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Dear Customer

May we take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Video Cassette Recorder.
We would particularly advise that you carefully study the Operating Instructions before attempting to operate the unit and that you 
note the listed precautions.

As this equipment gets hot during use, operate it in a well-ventilated place; do not install this equipment in a 
confined space such as a bookcase or similar unit.

Caution for AC Mains Lead
For your safety please read the following text carefully
This appliance is supplied with a moulded three-pin mains plug for your safety and convenience.
A 5-ampere fuse is fitted in this plug.
Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5-amperes and it is approved by 
ASTA or BSI to BS 1362.
Check for the ASTA mark 

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 or the BSI mark 

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 on the body of the fuse.

If the plug contains a removable fuse cover you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced.
If you lose the fuse cover, the plug must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained.
A replacement fuse cover can be purchased from your local Panasonic Dealer.

IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME THEN THE FUSE 
SHOULD BE REMOVED AND THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY. THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE 
ELECTRICAL SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED INTO ANY 13-AMPERE SOCKET.

If a new plug is to be fitted please observe the wiring code as shown below.
If in any doubt, 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 the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance 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 in the plug which is marked with the letter N or coloured 
BLACK.

The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter L or 
coloured RED.

Under no circumstances should either of these wires be connected to the earth terminal of the three pin plug, marked with the 
letter E or the Earth Symbol 

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How to replace the Fuse
• There are two types of the AC mains lead assembly:

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 and 

B

 as shown on the right.

1   Open the fuse compartment with a screwdriver.
2   Replace the fuse and fuse cover.

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.

WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire electric shock or product damage, do not expose this equipment to rain, moisture, dripping or splashing 
and ensure that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the equipment.

FOR YOUR SAFETY
DO NOT REMOVE OUTER COVER.
To prevent electric shock, do not remove the cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer all servicing to qualified 
service personnel.

For your safety, be sure not to connect or handle the equipment with wet hands.

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Safety Information

Содержание NV-FJ730B

Страница 1: ...System For NV FJ780B 27 To Check What Programmes are Recorded on the Inserted Video Cassette and To Play Back a Desired Programme 28 To Check on Which Cassette a Desired Programme Is Recorded 29 To Manually Enter or Editing a Title 30 To Delete the Tape Library Data 31 Manual Setup Manual Tuning 32 To Record the Title When Recording from an External Equipment For NV FJ780B 33 To Delete Add or Move...

Страница 2: ...e as shown below If in any doubt 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 the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connec...

Страница 3: ...ogged This may happen in certain environmental conditions or if old or damaged or damp tapes are used or after long use of the VCR If this occurs then please consult your dealer Note Video Head Cleaning is NOT covered by the warranty 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 Avoid sudden change...

Страница 4: ...utton p 17 6 STILL ALBUM button p 44 7 MENU button 8 Rewind button 9 Stop button 10 ON button 11 DATE button 12 CH button 13 CANCEL button p 14 24 14 PROG CHECK button 15 I TIMER button p 25 26 16 VCR 1 2 switch p 39 17 AUDIO button p 37 18 OSD DISPLAY button p 19 37 19 RESET button p 17 20 TIMER button 21 SP LP EP button 22 OFF button 23 VCR TV switch 24 OK button 25 Fast Forward button 26 Play b...

Страница 5: ... When the batteries are exhausted remove them immediately and dispose of them correctly Do not mix old batteries with new batteries Do not mix different battery types Do not use rechargeable Ni Cd batteries Do not heat or short circuit the batteries When you do not use the remote control for a long time take out the batteries and store them in a cool dry place Controls and Components Quick Start G...

Страница 6: ...V2 scart socket of your TV optional If you are not connecting a Satellite Receiver skip this step 6 Plug the TV VCR and Satellite Receiver into the mains as shown at top of the page 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 RF Input socket RF Output socket AV1 21 pin Scart socket AV2 21 pin Scart socket Aerial not supplied TV with or without Q Link function not supplied Note 21 pin Scart leads are not supplied To AC Mains ...

Страница 7: ...hown at top of the page Notes If you have an analogue satellite receiver select SKY ONE or SKY NEWS on the receiver before starting Auto Setup After Auto Setup is complete the satellite position will be shown as SAT in the channel listing to denote programmes from the satellite receiver If you have a digital satellite receiver you can start Auto Setup with the receiver set to any channel We recomm...

Страница 8: ... want to see the Download indication Notes The explanations in this book refer to Panasonic Q Link TV and VCR however they may also apply to other makes of TV and VCR with similar functions to Q Link See page 45 for details If you accidentally switch on the VCR before the TV downloading of the setup data from the TV may not be performed correctly In this case follow the steps below 1 Wait until th...

Страница 9: ...ructions on the next page to do this 3 Press the EXIT button The Owner ID screen will appear You can complete the Owner ID now or skip this step and do it later To do it later press the EXIT button again Your VCR is now ready to use 4 To set the Owner ID now press the Numeric buttons or Cursor buttons 34 to enter a four digit PIN number If you make a mistake then press the Cursor button 2 and the ...

Страница 10: ...nnel of the VCR to ss RF OFF when the VCR is connected to the TV via the 21 pin Scart cable Press the Numeric 0 button or Channel button to display ss Skip the step 4 if using a 21 pin Scart cable 4 Retune your TV until you receive the Test pattern It may be necessary to repeat steps 2 and 3 above until you can see the Test pattern clearly 5 Press the OK button to finish this setting STILL ALBUM R...

Страница 11: ...details When no station has been found confirm all connections of the VCR again and restart the Auto Setup See page 34 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 asterisk will need to be named manually See page 32 If station name is sssss The dashes represent unused c...

Страница 12: ...pin Scart socket on the decoder 2 Connect the decoder s mains lead to an AC mains socket 3 Set AV2 to DECODER For details see page 39 Hint RGB means separate Red Green Blue colour signals If you connect a TV equipped with RGB input capability to the AV1 socket 52 on this VCR and a decoder equipped with RGB output capability to the AV2 socket 51 RGB signal will pass through the VCR to the TV To Con...

Страница 13: ...information displayed on the screen and select desired information For details refer to your TV s operating instructions 3 To adjust the volume of the TV 4 To switch between normal TV mode and teletext mode 5 To switch the screen format between the wide screen and other formats List of TVs Compatible with the VCR s Remote Control 1 2 3 7 8 0 9 4 5 6 INPUT SELECT Í DIRECTTV REC TV ASPECT AV LINK TV...

Страница 14: ...ACKING V LOCK VOLUME STILL ALBUM REPLAY REC VCR DATE CANCEL AUDIO OSD DISPLAY RESET SP LP EP r s r s r s ON OFF TV SV V AV MENU EXIT OK PROG CHECK TIMER I TIMER Á LIBRARY SEARCH INDEX 5 4 6 3 7 1 3 7 2 9 VCR r TV Video Plus Panasonic VCR 9 2 0 2 1 6 Video Plus Panasonic VCR Total SP 140min 1 jj jjjjj 20 00 21 30 SP jjj 2 jjjjj jj jj jj jj jj jj j jjj 3 jjjjj jj jj jj jj jj jj j jjj 4 jjjjj jj jj j...

Страница 15: ...his VCR will automatically cancel the added cassette number s when you play back the tape from the beginning The cassette number and tape contents are not displayed for the following types of cassettes a New never used cassettes b Cassettes recorded on another VCR c Cassettes whose cassette number was deleted from the Library data d Certain other kinds of cassettes In the above cases the following...

Страница 16: ...riefly view the picture during fast forwarding or rewinding press and hold down the corresponding button Cue Review Slow Playback JET SEARCH and Still Playback Cue review slow playback or JET SEARCH will be automatically cancelled after 10 minutes and still playback after 5 minutes SP and EP modes Colour picture with horizontal noise bars LP mode Black and white picture and picture distortion Play...

Страница 17: ...ile the Child Lock function is on the hold indication appears in the VCR display to inform you that no operation is possible To Cancel the Child Lock Function 1 Hold down the OK 24 and the OFF i 22 buttons simultaneously until the hold indication disappears If you disconnect the power cable the Child Lock function is automatically cancelled after the power backup time of approximately 60 minutes h...

Страница 18: ...top recording To Pause Recording Press the Pause Slow button during recording Press it again to continue recording Notes We do not recommend the use of tapes longer than E240 type as the tape can be too thin The recording pause mode will be automatically cancelled after 5 minutes and return to the stop mode To Watch One TV Programme while Recording Another TV Programme After pressing the REC butto...

Страница 19: ...he following order To Cancel the OTR Recording Before the End Press the Stop button 9 To Immediately Record the Same TV Programme That You Are Viewing on the TV Direct TV Recording For correct operation of the Direct TV Recording function Your TV must be equipped with the Q Link function The VCR must be connected to the TV via a fully wired 21 pin Scart cable This function immediately records the ...

Страница 20: ...mer recording standby mode of the VCR by pressing the EXT LINK button again Notes Make sure that the date and time of the external equipment are set correctly To switch TV automatically to the picture from the VCR in playback mode connect the AV1 socket of this VCR to the TV with a 21 pin cable as shown on page 6 Optional Connection 3 Some external equipment may not work with this function refer t...

Страница 21: ...rt Stop Name DATE ON OFF PDC Timer recording 1 2 Panasonic VCR Panasonic VCR Panasonic VCR Panasonic VCR Timer recording Tape Library Tuning Clock setting Other settings Main menu Panasonic VCR Page 27 Panasonic VCR Library for tape 5 1 1 A2 AV2 10 52 Th 18 01 01 1 BBC1 4 04 Fr 2 02 01 3 03 4 15 Fr 2 02 01 1 BBC1 11 20 Tu 6 02 01 Title Date Page 38 Page 38 Page 38 Page 38 Page 39 Page 39 Page 39 O...

Страница 22: ...n to set the ending time 6 Press the SP LP EP button to set the desired tape speed Regarding the A indication refer to page 24 7 Press the Cursor buttons 3421 to set PDC to ON or sss OFF See page 24 for PDC recording 8 Press the OK button to conclude the settings To programme additional timer recordings repeat operation steps 2 8 9 Press the TIMER REC button to switch the VCR over to the timer rec...

Страница 23: ...d in the VCR s memory and you do not need to enter it again in the future To Suspend the Timer Recording Standby Mode When you want to use the VCR for playback or manual recording before the programmed timer recording will be performed you can temporarily suspend the timer recording standby mode by pressing the TIMER REC button 20 so that the Á indication on the VCR display disappears However afte...

Страница 24: ... memory until 4 a m the next day However this is not a malfunction When a timer recording was not completed because there was not enough tape left When you have stopped the timer recording before it had finished To Check the Total Timer Recording Programming Time The total time indication for timer recording programming lets you check how many programmes can be recorded by comparing it with the re...

Страница 25: ...eed to adjust the date etc 3 Press the OK button To change the details date etc press the Cursor buttons 21 to select the item that you want to change Then press the Cursor buttons 34 or the Numeric buttons to change the item It is also possible to use the CH DATE ON OFF or SP LP EP button to select each item directly 4 When you are happy with all of the settings press the OK button 5 Press the TI...

Страница 26: ...s that you want to delete then press the Cancel button 13 Notes The Intelligent Timer Function can memorise the details of up to 8 timer recordings If further timer recordings are made the Intelligent Timer Function will memorise the details of the new recording and the details of the oldest recording will be lost To prevent losing a regularly used programme make sure the programme details are loc...

Страница 27: ...he Tape Library data in the memory in case of a power failure and stores it for up to 5 years when the VCR is not connected to an AC mains socket When the recording is completed and you eject the cassette the cassette number remains displayed on the VCR display for approximately 30 seconds Be sure to write this number on the cassette label When the VCR s entire memory area has been used up by the ...

Страница 28: ... does not appear repeat this process until it appears Hint Even after you have pressed the Cursor buttons 38 34 to select the Find space to record and the VCR has located the tape position from which to make a new recording we recommend you to confirm that this tape position is really suitable before you start recording Note In the case of certain cassettes for example cassettes recorded on anothe...

Страница 29: ...ay back the desired programme press the Cursor buttons 34 to select that programme and then press the LIBRARY SEARCH button After the selected programme has been found playback starts automatically VCR 1 2 1 2 3 7 8 0 9 4 5 6 INPUT SELECT Í DIRECTTV REC TV ASPECT AV LINK TV TEXT TRACKING V LOCK VOLUME STILL ALBUM REPLAY REC VCR DATE CANCEL AUDIO OSD DISPLAY RESET SP LP EP r s r s r s ON OFF TV SV ...

Страница 30: ...ton to exit the On Screen Display Hints The letters which can be used for entering or changing the title are the following If the title needs a blank space select the blank between Z and VCR 1 2 1 2 3 7 8 0 9 4 5 6 INPUT SELECT Í DIRECTTV REC TV ASPECT AV LINK TV TEXT TRACKING V LOCK VOLUME STILL ALBUM REPLAY REC VCR DATE CANCEL AUDIO OSD DISPLAY RESET SP LP EP r s r s r s ON OFF TV SV V AV MENU E...

Страница 31: ...the EXIT button instead of the OK button 7 Press the EXIT button to exit the On Screen Display Hint Even if you delete a cassette s contents from the Tape Library while that cassette is in the VCR this does not erase the actual programmes recorded on the cassette VCR 1 2 1 2 3 7 8 0 9 4 5 6 INPUT SELECT Í DIRECTTV REC TV ASPECT AV LINK TV TEXT TRACKING V LOCK VOLUME STILL ALBUM REPLAY REC VCR DATE...

Страница 32: ... sound to be heard recorded Press the Cursor buttons 34 to select AUTO When you record a programme which is broadcast with NICAM sound the NICAM sound is automatically recorded Select OFF if you want to record the normal mono sound on the Hi Fi audio tracks during a NICAM broadcast or if the stereo sound is distorted due to poor reception conditions Title page NV FJ780B To change the Title Teletex...

Страница 33: ... to another programme position Move Press the ON button r yellow and then use the Cursor buttons 34 to select the new programme position to which you want to assign the TV station If downloading has been performed only the instruction indication Delete appears 6 Press the OK button to conclude the settings 7 Press the EXIT button to exit the On Screen Display Hint If you have performed Manual Tuni...

Страница 34: ...TV screen 2 Press the Cursor buttons 34 to select Tuning then press the OK button 3 Press the Cursor buttons 34 to select Shipping condition then press the OK button to prepare for resetting the VCR to the shipping condition 4 Press the OK button to actually change the settings back to the shipping condition As resetting the VCR to the shipping condition automatically resets the RF output channel ...

Страница 35: ...it the On Screen Display To Display the Owner ID setting menu Keep the EJECT button pressed for more than 5 seconds The PIN number is not displayed After 30 seconds this menu automatically disappears VCR 1 2 1 2 3 7 8 0 9 4 5 6 INPUT SELECT Í DIRECTTV REC TV ASPECT AV LINK TV TEXT TRACKING V LOCK VOLUME STILL ALBUM REPLAY REC VCR DATE CANCEL AUDIO OSD DISPLAY RESET SP LP EP r s r s r s ON OFF TV S...

Страница 36: ...ove later on it may be possible to activate this function 5 Press the EXIT button to exit the On Screen Display Hints If Clock setting is set to AUTO when you open the Clock screen do not set it to MAN otherwise the automatic time correcting function is deactivated This VCR uses a 24 hour clock In case of a power failure an automatic back up system maintains the clock for approximate 60 minutes Wh...

Страница 37: ...g display Stop Rewind 6 Fast Forward 5 Playback Recording µ Recording pause Repeat Playback R Audio Dubbing ADUB 6 Present time Tape counter Remaining tape time Index Search One Touch Recording OTR Playback Off Timer Function Present time 17 24 31 Tape counter 2 35 47 Remaining tape time REMAIN 2 34 Index Search 5 02 One Touch Recording OTR OTR 60 Playback Off Timer Function 30 Notes If OSD is set...

Страница 38: ...tion that S VHS is capable of It is not possible to record in the S VHS format with this VCR OFF Use this setting when playing back a cassette tape recorded in the VHS format only For NV FJ780B VCR automatically detects the format in which the recording was made and selects the same format for playback VCR display Press the Cursor buttons 34 to select the desired setting When the VCR is switched o...

Страница 39: ...nd another Panasonic VCR in the same place This ensures that you can operate both VCRs independently with their respective remote control It also allows you to operate both VCRs with a single remote control simply by changing the remote control mode on the remote control To change the remote control mode on the remote control itself change the position of the VCR 1 2 switch to match the setting ma...

Страница 40: ...hen you have found the programme that you want to view press the Play button to start normal playback 3 To Cancel the Intro Jet Scan or to Stop Playback Press the Stop button VISS VHS Index Search System For NV FJ730B Each programme recorded on the tape must be at least 5 minutes long 1 To search for the beginning of a recording press the INDEX button K for searching backward and L for searching f...

Страница 41: ...h programme recorded on the tape must be at least 15 minutes long 25 minutes in the EP mode 1 Insert a recorded video cassette If a cassette is already in the VCR press the LIBRARY SEARCH button As soon as the cassette is inserted the Cassette Number Check starts Wait a few moments until it is completed See page 15 If the Intro Jet Scan indication does not appear on the TV screen press the LIBRARY...

Страница 42: ...to put it in the still playback mode 3 Press the REC button to put it in the recording pause mode 4 Start playback on the source unit and search for the point from which you want to record copy onto this VCR 5 When that point is reached press the Pause Slow button again to start recording the new picture and sound from the playback unit 6 To record copy additional scenes press the Pause Slow butto...

Страница 43: ... 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 Slow button again to start recording the new sound or start your narration 6 At the point where you want to stop audio dubbing press the Stop button to finish recording Hints For ...

Страница 44: ...es in succession 5 When you have recorded all of the desired scenes press the Stop button To Change the Recording Time After step 1 or 3 press the INDEX L or INDEX K button 31 to change the recording time You can set any time between 3 and 20 seconds Hints If you connect a digital still camera use a camera equipped with a video output socket Use the cable supplied with the still camera to connect ...

Страница 45: ...o the matching pin of the plug on the other end of the lead This type of lead is necessary for the Preset Download function to work Q Link Function When the VCR is connected via fully wired SCART to the TV Q Link allows Download from the TV Copies the tuning set up from your TV to your VCR Direct TV Recording the programmed being viewed on the TV can be recorded immediately by pressing the DIRECT ...

Страница 46: ...MER RECORDING DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY Time and date were not set correctly Re set correctly The start or finish time was not set correctly Re set correctly The VCR was not put into timer recording mode Put VCR into timer recording mode RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE IS NOT POSSIBLE The incorrect AV input was selected Check which AV input is in use and select this on the VCR The leads are not...

Страница 47: ...erating Temperature 5eC 40eC Operating Humidity 35 80 Weight 3 5 kg Dimensions 430 W k87 H k282 D mm Weight and dimensions shown are approximate Specifications are subject to change without notice 21 pin Scart Socket The 21 pin Scart socket transmits both input and output signals for picture and sound TVs equipped with the same type of socket can be connected here This type of socket is also calle...

Страница 48: ...TSC playback 17 ª O OSD 37 39 45 OTR 19 Owner ID 35 ª P PDC 24 Playback 16 Playback off timer 16 Pos 23 32 ª Q Q Link 6 8 45 ª R Recording 18 Remaining tape time 19 Remote control mode 39 Repeat playback 17 Replay 17 Review 16 Rewind 16 RF 6 7 ª S Scart lead 6 Shipping condition 34 Slow playback 16 SP 18 45 SQPB 17 38 Stereo 12 Still album 44 Still playback 16 Stop 16 ª T Tape length 38 Tape Libra...

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