Panasonic PV-V4603S warranty Tape Operation

Tape Operation

Tape Operation

• Tape

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.

Repeat Play

Set to playback a recording over and over.

1 Press ACTION to display menu.

2				Press	to select
	VCR	CLOCK	CHANNEL

Commercial Skip

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

1 Press CM/ZERO in Play mode.

Operation

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.

•To calculate number, see below.

Press FF or REW to start search.

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

REPEAT PLAY		:OFF	REPEAT PLAY and
REMOTE WARNING		:ON
AUTO SHUT- OFF		:OFF	press to set ON or
AUTO VCR/TV		:ON
IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH			OFF.
VCR’ S OUTPUT CH		:3
SELECT :	SET :		ON : Play repeats at tape end
EXIT : ACT I ON
			or if unrecorded portion
			over 30 sec. is detected.

3 Press ACTION to return to normal screen.

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

PLAY

1st Press 1 min Skip

2nd Press 2 min Skip

3rd Press 3 min Skip

2 INDEX SEARCH

FORWARD SEARCH :FF REVERSE SEARCH :REW

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

FFor REW while screen left is displayed (10 sec.).

•To cancel, press PLAY or STOP.

Examples of Program End Search.

Fig. 1

Program 1 INDEX Program 2 or BLANK

the current tape position Press SEARCH button

	End Point
FF

Fig. 2

Zero Search

To quickly return to a specified tape location.• No indication appears.

1	Press DISPLAY during play
	to display Counter.
2	PLAY 12 : 0 0AM	Press RESET
	0 : 00 : 00	COUNTER at desired
	SP

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

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

		position to reset to
		“0:00:00”.
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
	SP
		SEARCH.
		• Unit will go into FF or

Example 2:

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.

Upon locating end point,

➛search continues 7 sec. past end point,

➛tape rewinds to 10 sec. before end point,

➛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.

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

Shuttle Variable Speed Search

The SHUTTLE Ring allows you to smoothly control the tape speed during special effects playback in both forward or reverse.

Begin the forward or reverse search.

Turn SHUTTLE Ring while in Play or Still mode.

• The more you turn the Ring, the faster the search speed will be.

Release the Shuttle mode.

Press a function button such as : PLAY, STOP, etc.

•The VCR performs the function of the button pressed.

Notes

•When the SHUTTLE Ring is turned more than half in Stop mode, normal Fast Forward or Rewind will begin.

•Some noise bars are normal during Shuttle operation.

•After 3 minutes in Still or Slow, the VCR will go into Stop mode.

•When the SHUTTLE Ring is released, the VCR goes into Still mode.

*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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