Panasonic Digital Video Camera Recorder AG-DVC80P Operating Instructions

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Setting menus
The underlining indicates the factory setting.
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen
Inputs and audio tracks recorded
Item/
(display mode)Description of settings
END SEARCH
(VCR)For setting what kind of operation is to be
performed when the END SEARCH button
is pressed.
BLANK:The unrecorded blanks on the video tape
are searched.
REC END:The part which was shot last is
searched.

OEven when the REC END setting is
selected, the part which was shot last
will not be searched when the tape is
switched....

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UB PRESET
(Camera)
(VCR)For setting the user’s bit.  However, USER
must be selected for the UB MODE item
setting.
UB MODE
(Camera)
(VCR)For setting what is to be recorded as the
user’s bit.
USER:The user’s information is recorded.TIME:The time of the recording is recorded.
DATE:The date of the recording is recorded.
TCG:The time code generator’s value is
recorded.
Item/
(display mode)Description of settings
1394 UB REGEN
(VCR)For selecting the user’s bit to be recorded
when recording the signals of...

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Setting menus
The underlining indicates the factory setting.
AV IN/OUT SETUP screen
Item/
(display mode)Description of settings
A DUB INPUT
(VCR)For selecting the sound which is to be
recorded when audio dubbing is performed.
MIC: The sound from the internal microphone
or the sound from the external
components connected to the INPUT 1
and 2 connectors is recorded.  (The
sound is selected using the CH1 SELECT
switch and CH2 SELECT switch.)
A_IN: The sound of the audio component
connected to the AUDIO...

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Item/
(display mode)Description of settings
BEEP SOUND
(Camera)
CLOCK SET
(Camera)
(VCR)For setting the internal calendar of the
camera recorder.
HOUR METER
(Camera)
(VCR)For indicating the total rotational time of the
cylinder head (5-digit display in 1-hour
increments).
TIME SHIFT
(Camera)
(VCR)For adding the time which was set using
this item to the time of the internal calendar
(to compensate for time differences) for
display in the viewfinder and on the LCD
monitor. The clock time after the...

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Screen displays
Camera mode and VCR mode
1Counter display
Each time the COUNTER button is pressed,
the data is selected in the sequence given
below.
COUNTER:
Counter value
M COUNTER:
Counter value in the memory stop mode
TC:
Time code value
“TC2” is displayed when the time code
value could not be read out properly from
the tape.
When a tape recorded in the non-drop
frame mode is played back, a colon (:)
appears between the seconds and frames.
UB:
User’s bit value
“UB
2” is displayed when the user’s...

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BRemaining battery charge display
As the remaining battery charge diminishes,
the display changes in the following
sequence:
555
5
.
When the battery has run down completely,
(and then  ) flashes.
(When the AC adapter is used, a display
other than  may appear: this is normal
and not indicative of malfunctioning.)
CRemaining tape display
Nothing appears here while the remaining
tape is being calculated.
The remaining tape amount is not displayed
when slow-motion playback has been
performed.
DCamera...

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EOperation mode displays
REC :Recording
O:Recording (during face-to-face
shooting)
PAUSE :Recording standby
O
;:Recording standby (during face-
to-face shooting)
; ;:Playback pause
STNDBY :Standby (cylinder head rotation
stopped)
A. DUB 
; ;:Audio dubbing recording standby
A. DUB 
1 1:Audio dubbing
1
1:Playback
5
5(6
6):Fast forward/cue (rewind/review)
?
?1
1(2
2?
?):Slow playback (reverse slow
playback)
CHK :Rec check
9
9(:
:):Search (reverse search)
;
;1
1(2
2;
;):Frame advance playback 
(reverse...

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Display item MODE CHK button
ALL PARTIAL OFFOTHER DISPLAY item setting
Selecting the display
The items listed below which appear in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor are displayed by the
setting selected for the OTHER DISPLAY item (see page 43) of the setting menu DISPLAY SETUP
screen.
1Counter display≤== == ==
4Recording time mode display (SP or LP)≤≤k(Camera)
≤(VCR)k
6Auto iris control status display≤≤≤k
7Shutter speed display≤≤≤k
8Audio level meter display≤== == ==
:Scene filename display≤≤kk...

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Connecting external components
$When connecting an audio component, set
the INPUT1 switch or INPUT2 switch to the
LINE position.
The input level is 0 dBu; the recording level
is adjusted using the AUDIO controls.
$When connecting an external microphone,
set the INPUT1 switch or INPUT2 switch to
the MIC position.
OSet the input level (–50 dBu and –60
dBu) using the MIC GAIN 1 and MIC
GAIN 2 items on the setting menu
RECORDING SETUP screen.
OWhen mounting an external microphone
on the microphone shoe of...

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VCR REC
Connecting external components
OBefore recording signals from an external
component, check that the video signals are
input.
OWhen signals from an external component
are being recorded, do not stop the signal
output at the external component side or
disconnect any of the cables.  It may not be
possible for the component to be recognized
when recording is resumed.
OWhen an IEEE 1394 cable has been
connected to the DV connector, do not apply
a strong load from outside.  Doing so may
damage the...