Selecting A Mode (Turning The Unit On/Off) - Panasonic HDC-DX1 Operating Instructions Manual

Selecting a mode
(Turning the unit on/off)
Rotate the mode dial to switch to recording,
playback, PC connection or power OFF.
≥Rotate the mode dial slowly.
How to turn on the power
While pressing the lock release
button, set the mode dial to
or .
≥Rotate the mode dial while at the same time
pressing in the lock release button A if
changing from OFF to another mode.
≥Align with the status indicator B.
The status indicator lights and the power turns
on.
≥The lens cover opens in recording mode.
≥When the unit is turned on for the first time, a
message asking you to set the date and time
will appear. Select [YES] and set the date and
time. (l 39)
How to turn off the power
Set the mode dial to OFF.
The status indicator goes off and the power turns
off.
≥The lens cover closes when the mode dial is
set to OFF.
,
B
A
Recording mode (l 45, 48)
Use this to record motion pictures on
a disc and still pictures on an SD card.
Playback mode (l 69, 73)
Use this to play back motion pictures
recorded on a disc and still pictures
recorded on an SD card.
PC Connection mode (l 97)
Use this to view and download still
pictures recorded on an SD card on a
computer.
OFF The power turns off.
≥Do not forcefully rotate the dial.
When the power is turned on for the first time
after changing the disc or battery, the unit
carries out a recognition procedure to check
that there are no problems with the disc.
This takes approximately 25 seconds with
DVD-RAM.
If you want to start using the unit as soon as
you turn on the power, do the following.
1) Turn on the power.
2) After "READING DISC..." disappears
from the screen, turn off the power.
You can start recording approximately
13 seconds after you turn on the power again.
≥Depending on the condition of the disc, it
may take longer than this.
≥If the date and time are not set, it will take
longer than usual before you can start
recording.
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