Panasonic Vdr D250 Operating Instructions Manual

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Limited Warranty (For USA Customers)
Others
Limited Warranty (For USA Customers)
Panasonic 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)   
LaborNinety (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 (prepaid) 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 (Prepaid) or In-Home ServiceFor Carry-In, Mail-In (prepaid) 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 Puerto Rico, Inc. (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,  
bug infestation, 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, but are 
for illustration only.)
ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, 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 PANASONIC 
CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA
One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094PANASONIC 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 Puerto Rico, Inc. (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
Others
Customer Services Directory
Service in Canada: As per Sevicenter listed in Canadian warranty information l173
Obtain Product Information and Operating Assistance; locate your nearest Dealer 
or Servicenter; purchase Parts and Accessories; or make Customer Service and  
Literature requests by visiting our Web Site at:
http://www.panasonic.com/consumersupport
or, contact us via the web at:
http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo
You may also contact us directly at:
1-800-211-PANA (7262),
Monday-Friday 9 am-9 pm; Saturday-Sunday 10 am-7 pm, EST
Accessory Purchases
For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY : 1-877-833-8855
As of October 2005
Service in Puerto Rico
Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc.
Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial Park,
Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985
Phone (787)750-4300, Fax (787)768-2910
For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY : 1-866-605-1277
Purchase Parts, Accessories and Instruction Books online for all Panasonic Products 
by visiting our Web Site at:
http://www.pasc.panasonic.com
or, send your request by E-mail to:
[email protected]
You may also contact us directly at:
1-800-332-5368 (Phone) 1-800-237-9080 (Fax Only) (Monday – Friday 9 am to 8 pm, EST.) Panasonic Services Company
20421 84th Avenue South, 
Kent, WA 98032 
(We Accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, American Express, and Personal Checks)  
410B Airport Road
Elgin, IL 60123-9333
Attention: Camcorder Repair
MAIL TO:
Panasonic Services Company
Product RepairsCentralized Factory Servicenter
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”).
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Warranty (For Canadian Customers)
Others
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, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND 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 ASSISTANCE, please contact: 
Our Customer Care Centre: Telephone #: (905) 624-5505 
1-800 #: 1-800-561-5505
Fax #: (905) 238-2360
Email link: “Contact Us” on www.panasonic.ca
FOR PRODUCT REPAIRS, please locate your nearest Authorized Servicentre at www.panasonic.ca :
Link: “Servicentres
TM locator” under “Customer support”
Panasonic Factory Service:
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.
VancouverPanasonic Canada Inc.
12111 Riverside Way
Richmond, BC V6W 1K8
Tel:   (604) 278-4211
Fax:  (604) 278-5627TorontoPanasonic Canada Inc.
5770 Ambler Dr.
Mississauga, ON L4W 2T3
Tel:   (905) 624-8447
Fax:  (905) 238-2418
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Index
Others
Others
Index
∫Numerics
0 Lux MagicPix function   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
∫A
AC adaptor   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 30, 161
Aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Auto focus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Auto Ground-directional Standby (AGS)  . . . 49
Automatic white balance  . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 163
∫B
Backlight compensation   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29, 160
Beep sound  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Black balance   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
∫C
Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 27, 34, 162
Charging time   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
∫D
Date and time display   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Delete
Scene  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Still picture   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Demo mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Disc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 27, 32, 161
Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
DPOF setting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Dubbing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 108
DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD-R  . . . . . . . . . . . 23
∫F
Fade   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Finalize   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Flash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Format
Card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Disc   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Frame-by-frame playback  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
∫G
Gain  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
∫H
Help mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
∫I
Image stabilizer function  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Initial setting   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Iris  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
∫L
Language   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
LCD monitor   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 47, 162Locking files  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
∫M
MagicPix function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Manual focus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Menu   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Menu list   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Motion picture playback  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Motion picture recording   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
∫N
Number of recordable pictures   . . . . . . . . . 167
∫O
Operation icons  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
∫P
Pickup lens   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
PictBridge   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Picture quality   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Picture size   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Playing back motion pictures by date   . . . . . 78
Playlist  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Power LCD   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power save   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Protect (Disc)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
∫R
Recording lamp  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Recording mode   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Recording time elapsed  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Red eye reduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Remaining number of still pictures . . . . . . . . 53
Remaining time   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Repair (Disc)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Resume playback   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
∫S
Scene mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
SD Memory Card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Self-recording   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Self-timer recording  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Shutter effect  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Shutter speed   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Skip playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Slide show  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Slow-motion playback   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Soft skin mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Still picture compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Still picture playback   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Still picture recording  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
∫T
Tele macro  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
TV aspect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
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Others
∫U
Un-finalize   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
∫V
Video format   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Viewfinder   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 47, 162
Volume adjustment   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
VR format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
∫W
White balance   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 163
Wide mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Wind noise reduction function  . . . . . . . . . . . 65
∫Z
Zoom  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Zoom microphone   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápido
Others
Others
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para 
el uso rápido
∫Carga de la batería
1 Conecte el cable eléctrico de CA al 
adaptador de CA y a la toma de la red de 
CA.
2 Meta la batería en el respectivo soporte 
alineando la marca, luego encájela.
∫Montaje de la batería
Empuje la batería contra el porta batería y 
hágala deslizar hasta que dispare.
∫Cómo quitar la batería
Mientras hace deslizar la palanca 
BATTERY RELEASE, haga deslizar la 
batería para quitarla.
∫Cómo encender/apagar la 
alimentación
Mientras pulsa el botón A, ajuste el 
interruptor OFF/ON a ON/OFF.
∫Insertar/quitar un disco
1 Haga deslizar la palanca DISC EJECT 
una vez y la deje.
2 Abra la tapa del compartimiento del 
disco manualmente e inserte/saque el 
disco.
3 Empuje la sección marcada 
“PUSH CLOSE” en la tapa del 
compartimiento del disco para cerrarla.
A
A
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Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía española para el uso rápido
Others
∫Cómo insertar/quitar una tarjeta 
SD
1 Abra la tapa de la ranura de la tarjeta.
2 Inserte/quite la tarjeta SD en/de la 
ranura de la tarjeta.
3 Cierre firmemente la tapa de la ranura 
de la tarjeta.
∫Grabación de imágenes 
dinámicas
≥Gire el selector de modo para seleccionar 
.
1 Pulse el botón de inicio/parada de la 
grabación para empezar a grabar.2 Pulse de nuevo el botón de inicio/
parada de la grabación para detener 
brevemente la grabación.
∫Grabación de imágenes fijas
≥Gire el selector de modo para seleccionar 
.
1 Pulse el botón PHOTO SHOT a medias 
para enfocar al sujeto. (Solo en el modo 
de enfoque automático)
2 Pulse completamente el botón 
PHOTO SHOT.
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Others
∫Reproducción de imágenes 
dinámicas
≥Gire el selector de modo para seleccionar 
.
1 Seleccione la escena a ser reproducida.
2 Pulse el joystick.
3 Mueva el joystick para obrar.
∫Reproducción de imágenes fijas
≥Gire el selector de modo para seleccionar 
.
1 Seleccione el archivo a ser reproducido.
2 Pulse el joystick.
3 Mueva el joystick para obrar.
1/;: Reproducción/Pausa
:(Mueva): Salto de reproducción 
(hacia atrás)
:(Mueva y mantenga):
Reproducción regresiva
9(Mueva): Salto de reproducción 
(en adelante)
9(Mueva y mantenga):
Reproducción progresiva
∫: Detiene la reproducción y muestra las 
miniaturas.
1/;: La exposición de diapositivas 
(reproducción de las imágenes en la 
tarjeta SD en orden numérico) inicia/se 
interrumpe.
(Solo si se ha seleccionado 
[DIAPOSITIVA].)
E: Reproduce la imagen anterior.
D: Reproduce la imagen siguiente.
∫: Detiene la reproducción y muestra las 
miniaturas.
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							Backcover
Printed in Japan
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Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company,  
Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094  
Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc.
Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985
Panasonic Canada Inc.
5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3
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