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Thank you for purchasing this digital
video camera. Before use, please read
the safety information and precautions
contained in the pages 2 – 3 to ensure
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MasterPage: Safety_Left GR-D73US.book Page 2 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM 2 EN SAFETY PRECAUTIONS This product has a fluorescent lamp that contains a small amount of mercury. Disposal of these materials may be regulated in your community due to environmental CAUTION considerations. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN For disposal or recycling information please contact your local authorities, or the Electronics Industries Alliance: CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
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MasterPage: Safety_Right GR-D73US.book Page 3 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM EN 3 IMPORTANT SAFTY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparat
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MasterPage: Heading0_Left GR-D73US.book Page 4 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM CONTENTS 4 EN GETTING STARTED 5 ADVANCED FEATURES 25 Provided Accessories ....................................................5 MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT .............................. 25 Power .............................................................................6 Changing The Menu Settings ...................................... 25 Grip Adjustment ................................................
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MasterPage: Start_Right GR-D73US.book Page 5 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM GETTING STARTED EN 5 How To Attach The Lens Cap Provided Accessories 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 or flush to the camcorder. Push. 6 9 0 4 3 2 we 5 T W a AC Adapter AP-V14U or AP-V15U b Battery Pack BN-V408U-B c Audio/Video Cable (ø3.5 mini-plug to RCA plug) d Core Filter (for
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MasterPage: Left GR-D73US.book Page 6 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM GETTING STARTED 6 EN How To Attach The Core Filter (for USB Cable Power (provided with GR-D93/73 only) and optional S- Power Switch Video Cable) POWER/CHARGE lamp Attach the core filters to the cables. The core filter reduces interference. Lock Button 1 Release the stoppers on both ends of the core filter. Battery pack mount Stopper 2 Run the cable through the core filter, leaving approx. Arrow 3 cm of cable betw
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MasterPage: Start_Right GR-D73US.book Page 7 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM GETTING STARTED EN 7 ● When charging the battery pack for the first time or after a The Benefits Of long storage period, the POWER/CHARGE lamp may not Lithium-Ion Batteries light. In this case, remove the battery pack from the Lithium-ion battery packs camcorder, then try charging again. are small but have a large ● If the battery operation time remains extremely short even power capacity. However, after
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MasterPage: Left GR-D73US.book Page 8 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM GETTING STARTED 8 EN VIDEO/MEMORY Switch Position Operation Mode (GR-D93/73 only) To turn on the camcorder, set the Power Switch to any VIDEO: operation mode except “OFF (CHARGE)” while pressing Allows you to record on a tape or play back a tape. If down the Lock Button located on the switch. “REC SELECT” is set to “ / ” ( pg. 28), still POWER/CHARGE lamp images are recorded both on the tape and the memory card.
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MasterPage: Start_Right GR-D73US.book Page 9 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM GETTING STARTED EN 9 Viewfinder Adjustment Brightness Adjustment Of The Display 1 Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while pressing 1 Set the Power Switch to “M” MMENU/VOL. down the Lock Button located on the switch. or “PLAY” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the 2 Make sure the LCD monitor is closed and locked. Pull switch. out the viewfinder fully and adjust it manually for best viewability.
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MasterPage: Left GR-D73US.book Page 10 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM GETTING STARTED 10 EN Loading/Unloading A Cassette Loading/Unloading A Memory Card (GR-D93/73 only) The camcorder needs to be powered up to load or eject a cassette. The provided memory card is already inserted in the OPEN/EJECT camcorder at the time of purchase. Cassette Card Cover (MEMORY CARD) holder cover PUSH HERE Memory card Make sure the window side is Label Cassette holder Clipped edge facing out. Eras
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VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK MasterPage: Video_Heading0_Right GR-D73US.book Page 11 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM VIDEO RECORDING EN 11 1 Remove the lens cap. Basic Recording 2 Open the LCD monitor fully. ( pg. 12) NOTE: 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”. Before continuing, perform the procedures listed below: (GR-D93/73 only) ● Power ( pg. 6) 4 Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while pressing ● Loading A Cassette ( pg. 10) down the Lock Button located on the switch. ● The P
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MasterPage: Left GR-D73US.book Page 12 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM VIDEO RECORDING 12 EN LCD Monitor And Viewfinder Zooming While using the LCD monitor: Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneous Make sure the viewfinder is pushed back in. Press the change in image magnification. Monitor Opening Button and open the LCD monitor fully. Zoom In It can rotate 270° (90° downward, 180° upward). Slide the Power Zoom Lever towards “T”. While using the viewfinder: Zoom Out Make su
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MasterPage: Video_Right GR-D73US.book Page 13 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM VIDEO RECORDING EN 13 Journalistic Shooting Recording From The Middle Of A Tape In some situations, different 1) Play back a tape or use Blank Search ( pg. 14) to shooting angles may provide find the spot at which you want to start recording, then more dramatic results. Hold the engage the Still Playback mode. ( pg. 14) camcorder in the desired position 2) Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while pressing
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MasterPage: Heading0_Left GR-D73US.book Page 14 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM VIDEO PLAYBACK 14 EN Shuttle Search MMENU/VOL. BLANK SEARCH Allows high-speed search in either direction during video playback. 1) During playback, press 5 for forward search, or 3 for reverse search. 2) To resume normal playback, press 4/9. ● During playback, press and hold 5 or 3. The search continues as long as you hold the button. Once you release the button, normal playback resumes. ● A slight mosa
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MasterPage: Video_Right GR-D73US.book Page 15 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM VIDEO PLAYBACK EN 15 Buttons And Functions Playback Using The Remote Control (GR-D93/73 only) The Full-Function Remote Control Unit can operate this camcorder from a distance as well as the basic operations (Playback, Stop, Pause, Fast-Forward and Rewind) of your VCR. It also makes additional playback functions possible. ( pg. 16) Installing The Battery T W The remote control uses one lithium battery (C
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MasterPage: Left GR-D73US_05Video.fm Page 16 Wednesday, December 24, 2003 5:10 PM VIDEO PLAYBACK 16 EN Playback Zoom Up Button Magnifies the recorded image up to 44X (70X for or PAUSE GR-D93) at any time during video playback and D.S.C. SLOW Rewind SLOW Forward playback. Button Button 1) Press PLAY (U) to start video Left Button Right Button playback. Or perform normal playback of PLAY images. Down Button or STOP T Zoom Buttons W 2) At the point you want to zoom in, press SHIFT the Zoo
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MasterPage: Video_Right GR-D73US.book Page 17 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM VIDEO PLAYBACK EN 17 1 Make sure all units are turned off. Connections To A TV Or VCR 2 Connect the camcorder to a TV or VCR as shown in the illustration. These are some basic types of connections. When making the connections, refer also to your VCR and TV If using a VCR, go to step 3. instruction manuals. If not, go to step 4. 3 Connect the VCR output to the TV input, referring to your VCR’s instruction man
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DIGITAL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK (GR-D93/D73 only) MasterPage: Heading0_Left GR-D73US.book Page 18 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM D.S.C. RECORDING (GR-D93/D73 only) 18 EN A Image Size Basic Shooting (D.S.C. Snapshot) ( pg. 28, 52) B Shooting Icon You can use your camcorder as a Digital Still Camera for ( pg. 52) taking snapshots. Still images are stored in the memory C Card Icon ( pg. 52) card. D Picture Quality NOTE: ( pg. 27, 52) Before continuing, perform
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MasterPage: DSC_Right GR-D73US.book Page 19 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM D.S.C. RECORDING (GR-D93/D73 only) EN 19 Dubbing Still Images Recorded On A Tape To A Memory Card Still images can be dubbed from a tape to a memory card. 1 Load a cassette. ( pg. 10) 2 Load a memory card. ( pg. 10) 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”. 4 Set the Power Switch to “PLAY” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. 5 Set “ COPY” to “ON”. ( pg. 25, 28) 6 Press 4/9 to start p
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MasterPage: Heading0_Left GR-D73US.book Page 20 Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:50 AM D.S.C. PLAYBACK (GR-D93/D73 only) 20 EN Normal Playback Of Images Auto Playback Of Images Images shot with the camcorder are automatically You can run through all the images stored in memory numbered, then stored in numerical order in the memory card automatically. card. You can view the stored images, one at a time, 1 Perform steps 1 – 3 in “Normal Playback Of Images”. much like flipping through a photo al
