Panasonic NV-VP33 Series Settings Using the On-Screen Display, Press VHS Status

		Settings Using the On-Screen Display
Various Indications in On-screen		Changing Audio
Display	To change the audio, press [AUDIO].

To see these displays, set the OSD item in the “OPTION” menu to “AUTO” (l 22).

Press [VHS STATUS].
The time and operation
details appear on the
screen for about 5	CH 1
seconds.	STEREO
	L R	PAL

CINEMA 1

1Channel display

2STEREO or BILINGUAL indicator (NV-VP33GL) Indicates when a programme is broadcast in Stereo or Bilingual.

STEREO, M1 and M2 Indicator (NV-VP33GN)

Indicates when a programme is broadcast in Stereo, Bilingual or NICAM.

STEREO: When receiving a Stereo/NICAM stereo

broadcast.

M1/M2: When receiving a Bilingual/NICAM dual-sound broadcast.

M1: When receiving a NICAM monaural broadcast. To hear stereo sound, connect to a TV or Stereo Amplifier with left and right audio inputs (l 8, 9).

3L and R indicators

The Left (L) and Right (R) indicators show which sound mode is selected as follows:

Stereo: Both the L and R indicators appear.

L:The L indicator appears.

R:The R indicator appears.

Normal: Neither the L nor R indicator appears.

4Operation status display

5Shows the time and tape counter

Pressing [VHS STATUS] once makes the on-screen display appears. After that, press the button repeatedly to change the

display as follows:

Present time>Tape counter>Remaining tape time>Present time

During Index Search: “S 01” to “S 20” is displayed. (l 20)

During Jet Rewind: “J.REW” is displayed. (l 13)

≥Press [CANCEL/RESET] to reset the tape counter (elapsed time) to “0:00:00”.

The tape counter is automatically reset to “0:00:00” when inserting a video cassette.

≥The remaining time is approximate. It will be incorrect if you set the wrong tape time in the “TAPE SELECT” item in the “OPTION” menu and if the tape is of poor quality.

6Cassette-in indicator

Shows whether you have loaded a cassette.

7Colour system indicator (l 22)

Shows selected colour TV system except “AUTO”.

8Recording mode indicator (l 15)

9Cinema mode indicator (l 13, 14)

Notes:

≥These displays do not appear when paused or during slow play. ≥The on-screen display may be distorted depending on the playback

tape or the input signal.

The audio changes as follows:

When playing a tape: LR>L>R>Normal audio track>LR

While watching the TV: LR>L>R>Normal>LR

≥You cannot change the audio while you use “dc” channel (l 38).

¬To play back tapes recorded Stereo or Bilingual programmes

(NV-VP33GL only)

Select the desired sound mode with [AUDIO] during playback. Recording on the unit is automatically made in the stereo or bilingual mode. This prevents errors in the selection of the dubbed or the original language.

¬ The NICAM Broadcast System (NV-VP33GN only)
NV-VP33GN is equipped with the NICAM sound system. NICAM is a
2-channel sound broadcast system to provide either a high quality
stereo sound track or 2 independent MONO sound tracks, M1 and
M2. NICAM programmes are always accompanied by standard
sound broadcasts and you can select the desired sound with
	Operations
[AUDIO] during playback.
≥The NICAM digital stereo sound can only be recorded on the Hi-Fi
audio track.
≥To record the regular sound (ordinary normal sound) on the FM
audio tracks when a NICAM programme is received, set
“MONAURAL” to “ON” (OPTION l 22).	VHS
IMPORTANT
When NV-VP33GN is switched on, the tuner will be automatically
switched to a NICAM broadcast, if NICAM is being transmitted.

≥At this time the NICAM signal is transmitted on stereo channels only, since the M1 and M2 formats are not yet available. Even if the sound track is MONO, the stereo indicator will appear.

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