Panasonic Vdr D250 Operating Instructions Manual

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Disc and card management
Finalizing a disc
(-RW‹V›)
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1 Press the MENU button, then select [ SETUP] 
# [ UN-FINALIZE] # [YES] and press the 
joystick.
2 When the confirmation message appears, select [YES], then press the 
joystick.
≥When un-finalizing is complete, press the MENU button to exit the message screen.
≥DVD-RW (VR format) cannot be un-finalized. DVD-
RW (VR format) after finalization can be recorded 
and edited in the same way as DVD-RW (VR 
format) before finalization.≥DVD-R cannot be un-finalized.
≥When you un-finalize the disc, use a battery with 
sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor.
Un-finalizing a DVD-RW
This is for un-finalizing a DVD-RW (Video format) so that it can be used for 
recording.
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Disc and card management
Protecting a disc
Protecting a disc
(RAM) (-RW‹VR›)
This is for preventing recorded contents from being deleted or edited by mistake.
Further recording and editing is not possible on protected discs until the protection is released.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1 Press the MENU button, then select [ SETUP] 
# [ DISC PROTECT] and press the joystick.
2 When the confirmation message appears, select [YES], then press the 
joystick.
To release disc protection
1) Press the MENU button, then select [ SETUP] # [ DISC PROTECT] and press the 
joystick.
2) When the confirmation message appears, select [YES], then press the joystick.
≥If the disc has been protected on another device, it 
may not be possible to release the protection on this 
unit. In this case, release the protection on the 
device that you used to protect it.
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Disc and card management
Displaying disc information
Displaying disc information
(RAM) (-RW‹VR›) (-RW‹V›) (-R)
Information such as the number of recorded scenes, the remaining space and whether or not the 
disc is finalized or protected is displayed.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select  .
Press the MENU button, then select [ SETUP] # 
[INFORMATION] # [YES] and press the joystick.
To exit the information screen
Press the MENU button.
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With other products
With a TV
With other products
With a TV
(RAM) (-RW‹VR›) (-RW‹V›) (-R) (SD)
The motion pictures and still pictures recorded by this unit can be played back on a TV.
≥Use the AC adaptor to free you from worrying about the battery running down.
1 Connect this unit and a TV.
* If the TV has an S Video terminal, also connect the 
S Video plug to it. This allows you to enjoy more 
beautiful pictures.
2 Turn on this unit, then rotate the mode dial to select   or  .
3 Change the input channel on the TV.
≥The channel set will differ depending on the terminal to which the unit is connected.
4 Start playback on this unit.
The image and audio are output on the TV.
∫If the image or audio from this unit is not output on the TV
≥Check that the plugs are inserted as far as they go.
≥Check the connected terminal.
≥Check the TV’s input setting (input switch). (For more information, please read the 
operating instructions for the TV.) 
≥If the images are not displayed correctly on a wide-
screen TV, adjust the aspect setting on the TV. 
(Refer to the operating instructions of the TV for 
details.) If the pictures are displayed squeezed 
horizontally on a regular TV (4:3), change the 
[TV ASPECT] setting on this unit. (l105)
Playback on TV
AAV/S cable (supplied)
≥Insert the plugs as far as they will go.
VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN
*
AUDIO IN
A
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With other products
With a TV
∫To watch images with a 16:9 aspect ratio on a regular TV (4:3)
When playing back motion pictures recorded with a 16:9 aspect ratio ([ASPECT] was set to [16:9]) 
or still pictures recorded with a 16:9 aspect ratio ([PICTURE SIZE] was set to [ ] (VDR-D300)/
[ ] (VDR-D250)) on a TV with a 4:3 aspect ratio, the images may be squeezed horizontally. In 
this case, change the menu setting to play back the pictures in the original aspect ratio. (Depending 
on the TV setting, the pictures may not be displayed correctly. For more information, please read 
the operating instructions of your TV.)
Press the MENU button, then select [ SETUP] # 
[ TV ASPECT] # [4:3] and press the joystick.
Example of images with a 16:9 aspect ratio on a regular TV (4:3)
≥This function’s default setting is [16:9].
∫To display the on-screen information on the TV
The information displayed on the screen (operation icon and time code, etc.) can be displayed on 
the TV.
Press the EXT DISPLAY button on the remote control.
≥Press the button again to erase the information.
≥The screen on this unit will not change.
[TV ASPECT] setting
16:94:3
2
1.7
ZOOM START/
STOP PHOTO
SHOT EXT
DISPLAY
DATE/
TIME
VOL
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With other products
With a DVD recorder/player
With a DVD recorder/player
≥When playing back a disc on a DVD recorder/player, place the device so that the disc lies flat.
(RAM) (-RW‹VR›)
Insert the disc in the DVD recorder/player, then play 
it back.
≥Playback is only possible on devices that support 
8 cm (3z) DVD-RAM or DVD-RW (VR format). See 
the operating instructions for DVD recorder/player.≥DVD-RW (VR format) may have to be finalized. In 
this case, finalize the disc on this unit. (l100)
≥You cannot record images that allow “One time only 
recording” on a 8 cm (3z) disc.
(-RW‹V›) (-R)
1 Finalize the disc on this unit. (l100)
2 Insert the disc in the DVD recorder/player, then 
play it back.
≥Do not insert a disc that has not been finalized into 
a DVD recorder/player: the disc may be unusable. 
Also, a message asking you to format the disc may 
appear on the DVD recorder. Do not format the disc.≥Playback is possible on devices that support 8 cm 
(3z) DVD-Video, but playback on all DVD players is 
not guaranteed.
Playback on DVD recorder/player
Playing back a DVD-RAM or a DVD-RW (VR format)
Playing back a DVD-RW (Video format) or a DVD-R
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With other products
With a DVD recorder/player
(RAM) (-RW‹VR›) (-RW‹V›) (-R)
If you have a DVD recorder with hard disk, images recorded by this unit can be stored on the hard 
disk.
≥If you want to record (dub) a disc that the DVD recorder is not compatible with, connect this unit 
and the DVD recorder with the AV/S cable and then record (dub) the disc. 
(l108)
1[Only when you record (dub) a DVD-RW (Video format) or DVD-R]
Finalize the disc on this unit. (l100)
2 Insert the disc in the DVD recorder, then copy 
(dub) the contents onto the hard disk.
≥For details on how to copy (dub) the images onto the hard disk, 
refer to the operating instructions of the DVD recorder.
≥DVD-RW (VR format) may have to be finalized. In 
this case, finalize the disc on this unit. (l100)
≥Do not insert a DVD-RW (Video format) or DVD-R 
that has not been finalized into a DVD recorder: the 
disc may be unusable. Also, a message asking you 
to format the disc may appear on the DVD recorder. 
Do not format the disc.≥If your DVD recorder has an SD card slot, you can 
write the still picture files recorded on an SD card 
with this unit to a disc or the hard disk.
≥You cannot record images that allow “One time only 
recording” on a 8 cm (3z) disc.
Copying (dubbing) recordings onto a DVD recorder’s hard 
disk
If you record (dub) images directly from the disc or with the AV/S cable and then play them back 
on a wide-screen TV, they may be squeezed horizontally. In this case, refer to the operating 
instructions of the device you are recording (dubbing) to or read the operating instructions of the 
wide-screen TV and set the aspect setting to 16:9 (Full).
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With other products
With a VCR
With a VCR
(RAM) (-RW‹VR›) (-RW‹V›) (-R)
You can record (dub) images played back on this unit onto other video devices.
You can create a playlist by gathering the scenes you want to record (dub), then record (dub) the 
scenes in this playlist only to other devices. (l86)
≥Use the AC adaptor to free you from worrying about the battery running down.
1 Connect this unit and a video 
device.
* If the video device has an S Video terminal, 
also connect the S Video plug into it. This 
allows you to enjoy more beautiful pictures.
2 Turn on this unit, then rotate the mode dial to select  .
3 Change the input channel on the video device and TV.
≥The channel set will differ depending on the terminal to which the unit is connected.
4 Start playback on this unit.
Then start recording on the connected device.
≥See the operating instructions of the video device for details.
To stop recording (dubbing)
Stop recording on the connected device.
Then stop playback on this unit.
≥If the date and time display and function indication 
are unnecessary, cancel them before recording 
(dubbing). (l46, 105)
Recording (dubbing) images onto other video devices
AAV/S cable (supplied)
≥Insert the plugs as far as they will go.
VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN
*
AUDIO IN
A
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With other products
With a printer (PictBridge)
With a printer (PictBridge)
(SD)
To print pictures by directly connecting this unit to the printer, use a printer compatible with 
PictBridge. (Read the operating instructions for the printer.) 
≥Use the AC adaptor to free you from worrying about the battery running down.
¬Insert an SD card with recorded images in the unit, turn on the unit and then 
rotate the mode dial to select  .
1 Press the MENU button, then select [ SETUP] 
# [ USB FUNCTION] # [PictBridge] and press 
the joystick.
≥Press the MENU button to exit the menu screen.
2 Connect this unit and a printer.
The [ ] indication appears on this unit’s 
screen.
≥If the [ ] indication does not appear or 
continues to flash, disconnect and then reconnect the 
USB cable or check the printer, SD card and settings on 
this unit.
≥Do not use any other USB cables except the supplied 
one. (Operation is not guaranteed with any other USB 
cables.)
3 Select a file to be printed, then press the joystick.
The number of pictures set is displayed.
4 Move the joystick up or down to select the desired number of prints, 
then press the joystick.
≥You can set up to 9 prints.
≥To cancel the setting, set the number of prints to [0].
≥Up to 8 files displayed on a page can be set in succession by repeating steps 3 and 4.
5 Press the MENU button to display the PictBridge 
menus.
AUSB cable (supplied)
≥Insert the plugs as far as they will go.
A
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With other products
With a printer (PictBridge)
6 Select the date print setting on [ DATE PRINT].
≥If the printer is not capable of date printing, this setting is unavailable.
7 Select the paper size setting on [ PAPER SIZE].
≥You cannot set paper sizes not supported on the printer.
8 Select the layout setting on [ PAGE LAYOUT].
≥You cannot set page layouts not supported on the printer.
9 Select [ PRINT] # [YES] and press the joystick. 
The pictures are printed.
≥Exit PictBridge by disconnecting the USB cable (supplied) after the 
pictures have been printed.
When you stop printing halfway
Move the joystick down.
A confirmation message appears. If [YES] is selected, the number of prints set is canceled and the 
screen returns to step 3. If [NO] is selected, all the settings are kept and the screen returns to 
step 3.
≥Avoid the following operations during printing. 
These operations disable proper printing. 
– Disconnecting the USB cable
– Removing the SD card
– Switching the mode dial
– Turning off the power
≥Check the settings for the paper size, quality of 
print, etc. on the printer.
≥The sides of pictures recorded when [ ] 
(VDR-D300)/[ ] (VDR-D250) is set may be cut 
at printing. Check before printing.
When using the printer with a trimming feature or 
other feature which cuts out both edges of the 
pictures, cancel the feature for printing. (Refer to the 
operating instructions of the printer for details.)≥You may not be able to print still pictures recorded 
with other products.
≥When the unit is connected directly to the printer, 
the DPOF settings cannot be used.
≥Connect the printer directly to this unit. Do not use a 
USB hub.
STANDARD:Size specific to the printer
4t5 INCH:L size
5t7 INCH:2L size
4t6 INCH:Postcard size
A4:A4 size
STANDARD:Layout specific to the printer
:No frame print
:Frame print
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