Page 2 - EN; SAFETY PRECAUTIONS; HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE
2 EN Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing the JVC Compact VHS camcorder. Before use, please read the safety informationand 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 ...
Page 3 - Programme AE with Special Effects; GETTING STARTED
EN 3 CONTENTS MAJOR FEATURES EN 3 n Programme AE with Special Effects ( Z pg. 22 – 23) •Electronic Fog Filter •ND Effect•Sepia•Twilight •Sports•Nega/Posi •1/2000 sec. High Speed Shutter n LCD Colour Monitor ( Z pg. 14) n Snapshot (GR-FXM35 only) ( Z pg. 20) n 5-Sec. Recording (GR-FXM25 only) ( Z pg....
Page 4 - Power; CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK; SUPPLY POWER; USING THE BATTERY PACK; ATTACH BATTERY PACK
4 EN GETTING STARTED A B Power This camcorder’s 3-way power supply system lets you choosethe most appropriate source of power. NOTES: ● No function is available without power supply. ● Use only the specified power supply. ● Do not use provided power supply units with otherequipment. CHARGING THE BAT...
Page 5 - USING AC POWER
EN 5 GETTING ST ARTED Charge Marker A charge marker is provided on the battery pack tohelp you remember whether it has been charged ornot. Two colours are provided (red and black)—youchoose which one means charged and which meansdischarged. NOTES: ● The recording time per charge is affected by such ...
Page 6 - SWITCH OFF POWER; INSERT BATTERY IN HOLDER
6 EN GETTING STARTED (cont.) Clock (Lithium) Battery Insertion/Removal This battery is necessary for clock operation and toperform date/time settings. 1 SWITCH OFF POWER Switch off the unit’s power and remove the powersupply unit (battery pack, AC Power Adapter/BatteryCharger, etc.). 2 REMOVE BATTER...
Page 8 - Recording Mode Setting; SET RECORDING MODE; Tape Length Setting; ACCESS MENU SCREEN; CLOSE MENU SCREEN
8 EN 4 NEXT M . W . B . D . ZOOM TELE MACRO DATE TIME TAPE LENGTH 4 RETURN AUTO ON OFF T 45 4 NEXT M . W . B . D . ZOOM TELE MACRO DATE TIME TAPE LENGTH 4 RETURN AUTO ON OFF T 60 T 30 T 45 T 60 EXIT TAPE LENGTH T45 SP GETTING STARTED (cont.) Menu Screen Tape length indicator TAPE LENGTHSetting Menu ...
Page 9 - Loading/Unloading A Cassette; OPEN LCD MONITOR; CLOSE CASSETTE HOLDER
EN 9 GETTING ST ARTED Loading/Unloading A Cassette 1 OPEN LCD MONITOR Open the LCD monitor to an angle of over 60degrees. 2 OPEN CASSETTE HOLDER Slide EJECT until the holder opens. Do not use forceto open. 3 INSERT/REMOVE CASSETTE Make sure the label is facing outward. 4 CLOSE CASSETTE HOLDER Press ...
Page 10 - Grip Adjustment; Viewfinder Adjustment
10 EN 1 3 3 2 2 180 ° 180 ° PAUSE Grip Adjustment 1 EXPAND LOOP Separate the Velcro strip. 2 INSERT HAND Pass your right hand through the loop and grasp thegrip. 3 ADJUST STRAP LENGTH Adjust so your thumb and fingers can easily operatethe Recording Start/Stop Button and Power ZoomLever. Refasten the...
Page 11 - Shoulder Strap Attachment; ATTACH STRAP; ADJUST LENGTH; Tripod Mounting; ALIGN AND TIGHTEN
EN 11 GETTING ST ARTED Shoulder Strap Attachment 1 ATTACH STRAP Following the illustration at left, thread the strapthrough the top of the eyelet 1 , then fold it back and thread it through the buckle 2 . Repeat the procedure to attach the other end of the strap to the other eyelet 3 , making sure t...
Page 12 - RECORDING; Basic Recording; LOAD A CASSETTE; Shooting While Watching The Viewfinder; ENTER RECORD-STANDBY MODE; Power Switch Position
12 EN RECORDING Basic Recording NOTE: You should already have performed the procedures listedbelow. If not, do so before continuing. ● Power ( Z pg. 4) ● Recording Mode Setting ( Z pg. 8) ● Tape Length Setting ( Z pg. 8) ● Grip Adjustment ( Z pg. 10) ● Viewfinder Adjustment ( Z pg. 10) 1 LOAD A CASS...
Page 13 - MIN; STOP RECORDING; LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications; PRESS DISPLAY BUTTON
EN 13 RECORDING 120MIN 119MIN 3MIN 2MIN 1MIN 0MIN MIN 25M I N 4 STOP RECORDING Press the Recording Start/Stop Button again to stoprecording. • The camcorder re-enters the Record-Standby mode. NOTES: ● When the Power Switch is set to “CAMERA” and the LCD monitor is opened at an angle of 60 degrees or...
Page 14 - Shooting While Watching The LCD Monitor; Before the following steps, perform step 1 (; ENTER RECORD–STANDBY MODE; START SHOOTING
14 EN RECORDING Basic Recording (cont.) Shooting While Watching The LCD Monitor Before the following steps, perform step 1 ( Z pg. 12). 2 ENTER RECORD–STANDBY MODE Make sure the LCD monitor is fully open. Turn theLENS COVER Open/Close Ring to open the lenscover, then set the Power Switch to “CAMERA”...
Page 15 - Journalistic Shooting; TILT LCD MONITOR; Brightness Control; ADJUST BRIGHTNESS; Interface Shooting; TILT LCD MONITOR UPWARD; START RECORDING
EN 15 RECORDING Journalistic Shooting In some situations different angles of shooting may berequired for more dramatic results. 1 OPEN LCD MONITOR Make sure the LCD monitor is fully open. 2 TILT LCD MONITOR Tilt the LCD monitor in the most convenientdirection. • The LCD monitor can rotate almost ful...
Page 16 - Basic Features; Zooming
16 EN 1X RECORDING Basic Features Zoom in Zoom out Power Zoom Lever Zoom indicator bar FEATURE: Zooming PURPOSE: To produce the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneouschange in image magnification.Digital circuitry extends the maximum magnificationoffered by optical zoom. This system is called Digit...
Page 17 - Quick Review; Retake; ) Make sure the camcorder is in the Record–Standby
EN 17 RECORDING RETAKE (R/F) Button FEATURE: Quick Review PURPOSE: To check the end of the last recording. OPERATION: 1) Press “ ” and release quickly during the Record– Standby mode. n Tape is rewound for about 2 seconds and playedback automatically, then pauses in Record–Standbymode for the next s...
Page 18 - Picture Stabilizer
18 EN 5S PAUSE RECORDING Basic Features (cont.) P. STABILIZER Button Power Switch FEATURE: Picture Stabilizer PURPOSE: To compensate for unstable images caused by camera-shake, particularly at high magnification. OPERATION: 1) Press P. STABILIZER. “ ”appears. n To switch off the Picture Stabilizer, ...
Page 19 - DANGER; AUTO : Automatically turns on the light when the
EN 19 RECORDING DANGER n The video light can become extremelyhot. Do not touch it either while inoperation or soon after turning it off,otherwise serious injury may result. n Do not place the camcorder into thecarrying case immediately after using thevideo light, since it remains extremelyhot for so...
Page 20 - Advanced Features; SELECT OPERATION MODE; TAKE SNAPSHOT
20 EN RECORDING Advanced Features Snapshot (GR-FXM35 only) Use your camcorder like a regular camera and take asnapshot, or several of them in succession. 1 SELECT OPERATION MODE Set the Power Switch to “AUTO” or “PRO.”. 2 TAKE SNAPSHOT Press SNAPSHOT. If you press during Record-Standby . . . .... a ...
Page 21 - START OR END RECORDING; Press EFFECT repeatedly until “OFF” appears.; FADER
EN 21 RECORDING EFFECT MOSAIC MOSAIC EFFECT FADER MOSAIC SHUTTER SLIDE OFF(No indication) OFF Fade/Wipe These effects let you make pro-style scene transitions.Fade- or wipe-in works at recording start, and fade- orwipe-out works at recording end or when you enterRecord–Standby mode. 1 SELECT OPERATI...
Page 22 - Programme AE With Special Effects
22 EN SEPIA SPORTS ND EFFECT TWILIGHT S 1/2000 NEGA /POSI FOG P. AE : SEPIA : SEPIA P. AE ND : FG : OFF ND FG OFF(No indication) Programme AE With Special Effects All you have to do to access any of the variety of shootingeffects is press P.AE. 1 SELECT OPERATION MODE Set the Power Switch to “PRO.”....
Page 23 - SEPIA; Sepia; SPORTS; Sports; TWILIGHT; Twilight; NEGA POSI; NEGA POSI mode
EN 23 RECORDING Display Mode Sepia SEPIA Sepia The scene being shot is recorded in sepia-tinted(reddish-brown) monochrome, giving the effect ofan older movie. Use together with Wide ( Z pg. 27) for the authentic look of a classic Hollywoodmovie. Sports SPORTS Sports High shutter speed clearly captur...
Page 24 - SELECT THE DESIRED MODE; AUTO DATE
24 EN FOCUS EXPOSURE WIDE S.LX TITLE DATE TIME DISP. 4 RETURN AUTO AUTO OFF OFF FOCUS EXPOSURE WIDE S.LX TITLE DATE TIME DISP. 4 RETURN AUTO AUTO OFF OFF AUTO DATE DATE TIME DATE&TIME OFF EXIT DATE TIME DISP. 25. 12. 99 25 . 12 . 99 22 : 50 : 00 22 : 50 : 00 25 . 12 . 99 (DATE) (TIME) (DATE&...
Page 25 - Instant Titles; ACCESS “TITLE” MENU
EN 25 RECORDING FOCUS EXPOSURE WIDE S.LX TITLE DATE TIME DISP. 4 RETURN AUTO AUTO OFF OFF CONGRATULATIONS TITLE OFF HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS OUR FAMILY MOVIE STAR PARTY TIME MERRY CHRISTMAS WEDDING DAY CONGRATULATIONS EXIT FOCUS EXPOSURE WIDE S.LX TITLE DATE TIME DISP. 4 RETURN AUTO AUTO OFF OF...
Page 26 - Using Menu For Detailed Adjustment
26 EN 4 NEXT M . W . B . D . ZOOM TELE MACRO DATE TIME TAPE LENGTH 4 RETURN AUTO ON OFF T45 OFF 1/4S 1/2S 1 S 5 S EXIT REC TIME 4 BACK REC. TIME INT . TIME TALLY LAMP JLIP ID NO DEMO MODE 4 RETURN 1S OFF ON 0 6 OFF OFF OFF ON 0 6 OFF 4 BACK REC. TIME INT . TIME TALLY LAMP JLIP ID NO DEMO MODE 4 RETU...
Page 27 - Menu Screen Available Using The Select Dial; CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE; Menu Screen Available Using The MENU Button
EN 27 RECORDING TELE MACRO AUTO MANU AUTO MANU OFF ON MAX NORMAL OFF Menu Screen Available Using The Select Dial FOCUS EXPOSURE WIDE TITLE DATE/TIME DISP. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE : Factory-preset Menu Screen Available Using The MENU Button This Menu Screen cannot be accessed while recording. M.W.B. D...
Page 29 - Exposure Control; To return to the factory setting, select “AUTO” in step 4.
EN 29 RECORDING FOCUS EXPOSURE WIDE S.LX TITLE DATE TIME DISP. 4 RETURN AUTO AUTO OFF OFF AUTO MANU EXIT EXPOSURE – 06 – 06 + 06 00 Exposure Control This feature automatically adjusts the iris for the bestavailable picture quality, but you can override and makethe adjustment manually. 1 SELECT OPERA...
Page 30 - Focusing; AUTO FOCUS
30 EN RECORDING Advanced Features (cont.) Focusing AUTO FOCUS The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers continuousshooting ability from close-up to infinity. However, correctfocus may not be obtainable in the situations listed below(in these cases use manual focusing):• When two subjects overlap i...
Page 31 - MANUAL FOCUS; To return to Auto Focus, select “AUTO” in step 4.
EN 31 RECORDING FOCUS EXPOSURE WIDE S.LX TITLE DATE TIME DISP. 4 RETURN AUTO AUTO OFF OFF AUTO MANU EXIT FOCUS MANUAL FOCUS NOTE: You should already have made the necessary viewfinderadjustments ( Z pg. 10). If you haven’t, do so before continuing. 1 SELECT OPERATION MODE Set the Power Switch to “PR...
Page 32 - White Balance Adjustment; AUTO
32 EN 4 NEXT M . W . B . D . ZOOM TELE MACRO DATE TIME TAPE LENGTH 4 RETURN AUTO ON OFF T45 AUTO : FINE : CLOUD : HALOGEN MWB EXIT M.W.B. White Balance Adjustment A term that refers to the correctness of colour reproductionunder various lighting. If the white balance is correct, allother colours wil...
Page 33 - Manual White Balance Operation
EN 33 RECORDING 4 NEXT M . W . B . D . ZOOM TELE MACRO DATE TIME TAPE LENGTH 4 RETURN AUTO ON OFF T45 AUTO : FINE : CLOUD : HALOGEN MWB EXIT M.W.B. Manual White Balance Operation If the camera is operating in PRO. mode, perform aManual White Balance when shooting under various typesof lighting. 1 SE...
Page 34 - START DELAYED RECORDING
34 EN 4 BACK REC. TIME INT . TIME TALLY LAMP JLIP ID NO DEMO MODE 4 RETURN OFF OFF ON 0 6 OFF OFF 15S 30S 1 MIN 5 MIN EXIT INT. TIME OFF 1 4S 1 2S 1 S 5 S EXIT REC TIME 15S 1S 4 NEXT M . W . B . D . ZOOM TELE MACRO DATE TIME TAPE LENGTH 4 RETURN AUTO ON OFF T45 INT. TIME and REC TIME indications on ...
Page 35 - Animation
EN 35 RECORDING Animation You can give stationary scenes or objects an illusionof movement. This function allows you to shoot aseries of pictures, each slightly different, of the sameobject for a brief period of time. NOTE: Before performing the following steps, make surethat: ● The Power Switch is ...
Page 36 - PLAYBACK; Basic Playback; Rewind or Fast-Forward the tape
36 EN S ET AT VOLUNE TAPE END M 1 : 23 : 45 SP PLAYBACK Basic Playback 1 LOAD A CASSETTE First open the LCD monitor to an angle of over 60degrees. Slide EJECT to open the cassette holder, theninsert the cassette with the label facing out. PressPUSH to ensure the holder is closed and locked. 2 SELECT...
Page 37 - Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor; ADJUST VOLUME; Tracking; ACTIVATE MANUAL TRACKING; • To return to Auto Tracking, press P.AE and EFFECT; Features
EN 37 PLA YBACK BRIGHT BRIGHT VOLUME Power Zoom Lever Speaker Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor To brighten the image, turn the BRIGHT Dial towards “+”.To darken the image, turn the Dial towards “–”. Speaker Volume Control You can adjust the speaker volume by pushing the PowerZoom Lever. 1 AD...
Page 38 - Still Playback; ) Press COUNTER R/M and hold for more than 1
38 EN PLAYBACK Features (cont.) FEATURE: Still Playback PURPOSE: To pause during playback. OPERATION: 1) Press PLAY/PAUSE ( 4 / 6 ) during playback. 2) To resume normal playback, press PLAY/PAUSE ( 4 / 6 ) again. NOTE: Noise bars appear and pictures may becomemonochrome during Still Playback. This i...
Page 39 - Cassette Adapter; INSERT BATTERY; VCR; Using The Cassette Adapter
EN 39 PLA YBACK Cassette Adapter Use this to play back a VHS-C video cassette recordedwith this camcorder on a VHS VCR. It is fully compatiblewith any VHS video cassette recorder. The C-P7U adapteris battery powered and automatically performs tapeloading and unloading. 1 INSERT BATTERY Slide the bat...
Page 40 - Basic Connections And Tape Dubbing; TV; Connection For Tape Dubbing; TV
40 EN PLAYBACK Basic Connections And Tape Dubbing These are some basic types of connections. When making connections, refer also to your VCR and TVinstruction manuals. A. Connection to a TV or VCR equipped with an S-VIDEO Use the provided Video and Audio cables. Basic Connections Video cable (provid...
Page 41 - Tape Dubbing
EN 41 PLA YBACK Basic Connections 1 CONFIRM POWER-OFF STATUS Make sure the camcorder’s power is off. 2 CONNECT CAMCORDER TO TV ORVCR Pull out the connector cover and open it.Connect as shown in the illustration ( Z pg. 40). If using a VCR . . . go to step 3.If not . . . go to step 4. 3 CONNECT VCR O...
Page 42 - USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT; Installing The Battery; PULL OUT BATTERY HOLDER; Buttons
42 EN 1 4 6 8 2 ! # % & 3 5 7 9 0 @ $ ^ 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 A B The Full-Function Remote Control Unit can operate this camcorder from a distance as well as the basicoperations (Playback, Stop, Pause, Fast-Forward and Rewind) of your VCR. The RM-V700U remote control unitmakes additional recording fun...
Page 44 - VCR CODE LIST; SET REMOTE TO OPERATE VCR; OPERATE VCR; IMPORTANT
44 EN VCR CODE LIST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MBR SET VCR CTL 6 26 47 7 MITSUBISHI 6 76 8 NEC 3 73 8 GRUNDIG 1 43 4 HITACHI 6 66 3 PANASONIC 1 31 71 19 41 8 JVC 9 19 69 3 BLAUPUNKT AKAI 9 79 83 2 FERGUSON 1 3 ABC VCR BRANDNAME BUTTONS (A) (B) SANYO 3 63 5 SHARP 1 51 ` TOSHIBA 6 96 1 SONY 6 56 `3 93 1 THOM...
Page 45 - MAKE CONNECTIONS; VCR OTHER THAN TYPE
EN 45 MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 CONNECT TO . . . JVC VCR EQUIPPED WITH REMOTEPAUSE TERMINAL Connect the editing cable to the Remote PAUSEterminal. JVC VCR NOT EQUIPPED WITH REMOTEPAUSE TERMINAL BUT EQUIPPED WITHR.A. EDIT CONNECTOR Connect the editing cable to the R.A.EDITconnector. VCR OTHER THAN TYPE OR C...
Page 46 - SELECT SCENES; START SOURCE PLAYBACK; REGISTER END OF SCENE; REGISTER ADDITIONAL SCENES
46 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN 0:00:25 0:03:18 0:02:33 0:04:11 0:04:11 0:01:13 OUT 0:01:05 0:03:31 0:02:53 - - : - - : - - COUNTER TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN 0:00:25 0:00:25 0:00:00 OUT - - : - - : - - COUNTER TOTAL SELECT SCENES 4 START SOURCE PLAYBACK Press PLAY, then press ON/OFF on the remotecontrol. Ma...
Page 47 - AUTOMATIC EDITING TO VCR; PREPARE SOURCE TAPE; • Pressing START/STOP on the remote control does; END AUTOMATIC EDITING; If you performed step 1; SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON THE REMOTE CONTROL
EN 47 AUTOMATIC EDITING TO VCR 9 PREPARE SOURCE TAPE Rewind the tape in the camcorder to the beginning ofthe scene you want to edit and press PAUSE. 10 ENGAGE VCR’S RECORD-PAUSE MODE Point the remote control towards the VCR’s infraredsensor and press VCR REC STBY, or manually engagethe VCR’s Record-...
Page 48 - Insert Editing; RESET COUNTER
48 EN M 0 : 12 : 34 w USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (cont.) Insert Editing You can record a new scene onto a previously recordedtape, replacing a section of the original recording withminimal picture distortion at the in- and out-points. Theoriginal audio remains unchanged. NOTE: Use the RM-V700U re...
Page 49 - Audio Dubbing; ENGAGE AUDIO DUB-STANDBY MODE
EN 49 M 0 : 05 : 20 e4 Audio Dubbing You can record a new soundtrack on a prerecorded tape(normal audio only).Perform steps 1, 2 and 3 of the Insert Editing procedure( Z pg. 48) before continuing. • The sound comes from the built-in microphone. 1 FIND EDIT-IN POINT Press REW to go a little beyond th...
Page 50 - TROUBLESHOOTING; SYMPTOM; POWER; No power is supplied.
50 EN TROUBLESHOOTING If, after following the steps in the chart below, the problem still exists, please consult your JVC dealer. The camcorder is a microcomputer-controlled device. External noise and interference (from a TV, a radio,etc.) might prevent it from functioning properly. In such cases, f...
Page 51 - OTHER
EN 51 SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) OTHER During recording, the indications do not appear. The tape will not eject. Some functions are not available. Vertical white lines appear when shooting a very bright object. Bright, crystal-shaped spots appear in the LCD monitor and the viewfinder. The rear of the...
Page 52 - Controls, Connectors And Indicators
52 EN U I 1 i o q u t e w 2 p QW 3 4 5 6 & ( * y E R Y T r 7 8 0@ $% 9! # ^ ) INDEX Controls, Connectors And Indicators
Page 54 - Indications
54 EN INDEX Indications 1 Cassette Warning/Tape Remaining Time .......................... Z pg. 13 When no cassette is inserted: the cassette ( ) warning blinks.When the Erase Protection tab is not in the positionthat allows recording: the cassette ( ) warning lights. Otherwise, the tape remaining t...
Page 55 - CAUTIONS; General Batter y Precautions; Do not expose the battery to excessive heat as it; Battery Packs; Cassettes
EN 55 CAUTIONS General Batter y Precautions • When the C-P6U or C-P7U (cassette adapter) is not functioning even when correctly operated, thebattery is exhausted. Replace it with a fresh one. • Use only the following battery: C-P6U or C-P7U ..................... R6 (AA) size Please make note of the ...
Page 56 - Serious malfunctioning; For Your Maintenance; Cleaning The Camcorder; LCD Monitor; Be aware of the following phenomena for LCD
56 EN About moisture condensation . . . ● You may have observed that pouring a cold liquidinto a glass will cause drops of water to form on theglass’ outer surface. This same phenomenon occurson the head drum of a camcorder when it is movedfrom a cool place to a warm place, after heating acold room,...
Page 57 - SPECIFICATIONS; Provided Accessories; Camcorder; General; Connectors; Cassette Adapter C-P7U
EN 57 SPECIFICATIONS Audio : –8 dBs, 1 k Ω analogue output (via Audio output connector) Provided Accessories .................. Z pg. 3 Optional Accessories • Battery Packs BN-V12U, BN-V20U, BN-V856U• Car Battery Charger BH-V3E• Compact VHS ( ) Cassettes EC-60/45/30 • Active Carrying Bag CB-V7U• Rem...
Page 58 - MEMO
