Panasonic PV-VS4821-K, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...s manual As an ENERGY STAR Partner Panasonic has determined that this product or product model meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency VCR Plus C3 ALLSET and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The VCR Plus system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation Video Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions Model No Connections and Initial S...

Page 2: ... outdoors or before leaving the unit unused for extended periods of time disconnect all equipment from the power source as well as the antenna and cable system 4 WHEN THE UNIT IS PLUGGED IN Never expose the unit to rain or water DO NOT OPERATE if liquid has been spilled into the unit Immediately unplug the unit and have it inspected by a service technician Fire and shock hazards can result from el...

Page 3: ...use electric shock Therefore it is dangerous to make any kind of contact with any inside part of this unit This symbol alerts the user that important literature concerning the operation and maintenance of this unit has been included Therefore it should be read carefully in order to avoid any problems Note to CABLE system installer This reminder is provided to call the CABLE system installer s atte...

Page 4: ... Serial No Battery replacement caution Do not mix old and new batteries Do not mix alkaline with manganese batteries Only use tapes with the or mark in this unit PreventAccidentalTapeErasure Record Playback Time Record Tab Screw driver Cover the hole with cellophane tape To record again Break off the tab to prevent recording SP Standard Play 2 Hours 40 Minutes 1 Hour 2 Hours 5 Hours 20 Minutes 2 H...

Page 5: ...ecautions 2 3 Accessories 4 Loading the Batteries 4 Prevent Accidental Tape Erasure 4 Record Playback Time 4 Location of Controls 6 7 Initial Setup for DSS Cable Box Channel Control 8 9 Initial Setup for ANT Cable VCR TV Connection 10 11 Initial Setup for DSS Cable Box VCR TV Connection 12 15 Timer Recording 20 21 Timer Recording Using VCR Plus System 22 25 Reset Language Channels Clock VCR s Outp...

Page 6: ... is pressed available buttons in the selected mode light up and the selected mode button TV VCR or DSS CABLE flashes for 5 seconds If no button is pressed light goes out in 5 seconds to conserve batteries Also by holding down a button you can confirm the selected mode mode button will flash in the dark POWER VCR TV SPEED NUMBER KEYS TV mode TAPEPOSITION LIGHT EJECT ACTION PAUSE SLOW COUNTER RESET ...

Page 7: ...l Speed Display Displays the current time Briefly displays VCR status when a function button is pressed Briefly displays the channel number or L1 or L2 when a channel or line input is selected Briefly displays the recording speed when SPEED is pressed Multi Function Display Timer Indicator Lights up when the VCR is set for Timer Recording or when One Touch Recording OTR is used Flashes when Timer ...

Page 8: ...used for later reference INITIAL SETUP IMPORTANT NOTES For detailed DSS Receiver connection instruction please see your DSS operating manual A DSS Receiver must be turned off to view programs from the Cable Box or antenna Also the a DSS Receiver must be turned off for auto clock set If your Cable Box is not remote controllable it must be tuned to your PBS channel If you use Audio Video Jack connec...

Page 9: ... 41 14 15 28 Regency 28 29 Rembrandt 44 42 63 29 Samsung 42 06 32 Scientific Atlanta 08 09 25 61 53 Sheritech 27 Signal 26 SL Marx 42 06 32 Sprucer 17 16 08 Standard Components 32 39 Stargate 04 42 Sylvania 19 18 Teknika 74 35 Telecaption 77 Teleview 40 19 38 32 Texscan 19 18 Tocom 34 33 01 42 66 Toshiba 36 Unika 44 42 63 29 Universal 52 43 44 63 Viewstar 62 40 22 13 58 20 Videoway 07 23 50 Vidtek...

Page 10: ...or Press VCR TV for French to select language POWER SELECT SET ACTION CH VCR VCR TV When VCR is turned on for the first time SELECT LANGUAGE screen appears If wrong language is set or there is not Language Display do Reset All VCR Memory Functions steps on page 11 If screen does not appear check connection between VCR and TV and if TV is tuned to channel 3 try switching it to channel 4 When you wa...

Page 11: ...l Setup section Make sure a tape is not inserted in the VCR Turn VCR Power on 2 Reset All VCR Memory Functions 1 3 Press and hold both PLAY and CHANNEL on the VCR for more than 5 seconds The power shuts off Do Initial Setup on page 10 In the same manner select and set the date year time and DST daylight saving time You can operate the menu screen using Remote buttons When menu screens are displaye...

Page 12: ... TV FRANÇA IS TO CHANGE VCR S OUTPUT CH PRESS ACT I ON KEY When VCR is turned on for the first time SELECT LANGUAGE screen appears If wrong language is set do Reset All VCR Memory Functions steps on page 11 If screen does not appear check connection between VCR and TV and if TV is tuned to channel 3 try switching it to channel 4 When you want to change the output channel of VCR please refer to VCR...

Page 13: ...CR button on the remote and try the button again Press see right to select CABLE DSSBOX VCR TV connection and press to set SELECT SET EXIT ACT I ON SELECT CONNECTION VCR TV CABLE DSS BOX VCR TV VCR CABLE DSS BOX TV VCR C A CLOCK CHANNEL 5 Confirm the output channel of your Cable Box or DSS Receiver SELECT SET EXIT ACT I ON SELECT CONNECTION CABLE DSS BOX OUTPUT CH CH 01 CABLE DSS BOX VCR TV VCR C ...

Page 14: ...go to step 5 CHANNEL CLOCK AUTO SET on page 11 SELECT SET EXIT ACT I ON NO NO IS YOUR CABLE DSS BOX RECEIVING CH 01 YES 11 SELECT SET EXIT ACT I ON CH CH VCR C A CLOCK CHANNEL PLEASE ENTER YOUR LOCAL PBS CHANNEL ON CABLE BOX Press to select channel on which Cable Box receives your local Public Broadcasting Station PBS Press to set CONNECT ANTENNA CABLE LOCAL PBS CH THEN AND IF YOU USE A CABLE BOX ...

Page 15: ...lock set will be performed when VCR is turned off the first time each day Therefore Cable Box must be left on SELECT EXIT ACT I ON REPEAT PLAY OFF TIME STAMP ON REMOTE WARNING ON AUTO SHUT OFF ON S VHS ET OFF IDIOMA LANGUE ENGLISH VCR S OUTPUT CH 3 VCR C A CLOCK CH SELECT SET EXIT ACT I ON VCR C A CLOCK CHANNEL ANTENNA CABLE AUTO SET CHANNEL CAPTION WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY OFF CABLE DSS BOX SET UP VCR...

Page 16: ... YOU USE A CABLE BOX TUNE I T TO YOUR PLEASE PRESS CH UP KEY CHANNEL CLOCK AUTO SET VCR C A CLOCK CHANNEL This screen appears only when auto clock is set 1 2 ANTENNA CABLE AUTO SET CHANNEL CAPTION WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY OFF CABLE DSS BOX SET UP VCR Plus CH SET UP SELECT SET EXIT ACT I ON VCR C A CLOCK CHANNEL AUTO CLOCK SET MANUAL TIME ZONE ADJUST 0 SELECT SET EXIT ACT I ON VCR C A CLOCK CH 2 Press t...

Page 17: ... Time VCR auto adjusts clock for DST Page 11 Spring First Sunday in April DST ON Setsclockaheadonehour Autumn Last Sunday in October DST ON Turns clock back one hour If your area does not observe Daylight Saving Time select DST OFF Keep these time changes in mind when programming the VCR for timer recordings IF YOU PRESS ACTION KEY VCR S OUTPUT CH SWITCHES TO CH 4 VCR C A CLOCK CH PLEASE TUNE YOUR...

Page 18: ...P to stop a tape These features work best in SP or SLP mode The sound will be muted To reduce picture noise see Manual Tracking Control on page 46 After the VCR is in Still or Slow mode for 3 minutes it will switch to Stop mode automatically to protect the tape and the video head 1 2 3 Notes Press EJECT on the remote or STOP EJECT on VCR to eject a tape Rapid Rewind FF Special Features During Play...

Page 19: ...r number keys to select the channel For LINE input see pg 44 For channels over 100 press 100 key then press the remaining 2 digits Press SPEED to select the record speed pg 4 SP Standard Play LP Long Play SLP Super Long Play Press REC to start recording To edit out unwanted scenes press PAUSE SLOW to pause and again to resume recording Press STOP to stop recording One Touch Recording recording in ...

Page 20: ... STOP CH SET SELECT START DATE TODAY 13 SAT CATEGORY N A SLP Notes Category Items N A not applicable SPORTS MOVIE COMEDY MUSIC DRAMA Ready Check List All connections are made pg 10 12 28 TVandVCRpluggedinandturnedon VCR TV selector set to VCR Clock set correctly Tape has rec tab pg 4 Remote is in VCR mode Press VCR Press PROG VCR button to exit To Enter More Programs press to select and press to s...

Page 21: ...gram Press to select number Press ADD DLT or 1 2 3 4 1 Press PROG VCR button 2 Press to select LIST 1 Press to display 2 Repeat Step 3 pg 20 to set new program Press PROG VCR button to end the program If there are set programs press POWER off to set timer VCR Plus PROG LIST P DT START STOP CH SPD 1 7 9 00A 12 00A 08 SP 2 8 10 00P 12 00P 02 SP 3 10 8 00P 9 00P 10 SP 4 SU 9 00P 10 00P L1 LP SELECT E...

Page 22: ...gs ACTION SELECT SET PLAY STOP REW FF 2 3 4 5 6 7 SELECT EXIT ACT I ON REPEAT PLAY OFF TIME STAMP ON REMOTE WARNING ON AUTO SHUT OFF ON S VHS ET OFF IDIOMA LANGUE ENGLISH VCR S OUTPUT CH 3 VCR C A CLOCK CH VCR C A CLOCK CHANNEL ANTENNA CABLE AUTO SET CHANNEL CAPTION WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY OFF CABLE DSS BOX SET UP VCR Plus CH SET UP SELECT SET EXIT ACT I ON SELECT EXIT ACT I ON ANTENNA CABLE AUTO SET ...

Page 23: ...us CH perform steps 2 3 in the Auto VCRPlus SystemChannelSetup Part2 sectiononthispage Press ACTION to end Make sure to leave VCR off overnight If controllable leave your Cable Box on Repeat these steps as necessary If Auto Setup fails do Manual VCR Plus System Channel Setup on page 24 Channel map will be updated overnight If it was successful VCR Plus CH SET COMPLETED appears on screen Press ACTI...

Page 24: ...s CHANNEL SETUP and press to set press to move cursor to right press to enter number press to set and press to scroll up down Repeat step 5 until list is complete Press to select MANUAL and press to set To complete step 5 of setup dothefollowing Prepare a TV Cable station line up and channels they are received on Also the Guide channel numbers assigned to your stations found in TV Guide and select...

Page 25: ...ns press repeatedly to delete number then repeat step 3 Press PROG VCR button to display PROGRAM Press PROG VCR button to end program Press to select display VCR Plus screen Press to select Category and record speed Press to set 7 3 2 1 4 5 6 Press ADD DLT to delete the program If the PlusCode number entered begins with 0 skip to step 5 Display in step 4 will not appear Press POWER off to set the ...

Page 26: ...ade by the manufacturer listed If you get no response your particular unit cannot be controlled There are NO additional codes for the products listed If your product is not listed then the remote is not compatible with that product Notes 2 Mode Unit VCR TV VCR TV All POWER INPUT NUMBER keys ENTER CH VOL VCR TV PLAY STOP EJECT SAP Hi Fi DISPLAY FF REW PAUSE SLOW REC SPEED CA ZERO COUNTER RESET TAPE...

Page 27: ...0 Hitachi 31 Jerrold 01 84 83 34 03 02 04 55 65 66 67 68 120 106 121 122 115 117 118 124 Jasco 30 04 124 Macom 31 Magnavox 26 112 Matsushita 17 16 08 87 109 Movietime 32 39 42 44 126 38 40 Maestro 74 35 NEC 40 19 38 32 NSC 40 19 38 32 Novavision 08 09 25 61 53 87 Next Level 01 84 83 34 03 02 04 55 65 66 67 68 120 106 121 122 Oak 46 11 129 101 Oak Sigma 46 11 129 101 Panasonic 17 16 08 87 109 Phili...

Page 28: ...IDEO IN terminals you can connect your VCR to them to receive higher quality picture and sound Connect the VIDEO OUT terminal on the VCR to the VIDEO IN terminal of your TV Connect the L and R AUDIO OUT terminals on the VCR to the L and R AUDIO IN terminals of your TV Set the VIDEO TV selector of your TV Monitor Receiver to VIDEO IN VIDEO AUDIO R L OUT TV IN 2 IN 1 CABLE BOX OUT IN OUT2 OUT1 2 Way...

Page 29: ...n Hi Fi stereo will playback with true stereo sound Standard stereo tapes will playback in monaural sound To listen to Hi Fi stereo playback the VCR AUDIO L R jacks must be connected to a stereo TV or an external stereo amplifier and speakers See top of this page If tracking is adjusted during playback Hi Fi audio may revert to normal audio Hi Fi and normal audio playback volume level may differ A...

Page 30: ...is plugged in TV is turned on and set to CH3 4 or Video on TV Note detects and marks the beginning and end points of commercials on your tape for recordings over 15 minutes in length When a marked tape is played back the VCR automatically advances through the commercial segments at high speed You can also set this feature to Manual so as to have more control over the advance process The effectiven...

Page 31: ...portion of tape being incorrectly skipped press PLAY while the VCR is skipping reverse the tape to a point just prior to where the skipping began and press PLAY again This time the group will not be automatically skipped Automatic skipping will be re enabled when the end of the marked group is detected and are registered trademarks of SRT Inc A Jerry lggulden invention licensed in association with...

Page 32: ...L see page 31 you can view or advance through commercials as desired Yes works in SP LP and SLP Yes As long as C A PLAYBACK is set to AUTO see page 31 the VCR should advance through commercials each time the tape is played back The tape stops at the end of the recording so that any additional timer recordings can be performed Yes marked recordings will play in non VCRs but commercials will not be ...

Page 33: ...pe past each preview and then reversing back to the start of the detected preview While the tape is reversing back if SEARCH M A SKIP is pressed will begin searching for the next preview While searching for the next preview if you see the start of a preview which you wish to watch press SEARCH M A SKIP and will immediately reverse back to the start of that preview instead of searching further past...

Page 34: ... tape plays to end point and stops Upon locating end point If Program End Search is started very close to an index mark that mark may be skipped over To cancel press PLAY or STOP SEARCH INDEX PROG END MOVIE SEARCH START FF NEXT SEARCH M A SKIP EXIT STOP Program 2 or BLANK Program 1 the current tape position Press SEARCH button FF INDEX EndPoint Program 2 Program 1 the current tape position Press S...

Page 35: ...ess COUNTER RESET at desired position to reset to 0 00 00 Continue to record playback etc Press STOP Unit will go into FF or REW mode and stop at the last point the Counter was set to 0 00 00 Press CA ZERO in Stop mode to start ZERO SEARCH 5 4 3 2 1 VCR C A CLOCK CH SELECT SET EXIT ACT I ON REPEAT PLAY OFF TIME STAMP ON REMOTE WARNING ON AUTO SHUT OFF ON S VHS ET OFF IDIOMA LANGUE ENGLISH VCR S OU...

Page 36: ...T EXIT ACT I ON ANTENNA CABLE AUTO SET CHANNEL CAPTION WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY OFF CABLE DSS BOX SET UP VCR Plus CH SET UP VCR C A CLOCK CHANNEL VCR C A CLOCK CHANNEL ANTENNA CABLE AUTO SET CHANNEL CAPTION WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY OFF CABLE DSS BOX SET UP VCR Plus CH SET UP SELECT SET EXIT ACT I ON VCR C A CLOCK CHANNEL PRESET CAPTION MANUAL CAPTION SELECT SET EXIT ACT I ON VCR C A CLOCK CHANNEL ABC CBS FO...

Page 37: ...lear the caption A B C Z BLANK 9 2 1 0 Press to select MANUAL CAPTION and press to set VCR C A CLOCK CHANNEL PRESET CAPTION MANUAL CAPTION SELECT SET EXIT ACT I ON VCR C A CLOCK CHANNEL CH NUMBER CAPTION 02 CLEAR ADD DLT SELECT SET EXIT ACT I ON VCR C A CLOCK CHANNEL CH NUMBER CAPTION 02 CLEAR ADD DLT SELECT SET EXIT ACT I ON Press ACTION twice to end setup Important If a remote control button doe...

Page 38: ...IT ACT I ON REPEAT PLAY OFF TIME STAMP ON REMOTE WARNING ON AUTO SHUT OFF ON S VHS ET OFF IDIOMA LANGUE ENGLISH VCR S OUTPUT CH 3 VCR C A CLOCK CH Press ACTION to display MENU VCR C A CLOCK CH SELECT SET EXIT ACT I ON REPEAT PLAY OFF TIME STAMP ON REMOTE WARNING ON AUTO SHUT OFF ON S VHS ET OFF IDIOMA LANGUE ENGLISH VCR S OUTPUT CH 3 Press to select TIME STAMP and to select ON or OFF and press to ...

Page 39: ...utes in Still or Slow the VCR will go into Stop mode When the SHUTTLE Ring is released the VCR goes into Still mode Notes SHUTTLE Ring Weak Signal Display ON OFF Feature Tape Position and Tape Status Feature 2 1 Press TAPE POSITION to return to normal screen BEGIN END SP R 120 MIN DETECTING TAPE POSITION Note To find out the present tape position and amount of tape remaining Tape position cannot b...

Page 40: ...ss to set ON or OFF 2 1 VCRLockFeature VCR Lock cancels in 24 hours if clock is set Press ACTION to return to normal screen 3 Press ACTION to display MENU To turn on hold down REC on the VCR in Stop mode with no tape inserted for 7 sec Please ignore the NO CASSETTE warning VCR LOCK ACTIVATED VCR LOCK OFF SELECT SET ACTION PLAY STOP FF Special VCR Features continued PLAY STOP EJECT REC REW FF POWER...

Page 41: ...ON to display MENU Press to select REMOTE WARNING and press to set ON or OFF If OFF remote warning will not appear if invalid key is pressed Press ACTION to return to normal screen WeakSignalDisplayON OFFFeature ANTENNA CABLE AUTO SET CHANNEL CAPTION WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY OFF CABLE DSS BOX SET UP VCR Plus CH SET UP SELECT SET EXIT ACT I ON VCR C A CLOCK CHANNEL SELECT EXIT ACT I ON REPEAT PLAY OFF T...

Page 42: ...IT ACT I ON REPEAT PLAY OFF TIME STAMP ON REMOTE WARNING ON AUTO SHUT OFF ON S VHS ET OFF IDIOMA LANGUE ENGLISH VCR S OUTPUT CH 3 VCR C A CLOCK CH VCR IN FROM ANT OUT TO TV R NORMAL TV S VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN L R S VHS MONITOR RECEIVER TV VHF UHF VHF UHF S VIDEO OUT S VIDEO Connecting Cable AUDIO OUT VCR C A CLOCK CH SELECT SET EXIT ACT I ON REPEAT PLAY OFF TIME STAMP ON REMOTE WARNING ON AUTO SHU...

Page 43: ... be played back on either an S VHS or VHS type VCR Tapes recorded in S VHS S VHS ET cannot be played back on a conventional VHS VCR QualityRecordSettings Cassette Tape SUPER VHS S VHS S VHS VHS VHS S VHS ET VHS HG VHS VHS VHS S VHS ET VHS It is not recommend to do an S VHS ET recording on a standard grade VHS tape Advanced Operation S VHSET OFF S VHSET ON S VHSMODE OFF Compatibility RECORDING PLAY...

Page 44: ...one on both playing and recording VCRs at the same time VCR HiFi IN FROM ANT OUT TO TV VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN TV VHF UHF R L VCR HiFi L R L R AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT 1 2 Front of VCR Audio Video In Terminals on the front of VCR are available Connect VIDEO OUT terminal on Playing VCR to VIDEO IN terminal on Recording VCR To monitor the dubbing also connect a TV as shown Connect L and R AUDIO OUT terminals o...

Page 45: ...bottom of the cabinet Plastic surfaces are easily scratched and can be marred by alcohol and various solvents Avoid excessive use of oil based furniture polishes since the materials used in the cabinet will accumulate more dust We recommend using a nonabrasive antistatic cleaner and polisher Cleaning the VCR S VHS S VHS ET PLAY STOP EJECT REC REW FF POWER VCR TV REC CHANNEL Cleaning Tape VCR Casse...

Page 46: ...nce noise Features for a Quality Picture Specifications Note Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice VCR Cassette Information continued R R R R R R R R Power Source 120 V AC 60 Hz PowerConsumption Power On Approx 28 watts Power Off Approx 3 7 watts VideoSignal EIA Standard NTSC colour Video Recording System 4 rotary heads helical scanning system Audio Track 1 track Normal 2...

Page 47: ...cond display appears first in large and then small characters Counter To display or removeoverlay at right press DISPLAY Function Channel Display VCR Status Clock Display Time Stamp Data See page 38 This is not displayed in Rec mode Whenever a blank section of a tape comes up in Play mode or when the selected channel has no broadcast signal with the Weak Signal Display Feature page 41 set to OFF t...

Page 48: ...UP KEY AGAIN PLEASE SET CLOCK BY PRESSING ACTION KEY CHECK CASSETTE RECORD TAB NO CASSETTE PLEASE INSERT A CASSETTE OSD 4 18 19 20 20 10 21 If you press an invalid key on the remote while in TV mode TURN VCR OFF FOR TIMER RECORDING TO CANCEL TIMER REC PRESS POWER THEN STOP KEY VIDEO HEADS MAY NEED CLEANING PLEASE INSERT HEAD CLEANING CASSETTE OR REFER TO MANUAL END PLAY VCR LOCK ACTIVATED REMOTE C...

Page 49: ...Check connections between VCR external antenna and TV Check channel conections Make sure your antenna system CABLE or TV is correctly set Channels P 16 Make sure cassette record tab is intact P 4 Confirm that clock is set to current time and date Make sure Cable DSS box if used is left on and tuned to channel to be recorded Set recording start stop times correctly P 20 Make sure VCR POWER button i...

Page 50: ...y that affects the reliability or detracts from the performance nor does it cover any product which is used commercially Dry cell batteries are also excluded from coverage under this warranty This warranty is extended to the original end user purchaser only A purchase receipt or other proof of date of original purchase is required before warranty service is performed THIS EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY ...

Page 51: ...YOU SHIP THE PRODUCT TO A SERVICENTRE Carefully pack and send prepaid adequately insured and preferably in the original carton Include details of the defect claimed and proof of date of original purchase Richmond British Columbia Panasonic Canada Inc 13131 Bathgate Place Richmond BC V6V 1Z3 Tel 604 278 4211 Fax 604 278 5627 Calgary Alberta Panasonic Canada Inc 6835 8th St N E Calgary AB T2E 7H7 Te...

Page 52: ...rd Button 6 Remote Control Buttons 6 Remote Sensor 6 Remote Warning ON OFF 41 Repeat Play 35 Reset Language Channels Clock VCR s Output Channel 16 17 Review Replace or Clear Program Contents 21 Rewind Search Button 6 S Select Audio Mode 29 Servicentre List 51 Shuttle Variable Speed Search 39 Specifications 46 Stereo SAP Mono Broadcast 29 Stop Eject Button 6 Super S VHS System 42 43 T Table of Cont...