Panasonic NV-FJ603EL-K, Service Manual

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Recording
VCR display
Preparations
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Confirm that the VCR is on.
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Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR viewing channel is
selected.
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Set the VCR/TV switch N to “VCR”.
Operations
1
Insert a video cassette with an intact erasure
prevention tab.
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If it has already been inserted,
press the VCR-ON/OFF button
1
to turn
the VCR on.
2
Select the TV station using the
Channel buttons
M
.
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It is also possible to select by
pressing the numeric buttons
2 .
3
Press REC (REC/OTR) button I
( ^ ) to start recording.
4
Press the Stop button 9 to stop recording.
REC
REC
SP
To View One TV Programme while
Recording Another TV Programme
After pressing the REC button I to start recording, select on
your TV the programme position of the TV programme that
you want to view.
To Select the Desired Tape Speed
Press the SP/LP button D before recording.
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SP provides standard recording time
and optimum picture quality.
LP provides doubled recording time
with slightly reduced picture quality.
To Pause Recording
Press the Pause/Slow button 7 during recording.
Press again to continue recording.
Notes:
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When playing back an E300 cassette recorded in the LP
mode, some picture distortion may occur. However, this is
not a malfunction.
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The recording pause mode will be automatically cancelled
after 5 minutes and return to the stop mode.
Convenient Automatic Functions
VCR Auto Power On
When you insert a video cassette, the VCR switches on
automatically.
Auto Playback Start
When you insert a video cassette with a broken erasure
prevention tab, playback start automatically without having to
press the Play button
H .
VCR-off Playback
When the VCR is off, an inserted cassette can be played
back by pressing the Play button
H .
Auto Rewind
When the tape reaches the end, the VCR automatically
rewinds it to the beginning.
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This function does not work during timer recording
and OTR.
Automatic Switching Off and Ejection
When the VCR is switched off, and inserted cassette can be
ejected simply by pressing the EJECT button
Y
. The VCR will
eject the cassette and automatically turn itself off again.
VCR-off Search
When the VCR is off, the VCR starts intro-jet scan of an
inserted cassette by pressing the SEARCH button
L .
To Stop Playback Automatically
(Playback Off Timer Function)
If you set the playback duration, the playback will stop
automatically.
After the set playback time has elapsed, the VCR
automatically stops playback and switches off.
To Activate the Playback Off Timer Function:
During normal playback, press the Play button
H on the VCR
for more than 2 seconds to put the VCR in the Playback Off
Timer mode.
After that, press the Play button
H
on the VCR repeatedly until
the desired playback duration is displayed on the VCR display.
To Play Back NTSC Video Cassettes on
Your PAL TV
(Quasi-NTSC Playback Function)
(NV-FJ610 Series only)
This VCR allows playback of tapes recorded in the NTSC
system on a normal PAL system TV with the same operations
as usual.
On some TVs, however, the playback picture may roll up or
down.
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If your TV has a V-HOLD control or equivalent adjustment
function, use it to try to stop the picture movement.
30
(min.)
240
(min.) 180
(min.) 120
(min.)
60
(min.) Counter display
(normal playback mode)
To Stop Midway:
Press the Stop button
9
.
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Repeatedly pressing this button changes the indication in
the following order:
To Eject the Video Cassette Using the
Remote Controller
Keep pressing Stop button 9 for at least 3 seconds.