Basic operations – Panasonic VQT0F74 User Manual

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How to display the

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HOME SET UP menu:

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HOME menu:

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SET UP INTERFACE

menus:

menu:

SET UP

HOME

Basic operations

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Stop

Press the STOP button.
The tape will stop.

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In order to protect the tape, the tape tension is automatically re-
leased (a process called “loosening”) when the time selected
by the F12 (STILL) key on the HOME SET UP menu has
elapsed. The READY lamp will flash.

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Furthermore, the READY OFF mode is automatically estab-
lished when the time selected by the F13 (STBY OFF) key on
the HOME SET UP menu has elapsed. The READY lamp will
go out and the STOP lamp will light. (Refer to the item STAND-
BY on this page.)

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FF/REW

Press the FF or the REW button.

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The tape will now be fast forwarded or rewound at approxi-
mately 50 times of the normal playback speed.

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In order to protect the tape, the speed is reduced as the tape
end is approached.

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Use the F5 (FF/REW MAX SP) key on the INTERFACE SET
UP menu to change the fast forward or the rewind speed.

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While the FF and the REW button are pressed at the same
time, the tape is stopped.

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STAND BY

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When the STAND BY lamp is lit, the unit is in the STAND BY ON status.

STAND BY OFF mode is established automatically when the
time selected with the F13 (STBY OFF) key on the HOME SET
UP menu has elapsed and loosening status has been reached.
(Refer to the item STOP on this page.)

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When the STAND BY lamp is not lit, the unit is in the STAND BY OFF status.

Two modes are associated with this mode.
(1) Drum rotation stop mode with tension release

Set the F6 (TAPE MODE) key on the HOME SET UP menu
to HD.STOP.

(2) Half loading mode

Set the F6 key on the HOME SET UP menu to HLF LOAD.

STOP

REW

STAND BY