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P PC MiniOperating Instructions Digital Video Camcorder WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD Safety PrecautionsThings You Should Know Thank you for choosing Panasonic Panasonic If you see this symbol Information on Disposal in otherDeclaration of Conformity Trade Name IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS USE & LOCATION PrecautionsU.S.A./CANADA CONSUMERS ATTENTION THE POWER SUPPLY TURNED ON WHEN NOT IN USE Before opening the CD-ROM package, please read the following Article 5 Reverse Engineering, Decompiling or Disassembly Contents Before usingRecord mode Menu Playback modeEdit mode With a PC ª How to turn on the power Quick Guideª Charging the battery ª Attaching the battery ª Recording still pictures onto a card Photoshot ª How to turn off the power1 While pressing the button 1, set the OFF/ON switch to OFF ª Recording on a tape 2 Battery pack 3 Remote control, button-type battery Before usingAccessories Parts identification and handling 25 DV input/output terminal DV 26 Reset button RESET 11 Battery holder 12 Battery release lever BATT13 Power switch OFF/ON 14 Status indicator 15 Menu button MENU 23 Power LCD button POWER LCD 24 USB terminal 37 Lens hood Attaching the lens cap38 Smart accessory shoe 36 Shoulder strap fixture ª To use as a grip belt Power supplyThe one-touch free-style grip belt 1 Adjust the belt length and the pad position 3 Connect the DC Cable to this product ª Connecting to the AC outletª Removing the battery 2 Connect the DC Cable to the AC adaptor Charging time and recordable time Turning the Camcorder on≥Set the OFF/ON switch to OFF when not using the Camcorder ≥The power does not turn off even if the Setting date and timeª How to turn the power on and off with the LCD monitor/viewfinder ª Recharging the built-in lithium battery 1 Adjust the focus by sliding the eyepiece corrector knob Using the LCD monitorUsing the viewfinder ª Adjusting the field of view 1 Set SETUP QUICK START OFF Quick Startª To cancel Quick Start ≥Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode 1 Set SETUP QUICK START ON 1 Fit the AC adaptor or the battery and turn on the power Inserting/removing a cassetteª When the cassette holder does not come out ª When the cassette holder cannot be housed 1 Turn off the power Inserting/removing a cardª Card access lamp ª Concerning the write protection switch on the SD Memory Card ª Basic joystick operations How to use the joystickSelecting a mode 1 Tape recording mode AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch is set to AUTO 3 Tape playback mode 2 Tape recording mode AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch is set to MANUAL4 Card recording mode AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch is set to AUTO 5 Card recording mode AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch is set to MANUAL MENU Switching the languageUsing the menu screen Help mode ª Adjusting the brightness and color level Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinderª About the menu setting ª Operating with remote control 1 Press the POWER LCD button Using the remote controlª Remote control 4 Press the MENU button or the joystick to complete the settings Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced ª Install a button-type batteryª Remote control usable range 1 While pressing the stopper 1, pull out the battery holder ª Connect the Magic Wire Remote Control to the Camcorder Magic Wire Remote Controlª Selecting the remote control mode ª Concerning the button-type battery ª Check points Record modeCheck before recording ª Basic Camcorder positioning Recording on a tape ª On-screen display in the tape recording modeª Concerning the remaining tape time indication on the screen ª Stopping blank search midway through Recording checkBlank search function ª POWER SAVE 1 Press the PHOTO SHOT button fully while recording image onto a tape Recording still pictures on a card while recording image onto a tapeRecording still pictures onto a card Photoshot Mode ª Select the picture quality for photoshot images ª To record still pictures clearlyª On-screen display in the card recording mode ª Select the size of still pictures to be recorded on a card ª About the variable speed zoom function Zoom in/out functionª Concerning the focusing area ª Digital zoom function ª To return to normal recording Recording yourselfBacklight compensation function MagicPix functions ª To cancel the soft skin mode Soft skin modeTele macro function ª To cancel the MagicPix function ª To cancel fading Fade in/fade out functionWind noise reduction function ª To cancel the wind noise reduction function ≥Set to Tape Recording Mode Set SETUP AGS ON Adjusting the Microphone Sensitivity LevelAuto Ground-Directional Standby AGS ª To cancel Auto Ground-Directional Standby ª Using the flash VW-FLH3 optional Using the built-in flashª When the flash is not used ª To adjust the brightness of the flash 1 Set ADVANCED FLASH LEVEL 2 Move the joystick left to select the self-timer recording icon Self-timer recordingWide/Pro-Cinema Function ª To stop the timer midway through ª To stop RapidFire Consecutive Photoshot midway through Optical image stabilizer functionRapidFire Consecutive Photoshot ª To cancel the image stabilizer function 2 Set BASIC SCENE MODE select the desired mode Recording in various situations Scene modeª To cancel the scene mode function 1 Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to MANUAL When the manual adjustment mode is selected Recording in natural colors White balanceª To restore to the automatic adjustment ª About the black balance adjustment 2 Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to FOCUS Manual focus adjustmentManual shutter speed/aperture adjustment ª To restore to automatic adjustment ª Card slow shutter mode Manual iris/gain adjustmentª Shutter speed range ª Iris/gain value range ª Settings on the audio Playback modePlaying back tape ª To adjust volume 1 During playback, press the button on the remote control Slow-motion playback/ frame-by-frame playbackVariable-speed search function 1 Press the E button or the D button on the remote control ª To display the on-screen information on the TV Playback on TV1 Press the EXT DISPLAY button on the remote control ª If the image or audio from this Camcorder is not output on the TV ª About the compatibility of still pictures Playing back card1 Move the s /VOLr lever to switch the images ª To display multiple playback files ª Deleting still picture files recorded on a card by other equipment Deleting files recorded on a cardFormatting a card ª To delete all files ª What is DPOF? Writing the printing data on a card DPOF settingProtecting files on a card ª To complete the settings ≥Insert a tape which already has recorded contents and a card Edit modeRecording from a tape onto a card Copying onto a DVD recorder or a VCR Dubbing the Camcorder is output to the TV set Using the DV Cable for Recording Digital Dubbingª When neither image nor sound from When operating with the remote control 4 Press the button on the remote control to start audio dubbing Audio dubbingª To cancel the standby for recording Audio dubbing can only be performed by using the remote control ≥Insert a card and set to Card Playback Mode Printing pictures by directly connecting to the printer PictBridgeª Before recording with audio dubbing ª To play back the sound recorded with audio dubbing 6 Select PAPER SIZE ª When you stop printing halfway5 Select the setting for date printing 4 Select the desired number of prints ª Software Installation Using the Camcorder with a PCWith a PC Check before Use ª Operating environment Connecting Computer and Camcorderª Using Built-in SD Drive 4 Camcorder power is turned on 4 Finish installation by following the on-screen instructions Using as a Web cameraª Installing USB Driver Please see chart below 2 Select .NET Messaging Service and click OK ª Connecting the Camcorder to personal computer For Use as a Webª Setting up Windows Messenger 1 Install the supplied USB Driver on the provided CD-ROM 4 After the setup is completed, sign in and start MSN Messenger ª Setting up MSN Messenger5 After the setup is completed, sign in and start Windows Messenger 1 Click Sign In 2 Type in your Sign-in name and password Hard disk Using Quick Movie Magic or MotionDV STUDIOª Installation of Quick Movie Magic/ MotionDV STUDIO Sound 3 Click Next 5 After the completion of setup, click on Finish1 Click Update Driver ª To start Quick Movie Magic or MotionDV STUDIO 5 Click Finish Connecting the Camcorder to a personal computer3 For Windows XP Users For Windows 2000 Users When using on Macintosh Using on MacintoshIf you no longer need software or driver Uninstall To disconnect USB cable safely Cancel computer ª About the folder structure when using the Memory Card in a personalª About the SD Memory Card ª About the compatibility of the card files EVF SET -26- POWER SAVE -32- TV ASPECT -49- JOYSTICK LED 4 LANGUAGE MenuMenu list 3 SETUP 12bit AUDIO -56- AUDIO OUT -71- DISPLAY -71- REMOTE LCD SET ª CARD PLAYBACK MENU 3 SETUP DISPLAY -71- REMOTELCD SET -26- EVF SET -26- POWER SAVE -32- TV ASPECT -49- JOYSTICK LED ª CARD RECORDING MENU ª H.SHOE MIC Menus related to recordingMenus related to playback Other menus Recording indications OthersIndications Basic indications Warning/alarm indications Confirmatory indicationsTextual indications Others the functions Functions that cannot be used simultaneouslyConditions which disable Functions 3 The Camcorder power does not stay on long enough Before requesting repair Problems and solutionsPower/Body 2 The Camcorder power is turned off automatically 4 Auto focus function does not work 4 The original sound was erased when audio dubbing was performed2 The screen has changed suddenly 3 A cassette cannot be inserted 3 Horizontal stripes appear on images during cue and review playback 2 “PUSH THE RESET SWITCH” is displayedPlayback Pictures The playback images are vertical ª About condensation Cautions for Useusing “MotionDV STUDIO 5.6E LE for DV” or “Quick Movie Magic” When the lens is fogged While carrying the Camcorder, do not drop or bump it When normal playback cannot be performed even after the head cleaningª About dirty heads ª About the Camcorder Prepare spare batteries when going out for recording ª About the batteryWhen you are not going to use Camcorder for an extended time Be sure to detach the battery after use ª LCD monitor/viewfinder ª About the cassetteª About the card ª Folder structure of the card Viewfinder Explanation of termsª Periodical check-ups ª Automatic white balance Recording a subject in dark surroundings ª White balanceª Auto focus Recording a subject behind dirty or dusty glass http//panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs Specifications 43 mode compatible with MultiMediaCard Camcorder Accessory SystemAccessory# Description Camcorder Accessory Order Form For USA Customers Request for Service Notice USA Only Request for Service Notice Limited Warranty Limited Warranty For USA CustomersPanasonic/Quasar Video Products Centralized Factory Servicenter Customer Services DirectoryAccessory Purchases npcparts@us.panasonic.com IF YOU SHIP THE PRODUCT TO A SERVICENTRE PANASONIC PRODUCT - 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Panasonic PV-GS500 Adjusting the Microphone Sensitivity Level, AUTO, SETrAGC or SET

Models: PV-GS500