JVC GR-AXM900 User's Guide
PC AND Macintosh CONNECTION KIT
Picture Navigator
ENGLISH
INSTRUCTIONS
LYT0087-013A
EN
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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 ..........................................
25
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.
®
* 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.
®
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.
4
. Double-click the "CD-ROM" icon.
5
. Double-click the "JVC" folder.
6
. 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
®
95.
®
95.
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2
. Click the Start button on the task bar.
● The Programme menu appears on the screen.
3
. 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.
)
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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5
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.
)
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.
1
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.
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