Basic operations

Stop

Press the STOP button.

The tape will stop.

In order to protect the tape, the tape tension is automatically re-

STOPleased (a process called “loosening”) when the time selected by the F12 (STILL) key on the HOME SET UP menu has elapsed. The READY lamp will flash.

Furthermore, the READY OFF mode is automatically estab- lished when the time selected by the F13 (STBY OFF) key on the HOME SET UP menu has elapsed. The READY lamp will go out and the STOP lamp will light. (Refer to the item STAND- BY on this page.)

FF/REW

Press the FF or the REW button.

REW

FF

The tape will now be fast forwarded or rewound at approxi-

 

 

mately 50 times of the normal playback speed.

 

 

In order to protect the tape, the speed is reduced as the tape

 

 

end is approached.

 

 

Use the F5 (FF/REW MAX SP) key on the INTERFACE SET

 

 

UP menu to change the fast forward or the rewind speed.

 

 

While the FF and the REW button are pressed at the same

 

 

time, the tape is stopped.

STAND BY

When the STAND BY lamp is lit, the unit is in the STAND BY ON status.

STAND BY

STAND BY OFF mode is established automatically when the time selected with the F13 (STBY OFF) key on the HOME SET UP menu has elapsed and loosening status has been reached. (Refer to the item STOP on this page.)

When the STAND BY lamp is not lit, the unit is in the STAND BY OFF status.

STAND BY

Two modes are associated with this mode.

 

(1)

Drum rotation stop mode with tension release

 

 

Set the F6 (TAPE MODE) key on the HOME SET UP menu

 

 

to HD.STOP.

 

(2)

Half loading mode

 

 

Set the F6 key on the HOME SET UP menu to HLF LOAD.

How to display the HOME SET UP menu:

HOME menu:

SET UP INTERFACE

menus:

 

# F8

 

 

 

menu:

HOME

 

HOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

# F8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SET UP

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Panasonic AJ-HD3700B manual Basic operations, ∑ Stop