Panasonic AG-TL950 appendix Controls and Connectors, Front Panel

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2 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS

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Front Panel

 

 

 

 

 

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2

3

4

5

6

 

 

 

 

 

REC

 

 

POWER

STOP

 

EJECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER

 

 

REC REVIEW REC

 

 

 

 

 

RESET/

 

 

 

 

 

HDR

 

 

 

 

 

 

CANCEL

ON SCREEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAUSE/

 

 

 

 

 

SHIFT

 

/REW REV PLAY STILL

PLAY FF/

TRACKING

V. LOCK

TIMER SEARCH COUNTER LOCK CNT RESET

 

 

MENU

TIME MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SET

AG-

REV ADV

FWD ADV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1[POWER] power on/off button

Press to turn the operating mode ON/OFF. When this button is POWER indicator 8 lights and the unit can be operated. When a cassette is loaded, operating mode is switched on and the POWER indicator lights automatically.

The POWER button does not completely shut off the mains power to the unit, but switches the operating current on and off.

2[STOP] button

Press this button to stop the tape.

3Cassette loading slot

Insert a cassette in this slot. Use a VHS cassette tape.

4[EJECT] button

Press to eject the cassette.

5[REC] indicator

This indicator lights during recording if menu switch <REC TALLY> on the <F. DISP> screen is set to “ON”.

6[REC] button

Press this button in the Stop mode to engage the Record mode. Press to engage the Record mode in the Rec-Pause mode.

7[REC REVIEW] button

Use this button to check recording.

When pressed in the Record mode, the VCR will rewind the tape for about 5 seconds of tape time and then play back the rewound section in the 2H/6H mode to check recording quality. Recording is resumed automatically after playback at the point where recording was interrupted.

If picture quality is judged to be inferior during recording check, the heads are cleaned automatically and the error code “E-09” is shown on the display for about 10 seconds. Recording will continue regardless of the results of the recording check.

8[POWER] indicator

Lights when the 1 [POWER] button is turned on.

9Display section

For details, refer to page 11.

0[ON SCREEN/SHIFT 7/t] buttons

Use these buttons on the normal screen to move the display position or recording position of on-screen information. The position can be moved down by pressing the 7 button and to the right by pressing the t button.

Use these buttons on the menu screen to select the desired item in date/time setting, timer program setting and menu switch setting.

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10

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![TIME MODE/SET +/–] buttons

Use to select the recording and playback speed mode. Available recording/playback speed modes vary depending on the setting of menu switch <HIGH DENSITY REC> on the <VTR MODE> screen.

Each time these buttons are pressed, the recording/ playback speed mode changes as follows. The recording/ playback speed mode is shown on the display.

S-VHS tape

VHS tape

 

HDR recording

HDR recording

Playback speed

On

Off

On

Off

 

2H*

2H

2H*

2H

Standard

6H

6H*

6H

6H*

3x

L12H

12-hour SP linear slow

L18H

18-hour EP linear slow

L24H

24-hour SP linear slow

24H

24H

24-hour SP timelapse

24H

24H

24-hour EP timelapse

48H

48H

48-hour SP timelapse

48H

48H

48-hour EP timelapse

72H

72H

72-hour SP timelapse

72H

72H

72-hour EP timelapse

84H

84H

84-hour SP timelapse

84H

84H

84-hour EP timelapse

120H

120H

120-hour SP timelapse

120H

120H

120-hour EP timelapse

168H

168H

168-hour SP timelapse

168H

168H

168-hour EP timelapse

240H

240H

240-hour SP timelapse

240H

240H

240-hour EP timelapse

480H

480H

480-hour SP timelapse

480H

480H

480-hour EP timelapse

960H

960H

960-hour SP timelapse

960H

960H

960-hour EP timelapse

 

 

 

 

 

The speed selection display - when a cassette tape is not yet inserted - becomes a display when the S-VHS tape is being used. If the VHS cassette tape is inserted after setting the speed that can only be selected during the time the S-VHS tape is used, it automatically changes over to the speed that can be selected when the VHS tape is being used.

Example: If the VHS tape is inserted - when a cassette tape is not yet inserted - after selecting L18H, the recording speed comes to 24H mode.

@[MENU] button

Press to display the date/time, timer program, and various other menu setting screens, as well as the hour meter, on the monitor. Press again to cancel the menu or hour meter display.

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Contents VQT9726 OperatingInformation Safety PrecautionsLock indicator Lock button Operation LockTime MODE+/- button Page Contents Introduction Major FeaturesPeriodical Maintenance PrecautionsIntroduction Daily Inspection Inspection procedureRegarding S-VHS ET Recording Erasure prevention tabFront Panel Controls and ConnectorsControls and Connectors Display Rear Panel COM common ground terminal Series REC OUT series recording signal output terminalConnections Connecting to a CameraConnections System Using Sequential SwitcherConnecting the Rear Panel Input/Output Terminal Connections Display items On Screen Mode screen ON-SCREEN/MENU SwitchesOn-Screen Display Changing the on-screen display brightnessON-SCREEN/MENU Switches Contents of the main menu itemsMain Menu Display Date and Time Setting Time setting item and the hour digit blinksSet to OFF Hour Meter Display Time setting for 29 seconds or lessDuring Daylight Savings time Standard timeAlarm Input/Power Loss Data Display Resetting alarm input/power loss failure dataWith the second item Menu Switch Setting Contents of Menu Switches Screens Items Set values Set values Function ScreensREC T-MODE Mode StopDuration SEC ContinueCassette Loading/Unloading PreparationAuto operate on Auto playPreparation Recording/Playback Speed Mode SelectionHigh-Density Recording 120Menu switch settings Switch Setting During RecordingRecording ConnectionRecording Basic Operation RecordingTimer Recording Timer Recording Program SettingPreparation OFF Programmed timer recording is not executed RPT Timer recording is executed on the specified dayTo program timer recording at another time or day Press the Shift 7 button so that the next settingProgramming timer recording for more than 24 hours Timer button Menu buttonShift 7 button Shift f button Program Timer screen Recording speed On Enabled OFF DisabledStop time Start time Day of the week T + Timer button Menu button SET button SET + button Holiday Timer Recording SettingHoliday SET screen MonthDayTo modify timer programs Canceling/Changing Timer Recording ProgramTo stop timer programming before finishing To cancel preset timer programsTimer recording During timer recordingIf programmed data overlap If no cassette is loadedAlarm Recording Timelapse Alarm Recording Alarm signal input48H/NORMAL Setting the alarm buzzer Tape END ModeSetting the on-screen brightness and display items Setting the HDRAlarm signals are input When set to AL/SENSOR, both alarm recordingSensor Recording Sensor recording will be performedConnections Series RecordingOperation Repeat for all connected VCRsNon-stop continuous series recording Connection SettingCounter value Second VCR First VCRWhen the Auto REC Check menu switch is set to on ALARM/SENSOR ModeRepeat Recording Operation of the automatic recording check functionAlarm search/date and time search Recording with External VCR Activation SignalVCR control signal ground signal SRI/EXT Mode screenExternal Timer Recording How to Restore Recording After Power FailureVTR Mode screen Tape End BuzzerPreparation Menu switch settingPlayback To stop playbackSpecial-Effects Playback Playback and SPECIAL-EFFECTS PlaybackStill playback Field advance playbackFast-forward shuttle search Reverse shuttle search Shuttle search reverse and fast-forward playbackREW button Play buttonAlarm search Alarm Search/Date and Time SearchAlarm search setting screen Alarm numberIs located, the Stop mode is engaged Alarm scanDate/Time Search mode is canceled Date/time searchRepeat Playback CNT Reset button Display buttonCounter Memory Function Auto rewindLock +/- buttons Tracking +/- buttons Tracking/V. Lock AdjustmentTroubleshooting Error IndicationsError Contents VCR operation Measures No Error Indication TroubleshootingTape Reel Counter/Tape Remaining Time Table AppendixesRecording signal input Terminals Signal levels Remarks 2H/6H recordingAppendixes Rear Panel’s Inputs/OutputsAlarm SpecificationsTime/date Video SystemEastern Zone Office Security Systems GroupWestern Zone Office Industrial Medical Group

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