Panasonic AG-3200P manual

P age 1 June 11, 2002 10:22 am Operating Instructions Video Cassette Recor der AG - P Befo re attempting to connect, operate or adjust this product, plea se read these instructions complete ly. Printed in China VQT0A13 0702MNV f f f f PJ f f f f BJ LPT0714-001A REW FF REC LINK 24HR QUICK PROGRAM S-VIDEO POWER INSERT A.DUB AG-3200P-EN.fm Page 1 Tues[...]

—2— P age 2 May 28, 2002 2:53 pm CONTENTS Buttons, Connectors and Indica tors ............... ....................... .......... 5 Connections and Plug&Play Setting ............... .................... ............. 6 Initial Settings ............... .................... .................... .................... ... 7 Language Setting .....[...]

— 3 — P age 3 May 28, 2002 2:53 pm F ailure to heed the follo wing precautions ma y res ult in damage to the VCR, Remote or video cassette. 1. DO NO T place the VCR . . . ...in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity . ...in direct sunlight. ...in a dusty environment. ...in an environment where strong magnetic fields are genera[...]

—4— P age 4 June 10, 2002 5:48 pm USE 1. Accessories T o avoid personal injury: ● Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. It ma y fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. ● Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, brac ket, or table recommended by the manufactu[...]

—5— P age 5 June 11, 2002 12:26 pm Front Panel Rear Panel Remote On-screen display If you press OSD (OK) on the Remote when “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “ON” ( 墌 pg. 15), you can see the curr ent VCR status on the TV screen. T he indications are not recorded even if the VCR is in the recording mode. Butt ons, Connect ors and Indicat ors RE[...]

— 6 — P age 6 May 28, 2002 2:53 pm A Check contents Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “ Specifications ” ( 墌 pg. 21). B Situate VCR Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface. C Connect VCR to TV RF Connection A Disconnect the TV antenna from the TV . B Connect the TV antenna cable to the ANT . IN terminal[...]

— 7 — P age 7 May 28, 2002 2:53 pm Language Setting T he default setting is “ ENGLISH ” . A Access Main Menu screen, then Initial Set screen Press MENU on the Remote. Press rt to move the highlight bar (arrow) to “ INITIAL SET ” , then press OK or e . B Select language T his VCR offers you the language choice to view menus and some mess[...]

— 8 — P age 8 May 28, 2002 2:53 pm Setting clock manually — Manual Clock Set First follow steps 1 1 1 1 to 2 2 2 2 in “ Preparations ” above, then go to the following steps. A Set time, date and year Press rt until the desired time appears, then press OK or e . Set the date and year in the same wa y . ● Holding rt changes the time in 30[...]

— 9 — P age 9 May 28, 2002 2:53 pm Basic Playback A Load a cassette Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arro w on the front of the cassette is pointing towa rds the VCR. ● Do not apply too much pressure when inserting. ● T he VCR turns on, and the counter on the on-screen di splay is reset, automatical[...]

— 10 — P age 10 May 28, 2002 2:53 pm Automatic operations after rewinding — Next Function Memory T he Next Function Memory “ tells ” the VCR what to do after rewinding is complete. Ensure that the VCR is in stop mode. ● F or Automatic Playback Start Press REW ( 3 ), then press PLA Y ( 4 ) within 2 seconds. ● F or Automatic P ow er Off[...]

—1 1— P age 11 June 5, 2002 1:41 pm It may be unlawful to record or pl ay back co pyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner . Accidental er asure pr ev ention T o prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remove its record safety tab. T o record on it later , cover the hole with adhesi ve tape. Basic Recording A L[...]

— 12 — P age 12 June 5, 2002 1:41 pm Up to 8 timer recording programs can be made using VCR Plus+ timer programing, Express timer programing or 24HR Quick Programing method as far as a y ear in adv ance. Remember , the clock must be set before you can progr am the timer . NOTES: ● If all the 8 programs ha ve al ready been set, “ PR OGRAM FU[...]

— 13 — P age 13 May 28, 2002 2:53 pm D Press TIMER . T he VCR turns off automatically and “ # ” is displa yed on the display panel. 24HR Quick Programing Y ou can program a timer recording that starts within 24 hours using the JOG dial on the VCR. Load a cassette with the record safety tab intact. T he VCR turns on, and the counter is reset[...]

— 14 — P age 14 May 28, 2002 2:53 pm T imer warning display A warning appears on the TV screen to tell you that the timer -recording is to start in 5 minutes if you are not in the timer recording standby mode a t that time. Press TIMER to put the VCR into timer recording standby mode. T o clear the display , press CA NC E L on th e Remote. Chec[...]

— 15 — P age 15 May 28, 2002 2:53 pm 䡵 AUTO TIMER — ON/ OFF ● When this function is set to “ ON ” : T he timer recording standby mode is automatically engaged when the VCR is turned off. It is temporarily canceled when the VCR is turned on. Y ou do not have to press TIMER to engage or disengage the timer recording standby mode. ● Wh[...]

— 16 — P age 16 May 28, 2002 2:53 pm 䡵 FRONT AUX INPUT — VIDEO/ S-VIDEO Y ou have to select whic h terminal — either VIDEO (composite) or S VIDEO (Y/C separate signals) to use as the video input terminal on the front panel. Make sure to select the correct terminal; otherwise, you ma y fail in recording (editing) on this VCR. 䡵 REAR AUX [...]

—1 7— P age 17 June 4, 2002 2:04 pm Cable Box or DBS Receiver Brand Setting A T urn on cable box or DBS receiver T urn on the cable box or DBS receiver using th e Power button on the unit or its Remote. B Enter brand code A Press and hold CAB L E / D BS . B Press MBR SET . C Press the Number keys to enter your cable box’ s (or DBS receiver’[...]

— 18 — P age 18 May 28, 2002 2:53 pm Editing with Another VCR Y ou can use your VCR as the playbac k or recording VCR. Y ou can use a camcorder as the play back VCR and your VCR as the recording VCR. Refer also to the other components ’ instruction manuals for connection and its operations. A Make connections Example 1: When another VCR is VH[...]

— 19 — P age 19 May 28, 2002 2:53 pm Audio Dubbing Audio Dubbing replaces the normal audio sound of a previously recorded tape with a new soundtrack. A Make connections Connect an audio cable between the VCR ’ s aud io input connectors and the audio component ’ s audio output connectors. ● When connecting a monaural audio component, use o[...]

— 20 — P age 20 May 28, 2002 2:53 pm B Select input mode Select “ F-1 ” — when connecting th e other component to the audio/video input connectors on the front panel. Select “ L-1 ” — when connecting th e other component to the audio/video input connectors on the rear panel. Press AU X or CH+/ – on the Remote. Or push the JOG dial[...]

— 21 — P age 21 May 28, 2002 2:53 pm Specifications shown are for SP mode unless specified otherwise. E. & O.E. Design and specifications subject to c hange without notice. Specifications GENERAL P ower requirement : AC 120 V d , 60 Hz P ower consumption Po w e r o n : 1 7 W Po w e r o f f : 1 . 5 W Te m p e r a t u r e Operating : 5 ° C t[...]

—2 2— P age 22 June 11, 2002 10:22 am Before requesting service, use this chart and see if y ou can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily corre cted, and th is can sav e you from the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair . Power Playback Recording Timer Recording Other Problems Tr oubleshooting SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE[...]

— 23 — P age 23 June 11, 2002 10:22 am Memo $*3(1IP3DJH7XHVGD- XQH$0[...]

P age 24 May 28, 2002 2:53 pm P AN ASONIC BROADC AST & TELEVISION SYSTEMS COMP ANY UNIT COMP ANY OF MA TSUSHIT A ELECTRIC CORPORA TION OF AMERICA Executiv e Office: One P anasonic W ay 4E-7, Secaucus, NJ 07094 (20 1) 348-7000 EASTERN ZONE: One P anasonic W ay 4E-7, Secaucus, NJ 07094 (20 1) 348-7621 Southeast Region: 1225 Northbrook P arkway , [...]