User manual PANASONIC PV-D496

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] Please be aware that if a card is formatted, then all the data recorded on the card will be erased. Store important data on a personal computer, etc. 1 Set [ADVANCED] >> [FORMAT CARD] >> [YES]. 2 When the confirmation message appears, select [YES] and press the joystick in order to format the card. 3 Move the joystick up or down in order to select [DELETE 1 FILE] and then press it. 4 When the confirmation message appears, select [YES] and press the joystick. ª To delete all files 1 Move the joystick down to select [ ]. In order to stop formatting, select [NO]. Normally, it is not necessary to format the card. If a message appears even though you insert and remove the card several times, format it. If the SD Card is formatted on other equipment, it may take longer to record or you may not be able to use the SD Card. In this case, format the SD Card on this unit. (Do not format it on a PC etc. ) This unit supports SD Memory Cards formatted in FAT12 system and FAT16 system based on SD Memory Card Specifications and SDHC Memory Cards formatted in FAT32 system. 2 Move the joystick up or down in order to select [ALL FILES] and then press it. 3 When the confirmation message appears, select [YES] and press the joystick. Do not turn off the power while deleting. 1 Start playback. Copying onto a DVD recorder or a VCR (Dubbing) Pictures recorded by the Camcorder can be stored on a DVD-RAM or other such media. Refer to the instructions for the recorder. 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 INTELLIGENT TIMER EJECT AV3 IN AUDIO L MONO A. DUB R EXT LINK CVC TIMER REC REC/OTR 6/ /6 2 Pause at the scene you wish to record and press the Photoshot button [ ]. [VIDEO IN] [AUDIO IN] A/V 1 Connect the Camcorder and the recorder by using the AV cable 1. Connecting with the optional DV cable: PV-DDC9 (Only for equipment with a DV terminal) Audio will not be recorded. The size of still pictures recorded on a card becomes [ 0. 2 ] (16:9) or [ 0. 3M ] (4:3). If you set [TV ASPECT] >> [4:3], black bands are added to the top and bottom of the picture when wide pictures are recorded to the card. (-33-) If you press the Photoshot button [ ] without pausing, blurred pictures may be recorded. 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. (Player) The image and sound are reproduced. (Recorder) 7 Move the joystick down to select the [] icon to stop playback. [. . . ] 72 ªC Camcorder Accessory Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Card Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Customer Services Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 ªS Scene Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 52 Self-Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Self-timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]