JVC GZ-EX555 User Manual

							3Tap “VIDEO MAIL” ( L).
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4 Tap “VIDEO MAIL ADDRESS”.
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5Select “VIDEO MAIL ADDRESS”, then tap  J.
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0 To display the  L icon, tap the e-mail address.
0 To cancel the e-mail address, press the icon one more time.
0 Up to 8 e-mail addresses can be selected.
6 Tap “START” ( I).
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7 Press the START/STOP button to start recording.
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0Or, tap the REC on screen.
8 Recording starts after the 5-second countdown.
0 Recording starts immediately after pressing the START/STOP button
again during the countdown.
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0You can allow the recording to be performed for 15 seconds or press
the START/STOP button to stop.
9 Tap “SEND”.
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0Sending of the video mail starts.
0 To check the file, tap “PLAY TO CHECK”.
0 When it is complete, tap “OK”.
Caution : 
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Be careful not to cause too much sending of e-mails. Depending on the
internet provider that provides the e-mail service, the e-mails may be
marked as spam or the usage limited may be exceeded.
Be sure to check the terms of the internet provider in advance to find out
if there are any restrictions on the number or size of e-mails that can be
sent.
0 When setting another person as the recipient, be sure to obtain his/her
consent in advance.
0 Depending on the e-mail service provider, the sending of video mail may
not be supported.
0 Too much usage may cause high communication fees to be incurred, and
there may be a limit to the volume of communication. For more details,
please check your Internet or smartphone subscription.
0 If you reply to the received e-mail by using this unit, the receiver can not
check your replied e-mail by using this unit.
Check the e-mails sent by this unit from computer, etc.
0 JVC will not be responsible for any trouble that occurs upon the sending
of mails.
0 Videos captured via video mail are not saved to the camera or SD card.
0 Videos that have already been captured cannot be sent.
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							Image Monitoring on TV (TV MONITORING)
You can connect this unit to a DLNA compatible TV wirelessly to playback still images on this unit on the TV screen. (This function may not be available
depending on the DLNA device in use.)
Connect via access point (wireless LAN router) at home.
What You Need
0 DLNA compatible device
0 Wireless LAN router (use a product that has a Wi-Fi certification logo)
Settings Required in Advance
1 Connect the camera to the access point (wireless LAN router). “Registering the Access Points of the Camera to Connect (ACCESS
POINTS)” ( A p. 151)
2. Connecting the DLNA compatible device to the access point (this function is available for a connection via cables as well)
*The above settings are not necessary if they have already been set for other functions.
Operation Method
1 Tap “MENU”.
(Operation on this camera)
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0The top menu appears.
2 Tap the “Wi-Fi” ( Q
) icon.
(Operation on this camera)
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3Tap “TV MONITORING” ( K).
(Operation on this camera)
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4Tap “START” ( I).
(Operation on this camera)
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5Start making a connection.
(Operation on this camera)
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6Connection in progress
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7After the connection is completed, wait for the DLNA device to start up.
(Operation on this camera)
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0If a considerable number of videos/still images are recorded in the
camera, it may take some time to start.
8 Operate from the DLNA device
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0From the DLNA device, access to the still image folder on Everio to
select the images to playback.
0 For operation details, refer to the instruction manual of the DLNA
device in use.
9 Images appear on the monitor of the DLNA device
(Operation on DLNA device)
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0From the following instructions, perform operations on the DLNA
device.
For details on using the TV, refer to the instruction manual of the TV
in use.
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							0If the DLNA compatible TV in use cannot detect Everio, tap “STOP” to start
from the step 1 again.Caution : 
0 This function is not designed for disaster or crime prevention.
0 We do not guarantee the compatibility of all the DLNA compatible TVs.
0 This function is available when a connection to the access point is made
with wires as well.
0 To prevent the situation of forgetting to turn off the power, this unit will turn
off automatically after 10 days of continuous usage.EASY STORAGE
You can save the videos and still images to your computer by following easy steps.
Connect to the computer wirelessly via access point at home (wireless LAN
router).
What You Need
0 Computer (install LoiLoFit for Everio in your computer)
“Installing the Provided Software” ( A p. 101)
0 Wireless LAN router (use a product that has a Wi-Fi certification logo)
0 Activate the UPnP function of the wireless LAN router.
Settings Required in Advance
1 Registration of the required information for connecting the camera to the
access point (wireless LAN router) is necessary.
“Registering the Access Points of the Camera to Connect (ACCESS
POINTS)” ( A p. 151)
2 It is also necessary to connect the computer to the access point in advance.
*The above settings are not necessary if they have already been set for other functions.
Operation Method
1 Tap “MENU”.
(Operation on this camera)
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0The top menu appears.
2 Tap the shortcut menu ( F).
(Operation on this camera)
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3Tap “EASY STORAGE”.
(Operation on this camera)
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4Connection starts.
(Indication on this camera)
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							0Tap “STOP” to disconnect.
5 Connection is established; backup starts.
(Indication on this camera)
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0Tap “STOP” to disconnect.
6 Backup starts.
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0Everio Watcher appears on the task bar located on the lower right of
the computer screen.
0 To see the status of backing up and remaining time, move the arrow
to it.
7 Backup is completed.
(Operation on this camera)
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0Tap “OK”, or wait for about 10 seconds to turn off the power
automatically.
Memo : 
0 After performing “EASY STORAGE”, it is recommended to check that the
data is stored correctly.
0 From the second time and onward, newly added files are backed up.Recording the Location Information
You can record the location information of the venue where recording is taking place via direct connection (Wi-Fi Direct) with a smartphone.
.Memo : 
0To obtain the location information, it is necessary to connect the
smartphone to the camera and start the smartphone application.
Also, setting the “LOC INFO TRANS INT” for the smartphone application is necessary.
“Smartphone Application Settings” ( A p. 172)
0 Activate the GPS function of the smartphone in advance.
0 The recorded location information can be used on the software provided
with this unit.
What You Need
0 Smartphone
Settings Required in Advance
Set up your camera and smartphone by performing the following operations. For a smartphone with WPS support, refer to the “Wi-Fi Protected Setup
(WPS)”.
*WPS is a method to connect the camera and the smartphone wirelessly by easy button operations.
o Connection by entering the Wi-Fi password
1
Tap “MENU”.
(Operation on this camera)
Set the camera to the recording mode.
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0The top menu appears.
2 Tap the “Wi-Fi” ( Q) icon.
(Operation on this camera)
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3Tap the “DIRECT MONITORING” ( N) icon in the “Wi-Fi” menu.
(Operation on this camera)
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4Tap “START” ( I).
(Operation on this camera)
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0When iFrame is selected for “VIDEO REC FORMAT”, the following
display appears and recording mode is switched to the 60i mode in
AVCHD.
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5Check the SSID and the PASS being displayed on the screen of the
camera.
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6Select the SSID in step 5 from the Wi-Fi network selection screen of your
smartphone, and enter the PASS on the password screen.
(Operation on the smartphone (or computer))
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0For details on connecting your smartphone (or computer) to a Wi-Fi
network, please refer to the instruction manual of the phone terminal
in use.
7 A connection is established and  Q appears on the camera’s screen.
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Connection by Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
1
Tap “MENU”.
(Operation on this camera)
Set the camera to the recording mode.
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0The top menu appears.
2 Tap the “Wi-Fi” ( Q) icon.
(Operation on this camera)
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3Tap the “DIRECT MONITORING” ( N) icon in the “Wi-Fi” menu.
(Operation on this camera)
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4Tap “START” ( I).
(Operation on this camera)
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0When iFrame is selected for “VIDEO REC FORMAT”, the following
display appears and recording mode is switched to the 60i mode in
AVCHD.
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							5Tap “WPS”.
(Operation on this camera)
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6Activate WPS on the smartphone (or computer) within 2 minutes.
(Operation on the smartphone (or computer))
0 To activate WPS, refer to the instruction manual of the device in use.
7 A connection is established and  Q
 appears on the camera’s screen.
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Operation Method
1 Activate the GPS function of the smartphone.
(Operation on the smartphone)
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0For details on using the smartphone, refer to the instruction manual
of the device in use.
2 Start “Everio sync. 2” on a smartphone.
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3Tap “DIRECT MONITORING”.
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4Monitor screen is displayed.
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0To change the time interval for obtaining the GPS location information
(OFF-15 sec.), tap  Q.
“Smartphone Application Settings” ( A p. 172)
5 Receiving the location information
(Display on this camera)
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0When the GPS location information is received from the smartphone,
an icon ( Z) is displayed on the camera screen.
6 Start recording.
(Operation on this camera)
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0Press the “START/STOP” button to start a normal recording.
Memo : 
0Manual recording cannot be performed.
0 It is not possible to switch to the playback mode.Using the Pan Cradle (Sold Separately)
Panning operation (moving the camera to the left/right, horizontal direction) can be controlled via smartphone by setting the camera on the pan cradle.To use a pan cradle, change the setting of “AV TERMINAL” in advance.
Change the setting from the menu screen of the camera.
o Changing the setting of the AV terminal.
0 By default, the AV terminal is set to “AV”. To use a pan cradle, change the
setting as described in the following steps.1 Tap “MENU”.
(Operation on this camera)
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2Tap “CONNECTION SETTINGS”.
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3Tap “AV TERMINAL”.
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4Tap “PAN CRADLE”.
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0Tap  L to exit the setting screen.
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							oSetting the camera to the pan cradle.
0 For how to connect the pan cradle and the camera, refer to the instruction
manual of the pan cradle for further details.1 Set the camera to the pan cradle.
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0For how to connect the pan cradle and the camera, refer to the
instruction manual of the pan cradle for further details.
2 Set the power of the pan cradle to “ON”.
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3Wait until the pan cradle stops the rotation.
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0When the power is turned ON, pan cradle moves to the left/right to
adjust the position.
o Operations from the smartphone application
0 Connect the camera and the smartphone via DIRECT MONITORING or
INDOOR MONITORING/OUTDOOR MONITORING.
“Image Monitoring via Direct Connection (DIRECT MONITORING)” ( A  p. 118)
“Image Monitoring via an Access Point at Home (INDOOR MONITORING)”
( A  p. 121)
“Image Monitoring via the Internet (OUTDOOR MONITORING)”
( A  p. 126)1
Start “Everio sync. 2”.
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0Start the application after confirming that the smartphone is
connected to this camera.
2 Tap the connection method.
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3Tap  E / F  to perform the panning operation.
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Memo : 
0Speed of the panning operation can be set in two steps.
“Changing the Panning Speed” ( A p. 160)Changing the Settings
To use the Wi-Fi function, it may be necessary to perform some settings on
the camera and smartphone (or computer).
0 Registering the access points to connect (wireless LAN router)
“Registering the Access Points of the Camera to Connect (ACCESS
POINTS)” ( A p. 151)
0 Obtaining a dynamic DNS account
“Obtaining a Dynamic DNS (DDNS) Account” ( A p. 144)
0 Setting the account on this camera
“Setting Dynamic DNS on this Camera (OUTDOOR MONITORING)”
( A  p. 145)
0 Setting the sender’s e-mail address
“Setting the Sender’s E-mail Address of the Camera” ( A p. 146)
0 Registering the recipient’s e-mail address
“Registering the Recipient’s E-mail Address of the Camera” ( A p. 148)Using Wi-Fi (GZ-EX555/GZ-EX515)139 
						

							Menu SettingsSettingDetailsDIRECT MONITORINGConfigures various settings related to DIRECT MONITORING.
0 PASSWORD
Sets the password to access the camera.
“Setting the Password (DIRECT MONITORING/INDOOR MONITORING/OUTDOOR MONITORING)”
( A  p. 142)
0 ENFORCED GROUP OWNER (Default: “ON”)
Set whether or not to get the owner group permissions.
・ OFF: Set this if connection to devices that support Wi-Fi Direct fails. (When set to OFF, connection to
devices that do not support Wi-Fi Direct will be disabled.)
・ ON: It is recommended to set this usually.
“Setting the Enforced Group Owner (DIRECT MONITORING)” ( A p. 143)
0 HTTP PORT (Default: “80”)
Changes the port number to access to the camera.
“Changing the HTTP Port (DIRECT MONITORING/INDOOR MONITORING/OUTDOOR MONITORING)”
( A  p. 143)INDOOR MONITORINGConfigures various settings related to INDOOR MONITORING.
0 PASSWORD (Default: “0000”)
Selects the password to access the camera.
“Setting the Password (DIRECT MONITORING/INDOOR MONITORING/OUTDOOR MONITORING)” ( A  p. 142)
0 HTTP PORT (Default: “80”)
Changes the port number to access to the camera.
“Changing the HTTP Port (DIRECT MONITORING/INDOOR MONITORING/OUTDOOR MONITORING)”
( A  p. 143)OUTDOOR MONITORINGConfigures various settings related to OUTDOOR MONITORING.
0 PASSWORD (Default: “0000”)
Selects the password to access the camera.
“Setting the Password (DIRECT MONITORING/INDOOR MONITORING/OUTDOOR MONITORING)”
( A  p. 142)
0 UPnP (Default: “ON”)
Sets the UPnP of the camera.
・ OFF: Disables UPnP.
・ ON: Enables UPnP.
“Setting the UPnP of this Camera (OUTDOOR MONITORING)” ( A p. 144)
0 DDNS SETTING
Configures various settings related to DDNS.
“Setting Dynamic DNS on this Camera (OUTDOOR MONITORING)” ( A p. 145)
0 HTTP PORT (Default: “80”)
Changes the port number to access to the camera.
“Changing the HTTP Port (DIRECT MONITORING/INDOOR MONITORING/OUTDOOR MONITORING)”
( A  p. 143)DETECT/MAILConfigures various settings related to notification mails.
0 DETECT/ MAIL ATTN.
Selects the recipient’s e-mail address for Detect/Mail.
“Sending Still Images via E-mail upon Detection of Face or Movement (DETECT/MAIL)” ( A p. 129)
0 MAIL SETTING
Sets the e-mail addresses of the sender and recipient.
“Setting the Sender’s E-mail Address of the Camera” ( A p. 146)
“Registering the Recipient’s E-mail Address of the Camera” ( A p. 148)
0 DETECTION METHOD (Default: “MOTION DETECTION”)
Sets the detection method to start recording.
・ MOTION DETECTION: Starts recording upon detection of subject’s movements.
・ FACE DETECTION: Starts recording upon detection of human faces.
“Setting the Detection Method of this Camera (DETECT/MAIL SETTING)” ( A p. 150)
0 DETECTION INTERVAL (Default: “10 minutes”)
Sets the time period to enable detection again after the previous one.
“Setting the Detection Interval of this Camera (DETECT/MAIL SETTING)” ( A p. 150)
0 SELF RECORDING (Default: “ON”)
Sets whether to record videos on this camera during detection.
・ OFF: Does not record videos on this camera.
・ ON: Records videos on this camera.
“Setting Self Recording on this Camera (DETECT/MAIL SETTING)” ( A p. 151)Using Wi-Fi (GZ-EX555/GZ-EX515)140