On Screen Display

Tuning the TV to Your VCR

The VCR supplies a signal to the TV via the RF coaxial cable on channel AU28–69 or NZ21– 69.

It is possible to view the video picture on your TV in the same way that you watch TV broadcasts.

If you have connected the VCR to the TV through the Audio/ Video input sockets, then you do not need to follow the procedure below.

Preparation

≥Turn on the TV and the VCR.

Operation

1 Hold down the MENU button V for 5 seconds or more.

2 Set theTV to an unused position which you wish to use for your video playback.

≥Tune the TV until the display

shown on the right appears on

Panasonic VCR

the screen. (Please refer to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV manufacturers operating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RF SELECT

 

 

 

BG I ≥DK

instructions regarding tuning.)

RF SELECT:

 

 

 

END:MENU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Press the MENU button V.

To Change the RF output Channel

In some rare cases after tuning the TV to your VCR, interference may be visible on the picture. To get rid of this interference, you can manually adjust the RF output channel a few channels up and down from the current setting. The procedure is described below.

Operations

1Hold down the MENU button V for 5 seconds or more.

≥The VCR display changes as shown below and the VCR picture on the TV displays this pattern.

VCR display

Panasonic VCR

RF SELECT BG I ≥DK

RF SELECT: END:MENU

2Enter the desired channel number (AU28–69, NZ21– 69) by the Numeric buttons 2 or the Channel button P.

≥Ensure that the VCR/TV switch R is set to “VCR”.

≥Set the RF output channel of the VCR to “ss” (RF OFF) when the VCR is connected to the TV via the Audio/ Video cable.

Press the Channel button P to display “ss”.

For New Zealand

 

 

For Australia

21E

… 69E

28

…

37 … 69

(Initial position)

(RF OFF)

≥It is also possible to select by pressing the Numeric buttons 2 (only for Australia).

Example:

28: 2 8

3Press the MENU button V to finish the setting mode.

4Retune your TV to the new RF channel for the VCR. (Refer to the operations on the left.)

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Panasonic NV-SJ400A manual Tuning the TV to Your VCR, To Change the RF output Channel, Press the Menu button, Operations
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