Before Use

Setting Date and Time

Since the internal clock of the Movie Camera has a slight imprecision, make sure to check the time before recording.

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1 Set [INITIAL] >> [CLOCK SET] >> [YES].

CLOCK SET

1YEAR 2004

MONTH 10

DAY 8

HOUR 14

MIN. 30

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2Press the [;/] Button to select [YEAR], [MONTH], [DAY], [HOUR] or [MIN.] and press the [6/5] Button to set it to the desired value.

Year will cycle in the order shown below. 2000, 2001, ..., 2089, 2000, ...

3Press the [MENU] Button (18) to finish setting the date and time.

The clock operation starts from [00] second.

If the built-in battery is weak, the [0] Indication flashes. In this case, charge the built-in battery.

The clock uses the 24-hour system.

Internal Lithium Battery Recharge

The internal lithium battery sustains the operation of the clock. When the [0] Indication flashes, the internal lithium battery is near exhaustion.

1Connect the AC Adaptor to the Movie Camera with the power turned off and then connect to the AC Mains socket.

After charging for 4 hours, the built-in lithium battery can power the clock for approximately 3 months.

LP Mode

A desired recording speed can be selected with [REC SPEED] on the [RECORDING] Sub-Menu.

If LP Mode is selected, the recording time becomes 1.5 times longer than that of SP Mode.

Although the image quality does not decrease with the LP Mode recording, mosaic-pattern noise may appear on a playback image, or some normal functions may be restricted.

The contents that are recorded in LP Mode are not completely compatible with other equipment.

Audio dubbing is not possible with LP Mode. (-91-)

Audio Recording Mode

The sound quality of the recorded sound can be selected with [AUDIO REC] on the [RECORDING] Sub-Menu.

High sound-quality recording is possible with “16 bit 48 kHz 2 track” Mode. With the “12 bit

32 kHz 4 track” Mode, the original sound can be recorded on 2 tracks in stereo, while the other 2 tracks can be used for Audio Dubbing.

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Panasonic NV-GS55GC Setting Date and Time, Internal Lithium Battery Recharge, LP Mode, Audio Recording Mode