Recording from an external source

This function can be used to make up an edited tape from other recordings or video sources.

A new scene can be added to the end of previous one.

AV1 (AUDIO IN c / VIDEO IN a)

AV2 (AUDIO IN Z / VIDEO IN Y)

Recording VCR

POWER

 

IN (AV1)

OUT

 

 

 

IN

 

 

VIDEO

 

PAUSE/STILL

L

RF

 

 

PICTURE MODE

A.DUB

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

R

OUT

Other VCR or

Video movie camera

Preparations

Connect a video movie camera or another VCR to this VCR as shown.

Display the VCR picture on the TV.

Insert the cassette on which the copying is to be performed, and make sure that its erasure prevention tab is not broken out.

Select the audio source required by pressing the INPUT SELECT button K to set A1 or A2.

A1:

Through the AV1 (AUDIO IN/VIDEO IN)

 

sockets.

A2:

Through the AV2 (AUDIO IN/VIDEO IN) sockets

 

on front panel.

Use the L and R connectors for operations in the normal (monaural) mode.

Operations

1Press the Play button 7 to start playback.

2At the point where you want to join a new scene, press the Pause/Slow button J to put it in the still playback mode.

3Press the REC button I to put it in the recording pause mode.

4Start playback on the source unit and search for the point from which you want to record (copy) onto this VCR.

5When that point is reached, press the Pause/Slow button J again to start recording the new picture and sound from the playback unit.

6To record (copy) additional scenes, press the Pause/ Slow button J to put this VCR in the recording pause mode and then perform above steps 4 and 5 again.

7At the point where you want to stop recording, press the Stop button F to finish recording.

Hint:

The new sound is recorded on both the Hi-Fi audio tracks and the normal audio track. The sound recorded on the normal audio track is always in mono.

Notes:

If you leave the VCR in the recording pause mode for more than 5 minutes in step 3 or 6, the VCR automatically switches over to the stop mode to protect the video heads.

If [DIRECT REC] is set to [ON], connect with AV2 sockets and select A2.

POWER

PAUSE/STILL

PICTURE MODE

A.DUB

(Not supplied)

Other Monaural VCR or Video movie camera

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Panasonic NV-FJ625AM, NV-FJ620 Recording from an external source, AV2 Audio in Z / Video in Y, Recording VCR, Hint