Tape Operation - Panasonic PV-V4524S Operating Instructions Manual

Tape Operation

Search System
For each recording, an invisible index mark is
placed on the tape.
A program index and information are also
included for timer recordings.
These marks are used to access or scan
recordings.
Index Search
1
Press SEARCH* to display
INDEX SEARCH
SEARCH in Stop or Play
ENTER INDEX NUMBER :1
USING 1- 9 KEYS
mode, and then press
FORWARD SEARCH :FF
NUMBER keys to select
REVERSE SEARCH :REW
recording number.
EXIT :SEARCH
• To calculate number,
see below.
Press FF or REW to start
search.
2
Play begins at search end.
INDEX SEARCH
To search forward or back 1
index, press FF or REW
while screen left is displayed
(10 sec.).
FORWARD SEARCH :FF
REVERSE SEARCH :REW
• To cancel, press PLAY or
STOP.
To Calculate Index Number
Example 1:
To go to rec. 2 from rec. 4, enter 3 and press REW.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Example 2:
To go to rec. 6 from rec. 2, enter 4 and press FF.
1 2 3 4 5 6
NOTE: indicates start points of each recording.
Note
• If Index Search is started very close to an
index mark, that index mark may not be
counted in the search.
Repeat Play
Set to playback a recording over and over.
1
Press ACTION to display menu.
2
Press to select
MENU
SET UP VCR
"SET UP VCR,"
SET UP CLOCK
SET UP CHANNEL
IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH
and press .
VCR'S OUTPUT CH: 3
SELECT :
SET:
EXIT : ACTION
3 Press to select
SET UP VCR
REPEAT PLAY : OFF
"REPEAT PLAY,"
AUTO SHUT-OFF : OFF
FRONT DISPLAY : ON
and press to set
AUTO VCR/TV : ON
TAPE SELECT : T-120
"ON" or "OFF."
SELECT : SET:
ON :Play repeats at tape end
EXIT : ACT I ON
or if unrecorded portion
over 30 sec. is detected.
4
Press ACTION
to return to normal screen.
Zero Search
To quickly return to a specified tape location.
1
Press DISPLAY during play
to display Counter.
2 Press COUNTER RESET
PLAY 1 2 : 0 0AM
0 : 0 0 : 0 0
on remote at desired
SP
position to reset to
"0:00:00".
7
3
Continue to record, playback, etc.
4
Press STOP.
7
5 Press CM/ZERO in
REW 1 2 : 3 0AM CH 02
0 : 30 : 30
Stop mode to start
SP
ZERO SEARCH.
• Unit will go into FF or REW
mode and stop at the last
point the Counter was set
to 0:00:00.
STOP 1 2 : 3 1AM CH 02
0 : 0 0 : 0 0
SP
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Tape Operation
Tape Select
Select your tape length so the tape position and
amount of tape remaining are properly displayed.
(See "Tape Position and Tape Status Display"
section below.)
1
Press ACTION to display menu.
2
Press to select
MENU
SET UP VCR
"SET UP VCR,"
SET UP CLOCK
SET UP CHANNEL
and press .
IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH
VCR'S OUTPUT CH: 3
SELECT : SET:
EXIT : ACTION
3 Press to select
SET UP VCR
REPEAT PLAY : OFF
"TAPE SELECT," and
AUTO SHUT-OFF : OFF
FRONT DISPLAY : ON
press to set "T-120,"
AUTO VCR/TV : ON
TAPE SELECT : T-120
"T-160" or "T-180."
SELECT : SET:
T-120 T-160 T-180
EXIT : ACT I ON
• Select "T-120" for tapes 120 minutes or
less, "T-160" if 140 or 160 minutes, and
"T-180" if 180 minutes.
4
Press ACTION
to return to normal screen.
Tape Position and Tape Status
Display
To find out the present tape position and amount
of tape remaining.
Tape position is displayed incorrectly in the
following cases:
• If VHS-C type cassettes, tapes under 30
minutes, tapes over 180 minutes, or
incompatible tapes are used.
• If the correct tape length is not selected.
(See "Tape Select" section above.)
1
Press TAPE POSITION
to detect tape position.
• "DETECTING TAPE
DETECTING TAPE POSITION
POSITION" only
appears the first time a
cassette is inserted
and it takes several
seconds for correct
indication to appear.
SP
• The present tape
R 120 M I N. position indication and
amount of tape
BEG I N END
remaining (according to
tape speed) are
displayed.
Tape remaining time
display may not be
precise.
2
Press TAPE POSITION (or wait 5 seconds)
to return to normal screen.
*Important: If a remote control button does not work when pressed,
press the VCR button on the remote and try the button again.
Commercial Skip
VCR fast forwards (skips) over 1, 2, or 3 minutes
of recorded tape as desired.
1
Press CM/ZERO in Play mode.
• Press CM/ZERO repeatedly to change skip
time as shown below.
PLAY
1st Press 1 min Skip
2nd Press 2 min Skip
3rd Press 3 min Skip
• No indication appears.
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