Panasonic HDC-SD40 User Manual

When disposing of or giving away the SD 
card, note that:
≥ Formatting and deletion of this unit or 

computer only changes the file 
management information and does not 
completely delete the data in the SD card.

≥ It is recommended that the SD card is 

physically destroyed or the SD card is 
physically formatted using this unit when 
disposing of or giving away the SD card.

To physically format the SD card, connect 
the unit via the AC adaptor, select 
[SETUP] 

# [FORMAT CARD] # [YES] 

from the menu, and then press and hold 
the delete/video light button on the screen 
below for about 3 seconds. When the SD 
card data deletion screen appears, select 
[YES], and then follow the on-screen 
instructions.

To physically format the SD card, connect 
the unit via the AC adaptor, select 
[SETUP] 

#[FORMAT MEDIA] # [SD 

CARD] from the menu, and then press 
and hold the delete/video light button on 
the screen below for about 3 seconds. 
When the SD card data deletion screen 
appears, select [YES], and then follow the 
on-screen instructions.

≥ The customer is responsible for the 

management of the data in the SD card.

≥ When the LCD monitor gets dirty, wipe it 

with a soft cloth, such as eye glass 
cleaner.

≥ In a place with drastic temperature 

changes, condensation may form on the 
LCD monitor. Wipe it with a soft cloth, 
such as eye glass cleaner.

≥ When the unit has become very cold, for 

example due to storage in a cold area, its 
LCD monitor will be slightly darker than 
usual immediately after the unit is turned 
on. The normal brightness will be restored 
when the unit’s internal temperature rises.

Extremely high precision technology is 
employed to produce the LCD Monitor 
screen featuring a total of approximately 
230,000 dots. The result is more than 
99.99% effective dots with a mere 0.01% 
of the dots inactive or always lit. 
However, this is not a malfunction and 
does not affect the recorded picture.