Panasonic Vdr M50pp Operating Instructions Manual

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Arranging Order of Scenes (Move)
You can move scenes only when “Category: All” is specified. 
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Press the MENU button.
3Choose “Switch” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and 
then press the A button.
4Select the scene to be moved, and then press the A 
button.
5Press the MENU button.
6Choose “Scene”, “Edit”, 
“Move”, and then press the 
A button.
7The “Move Scene” screen 
will appear: If you are sure 
you want to move the scene, 
press the A button.
If you want to change the scene to be moved, you can 
change it on this screen.
8Move the “ ” mark to the 
position where you wish to 
move the scene, and then 
press the A button.
9The screen for verifying 
move will appear: Choose 
“YES”, and then press the 
A button.
Choose “NO” to cancel 
move.
After Yes or No setting, the scene select screen will be 
restored.
Repeat steps 7 - 9 to move another scene.
10Press the g button to quit.
Note:•If you press the MENU button before pressing the A 
button in step 7, the submenu screen will appear.
•You can also move multiple scenes (P.98).•Stills can also be moved.•Only scenes on play list can be moved.
Sc ene
RAM
ENTER RETURN
DeleteEd i tCopySe l ectDe t a i l
Thumbna i lSk i pFadeCombineDivideMoveETC
Se l ect I nsert Po i n t 006/ 019
RAM
ENTER E X I T
ENTER
Move  scenes? Move  Scene
YESNO 
						

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Changing Title of Play List (Title)
The play lists have serial numbers based on the order in which you have created them, along with the created dates/
times: You can change these titles at any time.
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Press the MENU button.
3Choose “Title” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and 
then press the A button.
4Use the “Playlist Title” screen to select the play list 
whose title you wish to change, and then press the 
A button.
See “Changing Title of 
Program (Title)” on 
page 114 for how to enter a 
title.
5The screen verifying exit 
from this menu will appear: 
Choose “YES” and then 
press the A button.
6Press the g button to quit.
After changing the title, the 
Disc Navigation screen for 
the play list whose title has 
been changed will appear.
Note:The registered title can be changed at any time using the 
same procedure.
Deleting Play List (Delete)
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Press the MENU button.
3Choose “Delete” on the “PlayList” menu screen, and 
then press the A button.
4Use the “Delete PlayList” 
screen to select the play list 
you wish to delete, and then 
press the A button.
5The screen for verifying deletion will appear: Choose 
“YES”, and then press the A button.
Choose “NO” to cancel deletion.
After Yes or No setting, the Disc Navigation screen 
for all programs will be restored.
Note:Even if you delete a play list, the original scenes stored on 
disc will not be deleted.
PlayList Title
01  AUG 30  2004
 12 : 3 0PM
02  SEP 10 2004    8:00AM
ENTER RETURN 03  SEP 12 2004    9:30AM04  SEP 20 2004     3 : 15PM
ENTER
Finish title setting? TITLE a t  a  Pa r k
YESNO
001/ 008
PLAY
RAM
01 a t  a  Pa r k
Delete PlayList
01  AUG 30  2004
 12 : 3 0PM
02  SEP 10 2004    8:00AM
ENTER RETURN 03  SEP 12 2004    9:30AM04  SEP 20 2004     3 : 15PM
Delete PlayList
Delete PlayList? PlayList No. 01
AUG 30  2004  12 : 30P
M
ENTER
YESNO 
						

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123
Go To
From the Disc Navigation screen, you can jump to the first scene or last scene.
Top (End)
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Press the MENU button.
3Choose “Top” or “End” on 
the “Go To” menu screen, 
and then press the A 
button.Go T o
RAM
ENTER RETURN
En dETC
To p
014 / 014 All Programs
PLAY
RAM
(When “End” is specified) 
						

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Disc or Card Management
123
Verifying Remaining Free Space on Disc or Card (Capacity)
You can find out how long you will be able to record on one side of disc or on card.
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Press the MENU button.
3Choose “Capacity” on the “Disc” or “Card” menu 
screen, and then press the A button.
*1With DVD-R disc: The quality mode first used for 
recording with disc will appear.
*2With DVD-R disc: This will not be displayed.
4Press the g button to quit.
The Disc Navigation screen will be restored.
Note:With a write-protected (see “Terminology” on page 148) 
disc or locked card, the remaining space will always be 
displayed as “0”.
1
Protecting Disc from Writing (Protect Disc)
You can protect a DVD-RAM disc in order to prevent recorded images from being erased or edited by mistake. Further 
recording will not be possible on protected disc until the protection is released.
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Press the MENU button.
3Choose “Protect Disc” on 
the “Disc” menu screen, and 
then press the A button.
4The screen for verifying 
protection will appear:
Choose “YES”, and then 
press the A button.Choose “NO” to cancel 
protection.
After “YES” or “NO” 
setting, the Disc 
Navigation screen will be 
restored.
Note:To release disc protection, 
perform the same procedure as above: The screen for 
verifying the release of protection will appear.
Choose “YES” to release the protection.
Cap a c i t y
Cap a c i t y : 9 0% Approx.
V I DEO( XTRA) : 17
min
V I DEO( F I N E ) : 2 6min
V I DEO( S T D ) : 5 4min
PHOTO : 996
RETURN
Cap a c i t y
Capac i t y :96% Approx.
PHOTO( FINE) :462
PHOTO( NORM) : 9 2 4
PHOTO( ECO) :1148
RETURN
(When using disc)
*1
*2(When using card)
Disc
RAM
ENTER RETURN
Ca pac i t yPr o tec t  D i scFormat DiscUpdate  Cont rol   I nf o.ETC
ENTER
Protect Disc
YESNO
Write protect disc?
001/ 019 All Programs
PLAY
RAM
Disc protect icon 
						

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Initializing DVD-RAM Disc or Card (Format Disc. Format Card)
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Press the MENU button.
3Choose “Format Disc” or “Format Card” on the 
“Disc” or “Card” menu screen, and then press the 
A button.
The screen for verifying “Format Disc” or “Format 
Card” will appear.
4Choose “YES”, and then press the A button.
Choose “NO” to cancel initialization.
When initializing one side of the disc is complete, the 
DVD Video Camera will return to recording pause 
mode.
Note:•Initialization will delete all the recorded contents on disc 
or card: Be careful not to delete data by mistake.
•Be sure to use the AC adaptor when initializing disc or 
card so that the DVD Video Camera is not turned off 
midway. If initialization is interrupted by power turning off, 
the disc or card will not be initialized correctly, or it may be 
damaged.
•It may not be possible to initialize a disc with many 
scratches or dirt: Such a disc cannot be used.
•If you use a brand-new DVD-R disc, message “Disc is not 
formatted” will appear: Initialize the disc, following the 
subsequent messages (See page 47).
•This DVD Video Camera may not recognize some discs 
or cards that have been initialized on PC or a device other 
than this DVD Video Camera.
•If you attempt to initialize a disc or card in this DVD Video 
Camera when it is connected to PC via USB cable, the 
disc or card may not be initialized and may be unusable 
on this DVD Video Camera.
Before You Begin
•Take great care that power is not turned off during initialization: If the DVD 
Video Camera is turned off during initialization and the initialization is 
interrupted, incorrect initialization will result, and at worst, the data 
recorded on disc or card may be damaged.
ENTER
A l l data wi l l be deleted.
Format the disc now? For
mat Disc
YESNO
ENTER
A l l data wi l l be deleted.
Format the card now? For
mat Card
YESNO
(When using card) (When using 
DVD-RAM disc) 
						

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Updating Control Information of DVD-RAM Disc (Update Control Info.)
Disc Navigation in this DVD Video Camera handles information on scenes, such as skip or fade, in a particular 
manner. If you use another device to edit a disc recorded on this DVD Video Camera, and then use the data again with 
Disc Navigation in this DVD Video Camera, the Disc Navigation may not appear normally. If this happens, use the 
Update Control Info function to update the data.
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Press the MENU button.
3Choose “Update Control Info.” on the “Disc” menu 
screen, and then press the A button.
The screen for verifying “Update Control Info.” will 
appear.
4Choose “YES”, and then 
press the A button.
The message for proceeding 
will appear, and then the 
Disc Navigation menu 
screen will be restored.
A black screen may appear while the message for 
updating is displayed.
Choose “NO” to cancel updating.
5Press the g button to quit.
Note:•Be sure to use the AC adaptor when updating the control 
information so that the DVD Video Camera is not turned 
off midway. If updating of control information is 
interrupted by power off, the control information will not 
be updated correctly.
•It may take time to update the control information if the 
disc has many recorded scenes.
•Pressing the g button on the verification screen will 
restore the thumbnail display screen.
Before You Begin
•Use the AC adaptor to power the DVD Video Camera for updating control 
information, and make sure that power is not turned off during updating: 
If the DVD Video Camera is turned off during updating and the updating 
is interrupted, the control information will not be updated correctly. 
ENTER
Upda te Con t r o l  I n f o? Update Control  Info.
YESNO 
						

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Finalizing DVD-R Disc (Finalize Disc)
If you want to play back a DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD Video Camera, by using a device that plays an 
8 cm DVD-R disc - such as a DVD player, etc. - you must finalize the disc on this DVD Video Camera.
The finalized DVD-R disc can be played on a DVD player, as “DVD Video”: The date of program will appear on the 
menu screen of DVD player as a title.
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Press the MENU button.
3Choose “Finalize Disc” on the “Disc” menu screen, 
and then press the A button.
The disc will be finalized.
4Choose “YES”, and then 
press the A button.
The message showing that 
the disc is being finalized 
will appear, and the disc will 
then be finalized.
 will appear on the Disc 
Navigation screen for a 
finalized disc.
5When finalization is complete, the Disc Navigation 
screen for all programs will appear.
Important Note:Do not finalize a disc recorded on this DVD Video 
Camera using any other device.
•No recording can be done on any DVD-R disc that has 
been finalized.
•If the disc in the DVD Video Camera has already been 
finalized, you cannot choose “Finalize Disc”.
•Be sure to use the AC adaptor when finalizing disc. 
Finalization cannot be executed using a battery pack. If 
finalization is interrupted by power turning off, the disc will 
not be finalized correctly, or it may be damaged.
•The time required to finalize the disc that appears on the 
“Finalize Disc” screen is only for reference.
•The shorter the recording time on disc, the longer it will 
take to finalize it.
Before You Begin
•Be sure to use the AC adaptor to power the DVD Video Camera when 
finalizing a DVD-R disc. Finalization cannot be executed using a battery 
pack. If the DVD Video Camera is turned off during finalization and the 
finalization is interrupted, incorrect finalization will result, and at worst, the 
disc may be damaged.
ENTER
Further recording on this
disc will be impossible.
Finalize? (Apporox. 23min.) Finalize Disc
YESNO
0 01/ 015 All Programs
PLAY
Finalized DVD-R disc
SELECT  I TEM
TOP PREV NEXT END001 / 0100 1  :  S E P    1 0    2 0 0 4
0 2  :  S E P    1 5    2 0 0 4
0 3  :  S E P    1 8    2 0 0 4
0 4  :  O C T      8    2 0 0 4
0 5  :  O C T    1 0    2 0 0 40 6  :  N O V    1 0    2 0 0 4
0 7  :  N O V    1 0    2 0 0 4
0 8  :  N O V    1 0    2 0 0 4
0 9  :  D E C    1 0    2 0 0 4
1 0  :  D E C    1 0    2 0 0 4
(Screen when viewed 
using DVD player) 
						

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Other Functions (Others)
Displaying Movies or Stills Independently (Category)
Scenes recorded on this DVD Video Camera will be displayed in the order of recording regardless of whether they 
are movies or stills. You can use the Disc Navigation screen to switch this display to stills only or movies only.
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Press the MENU button.
3Choose “Category” on the 
“Others” menu screen, and 
then press the A button.
4Specify the desired option 
for display, and then press 
the A button.
All: To display all scenes, movies or stills, in the 
order of recording.
VIDEO: To display only movies in the order of 
recording.
PHOTO: To display only photos in the order of 
recording.
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Playing Back Scenes Repeatedly (Repeat Play)
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Press the MENU button.
3Choose “Repeat Play” on the 
“Others” menu screen , and 
then press the A button.
4Choose “On”, and then press 
the A button: Playback 
will start.
Choose “Off” to cancel Repeat Play Setting.
lWhen Repeat Play is set
If one scene has been specified: When playback of the 
last scene is finished, playback of all scenes will repeat 
from the first scene.
If the range for playback has been specified: Playback of 
the scenes in that range will repeat.
lTo release Repeat Play
Use one of the following 3 methods to release:
•Choose “Off” in step 4 above.
•Turn the DVD Video Camera off once.
•Press the DISC EJECT lever to remove the disc.
Note:•Press the g button to terminate playback. However, the 
Repeat Play setting will not be cancelled.
•Still images can also be played back repeatedly.•Repeat playback will not function when playback is set 
from the recording pause status.
Others
ENTER
RAMRETURN
CategoryRepeat PlayVIDEO Al l
PHOTO
0 06/ 015 All Programs
PLAY
RAM
(When “PHOTO” is 
specified)
Others
ENTER
RAMRETURN
CategoryRepeat PlayOn
Off 
						

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Slide Show (Continuous Playback of Stills)
If you play back stills recorded on a card, the DVD Video Camera will enter playback pause mode after each still is 
played back.
Setting Slide Show allows you to continuously play back stills.
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Press the MENU button.
3Choose “Slide Show”, 
“All” or “DPOF”, and then 
press the A button.
All: To play all stills 
recorded on card 
in slide show.
DPOF: To play only stills to which DPOF has been 
set in slide show.
When playback is finished, the DVD Video Camera 
will enter the playback pause mode at the final still.
Pressing the g button will restore the Disc 
Navigation screen.
Note:•One still is played for approx. 5 seconds.•With slide show, playback starts from the first still on card.•If you press the g button or turn the DVD Video Camera 
off, Slide Show will be canceled.
Slide Show
ENTER RETURN
Al lDPOF 
						

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Installing Software
Before installing the DVD-RAM driver on the CD-ROM provided with this DVD Video Camera, make sure 
that another DVD-RAM driver has not already been installed in your PC.
If another DVD-RAM driver has already installed in your PC, confirm the original DVD-RAM driver.
If the packet writing software which supports the DVD-RAM disc is installed, it is necessary to un-install 
it, and then install the provided DVD-RAM driver.
Note:•This guide uses the screen of Windows® XP Home Edition/XP Professional to explain installing software: Use the same 
procedure for Windows®  98 Second Edition/Me/2000 Professional to install the DVD-RAM driver.•We will not guarantee proper operation of this DVD Video Camera if you use software other than that supplied with this 
product to read/write data to the DVD Video Camera even though reading/writing of a file has finished without errors.
Compatible PC for use with DVD Video Camera: 
VDR-M50PP/VDR-M70PP
Personal computer : IBM PC/AT compatible computer
OS : Windows® 98 Second Edition/Me/2000 Professional/XP Home Edition/
XP Professional
CPU : Pentium
® III 450 MHz or faster or Celeron® 633 MHz or faster
(Pentium® 4, 1.2 GHz or faster is recommended.)
This unit may not be operated with a Pentium® compatible CPU not made by Intel® or 
AMD®.  
This unit also may not be operated with AMD-K6®-2/AMD-K6®-III.
Memory : 128 MB or more
Free disk space : 400 MB or more (not including the space in which images and stills are copied and edited)
Display resolution : 1024 × 768 pixels or more
Display mode : High Color (16 bit), 65,536 colors or more (Display adapter supported by DirectX
® 8.1, 
video memory ; 4 MB or more.) 
Sound card : This unit requires sound card supported by DirectSound
®.
USB : This unit requires one USB port (USB 2.0 HIGH-SPEED port is recommended).
Operations will not be guaranteed under the following 
conditions
•The OS other than Windows® 98 Second Edition/Me/2000 Professional/XP Home Edition/
XP Professional is installed.
•Operating computer using Pentium
® compatible CPU not made by Intel® or AMD®.
•Connecting this unit to your computer through a USB hub.
•Connecting this unit to your computer without the provided USB Cable and 5 pin Mini USB Cable, type 
B(Optional-user provided). 
•Connecting USB equipment other than the keyboard, the mouse and this unit to your computer.
•This unit does not support multiprocessors.
•In some cases, defects or limitations may occur depending on the combinations of other software or devices despite 
the fact that your computer satisfies the conditions described above.
Note:Depending on the condition of your PC, it may take a long time to install the software.