JVC GZMC500US - Everio Camcorder - 1.33 MP, GZMC500US 1.33 Read This First Manual

Read this first!

– How to handle the Digital Media Camera –

ENGLISH

Please read this together with the instruction manual
before using the camera.

8 Make a backup of important recorded data

Protect your important recorded data by copying the files
to PC. It is recommended to copy it from your PC to a DVD
or other recording media for storage. Refer to the software
installation and USB connection guide.

8 Make a trial run before recording important

data

Play back the recorded data to check that the video and
sound have been recorded correctly.

8 Check the compatible recording media

The following recording media have been guaranteed to
work with this camera. Others are not guaranteed to work,
so buy such products with caution.
Removable hard disks: Microdrive
Microdrive® (CU-MD04)
CompactFlash cards: By LEXAR, SanDisk and
Hagiwara Sys-com
SD memory cards: By Panasonic, TOSHIBA, pqi (still
image only) and SanDisk

● If other media are used, they may fail to record data

correctly, or they may lose data that has already been
recorded.

● Microdrive

● MultiMediaCards are not supported.

● For video recording, use a removable hard disk, high-

speed CompactFlash card (at least 40x speed) or SD
memory card (at least 10 MB/s).

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of 1GB or below are not supported.

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from Hitachi, JVC

8 Format recording medium before using

Before using this camera, use the Format function
[FORMAT] in the menu to format the provided removable
hard disk. Also, be sure to format newly-purchased CF
cards (removable hard disk/CompactFlash card) and SD
cards with this camera before using them. This enables
stable speeds and operation when accessing the
recording medium.

8 Take care to hold the camera correctly

during recording

Do not cover the area near the lens, stereo microphone
and camera sensor with your finger or any object while
recording. Refer to “Index” of the instruction manual.

8 When a certain length of time passes

without operation

● When using the battery, the power is turned off

automatically to conserve power. Use the power switch
to turn on the power again.

● When using the AC adapter, the access lamp lights up,

and the LCD turns off (the camera enters the sleep
mode). Operation is restored once any operation is
made.

8 Reset the camera if it does not operate

correctly

This camera uses a microcomputer. Factors such as
background noise and interference can prevent it from
operating correctly. If the camera does not operate
correctly, reset the camera. Refer to “Troubleshooting” of
the instruction manual.

8 Bring your camera together with the

removable hard disk

When requesting repairs for breakdowns by your dealer or
JVC service center, be sure to bring your camera together
with the removable hard disk. If one of them is not included,
the cause cannot be diagnosed, and the repair cannot be
made properly.

8 Subsidiary Information

● Self-Timer

To turn off the beep sound which lets you know
recording start timing, set [OPERATION SOUND] to
[OFF].

● Bracket Shooting

The shutter speed cannot be fixed in the bracket
shooting, even if the shutter priority is set.

© 2005 Victor Company of Japan, Limited

After reading this sheet, store it together with the
instruction manual, and refer to it when necessary.

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