Transportation
Donotdroporhitthisunitagainstahardobject
whentransporting.
PowerSaving
Whenthisunitisnotinuse,besuretosetthe
[POWERON/OFF(CHG)]switchto“OFF(CHG)”in
ordertoreducepowerconsumption.
Maintenance
oTurnoffthepowerbeforeperformingany
maintenance.
oWipetheexternalcabinetoftheunitwithasoft
cloth.Donotwipethebodywithbenzene���orthinner.
Doingsomaycausethesurfacetomeltorturn
cloudy.Whenitisextremelydirty,soaktheclothin
asolutionofneutraldetergent,wipethebodywith
it,andthenuseacleanclothtoremovethe
detergent.
RechargeableBattery
oBesuretouseonlythespecifiedbatteries.
Wedonotguaranteethesafetyandperformance
ofthisdeviceifanunspecifiedbatteryisused.
oThebatteryisnotchargedwhenpurchased.
oWhenusingthebatteryinalowtemperature
environment(10°C/50°Forbelow),theoperating
timemaybeshortened,oritmaynotfunction
properly.Whenusingthedeviceoutdoorsinthe
winterweather,warmthebattery,suchasby
placingitinthepocket,beforeattachingit.
oDonotexposethebatterytoexcessiveheat,
suchasdirectsunlightorfire.
oIfthebatteryisnottobeusedforalongtime
Useupthechargecompletelyanddetachitfrom
thecameratopreventdeterioration.(Waitforthe
batterytorunoutbyitselfsuchasthrough
continuousshootingorplayback.)
Chargethebatteryonceeveryhalfayear,and
storeitagainafterusingupthecharge.
oStoretheremovedbatteryinadryplacebetween
15°Cand25°C(59°Fand77°F).
oATTENTION:
Theproductyouhavepurchased
ispoweredbyarechargeable
batterythatisrecyclable.
Pleasecall18008BATTERYfor
informationonhowtorecyclethis
battery.
RegularInspection(Maintenance)
Undernormalenvironment,dustwillaccumulate
onthecamerarecorderwhenitisusedoveralong
period.Dustmayenterthecamerarecorder
especiallyifitisusedoutdoors.Thismayaffectthe
imageandsoundqualityofthecamerarecorder.
Checkandreplacethefanafterevery9000hours
(suggestedguideline).
Youcanchecktheusagetimeofthefanin
[System]-[SystemInformation]-[FanHour].
('P111[FanHour])
Ifthefanisusedformorethan9000hourswithout
replacement,“FANMAINTENANCEREQUIRED”
willbedisplayedeverytimeyouturnonthepower.
SDHC/SDXCCards
oSDHC/SDXCcardisreferredtoas“SDcard”in
thismanual.
oThiscamerarecordersavestherecorded
imagesandaudiosoundontheSDcard(sold
separately)inthecardslot.
oUseanSDcard(4GBto128GB)withClass6
orhigherperformance,formattedusingthis
camerarecorder.
oDependingontherecordingformat,SDcardwith
Class4orhigherperformancecanalsobeused.
('P45[SelectingSystemDefinition,File
FormatandVideoFormat])
*UsingcardsotherthanthosefromPanasonic,
TOSHIBAorSanDiskmayresultinrecording
failureordataloss.
oIftheSDcardcontainsfilesrecordedbydevices
otherthanthiscamerarecorderorfilesthatare
savedfromaPC,therecordabletimemaybe
shorterordatamaynotbeproperlyrecorded.In
addition,theremainingspaceonthecardmaynot
increaseevenwhenfilesaredeletedusingaPC.
HandlingofSDCards
oThestatusindicatorlightsupinredwhendata
ontheSDcardisbeingaccessed.
DonotremovetheSDcardduringdataaccess
(suchasrecording,playback,orformatting).Donot
turnoffthepowerorremovethebatteryandAC
adapterduringaccesseither.
oDonotuseorstoretheSDcardinaplacethatis
subjecttostaticelectricityorelectricalnoise.
oDonotplacetheSDcardnearlocationsthatare
exposedtostrongmagneticfieldsorradiowaves.
oInsertingtheSDcardincorrectlymayresultin
damageofthisunitortheSDcard.
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Introduction
ISSUED
2012/11/08