JVC GR- User's Manual

DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA

GR-DV3000

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INSTRUCTIONS

ENGLISH

CONTENTS

AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATION

GETTING STARTED

7

8 – 17

BASIC RECORDING 18 – 24

Recording On Tape ............................... 18

Recording On Memory Card ................... 21

Recording On Tape And Memory Card ...... 22

BASIC PLAYBACK 25 – 27

Playback From Tape .............................. 25

Playback From Memory Card .................. 26

USING MENUS FOR

DETAILED ADJUSTMENT

ADVANCED FEATURES

28 – 33

34 – 53

CONNECTIONS 54 – 57

Basic Connections ................................ 54

Advanced Connections .......................... 56

DUBBING 58 – 61

Dubbing To A VCR ................................ 58

Dubbing From A VCR ............................ 59

Dubbing To Or From A Video Unit

Equipped With A DV Connector ............. 60

Dubbing Still Images Recorded

On A Tape To A Memory Card ............... 61

USING THE REMOTE

CONTROL UNIT 62 – 73

Slow-Motion Playback, Frame-By-Frame

Playback and Playback Zoom ............... 64

Playback Special Effects ........................ 65

Random Assemble Editing ..................... 66

For More Accurate Editing ...................... 70

Insert Editing ....................................... 71

Audio Dubbing ..................................... 72

TROUBLESHOOTING 74 – 79

USER MAINTENANCE 80

INDEX 81 – 88

Jack Box ............................................ 81

Controls, Connectors And Indicators ....... 82

Indications ......................................... 84

CAUTIONS

TERMS

SPECIFICATIONS

89 – 91

92 – 93

94 – 95

LYT0940-001A

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Power Switch

To

AV

Connector cover**

To

S-VIDEO

Audio/Video cable

[mini-plug to

RCA plug]

(provided)

S-Video cable

(provided)

To Audio, Video* and

S-Video connectors

Cable Adapter

(not provided)

If your VCR has a

SCART connector, use a commercially available output cable adapter.

VCR (Playback deck)

TV

EN

59

Dubbing From A VCR

[To Use This Camcorder As A Recorder]

1

Make sure all units are turned off, then connect the camcorder and the VCR as shown in the illustration. Also refer to pg. 54 and 55.

2

Set “SOUND MODE” to “12 BIT” or “16 BIT” and

“REC MODE” to “SP” or “LP” in the Menu Screen depending on your preference (

墌

pg. 32).

3

Set the camcorder’s Power Switch to “ ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

Turn on the VCR’s power and insert the appropriate cassettes in the camcorder and the VCR.

4

Set “S/AV INPUT” to “ON” in the Menu Screen to engage the analogue input mode (

墌

pg. 32).

5

Press the Recording Start/Stop Button on the camcorder to engage the Record-Pause mode.

“

AV. IN

” appears on the screen.

6

Engage the VCR’s Play mode, then engage the

Still Playback mode when you have found a spot just before the edit-in point.

7

Press the Recording Start/Stop Button on the camcorder to engage the Record mode. rotates on the screen. Engage the VCR’s Play mode.

8

To stop dubbing, press the Recording Start/Stop

Button on the camcorder so that stops rotating, then engage the VCR’s Stop mode.

9

Repeat steps 6 through 8 for additional editing.

10

Set “S/AV INPUT” back to “OFF” in the Menu

Screen to disengage the analogue input mode

(

墌

pg. 32).

NOTES:

● To use an output cable adapter (commercially available), refer to its instructions.

● It is recommended to use the AC Power Adapter/

Charger as the power supply instead of the battery pack (

墌

pg. 9).

● Analogue signals can be converted to digital signals with this procedure.

● It is also possible to dub from another camcorder.

* Connect when an S-Video cable is not used.

** When connecting the cables, open this cover.