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 space :  200 MB or more
Necessary software :  DirectX 8.1 or later
Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later
DVD-RAM Driver
Sound : DirectSound support
Windows compatible sound device
lOperations will not be guaranteed under the following conditions
Even if the system requirements mentioned in these operating instructions are fulfilled, some personal 
computers cannot be used.
This software cannot be used on Macintosh.
DirectX 8.1 will be installed automatically during installation of the supplied software.
Multi-CPUs environment is not supported.
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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
Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later
Sound : Windows compatible sound device
Interface : USB2.0 (Hi-Speed)
lOperations will not be guaranteed under the following conditions
Even if the system requirements mentioned in these operating instructions are fulfilled, some personal 
computers cannot be used.
This software cannot be used on Macintosh.
DirectX 8.1 will be installed automatically during installation of the supplied software.
Operation on an OS other than the one pre-installed is not guaranteed.
Operation is not guaranteed on computers that are not PC/AT compatible. 
Input is not supported in languages other than English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Simplified 
Chinese. 
Operation is not guaranteed when writing with DVD drives other than the DVD Video Camera. 
DVD discs authored with this software are not guaranteed to play in all DVD players. 
DVDfunSTUDIO as bundled with the DVD Video Camera cannot be used for writing to other devices.  
Do not format DVD-R discs you will use for authoring with DVDfunSTUDIO on this DVD Video Camera.
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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 and create a 
3D title.
lDVDfunSTUDIO 2.2
(see page 141 for installation).
You can use DVDfunSTUDIO to create a DVD-
Video disc from movies edited on DVD-
MovieAlbumSE.
lAcrobat Reader
If Acrobat Reader is not installed in your PC, you will 
need to install it in order to open the on-line manuals 
(instruction manual files) for DVD-MovieAlbumSE, 
DVDfunSTUDIO and DVD-RAM Driver.
Note:If any trouble has occured while installing DVD-RAM 
Driver :
(Using other than Windows
® Me)
When the “Block” is selected in the “Driver Signing Options” 
of the “Hardware” tab in the “System Properties”, the 
installation procedure will not complete. Select “Warn” and 
try again.
To check and change the setting, open “Control Panel” from 
the Windows “Start” menu, select “System Properties”, and 
then click the “Hardware” tab.
Click
Confirm
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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 “Setup Menu” screen.
lDVD-RAM Driver
After installing the DVD-RAM Driver, open 
“Programs” or “All Programs” from the Windows 
“Start” menu, choose “Panasonic DVD-RAM” and 
“DVD-RAM Driver”, and then open “Using DVD-
RAM disc”.
lDVDfunSTUDIO
After installing DVDfunSTUDIO, open 
“Programs” or “All Programs” from the Windows 
“Start” menu, choose “Panasonic” and 
“DVDfunSTUDIO”, and then open the electronic 
instruction manual in “Operating instructions” 
folder.
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 “Setup Menu” screen.
Recognizing the DVD Video Camera on your computer (only when it is 
connected for the first time)
When you connect the DVD Video Camera to your computer for the first time, a setup operation takes place 
so that your computer can recognize the DVD Video Camera. The DVD Video Camera has two modes, a 
disc mode which is activated when you set the power switch to   or  , and a card mode which is 
activated when you set the power switch to  . It is necessary that your computer recognize both of these 
modes.
1Set the power switch of DVD Video Camera to 
“ ” or “ ”, and “ ”, and then use the 
provided USB cable to connect the DVD Video 
Camera to the USB port of PC.
The DVD Video Camera is automatically 
recognized by your computer, so there is no need 
to carry out any particular operation.
(The standard USB driver contained in Windows 
is automatically installed. This process may take 
several minutes.)
Read the electronic instruction manuals (on-line manuals) on PC for complete information on using each 
software program.
DVD Video Camera is compatible only with Windows Me/2000/XP. It will not run in other versions of 
Windows, such as Windows 98SE.  
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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 start/end of PC 
connection. (When disc is not accessed, the 
ACCESS/PC indicator will not blink or light.).
If still images are recorded on disc, use Windows 
Explorer to double-click the drive icon of DVD 
Video Camera (DVD_CAMERA), and then click 
the “\DCIM\@CDPFP” folder: The still JPEG 
files will appear.
Use the DVD Video Camera with a computer that 
supports USB2.0. If you connect it to a computer 
that does not support USB2.0, a message 
advising you to connect it to a computer that 
supports USB2.0 will appear.
Note:You can check whether or not the DVD Video Camera has 
been correctly recognized by the computer. (See page 
138)
If the DVD Video Camera is not automatically recognized 
by your computer, you can use the following method to 
enable it to be recognized.
Method 1: Turn off the DVD Video Camera and your 
computer once and try again. 
Method 2: Eject the DVD-RAM disc, DVD-R disc, or SD 
Memory Card from the DVD Video Camera and try again. 
Method 3: Try connecting the DVD Video Camera to 
another USB port on your computer. 
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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 setup screen will appear: Click the 
“Driver and Formatter Setup” button.
One of the messages below may appear. 
In this case, follow the message and continue the 
installation procedure.
3Click “Next”.
4Check the contents of License Agreement. If you 
accept it, click “Yes” (The contents displayed on 
actual screen may differ from those in the 
figure.).
This software is compatible only with Windows Me/2000/XP. It will not run in other versions of 
Windows, such as Windows 98SE. 
Click
Click
Click
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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 will appear: follow the on-screen 
instructions and then click “Finish”.
Installing the DVD-RAM Driver is now complete.
If your PC uses Windows
® 2000 Professional, 
proceed to step 10.
10If your PC uses Windows® 2000 Professional, a 
message announcing the start for detecting 
device will appear. The detection of device will 
start, after which it will take several minutes for 
the PC to detect the device. When detecting the 
device is complete, a message that prompts you 
to restart will appear: click “Yes” and then restart 
the PC.
Installing the DVD-RAM Driver is now complete.
Note:You can check whether or not the DVD Video Camera has 
been correctly recognized by the computer. (See page 
138)
Click
ClickConfirm
Click
Click
Click
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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 Manager”. Verify that the following 
items are listed on the screen.
When using disc:

“MATSHITA DVD-CAMERA M5795 USB Device” 
under “DVD/CD-ROM drives” *1
*1:When using Windows® Me, “MATSHITA DVD-
CAMERA M5795” is listed under “CDROM”.
“USB Mass Storage Device” under “Universal Serial 
Bus controllers”
When using card:
“USB Mass Storage Device” under “Universal Serial 
Bus controllers”
Example for using disc
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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 
software is installed, click “Next”.
To install the software in a different directory, 
click “Change” and choose the installation 
directory.
5Check the contents, and then click “Install”.
This software is compatible only with Windows Me/2000/XP. It will not run in other versions of 
Windows, such as Windows 98SE. 
Click
CheckClick
Click
Click
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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 (computers manager)”  (or user 
name with equivalent authorization), log on to PC, and 
then install the software (if you do not have 
authorization, consult your system manager).
When using DVD-MovieAlbumSE software on 
Windows® 2000 Professional/XP Home Edition/
XP Professional, log on to your PC as Administrator 
with a login name equally authorized. If you log on with 
a login name other than Administrator, you can not 
use DVD-MovieAlbumSE.
You can not use DVD-MovieAlbumSE to handle an 
AVI file in DV format with no sound.
When starting DVD-MovieAlbumSE, “Mount 
Information” window may appear or the recorded 
movies may not be shown. If this has occured, try the 
following procedure.
1.Click “Preference”, and then “Device setting”. 
2.Select the drive in which the DVD-RAM disc is 
inserted in the “Drive Select” column. Click “OK”.
Click
Click
Click
“Preference” tab
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