Panasonic NV-FJ630PMP manual

Video Cassette Recorder NV-FJ63 0PMP NV-SJ43 0PMP Operating Instructions Instrucciones de funcionamiento VQT9630 Before attempting to connect, operate or adjust this product, please read these instructions completely.[...]

2 AUTO CHANNEL SET PROCEEDING END : MENU 2 Dear Cu stomer 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. CVC (Crystal View Control) Indicator The crystal view control function ensu[...]

3 As this equipment gets hot during use, operate it in well ventilated place; do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit. WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND ENSURE THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS[...]

4 IN VIDEO L R AUDIO OUT 21 24 19 20 22 23 RF OUT IN ( AV1 ) POWER JET REW SEARCH TIMER REC Í / I Á EJECT REC/OTR 6 / 6 REW 5 / 5 FF STOP PLA Y PICTURE MODE CVC 12 8 7 6 14 13 16 17 12 11 9 18 10 3 4 5 15 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 [...]

5 Before Use FRONT 0 1 POWER Í /I (POWER Í ) ( ‘ 11) 0 2 TIMER REC Á (TIMER Á ) ( ‘ 27) 3 SEARCH ( ‘ 33) 4 JET REW 6 ( ‘ 22) 0 5 Cassette Compartment ( ‘ 21) 6 EJECT < ( ‘ 12) 8 7 STOP ∫ ( ‘ 21, 24) 0 8 PLAY 1 ( ‘ 21) 0 9 VIDEO IN (AV2) ( ‘ 34) 10 AUDIO IN (AV2) ( ‘ 34) 11 PICTURE MODE ( ‘ 18, 23) 12 Infra-red Remote [...]

6 0 3 Numeric Buttons ( ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ 15, 24) Selects program positions of the VCR. ≥ Ensure that VCR/TV switch is set to VCR . 0 4 NAVI ( ‘ 30) 0 5 On Screen Display Menu Operation Buttons ( ‘ 13) MENU OK 3421 0 6 Timer Recording Operation Buttons ( ‘ 27– 29) DATE, CH, ON, OFF PROG./CHECK CANCEL SPEED TIMER Á 0 7 AUDIO ( ‘ 17) 1[...]

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 OUT RF OUT IN ( AV1 ) IN VIDEO L R AUDIO OUT RF OUT IN ( AV1 ) 3 1 2 Connections TV Set (Not supplied) Antenna (Not supplied) Antenna Input Connector To mains supply ≥ Use the plug adaptor supplied if it is needed to fit the shape of the power outlet which will be used. ≥ Connection to a Stereo Amplifier (NV-FJ630PMP only) Stereo Amplifier[...]

9 Setting Up IN VIDEO L R AUDIO OUT 4 RF OUT IN ( AV1 ) 3 1 2 IN VIDEO AUDIO OUT RF OUT IN ( AV1 ) 3 4 1 2 Connection to a TV using the Audio/Video Input Sockets Antenna Input Connector TV Set (Not supplied) Antenna (Not supplied) AUDIO IN VIDEO IN (Not supplied) NV-FJ630PMP To mains supply Antenna Input Connector TV Set (Not supplied) Antenna (Not[...]

10 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 the 56 UHF c[...]

11 Setting Up Í DIRECT REC REPEA T VOLUME SEARCH PICTURE MODE REC VCR DA TE CANCEL AUDIO RESET OSD/DISPLA Y VCR/TV SPEED ++ – + – ON OFF TV AV + – MENU OK PROG. / CHECK TIMER Á NA VI INDEX 123 78 0 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 POWER INPUT SELECT JET REW 100 – CH 2 1 IN OUT RF 3 1 AUTO CHANNEL SET PROCEEDING END : MENU 2 Tuning the T V to your VCR The [...]

12 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 program sc[...]

13 Setting Up Í DIRECT REC REPEA T VOLUME SEARCH PICTURE MODE REC VCR DA TE CANCEL AUDIO RESET OSD/DISPLA Y VCR/TV SPEED ++ – + – ON OFF TV AV + – MENU OK PROG. / CHECK TIMER Á NA VI INDEX 123 78 0 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 POWER INPUT SELECT JET REW 100 – CH Storing T V Broadcasts in your VCR Auto Tuning Using the On Screen Display The VCR is tune[...]

14 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 program posit[...]

15 Setting Up Í DIRECT REC REPEA T VOLUME SEARCH PICTURE MODE REC VCR DA TE ++ – + – ON OFF TV AV + – MENU OK NA VI INDEX 123 78 0 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 POWER INPUT SELECT JET REW 100 – 2 § CH Set ting the Remote Controller for Operation of your T V You can operate the TVs of the manufacturers listed below with the remote controller after setti[...]

16 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. ?[...]

17 Setting Up SEARCH PICTURE MODE REC VCR DA TE CANCEL AUDIO RESET OSD/DISPLA Y VCR/TV SPEED ++ – + – ON OFF TV MENU OK PROG. / CHECK TIMER Á 1 2 3 4 JET REW – CH Settings Using the On Screen Display Preparations ≥ Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR viewing channel is selected. ≥ Turn on the VCR. ≥ Press VCR/TV to select the VCR mod[...]

18 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 17. 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[...]

19 Setting Up For the Jet Navigator Function Follow steps 1 to 2 on page 17. 3 Select JET NAVIGATOR by pressing 3 or 4 . 4 Select ON or OFF by pressing 2 or 1 . ≥ When JET NAVIGATOR is ON , appears on the VCR display and Jet Navigator function works. 5 Press MENU twice to make the on screen display disappear. ≥ See pages 30 – 32 for details o[...]

20 Audio Channel Selection (NV-FJ630PMP only) When a stereo and/or AUDIO II (SAP) broadcast is received, STEREO and/or SAP are lit to inform you of the type of broadcast. Follow steps 1 to 2 on page 17. On Screen Display 3 Select MTS by pressing 3 or 4 . 4 Select the desired mode by pressing 2 or 1 . The table below shows the TV broadcast type, MTS[...]

21 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[...]

22 VCR TV MENU OK JET REW 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 playback time has elapsed, the VCR automatically stops playback and switches off. To Activate the Playback Off Timer Function During normal playback, pr[...]

23 Basic operations Beginning of Tape End of Recorded Part Repeat Playback PLAY REW Control signal Interruption (at least 5 sec.) Notes: ≥ Repeat Playback function does not work during Play-Off Timer. ≥ Press ∫ (STOP) to release the VCR from the Repeat Playback mode. To Playback in the Desired Picture Quality (Picture Mode) This function repr[...]

24 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 § Set VCR/TV switch to VCR for using POWER Í , the I and J buttons and the numeric buttons . Operations 1 Insert a video cassette tape with an intact erasure prevention tab. ≥ If it has already been inserted, press POWER[...]

25 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. ≥ Ensure that[...]

26 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 19.) ≥ The VCR must be connected to the TV ’ s Audio/Video output sockets via Audio/Video cable as shown. P[...]

27 Advanced operations Operations 1 Press PROG./ CHECK . 2 Set Date to “ 27TH ” . 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 pr[...]

28 ≥ The tape length must be set correctly. (See page 18.) ≥ Tapes except T30, -60, -90, -120, -140, -160, -180 tapes may not work correctly. Selecting the Desired Tape Speed Press SPEED to make the selection in any of steps 1 – 5 . Programming a Timer Recording of a TV Program Until its End (Auto SP/EP Change Function ) If, during a timer re[...]

29 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[...]

30 VOLUME SEARCH PICTURE MODE REC VCR DA TE CANCEL AUDIO RESET OSD/DISPLA Y VCR/TV SPEED ++ – + – ON OFF TV AV + – MENU OK PROG. / CHECK TIMER Á NA VI INDEX 78 0 9 1 2 3 4 JET REW 100 – CH Search Functions Jet Navigator This VCR can display a list of the recorded programs on the inserted video cassette on the TV screen. You can then select[...]

31 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[...]

32 To Check the Recorded Programming Data (Time Stamp Function) When playback starts after searching with Jet Navigator function or index search function, recorded programming data (called Time Stamp) appears on the TV screen for approx. 5 seconds. Preparations ≥ Display the VCR picture on the TV. ≥ Be sure to set OSD to ON . (See page 17.) ≥[...]

33 Advanced operations SEARCH PICTURE MODE REC VCR DA TE CANCEL AUDIO RESET OSD/DISPLA Y VCR/TV SPEED ++ – + – ON OFF TV MENU OK PROG. / CHECK TIMER Á NA VI INDEX 1 2 3 4 JET REW – CH 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[...]

34 Í DIRECT REC REPEA T VOLUME SEARCH PICTURE MODE REC VCR TV AV + – MENU OK NA VI INDEX 123 78 0 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 POWER INPUT SELECT JET REW 100 1 5 3 2,4 Editing Assembly Editing This function can be used to make up an edited tape from other recordings or video sources. A new scene can be added to the end of previous one. Preparations ≥ Conne[...]

35 Advanced operations POWER JET REW PICTURE MODE SEARCH TIMER REC Í / I Á EJECT REC/OTR 6 / 6 REW 5 / 5 FF STOP PLA Y Other Functions Tracking Adjustment and Vertical Locking Adjustment ≥ For manual tracking adjustment The I and J buttons are used to adjust the tracking when, for example, noise bars on the picture during normal playback are be[...]

36 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[...]

37 Helpful Hints Playback will not operate correctly The symptom description is indicated in quatations “” . “ 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 35. ‘ The TV has not been tuned to the VCR. Tune the TV to the VCR. See page 11. [...]

38 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[...]

39 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[...]

40 Specifica tions NV-FJ630PMP NV-SJ430PMP Power Source: 110 – 240 V AC 50/60Hz Power Consumption: 13 W (NV-FJ630PMP) 11 W (NV-SJ430PMP) Video Recording System: 2 rotary heads, helical scanning system Video Heads: 4 heads Audio Heads: 2 heads (NV-FJ630PMP only) Tape Speed: SP; 33.3 mm/s EP; 11.1 mm/s Tape Format: VHS tape Record/Playback Time: SP[...]

ENGLISH Important Information To loose a Cable Strap: Push up a strap in the direction of the arrow, pushing a Lock Tab. VQC4169 Cable Strap/ Correa de cable Lock Tab/ Lengüeta de bloqueo ESPAÑOL Información importante Para aflojar la Correa de cable: Levante la correa en el sentido de la flecha, empujando la Lengüeta de bloqueo.[...]