Panasonic Vdr M53pp Operating Instructions Manual

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DVD-MovieAlbumSE 4.1
Personal computer :  IBM PC/AT compatible personal computer
OS : Windows® Millennium Edition/2000 Professional /XP Home Edition/XP 
Professional
CPU : Intel
® Pe n t iu m® III 450 MHz or higher (1 GHz or higher recommended) or Intel® 
Celeron® 633 MHz or higher 
RAM :  128 MB or more (256 MB or more recommended)
Display :  High Color (16 bit) or more
Desktop resolution of 800 × 600 pixels or more
(1024 × 768 pixels or more recommended)
4 MB video memory or more
Free hard disc...

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DVDfunSTUDIO 2.2
Personal computer :  IBM PC/AT compatible personal computer
OS : Windows® Millennium Edition/2000 Professional Service Pack 3 or later/XP 
Home Edition/XP Professional Service Pack 1 or later
CPU : Intel
® Pentium® III 800 MHz or higher 
RAM :  256 MB or more (512 MB or more recommended)
Display :  High Color (16 bit) or more
Desktop resolution of 1024 × 768 pixels or more
4 MB video memory or more
Free hard disc space :  1.4 GB or more
Necessary software :  DirectX 8.1 or later...

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Contents on Provided CD-ROM
Upon inserting the provided CD-ROM into the PC, the “Setup Menu” screen will appear. You can install the 
included software.
If the “Setup Menu” screen does not appear, double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
lDVD-RAM Driver
(see page 136 for installation)
Install this driver if you wish to use JPEG stills 
recorded on a DVD-RAM disc, on your PC.
lDVD-MovieAlbumSE 4.1
(see page 139 for installation)
You can use DVD-MovieAlbumSE to edit the 
images recorded on a DVD-RAM disc...

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lDVD-MovieAlbumSE
You can read the instruction manual using either of 
the following procedures:
After installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE, open 
“Programs”or “All Programs” from the Windows 
“Start” menu, choose “Panasonic” and “DVD-
MovieAlbumSE”, and then open “Operation 
Manual”.
To read the above manual, you will need Adobe 
Acrobat Reader.
If Adobe Acrobat Reader has not been installed in 
your PC, you can install it from the “Setup Menu” 
screen. Click any language for the “Acrobat 
Reader” on the...

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lOperation with DVD Video Camera connected
The following operations are not possible when 
connected to PC:
-Camera recording and playback using 
operation buttons on DVD Video Camera
-Power off using the power switch on DVD Video 
Camera
No image will appear on the LCD screen or 
viewfinder of DVD Video Camera when it is 
connected to PC:
Make sure that the DVD Video Camera is properly 
connected to PC: the ACCESS/PC indicator 
should show access to DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc, 
the beep sound indicates...

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Installing DVD-RAM Driver
lBefore Installing DVD-RAM Driver
If another DVD-RAM Driver is 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 uninstall it, 
and then install the provided DVD-RAM Driver.
1Insert the provided CD-ROM into the PC, and 
click “DVD-RAM Driver” on the “Setup Menu” 
screen.
If the “Setup Menu” screen does not appear, 
double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
2The driver...

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5Check the folder in which the DVD-RAM driver 
will be installed, and then click “Next”.
6Check the program folder to be installed, and 
then click “Next”.
7Click “Next”.
8Installation will start. When installation is 
complete, some notes will appear: check the 
contents, and then click “x” at the top right of 
window.
The contents displayed on actual screen may 
differ from those in the figure.
9If your PC uses Windows® Me / XP Home Edition 
/ XP Professional, a message that prompts you to 
restart...

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lChecking whether or not the DVD Video Camera has been correctly 
recognized by your computer
You can check whether these installations have been completed successfully. Use the following procedure.
1Process for getting to Device Manager as 
follows.
Windows
® XP : Start - Control Panel - System  -
 Hardware - Device Manager
Windows
® 2000 : Start - Settings - Control Panel 
- System  - Hardware - Device Manager
Windows
® Me : Start - Settings - Control Panel - 
System - Device Manager
2Click “Device...

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Installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE
 “DVD-MovieAlbumSE” software is used to edit movies that conform to DVD Video Recording format.
1Insert the provided CD-ROM into the PC, and 
click “DVD-MovieAlbumSE 4.1” on the “Setup 
Menu” screen.
If the “Setup Menu” screen does not appear, 
double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
2The screen for installing “DVD-MovieAlbumSE” 
will appear: Click “Next”.
3Choose “NTSC (North America)” for the TV 
broadcast system, click “Next”.
4If you do not change the folder where the...

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6A message for verifying whether a shortcut icon 
is to be created on desktop will appear.
If you want to create one, click “Yes”. If not, 
choose “No”.
Installation will start.
7Click “Finish”.
8The following window is displayed during the first 
run of DVD-MovieAlbumSE after installation. 
Carefully read the Software License Agreement. 
If you accept it, click “I agree”.
Note:If your PC uses Windows® 2000 Professional/
XP Home Edition/XP Professional, set the user name 
to “Administrator...