For Customer Use | JVC GY-HD200U/CHU, GY-HD200E/CHE instruction

HD CAMERA RECORDER

GY-HD200U/CHU INSTRUCTIONS GY-HD200E/CHE GY-HD201E/CHE

INTRODUCTION

CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS

PREPARATIONS

PREPARATIONS FOR OPERATION

SETTING AND

ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE SHOOTING

SHOOTING

OPERATION

PLAYBACK MODE

USING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS

MENU SCREENS

FEATURES OF THE CAMERA SECTION

OTHERS

LST0512-001A

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*The illustration shows the GY-HD200U/ GY-HD200E/GY-HD201E HD CAMERA RECORDER with the provided lens, viewfinder and microphone attached.

LST0512-001A

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JVC manual GY-HD200U/CHU Instructions GY-HD200E/CHE GY-HD201E/CHE, For Customer Use

Contents

For Customer Use GY-HD200U/CHU Instructions GY-HD200E/CHE GY-HD201E/CHE Safety Precautions Important SafeguardsRemarque This symbol is only valid in the European Union Safety Precautions Cont’dInformation for Users on Disposal of Old Equipment European Union See For DC ×2/EarphoneSee pages 12, 36 SD memory card See Contents Routine and Periodical Maintenance Precautions for Proper UsePrecautions for Use of Head Cleaning Tape Head Cleaning Characteristic CCD Phe- nomena Battery Pack to be UsedCondensation Videocassette to be Used Front Section Zoom LensTh16 × 5.5BRMU Memo LCD Door Rear Section Right Side Section Left Side Section Top Section Recording and Image Out- put Formats Setting Status Contents of Indications Status Screens in the Camera ModeIndications on the LCD Monitor and in the View- finder Status Screens Indications on the LCD Monitor and in the Viewfinder Cont’d Contents Indication Indication Contents NDF Magnified Status Indications on LCD Monitor Switching between the LCD Screen and Viewfinder Display Alarm Message DisplayMenu Setting Screen Safety Zone Indication Camera mode only Basic System Attaching the Zoom Lens How to Attach the View- finderAttaching the Microphone Provided Inserting an SD Memory Card Attaching the Tripod Base Optional AC Operation Battery Operation Turning the Power on Loading/Unloading the Cassette Setting and DisplayingDate and Time Displaying Time Code SettingDisplaying the Time and Date on the Screen Setting Presetting and Recording of Time CodePresetting time code data Presetting user’s bit data Aborting Preset Operation Presetting User’s BitAbout Time Code Mode Playing Back Time Code Viewfinder Adjustment Screen Adjustment White Balance Adjustment Back Focus AdjustmentWhite Balance Adjustment Full Auto White Balance FAW Setting the Video Format White Shading AdjustmentSetting the Frame Rate Item Setting the REC Item Audio Input Signal Selec- tion Camera SettingsScreen Size 43/169 Mode Selection Basic Recording Opera- tion Audio Input Signal Selection Cont’dMonitoring Audio during Recording About the Focus Assist Function Record-Standby or Stop mode If the Record-Standby Mode Contin- uesFunction/Initial Setting Header REC Function Search Playback ProcedureHeader REC Function Executing the Header REC Function Signal Cables Connecting the VideoConnecting the IEEE1394 Cable Displaying Alarms HDV/DV Dubbing Dubbing with AV Devices Settings Backup RecordingHDV/DV Dubbing Cont’d OFF Shutter Speed in 24p Mode Remote Control Unit Functions ListConnect a Remote Con- trol Unit RM-LP55/RM- LP57 Connection Menu Screen Configura- tion TOP Menu Screen Setting Menu Screens Setting Description Function/Setting bold characters indicate initial settingsVideo FORMAT1/2 Menu Screen Frame Rate Video FORMAT2/2 Menu Screen Initial settings U model 7.5% E model 0.0%Menu Screen Auto High MiddleNormal 108% Stop Standard Switch Mode menu screen is only displayed in camera mode Switch Mode Menu ScreenREC Item Setting for Step Setting for Variable White Balance Menu Screen AUDIO/MIC2/2 Menu Screen AUDIO/MIC1/2 Menu ScreenMIX LCD/VF1/4 Menu Screen LCD/VF2/4 menu screen can only be set in camera modeLCD/VF2/4 Menu Screen 70-80% LCD/VF3/4 Menu Screen Screen is displayed in the VTR modeLCD/VF4/4 Menu Screen TC/UB/CLOCK Menu Screen DisableHeader REC Menu Screen Drop OTHERS1/2 Menu Screen TIME/DATE Menu Screen 1394 OTHERS2/2 Menu Screen Saving settings Loading a menu settings fileError displays File Manage Menu Screen Initializing formatting an SD mem- ory card How to Use Skin DetailRotate Using the Skin Detail Function How to Use Skin Detail Cont’dOutputting Color Bars Display Status Action Blinking Pattern Remaining Battery/Tape Error Code Error Details This device Operation Remedy How to Display the Hour Meter TroubleshootingSymptoms Remedy External Dimensions unit mm SpecificationsHDV GY-HD251 Safety Precautions Important SafeguardsRemarque Port Cable Length See Provided only for U model HD251CHE Contents Routine and Periodical Maintenance Precautions for Proper UsePrecautions for Use of Head Cleaning Tape Characteristic CCD Phe- nomena Battery Pack to be UsedCondensation Videocassette to be Used Front Section Zoom LensIris A/R Input GND Setting, the time code always operates 4TC GENE. Time code generator setting switchAccording to the input level. When excessive Rear Section Preset BGAIN Sensitivity selector switchRight Side Section EREC REC trigger button start/stop recording RCA Left Side Section Top Section Ieee Recording and Image Out- put FormatsRecording Composite Indications on the LCD Monitor and in the View- finder Viewfinder Cont’d Indications on the LCD Monitor ND2 Filter OFF ND1File Full Auto ON, OFF Gain NDF EXT Safety Zone OFF Safety ZoneCenter Mark OFF DV-24PA Basic System Attaching the Zoom Lens How to Attach the ViewFinder Attaching the Microphone Provided SDHC-compliant memory cards cannot be used with this device Inserting an SD Memory Card AC Operation Battery Operation„GY-HD250U „GY-HD251E Turning the Power on Loading/Unloading the Cassette Setting and DisplayingDate and Time VTR Displaying Time Code Time code input entered the IEEE1394 connectorDisplayed Time Code/User’s Bit Time codes are displayed Continual time codes across different scenes Presetting and Recording of Time CodeTime code starts to run from the time it is Time code generator’s running method is Playing Back Time Code Presetting the Time Code from the LCD ScreenInternal Free REC Regen Internal Slave unit GY-HD250U/GY-HD251E/GY-HD110U/GY- HD111E Blinks when the time code cannot be synchronizedExternal TC OUT Back Focus Adjustment Screen Adjustment Viewfinder AdjustmentAdjusted Adjust the position and angle of the viewfinder White Shading Adjustment White Balance AdjustmentSet the ND filter switch according to the current lighting When correct white balance is obtained, the approximate Camera Settings Setting the Video FormatScreen Size 43/169 Mode Selection ND Filter Audio Input Signal Selec- tion Basic Recording Opera- tion Header REC Function How to set the Header REC menu screen Outputting Audio Playback ProcedureFast-Forward, Rewind Search Signal Cables Connecting the VideoRecording Composite Video Signals from an External Device Status Screen Display on the LCD Screen or Viewfinder Synchronized Signals Using Genlock Func- tionsAdjust SC and H Phase Dubbing with AV Devices HDV/DV Dubbing Connect a Remote Con- trol Unit RM-LP55/RM- LP57 Backup Recording Connect a Remote Control Unit RM-LP55/RM-LP57 Cont’d Menu Screen Configura- tion Menu Screen Configuration Cont’d Setting Menu Screens Video FORMAT1/2 Menu Screen TOP Menu ScreenOFF Execute Video FORMAT1/2 Menu Screen Cont’d Video FORMAT2/2 Menu Screen 3200K Menu ScreenMiddle High 108% NormalStandard White Balance Menu Screen PresetStop AUDIO/MIC1/2 Menu Screen Switch Mode Menu ScreenStep None LCD/VF1/4 Menu Screen AUDIO/MIC2/2 Menu ScreenMIX Blue LCD/VF3/4 Menu Screen LCD/VF2/4 Menu ScreenVoltage SEC TC/UB/CLOCK Menu Screen LCD/VF4/4 Menu ScreenColor Internal TIME/DATE Menu Screen Header REC Menu Screen OTHERS2/2 Menu Screen OTHERS1/2 Menu Screen3MIN Blink OTHERS2/2 Menu Screen Cont’d Genlock Menu Screen File Manage Menu Screen 100 101 If you want to change the range of colors recognized with How to Use Skin DetailSkin color detection function, follow the steps below Outputting Color Bars 104 105 No HDV Signal No DV SignalSwitch Switch to VTR Error Code Error Details GY-HD250/GY-HD251 Remedy Operation How to Display the Hour Meter TroubleshootingRGB? AUX input SpecificationsGenlock input HD/SD SDI output Correction