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As this equipment gets hot during use,
operate it in well ventilated place; do
not install this equipment in a confined
space such as a book case or similar
unit.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

DO NOT REMOVE OUTER COVER.

To prevent electric shock, do not remove
cover.
No user serviceable parts inside. Refer
servicing to qualified service personnel.

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR
SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS
EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

IMPORTANT

Your attention is drawn to the fact that
recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs
or other published or broadcast material
may infringe copyright laws.

ACCESSORIES

1 pc. Infrared Remote Controller
1 pc. Coaxial Cable
2 pcs. “R6” size Batteries
1 pc. Power Plug Adaptor

Surge Absorber

For added protection for this product, these
models are equipped with new surge absorbing
circuit which prevents damage due to power
surges caused by induced lightning.

This function may not be effective for surges
by direct lightning.

Contents

Before Use

Controls and Connection Sockets ............

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Infra-red Remote Controller .......................

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6

Remote Controller Setup ............................

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Setting Up

Connections .................................................

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9

Tuning the TV to your VCR ........................ 12

Plug in Auto Tuning ................................. 12

Storing TV Broadcasts in your VCR .......... 14
Setting the Remote Controller for

Operation of your TV ............................... 16

Language Setting of the On Screen

Display ...................................................... 17

Setting the Clock of your VCR ................... 18
Settings Using the On Screen Display ...... 19

Basic Operations

Playback ....................................................... 24

Jet Search ............................................... 25

Other Playback Functions ....................... 25

Manual Recording ....................................... 27

One-Touch Recording (OTR) .................. 29

Direct Recording
(NV-FJ610PMP only) .............................. 29

Advanced Operations

Timer Recording .......................................... 30

4-Key Programming ................................ 30

Search Functions ........................................ 33

Jet Navigator ........................................... 33

Time Stamp ............................................. 35

VHS Index Search System ..................... 36

Intro-Jet Scan .......................................... 36

Editing ........................................................... 37

Assembly Editing ..................................... 37

Other Functions ........................................... 38

Other Automatic Functions ..................... 38

Helpful Hints

Before Requesting Service ......................... 39
Usage Precautions ...................................... 41
Specifications .............................................. 43

Summary of Contents for NV-FJ610PMP

Page 1: ... Cassette Recorder NV FJ610PMP NV SJ410PMP Operating Instructions Instrucciones de funcionamiento VQT9132 Before attempting to connect operate or adjust this product please read these instructions completely ...

Page 2: ...aner further enhanced cleaning efficiency Based on in house tests with Panasonic video cassettes Actual head life may vary according to conditions of use tape type temperature humidity etc The serial number of this product can be found on the rear panel No others have the same serial number as yours You should record the number and other vital information here and retain this book as a permanent r...

Page 3: ...t which prevents damage due to power surges caused by induced lightning This function may not be effective for surges by direct lightning Contents Before Use Controls and Connection Sockets 04 Infra red Remote Controller 06 Remote Controller Setup 08 Setting Up Connections 09 Tuning the TV to your VCR 12 Plug in Auto Tuning 12 Storing TV Broadcasts in your VCR 14 Setting the Remote Controller for ...

Page 4: ...6 4 13 12 14 15 16 3 11 10 9 8 7 TIMER REC REC OTR PICTURE MODE 6 5 EJECT CVC SEARCH REW FF STOP PLAY 1 2 5 6 4 13 12 14 15 16 3 11 10 7 RF OUT IN IN AV1 OUT VIDEO AUDIO 17 18 19 22 20 21 Controls and Connection Sockets This section describes in detail the function of each button switch and connection socket NV FJ610PMP NV SJ410PMP ...

Page 5: ... Display 13 REC OTR 29 14 SEARCH 36 15 REW REWIND 5 24 16 FF FAST FORWARD 6 24 REAR 17 VIDEO IN AV1 37 18 VIDEO OUT 10 19 RF IN 9 20 AUDIO IN AV1 9 37 21 AUDIO OUT 9 10 22 RF OUT 9 Í DIRECT REC 6 JET SEARCH 5 VOLUME SEARCH PICTURE MODE REC AUDIO RESET OSD DISPLAY VCR TV INPUT SELECT AV NAVI INDEX POWER 1 2 3 7 8 0 9 4 5 6 100 DATE CANCEL SPEED r s r s r s ON OFF PROG CHECK TIMER Á 1 2 3 4 VCR TV M...

Page 6: ...04 NAVI 33 05 PICTURE MODE 20 26 06 On Screen Display Menu Operation Buttons 14 MENU OK 3421 07 Timer Recording Operation Buttons 30 32 I J DATE ON OFF PROG CHECK CANCEL SPEED TIMER Á 08 AUDIO 19 19 RESET 20 10 OSD DISPLAY 19 28 11 6 JET SEARCH 5 25 12 INDEX 9 36 13 INPUT SELECT 37 14 D PAUSE SLOW 24 15 REC 27 16 No function This button is not used to operate this VCR Í DIRECT REC 6 JET SEARCH 5 V...

Page 7: ...ons Selects program positions of the TV Ensure that VCR TV switch is set to TV 21 AV Selects TV input or AV input 22 I J Selects the required program position TV station of the TV Ensure that VCR TV switch is set to TV 23 VOLUME sNr Adjusts the volume of the TV 19 POWER Í Press to switch the TV from on to standby mode or vice versa In standby mode the Í DIRECT REC 6 JET SEARCH 5 VOLUME SEARCH PICT...

Page 8: ...se Precautions for Battery Replacement Load the new batteries with their polarity and aligned correctly Do not apply heat to the batteries or an internal short circuit may occur If you do not intend to use the remote controller for a long period of time remove the batteries and store them in a cool and dry place Remove spent batteries immediately and dispose of them Do not use an old and a new bat...

Page 9: ... cord Plug in Auto Tuning starts automatically Basic Connections The following connections are required to record and play back the video cassette through the TV TV Set Not supplied Antenna Not supplied Antenna Input Connector To mains supply Use the plug adaptor supplied if it is needed to fit the shape of the power outlet which will be used Connection to a Stereo Amplifier NV FJ610PMP only Stere...

Page 10: ...tion to a TV using the Audio Video Input Sockets Antenna Input Connector TV Set Not supplied Antenna Not supplied AUDIO IN VIDEO IN Not supplied NV FJ610PMP To mains supply Antenna Input Connector TV Set Not supplied Antenna Not supplied VIDEO IN AUDIO IN Not supplied NV SJ410PMP To mains supply ...

Page 11: ...ith Cable Converter Descrambler Boxes The cable hook up shown at the bottom left allows VCR TV functions except for viewing one channel while recording another The above cable hook up allows VCR functions including viewing one channel while recording another but it requires two cable TV Converter Descrambler Boxes one Switch Box and one 2 Way Splitter Since the VCR has an extended range of tuning ...

Page 12: ...ner just like a normal TV and can be preset to receive up to 181 TV broadcast stations Plug in Auto Tuning Auto Tuning searches for TV stations from VHF minimum to UHF maximum and memorizes every tuned program position Notes If the VCR is turned on with the antenna not connected all channels are skipped When Auto Tuning is canceled halfway Auto Tuning is not executed even if the VCR is turned off ...

Page 13: ...nd then reconnect it 4 Turn off the VCR and then turn it on Press VCR TV to select the VCR mode Auto Tuning commences If Auto Tuning stops halfway by turning the VCR off playback or a power failure 1 Disconnect the mains lead and then reconnect it 2 Turn off the VCR and then turn it on Auto Tuning commences To Change the RF Output Channel In some rare cases after tuning the TV to your VCR interfer...

Page 14: ...ocedure on the next page Preparations Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR viewing channel is selected Turn on the VCR and select any program position except AV input Press VCR TV to select the VCR mode On Screen Display Operations 1 Press MENU 2 Select CHANNEL SET by pressing 3 or 4 and then press OK 3 Select ANTENNA SYSTEM by pressing 3 or 4 and then press OK 4 Select the desired system by pres...

Page 15: ...ed program positions to skip during the selection of the program positions 8 Press MENU three times Channel Plan TV mode CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS VHF UHF CHANNEL RECEIVED OF THE AIR 2 13 14 69 CHANNEL SELECTION INDICATION ON VCR 2 13 14 69 CATV mode CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS BROADCAST VHF CATV LOW BAND CATV MID SUPER BANDS CATV HYPER BAND ULTRA BAND SPECIAL CATV CHANNEL CHANNEL RECEIVED FROM CABLE 2 13 A 5...

Page 16: ...aration Install the batteries in the remote controller Operations 1 Find the manufacturer number of your TV while referring to the table 2 While holding down POWER Í use the numeric buttons to enter the manufacturer number This completes the settings for the TV manufacturer Be sure to enter the number in two digits Example 1 01 3 To confirm that the correct settings were made check whether the TV ...

Page 17: ...ng channel is selected Turn on the VCR Press VCR TV to select the VCR mode To Select the Desired Language Select one of the four languages displayed English Spanish Portuguese and French On Screen Display 1 Press MENU 2 Select LANGUAGE IDIOMA by pressing 3 or 4 and then press OK 3 Select the desired language by pressing 3 or 4 4 Press MENU twice ENGLISH SELECT END OK MENU OSD MENU LANGUAGE CLOCK S...

Page 18: ...5 CLOCK SET M 10 D 16 H M 20 15 START MENU SELECT s r D S T YES NO Y 2005 H M 0 00 CLOCK SET M 10 D 16 START MENU SELECT s r D S T YES NO M 10 Y 2005 D 1 H M 0 00 CLOCK SET START MENU SELECT s r D S T YES NO M 1 Y 2005 D 1 H M 0 00 CLOCK SET START MENU SELECT s r Display Symbol 5 Press MENU The clock starts Note The clock operates for at least 5 years on its backup system in the event of a power f...

Page 19: ... SAP Reception NV FJ610PMP only When receiving a TV program automatically indicates when a TV program is broadcast with the stereo and or AUDIO II SAP sound system At the every push of AUDIO the audio output mode changes as follows During playback Normal audio track Stereo L R Normal audio track While the broadcast signals are being received Stereo L R Stereo The Left L and Right R indicators show...

Page 20: ...tomatically reset to 0 00 00 when a video cassette is inserted 6 Cassette in indicator 7 Tape speed indicator 8 Picture mode indicator At each press PICTURE MODE the selected picture mode is set and following picture mode indicators appear STANDARD For TV program recorded DYNAMIC For Scenery Sports SOFT For Rental soft tape CARTOON For Cartoon Notes The on screen display may be disturbed depending...

Page 21: ... 19 3 Select JET SEARCH by pressing 3 or 4 4 Select x27 or x35 by pressing 2 or 1 It is possible to view the picture recorded in the EP mode at approx 27 or 35 times speed 5 Press MENU twice to make the on screen display disappear See page 25 for details on the Jet Search function OSD ON OFF TAPE SELECT T120 T160 T180 BLUE BACK ON OFF JET NAVIGATOR ON OFF DELETE NAVIDATA NO YES JET SEARCH x27 x35 ...

Page 22: ...nd broadcast Mono and Audio II or Stereo and Audio II The wrong choice may be made if the program is played back from an interim point In a case like this press AUDIO and select the right sound This function works only for a cassette which has been recorded by a video recorder equipped with Panasonic s Auto Bilingual Choice function The function will not work with a cassette which has been recorde...

Page 23: ...N or OFF by pressing 2 or 1 OFF Initially set at this position ON This setting enables Direct Recording AV Input A1 becomes exclusive channel for Direct Recording See page 29 5 Press MENU twice to make the on screen display disappear MTS MAIN SAP MONO DIRECT REC ON OFF OPTION 2 2 END MENU SELECT s r MTS MAIN SAP MONO DIRECT REC ON OFF OPTION 2 2 END MENU SELECT s r ...

Page 24: ...pressing 1 PLAY 3 Search forward by tapping 5 FF To change back to normal playback press 1 PLAY 4 Search backward by tapping 6 REW To change back to normal playback press 1 PLAY 5 View a still picture by pressing D PAUSE SLOW To continue normal playback press 1 PLAY or D PAUSE SLOW 6 View a slow motion picture Keep D PAUSE SLOW pressed for 2 seconds or more To continue normal playback press 1 PLAY...

Page 25: ...rted depending on TV Press 1 PLAY to cancel the Jet Search Other Playback Functions To Stop Playback Automatically Playback Off Timer Function Whenever you are playing back and wish to stop the tape automatically simply set the playback duration by pressing 1 PLAY on the VCR repeatedly The duration indicated on the VCR display changes by pressing 1 PLAY as follows Counter display normal playback m...

Page 26: ...er that pressing it repeatedly changes the indication in the following order STANDARD Initial Setting DYNAMIC SOFT CARTOON STANDARD Initial Setting To Eject the Video Cassette Using the Remote Controller Keep pressing STOP for at least 3 seconds Notes Jet Search cue review or slow playback will be automatically released after 10 minutes and still playback after 5 minutes In the EP mode only When p...

Page 27: ...ng POWER Í the I and J buttons and the numeric buttons Operations 1 Insert a video cassette tape with an intact erasure prevention tab If it has already been inserted press POWER Í I POWER Í to turn the VCR on 2 Press VCR TV to select the VCR mode 3 Press the I and J buttons to select the TV station If you press and hold down these buttons the number of program position changes fast It is also pos...

Page 28: ... Tape Time 1 Select TAPE SELECT from the on screen display and select the corresponding video cassette tape length See page 20 REC OSD ON OFF TAPE SELECT T120 T160 T180 BLUE BACK ON OFF JET NAVIGATOR ON OFF DELETE NAVIDATA NO YES JET SEARCH x27 x35 OPTION 1 2 END MENU SELECT s r REMAIN On Screen Display T120 For T30 60 90 and 120 tapes T160 For T140 and 160 tapes T180 For T180 tape 2 Press OSD DIS...

Page 29: ... time press STOP or POWER Í Í Í Í Í I Direct Recording NV FJ610PMP only This function allows you to immediately start recording the same scenes of program that you are viewing on the TV Conditions for correct operation of the Direct Recording function Set DIRECT REC to ON See page 23 The VCR must be connected to the TV s Audio Video output sockets via Audio Video cable as shown Preparation Insert ...

Page 30: ...s Insert a video cassette tape with an intact erasure prevention tab Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR viewing channel is selected Turn on the VCR Check that the clock is set to the correct time If it has not been set refer to page 18 Press VCR TV to select the VCR mode Example Program position channel 2 Date 27 October Starting time 20 02 Ending time 21 30 Present date 16 October On Screen Di...

Page 31: ...atively you can set the category on the Navigator list See page 34 for details This function is activated when JET NAVIGATOR is set to ON See page 21 When JET NAVIGATOR is set to OFF proceed to the step 8 7 Press MENU to make the previous display appear 8 To activate timer recording press TIMER Á When JET NAVIGATOR is set to ON the PROGRAM IS COMPLETED REMAINING PROGRAM 49 message appears See page...

Page 32: ...tape CH DATE ON OFF A 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 27SA CATEGORY 1 CH DATE ON OFF 1 2 2 27WE 20 02 21 30 SP 125 SU SA 10 30 11 00 A 14 SU 15 00 16 00 SP 5 19TU 22 15 23 30 EP A2 28TH 20 02 21 30 SP 4 30SA 19 10 19 55 EP END MENU SELECT 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CH DATE ON OFF 1 2 2 27WE 20 02 21 30 SP 125 SU SA 10 30 11 00 A 14 SU 15 00 16 00 SP 5 19TU 22 15 23 30 EP A2 28TH 20 02 21 30 SP 4 30SA 19 10 19 55 EP END ...

Page 33: ...ach page When more than 15 programs have been recorded for one cassette the program data are deleted from the first one When pressing NAVI during playback playback stops and the Jet Navigator list appears 2 Press NAVI several times to select the program that you want to locate and play back After more than 3 seconds the VCR starts the search for the beginning of the selected program and playback s...

Page 34: ... in memory and you attempt to store timer recording data for another program the message REMAINING PROGRAM 0 DELETE JET NAVIGATOR DATA appears If you attempt to make a new recording this same message also appears after you insert the cassette and the Jet Navigator data is checked As each timer recording or manual recording is finished the program data is deleted starting from the oldest data When ...

Page 35: ...es or more in the EP mode To Demonstrate the Jet Navigator Function Keep NAVI pressed for more than 5 seconds without inserting a cassette tape When Recording Over the Same Location on a Tape The originally recorded program is deleted from the list Program contents starting near the start and end of the newly recorded program within 10 minutes before the start and after the end of the newly record...

Page 36: ... only work correctly if the index signals are spaced at least 3 minutes apart in the SP mode and 5 minutes apart in the EP mode Searching while checking the video cassette contents Intro Jet Scan The approximate beginnings of each recorded program are played in succession at the high speed so that the program to be viewed can be located easily Preparations Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR vie...

Page 37: ...quired by pressing INPUT SELECT to set AV input Operations 1 Search for the end of the previous recording by pressing 1 PLAY 2 Press D PAUSE SLOW 3 Press REC to switch the VCR from the pause mode to the recording standby mode 4 Start the new recording by pressing D PAUSE SLOW again 5 Press STOP to stop recording Note The new sound will be recorded on both the normal and Hi Fi sound tracks only mon...

Page 38: ...low playback and adjust with the I and J button to reduce the noise bars For vertical locking adjustment Use the I and J buttons to minimize any vertical jitter during still picture playback Set VCR TV switch to VCR for using the I and J buttons of remote controller Other Automatic Functions Automatic Playback When a video cassette without an erasure prevention tab is inserted the VCR starts playb...

Page 39: ...d during the timer standby mode Press TIMER Á TIMER REC Á to release the VCR from the timer standby mode Self diagnostic Indications This VCR has a self diagnosis and display function If the VCR detects trouble during installation or during use the following indications automatically appear in the VCR display Indications are in the form of a single English letter plus two numbers such as H01 INDIC...

Page 40: ... has been incorrectly set Check the clock and calendar Set them to the present time Note that this is a 24 hour clock See page 18 The recording starting or ending time setting is incorrect Set the recording starting and ending time correctly The VCR has not been set for timer recording Press TIMER Á TIMER REC Á after programming for timer recording AV external recordings cannot be made AV input ha...

Page 41: ...Place Fingers or Other Objects Inside Do not attempt to disassemble the VCR Touching internal parts of this VCR is dangerous and may cause it serious damage There are no user serviceable parts inside Avoid Water Keep the VCR away from flower vases tubs sinks etc If liquids are spilled into the VCR serious damage could occur If you spill any liquid into the VCR consult qualified service personnel L...

Page 42: ...ng cassette Then press REC REC OTR and keep it running for approximate 10 seconds to clean the video heads If the problem still persists after performing all of the measures listed above contact a service personnel to request assistance Heads mainly become dirty because of scratched or dirty tapes use of the unit in places where temperature and humidity are high dust in the air and other reasons N...

Page 43: ...O IN PHONO 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm Output Level VIDEO OUT PHONO 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm RF modulated VHF channel US3 or 4 75 ohm terminated AUDIO Input Level AUDIO IN PHONO j10 dBV 47 kohm Output Level AUDIO OUT PHONO j8 dBV 1 kohm Audio Track 1 track normal mono only 2 channels Hi Fi sound stereo NV FJ610PMP only Video Horizontal Resolution Color more than 200 lines Signal to Noise Ratio Video more than 40 dB SP...

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