Panasonic PV-C1323A, User Manual

Page 1: ...33WA PV C1343A PV C1353WA LSQT0709A Forassistance pleasecall 1 800 211 PANA 7262 orsende mailto consumerproducts panasonic com Basic Operation Initial Setup TV Operation Timer Operation Advanced Operation For Your Information Initial Setup and Connection Procedures are on pages 8 and 9 Model No As an ENERGY STAR Partner Matsushita Electric Corporation of America has determined that this product or...

Page 2: ...ECTRICAL STORMS During a lightning storm or before leaving unit unused for extended periods of time disconnect all equipment from the power source as well as the antenna and cable system 4 WHEN UNIT IS PLUGGED IN DO NOT OPERATE IF liquid has spilled into unit unit was dropped or otherwise damaged unit emits smoke malodors or noises Immediately unplug unit and have it inspected by a service technic...

Page 3: ... read carefully in order to avoid any problems CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION Congratulations on your purchase of one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today Used properly it will bring you and your family y...

Page 4: ... Hour 4 Hours 6 Hours T120 Digital Auto Tracking Continuously analyzes the signal and adjusts for optimumpicturequality Manual Tracking Control to reduce picture noise Use during Playback and Slow Motion mode to reduce picture noise Press the 3 or 6 number key on the remote control or CH on the unit until the picture clears up To return to Auto Tracking press POWER off then on again a few seconds ...

Page 5: ... Your Tapes Dubbing 13 Tape Operation 24 26 Special VCR Features 27 28 V Chip Control Feature 29 31 On Screen Display OSD 32 Before Requesting Service 33 Limited Warranty 34 35 Customer Services Directory 35 Spanish Quick Use Guide Guía para rápida consulta 36 37 Index BC TV Operation 14 Picture Adjustment 15 TV Timer Features 16 17 Closed Caption System 18 19 FM Radio 20 21 Timer Recording 22 23 ...

Page 6: ...nt of recording CHANNEL UP DOWN Selects a channel SELECT UP DOWN Controls the navigation around on screen menu PROGRAM Displays SET PROGRAM screen You can set Timer Program and On Timer FAST FORWARD SEARCH Fast forwards tape and searches forward scene CM ZERO In Stop mode goes to the counter 0 00 00 In Play mode skips over 1 to 3 minutes of tape SPEED Selects recording speed PLAY Begins playback P...

Page 7: ...REWIND SEARCH See previous page ACTION Press STOP together with PLAY See previous page REPEAT Repeats a recording FAST FORWARD SEARCH See previous page REC See previous page PHONES Jack Connect an earphone or headphones PROG TIMER Indicator Lights when the unit is set for Timer Recording ON TIMER Indicator Lights when the On Timer is set REC Indicator Lights during recording Remote Sensor Rear Vie...

Page 8: ... channel and clock set starts If you use a cable box turn it on and set it to the Public Broadcasting Service PBS channel in your time zone If you use a DSS reciever it must be turned off Settings are made automatically When setup is done this screen appears For ANT Cable Connect the cable from Antenna Cable to the VHF UHF terminal on the unit For DSS Cable Box Connect the OUT jack on your cable b...

Page 9: ...CT I ON SET CLOCK DST ON SE SET COMPLETED COMPLETED 2 6 2 6 2002 2002 WED WED 12 12 00 00PM PM 3 Press ACTION twice to start CLOCK and exit POWER ACTION SELECT SET CH UP CH DOWN VOL UP VOL DOWN Note to CABLE System Installer This reminder is provided to call the CABLE Cable TV System Installers attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular s...

Page 10: ... HORLOGE CANAL REGLER ACT I ON SEL 1 Press to selectlanguage icon 2 Press ACTION repeatedly For English MAIN MENU TV VCR HELLO LANGUAGE SET ACT I ON SELECT TV EX I T CLOCK CH For Spanish For French Language MAIN MENU TV VCR EX I T CLOCK CH LANGUAGE SET ACT I ON SELECT Channels Clock Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU 3 Press to select EXIT Press ACTION to exit 1 Press to select CH MAIN MENU CLOCK C...

Page 11: ...END ACT I ON SET CLOCK AUTO CLOCK SET MANUAL T I ME ZONE ADJUST 1 SELECT SET END ACT I ON SET CLOCK CHANNEL 08 ADDED To add channel Select channel with number keys and press ADD DLT CHANNEL 08 DELETED To delete channel Select channel with CH or number keys and press ADD DLT ACTION key on the unit Using keys CH UP CH DOWN VOLUME UP VOLUME DOWN Whenever the menu or program screen is displayed CHANNE...

Page 12: ...EC repeatedly to set the recording length 30 min 4 hours The unit stops recording at a preset time PROG TIMER indicator lights on the unit 1 Insert a cassette with record tab The unit power comes on automatically Notes remove loose or peeling labels from tapes Forward Reverse scene search Press FF or REW PLAY to release Still Freeze picture Press PAUSE SLOW Press PLAY to release Slow Motion pictur...

Page 13: ...t LINE mode See Selecting Input Mode below Press REC then PAUSE SLOW immediately to put in Standby mode Press PAUSE SLOW to start dubbing Press STOP to stop dubbing Selecting Input Mode Method 1 Press CH The display will change as follows Method 2 a Press ACTION for MAIN MENU b Press to select TV then press ACTION for SET UP TV screen c Press to select INPUT SELECT and then press to select TUNER o...

Page 14: ...Jack NIGHT NITE Mode Color and picture intensity levels are adjusted so the screen is easier on your eyes during night time use Press NITE to set NIGHT mode NIGHT mode may be selected when watching TV or playing a tape Press NITE to cancel Previous settings are restored NIGHT mode is canceled when power is turned off or power failure occurs NIGHT Ready Check List All connections are made Your unit...

Page 15: ...settings 5Press ACTION three times to exit Picture Adjustment COLOR Control Adjust color intensity TINT Control Adjust for natural flesh tones BRIGHTNESS Control Adjust picture brightness PICTURE Control Adjust picture intensity by adjusting both contrast and color level in the proper balance SHARPNESS Control Adjust picture sharpness MAIN MENU TV VCR EX I T CLOCK CH LANGUAGE SET ACT I ON SELECT L...

Page 16: ... Press to select ALARM ON or OFF When ON is selected an alarm will gradually increase in volume for one minute or until canceled by pressing any button including VOL To Make Corrections use and to move back and correct 5Press PROG to set ON TIMER ON TIMER SET is displayed ON TIMER Indicator lights on the unit To Cancel ON TIMER Repeat steps 1 and 2 Then press ADD DLT to clear the time in step 3 No...

Page 17: ...ft Example If current time remaining is 12 15 countdown will restart from 15 00 If current time remaining is 9 15 countdown will restart from 10 00 Press CH on the unit with CANCEL SET screen displayed to set alarm Time changes in the order shown left Alarm will sound at 0 00 Press any button to stop The volume of the alarm gradually increases for one minute and then continues to beep until any bu...

Page 18: ... ON MODE MODE CAP C1 CAP C1 CC ON MUTE CAP C1 SET SELECT END ACT I ON Closed Caption Mode Selections Caption Mode CAP C1 or C2 A narration of selected TV programs is displayed Check TV program listings for CC Closed Caption broadcasts Caption Mode TEXT C1 or C2 The lower half of the screen will be blocked out When the TV station broadcasts information such as program listings it will appear in thi...

Page 19: ...isplay MAIN MENU 1 Press to select TV 2 Press ACTION to display SET UP TV screen 1 Press to select CAPTION 2 Press to display CAPTION screen 1 Press to select CAPTION MODE 2 Press repeatedly to select OFF 1 Press to select CC ON MUTE 2 Press repeatedly to select desired mode Each press of will change the display as shown left The caption may be broadcast over CAP C1 or C2 Press MUTE to mute the so...

Page 20: ...NT INTERNAL or EXT EXTERNAL whichever sounds the best For cable TV users INT For antenna users EXT Press FM TV on the remote or press TIMER FM twice on the unit to display FM radio mode FM Radio is This unit has an FM radio with built in antenna 9 station preset and a band range of 87 5 108 1 MHz You can even set the On Timer page 16 to wake up to your favorite radio station FM ANTENNA Setup 1 2 M...

Page 21: ...PROG ACTION MENU is displayed Once stations are set the selected station and current time are displayed when FM Radio mode is entered To remove time press DISPLAY If DISPLAY is pressed again the unit status screen appears ADD DLT FM TV NUMBER Keys ACTION CH SELECT SET CH UP CH DOWN VOL UP VOL DOWN FM 1 87 5MHz 12 00PM VIDEO IN AUDIO IN POWER VOL CH STOP EJECT REW PLAY REPEAT FF REC TIMER FM ACTION...

Page 22: ... PROGRAMMING 2 Press to display screen If a program is already in memory press and to select an unused program number Press to select and or to set the recordingDATE 1 31 One time DAILY MON FRI WEEKLY SUN SAT Same time once a week Repeat step 3 to set start time stop time Channel or LINE for outside source Speed SP LP SLP Today s Date Example DAILY 7 2 1 31 6 8 9 SELECT Selection Order WEEKLY SAT ...

Page 23: ...old down STOP for a few seconds to cancel the Timer Recording Any future daily or weekly recordings will be performed as programmed PressADD DLT Review Replace or Clear Program Contents Recording is not in progress 2 minutes before Timer recording is performed PLEASE PREPARE FOR TIMER REC appears and or the PROG TIMER Indicator flashes Be sure a cassette with record tab is loaded and the unit is i...

Page 24: ... and press REW Example 2 To go to rec 6 from rec 2 enter 4 and press FF 6 1 5 7 2 3 4 1 7 5 3 4 6 2 Press SEARCH twice in Playback or Stop mode to display PROGRAM END SEARCH screen Press FF to start search Upon locating end point The unit searches slightly past end point reverse searches and plays the last few seconds of the program then stops If Program End Search is started very close to an inde...

Page 25: ...ETECTING TAPE POSITION is displayed only when a cassette is first inserted and it takes several seconds for correct tape position to appear The present tape position indication and amount of tape remaining according to tape speed is displayed Tape remaining time display may not be precise Press TAPE POSITION or wait 5 seconds to return to the normal screen This function cannot display exact amount...

Page 26: ...ode and stops at the last point the Counter was set to 0 00 00 Press DISPLAY during playback to display the Counter Playback repeats when tape end is reached or unrecorded portion over 30 seconds is detected During playback you may also press PLAY REPEAT repeatedly on the unit to select REPEAT ON or OFF Press CM ZERO in stop mode to start ZERO SEARCH Presentpositionmark Zeropositionmark BEGIN END ...

Page 27: ...ent VCR Lock All operations are prohibited except Timer recording and tape eject Auto power on is not prohibited when VCR lock is activated Useful for families with small children VCR LOCK ACT IVATED VCR LOCK OFF 4 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU 1 Press to select CH 2 Press ACTION to display SET UP CHANNEL screen Press ACTION twice to return to the normal screen 1 Press to select WEAK SIGNAL DI...

Page 28: ...n 2 Press to move cursor to the right 3 Press to select channel number 4 Press to set preset captions Repeat step 4 until the CaptionListiscomplete To Make Corrections Press then to select channel number Press to change or ADD DLT to delete Channel Caption is Station names e g ABC TNN etc are set so they will appear when a channel is selected Choose 24 preset names ANTENNA CABLE AUTO SET CHANNE NN...

Page 29: ... clear current code Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter new code 1 Press to select TV 2 Press ACTION to display SET UP TV screen 2 MAIN MENU TV VCR EX I T CLOCK CH LANGUAGE SET ACT I ON SELECT 1 Press to select LOCK 2 Press to display screen 3 1 Press number keys to enter your secret code 2 Enter same code again for confirmation 4 Press to display US Ratings menu see page 30 Or Press ACTION three times ...

Page 30: ... weather bulletins emergency information usually have no ratings 3 1 Press to select VIEW NR PROGRAMS 2 Press to set YES or NO 2 1 Press to select CHANGE SETTINGS 2 Press to display screen You may select from standard TV ratings chart 1 or customize to a specific content rating chart 2 4 Press to select and to set ratings to be blocked See ratings charts next page Ratingshighlighted in Green will ...

Page 31: ...contain infrequent coarse language limitedviolence some suggestive sexual dialogue and situations PARENTS CAUTIONED May contain sophisticated themes sexual situations strong language and more intense violence MATURE AUDIENCE May contain mature themes profane language graphic violence and sexual situations US TV PROGRAMS RATINGS Chart 2 Blocking Message If a program or movie exceeds the ratings you...

Page 32: ...ed Channel Caption See page 28 VCR Status Clock Display Blue Screen Display Channel Function Display 32 OSD PLEASE SET CLOCK BEFORE PROGRAMMING CHECK CASSETTE RECORD TAB TO CANCEL TIMER REC HOLD DOWN STOP KEY FOR APPROX 3 SEC NO CASSETTE PLEASE INSERT A CASSETTE PLEASE PREPARE FOR TIMER REC VIDEO HEADS MAY NEED CLEANING PLEASE INSERT HEAD CLEANING CASSETTE OR REFER TO MANUAL END PLAY KEY VCR LOCK ...

Page 33: ...assette record tab is intact P 3 Check that clock is set to current time and date Make sure DSS CABLE box if used is left on and tuned to channel to be recorded Set recording Start Stop times correctly P 22 23 Timer recording may not be performed or continued if a power interruption of more than 1 minute occurs before or during a Timer recording even after power is restored Adjust TRACKING control...

Page 34: ...s is A purchase receipt or other proof of the original purchase date is required for warranty service Carry In Mail in or In Home Service For Carry In Mail In or In Home Service as applicable in the United States call toll free contact number listed above or visit Panasonic Web Site http www panasonic com For assistance in Puerto Rico call Panasonic Sales Company 787 750 4300 or fax 787 768 2910 I...

Page 35: ...sult from accidents misuse abuse neglect mishandling misapplication alteration faulty installation set up adjustments misadjustment of consumer controls improper maintenance power line surge lightning damage modification or commercial use such as in a hotel office restaurant or other business rental use of the product service by anyone other than a Factory Servicenter or other Authorized Servicer ...

Page 36: ...able a la entrada de antena de laTV VHF UHF Para Sistema Digital de Satelite DSS Convertidor de cable Conecte la salida del convertidor de cable la VHF UHF con el RF cable Conectando Realizando Configuracion Inicial Tape el cable electrico de la unidad en el enchufe de pared de la CA POWER de la prensa en el telecontrol o la unidad La unidad se adelanta y comienzo auto del canal y del reloj Si usa...

Page 37: ... numéricas correspondiente Seleccione la velocidad de grabación Presione SPEED SP reproducción normal LP reproducción larga SLP reproducción super larga La velocidad seleccionada debe aparecer en la pantalla Grabación normal 0 30 1 00 1 30 2 00 3 00 4 00 Grabación con temporizador 1 Exhiba FIJAR PROGRAMACION Presione PROG Exhiba TEMPORIZADOR 1 Presione para seleccionar 2 Presione para exhibir 2 Re...

Page 38: ...NOTES For assistance please call 1 800 211 PANA 7262 or send e mail to consumerproducts panasonic com 38 ...

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Page 40: ...ord 12 Record PlaybackSpeedSettings 4 RemoteControlButtons 6 RepeatPlay 26 ResetLanguage Channels Clock 10 Resetunit 9 ReverseSearch 12 Rewind 12 S SecretCode 29 SleepTimer 17 SlowMotion 12 SpanishQuickUseGuide 36 37 Special VCR Features 27 28 Specifications 4 Still Picture 12 STOP 12 T Tape Erasure Prevention 3 TapePositionDisplay 25 TimeZoneAdjust 11 TimerProgramReview Replace Clear 23 TimerReco...