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Panasonic

Operating

Instructions

Video

Cassette

Recorder

NV-SJ200A

vus

PAL

NTSC

SUPMR

PRiVR

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M

VQT8781

Before

attempting

to

connect,

operate

or

adjust

this

product,

please

read

^ese

instructions

completely.

Dear

Customer

May

we

take

this

opportunity

to

thank

you

for

purchasing

this

Panasonic

Video

Cassette

Recorder.

We

wouid

particulariy

advise

that

you

carefully

study

the

Operating

instructions

before

attempting

to

operate

the

unit

and

that

you

note

the

listed

precautions.

..

1

Positions

of

Controls

and

Components

-A

Keep

this

page

open

as

you

read

through

the

Operating

Instructions.

Refer

to

it

for

the

control

and

component

names

and

numbers

which

appear

in

the

text.

3

Contents

As

this

equipnnent

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

simiiar

unit.

introduction

to

Controls

and

Components.5

Preparing

the

Remote

Control.5

introduction

to

Controls

and

Components.5

Preparing

the

Remote

Control.5

IMPORTANT

Your

attention

is

drawn

to

the

fact

that

the

recording

of

pre-recorded

tapes

or

discs

or

other

pubiished

or

broadcast

material

may

infringe

copyright

laws.

WARNING

TO

REDUCE

THE

RISK

OF

FIRE

OR

SHOCK

HAZARD,

DO

NOT

EXPOSE

THIS

EQUIPMENTTO

RAIN

OR

MOISTURE.

liSSKIE

fiff?

Setting

the

Remote

Control

to

Operate

Your

TV.6

Connections.7

Tuning

theTV

to

Your

VCR.8

Storing

TV

Broadcasts

in

Your

VCR.9

Language

Setting

of

the

On

Screen

Display.12

Setting

the

Clock

of

Your

VCR.12

Settings

Using

the

On

Screen

Display.13

•

Option

Setting.14

FOR

YOUR

SAFETY

■

DO

NOT

REMOVE

OUTER

COVER.

To

prevent

electric

shock,

do

not

remove

cover.

There

are

no

user

serviceable

parts

inside.

Refer

all

servicing

to

qualified

service

personnel.

Press

the

POWER

button

O

fo

switch

the

VCR

from

on

to

standby

mode

or

vice

versa.

In

the

standby

mode,

the

VCR

is

still

connected

to

the

mains.

Piiiiiiiii

Playback..

Manual

Recording..

•

To

Immediately

Record

the

Same

Scenes

of

Programme

That

You

Are

Viewing

on

the

TV

(Direct

Recording)..

•

To

Select

the

Recording

Duration

and

Perform

Timer

Recording

(OTR

Recording).

16

18

19

19

WIHiiHiiiMlHB

Timer

Recording.20

•

4-Key

Programming.20

Search

Functions.23

•

To

Find

the

Beginning

of

Each

Recording

(VHS

Index

Search

System).23

•

Searching

while

Checking

the

Video

Cassette

Contents

(Intro-Jet

Scan).23

Making

a

Copy.24

•

Copying.24

Hints

Before

Requesting

Service.

•

Adjusting

the

Playback

Picture

Usage

Precautions.

25

26

27

Specifications

28

Introduction

to

Controls

Preparing

the

Remote

and

Components

Control

VCR

Operation

When

you

want

to

operate

the

VCR,

set

the

VCR/TV

switch

©

to

“VCR”.

0

Numeric

buttons

To

select

the

programme

positions

(1-99)

of

the

VCR.

Example:

9:

0

19;

0

-

0

-

(9)

To

enter

numbers

for

various

settings.

0

RESET

button

To

reset

the

tape

counter

(elapsed

time)

to

“0:00.00”.

•

The

tape

counter

is

automatically

reset

to

“0:00.00”

when

a

video

cassette

is

inserted.

0

AUDIO

OUT

button

This

button

does

not

operate

on

this

VCR.

0

No

function

0

VCR/TV

button

This

button

does

not

operate

on

this

VCR.

0

No

function

0

No

function

0

Infra-red

transmitter

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

Child

Lock

Function:

1

Hold

down

the

ENTER

and

the

OFF

(+)

buttons

0

simultaneously

until

the

“CXI

hold”

indication

appears

in

the

VCR

display.

■

•

If

you

press

a

button

while

the

Child

Lock

function

is

on,

the

“CX

hold”

indication

appears

in

the

VCR

display

to

inform

you

that

no

operation

is

possible.

no

I

0

Indication

when

the

Child

Lock

function

is

activated

To

Cancel

the

Child

Lock

Function:

1

Hold

down

the

ENTER

and

the

OFF

(+)

buttons

0

simultaneously

until

the

“CX

hold"

indication

disappears.

0

Cassette

compartment

0

Infra-red

Remote

Control

Receiver

window

0

CVC

(Crystal

View

Control)

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.

Inserting

Remote

Control

Batteries

1

1

Slide

off

the

battery

cover.

Notes

for

Battery

Replacement:

•

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,

UM3,

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

(0

and

©)

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

for

a

long

time,

take

out

the

batteries

and

store

them

in

a

cool,

dry

place.

If

the

Sliding

Cover

of

the

Remote

Control

Becomes

Detached

If

the

sliding

cover

of

the

remote

control

becomes

detached

accidentally,

fit

it

securely

in

place

by

placing

it

on

the

top

of

the

remote

control

at

the

position

shown

in

the

illustration

below,

and

pushing

it

down

until

it

clicks

into

position.

•

It

is

not

possible

to

fit

the

sliding

cover

in

place

by

pushing

or

sliding

it

on

from

the

bottom

end

of

the

remote

control.

0VCR

display

5

Before

Use

Setting

the

Remote

Control

to

Operate

Your

TV

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.

TV

Operation

The

explanations

below

show

you

what

functions

individual

buttons

have

when

the

VCR/TV

switch

©

is

set

to

“TV”.

O

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:

Numeric

buttons

Q

AV

button

0

Channel

button

0

0

Numeric

buttons

To

select

the

programme

positions

(1-99)

on

the

TV.

0

AV

button

To

select

the

desired

AV

input

on

the

TV.

0

VOLUME

button

To

adjust

the

volume

of

the

TV.

0

Channel

button

To

select

the

desired

programme

position

(TV

station)

on

the

TV.

Connections

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.

Aerial

(Not

supplied)

Connections

to

a

TV

using

the

Audio/Video

Input

Sockets

Set

the

RF

out

put

channel

of

the

VCR

to

“—”

(RF

OFF)

when

the

VCR

is

connected

to

the

TV

via

the

AudioA/ideo

cable.

(See

page

8.)

Aerial

(Not

supplied)

7

Setting

Up

Tuning

the

TV

to

Your

VCR

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.

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

H

old

down

MENU

button

©

for

5

seconds

or

more.

•

The

VCR

display

changes

as

shown

below

and

the

VCR

picture

on

the

TV

displays

this

pattern.

Operation

1

Hold

down

MENU

button

0

for

5

seconds

or

more.

2

S

et

theTV

to

an

unused

position

which

you

wish

to

use

for

your

video

playback.

•

Tune

the

TV

until

the

display

shown

on

the

right

appears

on

the

screen.

(Please

refer

to

the

TV

manufacturers

operating

instructions

regarding

tuning.)

3

P

ress

the

MENU

button

0.

On

Screen

Display

VCR

display

r

L

1

“I

L

11

.1

I

2

E

nter

the

desired

channel

number

(AU28-69,

NZ21-69)

by

the

Numeric

buttons

Q

or

the

Channel

button

©.

After

you

entered

the

desired

number,

test

pattern

screen

disappears.

•

Ensure

that

the

VCR/TV

switch

0

is

set

to

“VCR”.

•

Set

the

RF

output

channel

of

the

VCR

to

“—”

(RF

OFF)

when

the

VCR

is

connected

to

the

TV

via

the

/Vjdio/

Video

cable.

Press

the

Channel

button

0

to

display

“—”.

For

New

Zealand

For

Australia

21E

>69E

28

37

(initial

position)

<^69

-<-

(RF

OFF)

•

It

is

also

possible

to

select

by

pressing

the

Numeric

buttons

0

(only

for

Australia).

Example:

28

:

©

^

®

“

(

8

)

3

Press

the

MENU

button

0

to

finish

the

setting

mode.

4

Retune

your

TV

to

the

new

RF

channel

for

the

VCR.

(Refer

to

the

operations

on

the

left.)

storing

TV

Broadcasts

in

Your

VCR

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

locai

TV

broadcast

channels

2,7,9,10

and

28

are

factory-preset

in

this

VCR.

That

is,

if

you

can

receive

television

broadcasts

on

VHP

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

introduction

The

VCR

is

tuned

automatically

by

Plug

in

Auto

Tuning.

However,

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.

Before

Auto

Tuning

Using

the

On

Screen

Display

(New

Zealand

only)

When

you

use

this

VCR

in

New

Zealand,

need

to

operate

as

follows:

Preparations

•

Confirm

that

the

VCR

is

on.

•

Confirm

that

the

TV

is

on

and

the

VCR

viewing

channel

is

selected.

•

Set

the

VCR/TV

switch

©

is

set

to

“VCR”.

Operations

1

Press

the

MENU

button

©

to

display

the

Main

menu

on

the

TV

screen.

2

Press

the

Cursor

buttons

(A

▼

)

©

to

select

“TUNER

PRESEr

then

press

the

ENTER

button

0.

3

Press

the

Cursor

buttons

(AV)

©

to

select

“COUNTRY”

then

press

the

Cursor

buttons

{

◄

►

)

©

to

select

“NEW

ZEALAND”.

CLOCK

SET

lUNER«»nE9CT

CHADOAOELflE

SYSTEM

OPTION

CLEAR

(OFF)

AirroTiiNE

SEARCH

(3)

FINE

Operations

1

Press

the

MENU

button

0

to

display

the

Main

menu

on

the

TV

screen.

2

Press

the

Cursor

buttons

(AV)

0

to

select

TUNER

PRESEr

then

press

the

ENTER

button

3

Press

the

Cursor

buttons

(A

V)

©

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.

AUTOTimtNQ

MPROQREM.

PLEASE

WAIT.

The

number

displayed

here

is

the

number

of

channels

still

to

be

auto

tuned.

Channels

that

can

be

Received

IHH

AUSTRALIA

0-12

45-470MHZ

28-69

NEW

ZEALAND

1-11

45-470MHZ

21-69

4

Proceed

to

the

step

3

on

the

right

side

to

start

the

Auto

Tuning.

•

No

need

to

operate

the

steps

1-2

of

Auto

Tuning

Using

the

On

Screen

Display.

Notes:

•

Auto

Tuning

searches

for

TV

stations

from

VHP

minimum

to

UHP

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-the

next

page.

9

Setting

Up

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.

•

Set

the

VCR/TV

switch

©

is

set

to

“VCR".

Manual

Tuning

Procedure

1

Press

the

MENU

button

0

to

display

the

Main

menu

on

the

TV

screen.

2

Press

the

Cursor

buttons

(A

▼

)

©

to

select

“TUNER

PRESET

then

press

the

ENTER

button

3

Press

the

Cursor

buttons

(AT)

0

to

select

“CH"

then

select

the

channel

number

you

want

to

tune

by

pressing

the

Cursor

buttons

4

Confirm

that

“CLEAR”

is

set

to

“OFF.

5

Press

the

Cursor

buttons

(A

▼

)

0

to

select

“SEARCH"

then

press

the

Cursor

buttons

(

◄

►

)

©

to

start

the

Manual

Tuning.

On

Screen

Display

6

If

the

desired

TV

station

has

not

been

tuned,

press

the

Cursor

buttons

(

◄

►

)

©

again.

•

Press

the

MENU

button

©

and

repeat

steps

3-5

for

each

programme

position

you

want

to

tune

to

a

station.

7

Press

the

MENU

button

0

three

times

to

exit

the

On

Screen

Display,

Direct

Tuning

Procedure

1

Press

the

MENU

button

0

to

display

the

Main

menu

on

the

TV

screen.

2

Press

the

Cursor

buttons

{A

▼

)

©

to

select

"TUNER

PRESET

then

press

the

ENTER

button

3

Press

the

Cursor

buttons

(AT)

©

to

select

“CH”

then

select

the

channel

number

you

want

to

tune

by

pressing

the

Cursor

buttons

4

Confirm

that

“CLEAR”

is

set

to

“OFF.

5

Press

the

Cursor

buttons

(AT)

©

to

select

“SEARCH”.

6

Press

the

Numeric

buttons

Q

to

enter

the

number

of

the

desired

programme

position.

For

the

5A

and

9A

channels,

input

the

following

numbers:

90

for

CH-5A,

91

for

CH-9A.

(Example

for

Australia.)

•

For

other

channels

that

require

tuning,

repeat

steps

3-6.

7

Press

the

MENU

button

0

twice

to

exit

the

On

Screen

Display.

Fine

Tuning

Procedure

1

Press

the

MENU

button

©

to

display

the

Main

menu

on

the

TV

screen.

2

Press

the

Cursor

buttons

(AT)

©

to

select

“TUNER

PRESET

then

press

the

ENTER

button

©.

3

Press

the

Cursor

buttons

(AT)

©

to

select

“CH”

then

select

the

channel

number

you

want

to

tune

by

pressing

the

Cursor

buttons

(

◄

►

)

©

.

4

Press

the

Cursor

buttons

(AT)

©

to

select

“FINE”

then

press

the

Cursor

buttons

(

◄

►

)

©

to

start

the

Fine

Tuning.

•

Press

the

ENTER

button

©

to

return

the

tuning

to

its

former

state.

5

P

ress

the

MENU

button

©

to

exit

the

On

Screen

Display.

Blanking

of

Unused

Programme

Positions

1

Press

the

MENU

button

©

to

display

the

Main

menu

on

the

TV

screen.

2

Press

the

Cursor

buttons

(AT)

©

to

select

“TUNER

PRESET

then

press

the

ENTER

button

©.

3

Press

the

Cursor

buttons

(A

T)

©

to

select

“CH”

then

select

the

channel

number

you

want

to

tune

by

pressing

the

Cursor

buttons

{

◄

►

)

©

.

4

Press

the

Cursor

buttons

(AT)

©

to

select

“CLEAR”

then

press

the

Cursor

buttons

(

◄

►

)

©

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

select

“CLEAR”

is

“OFF.

5

Press

the

MENU

button

©

twice

to

exit

the

On

Screen

Display.