Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AG-1350P Panasonic
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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.
3 Contents Before Use Controls and Connection Sockets ............ 0 4 Infra-red Remote Controller ....................... 0 6 ≥ Installing the Batteries ............................... 7 Setting Up Connections ......................................
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.
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 STO.
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.
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.
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 .
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).
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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) .
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.
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; aft.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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