Panasonic Omnivision PV-M1378W, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...bination VCR MODEL PV M1378W Operating Instructions Pleaseread theseinstructions carefullybeforeattempting to connect operateor adjustthisproduct Please savethismanual SpanishQuickUse Guide is included Gufa para rdpidaconsultaen espaSolestdincludo VQTS3436 A ...

Page 2: ...houldbe read carefullyin orde_to avoid any problems Table of Contents Things You Should Know 2 Important Safeguards and Precautions 3 Unpacking Your Combination VCR Product Features 4 etF ll i i i 1 _1 1 _ v _l_ Antenna or Cable Connections Outdoor Antenna Cable Box Scrambled Unscrambled Channels 5 Location of Controls Remote Control Combination VCR 6 7 One Time Setup On Screen Language Channel Me...

Page 3: ...ion 8101 _ I_ _p j __o of the National Electdcal _ _ _u oo _ w Code ANSI NFPA 70 in __ _ Canada part 1 of the _ J f _____a _m_ _ _ Canadian Electrical Code r c __coo_ _ _ rr _F_ r_ provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit conne...

Page 4: ...e mark facing down DOnotreversethe 3 Replace the BatteryTray Replace battery withPanasonic PARTNO VSBW0004 CR2025 only Useofanother battery maypresent a riskoffireorexplosion Caution battery mayexplode ifmistreated Dispose ofused battery promptly Keep awayfromchildren Donotrecharge disassemble ordispose ofinfire Product Features Alarm Timer 13 All Channel Auto Set 181 CH TV CABLE Tuner 8 Auto Cloc...

Page 5: ...u may record and view any channel including scrambled channels Please note however that channel selection must be made at the cable company converter box Timer recording is limited to one channel at a time and you can only view the channel you are recording To Watch and Record Scrambled Unscrambled Channels Set theCombination VCR to the output channel of the cable converter box e g CH3 Now select ...

Page 6: ... DOWN SET BACKSPACE See pages 8 14 17 24 PROGRAM See pages 18 19 KING UP DOWN See page 16 SLEEP See page 13 FM TV See page 15 ON TIMER See page 13 FAST FORWARD SEARCH See pages 16 22 23 RECORD TIME See page 17 SPEED See page 17 ZEROI1 MINUTE SKIP See page 24 SLOW See page 16 Kitchen Easy Find Remote Control This remote control has a magnet on the back so you can stick it to your refrigerator etc f...

Page 7: ...cator Lightswhen REPEATPLAY ON is selectedand playbackisin progress See page 24 B f _ ifJ tvlv o i IT L_o iil _ I iP i q o_lifl_ n PROGRAM TIMER Indicator Lights when the Combination VCR is set for Timer Recording It flashes when a Timer Recording has been set with no tape inserted the clock is not set or the tape is in motion See pages 17 19 RECORD Indicator Lightsduringrecording In Rec Pause or ...

Page 8: ... correct press CH to exit This concludes onetime Combination VCR setup See important note at the bottom of this page If the displayed time and DST are not correct If you happen to live close to two time zones the Combination VCR may have recognized the PBS channel setting channel in the wrong time zone Please do the following to correct the situation a Make a note of the SETTING CH number shown on...

Page 9: ...N to display tl_e MAIN MENU 2 Press AY _ to select CH and then press ACTION to display the SET UP CHANNEL screen 3 Press AV repeatedly to select ANTENNA and then press to select your antenna system _I V or CABLE 4 Press AV to select AUTO ET and then press to start To exittheSET UP CHANNEL screen pressACTION twice MAIN MENU SS IECT A v _11P KEY SET ACTION KEY SELECT A KEY SET _ KEY END ACTION F_ Y ...

Page 10: ...ecordtab seepage 17 If you press STOP during a Timer Recording see page 19 CHECK CASSE rI_ RECORD TAB TO CANCEL TIMER REC HOLD OOWN STOP KEY FOR APPROX 3 SEC VCR Status Clock Display Press DISPLAY to display and remove the overlay shown below Rec Remaining OTR mode onlysee page17 Function Current ChannelCaption Status Time See page20 f 0 25 Bc 0 12 34 SP Ta Tape Speed e Counter If you press PLAY F...

Page 11: ...channel channel least4 secondsin orderfor theCombination VCR to recognizethemas a new selection CH08 _ CH10 Audio Mute Press MUTE to instantly mutethe sound Press again to restorethe previoussoundlevel Phones Connectan earphone notsupplied or headphones notsupplied to the PhonesJack SELF DEMO Mode InPowerON condition holddownPLAY REPEAT onthe Combination VCR withnotapeinserted for 5 seconds Thedem...

Page 12: ...se 20 00 4 until 30 00 25 00 4 30 00 _ I 40 00 ten min_Jteincrease 4 i 50 00 until 60 00 4 i 60 00 Max ____J DELETE 12 The current time only if clock is set and remaining time change positions on the screen every 10 seconds 5 20PM O2_ _ AIX DLT KEY Remaining Time NOTE During the countdown pressing KITCHEN TIMER once will restart the countdown rounded up to the nearest 1 5 or 10 minute interval Exa...

Page 13: ...for one minuteoruntilcancelled by pressing any button onthe remoteor CANCEL ADO DLT KEY I SELECT _r KEY SET 4 KEY ENO ON TIMER KEY Combination VCR including VOL 4_ When the alarm sound stops the sound of the mode you selected will ensue To Make Corrections use AY and 4b to move back and correctas necessary A IFPress ON TIMER to set the On Timer This screen will appear for about 5 seconds The ON TI...

Page 14: ... such as program listings special information etc itwill appear in this space Caption Mode OFF Narration will not appear on the screen even ifa closed caption or text broadcast is received Note The closed caption or text signal may be broadcast over Cl C2 or both Also textcontentscan varyso you f maywishtotry differ6_t_etUngs I Recording and Playing Back a Closed Caption Text Program Record Your C...

Page 15: ... station d Press ADD DLT to memorize the desired station To preset other stations repeat steps b d To Make Corrections press theNUMBERED keyto selectthememorized number and thenrepeatstepsb d to changethe memorizedstation 12 00PM FM 1 87 5MHZ 12 OOPM FM 1 87 TMHz MEMORY PUSH ADOIDLT KEY 12 00PM FM 1 87 7MHz MEMORfZED DISPLAY DELETE v keys NUMBERED keys 2 1 Using the FM Radio 1 Press FMFrV on the r...

Page 16: ...he sound will be muted Slow Motion Playback PressSLOWto startslowmotionplayback PressPLAYorSLOW to release Still Freeze Frame Picture Press PAUSE to freeze and release the picture To reducepicturenoise first pressSLOW Next use the3 or6 NUMBERED keyon theremotecontrolorCH AV on the Combination VCR to clearup thepicture Now pressPAUSE Frame by Frame Advance While in Still mode press SLOW repeatedly ...

Page 17: ...ss CH AV The digplay will chan_e in the order below _ _ 1 2 3 CABLE CABLE 6 1_9 _ _ LINE 4_ 125 or a Press ACTION to display the MAIN MENU b Press AT4b to select TV and then press ACTION to display the SET UP TV screen c Press AY to select INPUT SELECT and then press repeatedly to select TUNER or LINE A Press REC TIME on the remote control to start recording Or pressREC rlME on the Combination VCR...

Page 18: ... LWEEKLY WEEKLY WEEKLYJ SAT MON SUN 3 Press and to select and set each of the remaining items as follows Remaining Items STARTtime STOP time CH annel number or LINE foroutsidesourcerecording Category N A notapplicable SPORTS MOVIE COMEDY MUSIC DRAMA Speed SP LP SLP To Make Corrections Repeatedly press or to move the cursor to the right or left and then make the correction SELECT SET Av4_ keys 2 3 ...

Page 19: ...ss J v repeatedlyto selectthe Ii DT _ _A__ _s_ c_ _ sPo I _esired program 12 e 10 OOp12 oop125 SPI I su 9 oo lo oo L number 13 10 9 oop 9 00p 10 I SELECT 1 8 1 I ENTER KEY END PRO KEY C Press the ADD DLT ifyou want to clear the program d PressPROG to exitthismodeand ret urn to the normalTV screen Copying Your Tapes Dubbing Connections you ll need to make Use this same connection for your video cam...

Page 20: ... CLEAR ADD DLT KEY I Now press AY to continue SELECT KEY I SET KEY l Repeat step 5 untilthe Caption List END ACTION KEY is complete To Make Corrections Press AV and to selectthe memorizedchannelnumber Then press T to change orADD DLT to deletethe memorized channelnumber 6 Press ACTION four times to exit this mode and return to the normal screen Manual Caption a Follow steps 1 3 in the above sectio...

Page 21: ... press to select ON or OFF When OFF is selected the program data is written on the tape but will not be displayed for the first 5 seconds of playback MAIN ME_MU SET UP VCR REPEAT PLAy ON BEEPER OFF NOISY CH BLUE BACK ON SELECT A KEY SET _ KEY END ACTION KEY 4 Press ACTION twice to return to the normal screen Time Stamp Example Normal One Touch Recording 1212811998 MON 12 00PM CH 08 ABC Timer Recor...

Page 22: ... the INDEX screen 3 Press a NUMBERED key to select the desired recording To calculatethe number seebelow 4 Press REW or FF to start a reverse or forward search When thedesignatedlocation is reached the Combination VCR goes intoPlayback mode I NDEX PROGRAM INOEX SEARCH SELECT KEY SET i_ KEY END INDEX KEY INDEX t I NDEX 04 INDEX SEARCH 04 l 1 REWIND 4 2 3 FORWARD 4 To calculate the Index Number Coun...

Page 23: ...ired FF recorded program and then __ l__y_ s_Rc I press to start the forward or rewind search Whenthedesignated program is reached theCombination VCR automatically goesintoPlayback mode a REWIND C j2 B d FORWARD C STOP Index Scan For normal and or timer recordings This feature allows you to scan forward or reverse each recording for 10 seconds in Playback mode a Press INDEX in Playback or Stop mod...

Page 24: ...creen 3 Press T to select REPEAT PLAY and then press repeatedly to select ON or OFF When REPEAT PLAY ON Is selected the REPEAT indicator lights on the front MAIN MENU SELECT V 4 I KEY SET ACTION KEY I SET UP VCR i I BEEPER OFF NOfSY CH BLUE BACK ON TIME STAMP OFF I l SELECT KEY I I SET KEY I LEND ACTION KEY I I panel duringplayback the Combination VCR willplaybackthe tape to its end or untila blan...

Page 25: ... the remote control or Combination VCR Use dry type head cleaning cassette only Be sure to follow the cleaning cassette instructions carefully Excessive use of a cleaning cassette can shorten head life Ifu_ng a head cleaning cassette does not solve the problem contact your nearest Factory Service Center or authorized Service Center See page 27 Cleaning cassette part No NV TCL30PT is recommended Re...

Page 26: ...ke sure that the channel being received is in the Combination VCR s memory P 8 The design of this unit is such that only the channel being recorded can be viewed Make sure yourantenna orcable systemis connectedto the Combination VCR P 5 Make sure that the record tab is intact on the cassette P 25 Set the recording Start Stop time correctly P 18 19 Timer recording may not be performed or continued ...

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Page 28: ...rmal maintenance including but not limited to video and audio head cleaning The warranty does not cover damage which occurs in shipment or failures which are caused products not supplied by the warrantor or failures which result from accident misuse abuse neglect mishandling_ misapplication alteration modification faulty installation set up adjustments improper antenna inadequate signal pickup mal...