JVC GY-HD250, GY-HD251 Contents, Introduction, Controls, Indicators And Connectors, Preparations

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CONTENTS

ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MAIN FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

INTRODUCTION

Precautions for Proper Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Routine and Periodical Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Precautions for Use of Head Cleaning Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Battery Pack to be Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Videocassette to be Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 For recording and storing videotapes in the best condition . . . 8 Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Characteristic CCD Phenomena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND

CONNECTORS

ZOOM Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Front Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Rear Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 LCD Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Right Side Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Left Side Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Top Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Recording and Image Output Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Indications on the LCD Monitor and in the Viewfinder . . . . 22

Status Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Status Screens in the Camera Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Status Screen in VTR MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Magnified Status Indications on the LCD Monitor. . . . . 29 Auto White Balance Indication (Camera mode only) . . . . 30 Menu Setting Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Alarm Message Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Safety Zone Indication (Camera mode only) . . . . . . . . 30 Switching between the LCD Screen and

Viewfinder Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

PREPARATIONS

Basic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Attaching the Zoom Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Attaching the Microphone (Provided) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 How to Attach the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Inserting an SD Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Inserting an SD Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Taking out the SD memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 About SD Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Attaching the Tripod Base (Provided only for U model) . . . . . 35 AC Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Charging the Built-in Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Battery Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Attaching the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Precautions for the Battery Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Remaining Battery Power Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Operating Time with Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Precautions for the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Recharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

PREPARATIONS FOR OPERATION

Turning the Power ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Turning the Power ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Turning the Power OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Loading/Unloading the Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Cassette Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Unloading the Cassette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Setting and Displaying the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Setting the Date and Time Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Displaying the Time and Date on the Screen . . . . . . . .42 Displaying Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Displayed Time Code/User’s Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Time code input entered the IEEE1394 connector . . . .43 Presetting and Recording of Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Presetting time code data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Presetting user’s bit data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Zero-resetting the Time Code or User’s Bit Data . . . . .45 Presetting the Time Code from the LCD Screen . . . . . . . .46

Recording Time Codes in Continuation of

Time Codes Recorded on Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Playing Back Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Synchronizing with the Time Code of

the IEEE1394 (DV)-Connected Master Unit . . . . . .48 Synchronizing with an External Time Code Generator . . .49 Screen Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Viewfinder Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Back Focus Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 White Balance Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

White Balance Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Full Auto White Balance (FAW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 White Shading Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

SETTING AND ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE SHOOTING

Setting the Video Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Setting the FRAME RATE Item. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Screen Size (4:3/16:9) Mode Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Audio Input Signal Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Selecting the CH-2 channel input connector. . . . . . . . .56

Selecting the audio signal input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

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