VQT8775
Before attempting to connect, operate or adjust this product,please read these instructions completely.
Video Cassette Recorder
NV-SJ500
series
NV-SJ508AMJ
Operating Instructions
Страница 1: ...VQT8775 Before attempting to connect operate or adjust this product please read these instructions completely Video Cassette Recorder NV SJ500series NV SJ508AMJ Operating Instructions ...
Страница 2: ...r design effectively protects heads from dust and prevents head clogging Plus Alumina Head Cleaner further enhanced cleaning efficiency Based on in house tests with Panasonic video cassettes Actual head life may vary according to conditions of use tape type temperature humidity etc CH 22 SEARCH END MENU 21 AUTO TUNING IN PROGRESS PLEASE WAIT Plug in AutoTuning 1 Connect the aerial cable Setting im...
Страница 3: ...UT ENTER INDEX REC TV VCR Í i J I J I j i j i j 3 OFF j 4 CH N 6 PROG CHECK TIMER REC Á i 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 L K J M N P O Q R S 8 9 p H G F E D C A B o INPUT SELECT I POWER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AV 0 VOLUME SEARCH DIRECT REC OSD DISPLAY PICTUREMODE D K 6 L MENU 2 1 CANCEL SPEED DATE ON VCR TV RESET REPEAT AUDIO OUT ENTER INDEX REC TV VCR Í i J I J I j i j i j 3 OFF j 4 CH N 6 PROG CHECK TIMER REC Á i W U ...
Страница 4: ...erate it in a well ventilated place do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit 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 OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE FOR YOUR SAFE...
Страница 5: ...t the best picture automatically While the VCR is turned on the CVC indication is always displayed to show that the Crystal View Control is activated a VCR display 1 9 9 VCR display Indication when the Child Lock function is activated If the Sliding Cover of the Remote Control Becomes Detached If the sliding cover of the remote control becomes detached accidentally fit it securely in place by plac...
Страница 6: ...NG 18 SAMSUNG 19 SANYO You can operate the TVs of the manufacturers listed below with the remote control after setting it This setting procedure allows you to operate the TVs of some manufacturers using the supplied remote control Preparation Set the VCR TV switch R to TV Operations 1 Find the manufacturer number of your TV while referring to the following table 2 While holding down the POWER butt...
Страница 7: ...cting the aerial cable and the mains lead Plug in Auto Tuning starts automatically Basic Connections The following connections are required to record and play back the video cassette through the TV Connections Connection to a TV using the Audio Video Input Socket Set the RF output channel of the VCR to ss RF OFF when the VCR is connected to the TV via the Audio Video cable See page 8 Important Inf...
Страница 8: ...e connected BG PAL B G H SECAM B G I PAL I DK PAL D SECAM D K K1 3 Press the MENU button V To Change the RF output Channel In some rare cases after tuning the TV to your VCR interference may be visible on the picture To get rid of this interference you can manually adjust the RF output channel a few channels up and down from the current setting The procedure is described below Operations 1 Hold do...
Страница 9: ...y Preparations Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR viewing channel is selected Turn on the VCR and select any programme position except A1 or A2 Operations 1 Press the MENU button V to display the Main menu on the TV screen 2 Press the Cursor buttons 34 34 34 34 34 T to select TUNER PRESET then press ENTER button U 3 Press the Cursor buttons 34 34 34 34 34 T to select AUTO TUNE then press the Cu...
Страница 10: ...o a station 8 Press the MENU button V three times to exit the On Screen Display Preparations Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR viewing channel is selected Turn on the VCR and select any programme position except A1 or A2 Set the VCR TV switch R to VCR Manual Audio System Setting Procedure 1 Select desired programme position by pressing the Channel button P 2 Press the MENU button V to display ...
Страница 11: ...r you want tuned by pressing the Cursor buttons 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 T 4 Press the Cursor buttons 34 34 34 34 34 T to select FINE then press the Cursor buttons 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 T to obtain the best tuning condition Press the ENTER button U to return the tuning to its former state 5 Press the MENU button V to exit the On Screen Display CH2 AFC ENTER FINE END MENU Blanking of Unused Programme Posi...
Страница 12: ...tons 34 34 34 34 34 T to select CH ADD DELETE then press the ENTER button U 3 Press the Cursor buttons 34 34 34 34 34 T to select the desired programme position example CH3 then press the Cursor button 2 2 2 2 2 T to select DELETE Deleting a channel shifts the programme positions of Channel 8 to Channel 12 down as shown in the list above The list of the programme positions do not appear on the On ...
Страница 13: ... display the Main menu on the TV screen 2 Press the Cursor buttons 34 34 34 34 34 T to select CLOCK SET then press the ENTER button U 3 When the current clock display on the VCR is between 11 58 00 and 12 01 59 press the MENU button V as soon as you hear the 12 00 00 signal This resets the time to 12 00 00 LANGUAGE CLOCK SET TUNER PRESET CH ADD DELETE SYSTEM OPTION MENU LANGUAGE CLOCK SET TUNER PR...
Страница 14: ...Remaining tape time Index Search OTR indication Play Off Timer Information Display Present time 17 24 Tape counter p2 35 47 Remaining tape time REMAIN 2 34 Index Search S 01 OTR indication OTR 60 Play Off Timer OFFÁ 60 5 Tape speed indicator SP LP EP 6 Cassette in indicator 7 Colour system indicator Any selected colour TV system except AUTO appears on screen display See page 10 15 and 18 8 Picture...
Страница 15: ...elect SYSTEM then press the ENTER button U 3 Press the Cursor buttons 34 34 34 34 34 T to select AUTO The VCR automatically distinguishes between PAL SECAM MESECAM and NTSC signals If the picture lacks colour during AV external recording or playback set to PAL MESECAM or NTSC When you want to record or play back in black and white set to B W 4 Press the MENU button V twice to exit the On Screen Di...
Страница 16: ... For TVs that can receive NTSC 4 43 signals 3 58 For TVs that can receive NTSC 3 58 signals 4 Press the MENU button V twice to exit the On Screen Display To Play a NTSC Game on PAL System TV Follow steps 1 to 2 of TAPE SELECT 3 Press the Cursor buttons 34 34 34 34 34 T to select NTSC CONVERTER then select ON or OFF by pressing the Cursor buttons 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 T OFF Initially set at this posi...
Страница 17: ...sor buttons 34 34 34 34 34 T to select DIRECT REC then select ON or OFF by pressing the Cursor buttons 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 T OFF Initially set at this position ON This setting enables Direct Recording AV Input A1 becomes exclusive channel for Direct Recording See page 22 4 Press the MENU button V twice to exit the On Screen Display NTSC INPUT SELECT AUTO NTSC PB SELECT onPALTV TAPE SELECT E180 NTS...
Страница 18: ... 10 Video Output Video system of a playback tape System Setting NTSC PB SELECT 2 SYSTEM 1 Output Colour Aerial Output NTSC 3 58 B G I DK 5 5 6 0 6 5 NTSC PB SELECT 4 43 AUTO PAL MESECAM NTSC AUTO PAL MESECAM NTSC AUTO PAL MESECAM NTSC AUTO 3 PAL MESECAM NTSC NTSC PB SELECT 3 58 NTSC PB SELECT on PAL TV NTSC 4 43 B G I DK 5 5 6 0 6 5 Quasi PAL B G I DK 5 5 6 0 6 5 SECAM B G I DK 5 5 6 0 6 5 PAL PAL...
Страница 19: ...g or Rewinding theTape To fast forward the tape Press the Fast Forward button H in the stop mode To rewind the tape Press the Rewind button 8 in the stop mode To stop fast forwarding or rewinding press the Stop button 9 To briefly view the picture during fast forwarding or rewinding press and hold down the corresponding button To Stop Playback Press the Stop button 9 VCR display To Play Back a Rec...
Страница 20: ...ition see page 16 however if NTSC INPUT SELECT is in this position when recording a NTSC 3 58 signal no colour is available for the PAL TV Once the recording is completed you then need to select on PAL TV to view the recording in colour on PAL TV When playback the PAL tapes You do not need to set NTSC PB SELECT Note for only NTSC Playback on PAL system TV This function is designed to allow only th...
Страница 21: ...LL button during recording Press it again to continue recording REMAIN Clock Counter Remaining Tape Time To View One TV Programme while Recording Another TV Programme After pressing the REC button K to start recording select on your TV the programme position of the TV programme that you want to view To Display the Approximate Remaining Tape Time The remaining tape time can be displayed in the VCR ...
Страница 22: ...ording duration has elapsed recording stops and the VCR automatically switches off To Immediately Record the Same Scenes of Programme That You Are Viewing on the TV Direct Recording This function allows you to immediately start recording the same scenes of programme that you are viewing on the TV Conditions for correct operation of the Direct TV Recording function Set DIRECT REC to ON see page 17 ...
Страница 23: ...picture and sound quality Regarding the A indication refer to page 24 When you play back a tape recorded in the EP mode the monaural sound may be unstable 7 Press the TIMER REC button D to switch the VCR over to the timer recording standby mode The PROGRAMME IS COMPLETE message appears The VCR will be set to the timer recording stanby mode after about 1 minute if the TIMER REC button D is not pres...
Страница 24: ... that the remaining tape time is insufficient to record the programme to its end during a timer recording performed in the SP mode this function automatically changes the tape speed to ensure that the whole programme will be recorded The tape speed will change as follows PAL system SP LP NTSC system SP EP This function cannot change the recording speed to the EP mode for PAL system and MESECAM sys...
Страница 25: ...r cancellation by the user the programmed timer recording data will be cancelled from the memory by 4 A M two days later However if the timer recording function is activated at that time the programmed timer recording data will not be cancelled 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CH DATE ON OFF 2 27TH 20 02 21 30 SP 1 SU SA 10 30 11 00 LP 14 SU 15 00 16 00 SP 5 19WE 22 15 23 30 LP A1 28FR 20 02 21 30 SP 4 30SU 19 10 ...
Страница 26: ...even after a search has been commenced To stop the search at any time Press the MENU button V and clear the PROGRAMME LIST SEARCH screen Notes This function does not work during timer recording standby mode This function works only for video cassettes containing timer recorded programmes Since this function works only for the currently loaded video cassette all the programming list details will be...
Страница 27: ...ay decreases by 1 every time an index signal is located Searching while Checking the Video Cassette Contents Intro Jet Scan This VCR automatically records special index signals on the tape every time a recording starts The Intro Jet Scan function makes use of these index signals to play back the beginning of each programme recorded on the cassette one after another at high speed This lets you quic...
Страница 28: ...e still playback mode 3 Press the REC button K 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 7 again to start recording the new picture and sound from the playback unit 6 To record copy additional scenes press the Pause Slow button 7 to put ...
Страница 29: ...de 3 Press 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 7 on this VCR 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 9 to f...
Страница 30: ...quotations The VCR display is not illuminated The mains lead has not been connected Connect the mains lead to the mains supply Power save setting is ON Set POWER SAVE to OFF See page 17 The VCR display is illuminated but the VCR will not operate The VCR is in the timer mode Press the TIMER REC button D to operate the VCR manually Safety devices are operating Disconnect the mains lead and wait for ...
Страница 31: ...e VCR has not been set for timer recording Press the TIMER REC button D after programming for timer recording AV external recordings cannot be made A1 or A2 has not been selected Select A1 or A2 by pressing the INPUT SELECT button Q External AV connections are incorrect Check that the connections for external video and audio sources are correct See page 28 A1 has not been selected DIRECT REC can b...
Страница 32: ...er Keep the VCR away from flower vases tubs sinks etc If liquids are spilled into the VCR serious damage could occur If you spill any liquid into the VCR consult qualified service personnel Lightning To avoid damage by lightning disconnect the aerial plug from the VCR Cleaning the VCR Wipe the VCR with a clean dry cloth Never use cleaning fluid or other chemicals Do not use compressed air to remov...
Страница 33: ...l AUDIO OUT PHONO s6 dBV less than 1 kohm Audio Track 1 track Normal mono only Video Horizontal Resolution Colour more than 240 lines SP Signal to Noise Ratio Video more than 43 dB SP Audio more than 43 dB SP Audio Frequency Response 80 Hz 8 kHz SP Operating Temperature 5uC 40uC Operating Humidity 35 80 Weight 3 5 kg Dimensions 430 W a87 H a283 D mm Standard Accessories 1 pc RF Coaxial cable 1 pc ...
Страница 34: ...Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd Central P O Box 288 Osaka 530 91 Japan D ...
