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Master Page: Left-Safety GR-DVM96-76U_02-08.fm Page 2 Friday, February 15, 2002 11:26 AM 2 EN Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing this digital video camera. Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained in the following pages to ensure safe use of this product. Using This Instruction Manual ● All major sections are listed in the Table Of Contents on the cover page. ● Notes appear after most subsections. Be sure to read these as well. ● Basic and advanced featu
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Master Page: Right-Safety GR-DVM96-76U_02-08.fm Page 3 Friday, February 15, 2002 4:00 PM EN 3 When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or on a shelf, make sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to allow for ventilation (10 cm (3-15/16”) or more on both sides, on top and at the rear). Do not block the ventilation holes. (If the ventilation holes are blocked by a newspaper, or cloth etc. the heat may not be able to get out.) No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should b
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Master Page: Left-Safety GR-DVM96-76U_02-08.fm Page 4 Friday, February 15, 2002 11:26 AM 4 EN SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Do not point the lens or the viewfinder 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 hold the camcorder firmly in your hand, with the grip strap
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Master Page: Right-Safety GR-DVM96-76U_02-08.fm Page 5 Friday, February 15, 2002 5:16 PM EN 5 Provided Accessories or ● AC Adapter ● Battery Pack ● Battery Mount Cover* AP-V10U, AP-V11U or AP-V12U BN-V306U (Already attached on the camcorder) ● Remote Control Unit ● CD-ROM ● AAA (R03) Battery x 2 RM-V717U (for remote control unit) ● USB Cable ● Memory Card 8 MB ● Lens Cap (Already inserted in the ( pg. 7 for attachment) camcorder) ● Audio/Video Cable ● Editing Cable ● Grip Belt ● Finger Sup
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Master Page: Left GR-DVM96-76U_02-08.fm Page 6 Friday, February 15, 2002 11:26 AM 6 EN 4) Thread the end of the strap through the buckle c. How To Attach The Grip Belt Open the pad and fold the end of the strap h in NOTES: the pad. Then fold the pad. ● It is recommended to use the finger support so that the tally lamp or the flash is unobstructed with your fingers. c ● The grip belt can be attached to the camcorder even if the finger support is not used. Be careful not to cover the tally
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Master Page: Right GR-DVM96-76U_02-08.fm Page 7 Friday, February 15, 2002 11:26 AM EN 7 2) How To Attach The Lens Cap To protect the lens, attach the provided lens cap to the camcorder as shown in the illustration. NOTE: To confirm the lens cap is on correctly make sure the cap is flush to the camcorder. 1) 3) Attach the lens cap with the cut downward. ● During shooting GR-DVM96-76U_02-08.fmPage 7
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M A Master Page: Left GR-DVM96-76U_02-08.fm Page 8 Friday, February 15, 2002 11:26 AM 8 EN Automatic Demonstration Automatic Demonstration takes place when “DEMO MODE” is set to “ON” (factory-preset). Automatic Demonstration starts when there is no operation for about 3 minutes after the Power Switch is set to “A” or “M” and no cassette is in the camcorder. Performing any operation during the demonstration stops the demonstration temporarily. If no operation is Power Switch performed
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Master Page: Right-SecCover GR-DVM96-76U_09-17.fm Page 9 Friday, February 15, 2002 11:30 AM EN 9 GETTING STARTED CONTENTS Power ..................................................................................................10 Grip Adjustment .....................................................................................12 Viewfinder Adjustment ...........................................................................12 Tripod Mounting ................................................
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Master Page: Left GR-DVM96-76U_09-17.fm Page 10 Friday, February 15, 2002 4:03 PM 10 EN GETTING STARTED To detach the battery pack... Power While sliding and holding the BATT.RELEASE tab to the right, remove it. This camcorder’s 2-way power supply system lets Battery pack Charging time you choose the most appropriate source of power. Do not use provided power supply units with other BN-V306U Approx. 1 hr. 30 min. equipment. BN-V312U Approx. 2 hr. 40 min. (optional) Charging The Battery Pa
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Master Page: Right GR-DVM96-76U_09-17.fm Page 11 Friday, February 15, 2002 11:30 AM EN 11 INFORMATION: About Batteries The optional extended-use battery pack kit is a set composed of a battery pack and AC Power Adapter/ Charger: VU-V840 KIT: BN-V840U battery pack & AA-V15U AC Power Adapter/Charger VU-V856 KIT: BN-V856U battery pack & AA-V80U AC Power Adapter/Charger Read the kit’s instruction manual before using. Also, by using the optional JVC VC-VBN856U DC Lithium-ion is vulnerable in c
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M A Master Page: Left GR-DVM96-76U_09-17.fm Page 12 Friday, February 15, 2002 11:30 AM 12 EN GETTING STARTED (cont.) Grip Adjustment Viewfinder Adjustment 1 Loosen the belt. 1 Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the 2 Pass your right hand through the loop and grasp switch. the grip. 2 Pull out the viewfinder fully. 3 Hung your third and little fingers on the finger support so that the tally lamp or the flash is 3 Turn the Diopter Adjustment Co
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Master Page: Right GR-DVM96-76U_09-17.fm Page 13 Friday, February 15, 2002 11:30 AM EN 13 Tripod Mounting LCD Monitor And Viewfinder Align the screw on the tripod with the camcorder’s While using the LCD monitor: mounting socket. Then tighten the screw. Make sure the viewfinder is pushed back in. Open ● Some tripods are not equipped with studs. the LCD monitor fully. It can rotate 270º (90º downward, 180º upward). While using the viewfinder: Make sure the LCD monitor is closed and locked.
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M A Master Page: Left GR-DVM96-76U_09-17.fm Page 14 Friday, February 15, 2002 11:30 AM 14 EN GETTING STARTED (cont.) VIDEO/MEMORY Switch Position Operation Mode VIDEO: To turn on the camcorder, set the Power Switch to Allows you to record on a tape or play back a any operation mode except “OFF” while pressing tape. If “REC SELECT” is set to “ / ” down the Lock Button located on the switch. ( pg. 50), still images are recorded both on the tape and the memory card. POWER MEMORY: Lamp ● Allo
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M A Master Page: Right GR-DVM96-76U_09-17.fm Page 15 Friday, February 15, 2002 4:06 PM EN 15 5 Rotate the MENU Wheel to select “CLOCK Date/Time Settings ADJ.”, and press it. The parameter for “Month” is highlighted. The date/time is recorded onto the tape at all times, 6 Rotate the MENU Wheel to input the month, and but its display can be turned on or off during press it. Repeat to input the day, year, hour and playback. ( pg. 38, 49) minute. POWER Lamp CLOCK DEC 25 ' 02 ADJ . 53 : 0 P
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Master Page: Left GR-DVM96-76U_09-17.fm Page 16 Friday, February 15, 2002 11:30 AM 16 EN GETTING STARTED (cont.) To protect valuable recordings… Loading A Cassette Slide the erase protection tab on the back of the tape in the direction of “SAVE”. This prevents the tape from being recorded over. To record on this tape, /Unloading A Cassette slide the tab back to “REC” before loading it. The camcorder needs to be powered up to load or Approximate recording time eject a cassette. Recording m
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Master Page: Right GR-DVM96-76U_09-17.fm Page 17 Friday, February 15, 2002 11:30 AM EN 17 To protect valuable files (available only for SD Loading A Memory Card Memory Card)… /Unloading A Memory Card The provided memory card is already inserted in the Write/erase protection camcorder at the time of purchase. tab Slide the write/erase protection tab on the side of the memory card in the direction of “LOCK”. This prevents the memory card from being recorded over. To record on this memory
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Master Page: Left-SecCover GR-DVM96-76U_18-25.fm Page 18 Friday, February 15, 2002 11:35 AM 18 EN VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK CONTENTS VIDEO RECORDING ..................................................................................... 19 Basic Recording ....................................................................................... 19 Tape Remaining Time ............................................................................... 19 Zooming ........................................
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M A Master Page: Right-Heading0 GR-DVM96-76U_18-25.fm Page 19 Friday, February 15, 2002 11:35 AM VIDEO RECORDING EN 19 Tape Remaining Time Basic Recording Approximate tape remaining time appears on the NOTE: display. “– – min” means the camcorder is Before continuing, perform the procedures listed calculating the remaining time. When the remaining below: time reaches 2 minutes, the indication starts ● Power ( pg. 10) blinking. ● Loading A Cassette ( pg. 16) 25 min ● Remove the lens c
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M A Master Page: Left GR-DVM96-76U_18-25.fm Page 20 Friday, February 15, 2002 11:35 AM 20 EN VIDEO RECORDING (cont.) NOTES: Zooming ● Focusing may become unstable during Zooming. Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneous In this case, set the zoom while in Record- change in image magnification. Standby, lock the focus by using the manual focus ( pg. 55), then zoom in or out in Record mode. Zoom In ● Zooming is possible to a maximum of 200X, or it Turn the Power Zoom Ring towar
