Recording From Dvd To Vhs; Manual Dubbing; One-Touch Dubbing - Panasonic NV-VP31 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording from DVD to VHS

You can record the contents of the disc onto a video cassette.
≥Select the unit viewing channel (or the AV input) on the TV.
≥Insert a video cassette with an intact erasure prevention tab.
≥Switch [VHS/TV/DVD] to "VHS".
≥Select the desired tape speed (lpage 16).
VHS/DVD/TV
VHS/DVD TV VHS/
TV
VHS DVD
TV/
DVD
REC
VHS/DVD QUICK REPLAY DUBBING
REC
OUTPUT
DUBBING
TRACKING/V-LOCK
1 2 3
CH
4 6
5
VOLUME
7 8 9
0 -/- -
AV
INDEX/SKIP SLOW/SEARCH
NAVI
MENU
TOP MENU
DIRECT PLAY
LIST
NAVIGATOR
ENTER
DISPLAY RETURN
PROG/CHECK TIMER PROG PLAY JET REW
AUDIO
CANCEL/RESET SUBTITLE ANGLE/PAGE
MUSIC w/ PICTURE A.SRD CINEMA POSITION MEMORY
PICTURE SPEED INPUT SELECT
INPUT
SPEED
SELECT
PLAY MODE REPEAT ZOOM SETUP

Manual Dubbing

Only discs not copy protected can be used.
≥Set "On-Screen Messages" to "Off" (SETUP menulpage 41).
≥Insert the disc to be played (lpage 26). When you copy NTSC discs, select "NTSC" in "NTSC Disc
Output" (SETUP menulpage 41).
[1]
Press [INPUT SELECT] repeatedly.
Select "dc" channel.
≥Recording is allowed only when the VHS input channel is set to "dc" (lbelow).
[2]
Switch [VHS/TV/DVD] to "DVD", then press [1](PLAY).
Start playing the disc and find the playing start point.
[3]
Press [;/D].
[4]
Switch [VHS/TV/DVD] to "VHS", then press [1](PLAY).
Start playing the video cassette and find the recording start point.
[5]
Press [;/D], then press [REC¥].
Put the unit in the recording standby mode.
[6]
Press [;/D].
VHS recording and disc play start at the same time.
¬ To stop recording
1) Press [∫]. Recording will stop.
2) Switch [VHS/TV/DVD] to "DVD", and press [∫]. Disc play will stop.
Notes:
≥You can select the audio channel to be recorded on the Normal audio track when dubbing a bilingual DVD (lpage 24).
≥If a copy protected disc is inserted, "COPYING OF THIS MATERIAL IS NOT ALLOWED." is displayed
on the TV screen. If you proceed with the recording, the video recorded will be distorted.

One-Touch Dubbing

[RAM[
You can copy programmes on a DVD-RAM disc to a video cassette with One-touch operation.
≥
This function allows DVD-RAM discs recorded by
≥Insert the disc containing the programme to be copied (lpage 26).
≥This function allows you to record a whole content on a disc automatically. Confirm that the remaining
tape time is sufficient for recording.
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While stopped, press and hold [DUBBING] for 5 seconds or more.
When the disc is played all of a content or the tape reaches its end, this unit automatically stops dubbing.
≥The message is displayed on TV screen for a few seconds when One-touch dubbing is completed.
¬ To stop recording
Press [∫].
¬ When "
" and " " is flashing
Check the settings again.
Notes:
≥In this function, the index signal is automatically added on the tape for each of the programmes.
You can find the desired programme with these index signals (lpage 21).
≥This function does not work during timer recording standby mode.
≥When the dubbing starts, "On-Screen Messages" in the SETUP menu is automatically set to "Off". The
"dc" channel is automatically selected (lbelow).
≥If you press [DUBBING] when "
dubbing starts at the stop position memorized.
≥[VHS/DVD OUTPUT] does not work during this function.
≥This function does not work with DVD-Video.
"dc" channel
≥When the disc is played with the "dc" channel set, the TV screen displays the disc video, but the
VHS/DVD output has been switched to VHS.
Panasonic
" in the unit's display flashes (Resume function lpage 26), the
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DVD recorders to be dubbed.