Panasonic PV-V402 Multi-Brand Control Feature, Advanced Connections, On-Screen Displays OSD

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Multi-Brand Control Feature

Multi-Brand Control Setup

Advanced Connections

Audio/Video connection

• Advanced

On-Screen Displays (OSD)

Function & Channel Displays

Warning and Instruction Displays

These displays will alert you to a missed operation or provide further instructions.

• On-

Tape Operation

Search System

Tape Operation

Repeat Play

Commercial Skip

• Tape

The Remote Control can be set to control some TV functions.

1 Find your TV Brand Code Number from those shown below.

If your TV has AUDIO IN and VIDEO IN terminals, you can connect your VCR to them to receive higher quality picture and sound.

CH 0 8

When a function button is pressed, e.g. PLAY, or you change channels, a 5 second display appears.

OSD	Caution	Page
PLEASE SET CLOCK BY	If you attempt to set or review a Timer	See page 6 of

Screen

For each recording, an invisible index mark is placed on the tape. A program index and information are also included for timer recordings. These marks are used to access or scan recordings.

Set to playback a recording over and over.

1 Press ACTION to display menu.

VCR fast forwards (skips) over 1~3 minutes of recorded tape.

1 Press CM/ZERO in Play mode.

Operation

2 Setup for TV control,

➛hold down TV button,

➛enter code with NUMBER keys.

3 Confirm code entry,

➛press POWER to turn your TV on or off.

•See table below for controllable functions in each mode.

IN FROM ANT.

VCR

TV

AUDIO OUT
OUT TO TV	AUDIO IN	VHF/UHF

Connections • Multi

PRESSING ACTION KEY	Recording and the Clock is not set...	Basic Operations
		book
TURN VCR OFF	After a Timer Program has been set...	See page 6 of
		Basic Operations
FOR TIMER RECORDING
		book

Displays (OSD) •

Index Search

1		SEARCH
	INDEX		PROGRAM END

ENTER INDEX NUMBER :1

USING 1- 9 KEYS

FORWARD SEARCH :FF

REVERSE SEARCH :REW

NEXT :SEARCH

EXIT :STOP

Press SEARCH* to display SEARCH in Stop or Play mode, and then press NUMBER keys to select recording number.

Program End Search

Locates end point of recording for continuity.

1 Press SEARCH twice to display SEARCH

in Stop or Play mode.

2		SEARCH		Press FF on the remote
	INDEX		PROGRAM END

2					Press
	VCR		CLOCK	CHANNEL
	REPEAT	PLAY		:OFF	to select REPEAT PLAY
	REMOTE	WARNING		:ON
	AUTO SHUT- OFF			:OFF	and press to set ON
	IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH
	VCR’ S OUTPUT CH			:3	or OFF.
	SELECT :		SET :		ON : Play repeats at
	EXIT : ACT I ON

tape end or if unrecorded portion over 30 sec. is

•Press CM/ZERO repeatedly to change skip time as shown below.

PLAY

Notes • Repeat setup after remote battery replacement.

•Remote will not control every TV made by the manufacturer listed. If you get no response, your particular unit cannot be controlled. There are NO additional codes for the products listed. If your product is not listed, then the remote is not compatible with that product.

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO IN

-Brand Control

Blank Tape/No Video Signal Indications

When blank tape is detected during play, or the current channel has no signal (with Weak Signal Display feature (p. 10) set to OFF), the TV screen will turn solid blue.

CHECK CASSETTE	If you press REC on the remote	See page 3 of
	control or VCR, and a cassette is	Basic Operations
RECORD TAB
	inserted with no record tab...	book
	If you press PLAY, FF, REW, or REC	See page 5 of

Warning and

2 INDEX SEARCH

•To calculate number, see below.

Press FF or REW on the remote to start search.

Play begins at search end. To search forward or back 1 index, press

FF or REW on the

	to start PROGRAM
	END SEARCH.
SEARCH START :FF	•	To cancel, press
EXIT :SEARCH		STOP or PLAY.

Examples of Program End Search.

Fig. 1

detected.

3 Press ACTION to return to normal screen.

Zero Search

To quickly return to a specified tape location.

1st Press 1 min Skip

2nd Press 2 min Skip

3rd Press 3 min Skip

• No indication appears.

Using Multi-Brand Control

After remote is set up, you can select VCR or TV for the desired function.

Press VCR or TV on the remote.

(Table below shows available unit buttons for each mode.)

Unit	VCR	TV
Mode
VCR	All	VOL UP/DOWN

1	Connect the VCR’s VIDEO OUT jack to the TV’s VIDEO IN jack.
2	Connect VCR’s AUDIO OUT jack to the TV’s AUDIO IN jack.

Feature

VCR Status & Clock Displays

To display or remove overlay at right,

➛press DISPLAY*.

Current Time

NO CASSETTE	on the remote control or VCR without	Basic Operations
	a cassette inserted...	book
TO CANCEL TIMER REC	If you press POWER or STOP during	See page 6 of
PRESS POWER THEN	a Timer Recording...	Basic Operations
STOP KEY	(visible in VCR mode only)	book

Instruction Displays

FORWARD SEARCH :FF REVERSE SEARCH :REW

remote or VCR while

screen left is displayed

(10 sec.).

•To cancel, press STOP or PLAY.

the current tape position Press SEARCH button

	End Point
FF

Fig. 2
INDEX	Program 1	BLANK	INDEX	Program 2	BLANK
		the current tape position
		Press SEARCH button
			FF		End Point

1 Press DISPLAY during play

to display Counter.

2	PLAY 12 : 0 0AM	0 : 00 : 00	Press RESET
			COUNTER at desired
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			position to reset to
			“0:00:00”.

	VCR/TV, PLAY, STOP, EJECT, SAP/Hi-Fi, DISPLAY,	POWER, INPUT, ENTER,
TV	FF, REW, PAUSE/SLOW, REC, SPEED, CM/ZERO,	NUMBER keys, CH UP/DOWN,
	RESET COUNTER, TAPE POSITION	VOL UP/DOWN

Notes

• Not all functions listed may be controllable.

• In TV mode, it may be necessary to press ENTER after pressing NUMBER keys for channel

3 Set the VIDEO/TV selector of your TV (Monitor/Receiver) to “VIDEO.”

Function Status

Rec Time Remaining	REC	12 : 0 0AM CH 02
	0 : 25	-0 : 12 : 34
(OTR mode only. See p. 5		SP
of Basic Operations book.)

Channel

Counter

Tape Speed (See p. 3 of Basic Operations book.)

VIDEO HEADS MAY
NEED CLEANING		See page 3 of
PLEASE INSERT HEAD	If head cleaning becomes necessary
		Basic Operations
CLEANING CASSETTE	while playing back a tape...
		book
OR REFER TO MANUAL
END :PLAY
VCR LOCK ACTIVATED	If you press a function button other

To Calculate Index Number

Example 1:

To go to rec. 2 from rec. 4, enter 3 and press REW.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Fig. 3
		the current tape position
		Press SEARCH button
	INDEX	Program 1	BLANK	Program 2

		If search
End Point	FF	exceeds a few
		seconds in
		BLANK area.

3	Continue to record, playback, etc.
4	Press STOP.
5	REW 12 : 3 0AM CH 02	Press CM/ZERO in Stop
	0 : 30 : 30	mode to start ZERO
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SEARCH.

selection.

than STOP/EJECT or POWER while	See page 10
the VCR is in VCR Lock mode...

Example 2:

Upon locating end point,

➛ search continues 7 sec. past end point,

➛ tape rewinds to 10 sec. before end point,

• Unit will go into FF or REW mode and stop at the last point the

TV Brand Code Numbers

Panasonic	01, 02	Sylvania	................................. 05	JVC	11
Quasar	01, 02	Sharp	06, 07	Hitachi	12
RCA	03	Sony	08	Mitsubishi	07, 13
GE	03	Toshiba	................................. 09	Samsung	14
Zenith	04	Sanyo	10	Gold Star	15, 16, 17
Magnavox	05	Fisher	10

Important Notes

•Due to changes in infra-red commands used by manufacturers, some brands have several codes. If your unit does not respond to the first code, please try the next one.

•Some TV brands require you to turn on the power manually.

■ With a Cable Box (VCR Cable Box) You Can

				TV		• view any
ANT	AUDIO IN FROM ANT.			IN OUT		(including
or	R					scrambled)
			CABLE BOX	R	AUDIO	channel.
CATV	L	VHF/UHF		L
	VIDEO	OUT TO TV	IN OUT		VIDEO	• use VCR
	IN 1 OUT				VHF/UHF	Remote
		VCR				Control to
						select

channels without using Multi-brand control feature.

You Cannot

•record scrambled channels.

REMOTE CONTROL IS SET If you press an invalid key on the
TO TV MODE	remote while in TV mode...	See pages 2, 10
USE VCR : VCR KEY

To go to rec. 6 from rec. 2, enter 4 and press FF.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

NOTE: indicates start points of each recording.

Note

•If Index Search is started very close to an index mark, that index mark may not be counted in the search.

➛ tape plays to end point and stops.

Notes

•If Program End Search is started very close to an index mark, that mark may be skipped over.

•To cancel, press PLAY or STOP.

Counter was set to 0:00:00.

■Connect With Two Cable Boxes

VCR

CABLE BOX AUDIO IN FROM ANT.

		R
IN	OUT	L VHF/UHF

VIDEO OUT TO TV

				IN 1 OUT
ANT
		2-Way Splitter			A/B Switch
	or		CABLE BOX
CATV
		OUT 1 OUT 2		IN OUT	IN 1 IN 2

You Can

•record and view both scrambled and unscrambled

		channels if
	TV	additional
		equipment is
IN OUT		added.
		This connection
R	AUDIO	requires: two

Lconverter

VIDEO	boxes, an A/B
VHF/UHF	switch, and a 2-

way splitter.

You Cannot

•view channel other than the one selected for any type of recording.

•do a Timer recording of a channel unless you select it at the cable box.

*Important: If a remote control button does not work when pressed,	*Important: If a remote control button does not work when pressed,
press the VCR button on the remote and try the button again.	press the VCR button on the remote and try the button again.

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