With a PC

5 After the Video Stream Driver is installed, please restart your computer.

Installation of MotionDV STUDIO

1 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the personal computer’s CD-ROM drive.

Quit all applications.

The [Setup Menu] screen appears.

2 Click the [MotionDV STUDIO].

3 Click [Next].

After reading the displayed contents, please carry out the installation according to instructions.

4 Select the Video system.

The [Readme] screen is displayed. Please carefully read the displayed contents and close the [Readme] screen.

5 After the completion of setup, click on [Finish].

Sample data is installed concurrently with the MotionDV STUDIO software.

6 Click [Finish] when the [Restarting Windows] dialog appears.

Reboot the computer to finish installing MotionDV STUDIO.

To start MotionDV STUDIO

If you wish to capture data from a tape, set the Camcorder to Tape Playback Mode and insert the tape. If you wish to capture images from the lens of the Camcorder, set the Camcorder to the Tape Recording Mode and remove the tape and the card.

„With USB (supplied)

OS:

Windows XP SP1 or later

Windows 2000 SP4 or later

The personal computer should be compatible with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed.

Confirmation before connection (for Windows XP/2000)

When you connect the personal computer and the Camcorder with the USB Cable and then use MotionDV STUDIO on Windows XP (SP1 or later) or Windows 2000 (SP4 or later), check the driver of the USB host controller.

It is required to use the driver for which [Microsoft] is displayed on [Driver Provider] in [Driver] tab.

1 Select [Start] >> [Settings] >> [Control Panel] to start [System].

• [System Properties] is displayed.

2 Click [Hardware] tab and then click [Device Manager] then [Universal Serial Bus Controller].

3 Right-click [Enhanced Host Controller] and then select [Properties].

The indication [Enhanced Host Controller] is changed as [EHCI] depending on the host controller you use.

4 Click [Driver] tab to check the description on [Driver Provider].

If [Microsoft] is displayed on [Driver Provider], the confirmation procedure is completed.

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Panasonic PV-GS31, PV-GS35, PV-GS19 Installation of MotionDV Studio, To start MotionDV Studio, „ With USB supplied

PV-GS19, PV-GS31, PV-GS35 specifications

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