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– Connect a digital still camera, a video movie camera or
another external source to the Video Input socket/S-Video
Input socket and Audio Input sockets on the front panel of
this VCR.
Press the [STILL ALBUM]
button on the remote control to
put the VCR in the recording
pause mode.
– The VCR automatically selects the AV Input (external
input) [A3] and then switches over to the recording
pause mode. The figure for the preset recording time
(seconds) appears on the VCR display. The initial
setting is [05] (5 seconds).
Press the [INDEX]
L
or [INDEX]
K
button to
change the recording time. You can set any time
between [3] and [20] seconds.
Start playback on the source unit to search for the point
from which you want to copy onto this VCR.
When that point is reached,
press the [STILL ALBUM] button
on the remote control again to
start recording.
The VCR records the picture (and sound) for 5 seconds
and then automatically switches over to the recording
pause mode.
When you have recorded all desired scenes, press the
[Stop] button to finish recording.
Hints:
– If you connect a digital still camera, use a camera equipped
with the video output socket. Use the cable supplied with
the still camera to connect it. For details, also read the
operating instructions of the equipment to be connected.
– If you leave the VCR in the recording pause mode for more
than 5 minutes, the VCR automatically switches over to the
stop mode to protect the video heads. In this case, press
the [STILL ALBUM] button again to put the VCR in the
recording pause mode again.
– Depending on the output system of the digital still camera,
the pictures may not be recorded correctly.
– If you dub still pictures from a conventional analogue video
movie camera or VCR, some picture distortion may occur in
the recorded picture.
INDEX
SEARCH
REC
REC
REC
REC
INDEX
STILL ALBUM
STILL ALBUM
Search Functions
Programme List Search
– Each timer recording programming on the tape must be at
least 15 minutes long. (25 minutes in the EP mode)
Press the [SEARCH] button to
display the Programme List
menu.
Press the [Cursor] buttons
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to select the
programme that you want to locate and play back.
Press the [SEARCH] button to start the search for the
beginning of the selected programme.
– After the desired recorded programme has been
found, playback starts automatically.
– If, after playback has started, you want to search for
the beginning of the same or another programme,
press the [SEARCH] button. Playback stops, and the
Programme List menu appears.
To Cancel the Programme List Search
Press the [EXIT] button.
Notes:
– If you take out the cassette after a timer recording has
finished, pressing the [SEARCH] button activates the Intro-
Jet Scan.
– If you programme linked timer recordings, Programme List
Search function does not work.
VISS=VHS Index Search System
– Each programme recorded on the tape must be at least 5
minutes long.
Press the [INDEX] button to start the index search. If
you want to search for the 2nd recorded programme in
forward direction, press the [INDEX]
;
button twice.
– The VCR fast-forwards or rewinds the tape and
searches for the specified index signal. When it has
been found, playback starts automatically.
To Cancel the Index Search or to Stop Playback
Press the [Stop] button.
Intro-Jet Scan
– Each programme recorded on the tape must be at least
15 minutes long. (25 minutes in the EP mode)
Press the [SEARCH] button to start the Intro-Jet Scan.
– After rewinding the tape to the beginning, the VCR
plays it back at high speed for approximately
10 seconds. It then fast-forwards the tape to the next
tape position marked by an index signal (beginning of
a programme), and every time an index signal is
found, the VCR switches over to high-speed playback
(Cue) for about 10 seconds.
When you have found the programme that you want to
view, press the [Play] button to start normal playback.
To Cancel the Intro-Jet Scan or to Stop Playback
Press the [Stop] button.
Note:
– If you press the [SEARCH] button after a timer recording
has finished, but before ejecting that cassette, the
Programme List Search will be activated.
Editing
Album Function
The album function lets you collect desired scenes (both
moving and still pictures) and create the equivalent of a photo
album, but on video cassette.
Digital still camera
Video movie camera
Programme List
Pos
Name
Date
Start
1.
ZDF
27/10
17:46
2.
ARD
28/10
15:00
Panasonic VCR
SEARCH
SEARCH
EXIT
