About The Computer Display - Panasonic VDR-D300 Operating Manual (English, Spanish) Operating Instructions Manual

Connection and recognition (Windows)
≥ When the unit is connected to a computer, the
operation mode cannot be changed and its
power cannot be turned off.
In this case, disconnect the USB cable (l 125).
≥ When the unit is connected to a computer in disc
playback mode, no image will appear on the LCD
monitor or viewfinder.
≥ When this unit is connected to a computer, you
cannot use this unit's DISC EJECT lever to remove
a disc. Use Windows Explorer to right-click the drive
icon for this unit and select [Eject].

About the computer display

When the unit is connected to a computer, it is recognized as an external drive.
≥ Depending on the operating environment of the computer, the shape of the drive icon and the
drive name (Example: E:) will differ.
∫ In disc playback mode (When accessing the disc)
Windows XP:
Optical disc drive is displayed in [My Computer].
Windows 2000:
[Removable Disk] and optical disc drive are displayed in [My Computer].
≥ When a DVD-RAM or DVD-RW (VR format) is inserted in this unit, it can be
accessed from the removable disk drive.
≥ When a DVD-RW (Video format) or DVD-R is inserted in this unit, it can be accessed from
the optical disc drive.
Example folder structure of a DVD-RAM or
DVD-RW (VR format):
DVD_CAMERA*
DVD_RTAV
≥ DVD video recording format motion pictures
are stored in the [DVD_RTAV] folder.
* Depending on the maker of the disc and the device used to format it, the name displayed will
differ.
Do not copy, move or change the name of the folders and files recorded on this unit by Windows
Explorer etc.
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≥ When a computer is accessing a disc or card in this
unit, the ACCESS/PC lamp or card access lamp
lights. (When a card is being accessed,
on the LCD monitor.) Do not disconnect the USB
cable or AC adaptor while the disc or card is being
accessed as it may damage the data.
≥ The disc and card cannot be accessed
simultaneously.
≥ It may be necessary to reboot the computer after
connecting this unit to it for the first time.
Example folder structure of a DVD-RW
(Video format) or DVD-R:
DVD_CAMERA*
VIDEO_TS
≥ DVD-Video format motion pictures are stored
in the [VIDEO_TS] folder.
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