Video Cassette Recorder NV-HS825EE Operating Instructions Instrukcja obsługi Contents VQT9220 Page Warning and Important Information 2 Controls and Components 3 VCR Operation 4 Menu Operation 4 TV Operation 4 Connecting and Setting up 5 When You Insert a Video Cassette 9 Playback 10 Recording 11 Satellite or Digital Receiver 14 Timer Recording 15 Tape Library System 17 Search Functions 20 Editing 21 Connecting a Decoder 22 Connecting a Stereo Amplifier 22 Manual Tuning
Warning and Important Information As this equipment gets hot during use, operate it in a well ventilated place; do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit. Important Your attention is drawn to the fact that the recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material may infringe copyright laws. Warning To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. For your safety Do not remove outer cover.
ENGLISH Controls and Components Í TIMER A Á EJECT EXT LINK TIMER REC A.
VCR Operation When you want to operate the VCR, set the [VCR/TV] switch to [VCR]. Menu Operation Cursor buttons To select items on the menu. VCR TV r Í VCR-ON/OFF button To switch the VCR from on to standby mode or vice versa. In the standby mode, the VCR is still connected to the mains. MENU EXIT Numeric buttons To select the programme positions (1–99) of the VCR. Example: 09: 9 19: 1 OK MENU button To display the Main menu. EXIT button To exit the menu.
Connecting and Setting up If you are connecting your VCR to a TV equipped with the [Q Link]°1 function, then follow the steps. For a TV equipped with the [DATA LOGIC]°2, [Easy Link]°3, [Megalogic]°4 or [SMARTLINK]°5 function and with a 21-pin Scart socket, also read from this page. For details about the connections, also read TV’s operating instructions.
Preset Download (To Simultaneously Set Up this VCR with a New TV) First of all, make sure that the VCR is switched off. Switch the TV on. Switch the TV on. The TV starts to tune all available TV stations and to adjust the clock. Select the AV input on your TV. When the TV has finished its own auto setup, the VCR is automatically switched on, and the downloading of the setup data from the TV to the VCR starts.
If you are connecting your VCR to a TV using RF coaxial cable and 21-pin Scart cable, then follow the steps. (AV Connection) RF Coaxial cable must be connected to watch TV channels even if 21-pin Scart cable is used to connect VCR to TV. 5 1 2 Auto Setup Function The Auto Setup function automatically tunes all available TV stations and sets the VCR’s clock to the current date and time.
If you are connecting your VCR to a TV using only RF coaxial cable, then follow the steps. (RF Connection) RF Coaxial cable must be connected to watch TV channels. – When [Россия] (Russia) is selected in the Country setting menu, the names of TV stations may not be correctly displayed and the Auto Clock Setting does not work. 3 When the clock setting menu appears after Auto Setup has finished Press the [Cursor] buttons 3421 to set the correct time and date.
When You Insert a Video Cassette The Tape Library System makes it easy to check what programmes are recorded on the inserted tape and lets you quickly select a programme for playback. For further details about the Tape Library System, see page 17. When you insert a cassette with an erasure prevention tab: When you insert a cassette without an erasure prevention tab: As soon as you insert the cassette, the Cassette Number Check starts automatically. Wait a few moments until this check is completed.
Playback To Change the Playback Speed Press the [Pause/Still] button on the VCR. For Normal Playback Press the [Play] button. For Cue or Review Playback During playback, tap the [Fast Forward] or [Rewind] button. – To return to normal playback, press the [Play] button. – Press and hold down the [Fast Forward] or [Rewind] button. Cue or review playback continues for as long as you keep the button pressed. – You can also perform same operation by turning the Shuttle Ring clockwise or counterclockwise.
To Display the Approximate Remaining Tape Time Recording See page 26 to set the tape length. Í TRACKING/V-LOCK + – REC Insert a video cassette with an intact erasure prevention tab. – If it has already been inserted, press the [VCR-ON/ OFF] button to turn the VCR on. Select the TV station using the [Channel] button. (Set the [VCR/TV] switch to [VCR].) – It is also possible to select by pressing the [Numeric] buttons. Press the [REC] button to start recording.
Recording from an external source Recording from an external source, for example from a video movie camera, can be performed. Video movie camera Other VCR To Immediately Record the Same TV Programme That You Are Viewing on the TV (Direct TV Recording) This function allows you to immediately start recording the same programme that you are viewing on the TV. The programme position selected on the VCR automatically changes to that of the TV programme that you are viewing on the TV.
To Make an S-VHS Recording on a Cassette For recordings that you intend to play back on this VCR or another S-VHS VCR, we recommend that you record in the S-VHS format to take advantage of this system’s superior picture quality. Be sure to use a cassette bearing the S-VHS logo. Insert an S-VHS cassette so that the S-VHS indicator is lit. Recording is performed in the S-VHS format.
Satellite or Digital Receiver Connecting the VCR to a Satellite Receiver or Digital Receiver If the satellite receiver is equipped with a 21-pin scart socket Linked Timer Recordings by External Equipments (EXT LINK) If an external equipment (for example a satellite receiver) with a timer function is connected to the AV2 socket of this VCR by a 21-pin cable, it is possible to control the recording of the VCR from this equipment. Make sure that [AV2] is set to [EXT LINK 1] or [EXT LINK 2]. (See page 26.
To Programme with the ShowView Function Timer Recording This VCR lets you programme up to 16 TV programmes (including weekly and daily programmes) for unattended recording up to one month in advance. To Programme with the On Screen Display (OSD) This method offers easy step-by-step programming with the remote control while you view the prompts on the TV screen. Example: Programming the timer recording of a TV programme broadcast on programme position 2 (ZDF) from 20:00 to 21:30 on 27 October.
If [– –] Appears under [Pos/Name] after Entering a ShowView Number Pos/Name stands for Programme Position/TV Station Name. Normally, the name of the TV station or the number of the programme position is displayed under [Pos/Name]. However, if the [ – –] indication appears, follow the operation steps below. To Check, Change or Cancel Timer Recording Programmings PROG. / CHECK Press the [Channel] button repeatedly to select the programme position on which the TV programme to be recorded will be broadcast.
Tape Library System This advanced system makes it quick and easy to check the contents of an inserted cassette. It can also be used to quickly find out which cassette in your collection contains a desired programme. Whenever a cassette with an intact erasure prevention tab is inserted, the VCR first performs a brief check and then shows the number of the cassette and its contents on the On Screen Display.
To Check What Programmes Are Recorded on the Inserted Video Cassette and To Play Back a Desired Programme To Check on Which Cassette a Desired Programme Is Recorded MENU First, perform the operation steps explained on page 9. LIBRARY/SEARCH Then press the [Cursor] buttons 34 to select the programme and then press the [LIBRARY/SEARCH] button. Content of tape: 30 – After the selected programme has been found, the current tape contents list disappears and playback starts automatically.
To Manually Enter or Editing a Title MENU Press the [MENU] button and then press the [Cursor] buttons 34 to select [Tape Library]. To Delete the Tape Library Data Panasonic VCR Main menu OK Press the [MENU] button and then press the [Cursor] buttons 34to select [Tape Library]. Tape Library Tuning Press the [OK] button. MENU Timer recording OK Clock setting Press the [OK] button. Other settings If you press the [LIBRARY/SEARCH] button, operation steps above are not necessary.
Intro-Jet Scan Search Functions VISS=VHS Index Search System – Each programme recorded on the tape must be at least 5 minutes long. Insert a recorded video cassette. As soon as the cassette is inserted, the Cassette Number Check starts. Wait a few moments until it is completed. (See page 9.) INDEX Press the [INDEX] button to start the index search. If you want to search for the 2nd recorded programme in forward direction, press the [INDEX] ; button twice.
Audio Dubbing Editing Album Function The album function lets you collect desired scenes (both moving and still pictures) and create the equivalent of a photo album, but on video cassette. Digital still camera Press the [STILL ALBUM] button on the remote control to put the VCR in the recording pause mode. – The VCR automatically selects the AV Input (external input) [A3] and then switches over to the recording pause mode. The figure for the preset recording time (seconds) appears on the VCR display.
Connecting a Decoder Connecting a Stereo Amplifier Decoder here refers to the device used to decode scrambled broadcasts (Pay TV). 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 Decoder (not supplied) 21-pin Scart socket 21-pin Scart cable (not supplied) Connect a 21-pin Scart cable (not supplied) to the AV2 21-pin Scart socket on the VCR and to the 21-pin Scart socket on the decoder. Connect the decoder’s mains lead to an AC mains socket. Set [AV2] to [DECODER]. For details, see page 26.
Decoder: To preset pay TV stations. – Press the [Cursor] buttons 34 to select [ON]. If [Decoder] is set to [OFF], normal TV stations are preset. Manual Tuning This VCR has 99 programme positions that can be preset to receive TV stations. If available TV stations are not received due to extraordinary transmission circumstances, or if you want to change the name of a TV station or change a TV station, you can set it up manually.
To Delete, Add or Move a Programme Position MENU Press the [MENU] button to display the Main menu on the TV screen. Press the [Cursor] buttons 34 to select [Tuning]. Press the [OK] button to display the Tuning menu on OK the TV screen. Press the [Cursor] buttons 34 to select [Manual]. Press the [OK] button to display OK the list of tuned TV stations.
Setting the VCR’s Clock When [Россия] (Russia) is selected in the Country setting menu, the [AUTO] field does not appear on Clock setting menu. To Manually Adjust the Clock MENU – If [Clock setting] is set to [MAN.] and [Power save] to [ON] (see page 26), the time may not be maintained correctly. In this case, manually adjust the clock. – If [Clock setting] is set to [AUTO] and [Power save] to [ON], the Automatic time correction function does not work while the VCR is turned off.
Power save: Various Settings MENU Press the [MENU] button to display the Main menu on the TV screen. Press the [Cursor] buttons 34 to select [Other settings]. Press the [OK] button to display OK Other settings menu.
Picture: To set the playback picture sharpness (sharper or softer) – Adjust the picture sharpness as follows: [AUTO]: To select automatic sharpness adjustment of the playback picture. [SHARP]: To make the playback picture sharper. [SOFT]: To make the playback picture softer. Language or Country Setting MENU Press the [MENU] button to display the Main menu on the TV screen. Panasonic VCR Other settings Press the [Cursor] buttons 34 to select [Other settings].
To Play Back NTSC Video Cassettes on Your PAL TV or NTSC 4.43 TV (NTSC Playback Function) Other Function Indications that Can Be Displayed on the TV Screen 1 2 3 4 OSD/DISPLAY At a press of the [OSD/ DISPLAY] button, the following indications appear on the TV screen. ARD STEREO L R SP 1 TV station name 2 5 6 STEREO, M1 and M2 Indicator When receiving a TV programme with the Stereo, Bilingual or NICAM sound system, the type of sound system in which it is broadcast is automatically indicated.
Convenient Automatic Functions NICAM Broadcasting System VCR Auto Power On When you insert a video cassette, the VCR switches on automatically. NV-HS825EE features the NICAM digital sound system, a 2-channel sound broadcast system that provides either 2 high-quality stereo sound tracks or 2 independent mono sound tracks, M1 and M2. NICAM programmes are always accompanied by standard (mono) sound broadcasts, and during playback, you can select the desired sound with the [AUDIO] button.
The VCR Does Not Work Correctly [The VCR display is not illuminated.] – The AC mains lead is disconnected. Connect the AC mains lead securely. – VCR display setting is [OFF]. Set [VCR display] to [ON] or [DIMMED]. (See page 26.) – Power save setting is [ON]. (See page 26.) [The VCR display is illuminated, but the VCR cannot be operated.] – The VCR is in the timer recording standby mode. Press the [TIMER] button to cancel the standby mode. – Safety devices are operating.
Index Audio Audio dubbing Audio mode Auto Setup AV input AV link Battery Child lock Clock setting Condensation Country setting Cue CVC Decoder Digital receiver Direct TV recording Download EP Erasure protection EXT LINK Fast forward Fine tuning Hi-Fi Intro-jet scan JET SEARCH Language setting LP Manual tuning Menu MESECAM Mono NICAM NTSC playback NTSC recording OSD OTR PAL Playback Playback off timer Pos Power save Page 28 21 23 7, 24 4 22 2 4 25 2 6, 7, 8, 27 10 28 22, 23, 26 14 12 6, 24 10, 11, 15, 16 11
Specifications Power Source: Power Consumption: Power Consumption When in Standby Mode: Video Recording System: Video Heads: Audio Heads: Tape Speed: Tape Format: Record/Playback Time: FF/REW Time: VIDEO Television System: Modulation System: Input Level: Output Level: RF Modulated; AUDIO Input Level: Output Level: Video Horizontal Resolution: Signal-to-Noise Ratio: Dynamic Range: Audio Frequency Response: Operating Temperature: Operating Humidity: Weight: Dimensions: 220–240 V AC 50/60 Hz 23 W Approx.
