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JVC GR-D225 - page 1
L YT1418-001A MasterP age: F rontCov er EN ENGLISH GR-D225 Please visit our Homepage on the World Wide Web f or Digital Video Camera: F or Accessories: http://www .jvc.co .jp/english/cyber/ http://www .jvc.co .jp/english/access or y/ INSTR UCTIONS GETTING ST AR TED 5 VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBAC K 10 ADV ANCED FEA TURES 14 REFERENCES 27 TERMS 39 ...
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2 EN MasterP age: Saf ety_Left SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IMPORT ANT (for owners in the U.K.) Connection to the mains s upply in the United Kingdom. DO NOT cut off the mains plug fr om this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable f or the power points in y our home or the cab le is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate saf ety ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 3
EN 3 MasterP age: Safety_Right SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE US E OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet internati onal safety standa rds but, like any electrical equipment , care must be taken if y ou are to obtain the best re sults and safety is to be assured . DO read the oper ating instructions bef ore you ...
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4 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 5 Provided Acces sories ............... ................. ....................5 Power ........ ..................... .................. ..................... .........6 Grip Adjustment ... ................. ..................... ....................7 Operation Mode ...... .................... ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 5
GETTING ST ARTED EN 5 MasterP age: Star t_Right GETTING ST ARTED a AC Adapter AP-V1 4E or AP-V15E b P ower Cord c Batter y Pack BN-V408U-B d Au dio/Video Cable ( ø3.5 mini-plug to RCA plug) e Core Filter (for option al S-Video Cable. 墌 pg. 6 f or attachment) f Shoulder S trap (See the r ight colum n for attachment) g Lens Cap (See th e right col ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 6
GETTING ST ARTED 6 EN MasterP age: Left How T o Attach The Core Filter (for optional S-Video Cable) Attach the core filters to the cabl es. The co re filter reduces inter fer ence. 1 Release the st oppers on bot h ends of the cor e filter. 2 Run the cable thro ugh the core fi lter , leaving app rox. 3 cm of cab le betwe en the cab le plug and the c ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 7
GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 7 MasterP age: Star t_Right ● When charging the battery pack f o r the first time or after a long storage period, the PO WER/CHARGE lamp ma y not light. In this case, remo ve the bat tery pack from the camcorder , then try charging again. ● If the battery operation time remains e xtremely short ev en after h ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 8
GETTING ST ARTED 8 EN MasterP age: Left T o turn on the camcorder , set the P ower Switch to any operatio n mode e xcept “OFF (CHAR GE)” while pres sing down the Lock Button located on th e switch. Choose the ap propri ate operation mod e according t o your preference using the Pow er Swit ch. Power-Linked Operation When the Pow er Switch is se ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 9
GETTING ST ARTED GETTING ST ARTED EN 9 MasterP age: Star t_Right 1 Set the P ower Switc h to “ M ” or “PLA Y” while pr essing down the Loc k Button located on the swi t ch . 2 Open the LCD moni tor fully . ( 墌 pg. 10) 3 Press the M MENU/V OL. Wheel in. The Menu Sc reen appears. 4 Rotate the M MENU/V OL. Wheel to select “ n ”, and pres ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 10
10 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Befor e continuing, perf orm the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 6) ● Loading a Cassette ( 墌 pg. 9) 1 Remove the lens cap. 2 Open the LCD moni tor fully . (See the right column) 3 Set the P ower Switch to “ A ” or “ M ” w hile pressi ng down the Lock Button located on ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 11
VIDEO RECORDING VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 11 MasterP age: Video_Right NOTES: ● Focusing may become u nstable during Zooming. In this case, se t the zoom while in Record- Standby , lock the f ocus by using the manual focus ( 墌 pg. 21), then zoom i n or out in Record mode. ● Zooming is possible to a maximum of 700X, or it can be switch ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 12
12 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left VIDEO PLA YBA CK 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 9) 2 Set the P ower Switch to “PLA Y” while pressing down the Loc k Button located on the s witch. 3 T o star t pl ayback, press 4 / 9 . 4 T o stop playback, press 8 . ● During Stop mode, press 3 to re wind, or 5 to fast- for ward the tape . T o control the sp eak ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 13
VIDEO PLA YBA CK VIDEO RECORDING & PLA YBACK EN 13 MasterP age: Video_Right These are some ba sic types of conn ections. When making the connections , ref er also to y our VCR a nd TV instruction man uals. A White to AUDIO L IN** B Red to A UDIO R IN** C Y ello w to VIDEO IN D T o S-VIDEO IN*** * If your VCR has a SCART connector , use the prov ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 14
14 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcor der is equipp ed with an ea sy-to-use , on- screen menu system that si mplifies many of the more detailed ca mcorder settings . ( 墌 p g .1 5–1 7 ) 1 For Video Recording Menus: Set the Pow er Switch to “ M ” while pr essing down the Lock Bu tton located on the s witc ...
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MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 15 MasterP age: Advan _Right CAMERA The “ m ” settings are effective when the P ower Switch is set to both “ A ” and “ M ”. How ev er, th e menu settings ca n be changed onl y when the Po wer Switch is set to “ M ”. [ ] = F actory-preset [SP] : T o recor d in the SP (Sta ndard Pl ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 16
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 16 EN MasterP age: Left SYSTEM The “ s ” func tions which are set when t he P ower Switch is set to “ M ” are al so applied wh en the P ower Sw itch is set to “PLA Y”. [ ] = F act or y-preset OFF : T urn s off sounds when pe rforming any operations. It also dea ctivates the shutter sound effect, howe ver t ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 17
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 17 MasterP age: Advan _Right VIDEO [ ] = F actory-preset SOUND MODE and NARRA TION During tape playback, the camcorder dete cts the sound mode in which th e recording was made, and plays the sound back. Sele ct the typ e of sound to accompany your pla yback picture. Acco rding to the menu acce s ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 18
18 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left FEA TURES FOR RECORDING White LED Light ca n be used to brighten the subj ect in the dark place during video re cording. 1 Press LIGHT r epeatedly to ch ange the settin g. OFF : T urns off the lig ht. ON : The light is on always. ( appears.) AU TO : The light turns on automatic ally when dark. ( appears.) 2 Press th ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 19
FEA TURES F OR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 19 MasterP age: Advan _Right IMPORT ANT: Some Wipe/F ader Effects cannot be used wit h cer tain modes of Program AE wit h special eff ects. (See the right column.) If an unusable Wipe/ F ader Effect is se lected, its indicator blinks in blue or goe s out. These effects let you make pro-style sc ene tr ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 20
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 20 EN MasterP age: Left SNO W : Compensates f or subjects that ma y otherwise appear too dar k when shoo ting in extremely bright surround ings such as in the sno w . SPOTLIGHT : Compensates for subjects that may otherwise appear too br ight when sho oting under extremely strong di rect lightin g such as spot lights. NOTE: ? ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 21
FEA TURES F OR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 21 MasterP age: Advan _Right The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers conti nuous shooti ng ability from close-up (as close as approx. 5 cm to the subjec t) to infinity . Howe ver , correct focus ma y not be obtainab le in the situatio ns listed below (in these cases per form “Man ual Focu s” ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 22
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 22 EN MasterP age: Left Manual exposure contr ol is recomme nded in t he foll owing situa tions: ● When shooting using re verse light ing or when the backg round is too bright. ● When shooting on a reflectiv e natural bac kground such as at the beach or when skiing. ● When the bac kground is ov erly dark or the subject ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 23
FEA TURES F OR RECORDING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 23 MasterP age: Advan _Right Backlight compensat ion brightens the subject quic kly . Press BA CKLIGHT . The indicator is dis play ed and the subject is brightened . If pressed agai n, disappears and the bright ness retur ns to t he pre vious le vel. ● Using the B ACKLIGHT Button may cause the lig h ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 24
24 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left EDITING A White to A UDIO L IN B Red to A UDIO R IN C Y ello w to VIDEO IN D T o S-VIDEO IN** * If your VCR has a SCAR T connector , use the provided cable ad apter . ** Connect when y our TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN connector . In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yello w video cable . NOTE: Set the video ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 25
EDITING ADV ANCED FEA TURES EN 25 MasterP age: Advan _Right It is also po ssible to copy recorded scenes fr om the camcorder ont o another video unit equipped wi th a D V connecto r . Since a digit al signal is sent, there i s little if any image or sound deteriorat ion. T o use this camc order as a player 1 Make sure all units a re tur ned off. 2 ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 26
EDITING 26 EN MasterP age: Left It is possib le to transf er still/moving i mages to a PC with a D V conn ector by using the sof tware equipped with the PC or commercially a vaila ble softw are. NOTES: ● It is recommended to use the A C Adapter as the power supply instead of the battery pack. ( 墌 pg. 7) ● When using a DV cable, be sure to use ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 27
REFERENCES EN 27 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0_Right ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Power (pg. 6) ● P erform charging whe re the temperat ure is between 1 0°C and 35°C. 20°C to 25°C is the ideal temper ature range f or charging. If the en vironment is too cold, charging ma y be incomplete. ● Charging time is based on room temperat ure of 20°C. ● Ch ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 28
28 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left TROUBLESHOOTING If the prob lem still e xists after f ollowing t he steps belo w , please co nsult your nea rest JVC d ealer . Power ● The power is not conne cted properly . H Connect the A C Adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 7) ● The battery is dead. H Replace the dead battery with a fully charged one . ( 墌 pg. 6, ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 29
TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCES EN 29 MasterP age: Ref_Right Advanced features ● Focus is set to the Manual mode. H Set F ocus to the A uto mode. ( 墌 pg. 21) ● The lens is dirty or cov ered with condensation. H Clean the lens and chec k the focus again. ( 墌 pg. 34) ● The recording was done in a dark place , or the contrast was l ow. ● The Sq ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 30
TROUBLESHOOTING 30 EN MasterP age: Left ● The D V cable w as plugged/unplugged with power turned on. H T urn the camcorder’s po wer off and on a gain, then operate it. ● The light used to illu minate th e LCD monitor causes it to become hot. H Close the LCD monitor to turn it off or set the P ower Switch to “OFF”, and let the unit cool do ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 31
TROUBLESHOOTING REFERENCES EN 31 MasterP age: Ref_Right W arning Indicat ions Displays the batter y rema ining power . Remaining po wer leve l As the batte r y pow er comes close to nil, the batte r y indicator b links. When the batte ry power is e xhauste d, power turn s off automatically . Appears when no tape is loaded. ( 墌 pg. 9) Appears when ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 32
32 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left CA UTIONS Battery Packs The supplied battery pack is a lithium-ion battery . Befor e using th e supplied ba tter y pack or an option al batter y pack, be sure to re ad the foll owing caut ions: ● T o avoid hazar ds… ... do not bur n. ... do not short-circuit the terminals. When tr anspor ting, make sure the prov ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 33
CA UTIONS REFERENCES EN 33 MasterP age: Ref_Right Main Unit ● For safety , DO NOT… ... open the camcorder’ s chassis. ... disassemb le or modify the unit. ... shor t-circuit the terminals of the battery pack. K eep it awa y from metallic objects when not in use. ... allow inflammab les, w ater or metallic objects to enter the unit. ... remov ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 34
34 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left USER MAINTENANCE 1 T urn off the camcorder . 2 Slide and hol d OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow , then pull the cass ette holder co ver open until it locks. The cassette hold er opens automati cally . Remove the casset te. 3 Press “PUS H HERE” to c lose the cass ette holder . ● Once the cassette holder ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 35
REFERENCES EN 35 MasterP age: Ref_Heading0_Right SPECIFICA TIONS Camcord er Pow er s u p p l y DC 11.0 V (Using A C Adapter) DC 7.2 V (Using ba tter y pack) P ower c onsumption Appro x. 3.3 W (L CD monitor of f, vie wfinder on) Approx. 4.6 W (LCD monitor on, viewfinder off ) Appro x. 8.6 W (Ma ximum) Dimensions (W x H x D) 71 mm x 91 mm x 118 mm (w ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 36
36 EN MasterP age: Heading0_Left INDEX GR-D225EX.book Page 36 Friday, No vember 26, 2004 5:18 PM ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 37
INDEX REFERENCES EN 37 MasterP age: Ref_Right Controls a Menu Wheel [ M MENU/V OL.] ( 墌 pg. 14) Speaker V olume Cont rol [ M MENU/VOL.] ( 墌 pg. 12) b Snapshot Button [SNAPS HO T] ( 墌 pg. 20) c P ow er Zoom Lev er [T/W] ( 墌 pg. 10) d Manual F o cus Button [FOCUS] ( 墌 pg. 21) Blank Search Button [BLAN K SRCH] ( 墌 pg. 12) e Dioptre Adju st ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 38
INDEX 38 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Reco rding a Operation Mode ( 墌 pg. 8) b : Night-Sco pe Indicator ( 墌 pg. 18) (Appears whe n Night-Scope is engaged.) : Gain Up Mode ( 墌 pg. 15) (Appears when “G AIN UP” is set to “A UT O” and the shutter spe ed is automatica lly adjusted.) c White LED Ligh ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 39
TERMS TERMS EN 39 MasterP age: Ref_Right A AC Adapter .................... ..................... ..................... .. 6, 7 Auto Focus ... ..................... ..................... ..................... . 21 Auto Shut Off ................. ..................... ................... 10, 27 B Backlight Compensatio n .......... .................. ...
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JVC GR-D225 - page 40
© 2005 Victor Company of J apan, Limited EN GR-D225 EX MasterP age: BackCo ver Printed in Malaysia 1204HOH-ID-VM GR-D225EX.book Page 40 Friday, No vember 26, 2004 5:18 PM ...
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