User manual PANASONIC PV-A376

[. . . ] The serial number is on the tag located on the underside of your Palmcorder. Be sure to retain this manual as your convenient Palmcorder information source. Date of Purchase Dealer Purchased From Dealer Address Dealer Phone No. PV-DV953 Safety Precautions WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Your Ò Palmcorder is designed to record and play back in Standard Play (SP) mode and Long Play (LP) mode. It is recommended that only cassette tapes that have been tested and inspected for use in Palmcorder with the Ò mark be used. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN This symbol warns the user that uninsulated voltage within the unit may have sufficient magnitude to cause electric shock. [. . . ] After setting the Palmcorder to Card Playback Mode (l 45). . . . . 1, 2 SHUTTER/IRIS/ VOL/JOG MENU PUSH 1 Set [CARD FUNCTIONS] >> [CARD EDITING] >> [CARD FORMAT] >> [YES]. 2 Select [YES] and press the [PUSH] Dial. During formatting the [NOW FORMATTING] Indication 1 appears. When the formatting is completed, the screen becomes white. Even if files are locked, the files will be deleted when the Memory Card is formatted. It may not be possible to use a Card which was formatted using this Palmcorder on another unit. In this case, format the Card on the unit which will be using the Card. Take steps to ensure that valuable files are stored on a personal computer, etc. A Card formatted with other equipment (like a Personal Computer) might be unusable or might take more time for recording. We recommend that you use this Palmcorder to format it. 1 NOW FORMATTING DPOF Setting ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can select the images to be printed, the number of prints, and other printrelated information (DPOF setting) on a Memory Card. "DPOF" stands for Digital Print Order Format, and since printing data can be added to images on the Memory Card, the Memory Card can be used with any printers that support DPOF. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 SHUTTER/IRIS/ VOL/JOG MENU PUSH After setting the Palmcorder to Card Playback Mode (l 45). . . . . 1 Set [CARD FUNCTIONS] >> [CARD EDITING] >> [DPOF SETTING] >> [YES]. 2 Rotate the [PUSH] Dial to select [VARIABLE] and then press it. When printing one each of all the pictures, select [ALL 1]; if not all the pictures are to be printed, select [ALL 0]. 3 Rotate the [PUSH] Dial to select the picture and then press it. 4 Rotate the [PUSH] Dial to set the number of prints 1 and then press it. The framed images will be set to DPOF and the [¥] mark 2 will be displayed. The [¥] mark indicates pictures for which 1 or more prints have been set. For other notes, see page 72. V /REW PLAY 6 1 5 W STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV E INDEX K SELECT ; STOP D INDEX L P. B. SEARCH ª Analog-Digital Conversion When the Palmcorder is connected with other digital video equipment through its DV Terminal, the analog format pictures which have been input from other external equipment can be output to the digital video equipment through the DV Terminal. To DV-output analog video signals sent from other equipment, set [DV OUT] on the [AV IN/OUT SETUP] Sub-Menu to [ON]. (Normally, keep the [DV OUT] set to [OFF]. If it is set to [ON], the quality of the image may be deteriorated. ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STORE SET ITEM OFF/ON P. B. DIGITAL CAUTION: Unauthorized exchanging and/or copying of copyrighted recordings may be copyright infringement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Please refer to "Recording to a Card from other equipment" (l 71). 52 Using the Software with a Computer An image stored on the DV Cassette can be transferred to your Personal Computer. K2KY8CD00002 ª Software Installation (Windows) 1 Turn on Computer and start up Windows. 2 Insert supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. [Setup Menu] 1 appears. 3 Select the software to be installed from [Setup Menu]. USB Driver (l 54): Software for USB Driver allows you to transfer images directly off of the memory card into the computer. (Please refer to page 54 to install the driver of the USB Driver. ) DV STUDIO 3. 1E-SE (l 58): Using the DV STUDIO 3. 1E-SE software allows you to capture video recorded on a tape or still images viewed through the lens of a camera. G. 726 Audio Decoder (l 59): Software for G. 726 Audio Decoder allows you to listen to MPEG4 sound with Windows Media Player. ArcSoft Software (l 60): PhotoImpression 4. 0, PhotoBase 4. 0, Panorama Maker 3. 0 and PhotoPrinter 4. 0 are included. VFF0162 21 4 Follow the instructions on the computer screen until the installation is complete. Setup window will disappear when the installation is complete. [. . . ] 30 Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Memory Stop Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]