User manual PANASONIC NV-SD400

[. . . ] ­ Covering the ventilation holes with soft materials such as cloth or paper. (Disconnect the aerial plug from the VCR during lightning storms. ) ­ Anything heavy on the VCR. ­ Using a cell phone near the VCR because doing so may cause noise to adversely affect the picture and sound. ­ Keep the VCR, TV and other equipment switched off until you have finished all connections. [. . . ] To Stop Midway: Press the Stop button F. 13 NTSC Playback Tapes recorded in the NTSC system can be played back with this VCR via a PAL system TV. ­ Select [NTSC PB SELECT] from the on screen display according to the colour TV system of the TV. (See page 12. ) ­ NTSC 3. 58 recording requires [NTSC INPUT SELECT] to be in the AUTO or 3. 58 position (see page 12), 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. ­ On some TVs, the playback picture may roll up or down; if your TV has V-HOLD control or equivalent adjustment function, use it to adjust the picture. Note for only NTSC Playback on PAL system TV This function is designed to allow only the playback of tapes recorded by NTSC signals on a PAL system TV. For this reason, images played back by this function cannot be recorded correctly on other VCRs. Convenient Automatic Functions VCR Auto Power On When you insert a video cassette, the VCR switches on automatically. Auto Playback Start When you insert a video cassette with a broken erasure prevention tab, playback start automatically without having to press the Play button 7. VCR-off Playback When the VCR is off, an inserted cassette can be played back by pressing the Play button 7. Auto Rewind When the tape reaches the end, the VCR automatically rewinds it to the beginning. ­ This function does not work during timer recording, OTR Recording and fast-forwarding. When you play back a tape recorded in the EP mode, the monaural sound may be unstable. When you start the recording in the EP mode, [EP] indication on the VCR display flashes for about 8 seconds. EP mode means Super Long Play (SLP). To Pause Recording Press the Pause/Slow button J during recording. Press it again to continue recording. REC To recorded on same screen a picture, the present date and time (OSD Recording) This function allows the picture which you want to record on the video tape, the present date and time are recorded on the same screen. Operations 1 2 Set [OSD REC] to [ON] (see page 12). On Screen Display To View One TV Programme while Recording Another TV Programme After pressing the REC button I to start recording, select on your TV the programme position of the TV programme that you want to view. Press the REC (REC/OTR) buttons I (_). Press the Stop button F to stop recording. 3 To Prevent Accidental Erasure of Recorded Contents Break out the erasure prevention tab after recording. If you insert a video cassette with a broken out erasure prevention tab and press the REC button I, the [1] indication flashes on the VCR display to indicate that recording is not possible. In this case, cover the tab hole with two layers of adhesive tape. 20:15. 54 16. OCT. 2005 Note: ­ This function is also activated for Direct TV Recording, OTR Recording and Timer Recording. 15 To Immediately Record the Same Scenes of Programme That You Are Viewing on the TV (Direct TV 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 12). ­ The VCR must be connected to the TV's Audio/Video output socket via Audio/Video cable as shown. AV1 (VIDEO IN `/AUDIO IN b) To Select the Recording Duration and Perform Timer Recording (OTR Recording) OTR means One-Touch Recording and is called this way, because you can start recording and select the recording duration by repeatedly pressing a single button. [. . . ] Playback will not operate correctly The symptom description is indicated in brackets [ ]. ]. INTRO-JET SCAN 2 When you have found the programme that you want to view, press the Play button 7 to start normal playback. To Cancel the Intro-Jet Scan or to Stop Playback: Press the Stop button F. [The picture is noisy or is not in color. Horizontal bars or lines run down the screen. ] ­ Tracking is not correct. ­ The playback picture is distorted when using an E300 type video cassette that was recorded in the LP or EP mode. [. . . ]