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DVD/CD Player / Video Cassette Recorder

NV-VP31 / NV-VP26 / NV-VP21

Operating Instructions

PAL

NV-VP31

PULL-OPEN

EJECT

OPEN / CLOSE

MUSIC WITH PICTURE AV ENHANCER

DVD/CD PLAYER

2.0 DIGITAL OUT

Before connecting the device, operating it or adjusting settings please read these operating instructions
completely; especially the safety precautions on pages 2 and 3.

Contents

Page

Front 4

5-7

8-9

VCR 14

Menu language/

21-22

Recording with INTELLIGENT TIMER

Recording with ShowView

Playback

27-28

DVD-QUICK SETUP

30-32

VCR-DVD functions

Navigation Menu

34-35

HighMAT / CD-Text

DISPLAY menu

37-39

SETUP menus

40-41

Information

43-45

Index / Country codes

Last page

Inserting Batteries

Safety Precautions

Panel

Remote control

Connecting with a 21-pin Scart cable

with Audio-Videocable

External Devices

onnectors

menu control

Manual Setup

Creating a new station table
Shipping condition/factory defaults

NICAM sound system

Recording

Timer recording

Recording with external recording controls

General convenient functions

Playback functions

Before requesting service

Remote control codes

Specifications

Connecting with RF Coaxial cable

Connecting

Setting Time and Date

Creating a new station table
Changing the name of TV stations
Changing the order of TV stations or

deleting a station

Menu Others

Summary of Contents for NV-VP21

Page 1: ...ctions 33 Navigation Menu 34 35 HighMAT CD Text 36 DISPLAY menu 37 39 SETUP menus 40 41 Information 42 43 45 46 47 Index Country codes Last page Inserting Batteries Safety Precautions Panel Remote control Connecting with a 21 pin Scart cable with Audio Videocable External Devices onnectors menu control Manual Setup Creating a new station table Shipping condition factory defaults NICAM sound system...

Page 2: ...G ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANYOTHER MATERIALS DO NOTOBSTRUCTTHE VENTILATION VENTS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE UNIT S VENTILATION OPENINGS WITH NEWSPAPERS TABLECLOTHS CURTAINS AND SIMILAR ITEMS DO NOT PLACE SOURCES OF NAKED FLAMES SUCHAS LIGHTED CANDLES ONTHEUNIT DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MANNER The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and easily accessible or the m...

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Page 4: ...ont panel is to be found under Remote control Active picture signal The symbol appears on the VCR or DVD display Use the VHS DVD OUTPUT button to switch between picture signal To directly change the VCR or DVD output use the VHS DVD toggle switches in combination with a function button e g PLAY A video cassette is in Playback Slow motion Pause playback still image Forward Backward search A disc is...

Page 5: ...AV input selection TV set On Off switch To select the respective TV program memory location TV set volume control Quits a menu Remote control s VHS DVD toggle switches to toggle between VCR and DVD functions CANCEL RESET Undoes entries or selections Output signal select button to toggle between VCR and DVD for AV1 VCR DVD OUT To eject cassette or disc Press STOP for more than 3 seconds Channel sel...

Page 6: ...into Fast Forward or Fast Rewind mode Forward and backward search during playback Tracking control of disturbed images during playback Switches the unit into stand by mode after the set time AV input select button Toggles between input A1 A2 A3 front or dc DVD internal For fast rewinding to the beginning of the tape To record using the external recording level control A To delete tagged station VC...

Page 7: ...increases the speed of search at 5 steps Press PLAY to resume normal playback Search Press SEARCH during playback Keeping the button pressed increases the speed of search at 5 steps D VCDs do not support reverse slow motion playback Repeat Press REPEAT during playback There is no mode for repeatedly playing back entire discs For some disc formats not all of the described DVD functions are availabl...

Page 8: ...F coaxial cable Follow the steps described below Disconnect power to all devices Connect antenna to the RF IN Antenna input connector of the VCR DVD Connect the VCR DVD s RF OUT Antenna output to the television set s antenna in connector Connect VCR DVD and television set to the AC mains supply VCR Auto Setup with RF Coaxial cable Automatic tuning The Country menu appears With the arrow buttons se...

Page 9: ... not initiate the VCR Auto Setup if it was run once before Reset the device to factory defaults page 17 Upon doing so you will be able to start VCR Auto Setup again D Press EXIT to abort VCR Auto Setup You can run VCR Auto Setup again at another time Press MENU the Menu screen appears With select Clock set Press ENTER Setting Time and Date select access return exit ENTER MENU EXIT Select AUTO and ...

Page 10: ... the TV set s Scart In socket Connect VCR DVD and TV set to the AC mains supply 21 pin Scart cable RF coaxial cable VCR Auto Setup with 21 pin Scart cable Automatic tuning D If the Country menu does not appear after turning the device on you may reset the device to its factory defaults page 17 Upon doing so the VCR Auto Setup will start again Turn on your television set With the Stand by on switch...

Page 11: ...n set to the AC mains supply VCR DVD VCR Auto Setup with Audio Videocable Automatic tuning D If the Country menu does not appear after turning the device on you may reset the device to its factory defaults page 17 Upon doing so the VCR Auto Setup will start again Turn on your television set With the Stand by on switch turn on the VCR DVD The Country menu appears With the arrow buttons select the a...

Page 12: ...t of the VCR DVD by using a 21 pin Scart cable Connect VCR DVD television set and the external unit to the AC mains supply and switch them on Press MENU With select the Others menu and confirm with ENTER Set Top Box satellite receiver second recorder Select AV2 with and set to EXT with Decoder Select AV2 with and set to DECODER with Press MENU to return to the Menu screen When using a decoder swit...

Page 13: ...sound in stereo or Dolby Pro Logic quality attach an amplifier or an analogue audio component supporting these features To avoid sound quality problems deactivate function Advanced Surround when you attach an amplifier with Dolby Pro Logic functionality Digital connectors OPTICAL To play programmes with a 5 1 channel surround sound connect the digital audio output OPTICAL with an external Multi ch...

Page 14: ... 1 Others 1 2 9 11 21 22 15 18 The cursor buttons on the remote control unit allow you to navigate through menus and change selected entries With select the entry you would like to change then confirm with ENTER Make your changes following the menu steps With MENU return to the previous menu Press EXIT to leave the menu Press MENU the menu screen appears With select the desired sub menu Press ENTE...

Page 15: ...ise any interference Press MENU to return to the Tuning screen 1 2 3 0 Creating a new station table Press MENU the Menu screen appears Select the Tuning menu by pressing and confirming with ENTER Confirm Manual by pressing ENTER With the buttons select an open storage position Press ENTER Pos Name Channel Fine tuning Decoder Video system Mono Audio mode 7 AUTO OFF AUTO OFF DK select return exit ME...

Page 16: ... EXIT EXIT Changing the name of TV stations Press MENU the Menu screen appears With select the Tuning menu confirm with ENTER Confirm Manual with ENTER With select the name entry Press ENTER Changing the order of TV stations or deleting a station Press MENU the Menu screen appears With select the Tuning menu confirm with ENTER Confirm Manual with ENTER Press An arrow to the left will mark the sele...

Page 17: ...ore factory defaults briefly unplug the AC mains lead Afterwards you will have to run VCR Auto Setup again The Country menu appears Select country with and confirm with ENTER The Auto Setup menu will be displayed The Automatic Tuning will start Manual Setup Tuning Manual Auto Setup Shipping condition yes no ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT OK ...

Page 18: ... in the middle on 4 3 format screens OFF No on screen displays The device and the remote control may be switched to alternative frequencies In the Menu select VCR1 or VCR2 to switch the device settings Then press and hold the ENTER and or keys of the remote control to switch it to the according device frequency 1 2 AUTO When you press a function button the unit will activate the relevant video or ...

Page 19: ... press ENTER to confirm Select Manual press ENTER to confirm Select the channel press ENTER to confirm Mono to ON or OFF Tuning Pos Name Ch Pos Name Ch 6 VOX 8 7 PRO7 95 8 RTL2 85 9 KABE 97 10 SRTL 98 delete move A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B 1 ARD 7 2 ZDF 4 3 N3 2 4 RTL 12 5 SAT1 13 access select return exit ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER MENU ...

Page 20: ... to record from When recording from an external device select from Scart inputs AV1 AV2 or the front panel input AV3 Press REC to start recording Press STOP to stop recording Press PAUSE SLOW to pause recording To protect the video heads this function will be terminated after approx 5 minutes Press PAUSE SLOW again to resume recording SP normal recording time optimal picture quality LP double reco...

Page 21: ...ogramme a maximum of 16 recordings Quitting the timer mode Press TIMER the VCR symbol will turn off You can now play back a cassette or make a manual recording Press TIMER again to reactivate the previously entered timer programme Press PROG CHECK and select a free storage position Confirm with ENTER Select a station and use to set date week or weekday Then enter start and stop time Hold buttons d...

Page 22: ...e EP mode VPS PDC function not for VP21 If a TV programme begins or ends earlier or later than planned this function synchronises the beginning and end of the recording session with the actual beginning and end of the TV programme through a VPS signal transmitted by the TV station ON The station transmits VPS PDC signals You must set the timer to the time specified in the TV magazines Use the spec...

Page 23: ...est programme setting Editing a programme Press I TIMER Press or I TIMER to select a programme and confirm with ENTER The Timer recording screen appears With modify the desired data and store changes with ENTER Press TIMER to activate the timer mode Copying stored recording sessions Press I TIMER With or I TIMER select recording session Press TIMER to activate the timer mode The INTELLIGENT TIMER ...

Page 24: ...vating timer mode Press TIMER to activate the timer mode The symbol appears on the VCR display Programming recordings with the ShowView function The ShowView code simplifies entering programme information to record TV and SAT programmes Press ShowView Enter the ShowView number to correct entry Confirm entry with ENTER The Timer recording screen appears If the device fails to recognise the TV stati...

Page 25: ...programmes stored by your VCR do not overlap with the ones of the satellite or digital receiver Quitting recording stand by mode Press EXT LINK to quit recording stand by mode The display EXT Link disappears You can now play back a cassette or make a manual recording You must press EXT LINK again to reactivate the recording stand by mode Press EXT LINK to activate the VCR s recording stand by mode...

Page 26: ...r down This is not a VCR malfunction Optimising the playback picture quality Time limited recording or playback During recording playback or stop mode the device switches to stand by after a preset period of time Press the button repeatedly to increase this period from 30 to 60 120 180 or 240 minutes The set time appears in the VCR s display Press OFF TIMER Normal playback Turn on the VCR Be sure ...

Page 27: ...rward INDEX tape rewinds Every time you press the button max 20 times the VCR will find the start of the next recording Playback will start automatically Press STOP to exit the Search function Search forward or backwards While playing back press or the search begins When pressing the button twice JET SEARCH the search speed increases When holding the button down the search will run for the duratio...

Page 28: ...t cassettes CVC Super Crystal View Control Super The CVC function provides a picture of perfect quality The picture is automatically rendered as clear and sharp as possible Automatic shut down and removing cassettes If the VCR is switched into stand by mode the cassette may be removed by pressing the EJECT button Once done the VCR will switch back to stand by mode QUICK ERASE To record on a casset...

Page 29: ... DVD Select the maximum sampling frequency of the PCM digital output Before you proceed please check which setting is supported by your digital audio component connection via OPTICAL Select your TV s aspect ratio The format of TV screens is either 4 3 standard or 16 9 wide screen Select the aspect ratio that matches the screen setting of your TV set DVD QUICK SETUP may follow VCR Auto Setup Use VH...

Page 30: ...yed during playback There is no mode for repeatedly playing back entire discs Repeating a VCD using playback control PBC Press STOP during playback until PBC is no longer displayed Type in the number of the CD track using the RC unit s numeric key pad Press REPEAT The display shows the REPEAT function DVD Video Off Chapter Title DVD RAM PG Off Program All DVD RAM PL Off Scene Playlist DVD A Off Tr...

Page 31: ...the disc again Playback is resumed at the stored position and the position tag is cleared D Some discs do not fully support all of this functions Random Playback All chapters tracks are played once each in a random order Press PLAY MODE while the disc is stopped The Program Play screen is displayed Press PLAY MODE again The Random Playback screen is displayed Press PLAY to start random playback To...

Page 32: ...and to select Clear then press ENTER Choose Clear all and press ENTER to clear all entries To quit the Program Play mode Stop the disc and press PLAY MODE until Program Play disappears from the display The actual programme is retained D To clear the programme switch off the appliance or remove the disc DVD RAM Direct Navigator Press DIRECT NAVIGATOR to enter or exit the menu screen Programme names...

Page 33: ...ssible to play back a video or JPEG disc on the DVD player and have the sound outputted via VCR or any other external unit simultaneously Use VHS DVD on the remote control to select DVD Press PLAY to start playback Use VHS DVD on the remote control to select VHS In VCR STOP mode select M P 1 or M P 2 via MUSIC WITH PICTURE The unit displays the video output and selects the AV3 front panel input Yo...

Page 34: ... from Group to Content and back Shows the Content of the selected Group Displays a tree view of the groups Press and ENTER to select a Group The Group s contents are shown To find groups or content Press to enter the target word into the text box Press ENTER to confirm every letter Press To make corrections Press to select Find and ENTER to confirm The match list contains the matching entries If t...

Page 35: ... files D MP3 The appliance is incompatible with ID3 tags D WMA MP3 JPEG CD R CD RW Make sure the discs are compatible with ISO 9660 level 1 or level 2 Rotate pictures Press DISPLAY during playback The DISPLAY menu will be displayed The available options depend on the current disc Press and ENTER to select Rotate Picture Press and ENTER to specify the direction of rotation Press RETURN or DISPLAY t...

Page 36: ...be quickly played back by the appliance with the additional help of a menu While the HighMAT menu is displayed Press to select and ENTER to confirm Menu Takes you to a sub menu containing further play lists or menus Playlist Starts playback Selecting from a Playlist Press MENU during playback The play list appears indicates the currently playing item Press and then to move from Playlist to Group a...

Page 37: ...itle Off Marker VR Other Settings Play Speed AV Enhancer Off Play Menu Audio Menu Display Menu Other Menu Picture Menu DVD RAM menu illustration To modify the Picture Mode Press DISPLAY the DISPLAY menu of the active disc is displayed The available options depend on the current disc Press and ENTER to select Other Settings Press to go back to the previous menu Press and ENTER to select Picture Men...

Page 38: ... or JPEG image stored on the disc Playlist Search Directly select a Playlist stored on the disc Subtitle Language Selects the language of on screen subtitles Off No subtitles displayed Angle Change between camera angles of films recorded from various camera locations Time Display select playback time Alternative display of current or remaining playback time MP3 WMA SVCD Shows the playback time onl...

Page 39: ...ts at the marker tag The markers are cleared by opening the disc tray or switching off the appliance Play Speed Select a factor by which to change the playback speed The audio output switches to PCM 2 channel 37 36 AV ENHANCER Play as HighMAT Play as Data Disc Stop the HighMAT disc and choose to play it as a data disc or as a HighMAT format disc Play as DVD VR Play as Data Disc Stop the DVD RAM an...

Page 40: ...icture quality for still image mode Automatic The unit selects the optically better type of image Field Poorer quality than a picture frame Frame Although the image may be somewhat fuzzy its quality is better than that of a field based still image To change the setting Enter your password code and press ENTER to confirm Change the setting as appropriate and press ENTER to confirm Type in a 4 digit...

Page 41: ...ight protection the digital output of PCM audio signals may be limited to 48 kHz 16 bit Choose Up to 48 kHz if the digital audio outlet is used to connect your player to an amplifier that only processes sampling frequencies of up to 48 kHz Change the setting to PCM if the connected equipment fails to decode the relevant signal High noise levels may otherwise damage your ears or the loudspeakers Ad...

Page 42: ...on the disc Please refer to the disc documentation leaflet MP3 or MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 is a file compression format used for digital audio files It provides files of an extremely small size and may cause a consequential loss of quality WMA is a file compression format developed by Microsoft It achieves the same sound quality as MP3 with a file size that is smaller than that of MP3 MPEG Layer 3 aud...

Page 43: ...ure is cut off at its left or right edge Check the Video menu s TV Aspect setting on the Setup screen Check that the player is directly plugged into the TV set s AV output and not to a video cassette recorder between the two units Check the Zoom setting There is no audio output and the sound is distorted Check the connections Deactivate the Advanced Surround effect 43 Before requesting service The...

Page 44: ...p clean the video heads is not covered by the guarantee The recording functions do not work properly If flashes on the device check if the protection tab of the video cassette is still in Check Time and Date Check the start and stop time of the timer programme Check if the TIMER button has been pressed to put the device into timer mode after programming a recording Check the start and stop time of...

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Page 46: ...r irregularly shaped discs Cassette erasure protection Break out the erasure protection tab to protect the cassette against accidental erasure of recordings you wish to keep Stick adhesive tape over the gap if you wish to re record a protected cassette Video cassette handling We recommend to use branded e g Panasonic cassettes of superior quality Whenever not in use remove the cassettes from the r...

Page 47: ... NTSC Playback on PAL TV Total harmonic distortion CD audio 0 0025 S VHS Quasi Playback SQPB S N ratio CD audio 115dB Frequency response VCR audio 20 Hz to 20 kHz Hi Fi sound tracks Video and Audio heads 4 Video heads 2 heads Hi Fi Frequency response DVD audio 4 Hz to 22 kHz sampling frequency 48 kHz VCR Recording system 2 rotary heads helical scanning system linear audio 4 Hz to 44 kHz sampling f...

Page 48: ... 7178 Kirghiz 7589 Mongolian 7778 Scots Gaelic 7168 Tatar 8484 Xhosa 8872 Basque 6985 Danish 6865 Gujarati 7185 Korean 7579 Nauru 7865 Serbian 8382 Telugo 8469 Yiddish 7473 Bengali 6678 Dutch 7876 Hausa 7265 Kurdish 7585 Nepali 7869 Serbo Croat 8372 Thai 8472 Yoruba 8979 Bhutani 6890 English 6978 Hebrew 7387 Laotian 7679 Norwegian 7879 Shona 8378 Tibetan 6679 Zulu 9085 Index Page Page Page Page A ...

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