User manual PANASONIC AG-6540

[. . . ] REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. ª Carefully read the Operating Instructions and use the Movie Camera correctly. Injury or material damage resulting from any kind of use that is not in accordance with the operating procedures explained in these Operating Instructions are the sole responsibility of the user. Operating instructions These operating instructions cover the NV-GS180 and NV-GS230. The illustrations in these operating instructions are for the model NV-GS180, but part of the description is for other models. Some functions are not available depending on the model. [. . . ] Depending on the zoom magnification, there are iris values that are not displayed. ª Shutter speed range 1/50 to 1/8000 seconds: Tape Recording Mode 1/25 to 1/500 seconds: Card Recording Mode The shutter speed closer to 1/8000 is faster. ª Iris/gain value range CLOSE (Closed), F16, . . . , F2. 0, OPEN (Opened) 0dB, . . . , 18dB Value closer to [CLOSE] darken the image. Value closer to [18dB] brighten the image. Values with dB are gain values. 32 VQT0T85 Playback mode Playback mode Playing back tape Set to Tape Playback Mode. PC ª Repeat playback When the tape end is reached, the tape will be rewound and played back again. 1 Set [ADVANCE] >> [REPEAT PLAY] >> [ON]. (In order to cancel the repeat playback mode, set [REPEAT PLAY] >> [OFF] or set [OFF/ON] switch to [OFF]. ) When you set [USB FUNCTION] >> [WEBCAM] and then connect the USB connection cable, the repeat playback mode is cancelled. ª Settings on the audio If you cannot listen to the desired audio when playing back a tape, check the settings in [SETUP] >> [12bit AUDIO]. When you record or dub the audio in [12bit] and set [SETUP] >> [12bit AUDIO] >> [MIX], the audio will be played back in stereo sound regardless of the settings in [AUDIO OUT]. 1 Operate with joystick. 1/;: Playback/Pause 6: Rewind/Review playback (Reverts to playback with the 1/; icon. ) 5: Fast forward/Cue playback (Reverts to playback with the 1/; icon. ) : Stop During cue/review playback, fast-moving images may show noise as a mosaic. Before and after cue/review playback, the screen may become blue for a moment or images may be disturbed. ª To adjust volume Adjust the speaker or headphone volume for playback. 1 Press the [EXT DISPLAY] button on the remote control. AV/ [VIDEO IN] [S-VIDEO IN] [AUDIO IN] 1 S-VIDEO 2 Press the button again to erase the OSD information. Playing back card Set to Picture Playback Mode. PC 2 3 4 5 Connect the movie camera and a TV by using the AV cable 1. If the TV has an S-Video terminal, then also connect an S-Video cable 2 (optional). It allows you to enjoy more beautiful images. Turn on this camera and set the mode dial to the Tape Playback Mode. Move the joystick up to select the [1/;] icon to start playback. The image and audio are output on the TV. Move the joystick down to select the [] icon to stop playback. 1 Operate with joystick. Whenever plugging in the S-Video cable, plug in the AV cable, too. Use the AC adaptor to free you from worrying about the battery running down. ª If the image or audio from this camera is not output on the TV Check that the plugs are inserted as far as they go. If the image does not appear on the TV even if [BASIC] >> [AV JACK] >> [OUT/Ë] are set, then set to [OUT]. (-45-) Check the TV's input setting (input switch). [. . . ] This is called automatic white balance adjustment. However, since the movie camera only stores white colour information under several light sources, automatic white balance adjustment does not function normally under the other light sources. 10 000K 9 000K 8 000K 7 000K 6 000K 5 000K 1) 4 000K 3 000K 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 2 000K 11) 12) 1 000K 2) 3) 4) 5) Outside of the effective range of automatic white balance adjustment, the image will become reddish or bluish. Even within the effective range of automatic white balance adjustment, the automatic white balance adjustment may not function properly if there is more than one light source. For light outside the functional auto white balance adjustment range, use the manual white balance adjustment mode. [. . . ]