
26
Various Settings
Press the [MENU] button to display the Main menu
on the TV screen.
Press the [Cursor] buttons
34
to select [Other settings].
Press the [OK] button to display
Other settings menu.
Press the [Cursor] buttons
3421
to select the
desired field then desired position.
Tape length:
To set the Tape length of the
cassette being used to ensure
correct indication of the remaining
tape time.
– Set Tape length as follows:
[AUTO (
2
E-240)]: The VCR automatically
distinguishes E30, E60, E90, E120,
E180, E240, EC10, EC15 and
EC30 tapes.
[E-195]:
For E195 and EC30 tape
[E-260]:
For E260 and EC45 tape
[E-300]:
For E300 and EC60 tape
– Even if you have selected the correct tape length, the
remaining tape time may not be indicated correctly
with certain kinds of cassettes.
OSD:
For automatic display on the TV
screen of the TV station information,
type of sound system of the
programme being watched and the
sound playback mode.
(See page 28.)
– Set OSD mode as follows:
[4:3]:
Indications can be displayed on the
TV screen.
[16:9]:
Indications can be displayed on the
TV screen when using wide type of
TV screen and selecting the wide
screen mode on the TV setting.
– Even if setting to [16:9], indications may be cut off
depending on the TV.
[OFF]:
No indications appears.
Power save:
To reduce the VCR’s power
consumption when the VCR is
switched off.
– Set Power save mode as follows:
[ON]:
The power consumption is greatly
reduced when the VCR is turned off.
[OFF]:
The power consumption is not
reduced when the VCR is turned off.
Refer to the followings when [Power save] is set to
[ON].
– [VCR display] is automatically set to [OFF].
– To turn the VCR on, keep the [VCR-ON/OFF] button
pressed on the VCR main unit. It is not possible to
turn it on with the remote control.
– The Power save function does not work in the timer
recording standby mode. After all programmed timer
recordings have been made, and after all
programmed data have been erased, the VCR
switches over to the Power save mode.
– When the VCR is off, Pay TV programmes cannot be
watched on the TV because the signal from the
connected decoder is not looped through. To watch
them, turn on the VCR.
VCR display:
For automatic change of the
brightness of the VCR display when
the VCR is switched off.
– Set the brightness of the VCR display as follows:
[ON]:
Indications are brightly lit.
[OFF]:
Indications are not lit.
[DIMMED]:
Indications are dimly lit.
AV2:
To select the type of external
source equipment which is
connected to the VCR’s AV2 21-pin
socket.
– Set the external source equipment as follows:
[DECODER]:
When a decoder is connected.
[EXT LINK 1]:
When a digital receiver which
transmits a special control signal
recordings via the 21-pin Scart
cable, for example the F.U.N.
receiver (TU-DSF30/S3) is
connected for the linked timer
recordings. (See page 14.)
[EXT LINK 2]:
When an external equipment with a
timer function is connected for the
linked timer recordings.
(See page 14.)
[EXT]:
When another VCR or a satellite
receiver is connected.
TV system:
To select the type of colour TV
system to be used during playback
or during recording from an external
source.
– Set the colour TV system as follows:
[AUTO]:
The VCR automatically
distinguishes PAL, SECAM/
MESECAM system. If the picture
lacks colour, set to [PAL] or
[MESECAM].
[PAL]:
When PAL system is used.
[MESECAM]:
When SECAM system is used.
RFC system:
To set RFC system the same as the
TV system of the connected TV.
– Set the type of RFC system as follows:
[BG]:
PAL B.G.H/SECAM B.G
[DK]:
PAL D/SECAM D.K.K1.
[I]:
PAL I
Tape length
OSD
Power save
VCR display
AV2
TV system
RFC system
Picture
: AUTO (
2
E-240)
: 4:3
: OFF
: DIMMED
: DECODER
: AUTO
: DK
: AUTO
Other settings
Panasonic VCR
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MENU
OK
NTSC playback
Audio playback
Remote
Language
Country
: PAL TV
: MIX
: VCR1
: English
: others
Other settings
Panasonic VCR
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