21
VCR Special Features
I-TIMER: Through this INTELLIGENT TIMER function the programming and the recording will be even
easier than before. The INTELLIGENT TIMER is storing the programme data up to 8 timer recordings.
For example, if you want to record the continuation of your favourite series, you need only to press the
I-TIMER button and the stored programme data will be displayed with today's date. Now you can select
the programme, and with the confirmation of the TIMER REC button the programming is ready.
If your remote control is not at hand, you are also able to programme directly with the button on your VCR.
Easy Guide OSD: The Easy Guide OSD is directing you directly step by step to the destination.
There is a big number of different individual settings and languages, with a quick overview of all functions.
Super VHS Quasi Play Back (SQPB): You want to watch from time to time tapes which are
recorded with an S-VHS VCR? No problem anymore: This VCR can playback tapes in VHS quality,
which are recorded with the S-VHS and S-VHS-ET format.
SUPER Long Play: The Super Long play (EP mode) gives you the possibility to record three times longer
than in Standard Play mode (SP). You can record up to 720 minutes = 12 hours on a 240 minutes cassette.
AUTO Long Play: If the rest of the tape length is shorter than the needed tape time, this VCR is
supporting a recording mode, that the VCR will automatically change from Standard Play (SP) to Long Play
(LP) to complete the recording of the film.
Intro-Jet Scan: To check the content of the tape, you can use the Search button to playback 10
seconds of every recording. If you found the title, simply press the Play button to watch the film.
Jet Rewind: The Panasonic VCRs are equipped with a Jet Rewind Drive. To rewind a E180 cassette
it will take only 60 seconds. For convenient winding and searching, the tape transportation speeding up
extremely fast and is stopping softly in very short time.
Q Link: With an Euro AV connection and with the Q Link function the VCR is able to communicate with the TV:
copying automatically the tuning positions of the TV
after finishing the playback, the VCR will switchautomatically into Standby mode if you switch of the TV
one touch on DIRECT TV REC and the VCR will record the film you are watching on the TV
if you insert a tape into your VCR, the TV in Standby mode will be switched automatically on.
External Link: With External Link the timer recording from the Satellite- or Digital Receiver is now very
simple. Set your programme in the receiver and switch your VCR with the External Link function into the
Standby mode and in the stated time the recording will start automatically.
NTSC Playback: In Europe colour system PAL is mainly used, but some other country using NTSC
colour format. With the NTSC Playback function of the VCR you can watch a NTSC VHS tape
(for example: from overseas) on your PAL TV.
REC/OTR: When you want to record manually you can easily set the recording time
to 30, 60, 120, 180 or 240 minutes, only by pressing the REC/OTR button repeatedly.
The selected recording time will be displayed.

I-TIMER page 7

Easy Guide
OSD
SQPB page 9
page 6, 7
SUPER
Long Play
page 6, 7
page 7, 8
Intro-Jet
Scan
Jet Rewind page 5
AUTO
Long Play
Rpage 3, 6
External
Link page 11
NTSC
Playback page 8
page 6
REC/OTR
page 6
page 7

Information about the VCR

bShowView: The ShowView numbers make it extremely easy to set the VCR for timer recording.
Only by typing the numeric code (for example out of the TV magazine) and the VCR will translate this
number into the timer recording data. After the data are confirmed (by pressing the TIMER REC button)
the recording is already programmed.
VPS/PDC
VPS/PDC: Some stations broadcasting this signal to control the start and stop time of a timer recorded
programme. The VCR can interpret this signal to record correctly the beginning and end of the film also
if the broadcasting time is shifted (for example if a live show is running longer than scheduled).
RQTD0035-A