User manual PANASONIC PV-A218D

[. . . ] The serial number is on the tag located on the underside of your Camcorder. Be sure to retain this manual as your convenient Camcorder information source. Date of Purchase Dealer Purchased From Dealer Address Dealer Phone No. Serial No. Safety Precautions WARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Your Camcorder is designed to record and play back in Standard Play (SP) mode and Long (LP) mode. It is recommended that only cassette tapes that have been tested and inspected for use in VCR machines with the mark be used. This symbol warns the user that uninsulated voltage within the unit may have sufficient magnitude to cause electric shock. [. . . ] · 1394 (i. LINK) Interface must conform to OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface Specification). 43 With a PC With a PC Ports: USB Jack · For Windows Me/2000/XP users, the USB equipment operates with the driver installed as standard OS. Using the Software with a Personal Computer An image stored on the DV Cassette or Memory Card can be transferred to your personal computer. For Macintosh OS: Mac OS X v 10. 1 ­ X v 10. 2 Software Installation (For Windows) · If you have direct dial-up connection capability to the Internet, please down load the USB Driver and Video Stream Driver: http://www. panasonic. com/consumerdownloads CPU: iMac, iBook or Power Book G4, Power Mac G4 or Power Mac G5 RAM: 64 MB or more · The USB equipment operates with the driver installed as standard OS. 1 In order to download and install the Driver, go to http://www. panasonic. com/consumerdownloads Installing USB Driver (For Windows) · If you have direct dial-up connection capability to the Internet, please down load the USB Driver. · Please install USB Driver first before connecting the Camcorder to your personal computer with the USB Cable (not supplied). 1 2 USB Driver (pp. 44~45) : Click the software to be downloaded. In order to download and install the USB Driver, go to http://www. panasonic. com/consumerdownloads The USB driver to be installed is the dedicated Mass Storage Driver for Windows 98SE. Video Stream Driver (p. 47) : If the Camcorder is connected to your personal computer, you can send video from the Camcorder to the other parties via a network or by the Internet. 3 Follow the instructions on the computer screen until the installation is complete. · Setup window will disappear when the installation is complete. 2 3 4 5 6 Click [Camcorder] on the screen. Double click icon. · The set up program starts running. Using USB Driver Operating environment · Despite having the Operating environment indicated, it may not be possible to use the program with some types of personal computers. Click [Restart] if the [InstallShield] dialog appears. For Windows OS: IBM PC/AT compatible personal computer with preinstalled; Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition 7 8 Finish installation by following the on-screen instructions. · Click [Next] and proceed with installation. · After completing the installation, Click [Finish]. CPU: Intel Pentium ll/Celeron 300 MHz or higher (including compatible CPU) After the USB Driver is installed, please restart your computer. · Reboot the computer to finish installing USB driver. · Installation continues after the computer reboots if you selected additional software. RAM: 32 MB or more (64 MB or more recommended) Free hard disk space: At least 30 MB or more 44 For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www. panasonic. com/contactinfo With a PC · A message indicating a conflict between versions may be displayed during the installation. Simply click [Yes] to proceed with the installation. 4 Windows 98SE Users The following messages may be displayed when connecting this Camcorder and your personal computer via USB Cable. Open [My Computer] and click [Removable Disk] 1 (For Windows 98SE/Me/2000 users). Click [Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer] 2 and then [OK] (For Windows XP users). [Windows XP] [Windows 98SE/Me/2000] 1) The message "MTDV98M3. pdr is not found" is displayed. · Enter "C:\Windows\system\IOSUBSYS". 2) The message "MTDV98M3. sys is not found" is displayed. · Enter "C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS". · You may click [Browse] to look for and assign the path. 1 2 Connecting the Personal Computer and Camcorder Please install the USB Driver first before connecting the Camcorder to your Personal Computer with the USB Cable. Before making these connections, turn off all devices which are to be connected. If you have a version older than 5. 0, please download the latest version (5. 0 or later) from the Microsoft Home Page: http://www. microsoft. com/ http://www. msn. com/ (For download and installation instructions, please refer to Help on the Home Page. ) · If you are connected to the Internet through a firewall or a router, proper communication will not be possible. · The installer is available only in English but can be used on operating systems using other languages. · When DirectX9. 0 is installed, applications supported by previous versions of DirectX may not run. Operating environment OS: IBM PC/AT compatible personal computer with preinstalled; Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/Professional SP2 or later Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4 or later Microsoft Windows Me (Millennium Edition) Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition Installing Video Stream Driver · For Windows XP users, the USB equipment operates with the driver installed as standard OS. · If you have direct dial-up connection capability to the Internet, please down load the Video Stream Driver. CPU: Intel Pentium ll/Celeron 450 MHz or higher Celeron 400 MHz or higher (including compatible CPU) 1 RAM: 128 MB or more (256 MB or more recommended) In order to download and install the Video Stream Driver, go to http://www. panasonic. com/consumerdownloads Free hard disk space: At least 250 MB or more Ports: USB Jack To use the Camcorder as a Web Camera, the additional minimum requirements must be met. Graphic display: High Color (16 bit or more) Desktop resolution of 800 × 600 pixels or more Communication Speed: 56 kbps or faster is recommended. Necessary software: Windows Messenger 5. 0 or later (Windows XP) MSN Messenger (Windows 98SE/Me/2000) 2 3 4 5 6 7 Click [Camcorder] on the screen. Click [Video Streme Driver version 1. 00]. Double click icon. · The set up program starts running. Other requirements (to send/receive audio): Sound card Speaker or headphones Finish installation by following the on-screen instructions. · Click [Next] and proceed with installation. · After completing the installation, click [Finish]. After the Video Stream Driver is installed, please restart your computer. 47 With a PC Connecting the Camcorder to Personal Computer (For Using as a Web Camera) For Windows 98SE/Me Users: The following messages may be displayed when connecting this Camcorder and your personal computer via USB Cable. 1 Set the Camcorder to Tape Recording Mode or Tape Playback Mode. 2 Set [CAMERA] or [PLAYBACK] >> [USB FUNCTION] >> [WEB CAMERA]. 1) The message "The file `kstvtune. ax' on [Unknown] cannot be found. . . " is displayed. · Enter "C:\Windows\system" for Windows 98SE. Enter "C:\Windows\options\CABS" for Windows Me. · If the "kstvtune. ax" file is missing in one of the 2 above-mentioned folders, insert the OS CD-ROM and assign the path. 19 13 14 15 16 17 2) The message "The file `ksclockf. ax' on [Unknown] cannot be found. . . " is displayed. · Enter "C:\Windows\system". · If the "ksclockf. ax" file is missing in the above mentioned folder, insert the OS CD-ROM and assign the path. [. . . ] 28 B Backlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Black & White Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Blank Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Built-in LED Video Light . . . . . . . . 24 M Macro Close-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Mirror Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Mix Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]