For Customer Use | JVC GY-HD251, GY-HD250 instruction

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GY-HD250/GY-HD251 HD CAMERA RECORDER

HD CAMERA RECORDER

GY-HD250INSTRUCTIONS

GY-HD251

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

© 2006 Victor Company of Japan, Limited

LST0440-001B

Thank you for purchasing this JVC product. Before operating this device, please read the instructions carefully to ensure the best possible performance.

For Customer Use:

Enter below the Serial No. which is located on the body. Retain this information for future reference.

Model No.

Serial No.

*The illustration shows the GY-HD250/GY- HD251 HD CAMERA RECORDER with the provided lens, viewfinder and microphone attached.

LST0440-001B

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JVC GY-HD251, GY-HD250 manual For Customer Use, Victor Company of Japan, Limited LST0440-001B

Contents

Victor Company of Japan, Limited LST0440-001B For Customer Use Important Safeguards Remarque Safety Precautions Port Cable Length Safety Precautions Cont’d European Union Information for Users on Disposal Old EquipmentBusiness users Other Countries outside the European Union HD251CHE Main Features Contents Playback Mode Precautions for Proper Use Precautions for Use of Head Cleaning Tape Routine and Periodical MaintenanceHead Cleaning Periodical Maintenance Videocassette to be Used Battery Pack to be Used Condensation Characteristic CCD Phe- nomenaCondensation occurs in the following cases Th16 × 5.5BRMU Zoom Lens Front Section 1Back tally lamp Rear Section2PHONES Earphone jack 3Shoulder belt hooks LCD Door Right Side Section CWHT.BAL White balance switch BGAIN Sensitivity selector switchASTATUS Status/Menu button GHDV/DV LED Left Side Section DPBPR/TC PBPR/Time code switch CGENLOCK/AUX in GENLOCK/AUX in switchEIEEE1394 IEEE1394 switch GGENLOCK/AUX in GENLOCK/AUX in terminal BNC Top Section FVTR VTR indicator DMONITOR Select Audio monitor selector switchGFULL Auto Full auto shooting FAS switch LScrew holes for mounting accessories Recording and Image Out- put Formats IEEE1394 RecordingRecording Composite Status Screens Indications on the LCD Monitor and in the View- finder Setting Status Contents of Indications Status Screens in the Camera Mode Indications on the LCD Monitor and in the Viewfinder Cont’d Contents UB FF EE DD IDX Endura battery Voltage/remaining capacity %Tape time appears LCD/VF3/4 menu screen. X See CH-2O O O O O O O O O \ \ \ CH-1O O O O O O O O O \ \ \Filter OFF ND1 ND2 Indication Indication Contents HDV/DV input signal Status Screen in VTR ModeVideo Format display Door EXT Magnified Status Indications on LCD MonitorNDF Menu Setting Screen Alarm Message DisplaySafety Zone Indication Camera mode only Safety Zone Switching between the LCD Screen and Viewfinder DisplayCenter Mark OFF HZ-ZS13B Basic System Attaching the Zoom Lens How to Attach the View- finderAttaching the Microphone Provided Taking out the SD memory card Inserting an SD Memory CardInserting an SD Memory Card About SD Memory Cards Attaching the Tripod Base Provided only for U model How to charge the built-in battery Charging the Built-in BatteryAC Operation Attaching the Battery Battery OperationRemoving the Battery „GY-HD250U Remaining Battery Power Display Precautions for the Battery Opera- tionOperating Time with Battery Pack Precautions for the Battery Pack Turning the Power on Turning the Power onTurning the Power OFF Camera mode Cassette Loading Loading/Unloading the CassetteUnloading the Cassette Mode Setting the Date and Time Style Setting and Displaying the Date and Time Displaying the Time and Date on the Screen Setting Time code input entered the IEEE1394 connectorDisplaying Time Code Displayed Time Code/User’s Bit Setting Presetting and Recording of Time CodeDrop frame/Non-drop frame mode Drop Presetting user’s bit data Presetting time code dataZero-resetting the Time Code or User’s Bit Data Presetting User’s Bit Presetting the Time Code from the LCD ScreenAborting Preset Operation Operation Playing Back Time Code About Time Code ModeInternal Connections Settings and OperationsSlave unit GY-HD250U/GY-HD251E/GY-HD110U/GY- HD111E External Connection Screen Adjustment Viewfinder Adjustment Back Focus Adjustment White Balance Adjustment White Balance AdjustmentAdjustment procedure Error messages White Shading Adjustment Setting the Frame Rate Item Setting the Video FormatSetting the REC Item Screen Size 43/169 Mode Selection Camera SettingsND Filter Selecting the CH-2 channel input connector Audio Input Signal Selec- tionSelecting the audio signal input Adjusting Audio during Recording LOW/MIDDLE/HIGH Monitoring Audio during Recording About the Focus Assist Function Basic Recording Opera- tion If the Record-Standby Mode Contin- ues Function/Initial Setting Record-Standby or Stop modeHeader REC Function Executing the Header REC Function How to set the Header REC menu screen Fast-Forward, Rewind Playback ProcedureSearch MIX Outputting AudioPB Audio CH DV Audio Monitor Connecting the IEEE1394 Cable Connecting the Video Signal CablesDisplaying Alarms Change 1394 Switch Status Screen Display on the LCD Screen or Viewfinder Recording Composite Video Signals from an External Device Synchronized Signals Using Genlock Func- tionsAdjust SC and H Phase Dubbing with AV Devices Videocassette you want to dub HDV/DV Dubbing OFF Settings Backup Recording Connect a Remote Con- trol Unit RM-LP55/RM- LP57 Shutter Speed in 24p Mode Lolux Remote Control Unit Functions ListALC+EEI Nega OFF/ON Shutter Normal Menu Screen Configura- tion Menu Screen Configuration Cont’d Setting Menu Screens TOP Menu Screen Setting Description Function/Setting bold characters indicate initial settingsVideo FORMAT1/2 Menu Screen Native Video FORMAT1/2 Menu Screen Cont’dLetter Initial settings U model 7.5% E model 0.0% Terminal Setting B/P rVideo FORMAT2/2 Menu Screen Auto 3200K Menu Screen High Middle 108% Normal Standard Skin Color DET RotationStop Skin Color Range White Balance Menu Screen Preset REC Item Setting for Step Setting for Variable Switch Mode Menu Screen 20dB AUDIO/MIC1/2 Menu Screen50dB 48K MIX AUDIO/MIC2/2 Menu ScreenCH1/2 70-80% LCD/VF1/4 Menu ScreenBlue LCD/VF2/4 Menu Screen LCD Mirror ModeImage is displayed without inverting Mirror Voltage LCD/VF3/4 Menu ScreenSEC Color LCD/VF4/4 Menu ScreenRGB Internal TC/UB/CLOCK Menu ScreenDrop Header REC Menu Screen Disable BARS+CAM TIME/DATE Menu ScreenDATE+TIME Variation Range U model MM/DD/YY E model DD/MM/YY 3MIN OTHERS1/2 Menu ScreenBlink 1394 OTHERS2/2 Menu Screen OTHERS2/2 Menu Screen Cont’d Menu ALL ResetDR-HD100 A.OFF Drum Hour HD H Phase SD H Phase *1Genlock Menu Screen SC Coarse *1 100 Loading a menu settings fileFile Manage Menu Screen Displaying the File Manage menu screen Error displays Saving settings101 Initializing formatting an SD mem- ory card 102 Setting the skin detail function color and range How to Use Skin Detail103 Using the Skin Detail Function How to Use Skin Detail Cont’d104 Outputting Color Bars 105Outputs multi-format color bars Display Status Action 106 107 108 Error Code Error Details GY-HD250/GY-HD251 Remedy Operation 109 Blinking Pattern Remaining Battery/TapeViewfinder Screen Sound interrupted once per second Symptoms Remedy Troubleshooting110 RGB? 111 How to Display the Hour Meter 112 Specifications 113 External Dimensions unit mmExcluding the CHU/CHE model