JVC GZMG20US User Manual

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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND
USB CONNECTION GUIDE

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Contents

JVC SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT .... 2

Notice for Users ............................................... 6

System Requirements ..................................... 8

Software Installation (Windows®) .................. 11

Connections (Windows®) ............................... 13

Viewing the Contents of a Recording Medium

(Windows®) ................................................ 14

Copying Files to the PC (Windows®) ............. 16

Playing Back Files on the PC (Windows®) .... 16

Copying Edited Files back to Camera

(Windows®) ................................................17

Disconnecting the USB cable (Windows®) .... 17

User’s Guide/Help/Readme (Windows®) ....... 18

Backing Up Video files (Windows®) ............... 19

Playing Back Copied Video (Windows®) ....... 20

How To Create DVDs simply (Windows®) ..... 21

Creating a DVD with Titles (Windows®) ........ 23

Viewing Edited Video with a Camera

(Windows®) .............................................. 26

Software Installation (Macintosh) ................... 26

Connections (Macintosh) ............................... 28

Viewing the Contents of a Recording Medium

(Macintosh) ................................................ 29

Copying Files to the PC (Macintosh) ............. 30

Disconnecting the USB cable (Macintosh) .... 31

Help/Readme (Macintosh) ............................. 31

File Combination (Macintosh) ........................ 32

File Trimming (Macintosh) ............................. 34

JVC SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

IMPORTANT

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

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 non­exclusive 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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

● 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.jvc­victor.co.jp/english/global-e.html

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Notice for Users

Use of this software is authorized according to the terms of the software license.

JVC

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

PC

OS

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.

CyberLink

For details of CyberLink’s technical support service, refer to the “Readme” of each software or the
following list. To access “Readme”, refer to “User’s Guide/Help/Readme (Windows®)” ( pg. 18).

Region

Europe 1

Europe 2

US/Canada

Asia &

Pacific 1

Asia &

Pacific 2

Asia &

Pacific 3

Location

Germany

(aixTeMa)

Europe area

other than

Germany

US

South Korea

Ta i wa n

Australia & New

Zealand

(Manacom)

Phone #

Fax #

[phone]
[phone]

[phone]

[phone]
[phone]
[phone] support.cyberlink.com.tw
[phone] support.gocyberlink.com
[phone]

[phone]

support.gocyberlink.com

support.gocyberlink.com English

support.gocyberlink.com English

support.gocyberlink.com English

Web Language

German / French /

English

www.gocyberlink.co.kr Korean

Mandarin / English

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PIXELA

For technical inquiries, please contact the PIXELA User Support Center in your region.

Region

North America

Europe

Asia

Please check the PIXELA website for latest information and downloading.
http://www.pixela.co.jp/oem/jvc/e/index.html

Location

Los Angeles

U.K.

Philippines

Phone #

[phone]

[phone]

[phone]

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System Requirements

®

Windows

8 Digital Photo Navigator

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

OS :Windows® 2000 Professional SP4 [2000] (pre-installed),

CPU : Intel® Pentium® III, at least 700 MHz

RAM : At least 128 MB

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

Connector : USB 2.0 connector

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

Miscellaneous : Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

Windows® XP Home Edition [XP] (pre-installed),
or Windows® XP Professional [XP] (pre-installed)

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8 CyberLink DVD Solution

The following requirements must be satisfied to use CyberLink DVD Solution.

OS :Windows® 2000 Professional SP4 [2000] (pre-installed),

CPU : Intel® Pentium® III, at least 700 MHz

RAM : At least 128 MB (at least 256 MB recommended)

Free hard disk space : At least 350 MB for installation

Connector : USB 2.0 connector

Display : Must be capable of displaying 1024 x 600 dots

Miscellaneous : Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

Supported media : DVD-Video: DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW

Windows® XP Home Edition [XP] (pre-installed),
or Windows® XP Professional [XP] (pre-installed)

(Intel® Pentium® 4, at least 2 GHz recommended)

For creating DVD Video, at least 10 GB recommended
For creating VCD, at least 1 GB recommended

DirectX 9.0 or later
DirectX is necessary so that CyberLink DVD Solution works
properly and it is automatically installed during CyberLink DVD
Solution installation.

DVD-VR: DVD-RW, DVD-RAM
DVD+VR: DVD+RW
VideoCD: CD-R/RW
For the compatible DVD/CD burners, refer to CyberLink web
site: http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/products/powerproducer/
2_gold/comp_dvd_drives.jsp

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Macintosh

8 Capty MPEG Edit EX

The following requirements must be satisfied to use Capty MPEG Edit EX.

Hardware : iMac G4, iMac G5, iBook G4, Power Mac G5, PowerBook G4, eMac,

OS : Mac OS X (v10.2.8, v10.3.1 to v10.3.9)

CPU : At least PowerPC G4/800 MHz or more

RAM : At least 128 MB (at least 256 MB recommended)

Free hard disk space : At least 30 MB for installation

Connector : Must be standard equipped with USB 2.0 connector

Display : Must be capable of displaying 1024 x 768 dots with full color

Miscellaneous : QuickTime 6.5 or later

Mac Mini

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

● Windows

®

is either registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the 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.

● 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/

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)

Software Installation (Windows®)

Follow the procedure described below to install
the software. From the [SETUP] screen in step 2,
you can install the following drivers or software.
Before start installing, quit any other software you
are using. (Check that there are no other
application icons on the status bar.)

Digital Photo Navigator 1.5

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

CyberLink DVD Solution

PowerProducer 2 Gold NE

PowerProducer 2 Gold NE is software for
creating movie discs incorporating not only video
but also slideshows. This software uses a simple
wizard format for creating a wide range of
different format discs. You can also edit imported
video. You can import video from the camera, edit
it, and then create a slideshow from still images.
You can create a customized menu for the video
or slideshow and write the contents to DVD or
other media.

PowerDirector Express NE

PowerDirector Express NE is software for easily
editing MPEG, AVI, and other video files, still
images, and other contents for creating a movie.
This software has an interface that allows editing
in either timeline or storyboard mode, maintains
superior image quality, uses SVRT for high-speed
rendering, and has a host of other advanced
video editing features.

PowerDVD 5 NE

PowerDVD 5 NE is software for playing back
DVD-Video and video files.

1 Load the provided CD-ROM into the PC.

After a moment, the [SETUP] screen appears.

● From the [SETUP] screen, you can install the
desired software.

● If the [SETUP] screen does not appear, double­click the CD-ROM icon in the [My Computer]
window.

2 Click [Install] on the right side of the

desired software and follow the on screen
instructions to complete the installation.

The installation of the selected software starts.
The procedure differs depending on the software.

Following steps are the example of CyberLink
DVD Solution.

3 Click [Install] on the right side of

[CyberLink DVD Solution] on the [SETUP]
screen.

[Choose Setup Language] screen appears.

4 Select the desired language and click [OK].

The [CyberLink DVD Solution Setup] screen in
step 5 appears.

● If [Information] screen for Windows Messenger
appears, refer to page 13.

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