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Video cannot be played back even when the [1] Button 
is pressed.Is the [VCR] Lamp on? If the [VCR] Lamp is not on, the 
playback function cannot be used.
Mosaic-like noise patterns appear on images during 
Cue, Review or Slow Motion Playback.This phenomenon is characteristic of digital video systems. It 
is not a malfunction.
Although the Palmcorder is correctly connected to a TV, 
playback images cannot be seen.Have you selected Video Input on the TV? Please read the 
operating instructions of your TV and select the input that 
matches the input jacks used for the connection.
Playback image is not clear.Are the heads of the Palmcorder dirty? If the heads are dirty, 
playback image will not be clear.
No sound is played back from the built-in speaker or 
headphones of the Palmcorder.Is the volume too low? During playback, continue pressing 
the [PUSH] Dial until the [VOLUME] Indication appears. 
Then, rotate the [PUSH] Dial to adjust the volume.
Different sounds are reproduced at the same time.[12bit AUDIO] on the [PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu 
of the [VCR FUNCTIONS] Main-Menu has been set to [MIX]. 
As a result, the original sound and sound that was recorded 
by audio dubbing are played back together. It is possible to 
reproduce the sounds separately.
The original sound was erased when audio dubbing was 
performed.If you perform audio dubbing on a recording done in [16bit] 
Mode, the original sound will be erased. If you want to 
preserve the original sound, be sure to select [12bit] Mode at 
the time of recording.
Sounds cannot be played back.≥Although a Cassette with no audio dubbing is being played, 
is [12bit AUDIO] on the [PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS] Sub-
Menu of the [VCR FUNCTIONS] Main-Menu set to [ST2]? 
To play back a Cassette with no audio dubbing, 
[12bit AUDIO] must be set to [ST1].
≥Is the Variable Speed Search Function working? Press the 
[1] Button to cancel the Variable Speed Search Function.
The recorded picture on the Memory Card is not clear.
Do you have [PICTURE QUALITY] on the [CARD SETUP] 
Sub-Menu set to [NORMAL] or [ECONOMY]? If recording is 
made when it is set to [NORMAL] or [ECONOMY], a detailed 
image may show a mosaic pattern. Set the 
[PICTURE QUALITY] to [FINE]. (l43)
Card PhotoShot playback pictures do not look normal.
There is a possibility that the images are damaged. To 
prevent the loss of image data, we recommend that you back 
images up on a Cassette or personal computer. (l 46, 53)
Even if a Card is formatted, it cannot be used.There is a possibility of damage to either the Palmcorder or 
the Card. Please contact Panasonic Call Centre. If you are experiencing one of the following problems with your Digital Palmcorder, it may be something you can correct yourself. 
Check the list below for Problems and Solutions.
Problems Solutions
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Request for Service Notice
Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with  your  unit to: 
Panasonic Services Company 
1705 N. Randall Road 
Elgin, IL. 60123-7847 
Attn: Camcorder Repair             
Request for Service Notice:   
(USA Only)   
Please photocopy this form when making a request for service notice.     
In the unlikely event this product needs service.      
Please include your proof of purchase. 
(Failure to due so will delay your repair.)            
To further speed your repair, please provide 
an explanation of what  wrong with the unit 
and any symptom it is exhibiting.           
     
Please write the displayed above Self Diagnostic number 
here.        
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Limited Warranty (For USA Customers)
Panasonic/Quasar Video Products 
Limited Warranty 
Product
Camcorder
DVD/VCR Deck,
A/V Mixer 
TV/VCR, TV/DVD,
TV/DVD/VCR
Combination 
TV/HDR
Combination
Rechargeable
Batteries
(in exchange for
defective item)  
Tape
(in exchange for
defective item)   
Memory Cards
(in exchange for
defective item)   
Labor
Ninety (90) Days 
Ninety (90) Days 
Ninety (90) Days 
Ninety (90) Days 
Ninety (90) Days 
Ninety (90) Days 
Ninety (90) Days 
Not Applicable 
Not Applicable 
Not Applicable 
Parts
One (1) Year (except CCD Image Sensor)
CCD Image Sensor - 6 (Six) Months 
One (1) Year 
One (1) Year (except CRT)
CRT - Two (2) Years 
One (1) Year (except CRT)
CRT - Two (2) Years 
Ten (10) Days 
Five (5) Days 
Ninety (90) Days 
Contact Number 
1-800-211-PANA(7262)
1-800-211-PANA(7262)
1-800-211-PANA(7262)
1-888-843-9788
1-800-211-PANA(7262)
1-800-211-PANA(7262)
1-800-211-PANA(7262)
Service
Carry-In or Mail-In 
Carry-In or Mail-In 
Carry-In: 21” 
CRTand Smaller
In-Home or Carry-In:
22” CRT and Larger 
In-Home or Carry-In 
Carry-In or Mail-In 
Carry-In or Mail-In 
Carry-In or Mail-In 
During the “Labor” warranty period there will be no charge for labor. During the “Parts” warranty period, there will be no charge for parts. 
You must carry-in or mail-in your product or arrange for in-home service, as applicable, during the  warranty period. If non-rechargeable 
batteries are included, they are not warranted. This warranty only applies to products purchased and serviced in the United States or 
Puerto Rico. This warranty is extended only to the original purchaser of a new product which was not sold “as is”. A purchase receipt or 
other proof of the original purchase date is required for warranty service.
Carry-In, Mail-in or In-Home ServiceFor Carry-In, Mail-In or In-HomeService (as applicable) in the United States call toll free contact number listed above or visit Panasonic 
Web Site: http://www.panasonic.com
For assistance in Puerto Rico call Panasonic Sales Company (787)-750-4300 or fax (787)-768-2910.
In-Home service, if applicable, requires clear, complete and easy access to the product by the authorized servicer and does not include 
removal or re-installation of an installed product. It is possible that certain in-home repairs will not be completed in-home, but will require 
that the product, or parts of the product, be removed for shop diagnosis and/or repair and then returned.
Limited Warranty Limits And ExclusionsThis warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship, and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or 
cosmetic damage, nor does it cover markings or retained images on the picture tube resulting from viewing fixed images (including, 
among other things, letterbox pictures on standard 4:3 screen TV’s, or non-expanded standard 4:3 pictures on wide screen TV’s, or 
onscreen data in a stationary and fixed location). The warranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurred in shipment, or 
failures which are caused by products not supplied by the warrantor, or failures which result from accidents, misuse, abuse, neglect, 
mishandling, misapplication, alteration, faulty installation, set-up adjustments, misadjustment of consumer controls, improper 
maintenance, power line surge, lightning damage, modification, or commercial use (such as in a hotel, office, restaurant, or other 
business), rental use of the product, service by anyone other than a Factory Servicenter or other Authorized Servicer, or damage that is 
attributable to acts of God.
THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER “LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE”.  
THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE 
USE OF THIS PRODUCT, OR ARISING OUT OF ANYBREACH OF THIS WARRANTY. 
(As examples, this excludes damages for lost time, cost of having someone remove or re-install an installed unit if applicable, or travel to 
and from the servicer, loss of media or images, data or  other memory or recorded content. The items listed are not exclusive, butare for 
illustration only.)
ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OFMERCHANTABILITY, ARE 
LIMITED TO THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or limitations on how long an implied 
warranty lasts, so the exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights 
which vary from state to state. If a problem with this product develops during or after the warranty period, you may contact your dealer or 
Servicenter. If the problem is not handled to your satisfaction, then write to the warrantor’s Consumer Affairs Department at the 
addresses listed for the warrantor.
PARTS AND SERVICE (INCLUDING COST OF AN IN-HOME SERVICE CALL, WHERE APPLICABLE) WHICH ARE 
NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.  
PANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 
COMPANY,DIVISION OF MATSUSHITA 
ELECTRICCORPORATION OF AMERICA
One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094PANASONIC SALES COMPANY, DIVISION OF MATSUSHITA 
ELECTRIC OF PUERTO RICO, INC.,
AVE. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5 San Gabriel Industrial Park,
Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985
Limited Warranty CoverageIf your product does not work properly because of a defect in materials or workmanship, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company or 
Panasonic Sales Company (collectively referred to as “the warrantor”) will, for the length of the period indicated on the chart below, which 
starts with the date of original purchase (“warranty period”), at its option either (a) repair your product with new or refurbished parts, or (b) 
replace it with a new or a refurbished product. The decision to repair or replace will be made by the warrantor.   
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Customer Services Directory
Service in Canada: As per Sevicenter listed in Canadian warranty information on page 85.
For Product Information, Operating Assistance, Literature Request, Dealer Locations, 
and all Customer Service inquiries please contact:
1-800-211-PANA (7262), Monday-Friday 9 am-9 pm; Saturday-Sunday 9 am-7 pm, EST.
or send e-mail : [email protected] 
For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY : 1-877-833-8855
Service in Puerto Rico
Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico, Inc. Panasonic Sales Company/ Factory Servicenter:
Ave. 65 de Infanteria. Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985
Phone (787) 750-4300   Fax (787) 768-2910
Web Site: http://www.panasonic.com
You can purchase parts, accessories or locate your
nearest servicenter by visiting our Web Site.
Accessory Purchases: 
1-800-332-5368 (Customer Orders Only) 
For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY : 1-866-605-1277
Panasonic Services Company 20421 84th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032
(Monday-Friday 6 am-5 pm; Saturday 6 am-10:30 am, PST)
(Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, American Express, Check) 
As of August 2002 
MAIL TO : 
Panasonic Services Company 
1705 N. Randall Road, 
Elgin, IL 60123-7847
Attention: Camcorder Repair 
Please carefully pack and ship, prepaid and insured, to the Elgin Centralized Factory Servicenter. 
Customer’s in Puerto Rico, please ship or carry in to location below (“Service in Puerto Rico”). 
Product Repairs Centralized Factory Servicenter 
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Warranty (For Canadian Customers)
Panasonic Canada Inc.
5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3
PANASONIC PRODUCT – LIMITED WARRANTY
Panasonic Canada Inc. warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship and agrees to remedy any 
such defect for a period as stated below from the date of original purchase.
Camcorder Product – One (1) year, parts and labour
LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
This warranty does not apply to products purchased outside Canada or to any product which has been improperly installed, 
subjected to usage for which the product was not designed, misused or abused, damaged during shipping, or which has been 
altered or repaired in any way that affects the reliability or detracts from the performance, nor does it cover any product which is 
used commercially. Dry cell batteries are also excluded from coverage under this warranty.
This warranty is extended to the original end user purchaser only. A purchase receipt or other proof of date of original purchase 
is required before warranty service is performed.
THIS EXPRESS, LIMITED WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EXCLUDING 
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
IN NO EVENT WILL PANASONIC CANADA INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL 
DAMAGES.
In certain instances, some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or the 
exclusion of implied warranties, so the above limitations and exclusions may not be applicable.
WARRANTY SERVICE
For product operation and information assistance, please contact your Dealer or our Customer Care Centre at:
Telephone #: (905) 624-5505 Fax #: (905) 238-2360 Web: www.panasonic.ca
For product repairs, please contact one of the following:
≥Your Dealer who will inform you of an authorized Servicentre nearest you.
≥Our Customer Care Centre at (905) 624-5505 or www.panasonic.ca
≥A Panasonic Factory Servicentre listed below:
IF YOU SHIP THE PRODUCT TO A SERVICENTRE
Carefully pack and send prepaid, adequately insured and preferably in the original carton.
Include details of the defect claimed, and proof of date of original purchase.
Richmond, British ColumbiaPanasonic Canada Inc.
12111 Riverside Way
Richmond, BC   V6W 1K8
Tel:   (604) 278-4211
Fax:  (604) 278-5627Calgary, AlbertaPanasonic Canada Inc.
6835-8th St. N. E.
Calgary, AB   T2E 7H7
Tel:   (403) 295-3955
Fax:  (403) 274-5493
Mississauga, OntarioPanasonic Canada Inc.
5770 Ambler Dr.
Mississauga, ON   L4W 2T3
Tel:   (905) 624-8447
Fax:  (905) 238-2418Lachine, QuébecPanasonic Canada Inc.
3075, rue Louis A. Amos
Lachine, QC   H8T 1C4
Tel:    (514) 633-8684
Fax:   (514) 633-8020
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Index
ªA
AC Adaptor  ....................................................................... 14
AE Lock Function  ............................................................. 29
ArcSoft .............................................................................. 53
Audio Dubbing  .................................................................. 41
Auto Focus  ....................................................................... 76
Auto White Balance Adjustment  ....................................... 76
ªB
Backlight Compensation ................................................... 28
Before Requesting Service ............................................... 80
Black & White Mode  ................................................... 34, 39
Blank Search  .................................................................... 37
ªC
Camera Data  .................................................................... 21
Camera Search  ................................................................ 24
Card PhotoShot  .......................................................... 42, 43
Card Playback  .................................................................. 45
Charging the Battery  ........................................................ 14
Cinema Mode  ................................................................... 28
Color Temperature  ........................................................... 31
Condensation ................................................................... 74
Continuous PhotoShot  ..................................................... 25
Cue Playback  ................................................................... 36
ªD
Date/Time Indication  ........................................................ 66
Date/Time Setting ............................................................. 23
Digital Effect  ................................................... 34, 35, 39, 40
Digital Still Picture  ............................................................ 25
Digital Zoom  ..................................................................... 26
DPOF Setting  ................................................................... 50
DPOF setting & Slide Show  ............................................. 65
Dubbing ...................................................................... 51, 52
ªE
Erasure Prevention Slider  ................................................ 16
ªF
F Number  ......................................................................... 30
Fade ................................................................................. 27
File Lock Setting  ............................................................... 49
File Search Mode  ............................................................. 46
Folder Structure ................................................................ 63
Formatting ........................................................................ 50
Frame Mode  ..................................................................... 25
ªG
Gain up Mode  ................................................................... 34
ªI
Index Search  .................................................................... 38
Iris ..................................................................................... 30
ªJ
Jog Playback  .................................................................... 37
ªL
LCD Monitor  ..................................................................... 17
Limited Warranty (Canada)  .............................................. 85
Limited Warranty (USA)  ................................................... 83
Low Light Mode  ................................................................ 29
Low Light Shot .................................................................. 42
ªM
Macro Close-up Function  ................................................. 26
Manual Focus  ................................................................... 30
Memory Card .................................................................... 42
Memory Stop Function  ..................................................... 76
Menu Screen  .................................................................... 18
Microphone ................................................................. 26, 70
Microphone Sensitivity Level  ............................................ 32
Mirror Mode (Digital Effect)  ........................................ 34, 39
Mix Mode  .................................................................... 34, 39Mosaic Mode  .............................................................. 34, 39
Moving Picture (MPEG4) Recording  ................................. 44
Multi-Picture Mode  ...................................................... 35, 40
ªN
Negative Mode  ............................................................ 34, 39
ªO
Optical Image Stabilizer  .................................................... 27
ªP
Palmcorder Accessory  ...................................................... 78
PhotoShot ......................................................................... 25
Picture Adjustment  ............................................................ 32
Picture-in-Picture Mode  .................................................... 35
Playback Digital Effect Functions ................................ 39, 40
Playback Zoom  ................................................................. 39
Portrait Mode  .................................................................... 29
Program AE  ...................................................................... 29
Progressive Photoshot  ...................................................... 25
ªR
Recording Check  .............................................................. 24
Recording Pause Mode  .................................................... 24
Recording Speed  .............................................................. 23
Remote Controller  ....................................................... 12, 13
Repeat Playback  ............................................................... 36
Review Playback ............................................................... 36
ªS
SD Memory Card  .............................................................. 63
Self-Recording .................................................................. 25
Sepia Mode  ................................................................. 34, 39
Shutter Speed  ................................................................... 30
Slide Show  ........................................................................ 47
Slow Motion Playback  ....................................................... 37
Solarization Mode  ....................................................... 34, 39
Sound Volume  .................................................................. 36
SP/LP Mode  ...................................................................... 23
Sports Mode  ..................................................................... 29
Spotlight Mode  .................................................................. 29
Still Advance Playback ...................................................... 37
Strobe Mode  ............................................................... 34, 39
Sub-Code .......................................................................... 76
Surf & Snow Mode  ............................................................ 29
Swing Mode  ................................................................ 35, 40
ªT
Time Code  ........................................................................ 76
Title ................................................................................... 48
Trailing Effect Mode  .................................................... 34, 39
ªU
USB Connection Kit  .......................................................... 53
ªV
Variable Speed Search  ..................................................... 36
Video Head Clogging  ........................................................ 74
Viewfinder ......................................................................... 17
Voice Power Save  ............................................................ 72
Voice Recording  ............................................................... 44
ªW
White Balance  ............................................................. 31, 76
Wide Mode ........................................................................ 28
Wind Noise Reduction  ...................................................... 29
Wipe Mode .................................................................. 34, 39
ªZ
Zebra Pattern  .................................................................... 32
Zoom ................................................................................. 26
Zoom Microphone  ............................................................. 26
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2
4
1
3 1
CLOSECLOSEPUSH
OPEN/EJECT3 2
OFFONMODE
CAMERAVCRCARD P.B.
2
RECORD
REC
1
1
2
OFFONMODE
CAMERAVCRCARD P.B.
1
SEARCH2
OFFONMODE
CAMERAVCRCARD P.B.
3
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el 
uso rápido
ªPara iniciar
1
Cargue la batería.
≥Conecte el cable eléctrico de CA en el adaptador de CA y en la toma de 
corriente de CA.
≥Coloque la batería con el adaptador de CA. (Eso hará empezar la 
carga).
≥La batería estará cargada enteramente cuando se apague la luz de 
carga [CHARGE].
≥Como la batería no se carga cuando el cable de CC. está conectado 
con el adaptador de CA, desconéctelo.
2Acople la batería cargada con la videocámara.
3Active la videocámera.
≥Desplace el interruptor 1 a [ON]. (Se enciende la luz  [CAMERA].)
4Introduzca la cassette.
≥Lleve la palanca 2 a la derecha y tire hacia abajo para abrir la tapa.
≥Introduzca la cassette.
≥Oprima [PUSH CLOSE] 
3 para cargar la cassette.
≥Cierre la tapa del asiento inferior.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ªPara grabar
1
Ajuste el [OFF/ON/MODE] y ponga a [ON].
≥Se enciende la luz [CAMERA]. 1
2
Oprima el pulsador de Inicio/Parada para grabar.
≥Inicia la grabación.
≥Después de que esté visualizado [RECORD], cambia a [REC]. 2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ªPara comprobar lo que ha sido grabado
1Active el modo VCR, rebobine la cinta, ponga la cinta en 
playback.
≥Desplace el interruptor 1. (Se enciende la luz [VCR].)
≥Oprima el pulsador para rebobinar 2.
≥Oprima el pulsador de actuación 
3. (Empezará el playback)
2Desactive la videocámara.
≥Lleve el interruptor 1 a [OFF].
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A
1
2
13
ªPara introducir una tarjeta de memoria.
Antes de introducir una tarjeta de memoria, asegúrese de que esté 
desactivada la videocámara.
1Abra la tapa de la ranura de la tarjeta.
2Manteniendo la tarjeta de memoria con su ángulo cortado 
hacia la derecha 
A, introdúzcala en la ranura de tarjeta.
3Cierre el asiento de la tarjeta.
≥Mientras que está encendida la luz [ACCESS] 1, nunca trate de abrir el 
asiento de la tarjeta, ya que eso podría dañar la tarjeta y originar un 
funcionamiento defectuoso a la videocámara.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ªPara grabar en una tarjeta de memoria.
1
Lleve el selector [TAPE/CARD/CARD MODE] a [CARD].
2Oprima el pulsador [PHOTO SHOT].
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ªPara reproducir la imagen en la tarjeta de memoria.
1Ajuste la videocámara según el modo de playback de tarjeta.
≥Se enciende la luz [CARD P.B.].1 Nombre del fichero
2 Dimensiones de la imagen3 El número de  la imagen
100-0012
1
1
OFFONMODE
CAMERAVCRCARD P.B.
2
3 1
F 7640PICTURE
2
1
CARD MODETAPECARD
PHOTO
SHOT
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