6 RECORDING

6-2 Recording Basic Operation

[STOP] button

[REC REVIEW] button

[REC] button

 

 

 

REC

POWER

STOP

EJECT

 

 

 

POWER

 

 

 

 

 

HDR

RESET/

 

REC REVIEW REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CANCEL

ON SCREEN

 

PAUSE/

PLAY FF/

 

 

 

 

SHIFT

 

/REW REV PLAY STILL

TRACKING

V. LOCK

TIMER SEARCH COUNTER LOCK CNT RESET

MENU

TIME MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SET

AG-

REV ADV

FWD ADV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PAUSE/STILL] button

 

 

 

[ON SCREEN 7f] button

 

 

 

 

[POWER] button

[TIME MODE +/–] button

 

 

 

1Press the [POWER] button to turn the operating mode on.

[The [POWER] indicator lights.

2Select the recording speed mode with the [TIME MODE +/–] button.

For details, refer to “5-2 Recording/Playback Speed Mode Selection” on page 28.

3Select the on-screen display position with the [ON SCREEN 7/f] button.

4Insert a cassette with safety tab in place.

[The () cassette indicator lights on the display.

*If a cassette is loaded when the operating mode is off, the operating mode is switched on automatically (auto operate on function).

5Press the [REC] button to start recording.

[ The recording indictor lights on the display, showing that the Record mode is engaged.

*No sound is recorded during Timelapse Recording.

To stop recording temporarily

6Press the [PAUSE/STLL] button.

[The record-pause indicator is shown on the display and the Pause mode is engaged.

*If the VCR remains in the Record-Pause mode for about 3 minutes, the head drum stops rotating to protect the tape. Although the Record-Pause mode remains engaged, there may be some distortion in the picture at the recording transition when you start recording again.

To start recording again

7Press the [REC] button.

[ The record-pause indicator on the display goes out and the Recording mode is engaged.

To check the recording

To check recording in the Timelapse mode, the recording duration must be equivalent to at least 8 seconds at 2H(SP) or 6H(EP) speed. Recording check cannot be performed correctly if the recording duration is too short. (Example : In the 960-hour normal timelapse mode, the recording duration shoud be 64 minutes or more.)

During recording check, the audio signal is not output.

5Press the [REC REVIEW] button during recording.

The tape is automatically played back in reverse for about 5 seconds, then the Play mode is engaged to allow you to check recording. After the sequence has played back, the recording mode is automatically re-engaged at the point where the recording was interrupted.

During playback in the Recording Check mode, check the picture to ensure that the recording is satisfactory. If the signals are not recorded properly, the built-in head cleaner cleans the heads and recording continues. In this case, the error code “E-09” is shown on the display for about 10 seconds.

[REC REVIEW] button

During

 

 

Recording

 

Normal

Recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recording

 

 

check

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defective

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Error code “E-09” is

Auto head

 

 

Recording

shown for 10 seconds.

cleaning

 

Note:

When a tape recorded in this unit is played back on another VCR (except another AG-TL950P), noise may appear in the picture.

To stop recording

8Press the [STOP] button.

[The tape stops and the Stop mode is engaged.

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Panasonic AG-TL950 appendix Recording Basic Operation

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