Panasonic Digital Video Camera Recorder AG-DVC60P Operating Instructions

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In the set mode ( ), you can save the white balance,
which has been adjusted manually, in the memory.
1Place a white pattern in a location with the same
lighting conditions and light source as the subject,
then zoom in and fill the whole screen with white. 
A white object (a white cloth or white wall) near the
subject can be used instead of the white pattern.
•Keep high-brightness spotlights and yellow sub-
jects off the screen.
2Set the AUTO/MANUAL selector switch to MAN-
UAL.
•No adjustments can be performed with this switch
at AUTO.
3Press the WHITE BAL button and hold it down until
the  display lights. 
The   display will start to blink immediately after it
lights.
•This operation can be performed even if the set-
ting mode for the white balance has been
selected.
4The white balance is now adjusted automatically. 
The screen then darkens for a moment before the
black balance is adjusted automatically. 
When the adjustments have been completed, 
stops blinking and changes back to a lighted dis-
play.
•Do not move the screen away from the subject
until the adjustments are completed.Adjusting the white balance manually
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•If these steps are taken during shooting, only the
white balance will be adjusted.
•If the white balance cannot be adjusted satisfacto-
rily because the place is extremely bright or
extremely dark, the   display will blink slowly.
•The white balance cannot be adjusted manually
while digital zooming is performed with “×160”
selected as the D. ZOOM item (P69) setting on the
SW MODE screen. 
						

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Audio input select and level adjustments
Use the AUDIO IN switch to switch input between the
built-in microphone, an external microphone, an exter-
nal microphone (XLR), and an external line (XLR).
You can record simultaneously from CH1 and CH2 by
setting each for FRONT and REAR. You cannot, how-
ever, record simultaneously from the built-in micro-
phone and EXT MIC. (P53, Input channels and the
tracks recorded)
1Set the AUDIO IN switch to 
FRONT and MIC.
1Connect the microphone to the 
EXT MIC jack. (P51)
2Set the AUDIO IN switch to 
FRONT and MIC.
•The unit automatically switches to
the external microphone.
1Connect the microphone to an 
XLR AUDIO IN jack. (P51)
• You can connect two micro-
phones, one each to the CH1
and CH2 jacks.
2Set the AUDIO IN switch to REAR 
and MIC.
1Connect the line to the XLR
AUDIO IN jacks.
2Set the AUDIO IN switch to LINE.
•Change the WIND CUT setting to 
OFF. (P69)
Selecting audio input
When using the built-in microphone
(FRONT)
When using an external microphone
(FRONT)
When using an external microphone 
(XLR) (REAR)
When using an external line (XLR)
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You can adjust the level of the audio input
from a microphone and the headphone
volume to suit the shooting conditions.
You can adjust the AUDIO LEVEL dial up
to a maximum of 8dB.
1Hold down the MENU button until the MONITOR
LEVEL SETUP screen appears.
2Turn the multi dial to adjust the headphone volume.
“q” disappears when you press the multi dial and this
means you cannot make adjustments. “q” reappears
when you press the dial again to make adjustment pos-
sible again.
3Press the MENU button to release the MONITOR
LEVEL SETUP screen.
Audio level adjustments
Adjusting the headphone volume
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Normal playback
You can play back images as soon as you have shot
them.
1Turn the POWER lever to the ON position.
Press the MODE button.
The VCR (green) lamp lights, and the VCR mode is
established.
2Open the LCD monitor while holding down the
panel locking button. 
The LCD monitor can be opened to a maximum
angle of 90°. 
Forcing it past this point will damage the cam-
era-recorder.
Playing back a tape
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•Play back the tape using the various function buttons.
Press this to rewind the tape while the camera-recorder is in the
stop mode.
While the tape is playing back, it reviews the tape at 10 times the
normal tape speed.
Tape protection mode
In order to protect the tape, this camera-recorder is automatically set to the stop mode if it is left for more
than 5 minutes or so in the playback pause or recording pause mode.
It is set to the stop mode sooner in low temperatures.
Press this to play back the tape while the camera-recorder is in
the stop mode.
When it is pressed while the tape is playing back, the vari-
ablespeed search mode is established, and “1×” is displayed.
(P46)
No sound is heard at this time. (Press the VAR.SEARCH button
to establish the variable speed search mode using the remote
control unit.)
When this button is pressed while the tape is playing back, the
camera-recorder is set to the playback pause mode. Press this to fast forward the tape while the camera-recorder is in
the stop mode.
While the tape is playing back, it plays back the tape at 10 times
the normal tape speed.
Press this to stop the tape. 
						

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Normal playback (cont.)
You can adjust the speaker volume when a tape is
being played back.
The adjustment will be reflected in the headphone vol-
ume.
1Hold down the multi dial until the audio level meter
is displayed.
2Turn the multi dial to adjust the volume.
3Press the multi dial to clear the level meter display.When tha camera-recorder is connected to a TV set
using an AV cable or S-video cord (options), you can
view the playback images on tha TV screen.
1Connect the camera-recorder to the TV set. (P50)
2Start playback.
•Press the OSD button on the remote control unit to
display the information (counter, mode displays)
appearing on the LCD monitor and viewfinder on the
TV screen. 
The displays are cleared when the OSD button is
pressed again.
You can display the shooting date and time on the
screen by pressing the DATE/TIME button on the
remote control unit while a tape is playing back. 
Each time the button is pressed, the display changes in
the following sequence.
Adjusting the volume
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Connecting a TV to view images
Checking the shooting date and time
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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 (  or  ) buttons on
the remote control unit.
•Press the q button to return to normal playback.
If you press the h button while the tape is playing back,
the camera-recorder is set to the playback pause mode
so that the still pictures of the frames can be viewed.
•Press the q button or h button to return to normal
playback.Frame-feed playback can be initiated by turning the
multi dial during still-picture playback. Turn the multi
dial upward to play back the tape in the forward direc-
tion and downward to play it back in the reverse direc-
tion.
•Press the q button to return to normal playback.
The tape is cued by pressing the y button while the
tape is playing back and reviewed by pressing the t
button. 
The tape is cued or reviewed only for as long as the
button is held down.
•Press the q button to return to normal playback.
Slow playback
Still-picture playback
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Cue and review
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Search functions
This function enables you to change the playback
speed and search for specific scenes.
1Press the q button on the camera-recorder or the
VAR SEARCH button on the remote control unit
while the tape is playing back.
“1×” appears on the viewfinder and LCD monitor,
and the tape is played back at the normal speed.
No sound is heard at this time.
2Turn the multi dial. 
When the multi dial is turned, the playback speed
changes in the sequence of 1/5× (or 1/3× in the LP
mode), 1×, 2×, 5×, 10× and 20× the normal tape
speed. 
The tape is played back in the forward direction
when the dial is turned upward and in the reverse
direction when it is turned downward.
•Press the q button to return to normal playback.If, in the VCR mode, you press the USER button (P68)
to which you have allocated the BLANK SEARCH func-
tion, the end of the last scene shot (a blank part of the
tape) is found, and a still picture of the frame that is
about a second ahead of the end of the last scene is
displayed.
•If there are no unrecorded blanks, the tape will stop
at the end of the tape.
•If shooting is started immediately after an unrecorded
blank has been found, the scene will be recorded
with frame-to-frame continuity following on from the
last frame.
•You cannot allocate functions to USER 3.
Variable-speed search
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This function searches for the index signals recorded
on the tape so that the tape can be cued up to a partic-
ular part. 
Index searches can only be performed using the
remote control unit.
1Using the menus (P62-64), select the index to be
searched at the SEARCH item on the PLAYBACK
FUNCTION screen.
2Press one of the INDEX buttons (i or u) on the
remote control unit.
•To stop the search at any time, press the STOP but-
ton (g).
Index search
PHOTO:
When the INDEX button is pressed, the tape is
cued back or forward to the image containing the
photo index signal.
When the tape is cued, it is played back for about 4
seconds, and then the image is played back as a
still picture. (If you continue still-picture playback for
5 or more minutes, the camera-recorder is set to
the stop mode in order to safeguard the heads from
wear.)
SCENE:
When the INDEX button is pressed once, “S1” is
displayed, and the tape is cued back or forward to
the image containing the photo index signal.
Each time this button is pressed again after opera-
tion has started, “S2” and then “S3” are displayed,
and the tape is cued up to the second and subse-
quent scenes. When the tape is cued up, playback
starts from that section. (Up to the ninth scene
before or ahead on the tape can be specified for
cue-up.)
The function may not work properly if the interval
between one index and the next is less than one
minute.
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Index signals
This camera-recorder can record index signals that
serve as a guide for tape cue-up.
•Photo index:
These signals are recorded when a tape has been
recorded using the photo shot technique. (P33)
•Scene index:
These signals are recorded when index recording
has been performed. (P36)
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Counter
You can display a counter that indicates how much time
has elapsed during shooting or playback by pressing
the COUNTER button.
The following data is selected in turn each time the
COUNTER button is pressed..
•What is shown on the counter can be reset to zero by
pressing the RESET button (counter) while the
counter value or counter memory is displayed.
•The time code and user’s bit cannot be reset using
the RESET button (counter).After shooting or playback, the tape can first be
returned to near the position reset to zero using the
counter memory, and then stopped automatically.
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 mem-
ory display.
3Proceed with playback or shooting.
4Press the MODE button to set the camera-recorder
to the VCR mode.
5When the tape is rewound or fast forwarded, it
stops automatically near where the counter mem-
ory display was reset.
Counter display
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Counter memory function
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. (P52)
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Connecting external units
Headphones
Digital video equipment
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DV cable (option)
4-pin type
You cannot use the DV
cable at the same time as
an S cable with a lock.
•Before 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.
•Before 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
connector upside down may damage the parts inside the camera-recorder and
cause malfunctioning. 
Always connect the DV cable to the unit with the 6-pin type DV connector first.
(1J2)
•When recording signals from an external unit, first check that video signals are supplied.
•While signals from an external unit are being recorded, do not operate the external unit or disconnect any of
its cables. This will stop the output, which may result in the signals not being recognized when recording is
resumed.
•You can connect a digital video unit equipped with a DV connector and digitally transfer video and audio sig-
nals as well as time codes and other information.
•When a DV cable has been connected to the DV connector, do not apply any strong external force as this may
damage the connector.
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Connecting external units (cont.)
TV set
Video deck
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White: CH1 (L ch) audio
Red: CH2 (R ch) audio
AV cable 
(option)Red: CH2 (R ch) audio
White: CH1 (L ch) audio
S-video cable (option)
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Red: CH2 (R ch) audio
AV cable 
(option)Red: CH2 (R ch) audio
White: CH1 (L ch) audio
S-video cable (option)
•When connecting an external unit to the camera-recorder and inputting the video and audio signals of that unit
to the camera-recorder, connect the camera-recorder to the output connectors on the external unit.
•When connecting an external unit to the camera-recorder and outputting the video and audio signals of the
camera-recorder to that unit, connect the camera-recorder to the input connectors on the external unit.
•When video signals are input to both the S-VIDEO IN/OUT connector and VIDEO IN/OUT jack, the signals of
the S-VIDEO IN/OUT connector take precedence.
•Except when performing audio dubbing on existing recordings, audio signals cannot be recorded unless video
signals are input to the S-VIDEO IN/OUT connector and/or VIDEO IN/OUT jack.