JVC GR-AXM900 User's Guide

PC AND Macintosh CONNECTION KIT

Picture Navigator

ENGLISH

INSTRUCTIONS

LYT0087-013A

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CONTENTS

MAJOR FEATURES 4

For Windows ..............................................

CONNECTIONS 6
GETTING STARTED 7
INSTALLATION 8
HOW THE DESKTOP WORKS 9

Bookshelf............................................................................ 9

Album View....................................................................... 11

Photo View ....................................................................... 12

Camera View ..................................................................... 13

CHANGING SYSTEM SETTINGS 14
TRANSFERRING AN IMAGE FROM CAMCORDER TO PC 17

Saving an image on your hard drive........................................... 17

Deleting all the still images stored in the camcorder ........................ 17

When you want to delete an album from your hand drive ................. 17

OPENING AN IMAGE STORED ON YOUR HARD DRIVE 18

Zooming in an image ............................................................ 18

CHANGING THE ALBUM'S FRONT COVER 19

Changing an album name........................................................ 19

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COPYING AN IMAGE TO ANOTHER ALBUM 20

Restoring an album .............................................................. 20

EDITING AND PROCESSING AN IMAGE USING
ANOTHER APPLICATION 21

TRANSFERRING AN IMAGE FROM PC TO CAMCORDER 22
INDEX (For Windows) 23

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For Macintosh ..........................................

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CONNECTIONS 26
GETTING STARTED 27
INSTALLATION 28
HOW THE DESKTOP WORKS 29

BOOKSHELF window ............................................................ 29

ALBUM window .................................................................. 32

PICTURE window................................................................. 33

CAMERA window ................................................................ 33

CHANGING SYSTEM SETTINGS 34
TRANSFERRING AN IMAGE FROM CAMCORDER TO PC 38

Saving an image on your hard drive........................................... 38

Deleting all the still images stored in the camcorder ........................ 38

OPENING AN IMAGE STORED ON YOUR HARD DRIVE 39

Zooming in on or out of an image ............................................. 39

Rotating an image ............................................................... 39

CHANGING THE ALBUM'S FRONT COVER 40

Changing the comment .......................................................... 40

MOVING AN IMAGE TO ANOTHER ALBUM 41

Adding an album created using another application ......................... 41

EDITING AND PROCESSING AN IMAGE USING ANOTHER
APPLICATION 42

TRANSFERRING AN IMAGE FROM PC TO CAMCORDER 43
NOTICE FOR USERS 44
INDEX (For Macintosh) 45

CAUTION:

● Operate this equipment according to the operating procedures described in this manual.

● Use only the provided CD-ROM. Never use any other CD-ROM to run this software.

● Do not attempt to modify this software.

● Changes or modifications not approved by JVC could void user’s authority to operate the

equipment.

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MAJOR FEATURES

What is Picture Navigator software ?

Picture Navigator software is a type of application programme that allows you to transfer still
images stored in the camcorder's built-in memory to a personal computer by connecting a
camcorder with built-in Digital Still Camera to a PC.
What's more, you can also transfer images stored on your PC's hard drive back to the
camcorder.

Advanced Applications

Capturing images

You can capture images from a camcorder with built-in Digital Still Camera and can also view
them on the PC's monitor.

Saving an image

You can save an image onto your hard drive or a diskette.

Editing an image

There are a variety of album and image editing possibilities.
You can move the position of an image within an album, move an image to another album,
and zoom images.

Transferring a modified image to a camcorder

You can transfer an image that has been modified using the provided *MGI PhotoSuite SE to a
camcorder.
(*MGI PhotoSuite SE is compatible with Windows

®

only.)

For Windows

You can find the latest information (in English)
on the provided software programme at our
World Wide Web Server.
http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/index-e.html

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5 Before connection, turn off the power on your PC and camcorder for safety.
5 We recommend you should use the AC Power Adapter/Charger.

CONNECTIONS

Camcorder

PC

To COM port
(RS-232C)

PC Connection Cable

To
DIGITAL
jack (8pin)

(provided)

GETTING STARTED

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Operating Environment

q Personal Computer with Microsoft® Windows® 95
q CPU 486SX or higher processor (Pentium or better is recommended.)
q Minimum RAM requirement : 16 MB
q Available Hard Disk space of at least 20 MB
q Colour display capable of at least 640 x 480 pixels, 256 colours

Recommended 800 x 600, 32000 colours

q 1 free serial transmission port, compatible with 9600 bps or higher trans-

mission rate, connectable to RS-232C with 9 pin serial connector
(Recommended compatible with UART 16550A)

q Mouse (Windows
q CD-ROM drive

NOTE An optional 9 pin serial conversion adapter is required for computers

using a serial communication port other than a standard 9 pin.

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* Microsoft

and Windows® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of

Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
* Other product and company names included in this instruction manual are
trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
* MGI PhotoSuite SE is a trademark of MGI Software Corp.

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compatible)

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INSTALLATION (Picture Navigator)

Refer to the Windows® 95 manual or your computer's manual for details on

®

basic Windows

95 operating procedures.

INSTALLATION

1

. Start up Windows

● Close any other applications that are running.
Make sure that there are no icons of other applications on the task bar.

2

. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

3

. Double-click the "MY COMPUTER" icon.

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. Double-click the "CD-ROM" icon.

5

. Double-click the "JVC" folder.

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. Double-click the "PNAVI

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. Double-click the "setup.exe" icon.

● The set-up programme will load. Follow the instructions that appear on
the screen.

STARTING UP PICTURE NAVIGATOR

1

. Start up Windows

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95.

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95.

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2

. Click the Start button on the task bar.

● The Programme menu appears on the screen.

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. Move the mouse pointer over the programme entry you want to run and

click to start the programme.

● The "Picture Navigator" starts up.

HOW TO CLOSE THE PROGRAMME

Click the Close button. Or click "Exit" from "File" in the menu bar.

HOW THE DESKTOP WORKS

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MENU BAR

All programme functions can be selected from the menus in the menu bar.
Click on any item in the menu bar to open the corresponding pulldown menu.
Then click on the desired command in the pulldown menu. Some menu
entries are invalid depending on the programme status. Invalid commands
appear lighter than valid commands.

Bookshelf

Front cover images of all the albums are shown.

Creates a new album.

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File(F

Open a new album(N)
Open album(O

Read camera data(G)
Save All

Preferences(E

)

Exit(X

)

)

Ctrl+N
Ctrl+O

Ctrl+G

Ctrl+E

Opens the currently selected album (image).
Captures all the thumbnail images stored in

the camcorder and displays them in the
"Camera View".

Saves onto disk all the still images stored in
the camcorder memory.

Changes system settings. (Refer to page 14 – 16.)
Closes the programme.

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HOW THE DESKTOP WORKS

(cont.)

)

Edit(E

Restore an album to the bookshelf(A)
Delete the album(T

Display(V

Toolbar(T
Status bar(S

Help(H

Version (A)...

)

)

)

)

)

5 Bookshelf toolbar

Restores a deleted album.

Ctrl+A
Ctrl+X

Displays the toolbar.
Displays the status bar.

Displays information about the software version.

(see page 20)
Deletes the selected album from the

"Bookshelf".

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1Creates a new album.
2 Deletes the selected album.
3 Captures all the thumbnail images stored in the camcorder and displays them in

the "Camera View".

4 Deletes all the still images stored in the camcorder.
5 Saves onto disk all the still images stored in the camcorder memory.

Album View

The thumbnails are displayed on the screen.

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File(F

Open(O)...
Close album(X

Ctrl+O

)

Opens the currently selected photo.
Closes the "Album View".

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Edit(E

Edit(E)
Delete(T

Display(V

Toolbar(T

Sort(S

Non
Date up
Date down
Name up
Name down

)

Ctrl+X

)

)

)

5 Album View toolbar

Loads another application and opens
the selected image.

Deletes the selected photo.

Displays the toolbar.

Images are displayed in captured
order.

Displays images in chronological
order.

Displays images in reverse chrono­logical order.

Displays images alphabetically (A~).
Displays images in reverse alphabeti-

cal order (Z~).

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1Loads another application and opens the selected image.
2 Transfers the selected image from PC to the camcorder.
3 Deletes the selected image.

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HOW THE DESKTOP WORKS

Photo View

The selected image is displayed in full size.

5Photo View toolbar

(cont.)

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1 Loads
2 Transfers the selected image from PC to the camcorder.
3 Displays the album's previous photo.
4 Plays the slide show.
5 Displays the album's next photo.

another application and opens the displayed image.

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5

Camera View

This window displays thumbnails of the camcorder's still images.

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File(F

Read thumbnails(O)...

)

Save(S

)

)

)

)

)

Ctrl+X

Close(X

Edit(E

Delete(T
Delete all

Display(V

Toolbar(T

5 Camera View toolbar

Ctrl+O
Ctrl+S

Transfers thumbnails of the camcorder's still
images to the PC.

Saves onto disk the selected photo from the
camcorder memory.

Closes the "Camera View".

Deletes the selected photo from the
camcorder memory.

Deletes all the still images from the
camcorder memory.

Displays the toolbar.

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Transfers thumbnails of the camcorder's still images to the PC.

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2 Deletes the selected photo from the camcorder memory.
3 Saves onto disk the selected photo from the camcorder memory.

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Set the programme preferences such as image display and serial port speed.
The menu display may change depending on your PC.

CHANGING SYSTEM SETTINGS

System

The following screen appears when you select "File"—"Preferences"—"System"
in the "Bookshelf".

Preferences

System

Slide Show Connect

Edit Tool

OK

Browse

Cancel

Edit Tool

Select the image processing software, such as the provided MGI PhotoSuite SE
or another commercial paint application, to be used when processing the
captured image.

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Slide Show

The following screen appears when you select "File"—"Preferences"—"Slide
Show" in the "Bookshelf".

Click the "OK" button after changing the settings.

Preferences

System

Slide Show Connect

Show Mode

Normal

Full screen

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OK

secTime

Cancel

Time

Set the display time of the images for the Slide Show.

Show Mode

Normal : Images are displayed one after the other in the centre of the

screen.

Full screen : One full-sized image after another is displayed on the screen.