Setup menus

USER menu

<OPERATION>

 

 

 

No./Item

 

Description

 

 

 

 

114

This selects whether to cause the REC INH

 

lamp to flash or light up when the cassette

REC INH

has been set to the accidental erasure

LAMP

prevention status.

 

0000

LIGHT : The lamp lights up.

 

0001

FLASH : The lamp flashes.

 

<Note>

 

When the REC INH switch is set to ON, the REC

 

INH lamp always lights regardless of the general

 

setting status.

 

 

115

This selects whether to enable or disable the

 

operation of the EJECT button on the front

EJECT SW

panel.

INH

 

 

 

0000

REC : Operation is disabled while the

 

 

unit is in the recording mode.

 

0001

OFF : Operation is enabled in all

 

 

modes.

 

 

116

This selects whether the EJECT lamp is to

 

remain lighted or be turned off in the cassette

EJECT LAMP

out status.

 

0000

MODE1 :

 

The EJECT lamp remains lighted.

 

0001

MODE2 :

 

The EJECT lamp goes off.

 

 

117

This selects the conditions under which the

 

dial ring on the front panel is to light.

DIAL LAMP

 

 

 

0000

OFF : The dial ring does not light.

 

0001

MODE1 : The dial ring lights during search

 

 

(JOG/SLOW/SHTL) mode.

 

0002

MODE2 : The dial ring lights during JOG

 

 

mode.

 

0003

MODE3 : The dial ring lights when a

 

 

cassette is inserted.

 

 

 

The underlined items indicates the initial setting.

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Panasonic AJ-SD955Bp manual Rec Inh, Eject SW, Eject Lamp, MODE1, MODE2, Dial Lamp

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