Panasonic NV-FJ610 User Manual

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To Prevent Accidental Erasure of Recorded
Contents
When you record again onto a previously
recorded video cassette, the previous
recording is automatically erased and
replaced with the new recording.
Therefore, to prevent accidental
erasure of the recorded contents,
break out the erasure prevention
tab after recording.
Use a screwdriver or similar tool to break out the tab.
To Record Again onto the Video Cassette with a Broken
Out Erasure Prevention Tab:
If you insert a video cassette with a
broken out erasure prevention tab and
press the REC button I, the “
1”
indication flashes on the VCR display to
indicate that recording is not possible.
In this case, cover the tab hole with two
layers of adhesive tape.
The adhesive tape substitutes for the prevention erasure tab
and makes it possible to record again on this cassette.
To Display the Approximate Remaining
Tape Time
The remaining tape time can be displayed in the VCR
display.
1
Press the TAPE button B and select the corresponding
cassette tape length.
See page 26.
2
Press the OSD/DISPLAY button 5 repeatedly until the
Remaining Tape Time appears on the VCR display.
Pressing the OSD/DISPLAY button 5 once makes the
On Screen Display appear; after that, pressing it
repeatedly changes the indication in the following
order:
For certain cassettes, the remaining tape time may not be
displayed correctly.
Clock
Counter
Remaining Tape Time
Erasure prevention tab
To Perform an OTR Recording:
1
Display the VCR picture on the TV.
2
Insert a video cassette with an intact erasure prevention
tab.
3
Press the Channel buttons M to select the programme
position on which the TV programme to be recorded will
be broadcast.
4
Press the REC/OTR button ^ to start recording.
5
Press the REC/OTR button ^ repeatedly to select the
desired recording duration.
Every time you press this button, the recording
duration indicated in the VCR display changes in the
following order.
For example, if you select “30”, the VCR records a
programme from that moment on for 30 minutes.
30
(min.)
240
(min.)
180
(min.)
120
(min.)
60
(min.)
Counter display 
(normal recording mode)
To Stop the OTR Recording Before the End:
Press the Stop button 9.
Adhesive tape
Linked Timer Recordings with a
Digital Receiver
When the AV2 socket of this VCR is connected by a 21-pin
cable to a Digital Receiver, it is possible to have timer
recordings for a Digital Receiver execute automatically
simply by switching the Digital Receiver into timer standby
mode and then switching this VCR into timer recording
standby mode.
Note that linked timer recordings may not work properly
with some Digital Receivers.
1
Make sure that “AV2” is set to “TIMER”.
(See page 27.)
2
Insert a video cassette with an intact erasure prevention
tab into the VCR.
3
Switch the Digital Receiver over to the timer standby
mode.
4
Press the TIMER REC button C to switch the VCR over
to the timer recording standby mode.
This VCR does not require any further special timer
recording operations.
The recording will start at the date and time
programmed for the Digital Receiver.
Notes:
Always connect the Digital Receiver to be used for timer
recordings to the AV2 socket of this VCR using a 21-pin
cable.
Linked timer recordings are not counted in the total time of
timer recording programmings.
Make sure that the date and time of the linked timer
recording does not conflict with that of a VCR. If
programmed recordings do overlap, either linked timer
recording or timer recording of VCR have the priority.
To Select the Recording
Duration and Perform Timer
Recording
(OTR Recording)
OTR means One-Touch Recording and is called this way,
because you can start recording and select the recording
duration by repeatedly pressing a single button. This is very
convenient, for example when you want to start recording
immediately but need to go out or want to go to bed.
After the selected recording duration has elapsed, recording
stops and the VCR automatically switches off.