Panasonic NV-SV120, NV-MV15, NV-HV15 User Manual

Video Cassette Recorder

NV-HV60 Series (Hi-Fi) NV-HV50 NV-MV15

Series (Hi-Fi) Series (Mono)

NV-SV120 Series (S-VHS, Hi-Fi)

625

VHS

PAL

PULL-OPEN

VPS / PDC

NV-SV120

INTELLIGENTTIMER

PROG PLAY

3D DNR

S-VHSET

Super VHS

EJECT

Hi-Fi STEREO.SUPER LP

REC

TIMER CHECK

VHS PAL

625

TIMERREC

Operating Instructions

Contents page

Precautions 2 Warning 3 Remote control functions 4- 5 Front 6 Connectors 7 Settings 8 Auto Setup 9 Recording 10

Timer recording

Automatic SP/LPselection VPS/PDC function

Timer recording 12-13 ShowView 14 INTELLIGENT TIMER 15 General functions 16-17 Menu Overview 18

Manual Setup

Setting a new Channel Changing the name ofTV stations Changing the order ofTV stations Creating a new station table Shipping condition

Menu Others 22-23 Decoder 24 External recording control 25

Amplifier,

NTSC playback

Batteries, 27 Before requesting service Specifications 30-31 Index 32

, factory defaults

NICAM sound system

Cassette erasureprotection

28-29

11 11

19 20 20 21 21

26 26

Dear customer

Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully. Please keep this manual for future reference.

Precautions

Voltage:

You may otherwise overload the unit and cause fire. Do not use DC power sources. Check the source carefully when setting up the unit on a ship or other place where DC is used.

AC mains lead protection:

damaged. Poor connection and lead damage can cause fire or electric shock.

Service:

smoke escapes from the unit or any other problem occurs that is not described in these operating instructions, disconnect the power supply and contact your dealer or an authorised aftersales service centre.

Only use power sources complying with the specifications

Ensure the AC mains lead is connected correctly and not

Do not attempt to repair this unit by yourself. If the sound fails, the display is off,

Accessories Included (Remote control unit depends on the model)

Remote Control

N2QAKB000043/ N2QAHB000031

AC Mains Lead

RJA0043-1C

RF Coaxial Cable

Remote Control Batteries

AA, UM3 or R6

Operating Instructions

RQTD0080-Y

(220-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz).

N2QAHB000031

N2QAKB000043

Warning

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND ENSURE THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS.

CAUTION!

DO NOT INSTALL, OR PLACE THIS UNIT, IN A BOOKCASE, BUILT-IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED. TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS.

DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE UNIT’S VENTILATION OPENINGS WITH NEWSPAPERS, TABLECLOTHS, CURTAINS, AND SIMILAR ITEMS.

DO NOT PLACE SOURCES OF NAKED FLAMES, SUCH AS LIGHTED CANDLES, ON THE UNIT.

DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MANNER.

THIS UNIT IS INTENDED FOR USE IN MODERATE CLIMATES.

This product may receive radio interference caused by mobile telephones during use. If such interference is apparent, please increase separation between the product and the mobile telephone.

Remote control functions

Some Panasonic TV sets accept control signals from the video recorder's remote control unit. In the table, the TV buttons are marked with ' ', the video recorder buttons with ' '.

VCR

Control menu

INPUT SELECT

PROG PLAYPROG PLAY

PROG./CHECK

I-TIMER

EXT LINK

AUDIO

VPS/PDC

OFF TIMER

INDEX

ENTER

SP/LP/EP

OSD/DISPLAY

AV LINKAV LINK TV ASPECT

TRACKING/V-LOCK

TV/TEXT

VOLUME

ShowView

REC

TIMER

RESET/CANCEL

VCR

OSD/DISPLAY

PROG PLAY AVLINK AUDIO

INDEX

ENTER

I-TIMER

EXT LINK

PROG/CHECK

1 2 3

DATE

VOLUME

RESET/CANCEL

SP/LP/EP

TRACKING/V-LOCK

REC

EXIT

OFF TIMER

TIMER

OFF

OSD menu selection buttons.

EXIT

ENTER

Displays the menu.

Quits a menu.

Selects or saves a setting.

Playback functions

Playback

Fast winding / Forward and backward search

Goes from Stop into Fast Forward or Fast Rewind mode.

Starts the search for a frame during playback. Press button twice to increase the speed of search (JET SEARCH). Press the Playback button to quit the Search mode.

The unit keeps searching while the button is pressed.

Press to stop recording, playing back or winding.

Stop

To eject a cassette:

Still Playback:

Press button again or press the Playback button to quit.

Slow Playback:

Press button for more than 3 seconds.

In Playback mode.

Press for more than 2 seconds while in Playback

VCR

P. 1 7

VCR

P. 1 7

mode. Press the Playback button to quit.

EXT LINK

AV LINK

TV ASPECT

TV/TEXT

Stand-by/on switch /I

Press to switch the unit from on to stand-by mode or vice versa. In stand-by mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power.

Activates the recording timer for externally controlled recording.

Toggles between TV reception and video playback channel.

Changes the screen format.

Toggles between TV reception and video text reception.

VCR

P. 2 5

VCR

AUDIO

Audio mode

REC

Record

TV :

VCR:

PROG/CHECK

Displays the Timer menu.

Selects the AV input and navigates in

the menu.

teletext

Menu entries.

VCR

P. 1 6

VCR

P. 1 0

VCR

P. 1 2

TRACKING/V-LOCK

INPUT SELECT

ShowView

PROG PLAY

Selects a programme memory location and inputs the ShowView number. Example:

18=

Selects the TV set's AV port.

Channel selector Tracking control of disturbed VCR image.

Volume control.

Toggles between AV inputs A1, A2 and A3.

Finds the start of a programme.

Displays the ShowView menu.

Plays back programmed recordings.

VCR

P. 1 6

VCR

P. 1 4

VCR

P. 1 3

VPS/PDC

Controls the beginning and end of a recording session by a special signal.

SP/LP/EP

TIMER

I-TIMER

Sets the tape speed.

Activates the recording timer.

Defines programmes transmitted to the same programme memory location at the same time.

OFF TIMER

Switches the unit into stand-by mode after the set time of recording, playback or in Stop mode.

OSD/DISPLAY

Press the button repeatedly to display the time, tape counter or remaining tape.

RESET/CANCEL

RESET : CANCEL:

VCR / TV switch

Resets the counter to 0:00.00. Clears an entry you made.

VCR

P. 1 1

VCR

P. 1 0

VCR

P. 1 2

VCR

P. 1 5

VCR

P. 1 7

VCR

P. 1 0

VCR

Front

NV-SV120

3DDNR

PROGPLAY

INTELLIGENTTIMER

S-VIDEO

L-MONO-AUDIO-R

VIDEO

AV3 IN

CVC Super

The CVC function provides a picture of perfect quality. The picture is automatically rendered as clear and sharp as possible.

3D DNR

To ensure high playback picture quality with less noise.

EXTLINK

QUICK ERASE

NV-HV60, NV-HV50, NV-MV15

PROGPLAY

INTELLIGENTTIMER

QUICK

EXTLINK

ERASE

NV-SV120

3DDNR

PROGPLAY

3D DNR

EJECT

INTELLIGENTTIMER

VHS PAL

VPS / PDC

S-VHSET

625

Stand-by/on switch /I

Defines timer programmes.

Plays back programmed recordings.

3-Dimensional Digital Noise Reduction (S-VHS only )

Ejects the cassette.

Selects a channel.

EXT LINK

Activates the recording timer for externally controlled recording.

PULL-OPEN

INTELLIGENT TIMER

PROG PLAY

EXT LINK

Hi-Fi STEREO.SUPER LP

QUICK ERASE

TIMER REC

TIMER CHECK

REC

EJECT

REC

TIMERCHECK

EJECT

REC

TIMERCHECK

Activates the recording timer.

Displays the timer programme for verification.

Record button

Fast winding / jet search

Stop button

Playback button

QUICK ERASE

Erases a cassette.

TIMERREC

Super VHS

TIMERREC

Connectors

NV-SV120

AC IN~

Power supply

SECTEUR~

AV2 (DECODER/DECODEUR/EXT)

AV1 (TV)

S-VIDEO

= S-VIDEO output

OUT/SORTIE

VIDEO

L/G R/D

IN/

= VIDEO output

= AUDIO output left channel = AUDIO right channel

output

= Antenna input

ENT OUT/

= Antenna output

SORTIE

NV-HV60

NV-MV15

IN~

SECTEUR~

IN~

SECTEUR~

NV-HV50

IN~

SECTEUR~

AV2 (DECODER/DECODEUR/EXT)

AV1 (TV)

S-VIDEO OUT/SORTIE

AV OUT SORTIE/

AUDIO

OUT/SORTIE

VIDEO

L/G

AUDIO

R/D

L/G

R/D

IN/

ENT

RF/ ANT

OUT/

SORTIE

IN/

ENT

RF/ ANT

OUT/

IN/

ENT

RF/ ANT

OUT/

Settings

VCR

21-pin Scart cable

RF-Coaxial cable

Aerial

Connect all the cables as shown in the illustration, then connect the AC Mains lead (part of the package) to an AC wall outlet. To be able to receive TV programmes it is mandatory to connect the RF-Coaxial cable even if the video recorder is connected by a 21-pin Scart cable.

If you decide to just use the RF-Coaxial cable to connect the TV set you must adjust the video output channel with the TV set's input channel.

Switch on the video recorder

Press the button for approx. 7 seconds. The preset channel appears

on the display.

Tune the TV set until the test pattern appears. If there is any interference select another channel for the TV set and video recorder.

Press the button to change the channel (e.g. to 38).

Tune the TV set until the test pattern appears.

Press to confirm.

ENTER

Auto Setup

SV120 HV60 HV50 MV15

Country

ENTER

Polska

Pocc

èÿ

others (OIRT) others (CCIR)

store

speichern

Deutschland

eskČ á Rep.

Magyarország

select access

EXIT

exit

Datum / Zeit

Clock set

AUTO : AUS

AUTO

Zeit : 12 : 00 : 00

Time :12:00:00 Datum : 11. 6. 02

Date : 11. 6. 03

wählen anwählen

select access

MENU EXIT

zurück abbrechen

return exit

Datum / Zeit

Clock set

Zeit : 12 : 00 : 00

Time :12:00:00 Datum : 11. 6. 02

Date : 11. 6. 03

select

wählen

EXIT

MENU EXIT

exit

zurück abbrechen

The VCR starts the automatic tuning. (The search will take approx. 5 minutes to be completed.)

Switch on the video recorder.

Select a country

ENTER

If the enu does not appear after switching on you can restart Automatic

Country m

The Country menu will be displayed.

Tuning (Page 21). You can afterwards set date and time either automatically or manually.

If you choose Russia from the Country menu, the 2nd screen for setting

date and time will be shown when automatic tuning has finished.

SV120 HV60 HV50 MV15

Manually setting Time / Date

AUTO - MANUAL

ENTER

Set time and date

ENTER

Press to return to the Menu screen. Mind that a wrong date or time will influence the programmed recording of TV

programmes (don't forget to change ).

summer- and wintertime

SV120 HV60 HV50 MV15

After running the automatic tuning, you must manually set the date and time.

Set time and date

ENTER

Recording

SV120 HV60 HV50 MV15

REC

Set the TV set to the video channel and insert a cassette into the video recorder; make sure that the cassette's protection tab is still in.

Select a channel to record from. Select the AV channel if you are recording via the 21-pin scart cable.

REC

Press to start recording. Press the Stop button to stop recording.

To pause recording: The function will switch itself off after approx. 5 minutes to protect the video heads.

To resume recording:

Recordings in the S-VHS or S-VHS ET REC mode are supported by the PAL TV system only. (Only SV120, page 23)

SV120 HV60 HV50 MV15

VCR

OSD/DISPLAY

Tape remain counter

The display of the video recorder shows: time - counter - tape remain The start of a cassette is indicated as .

OSD/DISPLAY RE'

Press until ' is displayed.

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SV120 HV60 HV50 MV15

VCR

SP/LP/EP

Prior to starting the recording session, press to set the tape speed.SP/LP/EP SP :

normal recording time - optimal picture quality

LP :

double recording time - simple picture quality

EP :

triple recording time - reduced picture quality

When you play back LP or EP recordings, some cassettes (e.g. type)

E-300

may produce interference. This is not indicative of a malfunction.

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