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With a PC
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„ When you use the Camcorder as a Web 
camera
When you use the Camcorder as a Web camera 
in the Tape Playback Mode, the indication of the 
One-Touch Navigation icon is different from the 
one in usual operation.
12
1In usual operation
2In the WEB CAMERA mode 
(Tape Playback Mode)
•  Even if you move the Joystick Control [▲▼◄►] 
( 
, , ,  ), the selected direction on the 
One-Touch Navigation icon is not lit in yellow.
•  The One-Touch Navigation icon blinks on instead 
of appearing from the...

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6  Click on [Audio Tuning Wizard...] in the 
[Tools] menu to confi rm that equipment is 
connected correctly.
7  Select [USB Video Device] in the [Camera] 
menu.
Setting up the MSN Messenger
•  For other information about Windows Messenger, 
please refer to Help.
•  When access is finished, close Windows 
Messenger, then turn off the Camcorder. Finally, 
disconnect the USB Cable.
•  If the Camcorder is used as Web Camera 
continuously for two hours, the communication 
is automatically shut OFF. In this...

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With a PC
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By connecting the Camcorder and Macintosh with 
the DV Cable, you can transfer motion pictures 
saved on a DV Tape directly to your Macintosh.
•  iMovie HD, included with any new Macintosh or 
sold with iLife.
Transferring Motion DV Tape 
Pictures (Camcorder→Macintosh) 
via DV Cable (iMovie / iMovie HD)
2  Connect the Camcorder to your Macintosh 
with the DV Cable.
„ For  MacintoshOS:Mac OS X v 10.3 – X v 10.4
1  Set the Camcorder to Tape Playback 
Mode.
3  Click the [  iMovie HD] icon.
If...

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Notes
•  Macintosh and iMovie HD from Apple are the 
registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
• Microsoft
® Windows®, Windows Messenger®, MSN 
Messenger® and DirectX® are either trademarks or 
registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation 
in the United States and/or other countries.
• Intel
®, Pentium® and Celeron® are the registered 
trademarks or trademarks of the Intel Corporation.
•  All other names, company names, product names, 
etc. in these instructions are the trademarks 
or...

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With a PC
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Data files recorded on an “SD Memory Card” by 
this Camcorder conform with DCF (Design rule for 
Camera File system) established by JEITA (Japan 
Electronics and Information Technology Industries 
Association).
•  If you attempt to play back files recorded with this 
Camcorder on other equipment or to play back files 
recorded with other equipment on this Camcorder, 
you may not be able to play them back. Please 
check the compatibility with the other equipment in 
advance.
About the...

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56For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo
Others
Indications
Various functions and the Camcorder status are 
shown on the screen.
 W :Fade (White) (pp. 31~32)
 B :Fade (Black) (pp. 31~32) :Auto White Balance (p. 35)
 :White Balance Adjustment Mode 
(pp. 35~36)
 :Outdoor Mode (p. 35)
 :Indoor Mode (recording under 
incandescent lamp) (p. 35)
 :MagicPix Function (p. 32) : Zoom Microphone (p. 30)
 :Wind Noise Reduction (p. 33)...

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Others
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Warning/Alarm Indications
If any one of the following indications lights up or 
flashes, please check the Camcorder.
Confirmatory Indications
 :A cassette with the accidental erasure 
prevention slider placed in the [SAVE] 
position is inserted.
No cassette is inserted.
[--] / 
:The built-in battery is low. (p. 16)
 :The Warning/Alarm Indication appears 
when you record yourself. Turn the LCD 
Monitor towards the Viewfinder and 
check the Warning/Alarm Indication.
 :No card is inserted.
 END...

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58For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo
Cautions for Use
„ After  Use
1  Take out the Cassette. (p. 14)
2  Set the [OFF/ON] Switch to [OFF].
3  Take out the Card. (p. 15)
4  Detach the power supply and retract the 
Viewfi nder or the LCD Monitor. (p. 17)
5  To protect the Lens, attach the supplied 
Lens Cap.
„ Cautions for UseWhen you use your Camcorder on a rainy or 
snowy day or on a beach, make sure that no 
water enters...

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Others
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„  CondensationIf you turn the Camcorder on when condensation 
occurs on the head or the tape, Condensation 
Indication [ 
 ] is displayed on the Viewfinder or 
the LCD Monitor and the messages 
[
DEW DETECT] or [EJECT TAPE] (only 
when the tape is inserted) appear. In this case, follow 
the procedure below.
1  Remove the tape if it is inserted.•  It takes about 20 seconds to open the Cassette 
Holder. This is not a malfunction.
2  Leave the Camcorder with the Cassette 
Compartment Cover closed...

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60For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo
Be Sure to Detach the Battery after UseBe sure to detach the Battery from the Camcorder. (If 
it is left attached to the Camcorder, a minute amount 
of current is consumed even when the Camcorder 
power is off.) If the Battery is left attached to the 
Camcorder for a long time, over-discharge takes 
place. The Battery may become unusable after it is 
charged.
Disposing of an Unusable...
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