Panasonic NV-SJ230A User Manual

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Panasonic

Video Cassette Recorder

NV-SJ230A

Operating Instructions

Conienis

Warning and Important Information

Controls and Components

Connections

Tuning the TV to Your VCR

Storing TV Broadcasts in Your VCR

Setting the Clock of Your VCR

Settings Using the On Screen Display

Option Setting

Playback

Recording

Timer Recording

Search Functions

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Before Requesting Service

Specifications

VMS SUPÊR DRIVM

PAL NTSC

Before attempting to connect, operate or adjust this product, please read these instructions completely.

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Warning and ¡mportaní

Information

As this equipment gets hot during use, operate it in a 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, such as vases, shall be placed on the equipment.

Important

Your attention is drawn to the fact that the recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material may infringe copyright laws.

For your safety

Do not remove outer cover.

Touching internal parts of the VCR is dangerous, and may

seriously damage it.

To prevent electric shock, do not remove cover. There are no

user serviceable parts inside. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

Inserting Remote Control Batteries

insert the batteries with the polarity (© and ©) correctly

aligned.

Cautions before you operate this VCR

Avoid;

- Humidity and dust.

- Covering the ventilation holes with soft materials such as cloth or paper.

- Extreme heat such as direct sunlight.

- Magnets or electromagnetic objects.

- Touching internal parts of the VCR.

- Water or some other liquid.

- Lightning. (Disconnect the aerial plug from the VCR during

lightning storms.)

- Anything heavy on the VCR.

- Connecting or handling the equipment with wet hands.

- Using a ceil phone near the VCR because doing so may

cause noise to adversely affect the picture and sound.

Do:

- Wipe the VCR with a dean and dry cloth.

- Install the VCR in a horizontal position.

- Keep the VCR, TV and other equipment switched off until you have finished al! connections.

Condensation may form in the following cases:

- The VCR is brought from cold surroundings into a weil-heated room.

- The VCR is suddenly brought from cool surroundings, such as an air-conditioned room or car, to a place which is hot and humid.

Note:

- In any of the above-mentioned conditions, do not operate the VCR for at least 1 hour. This VCR is not equipped with a dew sensor.

Press the VCR POWER button 0 to switch the VCR from on the standby mode or vice versa, in the standby mode, the VCR is still connected to the mains.

Notes:

The service life of the batteries is approximately 1 year.

However, it varies considerably depending on the frequency

of use.

- When they are exhausted, replace them with two AA, UIVI3, or R6 size batteries.

- When the batteries are exhausted, remove them immediately and dispose of them correctly.

- Make sure that the batteries are inserted with the polarity (© and 0) correctly aligned.

- Do not mix old battery with new battery.

- Do not mix different battery types, i.e. Alkaline and Manganese.

- Do not use rechargeable (Ni-Cd) batteries.

- Do not heat or short-circuit the batteries.

- When you do not use the remote control tor a long time,

take out the batteries and store them in a cool, dry place.

Controls and Components

VCR Operation

TV Operation

VCR Operation

0 VCR POWER button © PICTURE MODE button © INDEX button

SEARCH button 0 Play button © Rewind button 0 JET REW button © PROGJCHECK button © SPEED button 0 DATE button 0 Channel button

0 ON button 0 OFF button © DIRECT REC button 0 TIMER(REC) button 0 Pause/Slow button 0 Stop button 0 Fast Forward button 0 NAVI button

0 REC button 0 VCR Channel button 0 Infra-red transmitter 0 DISPLAY button 0 RESET/CANCEL button 0 OSD button 0 INPUT SELECT button 0 MENU button

0 OK button

0 Cursor buttons

0 Child Lock Function buttons

(Convenient function to prevent unauthorized use)

This function deactivates all buttons on the VCR and the remote control. Use this function, when you do not want other people to operate the VCR.

To Activate the Chiid Lock Function;

1 Hold down the OK and the OFF (+) buttons 0

simultaneously until the [Xi hold] Indication appears in the VCR display.

- if you press a button while the Child Lock function is on, the [X hold] indication appears in the VCR display to inform you that no operation is possible.

To Cancel the Child Lock Function;

1 Hold down the OK and the OFF (+) buttons 0

simultaneously until the [X hold] indication disappears.

0 Cassette compartment 0 EJECT button © TAPE REFRESH button

0 infra-red Remote Control Receiver window

0 VCR display

0 CVC indicator

The crystal view control function ensure that you always obtain the optimum picture quality so that you get the best picture automatically. While the VCR is turned on, the CVC indication 0 is always displayed to show that the Crystal View Control is activated

0 REC/OTR button 0 VIDEO IN socket 0 VIDEO OUT socket 0 AUDIO IN socket 0 AUDIO OUT socket 0 RF IN socket 0 RF OUT socket

TV Operation

Only Panasonic TVs can be operated with the provided remote control.

The settings for operating the TV with the remote control

have already been made. No additional settings need to be performed.

However, some Panasonic TVs cannot be operated using this remote control.

0 TV POWER button

To switch the TV on from standby mode (OFF) or vice versa. On some TVs it is only possible to switch the TV to standby mode (OFF) with this button, but not on. In this case, try to turn the TV on with one of the following buttons;

AV .button 0 TV Channel button 0

0 AV button

To select desired AV input on the TV.

0 TV Channel button

To select the desired programme position (TV station) on the TV.

0 VOLUME button

To adjust the volume of the TV.

Connections

Tuning the TV to Your VCR

This section shows you how to connect the VCR to an aerial, TV, etc.

Basic Connections

The following connections are required to record and play back the video cassette through the TV.

The VCR supplies a signal to the TV via the RF coaxial cable on channel AU28-69, or NZ21 -69.

It is possible to view the video picture on your TV in the same way that you watch TV broadcasts, if you have connected the VCR to the TV through the Audio/

Video input sockets, then you do not need to follow the procedure below.

Preparation

- Turn on the TV and the VCR.

Operations

1 Hold down MENU button ® for 5 seconds or more.

Set the TV to an unused position which you wish to use for your video playback.

- Tune the TV until the display on screen Display shown on the right appears on the screen. (Please refer to the TV manufacturers operating instructions regarding tuning.)

3 Press the MENU button

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Connection to a TV using the Audio/Video Input Socket: Set the RF output channel of the VCR to [—] (RF OFF) when the VCR is connected to the TV via the AudioA^ideo cable. {See page 5.)

Aerial (Not supplied)

To Change the RF output Channel

In some rare cases after tuning the TV to your VCR, interference may be visible on the picture. To get rid of this interference, you can manually adjust the RF output channel a few channels up and down from the current setting. The procedure is described below.

Operations

1 Hold down MENU button m for 5 seconds or more.

- The VCR display changes as shown below and the VCR picture on the TV displays this pattern.

VCR display

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2 Enter the desired channel number (AU28-69, NZ21 -69) by

the VCR Channel button

- Set the RF output channel of the VCR to [—] (RF OFF) when the VCR is connected to the TV via the Audio/ Video cable.

Press the VCR Channel button to display [—].

For New Zealand For Australia

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3 Press the MENU button m to finish the setting mode. 4 Retune your TV to the new RF channel for the VCR.

Note:

- Even if the RF output channel has been changed, it is not necessary to perform Auto Tuning.

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(Initial position)

Auto Tuning Using the On Screen Display

For Australia

The VCR is fitted with its own tuner (just like a normal TV) and can be preset to receive up to 99 TV broadcast stations.

Pre-programmed TV Channels

(Australia only)

The local TV broadcast channels 2,7,9,10 and 28 are factory-preset in this VCR.

That is, if you can receive television broadcasts on VHF channels 2, 7, 9,10 and UHF channel 28, these are already tuned on the programme positions with the matching

numbers. However, it is possible to cancel these settings and

tune the local TV broadcast channels to any desired

programme position.

Auto Tuning Using the On Screen Display

For New Zealand

When you use this VCR in New Zealand, need to operate as follows:

Preparations

- Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR viewing channel is selected.

- Turn on the VCR and select any programme position except AV.

Operations

1 Press the MENU button Q to

display the Main menu on the TV screen.

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Auto Tuning using the On Screen Display should be

performed according to the following method if necessary.

Preparations

- Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR viewing channel is selected,

- Turn on the VCR and select any programme position except AV.

Operations

1 Press the MENU button © to display

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TUNER PRESET CHADD&DELETE

SYSTEM OPTION

the Main menu on the TV screen.

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Press the Cursor buttons (A V) © to select [TUNER PRESET] then press OK button ©.

Press the Cursor buttons (A T) © to select [AUTO TUNE] then press the Cursor buttons (■^►) © to start the Auto Tuning.

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the On Screen Display disappears and programme position 1 is selected.

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2 Press the Cursor buttons (A V) ©

to select [TUNER PRESET] then

press the OK button ©.

Press the Cursor buttons (A V) © to select [COUNTRY] then press

the Cursor buttons (< © to

select [NEW ZEALAND],

Press the Cursor buttons (A T)© to select [AUTO TUNE] then press the Cursor buttons {< >) © to

start the Auto Tuning.

- When Auto Tuning is completed, the On Screen Display disappears and programme position 1 is selected.

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AUTO TUNING IN PROGRESS,

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The number displayed here is the number of channels still to be auto tuned.

Channels that can be Received

VHF

AUSTRALIA

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NEW ZEALAND 1-11

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45-470MHZ 28-69 45-470MHZ 21-69

UHF

Notes:

- Auto Tuning searches for TV stations from VHF minimum to UHF maximum and memorizes every tuned programme position. Other programme positions are skipped.

- Auto Tuning takes five or more minutes to complete its search.

~ If the VCR is not correctly tuned by Auto Tuning, follow the

procedure on page 7.

The number displayed here is the number of channels still to be auto tuned.

Manual Tuning Procedure

To Add and Delete the Channel

1 Press the MENU button m to display the Main menu on

the TV screen.

PRESET] then press OK button

3 Press the Cursor buttons (A V) @ to select [CH] then

select the channel number you want tuned by pressing

the Cursor buttons {<3^)0. 4 Confirm that [CLEAR] is set to [OFF],

5 Press the Cursor buttons {A T) 0 to select [SEARCH]

then press the Cursor buttons 0 to start the

Manual Tuning.

- If the desired TV station has not been tuned, press the Cursor buttons 0 again.

- Press the MENU button m and repeat steps 3-5 for each programme position you want to tune to a station.

6 Press the MENU button 0 three times to exit the On

Screen Display.

Fine Tuning Procedure

Follow steps 1 to 3 of Manual Tuning Procedure.

4 Press the Cursor buttons (A T) 0 to select [FINE] then

press the Cursor buttons 0 to obtain the best tuning condition.

- Press the OK button 0 to return the tuning to its former state.

5 Press the MENU button 0 to exit r

the On Screen Display.

Example:

If you want to add a new channel between Channel 4 and Channel 6, 1 Press the MENU button 0 to display the Main menu on

the TV screen.

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Press the Cursor buttons (AT) 0 to select [CH ADD&DELETE] then

TUNER PRESET CH ADD&OBLETE SYSTEM OPTION

press the OK button 0.

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TUNER PRESET

Press the Cursor buttons (A T) 0 to select the desired programme

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1 2 4 3

4 5

6 12

7 8

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Position

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Channel

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8 10 12

Blanking of Unused Programme Positions

Follow steps 1 to 3 of Manual Tuning Procedure.

4 Press the Cursor buttons (A T) 0 to select [CLEAR] then

press the Cursor buttons (◄►) 0 to select [ON].

- Repeat steps 3-4 for other unused programme positions to skip during the selection of programme positions.

- To cancel the blanking of a programme position select that programme position then set [CLEAR] to [OFF],

5 Press the MENU button 0 twice to exit the On Screen

Display.

- Adding a channel shifts the programme positions of Channel 6 to Channel 12 up, as shown in the list above.

- The list of the programme positions do not appear on the On Screen Display.

4 After adding, tune the added channel. (See steps 3-5 in

Manual Tuning.)

- Press the MENU button 0 twice and repeat steps 3-4 for each of the other programme positions.

5 Press the MENU button four times to exit the On

Screen Display.

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