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JVC GR-D650E - page 1
ENGLISH GR-D650E GR-D640E L YT1579-001B EN TERMS Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing this digital video camera. Before use, please read the safety inf ormation and precautions contained in the pages 2, 4 – 6 and 12 to ensure safe use of this product. Fo r Accessories : http://www .jvc.co .jp/english/accessor y/ INSTR U CTIONS DIGIT AL VIDEO ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 2
2 EN MasterP age: Left ● Before recor ding impor tant video, be sure to make a trial recor ding. Play back y our trial recording to mak e sure the video and audio hav e been recorded properly . ● W e recommend cleaning your v ideo heads before use. If you ha ven’t used your camcorder f or a while , the heads ma y be dir ty . We recommend peri ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 3
EN 3 MasterP age: Start_Right Wipe/Fader Effects Y ou can use the Wipe/Fader E ffects to mak e pro-style scene transitions. ( 墌 pg. 40) Program AE, Effects and Shutt er Effects F or example, “SPOR TS” mode allows fast- moving images to be captured one frame at a time, f or vivid, stable slow-motion. ( 墌 pg. 41) LED Light Y ou can br ighten ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 4
4 EN MasterP age: Left SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IMPORT ANT (for owners in the U .K.) Connection to the mains supply in the United Kingdom. DO NO T cut off the mains plug fr om this equipment. If the plug fitted is not su itable f or the power points in your hom e or the cable is too short to reach a po wer point, the n obtain an appr opriate safe ty appr ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 5
EN 5 MasterP age: Start_Right When the equipment i s installed in a cabinet or on a shelf , make sure that it has suf ficient space on all sides to allo w for v entilation (10 cm or more on both sides , on top and at the rear). Do not block the ventilation ho les. (If the v entilation holes are b locked b y a newspaper , or cloth etc. the heat ma y ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 6
6 EN MasterP age: Left SOME DO’S A ND DON’TS ON THE SAF E USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipmen t has been designed and manufact ured to meet international safe ty standar ds but, lik e any electrical equipment , care must be taken if you are to obta in the best result s and safety is to be assure d. DO read the oper ating instructions before y ou att ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 7
MasterP age: TOC_Heading0 _Right EN 7 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 8 Index ................. ............................... ................. 8 Provided Accesso ries ............... ...................... 12 Power............ .................. ................. ............... 14 Operation Mode ............................ ................. . 15 Lang ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 8
8 EN MasterP age: Left GETTING ST ARTED Index GR-D650E-640E.book Page 8 Tues day, May 30, 2006 11:31 AM ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 9
EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Controls A Rewind Button [ 3 ] ( 墌 pg. 23) Left Button [ ] Quick Re view Button [QUICK REVIEW] ( 墌 pg. 22) B Set Button [SET] ( 墌 pg. 16) Data Battery Button [D A T A] ( 墌 pg. 15) C Stop Button [ 8 ] ( 墌 pg. 23) Backli ght Compensation Button [BACKLIGHT] ( 墌 pg. 39) Down Bu ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 10
GETTING ST ARTED 10 EN MasterP age: Left LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Video Recordin g a T ape Running Indicator ( 墌 pg. 20) (Rotates while tape is running.) B T ele Mode Indica tor ( 墌 pg. 21) C Live Slow Indicator ( 墌 pg. 36) D Recording Sp eed Mode (SP/LP) ( 墌 pg. 33 ) (only LP in dicator is displa yed) E T ape Remain ing Ti ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 11
EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED During 16:9 Recordin g The lower side of the scre en blac kens when “16:9” is sele cted in Wide Mode ( 墌 pg. 36 ). Some of the ind icators are displayed on the area. During Video Playback a Battery Remaining P ower Indicator ( 墌 pg. 48) B Blank Se arch Indica tor ( 墌 pg. 23) ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 12
GETTING ST ARTED 12 EN MasterP age: Left Before Using This Camcorder Make sure you onl y use cassettes with the Mini D V mark . Make sure you onl y use memory cards with the mark or . This camcorder is designed e xclusivel y for the digital video cassette , SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCard. Only cassettes marked “ ” and memory cards mar k ed ? ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 13
EN 13 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED NOTES: ● In order to maintain optimum perf or mance of the camcorder , provided cables ma y be equipped with one or more core filter . If a cabl e has only one core filter , the end that is closest to the filter should be connected to the camcorder . ● Make sure to use the pro vid ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 14
GETTING ST ARTED 14 EN MasterP age: Left This camcor der’ s 2-wa y power su pply syste m lets you choose the most appropri ate source of power . Do no t use provided power supply units with other e quipment. Charging The Battery Pack 1 Set the P ower Swit ch to “OFF”. 2 With the arr ow on the battery pack point ing downw ard, push the b atter ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 15
EN 15 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED Using The Batter y Pack P erfor m steps 2 – 3 in “Charging Th e Battery Pa ck ” . Maximum continuous recording time * Provided NOTES: ● Recording time is reduced significa ntly under th e follo wing conditions: • Zoom or Record-Standb y mode is engaged repeatedly . • The L ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 16
GETTING ST ARTED 16 EN MasterP age: Left Auto/Manual Mode Press AUT O button repea tedly to s witch to auto/ manual recording mode. When manual mode is selected, th e indicator “ M ” appears on t he LCD monitor . Auto Mode: A Y ou can record using no special effects or manual adjust ments. Manual Mode: M Manual re cording is possible by s ettin ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 17
EN 17 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED 1 Adjust the velc ro strip . 2 P ass y our right hand through the loop and gras p the grip . 3 Adjust y our thumb and fingers through the grip to easily op erate the Recording Star t/St op Button, P ower Switch and P ower Zoom Lev er. Be sure to fa sten the velcro strip t o your pref ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 18
GETTING ST ARTED 18 EN MasterP age: Left The camcorde r needs to be powered up to load or eject a ca ssette. 1 Slide and hol d OPEN/EJECT in the di rection of the arrow , then pull the cassette hold er cov er open until it locks. The cassette holder opens automatically . ● Do not touch internal components. 2 Inser t or remove a tape and press “ ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 19
EN 19 GETTING ST ARTED MasterP age: Start_Right GETTING ST ARTED 1 Make sure the camcord er’ s power is off. 2 Open the card cover ( ). 3 T o load a memory card , firmly in ser t it with its clippe d edge first. T o unload a me mory card , pus h it once. After the memor y card comes out of t he camcorder , pull it out. ● Do not touch the termin ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 20
20 EN MasterP age: Left VIDEO RECORDING NOTE: Befor e continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 14) ● Loading A Cassette ( 墌 pg. 18) 1 Remove the lens cap. ( 墌 pg. 13) 2 Open the LC D monitor full y . 3 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”. 4 Set the Po we r Switch to “REC” whil e pressing down the Loc ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 21
EN 21 VIDEO RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK Zooming Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneo us change in i mage magnificat ion. Zoom In Slide the P ower Zoom Le ver tow ards “T”. Zoom Out Slide the P ow er Zoom Le ver tow ards “W”. ● The furt her y ou slide the Po wer Zoom Le ver , the quick er ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 22
VIDEO RECORDING 22 EN MasterP age: Left 2) P oint the lens tow ard the subject (y ourself when sel f-recording) a nd star t record ing. ● During Interf ace Shooting, the monitor image appears inv er ted as it would when viewing a mirror . Howe ver , the actual recorded image does not appear inv er ted. ● If the Quick Revie w ( 墌 pg. 22) is ex ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 23
MasterP age: Video_Heading0_Right EN 23 VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK VIDEO PLA YB A CK 1 Load a casset te. ( 墌 pg. 18) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “VIDEO”. 3 Set the P ower Switch to “PLA Y” while pressing down the L oc k Button loca ted on the swi tc h. 4 T o star t pla yback, pres s 4 / 9 . 5 T o stop pl a yba ck, press 8 . ● ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 24
VIDEO PLA YB A CK 24 EN MasterP age: Left A Y ellow to VIDEO IN (Connect when your TV/ VCR has only A/V input connectors). B Red to A UDIO R IN* C White to A UDIO L IN* D Black to S-VIDEO IN (Con nect when your TV/ VCR/VDR has S-VIDEO in and A/V input connectors . In this case , it is not nece ssary to connect the y e llow video cable.) * Not requi ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 25
EN 25 VIDEO PLA YB A CK MasterP age: Start_Right VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK The Full-Fun ction Remote Control Uni t can operate this ca mcorder from a distanc e as well as the basic op erations (Playback, Stop , P ause, F as t-F orward and Rewind) o f your VCR. It also makes additional pl ay back fu nctions possi ble . ( 墌 pg. 26) Installing ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 26
VIDEO PLA YB A CK 26 EN MasterP age: Left . Slow-Motion Playback During normal video pla yback, pres s SLO W ( Y I or I U ) more than approx. 2 seconds. ● After appro x. 10 minutes , normal playbac k resumes. ● T o pause Slow-Motion pla yback, press PAU S E ( 9 ). ● T o stop Slow-Motion pla yback, press PLA Y ( U ). NOTES: ● Y ou can also e ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 27
EN 27 MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA Y BACK D.S.C. RECORDING Y ou can use your camco rder as a Digital St ill Camera for taking snapshots. Still ima ges are stored in t he memory card. NOTE: Bef ore continuing, perf or m the procedures listed below: ● Pow e r ( 墌 pg. 14) ● Loading a Memory Card ( ? ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 28
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 28 EN D.S.C. PLA YBA CK Images shot with the camcorder are automatically numbered, then stored i n numerical ord er in the memory card. Y ou can view the stor ed images, one at a time, much like flipping th rough a photo album. 1 Load a memor y card . ( 墌 pg. 19) 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switc h to “MEMOR Y”. 3 Set th ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 29
EN 29 MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA Y BACK ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. By resetting the file nam e, a ne w folder will be made. T he new files yo u are goin g to make will be stored in the ne w f older . It is con venient to separate the new fi les from previo usly made files. 1 P erform steps 1 – ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 30
ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. 30 EN MasterP age: Left To R e m o v e P r o t e c t i o n Before doing the f ol lowing, perform steps 1 – 3 in “Protecting Files”. T o remove protection from the currently displa yed file 4 Press or to sele ct “CURRENT ”, and press SET or . The PRO TECT screen appe ars. 5 Press or to sele ct the desire d f ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 31
EN 31 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES FOR D.S.C. MasterP age: Start_Right DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLA Y BACK 3 Press , , or to select “DPOF ”, and press SET . The DPOF Menu appears. 4 Press or to select “ALL 1”, and pr ess SET or . The DPOF screen appears. 5 Press or to select “EXECUTE”, and pre ss SET . The nor mal playback ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 32
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 32 EN MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT This camcorde r is equipped wit h an easy-to-use , on-screen men u system that simplifies man y of the more detail ed camcorder settings . ( 墌 pg. 32 – 35) 1 For Video and D.S.C. Recording Menus: ● Set the VIDEO/MEMOR Y Switch to “VIDEO” or “MEMOR Y”. ● Set the P ower S ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 33
EN 33 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES FUNCTION The menu settings ca n be changed only when the P ower Switch is set to “REC”. [ ] = F actory-preset ( 墌 pg. 40), “Wip e or F ader Eff e cts” ( 墌 pg. 41), “P rogra m AE, Eff ects and Shutter Effects” ( 墌 pg. 41), “P rogra m AE, Eff ects an ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 34
MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT 34 EN MasterP age: Left OFF : Allows you to shoot dark scenes with no picture br ightness adju stment. [A GC] : T he ov erall appea rance ma y be grainy , but the im age is bright. AU TO : The shutter speed is automaticall y adjusted. Sh ooting a subject i n low or poor lighting at slo w shutter speed pro vides a brig ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 35
EN 35 MENUS FOR DET AILED ADJUSTMENT MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES ● P erforming any operation during the demonstration stops the demonstration temporarily . If no operation is perf ormed for more than 3 minutes after that, the demonstr ation will resume. NOTES: ● If a cassette is in the camcorder , the demonstration can not be t ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 36
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 36 EN FEA TURES FOR RECORDING LED Light can be used to brig hten the subject i n the dark place during video re cording or D .S.C. shooting. 1 Press LIGHT repe atedly to change the setting. OFF : T ur ns off the l ight. ON : The light is on alwa ys. ( app ears.) AU TO : The light turns on automaticall y when dark. ( appea ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 37
EN 37 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Makes dark subje cts or areas even brighter than they would be under goo d natural lighting . Although the recor ded image is not gr ainy , it may look as if it is strobing du e to the slow shu tter speed. 1 Set the P ow er Switch to “REC” . 2 Set the recor ding mode to ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 38
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 38 EN MasterP age: Left Manual exposure contro l is recommended i n the foll owing situations: ● When shooting using re verse lighting or when the backg round is too bright. ● When shooting on a reflecti ve natur al background such as at the beach or when skiing. ● When the backgro und is overly dark or the subject is ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 39
EN 39 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES Backlight compensa tion brighten s the subject quickly . With simple op eration, backlight compensa tion feature bright ens the dark sub ject por tion by increasin g the exposure. 1 Set the P ow er Switch to “REC” . 2 Press B ACKLIGHT so th at the Bac klight Compensatio ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 40
FEA TURES FOR RECORDING 40 EN MasterP age: Left Adjust the white bal ance manually when sh ooting under v arious types of lighting. 1 Set the P ower Switch to “REC”. 2 Set the re cording mode to “ M ”. ( 墌 pg. 16) 3 Hold a shee t of plain white p aper in front o f the subjec t. Adjust zoom or position y ourself so that the white paper fil ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 41
EN 41 FEA TURES FOR RECORDING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES EFFECT OFF : Disables the fu nction. (F actor y-preset) SEPIA : Recorded scenes have a brownish tint like old photo s . MONO TONE : Like classic black and white films, your footage is shot in B/W . CLASSIC *: Gives recorded scenes a strobe effect. STROBE *: Y our re cording ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 42
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 42 EN EDITING A Y ellow to VIDEO IN (Connect when your TV/ VCR has only A/V input connectors). B Red to A UDIO R IN* or OUT** C White to A UDIO L IN* o r OUT** D Black to S-VI DEO IN or O UT** (Conne ct when your TV/VCR/VDR has S -VIDEO IN/ OUT**. In this case, i t is not necess ary to connect the y e llow video cable.) * ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 43
EN 43 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES It is also possi ble to cop y recorded scenes fr om the camcorde r onto anothe r video unit eq uipped with a D V con nector . Sinc e a digital signal is sent, there is little , if an y , image or sound deterioratio n. * GR-D650E only T o use this camco r der as a player 1 Make sure all unit ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 44
EDITING 44 EN MasterP age: Left * GR-D650E only [A] Using USB cable It is possible to tran sf er still images sto red on a memory card to a PC. [B] Using DV cable It is also possibl e to transf er still/movi ng images to a PC wi th a D V conne ctor b y using th e provided software, software eq uipped with the PC or commerciall y av ailable softw ar ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 45
EN 45 EDITING MasterP age: Start_Right ADV ANCED FEA TURES The audio track can be custo mised only when recorded in the 12-BIT and SP modes. ( 墌 pg. 33) ● Use the provided r emote control. 1 Pla y bac k the tape to locate the po int where editing wil l star t, then press PA U S E ( 9 ). 2 While holding A. DUB ( D ) on th e remote control, pre s ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 46
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 46 EN TROUBLESHOOTING If, a fter f ollowing the steps in the chart below , the problem still exists, please consult y our nearest JVC dealer . Power ● The power is not conne cted properly . H Connect the A C Adapter securely . ( 墌 pg. 15) ● The battery pack is not attached firmly . H Detach the battery pack once aga ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 47
EN 47 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES ● The light source or the subject does not include white. Or there are v ar ious differ ent light sources behind the subject. H Find a white subject and compose y our shot so that it also appears in the frame . ( 墌 pg. 37, 40) ● Shooting wa s performed under bac klit conditions. H Pres ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 48
TROUBLESHOOTING 48 EN MasterP age: Left H Push in the memory card a few more times. ( 墌 pg. 19) ● The viewfin der is pulled out and “PRIORITY” is set to “FINDER”. H Push the viewfinder back in or set “PR IORITY” to “LCD”. ( 墌 pg. 20, 32, 34) ● The LCD monitor’ s brightness setting is too dark. H Adjust the brightness of th ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 49
EN 49 TROUBLESHOOTING MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES Appears for 5 second s after power is tur ned on if the lens cap i s attached or when it is dark. Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a blank por tion of a tape. ( 墌 pg. 45) ● Appears if A udio Dubbing is attempted on a tape recor ded in the LP mode. ( 墌 pg. 45) ● Appears if A u ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 50
TROUBLESHOOTING 50 EN MasterP age: Left The error i ndications (01, 02 o r 06) sho w what type of malf unction has occur red. When an error indicati on appears, the camcorde r turns of f automatical ly . Remove the power supply (battery , etc.) and wait a f ew minu tes f or the indicati on to clear . When it does, you can resume usin g the camcorde ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 51
EN 51 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES USER MAINTENANCE Before cleaning, tur n off the camcord er and remov e the battery pac k and AC Adapt er . T o clean the exterior Wipe gently wit h a soft cloth. Put the cl oth in diluted mild so ap and wring it well to wipe off heavy dir t. Then wipe again wi th a dry cl oth. T o clean the LCD monitor Wipe ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 52
MasterP age: Heading0_Left 52 EN CA UTIONS Battery Packs The supplied battery pack is a lith ium-ion battery . Bef ore using the supplied batte ry pack or an optional batte ry pack, be sure to read the foll owing cautions: ● T o av oid ha zar ds ... do not bu rn. ... do not shor t-circuit the terminals. When transporting, make sure t he provided ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 53
EN 53 CA UTIONS MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES LCD Monitor ● T o prevent damage to the LCD mo nitor , DO NO T ... push it strongly or apply any shoc ks. ... place the camcorder with the LCD monitor on the bottom . ● T o pr olong service life ... av o id rubbing it with coarse cloth. ● Be aware of the following phenomena for LCD monitor u ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 54
CA UTIONS 54 EN MasterP age: Left How T o Handle A CD-ROM ● T ake care not to soil or scratch the mirror surface (opposite to the printed surf ace). Do not write anything or put a sti ck er on either the front or ba ck surfa ce. If the CD-RO M gets dir ty , gently wipe it with a soft cloth outward from the centre hole. ● Do not use con ventiona ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 55
EN 55 MasterP age: Start_Right REFERENCES SPECIFICA TIONS Camcorder Pow e r s u pp ly DC 11 V (Using AC Adapte r) DC 7.2 V (Using ba ttery pack) P ower cons umption Appro x. 2.4 W (2.6 W*) (LCD monitor off , viewfinder on) Appro x. 2.7 W (2.9 W*) (LCD monitor on, viewfi nder off) * Using LED Light Dimensions (W x H x D) 59 mm x 97 mm x 112 mm (with ...
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JVC GR-D650E - page 56
MasterPage: Bac kCover EN EX Printed in Malaysia 0406ASR-PR-VM © 2006 Victor Company of J apan, Limited Ba ck cove r A AC Adapter ........................ ................. ........... 15 Audio Dubbin g ..... ................. .................. ....... 45 B Backlight Compe nsation .................. .............. 39 Battery Pack ............ ... ...
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