Panasonic Vdr M53pp Operating Instructions Manual

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Understanding Flow of Disc Navigation Menu
Press the MENU button on the Disc Navigation screen: The menu screens for Disc Navigation and menu 
screens for disc and card will appear.
See pages 78-79 and 96 for how to interpret the screen.
Refer to pages indicated for details.
lWhen using DVD-RAM disc
lWhen using DVD-R disc
lWhen using card
Edit (P.102)
Effect (P.104)
Copy (P.109)
Select (P.111)
Detail (P.112)
Fade (P.106)
Skip (P.105)
Thumbnail (P.104)
Start → Current (P.111)
Current → End  (P.111)...

102
Scene
13
Deleting Scenes (Edit-Delete)
You may want to delete unwanted scenes.
Scenes on DVD-R disc cannot be deleted.
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Select the scene to be 
deleted.
3Press the MENU button.
4Choose “Edit”, “Delete” 
on the “Scene” menu 
screen, and then press 
the A button.
5The “Delete Scene” 
screen will appear. If you 
are sure you want to delete the selected scene, 
press the A button.
If you want to change the scene to be deleted, 
you can change it on this screen.
6The...

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lEditing using submenu
Press the MENU button before pressing the A button in step 5 (see page 102): The submenu will appear.
Pressing the g button will restore the screen in step 5.
Note:Although the submenu screen will appear for each setting, some menu items may not appear, depending on the setting.
Ed i t
RAM
ENTER RETURN
Ex i t Del ete
Select
RAM
ENTER RETURN
Start  – Current
Current  –   End
All
Go To
RAM
ENTER RETURN
End To p
Edit Delete ..............To delete selected scenes
Exit...

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1
Changing Images for Thumbnails (Effect - Thumbnail)
Normally, the first image of the recorded scene is displayed as a thumbnail: You can choose another image 
of the scene for thumbnail. If you set a vivid image as the thumbnail, you can know what you recorded from 
a glance at the Disc Navigation screen.
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Select the thumbnail of the scene to be changed.
3Press the MENU button.
4Choose “Scene”, “Effect”, 
“Thumbnail”, and then 
press the A button.
5The “Change...

105
1
Playing Back by Skipping Scenes (Effect - Skip)
You can specify “Skip” for scenes you do not want to play back: The selected scenes will be skipped.
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Select the scene to be skipped.
3Press the MENU button.
4Choose “Scene”, “Effect”, 
“Skip”, and then press the 
A button.
5The “Set Skip” screen 
will appear. If you are sure 
you want to skip the 
selected scene, press the A button.
If you want to change the scene to be skipped, 
you can change it on this screen....

106
1
Directing Scenes Effectively (Effect - Fade)
You can add fading to the beginning and/or end of scene.
There are three types of special effects:
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Select the scene for adding special effects.
3Press the MENU button.
4Choose “Scene”, “Effect”, 
“Fade” and then press the 
A button.
5The “Fade” screen will 
appear. If you are sure you 
want to add the fade effect 
to the scene, press the A button.
If you want to change the scene to which fade is 
added, you can change...

107
1
Combining Multiple Scenes (Edit - Combine)
If you have recorded numerous short scenes, combining them will be facilitated by the use of Disc 
Navigation.
Be sure to select consecutive multiple scenes. Combining scenes is possible only when “Category: All” is 
specified (page 128).  Stills cannot be combined.
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Select the consecutive multiple scenes to be 
combined.
3Press the MENU button.
4Choose “Scene”, “Edit”, 
“Combine” and then press 
the A button.
5The...

108
1
Dividing Movies (Edit - Divide)
You can divide a scene into two parts.
To delete unnecessary portion of scene, first divide the scene, and then delete the unnecessary portion.
1Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2Select the scene to be divided.
3Press the MENU button.
4Choose “Scene”, “Edit”, 
“Divide” and then press 
the A button.
5The “Divide Scene” 
screen will appear. If you 
are sure you want to 
divide the selected scene, press the A button: 
The selected scene will be played back.
If you want...

109
1
Copying Stills on DVD-RAM Disc to Card (Copy)
1Set the power switch to “ ” or “ “.
2Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
3Select the still to be copied.
4Press the MENU button.
5Choose “Copy” on the 
“Scene” menu screen, 
and then press the A 
button.
6The “Copy to card” 
screen will appear. If you 
are sure you want to copy 
the selected still, press 
the A button.
If you want to change the 
still to be copied, you can change it on this 
screen.
7The screen for verifying 
copy will appear. Choose...

110
3
Locking Scenes on Card (Lock)
You can lock each photo recorded on card so that it will not be deleted or edited by mistake.
1Set the power switch to “ ”.
2Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
3Select the scene to be locked.
4Press the MENU button.
5Choose “Lock” on the 
“Scene” menu screen, 
and then press the A 
button.
6The “Lock Set” screen will 
appear. If you are sure 
you want to lock the selected scene, press the 
A button.
If you want to change the scene to be locked, you 
can change it on...