Panasonic PV-V4524S warranty Tape Operation

Tape Operation

Search System

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.

Index Search

Repeat Play

Set to playback a recording over and over. 1 Press ACTION to display menu.

2	MENU		Press	to select
	SET UP VCR
	SET UP CLOCK		“SET UP VCR,”
	SET UP CHANNEL
	IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH		and press .
	VCR’S OUTPUT CH: 3
	SELECT :	SET:
	EXIT : ACTION

Tape Operation

Tape Select

Select your tape length so the tape position and amount of tape remaining are properly displayed. (See “Tape Position and Tape Status Display” section below.)

1 Press ACTION to display menu.
2	MENU	Press	to select
	SET UP VCR
		“SET UP VCR,”
	SET UP CLOCK
	SET UP CHANNEL
	IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH

Commercial Skip

VCR fast forwards (skips) over 1, 2, or 3 minutes of recorded tape as desired.

1 Press CM/ZERO in Play mode.

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

PLAY

• Tape Operation

1

2

INDEX SEARCH

ENTER INDEX NUMBER :1 USING 1- 9 KEYS

FORWARD SEARCH :FF REVERSE SEARCH :REW

EXIT :SEARCH

INDEX SEARCH

FORWARD SEARCH :FF REVERSE SEARCH :REW

Press SEARCH* to display SEARCH in Stop or Play mode, and then press

NUMBER keys to select

recording number.

•To calculate number, see below.

Press FF or REW to start search.

Play begins at search end. To search forward or back 1 index, press FF or REW while screen left is displayed (10 sec.).

•To cancel, press PLAY or STOP.

3	SET UP VCR		Press	to select
	REPEAT PLAY	: OFF	“REPEAT PLAY,”
	AUTO SHUT-OFF	: OFF
	FRONT DISPLAY	: ON	and press	to set
	AUTO VCR/TV	: ON
	TAPE SELECT	: T-120	“ON” or “OFF.”
	SELECT :	SET:	ON :Play repeats at tape end
	EXIT : ACT I ON

or if unrecorded portion over 30 sec. is detected.

4 Press ACTION

to return to normal screen.

Zero Search

To quickly return to a specified tape location.

VCR’S OUTPUT CH: 3			and press .
SELECT :		SET:
EXIT	: ACTION
	SET UP VCR		Press	to select
3 REPEAT PLAY		: OFF	“TAPE SELECT,” and
AUTO SHUT-OFF		: OFF
FRONT DISPLAY		: ON	press	to set “T-120,”
AUTO VCR/TV		: ON
TAPE SELECT		: T-120	“T-160” or “T-180.”
SELECT :		SET:	T-120	T-160	T-180
EXIT	: ACT I ON

•Select “T-120” for tapes 120 minutes or less, “T-160” if 140 or 160 minutes, and “T-180” if 180 minutes.

4 Press ACTION

to return to normal screen.

1st Press 1 min Skip

2nd Press 2 min Skip

3rd Press 3 min Skip

•No indication appears.

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

Example 2:

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Press DISPLAY during play to display Counter.

2	PLAY 12 : 0 0AM	Press COUNTER RESET
	0 : 00 : 00	on remote at desired
	SP
		position to reset to
		“0:00:00”.
3	Continue to record, playback, etc.
4	Press STOP.

Tape Position and Tape Status Display

To find out the present tape position and amount of tape remaining.

Tape position is displayed incorrectly in the following cases:

•If VHS-C type cassettes, tapes under 30 minutes, tapes over 180 minutes, or incompatible tapes are used.

•If the correct tape length is not selected. (See “Tape Select” section above.)

1Press TAPE POSITION to detect tape position.

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.

5	REW	12 : 3 0AM CH 02	Press CM/ZERO in
		0 : 30 : 30	Stop mode to start
		SP

ZERO SEARCH.

• Unit will go into FF or REW

mode and stop at the last point the Counter was set to 0:00:00.

STOP 12 : 3 1AM CH 02

0: 00 : 00

SP

DETECTING TAPE POSITION

SP

R 120 MI N.

BEGIN END

•“DETECTING TAPE POSITION” only appears the first time a cassette is inserted and it takes several seconds for correct indication to appear.

•The present tape position indication and amount of tape remaining (according to tape speed) are displayed.

Tape remaining time display may not be precise.

2 Press TAPE POSITION (or wait 5 seconds) to return to normal screen.

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