Setting Date And Time; Internal Lithium Battery Recharge; Lp Mode; Audio Recording Mode - Panasonic PV-GS400 Operating Instructions Manual

Setting Date and Time

Since the internal clock of the Camcorder has a
slight imprecision make sure to check the time
before recording.
1
Set [TAPE RECORDING MENU] or
[CARD RECORDING MENU] >> [INITIAL] >>
[CLOCK SET] >> [YES].
STILL
ENTER
(16)
FADE
MENU
CLOCK SET
1 YEAR
MONTH :JUL
DAY
HOUR
MIN.
; / ∫ :SELECT & / % :SETUP
2
Press the [;/∫] Button to select [YEAR],
[MONTH], [DAY], [HOUR] or [MIN.] and
press the [6/5] Button to set it to the
desired value.
≥Year will cycle in the order shown below.
2000, 2001, ..., 2089, 2000, ...
3
Press the [MENU] Button
setting the date and time.
≥The clock operation starts from [00] second.
≥If the built-in battery is weak, the [0] or [--]
Indication flashes. In this case, charge the
built-in battery.
≥The clock uses the 12-hour system.
26
Before Use
:2004
:12
: 3PM
:17
! /MENU:EXIT
(16) to finish

Internal Lithium Battery Recharge

The internal lithium battery sustains the operation
of the clock. When the [0] or [--] Indication
flashes, the internal lithium battery is near
exhaustion.
1
Connect the AC Adaptor to the Camcorder
with the power turned off and then connect
to the AC Jack.
≥After charging for 24 hours, the built-in lithium
battery can power the clock for approximately
6 months.

LP Mode

A desired recording speed can be selected with
[REC SPEED] on the [RECORDING] Sub-Menu.
If LP Mode is selected, the recording time
becomes 1.5 times longer than that of SP
Mode.
Although the image quality does not decrease
with the LP Mode recording, mosaic-pattern noise
may appear on a playback image, or some
normal functions may be restricted.
≥The contents that are recorded in LP Mode are
not completely compatible with other
equipment.
≥Audio dubbing is not possible with LP Mode.
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Audio Recording Mode

The sound quality of the recorded sound can be
selected with [AUDIO REC] on the
[RECORDING] Sub-Menu.
High sound-quality recording is possible with
"16 bit 48 kHz 2 track" Mode. With the "12 bit
32 kHz 4 track" Mode, the original sound can be
recorded on 2 tracks in stereo, while the other
2 tracks can be used for Audio Dubbing.