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GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 1 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM
LYT1815-001A
EN
INSTRUCTIONS
DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA
Dear Customer,
Thank you for purchasing this
digital video camera. Before use,
please read the safety information
GR-D850AA and precautions contained in
pages 2 – 4 to ensure safe use of
this product.
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MasterPage: Left GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 2 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM 2 EN Read This First ! ● Before recording important video, be sure to ● It is recommended that you use JVC brand make a trial recording. cassette tapes. Playback your trial recording to make sure the Your camcorder is compatible with all brands of video and audio have been recorded properly. commercially available cassette tapes complying with the MiniDV standard, but JVC ● We recommend cleaning your video heads
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ENGLISH MasterPage: Start_Right GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 3 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM EN 3 Safety Precautions WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK NOTES: HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO ● The rating plate (serial number plate) and RAIN OR MOISTURE. safety caution are on the bottom and/or the back of the main unit. CAUTIONS: ● The rating information and safety caution of ● If you notice smoke or a peculiar smell the AC Adapter are on its upper and lower coming from the camcorder o
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MasterPage: Left GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 4 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM 4 EN Do not point the lens directly into the sun. This can cause eye injuries, as well as lead to the malfunctioning of internal circuitry. There is also a risk of fire or electric shock. CAUTION! The following notes concern possible physical damage to the camcorder and to the user. When carrying, be sure to always securely attach and use the provided strap. Carrying or holding the camcorder by the LCD monitor
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ENGLISH MasterPage: TOC_Heading0_Right GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 5 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM Contents EN 5 Getting Started 6 Advanced Features 18 Regarding This Manual .......................... 6 Menus For Detailed Adjustment.........18 Accessories ........................................ 6 Changing The Menu Settings..................18 Attach The Lens Cap................................. 6 Recording Menus .........................
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MasterPage: Left GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 6 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM 6 EN Getting Started Regarding This Manual Control Lever ( 9) Operation To select There are two kinds of operation using the 4/9 FOCUS Move the control lever up. control lever. Move the control lever down. 8 5 Move the control lever right. 3 QUICK Move the control lever left. REVIEW A Move the control lever towards up/down/ B Press down the control lever to select SET. left/right to select. SET Accessories or
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ENGLISH MasterPage: Start_Right GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 7 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM Getting Started EN 7 Attach The Shoulder Strap Peel off the pad and thread Thread the strap through the Position the buckle near the end of the strap through buckle, adjust its length, and use the eyelet and reattach the the eyelet. the strap guide to fix it in place. pad. Strap Guide Buckle Eyelet Grip Adjustment Tripod Mounting Open the pad and make grip adjustments. Align the camcorder stud hole
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GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 8 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM 8 EN Getting Started Index 9 7PO c W Y U V T S 5 Q X 8 J 6 Z L a b K 1 2 43 N M R Notes: ● The LCD monitor can rotate 270°C. ● Coloured bright spots may appear all over the LCD monitor. However, this is not a malfunction. ● Power-linked operation You can also turn the camcorder on/off by opening/closing the
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ENGLISH MasterPage: Start_Right GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 9 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM Getting Started EN 9 Controls Other Parts R LCD Monitor ( 8) a Control Lever ( 6) S Shoulder Strap Eyelet ( 7) : Left / Rewind [3] ( 16) / T Grip Strap ( 7) Quick Review [QUICK REVIEW] ( 14) U Camera Sensor : Right / Fast-Forward [5] ( 16) (Be careful not to cover this area, a sensor : Up / Play / Pause [4/9] ( 16) / necessary for shooting is b
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/ GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 10 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM 10 EN Getting Started LCD Monitor Indications T Tape Running Indicator ( 14) During Video Recording (Rotates while tape is running.) U Selected Wide Mode Indicator ( 13) d a S V Zoom Indicator ( 16) s p i W Approximate Zoom Ratio ( 16) 1 LP –––min 16:9 10 x M 2 During Video Playback 3 REC u 4 5 y 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 WH 7 t LP x3 8 SOUND 12BIT r 12 BIT DV IN 7 L 9 LCD 11:13 BLANK SEA
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ENGLISH MasterPage: Start_Right GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 11 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM Getting Started EN 11 Power Notes: Charging The Battery Pack ● If a fully charged battery pack is attached to the unit, POWER/CHARGE lamp will blink for 1 1 1 1 Set the Power Switch to “OFF” ( 9). approx. 10 seconds before it turns off. ● If the battery operation time remains extremely To DC short even after having been fully charged, the connector battery is worn out and needs to be replaced.
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GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 12 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM 12 EN Getting Started Checking The Remaining Battery Language Settings Power The language on the display can be changed Attach the battery pack. ( 21). 1 1 Set the Power Switch to “REC” or “PLAY” 1 1 BATTERY CONDITION ( 9). ● If set to “REC”, the recording mode should LEVEL be set to “M” ( 15). DATA 100% MAX TIME 2 Press MENU. 2 2 2 50% 120min 3 3 Select “SETTING” ( ). 3 3 0% 4 4 Select “LANGUAGE”, press SET. 4 4 Fn A Select
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ENGLISH MasterPage: Start_Right GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 13 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM Getting Started EN 13 Make sure the window Brightness Adjustment Of The side is facing out. OPEN/ Display Erase EJECT protection tab Perform steps – in “Language Settings” 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 Cassette Holder ( 12). 1 1 Select “DISPLAY”, ( ). 1 1 2 Select “LCD BRIGHT”, press SET. 2 2 2 Select A Cassette Holder Cover ± 0 LCD BRIGHT Close the cassette holder cover firmly until 3 3 3 3 SET 2 it locks in
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MasterPage: Left GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 14 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM 14 EN Recording & Playback TAPE! Basic Recording Appears if a tape is not loaded when the Preparation: Recording Start/Stop Button is pressed. ● Power ( 11). ● Load Cassette ( 13). USE CLEANING CASSETTE ● Remove the lens cap ( 6). ● Open the LCD monitor fully ( 8). Appears if dirt is detected on the heads ● Select videos at 4:3 size of 16:9 (wide) size during recording. Use an optional cleaning ( 13). c
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ENGLISH MasterPage: Start_Right GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 15 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM EN 15 Recording & Playback To prevent this, perform “Recording from the middle of a tape” ( 15) in the following cases; Auto/Manual Mode ● When shooting again after playing back a recorded tape. Press AUTO button repeatedly to switch to ● When power shuts off during shooting. auto/manual recording mode. When manual ● When a tape is removed and re-inserted during mode is selected, the indicator
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MasterPage: Left GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 16 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM 16 EN Recording & Playback Zoom Normal Playback Zoom out Zoom in VOL. +/– – VOL.+ W T Power Switch 16:9/ BLANK W: Wide angle T: Telephoto ● You can zoom in up to 35X by using the optical 4/9 zoom. ● Zoom magnification over 35X is done through 3 digital image processing, and is therefore called 5 digital zoom. Digital zooming is possible up to 8 Speaker 800X. Set (ZOOM) to [70X] or [800X]. ( 19) MENU Optical Zoo
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ENGLISH MasterPage: Start_Right GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 17 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM EN 17 Recording & Playback HDV Blank Search Appears when pictures recorded in the HDV Helps you find where you should start format are detected. The pictures in the HDV recording in the middle of a tape to avoid time format cannot be played back with this code interruption ( 15). camcorder. 1 Perform steps 1 1 – 2 2 in “Normal 1 1 2 2 Playback” ( 16). 2 Press BLANK. Variable Shuttle Search ●
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GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 18 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM 18 EN Menus For Detailed Adjustment Press or to select the desired 4 4 4 4 Changing The Menu Settings function menu. Setting procedure here after depends on the selected function. This camcorder is equipped with an easy-to- Example: FUNCTION menu. use, on-screen menu system that simplifies many of the more detailed camcorder settings Fn ( 18–22). FUNCTION Power Switch OFF WIPE/FADER OFF A Select PROGRAM AE SET 2 EFFECT OFF E
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ENGLISH MasterPage: Start_Right GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 19 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM Menus For Detailed Adjustment Menus For Detailed Adjustment EN 19 Recording Menus The following menu settings can be changed only when the Power Switch is set to “REC”. Menus Settings: [ ] = Factory-Preset WIPE/FADER ( 26), “Wipe Or Fader Effects”. PROGRAM AE ( 27, 27), “Program AE, Effects And Shutter Effects”. EFFECT ( 26, 27), “Program AE, Effects And Shutter Effects”. EXPOSURE ( 24), “Exposu
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GR-D850AA_EN.book Page 20 Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:26 PM Menus For Detailed Adjustment 20 EN Menus For Detailed Adjustment Menus Settings: [ ] = Factory-Preset WIND CUT [OFF]: Disengages the function. ON: Helps cut down on noise created by wind. The “ ” indicator appears. The quality of the sound will change. This is normal. REC MODE [SP]: To record in the SP (Standard Play) mode. (SP indicator does not appear on the screen). LP: Long Play - more economical, providing 1.5 times the r
