JVC GR-DV4000, GR-DV600, GR-DV500, GR-DV400 User Manual

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND USB CONNECTION GUIDE

ENGLISH

M3D6/D4

JVC SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

IMPORTANT

The right to use the Program is granted by Victor Company of Japan, Limited (“JVC”) to You only on the condition that You agree to the following.

Should You not agree to the terms hereof, You may not install or use the Program. HOWEVER, INSTALLING OR USING THE PROGRAM INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1 COPYRIGHT; OWNERSHIP

You acknowledge that all copyrights and other intellectual property rights in the Program are owned by JVC and its licensor, and remain vested in JVC and such licensor. The Program is protected under the copyright law of Japan and other countries, and related Conventions.

2 GRANT OF LICENSE

(1) Subject to the conditions of this Agreement, JVC grants to You a non-exclusive right to use the Program.

You may install and use the Program on a HDD or other storage devices incorporated in Your PC.

(2) You may make one (1) copy of the Program solely for your personal backup or archival purposes.

3 RESTRICTION ON THE PROGRAM

(1) You may not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, revise or modify the Program, except to the

extent that expressly permitted by applicable law.

(2) You may not copy or use the Program, in whole or in part, other than as expressly specified in this

Agreement.

(3) You have no right to grant a license to use the Program, and may not distribute, rent, lease or transfer

the Program to any third party or otherwise let them use the Program.

4 LIMITED WARRANTY

JVC warrants that any media in which the Program is embodied are free from any defects in materials and workmanship for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of Your purchasing any our products accompanying the Program. JVC’s entire liability and your exclusive remedy in connection with the Program shall be replacement of such defective media. EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES STATED HEREIN AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, JVC AND ITS LICENSORS DISCLAIM ANY OTHER WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN REGARD TO THE PROGRAM AND THE ACCOMPANYING PRINTED MATERIALS. SHOULD THERE BE ANY PROBLEM ARISING FROM OR CAUSED BY THE PROGRAM, YOU SHOULD SETTLE ALL SUCH PROBLEM AT YOUR OWN COST AND EXPENSE.

TO CUSTOMERS: PLEASE MAKE SURE TO READ THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM NAMED “DIGITAL PHOTO NAVIGATOR” (“Program”) ON YOUR PC.

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5 LIMITED LIABILITY

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL JVC AND ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM, EVEN IF JVC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU WILL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS JVC FROM ANY LOSS, LIABILITY OR COST ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO CLAIMS FROM ANY THIRD PARTY RELATING TO THE USE OF THE PROGRAM.

6 TERM

This Agreement will become effective on the date when You install and use the Program on Your machine, and continue to be in effect until the termination under the following provision. Should You breach any provision of this Agreement, JVC may terminate this Agreement without giving any notice to You. In this event, JVC may claim against You for any damages caused by Your breach. Should this Agreement be terminated, You must immediately destroy the Program stored in Your machine (including the erasing from any memory in Your PC), and no longer own such Program.

7 EXPORT CONTROL

You agree that You will not ship, transfer or export the Program or underlying information and technology to any countries to which Japan and other relevant countries have initiated an embargo on such goods.

8 U.S. GOVERNMENT USER

If You are an agency of the United States of America (the “Government”), You acknowledge JVC’s representation that the Program is a “Commercial Item” as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 2.101 (g) consisting unpublished “Commercial Computer Software” as those items are used at FAR part 12.212 and is only licensed to You with the same use rights JVC grants all commercial end users pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

9 GENERAL

(1) No modification, change, addition, deletion or other alternation of or to this Agreement will be valid

unless reduced to writing and signed by an authorized representative of JVC.

(2) If any part of this Agreement is held invalid by or in conflict with any law having jurisdiction over this

Agreement, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

(3) This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of Japan. The Tokyo District Court

has jurisdiction over all disputes which may arise with respect to the execution, interpretation and performance of this Agreement.

Victor Company of Japan, Limited

Note:

If You acquired the Program in Germany, the provisions of Sections 4 (Limited Warranty) and 5 (Limited Liability) provided above will be replaced with those of the German version of this Agreement.

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.

How to handle a CD-ROM

● Take care not to soil or scratch the mirror surface (opposite to the printed surface). Do not write anything or put a sticker on either the front or back surface. If the CD-ROM gets dirty, gently wipe it with a soft cloth outward from the center hole using a circular motion.

● Do not use conventional disc cleaners or cleaning spray.

● Do not bend the CD-ROM or touch its mirror surface.

● Do not store your CD-ROM in a dusty, hot or humid environment. Keep it away from direct sunlight.

● You can find the latest information (in English) on the provided software program at our world wide web

server at http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/index-e.html

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Notice for Users

Use of this software is authorized according to the terms of the software license. When contacting the nearest JVC office or agency in your country about this software (refer to the JVC Worldwide Service Network at http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/worldmap/index-e.html), please fill out the following and have the appropriate information ready.

Product Name

Model

Problem

Error Message

Manufacturer

Model □ Desktop □ Laptop

CPU

Memory MB

Available Hard Disk Space MB

Please note that it may take some time to respond to your questions, depending on their subject matter.

JVC cannot answer questions regarding basic operation of your PC, or questions regarding specifications or performance of the OS, other applications or drivers.

Operating Environment

The following requirements must be satisfied to connect a camcorder to a PC and to use Digital Photo Navigator.

Windows

OS : Windows® 98 (pre-installed),

CPU : Intel MMX

Windows Windows Windows Windows or Windows

98 Second Edition (98SE) (pre-installed),

Millennium Edition (Me) (pre-installed),

2000 Professional (2000) (pre-installed),

XP Home Edition (XP) (pre-installed),

XP Professional (XP) (pre-installed)

Pentium®, at least 200 MHz

RAM : At least 64 MB recommended

Free hard disk space : At least 10 MB for installation, at least 500 MB recommended

Connector : USB connector

Display : Must be capable of displaying 800 x 600 dots with 16-bit color

Miscellaneous : Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

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䡲 For ImageMixer with VCD

In addition to the requirements on the previous page, the following requirements must be satisfied to use ImageMixer with VCD.

OS : The same as requirements on the previous page.

However, Windows PC with a USB cable. Windows

98, Windows® 98SE cannot be used when you connect a camcorder

98 cannot be used when you connect a camcorder to the

to the PC with a IEEE1394 (DV) cable.

CPU : For capturing video via a USB cable or IEEE1394 (DV) cable, Intel Pentium

III, at

least 500 MHz, at least 800 MHz recommended

Free hard disk space : At least 300 MB for installation, at least 1 GB recommended

Connector : IEEE1394 (i.LINK) connector

Miscellaneous : DirectX 8.0a or later

Macintosh

Hardware : iMac, iBook, eMac, Power Mac G4, PowerBook G3 or G4 equipped with a USB

OS : [Title converter] Mac OS 9.0 to 9.1

RAM : At least 64 MB recommended

䡲 For ImageMixer with VCD

In addition to the requirements above, the following requirements must be satisfied to use ImageMixer with VCD.

CPU : At least PowerPC G3/400 MHz or PowerPC G4/400 MHz

RAM : At least 128 MB recommended

Free hard disk space : At least 150 MB for installation, at least 1 GB recommended

Display : Must be capable of displaying 800 x 600 dots with 32,000 color

Miscellaneous : QuickTime 4 or later

● The system requirements information above is not a guarantee that the provided software will work on all personal computers meeting those requirements.

● If your PC does not meet the system requirements above, you can use the optional USB reader/writer CU-VUSD70, the PC card adapter CU-VPSD60 or the floppy disk adapter CU-VFSD50 to load the files in the memory card to the hard disk on your PC. (Refer to “JVC Accessories” on our world web site at: http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/accessory/)

● Microsoft United States and/or other countries.

● Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

● Other product and company names included in this instruction manual are trademarks and/or registered

trademarks of their respective holders.

and Windows® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the

connector

[ImageMixer/USB Video Streaming driver] Mac OS 9.0.4 to 9.2.2 Exclude Mac OS X and Mac OS X [Classic]

(At least 96 MB is necessary with Title converter)

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Software Installation (Windows®)

Follow the procedure described below to install the software. From the [Setup] screen in step 3, you can install the following drivers or software. Quit any other software you are using. (Check that there are no other application icons on the status bar.)

USB Mass Storage Class driver

This driver allows your PC to read and write memory cards in the camcorder.

Windows

Since there is no need to install this driver, the item is not displayed. Simply connect the camcorder to the PC with a USB cable, and you can read and write memory cards in the camcorder.

Windows

Be sure NOT to connect the USB cable between the camcorder and the PC before installing the driver.

USB Video Streaming driver

This driver allows you to record camcorder’s audio and video output on your PC’s hard disk instead of camcorder’s video tape. You can also use the camcorder to conduct a video conference over the Internet.

NOTES:

● Windows

ImageMixer with VCD 1.1

This application is used to capture still images and video clips from a camcorder through a USB connector or IEEE1394 (i.LINK) connector, and is also used to manage and edit the still images and video clips, and to create Video CDs.

Digital Photo Navigator 1.0

This application is used to capture still images and convert them into a variety of formats.

G.726 decoder

This is an audio decoder for video clips created by the camcorder (extension “.asf”).

NOTE:

Install G.726 decoder only when the camcorder is equipped with E-Mail Clip Recording function.

Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 5.0

This application is used to read PDF files.

Me/2000/XP:

98/98SE:

before installing the driver.

displayed. For details, see “Installing USB Video Streaming driver for Windows

98/98SE/Me/2000: Be sure not to connect the USB cable between the camcorder and the PC

XP: The installation procedure differs from that of other operating systems and the item is not

XP users” (墌 pg. 8).

1 Load the provided CD-ROM in the PC.

After a moment, the [Important Notice] screen appears.

● If the [Important Notice] screen does not appear, double-click [My Computer] and then double-click the CD-ROM icon.

2 Confirm the contents and then click [Next].

After a moment, the [Setup] screen appears. From the [Setup] screen, you can install the desired driver or software.

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