Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen

Connecting to other equipment

[PLAYBACK] mode: ¸

Playing back pictures using the AV cable (supplied)

Preparations:

Set the [TV ASPECT]. (P26)

Turn this unit and the TV off.

COMPONENT	OUT
AV OUT/	DIGITAL
DC IN

1Yellow: to the video input socket

2 White: to the audio input socket A Align the marks, and insert.

B AV cable (supplied)

• Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out. (Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble.)

Connect the AV cable B (supplied) to the video input and the audio input sockets on the TV.

Connect the AV cable to the [AV OUT] socket on the camera.

Turn the TV on and select external input.

Turn the camera on.

Note

•Depending on the [ASPECT RATIO], black bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or the left and right of the pictures.

•Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one.

•Read the operating instructions for the TV.

•When you play back a picture vertically, it may be blurry.

•You can view pictures on TVs in other countries (regions) which use the NTSC or PAL system when you set [VIDEO OUT] in the [SETUP] menu.

•Even if you set [VIDEO OUT] to [PAL], the output signal will still be NTSC in the recording mode.

•You cannot operate if you touch the Touch icon displayed on the TV screen.

Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot

Still pictures recorded on an SD Memory Card can be played back on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot.

Note

•Depending on the TV model, pictures may not be displayed on the full screen.

•Motion pictures cannot be played back. To play back motion pictures, connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable (supplied).

•You cannot play back pictures on SDHC cards if the TV does not support these cards.

•You may not be able to play back MultiMediaCards.

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DMC-FX500 specifications

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Panasonic DMC-FX500 operating instructions Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen

Models: DMC-FX500