Panasonic NV-MV21 Series, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...VCR 7 Settings Using the On Screen Display 7 Option Setting 8 Playback 9 Recording 10 Timer Recording 13 Search Functions 15 Before Requesting Service 17 Specifications 19 Video Cassette Recorder RQTV0008 Operating Instructions Before attempting to connect operate or adjust this product please read these instructions completely Contents Page Model No NV MV21 Series ...

Page 2: ...sunlight Magnets or electromagnetic objects Touching internal parts of the VCR Water or some other liquid Lightning Disconnect the aerial plug from the VCR during lightning storms Anything heavy on the VCR Connecting or handling the equipment with wet hands Using a cell phone near the VCR because doing so may cause noise to adversely affect the picture and sound Do Wipe the VCR with a clean and dr...

Page 3: ... settings 4 No function 5 CANCEL 6 INPUT SELECT 7 PROG 8 PLAY 9 MENU 10 Rewind 11 JET REW 12 STOP 13 INDEX 14 TIMER REC 15 REC 16 Infra red transmitter 17 TV ON OFF 18 Channel 19 VOLUME 20 Channel TRACKING V LOCK 21 AUDIO This button does not operate on this VCR 22 PROG PLAY 23 CHECK 24 I TIMER 25 NAVI 26 ENTER 27 Fast Forward 28 4 3 2 1 Cursor buttons 29 PAUSE SLOW 30 REPEAT 31 RESET To reset the...

Page 4: ... 3 When you want to change the channel press Channel 18 on TV operation part Connections This section shows you how to connect the VCR to an aerial TV etc Basic Connections The following connections are required to record and play back the video cassette through the TV Connection to a TV using the Audio Video Input Socket Set the RF output channel of the VCR to ss RF OFF when the VCR is connected ...

Page 5: ...n this VCR That is if you can receive television broadcasts on VHF channels 2 7 9 10 and UHF channel 28 these are already tuned on the programme positions with the matching numbers However it is possible to cancel these settings and tune the local TV broadcast channels to any desired programme position Auto Tuning Using the On Screen Display For New Zealand When you use this VCR in New Zealand nee...

Page 6: ...position you want to tune to a station 6 Press MENU 9 three times to exit the On Screen Display Direct Tuning Follow steps 1 to 4 of Manual Tuning Procedure 5 Press 43 28 to select SEARCH 6 Press Numeric 3 to enter the number of the desired programme position For other channels that require tuning repeat steps 3 4 5 6 7 Press MENU 9 twice to exit the On Screen Display Fine Tuning Procedure Follow ...

Page 7: ...stem 1 Press MENU 9 to display the Main menu on the TV screen 2 Press 43 28 to select SYSTEM then press ENTER 26 3 Press 43 28 to select AUTO The VCR automatically distinguishes between PAL and NTSC signals If the picture lacks of colour during AV external recording or playback set to PAL or NTSC When you want to record or play back in black and white set to B W 4 Press MENU 9 twice to exit the On...

Page 8: ...he remaining tape time may not be displayed correctly depending on the tape used NTSC INPUT SELECT To select the colour TV system used to record NTSC signals Press 2 1 28 to select AUTO Allows NTSC 4 43 or 3 58 signals to be distinguished automatically If the tape has not recorded correctly select 4 43 or 3 58 4 43 When recording NTSC 4 43 signals 3 58 When recording NTSC 3 58 signals Some program...

Page 9: ...yback During playback press PAUSE SLOW 29 To return to normal playback press PLAY 8 or PAUSE SLOW 29 For Slow Playback During playback keep PAUSE SLOW 29 pressed for 2 seconds or more To return to normal playback press PLAY 8 Fast forwarding or Rewinding the Tape Press Fast Forward 27 or Rewind 10 in the stop mode To stop fast forwarding or rewinding press STOP 12 To Obtain a Higher Speed Rewind J...

Page 10: ...r recording OTR recording and fast forwarding Automatic Switching Off and Ejection When the VCR is switched off the inserted cassette can be ejected simply by pressing EJECT 35 The VCR will eject the cassette and automatically turn itself off again To Eject Video Cassette Using the Remote Control Keep STOP 12 pressed for at least 3 seconds Recording Preparations Confirm that the VCR is on Confirm ...

Page 11: ...he same screen as the picture being recorded Operations 1 Set OSD REC to ON See page 9 2 Press REC 15 REC OTR 36 3 Press STOP 12 to stop recording Note This function is also activated for OTR recording and Timer recording To Select the Recording Duration and Perform Timer Recording OTR Recording OTR means One Touch Recording and is called this way because you can start recording and select the rec...

Page 12: ... VCR in the recording pause mode for more than 5 minutes in step 3 or 6 the VCR automatically switches over to stop mode to protect the video heads To Delete all of a Cassette s Contents Tape Refresh Function You can delete a cassette contents the picture the sound and the Jet Navigator data all at once Operations 1 Be sure to set JET NAVIGATOR to ON when you want to delete all contents of a casse...

Page 13: ...AVIGATOR is set to OFF see page 8 the PROGRAMME IS COMPLETE message appears These messages will not appear if timer recording is started immediately after TIMER REC 14 is pressed To Suspend the Timer Recording Standby Mode When you want to use the VCR for playback normal recording or some other operation before the programmed timer recording perform you can temporarily suspend the timer recording ...

Page 14: ...nu for Intelligent Timer on the TV screen The list of the timer programmes which are recorded before appears 2 Press 43 28 to select the timer programme which you want to record on the next week 3 Press ENTER 26 Timer Programme List screen appears 4 Press TIMER REC 14 to switch the VCR over to the timer recording standby mode Notes Up to 16 I Timer Programmes can be memorized When I Timer Programm...

Page 15: ...will allow signal checking to be performed more reliably When a signal is still not found CAN NOT FIND JET NAVIGATOR DATA is displayed on the TV and you cannot find the beginning of the programme PROGRAMME IS COMPLETE REMAINING PROGRAMME 0 DELETE JET NAVIGATOR DATA appears when you try to store more than 50 programmes The new item is added and the oldest item is deleted When programmes equivalent ...

Page 16: ...e current tape position in which the desired programme is located on the tape to start the index search For example if you want to search for the 2nd recorded programme in forward direction press INDEX 13 L twice The VCR fast forwards or rewinds the tape and searches for the specified index signal the beginning of the desired recorded programme When it is found playback starts automatically To Can...

Page 17: ...ted when using an E300 type video cassette that was recorded in the LP or EP mode We recommend that you use video cassettes other than type E300 Recording will not operate correctly The symptom description is indicated in brackets The indication flashes whenever recording is attempted The erasure prevention tab on the video cassette has been broken off Use a tape with an intact erasure prevention ...

Page 18: ...king V Lock Adjustment If the still picture shakes perform the following operation During still playback keep TRACKING V LOCK 20 _ or pressed until the picture stops shaking Precautions With certain TV models and tapes it may not be possible to adjust the tracking If you play back a cassette that was recorded on another VCR the picture quality may be inferior and it may be necessary to adjust the ...

Page 19: ...elds NTSC colour signal Modulation System Luminance FM azimuth recording Colour signal converted subcarrier phase shift recording Input Level VIDEO IN PHONO 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm terminated Output Level VIDEO OUT PHONO 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm terminated RF Modulate UHF Channel NZ21 69 New Zealand 75 ohm AU28 69 Australia 75 ohm AUDIO Input Level AUDIO IN PHONO j6 dBV more than 47 kohm Output Level AUDIO OUT PHO...

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