Panasonic PV-V4623S warranty Special VCR Features On-Screen Displays OSD, Copy Your Tapes, Service

Special VCR Features

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On-Screen Displays (OSD)

Remote Warning ON/OFF Feature

If Multi-brand feature is used (page 2), and this feature is set to on, a warning appears whenever an invalid key is pressed in TV, DSS or CALE mode.

1 Press ACTION to display menu.

2	VCR C / A CLOCK CH Press			to select
	REPEAT PLAY	: OFF	REMOTE WARNING
	REMOTE WARNING	: ON
	AUTO SHUT- OFF	: OFF
	AUTO VCR/TV	: ON

Tape Position and Tape Status Feature

To find out the present tape position and amount of tape remaining.

Tape position is displayed for VHS-C type Cassettes, tapes under 30 minute long, and some other tapes, but the position is not correct.

1 Press TAPE POSITION

to detect current tape position.

Special VCR Features

On-Screen Displays (OSD)
Function & Channel Displays	Blank Tape/
CH 0 8 When a function button	No Video Signal Indications
is pressed, e.g. PLAY, or	When blank tape is detected during play,
you change channels,
	or the current channel has no signal (with
a 5 second display
	Weak Signal Display feature (p. 10) set to
appears.
	OFF), the TV screen will turn solid blue.
VCR Status & Clock Displays

IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH and press to set ON

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To display or remove

Function Status

Current Time

VCR’ S OUTPUT CH : 3		or OFF.
SELECT :	SET :
		• If “OFF,” remote
EXIT : ACT I ON

warning will not appear if invalid key is pressed.

3 Press ACTION to return to normal screen.

DETECTING TAPE POSITION

SP

R 120 MI N.

BEGIN END

• “ DETECTING TAPE

POSITION” only

appears the first time

a cassette is inserted

and it takes several

seconds for correct

indication to appear.

• The present tape

position indication

and amount of tape

remaining (according

Copy Your Tapes

overlay at right,

➛press DISPLAY*.

Rec Time Remaining

(OTR mode only. See p. 5 of Basic Operations book.)

Broadcast Audio Being Received

REC	12 : 0 0AM	CH 02
0 : 25	-0 : 12 : 34
STEREO		SP
SAP
MONO

Channel

Counter

Tape Speed

(See p. 3 of Basic Operations book.)

Auto Shut-Off Feature

The power shuts off at a preset time.

1 Press ACTION to display menu.

to tape speed) is

displayed.

Tape remaining time

display may not be

precise.

(Dubbing)

Warning and Instruction Displays	These displays will alert you to a missed
	operation or provide further instructions.
OSD	Caution	Page

2	VCR	C / A	CLOCK CH		Press		to select
	REPEAT PLAY			: OFF	AUTO SHUT-OFF.
	REMOTE WARNING			: ON
	AUTO SHUT- OFF			: OFF	Press	repeatedly to
	AUTO VCR/TV			: ON
	IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH
	VCR’ S OUTPUT CH			: 3	change shutoff time as
	SELECT :		SET :
					shown below.
	EXIT	: ACT I ON

2 Press TAPE POSITION

to return to normal screen.

Note

This function cannot display exact amount of tape remaining for tapes 30 minutes or less, or for tapes over 120 minutes in length.

• Before Requesting

PLEASE SET CLOCK BY	If you attempt to set or review a Timer	See page 6 of
PRESSING ACTION KEY	Recording and the Clock is not set...	Basic Operations
		book
TURN VCR OFF	After a Timer Program has been set...	See page 6 of
		Basic Operations
FOR TIMER RECORDING
		book

3 Press ACTION to return to normal screen.

Note • The shut-off countdown will not function during Play or Record.

VCR/TV Selector Feature

The VCR/TV selection can be set to auto or manual.

1 Press ACTION to display menu.

2	VCR	C / A	CLOCK CH		Press	to select
	REPEAT PLAY			: OFF	AUTO VCR/TV,
	REMOTE WARNING			: ON
	AUTO SHUT- OFF			: OFF	and press	to set ON
	AUTO VCR/TV			: ON
	IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH				or OFF.
	VCR’ S OUTPUT CH			: 3
	SELECT :		SET :
	EXIT	: ACT I ON

•OFF(Manual): You select “VCR” or “TV” mode using the VCR/TV button on the unit or remote.

•ON(Auto): “VCR” mode is automatically set when VCR is turned on, or in Play mode.

3 Press ACTION to return to normal screen.

Note

•For more on VCR/TV selection, see “Record one station, watch another” and “Select channels on VCR” sections (see p. 5 of Basic Operations book).

Weak Signal Display ON/OFF Feature

When set to “ON,” picture is displayed regardless of signal strength.

1 Press ACTION to display menu.

2						Press	to select
	VCR	C / A	CLOCK		CHANNEL
	ANTENNA : CABLE					and display CHANNEL.
	AUTO SET
	WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY : OFF					Press	to select
						WEAK SIGNAL
	SELECT :			SET :		DISPLAY, and press
	EXIT : ACT I ON					to set ON or OFF.

•ON: Picture is displayed even if signal is very weak but quality may be poor.

OFF: Screen turns solid blue when signal is weak or non-existent.

•Selecting ON has no effect on connected equipment with blue back feature.

3 Press ACTION to return to normal screen.

VCR Lock Feature

When set to ON, all operations except for timer record and tape eject are prohibited. Useful for households with small children.

To turn on, hold down

REC on the VCR in Stop

VCR LOCK ACT I VATEDmode with no tape

inserted for 7 sec. (Please ignore the NO CASSETTE warning.)

To turn off, repeat above.

VCR LOCK OFF

Service

CHECK CASSETTE	If you press REC on the remote	See page 3 of
	control or VCR, and a cassette is	Basic Operations
RECORD TAB
	inserted with no record tab...	book
NO CASSETTE	If you press PLAY, FF, REW, or REC	See page 5 of
	on the remote control or VCR without	Basic Operations
	a cassette inserted...	book
TO CANCEL TIMER REC	If you press POWER or STOP during	See page 6 of
PRESS POWER THEN	a Timer Recording...	Basic Operations
STOP KEY	(visible in VCR mode only)	book
VIDEO HEADS MAY
NEED CLEANING		See page 3 of
PLEASE INSERT HEAD	If head cleaning becomes necessary
		Basic Operations
CLEANING CASSETTE	while playing back a tape...
		book
OR REFER TO MANUAL
END :PLAY
VCR LOCK ACTIVATED	If you press a function button other
	than STOP/EJECT or POWER while	See page 10
	the VCR is in VCR Lock mode...
REMOTE CONTROL IS SET If you press an invalid key on the
TO CABLE/DSS MODE	remote while in CABLE/DSS mode...	See pages 2, 10
USE VCR : VCR KEY

•VCR Lock cancels in 24 hours if clock is set.

REC

REMOTE CONTROL IS SET	If you press an invalid key on the
TO TV MODE		See pages 2, 10
	remote while in TV mode...
USE VCR : VCR KEY

*Important: If a remote control button does not work when pressed, press the VCR button on the remote and try the button again.

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