Panasonic VDR-D310GN Operating Instructions

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Operating Instructions

For PC Connection

Before use, please read these instructions completely.

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End User License Agreement

Before opening the CD-ROM package, please read the following.

You (“Licensee”) are granted a license for the Software defined in this End User Software Agreement (“Agreement”) on condition that you agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If Licensee does not agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, promptly return the Software to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (“Matsushita”), its distributors or dealers from which you made the purchase.

Article 1 License Licensee is granted the right to use the software, including the information recorded or described on the CD-ROM, instruction manuals, and any other media provided to Licensee (collectively “Software”), but all applicable rights to patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets in the Software are not transferred to Licensee.

Article 2 Use by a Third Party Licensee may not use, copy, modify, transfer or allow any third party, whether free of charge or not, to use, copy or modify the Software, except as expressly provided for in this Agreement.

reverse engineering, decompiling, or disassembly of the Software.

Article 6 Limitation of Liability The Software is provided “AS-IS” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of noninfringement, merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. Further, Matsushita does not warrant that the operation of the Software will be uninterrupted or error free. Matsushita or any of its distributors or dealers will not be liable for any damage suffered by Licensee arising from or in connection with Licensee’s use of the Software.

Article 7 Export Control Licensee agrees not to export or re-export to any country the Software in any form without the appropriate export licenses under regulations of the country where Licensee resides, if necessary.

Article 8 Termination of License The right granted to Licensee hereunder will be automatically terminated if Licensee violates any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon such automatic termination, Licensee must destroy the Software and related documentation together with all the copies thereof at Licensee’s own expense.

Article 3 Restrictions on Copying the Software Licensee may make a single copy of the Software in whole or in part solely for back-up purposes.

Article 4 Computer Licensee may only use the Software on a single computer at a single location.

Article 5 Reverse Engineering, Decompiling or Disassembly Licensee may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software, except to the extent either of them is permitted under law or regulation of the country where Licensee resides. Matsushita, or its distributors or dealers will not be responsible for any defects in the Software or damage to Licensee caused by Licensee’s

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Contents

End User License Agreement ............... 2

Before using

Before using with a computer............... 4

What you can do with a computer ..............4

Contents on provided CD-ROM .................5

Operating environment...............................7

Installation/Connection

Installation ............................................10

Installing DVD-RAM Driver.......................10

Installing DVD-MovieAlbumSE .................11

Installing DVDfunSTUDIO ........................12

Starting the applications ...........................13

Reading the operating instructions

of the software applications......................13

Software application uninstallation ...........14

Connection and recognition ...............14

Connection and recognition procedures...14

About the computer display......................15

To disconnect USB cable safely ...............16

Verifying the unit is correctly

recognized by the computer ..................... 16

Creating a DVD-Video

Creating a DVD-Video disc

on a computer ......................................18

Creating a DVD-Video on a computer from a DVD-RAM

or DVD-RW (VR format)...........................18

Others

Frequently asked questions................ 21

Troubleshooting ...................................22

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Before using

Before using with a computer

You can export motion pictures recorded on this unit to a computer with the software on the supplied CD-ROM and create original DVD-Video discs.

What you can do with a computer

∫ When using a DVD-RAM or DVD-RW (VR format) recorded on this unit

≥ Before using DVD-RW (VR format) on a computer, be sure to finalize it on this unit.

Can do Software used

Playing back on a computer DVD-MovieAlbumSE (supplied)

Copying a disc VR disc copy tool (supplied)

Editing motion pictures

(DVD-RAM only)

Creating a DVD-Video disc

∫ When using a DVD-RW (Video format) or DVD-R recorded on this unit

≥ Before using the disc on a computer, be sure to finalize it on this unit.

DVD-MovieAlbumSE (supplied)

DVD-MovieAlbumSE (supplied) and DVDfunSTUDIO (supplied)

Can do Software used

Playing back on a computer

Copying a disc DVDfunSTUDIO (supplied)

Commercially available DVD-Video playback software

∫ When using an SD card recorded on this unit

Can do Software used

Playing back on a computer

Copying files to a computer Windows Explorer

≥ Always use the AC adaptor when connecting the unit to the computer. You cannot connect to the

computer when using a battery.

≥ We cannot guarantee proper operation of this unit if you use software other than that supplied.

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Standard Windows picture viewer or a commercially available picture viewer

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Before using

Contents on provided CD-ROM

The following software applications are contained on the provided CD-ROM.

∫ DVD-RAM Driver

This is necessary to configure the unit as a drive on a computer.

DVDForm:

This is used to format DVD-RAM on a computer.

∫ DVD-MovieAlbum

DVD-MovieAlbumSE:

This software is for playing back and editing* VR format motion pictures. By using DVD-MovieAlbumSE with this unit, it is possible to perform playback and editing* of the DVDRAM or DVD-RW (VR format). It is also possible to transfer exported data to DVDfunSTUDIO.

Playing back and editing* DVD-RAM and DVD-RW (VR format).

A Playback area B Thumbnails

Disc contents are shown.

C Editing buttons* * Editing can only be performed on a DVD-RAM.

VR disc copy tool:

This is used when creating a copy of a VR format disc. Copy the data to the hard disk of the computer and then write it to another DVD-RAM.

Disc formatter:

This is used to format DVD-RAM on a computer.

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Before using

∫ DVDfunSTUDIO

This software is for creating a DVD-Video disc. Use this software when burning a DVD-Video disc from motion pictures edited using DVD-MovieAlbumSE. For details, refer to page 18.

1 Export the images from a DVD-RAM or DVD-RW (VR format) with

DVD-MovieAlbumSE.

A File Export

2 Create a DVD menu with DVDfunSTUDIO, then write the data to a DVD-RW

or DVD-R.

B DVD menus created

Arrange the motion pictures exported from DVD-MovieAlbumSE in the DVD menu and edit the menu design.

C Burning button

The contents start being written to disc.

3 A DVD-Video disc is created.

Playback is possible on a DVD player that supports 8 cm DVD-Video.

Creating a copy of a DVD-RW (Video format) or a DVD-R: If you use the [Burn from an image] function in DVDfunSTUDIO, you can create a new disc from the data copied to the computer with Windows Explorer. Refer to the operating instructions of DVDfunSTUDIO for details. ≥ If your DVD player does not support DVD-R DL, playback is possible on it by copying the DVD-

R DL contents recorded on this unit to a DVD-RW or a DVD-R.

∫ Acrobat Reader

To view the installed operating instructions, Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later is required. If the Adobe Acrobat Reader is not already installed on your computer, you can install it from the CDROM. Click the desired language in [Setup Menu], and follow the on-screen messages to install.

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Before using

Operating environment

≥ A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the supplied software applications. ≥ When 2 or more USB devices are connected to a computer, or when devices are connected through

USB hubs or by using extension cables, proper operation is not guaranteed.

≥ Use the supplied USB cable when connecting to the computer. (Operation is not guaranteed with any

other USB cables.)

∫ DVD-RAM Driver

Personal computer IBM PC/AT compatible personal computer

OS Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional

CPU Intel Pentium III 450 MHz or higher

∫ DVD-MovieAlbumSE 4.3

Personal computer IBM PC/AT compatible personal computer

OS Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

CPU Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or higher

RAM 256 MB or more (512 MB or more recommended)

Display Medium (16 bit)/High Colour (16 bit) or more

Free hard disk space 200 MB or more

Sound Windows compatible sound device (DirectSound Support)

Interface Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) — A type

Necessary software DirectX 9.0c

≥ Even if the system requirements mentioned in these operating instructions are fulfilled, some

computers cannot be used.

≥ This software cannot be used on a Macintosh OS. ≥ DirectX 9.0c will be installed automatically during installation of the supplied software. ≥ Operation on an OS other than the one pre-installed is not guaranteed. ≥ Operation on Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition, Tablet PC Edition and 64-bit operating

system is not guaranteed.

≥ Depending upon the environment of your computer, if it does not support Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0),

for example, frame dropout may occur, the audio may be intermittent, or the software may run slowly when you play back recorded images. DVD-RAM and DVD-RW (VR format) can be used if you insert them in the computer’s internal DVD-RAM/DVD-RW (VR format) compatible drive.

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional

(Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or higher recommended)

Desktop resolution of 800k600 pixels or more (Graphics card complying with DirectX 9.0c, and DirectDraw over lay) 32 MB video memory or more

Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later

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Before using

∫ DVDfunSTUDIO 2.5

Personal computer IBM PC/AT compatible personal computer

OS Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4

CPU Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or higher

RAM 256 MB or more (512 MB or more recommended)

Display Medium (16 bit)/High Colour (16 bit) or more

Free hard disk space 200 MB or more

Sound Windows compatible sound device (DirectSound Support)

Interface Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) — A type

Necessary software DirectX 9.0c

≥ Even if the system requirements mentioned in these operating instructions are fulfilled, some

computers cannot be used.

≥ This software cannot be used on a Macintosh OS. ≥ DirectX 9.0c will be installed automatically during installation of the supplied software. ≥ Operation on an OS other than the one pre-installed is not guaranteed. ≥ Input is not supported in languages other than English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and

Simplified Chinese.

≥ Operation cannot be guaranteed on all DVD drives. ≥ DVD discs authored with this software are not guaranteed to play in all DVD players. ≥ Operation on Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition and Tablet PC Edition is not guaranteed. ≥ This software is not compatible with Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98/98SE,

Windows Me, Windows NT and 64-bit operating system.

≥ If your computer does not satisfy the above system requirements, an error may occur when writing

data to disc.

≥ Set the display resolution to 1024k768 (16 bits colour) or higher.

Select [start] # ([Settings] #) [Control Panel] # ([Appearance and Themes] #) [Display] and select [Settings] tab, and then adjust [Screen resolution] and [Color quality].

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2

(Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or higher recommended)

Desktop resolution of 1024k768 pixels or more (Graphics card complying with DirectX 9.0c, and DirectDraw over lay) 32 MB video memory or more

≥ When writing to a disc, the same amount of free space as the disc is

necessary.

Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later

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