Others 1 Menus (cont.)

SETUP menu

 

 

 

Item

 

Purpose

 

 

 

 

Display current information or settings on the LCD monitor.

 

 

 

DISPLAY

•Even when [OFF] is set, the operating status, date, world time

 

 

 

 

and Underwater Mode displays remain displayed.

 

 

 

DATE/TIME

Select the Date and Time Display Mode.

 

 

 

DATE FORMAT

Select the date display format.

 

 

 

FORMAT CARD

Format SD cards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUICK START

Start recording instantly.

 

 

 

 

Shut off power if the unit is not being operated.

 

 

 

ECONOMY

This function does not work in the following cases.

 

 

 

•While using the AC adaptor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•While connected to a computer or printer via USB

 

 

 

 

Set the Audio Recording Mode.

 

 

 

 

In this unit, the Audio Mode cannot be changed after recording,

 

 

 

AUDIO REC

but if VideoCam Suite provided with the unit is used, sound can

 

 

 

 

be recorded on DVD discs using [DOLBY] or on SD cards using

 

 

 

 

[MPEG].

 

 

 

 

 

Allow operations such as starting and ending recording to be

 

 

 

 

signaled by a beep.

 

 

 

 

When [ON]

 

 

 

 

 

Beep:

•When recording starts or power is turned on

 

 

 

BEEP SOUND

 

•When a computer or printer is recognized

 

 

 

 

Beep-Beep: •When recording stops or power is shut off

 

 

 

 

Beep-Beep, Beep-Beep … (4 times consecutively):

 

 

 

 

 

•If an error that prevents recording occurs, etc. Check

 

 

 

 

 

the message (P.94) that appears on the LCD monitor.

 

 

 

POWER LCD

Brighten the LCD monitor more than usual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LCD SET

Adjust brightness or color density of the LCD monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV ASPECT

Display images at the aspect ratio of a connected TV.

 

 

 

EXT. DISPLAY

Display information on a connected TV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESUME PLAY

Continue playback from the point it was stopped.

 

 

 

INITIAL SET

Return all settings except for [LANGUAGE] and [CLOCK SET] to

 

 

 

their defaults at the time of purchase.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display an introduction to the unit (Demonstration Mode).

 

 

 

DEMO MODE

The demonstration stops when any operation except pressing the

 

 

 

[AUTO] or [MANUAL AF/MF] button is performed, but it will resume

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

if no operations are performed for approx. 10 or more minutes.

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Panasonic SDR-SW21PC operating instructions Others 1 Menus, Setup menu, Purpose

SDR-SW21P, SDR-SW21PC specifications

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