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DVD/CD Player / Video Cassette Recorder

Operating Instructions

NV-VP30EB/EBL

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NV-VP30

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(Model suffix: 'EB' for UK model, 'EBL' for Ireland model)

Summary of Contents for NV-VP30EB

Page 1: ...pting to connect operate or adjust this product please read these instructions completely OPEN CLOSE EJECT I VCR NV VP30 TIMER CHECK MUSIC WITH PICTURE PROG PLAY REC CHECK QUICK ERASE PAL DVD RAM VIDEO PLAYBACK DVD CD PLAYER PULL OPEN DVD Model suffix EB for UK model EBL for Ireland model ...

Page 2: ...tre For UK customers 08705 357357 For Republic of Ireland customers 01 289 8333 for UK and Republic of Ireland customers only www panasonic co uk 2 Precautions 2 Precautions 3 Caution 4 Check List 5 CAUTION 6 Remote control codes 7 Front Panel Sockets 8 9 Remote control functions 10 11 12 13 without Scart cable 12 with Scart cables 13 External units 14 DVD Connections 15 16 17 Checking the Setting...

Page 3: ...S WITH NEWSPAPERS TABLECLOTHS CURTAINS AND SIMILAR ITEMS DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MANNER DO NOTPLACE SOURCES OF NAKED FLAMES SUCHAS LIGHTED CANDLES ON THE UNIT THIS UNIT IS INTENDED FOR USE IN MODERATE CLIMATES This product may receive radio interference caused by mobile telephones during use If such interference is apparent please increase separation between the product...

Page 4: ... Keep the VCR away from all liquids If water or some other liquid is spilled into the VCR serious damage could occur If this happens disconnect from the mains socket immediately and consult your dealer Caution Video head clogging The picture and sound can be lost or become distorted if video heads become clogged This may happen in certain environmental conditions or if old or damaged or damp tapes...

Page 5: ...ught from cool surroundings such as an air conditioned room or car to a place which is hot and humid In any of the above mentioned conditions do not operate the VCR for at least 1 hour This VCR is not equipped with a dew sensor Note IMPORTANT Your attention is drawn to the fact that the recording of pre recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material may infringe copyright laws RQ...

Page 6: ...oubt please consult a qualified electrician IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Blue Neutral Brown Live As these colours may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured Blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured Black or ...

Page 7: ...armful substances such as lead cadmium mercury Do not use rechargeable type batteries Remove the batteries if the remote control unit is not used for longer periods of time Do not heat or short circuit the batteries Immediately remove used up batteries and replace with batteries of type AA UM3 or R6 Be sure not to confuse the polarity without and Dispose of packaging material and the unit They mus...

Page 8: ...IMER CHECK Standby on switch I Selects a channel To ejects a video cassette Fast winding JET SEARCH VCR Stop button VCR Playback button Erases a video cassette Displays the timer programme for verification Record button Activates the recording timer Activates the recording timer for externally controlled recording EXT LINK REC CH TIMER REC DVD Stop button DVD Playback button Playback of an audio C...

Page 9: ...2 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 AC Input socket Power supply AV2 21 pin Scart socket AV1 21 pin Scart socket RF IN socket Aerial input RF OUT socket Aerial output DVD AUDIO OUT socket L AUDIO output left channel R AUDIO output right channel AV3 AUDIO IN socket left channel Mono AV3 AUDIO IN socket right channel AV3 VIDEO IN socket VCR DVD AUDIO OUT socket L AUDIO output left channel R AUD...

Page 10: ...1 VCR DVD OUT Direct input via numeric buttons way of input example 18 1 8 Some TV sets accept control signals from the VCR DVD s remote control unit Page 7 To eject the cassette disc STOP Press for more than 3 seconds Undoes entries or selections Switches the unit into standby mode after the set time of recording playback or in Stop mode Active picture signal The symbol appears on the VCR or DVD ...

Page 11: ...s programmes transmitted to the same programme memory location at the same time Page 27 Activates the recording timer for externally controlled recording Page 23 EXT LINK POSITIONMEMORY SUBTITLE ANGLE PAGE SETUP GROUP CINEMA REPEAT QUICKREPLAY PLAY MODE TVASPECT ZOOM MENU TOPMENU Resumes playback following an interruption Page 48 Displays the main menu of a DVD Page 61 Enables the Menu display of ...

Page 12: ...amme position of the satellite receiver is not to your preference or SAT name is not shown in the Programme List you can re arrange the programme position and enter SAT name manually See pages 31 32 5 1 3 2 RF cable supplied Must be connected to watch TV channels TV RF cable Aerial Satellite Receiver AC Mains lead supplied Connections without Scart cable You can connect your DVD VCR to a TV and Sa...

Page 13: ... Mains lead To AC Mains socket Aerial Input socket 21 pin Scart socket TV 21 pin Scart socket VCR RF cable AC Input socket AV1 socket AV2 21 pin Scart socket AV1 21 pin Scart socket RF Output socket RF Input socket Necessary for connecting a Satellite Receiver Necessary for TV Optional connection AV2 socket Connections with Scart cables fully wired socket Mains Satellite Receiver VCR DVD supplied ...

Page 14: ... a 21 pin scart cable to the AV2 21 pin scart socket on the VCR and to the 21 pin scart socket on the decoder Connect the decoder s mains lead to an AC mains socket Set to For details see page 33 AV2 DECODER Connecting the VCR to a Decoder LP Video Audio L R Connecting to AV3 Connect your external unit e g a video camcorder with the front input Just seize the L Mono port for mono recording of the ...

Page 15: ...protected The recorder must be able to process signals with a scanning frequency of 48 kHz 16 bit You cannot make recordings from MP3 WMA originals For optimum surround sound connect a digital amplifier or a digital audio component To play programmes with a 5 1 channel surround sound connect the digital audio output OPTICAL with an external Multi channel Dolby Digital Decoder for example Rear of V...

Page 16: ... not need to tune the TV as described above Simply select appropriate input mode on TV You can complete the Owner ID now or skip this step and do it later To do it later press the button again Your VCR is now ready to use To set the Owner ID now press the buttons or to enter a four digit PIN number Press to correct the digit Make sure that you will remember the PIN number make a note of it Press t...

Page 17: ...tart Auto Setup automatically In this case you can re start Auto Setup again page 32 If you want to cancel Auto Setup before it has finished press the button You can restart Auto Setup again page 32 EXIT Notes Datum Zeit Clock set Time 12 00 00 Date 11 6 03 MANUAL Press to set the correct time and date Press the button to finish this setting ENTER If the clock setting menu appears Auto clock set w...

Page 18: ...IT When the station names and or channel numbers have not been set correctly See page 31 for details When no station has been found confirm all connections of the VCR DVD again and restart the VCR Auto Setup See page 32 for details Notes If station name is The asterisks indicate that a station was found during Auto Setup but has not been named due to weak signal The stations in the list with aster...

Page 19: ...he Channel button Numeric CH to select a channel number which differs by 2 or 3 from the present channel number For example if the original channel number was 28 enter 31 Set the RF output channel of the VCR to RF OFF if the VCR is connected to the TV via the 21 pin Scart cable Press the button or Channel button to display if using a 21 pin Scart cable 0 21 68 RF OFF Retune your TV until you recei...

Page 20: ...al tape characteristics Set the TV set to the video channel and insert a cassette into the VCR Normal Playback Cue or Review Playback High Speed Cue or Review Playback JET SEARCH Still Playback Slow Playback Press to start playback During playback press and release or To return to normal playback press If you press and hold down the Cue or review playback continues for as long as you keep the butt...

Page 21: ...to the slow playback mode and then adjust the tracking as explained above Press or simultaneously If the still picture jitters or jumps perform the following During still playback keep the button or pressed until the picture becomes stable With certain TV models and tapes it may not be possible to adjust the tracking If you play back a cassette that was recorded on another unit of VCR the picture ...

Page 22: ...EP normal recording time optimal picture quality double recording time simple picture quality triple recording time reduced picture quality The VCR display shows time counter tape remain Press until REMAIN is displayed DISPLAY When you play back LP or EP recordings some cassettes e g E 300 type may produce interference This is not indicative of a malfunction Tape Remain Counter Indicator Prior to ...

Page 23: ...ording control such as digital satellite receivers The AV2 input can be set to EXT LINK 1 or EXT LINK 2 depending on the equipment to be connected Fully wired 21 pin scart cable is required Refer also to the manufacturer s instruction for the external unit The VCR recording start and stop time is controlled by a control signal sent via the 21 pin scart cable from the external unit for example Sky ...

Page 24: ...there is enough tape remain The total recording time must not exceed the length of tape on the video cassette MENU ENTER PROG CHECK ENTER A SP LP EP PDC ENTER TIMER Timer recording Timer recording Timer recording Timer recording 1 3 Pos Date Start Stop PDC 1 BBC1 31 12 10 30 11 30 SP ON 2 BBC2 31 12 11 30 12 30 SP ON 3 ITV 31 12 12 30 13 30 SP ON 4 CH4 31 12 13 30 14 30 SP ON 5 CH5 31 12 14 30 15 ...

Page 25: ... the timer programme Press the Timer Recording menu will appear Press again or to quit the menu PROG CHECK PROG CHECK EXIT Playing back programmed recordings The unit will rewind to the beginning of the programmed recording and automatically start playing it back You can also play back programmed recordings manually Displays the timer programmes for verification button on the unit only Repeatedly ...

Page 26: ...g tape to fit you will not be able to record all of the TV programme It is not possible to automatically activate the EP mode Note PDC function Programme Delivery Control adjusts the start and stop time of a timer recording automatically to ensure the recording starts and finishes in line with the programme broadcast This is useful when a programme over runs the published times The station must be...

Page 27: ... select a programme Press to display the Timer recording screen Use to change any of the data Press to store a change Press to activate the timer mode I TIMER I TIMER ENTER ENTER TIMER This function makes it easier for you to time the recording of programmes transmitted by the same station at the same time but on different days You can fully modify the programmes once they have been transferred to...

Page 28: ...R The Timer recording screen is displayed Set the tape speed Automatic for automatic setting see page 26 A SP LP EP VIDEO Plus To edit Timer recording data press Use to select a station Use to set the date week or day of week Use to change the start time Use to change the stop time See page 26 for PDC recording Press Press to activate the timer mode Ensure that the VCR symbol is displayed ENTER EN...

Page 29: ...ve entered the information of a TV station it remains stored in the VCR s memory and you do not need to enter it again in the future Timer recording 1 3 Pos Date Start Stop PDC 10 30 11 30 SP indication VIDEO Plus VIDEO Plus and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation To suspend the Timer re...

Page 30: ...ng Note This VCR has 99 programme positions that can be tuned to receive TV stations In certain circumstances you may wish to tune in a station manually or rename a TV station Menu Timer recording Tuning Clock set Others select access exit ENTER EXIT Tuning Manual Auto Setup Shipping condition Owner ID The cursor keys of the remote control unit allow you to move between menus and to change setting...

Page 31: ...M 1 7 AUTO BBC1 Tuning Pos Name Ch Pos Name Ch Changing the order of TV stations or deleting a station Press and select Tuning Press Select Manual and press Press button an arrow at the left edge indicates which field has been selected You can now move the station to any other location Press MENU ENTER ENTER ENTER Press button to delete the station 6 7 8 9 10 1 BBC1 7 2 BBC2 4 3 ITV 2 4 CH4 12 5 C...

Page 32: ...s on the front of the unit Hold down and on the main unit simultaneously for about 5 seconds Note Tuning Manual Auto Setup Shipping condition Owner ID yes no ENTER EXIT OK Shipping condition restoring factory defaults MENU ENTER ENTER ENTER Press and select Tuning Press Select Shipping condition and press Press To re tune the VCR disconnect and reconnect the AC Mains lead Shipping condition resets...

Page 33: ... sent via the 21 pin cable from the external unit for example Sky Digibox The VCR will start recording when AV2 input detects the video signal and stop recording when the video signal is switched off by the external unit Others Tape length Remote VCR 1 EXT LINK 2 AUTO E 240 AV2 DECODER SQPB AUTO OSD 4 3 VCR DVD OUTPUT AUTO DVD TV VCR select return exit MENU EXIT MENU ENTER MENU Press Select Others...

Page 34: ...ct and change the desired information Press to exit the On Screen Display MENU ENTER Numeric Numeric EXIT ENTER ENTER ENTER To display the Owner ID information Keep pressed for more than 5 seconds The PIN number is not displayed After 30 seconds this menu automatically disappears EJECT Owner ID Owner ID PIN number 846 Name House No Postcode Tuning Manual Auto Setup Shipping condition Owner ID Owne...

Page 35: ...his VCR uses a 24 hour clock In case of a power failure an automatic back up system maintains the clock for approximate 60 minutes When Clock setting is set to AUTO the automatic time correction function checks and if necessary adjusts the time several times every day The automatic time correction function only works when the VCR is in standby it does not work in the timer recording mode Press and...

Page 36: ... Setting the Remote Control to operate your TV TV control DVD TV VCR 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 0 6 10 AV INPUT SELECT TV TVASPECT CH TRACKING V LOCK 36 TV Standby on Press to switch the TV from on to standby mode or vice versa In standby mode the unit is still consuming a small amount of power Numeric 0 9 To select desired programme position AV To select desired AV input on the TV CH Channel selector To adj...

Page 37: ... a NICAM broadcast or if the stereo sound is distorted due to poor reception conditions NICAM sound system Pos Name Channel NICAM 1 BBC1 7 OFF ENTER ENTER ENTER Press and select Tuning Manual Select a channel NICAM OFF Menu Press Select and press Press Select 6 7 8 9 10 1 BBC1 7 2 BBC2 4 3 ITV 2 4 CH4 12 5 CH5 13 At each press of the button the selected sound output is indicated with L Left and R ...

Page 38: ...the start of the next recording Playback will automatically start for all recordings that are longer than 5 minutes Press to exit the Search function R To protect the video heads the unit automatically quits the Forward Backward Search Jet Search Still Playback Slow Playback functions after 5 10 minutes Interference and motor noise are not indicative of a malfunction Press and hold for a few secon...

Page 39: ...k starts automatically without pressing the button When the VCR is off and you press the button with a tape inserted the VCR switches on and playback begins When the tape reaches the end the VCR automatically rewinds it to the beginning This function is disabled during timer recording When the VCR is switched off a tape can be ejected by pressing the button The VCR will eject the cassette and auto...

Page 40: ...ol unit Press Every menu item may provide further information on the options you have Start by selecting a ENTER RETURN to accept your selection to go back to the previous on screen menu menu language This completes the basic settings If you want to change any of these settings go to Others in the SETUP menu Select the subtitle language If the language you want is not on the list go to menu item O...

Page 41: ...title Select a subtitle language as appropriate Select the Automatic display of subtitles if the disc contains no track with a dialogue language recording To select another language for the subtitles proceed as described in section Audio Menus Select the language for the disc menus Proceed as described in section Audio Press SETUP to display the SETUP screen To select one of the SETUP sub menus e ...

Page 42: ...o discs To select a rating ENTER CANCEL factory setting is 8 When you select a rating between 0 and 7 you will be automatically prompted for a password Type in a 4 digit code using the numeric key pad of your remote control unit Press to confirm your entry Press or to delete any mistakes The picture of a closed padlock tells you that the system is locked Make sure not to forget your password code ...

Page 43: ...the optically better type of image Poorer quality than a frame based image however the image is less fuzzy Both fields of a picture alternate on the screen Although the image may be somewhat fuzzy its quality is better than that of a field based still image Automatic Field Frame TV Aspect The format of TV screens is either 4 3 standard or 16 9 wide screen Choose the 16 9 format if your player is a...

Page 44: ... the equipment cannot process will be output by this unit causing high levels of noise which can damage your hearing and the speakers PCM Down Conversion Pulse Code Modulation PCM is the standard method used to record digital music signals on audio CDs DVD Videos can be produced using the linear PCM method which is based on a sampling frequency of up to 96 kHz Select Yes if an optical digital audi...

Page 45: ...uttons on the remote control unit Select Off to suppress the display of on screen commands Mixed Disc Audio Stills Your DVD player can play back display discs in the MP3 WMA audio and JPEG image formats Select a playback format JPEG or MP3 WMA if the disc provides data in both formats DVD Video Mode Playing back a DVD Audio disc in DVD Video mode On allows you to play the DVD Video section of the ...

Page 46: ...OP General playback Slow Motion Press Slow Motion playback forwards or backwards in pause mode Press to resume playback at normal speed VCDs do not support reverse Slow Motion playback SLOW PLAY The speed of slow playback will increase in 5 steps while the relevant button keeps being pressed D On screen display The label must face up DVD TV VCR DVD V WMA WMA RAM VCD CD MP3 WMA DVD A Search functio...

Page 47: ... position will be cleared when you open the disc tray or when the unit goes into stand by mode D 1 Press PLAY to start Title Random Playback Random playback Plays all chapters tracks once each in a random order Press Press or the numeric keys of the remote control unit to select or specify the title group to be played in a random order Press in Stop mode The PROGRAM screen is displayed again to di...

Page 48: ...hapters of a DVD V by playing the first couple of seconds of every chapter Normal playback will be resumed at the point where you stopped it Do press if you do not wish to browse back through the chapters After a couple of seconds normal playback will be automatically resumed at the point where it was stopped Press during playback Press Screen Press PLAY to Chapter Review is displayed Press The fi...

Page 49: ...ngs as follows REPEAT DVD V VCD CD MP3 WMA Chapter Title Track All Off Track Group Off Program All Off Scene Playlist Off Off Track Group Off Group Off Content Group Off DVD A RAM JPEG HighMAT Repeating a VCD using playback control PBC Press during playback until PBC disappears from the display Press The display shows TRACK REPEAT or ALL REPEAT STOP REPEAT Type in the number of the CD track using ...

Page 50: ... Hi hMAT g Synchronous recording How to copy a non copy protected disc to VHS type cassette Use and to select the disc s starting position Set channel with Use and to define the starting position for tape recording Press to activate the recorder s recording stand by mode PLAY dc AV INPUT SELECT PLAY REC starts synchronous recording Press D Playing back music NTSC formatted films or copy protected ...

Page 51: ... Playback will start in the programmed order To modify entries ENTER ENTER To select an entry press Press Modify the entry as appropriate Press to store the modified entry To quit the programme play mode Press in stop mode until the programme play screen disappears The actual programme will be retained Switching off the player or opening the disc tray will clear the programme PLAY MODE D Playing b...

Page 52: ... and compressed in format 4 2 2 or 4 2 0 Press to display the album of JPEG pictures pictures Press or and to page through the album Press or to quit the menu screen MENU Prev Next ENTER RETURN MENU Use the cursor keys and to select the Menu item controls the group directory Press and to take your pick ENTER Tree ENTER To rotate ENTER pictures ANGLE PAGE RETURN Press while the picture is being dis...

Page 53: ...o the match list If there are no matches Not found press to change your search entry Press Prev Next to browse the album for the previous or next group ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER RETURN Your VCR DVD player can play DVD RAM discs recorded in the video recording format version 1 1 by a DVD video recorder DVD video camera computer etc Press to display quit the menu Press to confirm the setting and hide ...

Page 54: ... Press while playing The Playlist appears indicates the item currently playing Press then to switch between the Playlist group and content lists Press then to select an item and press To exit the Playlist press MENU ENTER MENU HighMAT High Performance Media Access Technology is a jointly developed technology of Panasonic and Microsoft If diverse computer data WMA MP3 and or JPEG is stored in HighM...

Page 55: ...ter if the disc hosts several Angle Change between camera angles of films recorded from various camera locations Program Programmes stored on a DVD RAM page53 Group GROUP MP3 WMA or DVD A tracks or JPEG pictures defined to make up a group You can also provoke an on screen display by pressing the button on your remote control unit Title Track or Allows you direct access to a title track if the disc...

Page 56: ...1 Cinema 2 User Normal Refer to page 57 Repeat Mode Repeat function page 49 OSD Brightness User defined brightness of OSD displays Bitrate Display Displays the video image data rate per second Mbps Play Mode Display normal playback RND Random play PGM Programme play Zoom Zoom function page 50 A B Repeat ENTER ENTER Allows you to keep repeating a defined section between positions A and B of an item...

Page 57: ...ess setting for dark scenes User User defined colour contrast and brightness settings Normal Factory default Normal Dialogue Enhancer Available in the Dolby Digital format and DTS with 3 or multiple channels only Repeatedly press the button to browse the settings Dialogue Enhancer OFF Factory default Dialogue Enhancer is not supported by all discs Dialogue Enhancer ON D The function The CINEMA fun...

Page 58: ...The VCR display is on but the unit does not respond to any input Error code or appears H F This is indicative of a malfunction The digits following H or F depend on what state your player is in Press to put the player into standby mode then briefly unplug and re connect the AC mains cable Contact the aftersales service if this does not remove the problem Please state the error code displayed by th...

Page 59: ...not find a station emitting the time signal Bad picture or sound The use of E 300 cassettes may cause problems if the recordings were taken at slow tape speeds LP or EP Verify that the aerial and or scart cables are attached and work properly Check the SQPB setting for S VHS cassettes page 33 Please contact your service technician if the video heads are dirty or worn out Having a technical service...

Page 60: ...2 The disc is dirty The disc is in the wrong way round The label of the disc you wish to play must face up Unable to change audio track or subtitle languages You can only choose from the languages actually recorded on the disc Some discs require you to change languages via the disc menu The subtitles are not shown The disc does not provide any subtitles You deactivated the display of subtitles The...

Page 61: ...s to the TV screen The audio tracks of many DVDs contain audio material in up to 8 languages The DVD menu has an option for selecting the language you prefer Many DVDs provide subtitles in several languages They may contain material in up to 32 different languages Some DVD player functions can be controlled by the DVD itself DVD menu TOP MENU MENU Some DVDs have multiple menus Pressing to display ...

Page 62: ...o case when not in use 3 Try to use the whole tape when making recordings and avoid re recording over the same section of the tape repeatedly as this will help prevent premature tape wear 4 Take care to insert a tape correctly into the VCR to avoid damage 1 Expose the tape to high humidity or temperature 2 Expose to liquid 3 Expose to dust particles by storing directly on a carpet for example 4 Us...

Page 63: ...h Power supply Power consumption Controls VCR playback functions Video and Audio heads VCR Recording system VCR tape speed VCR fast forward fast rewind time Video TV system Video input and output level DVD S Video output DVD RGB Video output RF converter Horizontal resolution VCR S N ratio VCR video Input level a Output level audio Frequency response udio DVD Optical digital output Laser Pick up O...

Page 64: ...omali 8379 Spanish 6983 Sundanese 8385 Swahili 8387 Swedish 8386 Tagalog 8476 Tajik 8471 Tamil 8465 Tatar 8484 Telugo 8469 Thai 8472 Tibetan 6679 Tigrinya 8473 Tonga 8479 Turkish 8482 Turkmen 8475 Twi 8487 Ukrainian 8575 Urdu 8582 Uzbek 8590 Vietnamese 8673 Volapük 8679 Welsh 6789 Wolof 8779 Xhosa 8872 Yiddish 7473 Yoruba 8979 Zulu 9085 INDEX Page B Repeat 56 Advanced Surround 14 15 56 57 58 Angle...

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