Page 2 - Dear Customer; Longrun Head System; Plug in Auto Tuning
2 AUTO CHANNEL SET PROCEEDING END : MENU 2 Dear Customer Thank you for purchasing this Panasonic VideoCassette Recorder. We strongly suggest that you carefully studythe Operating Instructions before attempting tooperate the VCR, and that you note the listedprecautions. CVC (Crystal View Control)Indi...
Page 3 - Contents
3 As this equipment gets hot during use,operate it in well ventilated place;do not install this equipment in aconfined space such as a book case orsimilar unit. WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIREELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCTDAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THISEQUIPMENT TO RAIN, MOISTURE,DRIPPING OR SPLASHING ANDE...
Page 4 - Controls and Connection Sockets
4 I N VIDEO L R AUDIO OUT 21 24 19 20 22 23 RF OUT IN ( AV1 ) POWER JET REW SEARCH TIMER REC Í / I Á EJECT REC/OTR 6 / 6 REW 5 / 5 FF STOP PLAY PICTURE MODE CVC 1 2 8 7 6 14 13 16 17 12 11 9 18 10 3 4 5 15 POWER JET REW PICTURE MODE SEARCH TIMER REC Í / I Á EJECT REC/OTR 6 / 6 REW 5 / 5 FF STOP PLAY...
Page 5 - Before Use; FRONT
5 Before Use FRONT 0 1 POWER Í /I (POWER Í ) ( ‘ 11) 0 2 TIMER REC Á (TIMER Á ) ( ‘ 27) 3 SEARCH ( ‘ 33) 4 JET REW 6 ( ‘ 22) 0 5 Cassette Compartment ( ‘ 21) 6 EJECT < ( ‘ 12) 8 7 STOP ∫ ( ‘ 21, 24) 0 8 PLAY 1 ( ‘ 21) 0 9 VIDEO IN (AV2) ( ‘ 34) 10 AUDIO IN (AV2) ( ‘ 34) 11 PICTURE MODE ( ‘ 18, 23...
Page 6 - Infra-red Remote Controller; VCR OPERATION
6 0 3 Numeric Buttons ( ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ 15, 24) Selects program positions of the VCR. ≥ Ensure that VCR/TV switch is set to VCR . 0 4 NAVI ( ‘ 30) 0 5 On Screen Display Menu Operation Buttons ( ‘ 13) MENU OK 3421 0 6 Timer Recording Operation Buttons ( ‘ 27– 29) DATE, CH, ON, OFF PROG./CHECK CANCEL SPEED ...
Page 7 - TV OPERATION
7 Before Use Installing the Batteries Insert the batteries with the polarity ( + and - ) correctly aligned. Power Source for the Remote Controller: The remote controller is powered by 2 “AA”,“UM3” or “R6” size batteries. The life of thebatteries is about one year, although thisdepends on the frequen...
Page 8 - Connections; Basic Connections
8 I N OUT RF OUT IN ( AV1 ) I N VIDEO L R AUDIO OUT RF OUT IN ( AV1 ) 3 1 2 Connections TV Set (Not supplied) Antenna (Not supplied) Antenna Input Connector To mains supply ≥ Use the plug adaptor supplied if it is needed to fit the shape ofthe power outlet which will be used. ≥ Connection to a Stere...
Page 9 - Setting Up; Connection to a TV using the Audio/Video Input Sockets
9 Setting Up I N VIDEO L R AUDIO OUT 4 RF OUT IN ( AV1 ) 3 1 2 I N VIDEO AUDIO OUT RF OUT IN ( AV1 ) 3 4 1 2 Connection to a TV using the Audio/Video Input Sockets Antenna InputConnector TV Set (Not supplied) Antenna (Not supplied) AUDIO IN VIDEO IN (Not supplied) NV-FJ630PMP To mains supply Antenna...
Page 10 - Cable Connection
10 Cable Connection Cable-VCR-TV (For CATV/PAYChannels Recording/Playback) The VCR has an extended range, and can tunethe Low-Band, Mid-Band, Super-Band, Hyper-Band, Ultra-Band, and Special cable channels(Channels A-5 – A-1, A – W, AA – FFF, GGG –WWW, WWW r 1 – WWW r 12, 100 – 125, 5A). Also, the VC...
Page 11 - Tuning the TV to your VCR
11 Setting Up Í DIRECT REC REPEAT VOLUME SEARCH PICTURE MODE REC VCR DATE CANCEL AUDIO RESET OSD/DISPLAY VCR/TV SPEED + + – + – ON OFF TV AV + – MENU OK PROG. / CHECK TIMER Á NAVI INDEX 1 2 3 7 8 0 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 POWER INPUT SELECT JET REW 100 – CH 2 1 I N OUT RF 3 1 AUTO CHANNEL SET PROCEEDING END...
Page 12 - To Restart Plug in Auto Tuning
12 AUTO CHANNEL SET PROCEEDING END : MENU 2 AUTO TUNING ISCOMPLETED. END: MENU Disappears 2 3 Select a program number on the TV whichyou wish to use as the video viewingchannel. Then tune in the TV to the picturefrom the screen being auto tuned or thescreen selected with the I and J buttons of the V...
Page 13 - Storing TV Broadcasts in your VCR
13 Setting Up Í DIRECT REC REPEAT VOLUME SEARCH PICTURE MODE REC VCR DATE CANCEL AUDIO RESET OSD/DISPLAY VCR/TV SPEED + + – + – ON OFF TV AV + – MENU OK PROG. / CHECK TIMER Á NAVI INDEX 1 2 3 7 8 0 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 POWER INPUT SELECT JET REW 100 – CH Storing TV Broadcasts in your VCR Auto Tuning Usin...
Page 14 - Channel Plan; TV mode
14 6 Select CH by pressing 3 or 4 and then select the program position by pressing 2 or 1 . 7 Select BLANK by pressing 3 or 4 and then select ON or OFF by pressing 2 or 1 . ≥ To select the blanking of a programposition, select ON . ≥ Repeat steps 6 and 7 for another unoccupied program positions to s...
Page 16 - Setting the Clock of your VCR; Time Reset Function
16 Operations1 Press MENU. 2 Select CLOCK SET by pressing 3 or 4 and then press OK . 3 Set D.S.T. (Daylight Saving Time) bypressing 3 or 4 . ≥ Select YES to set daylight saving time. The time on the clock is advanced by 1 hour. ≥ Select NO to return to standard time. The time on the clock is set bac...
Page 17 - On Screen Display
17 Setting Up SEARCH PICTURE MODE REC VCR DATE CANCEL AUDIO RESET OSD/DISPLAY VCR/TV SPEED + + – + – ON OFF TV MENU OK PROG. / CHECK TIMER Á 1 2 3 4 JET REW – CH Settings Using the On ScreenDisplay Preparations ≥ Confirm that the TV is on and the VCRviewing channel is selected. ≥ Turn on the VCR. ≥ ...
Page 19 - For the Jet Navigator Function
19 Setting Up For the Jet Navigator Function Follow steps 1 to 2 on page 17. 3 Select JET NAVIGATOR by pressing 3 or 4 . 4 Select ON or OFF by pressing 2 or 1 . ≥ When JET NAVIGATOR is ON , appears on the VCR display and JetNavigator function works. 5 Press MENU twice to make the on screen display d...
Page 21 - Basic operations; Playback
21 Basic operations Operations1 Insert a recorded videocassette tape. 2 Start viewing the picture bypressing 1 (PLAY) . 3 Search forward by tapping 5 (FF) . (Cue) ≥ To change back to normal playback, press 1 (PLAY) . 4 Search backward bytapping 6 (REW) . (Review) ≥ To change back to normalplayback, ...
Page 22 - Other Playback Functions
22 VCR TV MENU OK JET REW Other Playback Functions To Stop Playback Automatically(Playback Off Timer Function) If you set the playback duration, the playbackwill stop automatically.After the set playback time has elapsed, theVCR automatically stops playback andswitches off. To Activate the Playback ...
Page 24 - Manual Recording
24 POWER JET REW PICTURE MODE SEARCH TIMER REC Í / I Á EJECT REC/OTR 6 / 6 REW 5 / 5 FF STOP PLAY 1 5 3 4 Manual Recording § Set VCR/TV switch to VCR for using POWER Í , the I and J buttons and the numeric buttons . Operations1 Insert a video cassette tapewith an intact erasureprevention tab. ≥ If i...
Page 25 - To Interrupt Recording
25 Basic operations To Interrupt Recording Press ; / D (PAUSE/SLOW) during recording.Press it again to continuerecording. To View One TV Program whileRecording Another One 1 Refer to steps 1 – 4 of the manual recording operation. 2 Press VCR/TV to select the TV mode. 3 Select the TV program on your ...
Page 26 - Direct Recording
26 Direct Recording This function allows you to immediately startrecording the same scenes of program that youare viewing on the TV. Conditions for correct operation of the DirectRecording function: ≥ Set DIRECT REC to ON . (See page 19.) ≥ The VCR must be connected to the TV’sAudio/Video output soc...
Page 27 - Advanced operations; Timer Recording
27 Advanced operations Operations1 Press PROG./ CHECK . 2 Set Date to “27TH”. 3 Set Program position (channel) to “2”. 4 Set Starting time to “20:02”. ≥ When kept pressed, the indication changesin 30-minute steps. 5 Set Ending time to “21:30”. 6 Press 1 to select the Category . Then, select the desi...
Page 28 - Weekly Timer Recording; Daily Timer Recording
28 ≥ The tape length must be set correctly.(See page 18.) ≥ Tapes except T30, -60, -90, -120, -140, -160,-180 tapes may not work correctly. Selecting the Desired TapeSpeed Press SPEED to make the selection in any of steps 1 – 5 . Programming a TimerRecording of a TV Program Untilits End(Auto SP/EP C...
Page 29 - Checking a Timer Program
29 Advanced operations To Activate the Auto SP/EP ChangeFunction: Press SPEED to select A . ≥ Every time you press SPEED , the indication changes in the following order: SP > EP > A > SP Checking a Timer Program ≥ The VCR must be turned on, or the timerrecording indicator “ Á ” lit. ≥ Confi...
Page 30 - Search Functions; Jet Navigator
30 VOLUME SEARCH PICTURE MODE REC VCR DATE CANCEL AUDIO RESET OSD/DISPLAY VCR/TV SPEED + + – + – ON OFF TV AV + – MENU OK PROG. / CHECK TIMER Á NAVI INDEX 7 8 0 9 1 2 3 4 JET REW 100 – CH Search Functions Jet Navigator This VCR can display a list of the recordedprograms on the inserted video cassett...
Page 31 - To Set the Category
31 Advanced operations To Set the Category The category setting allows you to find whatkind of programs are recorded by the characterand the icon indications. Press 1 while the Jet Navigator list appears. Notes: ≥ The Jet Navigator list is stored in eachcassette. ≥ Signals approximately 10 seconds b...
Page 34 - Editing; Assembly Editing
34 Í DIRECT REC REPEAT VOLUME SEARCH PICTURE MODE REC VCR TV AV + – MENU OK NAVI INDEX 1 2 3 7 8 0 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 POWER INPUT SELECT JET REW 100 1 5 3 2,4 Editing Assembly Editing This function can be used to make up an editedtape from other recordings or video sources.A new scene can be added to t...
Page 35 - Other Functions; Child Lock Function; Other Automatic Functions; Automatic Playback
35 Advanced operations POWER JET REW PICTURE MODE SEARCH TIMER REC Í / I Á EJECT REC/OTR 6 / 6 REW 5 / 5 FF STOP PLAY Other Functions Tracking Adjustment andVertical Locking Adjustment ≥ For manual tracking adjustmentThe I and J buttons are used to adjust the tracking when, for example, noise bars o...
Page 36 - Before Requesting Service
36 Before Requesting Service Before requesting service, check the followingpoints again. Message of On Screen Display On screen displaymessages are displayed. The error message is indicated in brackets [ ]. [PLEASE PUT IN A VIDEO CASSETTE.] ‘ REC ¥ ( ¥ REC/OTR) or TIMER Á (TIMER REC Á ) has been pre...
Page 37 - Helpful Hints
37 Helpful Hints Playback will not operate correctly The symptom description is indicated inquatations “ ”. “The picture is noisy or is not in color.Horizontal bars or lines run down the screen.” ‘ Tracking is not correct.Adjust the tracking. See page 35. ‘ The TV has not been tuned to the VCR.Tune ...
Page 38 - Usage Precautions; Humidity and Dust
38 Usage Precautions Please read these precautions before youoperate this VCR. Avoid Sudden Changes inTemperature If the VCR is suddenly moved from a cold toa warm place, dew may form on the tapeand inside the VCR. Humidity and Dust Avoid places where there is high humidityor much dust, which may ca...
Page 39 - Dirt on the video heads
39 Helpful Hints If a clear picture is not produced, insert acommercially available cleaning cassette.Then, press REC ¥ ( ¥ REC/OTR) and keep it running for approximate 10 seconds to cleanthe video heads.If the problem still persists after performing allof the measures listed above, contact a servic...
Page 40 - Specifications
40 Specifications NV-FJ630PMPNV-SJ430PMP Power Source: 110 – 240 V AC 50/60Hz Power Consumption: 13 W (NV-FJ630PMP)11 W (NV-SJ430PMP) Video Recording System: 2 rotary heads, helical scanning system Video Heads: 4 heads Audio Heads: 2 heads (NV-FJ630PMP only) Tape Speed: SP; 33.3 mm/s EP; 11.1 mm/s T...
