Setup

date and time will appear. Select [YES] and set the date and time.

Adjusting LCD monitor

Adjusting the brightness and the color level of the LCD monitor

1Press the MENU button, then select [SETUP] # [LCD SET] #

[YES] and press the cursor button.

2Move the cursor button up or down to select the item to be adjusted. Then, press the cursor button and move the cursor button left or right to make the adjustment.

The bar display moves.

After adjustments are made if no operations are performed for about 2 seconds, the bar will disappear.

Press the MENU button to exit the menu screen.

[BRIGHTNESS]:

Brightness of the LCD monitor

[COLOR]:

Color level of the LCD monitor

These settings will not affect the images actually recorded.

ªIn order to increase the brightness of the entire LCD monitor

Press the POWER LCD EXTRA button.

POWER LCD

EXTRA

The [ +1 ] indication appears on the LCD monitor.

Each time the POWER LCD EXTRA button is pressed, the indication changes by one setting in the following order: [ +1 ] > [ +2 ] > setting canceled (standard)

Press the POWER LCD EXTRA button if the surroundings are bright and the LCD monitor is difficult to see. The entire LCD monitor will become brighter than usual.

This will not affect the images to be recorded.

If you use the AC adaptor, the [ +1 ] indication appears and the screen becomes brighter automatically when the power is turned on.

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Panasonic HDC-SD5PP operating instructions Adjusting LCD monitor, Color

HDC-SD5PP specifications

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