Panasonic Vdr M30 Operating Instructions Manual

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Self Timer
You can record stills of yourself alone or with your family, friends, etc., using the Self timer function, as 
w i t h  o r d i n a r y  c a m e r a s .  A  s t i l l  w i l l  b e  r e c o r d e d  a p p r o x i m a t e l y  1 0  s e c o n d s  a f t e r  t h e  R E C  b u t t o n  i s  p r e s s e d .
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “Self Timer” on 
the “Record Functions 
Setup” menu screen, and 
then press the 
 
button.
2Select “On”, and then press the 
 button.
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Setting OSD Output On or Off (On-Screen Display)
If you connect this DVD Palmcorder to a TV to view images on TV screen, you can switch off the on-screen 
information (displayed in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen) from the TV screen.
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “OSD output” on 
the “Record Functions 
Setup” menu screen, and 
then press the 
 
button.
2Choose “On” or “Off”, and press the 
 button.
3Press the MENU button to end the setting.
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LCD Setup
This function allows you to adjust the brightness and color density of LCD screen during recording and 
playback.
Setting Brightness of LCD Screen (Brightness)
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “Brightness” on 
the “LCD Setup” menu 
screen, and then press the 

 button. 
The brightness 
adjustment bar will appear on the screen.
2Use the joystick for adjustment.
: The screen becomes dimmer
: The screen becomes brighter
3Press the MENU button 
to end the setting.
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Initial Settings
Switching Operating Sound On or Off (Beep)
This DVD Palmcorder will emit sound when the power switch is changed over, the REC button is pressed, 
or other operations are engaged. If you do not need operating sound, you can switch it off.
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “Beep” on the 
“Initial Setup” menu 
screen, and then press the 

 button.
2Select “On” or “Off”, and then press the 
 
button.
3Press the MENU button to end the setting.
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Turning Record LED On or Off (Record LED)
You can switch off the recording indicator on the front of DVD Palmcorder even during recording.
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “Record LED” on 
the “Initial Setup” menu 
screen, and then press the 

 button.
2Select “On” or “Off”, and then press the 
 
button.
3Press the MENU button to end the setting.
Note:The Record LED setting will not appear in the on-screen 
information display.
The Record LED setting will be stored in memory even 
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Resetting Menu Settings to Defaults (Reset)
You can restore menu settings to defaults (initial settings at the factory (P. 164) ). (Note, however, that the 
date/time, brightness and color density of LCD monitor will not be reset.)
1Press the MENU button, 
choose “Reset” on the 
“Initial Setup” menu 
screen, and then press the 

 button.
The screen for verifying 
reset will appear.
2If you are sure that you 
wish to reset, use the 
joystick to choose “YES”, 
and then press the 
 
button.
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Disc Navigation


Using Disc Navigation
Starting Disc Navigation
Disc Navigation is a tool for editing scenes recorded on this DVD Palmcorder.
Here is an explanation on “scene” and “program”, so that you will be able to make most use of Disc 
Navigation function.
The screens in this operating manual are basically those that will appear when DVD-RAM disc is used: 
Some items will not appear when DVD-R disc or card is used, but the operation is the same.
1Press the DISC 
NAVIGATION 
button....

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when DVD-R disc or card is used.
*1The displayed thumbnail will be the first image that you recorded.
*2Scene number refers to display number on thumbnail display screen.
*3No still icon will appear for card.
*4The operation guide will vary depending on the operation status of DVD Palmcorder.
*5Appears when 13 scenes or more have been recorded.
*6“ R” appears for DVD-R disc. “  ” will appear...

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Exiting Disc Navigation
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
Disc Navigation will be terminated and the 
DVD Palmcorder will enter the recording pause 
status.
You can also press the 
 button to end Disc 
Navigation.
Playing Back from Disc Navigation Screen
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Use the joystick to select the desired scene.
The selected scene will be framed: This is called 
a “cursor”.
3Press the  button.
Playback will start from the selected scene.
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Selecting Multiple Scenes
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Use the joystick to select the desired scene.
3Press the SELECT button once:
The selected scene will be framed in red and 
yellow.Repeat steps 2 and 3 to randomly select multiple 
scenes.
To cancel a selected scene, select the scene to be 
canceled, and then press the SELECT button.
To cancel all selected scenes, press the 
 button.
Note:Although scenes can be randomly selected, playback will 
always start from the lowest scene...