Panasonic PV C923 manual

Combination VCR Operating Instructions Model No. PV -C923 For assistance, please call : 1-800-21 1-P ANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com Please read these instructions carefully before attempting to connect, operate, or adjust this product. Please save this manual. TV/CA TV MODE SELECTION When shipped from the factory , the[...]

2 IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is inten[...]

3 9. VENTILA TION Slots and openings in the cabinet back or bottom are provided for ventilation, and to ensure reliable operation of the unit, and to protect it from overheat- ing. These openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the unit on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This unit should n[...]

4 19. DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE Unplug this unit from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: a. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. b. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the unit. c. If the unit has been exposed to rain or water . d. If the unit does not oper[...]

5 • If you cause a static discharge when touching the unit, and the unit fails to function, simply unplug the unit from the wall outlet, wait 10 minutes and plug it back in. The unit should return to normal operation. • Avoid extreme heat or cold (41˚F/5˚C-104˚F/40˚C). • Do not place the unit on or near appliances which may cause electrom[...]

6 Color TV With Video Cassette Recorder - Unique space saving design combines a color TV and a video cassette recorder . High Quality Picture T echnology - This TV/VCR equipped “HQ” incorporates VHS High Quality technology . A built-in detail enhancer is used to boost the recorded signal and provide maximum picture quality during playback. It i[...]

7 CAUTIONS IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS ...................................... 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ........................................... 5 PREP ARA TION FEA TURES ................................................................. 6 LOCA TION OF CONTROLS ....................................... 8 REMOTE CONTROL .......................................[...]

8 POWER VOL CH REC STOP/EJECT PLAY REW/ VIDEO IN 1 2 AUDIO IN FF/ POWER REC PROG TIMER REAR FRONT LOCA TION OF CONTROLS DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS 1 FRONT : 1. Cassette Loading Slot - T o insert or remove a video tape. 2. POWER Button - Press to turn the TV/VCR on or off. 3. POWER Indicator - Light when the power is turned on. 4. PROG TIMER Indicator [...]

9 REW POWER CC SLEEP EJECT SET/TRACKING MENU CANCEL MUTE DISPLA Y CH C + – CH D VOL – ENTER VOL + INPUT R-TUNE 123 456 789 0 ZERO SEARCH REC/OTR SPEED PROGRAM CM SKIP COUNTER RESET TRACKING AUTO PROG TIMER P AUSE/STILL STOP FF PLA Y REW PLA Y POWER CC SLEEP EJECT SET/TRACKING MENU CANCEL MUTE DISPLA Y CH C + – CH D VOL – ENTER VOL + INPUT R[...]

10 NOTES: • When there is an obstacle between the TV/VCR and the remote control, the remote control may not operate. • When direct sunlight, an incandescent lamp, fluorescent lamp or any other strong light shines on the Remote sensor of the TV/VCR, the remote operation may be unstable. The precautions below should be followed when using batter[...]

11 REPLACING THE FUSE IN THE CAR BATTERY CORD PLUG NOTES: • AL W A YS TURN OFF TV/VCR FIRST BEFORE SWITCH ON OR OFF THE IGNITION OF CAR ENGINE. • Make sure that the negative terminal of the batter y is grounded. This set is designed for use with negative ground system only . • Use the supplied car cord only . • When the TV/VCR is not in use[...]

12 UHF/ VHF SYSTEM SETUP CLOCK SET LANGUAGE/IDIOMA/LANGUE AUTO CLOCK ON OFF STANDARD TIME DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME +/–/ENTER/MENU M E N U TIMER REC SET TV SETUP CH SETUP AUTO REPEAT ON OFF SYSTEM SETUP +/–/ENTER/MENU This TV/VCR can display the on screen language in English, Spanish or French. On-screen language selection (step 3) will automati- ca[...]

13 1 Press the MENU button. Press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select the SYSTEM SETUP option, then press the ENTER button. 2 Press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select the DA YLIGHT SA VING TIME option, then press the ENTER button. 3 Press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select “ON” or “OFF”, then press the ENTER button. P[...]

14 Y ou must set the date and time manually for Timer Recordings, ON/OFF Timer and Daylight Saving T ime if the Auto Clock process did not set them correctly . EXAMPLE: Setting the clock to “8:30 AM”, 29th (WED) October , 2003. 1 Press the MENU button. Press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select the SYSTEM SETUP option, then press the ENTE[...]

15 Press the DISPLA Y button. The clock, date, channel number , real time tape counter , tape speed and VCR operation will be indicated. Press the DISPLA Y button again to disappear the call displa y . Press the MUTE button to switch off the sound. The TV/VCR’s sound will be silenced and “MUTE” will briefly appear on the screen. The sound can[...]

16 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select the CH SETUP mode, then press the ENTER button. 3 Press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select the AUTO CH MEMORY mode, then press the ENTER button. The TV/VCR will begin memorizing all the chan- nels available in your area. Channel numbers will remain red until auto[...]

17 T O SET THE V -CHIP 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select the CH SETUP mode, then press the ENTER button. 3 Press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select the ADD/ DELETE mode, then press the ENTER button. 4 Select the desired channel to be memorized or deleted using t he SE T /TRACKING + or – button, or[...]

18 NOTES: • The TV/VCR will automatically turn of f approxi- mately 1 hour later after the ON TIMER turns on if no OFF TIMER has been set. To continue watching the TV , press any button to cancel the one hour automatic shut off. • T o cancel ON TIMER, follow above steps 1-5, then press the SET/TRACKING + or – button to select the CANCEL. Pres[...]

19 BRIGHTNESS Press the ENTER button until “BRIGHTNESS” appears on the screen, then press the SET/ TRACKING + or – button to adjust the brightness of the picture. When the SET/TRACKING + button is pressed, the darker portions of the picture become lighter . CONTRAST Press the ENTER button until “CONTRAST” appears on the screen, then press[...]

20 When a tape is played, the Digital Auto T racking system automatically adjusts the tracking to obtain the best possible picture. If noise bars appear during playback, adjust the tracking manually as follows: • Press the Manual SET/ TRACKING + or – button to obtain the best possible picture. “MANUAL TR.” will appear for 4 seconds on the s[...]

21 When either the FF or REW button is pressed in the PLA YBACK mode, the speed search picture will appear . When pressed twice, the search picture will increase speed. Speed search time depends upon the speed used (SP , LP or SLP) during recording. See chart below . T o visually search backward or f orward, press the REW or FF button once or twice[...]

22 EXAMPLE: One-touch Timer Recording for 30 minutes . Timer recording can be pr ogrammed on-screen with the remote control. The built-in timer allows automatic unattended recording of up to 8 programs within 1 month. EXAMPLE: Program a timer recording for 23rd da y , channel 007 (CA TV), 7:00 - 9:30 PM ( T ape speed : SLP). • Load a video casset[...]

23 When setting the date in the step 4 on page 22, press the SET/ TRACKING – button repeatedly when the current day is dis- played. The setting changes as follows: NOTES: • The everyday/every week recording can be made continuously until the recording is canceled or the tape reaches the end. • During timer recording, the automatic rewinding m[...]

24 If you connect the TV/VCR to another VCR or Camcorder , you can duplicate a previously recorded tape. Make all connections before turning on the power . 1 Insert a blank cassette with the erase prevention tab intact into the TV/VCR. Insert a previously recorded cassette into the play- back VCR or Camcorder . 2 Press the INPUT button twice to sel[...]

25 IGNITION Black spots or horizontal streaks may appear , the picture may flutter or drift. Usually caused by interference from automobile ignition systems, neon lamps or AC powered tools and appliances such as drills or hair dryers. GHOSTS Ghosts are caused by the television signal following two paths. One is the direct path and the other is refl[...]

26 Check the following chart before requesting service. T ry another channel. Check picture control adjustments. Check for source of reception disturbance. Check CA TV connection or VHF/ UHF antenna, reposition or rotate antenna. T ry another channel. Check picture control adjustments. Check for source of reception disturbance. Check CA TV connecti[...]

27 14 15 TV station stopped broadcasting. Sleep timer is set. TV station experiencing problems or program tuned is not closed caption. TV signal is weak. The CC button is not depressed. T une new channel. Set Sleep T imer to "0". T ry another channel. Check CA TV connection of VHF/ UHF antenna, reposition or rotate antenna. Press the CC b[...]

28 SPECIFICA TIONS TELEVISION Picture T ube: 9" (measured diagonally) T uner T ype: Quartz PLL Frequency Synthesized Receiving Channels: VHF 2-13 UHF 14-69 CA T V 14-36 (A)-(W) 37-59 (AA)-(WW) 60-85 (AAA)-(ZZZ) 86-94 (86)-(94) 95-99 (A-5)-(A-1) 100-125 (100)-(125) 01 (5A) Antenna Input: VHF/UHF In 75 ohms coaxial Speaker: 3", 8 ohm x 1 Au[...]

29 INDEX OF CONTROLS Remote Control Button REW PLA Y PO WER CC SLEEP EJECT SET/TRACKING MENU CANCEL MUTE DISPLA Y CH C + – CH D VOL – ENTER VOL + INPUT R-TUNE 123 456 789 0 ZERO SEARCH REC/OTR SPEED PROGRAM CM SKIP COUNTER RESET TRACKING AU TO PROG TIMER P A USE/STILL STOP FF PO WER See pages 13, 14, 20 CLOSED CAPTION See page 15 SLEEP See page[...]

30 INDEX OF CONTROLS Front Rear Cassette Loading Slot V OLUME +/ – PO WER See pages 13, 14, 20 Remote Sensor See page 10 PO WER Indicator Light when the power is turned on. PROG TIMER Indicator Lights when the unit is in the Timer Record Mode. REC Indicator Lights when the TV/VCR is recording. PHONES Jacks See page 15 Audio/Video In Jac ks See pa[...]

31 SP ANISH QUICK USE GUIDE (GUÍA P ARA RÁPIDA CONSUL T A) CONEXIONES DE LA ANTENA CONEXIONES DE TV CABLE Conecte el cable de 75 ohmios de VHF y el cable de dos conductores de 300 ohmios de UHF al combinador (no suministrado). Conecte el combinador en el jack de la antena. Conecte el cable de dos conductores de 300 ohmios de UHF en el combinador [...]

32 SP ANISH QUICK USE GUIDE (GUÍA P ARA RÁPIDA CONSUL T A) SELECCION DE IDIOMA EN P ANT ALLA AJUSTE DE RELOJ MANUAL 1 Presione el botón MENU. Presione el botón SET/TRACK- ING + ó – para seleccionar la opción SYSTEM SETUP , luego presione el botón ENTER. 2 Presione el botón SET/TRACK- ING + ó – para seleccionar el modo LANGUAGE, luego p[...]

33 1 Presione el botón MENU. 2 Presione el botón SET/ TRACKING + ó – para CH SETUP , a continuación presione el botón ENTER. 3 Presione el botón SET/ TRACKING + ó – para seleccionar el modo AUTO CH MEMORY , a continuación presione el botón ENTER. El TV comenzará a memorizar todos los canales disponibles en su área. Los números de ca[...]

34 SP ANISH QUICK USE GUIDE (GU Í A P ARA R Á PID A CONSUL T A) 1 Coloque un cassette de cinta con la leng ü eta de grabaci ó n intacta. 2 Presione el bot ó n SPEED de velocidad de la cinta, para escoger la velocidad deseada (S P o SLP). "SP" o "SLP" aparecer á en la pantalla. 3 Ajuste la opci ó n de TV/CA TV a la posici [...]

35 MEMO 5B02301A E P20-Back 4/2/03, 3:38 PM 35[...]

36 Limited W arranty P ANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMP ANY , DIVISION OF MA TSUSHIT A ELECTRIC CORPORA TION OF AMERICA One P anasonic W ay Secaucus , New Jersey 07094 P ANASONIC SALES COMP ANY , DIVISION OF MA TSUSHIT A ELECTRIC OF PUERT O RICO, INC ., A VE. 65 de Inf anter í a, Km. 9.5 San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985 P[...]

37 Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions This warranty ONL Y COVERS f ailures due to defects in materials or workmanship, and DOES NO T COVER normal wear and tear or cosmetic damage, nor does it cover markings or retained images on the picture tube resulting from viewing fi xed images (including, among other things, letterbox pictures on standard [...]

38 INDEX A Accessories ......................................................... 7 Add/Delete Channels ........................................ 17 Antenna Connections ........................................ 11 Auto Cloc k Setting ............................................. 13 Auto Repeat ...................................................... 21 [...]

39 Speed Search ................................................... 21 Standard Time ................................................... 13 Still Picture ........................................................ 21 Stop ................................................................... 20 T Timer Recording ..........................................[...]

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