Panasonic PV-GS80 Digital Video Camcorder - Page 63

Others Indications 1: A sentence is displayed in red in the screen center. • Read the contents and respond to them. (-60-) 2: The remaining tape time indication disappears. • The remaining tape time indication may disappear temporarily during frame-by-frame playback or other operation. If you continue ordinary recording or playback, the indication is restored. 3: The remaining tape time Indication does not match the actual remaining tape time. • If scenes of less than 15 seconds are continuously recorded, the remaining tape time cannot be correctly displayed. • In some cases, the remaining tape time indication may show remaining tape time that is 2 to 3 minutes shorter than the actual remaining tape time. 4: The function indications such as the mode indication or the remaining tape time indication are not shown. • If you set [SETUP] >> [DISPLAY] >> [OFF], indications other than the tape running condition, warning, and date indications disappear. Playback (Sound) 1: Sound is not played back from the built-in speaker of the Camcorder. 0 Is the volume too low? During playback, push the [s /VOLr] lever to display the volume indication and adjust it. (-40-) 2: Different sounds are reproduced at the same time. • Have you set [SETUP] >> [AUDIO OUT] >> [STEREO] and reproduced a picture containing the main sound and sub sound? Set to [L] to hear main sound, and set to [R] to hear the sub sound. (-58-) Playback (Pictures) 1: Although the Camcorder is correctly connected to a TV, playback images cannot be seen. The playback images are vertical. • Have you selected video input on the TV? Please read the operating instructions of your TV and select the channel that matches the input terminals used for the connection. • Is the [TV ASPECT] setting correct? Change the setting to match the aspect ratio of the TV. [SETUP] >> [TV ASPECT] >> [16:9] or [4:3]. 2: Mosaic-pattern noise appears on images during cue or review playback. • This phenomenon is characteristic of digital video systems. It is not a malfunction. 3: Horizontal stripes appear on images during cue and review playback. • Horizontal stripes may appear depending on the scene, but this is not a malfunction. 4: Playback picture is not clear. • Are the heads of the Camcorder dirty? If the heads are dirty, playback image cannot be clear. Clean the heads by using the head cleaner for digital video (optional). (-65-) • If the terminal for the AV cable is soiled, noises may appear on the screen. Wipe the soil off the terminal with a soft cloth, and then connect the cable to the A/V terminal. • Is a picture containing a copyright protection signal (copy guard) being recorded? When a protected picture is played back by the Camcorder, mosaic-like patterns appear on the picture. 63 LSQT1121