Panasonic NVGS6GC Operating Guide

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• There are some recording subjects and 
surroundings for which the auto focus does not 
operate correctly. (
-82-
) If so, use the manual 
focus mode to adjust the focus. (
-63-
)
• Is the colour night view function set? When the 
colour night view function is working, focusing 
shifts into the manual mode.
Indications
1: A sentence is displayed in red or yellow in 
the screen centre.
• Read the contents and respond to them. 
(
-74-
)
2: The time code becomes inaccurate.
0 The time code indication counter may not be 
constant in the reversed slow-motion playback, 
but this is not a malfunction.
3: The remaining tape time indication 
disappears.
• The remaining tape time indication may 
disappear temporarily during frame-by-frame 
playback or other operation. If you continue 
ordinary recording or playback, the indication is 
restored.
4: The remaining tape time Indication does not 
match the actual remaining tape time.
• If scenes of less than 15 seconds are 
continuously recorded, the remaining tape time 
cannot be correctly displayed.
• In some cases, the remaining tape time 
indication may show remaining tape time that is 
2 to 3 minutes shorter than the actual 
remaining tape time.
5: A function indication such as mode 
indication, remaining tape time indication, 
or time code indication is not shown.
• If you set [SETUP] >> [DISPLAY] >> [OFF], 
indications other than the tape running 
condition, warning, and date indications 
disappear.
Playback (Sound) 
1: Sound is not played back from the built-in 
speaker of the movie camera.
0 Is the volume too low? During playback, push 
the [
sVOLr] lever to display the volume  
indication and adjust it. (
-65-
2: Different sounds are reproduced at the 
same time.
• Have you set [SETUP] >> [12bit AUDIO] >> 
[MIX]? If you set [AUDIO REC] >> [12bit] and 
dub audio to a recorded tape, you can hear the 
sound on recording and the sound dubbed at a 
later time. To hear the sounds separately, set 
to [ST1] or [ST2]. (
-69-
• Have you set [SETUP] >> [AUDIO OUT] >> 
[STEREO] and reproduced a picture containing 
the main sound and sub sound? Set to [L] to 
hear main sound, and set to [R] to hear the sub 
sound. (
-73-
3: Audio dubbing cannot be performed.
• Is the accidental erasure prevention slider on 
the cassette open? If it is open (set to [SAVE]), 
audio dubbing cannot be performed. (
-49-
• Are you attempting to edit a tape portion that 
was recorded in LP mode? LP mode does not 
allow audio dubbing. (
-55-
4: The original sound was erased when audio 
dubbing was performed.
• If you perform audio dubbing on a recording 
made in [16bit] mode, the original sound will be 
erased. If you wish to preserve the original 
sound, be sure to select [12bit] mode when 
recording. 
5: Sounds cannot be played back.
• Although a cassette with no audio dubbing is 
being played, have you set [SETUP] >> 
[12bit AUDIO] >> [ST2]? To play back a 
cassette with no audio dubbing, set 
[12bit AUDIO] >> [ST1]. (
-69-
• Is the variable speed search function working? 
Press the [VAR. SEARCH] button on the 
remote control to cancel the variable speed 
search function. (
-66-
Playback (Pictures) 
1: Mosaic-pattern noise appears on images 
during cue or review playback.
• This phenomenon is characteristic of digital 
video systems. It is not a malfunction.
2: Horizontal stripes appear on images during 
cue and review playback.
• Horizontal stripes may appear depending on 
the scene, but this is not a malfunction.
3: Although the movie camera is correctly 
connected to a TV, playback images cannot 
be seen.
• Have you selected video input on the TV? 
Please read the operating instructions of your 
TV and select the channel that matches the 
input terminals used for the connection.
4: Playback picture is not clear.
• Are the heads of the movie camera dirty? If the 
heads are dirty, playback image cannot be 
clear. Clean the heads by using the head 
cleaner for digital video (optional). (
-79-
)
• If the terminal for the AV cable is soiled, noises 
may appear on the screen. Wipe the soil off the 
terminal with a soft cloth, and then connect the 
cable to the AV terminal.
• Is a picture containing a copyright protection 
signal (copy guard) being recorded? When a 
protected picture is played back by the movie 
camera, mosaic-like patterns appear on the 
picture.
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