Panasonic ProLine AG-1350, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...CH JET REW PICTURE MODE REC OTR EJECT STOP PLAY REW FF AG Operating Instructions Video Cassette Recorder Before attempting to connect operate or adjust this product please read these instructions completely VQT9634 Model No ...

Page 2: ...ment into an outlet on a circuit different circuit from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Trade Name Panasonic Model No AG 1350P Responsible Party Matsushita Electric...

Page 3: ...R PRODUCT DAMAGE DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN MOISTURE DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND ENSURE THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SUCH AS VASES SHALL BE PLACED ON THE EQUIPMENT CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY DO NOT BLOCK ANY OF THE VENTILATION OPENINGS INSTALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER S INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT...

Page 4: ...6 REW 5 5 FF STOP PLAY CVC 1 2 8 7 6 14 13 16 17 12 11 9 18 10 3 4 5 15 IN VIDEO AUDIO OUT RF OUT IN AV1 21 24 19 20 22 23 25 AC IN Controls and Connection Sockets This section describes in detail the function of each button switch and connection socket To Power Outlet ...

Page 5: ... 13 Display 14 CVC Indicator 37 15 I J 11 33 16 REC OTR 22 24 17 REW REWIND 6 19 18 FF FAST FORWARD 5 19 REAR 19 VIDEO IN AV1 32 20 VIDEO OUT 8 21 RF IN 8 22 AUDIO IN AV1 8 32 23 AUDIO OUT 8 24 RF OUT 8 25 AC Input Socket 8 TV VCR VOLUME AV VCR TV OSD DISPLAY RESET CANCEL PICTURE MODE REC NAVI r W s X W X SEARCH INDEX OK AUDIO 1 3 2 1 5 6 9 Í Í D MENU TIMER Á PROG CHECK SPEED ON r r s s OFF r s DA...

Page 6: ...een Display Menu Operation Buttons 12 MENU OK 3421 05 Timer Recording Operation Buttons 25 27 DATE CH ON OFF PROG CHECK SPEED TIMER Á 06 RESET CANCEL 15 27 17 VCR TV 10 18 INDEX 9 31 19 REC 22 10 NAVI 28 1 11 D PAUSE SLOW 19 12 DIRECT REC 24 TV VCR VOLUME AV VCR TV OSD DISPLAY RESET CANCEL PICTURE MODE REC NAVI r W s X W X SEARCH INDEX OK AUDIO 1 3 2 1 5 6 9 Í Í D MENU TIMER Á PROG CHECK SPEED ON ...

Page 7: ... Do not use rechargeable batteries TV OPERATION Only Panasonic TVs can be operated with the provided remote control The settings for operating the TV with the remote control have already been made No additional settings need to be performed However some Panasonic TVs cannot be operated using this remote control 13 TV Í Press to switch the TV from on to standby mode or vice versa In standby mode th...

Page 8: ... IN AV1 3 1 2 VIDEO AUDIO AC IN Connections TV Set Not supplied Antenna Not supplied Antenna Input Connector To Power Outlet This section shows you how to connect the VCR to an antenna TV etc When the VCR is turned on after connecting the antenna cable and the AC power cord Plug in Auto Tuning starts automatically Basic Connections The following connections are required to record and play back the...

Page 9: ...th Cable Converter Descrambler Boxes The cable hook up shown at the bottom left allows VCR TV functions except for viewing one channel while recording another The above cable hook up allows VCR functions including viewing one channel while recording another but it requires two cable TV Converter Descrambler Boxes one Switch Box and one 2 Way Splitter Since the VCR has an extended range of tuning t...

Page 10: ...TV and can be preset to receive up to 181 TV broadcast stations Plug in Auto Tuning Auto Tuning searches for TV stations from VHF minimum to UHF maximum and memorizes every tuned program position Notes If the VCR is turned on with the antenna not connected all channels are skipped When Auto Tuning is canceled halfway Auto Tuning is not executed even if the VCR is turned off and then turned on agai...

Page 11: ...nd then reconnect it 4 Turn off the VCR and then turn it on Press VCR TV to select the VCR mode Auto Tuning commences If Auto Tuning stops halfway by turning the VCR off playback or a power failure 1 Disconnect the mains lead and then reconnect it 2 Turn off the VCR and then turn it on Auto Tuning commences To Change the RF Output Channel In some rare cases after tuning the TV to your VCR interfer...

Page 12: ...dure on the next page Preparations Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR viewing channel is selected Turn on the VCR and select any program position except A1 or A2 Press VCR TV to select the VCR mode Operations 1 Press MENU 2 Select CHANNEL SET by pressing 3 or 4 and then press OK 3 Select ANTENNA SYSTEM by pressing 3 or 4 and then press OK 4 Select the desired system by pressing 3 or 4 and then ...

Page 13: ... Select MANUAL by pressing 3 or 4 and then press OK AUTO SELECT END OK MENU CHANNEL SET ANTENNA SYSTEM MANUAL Channel Plan TV mode CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS VHF UHF CHANNEL RECEIVED OF THE AIR 2 13 14 69 CHANNEL SELECTION INDICATION ON VCR 2 13 14 69 CATV mode CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS BROADCAST VHF CATV LOW BAND CATV MID SUPER BANDS CATV HYPER BAND ULTRA BAND SPECIAL CATV CHANNEL CHANNEL RECEIVED FROM CABL...

Page 14: ...tem Set Year to 2005 Set Month to 10 Set Date to 16 Set Time to 20 15 When it is kept pressed the indication changes in 30 minute steps There is no need to press 1 LANGUAGE SELECT END OK MENU OSD MENU LANGUAGE SELECT END OK MENU OSD MENU CHANNEL SET OPTION CLOCK SET CLOCK SET CHANNEL SET OPTION M 1 Y 2005 D 1 H M 0 00 CLOCK SET START MENU SELECT µ D S T YES NO D S T YES NO Y 2005 CLOCK SET M 10 D ...

Page 15: ...ress MENU twice to make the on screen display disappear To Use the On Screen Display Press OSD DISPLAY 1 Program position 2 Tape running display Stop Eject Rewind Review Index Search 6 Jet Search 6 Jet Rewind Fast forward Cue Index Search 9 5 Jet Search 5 Playback 1 Recording Recording pause M Repeat playback R 1 3 Present time Tape counter Remaining tape time Index search Jet Rewind Information D...

Page 16: ...0 For T140 and 160 tapes T180 For T180 tape 5 Press MENU twice to make the on screen display disappear OSD ON OFF TAPE SELECT T120 T160 T180 BLUE BACK ON OFF JET NAVIGATOR ON OFF DELETE NAVIDATA NO YES JET SEARCH x27 x35 OPTION 1 2 END MENU SELECT s r OSD ON OFF TAPE SELECT T120 T160 T180 BLUE BACK ON OFF JET NAVIGATOR ON OFF DELETE NAVIDATA NO YES JET SEARCH x27 x35 OPTION 1 2 END MENU SELECT s r...

Page 17: ...is setting enables Direct Recording AV Input A1 becomes exclusive channel for Direct Recording See page 24 5 Press MENU twice to make the on screen display disappear To Reduce the VCR s Power Consumption When the VCR Is Switched Off Follow steps 1 to 2 on page 15 3 Select POWER SAVE by pressing 3 or 4 4 Select ON or OFF by pressing 2 or 1 OFF The power consumption is not reduced when the VCR is tu...

Page 18: ...ss MENU 2 Select LANGUAGE IDIOMA by pressing 3 or 4 and then press OK 3 Select the desired language by pressing 3 or 4 4 Press MENU twice to make the on screen display disappear ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLOCK SET CHANNEL SET OPTION SELECT END OK MENU OSD MENU SELECT END MENU LANGUAGE ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS FRANÇAIS On Screen Display ...

Page 19: ...ressed for 2 seconds or more To continue normal playback press 1 PLAY 7 Stop viewing the picture by pressing STOP TV VCR VOLUME AV VCR TV OSD DISPLAY RESET CANCEL PICTURE MODE REC NAVI r W s X W X SEARCH INDEX OK AUDIO 1 3 2 1 5 6 9 Í Í D MENU TIMER Á PROG CHECK SPEED ON r r s s OFF r s DATE W X 4 1 2 3 4 JET REW DIRECTREC CH 6 4 3 7 5 6 2 Playback Display Symbols POWER JET REW PICTURE MODE SEARCH...

Page 20: ...ck When the tape reaches its end during Play Off Timer the tape will be rewound to the start and the VCR will turn itself off Repeat Playback function does not work during Play Off Timer Press STOP to stop midway JET REW PICTURE MODE EJECT REC OTR 6 6 REW 5 5 FF STOP PLAY CVC Fast forwarding or Rewinding the Tape Press 5 FF or 6 REW in the stop mode To stop fast forwarding or rewinding press STOP ...

Page 21: ...ure quality may still be inferior This is due to format constraints To Play back the Recorded Part Repeatedly Keep 1 PLAY pressed on the remote controller for 5 seconds or more The R 1 indication appears on the TV screen TV VCR VOLUME AV VCR TV OSD DISPLAY RESET CANCEL PICTURE MODE REC NAVI r W s X W X SEARCH INDEX OK AUDIO 1 3 2 1 5 6 9 Í Í D MENU TIMER Á PROG CHECK SPEED ON r r s s OFF r s DATE ...

Page 22: ... TV to select the VCR mode 3 Press the I and J buttons to select the TV station If you press and hold down these buttons the number of program position changes fast 4 Press REC REC OTR to start recording 5 Press STOP to stop recording REC VCR Display Symbols TV VCR VOLUME AV VCR TV OSD DISPLAY RESET CANCEL PICTURE MODE REC NAVI r W s X W X SEARCH INDEX OK AUDIO 1 3 2 1 5 6 9 Í Í D MENU TIMER Á PRO...

Page 23: ...r T30 60 90 and 120 tapes T160 For T140 and 160 tapes T180 For T180 tape 2 Press OSD DISPLAY The display changes as follows each time OSD DISPLAY is pressed Clock Counter Remaining Tape Time Clock The remaining tape time may not be displayed correctly depending on the tape used TV VCR VOLUME AV VCR TV OSD DISPLAY RESET CANCEL PICTURE MODE REC NAVI r W s X W X SEARCH INDEX OK AUDIO 1 3 2 1 5 6 9 Í ...

Page 24: ... recording select on your TV the program position of the TV program that you want to view 2 Press STOP to stop recording D TIMER Á PROG CHECK SPEED 4 1 2 3 4 JET REW DIRECTREC 6 EJECT REC OTR 6 6 REW 5 5 FF STOP PLAY 2 One Touch Recording OTR Whenever you are in a hurry to start a timer recording with automatic stop in your absence simply set the recording duration by pressing REC OTR repeatedly T...

Page 25: ...AVI W X SEARCH INDEX OK AUDIO 1 3 2 1 5 6 9 Í D MENU TIMER Á PROG CHECK SPEED ON r r s s OFF r s DATE W X 4 1 2 3 4 JET REW DIRECTREC CH 6 4 5 8 2 1 6 7 3 Timer Recording 4 Key Programming Up to 16 timer programs including weekly and daily programs can be recorded up to one month in advance by setting the timer Preparations Insert a video cassette tape with an intact erasure prevention tab Confirm...

Page 26: ... 1 5 Programming a Timer Recording of a TV Program Until its End Auto SP EP Change Function If during a timer recording performed in the SP mode the VCR determines that the remaining tape time is insufficient to record the program to its end the Auto SP EP Change function automatically changes the tape speed to EP to ensure that the whole program will be recorded Depending on the remaining tape le...

Page 27: ...ss VCR TV to select the VCR mode 3 Press PROG CHECK repeatedly 4 Press RESET CANCEL Note If timer recording is not completed due to insufficient tape or cancellation by the user the programed timer recording data will be cancelled from the memory by 4 A M two days later However if the timer recording function is activated at that time the programed timer recording data will not be cancelled CH DAT...

Page 28: ...ch page When more than 15 programs have been recorded for one cassette the program data are deleted from the first one When pressing NAVI during playback playback stops and the Jet Navigator list appears 2 Press NAVI several times to select the program that you want to locate and play back After more than 3 seconds the VCR starts the search for the beginning of the selected program and playback st...

Page 29: ...ed in memory and you attempt to store timer recording data for another program the message REMAINING PROGRAM 0 DELETE JET NAVIGATOR DATA appears If you attempt to make a new recording this same message also appears after you insert the cassette and the Jet Navigator data is checked As each timer recording or manual recording is finished the program data is deleted starting from the oldest data Whe...

Page 30: ...o Demonstrate the Jet Navigator Function Keep NAVI pressed for more than 5 seconds without inserting a cassette tape When Recording Over the Same Location on a Tape The originally recorded program is deleted from the list Program contents starting near the start and end of the newly recorded program within 10 minutes before the start and after the end of the newly recorded program are also erased ...

Page 31: ...nction can only work correctly if the index signals are spaced at least 3 minutes apart in the SP mode and 5 minutes apart in the EP mode Searching while checking the video cassette contents Intro Jet Scan The approximate beginnings of each recorded program are played in succession at the high speed so that the program to be viewed can be located easily Preparations Confirm that the TV is on and t...

Page 32: ...nect a movie camera or another VCR to this VCR as shown Insert a recorded cassette tape with an intact erasure prevention tab Select the audio source required by using the I and J buttons to set A1 or A2 Operations 1 Search for the end of the previous recording by pressing 1 PLAY 2 Press D PAUSE SLOW 3 Press REC to switch the VCR from the pause mode to the recording standby mode 4 Start the new re...

Page 33: ...ain the high resolution that S VHS is capable of It is not possible to record in the S VHS system with this VCR Child Lock Function This function deactivates all buttons on the VCR and the remote control Use this function when you do not want other people to operate the VCR To Activate the Child Lock Function Hold down OK and OFF i i i i i simultaneously until the hold indication appears in the VC...

Page 34: ... the timer standby mode Press TIMER Á TIMER REC Á to release the VCR from the timer standby mode Self diagnostic Indications This VCR has a self diagnosis and display function If the VCR detects trouble during installation or during use the following indications automatically appear in the VCR display Indications are in the form of a single English letter plus two numbers such as H01 INDICATION H ...

Page 35: ...calendar has been incorrectly set Check the clock and calendar Set them to the present time Note that this is a 24 hour clock See page 14 The recording starting or ending time setting is incorrect Set the recording starting and ending time correctly The VCR has not been set for timer recording Press TIMER Á TIMER REC Á after programming for timer recording AV external recordings cannot be made A1 ...

Page 36: ...ingers or Other Objects Inside Do not attempt to disassemble the VCR Touching internal parts of this VCR is dangerous and may cause it serious damage There are no user serviceable parts inside Avoid Water Keep the VCR away from flower vases tubs sinks etc If liquids are spilled into the VCR serious damage could occur If you spill any liquid into the VCR consult qualified service personnel Lightnin...

Page 37: ...ture quality so that you get the best picture automatically While the VCR is turned on the CVC indication is always displayed to show that the Crystal View Control is activated Longrun Head System This longrun head system enables approximately 8 000 hours of recording playback with high quality images Newly developed head cylinder with narrower head windows and tapered cylinder design effectively ...

Page 38: ... FM azimuth recording Color signal converted subcarrier phase shift recording Input Level VIDEO IN PHONO 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm Output Level VIDEO OUT PHONO 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm RF modulated VHF channel US3 or 4 75 ohm terminated AUDIO Input Level AUDIO IN PHONO j10 dBV 47 kohm Output Level AUDIO OUT PHONO j8 dBV 1 kohm Audio Track 1 track normal mono only Video Horizontal Resolution Color more than 200 lines...

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