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DVD/CD Player / Video Cassette Recorder
NV-VP31 / NV-VP26 / NV-VP21
Operating Instructions
EJECT
PULL-OPEN
NV-VP31
DVD/CD PLAYER
MUSIC WITH PICTURE AV ENHANCER
PAL
OPEN / CLOSE
2.0 DIGITAL OUT
Before connecting the device, operating it or adjusting settings please read these operating instructions completely; especially the safety precautions on pages 2 and 3.
Contents
Page
Inserting Batteries
Safety Precautions
C
Panel
Remote control
Connecting
External Devices onnectors menu control
Manual Setup
Connecting with RF Coaxial cable
Setting Time and Date
Connecting with a 21-pin Scart cable
with Audio-Videocable
VCR 14
Creating a new station table
Changing the name of TV stations
Changing the order of TV stations or
5-7
8-9
9
10
11
2
3
12
13
15
16
deleting a station
Creating a new station table
Shipping condition/factory defaults
Menu Others
16
17
17
18
Menu language/ NICAM sound system
Recording
Timer recording
Recording with INTELLIGENT TIMER
Recording with ShowView
Recording with external recording controls
Playback
General convenient functions
19
20
21-22
23
24
25
26
27-28
DVD-QUICK SETUP
Playback functions
29
30-32
VCR-DVD functions
Navigation Menu
HighMAT / CD-Text
DISPLAY menu
SETUP menus
Information
Before requesting service
Remote control codes
Specifications
Index / Country codes
33
34-35
36
37-39
40-41
42
43-45
46
47
Last page
Dear customer
Thank you for your trust and your decision to purchase this top-quality device. Panasonic is one of the leading manufacturers of entertainment electronics devices. We are sure that you will be completely satisfied with this device.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global/
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!
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VHS/ DVD
AUDIO
VHS/ DVD
OUTPUT
CANCEL/RESET
JET REW
TV
AV
INDEX/ SKIP
PROG PLAY
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
DISPLAY
PROG/CHECK
AV ENHANCER P. MEMORY
GROUP
VHS
REW
PAUSE/SLOW
I-TIMER
A
Remote control
CH
EUR7720X10
VOLUME
TRACKING/V-LOCK
P O
QUICK REPLAY
VHS/DVD/TV
DVD
ShowView
SLOW/
SEARCH
OFF TIMER
PLAY MODE
MUSIC WITH
PICTURE REC CHECK
EXT LINK
ZOOM
AV LINK
INPUT
REPEAT
MENU
PLAY LIST
MENU
EXIT
RETURN
REC MODE
SETUP
REC
DUBBING
ccessories
Batteries AC Mains Lead
RJA0043-1C
AA, UM3 or R6
RF Coaxial cable
EUR7720X10 (NV-VP31 / NV-VP26)
EUR7720X30 (NV-VP21)
Operating Instructions
Guarantee Card
Inserting Batteries
The batteries last for about a year, depending on how often you use the remote control unit.
Do not mix old with new batteries, or batteries of different types.
Only use batteries without any harmful substances (lead, cadmium, mercury).
Do not use rechargeable type batteries.
Remove the batteries if the remote control unit will remain unused for longer periods of time
.
Do not heat or short-circuit the batteries. Immediately remove used-up batteries and replace with batteries of type AA, UM3 or R6.
Be sure to put in the batteries the right way round (+ and -).
2
Dispose of
batteries, packaging material and the unit according to statutory regulations. They must not be thrown into the household refuse.
WARNING
:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE,
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR
SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS
VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS.
CAUTION!
! DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE, BUILT-IN
CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS
WELL VENTILATED. TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE
HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND
ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS.
! DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE UNIT’S VENTILATION OPENINGS WITH
NEWSPAPERS, TABLECLOTHS, CURTAINS, AND SIMILAR ITEMS.
! DO NOT PLACE SOURCES OF NAKED FLAMES, SUCH AS LIGHTED
CANDLES, ON THE UNIT.
! DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
MANNER.
CAUTION!
THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR
ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN
THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION
EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
THIS UNIT IS INTENDED FOR USE IN MODERATE CLIMATES.
This product may receive radio interference caused by mobile telephones during use. If such interference is apparent, please increase separation between the product and the mobile telephone.
The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and easily accessible or the mains plug or an appliance coupler shall remain readily operable.
Voltage: Only use power sources complying with the specifications for this device.
AC mains lead protection: Ensure the AC mains lead is connected correctly and not damaged. Poor connection and lead damage can cause fire or electric shock.
Service: Never attempt to repair this unit by yourself. If a problem occurs that is not described in these operating instructions, disconnect the power supply and contact your dealer or an authorised after sales service centre.
Safety Precautions
Install this device in a horizontal position.
Do not place anything heavy on it.
Keep this device in temperatures.
away from high temperatures and avoid changes
Keep away from humidity and dust.
Inside of product
Produktets innside
(Norsk)
Tuotteen sisällä
(Suomi)
Back of product, see page13.
På baksiden av produktet
(Norsk).
Laitteen takaosa
(Suomi).
LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE
KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT
The model and serial number of this product can be found on the back of the unit. Please note them and keep for future reference.
Model No. Serial No.
SUOMI
VAROITUS:
TULIPALO-, SÄHKÖISKUVAARAN TAI TUOTETTA
KOHTAAVAN MUUN VAHINGON VÄHENTÄMISEKSI EI
LAITETTA SAA ALTISTAA SATEELLE, KOSTEUDELLE,
VESIPISAROILLE TAI ROISKEELLE, EIKÄ NESTETTÄ
SISÄLTÄVIÄ ESINEITÄ, KUTEN ESIMERKIKSI
MALJAKOITA, SAA ASETTAA LAITTEEN PÄÄLLE.
VAROITUS!
! ÄLÄ ASENNA TAI LAITA TÄTÄ LAITETTA
KABINETTITYYPPISEEN KIRJAKAAPPIIN TAI
MUUHUN SULJETTUUN TILAAN, JOTTA
TUULETUS ONNISTUISI. VARMISTA, ETTÄ VERHO
TAI MIKÄÄN MUU MATERIAALI EI HUONONNA
TUULETUSTA, JOTTA VÄLTETTÄISIIN
YLIKUUMENEMISESTA JOHTUVA SÄHKÖISKU
TAI TULIPALOVAARA.
! ÄLÄ PEITÄ LAITTEEN TUULETUSAUKKOJA
SANOMALEHDELLÄ, PÖYTÄLIINALLA, VERHOLLA TAI
MUULLA VASTAAVALLA ESINEELLÄ.
! ÄLÄ ASETA PALAVAA KYNTTILÄÄ TAI MUUTA
AVOTULEN LÄHDETTÄ LAITTEEN PÄÄLLE.
! HÄVITÄ PARISTOT LUONTOA
VAHINGOITTAMATTOMALLA TAVALLA.
VAROITUS!
LAITTEEN KÄYTTÄMINEN MUULLA KUIN TÄSSÄ
KÄYTTÖOHJEESSA MAINITULLA TAVALLA SAATTAA
ALTISTAA KÄYTTÄJÄN TURVALLISUUSLUOKAN 1
YLITTÄVÄLLE NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASERSÄTEILYLLE.
TÄMÄ LAITE ON TARKOITETTU KÄYTETTÄVÄKSI
LEUDOSSA ILMASTOSSA.
Tämä tuotteen toimintaan saattaa tulla häiriöitä lähellä olevasta matkapuhelimesta. Mikäli matkapuhelimesta johtuvia häiriöitä ilmenee, siirrä matkapuhelin mahdollisimman kauas laitteesta jotta häiriöt poistuvat.
Laite tulee asettaa lähelle verkkopistorasiaa ja pistokkeen täytyy olla sellaisessa asennossa, että siihen on helppo tarttua ongelman sattuessa.
NORSK
ADVARSEL:
FOR Å REDUSERE FAREN FOR BRANN, ELEKTRISK
STØT ELLER SKADER PÅ PRODUKTET, MÅ DETTE
APPARATET IKKE UTSETTES FOR REGN, FUKTIGHET,
VANNDRÅPER ELLER VANNSPRUT. DET MÅ HELLER
IKKE PLASSERES GJENSTANDER FYLT MED VANN, SLIK
SOM BLOMSTERVASER, OPPÅ APPARATET.
ADVARSEL!
! APPARATET MÅ IKKE PLASSERES I EN BOKHYLLE, ET
INNEBYGGET KABINETT ELLER ET ANNET LUKKET
STED HVOR VENTILASJONSFORHOLDENE ER
UTILSTREKKELIGE. SØRG FOR AT GARDINER ELLER
LIGNENDE IKKE FORVERRER
VENTILASJONSFORHOLDENE, SÅ RISIKO FOR
ELEKTRISK SJOKK ELLER BRANN FORÅRSAKET AV
OVERHETING UNNGÅS.
! APPARATETS VENTILASJONSÅPNINGER MÅ IKKE
DEKKES TIL MED AVISER, BORDDUKER, GARDINER
OG LIGNENDE.
! PLASSER IKKE ÅPEN ILD, SLIK SOM LEVENDE LYS,
OPPÅ APPARATET.
! BRUKTE BATTERIER MÅ KASSERES UTEN FARE FOR
MILJØET.
ADVARSEL!
DETTE PRODUKTET ANVENDER EN LASER. BETJENING
AV KONTROLLER, JUSTERINGER ELLER ANDRE
INNGREP ENN DE SOM ER BESKREVET I DENNE
BRUKSANVISNING, KAN FØRE TIL FARLIG BESTRÅLING.
DEKSLER MÅ IKKE ÅPNES, OG FORSØK ALDRI
Å REPARERE APPARATET PÅ EGENHÅND. ALT SERVICE
OG REPARASJONSARBEID MÅ UTFØRES AV
KVALIFISERT PERSONELL.
DETTE APPARATET ER BEREGNET TIL BRUK UNDER
MODERATE KLIMAFORHOLD.
Dette apparatet kan under bruk fange opp høyfrekvente forstyrrelser forårsaket av en mobiltelefon som benyttes i nærheten. Hvis slik forstyrrende påvirkning konstateres, bør mobiltelefonen benyttes på større avstand fra dette apparatet.
Utstyret bør plasseres i nærheten av AC-stikkontakten, og støpslet må være lett tilgjengelig hvis det skulle oppstå problemer.
3
4
Front Panel
VCR= Video Cassette Recorder
Detailed information is available on the specified pages.
Page
EJECT
NV-VP31
REC
VIDEO
CH
JET REW
QUICK
ERASE
L/MONO AUDIO R
AV3 IN
NV-VP31
DVD/CD PLAYER
MUSIC WITH PICTURE AV ENHANCER
PAL
OPEN / CLOSE
2.0 DIGITAL OUT
VCR display DVD display
Device control
MUSIC WITH PICTURE
EJECT
OPEN / CLOSE
Stand-by/on switch /I
To eject the cassette
Opens and closes the disc tray
AV ENHANCER
MUSIC WITH PICTURE
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Automatically optimises and adapts the audio and video settings to the disc used.
The menus [Picture Menu] and [Audio Menu] of DVD DISPLAY are not available when this function is enabled.
QUICK
ERASE To erase a cassette
Description of some function buttons on the front panel is to be found under Remote control.
Active picture signal. The symbol appears on the VCR or DVD display. Use the
VHS/DVD OUTPUT button to switch between picture signal.
To directly change the VCR or DVD output use the VHS, DVD toggle switches in combination with a function button
(e.g.
PLAY ).
Display
A video cassette is in.
A disc is in.
Playback
Pause playback (still image)
Slow motion
Forward/Backward search
VCR: Fast winding
Remote control
General functions
Stand-by/on switch /I
Press to switch the unit from on to stand-by mode or vice versa.
In stand-by mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power.
VHS/ DVD
TV
Switching this appliance into stand-by mode does not disconnect it from the mains.
AUDIO
AV
VHS/ DVD
OUTPUT Press the button a couple of times to select Sound mode.
VCR: stereo (L R), left channel (L -), right channel (- R), mono (- -) playback.
DVD: Select the appropriate audio channel (L R) or track, which depends on the disc you use.
VHS
CH
CANCEL/RESET
VOLUME
DVD
TRACKING/V-LOCK
ShowView
1O
INPUT
REPEAT
Output signal select button to toggle between VCR and DVD (for AV1, VCR/DVD OUT)
INDEX/ SKIP
REW
SLOW/
SEARCH
PAUSE/SLOW
Numeric keypad
Direct input via numeric key pad (18= )
CANCEL/RESET: Undoes entries or selections
PROG PLAY
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
MENU
PLAY LIST
MENU
To eject cassette or disc
Press
STOP for more than 3 seconds.
!
!
OSD menu selection buttons.
DVD: to select JPEG, WMA or MP3 groups ( ) or titles ( ).
ENTER: Selects or saves a setting.
VCR:
DVD:
Press the button repeatedly to display the time, tape counter or remaining tape.
To display the DISPLAY menu.
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DISPLAY
PROG/CHECK
I-TIMER
AV ENHANCER P. MEMORY
OFF TIMER
PLAY MODE
REC MODE
SETUP
MUSIC WITH
PICTURE
REC CHECK REC
JET REW EXT LINK AV LINK DUBBING
GROUP ZOOM QUICK REPLAY
VHS/DVD/TV
EUR7720X10
EXIT
RETURN
TV functions
TV set On/Off switch.
TV set AV input selection.
TV set volume control.
To select the respective TV program memory location.
Remote control's VHS/DVD toggle switches to toggle between VCR and DVD functions.
VHS DVD
VCR functions are enabled.
VHS DVD
DVD functions (blue labels) are enabled.
Channel selector
Press
PLAY to start playback.
Quits a menu.
To copy a DVD RAM to VHS cassette.
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5
Remote control
VCR functions
Tape counter
The tape counter will be automatically reset to [0:00:00]
!
when you insert a video cassette.
Or you can press the
CANCEL/RESET button on the remote control unit to manually reset the tape counter to [0:00:00].
Finding the start of a recording.
27
Pause a recording session.
Still or slow motion playback.
Press
STOP to stop recording, playing back or winding.
Plays back programmed recordings.
22
27
Defines programmes transmitted to the same program memory location at the same time.
23
To display the Timer recording menu.
6
Activates the recording timer.
MUSIC WITH PICTURE
For fast rewinding to the beginning of the tape.
To record using the external recording level control
.
A: To delete tagged station.
21
33
27
25
VHS/ DVD
TV
AUDIO
AV
VHS/ DVD
OUTPUT
VHS
CH
VOLUME
DVD
TRACKING/V-LOCK
CANCEL/RESET
INDEX/ SKIP
ShowView
1O
INPUT
REPEAT
REW
SLOW/
SEARCH
PAUSE/SLOW
PROG PLAY
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
MENU
PLAY LIST
MENU
DISPLAY
EXIT
RETURN
PROG/CHECK
I-TIMER
AV ENHANCER P. MEMORY
OFF TIMER
PLAY MODE
REC MODE
SETUP
MUSIC WITH
PICTURE
REC CHECK REC
JET REW EXT LINK AV LINK DUBBING
GROUP ZOOM QUICK REPLAY
VHS/DVD/TV
EUR7720X10
Tracking control of disturbed images during playback
ShowView menu
AV input select button
Toggles between input
A1, A2, A3 (front) or dc (DVD internal).
Goes from Stop into Fast Forward or Fast Rewind mode. Forward and backward search during playback.
26
24
27
Displays the VCR menu.
Switches the unit into stand-by mode after the set time.
14
26
Sets the tape speed.
Video recording
You will be displayed either the Timer recording menu or an information on the current recording.
20
Toggles between TV reception and video playback channel.
B: Move tagged station.
Remote control
DVD functions
Skip chapters, titles or frames
! Press
SKIP during playback or in pause mode.
!
!
Stop playback
Press
STOP twice.
!
Resume
Press
STOP during playback to store the current position on the disc.
Press
PLAY while [ ] is flashing on the display.
Playback will be resumed at the point where you
!
stopped it.
Cancel the Resume function
Press
STOP until [ ] is disappears from the display.
D Opening the disc tray or the unit going into stand-by mode also clears the stored position on the disc.
Displays the DVD-RAM menu.
Displays the main menu.
Resumes playback at stored position following an interruption.
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AV ENHANCER
39
!
Zoom
Press
ZOOM during playback.
Press to set the zoom factor, to select a Zoom mode:
ENTER plus .
!
Restore factory setting
Press
ZOOM until x1.00 is shown.
The zoom functionality may be restricted depending on the disc format.
Group Search
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For some disc formats not all of the described
DVD functions are available.
VHS/ DVD
TV
AUDIO
AV
VHS/ DVD
OUTPUT
VHS
CH
VOLUME
DVD
TRACKING/V-LOCK
CANCEL/RESET
INDEX/ SKIP
ShowView
1O
INPUT
REPEAT
REW
SLOW/
SEARCH
PAUSE/SLOW
PROG PLAY
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
MENU
PLAY LIST
MENU
DISPLAY
EXIT
RETURN
PROG/CHECK
I-TIMER
AV ENHANCER P. MEMORY
OFF TIMER
PLAY MODE
REC MODE
SETUP
MUSIC WITH
PICTURE
REC CHECK REC
JET REW EXT LINK AV LINK DUBBING
GROUP ZOOM QUICK REPLAY
VHS/DVD/TV
EUR7720X10
!
Repeat
Press
REPEAT during playback.
There is no mode for repeatedly playing back entire discs.
!
!
Slow motion (backwards/forwards)
Press
SLOW in Pause mode.
Keeping the button pressed increases the speed of search at 5 steps.
Press
PLAY to resume normal playback.
D VCDs do not support reverse slow motion playback.
!
Search
Press
SEARCH during playback.
Keeping the button pressed increases the speed of search at 5 steps.
!
!
Pause playback (still image)
Press
PAUSE during playback.
Playback stops at the current picture frame.
Press
PLAY to resume playback.
Displays a Playlist
Displays the menu.
Random Playback/Program Play
31 32
Displays the SETUP menu.
40
!
Scene replay
Press
QUICK REPLAY during playback.
Every push of the button replays a couple of seconds of
D the current track or programme.
However, you cannot go back to before the beginning of a title.
QUICK REPLAY is not supported by all discs.
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8
Connecting with RF Coaxial cable
Follow the steps described below.
You can connect the VCR/DVD to your
TV set by using a RF coaxial cable.
AC IN~
R
V
A
C
U
R
IO
L
V D
V ID E O
D V D
U
D IG ITA U
P
A L
R
A
U IO
L
V ID E O
TV
VCR / DVD
3
AC mains lead
( TV )
AV 2
( DE
E
CO DE
R/
XT
)
RF IN
Antenna input
R F I N
R F U
T
RF OUT
Antenna output
RF coaxial cable
2
Antenna input
1
Aerial
Disconnect power to all devices.
VCR Auto Setup with RF Coaxial cable
(Automatic tuning)
Country
Belgien
Belgique
België
Danmark
España
EëëÜäá
France
Italia
Nederland
Norge
Österreich
Deutschland
Portugal
Suomi
Sverige
Schweiz
Suisse
Svizzera others
D
If the Country menu does not appear after turning the device on, you may reset the device to its factory defaults (page 17).
Upon doing so the VCR Auto Setup will start again.
1
Connect antenna to the
RF IN (Antenna input) connector of the VCR/DVD.
!
The Country menu appears.
With the arrow buttons confirm with
ENTER.
select the according country, and
Automatic tuning for all receivable TV stations begins.
Approximate duration is 5 minutes.
2
Connect the VCR/DVD´s
RF OUT
(Antenna output) to the television set’s antenna in connector.
3
Connect VCR/DVD and television set to the
AC mains supply.
If menu Clock set appears
If time and date are not transmitted by a TV station, they must be set manually.
D
!
Enter Time and Date with save with
ENTER.
or
1 2
...
, then
Mind that a wrong date or time will influence the programmed recording of TV programmes (don't forget to change summer time and winter time).
Optionally, you can have a QUICK SETUP following VCR Auto Setup for the DVD player.
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3
AC mains lead
Channel tuning / Correcting interferences
If you decide to just use the RF coaxial cable to connect the TV set you must adjust the video output channel with the TV set’s input channel.
Screen Display
VCR Ch:36
Test pattern
VCR Display
RF Output Channel
!
!
!
!
!
!
Turn on your television set.
Turn on the VCR by pressing the
Stand-by/on switch.
Press
MENU for about 5 seconds. The preset channel is displayed on the VCR-display.
Adjust television set to show the test picture.
If there are any interferences select another channel on the television set and the VCR.
TRACKING/V-LOCK
Press the
CH button to change the channel
(e.g. Channel 39). Fine-tune television set until a clear picture is displayed.
Confirm with
ENTER.
Continue VCR Auto Setup (Automatic tuning).
RF Output Channel
VCR Ch:39
Test pattern
D The VCR will not initiate the VCR Auto Setup if it was run once before.
Reset the device to factory defaults (page 17). Upon doing so you will be able to start VCR Auto Setup again.
D Press
EXIT to abort VCR Auto Setup. You can run VCR Auto
Setup again at another time.
If a 21-pin Scart cable is used, please adjust the following settings to disable the VCR´s RF-output channel.
21
...
(RF OFF)
69
!
!
!
Press
MENU for about 5 seconds. The preset channel will be displayed on the VCR-display.
Press channel select buttons
CH or 0 to invoke [- -].
Confirm with
ENTER.
Setting Time and Date
Menu
Timer recording
Tuning
Clock set
Others
Language : English
: select
ENTER
EXIT
: exit
: access
Automatic tuning
(not for VP21)
Clock set
AUTO
!
Select [AUTO] and confirm with
ENTER.
Time : 12 : 00 : 00
Date : 11. 6. 04
: select
ENTER
MENU EXIT
: access
: return : exit
If the device does not find a TV station broadcasting the time signal, set Time and Date manually.
Manual tuning
Clock set
MANUAL
Time : 12 : 00 : 00
Date : 11. 6. 04
: select
ENTER
MENU EXIT
: access
: return : exit
!
!
!
Press
MENU, the Menu screen appears.
!
!
With select Clock set.
Press
ENTER.
Select [MANUAL] and confirm with
ENTER.
With or
2 3
enter Time and Date, then store with
ENTER.
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10
Connecting with a 21-pin Scart cable
1
Aerial
Follow the steps described below.
AV1
21-pin Scart socket
RF IN
Antenna input
Disconnect power to all devices.
VCR / DVD
D V D U
D
P
I ITA
M/
L
IT
A U
R
I
A
O
M )
R
V
A U
R
D
/D
IO
V
D
L
V ID E
O
A L
R
A U IO
L
V ID E
O
4
AC mains lead
AV 2
(DE CO
DER/
E X )
R F
U T
RF OUT
Antenna output
VCR Auto Setup with 21-pin Scart cable
(Automatic tuning)
Country
Belgien
Belgique
België
Danmark
España
EëëÜäá
France
Italia
Nederland
Norge
Österreich
Deutschland
Portugal
Suomi
Sverige
Schweiz
Suisse
Svizzera others
D If the Country menu does not appear after turning the device on, you may reset the device to its factory defaults (page 17).
Upon doing so the VCR Auto
Setup will start again.
1
Connect antenna to the
RF IN (Antenna input) connector of the VCR/DVD.
2
Connect the VCR/DVD’s
RF OUT
(Antenna output) to the television set’s antenna input connector.
!
!
!
Turn on your television set.
With the
Stand-by/on switch turn on the VCR/DVD.
The Country menu appears.
With the arrow buttons confirm by pressing
ENTER.
select the according country, and
Automatic tuning for all receivable TV stations begins.
Approximate duration is 5 minutes.
TV
4
AC mains lead
Antenna input
2
RF coaxial cable
3
21-pin
Scart cable
3
Connect the VCR/DVD’s
AV1 socket
(21-pin Scart socket) to the
TV set’s Scart In socket.
4
Connect VCR/DVD and TV set to the AC mains supply.
!
If menu Clock set appears
If time and date are not transmitted by a TV station, they must be set manually.
Enter Time and Date with save with
ENTER.
or
1 2
...
, then
D
Mind that a wrong date or time will influence the programmed recording of TV programmes (don't forget to change summer time and winter time).
Optionally, you can have a QUICK SETUP following VCR Auto Setup for the DVD player.
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Connecting with Audio-Videocable
Follow the steps described below.
AUDIO (R/L) / VIDEO
Audio / Videooutput
AC IN~
VCR/DVD
1
Aerial
RF IN
Antenna input
R
C
U
/ D D
A DI
O
L
O UT
VI D O
G T L A DI
/B T
T R
O
O T
A
R L
U O VI
D O
AV 1
( TV)
AV 2
( DECO
DER/
I N
F OU
T
RF OUT
Antenna output
Disconnect power to all devices.
1
Connect antenna to the
RF IN (Antenna input) connector of the VCR/DVD.
4
AC mains lead
2
Connect the VCR/DVD’s
RF OUT
(Antenna output) to the TV set’s antenna input connector.
3
Connect the VCR/DVD OUT
(AUDIO R/L, VIDEO) sockets of the VCR/DVD to the TV input.
TV
4
television set to the AC mains supply.
4
AC mains lead
Antenna input
2
RF coaxial cable
3
Audio (L/R) / Videocable
VCR Auto Setup with Audio-Videocable
( Automatic tuning )
Country
Belgien
Belgique
België
Danmark
España
EëëÜäá
France
Italia
Nederland
Norge
Österreich
Deutschland
Portugal
Suomi
Sverige
Schweiz
Suisse
Svizzera others
D If the Country menu does not appear after turning the device on, you may reset the device to its factory defaults (page 17).
Upon doing so the VCR Auto
Setup will start again.
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Turn on your television set.
With the
Stand-by/on switch turn on the VCR/DVD.
The Country menu appears.
With the arrow buttons confirm by pressing
ENTER.
select the according country, and
Automatic tuning for all receivable TV stations begins.
Approximate duration is 5 minutes.
!
If menu Clock set appears
If time and date are not transmitted by a TV station, they must be set manually.
Enter Time and Date with save with
ENTER.
or
1 2
...
, then
D
Mind that a wrong date or time will influence the programmed recording of TV programmes (don't forget to change summer time and winter time).
Optionally, you can have a QUICK SETUP following VCR Auto Setup for the DVD player.
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External Devices
Others 1 / 2
T ape length : AUTO ( E-240)
AV2 : EXT
TV system : AUTO
SQPB
OSD
: AUTO
: 4 : 3
VCR/DVD OUTPUT : AUTO
RFC system : DK
Others 1 / 2
T ape length : AUTO ( E-240)
AV2 : DECODER
TV system : AUTO
SQPB
OSD
: AUTO
: 4 : 3
VCR/DVD OUTPUT : AUTO
RFC system : DK
Connecting a Set Top Box, satellite receiver, decoder or a second recorder.
You can connect a Set Top Box to receive digital broadcast by antenna (DVB-T) signals, a satellite receiver (digital/analogue) or a decoder to decrypt encrypted programmes.
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!
Disconnect power to all devices.
Connect the external device to the AV2 input of the VCR/DVD
VCR/DVD
by using a 21-pin Scart cable.
Connect VCR/DVD, television set and the external unit to the
AC mains supply and switch them on.
Press MENU.
D GI TA
P C M B T
L
S
A D O
T R E A M
OP
R L
R L
D O
VI E
External unit
With select the Others menu and confirm with ENTER.
A V 1
V
A
(D
V 2
E C
EXT )
O D E R
Aerial
TV
21-pin Scart cable
!
Set Top Box, satellite receiver, second recorder:
Select AV2 with , and set to [EXT] with .
!
Decoder:
Select AV2 with , and set to [DECODER] with .
Press MENU to return to the Menu screen.
When using a decoder switch channel to decoder.
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Tuning
Pos Name Ch Pos Name Ch
1 ARD
2 ZDF
3 N3
7
4
2
4 RTL 12
5 SAT1 13
6 VOX 8
7 PRO7 95
8 RTL2 85
9 PREM 97
10 SRTL 98
: delete : move
: access
: return : exit
!
!
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Setting the channel to decoder
Press MENU.
With select menu Tuning. and confirm with ENTER.
With ENTER select Manual.
With , select the encrypted channel and confirm with ENTER.
With select Decoder, then select [ON] with .
Press MENU to return to the Tuning menu.
Pos
Name
Channel
Fine tuning
Decoder
Video system
Mono
Audio mode
:
: 9
: PREM
: 97 - - -
AUTO
: ON
: PAL
: OFF
: DK
: select
:
return
: exit
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Connectors
Before connecting
Verify that all devices to be connected up are unplugged from the AC mains.
R
VCR/DVD OUT
AUDIO VIDEO
L
AV 1
(TV)
RF IN
DVD OUT
DIGITAL AUDIO
(PCM/BITSTREAM)
OPTICAL
Digital connectors (OPTICAL)
To play programmes with a 5.1-channel surround sound, connect the digital audio output ( OPTICAL ) with an external Multichannel Dolby Digital Decoder, for example.
Prerequisites for making recordings with an external digital recorder
- The original disc must not be copy-protected.
- The recorder must be able to process signals with a scanning
frequency of 48 kHz/16 bit.
- You cannot make MP3/WMA recordings.
D
D
Adapt the Audio SETUP menu settings to the following:
PCM Digital Output: [Up to 48 kHz]
Dolby Digital / DTS Digital Surround / MPEG: [PCM]
Deactivate function Advanced Surround.
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Push the jack all the way into the socket with this side facing up.
Optical digital
audio cable
OPTICAL
Amplifier (example)
Red
R
AUDIO
L
VIDEO
White Yellow
AUDIO IN
R L
VIDEO
IN
Amplifier or
TV set (example)
AV 2
(DECODER/
EXT)
DVD connectors
RF OUT
Connection to a TV set without a scart socket or to an amplifier component (home cinema):
To be able to hear sound in stereo or Dolby Pro Logic quality, attach an amplifier or an analogue audio component supporting these features.
To avoid sound quality problems deactivate function Advanced Surround when you attach an amplifier with Dolby
Pro Logic functionality.
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TIMER REC
REC
VIDEO
NV-VP31
CH
JET REW
QUICK
ERASE
L/MONO AUDIO R
AV3 IN
INPUT
REPEAT
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Connection to AV3 (front panel)
Connect your external unit (e.g. a video camcorder) with the front panel input.
Just seize the L/Mono port for mono recording of the audio signal.
Use
INPUT to select A3.
LP
L R
Video Audio
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VCR menu control
Menu
Timer recording
Tuning
Clock set
Others
Language : English
21 22
Timer recording 1/3
Pos Date Start Stop
-- ----- / ---:-- --:-- ---
-- ----- / ---:-- --:-- ---
-- ----- / ---:-- --:-- ---
-- ----- / ---:-- --:-- ---
-- ----- / ---:-- --:-- ---
-- ----- / ---:-- --:-- ---
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Tuning
Manual
Auto Setup
Shipping condition
9 11
Clock set
AUTO
Time : 12 : 00 : 00
Date : 11. 6. 04
ENTER
The cursor buttons on the remote control unit allow you to navigate through menus and change selected entries.
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Press MENU, the menu screen appears.
With select the desired sub-menu.
Press ENTER, the selected menu appears.
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With select the entry you would like to change, then confirm with ENTER.
Make your changes following the menu steps.
With MENU return to the previous menu.
!
Press EXIT to leave the menu.
D Not every model supports all of the functions.
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Others 1 / 2
T ape length :AUTO ( E-240)
AV2 :DECODER
TV system
SQPB
:AUTO
:AUTO
VCR/DVD OUTPUT:AUTO
Remote :VCR 1
Manual Setup
Tuning
Pos Name Ch Pos Name Ch
1 ARD
2 ZDF
7
4
3 N3 2
4 RTL 12
5 SAT1 13
6 VOX 8
7 - - - - - -
8 - - - - - -
9 - - - - - - -
10 - - - - - - -
: delete : move
: access
: return : exit
Pos
Name
Channel
Fine tuning
Decoder
Video system
Mono
Audio mode
:
: - - - -
: - - - :
AUTO
: OFF
: AUTO
: OFF
: DK
: select
:
return
: exit
!
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!
Creating a new station table
Press MENU, the Menu screen appears.
Select the Tuning menu by pressing and confirming with ENTER.
Confirm Manual by pressing ENTER.
With the
Press ENTER.
buttons, select an open storage position.
!
Enter channel with the or
...
buttons.
Channel tuning starts. Wait until the desired station has been set.
Fine tuning may help to minimise any interference.
!
Press MENU to return to the Tuning screen.
Options available for tuning the channels
Pos
Name
Channel
Fine tuning
Decoder
Audio mode
AUTO / MAN.
ON / OFF
Video system
AUTO / PAL / MESECAM
Mono
ON / OFF
BG / I / DK
Station position.
Station name setting.
Channel setting.
Fine tuning of disturbed picture.
For reception of encrypted channels.
TV system setup.
Switch stereo to mono.
Audio system set-up
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:
:
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Manual Setup
Tuning
Pos Name Ch Pos Name Ch
1 ARD
2 ZDF
7
4
3 N3 2
4 RTL 12
5 SAT1 13
6 VOX 8
7 PRO7 95
8 RTL2 85
9 KABE 97
10 SRTL 98 delete
B
: move
: select
: access
: return : exit
Pos
Name
Channel
Fine tuning
Decoder
Video system
Mono
Audio mode
:
: 1
ARD
: 7
: AUTO
: OFF
: AUTO
: OFF
: DK
: select
:
return
: exit
Tuning
Pos Name Ch Pos Name Ch
1 ARD
2 ZDF
7
4
3 N3 2
4 RTL 12
5 SAT1 13
6 VOX 8
7 PRO7 95
8 RTL2 85
9 KABE 97
10 SRTL 98 delete
: move
B
: move
: store
: return : exit
!
!
!
!
!
Changing the name of TV stations
Press MENU, the Menu screen appears.
Confirm Manual with ENTER
.
With select the name entry.
Press ENTER.
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With select the name entry.
The cursor will mark the first letter
A RD
.
With change that letter.
With select the next letter
.
Press MENU.
The new name will be stored in Tuning.
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!
Changing the order of TV stations or deleting a station
Press MENU, the Menu screen appears.
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Confirm Manual with ENTER
.
Press . An arrow to the left will mark the selected field.
With move the station to any other desired location.
Press ENTER.
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Press
A
to delete the station.
Manual Setup
Tuning
Manual
Auto Setup
Shipping condition
OK?
: yes : no
Auto Setup
Country
Tuning
: others (OIRT)
: Ch 1
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!
Creating a new station table
Press MENU, the Menu screen appears.
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!
With select Auto Setup, confirm with ENTER.
Press ENTER to confirm.
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The Country menu appears.
Select country with and confirm with ENTER.
The Auto Setup menu will be displayed.
The Automatic Tuning will start.
Tuning
Manual
Auto Setup
Shipping condition
OK?
: yes : no
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!
Shipping condition/factory defaults
Press MENU, the Menu screen appears.
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!
With select Shipping condition and confirm with ENTER.
Press ENTER to confirm.
D
To restore factory defaults briefly unplug the AC mains lead.
Afterwards you will have to run VCR Auto Setup again.
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Manual Setup
VHS DVD
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!
!
Menu Others
!
Press MENU
Select Others
Confirm
with ENTER
Select the Menu item
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Changes with
!
Press MENU to quit the menu.
Others 1 / 2
T ape length : AUTO ( E-240)
AV2 : DECODER
TV system : AUTO
SQPB
OSD
: AUTO
: 4 : 3
VCR/DVD OUTPUT : AUTO
RFC system : DK
Press to display the 2nd screen.
Others 2 / 2
Remote
EXT LINK
: VCR 1
: 2
Tape length
AV2
TV system
SQPB
OSD
VCR/DVD OUTPUT
RFC system
Sets the tape length of the cassette you use.
( ),
Selects the type of external unit connected to the VCR/DVD's AV2 socket.
DECODER :
EXT :
If a decoder is connected.
If another video recorder or satellite receiver is connected.
Automatically detects PAL or MESECAM.
PAL :
If you are using the MESECAM system.
AUTO
ON
OFF
: The VCR automatically detects the type of recording.
: Plays back S-VHS format cassettes in quasi S-VHS format.
: Plays back cassettes recorded in VHS format only.
4 : 3
: Displays appear at the edge of the screen
displays not visible on 16:9 format screens).
WIDE
: Displays appear at the edge of the screen
(displays appear in the middle on 4:3 format screens).
OFF
: No on-screen displays.
AUTO
: When you press a function button the unit will activate the relevant video or
DVD output, depending on the setting of the
VCR/DVD toggle switch.
MANUAL : Press the VCR/DVD OUTPUT button to manually toggle between the video
and DVD outputs.
DK/ I /BG :
Sets the audio standard of RF converter output.
Remote
EXT LINK
The device and the remote control may be switched to alternative frequencies.
In the Menu select VCR1 or VCR2 to switch the device settings.
Then press and hold the
ENTER and
or keys of the remote control, to switch it to the according device frequency.
1 2
2 :
1 :
External recording control by satellite receivers or digital receivers (video signal).
For digital receivers transmitting a special recording control signal, e.g. the
( .
:
Manual Setup
Menu
Timer recording
Tuning
Clock set
Others
Language : English
Tuning
Pos Name Ch Pos Name Ch
1 ARD
2 ZDF
7
4
3 N3 2
4 RTL 12
5 SAT1 13
6 VOX 8
7 PRO7 95
8 RTL2 85
9 KABE 97
10 SRTL 98 delete
B
: move
: select
: access
:
return
: exit
VHS DVD
Menu language
The language set for the Video menu does not depend on the DVD SETUP menu language
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!
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Press MENU
Select Language
Select Language
Press EXIT to quit the Menu screen.
VHS DVD
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NICAM sound system
This unit can receive programmes transmitted together with NICAM sound. NICAM is a digital sound system featuring two audio channels that can be set to either two-channel stereo sound or two separate mono channels (M1 and M2).
OFF:
Records stereo sound.
ON :
Used during NICAM programmes to record normal (mono) sound on the Hi-Fi audio tracks or if the stereo sound is bad.
Press MENU
Select Tuning , press ENTER to confirm
Select Manual, press ENTER to confirm
Select the channel
Mono to [ON] or [OFF]
, press ENTER to confirm
.
Pos
Name
Channel
Fine tuning
Decoder
Video system
Mono
Audio mode
: 1
: ARD
: 7
: AUTO
: OFF
: PAL
: OFF
: DK
MENU
: select
: return
EXIT
: exit
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Recording
Recording functions
REC
Direct recording of the
VCR - TV picture.
20
Timer recording
Recording controlled by timer.
21
Recording with INTELLIGENT TIMER
Repeating programmed recordings.
23
Recording with ShowView
Programming recordings using the ShowView function.
24
Recording with external recording controls
20
Recording is controlled by an external device.
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INPUT
REPEAT
REC
!
!
!
Set the TV set to the video channel and insert a cassette into the VCR; make sure that the cassette’s protection tab is intact.
Select channel to record from.
When recording from an external device, select from
Scart inputs AV1, AV2, or the front panel input AV3.
Press REC to start recording.
Press STOP to stop recording.
!
Press PAUSE/SLOW to pause recording.
To protect the video heads this function will be terminated after approx. 5 minutes.
!
Press PAUSE/SLOW again to resume recording.
REC MODE
SETUP
!
Tape speed
Prior to starting the recording session, press
REC MODE
to set the tape speed.
SP : normal recording time
LP : double recording time
EP : triple recording time
- optimal picture quality
- simple picture quality
- reduced picture quality
When playing back LP or EP recordings, interferences may occur when using certain types of cassettes (e.g. Type E-300). These are not indicative of a VCR malfuncion.
SP
LP
EP
Timer recording
:
select
:
: delete
:
:
store
: exit
PROG/CHECK
AV ENHANCER
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!
!
The Timer recording allows you to programme the recording time of TV programmes up to 1 month in advance. Use the on-screen menu to programme a maximum of 16 recordings.
Press PROG/CHECK and select a free storage position .
Confirm with ENTER.
Select a station , and use to set date, week or weekday .
Then enter start- and stop-time , .
Hold buttons down to change time in 30-minute steps.
Select tape speed: A (Automatic), SP, LP, EP , .
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!
!
!
The VPS/PDC settings may be changed with (does not apply to VP21).
Press ENTER to save timer programme.
Repeat these steps for further recordings you may wish to programme.
Press TIMER to activate the VCR´s timer mode.
Make sure the VCR symbol is displayed.
D Do not forget to verify that there is enough tape left. The length of the recording must not exceed the tape left on the video cassette.
!
Quitting the timer mode
Press TIMER, the VCR symbol will turn off.
You can now play back a cassette or make a manual recording. Press TIMER again to reactivate the previously entered timer programme.
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Timer recording
Checking the timer programme
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!
Press PROG/CHECK, the Timer recording menu appears.
Press PROG/CHECK again or EXIT to quit the menu.
Changing or cancelling a timer programme
!
!
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!
Press PROG/CHECK, the Timer recording menu appears.
With select the entry you would like to edit, confirm with ENTER.
Modify entries with and confirm with ENTER.
Press CANCEL/RESET to delete a recording.
Automatic SP/LP selection
A: If there is not enough tape left at the beginning of a timer programme to complete it, the SP/LP function will automatically run the tape at LP speed.
This ensures that the entire programme will be recorded.
If the LP mode is not enough to ‘stretch’ the remaining tape to fit, you will not be able to record all of the TV programmes.
D It is not possible to automatically activate the EP
mode.
Playing back programmed recordings
!
Press PROG PLAY.
The device will rewind to the beginning of the recording and automatically start playing it back.
VPS/PDC function (not for VP21)
If a TV programme begins or ends earlier or later than planned, this function synchronises the beginning and end of the recording session with the actual beginning and end of the TV programme through a VPS signal transmitted by the TV station.
ON : The station transmits VPS/PDC signals. You must set the timer to the time specified in the TV magazines. Use the special VPS time the TV magazine may indicate.
- - - : The station does not transmit VPS/PDC signals. Try to set the start and stop time such that the entire film can be recorded even if a programme begins or ends earlier or later than planned.
Recording with
INTELLIGENT TIMER
INTELLIGENT TIMER 25/10/04
Pos Date Start Stop
VPS
PDC
1 ARD 25/10 10:30 11:30 SP ON
1 ARD 25/10 18:30 19:30 SP OFF
2 ZDF 25/10 12:30 13:30 A ON
I-TIMER
: select
TIMER
: store
: edit : unlock : lock
: delete : exit
Timer recording
Pos
1 / 3
Date Start Stop
VPS
PDC
1 ARD 26/10 10:30 11 :30 SP ON
1 ARD 26/10 18:30 19:30 SP OFF
- - - - - - - -/ - - - - :- - - - :- - - - - -
- - - - - - - -/ - - - - :- - - - :- - - - - -
- - - - - - - -/ - - - - :- - - - :- - - - - -
- - - - - - - -/ - - - - :- - - - :- - - - - -
- - - - - - - -/ - - - - :- - - - :- - - - - -
: select
: delete
: store
: exit
I-TIMER
P. MEMORY
The INTELLIGENT TIMER allows you to easily time the recording of programmes broadcasted by the same TV station at the same daytime at different days.
To use the INTELLIGENT TIMER function, at least one recording session must be programmed in the Timer recording menu (page 21). This information will be copied into the INTELLIGENT TIMER menu.
Upon completing the programmed recording session, such session information will be deleted from the Timer recording menu, but remain available in the INTELLIGENT TIMER menu. From there such information may be copied back to the Timer recording menu, thus allowing you to easily programme the recording session again with changed dates.
The INTELLIGENT TIMER menu will contain information about the last 5 programmed recording sessions.
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!
!
Copying stored recording sessions
Press I-TIMER.
With or I-TIMER select recording session.
Press TIMER to activate the timer mode.
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!
!
Editing a programme
Press I-TIMER.
Press or I-TIMER to select a programme and confirm with ENTER.
The Timer recording screen appears.
With modify the desired data, and store changes with ENTER.
Press TIMER to activate the timer mode.
!
!
Protecting I-TIMER programmes
If there are 5 entries in the INTELLIGENT TIMER menu, the next and every following
!
!
entry overwrites the oldest programme setting.
Press I-TIMER
With select an entry.
To protect the entry press . The symbol appears.
To remove protection press . The symbol disappears.
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Recording with ShowView
(not for VP21)
ShowView
8 3 5 4 2 - - - -
0 - 9
: enter
: correct
: access
: exit
ShowView
Programming recordings with the ShowView function
The ShowView code simplifies entering programme information to record
TV and SAT programmes.
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!
!
Press ShowView.
Enter the ShowView number ( to correct entry).
Confirm entry with ENTER.
The Timer recording screen appears.
If the device fails to recognise the TV station automatically, it must be entered manually with . The VCR will store this information so it will not have to be entered again.
Timer recording
Pos
1/3
Date Start Stop
1 ARD 31/12 10:30 11:30 SP ON
1 ARD 31/12 11:30 12:30 SP ON
2 ZDF 31/12 12:30 13:30 SP OFF
- - - - - - - -/ - - - -:- - - -:- - - - - -
- - - - - - - -/ - - - -:- - - -:- - - - - -
- - - - - - - -/ - - - -:- - - -:- - - - - -
: select access
: delete : exit
!
Activating timer mode
Press TIMER to activate the timer mode.
The symbol appears on the VCR display.
ShowView is a trademark of Gemstar Development
Corporation. The ShowView system is manufactured under licence from
Gemstar Development Corporation.
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Modifying programmed data
Press PROG/CHECK, the Timer recording menu appears.
With select the entry to be modified, confirm with ENTER.
Select station and use to set date, week or weekday , .
Then enter start and stop time , .
Select tape speed: A (Automatic), SP, LP, EP , and confirm with ENTER.
Press TIMER to activate the VCR’s timer mode.
Recording with external recording controls
Others 2 / 2
Remote
EXT LINK
: VCR 1
: 2
EXT Link
VCR/DVD
D GI
T A D O
P C M B T S R
R
U
A D O
L
R L
A D O
D O
VI E
A V 1
A
(D
E
V 2
EC
O D ER
Aerial
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Press MENU, the Menu screen appears.
With select menu Others and confirm with ENTER.
With select EXT LINK and turn to
[2] or [1] .
Press MENU to return to the Menu screen.
Receiver
TV
EXT LINK
EXT LINK 2: External recording control for some satellite or digital receivers (video signal).
EXT LINK 1: For digital receivers transmitting a special recording control signal, e.g. the F.U.N. receiver (TU-DSF41).
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Press EXT LINK to activate the VCR´s recording stand-by mode.
Make sure the VCR´s display EXT Link appears.
As long as the satellite or digital receiver transmits the special recording signal, or a video picture is transmitted, the VCR will continue to record.
The following screen will be shown EXT LINK recording in progress if you select EXT LINK: [2]
ENTER : yes EXT LINK : cancel
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!
Press ENTER to hide this message.
Press EXT LINK to stop recording.
D Be sure that the timer programmes stored by your VCR do not overlap with the ones of the satellite or digital receiver.
!
Quitting recording stand-by mode
Press EXT LINK to quit recording stand-by mode.
The display EXT Link disappears.
You can now play back a cassette or make a manual recording.
You must press EXT LINK again to reactivate the recording stand-by mode.
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Playback
Optimising the playback picture quality
Normally the VCR automatically adjusts the playback picture to the highest possible quality. Sometimes it may be necessary though to adjust the picture manually.
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Normal playback
Turn on the VCR.
Be sure the TV set is turned on and tuned to the video playback channel.
Insert a video cassette.
Press PLAY to start playback.
Press STOP to end playback.
Picture noise or unclear picture during
playback. (Tracking)
While in regular playback or in slow motion press pro- gramme selection button (-)
or (+) until the noise disappears. If noise appears in a still picture, first switch VCR to slow motion, then adjust tracking.
D In some video cassettes tracking can not be adjusted. This is not indicative of a VCR malfunction.
!
Automatic tracking control
Simultaneously press (-) and (+).
!
The still picture runs up or down
In still playback mode hold until the picture stands still.
(-) or (+)
!
Playback from power stand-by mode
When inserting a cassette and pressing PLAY , the device will turn itself on and start playing back.
Starting automatic playback
When inserting a cassette with removed protection tab, playback will start automatically.
Repeat playback
R 0 : 0 5 . 5 7
!
The VCR repeats playback from beginning to the end of the recording.
In stop or playback mode press PLAY for longer than 5 seconds.
Press STOP to end playback.
D On some TV sets special playback functions may cause the picture to shift up or down. This is not a
VCR malfunction.
OFF TIMER
PLAY MODE
Time limited recording or playback
During recording, playback or stop mode the device switches
to stand-by after a preset period of time.
Press the button repeatedly to increase this period from 30 to
!
60, 120, 180 or 240 minutes.
The set time appears in the VCR’s display.
Press OFF TIMER
General convenient functions
Auto-Start
When inserting a cassette the VCR will automatically switch on.
Automatic rewinding
When a cassette is played to the end, the VCR will automatically rewind it to the beginning of the tape.
D
This function is not available during programmed recording sessions.
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Search forward or backwards
While playing back press or , the search begins.
When pressing the button twice (JET SEARCH) the search speed increases.
When holding the button down the search will run for the duration of the button being held.
Press PLAY to end search.
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(e.g. at the beginning or end of the tape).
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Fast winding forward or backwards
In stop mode press or .
Press STOP to end winding.
JET REW
For fast rewinding to the beginning of the tape.
On a E180 cassette approx. 43 seconds.
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Quick search for a beginning of a recording
While playing back or in stop-mode.
INDEX
tape winds forward / INDEX tape rewinds.
Every time you press the button (max. 20 times) the
VCR will find the start of the next recording.
Playback will start automatically.
Press STOP to exit the Search function.
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Still playback
Press PAUSE/SLOW during playback.
To exit still playback press PAUSE/SLOW again or PLAY .
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Slow playback
During playback press PAUSE/SLOW for longer than 2 seconds.
To exit slow motion playback press PLAY .
Automatic stop function
To protect the video heads the device will automatically quit the functions search backwards/forwards, quick search, still playback and slow playback after 5-10 minutes. Interference and motor noise are not a malfunction.
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General convenient functions
S-VHS cassette playback (SQPB=S-VHS Quasi Playback)
You can play cassettes that were recorded on a S-VHS VCR.
• The quality of the picture will be that of a VHS recording.
• You cannot make S-VHS recordings on this VCR.
Playing back NTSC video cassettes (NV-VP31)
You can play NTSC video cassettes for viewing on a PAL-type TV set (PAL 60).
You cannot record on, or copy video cassettes to NTSC-format cassettes.
CVC Super - Crystal View Control Super
The CVC function provides a picture of perfect quality.
The picture is automatically rendered as clear and sharp as possible.
Device only operation.
Automatic shut down and removing cassettes
If the VCR is switched into stand-by mode, the cassette may be removed by pressing the
EJECT-button.
Once done the VCR will switch back to stand-by mode.
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QUICK ERASE
To record on a cassette containing previous recordings without loss of quality, erase these recordings with the QUICK ERASE function.
Press and hold the QUICK ERASE button for a few seconds.
The time remaining for the erasing process is indicated on the VCR display.
DVD-QUICK SETUP
Setup
QUICK SETUP
Select the menu language.
English
Deutsch
Español
Svenska
Français
Italiano
Português
Nederlands to select and press ENTER RETURN to return
The navigator keys of the remote control unit allow you to move between menus and to accept or change the selected settings.
Press
ENTER to store a change.
Press
RETURN to go back to the previous screen.
Press
SETUP to quit the menu.
VHS DVD
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DVD QUICK SETUP may follow VCR Auto Setup.
Use VHS/DVD on the remote control to select DVD.
Press SETUP to display the QUICK SETUP menu.
Use the navigator keys to select a menu language, then press ENTER to confirm.
To continue with setting the defaults, press to select [Yes] and ENTER to confirm. You can later go to the Setup menu to run QUICK SETUP again.
Use the Setup menu options to adapt the default settings below to your appliance. Every menu item provides further information on the options you have.
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Please refer to the operating instructions of your TV set to read more about the best settings.
Select your TV's aspect ratio.
The format of TV screens is either 4:3 (standard) or 16:9 (wide-screen).
Select the aspect ratio that matches the screen setting of your TV set.
Select the maximum sampling frequency of the
PCM digital output.
Before you proceed please check which setting is supported by your digital audio component (connection via OPTICAL).
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Following QUICK SETUP, you can use the options of the
Setup menu to make further settings.
Press RETURN or SETUP to quit the Setup menu.
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Playback functions
The label must face up.
OPEN / CLOSE
PAUSE/SLOW
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Playback
Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.
Place the disc on the disc tray.
Press PLAY .
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The disc tray closes and disc playback starts automatically.
The player may take some time to read all of the disc information!
DVD-Video Video CD
DVD-A MP3
MP3, WMA, JPEG:
The Playback menu appears on the screen.
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Pause playback (still image)
Press PAUSE during playback.
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Interrupt playback
Press STOP .
Press PLAY to resume playback.
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Stop playback
Press STOP twice.
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INPUT
REPEAT
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Repeat
DVD-Video Video CD
Press REPEAT during playback.
DVD-A MP3
You can choose from the following settings, depending on the disc you use:
DVD-Video
Off
DVD-RAM PG
Off
DVD-RAM PL
Off
DVD-A
VCD/CD
WMA/MP3
JPEG
Off
Off
Off
Off
Chapter
Program
Scene
Track
Track
Content
Group
Title
All
Playlist
Group
All
Group
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Repeating a VCD using playback control (PBC)
Press STOP during playback until [PBC] is no longer displayed.
Type in the number of the CD track using the RC unit's numeric key pad.
Press REPEAT.
The display shows the REPEAT function.
CD
WMA
CD
WMA
RAM
JPEG
RAM
JPEG
Playback functions
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Chapter review
DVD-Video
This function lets you browse back through the chapters of a
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DVD-V by playing the first couple of seconds of every chapter.
Press STOP during playback.
Press PLAY .
A message appears: Press PLAY to Chapter Review
Press PLAY again.
The first couple of seconds of every chapter are played back.
Normal playback is resumed at the point where you stopped it.
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PLAY if you do not wish to browse back through the chapters.
After a couple of seconds, normal playback will be automatically resumed at the point where it was stopped.
POSITION MEMORY
DVD-Video
DVD-A
Video CD
MP3
CD
WMA
RAM
JPEG
Use the Position Memory function to resume disc playback at a set position.
You can tag and directly access up to 5 discs.
The position tag is retained when you change discs or when the unit goes into stand-by mode.
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Press POSITION MEMORY during playback.
A message appears: Position memorized.
You can now change discs or go into stand-by mode.
Press PLAY to play back the disc again. Playback is resumed at the stored position and the position tag is cleared.
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Some discs do not fully support all of this functions.
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Random Playback
All chapters/tracks are played
DVD-Video DVD-A
MP3
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once each in a random order.
Press PLAY MODE while the disc is stopped.
The Program Play screen is displayed.
Press PLAY MODE again.
The Random Playback screen is displayed.
Press PLAY to start random playback.
Video CD
WMA
To deactivate the function, stop the disc and press PLAY
MODE.
remote control unit to select or specify the track/group to be played in a random order.
CD
JPEG
Single frame mode
DVD-Video DVD-A Video CD
In pause mode, press remote control buttons or .
RAM
Every push of one of these buttons takes the film a single frame forwards or backwards. Keeping one of these buttons pressed continuously displays the next single frame in the chosen direction. You can also press PAUSE/SLOW to move the film forward a single frame at a time.
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VCDs do not support a backward motion by single frames.
Playback of a particular track or title
DVD-Video Video CD
DVD-A MP3
CD
WMA
Type in a number using the RC unit's numeric key pad.
For example, to select title 23:
DVD/RAM/VCD/CD : Press
+ + .
MP3/WMA/JPEG : Press
+ +
ENTER
.
The unit automatically starts playing the selected track.
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Certain discs may not provide this function at all, or only if the appliance is in stop mode.
RAM
JPEG
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Playback functions
Program Play
Choose a title and chapter.
No. Title Chapter Time
1
Play
Clear
Clear all
--to select and press ENTER PLAY
to start
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DVD-Video DVD-A Video CD CD MP3 WMA
Program Play
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You can programme up to 32 chapters/tracks to be played in any order.
Press PLAY MODE while the disc is stopped. The Program Play screen appears.
D Use the numeric keys to specify the Group/Title (not with CDs) and the
Content/Chapter. In the case of MP3 or WMA discs or if you select the
D numbers using , press ENTER to confirm each entry.
Repeat this procedure to make further entries.
Press PLAY . The unit starts to play the programme.
Some discs may not provide this function.
To clear an entry, press to select it first.
Press and to select [Clear], then press ENTER.
Choose [Clear all] and press ENTER to clear all entries.
JPEG
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Press ENTER to confirm any changes to the Group/Title and Content/Chapter objects.
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To quit the Program Play mode
Stop the disc and press PLAY MODE until Program Play disappears from the display.
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The actual programme is retained.
To clear the programme, switch off the appliance or remove the disc.
Direct Navigator
No. Date On Title Contents
1 9/12 (THU) 16:48 Friends
2 9/12 (THU) 20:00 News
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~ to select and press
ENTER RETURN
to exit
Your player can play DVD-RAM discs recorded in the video recording format, version 1.1, by a DVD video recorder, DVD video camera, computer etc.
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DVD-RAM Direct Navigator
RAM
Press DIRECT NAVIGATOR to enter or exit the menu screen.
Programme names are shown only if they were entered when the RAM was produced.
Press to display the programme information. Press to browse.
Press RETURN to go back to the previous screen.
Press or use the numeric keys to select a programme.
Playback starts in the background. Press ENTER to hide the menu screen.
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To play tracks from a Playlist
You can play tracks contained in a Playlist recorded on a DVD video recorder,
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for example.
Press PLAY LIST. The Playlist screen is displayed if the disc has a play list on it.
Press PLAY LIST again to quit the menu.
Press or use the numeric keys to select a play list, then press ENTER to confirm.
Playback starts. Press SKIP to leave out tracks down a play list.
VCR-DVD functions
D Playing back music, NTSC formatted films or copyprotected discs might result in interferences.
SP
GRP
VCR
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DVD
VRM TRK
INPUT
REPEAT
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Synchronous recording
DVD-Video DVD-A RAM Video CD
How to copy a non copy-protected disc to VHS type cassette.
CD MP3
Select DVD on the remote control.
VHS DVD
Use PLAY and to select the disc's starting position.
Press to select Pause playback.
Select VCR on the remote control.
VHS
Press INPUT to select the dc channel.
DVD
Use and PLAY to define the starting position for tape recording.
Press to pause VCR playback.
Press REC to activate the recorder's recording stand-by mode.
Press to start synchronous VCR recording and DVD playback.
WMA JPEG
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DUBBING
RAM
DUBBING enables you to copy a DVD RAM to VHS cassette. In case you copied several programmes of one DVD RAM, the INDEX function allows you to directly access these on the resulting tape.
Insert DVD RAM and VHS video cassette, then press DUBBING for longer than 3 seconds in STOP mode.
All programmes of the DVD RAM are copied to the VHS cassette.
Recording is stopped automatically by the VCR once the copying process ended.
Press STOP to cancel the recording programme.
MUSIC WITH PICTURE
DVD-Video DVD-A RAM Video CD CD MP3 WMA JPEG
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M--P 1: It is possible to simultaneously use the DVD player for e.g. playing back a music disc and presenting video pictures.
M--P 2: It is possible to play back a video or JPEG disc on the DVD player and have the sound outputted via VCR or any other external unit simultaneously.
Use VHS/DVD on the remote control to select DVD.
Press PLAY to start playback.
Use VHS/DVD on the remote control to select VHS.
In VCR STOP mode, select M--P 1 or M--P 2 via MUSIC WITH PICTURE.
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The unit displays the video output and selects the AV3 front panel input.
You can now use an external source, select the TV channel via CH, or press INPUT to
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Press MUSIC WITH PICTURE in VCR STOP mode to terminate this function.
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Navigation Menu
Playback Menu
All Total 260
Audio Total 0
Picture Total 260
to select and press
ENTER
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To display the selection menu
Display the Navigation Menu and press
DISPLAY. The Selection menu is displayed.
Press to select a menu item, then press
ENTER to confirm or RETURN to quit the
Selection menu.
MP3
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
Multi
List
Tree
Next group
Previous group
All
Audio
Picture
Help display
Find
Content 0001/0003 Group 001/011
to select and press ENTER RETURN to return
Search with asterisk: The match list covers all entries containing the word you specified.
Search without asterisk: To look for the first word in a title press to delete the asterisk.
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Playback Menu
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JPEG
The Playback Menu appears on the screen when you insert a
JPEG, WMA, MP3 or HighMAT disc.
Press to select the contents you wish to play, then press ENTER or PLAY to confirm.
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MP3 WMA
To display the Navigation Menu for HighMAT Discs, change in the Setup menu in the sub-menu Others the HighMat setting to [Enable] (page 41) or select the [Play as Data
Disc] option (page 39) in the Others menu via DISPLAY, while in Stop mode.
To display the Navigation Menu
Press MENU. The Navigation Menu is displayed.
JPEG MP3 WMA
Press to select a title, then press ENTER to start playing it.
Press MENU to quit the menu.
Navigation Menu / Selection menu options
Multi
The Group and Content panels are tiled vertically. Press to move the cursor from Group to Content and back.
List
Shows the Content of the selected Group.
Tree
Displays a tree view of the groups. Press and
ENTER to select a
Group. The Group's contents are shown.
Thumbnail
Next group
Previous group
All / Audio / Picture
Help display
Displays the JPEG Thumbnail Menu.
Moves to Next group or Previous group.
Selects the formats shown on the Navigation Menu.
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Find
*
A Find
Displays help on the menu control or the status indicator.
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To find groups or content
to enter the target word into the text box.
Press
ENTER to confirm every letter. Press . To make corrections.
Press to select [Find] and
ENTER to confirm.
The match list contains the matching entries.
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If there are no matching entries you will see: Not found.
Press and
ENTER to start playing the track you looked for.
In the Multi view press to select the Group or Content panel. The search is performed in the selected area.
Navigation Menu
Thumbnail Menu 1 1 JPEG --:--
P1000001
1/68
2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10
11 12
DISPLAY to display the sub menu RETURN to exit
WMA / MP3 / CD-Text
Group : Songs 3
Content : 01 - Title 1
JPEG
Group Pictures 5
Content P1010002
Date 2004/01/25 17:26
Camera DMC-LC20
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JPEG Thumbnail Menu
Pick DISPLAY from the Navigation Menu and press to select Thumbnail.
Press ENTER to confirm. The Thumbnail Menu is displayed.
Press to select a picture.
JPEG
Press to page up or down. When you have browsed the pictures of a group, the pictures of the next group are shown.
Press ENTER to confirm. The selected picture is shown full size.
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Rotate pictures
Press DISPLAY during playback. The DISPLAY menu will be displayed.
The available options depend on the current disc.
Press and ENTER to select [Rotate Picture].
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Press and ENTER to specify the direction of rotation.
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Activate on-screen displays
CD-Text JPEG
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MP3
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The available options depend on the current disc.
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Press and ENTER to select Other Settings.
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and ENTER to select Display Menu.
Press and ENTER to select Information.
Press and ENTER to select the respective option. JPEG: [Date], [Details].
Press RETURN or DISPLAY to quit the menu.
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Select Group/Title
Play back a disc and select the group or title on it.
Press to select the Group, press to select the Title.
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WMA: You cannot play copy-protected WMA files.
MP3: The appliance is incompatible with ID3 tags.
WMA, MP3, JPEG (CD-R / CD-RW): Make sure the discs are compatible with ISO 9660 (level 1 or level 2).
JPEG MP3 WMA
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HighMAT
Page 1/1
Sorted according to artist
Sorted according to sampler
Sorted according to category
HighMAT
HighMAT (High Performance Media Access Technology) is a joint Panasonic and
Microsoft technology development. Diverse HighMAT-level2 format data (WMA, MP3 and/or JPEG) stored on a disc by a PC can be quickly played back by the appliance with the additional help of a menu.
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While the HighMAT menu is displayed:
Press to select and ENTER to confirm.
Menu: Takes you to a sub-menu containing further play lists or menus.
Playlist: Starts playback
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Press TOP MENU to show or hide the HighMAT menu.
Press RETURN to go back to the previous menu.
Press DISPLAY to show or hide the background stored on the disc.
Playlist
Playlist
Group
Content
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Acapella
No. Playlist title
1 Sorted according to artist
2 Sorted according to sampler
3 Sorted according to category
4. Acapella to select ENTER to play to exit
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CD Text
CD Text
1/11 2:53
Disc Title :
Disc Artist :
Track Title :
Track Artist :
Song
2. Song
3. Song
4.
5.
6.
7.
9.
10.
to select and press
ENTER RETURN
to exit
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Selecting from a Playlist
Press MENU during playback.
The play list appears ( indicates the currently playing item).
Press and then to move from Playlist to Group and Content and back.
Press and then to select an item, then press ENTER to confirm.
Press MENU to quit the Playlist screen.
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CD Text menu
Press MENU.
The CD Text menu appears on the screen.
The screen contains information on the disc and a list of tracks.
Press to select a title.
To play the selected track, press ENTER.
Press RETURN to quit the menu.
CD-Text
DISPLAY menu
Menu
Program 1/ 1
Time 0:12:03
Audio L R
Subtitle Off
Marker (VR)
Other Settings
Play Speed
AV Enhancer Off
Play Menu
Picture Menu
Audio Menu
Display Menu
Other Menu
DVD-RAM menu illustration
DVD-RAM
Picture Mode
Normal: Factory
Cinema1: Cinema function for viewing in dark rooms. Bright picture areas are dimmed down.
Cinema2: Enhances brighter areas of dark scenes.
Animation: Intensifies the colours.
Dynamic: Brightens up the picture.
User:
Provides changes of the
Picture Adjustment menu.
Playback status indicator
DISPLAY
0 : 03 : 10
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Press DISPLAY twice to activate the playback status indicator.
Press to change the playback speed.
Press to display the current and the remaining playback time.
Press DISPLAY again to hide the status indicator.
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To display the DISPLAY menu.
Press DISPLAY to invoke the DISPLAY menu of the current disc.
The available options depend on the current disc.
Press to select a sub-menu, then press or ENTER.
Press to select a setting as described on pages 16 and 17.
Press ENTER to confirm.
Press to display another sub-menu; press to select a setting as appropriate.
Press to return to the previous menu.
Press ENTER to confirm your selection.
The items of the menus may vary depending on the contents of the disc.
Press RETURN or DISPLAY to quit the menu.
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To modify the Picture Mode
Press DISPLAY, the DISPLAY menu of the active disc is displayed.
The available options depend on the current disc.
Press and ENTER to select Other Settings.
Press to go back to the previous menu.
Press and ENTER to select Picture Menu.
To display the settings, press ENTER again.
Press and ENTER to select a setting.
The menu item Picture Adjustment will be displayed if you select User.
Press and ENTER to select Picture Adjustment.
The Picture Adjustment menu will be displayed.
Press to select an option for modification, then press .
[Contrast], [Brightness], [Sharpness], [Colour], [Gamma]
Press RETURN or DISPLAY to quit the menu.
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DISPLAY menu
DVD-Video
Menu
Title 1/36
Chapter 1/27
Time --:--:--
Audio - ---
Subtitle - ---
Angle -/-
Other Settings
Menu
Track 1/ 2
Time 48:10
Audio L R
Other Settings
Video CD
HighMAT
Menu
Playlist 1/ 38
Group 1/20
Content 2/12
Time 0:39
Audio 96kbps
Other Settings
WMA/MP3
Menu
Group 1/11
Content 1/12
Time --:--
Audio
Other Settings
Menu
Group 1/ 6
Content 1/68
Thumbnail
Rotate Picture
Slideshow On
Other Settings
Menu
Track 1/14
Time 48:10
Other Settings
JPEG
CD
Title/Track Search:
Allows you direct access to a title/track if the disc hosts several.
Program Search:
Allows you direct access to a program if the disc hosts several.
Chapter Search:
Allows you direct access to a chapter if the disc hosts several.
Group Search: Allows you direct access to MP3/WMA tracks or JPEG images defined
to make up a group.
Content Search:
Directly select a MP3/WMA track or JPEG image stored on the disc.
Playlist Search:
Directly select a Playlist stored on the disc.
Time:
Display/select playback time: Alternative display of current or remaining playback time.
MP3, WMA, SVCD: Shows the playback time only.
Shows the current playback time or the remaining playback time.
Time Slip: Press to select the interval by which playback is to move back or forward.
Time Search: Use the numeric keys to specify the time at which playback is to be resumed.
Audio/Karaoke:
Allows you to alter the preset language of synchronisation, provided the disc gives you an alternative. In the case of VCDs you can change the left/right audio channel setting.
Subtitle/Language: Selects the language of on-screen subtitles. [Off]: No subtitles displayed.
Marker (VR): Select the marker tags set on a DVD-RAM by a DVD recorder.
Angle: Change between camera angles of films recorded from various camera locations.
Thumbnail: Displays the thumbnail menu. Press to select a JPEG image.
Press
ENTER to show the selected image full screen.
Rotate Picture: Select [Right] or [Left] to rotate the image on the screen in the selected direction.
Slideshow:
Starts and stops the on-screen slideshow.
Choose [Interval] to set the time every slideshow picture remains on the screen (0 to 30 seconds).
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DISPLAY menu
These settings are not available for every disc.
Other Settings
Play Speed
AV Enhancer Off
Play Menu
Picture Menu
Audio Menu
Display Menu
Other Menu
Picture Menu
Audio Menu
Display Menu
Other Menu x1.4
x1.3
x1.2
x1.1
Normal x0.9
x0.8
x0.7
x0.6
AV Enhancer Off
Play Menu
Off
On
Repeat Off
A-B Repeat * *
Marker
Picture Mode Normal
Advanced Surround Off
Dialogue Enhancer Off
Subtitle Position
Subtitle Brightness
Just Fit Zoom
Manual Zoom x1.00
Bitrate Display Off
GUI See-through Off
GUI-Brightness 0
Play as Data Disc
Play Speed: Select a factor by which to change the playback speed.
The audio output switches to PCM (2-channel).
AV-Enhancer: Automatically optimises and adapts the audio and video settings to the disc used.
The Picture and Audio menus are not available when this function is enabled.
A-B Repeat: Playback repeats a defined section between positions A and B of a title.
Press
ENTER to set starting point A and end point B. If you do not set point B, the end of the track is used as the end point. Press
ENTER to terminate this function.
Repeat: Allows you to repeat the current track or chapter.
Marker: Up to 5 positions can be tagged pressing ENTER. Press CANCEL to delete any mistakes.
Select a marker and press
ENTER. Playback starts at the marker tag.
The markers are cleared by opening the disc tray or switching off the appliance.
AV ENHANCER
INPUT
REPEAT
Picture Mode: Changes the image display settings
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Advanced Surround: Produces an effect similar to surround sound at the two front speakers (SP) or the headphones (HP). Deactivate this function if the sound becomes distorted.
Off - Effect off (factory default).
SP1 Natural - Normal degree of effect on loudspeakers.
SP2 Enhanced - Enhanced degree of effect on loudspeakers.
HP1 Natural - Normal degree of effect on headphones.
HP2 Enhanced - Enhanced degree of effect on headphones.
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Deactivate the Advanced Surround effect if you experience distorted sound. Deactivate Advanced Surround if you are also using Dolby Pro Logic Amplifier. Dolby Pro Logic will not work properly if Advanced Surround is on.
Dialogue Enhancer: Puts up the volume of feature film dialogues.
Information:
Display information of the title (on-screen display).
Subtitle Position : Vertically moves the subtitle shown.
Subtitle Brightness: Modifies the brightness of the subtitle shown.
Just Fit Zoom:
Allows you to select a pre-defined picture size.
Manual Zoom:
Bitrate Display:
Zooms into the image to enlarge it by up to twice its original size.
The screen displays the image data rate per second (Mbps).
GUI See-through:
The background of OSD text becomes transparent.
GUI-Brightness:
User-defined brightness of OSD text.
Play as HighMAT / Play as Data Disc: Stop the HighMAT disc and choose to play it as a data disc or as a HighMAT-format disc.
Play as DVD-VR / Play as Data Disc: Stop the DVD-RAM and choose to play JPEGs or the programme.
EXT LINK
ZOOM
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SETUP menus
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To display the Setup menu
Press
SETUP to display the Setup menu.
Press to select a sub-menu, then press .
Press to select the option to be changed, then press
ENTER to confirm.
Press to select a setting option, then press
ENTER to confirm.
Press to select the next menu item.
Press
RETURN to quit the menu.
Menu Disc
Audio
Subtitle
Menus
Ratings
Setup
Disc
Video
Audio
Display
Others
Audio English
Subtitle Automatic
Menus English
Ratings Level 8 to select and press ENTER RETURN to exit
4:3 TV aspect ratio
Letterbox: Pan&Scan:
Menu Video
TV Aspect
Time Delay
AV1 Output
Still Mode
NTSC Disc Output
Disc’s Audio language / Subtitle language / Menu language.
Select the preferred language of either of the items. If the language you want is not on the list, select [Other] and type in the appropriate country code (see last page).
Assign a ranking to disallow the viewing of some scenes [1-7] or the entire DVD video disc [0], and specify a password to guard access to the disc contents.This
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feature is not supported by all DVD video discs.
Type in a 4-digit code using the numeric key pad of your remote control unit, then press
ENTER to confirm it.
Press or
CANCEL/RESET to delete any mistakes.
A closed padlock icon is displayed while this feature is enabled. Make sure
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not to forget your password code.
To change the setting
Enter your password code and press
ENTER to confirm.
Change the setting as appropriate and press
ENTER to confirm.
Sets the aspect ratio to 16:9 or 4:3 (Pan&Scan/Letterbox).
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When using an audio amplifier together with a plasma TV or a digital TV, the picture can be delayed in relation to the sound signal. You can synchronize the picture signal with the sound using the Time Delay setting.
Selects the video signal from the scart socket (Video, RGB).
Select a picture quality for still image mode:
Automatic: The unit selects the optically better type of image.
Field: Poorer quality than a picture frame.
Frame: Although the image may be somewhat fuzzy, its quality is better than that of a field-based still image.
To play a NTSC disc, select a colour rendition standard (NTSC/PAL60) that matches the function of your TV set.
SETUP menus
Dolby Digital / DTS Digital
Surround / MPEG:
Please choose the correct settings matching your audio system:
Dolby
Digital
DTS Digital
Surround
Your equipment can not decode the signal
PCM
PCM
Your equipment can decode the signal
Bitstream
Bitstream
MPEG
PCM Bitstream
Menu Audio
PCM Digital Output
PCM is the standard method used to record digital music signals on Audio CDs. For reasons of copyright protection the digital output of PCM audio signals may be limited to 48 kHz/16 bit. Choose [Up to 48 kHz] if the digital audio outlet is used to connect your player to an amplifier that only processes sampling frequencies of up to 48 kHz.
For 96/192 kHz check the digital-in requirements of your connected device.
Dolby Digital
DTS Digital Surround
MPEG
Dynamic Range Compression
Audio during Search
Change the setting to PCM if the connected equipment fails to decode the relevant signal. High noise levels may otherwise damage your ears or the loudspeakers.
Adapt the settings to the ratings of your audio system.
Available in the Dolby Digital (DVD) format only.
The volume range is compressed by dynamically putting up the level of soft passages and lowering the level of loud passages.
Choose to have the sound on or off during the search.
Menu Display
Menu Language
On-Screen Messages
Menu Others
HighMAT
QUICK SETUP
Re-initialize Setting
Select the language of the appliance's menus as appropriate.
Select [Off] to suppress the display of OSD text.
Enable: Activates HighMAT playback
Disable: Plays HighMAT discs in the MP3/WMA/JPEG format.
Lets you change the basic settings or your appliance.
Resets the appliance to factory defaults. Following reset and initialisation, press
SETUP to run the QUICK SETUP utility again.
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Information
Region codes
This player accesses the regional codes stored on DVDs.
It supports all discs assigned regional code "2" or "ALL"
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UK and continental Europe: "2".
Disc forms
Never play anything but circular discs with a diameter of 3" ( 8 cm ) or 5" ( 12 cm ). Discs of other shapes may damage the player hardware.
HighMAT and the HighMAT logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Playing DVDs and VCDs
The producer of the programme material can define the way in which the disc is played.
Consequently, you may sometimes find that, you cannot control the playback the way you wish using all of the functions and operations described in these operating instructions.
We therefore recommend that you always read the reference material delivered with the disc.
The player may take some time to read all of the disc information!
DVD menu
Some DVDs have multiple menus. Pressing
TOP MENU to display the main menu may take you to another menu than pressing
MENU to display the menu screen.
Title
Title
Title
Disc-
Top menu
Menu
TOP MENU
Menu
MENU
Menu
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The functions assigned to these buttons depend on the disc.
Please refer to the disc documentation leaflet.
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are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Dolby Digital
Method of encoding digital signals. The signals are very much compressed in the process to enable recordings of large volumes of data.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
"Dolby", "Pro Logic" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
DTS (Digital Theater Systems)
Sound system used in cinemas or movie theaters all over the world.
"DTS" and "DTS 2.0 + Digital Surround" are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
MP3 or MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 is a file compression format used for digital audio files.
It provides files of an extremely small size and may cause a consequential loss of quality.
WMA is a file compression format developed by Microsoft. It achieves the same sound quality as MP3 with a file size that is smaller than that of MP3.
MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson multimedia.
This product features a copyright protection implement whose technology is protected by US patents and intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other copyright proprietors. The use of this copyright protection implement is subject to permission of Macrovision
Corporation and is restricted to purely private use only. It is prohibited to examine this appliance for the purpose of unlicensed construction.
Decoder
This appliance features an internal Dolby Digital decoder and a
DTS decoder. You can enjoy these systems in stereo quality without the need of a separate decoder.
Before requesting service
There is no audio output and the sound is distorted:
GENERAL DISTORTIONS
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Check the connections.
Deactivate the Advanced Surround effect.
The VCR display is not lit:
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Check AC mains connection.
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The VCR display is lit, the device does not respond to controls:
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Device is set to recording stand-by or timer mode. Quit with
TIMER button.
Error code «U
appears:
» or «H »
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H : This is indicative of a malfunction. The digits following «H» depend on what state your player is in.
Press to put the player into stand-by mode, then briefly unplug and re-attach the AC mains cable.
Contact the aftersales service if this does not remove the problem.
Please state the error code displayed by the set.
The picture is disturbed when searching:
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This is a technical issue and not indicative of a malfunction.
No picture appears on the screen:
The picture is cut off at its left or right edge:
The remote control unit does not work properly:
No messages are output to the screen:
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Check the connections.
Verify that the correct video input of the TV set has been selected.
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Check the Video menu's TV Aspect setting on the Setup screen.
Check that the player is directly plugged into the TV set's AV output and not to a video cassette recorder between the two units.
Check the Zoom setting.
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Check whether the remote control communicates VCR1 or VCR2 .
Check the distance between the RC unit and the appliance (max. 7 metres).
Check the batteries in the remote control unit.
Point the remote control unit straight at the remote control signal sensor on the front panel.
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Go to the DVD SETUP screen and set DISPLAY menu option On-screen Messages- to [On].
Go to the DVD SETUP screen and change the TV Aspect setting in the Video menu.
Go to the VCR menu Others and change the OSD setting.
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Before requesting service
Manual correction of a bad picture:
Automatic Clock set doesn’t work properly:
VCR DISTORTIONS
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If you notice interference or a shift of the picture during normal, still, or slow motion playback, press the
TRACKING / V-LOCK button towards + or - to correct the picture.
Press
+ and - together to activate automatic correction. Some video cassettes do not support tracking control.
This is not indicative of a malfunction.
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Set Clock set to [AUTO] (not for VP21).
If the device cannot find a TV station transmitting the time signal, set Time and Date manually.
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Bad picture or sound:
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The use of E-300 cassettes may cause problems if the recordings were taken at low tape speeds LP or EP
.
Check [PAL] and [MESECAM] settings.
Verify that the aerial and/or Scart cables are attached and work properly.
Check the SQPB/ S-VHS playback setting for S-VHS cassettes.
Faulty recordings taken at slow tape speed EP in [MESECAM] are not malfunctions.
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Please contact your service technician if the video heads are dirty or worn out.
Having a technical service shop clean the video heads is not covered by the guarantee.
The recording functions do not work properly:
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If flashes on the device, check if the protection tab of the video cassette is still in.
Check Time and Date.
Check the start and stop time of the timer programme.
Check if the
TIMER button has been pressed to put the device into timer mode after programming a recording.
Check the start and stop time of a VPS/PDC recording. (not for VP21).
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Before requesting service
The loudspeakers emit loud noise:
The message "NO PLAY" appears:
The OSD displays are cut off along their top edge:
The player does not respond to function key commands:
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DVD DISTORTIONS
Go to the Setup screen and check the Audio menu settings of Dolby Digital, DTS Digital Surround and MPEG.
The player cannot play discs of the current format.
The disc contains no recorded material.
The function Ratings is active.
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Check the TV Aspect setting.
Playback does not start after pressing PLAY:
Unable to change the audio track or the subtitle language:
The subtitles are not shown:
The audio track or subtitles do not use the language selected from the menu:
Unable to change the aspect angle:
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It depends on the disc whether this function is available.
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Certain control operations are not available with some discs.
There may be interference caused by lightning or static charge. Press [ ] to put the player into stand-by mode. Restart the player.
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Condensation has accumulated inside the player. Wait for 1 to 2 hours.
The player only supports DVDs with regional code 2, ALL or from a group of regional codes containing regional code 2.
The disc is dirty or damaged.
The disc is in the wrong way round. The label of the disc you wish to play must face up.
You can only choose from the languages actually recorded on the disc
Some discs require you to change the setting via the Disc menu.
The disc does not provide any subtitles.
You deactivated the display of subtitles.
The subtitles are at the wrong position. Move the position of subtitles.
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The disc does not provide the language you selected.
You forgot your password:
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Stop the player and keep pressing player button together with (DVD) and also until
[Initialised] disappears from the screen. This restores all factory defaults. When you are done switch off the unit and back on afterwards.
Afterwards, display the QUICK SETUP menu to re-initialise the appliance to your preferences.
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Remote control codes
Remote control codes
For TV set control change the remote
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control unit's code.
Press and hold
TV Stand-by
.
. different code if your TV set does not respond correctly.
You will have to re-enter the code when replacing the batteries
.
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Some television set models of the listed manufacturers can not be operated using this remote control.
Problem caused by a disc
Trademark Code Trademark Code Trademark
Panasonic 01-04,45 GOODMANS 05,06,31 NOKIA
AIWA
AKAI
35 GRUNDIG 09 NORDMENDE
27,30 HITACHI 22,23,31,40-42 ORION
Code Trademark
25-27
10
37
SANYO
SBR
Code
21
06
SCHNEIDER 05,06,29-31
BLAUPUNKT 09 INNO 34 PHILIPS 05,06 SELECO 06,25
BRANDT 10,15 IRRADIO 30 PHONOLA SHARP 18
BUSH 05,06 ITT
CURTIS 31
DESMET 05,31,33 LOEWE
25 PIONEER 38 SIEMENS 09
JVC 17,39 PYE 05,06 SINUDYNE
07 RADIOLA 05,06 SONY
05,06,33
08
DUAL 05,06 METZ 28,31 SABA 10 TELEFUNKEN
ELEMIS 31
FERGUSON 10
GOLDSTAR/LG 31
MITSUBISHI
MIVAR
NEC
24
SALORA 26
31,32,43 TOSHIBA
10-14
THOMSON
16
36 SANSUI 05,31,33
WHITE WESTINGHOUSE 05,06
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Do not stick labels on the disc (this might render the disc useless).
Only use a suitable pen for writing on the disc.
Do not insert cleaning discs into the appliance.
Do not play discs with any glue from stickers still on them.
Do not play cracked discs.
Do not play warped or irregularly shaped discs.
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First wipe the disc (DVD-A / DVD-V / VCD / CD) with a wet cloth, then with a dry cloth.
If available, use the optional DVD-RAM/PD disc cleaner (LF-K200DCA1) to clean the DVD-RAM / DVD-R.
Do not use clothing or other disc cleaners.
Video cassette handling
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We recommend to use branded, e.g. Panasonic, cassettes of superior quality.
Whenever not in use, remove the cassettes from the recorder and keep them in a cover.
For recordings always try to make full use of the entire tape.
T o prevent the tape froms sustaining untimely wear and tear, do not re-use the same tape section for several recording sessions.
To prevent the cassette from sustaining damage, employ due care while inserting
it into the video recorder.
Protect the cassettes against humidity or heat.
Do not expose the cassettes to dust.
Directly dispose of defective cassettes without trying to repair them.
Never open the cassette's housing.
Do not open the protective front flap.
Never touch the recording tape.
Cassette erasure protection
Break out the erasure protection tab to protect the cassette against accidental erasure of recordings you wish to keep. Stick adhesive tape over the gap if you wish to re-record a protected cassette.
Specifications
Power supply:
Power consumption:
Controls
VCR playback functions
220-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
21W (in operation) multifunctional remote control
(VCR, TV and DVD), VCR / DVD, main functions on the unit
PAL and NTSC Playback on PAL TV /
S-VHS Quasi Playback (SQPB)
Video- and Audio heads
VCR Recording system
VCR tape speed
4 Video heads, 2 heads Hi-Fi
2 rotary heads, helical scanning system
SP: 23.39 mm/s , 240 min / LP: 11.7 mm/s,
480min (E-240 cassette)
VCR fast forward/fast rewind time approx. 60 sec. (E-180 cassette)
Video TV system
Video input and output level
DVD RGB-Video output
RF-converter VCR
Horizontal resolution VCR
S/N ratio VCR video
VCR: PAL 625/50
DVD: PAL 625/50, PAL 525/60, NTSC
1.0 Vpp (75 Ohm)
RGB-output connector: 0.7 Vpp (75 Ohm) / output connector: AV1
UHF-channel (21-69), 75 Ohm more than 240 lines (SP) more than 43 dB (SP)
DVD-Video DVD-R
R
R4.7
DVD-Audio
DVD-RAM
AUDIO R A M
R A M 4.7
SVCD
SUPER VIDEO
Input level audio
Output level audio
Dynamic range Audio
0.5V eff., more than 10 kOhm
VCR: 0.5V eff., less than 1 kOhm /
DVD: 2V eff. (1 kHz, 0 dB Fs) output connector: Pin jack, AV, 2 channel (L/R)
VCR:more than 90 dB (Hi-Fi sound tracks)
DVD:(linear audio): 100dB / CD audio: 96dB,
Total harmonic distortion CD audio: 0.0025 %,
S/N ratio CD audio: 115dB
Frequency response VCR audio
20 Hz to 20 kHz (Hi-Fi sound tracks)
Frequency response DVD audio
4 Hz to 22 kHz (sampling frequency 48 kHz) /
(linear audio)
DVD Optical digital output
Pick up:
4 Hz to 44 kHz (sampling frequency 96 kHz),
CD audio: 4 Hz to 20 kHz
Optical terminal
Wave length:
Laser classification:
662 nm/785 nm
CLASS 2 / CLASS 3a
Norsk:
Bølgelengde:
Weight and dimensions
662 nm/785 nm
Laserstyrke: Ingen farlig stråling sendes ut.
Operating temperature / humidity
5°C to 35°C / 35-80% RH approx.value: 3.8 kg / 430 (width) x 89 (height) x
266 mm (depth)
Video-CD CD
DIGITAL AUDIO
TEXT
(without
Cartridge)
IEC62107
DIGITAL AUDIO
DVD-V DVD-A
RAM
JPEG
VCD CD
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Depending on the disc type and the conditions of recording, the appliance may sometimes fail to play the listed discs.
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DVD-RAM with JPEG: Recorded with Panasonic DVD-Video recorders. To play JPEG files, select [Play as Data Disc] in DISPLAY menu (page 39).
CD-R/RW
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WMA
MP3
JPEG
Compatible disc formats:
DVD-V, DVD-A, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, VCD, SVCD,
CD-Audio (CD-DA), CD-R/CD-RW (discs formatted as CD-DA or Video CD).
WMA, MP3, JPEG :4000 tracks max. / 400 groups.
Compatible compression rate:
MP3 : 32 - 320 kbps
WMA : 48 - 192 kbps.
JPEG format : Exif version 2.1.
Resolution between 320 x 240 and 6144 x 4096; sub sampling: 4:2:2 or 4:2:0;
HighMAT : Level 2 (audio and image)
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Index
A-B Repeat
Advanced Surround
Angle
Audio
AUDIO IN/OUT
Audio language
AV channels
AV ENHANCER
AV2 socket
Chapter
Country
CVC Super
Page
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Erasure protection
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EXT
EXT LINK
11,13
40 ield
Frame
20 Group
GUI-Brightness
12,18
H
ighMAT
30,38
8,10,11
28
I
NDEX/SKIP
INTELLIGENT TIMER
Date 8,9,10,11
DECODER 12,18
Dialogue Enhancer
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
Dolby Digital
DTS Digital Surround
DVD-RAM
JET SEARCH
JPEG
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L
aser
32 Letterbox
13,41,45
13,41,45
Marker
32,33
MESECAM
Country codes
Abkhazian 6566 Bihari
Afar
Afrikaans 6570
Albanian
6565 Breton
Bulgarian
8381 Burmese
Ameharic
Arabic
Armenian
Assamese
6577 Byelorussian
6582 Cambodian
7289 Catalan
6583 Chinese
Aymara 6588 Corsican
Azerbaijani 6590 Croatian
Bashkir
Basque
6665 Czech
6985 Danish
Bengali
Bhutani
6678 Dutch
6890 English
Esperanto
Estonia
6672 Faroese
6682 Fiji
6671 Finnish
7789 French
6669 Frisian
7577 Galician
6765 Georgian
9072 German
6979 Hindi
6984 Hungarian
7079 Icelandic
7074 Indonesian
7073 Interlingua
7082 Irish
7089 Italian
7176 Japanese
7565 Javanese
6869 Kanada
6779 Greek 6976 Kashmiri
7282 Greenlandic 7576 Kazakh
6783 Guarani
6865 Gujarati
7178 Kirghiz
7185 Korean
7876 Hausa
6978 Hebrew
7265 Kurdish
7387 Laotian
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WMA
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Zoom
7273 Latin
7285 Latvian
7383 Lingala
7378 Lithunian
7165 Malagasy
7384 Malay
7465 Malayalam
7487 Maltese
7578 Maori
7583 Marathi
7575 Moldavian
7589 Mongolian
7579 Nauru
7585 Nepali
7679 Norwegian
7665 Oriya
7686 Pashto
7678 Persian
7684 Polish
7365 Macedonian 7775 Portuguese 8084 Somali
7771 Punjabi
7782 Samoan
7779 Sanskrit
7869 Serbo-Croat.
7879 Shona
7982 Sindhi
8083 Singhalese
7065 Slovac
8076 Slovenian
8065 Spanish
8377 Tajik
8365 Tamil
7778 Scots Gaelic 7168 Tatar
7865 Serbian 8382 Telugo
8372 Thai
8378 Tibetan
8368 Tigrinya
8373 Tonga
8375 Turkish
8376 Turkmen
8379 Twi
6983 Ukrainian
7783 Quechua
7776 Rhaeto-Rom.
8277 Swahili
7784 Romanian
7773 Russian
8185 Sundanese 8385 Urdu
8279 Swedish
8285 Tagalog
8387 Uzbek
8386 Vietnamese 8673
8476 Volapük
8582
8590
8679
8471 Welsh
8465 Wolof
8484 Xhosa
8469 Yiddish
8472 Yoruba
6679 Zulu
8473
8479
8482
8475
8487
8575
6789
8779
8872
7473
8979
9085
RQTD0122-A F25B04-0
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