Parts and their functions

Remote control unit

 

 

 

DATE/

PHOTO

START/

 

 

OSD

STOP

1 2

TIME

SHOT

 

COUNTER RESET

TITLE

ZOOM

5

6

MULTI/

 

 

 

7

P-IN-P

REC

A.DUB

– VOL +

 

 

 

 

 

 

C/REW

PLAY

FF/ B

 

 

 

STILL ADV

PAUSE

STILL ADV

 

 

 

INDEX

STOP

INDEX

 

 

 

SELECT

VAR.

 

PB.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEARCH

 

ZOOM

STORE

 

MENU

OFF/ON

SET

 

P.B.DIGITAL

ITEM

 

3

8

4

The buttons listed below are for functions which are not featured on the camera

recorder.

 

OPHOTO SHOT

OTITLE

OMULTI/P-IN-P

OSELECT

OSTORE

OOFF/ON

OPB. ZOOM

O N

1OSD button

When this button is pressed, the information displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor is added to the video signals, and it can be displayed on a TV monitor as well.

When it is pressed again, the display on the TV monitor is cleared.

2DATE/TIME button

When this button is pressed, the shooting date (year/month/day) and/or time are displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor.

Each time it is pressed, the display is switched in the sequence shown below.

No display

Time display

Date display

Time and date display

5COUNTER button

This button has the same function as the COUNTER button on the camera recorder body.

6COUNTER RESET button

This button has the same function as the COUNTER RESET button on the camera recorder body.

7REC button

When this button is pressed together with the PLAY button while operation is stopped in the VCR mode, the video signals from the connected component are recorded.

When it is pressed together with the PLAY button during playback pause in the VCR mode, the recording standby status is established.

Each time the PAUSE (;) button is pressed, the status is switched between recording and recording standby.

To stop recording, press the STOP ($) button.

8A. DUB button

This button has the same function as the AUDIO DUB button on the camera recorder body.

3START/STOP button

This button has the same function as the START/STOP button on the camera recorder body.

4ZOOM/VOL buttons

During shooting, these buttons are used to conduct motor-driven zoom operations.

The zoom speed is fixed at the medium speed.

During tape playback, they are used to adjust the volume at which the sound is to be output from the internal speaker and PHONES jack.

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Panasonic AG-DVX100P manual Remote control unit

AG-DVX100P specifications

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