Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DVD Palmcorder VDR-M30PP Panasonic
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D VD P almcor d er Operating Instructions Model No . VD R-M30PP Thank you f or b uying a P anasonic product. Please tak e time to become familiar with the operating instruct ions and how it i s set up .
QR34662 2 Impor tan t Inf ormation For Y our Safety The power switch tur ns t he D VD P almcor der on and o ff , l eaving the da te/time feature unaffected. If the came ra/recor der is to be left un attende d for a long peri od of time, tur n it off .
3 QR34642 Microsoft ® , W ind ow s ® , W indows ® 98, W ind ow s ® 98 Se cond Editio n, W indows ® Me , W indows ® 2000 Professional , and W indo ws ® XP are r egister ed trademarks of Micr o s oft Corp ora tion. Inte l ® , Pentium ® Pr o cessor , and Celeron ® Proces sor ar e register ed trademarks of I n tel Corporation.
4 QR34642 Be su re t o r ead the followi ng befor e opening the package of CD-R O M This Agr eement will take ef fect at the mo ment you open the pack age of the storage device ( CD-ROM) pr ovided with this prod uct, if you agree to the terms herein.
5 QR34642 IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARDS In ad dition to the car eful att ention d e voted to qua lity standa rds in t he manu f ac ture o f your video product, sa f e ty is a major f a ctor in the design of ev er y instr ument. But, saf ety is your res ponsibility too .
6 QR34642 11 An ap plian ce and c ar t co mbin ation should be moved with ca re. Quick stops, excessive f orce, an d uneven surfaces may ca use the applian ce and c ar t combi nation to ov er tu rn.
7 QR34642 Caution s When Usi ng Handle t he liquid cry stal disp la y (LCD) with ca re: • The LCD is a ver y delicat e display devi ce: Do no t press its surfa ce with force , hit it or prick it with a sharp obje ct. • If you push t he LCD surface, uneven ness in display may o ccur .
8 QR34642 Heat on surface of pr oduct: • The surf ace of the DVD P almcor der will be slightly w arm, but t his doe s not indi cate a fault. Screen o n connected TV : • Never lea ve the disc navig.
9 QR34642 Be carefu l of mois ture condensa tion: • When you move the DVD Palmcor der between places wher e the differ enc e in temperatures is gr eat - such as e ntering a lodge f rom a ski slop e .
10 QR34642 Caution s When Storing Do not l eave th e D VD P almcor der i n a pla ce wh ere the t emperature is very h igh for a lo ng period o f time: • The tempera ture inside a closed ve hicle or t runk can become v ery high in a hot seaso n .
11 QR34642 Read This Fi rst T o guide you, w e've included f ollowing six chapters . • The secti on on “Setups” explain s how to set up the DVD P almcor der , batter y pack, and set the date/ti me.
12 QR34642 Intr oduction ● Y ou can recor d even during pla yback Unlik e tape d evices, you do not need t o search f or the rec ording s tart position o r locate the beginni ng of blank po rtion. Y o u ca n s ta rt rec o rdi n g d ur in g pl a yba c k N e w re c ord in g wi ll n ot o ve r wri t e a ny p rev i ou sl y rec o rde d d a ta .
Quick Start Gu ide for Softwa re Features Following softw are programs ar e contained on the pr ovided CD-ROM. ≥ Confirming the env ironment of connecti ng equipment: see page 134 Installat ion Guide (S ee page 134 for details) 1 Insta lling USB Driv er.
5 Edit motion image and in terract ive DVD menu using MyD VD. 6 Insert the new DVD-R di sc into the DVD palmcorder. ≥ When making an original DVD-R disc using MyDVD software, a message for ini tialization appears on the LCD of DVD Palmcorder.
15 QR34642 T able of Contents Be sur e to read the f ollowing before opening the package of CD-ROM ........... ................. ...... 4 Cautions When Using ................ ................... ...... 7 Cautions When Storing .........................
16 QR34642 Advanced Techniques Understanding Flow of Menu ........... ................. 80 Setti ng Up Camera Function s...... ...... ..... ........ .. 82 Sele cting Shoo ting Mo de to Match th e Subject (Switchin g Program AE Mode) ......... ........
17 QR34642 Subsidiary Information Cleaning................ ............. ............ ............. .... 147 No DVD Palmcorder Operat ion - Check the Following: ....... ...... .... ..... .... ........ ...... ..... ........ 148 Error Mess ages ........
18 QR34642 Checkin g Pr ovided Ac cessories Make sure that you hav e a ll the f ollo wing a ccessories in package: Battery Pac k (model CGA-DU14A): P or table powe r su pply f or this D VD P almcorder . Charg e it befor e use. A C Adapter/Ch arger (mo del PV -D AC13) : Used t o power the D VD P almcorder from A C outlet, or charge battery pack.
19 QR34642 Names of Par ts 1 Recording indicato r (P . 95) T h e re d i n d ic a to r wi l l l i g ht du r i n g re c o rd i n g . 2 Optical 10× zoom lens (P . 57) 3 Lens hood (P . 58) Al wa ys remo ve t h is le n s hood wh e n usin g gen erall y a vaila ble t ele- conve rsion or w ide- convers ion lens .
20 QR34642 12 Viewfinder (P . 48) 13 Diopter con tr ol (P . 48) T o adjust the fo cu s of imag e ap p ea ring in the viewfinder . (Pull out t he viewfinder .) 14 A CCESS/PC indicator (P . 9, 52, 55) W i ll blin k or l ight while the D VD Pa lmco rder is oper ating .
21 QR34642 24 A UT O button (P . 63) T o switch the DVD Palm corder to full a utomatic 25 FOCUS button (P . 59) T o sw itch b etwee n ma nual focus and auto- focus . 26 EXPO SURE button (P . 61) Press this bu tto n to ad just the exposure. 27 BA CK LIGHT (backlight compen sation) butt on (P .
22 QR34642 37 REC button (P . 52, 55) 38 D IGI T AL ZOOM b utton (P . 86) 39 Reverse skip button (P . 71) 40 Reverse sear ch button (P . 70) 41 DISC NA VIGA TION b utton ( P . 97) 42 MENU bu tton (P . 50, 82 , 104) 43 ZOOM T b utton ( P . 57) 44 ZOOM W b utton ( P .
23 QR34642 About Thi s Manual ● Displays in this manual Understand that the displays a re dif fer ent fro m those you will actually see in the v i ewfin d er o r on the LCD scr een. ● Notation of cancel b utton Press the st op/cancel button to stop your operation midway , or return the menu screen to the preceding one.
24 QR34642 Discs and Cards The f ollowing table lists the storage media (discs and ca rds) that can be used on this D VD P almcorder and the functions whic h are av ailable with them: ● : Fun ctions available; - : Not availab le *1: Can be pla y ed ba ck on some D VD p lay ers .
25 QR34651/QR34652 IN F O R M ATION ON D V D - R DI S C Y ou cannot r ecord a s t ill on D V D-R dis c , or d e l ete any recorded images or data. For optimum recording on D VD-R d isc, this D VD vide.
26 QR34642 Handling Discs ● Using discs DVD- RAM and DVD-R d is cs ar e ve r y del i cate rec o rdi n g me di a . C a re fu ll y rea d th e f ol lo w in g caution s and obs erve them: • When usin g disc on t his DVD Palmcor der , be sur e to keep it in Rou nd DVD Hold e r .
27 QR34642 A vailable Cards Handling card • D o not use cards other than the designated ones. • D o n o t t o uch the c a r d te r m i n a l o r a l l o w it to t o uch m e t a l . • Do n o t p a s te a nyth i ng o th e r t h an e x c l u s i v e la b e l o n l a b e l p a s t i n g p o r t i o n .
28 QR34642 Storage C apacity on D isc or Car d Re cor dabl e T ime o f Mo vie ( Vid eo) T h e re c o rd a b l e t im e w i ll v a r y d e pe nd i ng on t he recording qu a lity: See page 88 for the sett i n g of recording qu a lity .
29 QR34642 Recordable Stills (Photos) ● Recordable stills o n one D V D-RAM disc (single side) (when recor ding only still): Up t o 999 If the disc still has fr ee space afte r re c o r d ing 999 still s on it, movies can al s o be r ecorded on it.
30 QR34642 Featur es of DVD Pa lmcor der V ersatile Functions A vailable This DVD Palmcorder has numerous useful functio ns. However , th e functions that can be used will vary depen ding o n whethe r DVD-R AM disc, DVD-R di sc or c ard is use d.
31 QR34642 Disc Na vigation F unctions: ● : Av aila b le; - : Unav ailab le *3 If you use a brand-new DVD-R disc, message “Disc is not formatted” will appear .
32 QR34642 Car d Navigation Functions: Recor ding on Di sc Y o u can use both 8 c m DV D-RAM and DV D-R dis cs on t h i s DV D Pa lm c ord e r fo r re co rd i n g . T h e recorded video an d audio wil l be stored on an 8 cm DVD- RAM disc or 8 cm DVD- R dis c .
33 QR34642 Immediat e Re viewing of R ecorded Image Y ou can check the rec o rded m ovie or sti l l in the viewfinde r or on the L CD scr een. Editing in V arious W ays on D VD Pa l m c o rd e r A l on e Usin g t he D isc Nav igati on feat u re sim p le e d iting can be per formed.
34 QR34642 Setups This section explains preparations for recording - setting up the DVD P alm cor d er and battery pack. Setting Up the DVD Palmcor der Attaching ad juster (securi ng tab) 1 Pass the belt through t he attachment part of DVD Pal mcorder .
35 QR34642 T o use as a Hand Str ap Using th e Grip Bel t as the hand strap makes it easier to carr y the DVD Palmc o r der . 1 Detach the ti p of the Grip Belt from the Lens Cap String Hold er and adjust the length of it. 2 Attach the Gri p Belt aro u nd your wris t.
36 QR34642 Inser ting Batter y into Remote Controller Insert the pr ovided button type batter y into remo te contro ller . 1 Slid e th e co ve r to remo v e it. 2 Insert the butto n type battery with the posit ive termi n a l facing up. 3 Slide the cover to close it .
37 QR34642 ● Using Remote Contr oller Point the re mote co ntroller to the infra red r eceive r on the D VD Palmcord er . The r emote contr o llable dista nce is up to 16 feet ( 5 m).
38 QR34642 Setting Up the Batter y Pack The CGA-DU14A batter y pack prov ided with this D V D P almcorder has not been charged at purchase time: Charge it before using the D VD P a lmcorder .
39 QR34642 Attaching Bat tery P ack to D VD P almcorder 1 Fit th e ba tte ry p a c k to the batt ery att ac h men t platfo rm on this D VD Pa lm corder an d sl ide it upward until a c lick is heard. Note : Note : • Make sur e that the batter y pack is in t he correct orie nta tion .
40 QR34642 ● Recordable time with fully c harge d battery pac k (with no zoom opera tion, etc.) T he re fe ren ce f or D VD P a lm co rd er re co rd ab le t im e with fully charged battery pack is between 40 and 60 m inutes [with mode l CGA -DU14A ]: *1 The t ime in XTRA m ode is only for refe rence: It var ies depen ding on record ing cont ents.
41 QR34642 Battery Remaining Level Indicator When the b attery pack is used to power th e DVD Palmcorder , the batt ery rema ining level appears i n the viewfinde r or on the L C D scr een as fol lows.
42 QR34642 Using D VD Palmcor d er with A C Ada pter/Charger It is r ecommended that you use the AC adapter /charger to power the DVD Palmcor der from household AC outlet w hen you perform set tings o n it, pla y back or edit images, or use it indoors .
43 QR34642 Insert ing and Removing Disc Inser ting Disc 1 Pr ess down the DISC EJECT butto n once a nd release it. A fe w moments a fter th e ACCESS/PC ind i cat or blink s, th e cove r of di sc in serti on blo ck wil l ope n sligh tly . 2 Gentl y open the cov er by hand until it stops.
44 QR34642 Note : Note : • Disc cannot be i nser ted or removed unless the batter y pack or AC adapte r/char ger is co nnected to D V D P almcorder. • See pa ge 78 f o r how to set disc in R ound D V D Holder. • If the re is some delay bef o re re cording star ts, refer to page 148.
45 QR34642 Removing Disc 1 Set th e power switch to “POWER OFF” t o turn the DVD Pal mcorder off. 2 Press down the DISC EJEC T bu t ton o nc e and rel ea s e i t. In a m o ment, the cover of disc ins ertion b loc k will open slig htly . 3 Gentl y open t h e cov er unti l it s tops.
46 QR34642 Inserting and Removing Car d Before in ser tin g or r emoving card , set th e power s w itch to “POWER OFF” to tur n t he D VD Palmco rder o ff. 1 Inserting Card Open the c over of card insert ion b lock w ith pow er tu r n ed o ff . 2 Insert card with it s contac ts inwa rd until it lock s.
47 QR34662 Basic T echniques This section e xplains a bout recording of movies and still i mages, and also basic settings on DVD P almcor der . Basic Operation of DVD Pa lmcor der T ur ning D V D P al.
48 QR34662 Viewing Subject Thr ough View finder 1 Pull ou t the vie w finder . 2 T u rn th e d iop ter co ntro l kn ob to adj ust the f ocus to suit your eyesight. Note : • If the LCD mo nitor i s open ap proximatel y 90°, the viewfinder will be off .
49 QR34662 Closing LCD M onitor B ef ore c lo si ng t he LC D m on it or , b e su re to res e t i t a t right angles to the DVD Palmcorder . Replace the LCD monitor on the DVD Palmcord er wit h the LCD scree n faci ng inw ard unt il a cli ck is hear d.
50 QR34662 Setting D ate and Time Set the curr ent date and time so that the date and t ime y ou make a recording can be rec orded correctly . The foll owing procedure can a lso be used to corr ect t he date and time you hav e already set. 1 T urn the DVD Palmcorder on.
51 QR34662 Changing Displa y Format of Date and Time Y o u can sel e ct one o f thr ee d ate display formats: month/day/year , day/month/year or year /month/day . Asso ci at e d w it h th e selecte d dat e di spla y , the tim e display fo rmat wil l al so change as follow s: 1 Pr ess the MENU button.
52 QR34662 Recor ding Movie Inser t a r ecordable D VD-RAM or D V D-R disc into this D VD P almcorder . 1 T urn the DVD Palmcorder on. Se t the p ow er s witc h to “ VID EO ” to turn the DVD Pal mcorder on.
53 QR34662 ● P ower sa v e and disc harge of battery If, when “ Po wer Save: On ” is spec ified, the DVD Pa l mc o rde r is l ef t i n t he re c ord in g p au s e s ta tu s fo r appro ximate l y 5 minutes, it will aut omatical l y turn off.
54 QR34662 Using Ex ternal Mic ropho ne C o n n ect e x te r n a l m i c r o p h o ne ( optional-user provided ) t o the e x t e r n a l m i c r o p h o ne j a c k o f th i s D V D Palm corder . Cl earer soun d can be recorded . T urn o n the switch on micropho ne and start re cording.
55 QR34662 Recor ding Sti lls Note : Record ing of st ill imag es is possible on D VD-RAM disc and card. 1 T urn the DVD Palmcorder on. Whe n us i ng DVD-RAM di sc: Set th e power switc h to “ PHOTO”. When using card: Set th e power switc h to “ PHOTO”.
56 QR34662 ● Still reco r ding quality T h e D V D Pa l m co rd e r c a n re c ord JP E G s t il l s of 640×4 80 p ix els. Alth ough st ill imag es are recorded on DVD-R AM disc only in the FI NE mo de, th e qua lity m ode ca n be cho se n when rec ordin g st ills on ca rd.
57 QR34662 Zooming This D VD P almcorder allows y ou to record using opt ic al 10-po wer zoom and digital zoom. Move th e zoo m leve r t o “T” con trol side, an d t h e subject i mage will gradually be come telesco pic: Move the z oom le ver to “W” con trol side , and th e ima ge will wi den .
58 QR34662 Macro Recording Use the ma cr o functi on when r eco r ding a smal l object fr om clo se-up posit ion: Y ou can sho ot the subjec t as cl ose as appr oximately 13/16” (2 cm) from the lens surface, magnif ying the image to f i ll the scr een.
59 QR34662 Manually Fo cusing Subject The D VD Pal mcorde r measures the distance to a s ubject vie wed at the center of screen and automatically f ocuses on it. If it is difficult to aut omatica lly f ocus the subject, adjust the f o cus manually .
60 QR34662 Man u a lly fo cus the f oll owin g ob ject s, whic h m ay not be autom ati cally fo cus e d (S e e p ag e 59): Objects not in the ce nter of scree n Objects mo ving r api dly Object beh in.
61 QR34662 Adjusting Exposur e Manually This D VD Palmcorder measures t he subject brightness and automatically adjusts the exposure. Y ou c an also adjust the e xposure manually . 1 Pr ess the EXPOSURE but to n during r ecordi ng. The exposu re i ndicator wil l appear on th e screen.
62 QR34662 Compen sating for Backligh t When subject is l ighted from rear , this function will compens ate f or lighti ng so that the subj ect is not too dark. 1 Pr ess the BACK LIGHT butt on during rec o rdi n g. The backl ight corr ection i con will appear .
63 QR34662 Using Auto Function Pressing the A UT O button will fully automate the c amera func tions. 1 Press the AUTO button. The fo llowing settings will res et to defaults: Functi on W hen setting full au to Pro gram A E Auto White balanc e A uto Exposu re Aut o F ocus Auto VDR-M30PP_GB.
64 QR34662 On-Scr een Information V arious types of inf or mation will appear in t he viewfinder or on the LC D screen dur ing recording. Inf ormatio n Displa y During Recording 1. Rec or di ng mo de :M o v i e :S t i l l : Extern al inpu t still ( field) : Extern al inpu t still ( frame) 2.
65 QR34662 15. Movie recording quality (only when using disc ) XTRA : Highest qualit y (onl y when using DVD-RA M disc) LPC M : Highest audio q uality (only w hen using DVD-R disc ) FINE : High qual i.
66 QR34662 ● Switc hing the info rmation display mode Y o u can sw it ch the d isplay m ode of on -sc reen info rm ation : Press the DISPLA Y button. The full and min imum displ a y mo des wil l al ternate. • Full disp lay mode: All t yp e s of in fo rmat io n will ap pe ar .
67 QR34662 Recor ding Ima ges fr om Other A V Devices Y ou can record images from other A V de vices to disc or card in this D VD P almcorder .
68 QR34662 Recor ding Images fr om A V Device 1 Se t the in put so urce o n t he DVD Pal mcorder to “LIN E (L IN)” . Switch th e input r eferring to “Input Source” on page 90. 2 T urn on th e c onn ecte d d ev ice , an d s tar t playback. The pictur e will appear o n the LCD scre en or viewfinder of this DVD Palmcorder .
69 QR34662 Playing Back Immediat ely Chec k ing Recorded Scene Y ou can check your r e cording immediately on the spo t. 1 Press button in the r ecord ing pa use status. The DVD Palmcor der will enter the playback mode, a nd the scene you ha ve rec o r d ed las t will be pla yed back.
70 QR34662 Pla y bac k from Start of Disc or Card Use the Go T o function ( P . 72) o r Disc Navigat ion function (P . 97) to play back from the start of disc or car d. S earch P lay ba ck o f Mov ie During pl ayback, til t the joystick to right or lef t and hold i t: Search pl ayback will start.
71 QR34662 Skip Playbac k of Movie During pl ayback, til t the joystick up or down to loca te the star t of desired scene. T ilt once : T o skip to the fir st imag e of the scene following the one being playe d bac k, and st art playback.
72 QR34662 Jumpi ng to S pec ifi ed P oi nt (Go T o ) 1 Pr ess the MENU button durin g pla yba ck. 2 Choose the opt ion (po int you want to go to), and then pr es s the butt on. T op : T o go to the star t, and enter playba ck pause. End : T o go to the end of last scene, and ent er playback pause.
73 QR34662 On-Scr een Information Display Inf ormatio n Displa y during Playbac k V ar ious typ e s of informa tion on r e c ordi ng will be sup e r imposed on playb a ck imag e y ou are viewing . ● Switc hing the info rmation display mode Pr ess the DISPL A Y button: Y ou can switch th e disp lay mo de of o n-screen informa tion.
74 QR34662 Playback on Other Devices This section e xplains about play back on another A V de vice, such as TV . Connecting to a TV Use the pr ovided A V/S input/output cable t o connect th e DVD Palmcor der to a TV as fo l lows: * If your TV has an S-VIDEO input jack, you c a n connect the S-VIDEO plug to it.
75 QR34662 Vi ewin g on TV Scre en 1 T urn on the T V and set the i nput selec tor t o the Input c onnection the DVD Palmcor der is conn ec te d to . Th is is o f t e n refered to a s “l i ne” . Refer to the TV instr uction manu al for how to switc h the TV in p ut.
76 QR34662 Pla y bac k on D VD Pla yer Y o u can play back finali zed DVD- R discs on DVD playe rs or other dev ices that co nform to 8 cm DV D-R disc. H owever , DVD-R disc s may not be usable on al l thos e devices. 1 Final ize a reco rde d D V D-R disc .
77 QR34662 Removi ng and Replacing fr om/in Round D VD Holder Y ou c an r emove DV D- RAM or DVD-R di sc u sed o n this DV D P almco r der f rom Roun d DVD H older a nd use the unco ver ed disc o n D VD pl a yer , DVD-RAM r ec o r der , drive fo r P C, etc .
78 QR34662 Replacing Disc in Round D V D Holder 1 Open SI DE A of the Ro und DV D Hold er , and re place t he disc in the hold er with the SIDE A mark or label s urface facin g up, taking care no t to to uc h the d isc sur f a ce . 2 Close SIDE A o f the Round DVD Holder , and push it to lock the releas e leve rs at p osition s (3).
79 QR34662 Playback on DVD V ideo Recor der/Pl ayer Y ou can use a D VD video recorder or D VD play er that conforms to D V D-RAM to p la y back D VD-RA M discs recorded on this D VD P almcord er 1 Remo ve the d isc fr om Rou nd DVD Hold er . 2 Inser t t he disc int o the DVD video r eco rder/ player and play it back.
80 QR34662 Advanced T echniques This section e x plains about various settings to furthe r extend the usefulness o f this D VD P almcorder . Understandi ng Flow of Menu Press th e MENU button during r ecor ding pause: The “Camera Functi ons Setup” menu scree n w ill a ppea r .
81 QR34662 ● Flo w of Menu Refer to page indic a ted f or detail s of each funct i on. Camera Functions Setup Program AE ( P . 82) Wh ite ba lance (P . 8 3) EIS (P . 85) Digita l zo om (P . 86) W ind Cut (P . 87) Recor ding Func tions Setup Mo vie q uality ( P .
82 QR34662 Setting Up Camera Functi ons Selectin g Shooting Mode to Match t he Subject (Switch i ng Pr ogram AE Mode) This D VD Palmcord er automatical ly sets the shutter speed and apertur .
83 QR34662 Adjusting Color (White B alance) This D VD Palmc ord er automati cally adjust s the tint to matc h the condit ions of su bject. However , i t may not a llow user to deliver natural ti nt, depen ding on the weat her or statu s of li ght so ur ce.
84 QR34662 Note : • Do no t use a colored ob ject wh en setti ng the w hite balan ce: The appr opri ate tint cannot be set. • Do no t bloc k the infrared sensor with han d, etc. • If a gen era lly av a ilab le tele or wide- con version lens is used, the au to white balance may not opera te depend ing on th e recordin g condit ions.
85 QR34662 Using the Electronic Ima ge Stabiliz er (EIS) This DVD Palmco r der is equipped with an elect ronic image stab iliz er fu ncti o n: W hen you use zo om t o record a ma g ni fie d subj ec t im ag e , it will cor rect fuzz in ess in t he rec orde d im age .
86 QR34662 Magnifying Subject Ima ge (Dig. Zoom) When the zo om lev er is m oved dow n to “T” control s ide wi th Dig. Zoom 40× or 240× s pecif ied, di gital zoom will auto maticall y kick in when optic al 10× zoom range i s exceeded. Y ou can set the digita l zoom to 40× or 240 × for mo vi e recording, or 40× for st il l recording.
87 QR34662 Reducing Wind Noise During Recor ding (Wind Cut) Whe n recordin g sound from the mi cropho ne buil t into th is DV D Palm corder , you can red uce wind noise in re c o rd i n g .
88 QR34662 Setting Up Recor d Functi ons Switching Mo v ie Quali ty (VIDEO Mode) Choose the movie qu ality from “XTR A” (onl y with DVD-R AM di sc), “FINE”, “STD” an d “LPCM” (o nly wit h DV D-R dis c).
89 QR34662 Block-li ke noise ma y appear in reco rded image, o r the outline o f subject im a ge is distor ted under th e recording cond itio ns list ed b elow: Pan the DVD P almc order a s slow ly as poss ible.
90 QR34662 Receiving Image from Anothe r Devi ce (Input Sour ce) If you wish to input an image f rom another d evice to this D VD Palmcorder , you must f irst switc h the setting on the DVD Palmcor der .
91 QR34662 Self Timer Y o u can reco rd stills of yoursel f alone or with y our fam ily , frie nds, etc., u sing th e Self ti mer funct ion, 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 .
92 QR34662 Setting OSD Out put On or Off (On-Screen Disp lay) If you connect th i s DVD Palmcor der to a TV to view images on TV scr een, you can switch of f the on-screen informati on (displa yed in the v i ewfind er or on the LCD sc reen) fr om the TV scr een.
93 QR34662 LCD Setup This function allows you to adjust the brightness and color density of LC D screen during r ecording and pla yback. Setting Brigh tness of L CD Sc reen (Br ightne ss) 1 Pr ess the MENU button, choo se “Brightn ess” on the “LCD Setup ” menu screen, and then press the button.
94 QR34662 Initial Setti ngs Switching O pe rating Soun d On or Off (Be e p) This DVD Pal m cor der will emit soun d when the power switc h is changed over , the REC button is pr essed, or other operations are engaged. If you do not need o perating sound, you can switch i t of f.
95 QR34662 T urn ing Recor d LED On or Off (Recor d LED) Y ou can switc h off the recor ding indicato r on the fr ont of DVD Pal mcorde r even during record ing. 1 Pr ess the MENU button, choo se “Reco rd LED” on the “Ini tial Setu p” men u screen, and then press the button.
96 QR34662 Resett ing Menu Sett ings to Defau lts (Reset ) Y o u can restore menu s ettings to de faults (i nitial setti ngs at the fac tory (P . 164) ). (Note, howe ver , tha t the date/ti m e, brightnes s a nd color densi ty of LCD mo nitor will not be re set.
97 QR34662 Disc Navigation Using Disc Navigat ion Star ting D isc Navigation Disc Navi gation is a tool for editing s cenes recor ded on t h is DVD P almcor der . Here is an expl anatio n on “scen e” and “program ”, so that you w ill be able t o make most use of Disc Navigation func tion.
98 QR34662 The follo wing screen wi ll appear when DVD-RAM dis c is used: Some display compo nents will n ot appear whe n DV D-R disc or car d is use d. *1 The disp la yed thumbnail will be the first image that you recorded. *2 Sce ne number refers to disp la y numb er on t humbnai l displ a y screen .
99 QR34662 Exiting Disc Nav igation 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. Disc Na vig atio n will be term inat ed and the DVD Palmcor der will enter t he rec ording pause status. Y ou can also press the bu tton to en d D isc Navigation . Pla y ing Bac k from Disc Navig ation Screen 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button.
100 QR34662 Selecti ng Multiple Scene s 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Use the joystic k to select the desir ed scene. 3 Pr ess the SELECT butto n once: The sel ected scene wil l be frame d in r ed and yello w . Repeat steps 2 an d 3 to random ly selec t multip le scenes.
101 QR34662 Disc Navigatio n Menu Functions A vailable with Disc Na vigation Disc Nav igation allows you to do the fo llowing: A vailable function Disc or card used Contents Reference pag e Delet ion of scen es Y ou can delete unneces sary scenes .
102 QR34662 Under standing Flow of Disc Na v igation Menu Press the MENU button on t he Disc Naviga tion scr een: The menu scr eens for Dis c Navigation and menu screens for disc an d card will appea r . See pages 80-81 an d 98 for how to interpret the sc reen.
103 QR34662 Scene Delet ing Scen es (Delet e) 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select th e scene to be del eted . 3 Pr ess th e MENU button.
104 QR34662 ● Editing using submenu Press t he MENU button before p res sing the button in step 5 (See page 103) : The subme nu will appea r . Pressi ng the button will r estore the scr een in step 5. Note : Altho ugh the submenu screen will a ppear f o r each se tting, s o me m enu items m a y not a ppear , depe nding on the set ting.
105 QR34662 Changing Images f or Thumbnails (Edit - Thumbnail) Th e thu mbna il refer s to a red uce d ima ge disp layed on D is c Na vigat ion to he lp d ist inguis h rec orded scenes. Normally , the firs t image of the r ecorded s cene is displayed a s a thumb nail: Y ou can c hoose another ima ge of the scene for thum bnail.
106 QR34662 Pla y ing Bac k by Skipping Scenes (Edit - S kip) Y ou can specif y “Skip” for scenes you do n o t want to pl ay back: T he selecte d scenes will be s kipped. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select th e scene to be s kipped.
107 QR34662 Adding Spec ial Eff ec ts (Edit - F a de) Y ou can add fading to the beginning and/or end of scene. There ar e three types of special effec ts: 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Select th e scene for adding special ef fects. 3 Pr ess the MENU button.
108 QR34662 Note : • Setting fade will interlock with sound. • F ad ing can also be set to e ither “I N” or “ OUT”. • Any regi stered fade can be cha nged at a ny time usi ng the sa me pro cedure as above. • F ade can also be add ed to on -s cre en inf ormat ion dis pl a y ed during pl ay bac k.
109 QR34662 Combining Multiple Sc enes (Ed it - Combine) Y ou can combine mult iple scenes into one. If you have rec o r ded numer ous short s cenes, combining them will be facilitated by the use of Disc Navigation. Be sur e to select co nsecutive multiple scen es .
110 QR34662 Dividing Mo vies (Edit - Divide) Y ou ca n divide a scene into two parts. T o delete unnec essary portion of scene, fi r st divide the sce ne, and then delet e the unnecessar y portion. Y ou can also c ut out a pa rt of s cene and use i t in the p lay l i st.
111 QR34662 Copying Stills on D VD-RAM Di sc to Car d (Copy) Y o u can co py st ills recorded on DVD -RAM d isc to card. 1 Set th e power switc h to “ VIDEO” or “ PHOTO“. 2 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Sele ct the still to be co pied .
112 QR34662 Loc k ing Scenes on Car d (Loc k) Y o u can lo ck ea ch phot o recorded on card so that it will no t be de lete d or edit ed by m ista ke. 1 Set th e power switc h to “ PHOTO”. 2 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 3 Select th e scene to be locked .
113 QR34662 Designating Scenes to be Printed (DPOF) Y o u can use D POF to s et pr int inform ation, inclu ding se lect ion of t he sc enes to be pr int ed, so that yo u wi ll be able t o use it on a system conformi ng to DPOF . Note : DPOF sta nds for digital p rint or der format .
114 QR34662 Sel ect ing Sc enes Using M enu Sc reen ( Sel ect) Using th e Disc Navi gation menu scr een, you can s imulta neously select c onsecutive scenes. This fu nction is useful when there are numer o us scen es. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button.
115 QR34662 Displa ying Information Using Menu Screen (Detail) Y o u can d isplay vario us inform atio n for a scen e: the r e cording m ode , r e cording date /time an d lengt h, special effects and mov ie quali ty mode. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button.
116 QR34662 Pr ogram What is “p r ogram”? Progr am re fers to an as sembly of scenes re corded on th e sa me da te regar d less o f whether they a r e m ovi e or s till.
117 QR34662 Pla ying Bac k Pr ogram (Pla y) Y ou can play back only the selec ted progr am. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pres s then the MENU button . 3 Choos e “Pla y” on the “Program” menu s cr een, and then pres s the button.
118 QR34662 6 After entering the titl e, cho ose “En ter” and th en press the button. 7 The scr een for verifyin g the chan ge in titl e wil l appear : Choose “YE S”, and then pres s the button. Choose “NO” to cancel changin g of the title .
119 QR34662 Play List What is “ Pla y List” ? Y ou can cr eate a play list on this DVD Palmcorde r by gathering your favorites fr om the recor d ed scenes. Sin ce t he p lay lis t is not create d by copy in g dat a, yo u wi ll co nsum e li ttle of th e dis c cap aci ty b y mak ing a pla y list.
120 QR34662 ● Editing on pla y list When m aking settin gs on play list, such as changing ti tle, adding fade, setting skip , etc., use the same pr ocedure fo r s etting on pr ogram or scenes. Perform th es e settings , ref erring to th e follo wing reference pa ges: Setting skip, P .
121 QR34662 Playing Bac k a Play List ( Pla y) 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pr ess the MENU button. 3 Choos e “Pla y” on the “PlayLi st” menu sc reen, and then pres s the button. 4 Use the “ Start Pl aylist” scr een to s elect the play list to be played back, and then pr ess the button.
122 QR34662 Adding Sce nes to Play List (Editing Pla y List) Y ou can later add scenes to the pl a y li st. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pr ess the MENU button. 3 Choose “Edit” on the “PlayLi st” menu sc reen, and then pres s the button.
123 QR34662 Deleting Scenes fr om Play List (Editing Pla y List) 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Display the editin g screen of t he play l ist to be edited. Perform st eps 2 − 4 on page 122. 3 Move the curso r to the play list in lower ro w , and place the cursor on the scene to be deleted.
124 QR34662 Deleting Scenes Using Submen u f o r Editing (Editing Pla y List) Y ou can delete scenes fro m play lis t on the editing screen. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Display the edi ting s cr een of th e play list to be edited. Perform st eps 2 − 4 on page 122.
125 QR34662 Arranging Or der of Scenes (Mo v e) Y ou can move scenes onl y when “Ca tegory: Al l” is sp ecified. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pr ess the MENU button. 3 Choose “Switc h” on the “Pl ayList” menu scr een, and then pres s the bu tt on.
126 QR34662 Changing Title of Play List (Title) The play lists h a ve s erial numbers in the or der you have cr eated them, a l ong wi th the cre a te d dates/ti mes: Y ou can change th is title at a ny ti me. 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pr ess the MENU button.
127 QR34662 Go T o F rom the Disc Navigation screen, y ou can jump to the first scene or last scene. T op (End) 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pr ess the MENU button. 3 Choose “T op” or “E nd” on the “G o T o” m enu screen, and then press the button.
128 QR34662 Disc or C ar d Managem ent V erifying Remaining Free Space on Disc or Card (Capacity) Y ou can fi nd out h ow long you w ill be able to reco rd o n one side of di sc or on car d . 1 Press the D ISC NA VIGA TION button. 2 Pr ess the MENU button.
129 QR34662 Initializing D V D-RAM Disc or Card (Format Disc. f ormat Car d) If you wan t to erase all data on a recorded disc or card, you can init ialize it rat her than dele te the d ata: Ini tializati on is u seful in this c ase, si nce it takes l ess time than deletin g all d ata.
130 QR34662 Updating Contr ol Inf ormation of D VD-RAM Dis c Disc Navi gatio n in th is DVD Pa lmcorde r hand les in formati on on scenes , such as ski p, fad e, in a par ticular manner .
131 QR34662 Finalizing Disc (D VD -R) If y o u w an t t o p l a y ba c k a DV D - R di s c re c or de d o n t hi s DV D P a l m co r d er , u s in g a d ev i c e c o n f or m i n g to 8 cm DV D-R disc - such as a DVD player , etc. - you m ust finali ze the d isc on this D VD Palm corder .
132 QR34662 Others Displa ying Mo vies or Stills Independentl y (Category) Sc en e s rec o rde d on t hi s DV D Pa lm c o rde r w i ll b e di sp la y ed i n t h e o rd er o f rec ord i ng re ga rdl e ss o f w h e the r they are mov ies or still s.
133 QR34662 Slide Show (Continuous Pla yback of Stills) If you play ba ck s tills recorded o n a c a r d, the D VD Palmcor d er wi ll enter th e playback pause status after eac h sti ll is play ed b ack. Set ting Sl ide Show allow s you to co ntinuo usl y play b ack s tills.
134 QR34662 Installing Softwar e Befor e ins talli ng th e DVD-R AM dri ver on the CD-ROM p ro vi ded with this D V D Palmco rder , make sure tha t another DVD-RAM driver has not a lready been installed in y our PC.
135 QR34662 Content s on Pr ovided C D-ROM The CD-ROM supplied with the D VD P almcorder contains the follo wing f olders : Alth ough the CD-R O M ma y contain a f older or file othe r than th e abo ve, they will not be need ed on this D V D P almcorder unless some spec ial instruction is giv en.
136 QR34662 ● D V D-MovieAlbumSE Y ou can read the i nstr uction manual using either of the foll owing pr o cedur es: • Open the PDF file in DVD-MovieAlbumSEmanualEnglish folder c ontained o n t he pro vided CD-ROM.
137 QR34651/QR34652 INSTALLING USB DRIV ER When you install the USB driv er “Panasonic D V D CAMERA USB Interface”, at the same t ime you install the “P anasonic “D VD CA MERA SCS I Interf a ce”.
138 QR34651/QR34652 4 When installation of t he USB de vice dr iv er f or D VD-CAM is finished, click “Finish”. 5 When the “Found Ne w Hardware Wizard” screen appears again (P anaso nic D VD CAME RA SCSI Interface), make sure that “Inst all the software automatically [ Recommended ]” has been check ed, and then click “Ne xt”.
139 QR34662 ● Operation with D VD P almcorder connect ed • The follo wing operations are not po ssib le when conne cted to P C: - Ca m er a rec o rdi ng an d pl ay b ac k u s in g oper ation bu tt.
140 QR34662 Installing D VD-RAM Driver The followi ng explanation use s the scr eens for W indows ® XP: Use the sa m e pr ocedure for W indows ® 98 Second Editio n / Me / 2 00 0 Profes sional to instal l the DVD-RAM driver . 1 Open the “DVD-RAM Driver” folder on the provided CD -ROM and c lick “setup” or “setup.
141 QR34662 6 Check the pr ogram folder to be instal led, and then c lick “Next” . 7 Click “Ne xt”. 8 Instal lati on will st art. Whe n insta llati on is com plet e, some note s will app ear: Check the contents , and t hen click “x” at t he top right of windo w .
142 QR34662 10 If you r P C use s W in dows ® 2000 Profession al, a message a nnouncing the sta rt fo r detecti ng devic e will ap pea r: Clic k “Fini sh”. The det ectio n of devi ce will st art, after whi ch it wil l take sever al minu tes for PC to dete ct the dev ice.
143 QR34651/QR34652 7 If y ou do not change the f older where the softw are is installed, c lick “Ne xt”. 8 I f y ou do not chan g e t he prog r am f o l der na m e , click “Next”. . 9 Che c k t he con t en s , and t h e n cli c k “N e x t ” .
144 QR34662 Instal ling MyD V D 1 Insert the pr ovided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM driv e o f PC . 2 Use W in dows My Compute r or Explorer to open the fold er where C D-ROM is stored . 3 Open the MyDVD folder , and then double-cl ick “Setup.ex e”. 4 The scr een for installing “MyDVD” will appear: Click “Ne xt”.
145 QR34662 Cr eating DVD V ideo o n PC fro m DVD-RA M Disc Recor ded on DVD Palmc or der Using D V D-MovieAlbumSE and MyD VD , you can cr eate a D VD video (D V D-R disc) from the images recorded on .
146 QR34662 8 MyDVD will au t omatically s tart. After a few moments, t he exported scen e will be automatic ally regi ster ed on the MyDVD editi ng screen: Now you can change the DVD menu to the desir ed style, change the titl e, etc. on this editing screen.
147 QR34662 Subsidiar y Infor mation Cleanin g Be sure to set the po wer s witch to “POWER OFF” bef ore cleaning this D VD P almco rder . ● Cleanin g L CD scree n and camera lens U s e a d r y, s o f t c l o t h t o w i p e d i r t o f f .
148 Before Requesting Service Check 1 No movie can be recorded M o v i e c a n b e r e c o r d ed o n l y o n D V D - R A M o r D V D - R disc. Chec k the f ollowing: • Is D VD-RA M or D VD-R di sc inserted? • Is po wer s witch set to “ O VIDEO”? • Is the D V D-RAM dis c in D VD P almcorder write- protecte d? Release the wr ite-pr otect.
149 QR34662 Check 5 No D VD P al mcor d er operation Is a full y charged batt er y pac k att ached? Is the D V D Pa lmco rder powered fr om AC outle t? Check 6 No image i n viewfinder Is LCD monito r op en? No image will appear in vie wf inder un less the LCD monitor is closed and secure ly loc ked to D VD P almcorder .
150 QR34662 Err or Messages A message may appear while y ou are operating the D VD P al mcord er . If a message appears, ref er to the f ol lowing table and take appropr iate corrective action. Messages on page 149 and later are arranged in alphabetical order .
151 QR34662 Cannot combine . Dese lect PH O TO scenes . Select only m ovies and comb ine them. 109 Cannot combine. Select multiple scenes. Select a ra nge of at least 2 s cenes to be combine d, and then combine t h em. 109 Cannot delet e scenes. This ma y occur when s cene that was edit ed for d ivision, etc.
152 QR34662 Card has no dat a. This mes sage will appear whe n the b u tton is pres sed wi th a card ins er ted on which no sti ll is reco rded. (It will appea r if y ou attempt pla ybac k or editing on Disc Na vigation, b ut wi ll not a ppear if y ou press on c amera through image.
153 QR34662 Disc error . • Use anoth er disc. • See * 3 on page 156. 24, 7 8 • Mismatch in recording inform at ion may be caus ed by edi tin g done on some d evice oth er th an th is D VD Pa lmcorder . Initial ize the di sc or use anoth er disc.
154 QR34662 Error oc curred. Please replace dis c or f or mat disc. • Abnormality has occu rred wit h the D VD-RAM disc t o be repaired . Initial ize the di sc bef ore using it, or us e the anoth er disc. Initial izing the disc will erase all dat a on it.
155 QR34662 Scene with out contr ol inf o . Update con trol inf or mation ? • This mess age ma y appear when a disc edit ed on a devic e other than this D VD P alm corde r is t o be used . In th is ca se, choo se “YES” on the ve r ificat ion screen.
156 QR34662 *1 • This m essage may al so appea r whe n dirt adheres to disc. If thi s message appe ars when a r ec orded disc is r ecognized im mediately after it i s i nserted, do not r epa ir the di sc; r emove i t and then use a soft, dry clot h to clean of f the di rt bef ore using it.
157 QR34662 T r oubleshooting Check to see the f o ll owing bef o re asking for a repair . If the suggested solution still cannot restore the D VD P almco r der t o no r mal, do not a t t empt t o r epair it y our s el f , b ut call 1-800-211-PANA for support.
158 QR34662 During recor ding Symptom Cau se and Correction Reference pag e Press ing the REC butt on will not star t recording. Is input imag e copy -guarded? Co py-gua rded im age c ann ot be reco rded on th is D V D P alm cor de r . 68 Recordin g star ts b ut stops immediat ely .
159 QR34662 During pla ybac k Symptom Cau se and Correction Reference pag e Recognit ion of disc is no t complete Is di sc dir ty? Use a soft , dr y clot h to clean it.
160 QR34662 When th e D VD P almcord er is con nected to PC: Symptom Cau se and Correction Reference pag e No d rive ic on appe ars on PC. The D VD P almcorder is not turned on. Check the pow er supply . 47 Driver i s not properly reco gnized . T ur n PC off and on again.
161 QR34662 Mo v ie s are not rec ogniz ed b y applica tion in PC . Make sur e the power s w itch of this D VD P alm corder is set to “ VIDEO” , “ PHOT O” or “ PHO T O”. The D ISC EJEC T butto n is not val id when the D V D P almcorder is connect ed to P C .
162 QR34662 “Hardw are Remov al” results in error . Exit Windo ws ® once , and the n disconnect t he D VD P almcorder . If your PC us es Windows ® 2000 Prof essional, the prob lem ma y be solv ed if y ou install Windows ® 2000 Ser vice P ack 3 or later .
163 QR34662 Misc ellaneou s Symptom Cau se and Correction Reference pag e P ower doe s no t come on, or n o opera tion oc curs b y pres sing b utton. Execute s ystem rese t (pre ss the RESET button). 164 Has the D VD P almco rder b een subjec ted to impact? The D VD P almcorder could be damag ed.
164 QR34662 System Reset If the D V D P almc order does not oper a te normally , pe rform “S ystem Res et”: The D V D P almc order may recov er to nor mal. “System Reset” will res et al l setti ngs to factory defaults . The date and time will also be reset: Set the dat e and time again bef ore using the D VD P almcorder .
165 QR34662 Major Speci fications D VD P alm corder Info rmation fo r your safet y Power S ource: DC 7.9 /7.2 V Powe r Cons umpt ion: Recording (FINE ) 4.7 W (Wh en using V iewfin der) 5.7 W (Wh en using LCD M onitor) CCD 1/4- inch interlaced T otal nu mber of pix els: appro x.
166 QR34662 * The M PEG 1 A ud io layer 2 format i s an opti on of D V D video st andar d. If your D VD p la yer does not con f or m to MPEG 1 Audio lay er 2 , recor d in LPC M mode and th e finali zed D VD -R disc can late r be p la yed b ack on that D VD player .
167 QR34662 Intr oduction t o Optional Accessories P al mcorder Acces sory System *Please r efer t o page 38 c o ncer ning the ba ttery cha rging ti me and av ailable r ecord ing ti me. *NOTE: A ccesso ries and/ or model number s may va ry by co u ntr y .
168 QR34662 Inf ormation on Round DVD Holder This DVD Pa lmcorder c annot us e a square adapte r , such a s for 8 cm D VD-RA M dis c (DRM S-V28R), 8 cm DVD- R disc (DR 30. 1P): Remo ve the dis c fr om sq uare a dapter and se t it in Rou nd DVD Holder , r eferr ing to t he instru ction s h eet of dis c .
169 QR34662 Index Numerics 240× (Dig.zoom) ................. ................... ........ 86 40× (Dig .zoom ) ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... ...... .. 86 8 cm DV D -R disc ....... ....... .... ........ ....... .... .... .. 24 8 cm DV D -RAM disc .
170 QR34662 Fram e adva nce/Fr ame back ...... ...... ....... .... .. 70 G Go To (dur ing p layb ack) .... .... .... ...... ... .... .... ... 7 2 Go To (on Disc Navigat ion) .... .... .... ..... ........ 127 Grip Belt . ......... ...... ......... ....
171 QR34662 U Update Control Info. ........... .............. ........... 130 V VIDEO Mode ... ...... ...... ..... .... ........ ....... ...... .... 88 FINE ... ........ ...... ......... ...... ........ ....... ........88 LPCM . ........ ...... .... .
172 QR34662 Request f or Service Notice (USA On ly ) Mail this completed f or m and your Proof of Purchase along with y our unit to: P anasonic Ser vices Company 1705 N. Randall Road Elgin, IL. 60123-7847 Attn: Camcorder Repair Request f or Ser vice Notice: Please photocop y this form when making a request f or ser vice notice.
173 QR34662 Limited W arranty (For U SA Customer s) Panasonic/Quasar Video Products Limited Warranty Product Camcorder DVD/VCR Deck, A/V Mixer TV/VCR, TV/DVD, TV/DVD/VCR Combination TV/HDR Combination.
174 QR34662 Cust omer Ser vices Di rect or y For Product Information, Operating Assistance, Literature Request, Dealer Locations, and all Customer Service inquiries please contact: 1-800-211-PANA (7262), Monday-Friday 9 am-9 pm; Saturday-Sunday 10 am-7 pm, EST.
175 QR34662 W arranty (For Cana dian Custom ers) Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3 PANASONIC PRODUCT – LIMITED WARRANTY Panasonic Canada Inc.
176 QR34662 VQT0E25 QR34662 P anasonic Consumer Electronics Compan y , Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America Executive Office: O.
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