Panasonic Hdc Tm900 Owners Manual

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1Change the mode to  .
2Touch the play mode select icon A. (l30)
3Select the [MEDIA] and [VIDEO/PICTURE] 
you wish to play back.
4Touch the scene or the still picture to be 
played back.
B is displayed when [1080/60p] is touched,   is 
displayed when [AVCHD] is touched or   is displayed 
when [iFrame] is touched in step 3.
≥ To display the next (previous) page:
jSlide the thumbnail display upward (downward) while touching it.
j Switch the Touch Menu, and then touch   (up)/  (down) on the 
thumbnail scroll lever.
Basic
Motion picture/Still picture playback
≥Touch [ENTER].
ALL
HDC-TM900HDC-HS900
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5Select the playback operation by touching the operation icon.
∫ Change the thumbnail display
While the thumbnail is displayed, the thumbnail display changes in 
the following order if the zoom lever or zoom buttons are operated to 
 side or   side.
20 scenes  () 9 scenes  () 1 scene  () Highlight&Time frame 
index* ( l90)
* Highlight&Time frame index can only set in Motion Picture  Playback Mode.
Even in Motion Picture Playback Mode, [F ACE] and [HIGHLIGHT] cannot be used when 
[iFrame] is selected.
≥ 9 scenes display returns if the unit is turned off or the mode is changed.
≥ By displaying in 1 scene or pressing and holding the thumbnail in the 20 scenes or 9 
scenes display, recording date and time are displayed when playing back motion pictures, 
and recording date and file number when playing back still pictures. C
Operation icon
≥ Operation icons and screen display will disappear 
when no function is performed for a specific period of 
time. To display them again, touch the screen.
Motion picture playbackStill picture playback
1/ ;: Playback/Pause
6 : Rewind playback
5 : Fast forward playback
∫ : Stops the playback and shows 
the thumbnails. 1/
;: Slide show (playback of the still 
pictures in numerical order) 
start/pause.
2; : Plays back the previous picture.
;1 : Plays back the next picture.
∫ : Stops the playback and shows 
the thumbnails.
0h00m15s 0h00m15s
0h00m15s
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∫Speaker/Headphone 
volume adjustment
Operate the volume lever or the zoom 
buttons to adjust the speaker/
headphone volume during Motion 
Picture Playback Mode.
To w a r d s  “ r”:
Increases the volume
To w a r d s  “ s”:
Decreases the volume
≥ Sound will be heard only during normal play back.
≥ If pause play is continued for 5 minutes, the screen returns to the thumbnails.
≥ The elapsed time for playback indication will be reset to 0h00m00s for each scene.
≥ When playing back iFrame scenes, the image will pause momentarily and the screen may 
turn black when the scenes are switching.
Motion picture compatibilityPlease refer to page 57 about 
1080/60p.
≥This unit is based on AVCHD format/MPEG-4 AVC file format.
≥ Video signals for the AVCHD that can be played back with this unit are 1920 k1080/60i, 
1920k 1080/24p and 1440k 1080/60i.
≥ Video signals for the iFrame that can be played back with this unit are 960 k540/30p.
≥ This unit may degrade or not play back motion pictures recorded or created on other 
products, and other products may degrade or not play back motion pictures recorded 
on this unit, even if the products support AVCHD or iFrame.
≥ Motion pictures recorded in AVCHD and iFrame are not compatible with each other.
Still picture compatibility≥This unit is compliant with the unified standard DCF (Design rule for Camera File 
system) established by JEITA (Japan Elec tronics and Information Technology 
Industries Association).
≥ The file format of still pictures supported by  this unit is JPEG. (Not all JPEG formatted 
files will be played back.)
≥ This unit may degrade or not play back still pictures recorded or created on other 
products and other products may degrade or not play back still pictures recorded on 
this unit.
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≥Touch   (left side)/  (right side) of   on the Touch Menu to display  . ( l30)
1Touch [MENU].
2Touch the top menu  A.
3Touch the submenu B.
≥Next (previous) page can be displayed by 
touching / .
4Touch the desired item to enter 
the setting.
5Touch [EXIT] to exit the menu 
setting.
∫ About  guide display
After touching  , touching the submenus 
and items will cause function descriptions and 
settings confirmation messages to appear.
≥After the messages have been displayed, 
the guide display is canceled.
Basic
Using the menu screen
MENU
Q.
MENU
MENU
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Using the quick menu
This allows quick setting of some of the menus.
≥Touch   (left side)/  (right side) of   on the Touch Menu to display  . ( l30)
1Touch [Q.MENU].The following menus can be set. Touch the desired menu.
≥The items displayed differ depending on the position of the mode switch or settings.
2Touch the desired item to enter the setting.
3Touch [EXIT] to exit the quick menu.
IconFunctionPage
[REC MODE] l67
/ [PICTURE SIZE]
l78
[POWER LCD] l49
[GUIDE LINES] l65
[MIC LEVEL] l75
[MF ASSIST] l85
[ZEBRA] l76
[LUMINANCE] l77
[HISTOGRAM] l77
Q.
MENU
14.2M13.3M
A
13.3MA
iFrame540p
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≥The items displayed differ depending on the position or settings of the mode switch.
Select the menu.
Please refer to page 31.
It is possible to display and record the time at the travel destination by selecting your home 
region and the travel destination.
1 Touch [SET WORLD TIME].≥If the clock is not set, adjust the clock to the current time. ( l31)
≥ When the [HOME] (your home region) is not set, the message appears. Touch [ENTER] 
and proceed to Step 3.
2(Only when setting your home region)To u c h  [ H O M E ] .≥Touch [ENTER].3(Only when setting your home region)
Touch  /  to select your home 
region and touch [ENTER].
≥Touch [SUMMER TIME SET] to set daylight 
saving time.   appears and the 
summer time setting is turned on; the time 
difference from GMT is set forward by one 
hour. Touch [SUMMER TIME SET] again to 
return to the normal time setting.
4(Only when setting the region of your travel 
destination)
Touch [DESTINATION].≥Touch [ENTER].
≥ When the home region is set for the first time, the screen for selecting home/travel 
destination appears after setting the home region successively. If the home region has 
already been set once, execute the menu operation for Step 1.
Basic
Using the Setup Menu
: [SETUP]  # desired setting
[CLOCK SET]
[SET WORLD TIME]
MENU
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AThe current time
B The time difference from GMT 
(Greenwich Mean Time)
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5(Only when setting the region of your travel 
destination)
Touch  /  to select your travel 
destination and touch [ENTER].
≥Touch [SUMMER TIME SET] to set daylight 
saving time.   appears and the 
summer time setting is turned on. The 
travel destination time and time difference 
from the home region time are set forward 
by one hour. Touch [SUMMER TIME SET] 
again to return to the normal time setting.
≥ Close the setting by touching [EXIT].   
appears and the time of the travel destination 
is indicated.
To return the display to the home settingSet the home region using Step 1 to 3, and close the setting by touching [EXIT].
≥If you cannot find your travel destination in the area shown on the screen, set it by using 
the time difference from your home region.
It is possible to change the date and time display mode.
≥ You can also show or change the date and time display by repeatedly pressing the DATE/
TIME button on the remote control.
It is possible to change the date format.
When about 5 minutes have passed without any operation, this unit automatically turns off to 
save battery life.
≥ The Power Save function will not activate when:
jconnected to AC adaptor
j using the USB cable for PC, DVD burner etc.
j PRE-REC is used
[DATE/TIME][OFF]/[D/T]/[DATE]
[DATE FORMAT][Y/M/D]/[M/D/Y]/[D/M/Y]
[ECONOMY][OFF]/[5 MINUTES]
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C The local time at the selected 
travel destination
D The time difference between 
the travel destination and the 
home region
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The unit is put into recording pause approx. 1 second when the unit is turned on with the 
mode set to   or  .
≥Depending on the recording conditions, start time may be longer than 1 second.
≥ In the Quick power on mode, the zoom magnification becomes 1 k.
This unit is put into recording pause approx. 0.6 seconds after the LCD monitor is reopened 
or the viewfinder is extended.
≥ When in Quick start standby mode about 80% of the power used in Recording pause 
mode is being consumed, so the recording time will be reduced.
≥ Quick start will not work if the [SD CARD] is selected in the [MEDIA SELECT], even if there 
is no SD card inserted.
≥ Change the mode to   or  .
1Set [QUICK START] to [ON].
2 Close the LCD monitor and retract the  viewfinder while the mode is set to   
or .
The status indicator  A flashes green and the unit 
goes into Quick start standby mode.
≥ The lens cover does not close.
3 Open the LCD monitor or extend 
the viewfinder.
The status indicator  A lights red and the unit 
is put into recording pause.
≥ Quick Start Standby Mode is canceled if
jabout 5 minutes have elapsed
j mode is set to 
≥ Depending on the recording conditions and me nu settings, time for Quick start may be 
longer than 0.6 seconds.
≥ It may take some time for Automatic white balance to adjust.
≥ In the Quick Start Mode, the zoom magnification becomes 1 k.
≥ If [ECONOMY] ( l47) is set to [5 MINUTES] and the unit automatically goes into Quick 
Start Standby Mode, close the LCD monitor and viewfinder and then open the LCD monitor 
or extend the viewfinder again.
≥ Turn the unit off using the power button.
≥ Quick start standby mode cannot be released by the remote control.
Please refer to page 53.
[QUICK POWER ON][OFF]/[ON]
[QUICK START][OFF]/[ON]
[REMOTE CONTROL][OFF]/[ON]
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The recording lamp lights up during recording and flashes when the unit receives a signal 
from the remote control or when the Self-timer is counting down. When this is set to [OFF], it 
does not light during recording.
Touch screen operation, starting and stopping of recording and unit on/off can be confirmed 
with this sound.(Volume low)/ (Volume high)
2 Beeps for 4 times
When an error occurs. Check the sentence displayed on the screen. ( l141)
This makes it easier to view the LCD monitor in bright places including outdoors.
≥ These settings will not affect  the images actually recorded.
≥ It is possible to set from the quick menu. ( l45)
(Makes even brighter)/ (Makes brighter)/ (Normal)/ (Makes less bright)/ *(Automatic adjustment)
* It is not displayed in the Manual Mode or in the Playback Mode.
≥ When the AC adaptor is in use, the LCD monitor is set to   automatically.
≥ When the LCD monitor is bright, the recordable time with the battery will be shorter.
It adjusts brightness and color density on the LCD monitor.
≥ These settings will not affect  the images actually recorded.
1Touch [LCD SET].
2 Touch the desired setting item.
[BRIGHTNESS]:
Brightness of the LCD monitor
[COLOR]:
Color level of the LCD monitor
3 Touch  /  to adjust settings.
4 Touch [ENTER].
≥ Touch [EXIT] to exit the menu screen.
[REC LAMP][OFF]/[ON]
[ALERT SOUND][OFF]/ /
[POWER LCD]////
[LCD SET]
+2+10-1A
+2+10-1A
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It adjusts the brightness of the viewfinder.
≥These settings will not affect  the images actually recorded.
1 Extend the viewfinder and open the LCD 
monitor.
2Touch [
EVF SET].≥ The viewfinder turns on.3 Touch  /  to adjust the setting.≥Adjust while checking the picture in the viewfinder.4 Touch [ENTER].≥Touch [EXIT] to complete the setting.
Please refer to page 106.
Please refer to page 106.
Please refer to page 106.
Please refer to page 107.
Please refer to page 105.
Please refer to page 109.
Set to [YES] for changing the menu settings back to the default condition.
≥ Settings for [MEDIA SELECT], [CLOCK SET] and [LANGUAGE] will not be changed.
Set the file number of the iFrame and still picture recorded next to 0001.
≥ Folder number is updated and file number will start from 0001.( l135)
≥ To reset the folder number, format the SD card, built-in memory or HDD, and then perform 
[NUMBER RESET].
≥ Please be aware that if a medium is formatted , then all the data recorded on the medium 
will be erased and cannot be restored. Back up important data on a PC, DVD disc etc. 
( l 113, 125)
[EVF SET]
[AV MULTI][COMPONENT]/[AV OUT]
[COMPONENT OUT][480i]/[1080i]
[HDMI RESOLUTION][AUTO]/[1080p]/[1080i]/[480p]
[VIERA Link][OFF]/[ON]
[TV ASPECT][16:9]/[4:3]
[3D PLAYBACK][3D]/[2D]
[INITIAL SET]
[NUMBER RESET]
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