (contd) Charging the Battery Pack Attaching the Battery Pack on the GY-DV300 Detaching the Battery Pack from the GY-DV300 Battery Pack Operation (Contd) Remaining Battery Power Indication Operating Time with Battery Pack PRECAUTIONS FOR THE BATTERY PACK PREPARATIONS Attaching the Microphone (optional) How to Attach PREPARATIONS FOR OPERATION 1. Turning the Power ON Turning the Power OFF Loading the Cassette Unloading the Cassette LCD Screen Adjustment Viewing the LCD Screen Adjusting the Direction and Angle of the LCD Screen Adjusting the LCD Screen Closing the LCD Screen Adjusting the Viewfinder Adjusting the Position of the Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment Adjustment of the Viewfinder Image Setting the Date and Time Setting, Displaying and Recording the Date and Time Setting, Displaying and Recording the Date and Time (contd) Displaying the Time and Date on the Screen Recording the Date and Time Data How to charge Charging the Built-in Battery Presetting the Time Code 1. 4. Setting, Displaying and Recording the Time Code 5. To zero-set the time code 2. 1. Setting, Displaying and Recording the Time Code (contd) MODE CAM-B VTR CAM-A About the AUTO and MANUAL Shooting Modes Shooting Mode (Auto/Manual) Selection SETTINGS BEFORE SHOOTING How to Select Either MANUAL or AUTO Shooting Mode MODE CAM-B VTR SHUTTER MENU GAIN Shooting Mode (Auto/Manual) Selection (contd) Audio Input Signal Selection Select the input signal to the CH-1, CH-2 audio channels Audio Input Signal Selection (contd) Setting Whether Phantom Microphone Should be used as External Microphone Audio Monitor Selection MONITOR Focus Mode Selection Zooming Angle of View (Zoom In/Zoom Out) Menu Screen Settings 9. Opening the SYSTEM menu screen MODE CAM-B VTR SHUTTER MENU CAM-A Page Menu Screen Settings (contd) SHOOTING Basic Recording Operation 4. 1. 5. 2. Basic Recording Operation (contd) BAR AW FWD REV Viewing the Recorded Scene (Edit Search) If the Unit is Left in Recording-Standby Mode BAR AW SHOOTING Recording the Color Bar Using the AE (Automatic Exposure) Function MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS Manual Focus Adjustment Manual Focus Adjustment (Contd) Momentarily Using Auto Focus MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS Using ND Filter Obtaining Natural Tint (White Balance) 1. Engaging the Manual White Balance Adjustment Mode 2. Manual White Balance Adjustment MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS Manual Iris Adjustment 1. Engaging the Manual Iris Adjustment Mode 2. Manual Iris Adjustment Momentarily Using the Auto Iris Mode Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment 1. Engaging the Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment Mode (STEP/VARIABLE) 2. Adjusting the Shutter Speed Manually Shooting a Computer Display MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS Manual Gain Adjustment 1. Engaging the Manual Gain Adjustment Mode 2. Adjusting the Gain Manually Manual Gain Adjustment (contd) 3. Engaging the LOLUX Mode with the GAIN Button Displaying Zebra Patterns for Adjustment Manual Adjustment of the Audio Recording Level 1. Engaging the Manual Audio Recording Level Adjustment Mode 2. Adjusting the Audio Recording Level Manually Reducing the Wind Noise of the Microphone Disabling Operation of the Camera- Shake Compensation Function Adjusting the Quality of Camera Image PLAYBACK Playback of Tape Playback Procedure Fast-Forward, Rewind (h) Search (Fast-Forward Playback/Rewind Playback) BLANK Search PLAYBACK Adjusting the Playback Sound Volume PLAYBACK Outputting CH-3/CH-4 Channel Sound Setting EXTERNAL COMPONENTS Connecting a Video Component with DV Connector When using the GY-DV300 as playback unit (dubbing to another videocassette) When using the GY-DV301 as recording unit (dubbing from another videocassette) Recording the GY-DV300 Camera Image for Backup Through the DV Connector MENU SCREEN MENU Screen Structure (Shooting Mode) SYSTEM menu screen (GY-DV301 only) Screen for setting date and time CLOCK/TC menu screen MENU Screen Structure (VTR Playback/DV Signal Mode) MENU SCREEN Setting Menu Screens Page MENU SCREEN Contents of Menu Screens TOP MENU Screen(VTR Playback/DV Signal Mode) TOP MENU Screen (Shooting Mode) SYSTEM Menu Screen (Shooting mode) Page SYSTEM Menu Screens (Shooting mode) (Contd) SYSTEM Menu Screens (VTR Playback mode) DISPLAY Menu Screen DISPLAY Menu Screen (contd) CAMERA Menu Screen CAMERA Menu Screen (Contd) OPERATION Menu Screen VTR Menu Screen CLOCK/TC Menu Screen TROUBLESHOOTING Alarm Indications and Actions Indications on the LCD screen/Viewfinder screen WARNINGS TALL Y lamp TROUBLESHOOTING In Case of Difficulty Page OTHERS Displaying the Hour Meter Display Page OTHERS Installing the ferrite core OTHERS Specifications OTHERS Specifications (contd) EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS (unit: mm) W START/ T W