Panasonic Hc V180 Owners Manual

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Playback indications ∫Indication of connection to 
USB HDD
∫ Indication of connection to 
other devices
∫ Confirmatory indications
1/;/ 5 // 6// 7/8/9 /: /
D /E /;1 /2;
Display during playback ( l25, 68 )
0h00m00s Playback Time ( l25)
No.10 Scene Number
Repeat Playback ( l70)
Resume Playback ( l71)
100-0001 Still picture folder/file name
Transfer/Protected motion 
pictures/still pictures ( l88, 
105 )
/// // 
//
Play mode selection display ( l24)
AVCHD [1080/60p] scene 
( l 24)
AVCHD [PH] scene...

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Major confirmation/error messages to be indicated on the screen in text.
About recovery
If faulty management information is found, the messages may app ear and a repair is performed. 
(Repairing may take time depending on the error.)
≥  is displayed when abnormal management information is detected  when the scenes are 
displayed in thumbnail.
≥ Use a sufficiently charged battery or the AC adaptor.
≥ Depending on the condition of the data, it may not be possible  to completely repair the data.
≥...

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It is not a malfunction in following cases
Others
Troubleshooting
A clicking sound is heard 
when the unit is shaken. ≥
This is the sound of the lens moving and is not a defect.
This sound will no longer be heard when the unit is turned on 
and set this unit to the Motion Picture Recording Mode or Still  
Picture Recording Mode.
Object seems to be 
warped. ≥
Object seems to be warped slightly when the object moves 
across the image very fast, but this is because the unit is 
using MOS for the...

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Recording
ProblemCheck points
The unit arbitrarily stops 
recording. ≥
Use an SD card that can be used for motion picture recording. 
(l 12)
≥ The recordable time may have shortened due to the 
deterioration of the data writing speed or repeated recording 
and deletion. Using the unit, format the SD card. ( l34)
≥ If [AGS] is [ON], record in the normal horizontal position or s et 
[AGS] to [OFF]. ( l64)
Auto Focus function does 
not work. ≥
Switch to Intelligent Auto Mode or Intelligent Auto Plus...

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Playback
ProblemCheck points
Scenes/still pictures 
cannot be played back. ≥
Any scenes/still pictures where the thumbnails are displayed 
as   cannot be played back.
Scenes cannot be deleted. ≥Release the protect setting. ( l88)
≥ Any scenes/still pictures where the thumbnails are displayed 
as   cannot be deleted. If the scenes/still pictures are 
unnecessary, format the media to erase the data. ( l34) 
Please be aware that if a media is formatted then all the data 
recorded on the media is...

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Cannot copy scenes on 
the SD card by connecting 
to other equipment with 
the USB cable.≥
Other equipment might have not recognized the SD card. 
Unplug the USB cable once, and reconnect it.
With a PC
ProblemCheck points
When connected by the 
USB cable, this unit is not 
detected by the PC. ≥
After re-inserting the SD car d into the unit, reconnect the 
supplied USB cable.
≥ Select another USB terminal on the PC.
≥ Check the operating environment. ( l111 , 11 8 )
≥ Connect the supplied USB...

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If AVCHD scenes do not change smoothly when played back on 
another device
The images may be still for several seconds at the joins betwee n the scenes if the following 
operations are performed when multiple scenes have been continu ously played back using another 
unit.
≥ Just how smoothly the scenes will be played back depends on the  playback unit. Depending on 
the unit used, the images may stop moving and become still for  a moment even when none of the 
following conditions are...

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Keep this unit as far away as possible from 
electromagnetic equipment (such as 
microwave ovens, TVs, video games etc.).
≥If you use this unit on top of or near a TV, the 
pictures and/or sound on this unit may be 
disrupted by electromagnetic wave radiation.
≥ Do not use this unit near cell phones because 
doing so may result in noise adversely 
affecting the pictures and/or sound.
≥ Recorded data may be damaged, or pictures 
may be distorted, by strong magnetic fields 
created by speakers or...

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Do not use the unit for surveillance 
purposes or other business uses.
≥This unit was designed for consumer 
intermittent use. It was not intended for 
continuous use, or for any industrial or 
commercial application resulting in prolonged 
use.
≥ In certain situations, continuous use could 
cause the unit to overheat and cause a 
malfunction. Such use is strongly 
discouraged.
When you are not going to use the unit for 
an extended time
≥ When storing the unit in a cupboard or 
cabinet, it is...

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When the status indicator is flashing at a 
particularly fast or slow rate, the following 
should be considered.
Flashing with approx. 4 second period (off 
for approx. 2 seconds, on for approx. 
2 seconds):
≥When the battery is over discharged or the 
temperature of the battery is too high or low. 
It can be charged, but it may take a few hours 
to complete the charging normally.
≥ It will flash in approx. 2 second intervals 
when normal charging resumes. Even in such 
cases, it may start...