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Model AG-DV250P

Digital Video Cassette Recorder

Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this
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LLT0029-001A

Printed in Thailand
VQT0C54

Panasonic Canada Inc.

5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3 (905) 624-5010

Model AG

Digital Video Cassette Recorder

NTSC

EJECT

REW

SET

PLAY

STOP

REC INH.

PAL

AUDIO

NTSC

DVCAM

PAUSE

POWER

REC

A.DUB

1 / 3

2 / 4

LINE

S-VIDEO

OFF

9PIN

WIRELESS

INPUT

REMOTE

MIC

AG-DV2500

Summary of Contents for AG-DV2500P

Page 1: ...uctions carefully and save this manual for future use LLT0029 001A Printed in Thailand VQT0C54 P Model AG P Digital Video Cassette Recorder NTSC EJECT MENU REW SET FF PLAY STOP REC INH PAL AUDIO NTSC...

Page 2: ...o the outlet contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding plug 11 For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when i...

Page 3: ...se harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio o...

Page 4: ...or this VTR Equipped with composite and S VIDEO in put output terminal devices Equipped with DV IN OUT terminals IEEE1394 It can exchange digital signals with IEEE1394 compatible devices Dual support...

Page 5: ...the NTSC PAL signal system 28 Loading ejecting cassettes 29 Setting displaying date and time 30 RECORDING Connection and setting 33 Setting time codes 35 Recording method 37 Series recording function...

Page 6: ...loading the cassette to prevent injury Place this VTR out of reach of young children As injury may result from fingers getting clamped when loading the cassette please keep this VTR out of reach of yo...

Page 7: ...inspection Replacement if necessary Replacement Maintenance necessity and fre quency depends on the environ ment and usage The above infor mation serves only as a guide Usage Time You can check the dr...

Page 8: ...e The contents may be slightly dif ferent from those stated here Please follow the instructions in this manual Cassette tape This unit can record onto and playback standard DV and mini DV cassette tap...

Page 9: ...take out the cas sette Then place the AG DV2500P in a plastic bag and seal it before transporting the unit Leave the AG DV2500P in the sealed plastic bag until the unit has the same temperature as the...

Page 10: ...ove the AC adapter to reduce energy consumption 2 Cassette slot Load a cassette into or unload it from the slot Please insert a standard DV or a mini DV cas sette Page 29 When the unit is in the POWER...

Page 11: ...the unit you wish to render operable can be se lected from the LOCAL FUNCTION item of the REMOTE menu Page 56 Control via the DV IN OUT terminal is pos sible ie unaffected by the switch setting 6 MIC...

Page 12: ...he A DUB button in the STILL mode the Au dio Dubbing Pause mode will be engaged When the menu is displayed use this button to confirm the menu items or setting values FF Fast forward button LED When t...

Page 13: ...and the 2 NTSC PAL switch located at the rear panel is set as PAL A tape recorded with PAL signals is played back When PAL system DV signals are in put while the INPUT switch is set at DV REC INH The...

Page 14: ...l lights up PAL Use this setting for PAL signal input The PAL indicator on the front panel lights up Memo For playback or DV signal input signals are determined automatically and not affected by the s...

Page 15: ...on the front panel to DV Signals from this terminal are output regard less of the INPUT switch setting 5 S VIDEO IN S VIDEO input terminal 4P This is the input terminal for YC separate video sig nals...

Page 16: ...quence Field image 1st 2nd alternate still 1st field image 2nd field image frame image 5 BLANK button When the unit enters the STOP mode press this button to begin a blank search Once it finds a blan...

Page 17: ...ume recording from the PAUSE mode REC button Hold down this button and press the PLAY button to begin recording During recording press this button to record an index on the tape when the INDEX WRITE i...

Page 18: ...ss remote control It displays alarm messages upon op eration errors or if the unit is in a poor state for operation Main unit Set the DISPLAY item of the DISPLAY menu as follows ON Always display Depe...

Page 19: ...al is displayed CH1 2 CH3 4 MIX only in 32K mode The AUDIO INFO item of the DISPLAY menu can be set to activate deactivate the display Memo If the time code display po sition is set to the upper left...

Page 20: ...layed 4 VTR operation mode It displays the VTR operation modes including PLAY EJECT FF REW STOP STANDBY OFF STILL REC REC PAUSE A DUB A DUB PAUSE SHTL shuttle search JOG F ADV R ADV BLANK SRH blank se...

Page 21: ...the index search position When an index is written on the tape during recording Display at position B Display for about 3 seconds Display Contents Audio is muted with the re mote controller Audio is...

Page 22: ...y goes off Displayed irrespective of the DISPLAY mode setting Despite DV connection signals are not received Displayed when DISPLAY mode is set to ON AUTO 3 2 K CH 1 2 0 m i n H E A D C L E A N I NG R...

Page 23: ...AUDIO VIDEO menu is set to 48K The tape is recorded with a sample frequency of 48kHz The user attempts to perform audio dubbing on a tape recorded in the LP mode The user attempts to perform audio dub...

Page 24: ...hen replacing the batteries Please use AA batteries Please use 2 new batteries Do not mix new and old batteries Please load the batteries correctly accord ing to the and signs Please read the precauti...

Page 25: ...IRELESS INPUT REMOTE MIC AG DV2500 Sensor for the wireless remote controller About 30 About 30 Not further than 6m Notes The remote controller will hardly work if there are obstructive objects between...

Page 26: ...cable to the AC IN terminal of the AC adapter 4 Connect the power plug to an AC 120 V 50 Hz 60 Hz socket Power is channeled into the unit and the POWER indicator lights up red POWER OFF mode If the DC...

Page 27: ...plug the AC adapter To disconnect the AC adapter please unplug the mains cable from the socket first When the unit is in the POWER OFF mode the POWER indicator lights up red press the POWER button on...

Page 28: ...tape is automatically identified regardless of the NTSC PAL switch setting During DV signal input the signal system of the input signal is automatically identified regardless of the NTSC PAL switch se...

Page 29: ...dicator blinks The indicator lights up when cassette loading is complete EJECT MENU REW SET FF PLAY STOP REC INH PAL AUDIO NTSC DVCAM PAUSE POWER REC A DUB CH 1 3 2 4 LINE DV S VIDEO OFF 9PIN WIRELESS...

Page 30: ...0 0 0 0 0 0 H E X I T C L OC K A D J U S T D A T E M D Y 1 0 1 0 0 2 T I ME 0 0 0 0 P AGE B A C K Top MENU CLOCK ADJUST menu Setting the date and time The date and time data is set up via the CLOCK A...

Page 31: ...AUSE button Remote controller 1Press the or button and bring the cursor to the date or time setting Then press the or SET button 2Press the or button and select the data seg ment to set up The selecte...

Page 32: ...DISPLAY BARS MENU SEARCH BLANK STILL MODE VCR POWER I AUDIO MUTING DISPLAY button Top MENU DISPLAY menu Setting 1 Select DISPLAY SET item from the top MENU and dis play the DISPLAY menu 2 Set the TIME...

Page 33: ...as that of the player The Date and time data from the DV terminal will be recorded To record the time code data from the DV terminal set the DV TC DUP item of the TIME CODE menu to ON Page 58 RECORDIN...

Page 34: ...ront lights up depending on the setting Before setting the NTSC PAL switch please set the unit to the POWER OFF mode Selecting the video input signal Please use the INPUT switch on the front panel S V...

Page 35: ...P REC INH PAL AUDIO NTSC DVCAM PAUSE REC UB CH 1 3 2 4 NE S VIDEO PUT PLAY button EJECT button PAUSE button FF button STOP button REW button DISPLAY BARS MENU SEARCH SEARCH SET BLANK STILL MODE VCR PO...

Page 36: ...e FF or REW but ton to shift to the next digit segment 3Press the PLAY STOP but ton to change the value of the blinking digits 4Repeat 2 and 3 steps above and set all the values Press the PAUSE button...

Page 37: ...ton 4 Resume recording Press the PAUSE button or press the PLAY button while holding down the REC button 5 Stop recording Press the STOP button When the INDEX WRITE item of the SYSTEM menu is set as O...

Page 38: ...s the data of the built in time code gen erator or the built in clock If the time code of the DV camcorder stops advancing with the DV TC DUP menu item set to ON the time code of this unit while per f...

Page 39: ...B CH 1 3 2 4 LINE DV S VIDEO OFF 9PIN WIRELESS INPUT REMOTE MIC AG DV2500 PAUSE button STOP button INPUT switch PLAY button A DUB button MIC terminal For tapes recorded in the 32kHz audio mode audio d...

Page 40: ...is played During audio dubbing noise may be produced on the playback video or playback sound but the recording is normal The playback sound of CH1 2 cannot be recorded on CH3 4 sound on sound During...

Page 41: ...1 3 CH 2 4 LINE S VIDEO N I O U T 9PIN REMOTE AUX NTSC PAL DC 12V WARNING SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT OPEN AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR DV terminal DV terminal Player the rear panel of the mai...

Page 42: ...TSC only Use this setting to determine whether to apply the setups to the composite video or Y C separate video output signals REC PAL AUDIO NTSC DVCAM POWER A DUB CH 1 3 2 4 LINE DV S VIDEO OFF 9PIN...

Page 43: ...indicator will light up 3 Pause Press the PAUSE button A still image is output Memo When output of still im age continues for a pro longed period the unit will automatically go into the tape protectio...

Page 44: ...ld by field 1st 2nd alternate 1st FIELD Image is advanced frame by frame and the 1st field image is displayed 2nd FIELD Image is advanced frame by frame and 2nd field im age is displayed FRAME Image i...

Page 45: ...rame advance During the STILL mode If the SEARCH buttons are pressed the tape will play in the forward direction If the SEARCH buttons are pressed the tape will play in the reverse direction Changing...

Page 46: ...INDEX button INDEX 1 During index search this message is displayed on the monitor the number represents the position of the index Monitor screen Memo If the interval between index signals is less tha...

Page 47: ...io output press the button again Selecting the audio output channel for playback of tapes recorded in the 32kHz mode Each time the OUT SEL button is pressed the channel changes in the following sequen...

Page 48: ...DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR S VIDEO IN REF IN THROUGH OUT VIDEO LINE OUT 9PIN Remote controller AG A850 9PIN S VIDEO OUT Video Audio Player AG DV2500P Recorder AJ D455 Memo If editing precision...

Page 49: ...r AG A850 set this to TYPE 3 R EMO T E L OC A L F UNC T I ON S T P E J T P R E RO L L 7 S E C R E M F F R EW M O D E F F R E W R E M S T O P S E L E E P L A Y D E L A Y O F S Y N C H R O N I Z A T I O...

Page 50: ...panel to DV Connecting using DV 1394 terminal DV IN OUT AUDIO VIDEO CH 1 3 CH 2 4 LINE S VIDEO N I O U T 9PIN REMOTE AUX NTSC PAL DC 12V WARNING SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT OPEN AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE...

Page 51: ...E RO L L 7 S E C R E M F F R EW MOD E F F R EW R EM S T OP S E L E E P L A Y D E L A Y O F S Y NCHRON I Z A T I ON ON CON T RO L L E R S E L T Y P E 3 P AGE B A C K T I ME COD E T C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C...

Page 52: ...ENU button ME NU S Y S T EM R EMO T E A UD I O V I D EO T I ME COD E D I S P L A Y S E T C L OC K A D J U S T F A C T OR Y S E T T I NG C A NC E L DRUM HOUR ME T E R 0 0 0 0 0 0 H E X I T Cursor S Y S...

Page 53: ...1Press the PLAY STOP but ton and bring the cursor to the item to be set 2Press the PAUSE or FF but ton 3Press the PLAY STOP but ton to change the value as desired 4Press the PAUSE button to confirm th...

Page 54: ...splays the menus related to the audio and video Displays the menu for setting time codes Displays the menu related to the displays on the monitor connected to the VIDEO LINE OUT or S VIDEO OUT termina...

Page 55: ...g time of the source tape is 180 mins 265MIN Use this setting if the recording time of the source tape is 270 mins Page 38 Series recording function Sets the interval after the lapse of which the tape...

Page 56: ...e when a com mand is received Use this setting if the locate cue up function does not work well Use this menu item to set the action to be performed when a STANDBY ON command is received via the 9 PIN...

Page 57: ...utput ATT Attenuates the output level to about 8dB Use this setting when playing tapes recorded on aVTR of which the stand ard level for PCM audio is full scale 12dB The playback level is decreased by...

Page 58: ...ROP Sets the unit to the drop frame mode Use this set ting for real time based time codes Use this menu item to select the type of time code to be recorded for DV signal input OFF Records the time cod...

Page 59: ...d from the DISPLAY button of the wireless remote controller Use this menu item to select the position on the monitor for time code display LOWER R Lower right LOWER L Lower left UPPER R Upper right UP...

Page 60: ...D Y Display month day year D M Y Display day month year Select the time format 24HOUR Display in the 24 hour mode 12HOUR Display in the 12 hour mode Use this menu item to choose whether to output as...

Page 61: ...otes To place the VTR in an upright position please use the provided stand If the stand is not used the unit may topple and result in injuries or breakdown Please place the unit on a leveled place Whe...

Page 62: ...s of the DISPLAY mode Display Status Action LOW VOLTAGE HEAD CLEANING REQUIRED The DC power voltage is low The unit will eventually go into the POWER OFF mode if operation is continued The video head...

Page 63: ...it blinks in green The unit will not accept any operation commands Please leave the power on and wait for the display to disappear This error can be resolved by restarting the unit However doing so ma...

Page 64: ...assette first Push the center of the cassette and make sure that the cassette enters levelly Is the slide of the cassette set to REC Please set it to REC if it is at the SAVE position Is the front REM...

Page 65: ...SEL OUT LEV REC F ADV MENU button ME NU S Y S T EM R EMO T E A UD I O V I D EO T I ME COD E D I S P L A Y S E T C L OC K A D J U S T F A C T OR Y S E T T I NG C A NC E L DRUM HOUR ME T E R 0 0 0 2 0 0...

Page 66: ...mperature 20 C to 60 C Allowable operating RH 30 RH to 80 RH Video Recording format 8 bit 13 5MHz 4 1 1 NTSC 4 2 0 PAL Video input Line composite 1 0V p p 75 unbalance S VIDEO Y 1 0V p p 75 unbalance...

Page 67: ...tus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or the table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart i...

Page 68: ...arketing Department 52 West Gude Drive Rockville MD 20850 301 738 3840 Broadcast PARTS INFORMATION ORDERING 9 00 a m 5 00 p m EST 800 334 4881 24 Hr Fax 800 334 4880 Emergency after hour parts orders...

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