Panasonic NV-SJ410 Series Operating Instructions Manual Download

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VQT8527

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Video Cassette Recorder

NV-SJ410

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Operating Instructions

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Page 1: ...VQT8527 Before attempting to connect operate or adjust this product please read these instructions completely Video Cassette Recorder NV SJ410 Series Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...ay OSD 17 To Programme with the ShowView Function 18 Other Timer Recordings and Convenient Functions 19 To select a Timer Recorded Programme from the List and Quickly Locate Its Beginning for Automatic Playback Programme List Search 21 Advanced Operations Search Functions 22 To Quickly Find the Beginning of a Desired Programme VISS VHS Index Search System 22 To Search for a Desired Programme While...

Page 3: ...RCH D K L AUDIO RESET TV ASPECT INDEX REC TV VCR Í o p r J I s N INPUT SELECT 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TRACKING V LOCK 1 0 DATE CANCEL SP LP J I r s ON r s PROG CHECK TIMER REC Á U MENU OK EXIT R S SHOW VIEW TAPE AV LINK OFF s r T Q 6 6 DIRECT TV REC STILL ALBUM VCR1 2 SAT AV TV TEXT VOLUME REPLAY OSD DISPLAY SEARCH D K L CANCEL SP LP AUDIO RESET TV ASPECT INDEX REC TV VCR Í o p r J I s N PROG CHECK TIMER ...

Page 4: ...power cable the Child Lock function is automatically cancelled after the power backup time of approximately 60 minutes has elapsed If you cannot cancel the Child Lock function press the EXIT button R and perform the operation step 1 Cassette compartment Infra red Remote Control Receiver window b VCR display 1 9 9 If the Sliding Cover of the Remote Control Becomes Detached If the sliding cover of t...

Page 5: ...e SHOWVIEW system is manufactured under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation Remarks 1 This VCR is also capable of receiving SECAM type broadcasting programmes SECAM B G and recording playing back its colour television signals 2 When a cassette which has been recorded on this VCR is played back on a SECAM VCR the picture may be reproduced in black and white When it is played back on a PAL ...

Page 6: ...when the VCR TV switch O is set to TV 1 TV ON OFF button To switch the TV on from standby mode OFF or vice versa On some TVs it is only possible to switch the TV to standby mode OFF with this button but not on In this case try to turn the TV on with one of the following buttons Numeric buttons 2 AV button 3 Channel button N 2 Numeric buttons To select the programme positions 1s99 on the TV 3 AV bu...

Page 7: ... ITT 25 JVC 17 39 LOEWE 07 METZ 28 31 MITSUBISHI 06 19 20 MIVAR 24 NEC 36 NOKIA 25 27 NORDMENDE 10 ORION 37 PHILIPS 05 06 PHONOLA 31 33 PIONEER 38 PYE 05 06 RADIOLA 05 06 SABA 10 SALORA 26 SAMSUNG 31 32 SANSUI 05 31 33 SANYO 21 SBR 06 SCHNEIDER 05 06 29 30 31 SELECO 06 25 SHARP 18 List of TVs Compatible with the VCR s Remote Control Manufacturer Code SIEMENS 09 SINUDYNE 05 06 33 SONY 08 TELEFUNKEN...

Page 8: ...ad supplied Hints Q Link is an advanced system that offers a range of convenient functions such as automatic copying of the tuning position of all available TV stations in the same order as they are programmed on the TV into your VCR s memory this is called Download if you connect the VCR to your TV with a fully wired 21 pin Scart cable not supplied Depending on the manufacturer the equivalent of ...

Page 9: ...d indication may not appear In this case select the AV input on your TV if you want to see the Download indication If you select Schweiz Suisse or Svizzera on the Country setting menu the Display setting menu appears automatically to let you set the item Power save to ON In this setting the VCR s power consumption is minimised when it is off Standby mode To turn the VCR on keep the VCR ON OFF butt...

Page 10: ...ve connections proceed to the Auto Setup page Page 12 Aerial not supplied h f Aerial lead not supplied TV not supplied AC Input socket e i Aerial Input socket 21 pin Scart socket To AC Mains socket RF Coaxial cable supplied Must be connected to watch TV channels even if 21 pin Scart cable is used to connect VCR to TV AC Mains lead supplied 21 Scart cable to AV1 not supplied Method 1 If you are con...

Page 11: ...nu the Display setting menu appears automatically to let you set the item Power save to ON In this setting the VCR s power consumption is minimised when it is off Standby mode To turn the VCR on keep the VCR ON OFF button 1 pressed on the VCR main unit It is not possible to turn it on with the remote control Auto Setup Auto Setup in progress please wait Ch 21 VCR display Indication after changing ...

Page 12: ... Deutschland Österreich Portugal Suomi Sverige Schweiz Suisse Svizzera others Country Auto Setup Auto Setup in progress please wait Ch 21 Indication during Auto Setup Menu for Country setting When the clock setting menu appears after Auto Setup has finished See page 11 To Confirm that the TV Stations Have Been Tuned Correctly by the Auto Setup Function See page 11 If the Picture on the TV s Video ...

Page 13: ...riefly view the picture during fast forwarding or rewinding press and hold down the corresponding button To Stop Playback Press the Stop button 9 Notes Cue review or slow playback will be automatically cancelled after 10 minutes and still playback after 5 minutes During playback function other than normal playback horizontal noise bars may appear in the picture the colour of the picture may be uns...

Page 14: ... 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 I on the VCR for more than 2 seconds to put the VCR in the Playback Off Timer mode After that press the Play button I on the VCR repeatedly until ...

Page 15: ...e recording 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 it again to continue recording Notes When playing back an E300 cassette recorded in the LP mode some picture distortion may occur However this is not a malfunction The recording p...

Page 16: ...r recording Use a screwdriver or similar tool to break out the tab To Record Again onto the Video Cassette with a Broken Out Erasure Prevention Tab If you insert a video cassette with a broken out erasure prevention tab and press the REC button J the 1 indication flashes on the VCR display to indicate that recording is not possible In this case cover the tab hole with two layers of adhesive tape T...

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Page 18: ...utton C to select the corresponding cassette tape length See page 35 6 Press the OK button S again to conclude the settings To programme additional timer recordings repeat operation steps 1 6 On Screen Display Timer recording Pos Start Stop SP VPS Name DATE ON OFF LP PDC Min ZDF 27 10 We 20 00 21 30 SP ON 90 jjjjj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jjj jjj jjjjj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jjj jjj jjjjj jj jj jj...

Page 19: ...imer recordings may be performed in the LP mode Be careful that the broadcast times of the TV programmes set for timer recording do not overlap otherwise the programmed timer recordings may be performed in the LP mode If the recording speed changes from SP to LP during a timer recording some brief picture distortion occurs at that point Condition for correct operation of the Auto SP LP Change func...

Page 20: ...ng a timer recording of a satellite programme it is not possible to activate the VPS PDC function On some satellite receivers the power may be turned off for a few seconds before a timer recording is actually started and recording may not be performed for those first few seconds To ensure recording from the beginning of the programme we recommend that you set the recording start time about a minut...

Page 21: ...er Recording ProgrammingTime The total time indication for timer recording programming lets you check how many programmes can be recorded by comparing with the remaining tape time in the VCR display The total time is calculated in the SP mode The total time cannot be calculated when setting Daily Weekly timer recording Total SP 90 6 07 30 16 10 05 jjjjj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jjj jjj jjjjj jj jj ...

Page 22: ...ou quickly and easily check the contents of a cassette and find a desired programme Index signals are automatically recorded in the following cases When you start a recording by pressing the REC button J REC OTR button c or DIRECT TV REC button 6 When a timer recording starts When you press the REC button J on the remote control during recording Conditions for correct operation of the Intro Jet Sc...

Page 23: ...e new picture and sound from the playback unit 6 To record copy additional scenes press the Pause Slow button 7 to put this VCR in the recording pause mode and then perform steps 4 and 5 again 7 At the point where you want to stop recording press the Stop button 9 to finish recording Recording unit this VCR Front f g Other VCR Preparations Connect a video movie camera or a VCR to this VCR with an ...

Page 24: ...or 3 press the INDEX L or INDEX K button K to change the recording time You can set any time between 3 and 20 seconds Recording unit this VCR Recording unit this VCR REC REC REC 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 The pictures can be copied onto the cassette from a video mo...

Page 25: ...to start audio dubbing 2 At the point from which you want to perform audio dubbing press the Pause Still button d on this VCR to put it in the still playback mode 3 Press the A DUB button _ on this VCR to put it in the recording pause mode 4 Start playback on the source unit so that you can hear the sound 5 When you reach the point from which you want to start audio dubbing press the Pause Still b...

Page 26: ...dcasts Pay TV AV Link Function If the VCR is connected to the TV via a 21 pin Scart cable you can use AV LINK button B to switch the TV from normal TV reception over to the video playback channel AV input and vice versa In the VCR mode when the VCR indication in the VCR display is lit the TV is switched to the video playback channel AV input In the TV mode when the VCR indication is not lit the TV...

Page 27: ...1 pin Scart socket If your satellite receiver has a VCR socket connect the cable to it If the Satellite Receiver Is Not Equipped with a 21 Pin Scart Socket In case your satellite receiver is not equipped with a 21 pin Scart socket use the RF coaxial cable to connect it to the VCR For the connection to the TV refer to pages 8 and 10 Be sure to keep the VCR TV and satellite receiver switched off unt...

Page 28: ... to change it refer to page 30 Note If your satellite receiver is not included in the list of compatible satellite receivers this VCR cannot control it To Prepare the VCR for Remote controlled Operation of the Satellite Receiver Setting the TunerType This VCR lets you change the programme position on the satellite receiver and programme timer recordings of satellite programmes all with this VCR s ...

Page 29: ...2 Check that the channel on the satellite receiver has been changed to the channel that you selected Some satellite receivers offer less than 99 channels In this case the number of the satellite channels that can be controlled from the VCR is the same Some satellite receivers offer more than 99 satellite channels but even in this case only the satellite channels 1 through 99 can be controlled from...

Page 30: ...the EXIT button R to exit the On Screen Display Tuning Pos 5 Name BR3 Channel 18 Fine tuning AUTO Decoder OFF Video system PAL Main menu Timer record Display Tuning Clock Functions Language Country Satellite Manual Auto Setup Restart Download Shipping condition To Enter or Change the Name of a TV Station 1 Press the MENU button T to display the Main menu on the TV screen 2 Press the Cursor buttons...

Page 31: ... 69 74 78 S01 S05 S1 S5 80 82 S1 S3 M1 M3 83 89 S4 S10 M4 M10 90 99 S11 S20 U1 U10 121 141 Hyperband FFS21 S41 S21 S41 In Italy H1 11 H2 12 Only for 8 MHz channel raster To Obtain the Best Tuning Condition 1 Press the MENU button T to display the Main menu on the TV screen 2 Press the Cursor buttons 3421 Q to select Tuning and Manual in this order 3 Press the OK button S to display the list of tun...

Page 32: ...esired TV station 5 Follow the operations below To delete a programme position Delete Press the Channel button J red To insert a blank programme position Add Press the DATE button r green To move a TV station to another programme position Move Press the ON button r yellow G and then use the Cursor buttons 34 Q to select the new programme position to which you want to assign the TV station 6 Press ...

Page 33: ... below 1 Press the MENU button T to display the Main menu on the TV screen 2 Press the Cursor buttons 3421 Q to select Tuning and Auto Setup Restart in this order 3 Press the OK button S to prepare for Auto Setup start 4 Press the OK button S again to actually start the Auto Setup Main menu Timer record Display Tuning Clock Functions Language Country Satellite Manual Auto Setup Restart Download Sh...

Page 34: ... reception conditions etc the Automatic time correction function may not work In this case the indication for Automatic is automatically reset to OFF If the reception conditions improve later on it may be possible to activate this function 5 Press the EXIT button R to exit the On Screen Display Hints If Automatic is set to ON when you open the Clock screen do not set it to OFF otherwise the automa...

Page 35: ...onclude the setting 5 Press the EXIT button R to exit the On Screen Display Channel Guide indication Channel Guide OFF OSD 4 3 Power save OFF VCR display DIMMED Main menu Timer record Display Tuning Clock Functions Language Country Satellite 8 SW3 7 SFB3 6 RB3 5 BR3 4 HR3 3 N3 2 ZDF 1 ARD A3 AV3 A2 AV2 A1 AV1 Indications that Can Be Displayed on the TV Screen with This Function At a press of the O...

Page 36: ...ens The item VCR display is automatically set to OFF To turn the VCR on keep the VCR ON OFF button 1 pressed on the VCR main unit It is not possible to turn it on with the remote control The Power save function works only when the VCR is turned off Standby mode It does not operate in the timer recording standby mode After all programmed timer recordings have been made and after all programmed data...

Page 37: ...trol 4 Press the OK button S 5 Press the OK button S again 6 To change the remote control mode on the remote control itself change the position of the VCR 1 2 switch A to match the setting made in step 3 above If these settings are not matched the remote control cannot be used to operate the VCR 7 Press the EXIT button R to exit the On Screen Display Main menu Timer record Display Tuning Clock Fun...

Page 38: ... recording of the later beginning programme will start only after the first timer recording has finished When the VPS PDC signal drops out because the broadcast signal is weak or when a TV station does not transmit a regular VPS PDC signal the timer recording will be performed in the normal mode without VPS PDC even if it was programmed for VPS PDC In this case even if the timer recording is perfo...

Page 39: ... TV the station list data is automatically copied from the TV to the VCR and the TV stations are assigned to the programme positions on the VCR in the same order as on the TV 2 Direct TV Recording By simply pressing the DIRECT TV REC button 6 you can at once record the same programme that you are watching on the TV 3 TV VCR Auto Power On Even if the TV and the VCR are off standby mode pressing the...

Page 40: ...een The VCR Does Not Work Correctly The symptom descriptions are given between quotation marks The VCR display is not illuminated The AC mains lead is disconnected Connect the AC mains lead securely VCR display setting is OFF Set VCR display to ON or DIMMED See page 36 Power save setting is ON Set Power save to OFF See page 36 The VCR display is illuminated but the VCR cannot be operated The VCR i...

Page 41: ...s AV input cannot be made The correct AV input A1 A2 or A3 is not selected Select the correct AV input A1 A2 or A3 The connections from the external source are not made correctly Correct them See page 23 The Remote Control Does Not Work Correctly The symptom descriptions are given between quotation marks The remote control does not work correctly The remote control signal cannot reach the VCR Aim ...

Page 42: ...ode and then adjust the tracking as explained above To Return to Auto Tracking Press the Channel buttons N I s and J i simultaneously If the Still Picture Scrolls Up or Down V Lock Adjustment If the still picture scrolls up or down perform the following operation During still playback keep the Channel button N I s or J i pressed until the picture stops scrolling Precautions With certain TV models ...

Page 43: ...If you spill any liquid into the VCR consult qualified service personnel Lightning To avoid damage by lightning disconnect the aerial plug from the VCR during lightning storms Cleaning the VCR Wipe the VCR with a clean dry cloth Never use any cleaning fluid or other chemicals Also do not use compressed air to remove dust Stacking Install the VCR in a horizontal position and do not place anything h...

Page 44: ...m terminated VIDEO IN AV3 PHONO 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm terminated Output Level AV1 AV2 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm terminated RF Modulated UHF channel 21 69 75 ohm AUDIO Input Level AV1 AV2 s6 dBV more than 10 kohm AUDIO IN AV3 PHONO s6 dBV more than 10 kohm Output Level AV1 AV2 s6 dBV less than 1 kohm Audio Track 1 track Normal mono only Video Horizontal Resolution Colour more than 240 lines SP Signal to Noise Rati...

Page 45: ...45 Helpful Hints ...

Page 46: ...Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd Central P O Box 288 Osaka 530 91 Japan D ...

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