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Getting Started Basic Operation Special Features For Your Information
Camcorder
Operating Instructions
Model No. PV-L552H
Please read these instructions carefully before attempting to operate this product.
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Things You Should Know Thank you for choosing Panasonic! Date of Purchase You have purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the Dealer Purchased From market today. Used properly, it will bring Dealer Address you years of enjoyment. Please take time to fill in the information to the right. Dealer Phone No. The serial number is on the tag located on Model No. the rear side of your Camcorder. Be sure to retain this manual as your convenient Serial No. Camcorder information s
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Getting Started Things You Should Know Safety Precautions WARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Your Compact VHS Camcorder is designed to record and play back in Standard Play (SP) and Super Long Play (SLP) modes. You can also play a Compact VHS Camcorder recording on your VHS VCR using the supplied VHS PlayPak. This Camcorder is equipped with the HQ System to provide excellent video pictures, and is compatible with standard VHS equipment. I
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Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions – All the safety and 11. Grounding or Polarization – This video unit operating instructions should be read before may be equipped with either a polarized the unit is operated. 2-wire AC (Alternating Current) line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other) 2. Retain Instructions – The safety and or 3-wire grounding type plug, a plug having a operating instructions should be retained for third (grounding) pin. future reference. The 2-wire polarize
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Getting Started Important Safeguards b. If any liquid has been spilled into, or 15. Power Lines – An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead objects have fallen onto, the video unit. power lines or other electric light or power c. If the video unit has been exposed to rain circuits, or where it can fall into such power or water. lines or circuits. When installing an outside d. If the video unit does not operate normally antenna system, extreme care should be take
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Getting Started Basic Operation Special Features For Your Information Table of Contents Things You Should Know ..................................................................................... 2~3 Important Safeguards ............................................................................................ 4~5 Precautions ...................................................................................................................5 Self Demo Mode .....................................
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Getting Started Self Demo Mode Self Demo mode is on when the screen Before you begin... below appears. To turn it off, follow • Connect Camcorder to power source. steps 1-4 below. EVF or LCD Monitor 1 Set POWER to CAMERA. 2 Press MENU for MENU mode. 2, 3, 4 Press UP or DOWN to select SELF DEMO . 3 Press DISPLAY to select OFF. 4 Press MENU to exit. 1 Note: • Self Demo stops automatically if battery is attached (page 9) and cassette tape is inserted (page 11). • Inserting a tape alone (or attachin
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Quick Operation Guide Charging the Battery Pack Insert Cassette Attach fully Charge Battery Pack fully before 1 charged Battery operation (page 9). (page 9). Plug in AC 1 Slide TAPE 2 Adaptor. EJECT to open door. Insert cassette 3 (page 11). Press here to 4 Insert Battery. CHARGE Lamp 2 Protection Film close door. flashes, then stays lit when Note: charging is complete. • Remove the Protection Film before use. Camera Recording When the LCD monitor is open, the EVF automatically turns OFF (page 1
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Getting Started Supplying Power Charging the Battery Pack 1 Plug in AC Adaptor. Charge Battery Pack fully before use. POWER Lamp lights. 3 2 Insert Battery. 2 A Align left side of Battery with left edge of AC Adaptor. B Press Battery down and slide in direction of arrow. POWER The CHARGE Lamp flashes, then stays lit 1 Lamp when charging is complete. 3 Remove Battery. Slide Battery to the left and lift off. CHARGE Note: • Charging takes about 1 and 1/2 hours. Lamp • While the DC Power Cable (supp
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Supplying Power Battery Care Caution: To avoid Battery damage: • Charge only with specified charger. • Do not drop or jar Battery. • Battery can be charged within a temperature range of • Use Battery with specified units only. 10 °C (50 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F). • If Battery is used in extremely high • Battery is normally warm after charging or just after use. temperatures, a safety device will • Do not use an insufficiently charged or worn-out Battery. automatically prevent operation. Safety preca
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Getting Started Cassette Information Cassette Insertion/Removal 1 Turn Tape Wheel in direction of arrow until there is no slack. 1 2 Attach Battery (page 9). 2 3 3 Slide TAPE EJECT to open door. 4 Insert cassette as shown. 5 Press here to close door. 4 • To remove the cassette, slide the TAPE 5 EJECT switch. Record/Playback Time Use tapes with the mark in this unit. Cassette type Tape Speed Selector Position TC-20 TC-30 TC-40 SP 20 minutes 30 minutes 40 minutes (Standard Play) SLP 1 hour 1 hour
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Before Using Adjust the Length of the Attaching Shoulder Strap Shoulder Strap Remove Battery Pack before completing the following steps: 1 Undo strap ends from buckles. 2 Thread strap ends through Strap Pull a loop of strap from buckle, then pull Rings on Camcorder. strap tight to shorten or lengthen. Hand Strap 3 Re-insert the strap 2 3 1 ends into buckles. Adjust Hand Strap length to fit your hand as min. 25.4 mm (1 inch) shown. Lens Cap Attaching the Lens Cap Strap: Thread the Strap through t
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Getting Started Using MENU Mode Before you begin... • Connect Camcorder to power source. • Set POWER to CAMERA or VCR. 1 Press MENU for MENU mode. The CAMERA or VCR MENU screen (see below left) appears when Menu mode is entered. 2 Press UP or DOWN to highlight the desired menu item. 3 Press DISPLAY to set selection. 4 Press MENU to exit. Note: • The Menu mode is canceled if UP/DOWN, DISPLAY, or MENU are not pressed within 5 minutes when Self Demo mode is off with no cassette tape and/or battery
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Setting the Clock Set the following items in order: Time Before you begin... Zone, Daylight Saving Time, Date, • Connect Camcorder to power source. and Time. • Set POWER to CAMERA or VCR. 1 Press MENU for MENU mode. Press UP or DOWN to select CLOCK SET . [ CAMERA MODE ] [ VCR MODE ] 2 Press DISPLAY for CLOCK SET menu. Press UP or DOWN to select TIME ZONE, DST, or DATE/TIME. 1, 2, 3, 4 3 Press DISPLAY for menu of item selected in step 2. To change the setting: TIME ZONE ➔ Go to step 3a on page
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Getting Started Setting the Clock Setting the Time Zone 3a Press UP or DOWN to The Camcorder is preset to Eastern time. select local time zone. [ Time Zone chart ] Press DISPLAY to confirm entry. • When traveling, repeat this operation and select one of the 8 listed time zones to set the clock to local time. Note : • Clock may lose or gain up to 2 minutes per month. • When traveling outside the listed time zones, set clock to local time manually. • To adjust or set clock, see “Setting Date and T
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Built-in Auto Light Before you begin... Using the Light • Connect Camcorder to power source. For recording in dim lighting. • Set POWER to CAMERA. 1 Press MENU for MENU mode. Press UP or DOWN to select LIGHT MODE . 2 Press DISPLAY to set OFF/ON or LIGHT 3 OFF/ON/AUTO. Press MENU to exit. 1, 2 3 Press LIGHT repeatedly for Light ON, CAUTION: AUTO, or OFF. Light becomes hot. • In AUTO, light turns itself on/off Never cover Light while on. according to lighting conditions. Note: EVF or LCD Monitor
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Basic Operation Camera Recording Before you begin... Recording via EVF or LCD • Connect Camcorder to power source. Monitor • Insert cassette with record tab (page 11). View recording scene on EVF (Electronic Viewer Finder) or LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor. 1 Press LCD-OPEN to unlock the LCD monitor. Swing LCD monitor fully open and adjust viewing angle. • If you want to record using EVF, close and lock LCD monitor. 1 2 Set POWER to CAMERA. 3 3 • Be sure POWER BRIGHT VISION is fully turned
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Camera Recording Before you begin... Stand-by Quick Release • Connect Camcorder to power source. If left in RECORD/PAUSE mode for 5 • Insert cassette with record tab (page 11). minutes, Camcorder switches to Stand-by mode to conserve battery. When set to ON, Stand-by Quick Release lets you resume recording by pressing RECORD/PAUSE two times. Stand-by Quick Release is set to OFF at the factory. 1 Set POWER to b CAMERA. a c 2 Press MENU for MENU mode. B 2, 3, 4 Press UP or DOWN to select STAND-BY
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Basic Operation Camera Recording Before you begin... Programmed Recording • Connect Camcorder to power source. Set a recording start and stop time. Or, Use AC Adaptor for longer recordings. set a 5 or 10 second interval recording • Insert cassette with record tab (page 11). • Set POWER to CAMERA. to be done each minute. 1, 2, 3 1 Press MENU for MENU mode. Press UP or DOWN to select PROGRAMMED REC . 2 Press DISPLAY. (Current time is displayed.) Each additional press of DISPLAY increases start tim
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Playing Back Recordings Before you begin... Playback on EVF or LCD Monitor • Connect Camcorder to power source. • Insert recorded tape. Press LCD-OPEN and swing LCD 1 monitor fully open. • If you want to playback on EVF, close and lock LCD monitor. Set POWER to VCR. 2 1 • If tape has no record tab, auto playback begins. Speaker • EVF or LCD monitor turns on/off by D 3 the POWER switch. BRIGHT • EVF shuts off when LCD monitor is ADJUSTMENT opened and turns back on when LCD A is closed. E 3 Playba
