User manual PANASONIC PV-A386D

[. . . ] Please take time to fill in the information on the right. 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. [. . . ] Place a recorded cassette in the Camcorder, and an unrecorded DVD-RAM or cassette in the DVD recorder or VCR. 1 Connect the Camcorder and the recorder. Connecting with the AV cable 2 Pause at the scene you wish to record, and press the [PHOTO SHOT] button. AV/ [VIDEO IN] [S-VIDEO IN] [AUDIO IN] PHOTO SHOT 1 Audio will not be recorded. S-VIDEO 2 The size of still pictures recorded on a card becomes [640]. (This is not mega pixel still-picture recording. ) If you press the [PHOTO SHOT] button without pausing, blurred pictures may be recorded. For pictures with an aspect ratio of 16:9, "CHANGE ASPECT TO 4:3" is shown, indicating that still pictures cannot be recorded. DV input and wide images recorded on a tape cannot be recorded on a card. Connect the Camcorder and the recorder by using the AV cable 1. If the recorder has an S-Video terminal, then also connect an S-Video cable 2 (optional). An S-video connection allows you to copy a high quality image. Connecting with the optional DV cable (Only for equipment with a DV terminal) S 2 (L2) / 2 Turn on the Camcorder and set to Tape Playback Mode. 3 Select the input channel on the TV set and recorder. 4 Move the joystick up to select the [1] icon to start playback. 6 Move the joystick down to select the [] icon to stop playback. 7 Stop recording. 47 LSQT0861 Edit mode For more information, refer to the operating instructions for your TV set and recorder. Set [SETUP] >> [12bit AUDIO] >> [ST2] or [MIX]. [ST1]: It only plays back the original sound. [ST2]: It only plays back the sound added by audio dubbing. [MIX]: It simultaneously plays back the original sound and the sound added with audio dubbing. ª To dub audio while listening to a /REW PLAY FF/W W VOL ; STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV STOP 3 Press the [A. DUB] button on the remote control to make audio dubbing ready. ZOOM pre-recorded sound When pausing the audio dubbing, set the [12bit AUDIO] on the [SETUP] Sub-Menu to [ST2] and you can check the pre-recorded sound. T ¥REC V A. DUB ; A. DUB FF/W /REW PLAY W VOL STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV 4 Press the [;] button on the remote control to start audio dubbing. V /REW PLAY FF/W W VOL A. DUB ¥ STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV STOP When the Magic Wire Remote Control with Narration Mic is used, start recording with the [TALK] button pressed. 5 Press the [;] button on the remote control to stop audio dubbing. V /REW PLAY FF/W W VOL STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV STOP 49 LSQT0861 Edit mode Printing pictures by directly connecting to the printer (PictBridge) To print pictures by directly connecting the Camcorder to the printer, use a printer compatible with PictBridge. (Read the operating instructions for the printer. ) Insert a card and set to Picture Playback Mode. 1 Connect the Camcorder and the printer with the supplied USB cable. 3 Move the joystick left and right to select a desired picture, and then press it. 4 Select the desired number of prints. You can set up to 9 prints. 5 Select the setting for date printing. If the printer is not capable of date printing, this setting will be unavailable. [STANDARD]: Size specific to the printer [4k5 INCH] [5k7 INCH] [4k6 INCH] [A4] You cannot set paper sizes not supported on the printer. 7 Set [PRINT] >> [YES] to start printing. ª When you stop printing halfway Move the joystick down. [. . . ] 42 SP/LP Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Sports Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Spotlight Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Surf & Snow Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]