Panasonic Digital Video Camera Recorder AG-DVC30P Operating Instructions

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PLAYBACK
Variable-speed playback
You can play back tapes recorded in the SP and
LP mode at about one-fifth and one-third of the
normal tape speed, respectively.
1Play back the tape.
2Press one of the STILL ADV (
Dor 
E)
buttons on the remote control unit.
OPress the 
1button to return to normal
playback.
OPress the 
1button or 
;button to return to
normal playback.OPress the 
1button to return to normal
playback.
STILL ADVPAUSESTILL ADV
INDEX
SELECT
– V
STOP INDEXPLAY
C/REW FF/ B
Slow playback
STILL...

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Search functions
OPress the 
1button to return to normal
playback. This function enables you to change the
playback speed and search for specific scenes.
Variable-speed search
1Press the 
1button on the camera-recorder
or the VAR SEARCH button on the remote
control unit while the tape is playing back.
“1k” appears on the viewfinder and LCD
monitor, and the tape is played back at the
normal speed.
No sound is heard at this time.
INDEX
SELECT
STORE
OFF/ONP.B.DIGITAL
VAR.
SEARCHPB.
ZOOM
MENU
SET
ITEM...

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PLAYBACK
Search functions (cont.)
OTo stop the search at any time, press the
STOP button ($). This function searches for the index signals
recorded on the tape so that the tape can be
cued up to a particular part.
Index searches can only be performed using the
remote control unit.
Index search
Index signals
This camera-recorder can record index
signals that serve as a guide for tape cue-up.
OPhoto index:
These signals are recorded when a tape
has been recorded using the photo shot
technique. (P39)...

When adding sound to an existing recording
by audio dubbing, you can use this function to
set the point at which the audio dubbing is to
end. (P59)
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1Press the COUNTER button to display the
counter memory.
2At the desired position on the tape, press the
RESET button (counter) to reset the counter
memory display.
3Proceed with playback or shooting.
5When the tape is rewound or fast forwarded,
it stops automatically near where the counter
memory display was reset.
Counter
You can display a counter that...

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EDITING
PHONES
DV
CAM REMOTE
PHONES
DV
CAM REMOTE
DV cable (option)
4-pin type
Connecting external units
(P48)
Headphones
(P42, P61)
Digital video equipment
OBefore proceeding to connect or disconnect the DV cable (IEEE1394), be
absolutely sure to turn off the power of the units that are to be connected or
disconnected using this cable.
OBefore proceeding to connect the unit which uses a 6-pin type of DV
connector, carefully check the shape of the connectors on the DV cable and
unit.  Connecting a...

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S-VIDEO
    IN/OUT
MIC
AV
IN/OUT
XLR ADAPTER
S-VIDEO
    IN/OUT
MIC
AV
IN/OUT
XLR ADAPTER
Connecting external units (cont.)
AV cable
(accessory)
AV cable
(accessory) S-video cable (option) Red: CH2 (R ch) audio
White: CH1 (L ch) audio
Yellow: Video
Yellow Red: CH2 (R ch) audio
White: CH1 (L ch) audio
S-video connector
supported
(P58-P61)
TV set
S-video cable (option) Red: CH2 (R ch) audio
White: CH1 (L ch) audio
Yellow: Video
Yellow Red: CH2 (R ch) audio
White: CH1 (L ch) audio
S-video connector...

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EDITING
S-VIDEO
    IN/OUT
MIC
AV
IN/OUT
XLR ADAPTER
S-VIDEO
    IN/OUT
MIC
AV
IN/OUT
XLR ADAPTER
XLR microphone
(AG-MC100G, option) Stereo microphone
(AG-MC15, option)
XLR microphone adapter
(AG-MYA30G, option)
Connecting external units (cont.)
(P58, P59)
External microphone
(connected to phono jack)
(P58, P59)
External microphone
(connected to XLR connector) 

7When the PAUSE button (
;) on the remote
control unit is pressed, the camera-recorder
reurns to the still-picture playback mode.
If more sound is to be dubbed, repeat steps
5and 6.
8When the STOP button ($) on the remote
control unit is pressed, audio dubbing is
stopped.
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When the AUDIO DUB (sound adding)
function is allocated to a USER button on the
camera-recorder, audio dubbing can be
performed (sound can be added) by operating
that button in the same way as the PAUSE
button (
;) on the remote...

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EDITING
Audio dubbing (cont.)
$Listening to sound that has
been dubbed
You can switch between the sound that has
been dubbed and the sound heard during
shooting using the 32K (12bit) AUDIO item
setting on the PLAYBACK FUNCTION
screen. (P74)
ST1:
The sound heard during shooting is played
back.
ST2:
The sound that has been dubbed on a
recording is played back.
MIX:
Both the sound heard during shooting and
that you have dubbed on a recording are
played back at the same time.
$Performing audio dubbing as...

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Dubbing
2Turn on the power of the external unit, and
play back the tape.
4Press the $button to stop the recording.
5Stop play back on the external unit. Using the dubbing function, you can dub (copy)
the contents of S-VHS (or VHS) cassettes onto
DV cassettes or record TV programs. (P56)
1Turn the POWER lever to set the camera-
recorder to the VCR mode.
1
OFFONMODE
POWER
CAMERA
VCR
Analog input
3To start recording, press the REC button
while holding down the REC sub button on
the camera-recorder.
If...