Panasonic Pv Gs29 Operating Instructions Manual

Playback Mode
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A/V
Playing Back on Your TV
By connecting your Camcorder with your TV, the 
recorded scenes can be viewed on your TV screen.
•  Before connecting them, turn off the power of both 
the Camcorder and TV.
1  Insert a recorded tape into this 
Camcorder.
2  Connect the [AV OUT] Jack of the 
Camcorder and the Video and Audio Input 
Jacks of the TV.
•  Connect to the TV with the AV Cable 1.
[VIDEO IN]
[AUDIO IN]
1
3  Turn on this Camcorder and set the Mode 
Dial to the Tape Playback Mode.
4...

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„ To Display the On-screen Information 
on the TV
The information displayed on the LCD Monitor or 
the Viewfinder (One-Touch Navigation icon, time 
code and mode indication, etc.), date and time can 
be displayed on the TV.
1  Press the [EXT DISPLAY] Button on the 
Remote Control. (PV-GS59 Only)
•  Press the button again to erase the OSD 
information.
Note:•  Use the AC adaptor to avoid battery depletion. 

Editing Mode
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Recording from a Tape onto a Card 
(For PV-GS39/PV-GS59)
Still pictures can be recorded on the Memory Card 
from scenes that have already been recorded on a 
cassette.
1  Set the Mode Dial to Tape Playback Mode.•  The One-Touch Navigation icon is displayed 
on the lower right of the screen.
  Audio Dubbing 
(PV-GS59 Only)
You can add music or narration to the recorded 
Cassette.
•  If the tape recorded in the [16bit] Mode is dubbed 
with the Audio Dubbing function, the original sound 
is...

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Using the DV Cable for Recording 
(Digital  Dubbing)
Player/Recorder:
2  Insert the Cassette and set to Tape 
Playback Mode.
By connecting this Camcorder with other digital 
video equipment (such as another Camcorder of 
the same format/model) that has a DV input/output 
Terminal, and using a 4-pin to 4-pin DV Interface 
Cable PV-DDC9/PV-DDC9-K (optional) 
1, high 
quality images and sounds can be dubbed in the 
digital mode.
•  Set to Tape Playback Mode 
(Player/Recorder)
1  Connect the Camcorder and...

Editing Mode
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CAUTION:
Unauthorized exchanging and/or copying 
of copyrighted recordings may be copyright 
infringement.
„ To Stop DubbingPress the [  ] Button or the [ ■ ] Button, or move 
the Joystick Control [▲] to select [  ] again.
„ To Cancel the Standby for RecordingWhen the Camcorder is on standby for recording, 
move the Joystick Control [▼] and select the [  ] 
or press the [ ■ ] Button on the Remote Control.
 Or, while pressing the [● REC] Button, 
press the [►] Button on the Remote...

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Using Camcorder with a PC
An image stored on the DV Cassette or Memory 
Card can be transferred to your personal computer.
Software Installation (For Windows) 
(PV-GS59 Only)
1  Turn on the personal computer and start 
up Windows.
2  Insert the CD-ROM into the personal 
computer’s CD-ROM drive.
•  The [Setup Menu] screen appears.
3  Select the software to be installed from 
[Setup Menu].
„ USB Driver (pp. 56~58) :When the Camcorder is connected to your PC, 
you can send video from the Camcorder to...

With a PC
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Operating environment
Install the USB Driver first before connecting the 
Camcorder to your PC with the USB Cable.
•  When DirectX9.0b is installed, applications 
supported by previous versions of DirectX may not 
run. In this case, consult the manufacturers of the 
disabled applications.
•  If DirectX 9.0b is not already installed, it must be 
installed on your PC.
PV-GS59 Only•  Despite having the Operating environment 
indicated, it may not be possible to use the program 
with some types...

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By connecting the Camcorder and Personal 
Computer with the USB Cable, you can transfer still 
images saved on a Memory Card directly to your 
Personal Computer.
1  Insert the Memory Card into the 
Camcorder.
2  Set the Camcorder to PC Mode.
3  Connect the Camcorder to your personal 
computer with USB Cable and turn the 
Camcorder to “ON”.
•  It enters PC Connecting Mode.
•  Appropriate driver to recognize Camcorder is 
automatically installed by Windows Plug and 
Play when connected for the first...

With a PC
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1
2
[Windows 2000] [Windows XP]
4  Open [My Computer] and click [Removable 
Disk] 1 (For Windows 2000 users).
5  Click [Open folder to view fi les using 
Windows Explorer] 2 and then [OK] (For 
Windows XP users).
•  After the USB Connection Cable is connected to 
the Camcorder, open [My Computer] or [Windows 
Explorer] to check that the drive is displayed as a 
removable disk drive (only when card is inserted 
into the Camcorder). It enables you to operate it in 
the same way as a floppy disk...

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Even when the following operations are performed, 
the same results will occur as when the USB Cable is 
removed (above). Therefore, it is imperative that the 
above operation 
1 is completed before proceeding.
•  When Camcorder power is turned OFF.
•  When SD Memory Card is removed.
•  When Mode Dial is turned to change modes.
Please see chart below.
[Send] [Receive] [Software]
Windows XP← OK →Windows XPWindows 
Messenger/
MSN 
Messenger
Windows XP← OK →Windows 2000MSN 
Messenger
Windows 
2000← OK...