JVC GZ-MG555US User guide

Charging the Battery Pack. Recording Your Memories
1) Set the power/mode switch to
off. This switch toggles up and
down and is located just right of
the REC button.
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2) Attach the included battery
pack down until it locks. The
battery slides from the bottom at
the back of the camera.
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3) Plug in the included AC
adapter. Open the cover located
under the large REC button. The
DC input is the lower connection.
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The battery will take 90 minutes to full charge. The lamp will blink
indicating the battery is in the charging process. The lamp will turn
of when the battery is completely charged.
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1) Slide the power/mode switch to MODE to select
video or still. (Image 1)
The movie camera icon represents
recording video. The camera icon
represents recording stills. The
lamp will illuminate next to the
icon for the present camera mode.
Press the switch down to change
recording modes.
2) To record video press the REC button to start and
stop. (Image 2)Image 2
3) To take digital still images press the snapshot
button behind the zoom toggle To change settings,
simply press the menu button. Then scroll features
using the stick control set lever. The lever will move
up, down, left & right. Press lever in to set. (Image 3)
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Video features to set in menu are:
Quality (4 recording modes Ultra
Fine, Fine, Normal & Economy),
Zoom (ratio varies by model), DIS
(on or off), 16:9 recording (on or off)
and more.
Digital Still features to set are:
Quality (FINE or STANDARD),
and Image Size (depends on model)
Playing Your Memories on a TV
1) Plug in the supplied AV cable to the camera. Then push the
single plug side into the AV input. This input is located under the REC
button. You must first open the cover for the AV input.
2) Plug in AV cable to your TV’s input. Match the analog inputs.
Yellow (video), Red and White (audio).
3) Turn on the camera and the TV.
4) Use power/ mode switch to select video or
stills. (Image 1)
5) Press the “SELECT PLAY/ REC” button to put the
camera in playback mode. (Image 2) Image 2
6) Use stick control lever to
select thumbnail. (Image 3)
7) Press desired thumbnail for
video playback or still Image 3
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Share and Store your Memories to a Computer
1) Load the supplied CD-ROM into
the Computers CD/DVD drive. The
set up screen should appear to guide
you through the process. If not,
double click the CD-ROM icon (in My
Computer).
2) Click Easy Installation
to start.
3) Now click yes to start
InstallShield Wizard.
4) Choose your desired
language.
5) Click yes to start software
installation
6) Click Finish
Stick Control
Power/Mode
Switch
Snap Shot
Menu Button

Easy Start up Guide
This easy start up guide is designed to navigate you to
using your new Everio quickly. Please refer to the
owner’s manual for a detailed listing of features.
Connecting the Camera to the PC
The camera can be connected two ways with the supplied USB cable.
1) When connecting directly from your Everio, open the cover located on
the camera’s front and connect the USB Cable to both the PC and
Camera.
3) Turn the camera on.
File Backup on PC (DIRECT BACK UP)
1) Install the included software. (see “share your memories to a computer”
section in this user guide)
2) Connect camera to PC using USB. (see “connecting your computer to
the PC” section in this user guide)
3) Set the camera’s power/mode switch to ON.
4) On the camera: Press (DIRECT BACK UP)
and PowerCinema will start.
Direct Back Up
5) On the PC: File copy starts. When the
progress bar disappears, the process is
complete.
File Backup (PC and Mac) without using
software
1) Connect camera to PC using the USB cable. (see ”connecting the
camera to the PC”)
2) Set the camera’s power/ mode
switch to on
3) Create a folder to backup files into.
4) On the camera: Move the set lever
up/down to select PLAYBACK ON PC,
then press down.
5) On the PC: Double click (EVERIO_
HDD) or (EVERIO_SD).
6) Select the folder that you want to
backup. Drag & drop it into the folder
you created in step 3.
SD_VIDEO: This folder contains all your video files. Open this folder and
Drag & Drop the folder. if you want to back up individual video files, Drag
& Drop individually. Example PRG001
DCIM: This folder contains still images. Open this folder and Drag & Drop
the folder. If you want to back up individual video files, Drag & Drop
individually. Example PIC_0001.JPG
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1) Connecting directly from camera 2) Connecting directly from Docking Station
2) Put the camera on the included docking station (GZ-MG155, 255 &
555). Connect the USB Cable to both the PC and Everio Docking Station.
(USB input is located on the side of the Everio Docking Station)
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