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LYT2257-001D-M
EN SP
HD MEMORY CAMERA
GZ-HM50U
GZ-HM30U
Basic User Guide
Dear Customers
Thank you for purchasing this JVC product.
Before use, please read the Safety Precautions and Cautions on p. 2 and p. 25 to ensure safe
use of this product.
Detailed User Guide
.
A “Basic User Guide” (this manual) and a “Detailed User Guide” are available for this
product.
For more details on operating this product, please refer to the “Detailed User Guide”
at the following website.
http://manual.jvc.co.jp/in
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Safety Precautions When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or on CAUTION a shelf, make sure that it has sufficient space on all RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN sides to allow for ventilation (10 cm (3-15/16") or more on both sides, on top and at the rear). CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, Do not block the ventilation holes. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). (If the ventilation holes are blocked by a NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Remember that this unit is intended for 1. Read these instructions. private consumer use only. 2. Keep these instructions. Any commercial use without proper permission 3. Heed all warnings. is prohibited. (Even if you record an event such as a show, performance or exhibition for personal 4. Follow all instructions. enjoyment, it is strongly recommended that you 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. obtain permission beforehand.) 6. Clean only with dry cloth.
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Contents Safety Precautions ............................... 2 Playing Back on TV ............................ 14 Verifying the Accessories .................... 4 ICopying .................................... 16 Names of Parts and Functions ............. 5 Copying Files ..................................... 16 IGetting Started ........................... 6 Dubbing Files by Connecting to a DVD Model Differences ............................... 6 Recorder or VCR ............................... 17 Ch
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Names of Parts and Functions 4 56 f g 1 k h i 2 j l 7 8 m 9 n 3 0 o a . edcb A Lens Cover K AV Connector (p. 15, 17) B L Monaural Microphone MENU Button (p. 21) C LCD Monitor M HDMI Mini Connector (p. 14) Turns the power on/off by opening and N USB Connector (p. 20) closing. O COMPONENT (Component) Connector D Speaker (p. 14) E ACCESS (Access) Lamp P Zoom/Volume Lever / Index ( u) Lights up/blinks during recording or (p. 12, 13) playback. Q i.AUTO (Intelligent Auto) Button F POWER/CHARGE (Power/
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Getting Started Model Differences Model Recording Media GZ-HM50 SDHC/SDXC/Built-in Memory (8 GB) GZ-HM30 SDHC/SDXC Charging the Battery Pack Attach the battery pack. Connect the DC connector. The battery pack is not charged at the time of Cover purchase. Mark AC Adapter To AC Outlet (110 V to 240 V) Align the top of the battery with the mark on this unit, and slide in until the battery clicks into place. To detach the battery pack Plug in the power. (Base) Charging Lamp Charging in progre
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Grip Adjustment Open the lever on Adjust the length Close the lever the strap lock of the belt . Using as a Hand Strap Adjust the length of the belt and loop it around your wrist. . Video Quality This unit can perform recording in both high and standard definition. By default, it is set to high definition (LS). To change the setting o A Press MENU. B Press UP/< or DOWN/> to select “VIDEO QUALITY” and press OK/INFO. Press UP/< or DOWN/> to select the video quality. C D Press OK/INFO. (Setting com
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Inserting an SD Card Insert a commercially available SD card before recording. (GZ-HM30) When a commercially available SD card is inserted, recordings can still be made to the card without stopping when the remaining recording time on the built-in memory runs out. (GZ-HM50) * Only for GZ-HM50: To record to the card, it is necessary to set “REC MEDIA SETTING” to “SD CARD”. (p. 9) When no card is available, set “REC MEDIA SETTING” to “BUILT-IN MEMORY” for recording. Close the LCD monitor. Open the
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To select/move cursor towards up/left or down/ right, press the button UP/< or DOWN/>. To use an SD card To use SD cards that have been o o (GZ-HM50) used on other devices Recording and playback can be Format (initialize) the card using performed on a card when “REC MEDIA “FORMAT SD CARD” from media SETTING” is set to “SD CARD”. settings. Press MENU. All data on the card will be deleted A when it is formatted. Copy all files B Select “REC MEDIA SETTING” on the card to a computer before and press
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Clock Setting To select/move cursor towards up/left or down/ Set the date and time. 3 right, press the button UP/< or DOWN/>. CLOCK SETTING DATE TIME JAN 1 2011 10 00 . . Press UP/< or DOWN/> to adjust the 0 Open the LCD monitor. setting value and press OK to confirm 1 it. The cursor moves to the next item. Repeat this step to input the year, 0 month, day, hour, and minute. Press UP/< or DOWN/> to select the 4 region where you live and press OK. . The city name and time difference are 0 The unit
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To reset the clock To change the display language Set the clock with “CLOCK ADJUST” The language on the display can be from the menu. changed. A Press MENU. A Press MENU. Select “CLOCK ADJUST” and Select “DISPLAY SETTINGS” B B press OK. and press OK. DISPLAY SETTINGS CLOCK ADJUST . . C Select “CLOCK SETTING” and C Select “LANGUAGE” and press press OK. OK. CLOCK ADJUST LANGUAGE CLOCK SETTING . . The subsequent setting operations 0 D Select the desired language and are the same as steps 3 - 4 on t
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Recording Video Recording You can record without worrying about the setting details by using the Intelligent Auto mode. Settings such as exposure and focus will be adjusted automatically to suit the shooting conditions. * In case of specific shooting scenes such as backlight ( C), night view ( B), person ( A) etc., its icon is displayed on the screen. Before recording an important scene, it is recommended to conduct a trial recording. Open the Check if the recording mode is P Intelligent Auto. l
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Playback Playing Back/Deleting Files on this Unit Select and play back the recorded videos from an index screen (thumbnail display). *Only for GZ-HM50: The contents of the media selected in “REC MEDIA SETTING” (p. 9) are displayed on the index screen. Select the desired video and press Select the playback mode. [d/e]. 2011 To select/move cursor towards up/left or down/right, press the button UP/< or DOWN/>. Volume adjustment Turn down the Turn up the volume volume . 0 Press L again to return
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Playing Back on TV Connect to a TV. 1 * Refer also to the instruction manual of the TV in use. Turn off the power. 0 Playing back in HD quality o If you are using an HDTV, you can play back in HD quality by connecting to the HDMI connector. Connecting to the HDMI connector TV HDMI Cable (Optional) To HDMI Mini HDMI Connector Connector Input . Connecting to the COMPONENT connector Component Video Input Green To COMPONENT Connector Y COMPONENT Blue CB/PB TV Component Red Cable CR/PR (Optiona
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Playing back in standard quality o If you are using a conventional TV, you can play back in standard quality by connecting to the AV connector. Connecting to the AV connector TV Video Input Yellow Video Input AV Cable (Provided) White Audio Input (L) To AV Connector Red Audio Input (R) . Connect the AC adapter. 2 This unit powers on automatically when the AC adapter is connected. 0 Select the TV input switch. 3 Play back a file. (p. 13) 4 To play back with date/time display o Set “DISPLAY ON TV”
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Copying Copying Files You can create discs or copy the files on this unit by connecting it to various devices. : Recordable and playable X F : Playable only Not applicable — : Standard Quality HD Quality Media Selection Page . . . . . (Device’s (VHS (DVD (DVD (Blu-ray internal Tape) Disc) Disc) Disc) HDD) Blu-ray Recorder See manual of — X F *1 X X recorder. . DVD Recorder p. 17 — X F *1 — X . VCR p. 17 X — — — — . Computer *2 *2 *2 p. 18 — X . *1 Only on AVCHD Lite compatible devices. *2 For de
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Dubbing Files by Connecting to a DVD Recorder or VCR You can dub videos in standard quality by connecting to a DVD recorder or VCR. Refer also to the instruction manuals of the TV, DVD recorder, VCR, etc. Connect to a VCR/DVD recorder. 1 Turn off the power. 0 Video Input Yellow Video Input To AV Connector White Audio Input (L) AV Cable (Provided) Red Audio Input (R) AC Adapter To AC Outlet (110 V to 240 V) VCR/DVD Recorder To DC Connector . This unit powers on automatically when the AC adapter
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Copying to Computer Verifying System Requirements (Guideline) Windows PC You can copy files to a PC using the provided software. Right-click on “Computer” (or “My Computer”) in the “Start” menu and select “Properties” to check the following items. Windows 7 / Windows Vista o Home Premium (Pre-installed versions only) Home Basic or Home Premium (Pre-installed versions only) Service Pack 2 (Windows Vista only) Processor High definition: Intel Core Duo, CPU 1.66 GHz or higher (Intel Co
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Mac Computer You can import files from this unit to a computer using Apple’s iMovie ‘08, ‘09 or ‘11. To verify the system requirements, select “About This Mac” from the Apple menu. You can determine the operating system version, processor and amount of memory. For the latest information on iMovie, refer to the Apple website. 0 0 For details on how to use iMovie, refer to the help file of the software. There is no guarantee that the operations will work with all computer environments. 0 Installin
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Backing Up All Files Before making backup, make sure that there 0 The provided software Everio is enough free space in the PC’s HDD. MediaBrowser starts up on the PC. Close the LCD monitor to turn off the 0 The subsequent operations are to be camcorder. Disconnect the power supply. performed on the PC. To select/move cursor towards up/left Select the volume. 5 or down/right, press the button UP/< or DOWN/>. 1 Click 2 Click . . Start backup. 6 Open the LCD monitor. 1 Saving destination (PC) Conne
