Panasonic NV-VP31 manual Press Display, Changing audio, To change the audio, press Audio

Settings Using the On-Screen Display

Various indications in on-screen display

To see these displays, set the OSD item in the “OPTION” menu to “AUTO” (lpage 24).

Press [DISPLAY].

The time and operation details appear on the screen for about 5 seconds.

1Channel display

2STEREO or BILINGUAL indicator (NV-VP31GL)

Indicates when a programme is broadcast in Stereo or Bilingual.

STEREO, M1 and M2 Indicator (NV-VP31GN)

Indicates when a programme is broadcast in Stereo, Bilingual or NICAM. STEREO: When receiving a Stereo/NICAM stereo broadcast.

M1/M2: When receiving a Bilingual/NICAM dual-sound broadcast.

M1: When receiving a NICAM monaural broadcast.

To hear stereo sound, connect to a TV or Stereo Amplifier with left and right audio inputs (lpage 8, 9).

3L and R indicators

The Left (L) and Right (R) indicators show which sound mode is selected as follows: Stereo: Both the L and R indicators appear.

L:The L indicator appears.

R:The R indicator appears.

Normal: Neither the L nor R indicator appears.

4Operation status display

5Shows the time and tape counter

Pressing [DISPLAY] once makes the on-screen display appears. After that, press the button

repeatedly to change the display as follows:

Present time>Tape counter>Remaining tape time>Present time during Index search: “S 01” to “S 20” is displayed.

during Jet Rewind: “J.REW” is displayed.

≥Press [CANCEL/RESET] to reset the tape counter (elapsed time) to “0:00.00”.

The tape counter is automatically reset to “0:00.00” when inserting a video cassette. ≥The remaining time is approximate. It will be incorrect if you set the wrong tape time in the

“TAPE SELECT” item in the “OPTION” menu and if the tape is of poor quality.

6Cassette-in indicator

Shows whether you have loaded a cassette.

7Colour system indicator (lpage 23)

Shows selected colour TV system except “AUTO”.

8Tape speed indicator (lpage 16)

9Picture mode indicator (lpage 15)

CH 1

STEREO L R

PAL

STANDARD

VHS Operations

Notes:

≥These displays do not appear when paused or during slow play.

≥The on-screen display may be distorted depending on the playback tape or the input signal.

Changing audio

To change the audio, press [AUDIO].

The audio changes as follows:
When playing a tape:	Stereo>L>R>Normal audio track>Stereo
While watching the TV:	Stereo>L>R>Normal>Stereo

≥You cannot change the audio while you use “dc” channel (lpage 42).

¬To play back tapes recorded Stereo or Bilingual programmes (NV-VP31GL only)

Select the desired sound mode with [AUDIO] during playback. Recording on the unit is automatically made in the stereo or bilingual mode. This prevents errors in the selection of the dubbed or the original language.

¬The NICAM Broadcast System (NV-VP31GN only)

NV-VP31GN is equipped with the NICAM sound system. NICAM is a 2-channel sound broadcast system to provide either a high quality stereo sound track or 2 independent MONO sound tracks, M1 and M2. NICAM programmes are always accompanied by standard sound broadcasts and you can select the desired sound with [AUDIO] during playback.

≥The NICAM digital stereo sound can only be recorded on the Hi-Fi audio track.

≥To record the regular sound (ordinary normal sound) on the FM audio tracks when a NICAM programme is received, set “MONAURAL” to “ON” (OPTION lpage 24).

IMPORTANT

When NV-VP31GN is switched on, the tuner will be automatically switched to a NICAM broadcast, if NICAM is being transmitted.

At this time the NICAM signal is transmitted on stereo channels only, since the M1 and M2 formats are not yet available. Even if the sound track is MONO, the stereo indicator will appear.

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