Samsung VP-D381( i ), VP-D382( i ), VP-D382H, VP-D384, VP-D385( i ) - page 13

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RIGHT & TOP VIEW

1Zoom(W/T) / Volume (VOL) lever 5jack cover (DC IN, USB (VP-D385( i ) only) jack)

2PHOTO button ➥page 60,78 6Cassette compartment cover

3Recording start/stop button 7Hand strap

4POWER switch

MODE

AV DV

POWER

CHG

VOL

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Contents

Main Digital Video Camcorder user manual imagine the possibilities key features of your miniDV camcorder FEATURES OF YOUR NEW MINIDV CAMCORDER safety warnings What the icons and signs in this user manual mean : precautions Warning! Caution notes and safety instructions NOTES REGARDING THE VIDEO HEAD CLEANING NOTES REGARDING THE LCD SCREEN ADJUSTING THE LCD SCREEN Correct Disposal of This Product SERVICING & REPLACEMENT PARTS NOTES REGARDING CAMCORDER contents GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MINIDV CAMCORDER PREPARATION INITIAL SETTING : SYSTEM MENU SETTING INITIAL SETTING : DISPLAY MENU SETTING BASIC RECORDING ADVANCED RECORDING contents Page WHAT IS INCLUDED WITH YOUR MINIDV CAMCORDER * Page LEFT SIDE VIEW 5 7 4 1 2 3 8 6 Page REAR & BOTTOM VIEW 98 4 Jacks 1 Page Hand Strap USING THE HAND STRAP & LENS COVER Lens Cover 1 2 3 4 5 6 Page Inserting / Ejecting the battery pack Charging the Battery Pack USING THE BATTERY PACK Charging indicator Page Page BASIC MINIDV CAMCORDER OPERATION Turning the miniDV camcorder on and off Setting the operating modes English _19 SCREEN INDICATORS IN CAMERA / PLAYER MODES 16:9 Wide No Tape ! OSD in Player Mode OSD in Camera Mode SCREEN INDICATORS IN M.CAM / M.PLAYER MODES (VP-D385 No Memory Card ! No Memory Card ! No Tape ! Page USING THE JOYSTICK HANDLING QUICK MENUS WITH THE JOYSTICK Quick Menu In M.Cam / M.Player modes (VP-D385 Quick Menu In Camera /Player modes ) only) HANDLING QUICK MENUS WITH THE JOYSTICK SETTING THE CLOCK (CLOCK SET) SETTING THE WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL ACCEPTANCE (REMOTE) (VP-D382( i )/D382H/D385( i ) only) SETTING THE BEEP SOUND (BEEP SOUND) When beep sound is set to off, the power on/off sound is off. SETTING THE SHUTTER SOUND (SHUTTER SOUND) SELECTING THE OSD LANGUAGE (LANGUAGE) VIEWING THE DEMONSTRATION (DEMONSTRATION) initial setting : display menu setting SETTING THE GUIDELINE (GUIDELINE) ADJUSTING THE LCD SCREEN (LCD BRIGHT/LCD COLOUR) DISPLAYING THE DATE / TIME (DATE / TIME) initial setting:display menu setting SETTING THE TV DISPLAY (TV DISPLAY) Page MAKING YOUR FIRST RECORDING RECORDING WITH EASE FOR BEGINNERS (EASY Q MODE) Page Page Page Page USING THE FADE ON AND OFF To Start Recording and To Stop Recording , AUTO FOCUS / MANUAL FOCUS Auto Focus Manual Focus Setting the Focus a c SETTING THE SHUTTER SPEED & EXPOSURE ) Quick menu SELECTING THE RECORD MODE & AUDIO MODE (Rec Mode & Audio Mode) 44_ English To edit audio on your camcorder, you must set 12Bit for the Audio mode and SP for the Rec mode. CUTTING OFF WIND NOISE (WINDCUT PLUS) SELECTING THE REAL STEREO FUNCTION (REAL STEREO) Page SETTING THE PROGRAM AE (PROGRAM AE) SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE (WHITE BALANCE) Setting the white balance manually : APPLYING VISUAL EFFECTS (VISUAL EFFECT) Page Setting the 16:9 Wide mode (16:9 Wide) USing the tele macro (macro) Setting the digital image Stabilizer (diS) USing back light compenSation mode (blc) zooming in and oUt With digital zoom (digital zoom) Selecting the Digital Zoom USing the coloUr nite (c.nite) USing the light (light) (vp-d382( i )/d382h/d384/d385( i ) only) recording a photo image on a tape -tape photo recording Searching For a photo image on a tape (photo Search) playing back a tape on the lcd Screen adjusting the lcd bright / lcd colour during playback adjusting the volume Page Page Page dUbbed aUdio playback (aUdio Select) aUdio eFFect Setting the av in/oUt (av in/oUt) (vp-d381i/d382i/d385i only) tape playing back on a tv Screen Connecting to a TV that has Audio/Video Input Jacks Page Page 72_ English USing the voice+ FUnction Voice+ Page USing a memory card (USable memory card) (not SUpplied) memory card Functions inserting a memory card ejecting a memory card StrUctUre oF FolderS and FileS on the memory card Image conguration le 1 Movie image le 2 Photo image le 3 Page Setting the File nUmber (File no.) Page vieWing photo imageS (Jpeg) To view a Single Image ) ) ( ) ) to the protection From accidental eraSUre (protect) deleting photo imageS and moving imageS (delete) ) Deleting All Images at Once Formatting a memory card (Format) Page Page 86_ English playing the moving imageS (mpeg) on a memory card (m.play Select) recording an image From a tape aS a photo image copying a photo image From a tape to a memory card (photo copy) marking imageS For printing (print mark) Removing the Print Mark printing yoUr pictUreS USing the pictbridge Connecting To a Printer pictbridge TM (VP-D385 ( i ) Selecting Images Setting the Number of Prints Setting the Date/Time Imprint Option Printing Images Canceling the Printing IEEE 1394 data transfer Page Page Page Selecting the USb device (USb connect) inStalling the SoFtWare (dv media pro programme) before you start! installing driver - dv driver and directX 9.0 application installation - video codec Page Page aFter FiniShing a recording maintenance USable caSSette tapeS a b Page maintenance USing yoUr minidv camcorder abroad power sources on tv colour systems English _103 troUbleShooting Self diagnosis display Self diagnosis display in m.cam/m.player modes (vp-d385( ) Page English _105 Setting menU itemS 106_ English ) only : VP-D381i/D382i/D385i only : VP-D382( i )/D382H/D385( i ) only Setting menU itemS English _107 specications model name: vp-d381(i)/ vp- d382(i)/ vp- d382h/ vp-d384/ vp- d385(i) power sources (united kingdom only) UNITED KINGDOM EIRE (GREECE) Page contact SAMSUNG world wide