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Please save this manual. Spanish Quick Use Guide is included. (Guía para rápida consulta en español está incluida.) For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com Combination VCR Operating Instructions ®...
Important Safeguards and Pre cau tions READ AND RETAIN ALL SAFETY AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. HEED ALL WARNINGS IN THE MANUAL AND ON UNIT INSTALLATION 1 POWER SOURCE CAUTION Operate only from power source indicated on unit or in this manual. If uncertain, have your Electric Utility Service Company or Video Products Dealer verify your home power source.
Safety Precautions/Mesures de sécurité Warning : To prevent fi re or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. Caution : To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert. Avertissement : Afi n de prévenir tout risque d’incendie ou de chocs électriques, ne pas exposer cet appareil à...
Play) 2 Hours (Long Play) (Super Long 3 Hours Play) For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com Specifi cations Display Picture Tube V I DEO HEADS MAY NEED CLEAN I NG PL EASE I NSERT HEAD...
Table of Contents Important Safeguards and Precautions ... 2 Safety Precautions/Mesures de sécurité... 3 Unit Information... 4 Location of Controls ... 6 Connections/Initial Setup (Ready to Play) ... 8 Reset Language, Channels, Clock, Time Zone Adjust... 10 Playback a Tape... 12 Record On a Tape...
• When EJECT is pressed, the tape is ejected from Cassette Compartment. If EJECT is pressed during recording, the unit will not respond to the command. For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com NIGHT Color and picture intensity level are adjusted during night time use.
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Front View of the Unit and Indicators POWER VIDEO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO VIDEO IN Jack For dubbing. POWER See previous page. VOLUME UP/DOWN SET/BACK SPACE See previous page. CHANNEL UP/DOWN TRACKING UP/DOWN SELECT UP/DOWN See previous page. STOP/EJECT See previous page. ACTION Press together with REW.
Settings are made automatically. When setup is done, this screen appears. For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com UNIT (rear view) UNIT (rear view) If AUTO CLOCK SET IS INCOMPLETE screen appears, set the clock using SET procedure on next page.
Manual Clock Set If AUTO CLOCK SET was incomplete, manually set the clock as follows. Press ACTION on the remote to display SET CLOCK Menu screen. 1 / / SELECT : Press to select the month and press to set. In the same manner, select and set the date, year, time, and DST.
SELECT : : ACT I ON For English 3) Press to select “EXIT.” Press ACTION to exit. For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com to display Press ACTION MAIN MENU. Channels 1) Press select “CH.”...
Time Zone Adjust Time Zone Adjust (Only when Auto Clock is set.) 1) Press select “CLOCK.” M A I N MENU LOCK LANGUAGE CLOCK EX I T SELECT : : ACT I ON 2) Press ACTION. SET CLOCK AUTO CLOCK SET MANUAL T I ME ZONE ADJUST : 0 SELECT :...
STOP/EJECT REW/ VIDEO IN AUDIO IN Press to stop and/or eject tape. For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com Record On a Tape Record tab Notes • After the unit has been in Rec Pause mode for 5 minutes, it will stop automatically to protect the tape and the video head.
Copy Your Tapes (Dubbing) Connections you’ll need to make. Playing (Source) VCR AUDIO Playback (Source) Insert pre-recorded tape. Press PLAY then PAUSE at starting point to put in Standby mode. (Perform operation of steps 4 and 5 on both units at same time.) Press PLAY to start dubbing.
Phones Connect an earphone (not supplied) or headphones (not supplied) to the Phones Jack. For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com Use CH...
Picture Adjustment POWER 100 Key RAPID TUNE MUTE UP/DOWN Picture Adjustment COLOR Control Adjust color intensity. TINT Control Adjust for natural fl esh tones. BRIGHTNESS Control Adjust picture brightness. PICTURE Control Adjust picture intensity by adjusting both contrast and color level in the proper balance.
3. Now, press PROG to end. “ON TIMER END” briefl y appears on-screen. For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com 1) Press to select “ON...
Closed Caption/ Text signal, if present, is recorded automatically. Playback: Start playback. Do above steps to select desired caption mode. For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com 1) Press select “TV.”...
Caption On Mute Feature Closed Caption narration, if available, is displayed when MUTE button is pressed for silence. Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. MUTE SELECT : SELECT/SET :CH UP :CH DOWN :VOL UP :VOL DOWN CAPT I ON I NPUT SELECT V I DEO ADJUST FM ANTENNA ACTION...
To exit FM mode, press FM/TV on the remote or TIMER/FM twice on the unit. For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com FM ANTENNA Setup Make sure FM tuning is done correctly (see FM Radio Setup).
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POWER POWER STOP/EJECT REW/ PLAY/REPEAT FF/ TIMER/FM REC ON TIMER PROG TIMER ACTION VIDEO IN AUDIO IN TIMER/FM ACTION FM/TV How to use the FM radio Press FM/TV on the remote or press TIMER/FM twice on the unit to display FM radio mode.
• PROG TIMER indicator lights on the unit. For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com 1) Press...
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Cancel a Timer Recording: (Recording is in progress) Hold down STOP for a few seconds to cancel the Timer Recording. • Any future daily or weekly recordings will be performed as programmed. ADD/DLT SELECT/SET :CH UP :CH DOWN :VOL UP :VOL DOWN PROG STOP...
• If Index Search is started very close to an index mark, that index mark may not be counted in the search. For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com...
Auto Operation Functions Auto Shut Off No broadcast signal in TV (Only when Weak Signal Display is set to OFF), blank tape is Played for 5 minutes Power turns off • This feature is canceled if any button is pressed during above mode. Auto Playback Insert a tape in Power off mode Power turns on...
• Unit goes into FF or REW mode and stops at the last point the Counter was set to 0:00:00. For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com...
POWER POWER STOP/EJECT REW/ PLAY/REPEAT FF/ TIMER/FM REC ON TIMER PROG TIMER ACTION VIDEO IN AUDIO IN PLAY/REPEAT Repeat Play Set to see a recording over and over. In PLAY mode, PLAY REPEAT ON press PLAY/REPEAT on the unit to turn “ON.”...
• VCR Lock is canceled automatically after about 24 hours if clock is set. For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com 1) Press select “CH.”...
V-Chip Control Feature Process of V-Chip Control Feature Enter Code Setup Enter Secret Code A 4-digit code must be entered to view a blocked program or change rating settings. Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. 1) Press M A I N MENU 2) Press ACTION to LOCK LANGUAGE...
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Ratings Setup (this page). Or, press ACTION three times to exit. For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com Process of V-Chip Control Feature...
Process of V-Chip Control Feature Enter Code Setup Blocking Message <When V-Chip Control is activated> • If a program or movie CH08 exceeds the ratings you have set, a message will appear on a black PROGRAM RAT I NG EXCEEDED background and sound is RAT I NG : PG-1 3 muted.
TO MANUAL END: PLAY VCR LOCK ACTIVATED For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com Blue Screen Display Whenever a blank section of a tape comes up in...
If you cannot resolve the problem, please call the Customer Satisfaction Center for product assistance at 1-800-211-PANA(7262). To locate an authorized servicenter call toll free 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com. menu. (P.15) recorded. of more than 1 minute occurs before or during a Timer Recording, even after power is restored.
Panasonic/Quasar Video Products Limited Warranty Coverage If your product does not work properly because of a defect in materials or workmanship, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company or Panasonic Sales Company (collectively referred to as “the warrantor”) will, for the length of the period indicated on the chart below, which starts with the date of original purchase (“warranty period”), at its option either (a) repair your product with new or refurbished parts, or...
STOP para detener la confi guración y realice los ajustes manualmente. (Vea la p.10 de Libro de operaciones avanzadas). For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com Si usa convertidor de...
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Operaciones básicas para la reproducción Inserte un casete. • El videograbador combinado se enciende automáticamente. Presione PLAY. • La reproducción comienza automáticamente si el casete no tiene la lengüeta para prevención de grabación. Para encontrar una escena en particular Búsqueda hacia adelante Presione FF Búsqueda hacia atrás Presione REW...
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NOTES For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com...
Location of Controls... 6–7 NIGHT Mode ... 14 ON-TIMER with Alarm ... 16 One Touch Recording ... 12 Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Sales Company (“PSC”), Division of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico, Inc.