User manual PANASONIC NV-HV61

[. . . ] Contents Page Video Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions VHS PAL 625 NV-SV121 Series (S-VHS, Hi-Fi) NV-HV61 Series (Hi-Fi) NV-MV21 Series (Mono) NV-HV51 Series (Hi-Fi) NV-MV16 Series (Mono) Super VHS EJECT SUPER LP . 35x JET SEARCH TIMER REC REC 3D DNR PULL OPEN CH TBC ET Before connecting the device, operating it or adjusting settings please read these operating instructions completely; especially the safety precautions on pages 2-3. Included Accessories 2 Inserting Batteries Safety Precautions 3 Front Panel VCR 4 Rear Panel VCR 5 Remote control functions 6- 7 Connecting with a 21-pin Scart cable 8 VCR Auto Setup with 21-pin Scart cable Connecting with S-VIDEO cable 9 VCR Auto Setup with S-VIDEO cable Connecting with RF Coaxial cable 10 VCR Auto Setup with RF Coaxial cable Channel tuning / Correcting interferences 11 Setting Time and Date External Devices Connecting a Set Top Box, satellite receiver, 12 decoder or a second recorder Connecting an amplifier, Connecting to the AV3 input 13 Menu 14 Manual Setup Creating a new station table 15 Changing the name and order of TV stations 16 Creating a new station table 17 Shipping condition/factory defaults Menu Others 18-19 Recording 20 Timer recording 21-22 Recording with INTELLIGENT TIMER 23 Recording with ShowView 24 Recording with external recording controls 25 Playback 26 General convenient functions 27-28 NICAM sound system, NTSC playback 29 Before requesting service 30 Specifications 31 Index last page Dear customer Thank you for your trust and your decision to purchase this top-quality device. Panasonic is one of the leading manufacturers of entertainment electronics devices. ADVARSEL: NORSK FOR Å REDUSERE FAREN FOR BRANN, ELEKTRISK STØT ELLER SKADER PÅ PRODUKTET, MÅ DETTE APPARATET IKKE UTSETTES FOR REGN, FUKTIGHET, VANNDRÅPER ELLER VANNSPRUT. [. . . ] AUTO ( E - 240), E - 195, E - 260, E - 300 Selects the type of external unit connected to the VCR's AV2 socket. AV2 DECODER : If a decoder is connected. Allows you to record the S-Video signal of an external unit connected to the video recorder's AV2 socket. : S-Video signal via the 21-pin scart cable. AV2 IN AV1 OUT TV system AUTO : Automatically detects PAL or MESECAM. AUTO ON OFF 4:3 : The VCR automatically detects the type of recording. : Displays appear at the edge of the screen (displays not visible on 16:9 format screens). : Displays appear at the edge of the screen (displays appear in the middle on 4:3 format screens). : Plays back cassettes recorded in VHS format only. S-VHS playback HV51EG MV21 MV16 Others Tape length TV system SQPB OSD Power save VCR display EXT LINK : : : : : : : AUTO ( E-240) AUTO AUTO 4:3 OFF DIMMED 2 OSD WIDE OFF AUTO ON OFF SQPB 18 Menu Others SV121 Others Power save VCR display S-VHS REC S-VHS ET REC EXT LINK 2/2 : : : : : OFF DIMMED ON OFF 2 Press to display the 2nd screen. To control an external appliance via AV2 Scart socket, the VCR first needs to be switched on. : Factory setting; you can change the VCR display setting. Power save Only in stand-by mode OFF Available only if the unit is not in Power save mode. VCR display Only in stand-by mode DIMMED : The video recorder's display is dimmed. ON : The video recorder's display unit is on at normal brightness. 2 : External recording control by satellite receivers or digital receivers (video signal). : For digital receivers transmitting a special recording control signal, e. g. receiver (TU-DSF41). HV61 HV51EC Others EXT LINK 2/2 :2 S-VHS REC S-VHS ET REC ON In SP mode only EXT LINK 1 19 Recording Recording functions REC Direct recording of the VCR - TV picture. 20 REC SV121 HV61 HV51 MV21 MV16 Set the TV set to the video channel and insert a cassette into the VCR; make sure that the cassette's protection tab is intact. When recording from an external device, select from Scart inputs AV1, AV2, or the front panel input AV3. Press STOP to stop recording. ! Timer recording Recording controlled by timer. ! Press PAUSE/SLOW to pause recording. To protect the video heads this function will be terminated after approx. by the PAL TV system only (SV121 only, page 19). 21 D Recordings in the S-VHS or S-VHS ET REC mode are supported Recording with INTELLIGENT TIMER Repeating programmed recordings. REC MODE 23 Tape speed !Prior to starting the recording session, press REC MODE to set the tape speed. SP : LP : EP : normal recording time double recording time triple recording time optimal picture quality simple picture quality reduced picture quality Recording with ShowView Programming recordings using the ShowView function. 24 When playing back LP or EP recordings, interferences may occur when using certain types of cassettes (e. g. Tape Remain counter The display of the VCR shows: Time - Counter - Tape Remain. [. . . ] D Tape counter and tape remain display are unavailable during this function. 27 General convenient functions SV121 HV61 HV51 MV21 MV16 Tape Counter When inserting a video cassette the tape counter will automatically reset to [0:00. 00]. The tape counter may also be reset to [0:00. 00] by pressing the RESET/CANCEL button. Device only operation. SV121 HV61 HV51 MV21 MV16 Automatic shut down and removing cassettes If the VCR is switched into stand-by mode, the cassette may be removed by pressing the EJECT-button. QUICK ERASE To record on a cassette containing previous recordings without loss of quality, erase these recordings with the QUICK ERASE function. [. . . ]