User manual PANASONIC AJ-HD3700B

[. . . ] Multi Format Digital HD Video Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions (Hardware) Model No. AJ- P E Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. VQT0F74 For your safety (General) Since this VTR is designed for metal tapes only, make sure that only the designated tapes are used. Removal of the covers on electrical appliances for maintenance purposes may lead to electric shocks. Personnel should therefore adhere strictly to the normal safety precautions. Some customer-preference switches are located on printed circuit boards within the unit. [. . . ] The preset variable mode can be operated only in STOP or PLAY mode or during normal recording. How to display the menus: PANEL SET UP menu: SET UP # F11 HOME SET UP menu: HOME # F8 ­ 31 ­ Basic operations Tape speed override (TSO) function This is a function for finely adjusting the normal playback speed in the range of n15%. PLAY (1) Press the PLAY button. (2) Turn the search dial while pressing the PLAY button, or press the i or j keys. When using the search dial, the tape speed changes depending on the angle to which the search dial is turned. When using the i or j keys, the tape speed changes according to how long the key is pressed continously. (3) To return to normal playback, release the PLAY button. Cue This function sets any point on the tape for preroll and search operations. When TC INPUT is set to the STANDARD mode* (1) Press the cursor center key to display the cursor. The time code value will be highlighted. Cursor center key LTCR 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 Cursor key Cursor (2) Move the cursor with the cursor key (4) to the CUE TIME display section. The cue display section will be highlighted. CUE TIME H M S F Cursor (3) Press the cursor center key again to change it to a bar cursor. 0 0 0 7 4 0 4 4 Cue points also can be entered by pressing the ENTRY button. In this case, the time data of the current tape position will be entered. CUE TIME ENTRY S 00 (4) Press the ENT key. The cursor will disappear. H 44 M 07 04 F (5) Press the PREROLL button. PREROLL When the PREROLL button is pressed, cue-up operation will start, and the tape will stop at the preroll point (the point preceding the cue point by the preroll time). To stop at the cue point, either set the preroll time to "0" or press the F key and PREROLL button together. (This results in the cue-up operation. ) *The STANDARD mode is set using the F9 key on the PANEL SET UP menu. (This key can be set in either the STANDARD or REVERSE mode. ) ­ 32 ­ Basic operations When TC INPUT is set to the REVERSE mode* (1) Press the cursor center key to display the cursor. The time code value will be highlighted. Cursor center key LTCR 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 Cursor key Cursor (2) Move the cursor with the cursor key (4) to the CUE TIME display section. The cue display section will be highlighted. CUE TIME H M S F Cursor (3) Press the cursor center key again to change it to a bar cursor. 4 0 7 0 4 4 Cue points also can be entered by pressing the ENTRY button. In this case, the time data of the current tape position will be entered. CUE TIME ENTRY S 00 (4) Press the ENT key. The cursor will disappear. H 44 M 07 04 F (5) Press the PREROLL button. PREROLL When the PREROLL button is pressed, cue-up operation will start, and the tape will stop at the preroll point (the point preceding the cue point by the preroll time). To stop at the cue point, either set the preroll time to "0" or press the F key and PREROLL button together. (This results in the cue-up operation. ) *The REVERSE mode is set using the F9 key on the PANEL SET UP menu. (This key can be set in either the STANDARD or REVERSE mode. ) ­ 33 ­ Basic operations Correction of the cue point When TC INPUT is set to the STANDARD mode (1) Move the cursor to the place which is to be corrected. CUE TIME 00 H 41 M 07 S 04 F Cursor (2) ENTER the new value with the number keys. CUE TIME 00 (3) Press the ENT key. H 44 M 07 S 04 F Cue points cannot be cleared. When TC INPUT is set to the REVERSE mode Partial corrections cannot be made for cue points. [. . . ] Insert a screwdriver into hole A (for an S or M cassette) or hole A' (for an L cassette), and press the manual lever of the take-up reel. Remove the tape from the cylinder by performing the operations in steps 2 and 3. (When turning the loading motor, keep turning it until the position is reached where it will turn no further. Bear in mind that turning the motor past this position will cause the gear engagement to fail and/or other problems. ) 5. [. . . ]