Panasonic NV RZ 15 B Selecting the Correct Tape Length, Press the Menu Button

∫Selecting the Correct Tape Length

To ensure that the Remaining Tape Time Indication displayed during recording and playback is correct, you need to set the tape length that matches that of the inserted cassette.

Camera Mode
			DISPLAY SETUP
	TAPE			30	45	60
	DISPLAY			ALL
	COUNTER RESET			----
	SELF SHOOT			NORMAL
	RETURN			----
		PRESS MENU TO EXIT
VCR Mode
			DISPLAY SETUP
	TAPE			30	45	60
	DISPLAY			ALL
	COUNTER RESET			----
	RETURN			----
		PRESS MENU TO EXIT

1 Press the [MENU] Button.

≥The Main-Menu appears.

2 Turn the [34] Dial to select [DISPLAY

SETUP] and then press the [SET] Button.

3 Turn the [34] Dial to select [TAPE2].

4 Press the [SET] Button to select the correct tape length.

≥The selected tape length is marked with the [1] Mark.

≥The Tape Length Indications change in the following order:

[30] [45] [60]

[230] [245] [260]

5 Press the [MENU] Button to exit the menu.

Preparations

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(NV-VZ14/VZ15 only)

Slide the [3OPEN] Lever to the left and simultaneously open the LCD Monitor in the direction of the arrow approximately 90x. Be sure to keep the LCD Monitor in its vertical position, so that the Cassette Compartment Cover, when it opens, does not hit the LCD Monitor.

3OPEN

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Close the Cassette Compartment by pressing the [LOCK] Button.

LOCK

Remarks, etc.

≥If a cassette with broken out erasure prevention tab is inserted, the [ Y] Indication flashes.

≥You will hear noise of tightening the tape when you insert the cassette, and noise of rewinding the tape when you close the cassette compartment. However, this is not a malfunction.

Confirming the Remaining Tape Time

During recording and playback, the Remaining Tape Time Indication 4is automatically displayed, so you always know how much time you have left on the cassette. However, to ensure correct display of the remaining tape time, the tape length of the cassette being used must be set correctly on the Movie Camera.

30 4 R 0:30

≥If you start recording or playback, the [R] Indication flashes for a few seconds, while the Movie Camera calculates the remaining tape time.

≥When recording or playback starts, the Tape Length Indication disappears, and in its place the [R] Indication 4flashes while the remaining tape time is being calculated. A few seconds later, the Remaining Tape Time Indication appears. ([R] means Remaining.)

≥When the remaining tape time is less than 2 minutes, the [R] Indication and the Remaining Tape Time Indication start to flash.

≥This function is only meant as a guide. The Remaining Tape Time Indication is subject to imprecision due to either user error (such as incorrectly selected tape length) or stretching of the tape.

≥When you use a cassette bearing the [P] mark or other special types of cassettes, the Remaining Tape Time Indication may not be very precise.

P

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