Setting menus

The camera recorder’s settings can be changed to suit the scenes to be shot or what is to be recorded using the setting menus.

Operation method

1 In any operation mode except the shooting mode or recording mode, press the MENU button.

The menu mode is established, and the function screen shown below appears in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor.

[Camera mode]

CAMERA MENU

1.SCENE FILE

2.CAMERA SETUP 3.SW MODE 4.AUTO SW 5.RECORDING SETUP 6.DISPLAY SETUP 7.OTHER FUNCTIONS

PUSH MENU TO EXIT

[VCR mode]

VCR FUNCTIONS

1.PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS

2.RECORDING SETUP 3.AV IN/OUT SETUP 4.DISPLAY SETUP 5.OTHER FUINCTIONS

PUSH MENU TO EXIT

2 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 3 or 4 direction, and move the highlighted part to the function which is to be set.

(If the remote control unit is used, press the “V” or “B” button among the SET buttons.)

3 Press “;” of the OPERATION lever, and display the setting item.

(If the remote control unit is used, press the “M” button among the SET buttons.)

Example:

OTHER FUNCTIONS

 

REMOTE

 

HVCR1 VCR2

 

 

 

OFF

DV CONTROL

HOFF

DV CMD SEL

HREC P

REC LAMP

HBOTH

BEEP SOUND HON

;

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

4 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 3 or 4 direction, and move the highlighted part to the function which is to be set.

(If the remote control unit is used, press the “V” or “B” button among the SET buttons.)

Example:

OTHER FUNCTIONS

REMOTE

HVCR1

DV CONTROL

HOFF

DV CMD SEL

HREC P

 

REC LAMP

 

OFF FRONT

 

 

REAR H BOTH

 

 

 

BEEP SOUND

HON

;

 

 

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

5 Press “;” of the OPERATION lever, and move “1” to the setting which is to be changed.

(If the remote control unit is used, press the “M” button among the SET buttons.)

To change a numerical value, for example, move “1” to the position of the value to be changed, tilt the OPERATION lever in the 3 or 4 direction, and change the setting.

(If the remote control unit is used, press the “V” or “B” button among the SET buttons.)

Example:

OTHER FUNCTIONS

REMOTE

HVCR1

 

DV CONTROL

HOFF

 

DV CMD SEL

HREC P

 

REC LAMP

 

OFF

H FRONT

 

 

 

REAR

BOTH

BEEP SOUND

HON

 

;

 

 

 

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

6 To change another item, repeat steps 4 and

5.

To exit the settings, press the MENU button to return to the function screen.

7 To change another function, repeat steps 2 to 5.

To exit the menu mode, press the MENU button to return to the normal screen.

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Panasonic AG-DVX100P manual Setting menus, Operation method, Camera mode, VCR mode, Example

AG-DVX100P specifications

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