Panasonic AG-3200P - Manual (Page 11)

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It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material
without the consent of the copyright owner.
Accidental erasure prevention
To prevent accidental recording on a
recorded cassette, remove its record
safety tab. To record on it later, cover
the hole with adhesive tape.
Basic Recording
A
Load a cassette
Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole with
adhesive tape before inserting the cassette.
● The VCR turns on, and the counter on the on-screen display is
reset, automatically.
B
Select recording channel
Press CH+/– or the Number keys on the Remote. Or push the JOG
dial, then turn it to the left or right.
● If you connect the TV and the VCR only using the RF
connection (
੬
pg. 6), press TV/VCR on the Remote so that the
VCR mode indicator lights on the display panel, to view the
program to be recorded.
C
Set tape speed
Press SP/EP. The selected tape speed will appear on the TV screen.
NOTE:
You can select tape speed in the stop mode or during recording
pause mode.
D
Start recording
On the VCR, press REC ( 7 ). Or on the Remote, while holding REC
( 7 ), press PLAY ( 4 ).
NOTE:
If “VIDEO CALIBRATION” is set to “ON” (
੬
pg. 14) (default
setting), the VCR takes about 7 seconds to assess the quality of the
tape in use, then recording begins with the picture level
optimized.
NOTE:
If the tape reaches its end during recording, the recording stops
and “
⅜
” and “ $” on the display panel blink. Press STOP/EJECT
(0) on the VCR to eject the cassette or press REW (3) on the
Remote to rewind the tape.
Recording Features
Specifying recording length
— Instant Timer Recording (ITR)
During recording, press REC ( 7 ) on the VCR repeatedly until the
recording length you want appears on the display panel. The
record indicator (
⅜
) on the display panel starts blinking.
● Each time you press the button, recording length increases in
30-minute intervals (up to 6 hours).
● The VCR shuts off after recording is finished.
● To cancel an ITR, press STOP (
8 ) on the Remote or STOP/EJECT
( 0 ) on the VCR.
Watching one program while recording another
During recording...
● If you connect the TV and the VCR only using the RF
connection (
੬
pg. 6) to view pictures from the VCR, press TV/
VCR on the Remote so that VCR mode indicator goes off from
the display panel. (The TV broadcast being recorded
disappears.)
● If you are using the AV connection ( ੬
pg. 6) to view pictures
from the VCR, change the TV’s input mode from AV to TV.
Then, select the channel you want to watch, on the TV.
Tape remaining Time
Press – –:– – to display the tape remaining time on the screen.
NOTES:
● Set “SUPERIMPOSE” to “ON” to display the indications on the
screen. (
੬
pg. 15)
● Depending on the type of tape used, the tape ramaining time
may not appear right away, or is not correct, “ –:– –” may
sometimes appear, or the display may blink on occasion.
Second Audio Recording
This VCR’s built-in MTS decoder enables reception of
Multichannel TV Sound broadcast. To record a SAP program
received, set “2ND AUDIO RECORD” to “ON” (
੬
pg. 15).
S-VHS (Super VHS), S-VHS ET or VHS Recording
Mode
This VCR can record in S-VHS (Super VHS), S-VHS ET or VHS.
● To record in S-VHS:
Set “S-VHS MODE” to “ON” (
੬
pg. 15). Then, insert a cassette
marked “S-VHS”. The S-VHS indicator lights up on the display
panel.
The S-VHS recording mode is selected.
● To record in S-VHS ET on a VHS cassette:
Set “S-VHS ET” to “ON” (
੬
pg. 14). Then, insert a cassette
marked “VHS”. The S-VHS indicator lights up on the display
panel.
● To record in VHS:
Insert a cassette marked “VHS”.
Set “S-VHS ET” to “OFF” (
੬
pg. 14).
● To record in VHS on an S-VHS cassette:
Insert a cassette marked “S-VHS”. The S-VHS indicator lights up
on the display panel. Then, set “S-VHS MODE” to “OFF”
(
੬
pg. 15). The S-VHS indicator goes off.
The VHS recording mode is selected.
NOTE:
When playing back a tape that has been recorded in S-VHS or
S-VHS ET, the S-VHS indicator lights up on the display panel
regardless of the “S-VHS ET” or “S-VHS MODE” setting.
(
੬
pg. 14, 15)
Recording
During recording
Pause recording
Press PAUSE ( 9 ).
● Press PLAY (
4 ) to resume recording.
● You can select channel in the recording pause mode.
Stop recording
Press STOP ( 8 ) on the
Remote.
OR Press STOP/EJECT ( 0 ) on
the VCR.
Record safety tab
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