Panasonic AG-1350P manual

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2 Dear Customer Thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Video Cassette Recorder. We strongly suggest that you carefully study the Operating Instructions before attempting to operate the VCR, and that you note the listed precautions. Press POWER Í /I (VCR Í ) to switch the VCR from on to standby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the VCR is stil[...]

3 Contents Before Use Controls and Connection Sockets ............ 0 4 Infra-red Remote Controller ....................... 0 6 ≥ Installing the Batteries ............................... 7 Setting Up Connections ................................................. 0 8 Tuning the TV to your VCR ........................ 10 ≥ Plug in Auto Tuning .....[...]

4 POWER JET REW PICTURE MODE SEARCH TIMER REC Í / I Á EJECT REC/OTR 6 / 6 REW 5 / 5 FF STOP PLA Y CVC 12 8 7 6 14 13 16 17 12 11 9 18 10 3 4 5 15 IN VIDEO AUDIO OUT RF OUT IN ( AV1 ) 21 24 19 20 22 23 25 AC IN Controls and Connection Sockets This section describes in detail the function of each button, switch and connection socket. To Power Outle[...]

5 Before Use FRONT 0 1 POWER Í /I (VCR Í ) ( ‘ 10) 0 2 TIMER REC Á (TIMER Á ) ( ‘ 25) 3 SEARCH ( ‘ 31) 4 JET REW 6 ( ‘ 20) 0 5 Cassette Compartment ( ‘ 19) 6 EJECT < ( ‘ 11) 8 7 STOP ∫ ( ‘ 19, 22) 0 8 PLAY 1 ( ‘ 19) 0 9 VIDEO IN (AV2) ( ‘ 32) 10 AUDIO IN (AV2) ( ‘ 32) 11 PICTURE MODE ( ‘ 16, 21) 12 Infra-red Remote Co[...]

6 Infra-red Remote Controller The remote control unit for this VCR is a universal remote controller. As such, some of its buttons are not used to operate this VCR. VCR OPERATION 0 1 Infra-red Transmitter 1 2 OSD/DISPLAY ( ‘ 15, 23) 0 3 AUDIO This button is not used to operate this VCR. 0 4 On Screen Display Menu Operation Buttons ( ‘ 12) MENU O[...]

7 Before Use Installing the Batteries Insert the batteries with the polarity ( + and - ) correctly aligned. Power Source for the Remote Controller: The remote controller is powered by 2 “ AA ” , “ UM3 ” or “ R6 ” size batteries. The life of the batteries is about one year, although this depends on the frequency of use. Precautions for B[...]

8 IN VIDEO AUDIO OUT RF OUT IN ( AV1 ) 3 4 1 2 AC IN Connection to a TV using the Audio/Video Input Sockets Antenna Input Connector TV Set (Not supplied) Antenna (Not supplied) VIDEO IN AUDIO IN (Not supplied) To Power Outlet IN OUT RF OUT IN ( AV1 ) 3 1 2 VIDEO AUDIO AC IN Connections TV Set (Not supplied) Antenna (Not supplied) Antenna Input Conn[...]

9 Setting Up Cable Connection Cable-VCR-TV (For CATV/PAY Channels Recording/Playback) The VCR has an extended range, and can tune the Low-Band, Mid-Band, Super-Band, Hyper- Band, Ultra-Band, and Special cable channels (Channels A-5 – A-1, A – W, AA – FFF, GGG – WWW, WWW r 1 – WWW r 12, 100 – 125, 5A). Also, the VCR can tune to any of th[...]

10 TV VCR VOLUME AV VCR/TV OSD/DISPLA Y RESET/CANCEL PICTURE MODE REC NA VI r W s X W X SEARCH INDEX OK AUDIO ∫ 1 3 2 1 5 6 9¥ : Í Í ; / D MENU TIMER Á PROG./CHECK SPEED ON r r s s OFF r s DA TE W X 4 1 2 3 4 JET REW DIRECT REC CH 6 ¥ 2 1 IN OUT RF 3 1 AUTO CHANNEL SET PROCEEDING END : MENU 2 Tuning the T V to your VCR The VCR supplies a sig[...]

11 Setting Up AUTO CHANNEL SET PROCEEDING END : MENU 2 AUTO TUNING IS COMPLETED. END: MENU Disappears 2 3 Select a program number on the TV which you wish to use as the video viewing channel. Then tune in the TV to the picture from the screen being auto tuned or the screen selected with the I and J buttons of the VCR. ≥ During Auto Tuning, the TV[...]

12 TV VCR VOLUME AV VCR/TV OSD/DISPLA Y RESET/CANCEL PICTURE MODE REC NA VI r W s X W X SEARCH INDEX OK AUDIO ∫ 1 3 2 1 5 6 9¥ : Í Í ; / D MENU TIMER Á PROG./CHECK SPEED ON r r s s OFF r s DA TE W X 4 1 2 3 4 JET REW DIRECT REC CH 6 ¥ Storing T V Broadcasts in your VCR Auto Tuning Using the On Screen Display The VCR is tuned automatically by[...]

13 Setting Up 6 Select CH by pressing 3 or 4 and then select the program position by pressing 2 or 1 . 7 Select BLANK by pressing 3 or 4 and then select ON or OFF by pressing 2 or 1 . ≥ To select the blanking of a program position, select ON . ≥ Repeat steps 6 and 7 for another unoccupied program positions to skip during the selection of the pr[...]

14 Operations 1 Press MENU. 2 Select CLOCK SET by pressing 3 or 4 and then press OK . 3 Set D.S.T. (Daylight Saving Time) by pressing 3 or 4 . ≥ Select YES to set daylight saving time. The time on the clock is advanced by 1 hour. ≥ Select NO to return to standard time. The time on the clock is set back by 1 hour. ≥ Press 1 to set each time. ?[...]

15 Setting Up TV VCR VOLUME AV VCR/TV OSD/DISPLA Y RESET/CANCEL PICTURE MODE REC NA VI r W s X W X SEARCH INDEX OK AUDIO ∫ 1 3 2 1 5 6 9¥ : Í Í ; / D MENU TIMER Á PROG./CHECK SPEED ON r r s s OFF r s DA TE W X 4 1 2 3 4 JET REW DIRECT REC CH 6 ¥ Settings Using the On Screen Display Preparations ≥ Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR viewi[...]

16 For the Blue Background Function When BLUE BACK is ON , the screen will always have a blue background when you play back the unrecorded portions. Follow steps 1 to 2 on page 15. 3 Select BLUE BACK by pressing 3 or 4 . 4 Select ON or OFF by pressing 2 or 1 . ≥ When BLUE BACK is OFF , the blue background function is deactivated. ≥ It is not po[...]

17 Setting Up To Delete All the Jet Navigator Data Stored in the VCR ’ s Memory Follow steps 1 to 2 on page 15. 3 Select DELETE NAVIDATA by pressing 3 or 4 . 4 Select YES by pressing 2 or 1 then press OK when you want to delete all the Jet Navigator data. 5 Press MENU twice to make the on screen display disappear. ≥ See page 29 on the way to de[...]

18 To Select the Desired Language Select one of the four languages displayed: English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select LANGUAGE (IDIOMA) by pressing 3 or 4 and then press OK . 3 Select the desired language by pressing 3 or 4 . 4 Press MENU twice to make the on screen display disappear. ≥ ENGLISH ≥ LANGUAGE CLOCK SET CHAN[...]

19 Basic Operations Operations 1 Insert a recorded video cassette tape. 2 Start viewing the picture by pressing 1 (PLAY) . 3 Search forward by tapping 5 (FF) . (Cue) ≥ To change back to normal playback, press 1 (PLAY) . 4 Search backward by tapping 6 (REW) . (Review) ≥ To change back to normal playback, press 1 (PLAY) . 5 View a still picture b[...]

20 VCR VCR/TV OSD/DISPLA Y RESET/CANCEL PICTURE MODE REC NA VI s X W X SEARCH INDEX OK AUDIO ∫ 1 3 2 1 5 6 9¥ : Í ; / D MENU TIMER PROG /CHECK SPEED 4 JET REW DIRECT REC 6 Other Playback Functions To Stop Playback Automatically (Playback Off Timer Function) If you set the playback duration, the playback will stop automatically. After the set pl[...]

21 Basic Operations Beginning of Tape End of Recorded Part Repeat Playback PLAY REW Control signal Interruption (at least 5 sec.) ≥ Pressing PICTURE MODE once makes the On Screen Display appear; after that, pressing it repeatedly changes the indication in the following order: STANDARD (Initial Setting) > DYNAMIC > SOFT > CARTOON > STA[...]

22 POWER JET REW PICTURE MODE SEARCH TIMER REC Í / I Á EJECT REC/OTR 6 / 6 REW 5 / 5 FF STOP PLA Y 1 5 3 4 Manual Recording Operations 1 Insert a video cassette tape with an intact erasure prevention tab. ≥ If it has already been inserted, press POWER Í /I (VCR Í ) to turn the VCR on. 2 Press VCR/TV to select the VCR mode. 3 Press the I and J[...]

23 Basic Operations To Interrupt Recording Press ; / D (PAUSE/SLOW) during recording. Press it again to continue recording. To View One TV Program while Recording Another One 1 Refer to steps 1 – 4 of the manual recording operation. 2 Press VCR/TV to select the TV mode. 3 Select the TV program on your TV that you wish to view now. To Display the [...]

24 IN OUT RF OUT IN ( AV1 ) Direct Recording This function allows you to immediately start recording the same scenes of program that you are viewing on the TV. Conditions for correct operation of the Direct Recording function: ≥ Set DIRECT REC to ON . (See page 17.) ≥ The VCR must be connected to the TV ’ s Audio/Video output sockets via Audi[...]

25 Advanced Operations 3 Set Program position (channel) to “ 2 ” . 4 Set Starting time to “ 20:02 ” . ≥ When kept pressed, the indication changes in 30-minute steps. 5 Set Ending time to “ 21:30 ” . 6 Press 1 to select the Category . Then, select the desired category by pressing 3421 . ≥ Alternatively, you can set the category on th[...]

26 (SU u Sunday, MO u Monday, TU u Tuesday, WE u Wednesday, TH u Thursday, FR u Friday, SA u Saturday) Daily Timer Recording For this timer function, several groups of days can be selected. A Daily recording from Monday to Friday (MO – FR) B Daily recording from Monday to Saturday (MO – SA) C Daily recording from Sunday to Saturday (SU – SA) [...]

27 Advanced Operations To Activate the Auto SP/EP Change Function: Press SPEED to select A . ≥ Every time you press SPEED , the indication changes in the following order: SP > EP > A > SP Checking a Timer Program ≥ The VCR must be turned on, or the timer recording indicator “ Á ” lit. ≥ Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR view[...]

28 TV VCR VOLUME AV VCR/TV OSD/DISPLA Y RESET/CANCEL PICTURE MODE REC NA VI r W s X W X SEARCH INDEX OK AUDIO ∫ 1 3 2 1 5 6 9¥ : Í Í ; / D MENU TIMER Á PROG./CHECK SPEED ON r r s s OFF r s DA TE W X 4 1 2 3 4 JET REW DIRECT REC CH 6 ¥ Search Functions Jet Navigator This VCR can display a list of the recorded programs on the inserted video ca[...]

29 Advanced Operations To Set the Category The category setting allows you to find what kind of programs are recorded by the character and the icon indications. Press 1 while the Jet Navigator list appears. Notes: ≥ The Jet Navigator list is stored in each cassette. ≥ Signals approximately 10 seconds before and after the current tape position a[...]

30 Erased Program 2 Program 1 Program 3 New program Within 10 minutes Program 1 Program 2 Program 3 Erased New program Within 10 minutes Program 1 Program 2 Program 3 Not erased New program 10 minutes or more To Check the Recorded Programming Data (Time Stamp Function) When playback starts after searching with Jet Navigator function or index search[...]

31 Advanced Operations VCR/TV PICTURE MODE REC NA VI W X SEARCH INDEX OK AUDIO ∫ 1 3 2 1 5 6 9¥ : Í ; / D MENU TIMER Á PROG./CHECK SPEED r r r W 4 1 2 3 4 JET REW DIRECT REC 6 ¥ To Find the Beginning of Each Recording (VHS Index Search System) Example: Searching for the 2nd recorded segment in the forward direction. Press INDEX 9 twice. (This[...]

32 TV VCR VOLUME AV VCR/TV OSD/DISPLA Y RESET/CANCEL PICTURE MODE REC NA VI r W s X W X SEARCH INDEX OK AUDIO ∫ 1 3 2 1 5 6 9¥ : Í Í ; / D MENU TIMER Á PROG./CHECK SPEED ON r r s s OFF r s DA TE W X 4 1 2 3 4 JET REW DIRECT REC CH 6 ¥ 2,4 3 1 5 Editing Assemble Editing This function can be used to make up an edited tape from other recordings[...]

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34 Before Requesting Service Before requesting service, check the following points again. Message of On Screen Display On screen display messages are displayed. The error message is indicated in brackets [ ]. [PLEASE PUT IN A VIDEO CASSETTE.] ‘ REC ¥ ( ¥ REC/OTR) or TIMER Á (TIMER REC Á ) has been pressed without a video cassette inserted. In[...]

35 Helpful Hints Playback will not operate correctly The symptom description is indicated in quotations “” . “ The picture is noisy or is not in color. Horizontal bars or lines run down the screen. ” ‘ Tracking is not correct. Adjust the tracking. See page 33. ‘ The TV has not been tuned to the VCR. Tune the TV to the VCR. See page 10. [...]

36 Usage Precautions Please read these precautions before you operate this VCR. Avoid Sudden Changes in Temperature If the VCR is suddenly moved from a cold to a warm place, dew may form on the tape and inside the VCR. Humidity and Dust Avoid places where there is high humidity or much dust, which may cause damage to internal parts. Do Not Obstruct[...]

37 Helpful Hints If a clear picture is not produced, insert a commercially available cleaning cassette. Then, press REC ¥ ( ¥ REC/OTR) and keep it running for approximate 10 seconds to clean the video heads. If the problem still persists after performing all of the measures listed above, contact a service personnel to request assistance. Heads ma[...]

38 Specifica tions AG-1350P Power Source: 120 V AC 50/60Hz Power Consumption: 18 W Power Consumption When in Standby Mode: Approx. 0.9 W (When Power save function is activated) Video Recording System: 2 rotary heads, helical scanning system Video Heads: 4 heads Tape Speed: SP; 33.3 mm/s EP; 11.1 mm/s Tape Format: VHS tape Record/Playback Time: SP; [...]

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