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Customer Services Directory

Service in Canada: As per Sevicenter listed in Canadian warranty information on page -83-.

Obtain Product Information and Operating Assistance; locate your nearest Dealer or Servicenter; purchase Parts and Accessories; or make Customer Service and Literature requests by visiting our Web Site at:

http://www.panasonic.com/support

or, contact us via the web at:

http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo

You may also contact us directly at:

1-800-211-PANA (7262),

Monday-Friday 9 am-9 pm; Saturday-Sunday 10 am-7 pm, EST

For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY : 1-877-833-8855

Accessory Purchases

Purchase Parts, Accessories and Instruction Books online for all Panasonic Products by visiting our Web Site at:

http://www.pasc.panasonic.com

or, send your request by E-mail to:

npcparts@panasonic.com

You may also contact us directly at:

1-800-332-5368 (Phone) 1-800-237-9080 (Fax Only) (Monday – Friday 9 am to 8 pm, EST.) Panasonic Services Company

20421 84th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032

(We Accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, American Express, and Personal Checks)

For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY : 1-866-605-1277

Product Repairs

Centralized Factory Servicenter

Panasonic Services Company

MAIL TO: 1705 N. Randall Road,

Elgin, IL 60123-7847

Attention: Camcorder Repair

Please carefully pack and ship, prepaid and insured, to the Elgin Centralized Factory Servicenter Customer’s in Puerto Rico, please ship or carry in to location below (“Service in Puerto Rico”).

Service in Puerto Rico

Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico, Inc. Panasonic Sales Company

Factory Servicenter:

Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985

Phone (787)750-4300, Fax (787)768-2910

As of October 2003

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Panasonic PV-GS55 operating instructions Customer Services Directory, Accessory Purchases, Npcparts@panasonic.com

Contents

Operating Instructions AC Adaptor Thank you for choosing Panasonic≥The rating plate is on the underside of the AC Adaptor PV-GS55 Important Safety Instructions Precautions Before opening the CD-ROM package, please read the following Article 8 Termination of License Audio Decoder End User License Agreement Contents Limited Warranty For USA Customers Initializing the Modes Before Requesting Service ProblemsPalmcorder Accessory Order Form Others Inserting a Card Quick GuideInserting a Cassette Recording on a Tape Playing Back a Tape Recording a Moving Picture on a CardPlaying Back a Card Palmcorder Standard AccessoriesControls and Components AC Adaptor, DC Cable and AC Cable Viewfinder -19 DV Terminal DV≥Connect this to the digital video equipment ≥Used for mounting the Palmcorder on an optional tripod Photoshot Button Photo Shot Microphone Switch Button Talk Remote ControllerMagic Wire Remote Control with Narration Mic ≥Zoom speed changes in 2 stages Inserting a Button-type Battery Remote ControllerUsing the Remote Controller Using the Battery Power SupplyUsing the AC Adaptor Disconnecting the Power Source Attaching the Shoulder Strap One-touch Free Style Grip BeltAttaching the Lens Cap To Use as a Grip Belt Inserting a Cassette Using a Memory CardCard Access Lamp Accidental Erasure Prevention Turning on the Palmcorder Using the Viewfinder/LCD MonitorSelecting Modes Using the Menu Screen Adjusting Brightness and Color Level List of Menus File Selection in the Picture/MPEG4 Playback ModeTape Recording Menu 12bit Audio Tape Playback MenuCard Recording Menu AV IN/OUT Picture Playback Menu MPEG4 Playback ModeCard Format Formatting a Card -44-3 Digital LP Mode Setting Date and TimeInternal Lithium Battery Recharge Audio Recording Mode Recording Lamp About RecordingRecording on a Tape To Check the Recording To Add a Sound while Recording Recording a Still Picture on a Card PhotoshotFinding the End of Recording Digital Still Picture Recording Yourself Recording a Moving Picture on a Card MPEG4RapidFire Consecutive Photoshot Selecting the Quality of MPEG4 Recording images Zoom In/Out Functions Self-timer RecordingQuick Start To Take Close-up Shots of Small Subjects Image Stabilizer Function Digital Zoom FunctionTo Use the Zoom Microphone Function Backlight Compensation Function Fade In/Out FunctionsMagicPix Functions Wind Noise Reduction Function Soft Skin FunctionCinema Function Recording in Special Situations Recording in Natural Colors Adjusting White Balance Manually About White Balance Sensor Manual Focus Adjustment Manual Shutter Speed AdjustmentManual Iris Adjustment Multi-Picture Mode Digital Effect Functions Deleting All the Captured Multi-Pictures Picture-in-Picture ModeWipe Mode and Mix Mode To Display the Multi-Pictures Again Finding a Scene You Want to Play Back Adjusting the Sound VolumePlaying Back a Tape Cue/Review Playback Variable Speed Search Function Slow Motion PlaybackStill Playback/Still Advance Playback Playback with Zoom Lever Photoshot Index Search Index Search FunctionsPlayback Zoom Function Scene Index Search Playback Digital Effect Functions Playing Back a Card To Select a Desired File and Playing Back When you select MPEG4 Playback Mode at StepSlide Show To Pause the Slide Show Creating a Title Adding a Title Deleting the Files Recorded on a Writing Printing Data on a CardProtecting the Files on a Card Card To Select and Delete All Files Formatting a CardEnlarging a Movie Picture Size To Resume Normal Moving Picture Size Playing Back on Your TV Press the OSD Button 55 on the Remote ControllerTo Make the Indications Appear on the TV Screen Recording Pictures from a Card onto a Tape Recording from a Tape onto a CardAudio Dubbing To Play Back the Sound Recorded by 12bit Audio Dubbing To Cancel Audio DubbingCopying on an S-VHS or a VHS Cassette To Dub Audio While Listening to a Pre-recorded Sound Recording the Contents of Other Equipment Using the DV Cable for Recording Software Installation Windows Using the Software with a ComputerUsing USB Driver Installing USB Driver Click OK when the Restarting Windows Dialogue appears Connecting Computer PalmcorderFor Using Built-in SD Drive For Windows 2000 Users Installing WebCam Driver Using as a Web CameraOperating environment For Windows 98SE/Me Users Setting up the Windows Messenger≥It enters WEB Camera Mode Start the Windows Messenger or MSN Messenger Click Sign Type in your Sign-in name and password Using the DV Studio 3.1E-SESetting up the MSN Messenger Graphic display Instructions Using the G.726 Audio DecoderTo start DV Studio 3.1E-SE DV Studio3 Using the ArcSoft Software For Windows Installation of ArcSoft Software SuiteAfter the completion of setup, click on Finish Other requirements To disconnect USB cable safely To start software in the ArcSoft Software Suite If you no longer need software or driver Uninstall ≥When Mode Dial 43 is turned to change modes MultiMediaCard About the SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCardAbout the compatibility of the card Files Files recorded on a SD Memory Card or MultiMediaCard Been set to the image are in this Jpeg formatFiles in which Dpof Data has Folder Indications When using Tape Recording Mode To Change the Counter Display ModeTo Change the Display Mode Initializing the Modes Concerning the Power Supply Inserting/Removing the Cassette Recording on a Card Alarm SoundsRecording Check Quick Start Tele-Macro Function Self-timer RecordingZoom In/Out Functions Zoom Microphone Function Program AE Manual Shutter Speed AdjustmentManual Iris Adjustment White Balance Playback Zoom Function Playing BackIndex Search Functions Playback Digital Effect Functions Creating a Title Lock SettingSlide Show Adding a Title Using the DV Cable for Recording Digital Dubbing Recording the Contents of Other EquipmentAfter Use About AC Adaptor Condensation Optimal Use of the Battery Video Head Clogging and Care Cassette LCD Monitor/Viewfinder/Lens HoodUp the charged capacity LCD Monitor Before Requesting Service Problems and Solutions Digital Video System Auto Focus AdjustmentExplanation of Terms Focus Time Code Memory Stop Function Specifications USB Picture Fine Normal Economy Quality 8MB Palmcorder Accessory System Accessory# Description Palmcorder Accessory Order Form For USA Customers AM-5 PM M-F, 6 AM-1030 AM SAT, Pacific Time Request for Service Notice Request for Service Notice USA Only Limited Warranty For USA Customers Panasonic/Quasar Video Products Centralized Factory Servicenter Customer Services DirectoryAccessory Purchases Npcparts@panasonic.com Camcorder Product One 1 year, parts and labour Warranty For Canadian Customers Panasonic Canada IncAmbler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3 Fax 604 278-5627 403 274-5493 905 238-2418 Index RapidFire Consecutive Photoshot Recording Check Viewfinder Inserción de la tarjeta Spanish Quick Use Guide Guía española para el uso rápidoColocación del cassette Grabación en una cinta Reproducción de la tarjeta Grabación de una imagen fija en una Tarjeta PhotoshotGrabación de una imagen en Movimiento en una tarjeta MPEG4 Reproducción de una cinta Panasonic Canada Inc