Panasonic AJ-HD1700PE operating instructions Front panel

Parts and Their Functions

Front panel

P

T W X

When the STOP button is pressed, the original picture

and sound are restored.

EJECT

During playback, search, fast forwarding or rewinding, the

POWER

OFF

ON

Do not

without adapter

- cassette

XL/L/M

insert S-cassette

input signals in the mode selected by the <ASSEMBLE>

CH 1

2

3

L

R

6

9P

50P

CUE

RS-232C

4

5

7

8

CH CONDITION

MONITOR

FULL/FINE

REMOTE

HEADPHONES

menu or <INSERT> menu can be monitored in the E-E

HOME

RF1

RF2ASSEM

ADJUST

SHTL

JOG

VAR

PUSH-INTER

VIDEO

UNITY

TC

CUE

mode while the button is held down.

STAND BY

PLAYER

RECORDER

INPUT CHECK

INSERT

REV

FWD

AUDIO

UNITY

DIAG

MENU

ABC

DEF

GHI

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

SERVO

REC INHIBIT

<Note>

SHIFT

F1

AUDIO CH SELECT

7

8

9

A IN

A OUT

EDIT

PLAY

REC

No guarantees are made for the sound played back in the

CH

1 CH

5 CH 2

CH

6 CH 3

CH

7 CH

4

CH 8

WXYZ

PREVIEW/

PRE-

TRIM

REW

STOP

FF

TUV

PQRS

REVIEW

EDIT

JKL

MNO

ROLL

4

5

6

BS

AUTO

1

2

3

ENT

SET

search mode.

PUSH

IN

OUT

LOCK

0

C

T

F

FULL

REC

P8

REC

P8

REC

P8

REC

P8

FULL

	Q R S V			UPLAY button
	U
				Press this button to start playback.
P TRIM buttons				When this button is pressed together with the REC
				button, recording starts; when this button is pressed
These buttons are used to make fine adjustments to the				together with the EDIT button during playback, manual
IN or OUT point.				editing starts.
By pressing the	i or j button while the IN button or OUT			However, manual editing will not be initiated if the servo
button is held down, the registered edit point can be				is not locked. W	hen only the PLAY	button is pressed
adjusted in 1-frame	increments. When the	i button is		during manual editing, editing is exited, and the playback
pressed, the point is moved ahead by one frame;				mode is established.
conversely, when the	j button is pressed, it	is moved
back by one frame.				VREC button
The playback phase can be adjusted by pressing the			i	When this button is	pressed together with	the PLAY
or j button while holding down the PLAY button.				button, recording starts.
Q REW button				WSERVO lamp

When this button is pressed, the tape is rewound. The rewinding speed can be selected using setup menu item No.102 (FF.REW MAX).

This lamp lights when the drum servo or capstan servo locks.

RSTOP button

When this button is pressed, the tape stops traveling, and

if TAPE is selected as the	OUTPUT
		F1setting on the

<HOME> menu, still pictures can be monitored. Even in the stop mode, the drum continues to rotate, and

the tape remains tightly wound around the drum. Therefore, when the VTR is left in the stop mode beyond

a specific period of time, it is automatically set to the standby OFF mode in order to protect the tape. The VTR is set to the stop mode immediately after the cassette has

been installed.

SFF button

When this button is pressed, the tape is fast forwarded. The fast forwarding speed can be selected using setup menu item No.102 (FF.REW MAX).

TEDIT button

This button is pressed together with the PLAY button during playback to initiate manual editing.

When the button is pressed in the stop mode, the input signals in the mode selected by the <ASSEMBLE> menu or <INSERT> menu can be monitored in the E-E mode.

XREC INHIBIT lamp

This lights or goes off in accordance with the status of the

accidental erasure prevention tab on the cassette tape
and the setting which has been		selected for		REC
						F6
INH on the <HOME> menu. Recording onto the tape is
inhibited while the lamp is lighted.
Cassette tape’s	REC INH		REC INHIBIT		Description of
accidental erasure
	menu setting		lamp status		operation
prevention tab status
Recording	__		Lighted*		All recording operations
disabled			(or blinks slowly).		are inhibited.
	OFF		Off		All recording operations
					are permitted.
	ALL		Lighted		All recording operations
					are inhibited.
					Recording operations
	PRE		Blinks rapidly		involving the overwriting
Recording					of existing material are
enabled					inhibited.
					Normal recording
	NORM		Blinks rapidly		operations are inhibited.
					Editing is possible.
					Recording of video
	V/CTL		Blinks rapidly		signals and CTL signals
					are inhibited.

*Whether the REC INHIBIT lamp is to light or blink is selected by the No.114 REC INH LAMP setup menu item setting.

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