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JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING STATION
ENGLISH
GV-DS2
INSTRUCTIONS
LYT0002-0T7A EN
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2 EN Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing this VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING STATION. 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 and subsections are listed in the Table Of Contents (Z pg. 5 – 7). •Notes appear after most subsections. Be sure to read these as well. •Basic and advanced features/operation are separated for easier reference. It is recommended that you
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CAUTIONS EN 3 SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment. DO ensure that all electrical connections (including the mains plug, extension leads and interconnec- tions between pieces of equipment)
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CAUTIONS (cont.) 4 EN Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING STATION. 1. DO NOT place the VIDEO CAPTURE DOCKING STATION . . . .... in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity. .... in direct sunlight. .... in a dusty environment. .... in an environment where strong magnetic fields are generated. .... on a surface that is unstable or subject to vibration. The unit may fall, causing injury. 2. DO NOT place heavy objects on the V
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CONTENTS EN 5 MAJOR FEATURES 8 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS 10 CAMCORDER ATTACHMENT 11 CONNECTIONS 12 JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE SOFTWARE SECTION....... 15 GETTING STARTED 16 INSTALLATION (JLIP Video Capture Software) 17 OPEN & CLOSE (Basic Operation Procedure) 18 Preparation ....................................................................... 18 How to close the program ...................................................... 19 INITIALIZATION 20 Initializing JLIP .........................................
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CONTENTS (cont.) 6 EN ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS 33 Counter value change ............................................................ 33 Counter reset ..................................................................... 33 Delete index image and full image............................................. 34 Change ID ......................................................................... 34 Create new folder ................................................................ 35 Open index ..............
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EN 7 VIDEO PRINTER WINDOW BUTTONS AND DISPLAYS 58 VIDEO PRINTER OPERATION (GV-PT2) 60 Printing ............................................................................ 60 Quitting the "Video Printer" window ......................................... 61 Quitting the JLIP Video Producer window .................................... 61 Auto capture ...................................................................... 62 ADVANCED OPERATIONS 64 Changing ID number ...................................
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MAJOR FEATURES 8 EN Advanced Applications Create title indexes for your video collection Title index images can be captured from your favorite recordings in intervals of 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1.5 hours, etc. using the Interval Capture mode. Print the captured index images on your PC printer using the compu- ter's Print Screen facility, then attach them to your cassettes. Business presentations Images captured from video can be incorpo- rated into business documents to spice up your presentations.
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EN 9 Two software programs are provided. JLIP Video Capture Software JLIP Video Producer Software (Z pg. 12 – 41) (Z pg. 12, 43 – 69) JLIP Video Capture Software JLIP Control Facility This is the software described in this manual. With a JLIP-compatible camcorder, VCR or video printer (GV-PT2): • all basic video operations can be Video Capture Facility executed on the computer display; Video images from video source units such as • allows programmed video playback (up camcorders or VCRs can be c
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CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS 10 EN PLAY button
STOP button
PAUSE button
Rewind (REW) button
EDIT button
Fast-Forward (FF) button
JLIP jack Z p. 13 (Joint Level Interface Protocol)
• Connect to a JLIP- LOCK lever
compatible comcorder
or VCR to control it from the computer. RELEASE button DIGITAL jack Z p. 13, 14
• Connect to the computer’s
RS-232C terminal (COM port). Multi connector Z p. 11
• The Docking Station can be connected Charger Indicator (CHARGE) Z p. 11 with
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CAMCORDER ATTACHMENT EN 11 Before attachment, make sure the camcorder's 1 power is off. 1. OPEN COVER Slide the Multi connector cover (MULTI) on the bottom of the camcorder in the direction of the arrow until you hear a click. 2. ATTACH Attach the camcorder by aligning the mark on it with the one on the Video Capture Docking Station. 3. FIX Slide the camcorder in the direction of the 2 arrow. 4. LOCK While holding the camcorder, slide the LOCK Mark lever in the direction of the arrow. 3 To remov
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CONNECTIONS 12 EN n To assure safety, make sure all units are turned off before making any connections. n The video images will be displayed on the LCD screen of the attached GR-DVX series camcorder. You cannot view the images on the computer screen. n When connecting the cables (provided with this Video Capture Docking Station or with the camcorder), be sure to connect the terminals equipped with Core filters to the Video Capture Docking Station. n When using the Video Capture Docking Station,
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EN 13 n The Video Capture Docking Station does not receive power from the battery pack installed in the camcorder or from the AC Power Adapter/Charger attached to the camcorder. Be sure to connect the AA-V90 AC Power Adapter/Charger (exclusively for the Video Capture Docking Station) to the DC input jack located on the Video Capture Docking Station. n When connecting the Docking Station to a recording deck with neither a JLIP connector nor a remote pause jack, first make all connections except f
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CONNECTIONS (cont.) 14 EN WHEN USING A RECORDING DECK WITH NEITHER A JLIP CONNECTOR NOR A REMOTE PAUSE JACK When using the JLIP Video Producer Software . . . c When using a recording deck with neither a JLIP connector nor a remote pause jack, set your VCR brand using the RM-V711U remote control unit then perform editing using the RM- V711U. Also refer to pg. 59 to 62 of the camcorder's instruction manual. c For all connections except those to the digital connector and edit jack, Z pg. 12 and 13
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EN 15 JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE SOFTWARE SECTION Operating Environment .......................................... 16 Connectable Devices ............................................. 16 Installation ........................................................ 17 Open & Close ..................................................... 18 Initialization ...................................................... 20 How The Desktop Works........................................ 22 Video Capture ..........................
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GETTING STARTED 16 EN What is video capture software ? Video capture software is a type of application program that allows you to capture video images from camcorders and VCRs and store them in personal computers running under the WindowsT operating system. These images can be transferred from the video source to the computer via a standard RS-232C communication interface. By processing the captured images with commercially available image editing software, you can create your own unique and hig
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INSTALLATION (JLIP Video Capture Software) EN 17 WINDOWST 95 WINDOWST 3.1 Refer to the WindowsT 95 manual or your Refer to the WindowsT 3.1 manual of or your computer’s manual for details on basic computer manual for details on basic WindowsT 95 operating procedures. WindowsT 3.1 operating procedures. Installation Procedure Installation Procedure This software offers you the choise of viewing This software offers you the choise of viewing on-screen messages in English or French. on-screen messag
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OPEN & CLOSE (Basic Operation Procedure) 18 EN The Video Capture software can be started up in the same way as any other program running under Windows. The procedure differs slightly depending on whether you’re using WindowsT 3.1 or WindowsT 95. Preparation • Turn on your computer. • Turn on the video source units (such as camcorders and VCRs). • If you want to capture a still picture from a recorded tape, load the tape into the video unit. • If you want to capture an image from the data stored
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EN 19 HOW TO CLOSE THE PROGRAM Double-click the control menu button in WindowsT 3.1 or click "Exit" in the "File (F)" menu. In WindowsT 95, simply click the Close button. If you try to close the program with no image File data saved, the message "The album has not Ctrl+N
New Album
been saved. Save?" appears. Please note that Open Album
Ctrl+O
Ctrl+S Save Album if you close without saving, all unsaved captured data will be deleted. Open JLIP (jlp) File
Save As JLIP (jlp) File Save Image As…
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INITIALIZATION 20 EN INITIALIZING JLIP The first time you start the Video Capture software, JLIP initialization is required. This sets which of the computer’s COM ports (connector into which the RS-232C cable is plugged) is connected to the JLIP Video Capture Docking Station. The initialization window automatically appears the first time you start the software after installation. Do not forget to carry out this JLIP initialization procedure. The JLIP must be initialized again whenever you co
