Panasonic Dmc Fp8 Operating Instructions Manual

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Printing the Pictures
If you connect the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge, you can select the pictures to 
be printed out and instruct that printing be started from the camera’s LCD monitor.
Preparations:
Turn on the camera and the printer.
Remove the card before printing the pictures from the built-in memory.
Perform the print quality and other settings at the printer before printing the pictures.
AUSB connection cable (supplied)•Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out. 
(Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble.)
B Align the marks, and insert.
C AC adaptor (optional)
•Use a battery with a sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (optional). If the remaining 
battery power becomes low while the camera and the printer are connected, the keypad light 
blinks and the alarm beeps. If this happens during printing, stop printing at once. If not printing, 
disconnect the USB connection cable.
Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable  A 
(supplied).
•When the camera is connected to the printer, the cable disconnect prohibit icon [ å] 
appears. Do not disconnect the USB  cable while [ å] is displayed.
Press  3/4  to select [PictBridge(PTP)], and then 
press [MENU/SET].USB MODE
SELECT SET
PLEASE SELECT 
THE USB MODE
PictBridge(PTP)PCMENUMENU 
						

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Note
•Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.
Use of cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction.
•Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (optional).•Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off, and disconnect the USB connection 
cable.
•You cannot switch between the built-in memory and the card while the camera is connected to 
the printer. Disconnect the USB connection cable, insert (or remove) the card and then connect 
the USB connection cable to the printer again.
Selecting a single picture and printing it
Press  2/1  to select the picture and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•The message disappears in about 2 seconds.
Press  3 to select [PRINT START] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•Refer to P134  for the items which can be set before starting to 
print the pictures.
•Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing halfway.•Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing.
PictBridge
MULTI PRINT
100-0001100-0001
PLEASE SELECT
THE PICTURE TO PRINT
SELECTPRINT
12
MENUMENU
OFF
1
CANCEL SELECT SET
PRINT START
PRINT WITH DATE
NUM. OF PRINTS
PAPER SIZE
PAGE LAYOUT
SINGLE SELECT
MENUMENU 
						

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¢Only when [FAVORITE] is at [ON] and when there are pictures set as favorites.  (P121)
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
Press  3.
Press  3/4  to select an item and then press [MENU/
SET].
•If the print check screen has appeared, select [YES], and print 
the pictures.
ItemDescription of settings
[MULTI SELECT] Multiple pictures are printed at one time.
•Press 
3/4/2/1 to select the pictures, and then When [DISPLAY] is 
pressed, [é] appears on the pictures to be printed. (When [DISPLAY] is 
pressed again, the setting is canceled.)
•After the pictures have been selected, press [MENU/SET].
[SELECT ALL] Prints all the stored pictures.
[PRINT SET 
(DPOF)] Prints the pictures set in [PRINT SET] only. (P122)
[FAVORITE]
¢Prints the pictures set as favorites only.  (P121)
Press 3 to select [PRINT START] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•Refer to P134  for the items which can be set before starting to 
print the pictures.
•Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing.•Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing.
MULTI SELECT
SELECT ALL 
PRINT SET (DPOF) 
FAVORITEPictBridge
CANCEL SELECT SETMENUMENU
OFF
1PRINT STARTPRINT WITH DATENUM. OF PRINTS
PAPER SIZE
PAGE LAYOUT
MULTI SELECT
CANCEL
SELECT SETMENUMENU 
						

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Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the 
“Selecting a single picture and printing it” and in step 3 of the 
“Selecting multiple pictures and printing them” procedures.
•
When you want to print pictures on a paper size or a layout which is not 
supported by the camera, set [PAPER SIZE] or [PAGE LAYOUT] to [ {] 
and then set the paper size or the layout on the printer. (For details, 
refer to the operating instructions of the printer.)
•When [PRINT SET (DPOF)] has been selected, the 
[PRINT WITH DATE] and [NUM. OF PRINTS] items are not displayed.
•If the printer does not support date printing, the date cannot be printed on the picture.•Since the printer’s settings may take precedence over the print with date setting, check the 
printer’s print with date setting as well.
•When printing images with a text stamp, please remember to set print with date to [OFF ] or the 
date will print on top.
NoteWhen asking the photo shop to print the pictures•By stamping the date using [TEXT STAMP] (P115)  or setting date printing at the time of the 
[PRINT SET]  (P122) setting before going to a photo shop, the dates can be printed at the photo 
shop.
You can set the number of prints up to 999.
Print Settings
[PRINT WITH DATE]
ItemDescription of settings
[OFF] Date is not printed.
[ON] Date is printed.
[NUM. OF PRINTS]
OFF
1PRINT STARTPRINT WITH DATENUM. OF PRINTS
PAPER SIZE
PAGE LAYOUT
MULTI SELECT
CANCEL
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•Paper sizes not supported by the printer will not be displayed.
[PAPER SIZE]
ItemDescription of settings
{ Settings on the printer are prioritized.
[L/3.5 qk5q]
89 mmk127 mm
[2L/5 qk7q] 127 mmk178 mm
[POSTCARD] 100 mmk148 mm
[16:9] 101.6 mmk180.6 mm
[A4] 210 mmk297 mm
[A3] 297 mmk420 mm
[10 k15cm] 100 mmk150 mm
[4 qk 6q] 101.6 mmk152.4 mm
[8 qk 10q] 203.2 mmk254 mm
[LETTER] 216 mmk279.4 mm
[CARD SIZE] 54 mmk85.6 mm 
						

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•An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout.
∫Layout printing
When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper, set 
[PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ä] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] to 4 for the picture that you 
want to print.
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print 4 different pictures on 1 sheet of paper, set 
[PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ä] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] to 1 for each of the 4 pictures.
Note
•
The camera is receiving an error message from the printer when the [ ¥] indication lights 
orange during printing. After finishing printing, make sure there are no problems with the 
printer.
•If the number of prints is high, the pictures may be printed several times. In this case, the 
remaining number of prints indicated may differ from the number set.
[PAGE LAYOUT] (Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit)
ItemDescription of settings
{ Settings on the printer are prioritized.
á 1 picture with no frame on 1 page
â 1 picture with a frame on 1 page
ã 2pictures on 1page
ä 4pictures on 1page 
						

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[PLAYBACK] Mode: ¸
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
Preparations:
Set the [TV ASPECT]. (P28)
Turn this unit and the TV off.
1 Yellow: to the video input socket
2 White: to the audio input socket
A Align the marks, and insert.
B AV cable (supplied)
•Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out. 
(Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble.)
Connect the AV cable  B (supplied) to the video input and the audio 
input sockets on the TV.
Connect the AV cable to the [AV OUT] socket on the camera.
Turn the TV on and select external input.
Turn the camera on.
Note
•Depending on the [ASPECT RATIO], black bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or 
the left and right of the pictures.
•Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one.•Read the operating instructions for the TV.•When you play back a picture vertically, it may be blurry.•You can view pictures on TVs in other countries (regions) which use the NTSC or PAL system 
when you set [VIDEO OUT] in the [SETUP] menu. (PAL video out is not available on the 
version DMC-FP8P sold in the U.S. and the version DMC-FP8PC sold in Canada.)
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Still pictures recorded on an SD Memory Card can be played back on a TV with an SD 
Memory Card slot.Note
•
Depending on the TV model, pictures may not be displayed on the full screen.•Motion pictures cannot be played back. To play back motion pictures, connect the camera to 
the TV with the AV cable (supplied).
•You cannot play back pictures on SDHC cards if the TV does not support these cards.
Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot 
						

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You can enjoy high quality pictures and motion pictures on the TV by connecting the 
camera with the TV using component cable (DMW-HDC2: optional).
Component output is output as 1080i. Connect with a TV compatible with the 1080i.
Playing back on the TV with component  socket
Preparations: Turn this unit and the TV off.
1Component Plugs: Connect the plugs to the component video input sockets on the TV 
with same color. (Indication on the TV might be different.)
2 Audio Pin Plugs: to the audio input socket
3 TV with component socket
A Align the marks, and insert.
B Component cable (DMW-HDC2: optional)
•
Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out. 
(Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble.)
Connect the component cable  B (DMW-HDC2; optional) to the 
component input and the audio input sockets on the TV.
Connect the component cable to the [COMPONENT OUT] socket on 
the camera.
Turn on the TV and switch to component input.
Turn the camera on.
•Play back the pictures.
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Note
•Depending on the [ASPECT RATIO], bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or the left 
and right of the pictures.
•Do not use any other cables except a genuine Panasonic component cable (DMW-HDC2; 
optional).
•Audio will be output as monaural.•When you play back a picture vertically, it may be blurry.•Image is not displayed on the LCD monitor when the component cable is connected.•When pictures are displayed, they may not be displayed properly depending on the type of TV.•Read the operating instructions for the TV.•The following functions cannot be used when the component cable is connected.–[LCD MODE]/[HISTOGRAM]/[AUTO DEMO]/[TITLE EDIT]/[TEXT STAMP]/[RESIZE]/
[TRIMMING]/[LEVELING]/[AUDIO DUB.]/[FACE REC EDIT]/[COPY]/[MULTI] settings of 
[PRINT SET]/[MULTI] settings of [PROTECT]/[DELETE MULTI]