Panasonic Omnivision PV-1540, Operating Instructions Manual

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Page 2: ...N CHANNEL RECEPTIONCHECK 14 TRTAL RECORD AND PLAYBACK PAGES 15 16 15 UHF CONNECTION 17 ADDTTONAL CABLE CONNECTTONS PAGES 18 19 18 CLOCK ADJUSTMENT 20 FtNE TUNTNG ADDIT ONAL CHANNEL PRESETTTNG PAGES21 22 21 TO RECORD A TV PROGRAM PAGES 23 24 23 TO PLAY BACK A RECORDED TAPE PAGES 25 26 25 STMULCAST STEREO RECORDING PLAYBACK 27 oNE TOUCH RECORDTNG TMPROMPTU RECORDTNG PAGES 28 29 TTMER RECORDING UNATT...

Page 3: ...Noise Reduction System Pa1e 27 ACCESSOHIES SUPPLIED After removing the unit from its box check to be sure it has not sustained any damage Also check to see that you have the following accessories as pictured below These accessories have been provided to help you install your VCR and make it easier to use WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE Only ...

Page 4: ...TY PURPOSE OF THE GROUNDED OR POLARIZED PLUG by tampering with it lf the plug does not fit fully into the socket try reversing it lf you should still be unable to fully insert the plug into the socket you may find that a proper outlet is needed to meet today s Electrical Standards An electrician will replace your outlet safely 3 POWER SUPPLY CORDS SHOULD BE PROTECTED and routed so that they are no...

Page 5: ...AWG 1 0 mm2 copper clad steel or bronze wire or larger as ground wire Secure antenna lead in and ground wires to house with stand off insulators spaced from 4 leet 1 22 m to 6 feet 1 83 m apar1 Mount antenna discharge unit as close as possible to where lead in enters house Use jumper wire not smaller than No 6 AWG 13 3 mm2 copper or the equivalent when a separate antenna grounding electrode is use...

Page 6: ...objects into the unit Some parts inside carry hazardous voltages and contact can cause electric shock Objects dropped in electrical equipment can cause fire hazards c Separate the unit from any interference causing appliances Placing the unit directly above or below your TV set may cause electrical interference Keep all magnets away from electronic equipment SERV CE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SERVICE THIS ...

Page 7: ...es to 4 hours of recording See page 28 o STAND BY BUTTON o WIRELESS REMOTE SENSOR Receives signal from Wireless Remote Control r DOLBY NR INDICATOR When DOLBY NR Switch is ON indicator light goes on o INNER PANEL UNDER TOP covER r TBACKING CONTROL Use this control during playback or double speed playback if the image is partially obscured by bands of noise See page 25 for use Se e next page o INNE...

Page 8: ... DOWN Keys to skip unnecessary CHANNEL positions See page 22 o NORMAL CLOCK BUTTON Push this button and the SELECT button at the same time in order to adjust clock o SELECT BUTTON Selects functions either for clock adjustment or for timer settings in Unattended Recording iMALI PBOG SELI I crock srr t r PROGRAM BUTTON To select the desired Program Number when programming the Timer o SET BUTTONS UP ...

Page 9: ...TV recording with monaural sound recording AUDIO 2 CH For simulcast stereo recording DOLBY NR SWITCH Set this switch to ON for audio noise reductions lndicator lights when ON r HEADPHONES JACK For a Headphone not supplied connection o MICROPHONE INPUT JACK L R For a Microphone not supplied connection HEADPHONES VOLUME CONTROL For adjustment of sound level AUDIO SELECTOR SWITCH This switch is used ...

Page 10: ...ice normal speed P 2 is displayed OPERATION BUTTONS o PAUSE STILL BUTTON To temporarily stop the tape during recording or to view a still picture during playback REC or PLAY appears and r flashes on the Multi Function Display Push again to release pause o FAST FORWARD SEARCH D eUrrOi l To move the tape forward rapidly FF and appear on the Multi Function Display During the playback mode holding thi...

Page 11: ... present day time is displayed r MEMORY INDICATOR M When MEMORY Button is set to ON this indicator appears See page 23 VCRiTV INDICATOR VCR Appears when the VCR fV Selector is set to VCR PROGRAM NUMBER 1 2 3 or t 4D Shows the program number for Timer Recording ONE TOUCH RECORDING INDICATOR OTR When OTR is set this indicator appears BAND INDICATOR Vr Yt U lndicates one of three band positions low V...

Page 12: ... CATV Adaptor PV CT2 optional Be sure to select CHANNEL 01 on VCR Fine tune CHANNEL 01 to output frequency of CATV Converter Box AUD O OUTPUT CONNECTOR L R For connection to a monitor TV another VCR or audio equipment AUDIO INPUT CONNECTOR L R For connection to a portable video camera power supply another VCR or other Audio Source VIDEO OUTPUT CONNECTOR For connection to a monitor TV or another VC...

Page 13: ...this switch to upper 75O posrtion 1 Remove this Round Cable Coaxial from the back of your TV 2 Attach cable end to the VHF lN threaded terminal on the back of the VCR 3 Attach the VHF Connecting Cabte supptied to the VHF OUT terminal of the VCR 4 Attach the other end of the cable to the VHF Jack of the TV B lf your antenna tead is a flat 300 ohm FIRST cable to lower 300O position 1 Remove the VHF ...

Page 14: ...ever channel selection must be made at the cable convefter box Therefore channel up down feature of the remote control cannot be used and unattended recording is limited to one channel at a time Also you cannot view another channel other than the one you are recording TO RECORD AND VIEW A SCRAMBLED UNSCRAMBLED CHANNEL 1 Set the VCR TV selector located on the front of VCFi to VCR 2 Set TV channel s...

Page 15: ...rmined VHF channel 3 or 4 you set in step 4 CHANNEL RECEPTION CHECK Set the VCR TV Selector located on the front of the VCR VCR will be indicated on the Multi Function Display select a channel on the VCR that you would norrnally receive clearly in your area o lf the reception of all VHF channels is unsatisfactory you y need to tune your TV set HOW TO TUNE YOUR TV SET TO CHANNEL 3 or 4 Locate the A...

Page 16: ...tape counter to 0000 BUTTON Push this button M is indicated on the Multi Function Display the tape stops when tape counter reaches 0000 during fast forward or rewind Select the desired CHANNEL on VCR Select desired recording speed SP LP SLP h VCR TV LECTOB to VCB r How to lnsert Cassette 1 Power ON 2 lnsert cassette Video Cassettes can only be used with the window side up and lhe arrow pointing aw...

Page 17: ...n Ty lS Utt PUsh STOP Button tO return to selected lchannbl oWheR r 9co rdllg or pfaying bac doiholpus TlMERrButtoniON r After reeordlng oi playback is iinished r niike a habit of fully rewinding the tape by pushing the REwtND Button before EJECT o When the tape r eeeiqs its endduring recording playback or lastfolward thq lape will rewind iutsrnaticiity and the CASSETI E N lndicator will fl h t l ...

Page 18: ...s or between your VCR and TV This connection is necessary to view tapes in playback and to use your TV as a monitor o Attach the other end of the cable to the VHF terminal of the TV connection or the VHF antenna terminals of the TV connection lf you have a VHF terminal on your TV use connection lf you have only screw type VHF terminals on your TV use connection D NOTE lf you have the alternate swi...

Page 19: ...with an antenna connection For example Use the vcR CHANNEL uP DowN Keys to select the channel you wish to record B r ALTERNATE CABLE coNNEcTloN WITH A CONVERTER DESCRAMBLER BOx lf your cable system uses a converter box you can use this connection instead of the basic cable connection shown on page 13 Cable TV Converter Box CATV lnput With this connection you regain a Full programmability of unscra...

Page 20: ...lN SPlifter A B Switch OUT Settings for Recording and TV Viewing ffitor to output channel of Converter 1 2 Set Channel to be recorded on Converter 1 To view the channel being recorded o Set VCRffV selector to VCR r Set A B Switch to position A o Set TV channel selector to VCR output channel channel 3 or 4 Note These settings are also used to view playback of a tape To view a different channel o Se...

Page 21: ...I OCK FOR TUESdAY 10 1 5 PM SET Buttons UP DOWN SELECT Button O Be sure the unit is connected to the AC power Be sure TIMER Button is OFF Su 12 00 AM flashes mm tr mh u F o o o Push NORMAL CLOCK and SELECT Bufton ON at the same time Su flashes Then push SET Buttons UP DOWN to set the day tr AU mm str r odr F f f f L__t I I 1 21 Push SELECT Button once 12 AM flashes Then push SET Buttons UP DOWN to...

Page 22: ...on to set V1 Vs oI U by cycling through to the channel range that you wish to tune according to the chart here lf you are using a cable TV system follow section of the chart lf you are not using a cable system follow section of the chart Channel Ranqe u VHF 2 thru 6 VHF 7 thru 13 UHF 1 4 thru 83 Channels 2 6 Mid Band A t A 2 A 1 Suoer Band J W Channels 7 13 This VCR has cable channels pretuned for...

Page 23: ... CHANNEL PRESET Switch to OFF I To skip or scan additional channels repeat steps O HOW TO USE THE AFT RESET BUTTON This Voltage Synthesizer Tuner has an Automatic Fine Tuning AFT feature which is normally ON to automatically maintain your best channel picture lf your channel reception is weak or has interference yt y want to try turning the AFT OFF This procedure is described below O Set the CHANN...

Page 24: ...rding time There is a TAPE SPEED SELECTOR for setting 3 recording speeds SP LP SLP They determine how fast the tape operates and consequently the amount of recording time available Refer to WPES OF VIDEO CASSETTE table on page 40 SP speed usually gives the best quality recording for normal playback SLP gives most economical tape usage For special effects playback record at SP or SLP speed TAPE cou...

Page 25: ...Y Button the unit will go into the record standby mode 5 Push PAUSE STILL Button again to continue recording Push STOP Button to stop recording IF YOU WISH TO AVOIDRECORDING lF YOU WANT TO WA TCH ANOTHER TV PROGRAMTWHILE RECORDING If tape reaches end before STOP is pushed the tape will stop automatically and rewind to the beginning Push PAUSE STILL Button to stop the tape temporarily PAUSE STILL P...

Page 26: ...ecorded on other machines adjust this control until noise is moved out of the picture as shown TROL PICTURE CONTBOL Rear of VCR Use this control to make the picture softer or sharper whichever you prefer ACKING CON ET _ O lnsert VIDEO CASSETTE Push PLAY Button Push STOP Button to stop playback ffi F PLAY F STOP o lf there is a noise bar in the playback picture adjust the TRACKING CONTROL on the un...

Page 27: ...e from pause still mode o lf you leave the unit in pause or still for more than 5 minutes the unit will stop automatically in order to protect the tape and the video heads r lf the still picture contains noise place the unlt into the slow motion mode and readjust the SLOW TRACKING CONTROL until the picture clears up Reselect the still mode by pressing the PAUSE STILL Button A clear still picture s...

Page 28: ...PRq As six Push I o o NOTE lTimer Reeording and One Touch Recording can be used with simulcast recording t Pr I Push A abo o Operations are the same as TO RECORD A TV PROGRAM See page 23 TO MONITOR STMULCAST STEREO S OUND I Connect STEREO AMP and SPEAKERS to AUDIO OUT Jacks L R STEREO PLAYBACK Set DOLBY NR Switch to ON Tapes recorded with DOLBY NR Switch OFF should be played back with this switch ...

Page 29: ...to select the O T R time within about 5 seconds of 0 00 indication otherwise the Timer Display and OTR lndicator will go off o lf your liish rl0 jlieSEt l lltE art llmc STAND BY Button O T R Button As shown in step above Push srAND BY Button to set the desired start time of one Touch Recording o Be sure to select time units within 5 second intervals before start time display shifts to counter disp...

Page 30: ... priority o lf a One Touch Recording occurs while the Timer is set TIMER lndicator ON pushing the TIMEfi B nan OFF will stop both the Timer and the One Touch Recording o The current Timer Recording may be extended beyond the programmed time by pushing the O T H ts fion El t i b H re The Time your fav c t channet a Follow i o vcF A a i a Set T rt O Set T lf Tlt t o T t Confi Turn Set T TlMq The r I...

Page 31: ...mer for Timer Recording refer to pages g1 33 o lf rIMER Button is pushed without setting Timei Timer is not programmed T appears only if Timer is programmed Confirm proper reception of the channel to be recorded Turn TV OFF Set TIMER Button ON r TIMER lndicator appears There is no need to push the REC and pLAy Buttons o lf the cassette tab is missing TIMER lndicator will flash and no recording wil...

Page 32: ... Button once The present day flashes Then push SET Buttons UP DOWN to set the day and the week Theprc sen day will be the first day of the first week _ Therefore if you are setting a dai moie tnan 7 days in advance the symbol lor the second week 2ND will flash Push SELECT Button once The present hour flashes Then push SET Buttons UP DOWN to set the hour o Be sure to check the AM PM indicators Push...

Page 33: ...nel by pushing the CHANNEL Up DOWN Keys lf your VCR is connected to a cable system through a cable converter box the VCR is set to the output channel of the converter box and the channel to be recorded is set on the converter box selector EEEEE t t 1 2 Push NORMAL CLOCK Button to return to normat mode The counter number appears mrc strc Doilr riP EEEEE f Push TO SET ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS Push PROGRA...

Page 34: ...ll return automatically to normal mode TO CLEAH PROGRAMS To clear a program which has been set in the timer re set the recording length to 0 00 SIMPLE PROGRAMMING STEPS SPS The SPS sheet is included with these Operating lnstructions Attach it to your favorite place on or near the VCR to help you when setting timer programming NUMERIC 3 4 5 6 These ke1 desired cf during Tin channels 0 Key arx Key f...

Page 35: ...speed can be varied from about 1 6 to about 1i30 of normal speed with UP DOWN Buttons lf used at slow speeds the VCR may autornatically stop after 5 minutes to protect the tape Adjust using the SLOW TRACKING CONTROL if necessary to eliminate noise bars POWER BUTTON To turn VCR on and off CHANNEL UP DOWN KEYS To select desired channels Inoperative during Timer Recording VCR TV SELECTOR BUTTON PLAY ...

Page 36: ...lid Place two batteries in the Battery Compaftment as indicated inside the Battery Compartment Replace the lid A WORD ABOUT THE REMOTE CONTROL The unit utilizes an lnfra Red Wireless Remote Control System This means that the remote commands are sent out as invisible light For the best operation aim the Wireless Remote Control directly at the receiver window Remote Sensor on the VCR You may find th...

Page 37: ...in record pause mode 3 Refer to the Operating lnstructions of the camera for adjustments and operating procedures TO MONITOR ON TV The signal being recorded can be monitored on a TV The antenna connections on the VCR may remain connected when using a camera I Turn TV ON and select channel 3 or 4 r set the vcR TV selector to VCR NOTE Should a howling noise feedback be heard during monitoring adjust...

Page 38: ...nds are recorded on both L and R channels t Connect sound source to AUDIO INPUT L R Jacks NI IoPERAIT First prq oN O F kt H NOTE rBesil NOTE o The sound from MICROPHONE INPUTS takes priority over the one from AUDIO INPUT e For noise reduction set DOLBY NR Switch to ON ftrsfl p80E Prr t 3 RrSt I sum H di P ls rcTE r r ffir rlq rrl NOTE o Be sure that both MICROPHONE INPUT Jacks are open r lf either...

Page 39: ...ILL Button at the start of the segment to be dubbed Push AUDIO DUB Button together with PLAY Button to put the VCR in the pause mode Supply audio source at the same time Push PAUSE STILL Button once again to release pause and start Audio Dubbing r Push STOP Button to stop Audio Dubbing o When a microphone is used for dubbing do not place it near the speaker of your TV while dubbing is being done A...

Page 40: ...ode lf necessary adjust Picture Control See page 25 ForEs Video Ca precisian Be sure I o Don t s Don t ir over a0 loosene Never t tape o Don t o anythin F pEo ORIGINAL THEN DUBBING On Recording VCR with blank or programmed dubbing tape Select tape speed SP LP or SLP lnsert tape on which you want to do re recording Dubbing Push PLAY Button review tape on monitor TV Push PAUSE at start of section yo...

Page 41: ...f the cassette with a screwdriver or similar tool This will cause the erasure prevention mechanism to function o lf for any reason you later want to record on a cassette which has been protected as described above recordings can be made by covering the hole where the tab was with cellophane tape Accidental Erasure Prevention Tab o To prevent accidental erasure To record again r Avoid places where ...

Page 42: ...more than 5 minutes occurs before or during Timer Recording even if power resumes thereafter 30 There is no playback picture or the playback picture is noisy or contains streaks o Select the same channel on your TV as that of the CH B 4 Switch on the VCR 14 o Set the VCR TV Selector to VCR I o Check that the UHF VHF CATV Channels for the unit and or channel 3 or 4 of your TV were properly adjusted...

Page 43: ... a Video Head Cleaning Your VCR will not normally require head cleaning however it is possible that the heads may become clogged when playing an old or dimaged tape lf the image on your screen resembles the photograph on the left while playing back a tape the heads may require cleaning b Cleaning the Heads lt is recommended that head cleaning be performed by a qualified service technician Please c...

Page 44: ... NV T160 Approx 1073 ft 327 m 160 320 or 480 mir NV T120 Approx 810 tt 247 m 120 240 or 360 min NV T60 Approx 417 tl 127 m 60 120 or 180 mirq CATV Adaptor PV CT2 Enables VCR to recieve record and playback both reguta and pay TV cable programs lts all electronic switching rnakes other forms of switching unnecessary Reduces signal loss w rr built in high performance signal booster and makes insialta...

Page 45: ... i p s i6 67 mm s sLpiTl16 i p s 11 12 mm s 480 min with NV T160 used in SLp mode Less than 6 min with NV T120 Video 4 rotary heads Audio 2 stationary heads Control 1 stationary head Erase 1 full track erase 1 audio track erase for audio dubbing Video VIDEO lN jack RCA Audio AUDIO lN jack RCA Right Left MIC lN jack M3 Righr Left TV Tuners VHF input ch 2 ch 13 cable channels A W A_2 A 1 UHF input c...

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Page 47: ...purchase receipt or other proof oJ date of original purchase will be requiied before warranty performance is rendered This warranty covers normal use and does not cover damage which occurs in shipment or failure which results from alteration accident misuse abuse neglect faulty installation adiustment of controls reception pro6lems resulting from inadequate signal pick up by antenna or improper ma...

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