Panasonic Vdr D250 Operating Instructions Manual

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Editing
Using playlists
Two consecutive scenes can be combined into one.
≥Combining scenes on a playlist will not affect the original scenes.
¬Select playlist playback mode. (l87, steps 1 and 2)
1 Press the MENU button, then select [ EDIT] and 
press the joystick.
2 Select the playlist to be edited, then press the 
joystick.
3 Select [ COMBINE], then press the joystick.
4 Select the scene to be combined, then press the 
joystick.
≥The selected scene and the next scene are combined.
5 When the confirmation message appears, select [YES], then press the 
joystick.
To continue combining other scenes
Repeat steps 4-5.
To complete editing
Press the MENU button.
Combining scenes
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Editing
Using playlists
≥Deleting scenes on a playlist will not affect the original scenes.
Deleting scenes one at a time:
¬Select playlist playback mode. (l87, steps 1 and 2)
1 Press the   button during playback.
2 When the confirmation message appears, select [YES], then press the 
joystick.
Deleting multiple scenes from the thumbnail display:
¬Select playlist playback mode. (l87, steps 1 and 2)
1 Press the MENU button, then select [ EDIT] and 
press the joystick.
2 Select the playlist to be edited, then press the 
joystick.
3 Select [ DELETE] # [ SELECT] or [ ALL] and 
press the joystick.
≥When [ALL] is selected, the selected playlist will be erased. Proceed 
to step 6.
4(Only when [SELECT] is selected in step 3)
Select the scene to be deleted, then press the 
joystick.
The selected scene is encircled by a yellow frame.
≥When the joystick is pressed again, the selected scene will be 
canceled.
≥Up to 8 scenes displayed on a page can be set in succession.
Deleting scenes
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Editing
Using playlists
5
(Only when [SELECT] is selected in step 3)
Press the   button.
6 When the confirmation message appears, select [YES], then press the 
joystick.
(Only when [SELECT] is selected in step 3)
To continue deleting other scenes
Repeat steps 4-6.
To complete editing
Press the MENU button.
≥Deleting scenes on a playlist will not increase the 
remaining capacity for recording.
≥The playlist itself is deleted if you delete all the 
scenes in it.≥When a playlist is deleted, the number of each 
subsequent playlist decreases by one.
≥It may not be possible to delete scenes that have 
been divided. Combine the divided scenes, and 
then delete them.
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Editing
Editing still pictures
Editing still pictures
(SD)
The deleted files cannot be restored.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1 Press the   button during playback.
2 When the confirmation message appears, select [YES], then press the 
joystick.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1 Press the MENU button, then select [ DELETE] 
# [ SELECT] or [ ALL] and press the joystick.
≥When [ALL] is selected, all files on the SD card except the locked 
files will be erased. Proceed to step 4.
2(Only when [SELECT] is selected in step 1)
Select the file to be deleted, then press the 
joystick.
The selected file is encircled by a yellow frame.
≥When the joystick is pressed again, the selected file will be canceled.
≥Up to 8 files displayed on a page can be set in succession.
3(Only when [SELECT] is selected in step 1)
Press the   button.
4 When the confirmation message appears, select [YES], then press the 
joystick.
(Only when [SELECT] is selected in step 1)
To continue deleting other files
Repeat steps 2-4.
Deleting still pictures
This is for deleting still picture files recorded on SD cards.
Deleting files one at a time
Deleting multiple files from the thumbnail display
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Editing
Editing still pictures
To complete editing
Press the MENU button.
∫Deleting still picture files recorded on an SD card by other products
A still picture file (other than JPEG) that cannot be played back on this unit may be erased.
≥In case of [ALL], the deletion may take time if there 
are many files on the SD card.
≥Do not turn off this unit while deleting.
≥When you delete files, use a battery with sufficient 
battery power or use the AC adaptor.≥Do not remove the SD card while deleting.
≥If files conforming to DCF standard are deleted, all 
the data related to the files will be deleted.
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Editing
Editing still pictures
(SD)
Still picture files recorded on an SD card can be locked so that they may not be deleted by mistake. 
(However even if you lock some files on an SD card, formatting the card will delete all the files.)
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1 Press the MENU button, then select 
[PLAYSETUP] # [LOCK] # [YES] and 
press the joystick.
2 Select the file to be protected, then press the 
joystick.
[ ] display appears and the selected file is locked.
≥Press the joystick again to release the lock setting.
≥You can also select multiple files in succession.
To complete the settings
Press the MENU button.
Locking still pictures
This is for preventing still picture files from being deleted by mistake.
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Editing
Editing still pictures
(SD)
You can write the data of still pictures to be printed and number of copies (DPOF data) onto the SD 
card.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1 Press the MENU button, then select 
[PLAYSETUP] # [ DPOF SET] # [SET] and 
press the joystick.
2 Select the file to be set, then press the joystick.
The number of prints set to be in DPOF is displayed.
3 Move the joystick up or down to select the number of prints, then 
press the joystick.
≥You can select from 0 to 999. (The selected number of pictures can be printed with the printer 
supporting DPOF.)
≥To cancel the setting, set the number of prints to [0].
≥You can also select multiple files in succession.
To complete the settings
Press the MENU button.
To cancel all DPOF settings
Press the MENU button, then select [ PLAY SETUP] # [ DPOF SET] # [CANCEL ALL] and 
press the joystick.
≥When the confirmation message appears, select [YES], then press the joystick.
∫What is DPOF?
DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format. This enables picture printing information to be written 
onto an SD card so that it can be used on a system supporting DPOF.
≥The DPOF setting can be established for up to 999 
files.
≥DPOF setting made on other devices may not be 
recognized by this unit. Please perform the DPOF 
settings on this unit.≥You cannot add the recording date to pictures to be 
printed with the DPOF settings.
DPOF setting
This is for writing the printing data on an SD card.
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Disc and card management
Formatting discs and cards
Disc and card management
Formatting discs and cards
(RAM) (-RW‹VR›) (-RW‹V›)
Please be aware that if a disc is formatted, then all the data recorded on the disc will be erased.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1 Press the MENU button, then select [ SETUP] 
# [FORMATDISC] # [YES] and press the 
joystick.
≥When formatting a DVD-RAM, skip to step 3.
2(When formatting a DVD-RW only)
Select format type (l24), then press the joystick.
3 When the confirmation message appears, select [YES], then press the 
joystick.
≥When formatting is complete, press the MENU button to exit the message screen.
≥In the case of a double sided disc, format each side.
≥It may not be possible to format a disc with many 
scratches or dirt. Such discs cannot be used.
≥During formatting, do not turn this unit off.
≥When you format the disc, use a battery with 
sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor.Formatting DVD-RAM:
≥We recommend formatting on this unit. If formatting 
on a computer, use the supplied software. For more 
details, refer to the operating instructions of the 
software.
If you connect this unit to a computer to format a 
DVD-RAM, you cannot use DVDForm (l11 2 )  t o  
physically format it. Use a separate DVD-RAM drive 
to physically format a DVD-RAM.
Formatting DVD-RW:
≥Format on this unit.
Formatting discs
This is for initializing discs.
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Disc and card management
Formatting discs and cards
(SD)
Please be aware that if an SD card is formatted, then all the data recorded on the card will be 
erased. Store important data on a computer, etc.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1 Press the MENU button, then select [ SETUP] 
# [ FORMAT CARD] # [YES] and press the 
joystick.
2 When the confirmation message appears, select [YES], then press the 
joystick.
≥When formatting is complete, press the MENU button to exit the message screen.
≥Use this unit to format SD cards. If an SD card is 
formatted on other products (such as a computer), 
the time spent for recording may become longer 
and you may not be able to use the SD card.
≥Depending on the type of SD card being used, it 
may take time to format.≥During formatting, do not turn this unit off.
≥When you format the SD card, use a battery with 
sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor.
≥Do not remove the SD card while formatting.
Formatting an SD card
This is for initializing cards.
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Disc and card management
Finalizing a disc
Finalizing a disc
(-RW‹VR›) (-RW‹V›) (-R)
To play back a DVD-RW (Video format) or a DVD-R on other devices e.g. a DVD player, finalize the 
disc.
¬Connect this unit to the AC adaptor. (Finalization cannot be executed using a battery.)
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1 Press the MENU button, then select [ SETUP] 
# [ FINALIZE] # [YES] and press the joystick.
≥When finalizing a DVD-RW (VR format), skip to step 3.
2[When finalizing a DVD-RW (Video format) or DVD-R]
Select whether or not to create a top menu, then press the joystick.
3 When the confirmation message appears, select [YES], then press the 
joystick.
≥When finalizing is complete, press the MENU button to exit the message screen.
≥Do not finalize a disc recorded on this unit using any 
other device.
≥In the case of a double sided disc, finalize each 
side.
≥The top menu created when finalizing does not 
appear on this unit. Play back the disc on a DVD 
player. 
Titles are displayed by recording date on the top 
menu. However, when [PLAY MODE] is set to 
[BY DATE] to view scenes by recording date, some 
scenes recorded on the same date may be 
separated. (l78) These scenes will be displayed 
as separate titles on the top menu.≥Depending on the condition of the disc, the time it 
takes for finalizing will differ. It may take up to 15 
minutes.
≥If this unit becomes hot or is shaken strongly or 
impacted while finalizing, the finalization will fail and 
the disc may become unplayable on other devices.
≥If the power supply stops while finalizing, the 
finalization will fail and the disc may become 
unplayable on other devices even if disc repair is 
carried out.
Finalizing a disc
This is for enabling discs to be played on other devices.
∫Finalizing video format discs
Be sure to finalize the disc on this unit, before using it on other devices.
DVD-RW (Video format):After finalizing, the disc becomes play-only. You can record on the 
disc after un-finalizing (l101) or formatting (l98).
DVD-R:
After finalizing, the disc becomes play-only and you can no longer record.
∫Finalizing VR format discs
DVD-RAM:It is not necessary to finalize DVD-RAM.
DVD-RW (VR format):Finalizing a DVD-RW (VR format) increases its compatibility with other 
products. DVD-RW (VR format) after finalization can be recorded and 
edited in the same way as DVD-RW (VR format) before finalization.
YES:After finalizing, a top menu containing thumbnails appears first during playback.
NO:A top menu is not created. Playback starts from the first scene.
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