User manual PANASONIC AG-DVX100B

[. . . ] Operating Instructions Camera-Recorder Model No. AG- P . Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use F0805S0 -H ENGLISH VQT0U08 Reference Menus Displays Editing Playback Shooting Preparation Description of parts Before use CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER TO SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. CAUTION: THE AC RECEPTACLE (MAINS SOCKET OUTLET) SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE. [. . . ] Press the CAMERA/VCR button to switch to VCR mode. CAMERA 3 Use the OPERATION lever and the supplied remote control to perform the common playback operations (see below). VCR Basic operations Operation by the OPERATION lever While the tape is in the stop mode, turn the lever in the direction q to play back. During playback, turn the lever in the direction q to use the variable speed search mode (Page 51), then playback with the speed of 1x will start. (The audio will not be played back. ) Variable speed search will not start if you are using the remote control. Remote control /REW -V PLAY FF/ STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV INDEX STOP INDEX /REW PLAY FF/ STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV While the tape is in the stop mode, turn the lever in the direction y to fast forward the tape. During play, move the lever y to play the tape at 10x speed. INDEX STOP INDEX -V /REW PLAY FF/ While the tape is in the stop mode, turn the lever in the direction t to rewind the tape. During play, move the lever t to rewind the tape at 10x speed. STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV INDEX STOP INDEX /REW PLAY FF/ STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV INDEX STOP INDEX Turn the lever in the direction g to stop the tape. -V /REW PLAY FF/ While the tape is playing back, press this lever to set the camera-recorder to the playback pause mode. STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV INDEX STOP INDEX Tape protection mode If you pause the camera-recorder for 5 minutes during play or shooting, it automatically stops to protect the tape. The mode activates faster if it is cold. 48 -V -V Adjusting the volume AUDIO MON/VAR button Checking the date and time Press the DATE/TIME button on the remote control to show the date and time of shooting on the screen. The display changes as follows each time you press the button. Time Date OSD START/ STOP DATE/ TIME PHOTO SHOT Time and Date Original screen COUNTER RESET MULTI/ TITLE ZOOM 1 Viewing images on a television Connect the camera to a television with an AV cable or S-video cord (not included) to view the images on the television. 1 2 Connect the camera-recorder to the TV set (Page 55). · To show the information that appears on the viewfinder and LCD, press the OSD button on the remote control. Press the OSD button again to clear the display. OSD DATE/ TIME PHOTO SHOT START/ STOP COUNTER RESET MULTI/ TITLE ZOOM Playback With the AUDIO MON/VAR button, adjust the volume of the sound that is output from the internal speaker and PHONES jack. On the remote control, press the ZOOM/VOL button. · This button works differently during variable speed search and pause. (Pages 48 and 51) 49 Variable-speed playback Slow playback Fast-forward and rewind During playback, move the OPERATION lever y to play 10 times normal speed. During playback, move the OPERATION lever t to rewind at 10 times normal speed. Fast-forward/fast-rewind continue as long as you hold the lever in place. /REW 1 During play, press one of the STILL ADV ( or ) buttons on the remote control unit. /REW PLAY FF/ STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV INDEX STOP INDEX -V PLAY FF/ STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV · Press the PLAY button (q) to return to normal playback. INDEX STOP INDEX Frame-by-frame playback Camera or Remote control 1 2 During play, press the OPERATION lever (h) to pause play. Press the AUDIO MON/VAR button to play frame-by-frame. On the remote control unit, press the STILL ADV ( or ) button. · Press and hold the button to perform frameby-frame play continuously. AUDIO MON/VAR button · Move the OPERATION lever q to return to normal playback. Index search This function searches for the index signals (Page 35) recorded on the tape. Index searches can be performed using the supplied wireless remote control unit. 1 /REW PLAY FF/ STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV INDEX STOP INDEX Camera or Remote control During play, press the INDEX buttons i or u. · The tape is cued at the next scene after showing [S1] on the screen. · Each time you press the INDEX button thereafter, [S2] and then [S3] are displayed, and the tape is cued up to the second and subsequent scenes. When the tape is cued up, playback starts from that section. [. . . ] · Fast forward and rewind tapes once every six months. If tapes are left wound up for more than a year, the expansion and contraction caused by changes in temperature and humidity may distort the tapes or make them stick to each other. · Do not place substances or equipment with strong magnetic fields near cassettes. · Tapes are surfaced with microscopically small magnetic particles where the signals are recorded. [. . . ]