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Panasonic Palmcoder PV-L557 Service Manual page 4

Compact vhs camcorder

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To rapidly
locate a scene
Press FAST FORWARD/SEARCH
or
REWIND/SEARCH for rapid visual search.
Press again, or press PLAY to resume
normal speed.
View • Still Picture
Press STILL to freeze the picture.
Press again to resume normal playback.
This feature works best in SLP mode.
Note:
• During search playback, horizontal noise bars
will appear and there will be no audio.
• To protect the tape and the video heads, your
Palmcorder's operating modes will revert as
follows:
STILL _
STAND-BY after 5 minutes,
STANDBY -P" POWER OFF after 5 minutes
when using a Battery Pack.
• When the tape reaches its end during playback,
or fast forward, it will rewind automatically.
Before you begin...
• Connect the Palmcorder to a power source.
• Insert s recorded cassette.
Set the POWER switch to VCR.
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Press the REWIND/SEARCH
button to rewind the tape.
(E) Press PLAY to start playback.
(D Press STOP to stop playback.
Auto Play
When the POWER switch is set to VCR,
playback will automatically begin if the
record tab has been removed on the
cassette.
Search
Speed
StandardPlay(SP) Searchis about3 timesthe
normalspeed,and Super LongPlay(SLP)
Searchisabout 9 times the normalspeed.
Auto Tracklng
Continuously analyzes the signal of each
recording for optimum picture quality.
Manual
Tracklng
To minimize the noise in some recordings,
manual tracking may be necessary.
In Playback mode:
Press UP • or DOWN • until picture
clears.
Press DISPLAY to return to Auto Tracking.
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playback your recording.
• Connectthe Pslmcorderto • powersource.
• Insert I _o_
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• Set the POWERs_
to VCR,
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the LCD-OPEN button to unlock
the LCD monitor and swing open.
AUTO ON
PHONE (earphone)
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,Speaker
180 °
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VOLUME
Sot the LCD-POWER switch to AUTO
ON. The LCD monitor will then turn on/
off according to the Palmcorder's
POWER switch setting.
• When the LCD monitor is turned ON,
the Vlewfinder automatically turns
OFR
• When not in use, close the LCD
monitor. (Faces inward)
Playheck the tape.
• Adjust the volume of the speaker or
earphone (if connected) using the
VOLUME control.
Set the LCD-POWER switch to OFF to
have Viewfinder on only when viewing is
finished.
• When the LCD monitor is completely
closed, it will shut off automatically to
save power even if the LCD-POWER
switch is left on.
• When the LCD monitor turns off, the
Viewfinder turns on automatically.
Note:
• Using the LCD monitor reduces battery
operating time.
• If you connect the earphone (M3 type, not
supplied) to PHONE (earphone) jack, the sound
from the speaker wilf be muted.

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