Page 1: ...KaaMf f Before attempting to connect operate or adjust this product please read these instructions completely eratin tap 4 1iVanain 0 0 403 10MaramoUggign Rimpwwwww 0 ...
Page 2: ...portunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Video Cassette Recorder We would particularly advise that you carefully study the Operating Instructions before attempting to operate the unit and that you note the listed precautions 2 ...
Page 3: ...re System Video recorders carrying the HQ symbol mark feature the new VHS High Quality Picture System This system assures complete compatibility with VTRs that use the conventional VHS system Connections 5 Tuning the TV to your VTR 6 Setting the Clock of the VTR 7 Storing TV Broadcasts into your VTR 8 Controls and Connection Sockets 10 Infra red Remote Controller 12 Playback 14 On the spot Recordi...
Page 4: ...11111 11111111 1111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 1 1111111 11111II 1111111 11111111 X1111111 1111111 111111111 1111111 l ll Ill IEEE Unpacking Check and identify the supplied accessories and then set up this VTR after reading Setting Up ...
Page 5: ...Connector Aerial FOR YOUR SAFETY Install any external aerial to AS 1417 1 Not Supplied 2 Aerial Connector 1 To mains supply Not Supplied Not Supplied Connections CI Connections This tells you how to connect with an aerial TV etc To mains supply Connection to a TV Set with the Audio Video Input Sockets TV Set Not Supplied Connection to a Stereo Amplifier 5 ...
Page 6: ...ned below 1 Turn on the TV and VTR OPERATE 6 2 VTR TV Select the VTR mode VTR Select the video playback channel which is not occupied with any TV station H channel 1 L channel 0 3 L 4 To generate a test pattern set TEST SIGNAL to ON ON OFF t TEST SIGNAL Set the TV to an unused position which you wish to use for your video playback H channel 1 L channel 0 In some areas channel 0 may be used by loca...
Page 7: ...K SET The clock will start 3 CLOCK SET The built in clock is used to activate the timer for automatic recording and must be set to the correct time The built in digital clock employs the 24 hour system Preparation For Example Turn on the VTR Date 16th October 1999 Time 20 15 Operations Display Symbols Note Time reset function The clock operates for at least 60 minutes by its backup XX 00 00 can be...
Page 8: ...ect the VTR mode Turn on the VTR and select the programme position except A1 TUNER PRESET Keep TUNER PRESET pressed for more than 2 seconds 111 Select the programme position then press NEXT Select TV band I III or U then press NEXT SHIFT Search for the required TV station by pressing and holding or Release once the station has been found Search speed changes quickly by pressing SHIFT simultaneousl...
Page 9: ...ocedure 1 Keep TUNER PRESET pressed for more than 2 seconds and then press again 2 Press NEXT 3 Press or to obtain the best tuning condition AFC Indicator disappears To return the tuning to its former state press SHIFT 4 Press TUNER PRESET Blanking of Unoccupied Programme Positions 1 Keep TUNER PRESET pressed for more than 2 seconds 2 Select a programme position which you do not want to tune to a ...
Page 10: ...a video cassette here O CLOCK SET To set the time O TUNER PRESET To initiate TV station settings for the tuner o STEREO Indicator When a stereo programme is received this indicator lights up BILINGUAL Indicator When a bilingual programme is received this indicator lights up PAUSE STILL During playback Still picture During recording To interrupt recording O PLAY To start playback l is lit J STOP To...
Page 11: ...s the best picture quality LP gives the longest recording time SHIFT SLEEP To blank unoccupied programme position To set the time to turn off the VTR automatically 31 REC To start a recording ED TIMER REC To turn the timer recording function on and off El is lit or not lit The VTR can only be operated manually when the timer recording function is off e MIC To connect a microphone for recording Jog...
Page 12: ... changes as follows 4StereoLeft Right Normal audio track and the Left and Right Indicators show which sound mode is selected in the following way Stereo Both the Left and Right Indicators are lit Left The Left Indicator is lit Right The Right Indicator is lit Normal Both the Left and Right Indicators are not lit 8 PROG For timer recording by using the remote controller 9 NEXT To proceed to the nex...
Page 13: ...ST FORWARD In the stop mode To fast forward the tape In the playback mode To search forward In the fast forward mode To obtain high speed picture is lit 20 STILL ADV To advance a still picture during still playback 21 TRANSMIT To transmit the data that has been set on the remote controller to the VTR 22 SCANNER ON OFF To turn the Bar Code Reader on and off 23 Display 24 Infra red Transmitter The p...
Page 14: ... press PLAY or PAUSE STILL Stop viewing the picture STOP Start viewing the picture 2PLAY Search forward by tapping FF To change back to normal playback press PLAY Search backward by tapping REW To change back to normal playback press PLAY FF REW O 6 5 4 2 3 Playback 52 6 3 4 Operations Display Symbols 1 Insert a recorded cassette tape 14 ...
Page 15: ...layback a recorded part repeatedly Press REPEAT in the stop mode or during playback REPEAT Beginning End of of Tape Recorded Part I I 1 I I I I I I I Repeat Playback PLAY Control Signal Interruption at least 5 sec REW To find the beginning of each recording For example Searching for the 2nd recorded segment in the forward direction Press INDEX twice After finding the specific recorded segment play...
Page 16: ...C Li On the spot Recording Insert a cassette tape If it has already been inserted press OPERATE to turn the VTR on Select the VTR mode Select TV station Start recording Stop recording 3 16 Operations Display Symbols ...
Page 17: ...ress again to continue recording PAUSE STILL 11 To record one TV programme while viewing another programme 1 Refer to the on the spot recording operations steps 1 to 4 2 Press VTR TV to select the TV mode 3 Select the TV programme on your TV set you wish to view at the present time To display the approximate remaining tape time 1 Press TAPE SELECT to select the corresponding cassette tape length T...
Page 18: ...Date 27th October Starting time 20 02 Ending time 21 30 present date 16th October Operations Display Symbols 18 1 CHECK Select Timer programme number 1 PROG LL 2 Set each items by pressing or and NEXT Set Programme position channel 2 Set Date 27 For daily and weekly recording see next page Set Starting time hour 20 Set Starting time minute 02 NEXT Set Ending time hour 21 Set Ending time minute 30 ...
Page 19: ...ogramme 1 Release from the standby mode by pressing TIMER REC 2 Select the timer programme number to be canceled by pressing CHECK PROG 3 Press and simultaneously for more than 3 seconds Weekly recording For example Sunday Timer Recording from External Signal Source If Timer Recording is performed by a unit connected to the Audio Video input sockets select the Al indicator for the programme positi...
Page 20: ... press NEXT g Enter Starting time minute 02 then press NEXT Enter Ending time hour 21 0 then press NEXT 7 Enter Ending time minute 30 8 Press TRANSMIT A TRANSMIT The transmitted data appears on the display and a repeated bleep confirms the reception 20 Using the Remote Controller For Example Programme position channel 27 Date 3rd November Starting time 20 02 Ending time 21 30 Present date 16th Oct...
Page 21: ...om External Signal Source If Timer Recording is performed by a unit connected to the Audio Video input sockets press INPUT SELECT to select the Al indicator for the programme position Checking a Timer Programme The VTR must be turned on or the timer recording indicator El is lit Make sure that the display of the Remote Controller is not on Press TRANSMIT repeatedly until the desired timer programm...
Page 22: ... as shown Insert a recorded cassette tape with an intact erasure prevention tab Select the video source required by pressing INPUT SELECT to set A1 1 Search for the end of the previous recording 2 Press PAUSE STILL at the end point PAUSE STILL 11 3 Set for the new recording by pressing REC REC 4 Start the new recording by pressing PAUSE STILL again PAUSE STILL 11 Note The new sound will be recorde...
Page 23: ...n the counter reaches 0 00 00 Search for the Edit out ending point and set the counter to 0 00 00 by pressing RESET Search for the Edit in starting point and press INSERT If you want to replace the sound too press AUDIO DUB as well RESET 7 2 7 REW 41 1 Note Insert Editing cannot be used on blank sections of a tape In this case use Assembly Editing first The new sound will be recorded on the Hi Fi ...
Page 24: ...orded cassette with an intact erasure prevention tab Select the video source required by pressing INPUT SELECT to set A1 2 00 JnJJ ti J 3 0 A DUB 4 r A DUB JJN PJ PJ crrrt rrcrr JJ DJJJ Operations Display Symbols Note The new sound will be recorded on the normal sound track of the tape and the original sound will remain on the Hi Fi sound track Only monaural sound recording is possible on the norm...
Page 25: ...in the NTSC system is not possible with this VTR This function is designed only to allow the playback of tapes recorded by NTSC signals on a PAL system TV The NTSC signal is not completely converted to a PAL signal For this reason images played back by this function cannot be recorded on another VTR When playing back a tape recorded in the NTSC system SLP mode the LP indication will light up in th...
Page 26: ...ing adaptor Trace the bar code quickly in the direction of the arrow ensuring that you trace it completely past the last bar The Bleep sound indicates that the bar code has been read completely Cleaning 1 Remove the cap of the Bar Code Reading Section Remove dirt and dust from the hole of the cap Gently wipe the tip of the lamp with a am soft cloth Reattach the cap by inserting it until it locks w...
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Page 29: ... 1 Trace the CHECK bar code 2 Transmit the data to the VTR 3 Trace the CANCEL bar code 4 Transmit the data to the VTR Timer Recording from an External Signal Source If a timer recording is to be made from a signal source that is connected to the Audio Video input sockets the AV bar code in the CHANNEL column must be traced for the programme CANCEL AV LINE IN Selecting the Desired Tape Speed Trace ...
Page 30: ...nd check TV tuning See page 6 TV set is not tuned to VTR Check that aerial is connected to VTR See page 5 Tape is recorded incorrectly puov000k witi not operate correctly CAUSE Check that each programme position is tuned to the correct station A snowy picture on one or more programmes may indicate that VTR is tuned to weak station or wrong transmitter Re tune if necessary See page 8 Video heads ar...
Page 31: ...d TV programme Recording start or end time settings is incorrect Set recording start and end time correctly Try a short timer recording a few minutes ahead of the present time to confirm correct operation See page 18 VTR is not set for timer recording Press TIMER REC after programming for timer recording Before Requesting Service 31 not operate correctly CHECKED Clock or calendar is incorrectly se...
Page 32: ...sed Fit batteries correctly as shown on page 13 Bar code reading is not possible Remote controller is in power saving condition Press SCANNER ON OFF to turn it on again Practice tracing the bar code from left to right Each bar code should take around half a second to trace A beep indicates bar code is read correctly Bar code is not traced correctly Bar code sensor cap is blocked Remove sensor cap ...
Page 33: ...id or other chemicals And do not use compressed air to remove dust Stacking Place the VTR in a horizontal position and do not place anything heavy on it Video Head Clogging The video heads place picture signals on the tape during recording and read picture signals from the tape during playback and they are therefore of critical importance for the picture quality If the VTR is used over extremely l...
Page 34: ...o more than 43 dB SP Audio more than 90 dB Hi Fi audio track 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 005 Wrms Hi Fi 5 C 40 C 35 80 5 1 kg 430 W x 96 H x 362 D mm 1 pc DIN DIN Coaxial Cable 1 pc Remote Controller 2 pcs R6 size batteries 1 pc Stereo type Phono Cable 1 pc AC Mains Lead 1 pc Programming Sheet Power Source Power Consumption Video Recording System Video Heads Tape Speed Tape Format Record Playback Time VIDEO Te...
Page 35: ...Printed in Japan VOT51 60 F1192R0 6000 0 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd Central P O Box 288 Osaka 530 91 Japan ...
