User manual PANASONIC AG-EZ20U

[. . . ] TO COMPLETELY DISCONNECT THIS EQUIPMENT FROM THE AC MAINS, DISCONNECT THE POWER CORD PLUG FROM THE AC RECEPTACLE. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT. FCC Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. [. . . ] Set the AUDIO IN switch to REAR and MIC. STORE MENU SET ITEM OFF/ON AUDIO IN FRONT P. B. DIGITAL MIC LINE MIC REAR CH1 CH2 When using an external line (XLR) 1 2 42 Connect the line to the XLR AUDIO IN jacks. AUDIO IN FRONT MIC LINE MIC Set the AUDIO IN switch to LINE. (P69) REAR CH1 CH2 Normal playback Playing back a tape You can play back images as soon as you have shot them. 2 1 Turn the POWER lever to the ON position. The VCR (green) lamp lights, and the VCR mode is established. CAM VCR POWER Open the LCD monitor while holding down the panel locking button. The LCD monitor can be opened to a maximum angle of 90. Forcing it past this point will damage the camera-recorder. c lc lk VM SHOOTING Play back the tape using the various function buttons. /REW PLAY FF/ STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV INDEX STOP INDEX SELECT Press this to rewind the tape while the camera-recorder is in the stop mode. While the tape is playing back, it reviews the tape at 10 times the normal tape speed. Press this to play back the tape while the camera-recorder is in the stop mode. When it is pressed while the tape is playing back, the variablespeed search mode is established, and "1" is displayed. (Press the VAR. SEARCH button to establish the variable speed search mode using the remote control unit. ) Press this to fast forward the tape while the camera-recorder is in the stop mode. While the tape is playing back, it plays back the tape at 10 times the normal tape speed. /REW PLAY FF/ STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV INDEX STOP INDEX SELECT /REW PLAY FF/ STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV INDEX STOP INDEX SELECT UTO NUAL FOCUS USER 2 WHITE BAL SEARCH D. ZOOM USER 3 SEARCH /REW PLAY FF/ STILL STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV INDEX STOP INDEX -V -V -V SELECT When this button is pressed while the tape is playing back, the camera-recorder is set to the playback pause mode. PLAY FF/ -V /REW STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV INDEX STOP INDEX SELECT Press this to stop the tape. Tape protection mode In order to protect the tape, this camera-recorder is automatically set to the stop mode if it is left for more than 5 minutes or so in the playback pause or recording pause mode. It is set to the stop mode sooner in low temperatures. 43 PLAYBACK -V Normal playback (cont. ) Adjusting the volume You can adjust the speaker volume when a tape is being played back. Index searches can only be performed using the remote control unit. 2 Press one of the INDEX buttons (i or u) on the remote control unit. /REW PLAY FF/ 1 STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV Using the menus (P62-64), select the index to be searched at the SEARCH item on the PLAYBACK FUNCTION screen. mi^v_^`h==crk`qflkp pb^o`e melql==p`bkb POh=E=NO=F=^rafl ^rafl==lrq pqN K `eN==`eO SHUTTER/IRIS PUSH INDEX STOP INDEX SELECT VAR. - VOL + V P-IN-P REC A. DUB PB. VOL/JOG PB. ZOOM To stop the search at any time, press the STOP button (g). Index signals This camera-recorder can record index signals that serve as a guide for tape cue-up. Photo index: These signals are recorded when a tape has been recorded using the photo shot technique. (P33) Scene index: These signals are recorded when index recording has been performed. (P36) MENU SET ITEM mrpe==jbkr==ql==obqrok PHOTO: When the INDEX button is pressed, the tape is cued back or forward to the image containing the photo index signal. When the tape is cued, it is played back for about 4 seconds, and then the image is played back as a still picture. (If you continue still-picture playback for 5 or more minutes, the camera-recorder is set to the stop mode in order to safeguard the heads from wear. ) SCENE: When the INDEX button is pressed once, "S1" is displayed, and the tape is cued back or forward to the image containing the photo index signal. Each time this button is pressed again after operation has started, "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. (Up to the ninth scene before or ahead on the tape can be specified for cue-up. ) The function may not work properly if the interval between one index and the next is less than one minute. 47 PLAYBACK Counter Counter display You can display a counter that indicates how much time has elapsed during shooting or playback by pressing the COUNTER button. Counter memory function After shooting or playback, the tape can first be returned to near the position reset to zero using the counter memory, and then stopped automatically. 1 REC ZOOM SPEED H OFF/M L COUNTER RESET AUDIO IN FRONT MIC LINE SNS MIC Press the COUNTER button to display the counter memory. [. . . ] Battery The battery life is shortened in places which are very hot or cold. Storing the battery in a location with oily vapors or high dust concentrations may corrode the terminals, cause other damage and lead to malfunctioning. Keep metal objects (such as necklaces and hairpins) away from the battery. Short-circuiting may occur across the terminals, causing the battery to heat up, and you may seriously burn yourself if you touch the battery in this state. [. . . ]