User manual PANASONIC PV-L857D

[. . . ] If uncertain, have your Electric Utility Service Company or Video Products Dealer verify your home power source. 2 POWER CORD PLUG For safety, this unit has a polarized type plug (one wide blade), or a three-wire grounding type plug. Always hold the plug firmly and make sure your hands are dry when plugging in or unplugging the AC power cord. on the plug. POLARIZED PLUG CAUTION: The plug fits into outlet one way. If it cannot be fully inserted, try reversing it. [. . . ] Press FF to PROGRAM END SEARCH start search. SEARCH START : FF EX I T : SEARCH Press FF or REW to start search. Example of Program End Search operation. Fig. 1 Program 1 PLAYBACK DIRECTION INDEX Program 2 or BLANK 2 I NDEX SEARCH FORWARD SEARCH : FF REVERSE SEARCH : REW Play begins at search end. To search forward or back 1 index, press FF or REW while screen left in displayed (10 sec. ). Press SEARCH button FF End Point Fig. 2 INDEX Program 1 BLANK Program 2 BLANK Press SEARCH button FF End Point Fig. 3 If search exceeds a few seconds in BLANK area. Press SEARCH button I To calculate the Index Number Example 1: To go to rec. 4, enter 3 and press REW. INDEX Program 1 BLANK Program 2 FF End Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Example 2: To go to rec. 2, enter 4 and press FF. Upon locating end point. . . The unit searches slightly past end point, reverse searches, and plays the last few seconds of the program, then stops. Press SEARCH button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NOTE: indicates start points of each recording. Notes · Make each entry within 10 seconds, or the Index Search mode will be canceled. · If Index Search is started very close to an index mark, that index mark may not be counted in the search. Notes · If Program End Search is started very close to an index mark, that mark may be skipped over. · To cancel, press PLAY or STOP. 24 For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic. com Auto Operation Functions s 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. s Auto Playback Insert a tape in Power off mode => Power turns on · Playback begins if tape has no record tab. POWER VOL CH STOP/EJECT REW/ PLAY/REPEAT FF/ REC TIMER/FM REC ON TIMER PROG TIMER VIDEO IN AUDIO IN ACTION FF REW s Auto Rewind Tape reaches its end => Rewind => Stop s Playback Auto Eject (Repeat Play is "OFF") Tape with no record tab reaches its end Rewind => Stop => Eject Tape Position Display To find out present tape position and amount of tape remaining. Tape position is displayed for VHS-C Cassettes type, tapes under 30 minutes, and some other tapes, but the position is not correct. SELECT/SET :CH UP :CH DOWN :VOL UP :VOL DOWN NUMBER Keys FF SEARCH REW BEG I N END SLP R 120 MIN. 1 Press TAPE POSITION to detect current tape position. · "DETECTING TAPE POSITION" is displayed only when a cassette is first inserted and it takes several seconds for correct tape position to appear. · The present tape position indication and amount of tape remaining (according to tape speed) is displayed. Or Press ACTION three times to exit. 29 V-Chip Control Feature (continued) If LOCK menu is not displayed, do "Enter Secret Code" steps on page 29. Process of V-Chip Control Feature Enter Code Setup Blocking Setup US MOVIES Ratings Setup US TV PROGRAMS Ratings 1 LOCK US MOVIES : OFF CHANGE SETT I NGS : OFF US TV PROGRAMS CHANGE SETT I NGS NEXT PAGE SELECT : SET : : ACT I ON END 1) Press to select US MOVIES. 2) Press to set "ON" or "OFF. " 1 LOCK US MOVIES : OFF CHANGE SETT I NGS : OFF US TV PROGRAMS CHANGE SETT I NGS NEXT PAGE SELECT : SET : : ACT I ON END 1) Press to select US TV PROGRAMS. 2) Press to set "ON" or "OFF. " I "ON" => V-Chip Control is activated. I "OFF" => V-Chip Control is deactivated. Note · "NEXT PAGE" displays CANADIAN V-Chip setting menu. Not necessary except when viewing Canadian tapes or broadcasts. I "ON" => V-Chip Control is activated. I "OFF" => V-Chip Control is deactivated. Note · "NEXT PAGE" displays CANADIAN V-Chip setting menu. Not necessary except when viewing Canadian tapes or broadcasts. 2 3 LOCK US MOVIES : OFF CHANGE SETT I NGS US TV PROGRAMS : OFF CHANGE SETT I NGS NEXT PAGE SELECT : SET : END : ACT I ON 1)Press to select CHANGE SETTINGS. 2) Press to set "YES" or "NO. " 2 3 LOCK US MOVIES : OFF CHANGE SETT I NGS US TV PROGRAMS : OFF CHANGE SETT I NGS NEXT PAGE SELECT : SET : END : ACT I ON 1)Press to select CHANGE SETTINGS. [. . . ] 10 Reset unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Reverse Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Rewind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Secret Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]