Panasonic NV-HS880 manual

EJECT CVC A.DUB AV3 IN L MONO AUDIO R TIMER REC REC/OTR EXT LINK / 6 / 6 INTELLIGENT TIMER Warning an d Importan t Informati on 2 Controls an d Compo nents 3 Menu Op eration 4 VCR Operation 4 TV Operatio n 4 Connect ing and Se tting up 5 Playback 9 Recording 10 Satellite o r Digital Rec eiver 12 Connect ing a Stereo Amplifie r 13 Connect ing a De c[...]

2 Warning and Important Infor mation Important Your att ention is drawn to the fact that the recordi ng of pre-recorde d tape s or disc s or other publishe d or bro adcast material may infri nge copy right laws . For your safety Do not remo ve outer c over. Touching internal parts of th e VCR is d angerous, and may serious ly damag e it. To pre ven[...]

3 Controls and Components (1) [VCR-ON/OFF]/[TV-ON/OFF ] (2) [Numeric] (3) [AV/INPUT SELECT] (4) [LIBRARY/SEARCH] (5) [REPLAY] (6) [STILL ALBUM] (7) [MENU] (8) [Rewind] (9) [Stop] (10) [ON] (11) [DATE] (12) [CH] (13) [CANCEL] (14) [PROG./CHECK] (15) [I-TIMER] (16) [VCR 1/2] ( # p. 2 1) (For NV-HS880 Series) (17) [AUDIO] (18) [OSD/DISPLAY] (19) [RESE[...]

4 Menu Operation [Cursor] (3 8) To selec t item s on the m enu. [MENU] (7) To displ ay the Ma in me nu. [EXIT] (2 7) To exit th e menu. [OK] (24) To confir m or store the selectio n. VCR Operation When you want to ope rate the VCR, set t he [VCR/TV] (23) to [VCR]. [VCR-ON/OFF] (1) To switch the VCR from on to stand by mode or vice versa. In the sta[...]

5 If the TV can not be operate d properly: In step 3 , enter t he other c ode liste d for that m anufactur er and repea t step 4 . List of TVs Com patible with the VCR’s Re mote Control Connecting and Setting up If you are connecti ng your VC R to a T V equipped with the [Q Link] *1 f unction, then follo w the ste ps. For a TV equipped with the [[...]

6 Pres et D ownloa d (To Simultaneously Set Up this VCR with a New TV) First of a ll, ma ke sure th at the VCR is switched off. 1) Switch the T V on. The TV star ts to tu ne all av ailable T V stati ons and to adju st the cl ock. • When the TV has finis hed its own auto se tup, the VCR is automatic ally swi tched on, and the down loading o f the [...]

7 If you are connect ing yo ur VCR to a TV using RF coaxi al cable an d 21-pin Sc art ca ble, then follow th e steps. (AV Conne ction) RF Co axial ca ble must be co nnected to watch TV channel s even if 2 1-pin S cart cable is used to conne ct VCR to T V. Hint: • If the TV set is equipped with a 21-pin Scart socket that features Y/C signal separa[...]

8 If you are connect ing yo ur VCR to a TV using o nly RF coaxial cable, t hen follow the ste ps. (RF Co nnection) RF Co axial ca ble must be co nnected to watch TV channel s. 1) Press the [VCR-ON /OFF] (1) to turn on the VCR and tu ne your TV un til t he Coun try s etti ng menu appears o n the T V screen. 2) Press the [Curs or] (38) 3421 . Select [...]

9 Playback For Normal Playback Press the [Play] (26) . For Cue or Review P layback During playback, ta p the [ Fast Forward] (25) or [Rew ind] (8) . • To return to normal pl ayback, press the [Play] (26) . • Press and hold dow n the [Fas t Forward] (25) o r [Rewi nd] (8) . Cue or revi ew play back conti nues f or as l ong as you k eep th e butt[...]

10 Recording 1) Insert a video casse tte with an intact erasure prevention tab. • If it ha s already be en inserte d, pres s the [VCR-ON/OFF] (1) to turn the VCR on. 2) Select th e TV st ation u sing the [Channel] (33) . (Set t he [VCR/TV] (23) to [VCR].) • It is also possib le to s elect by pressing the [Numeric] (2) . 3) Press the [REC] (28) [...]

11 Recording from an external source Recording from an exte rnal sourc e, for example from a vide o movie c amera, c an be perfo rmed. • Connec t a video mo vie cam era or a VC R to this VC R, as shown i n the illu stration. • Press the [INPUT SEL ECT] (3) to sele ct the A V Input accordin g to the socket on the VC R to whic h the sour ce unit [...]

12 • We recomm end entering [S-VHS ET] into the cassette label on any cassette that you have recorded using the S-VHS ET function so that you will be abl e to distinguish such cassettes from VHS cassettes. The follo wing tab le lists the playbac k formats that are compati ble with thi s VCR ’ s recordi ng standa rd. *1 SQPB stan ds for S-VHS qu[...]

13 Linked Timer Recordings by External Equipments (EXT LINK) If an exte rnal equi pment (for e xample a s atellite re ceiver) with a tim er functio n is connec ted to the AV2 socket of this VCR by a 21-pin ca ble, it is poss ible to c ontrol the r ecording of the VC R from this equipme nt. Mak e sure that [ AV2] i s set to [EX T LINK 1] or [EXT LI [...]

14 Timer Rec ording This VCR lets you pro gramme up to 16 TV pro grammes (includi ng week ly and da ily progr ammes) fo r unatte nded recording up to one month in advan ce. To Programme with the On Screen Display (OSD) This me thod offers easy st ep-by-step programming with th e remote c ontrol w hile yo u view th e prompts on the TV screen . Exam [...]

15 If [ ss ] Appear s under [Pos/Name] after Entering a S HO W V IEW Number Pos/Name stand s for Programme Positio n/TV Station Name . Normally , the name of the TV s tation or th e number o f the programm e positio n is displa yed unde r [Pos/Name] . However, if the [ ss ] indic ation ap pears, fol low the operation steps be low. Press the [CH] (1[...]

16 Intelligent Timer Function Many TV p rogramme s are br oadcast as a serie s, like dram as or Soaps, on d iffe rent da ys of the wee k. T hese a re often broadcast on the sa me chann el and time eac h day. The Intell igent Timer Functi on rememb ers the c hannel number a long wit h the start and en d times o f the las t 8 programme s that you hav[...]

17 Search Functions Programme List Sear ch • Each time r recording pro gramming on the tap e must be at least 15 minutes long. (25 m inutes in th e EP mode) 1) Press the [LIBRARY/SEARCH] (4) to display the Programme List men u. 2) Press the [Cursor] (38) 34 to select t he prog ramme tha t you want t o loca te and pla y back. 3) Press the [LIBRARY[...]

18 Audio Dubbing (For NV-HS880 Series) The audio dubbing function lets you record new sound onto the norma l (mono) a udio track. • Connec t the audio equipme nt or a video mo vie cam era to this VCR with an a udio cab le. • Press the [INPUT SEL ECT] (3) to sele ct the A V Input (external i nput) [A1], [A2 ] or [A3] acco rding to the socket(s )[...]

19 Decoder: To preset p ay TV stat ions. • Press the [Curs or] (38 ) 34 to sele ct [ON]. If [Decoder] is set to [OFF], normal TV station s are pres et. Video sy stem: To change the type of video s ystem. • Press the [Curs or] (38 ) 34 to sele ct [PAL] or [MESECAM]. AUTO: The VCR automatical ly distingu ishes PAL, SECAM/MESECAM syst em. PAL: For[...]

20 Se ttin g th e VCR ’ s Clock To Manually Adjust the Clock 1) Press the [MENU] (7) to displa y the Ma in menu o n the TV screen. 2) Press the [Cursor] (38) 34 to sele ct [C lock setti ng]. P ress t he [OK] (24) to displa y the Cl ock setting m enu on th e TV screen . 3) Confirm that [Cloc k setti ng] is set to [MAN.], an d then press the [OK] ([...]

21 VCR disp lay: For auto matic ch ange o f the brigh tness of the VCR dis play when the VCR is switche d off. • Set the b rightness of the VC R display as follo ws: [ON]: Indications are brightly lit. [OFF]: Indications are not lit. [DIMMED]: Indications are dim ly lit. AV2: To select the type of e xternal s ource equipmen t which is connec ted [...]

22 Other Function Indications that Can Be Displayed on the TV Screen At a press of the [OSD/DISPLAY] (18) , the following indications appear on the TV scr een. 1) TV station name 2) STEREO or BILINGUAL Indicator (For NV-HS880 EG and NV-HS830EG) When rec eiving a TV prog ramme , the t ype of sound system in which it is broa dcast is automati cally i[...]

23 Convenient Automatic Functions VCR Auto Power On When you insert a v ideo ca ssette, th e VCR sw itches on automati cally. Auto Playback Start When you insert a v ideo ca ssette w ith a brok en erasure preventio n tab, pla yback s tart autom atically without having to pres s the [ Play] (2 6) . VCR-off Playb ack When the VCR is off, an insert ed[...]

24 The VCR Does Not Work Co rrectly [The VCR di splay is no t illu min ated. ] • The AC mains lead is disconnected. Connect the A C mains lead sec urely. • VCR display setting is [OFF]. Set [VCR di splay] to [O N] or [DIMMED]. (See page 21.) • Power save setting is [ON]. (See page 20.) [The VCR displa y is illum inated, bu t the VCR cannot b [...]

25 ∫ A Audio .. ...... ...... .... ....... ...... .... ....... ... 21, 22 Audio dubbing ................... .................. 18 Auto S etup ....... ....... ...... .... ...... ..... ... 7, 19 AV input ............ ..................... ................ 4 AV lin k .. .... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... ....... .... ... 13 ∫ B Batter y .... .[...]

26 Specificatio ns Power Source: 220 – 240 V AC 50/60 Hz Power Consumption: 21 W (N V-HS 880 Series) 20 W (N V-HS 830 Series) Power Consumption When in Standby Mode: Approx. 3 W (When Power save function is activated) Video Recording System: 2 rotary heads, helical scanning system Video Heads: 4 heads Audio Heads: 2 heads (Hi-Fi) Tape Speed: SP; [...]