Panasonic Hc V520 Owners Manual

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Major confirmation/error messages to be indicated on the screen in text.
*1  only
*2
/ only
Others
Messages
PERIODICALLY MAKE BACK UP OF DATA IN BUILT-IN MEMORY.*1
We recommend backing up important recorded motion pictures and still pictures periodically to 
a PC, DVD disc etc. to protect it. (l155 ) This message does not indicate that there is a 
problem with this unit.
CHECK CARD.
This card is not compatible or it cannot be recognized by the unit.
If this message appears even though motion...

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About recovery
If faulty management information is found, the messages may appear 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.
≥ If recovery fails, it will not be possible to play back scenes recorded before...

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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 change the mode to   or  .
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 image sensor. This is not a malfunction.
The lens or LCD...

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Indication
ProblemCheck points
Remaining battery 
indication is not displayed 
properly. ≥
The remaining battery capacity indication is an 
approximation.
If the remaining battery capacity indication is not displayed 
correctly, fully charge the battery, discharge it and then 
charge it again.
Recording
ProblemCheck points
The unit arbitrarily stops 
recording. ≥
Use an SD card that can be used for motion picture recording. 
(l 13)
≥ The recordable time may have shortened due to the...

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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. (l 94)
≥ 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. ( l37) 
Please be aware that if a media is formatted then all the data 
recorded on the media is...

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With a PC
ProblemCheck points
When connected by the 
USB cable, this unit is not 
detected by the PC. ≥
After re-inserting the SD card into the unit, reconnect the 
supplied USB cable.
≥ Select another USB terminal on the PC.
≥ Check the operating environment. ( l159 , 167)
≥ Connect the supplied USB cable again after restarting the PC 
and turning on this unit again.
When the USB cable is 
disconnected, an error 
message will appear on 
the PC. ≥
To disconnect the USB cable safely, double-click...

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I have forgotten the 
password for the Wi-Fi.≥
Perform [Reset Wi-Fi Settings] from the Setup menu ( l36). 
This will set the Wi-Fi setting to the condition at the time of 
purchase, and you will be able to use the Wi-Fi setting menu. 
When performing [Reset Wi-Fi Settings], all Wi-Fi settings 
including the “LUMIX CLUB” login ID and registered wireless 
access points will be deleted.
I have forgotten the login 
ID or password for the 
“LUMIX CLUB”. ≥
Check the information in the login screen of...

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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 between the scenes if the following 
operations are performed when multiple scenes have been continuously 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 applicable.
≥...

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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...