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Page 1: ...Panasonic OmniMovle _ PV 615S Consists of PV 615S D PV A23 Operating Instructions Before attempting ...

Page 2: ...to cause electric shock Therefore it is dangerous to make any kind of contact with any inside part of this unit This symbol alerfs the user that important literature concerning the operation and maintenance of this unit has been included Therefore it should be read carefully in order to avoid any problems Table of Contents Warranty Registration 2 Safety Precautions 2 Basic Steps 3 Basic Recording ...

Page 3: ... eThe Movie will go into the Record Pause mode 7 Select AUTO with the White Balance switch 8 Set the Focus switch to AUTO 9 Press the Record Pause button to start recording 1 0 Press the Record Pause button again to pause recording To Watch Playback in the EVF Electronic Viewfinder 1 2 3 4 5 1 Set the VCPJCamera Selector switch to VCR 2 Press the Rewind button 3 Press the Play button 4 Press the S...

Page 4: ...ting Transformer Cable Output Adaptor Cable Transpo_ System Carrying Case Strap For Professional Special Effects Wide Angle Lens Telephoto Lens Filter Kit optional Audio Dubbing _ uper Directional Microphone OR optional AC Adaptor Component Audio System For Video Dubbing Re Recording and Audio Video Dubbing AC Adaptor Audio Video Cable Movie oR VCR 4 ...

Page 5: ...Timer Time Lapse Switch Selects a time delay before recording or selects time lapse recording See page 23 for details _ Select Button Tracking Control Used to select the date or time when the clock mode is selected _ Set Rutton Tracking Control Used to set the date or time when the clock mode is selected Power Zoom Switch Used to zoom in with telephoto T or zoom out with wide angle W Record Pause ...

Page 6: ... WIND BUFFER to reduce wind noise _ Adaptor Connector _ Built In Microphone _ Strap Attachment Rings Underside BRIGHT FOCUS 0 Lens Cap Can be attachedto the frontof the hand gdp withthe built in clip Brightness Control This control adjusts the brightness of the viewfinder picture If the picture is too dark or too bright adjust this control to accommodate the brightness of the EVF to the surroundin...

Page 7: ...ect this position to use the VCR functions CAMERA Record Only the buttons for camera recording can be used here Edit In this position you can hold down the play and search buttons to view scenes PauselStill Button Use this button to pause in Play or VCR Recording mode Rewind Search Button Play Button and Indicator Fast Forward Search Button Audio Dub Button and Indicator Use this button when doing...

Page 8: ...itor VCR or an audio tape recorder _ Video Input Connector For connection from a video output connector on another VCR or TV to record a TV program _ Audio Input Connector For connection from an audio output connector on another VCR TV or other audio source RF Converter Switch Set to channel 3 or 4 whichever is not used for TV broadcasting in your area or provides the best picture during playback ...

Page 9: ...es to adjust for height The microphone can be moved to about 180 degrees for the left or right hand position When adjusting the eyepiece make sure to move the microphone to the forward position or the picture in the viewfinder will appear upside down To StoJ Reverse the steps to return the EVF to its compact storage position Vision Adjustment Ring Vision Adjustment Ring j _ 1When Power is ON look ...

Page 10: ...uckle s catch 2 Unhook strap from buckle catch 3 Thread the shoulder strap through the Strap Attachment Ring on the Movie Then re hook it onto the buckle catch 4 Pressthe claspdown on buckle to lock How to Adjust the Length of Shoulder Strap Pull a loop of the strap loose from its buckle and then pull the strap firmly through the buckle to adjust its length 10 ...

Page 11: ...t the Battery Pack B AC Adaptor Supplied Adaptor Connector _ 1 Before connecting turn the Movie Power OFF 2 Plug the AC Adaptor Cable into the Adaptor Connector on your Movie 3 Connect the Plug to an AC outlet The Power indicator will light up C Car Battery Cord Optional Adaptor 1 Before connecting turn the Movie Power OFF 2 Plug the Car Battery Cord into the Adaptor Connector on your Movie 3 Take...

Page 12: ... Outlet Charging Indicator Lamp_ Charging Directly in the Movie Adaptor Connector s To AC Outlet 1 Be sureto tum your MovieOFF Battery Chargingwillnot take place ifyour Movie is ON 2 Plug the AC Adaptor Cable into the Adaptor Connector on your Movie 3 Connect the AC AdaptorPowerPlugto an AC outlet Power Indicatorlightsup i4 Insertthe BatteryPack as illustrated above The Charging Indicator will lig...

Page 13: ...al erasure Break off the tab with a screwdriver oTo record again Cover the hole withcellophanetape To Insert or Remove a Cassette The Movie may be ON or OFF when you ins _rtor remove a cassette NOTE elf the EVF is positioned for left eye use be sure it is fully extended before ejecting or loading a tape button Press the Stop Eject button to open the door Video Cassettescan onlybe insertedwiththe w...

Page 14: ...Unit and allow lamp to cool before replacing eDo not connect any light other than the standard light included Use of a different light modification to the light connector or light jack may cause severe battery drain and fire hazard 1 Turn the screw on the underside of the reflector casing counterclockwise to loosen it 2 Turn the reflector casing counterclockwise only as far as shown in the diagram...

Page 15: ... fully charged E F appears oAs the batterycharge is consumed the indicator changes E F E F E F e E F will flash for severalminutesand then E F and BAI rERY willflash for severalsecondspriorto automaticpower shutoff When thishappens a batter recharge is necessary Tape Warning Indication If the record tab is missing this indicator will flash and recording will not start Dew Indication H m J If exces...

Page 16: ...dicatorwill appear andthe Tally Lightwillflashwhile recordingis inprogress Index markswillbe placed onthe tape automatically page 25 Pressthe Record Pausebuttonagainto pause In Record Pause pressthe Eject buttonif you needto removethe cassette After5 minutes pause modewillautomatically go intostandbymode to conservebattery power Slidethe PowerswitchON to returnto the Record Pausemode Automatic Eas...

Page 17: ...nal to adjust for optimum picture quality for each recording However with some recordings you may get a better result using Manual Tracking Tracking Control rees the Set or Select button which is usually ed for the Date rime setting Manual Tracking justment is intended for use during playback to nimize noise in the picture I Auto Playback IWhen the Movie is in the VCR mode and a tape Iwithout a re...

Page 18: ... I supplied Using the Battery Pack To Audio In Audio Out the AC Adaptor Audio Video Cable Q _ _ _ TO Audio In Video Out AudioNideo Video Cable supplied Audio Video Adaptor supplied Using the Car Battery Cord Out Cigarette Lighter Socket To Video In AudioNideo Cable supplied Audio Car Battery Cord optional To Monitor Connect the AC Adaptor to an AC Outlet 2 Turn your Movie and the IV ON eWhen you u...

Page 19: ...ton I I Press DATE TIME Button p s DATE TIME Button The selectedDate andTime mode willbe saved when the poweris turned OFF Date Time Setting To Set the Clock Date Time Sutton r i o SEL SET CLOCK _ PRESS THE _ PRESS THE SET SUl rON SELECT Bu rrON HOUR AM12 _AM1 AM11_PM12 PM11 PM1 _ _ MINUTE MONTH DAY YEAR 0_ _01 _02 58 _59 _ _ JAN _FEBt NOV _DEC _ 1990_1991 2086 L1989 1988 1987 PRESS THE SELECT SUT...

Page 20: ...sition or find a desired tape location Press the D M L TR button repeatedly to get the desired display Tape Counter Displays a reading for any position on the tape Pressthe Reset buttonto reset displayto 0000 Memory Counter When the Memoryfunctionis selectedthe Moviewill stop duringRewind Fast Forward Video Dubbing AudioDubbing and NV Dubbingwheneverit reachesthe pointwherethe tape counterwas prev...

Page 21: ...re See the chart on page 33 Backlight Button This button may be used to adjust the light level on a recording subject that is darker than the surrounding scene You will find this backlight adjustment useful for recording a subject in a shadowed area or in front of strong backHght Press the Backlight button while recording a high contrast scene then release it when the lighting condition changes Ma...

Page 22: ...e Scene with dominant non reflective object such as a black curtain Set the Focus Switch to AUTO for normal use and the lens will be automatically focused on the subject in the center of the EVF even during a zoom Set the Focus switch to MANUAL and then adjust the focus with the Lens Focus Ring 4 Pressthe W sideof the PowerZoom switch The picture shouldstayin focus over the entire zoom range Re fo...

Page 23: ...ure has faded out press the Record Pause button to pause the recording High Speed Shuffer Select The 1 500th Shutter 1 5_ Select The l 1000th Shutter 1 1000 l This switch may be used to record a clear sharp image of high speed motion for fine point replay in still or slow mode when watching the tape on Panasonic TECH 3 or TECH 4 VCR 3 or 4 head VCR There are 2 Shutter speeds available Slide the sw...

Page 24: ...again to cancel the recording in progress Time Lapse Recording Select T LAPSE Press the Record Pause button Your Movie will start to record at once A one second frame of the scene will be recorded each minute As shown in the diagram below your recording will have continuous Time Lapse images of the scene Press the Record Pause button again to cancel the recording in progress 59 SECOND PAUSE approx...

Page 25: ...ote eWhen you initiate an edit search you are in effect placing a marker at that point No matter where on the tape you initiate the edit search if you then use the book mark search the Movie will locate and stop at the approximate point that the edit search was initiated To obtain proper continuity when taping from the Stop mode or after charging the Battery Pack RECORD BUTTON PLAY BUTTON l l oT u...

Page 26: ... Set the VCR Camera Selector Switch to the VCR position Turn the source unit on select the channel to be recorded The selected channel will appear on the TV and in the EVF of your Movie 3 Press the Record button and Play button together on your Movie During recording be sure the source unit power is on 4 Press the Stop button This ends the recording session Use the Pause Still button to pause reco...

Page 27: ... Editing Movie to locate the starting point for dubbing Press the Pause Still button where you want dubbing to begin To use the Memory Stop feature for Editing see step 5 3 Press the Video Dub button on the Editing Movie only This puts the Movie in the Video Dub Pause mode 4 If Neither Unit Has a Synchro Edit Jack Release the Pause buttons on both units simultaneously This may require some practic...

Page 28: ...e Audio out terminal on source unit to the Audio In terminal on editing unit as illustrated below Follow steps 1 and 2 on page 27 Press the Audio Dub button and Video Dub button together on the Editing Movie only This puts the Movie in the Audio Video Dub Pause mode Then follow steps 4 and 5 to start and stop the Audio Video Dubbing NOTE Tapes to be dubbed must be prereoorded in SP modefor AudioNi...

Page 29: ...ress the Pause Still button where you want dubbing to begin 3 Press the Audio Dub button to put the Movie in the Audio Dub Pause mode The sound can be heard through the TV if it is connected to the Movie Prepare the audio source to start playback at the desired point 4 Start playback at the audio source and press the Pause Still button on the Movie at the same time to start Audio Dubbing Press the...

Page 30: ...e master tape The editing unit is now in Play Pause 5 Press the Play and Rec buttons together The unit is now in Record Pause Preparations Turn ON both units Set the AC Adaptor Input Signal Selector on the Editing Movie to LINE Or set the editing VCR s Input Signal Selector to LINE Set the VCR Camera Selector switch on the Movie to the VCR position To Synchro Edit The Synchro Edit feature simultan...

Page 31: ...ert a blank tape or one you want to record over 3 Press the Play button on the source unit AND The Record and Play buttons on the editing unit all at the same time To finish dubbing press the Stop button on both units Connection Source Movie or VCR Editing VCR or Movie Cable supplied Video Out Audio Out Audio in Connector TV Set Used for monitoring VHF Connecting Cable supplied TO Monitor the Re R...

Page 32: ...ack eWben the tape reaches its end during playback or fast forward the tape will rewind automatically Tape Remaining P 20 The lap time counter only functions in the REC mode The remaining tape indicator 0 00 will continue flashing during the last 5 minutes as a final warning that the tape is about to end The remaining tape time is being calculated when the indicator flashes up to 30 seconds in the...

Page 33: ...ene lamp Candlelight 2 000 Whitish Yellowish Reddish Special Effects Photography You can fit the Movie Lens Hood with any compensator or special effects photographic lens or filter that is 49 mm in diameter Wide Angle Lens Supplied Expandsthe Movie sfieldof viewto permitwide panoramaswithoutpanning Telephoto Lens Supplied Increasesthe Movie smagnification throughout its zoom range Filter Kit Helps...

Page 34: ... is OFF P 23 Press the Tracking Control Button P 17 Portions of the still picture where the normal speed motion was particularly rapid may produce this effect This is normal Because the playback signal is not as stable as an off the air TV signal the top of your TV screen may be bent or unstable when the tape is played back This symptom is more noticeable when a pre recorded tape recorded on anoth...

Page 35: ...and strong impact nor protect your Movie from strong vibrations or shocks Be sure that the triangle in the center of the case is facing up press raised tabs to open Raise lid AudioNideo Output Adaptor Shoulder Strap for Movie Cord etc Tab This case has been designed for comfortable carriageandeasy access sitting stepping or placing heavy objects on the case may cause permanent damage to its struct...

Page 36: ...anning system 1 track Sequential color difference field reverse system One integral color filter Charge Coupled Device CCD 6 1 zoom lens fl 2 with auto iris control Focal length 8 5mm 68mm Power zoom and macro functions Lens filter diameter 49mm 2 3 inch Electronic Viewfinder 2 Lux F1 2 0 2 footcandles 70dB 4 7K ohms unbalanced M3 connector 32 F_ 104 F 0 C_40 C 10o o_75 VHS Movie 4 4 Ibs AC Adapto...

Page 37: ...s Cap 6 Lens Focus Ring 7 Lens Hood 5 33 Macro Button On Zoom Lever 5 Macro Focus 21 Manual Focus 22 Memory Counter 20 Monitor 18 Outdoor 51 21 Pause Still Button 7 Play Button 7 Play Indicator 7 Playback 17 Power Indicator 7 Power Indicator Lamp 8 12 Power Supply 11 Power Switch 7 Power Zoom Switch 5 Rec Indicator 16 Record Button 7 Record Indicator 7 Record Pause Button 5 Record Review 16 Record...

Page 38: ...ssories 1 2 Video Cassette Tape _NV T160 _ NV T120 _NV T60 Tuner Adaptor AC Adaptor PV A23 Synchro Edit Cord PV _ Battery Pack PV BP50 Super Directional Microphone PV MK40 Car Battery Cord PV C20M Video Corrector Wide Angle Lens PV LW49 Q Telephoto Lens PV LT49 Filter Kit PV F49 SystemCarryingCase PV H60M _ Panasonic Panasonlc Company Panasonic Sales Company Division of Mofsushb Elecblc Division o...

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