JVC GY-DV5001 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

  2
• MAIN FEATURES

  4
• CONTENTS

  5
• 1. INTRODUCTION

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  • 1-1 Precautions for Proper Use

    6
  • 1-2 Routine and Periodical Maintenance

    7
  • 1-3 Precautions for Use of Head Cleaning Tape

    7
  • 1-4 Videocassette to be Used

    8
  • 1-5 Battery Pack to be Used

    8
  • 1-6 Condensation

    9
  • 1-7 Characteristic CCD Phenomena

    9
• 2. CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS

  10
  • 2-1 Front Section

    10
  • 2-2 Right Side Section

    12
  • 2-3 Left Side Section

    16
  • 2-4 Top Section

    17
  • 2-5 Rear Section

    18
  • 2-6 Indications on the LCD Monitor and in the Viewfinder

    20
  • 2-7 ZOOM Lens (Optional)

    27
  • 2-8 1.5-Inch Viewfinder (Optional)

    28
• 3. BASIC SYSTEM CONNECTIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS

  29
  • 3-1 Basic System

    29
  • 3-2 Attaching the Zoom Lens

    30
  • 3-3 Attaching the Viewfinder

    30
  • 3-4 Attaching the Microphone (Provided)

    31
  • 3-5 Attaching the Microphone (Optional)

    31
  • 3-6 Attaching the Tripod Base (Provided)

    32
• 4. POWER SUPPLY

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  • 4-1 AC Operation

    33
  • 4-2 Battery Pack Operation (Optional)

    33
• 5. PREPARATIONS

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  • 5-1 Turning the Power ON

    37
  • 5-2 Cassette Loading and Unloading

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  • 5-3 Viewing the LCD Monitor

    40
  • 5-4 Setting, Displaying and Recording the Date and Time

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  • 5-5 Charging the Built-in Battery

    44
• 6. SETTING AND ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE SHOOTING

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  • 6-1 Camera Settings

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  • 6-2 Screen Size (4:3/LETTER) Mode Selection

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  • 6-3 Viewfinder Adjustment

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  • 6-4 External Monitor Adjustment

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  • 6-5 Back Focus Adjustment

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  • 6-6 White Balance Adjustment

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  • 6-7 Audio Input Signal Selection

    49
  • 6-8 Recording Level Adjustment

    50
  • 6-9 Monitoring Audio during Recording

    51
• 7. SHOOTING OPERATION

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  • 7-1 Basic Recording Operation

    52
  • 7-2 Searching for Recorded Scenes (Edit Search)

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  • 7-3 If the Record-Standby Mode Continues

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  • 7-4 Checking Recorded Contents in Record-Standby Mode (Recording Check

    55
  • 7-5 HEADER REC Function

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  • 7-6 Recording the Colour Bars

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• 8. PLAYBACK MODE

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  • 8-1 Playback Procedure

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  • 8-2 Fast-Forward, Rewind

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  • 8-3 Search

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  • 8-4 Blank Search

    60
  • 8-5 Outputting CH-3, CH-4 Channel Audio

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• 9. USING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS

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  • 9-1 Connecting a Video Component with DV Connector

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• 10. TIME CODE OPERATION

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  • 10-1 Displaying Time Code

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  • 10-2 Presetting and Recording of Time Code

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  • 10-3 Recording Time Codes in Continuation of Time Codes Recorded on Tape

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  • 10-4 Reproducing Time Codes

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• 11. MENU SCREENS

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  • 11-1Menu Screen Configuration

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  • 11-2Setting Menu Screens

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  • 11-3FILE MANAGE Menu Screen

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  • 11-4TOP MENU Screen

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  • 11-5CAMERA OPERATION Menu Screen

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  • 11-6CAMERA PROCESS MENU Screen

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  • 11-7ADVANCED PROCESS Screen

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  • 11-8SKIN COLOR ADJUST Screen

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  • 11-9AUDIO Menu Screen

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  • 11-10 LCD/VF Menu Screen

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  • 11-11 TC/UB/CLOCK Menu Screen

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  • 11-12 HEADER REC Menu Screen

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  • 11-13 TIME/DATE Menu Screen

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  • 11-14 OTHERS Menu Screen

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• 12. FEATURES OF THE CAMERA SECTION

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  • 12-1 Full-Time Auto White Balance (FAW)

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  • 12-2 IRIS (Brightness) Adjustment

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  • 12-3 Adjusting the Shutter Speed

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  • 12-4 Shooting the Screen Image on a Computer Monitor

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  • 12-5 Gain (Sensitivity) Adjustment

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  • 12-6 Switch Setup According to Illumination and Subject

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  • 12-7 How to Use Skin Detail

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• 13. OTHERS

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  • 13-1 Alarm Indications and Actions

    90
  • 13-2 Troubleshooting

    93
  • 13-3 Hour Meter Display

    94
  • 13-4 Specifications

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