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Note:

– If downloading of the setup data has been performed, only

the instruction indication [Delete] appears.

Hint:

– If you have performed Manual Tuning to enter TV stations,

the [– –] indication may appear under [Pos/Name] on the
On Screen Display when programming a ShowView timer
recording.

To Restart the Auto Setup, Restart the
Download or Return the VCR to the
Shipping Condition

Press the [MENU] button to display the Main menu on
the TV screen.

Press the [Cursor] buttons 

34

to select [Tuning].
Press the [OK] button to display
the Tuning menu on the TV
screen.

Press the [Cursor] buttons 

34

 to select [Auto-Setup

Restart], [Download] (For NV-FJ620 Series, NV-FJ621
Series and NV-FJ616 Series) or [Shipping condition].
Press the [OK] button to prepare for Auto Setup start,
Download start or resetting the VCR to the shipping
condition.

Press the [OK] button again to actually start the Auto
Setup, start the Download or change the settings back
to the shipping condition.
– After returning the VCR to the shipping condition,

disconnect and reconnect the AC Mains Cable to
re-tune the VCR.

Fine tuning:

To obtain the best tuning condition.

– Press the [Cursor] buttons 

34

 to obtain the best

tuning condition.

– If you do not want to change the tuning condition,

press the [Cursor] button 

1

 to return to the original

condition [AUTO].

Decoder:

To preset pay TV stations.
(For NV-FJ620 Series, NV-FJ621
Series and NV-FJ616 Series)

– Press the [Cursor] buttons 

34

 to select [ON].

If [Decoder] is set to [OFF], normal TV stations are
preset.

Video system:

To change the type of video system.

– Press the [Cursor] buttons 

34

 to select [PAL] or

[MESECAM].
PAL:

For receiving PAL signals.

MESECAM: For receiving SECAM signals.

Mono:

To select the type of sound to be
recorded. (For NV-FJ620EC/ECM/
ECN/ECY Series, NV-FJ621EC/ECM/
ECN/ECY Series and NV-FJ616EC/
ECM/ECN/ECY Series)

– Press the [Cursor] buttons 

34 

to select [OFF].

– Select [ON] if you want to record the normal (mono)

sound on the Hi-Fi audio tracks during a stereo,
bilingual or NICAM broadcast, or if the stereo sound
is distorted due to inferior reception conditions.

Press the [OK] button to conclude the setting.

Press the [EXIT] button to exit the On Screen Display.

To Delete, Add or Move a Programme
Position

Press the [MENU] button to display the Main menu on
the TV screen.

Press the [Cursor] buttons 

34 

to select [Tuning].

Press the [OK] button to display the Tuning menu on
the TV screen.

Press the [Cursor] buttons 

34

to select [Manual].
Press the [OK] button to display
the list of tuned TV stations.

Press the [Cursor] buttons 

3421 

to select the

desired TV station.

Follow the operations below.
To delete a programme position [Delete]:
Press the [Channel] button (

J

, red).

To insert a blank programme position [Add]:
Press the [DATE] button (

i

, green).

To move a TV station to another programme position
[Move]:
Press the [ON] button (

i

, yellow), and then use the

[Cursor] buttons 

34 

to select the new programme

position to which you want to assign the TV station.

Press the [OK] button to conclude the setting.

Press the [EXIT] button to exit the On Screen Display.

Delete

Add

Move

Pos  Name       Ch

1 ARD

1

2 ZDF

2

3 N3

19

4 HR3

26

5 BR3

18

6 RB3

3

7 SFB3

36

8 SW3

29

Tuning

Panasonic VCR

Manual

Auto-Setup Restart

Download

Shipping condition

Tuning

Panasonic VCR

r

s

ON

DATE

r

s

OK

EXIT

OK

EXIT

MENU

OK

OK

OK

MENU

OK

OK

Summary of Contents for NV-FJ616 Series

Page 1: ...ck 8 Recording 9 Satellite or Digital Receiver 11 Timer Recording 12 Search Functions 14 Connecting a Decoder 14 Connecting a Stereo Amplifier 15 Manual Tuning 15 Setting the VCR s Clock 17 Various Settings 17 Other Function 19 Before Requesting Service 20 Index 23 Specifications Back cover Please read through all these operating instructions especially the safety information before connecting or ...

Page 2: ...h wet hands Do Wipe the VCR with a clean and dry cloth Install the VCR in a horizontal position Keep the VCR TV and other equipment switched off until you have finished all connections Condensation may form in the following cases The VCR is brought from cold surroundings into a well heated room The VCR is suddenly brought from cool surroundings such as an air conditioned room or car to a place whi...

Page 3: ...L RESET AUDIO OSD DISPLAY AV LINK SP LP EP r s r s r s ON OFF TV SV V AV MENU EXIT OK PROG CHECK TIMER Á SEARCH INDEX 1 2 3 7 8 0 9 4 5 6 INPUT SELECT Í DIRECTTV REC TV ASPECT TV TEXT TRACKING V LOCK VOLUME STILL ALBUM REPLAY REC VCR DATE CANCEL RESET AUDIO OSD DISPLAY AV LINK SP LP EP r s r s r s ON OFF TV SV V AV MENU EXIT OK PROG CHECK TIMER Á SEARCH INDEX 1 2 3 7 8 0 9 4 5 6 INPUT SELECT Contr...

Page 4: ...el the Child Lock Function Hold down the OK and the OFF i buttons simultaneously until the hold indication disappears If you disconnect the power cable the Child Lock function is automatically cancelled after the power backup time of approximately 60 minutes has elapsed If you cannot cancel the Child Lock function press the EXIT button and perform the operation Menu Operation Cursor buttons To sel...

Page 5: ...e clock When the TV has finished its own auto setup the VCR is automatically switched on and the downloading of the setup data from the TV to the VCR starts Applicable to TVs with Q Link or DATA LOGIC function If your TV is equipped with the Easy Link Megalogic or SMARTLINK function the Country setting menu appears on the TV screen Press the Cursor buttons 3421 to select the desired country and th...

Page 6: ...te Press the MENU button for more than 5 seconds The RF output channel number appears on the VCR display The initial setting is channel 36 Press the Numeric button 0 The displayed RF output channel number changes to Press the OK button to conclude the setting To cancel the Auto Setup before it has finished Press the EXIT button When the clock setting menu appears after Auto Setup has finished Pres...

Page 7: ... the RF output channel Enter a channel number which differs by 2 or 3 from the one initially set number For example as the original number is 36 enter 39 Retune your TV to the VCR s new RF output channel Press the OK button to conclude the setting To cancel the Auto Setup before it has finished Press the EXIT button When the clock setting menu appears after Auto Setup has finished Press the Cursor...

Page 8: ...NV FJ620 Series NV FJ621 Series and NV FJ616 Series REPLAY To Play back S VHS Cassette Tape SQPB S VHS Quasi Playback It is also possible to play back tapes recorded in the S VHS system Some picture noise may occur depending on the type of tape used It is not possible to fully obtain the high resolution that S VHS is capable of It is not possible to record in the S VHS system with this VCR To Play...

Page 9: ...r NV FJ620 Series NV FJ621 Series and NV FJ616 Series On the other VCR even with EP mode function when you play back the tape recorded in the EP mode the picture may be distorted However this is not a malfunction For NV FJ620 Series NV FJ621 Series and NV FJ616 Series To Display the Approximate Remaining Tape Time See page 17 to set the tape length Press the OSD DISPLAY button repeatedly until the...

Page 10: ...t to record copy onto this VCR When that point is reached press the Pause Slow button again to start recording the new picture and sound from the playback unit To record copy additional scenes press the Pause Slow button to put this VCR in the recording pause mode and then perform above step again At the point where you want to stop recording press the Stop button to finish recording Hint The new ...

Page 11: ...rnal equipment for example a satellite receiver with a timer function is connected to the AV socket of this VCR by a 21 pin cable it is possible to control the recording of the VCR from this equipment Make sure that AV2 is set to EXT LINK 1 or EXT LINK 2 For NV FJ620 Series NV FJ621 Series and NV FJ616 Series Make sure that AV is set to EXT LINK 1 or EXT LINK 2 For NV SJ220 Series See page 18 Time...

Page 12: ...sor buttons 3421 to set VPS PDC to ON or OFF jjj See page 13 for VPS PDC recording Press the OK button to conclude the setting Press the TIMER button to switch the VCR over to the timer recording standby mode Check that Á is lit on the VCR display If it is flashing check the timer recording details again See page 13 To Programme with the ShowView Function The ShowView numbers make it extremely eas...

Page 13: ...on synchronises the recording start and stop with the actual broadcasting start and stop of the TV programme Press the Cursor buttons 3421 to make the ON indication appear ON must be displayed under VPS PDC on the TV screen The TV station must broadcast VPS PDC signals The programme starting time must be set correctly to the starting time listed in the newspaper magazine To Check Change or Cancel ...

Page 14: ...mode Press the SEARCH button to display the Programme List menu Press the Cursor buttons 34 to select the programme that you want to locate and play back Press the SEARCH button to start the search for the beginning of the selected programme After the desired recorded programme has been found playback starts automatically If after playback has started you want to search for the beginning of the sa...

Page 15: ...nter or change the name of a TV station Press the Cursor buttons 3421 and OK button to enter the station name If the station name needs a blank space select the blank between Z and Channel To enter newly available TV stations or change the channel number of an already tuned TV station Press the Numeric buttons to enter the channel number of the desired TV station Wait a few moments until the desir...

Page 16: ...ystem Press the Cursor buttons 34 to select PAL or MESECAM PAL For receiving PAL signals MESECAM For receiving SECAM signals Mono To select the type of sound to be recorded For NV FJ620EC ECM ECN ECY Series NV FJ621EC ECM ECN ECY Series and NV FJ616EC ECM ECN ECY Series Press the Cursor buttons 34 to select OFF Select ON if you want to record the normal mono sound on the Hi Fi audio tracks during ...

Page 17: ...he Main menu on the TV screen Press the Cursor buttons 34 to select Clock setting Press the OK button to display the Clock setting menu on the TV screen Confirm that Clock setting is set to MAN and then press the OK button Use the Cursor buttons 3421 to set the date and time Instead of the Cursor buttons 3421 you can also use the Numeric buttons to set the date and time Press the OK button to conc...

Page 18: ...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 AV2 To select the type of external source equipment which is connected to the VCR s AV2 21 pin socket For NV FJ620 Series NV FJ621 Series and NV FJ616 Series Set the external source equipment as follows DECODER When a decoder is co...

Page 19: ...NV FJ620 Series NV FJ621 Series and NV FJ616 Series At each press of the AUDIO button the selected playback sound is indicated with L Left and R Right Stereo playback The L and R indications are displayed Left audio channel playback The L indication alone is displayed Right audio channel playback The R indication alone is displayed Playback of normal audio track Neither L nor R indication is displ...

Page 20: ... be recorded on the Hi Fi audio tracks If for some reason you want to record a stereo bilingual or NICAM TV programme intentionally in mono on the Hi Fi audio tracks set Mono to ON for the programme position on which the desired programme is broadcast as described on page 16 Before Requesting Service On Screen Display Messages The error messages are given in brackets Please insert video tape You p...

Page 21: ... During high speed cue and review playback JET SEARCH the tape transport noise will increase However this is not a malfunction For NV FJ620 Series NV FJ621 Series and NV FJ616 Series Recording Is Not Possible or Does Not Work Properly When recording is attempted the 1 indication flashes A video cassette with a broken out erasure prevention tab is used Use a cassette with an intact tab or if you wa...

Page 22: ...22 ...

Page 23: ...uning 15 16 Menu 4 MESECAM 16 18 Mono 16 NICAM 20 NTSC playback 19 OSD 18 19 OTR 9 PAL 16 18 Playback 8 Page Playback off timer 8 Pos 13 15 Power save 18 Programme list search 14 Q Link 5 Recording 9 Remaining tape time 9 Repeat 8 Replay 8 Reset 4 Review 8 RF 5 6 7 Rewind 8 Satellite receiver 11 Scart cable 5 6 Shipping condition 16 ShowView 12 Slow playback 8 SP 9 12 13 SQPB 8 17 Stereo 19 Still ...

Page 24: ...cording Input Level AV1 AV2 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm terminated Output Level AV1 AV2 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm terminated RF Modulated UHF channel 21 69 75 ohm AUDIO Input Level AV1 AV2 j6 dBV more than 10 kohm Output Level AV1 AV2 j6 dBV more than 10 kohm AUDIO OUT PHONO j6 dBV less than 1 kohm Video Horizontal Resolution Colour more than 240 lines SP Signal to Noise Ratio Video more than 43 dB SP Audio more than 4...

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