Panasonic Hm Ta2 Owners Manual

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Cautions for use
Do not drop or bump the unit. Do not subject to strong pressure.
≥A strong impact can break the lens, LCD monitor or the unit’s casing, 
causing it to malfunction.
≥ Do not attach any other items to the hand strap that’s supplied with the 
unit. While being stored, that item can rest against the LCD monitor 
and damage it.
≥ While the unit is stored in a bag, be careful not to drop or hit the bag so 
that the unit may not be subjected to impact.
Keep this unit as far away as possible from electromagnetic 
equipment (such as microwave ovens, TVs, video games etc.).
≥ If you use this unit on top of or near a TV, the pictures and/or sound on 
this unit may be disrupted by electromagnetic wave radiation.
≥ Do not use this unit near cell phones because doing so may result in 
noise adversely affecting the pictures and/or sound.
≥ Recorded data may be damaged, or pictures may be distorted, by 
strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors.
≥ Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by microprocessors may 
adversely affect this unit, disturbing the pictures and/or sound.
≥ If this unit is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and 
stops functioning properly, turn this unit off and press the RESET 
button. Then turn this unit on.
Do not use this unit near radio transmitters or high-voltage lines.
≥ If you record near radio transmitters or high-voltage lines, the recorded 
pictures and/or sound may be adversely affected.
Make sure to use the supplied cords. If you use optional 
accessories, use the cords and the cables supplied with them.
Do not extend the cords and the cables.
Do not spray insecticides or volatile chemicals onto the unit.
≥ If the unit is sprayed with such chemicals, its body may be marred and 
the surface finish may peel off.
About this unit
The unit and the SD card become warm during use. This is not a 
malfunction.
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≥Do not leave rubber or plastic products in contact with the unit for a 
long time.
When you use the unit in a sandy or dusty place such as a beach, 
do not let sand or fine dust get into the body and terminals of the 
unit.
≥ Sand or dust may damage the unit. (Care should be taken when 
inserting and removing a card.)
Keep the unit away from sea water.
≥ If sea water splashes onto the unit, wipe off the water with a well wrung 
cloth. Then wipe the unit again with a dry cloth.
Do not use the unit for surveillance purposes or other business 
uses.
≥ In certain situations, continuous use could cause the unit to overheat 
and cause a malfunction. Such use is strongly discouraged.
≥ This unit was designed for consumer intermittent use. It was not 
intended for continuous use, or for any industrial or commercial 
application resulting in prolonged use.
Perform a formatting of the built-in memory when this unit is to be 
disposed/transferred. (l 57)
When the status indicator is flashing at a particularly fast rate, the 
following should be considered.
Flashing with approx. 2 second period (off for approx. 1 second, on 
for approx. 1 second):
≥ The battery is not charged. Press the RESET button, and try charging 
again.
≥ Check that the terminals of the unit are not dirty or covered with a 
foreign object, and connect this unit correctly once again. If a foreign 
object or dirt is present, turn off the unit and then remove it.
≥ The battery or environment is at an extremely high or low temperature. 
Wait until the temperature has returned to an appropriate level and try 
charging again. If  you are still unable to charge, there may be a fault in 
this unit.
About status indicator during charging
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When cleaning, wipe this unit with a soft, dry cloth.
≥If the unit is very dirty, dip a cloth in water and squeeze firmly, and then 
wipe the unit with the damp cloth. Next, dry the unit with a dry cloth.
≥ Use of benzine, paint thinner, alcohol, or dishwashing liquid may alter 
the unit body or peel the surface finish. Do not use these solvents.
≥ When using a chemical dust cloth, follow the instructions that came 
with the cloth.
≥ Do not press the LCD monitor with excessive force. Uneven colors 
may appear on the LCD monitor and it may malfunction.
≥ When the LCD monitor gets dirty, wipe it with a soft cloth such as eye 
glass cleaner.
≥ Do not touch the LCD monitor with your finger nails, or rub or press 
with strong force.
≥ It may become hard to see or hard to recognize the touch when the 
LCD protection sheet is affixed.
≥ In a place with drastic temperature changes, condensation may form 
on the LCD monitor. Wipe it with a soft cloth such as eye glass cleaner.
≥ When the unit has become very cold, for example due to storage in a 
cold area, its LCD monitor will be slightly darker than usual 
immediately after the unit is turned on. The normal brightness will be 
restored when the unit’s internal temperature rises.
≥ Do not press against the lens with excessive force.
≥ Do not leave the unit with the lens facing the sun, as rays of light from 
the sun may cause it to malfunction. Also, be careful when placing the 
unit outside or near a window.
Cleaning
LCD monitor
Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD 
Monitor screen featuring a total of approximately 230,000 dots. The 
result is more than 99.99% effective dots with a mere 0.01% of the 
dots inactive or always lit. However, this is not a malfunction and does 
not affect the recorded picture.
About the Lens, the microphone and the speaker
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≥If the lens gets dirty with fingerprints etc., wipe the lens surface with a 
soft dry cloth.
(If you leave fingerprints on or otherwise dirty the lens, the pictures you 
take may look whiter than normal.)
≥ A sound might be muffled or warped when there is water on the 
microphone or the speaker. Wipe the residues after letting the water 
drip out from the microphone and speaker by tipping this unit 
downward, and use it after letting it dry for a while.
≥ Do not poke the holes of microphone and speaker with sharp points. 
(It may damage the waterproof sheet inside, which may damage the 
waterproof performance.)
The battery used in this unit is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery. It 
is susceptible to humidity and temperature and the effect increases 
the more the temperature rises or falls.
If the operating time is very short even after the battery has been 
recharged, the battery has worn out. Contact consumer support. 
( l 101, 102)
≥ The memory capacity indicated on the label of an SD card is the total of 
the capacity for copyright protection and management and the capacity 
which can be used on the unit, a PC etc.
Do not leave the SD card where the temperature is high, where 
electromagnetic waves or static electricity are easily generated or 
exposed to direct sunlight.
Do not bend or drop the SD card.
≥ The SD card may be damaged or the recorded content may be 
damaged or deleted.
≥ Put the SD card in the card case or the storage bag after use and when 
storing or carrying the SD card.
≥ Do not allow dirt, dust or water to get into the terminals on the back of 
the SD card and do not touch the terminals with your fingers.
About the battery
About the SD card
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When disposing of or giving away the SD card, note that:
Formatting and deletion of this unit or computer only changes the 
file management information and does not completely delete the 
data in the SD card.
It is recommended to physically destroy the SD card or use the 
commercially available computer data deletion software to 
completely erase the data in the SD card before transferring to 
another party or disposing.
The customer is responsible for the management of the data in the 
SD card.
≥This unit should be stored in a cool place free from humidity, with as 
constant temperature as possible. (Recommended temperature: 15 °C 
to 25 °C (59 °F to 77 °F), Recommended humidity: 40%RH to 60%RH)
≥ Always remove the SD card from the unit.
≥ When storing this unit for a long period of time, we recommend 
charging it once a year.
≥ The battery will self-discharge little by  little even when this unit is not 
used. The battery may get exhausted when you do not use it for a long 
period of time.
≥ When storing the unit in a cupboard or cabinet, it is recommended that 
you place a desiccant (silica gel) in with it.
≥ Condensation occurs when the am bient temperature or humidity 
changes. Be careful of condensation since it causes lens stains, 
fungus and unit malfunction.
≥ If condensation occurs, turn the unit off and leave it for about 2 hours. 
The fog will disappear naturally when the temperature of the unit 
becomes close to the ambient temperature.
When not using the unit for a long period of time
About condensation
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Requests when disposing of this 
unit
When disposing of your used products, remove the battery built 
into the unit, and please cooperate in recycling of the battery. 
Please refer to page 87 about how to remove the battery.
≥Please make sure that the battery is disposed of at an officially 
assigned location, if there is one in your country.
This is the rechargeable battery for this unit. Do not use other than 
with this unit.
Do not charge the rechargeable battery when it has been removed.
≥ Do not place in fire or heat it.
≥
Do not puncture with nails, subject it to impact, disassemble or modify it.≥ Do not touch metal to the r  and s terminals.
≥ Do not store or carry together with necklaces or hairpins, etc.
≥ Do not heat in microwaves or ovens, etc.
≥ Do not charge, use or leave in hot places such as next to fires or in 
extremely hot weather.
≥ Do not put into water.
This may cause leaking, overheating, fire or rupture.
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If a leak should occur, by no means touch the liquid with bare hands.
If the liquid gets on the body or clothes, wash well with water. If the liquid 
gets into your eyes, there is a danger of blindness. Do not rub the eyes; 
after washing immediately with clean water, consult your physician.
Keep removed screws etc. out of the reach of small children.
If accidentally ingested there will  be adverse physical effects.
≥ Should you suspect that such an object has been ingested, consult 
your physician immediately.
Battery used for this unit
Do not disassemble this unit other than when disposing of this unit.
Name: Lithium ion (Li-ion) rechargeable battery
Nominal voltage: DC 3.7 V
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Disassemble after the battery runs out.
≥Using a driver (optional), disassemble in the following sequence.
≥
If it cannot be removed smoothly, contact Panasonic’s Service Center.
≥ Keep disassembled parts out of reach of children.
1Remove all screws shown in the figure.
( : 9 screws,  : 7 screws)
≥Use a Phillips screwdriver (optional) to remove screws.
How to remove the battery
This figure describes the disposal of the unit, it is not instruction 
for repair. If disassembled, repair is not possible.
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2Open this unit as shown in the figure below, and 
remove the battery with a driver.
Regarding the handling of used batteries
≥Insulate the terminals with cellophane tape or similar.
≥ Do not disassemble.
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About copyright
∫Carefully observe copyright laws
Whatever you have recorded and created can be used for your 
personal entertainment only. Under copyright laws, other materials 
cannot be used without obtaining permission from the holders of 
the copyrights.
∫Licenses
≥SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.
≥ HDMI, the HDMI Logo, and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are 
trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the 
United States and other countries.
≥ Microsoft
®, Windows® and Windows Vista® are either registered 
trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States 
and/or other countries.
≥ Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from 
Microsoft Corporation.
≥ IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business 
Machines Corporation of the U.S.
≥
Intel®, Core™, Pentium® and Celeron® are the registered trademarks or 
trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.
≥ AMD Athlon™ is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
≥ iMovie and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. 
and other countries.
≥ YouTube is a trademark of Google Inc.
≥ Facebook is a trademark of Facebook Inc.
≥ Other names of systems and products mentioned in these instructions 
are usually the registered trademarks or trademarks of the 
manufacturers who developed the system or product concerned.
This product is licensed under the AVC patent portfolio license for the 
personal and non-commercial use of a consumer to (i) encode video in 
compliance with the AVC Standard (“AVC Video”) and/or (ii) decode AVC 
Video that was encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal and non-
commercial activity and/or was obtained from a video provider licensed 
to provide AVC Video. No license is granted or shall be implied for any 
other use. Additional information may be obtained from MPEG LA, LLC. 
See http://www.mpegla.com
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Recording modes/approximate 
recordable time (motion pictures)
≥SD cards are only mentioned with their main memory size. The stated 
times are the approximate recordable times for continuous recording.
A Favors image quality
B Favors recording time
C Use this to play back and edit using a Mac.
≥ The default setting is  .
≥ Maximum continuous recordable time for one scene:
j
If [Video Rec Mode] is set to //:
29min59sec
j If [Video Rec Mode] is set to  :
Approx. 20 min (up to 4 GB recording capacity)
≥ If a recording with a lot of action is recorded, the recording time is 
reduced.
≥ The recordable time may be reduced if recording of short scene is 
repeated. C
Recording mode
Picture size1920k10801280k720640k480960k540
SD card
4GB
40min 50min 2h20min 20min
16 GB 2h40min 3h30min 9h50min 1h20min
64 GB 10 h
13h30min32h 5h20min
Built-in memory
Approx. 10 MB 3s 4s 13s 2s
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