Panasonic NV-HV50Series (Hi-Fi) manual

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    V ideo Cassette Recorder Operating Instructions NV -HV60 Series (Hi-Fi) NV -HV50 NV -MV15 Series (Hi-Fi) Series (Mono) NV -SV120 Series (S-VHS, Hi-Fi) PA L VHS 625 NV-SV120 CH EJECT PULL-OPEN VPS / PDC VHS PAL 625 3D DNR PROG PLA Y INTELLIGENT TIMER TIMER REC TIMER CHECK REC S-VHS ET Hi-Fi STEREO . SUPER LP Super VHS[...]

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    N2QAHB000031 N2QAKB000043 2 Dear customer Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and safety , please read these instructions carefully . Please keep this manual for future reference. Precautions Accessories Included (Remote control unit depends on the model) Remote Control AC Mains Lead RF Coaxial Cable N2QAKB000043/ N2QAHB0[...]

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    3 W arning W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APP A RA TU S TO RAIN , MOI STUR E, DR IPPI NG OR S PLAS HIN G A ND ENS URE TH A T NO OB JECT S FILLED WI TH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS V ASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APP ARA TUS . CAUTION! ! ! ! ! DO NOT INST ALL, OR PLACE THIS UNIT , IN A B OO KCASE, BUIL [...]

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    4 Remote control functions VOLUME CH AV TV VCR OSD/DISPLA Y RESET/CANCEL TRACKING/V-LOCK CH PROG PLA Y AV LINK AUDIO INDEX REC CH DATE ON OFF A B 1 2 3 4 PROG/CHECK MENU I-TIMER OFF TIMER EXT LINK SP/LP/EP TIMER EXIT ENTER Selects or saves a setting. Playback functions Control menu OSD menu selection buttons. Displays the menu. Quits a menu. MENU P[...]

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    St and-by/on switch /I Press to switch the unit from on to stand-by mode or vice versa. In stand-by mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power . 5 EXT LINK V olume control. RESET/CANCEL OSD/DISPLA Y OFF TIMER VPS/PDC SP/LP/EP Channel selector Displays the T imer menu. Sets the t ape speed. Activates the recording timer . Press the bu[...]

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    6 CVC Super The CVC function provides a picture of perfect quality . The picture is automatically rendered as clear and sharp as possible. Front St and-by/on switch /I 3-Dimensional Digital Noise Reduction (S-VHS only ) INTELLIGENT TIMER TIMER CHECK REC EJECT CH PROG PLA Y 3D DNR TIMER REC EXT LINK Defines timer programmes. Plays back programmed re[...]

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    NV -SV120 NV -HV60 NV -HV50 7 IN / ENT OUT/ SORTIE AC IN~ SECTEUR~ A V2 (DECODER/DECODEUR/EXT) A V1 (TV) RF/ ANT L/G R/D AUDIO OUT/SORTIE IN / ENT OUT/ SORTIE AC IN~ SECTEUR~ A V2 (DECODER/DECODEUR/EXT) A V1 (TV) RF/ ANT AV OUT SOR TIE / L/G R/D AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT/SORTIE IN / ENT OUT/ SORTIE AC IN~ SECTEUR~ A V1 (TV) RF/ ANT Connectors AC IN~ [...]

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    Settings 8 TV Aerial RF-Coaxial cable 21-pin Scart cable VCR If you decide to just use the RF-Coaxial cable to connect the TV set you must adjust the video output channel with the TV set's input channel. ! ! ! ! ! ! Switch on the video recorder Press the button for approx. 7 seconds. The preset channel appears on the display . T une the TV set[...]

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    Auto Setup 9 Datum / Zeit :: :: wählen anwählen zurück abbrechen ENTER MENU EXIT AUTO : AUS Zeit : 12 : 00 : 00 Datum : 1 1. 6. 02 Datum / Zeit :: :: wählen zurück abbrechen speichern ENTER MENU EXIT Zeit : 12 : 00 : 00 Datum : 1 1. 6. 02 Clock set :: :: select access return exit ENTER MENU EXIT AUTO T i m e :1 2:0 0:0 0 Date : 1 1. 6. 03 Cloc[...]

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    Recording REC OSD/DISPLA Y SP/LP/EP Set the TV set to the video channel and insert a cassette into the video recorder; make sure that the cassette's protection tab is still in. Select a channel to record from. Select the A V channel if you are recording via the 21-pin scart cable. Press to start recording. T o pause recording: The function wil[...]

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    VPS/PDC T imer recording ON : ---: The station transmit s VPS/PDC signals. Y ou must set the timer to the time specified in the TV magazines. Use the special VPS time the TV magazine may indicate. The station does not transmit VPS/PDC signals. T ry to set the start and stop time such that the entire film can be recorded even if a programme begins o[...]

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    ! PROG/CHECK ENTER CH DA TE ON OFF A S PL PE P VPS/PDC ENTER TIMER , ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Use the cursor keys or to make the next entries. Select a station or press Set the date, week or day of week , or press Enter the start time: , or press Enter the stop time: , or press Keep the buttons pressed to change the time in 30-minute steps. Set the tape[...]

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    T imer recording PROG/CHECK PROG PLA Y TIMER TIMER CHECK Quitting the timer mode ! programme you entered previously . Press ; the video recorder symbol turns off. Y ou can now play back a cassette or make a manual recording. Press again to reactivate the timer TIMER TIMER Changing or cancelling a timer programme ! Press to display the T imer Record[...]

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    ShowView 0-9 :enter : access : correct : exit ENTER EXIT 83542---- Timer recording 1/3 Pos Date Start Stop VPS PDC :select : access :delete : exit ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CAN[...]

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    INTELLIGENT TIMER : edit : unlock : lock : delete : exit ENTER CANCEL EXIT : select : store I-TIMER TIMER Pos Date Start Stop VPS PDC 1 ARD 25/10 10:30 1 1:30 SP ON 1 ARD 25/10 18:30 19:30 SP OF F 2 ZDF 25/10 12:30 13:30 A ON INTELLIGENT TIMER 25/10/03 Timer recording 1 / 3 Pos Date Start Stop VPS PDC :select : store : delete : exit ENTER ENTER ENT[...]

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    General functions AUDIO At each press of the AUDIO button, the selected sound output is indicated with L (Left) and R(Right). S tereo : Display: LR Left channel : Display: L - Right channel : Display: - R Mono : Display: - - AUDIO settings VCR SP R Finding the st art of a recording Quickly finds the start of a recording during playback or in S top [...]

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    OFF TIMER General functions Forward/backward search, jet search, still playback, slow playback T o protect the video heads, the unit automatically quits the For war d/B ack war d search, JET SEARCH, S till Playback, Slow Playback functions after 5-10 minutes. Interference and motor noise are not indicative of a malfunction. Press the button on the [...]

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    Menu T imer recording T uning Clock set Others Language : English :select : access : exit ENTER EXIT T uning Manual Auto Setup Shipping condition :: select access : return : exit ENTER MENU EXIT The cursor keys of the remote control unit allow you to move between menus and to change settings. ! Press to display the Menu screen. Select an entry by p[...]

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    T uning : select access : return : exit ENTER MENU EXIT Pos Name Ch Pos Name Ch : delete : move A B 6V O X 8 7P R O 7 9 5 8R T L 28 5 9 KABE 97 10 S-RT 98 1A R D 7 2Z D F 4 3N 3 2 4R T L 1 2 5S A T 1 1 3 Pos Name Channel Fine tuning Decoder Video system Mono Audio mode : 7 : ---- : : AUTO :O F F : AUTO : OFF :D K ---- Setting a new Channel ! ! ! ! [...]

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    T uning : select access : return : exit ENTER MENU EXIT Pos Name Ch Pos Name Ch : delete : move A B 6V O X 8 7P R O 7 9 5 8R T L 28 5 9 KABE 97 10 S-RT 98 1A R D 7 2Z D F 4 3N 3 2 4R T L 1 2 5S A T 1 1 3 T uning : move store : return : exit ENTER MENU EXIT Pos Name Ch Pos Name Ch : delete : move A B 6V O X 8 7P R O 7 9 5 8R T L 28 5 9 KABE 97 10 S-[...]

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    T uning Manual Auto Setup Shipping condition : yes : no ENTER EXIT OK? Auto Setup : exit EXIT Country : others T uning : Ch 1 T uning Manual Auto Setup Shipping condition : yes : no ENTER EXIT OK? Creating a new st ation t able Shipping condition / restoring factory default s ! ! ! ! ENTER ENTER T uning Auto Setup The Country menu will be displayed[...]

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    SV120 Menu Others T ape length : AUTO( E-240) TV system : AUTO SQPB : AUTO OSD : 4:3 Power save : OFF VCR display : ON RFC system : DK T ape length : AUTO( E-240) A V2 : DECODER TV system : AUTO SQPB : AUTO OSD : 4:3 Power save : OFF VCR display : ON Others 1 / 2 Others 1 / 2 T ape length : AUTO ( E-240) A V2 : DECODER A V1 OUT : VIDEO TV system : [...]

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    SV120 EXT LINK : 2 Menu Others Others 2 / 2 Others 2 / 2 Power save : OFF VCR display : DIMMED S-VHS REC : ON S-VHS ET REC : OFF RFC system : DK EXT LINK : 2 : select : return : exit MENU EXIT : select : return : exit MENU EXIT Power save ON : OFF : The video recorder's display unit is off. In Power Save mode, you cannot change the VCR display[...]

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    Decoder T uning : select : access : return : exit ENTER MENU EXIT P o s N a m eC hP o s N a m e C h 1 ARD 7 2 ZDF 4 3N 3 2 4 RTL 12 5S A T 1 1 3 : delete : move A B 6 VOX 8 7 PRO7 95 8 RTL2 85 9 PREM 97 10 S-RT 98 Setting the channel to Decoder rn to the station table. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! T uning Manual , ENTER ENTER ENTER Select a coded channel Set De[...]

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    External recording control EXT LINK Others 2/2 Power save : OFF VCR display : DIMMED S-VHS REC : ON S-VHS ET REC : OFF RFC system : DK EXT LINK : 2 :select : return : exit MENU EXIT External recording control ! Others ! ! Select E X T L I N K 2 or 1 Press to return to the Menu screen. MENU EXT LINK 2 : EXT LINK 1 : External recording control of som[...]

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    T uning : select access : return : exit ENTER MENU EXIT Pos Name Ch Pos Name Ch : delete : move A B 6V O X 8 7P R O 7 9 5 8R T L 28 5 9 KABE 97 10 S-RT 98 1A R D 7 2Z D F 4 3N 3 2 4R T L 1 2 5S A T 1 1 3 Connect an amplifier Use an audio cable to connect your video recorder to a stereo amplifier . Left = white (L/G) Right = red (R/D) If you have a [...]

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    Inserting batteries into the remote control unit: The batteries last for about a year , depending on how often you use the RC unit. Do not mix old with new batteries or batteries of different types. Only use batteries without any harmful substances (such as lead, cadmium, mercury). Do not use rechargeable type batteries Remove the batteries if the [...]

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    Before requesting service ! ! V erify that the AC mains lead is properly attached. Check your tting (page 23). Power save se ! ! If you notice interference or a shift of the picture during normal, still or slow motion playback, press the utton towards + or - to correct the picture. Press + and - together to actuate automatic correction. Some video [...]

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    Please contact our aftersales service if you fail to remove problems yourself. Before requesting service The model number and serial number of this product can be found on the back of the unit. Please note them and keep for future reference. Model No. Serial No. ! . The use of E-300 cassettes may cause problems if the recordings were taken at slow [...]

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    Specifications Mat sushit a Electric Industrial Co., Lt d. http://www .panasonic.co.jp/global/ This equipment complies with European conformity requirements, in accordance with the conditions of electromagnetic compatibility and product safety . This equipment complies with the requirements of protection class 2. This equipment complies with the sa[...]

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    D These specifications are subject to change without notice. Power supply Weight and Dimensions (approximate value) 3.5 kg / 430 (width) x 87 (height) x 282 mm (depth) Operating temperature / humidity 5°C to 40°C / 35-80% relative humidity Audio Output level -6 dBV , less than 1 kOhm Audio Input level -6 dBV , more than 10 kOhm RF modulated UHF c[...]

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    Index Page 3D DNR 6,17 C mains lead protection 2 Antenna IN/OUT 7 AUDIO 5,16 AUDIO output 7 A V LINK 5 A V1 OUT 22 A V1(TV) 7 A V2 22,24 AV 2 I N 2 2 A V2(DECODER) 7 hannel 8,19,24 Country 9 CVC Super 6 ate 9,28,29 DECODER 22,24 Digital Receiver 23,25 rasure protection 10,27,29 EXT 22,24 EXT LINK 5,23,25 actory defaults 21 NDEX 16 INTELLIGENT TIMER[...]