Panasonic ProLine AG-1980P User manual

Video Cassette Recorder
Before attempting Ho c&nnect, operate or ad^usl this product, please read these instructions complete iy.
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Dear Customer
We would like to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic
Video Cassette Recorder.
We would like advise you to carefully study the Operating
Instructions before attempting to operate the unit and that
you note the listed precautions.
FCC NOTE: This device complies with Part 15of the FCC
Rules. To assure continued compliance follow the attached
installation instructions and do not make any unauthorized
modifications.
FCC's limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when operated in aresidential
environment.
If this device does cause interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the device
off and on, use this device in another location and/or utilize
an electrical outlet different from that used by the receiver.
If necessary, consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
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Information for Your Safety Contents
WARNING:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR
SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE
THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE.
CAUTION:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE,
USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES
ONLY.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT POEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER {OR BACK).
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL
AThe lightning flash with arrowhead
symbol, within an equilateral triangle,
is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated “dangerous
voltage” within the product’s en-
closure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute arisk of
electric shock to persons.
AThe exclamation point within an
equilateral triangle intended to alert
the user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (servic-
ing) instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.
Note to CATV system installer:
This reminder is provided to call the CATV system
installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC
that provides guidelines for proper grounding and,
in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall
be connected to the grounding system of the
building; as close to the point of cable entry as
possible.
These operating instructions are split into four sections;
Setting Up
Precautions 4
Connections 5
Tuning the TV channels to your VCR 8
Setting the Clock of the VCR 9
Storing TV Channels on your VCR 10
Controls, Indicators and Connectors 12
Inf rared Remote Controller 18
Basic Operations
Playback 20
On-the-spot Recording 22
Automatic Features 24
One-Touch Timer Recording (OTR) 25
Advanced Functions
Timer Recording 26
Editing 28
•Copy Editing 28
•Assembly Editing 29
•Insert Editing ;... 30
•Audio Dubbing 31
Audio Channel Selection 32
Helpful Hints
Before Requesting Service 33
Specifications 37
ACCESSORIES
1pc. Infrared Remote Controller
1pc. Coaxial Cable
1pc. Stereo Type Phone Cable
1pc. AC Power Cord
1pc. S-Video Cable
2pcs. “AA” size Batteries
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Precautions
Please read these precautions before you operate this
VCR.
Cassette Compartment Door
When first unpacking the VCR, the cassette compartment
door may be open partially. This is due to asafety device
designed to protect the VCR from vibration during
shipment; it is not amalfunction. After the AC Power Cord is
connected to an AC outlet, the door returns to its original
position.
Avoid Sudden Temperature Changes
If the VCR is suddenly moved from acold to awarm place,
moisture may form on the tape and inside the VCR. In such
acase the Dew Indicator “d ”will flash on and off and the
VCR will not operate.
Humidity and Dust
Avoid places with high humidity or alot of dust. These can
damage internal parts.
Avoid Covering Ventilation Holes
The ventilation holes prevent abnormal increased
temperature in the VCR. Do not block or cover these holes.
Especially avoid covering the holes with soft materials such
as cloth or paper.
Keep away from High Temperature
Keep the VCR away from extreme direct heat such as direct
sunlight, radiators, or in dosed automobiles.
Keep Magnets away
Never bring amagnet or magnetized object near the VCR
because it will adversely affect the performance of the VCR.
No Fingers or Other Objects Inside
Touching internal parts of the VCR is dangerous, and may
cause serious VCR damage. Do not attempt to disassemble
the VCR. There are no user-serviceable parts inside.
Keep Away from Water
Keep the VCR away from flower vases, tubs, sinks, etc.
CAUTION: If liquids are spilled into the VCR, serious
damage may occur. If you spill any liquid into the VCR,
immediately disconnect the AC Power Cord and consult
qualified service personnel.
Lightning
To avoid damage by lightning, disconnect the antenna plug
from the VCR.
Keep VCR Clean
Wipe the VCR with aclean, dry cloth. Never use cleaning
fluid, or other chemicals. Do not use compressed air to
remove dust.
Stacking
Place the VCR in ahorizontal position and do not place
anything heavy on it.
Video Head Clogging
The video heads place picture signals on the tape during
recording, and read picture signals from the tape during
playback. Therefore they are of critical importance for the
picture quality. To ensure that they can always provide
optimum picture quality, this VCR is equipped with an Auto
Head Cleaning Feature that removes tape particles and
dust from the video heads. However, if the VCR is used
over extremely long periods of time, these heads may still
become dirty and clogged. In such acase, the signals can
no longer be recorded correctly, and the playback picture
will be distorted accordinagly. This is the case, for example, if
during playback sound is reproduced normally, but no
picture is seen, or the picture is greatly distorted. When
such symptoms occur consult your dealer for further advice.
If Dew Condensation Forms in the VCR
Condensation may form in the VCR if:
•The VCR is in aroom where the heater has just been
turned on.
•The VCR is in aroom with steam or high humidity.
•The VCR is brought from cold surroundings into a
well-heated room.
•The VCR is suddenly brought from cool surroundings,
such as an air-conditioned room or car, to ahot and humid
place.
When dew forms in the VCR:
The Dew Indicator “d "on the VCR Display will flash on and
off all the function buttons are made non-operational to
protect the tape and the video heads. When the Dew
Indicator flashes, wait until this indicator disappears.
•If dew condensation forms inside the VCR while the power
is off, it will turn on automatically and the Dew Indicator
will flash on and off. As soon as the dew condensation has
been dissipated, the VCR will turn itself ON agin.
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Connections Precautions
Connections
The following connections are required to operate the VCR
for recording and playback through aTV set.
Connection to TV without
S-Video Input
1Unplug VHF/UHF antenna plug from the TV antenna
input connector and plug it into the VCR VHF/UHF IN.
2Connect the VCR VHF/UHF OUT to the TV antenna
input connector with the Coaxial Cable supplied with the
•Connection to aTV Set without an
S-Video input

Connection to TV with a
S-Video Input
1Execute steps 1and 2on page 5.
2Connect the VCR S-VIDEO OUT and the AUDIO OUT to
the TV S-Video and audio input connectors.
3Connect the AC Power Cord to the VCR and live AC
outlet.
The S-VHS format used in this VCR enables you to obtain
high resolution and high picture quality when high
performance S-VHS video cassette tapes are used.
The conventional VCR video connectors output and input
signals which are composed of the luminance signal (Y)
and color signal (C) which are then recorded on the video
tape. The new S(Separate)-Video Connector allows
separate transmission of signals in order to obtain clearer
pictures.
The connection with the S-Video Cable can also be used for
playback of atape that was recorded in the conventional
VHS system. The “S” in the “S-Video Connector" stands
for “SEPARATED Y/C”, not for “S-VHS".
Antenna
Jack
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Connections
Cable Connection
Cable-VCR-TV
(For CATV/PAY Channels Recording/Playback)
The VCR has an extended range, and can tune the Low-
Band, Mid-Band, Super-Band, Hyper-Band, Ultra-Band and
Special cable channels. (Channels A-W, AA-FFF, A-5-A-1
,
GGG-WWW+12, 100 -125, 5A). Also, the VCR can tune to
any of the 56 UHF channels (14-69). Refer to Storing TV
Channels on your VCR on page 10.
75 ohm coaxial cable
Channels 2-1 3and 5A, A-5-A-1 ,A-W, AA-FFF,
GGG-WWW+12, 100-125
However, if you subscribe to aspecial channel which is
scrambled—you will probably have adescrambler box for
proper reception. The VCR by itself cannot properly receive
ascrambled program since it does not contain a
descrambler. In order for the VCR to properly receive a
scrambled program, your existing descrambler must be
used. There are two commonly used methods of connection
in this case.
Typical Cable System Hook Ups with Cable
Converter/Descrambler Boxes
To the 75 ohm VHF
input on the TV set
input on the TV set
The above cable hook-up allows VCR functions, including
viewing one channel while recording another, but it requires
two cable TV Converter Boxes, one Switch Box and one
2-Way Splitter.
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Since the VCR has an extended range of tuning,
tuning-programming of non-scrambled Mid-Band and
Super-Band TV programs is possible. When acable
converter or descrambler box is connected to the
VCR, all timer-controlled recording functions will
continue to operate with the exception of changing
channels automatically. CATV Channel selection will
have to be performed with the cable converter.
Timer-controlled recording from CATV Channels is
therefore limited to one channel at any given time.
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The above cable hook-up allows VCR-TV functions except
for viewing one channel while recording another.

Tuning the TV channels to your VCR
Antenna
POWER
audio signals in the VCR to astandard broadcast signal that
your TV can receive.
The RF converter can transmit this signal on channel 3or 4.
To prevent any interference it is advisable that you select
the channel that is not normally broadcast in your area.
Tuning procedure
3O
CH3 CH4
1Refer to pages 5and 6, and confirm that the VCR and
TV have been connected correctly.
2Turn on the VCR and TV.
3Set RF Converter Channel Selector (on the rear panel) to
''CHS" or “CH4'’; whichever is not normally broadcast or
the least viewed. This is to select achannel for video
playback.
Channel Reception Check
1Set channel 3or 4on your TV (selected in step 3) in
order to check aproper broadcast reception.
2Press VCR/TV (on the front panel) to “VCR” to select the
“VCR” operation mode.
•The “VCR” indicator appears on the VCR Display.
3Select channels on the VCR that you would normally
receive clearly in your area to check proper reception.

Setting the Clock of the VCR Tuning the TV channels to your VCR
Setting the Clock of the VCR
1,7 2-6
1
2
3
4
5
6
TRACKING/
V-LOCK
TRACKING/
V-LOCK
TRACKING/
V-LOCK
TRACKING/
V-LOCK
TRACKING/
V-LOCK
7CLOCK
The built-in digital clock employs the 12-hour system.
Preparation
Turn the VCR on.
Setting procedure
1Press CLOCK to start Clock Setting.
2Press TRACKING/V-LOCK “+”or to set the YEAR,
then press NEXT.
3Press TRACKING/V-LOCK “+” or to set the
MONTH, then press NEXT.
4Press TRACKING/V-LOCK “+" or to set the DAY,
then press NEXT.
5Press TRACKING/V-LOCK “+” or to set the HOUR,
then press NEXT.
6Press TRACKING/V-LOCK “+” or to set the
MINUTE.
7Press CLOCK to finish the setting.
Note:
In case of apower failure, the back-up system retains the
present time memory for about 60 minutes.
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Storing TV Channels on your VCR
1*3 2
PRESET/FINE/
NORMAL
2ANT
SELECT
Introduction
The VCR is fitted with its own tuner (just like anormal TV
set) and can be preset to receive up to 181 TV broadcast
stations.
Preparations
•Turn the TV on.
•Select Channel 3or 4on the TV for video playback.
•Set the VCR/TV to “VCR".
TV mode
3PRESET/FINE/
NORMAL
Direct Tuning
Your VCR is preset at factory. This means that all channels
can be received at the program positions shown in the chart
on the next page. This is achieved by selecting the desired
Tuning mode.
•Blanking unwanted channels so that they will be skipped
during the channel selection will allow you to find your
desired channel quickly. Refer to the next page how to
blank program positions.
Selecting the Tuning Mode
This VCR can select from among 4tuning modes: TV,
CATV, CATV H, CATV I.
1Press PRESET/FINE/NORMAL.
2The tuning mode can be changed by pressing ANT
SELECT.
3Press PRESET/FINE/NORMAL twice to select the VCR
normal operation mode.
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Storing TV Channels on your VCR
Fine Tuning Procedure
1Press PRESET/FINE/NORMAL twice
2Press TRACKING/V-LOCK "+” or to correct tuning.
•‘.'A” indicator does not appear.
•To return the tuning to its former state, press ANT
SELECT.
3Press PRESET/FINE/NORMAL.
Blanking of unoccupied program positions
1Press PRESET/FINE/NORMAL.
2Press vorA (channel button) to select the program
position that is to be skipped.
3Press ADD/DELETE. (“—’’ appears on the Program
Position Display.)
•Repeat steps 2and 3for all program positions which
are not occupied by aTV station. Afterwards, these
program positions can no longer be called up.
•To cancel the blanked program position, select the
corresponding program position on VCR and then
press ADD/DELETE.
4Press PRESET/FINE/NORMAL twice.
CHANNEL CHART
•TV mode
CHANNEL
DESIGNATIONS
CHANNEL
RECEIVED OFF
TEH AIR
CHANNEL
SELECTION &
INDICATION ON
VTR
VHF 2-13 2-13
UHF 14-69 14-69
•CATV modes (NOR, HRC, IRC)
CHANNEL
DESIGNATIONS
CATV CHANNEL
RECEIVED
FROM CABLE
CHANNEL
SELECTION &
INDICATION ON
VTR
BROADCAST
VHF 2-13 2-13
CATV LOW
BAND A-5-A-1 95-99
CATV MID/
SUPER BANDS A-W 14-36
CATV HYPER
BAND AA-FFF 37-65
ULTRA BAND
GGG-WWW
WWW+t-
WWW+12 66-94
100-125 100-125
SPECIAL CATV
CHANNEL 5A (HRC, IRC only)
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(HRC, IRC only)

Controls, Indicators and Connectors
Basic Controls
©POWER Button with Indicator
Turns the VCR on and off.
•Auto power on
Inserting avideo cassette automatically turns the VCR
on.
©Hi-Fi REC LEVEL Control
Adjusts the Hi-Fi recording level so that the peak
reaches about +4 dB on the Audio Level Meter.
©S-VHS Selector
Selects the correct tape recording mode.
ON: S-VHS cassettes are recorded in the S-VHS
System.
•The S-VHS indicator is lit.
OFF: S-VHS cassettes are recorded in the VHS
system.
•The S-VHS indicator is not lit.
•VHS cassettes are recorded automatically in the VHS
system irrespective of the switch position.
•For playback, it is not necessary to operate this
switch.
•S-VHS recording cannot be played back on a
conventional VHS VCR.
©REW Button
Use to rewind the tape rapidly." <kt appears on the
VCR Display.
When this button is held pressed during Normal
playback or Rewind operation, the picture is played
back at higher speed in reverse direction.
(Review Playback)
If you tap this button during Normal Playback, Review
Playback remains activated. Press PLAY to resume
Normal Playback.
©PLAY Button
Starts normal playback. is lit on the VCR Display.
©FF Button
Used to advance the tape rapidly. “t>l> ”appears on
the VCR Display.
When this button is held pressed during Normal
playback or Fast Forward operation, the picture is
played back at higher speed in forward direction.
(Cue Playback)
if you tap this button during Normal Playback, Cue
Playback remains activated. Press PLAY to resume
Normal Playback.

Controls,Indicators and Connectors
QVCR/TV Button
Selects ‘‘VCR’’ or “TV” operation mode.
©EJECT Button
Eject the cassette.
•If this button is pressed to eject acassette loaded in
the VCR when the power is turned off, the VCR is
turned on for automatic ejection and, afterwards,
turned off.
©Channel Vand /\ Buttons
Selects the program positions (channels), the VCR can
memorize TV stations in 99 program positions.
©OTR ON +and -Buttons
Used to set the OTR (One-touch Timer Recording)
starting time.
0OTR OFF + and -Buttons
Used to set the OTR ending time.
®AUDIO OUT Button
Selects the audio track. Each time you press this
button, the audio track changes as follows:
Hi-Fi stereo (L and R)—»Hi-Fi mono left (L) —Hi-Fi
mono right (R)—>Normal (Hi-Fi off)—»Hi-Fi Stereo. .
.
®RECORDING SP/SLP Button
Selects the recording tape speed.
“SP” for normal tape speed gives the best picture
quality.
“SLP” for one-third tape speed gives the longest
(3 times) normal recording time.
•The VCR selects the correct tape speed during
playback.
©PAUSE/STILL Button
Used to interrupt recording temporarily (Recording
Pause).
Pressing this button again resumes recording.
•Also used to view astill picture during playback "DO”
appears on the VCR Display. Pressing this button
again resumes playback.
•The VCR automatically switches to the Stop mode to
protect the tape and the video heads if Recording
Pause or Still Playback continues for more than
5minutes.
©STOP Button
Stops Recording or Playback.
©REC Button
Starts Recording. (“t> REC” appears on the VCR
Display.)
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Additional Controls
©MIC Jack
For connecting amicrophone. If amicrophone is
connected, other audio inputs are automatically
switched off.
<D PHONES Jack
For connecting stereo headphones.
0PHONES LEVEL Control
Adjusts the volume of connected stereo headphones.
©PICTURE Control
Adjusts the picture sharpness during playback.
©DETAIUNORyEDIT Switch
DETAIL/NOR: For controlling the picture image.
EDIT:No effect for controlling the picture
image.
©TBC Switch (Time Base Corrector)
When playing back atape which is loose or damaged,
or when the tape movement is unstable during
recording or playback, the playback picture may shake
from side to side and be distorted. You can improve the
picture quality by setting TBC Switch to “ON”.
Normally, this switch must be set to "OFF”.
•During playback of some pre-recorded tapes, the
playback picture may shake vertically. If this occurs,
set TBC Switch to “OFF".
•The TBC function works only during normal playback.
©SEARCH SOUND Selector
OFF: The sound is played back only during normal
playback.
ON: The sound can also be heard during Cue
playback and Review playback.
•No sound may be heard during playback of
SLP recordings if VCR and TV have been
connected each other with only coaxial cable.
©Hi-Fi/NORMAL MIX Switch
Audio signal is recorded on both the Hi-Fi and normal
audio tracks.
OFF: Normal position for Hi-Fi audio playback.
ON: Both audio tracks are played back
simultaneously. (For playback of tapes edited
by Insert Editing or Audio Dubbing.)
©INPUT SELECT Switch
Used to select the corresponding connectors if you
wish to record from the external input connectors.
Select the program position "A1" or “A2" on Channel
Display with INPUT SELECT on the Remote
Controller.
S-VIDEO: For recording through the S-VIDEO IN and
AUDIO IN.
For playback through the S-VIDEO OUT
and AUDIO OUT.
LINE: For recording through the VIDEO IN and
AUDIO IN.
©TAPE SELECT Switch
Set according to the cassette tape length in order to
obtain correct indication of the remaining tape time.
-T120: For cassettes T30, T60, T90, Tl 20
T140-T160: For cassettes T140 and T160
©MONO Switch
OFF: For normal recording.
ON: For recording normal sound during astereo or
Audio II broadcast. Select this position if the
stereo sound is distorted due to poor reception.
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Controls,Indicators and Connectors
©MTS Switch
For selecting the audio track to be recorded.
©SHUTTLE Ring
Used to control the playback speed step by step in
both forward and reverse directions.
©JOG Dial
Used to locate any desired frame precisely.
©JOG/SHUTTLE Button
Switches to JOG and SHUTTLE operation.
•To resume Normal playback, press PLAY or this
button again.
0CLOCK Button
For setting the date and time, and memorizing the
setting.
©PRESET/FINE/NORMAL Button
For storing TV stations on the VCR.
0PROG/CHECK Button
For selecting the program number (up to 8) for timer
recording and checking the timer programming.
©TRACKING/V'LOCK +and -Buttons
•Used to input data for clock setting and timer
programming.
•For manual tracking adjustment:
Used to make amanual tracking adjustment to
minimize color and noise bar distortions which cannot
be eliminated by the automatic digital tracking control.
After the manual adjustment, simultaneously press
TRACKING/V-LOCK and Buttons to return
to automatic digital tracking control.
If tapes recorded on another VCR are played back,
manual tracking adjustment may be required to
reproduce optimum Hi-Fi sound and picture quality.
•For slow tracking adjustment:
Used to minimize the noise bar distortions during Still,
Still Advance or Slow playback. Put VCR in Slow
playback to make this adjustment.
•For vertical locking adjustment:
Used to minimize vertical jitter during Still playback.
©NEXT Button
Used to memorize input data and to change to the next
display segment. Each time you press this button, the
flashing indication on Date Display changes in the
order YEAR, MONTH, DAY, HOUR, MINUTE.
0ANT SELECT Button
Used to select the tuning input mode.
©ADD/DELETE Button
Used to blank unoccupied program positions.
©AUDIO DUB Button
Used to make an Audio Dub. (The Audio Dub
indicator is lit).
©INSERT Button
Used for Insert Editing. (The Insert Edit Indicator is
lit.)
0TIMER REC Button
Used to enter VCR Timer Recording: standby mode.
When Timer Recording has been activated ("E}”
appears on the VCR Display), the VCR cannot be
operated manually.
Press this button again to operate the VCR. Pressing
this button if no Timer Recording data is programmed
or no cassette is inserted, “ET flashes on and off to
indicate that Timer Recording cannot be performed.
©COLOR/BW Switch
COLOR: Forced color mode.
Burst signal is forcibly superimposed onto the
output signal.
BW: Forced BW mode.
Chroma signal including the burst signal from
the output signal is forcibly muted.
©AUTO/WIDE/NOR Switch
AUTO: In recording mode, the unit searchs for the
DC component on the chroma signal of the
S-VIDEO signal, and when the DC is
detected, the ID is recorded onto the CTL
signal as the WIDE signal.
In playback mode, the ID recorded on the
CTL signal is detected and superimposed
onto to chroma signal output of the
S-VIDEO signal.
WIDE: In recording mode, the ID is recorded
forciby onto the CTL signal, and in the
playback mode, DC is superimposed onto
the chroma signal output of the S-VIDEO
signal.
NOR: Fixed to normal recording and playback
mode.
©RESET Switch
To reset the counter to 0000.
©Linear Audio REC Switch
L+R: Same signal as the mixed Hi-Fi audio is
recorded and played back.
LINEAR: Linear audio Input signal of the rear panel is
recorded and played back.

©Cassette Compartment
©PUSH-OPEN
Opens the control panel.
©S-VHS Indicator
©Infrared Remote Control Receiver Window
Receives signals from the Remote Controller.
©Multi-Function Display
(T) Audio Level Meter
(2) Timer Program Number
(3) Wide 16 x9Playback
(4)Channel Display
©Cable TV Indicator
©Cassette-in Indicator
(7) VCR Mode Indicator
®Tape Running Indicator
®Timer Recording Indicator
©Recording Indicator
©OTR Mode Indicator
©Position Indicator
©Date Display
©Write Indicator
©Remaining Tape Time Indicator
©Audio Track Indicators
©Tape Speed Indicator
©Tape Counter Mode Indicator
©Index Search Indicator
@Clock/Tape Counter Display
©TBC Indicator
©Reception Indicators of Stereo, Audio II and Mono
Indicates the sound system of abroadcast.
©Audio Dub Indicator
©JOG/SHUTTLE Indicator
Lights up if JOG/SHUTTLE Button is pressed.
©Insert Edit Indicator
©S-VIDEO IN Connector (AV2)
For connecting the S-video cable of avideo camera or
another VCR equipped with an S-VIDEO OUT
connector.
©VIDEO IN Connector (AV2)
For connecting the video cable of avideo camera or
another VCR.
©AUDIO IN Connectors (AV2)
For connecting the audio cable(s) of avideo camera, a
Hi-Fi stereo system or another VCR.
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Controls, Indicators and Connectors
©VHF/UHF OUT Connector
For connecting to aTV antenna connector.
©CH3/CH4 Switch
Used to select the RF Converter Channel (CH3 or
CH4). Select channel not used in your area.
(3) VIDEO IN Connector (AVI)
For connecting to another VCR or to asignal source
equipped with avideo output connector.
@VIDEO OUT Connector
For connecting to another VCR or to aTV equipped
with avideo input connector.
(5) AUDIO IN Connector (AVI)
For connecting the audio cables of astereo audio
system.
(6) AUDIO OUT Connectors
For connecting the audio cables to astereo audio
system or to aTV equipped with audio input
connectors.
®AC IN—
®VHF/UHF IN Connector
For connecting an external antenna.
(9) S-VIDEO IN Connector (AVI)
For connecting to another VCR or to asignal source
equipped with an S-Video output connector.
®S-VIDEO OUT Connector
For connecting to another VCR or to aTV equipped
with an S-Video input connector.
(Jj) EDIT Connector
By connecting the optional Editing Controller AG-A96
to this connector, editing functions can be performed
more quickly and efficiently between two VCRs or
between aVCR and acamera recorder.
The use of the Editing Controller AG-A96 (optional)
gives you control over both the playback and the
recording VCRs directly from this controller, to let you
perform such editing functions as Assemble Editing,
Insert Editing and Audio Dubbing more quickly and
efficiently.
VCR for playback
To EDIT
Connector
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Carefully read the operating instructions for the
AG-A96.
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Caution:
When using the AG-A96, switch the AG-A96 to the
standard speed mode. Do this by pressing the EDIT STOP
button and PLAYER button simultaneously.
Be sure to set the Shuttle Ring on this unit to the PAUSE
mode when using the AG-A96.

Infrared Remote Controller
1INPUT SELECT Button
Selects external recording source connected to
video/audio input connectors. “A1 ”or “A2" appears on
the VCR Display.
A1 :Recording through S-VIDEO IN or VIDEO IN and
AUDIO IN Connectors on Rear Panel.
A2: Recording through S-VIDEO IN or VIDEO IN and
AUDIO IN Connectors on Front Panel.
2CLOCK/COUNTER Button
Changes the indication on the VCR Display from CLOCK
time to COUNTER (tape running time) and vice versa. If
the character-forming segments for seconds are
circulating on COUNTER Display, this indicates that
there is nothing recorded on the tape being moved.
TAPE REMAIN Button
Changes the indication of the VCR Display from tape
running time (COUNTER) to remaining tape time, or vice
versa. “REMAIN” appears on the VCR Display during
remaining tape time display mode.
3RESET Button
Resets the Tape Counter (tape running time) to
“0:00.00”.
•The Tape Counter is automatically reset to “0:00.00”
when acassette is inserted.
4STILL ADV Button
For Still Picture Advance playback. Each time you press
this button during Still playback, the still picture is
advanced by one field.
5SLOW Button
For Slow Motion playback. Press SLOW Button during
normal playback. The slow-motion speed can be varied
with “+” or Buttons.
4
5

Infrared Remote Controller
Power source for the Remote Controller
The Infrared Remote Controller is powered by 2ANSI
“AA” size batteries. Replace the batteries with new ones
about every year: However, battery life depends on the
frequency of use or the selected operation mode.
Precautions for battery replacement
•Load new batteries with their polarities (+ and -) aligned
correctly.
•Do not mix new and old batteries and never use an
alkaline battery with amanganese battery.
•Do not apply heat to the batteries, or an internal
short-circuit may occur.
•Remove batteries and store them in acool and dry place
when Remote Controller is not in use for long periods of
time.
•Remove spent batteries immediately and dispose of them.
Loading the batteries
1
Remove Battery Compartment Lid.
2
Insert the batteries, aligning their polarities as indicated
inside Battery Compartment.
3
Replace the lid.
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Introduction
The following functions can be performed with the Remote
Controller or with the appropriate operation buttons on the
VCR.
•Normal playback
•Cue/Review playback
•Still playback
•Slow playback’
•Shuttle operation to change the playback speed in small
steps between Still and Cue/Review playback.
•Jog operation to locate the desired picture exactly.
’Operative only with the Remote Controller.
The playback picture appears promptly on the TV from the
Stop mode because the VCR head cylinder remains
rotating for about 20 minutes even in the Stop mode.
Preparation
Turn the TV on and select channel 3or 4for video playback
on the TV.
Playback procedure
1Insert arecorded cassette.
•If acassette has been inside the VCR, press POWER
to turn VCR on.
Normal playback
2Press PLAY to start Normal playback.