Contents DVD/CD Player / Video Cassette Recorder NV-VP33 / NV-VP28 / NV-VP23 Operating Instructions DUBBING Before connecting the device, operating it or adjusting settings please read these operating instructions completely; especially the safety precautions on pages 2 and 3.
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Safety Precautions Install this device in a horizontal position. Do not place anything heavy on it. Keep this device away from high temperatures and avoid changes in temperatures. Keep away from humidity and dust. Inside of product Produktets innside (Norsk) Tuotteen sisällä (Suomi) VAROITUS: FOR Å REDUSERE FAREN FOR BRANN, ELEKTRISK STØT ELLER SKADER PÅ PRODUKTET, MÅ DETTE APPARATET IKKE UTSETTES FOR REGN, FUKTIGHET, VANNDRÅPER ELLER VANNSPRUT.
Front Panel VCR= Video Cassette Recorder DUBBING Detailed information is available on the Page specified pages. VCR display DVD display Device control DVD-RAM DUBBING Stand-by/on switch /I EJECT OPEN / CLOSE To copy a DVD RAM to VHS cassette. 32 Opens and closes the disc tray Automatically optimises and adapts the audio and video settings to the disc used. The menus Picture Menu and Audio Menu of DVD Functions are not available when this function is enabled.
Remote control General functions Stand-by/on switch /I Press to switch the unit from on to stand-by mode or vice versa. In stand-by mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power. Switching this appliance into stand-by mode does not disconnect it from the mains. TV functions TV Stand-by / on. VHS/DVD Press the button a couple of times to select Sound mode. VCR: stereo (L R), left channel (L -), right channel (- R), mono (- -) playback.
Remote control VCR functions VHS/DVD Tape counter The tape counter will be automatically reset to [0:00:00] when you insert a video cassette. ! Or you can press the CANCEL/RESET button on the remote control unit to manually reset the tape counter to [0:00:00]. TV VOLUME CH AUDIO Pause a recording session. Still or slow motion playback. OPERATION SELECT VHS DVD TRACKING/V-LOCK 1 3 2 CH 4 6 5 Press STOP winding.
Remote control DVD functions Skip chapters, titles or frames ! Press SKIP during playback or in pause mode. Stop playback ! Press STOP twice. Resume ! Press STOP during playback to store the current position on the disc. For some disc formats not all of the described DVD functions are available. VHS/DVD TV VOLUME CH AUDIO AV OPERATION SELECT VHS Press PLAY while the disc logo in the display is blinking. Playback will be resumed at the point where you stopped it.
Connecting with a 21-pin Scart cable 1 Aerial AV1 21-pin Scart socket RF IN Antenna input ACININ~ AC VCR Auto Setup with 21-pin Scart cable (Automatic tuning) Follow the steps described below. Belgien Belgique België Danmark España EëëÜäá France Disconnect power to all devices.
Connecting with Audio-Videocable 1 Aerial Follow the steps described below. AC IN~ AUDIO AC IN (R/L) / VIDEO PB L AV1 (TV) L RF OUT AV2 (DECODER/ EXT) AUDIO AUDIO R Y R PR COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT RF OUT Antenna output Disconnect power to all devices. 1 Connect antenna to the RF OUT (Antenna output) to the TV set’s antenna input connector. ! TV Antenna input 2 RF coaxial cable (AUDIO R/L, VIDEO) sockets of the VCR/DVD to the TV input. television set to the AC mains supply.
Setting Time and Date Menu VHS Timer recording QUICK ERASE Tuning Clock set Others Language : English ENTER : select : exit DVD ! Press MENU. The Menu screen appears. With select Clock set. Press ENTER. ! Select [AUTO] and confirm with ENTER. ! ! : access EXIT Automatic tuning (not for VP23) Clock set AUTO Time Date : 12 : 00 : 00 : 11. 6. 05 : select : return MENU ENTER EXIT If the device does not find a TV station broadcasting the time signal, set Time and Date manually.
External Devices Others Tape length Connecting a Set Top Box, satellite receiver, decoder or a second recorder. You can connect a Set Top Box to receive digital broadcast by antenna (DVB-T) signals, a satellite receiver (digital/analogue) or a decoder to decrypt encrypted programmes. 1/2 : : : : : : : AV2 TV system SQPB OSD Remote EXT LINK AUTO ( E-240) EXT AUTO AUTO 4:3 VCR 1 2 Disconnect power to all devices. Connect the external device to the AV2 input of the VCR/DVD by using a 21-pin Scart cable.
Connectors DVD/VHS COMMON OUT DVD OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO (PROGRESSIVE/ INTERLACE) PB L Y AUDIO AUDIO R R COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PR AV1 (TV) RF IN AV2 (DECODER/ EXT) RF OUT L Before connecting ! Verify that all devices to be connected up are unplugged from the AC mains.
Connectors Digital connectors (COAXIAL) (only DVD) DVD/VHS COMMON OUT DVD OUT L COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO (PROGRESSIVE/ INTERLACE) PB R Y To play programmes with a 5.1-channel surround sound, connect the digital audio output ( COAXIAL ) with an external Multi-channel Dolby Digital Decoder, for example. L AUDIO AUDIO PR R COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Prerequisites for making recordings with an external digital recorder - The original disc must not be copy-protected.
VCR menu control Timer recording Pos Date Start Stop 20 21 ------- ------------------- ------- / / / / / / ------- --:---:---:---:---:---:-- --:---:---:---:---:---:-- 1/3 VPS PDC - ------------- Tuning Timer recording QUICK ERASE Tuning Clock set Others Language : English ! ! Press MENU. The menu screen appears. With select the desired sub-menu. Press ENTER. The selected menu appears. ! AUTO ! Press EXIT to leave the menu. D Not every model supports all of the functions.
Manual Setup Creating a new station table Press MENU. The Menu screen appears. Select the Tuning menu by pressing and confirming with ENTER. Confirm Manual by pressing ENTER. With the buttons, select an open storage position and press ENTER.
Manual Setup Tuning Pos Name 1 2 3 4 5 A MENU Ch ARD ZDF N3 RTL SAT1 : delete : move : return Pos Name 6 7 8 9 10 7 4 2 12 13 B Ch VOX PRO7 RTL2 KABE SRTL 8 95 85 97 98 : move : store : exit ! ENTER EXIT Tuning Manual Auto Setup Shipping condition Auto Setup OK? Country Tuning ENTER : yes EXIT Changing the order of TV stations or deleting a station Press MENU. The Menu screen appears. With select the Tuning menu, confirm with ENTER. Confirm Manual with ENTER. Press B.
Manual Setup VHS DVD Tape length Menu Others ! ! ! ! ! ! Press MENU Select Others Confirm with ENTER Select the Menu item Changes with Press MENU to quit the menu. Others Tape length AV2 TV system SQPB OSD Remote EXT LINK Press AV2 1/2 : : : : : : : AUTO ( E-240) DECODER AUTO AUTO 4:3 VCR 1 2 TV system AUTO : Automatically detects PAL or MESECAM. PAL : If you are using the PAL system. MESECAM : If you are using the MESECAM system.
Manual Setup Menu language The language set for the Video menu does not depend on the DVD SETUP menu language Menu Timer recording QUICK ERASE Tuning Clock set Others Language : English VHS DVD ! ! ! 1 2 3 4 5 ARD ZDF N3 RTL SAT1 A : delete : select MENU : return Ch Pos Name 6 7 8 9 10 7 4 2 12 13 VOX PRO7 RTL2 KABE SRTL : move ENTER : access EXIT : exit B Ch 8 95 85 97 98 OFF: ON : VHS DVD ! ! ! ! ! Menu Timer recording QUICK ERASE Tuning Clock set Others Language : English 18 Press MENU
Recording Recording functions INPUT REPEAT REC Direct recording of the VCR - TV picture. 19 REC Timer recording Set the television to the appropriate AV input and insert a cassette into the VCR; make sure that the cassette’s protection tab is intact. ! Select the channel to be recorded with INPUT. When recording from an external device, select from Scart inputs AV1, AV2, or the front panel input AV3. To record from the internal DVD/CD player, select dc.
Timer recording The Timer recording allows you to programme the recording time of TV programmes up to 1 month in advance. Use the on-screen menu to programme a maximum of 16 recordings.
Timer recording Checking the timer programme ! ! PROG/CHECK Automatic SP/LP selection A: If there is not enough tape left at the beginning of a timer programme to complete it, the SP/LP function will automatically run the tape at LP speed. This ensures that the entire programme will be recorded. If the LP mode is not enough to ‘stretch’ the remaining tape to fit, you will not be able to record all of the TV programmes. Press PROG/CHECK. The Timer recording menu appears.
Recording with INTELLIGENT TIMER The INTELLIGENT TIMER allows you to easily time the recording of programmes broadcasted by the same TV station at the same daytime at different days. To use the INTELLIGENT TIMER function, at least one recording session must be programmed in the Timer recording menu (page 20). This information will be copied into the INTELLIGENT TIMER menu.
Recording with ShowView (not for VP23) ShowView ShowView Programming recordings with the ShowView function The ShowView code simplifies entering programme information to record TV and SAT programmes.
Recording with external recording controls ! ! Others Tape length AV2 TV system SQPB OSD Remote EXT LINK 1/2 : : : : : : : ! AUTO ( E-240) DECODER AUTO AUTO 4:3 VCR 1 2 ! Press MENU. The Menu screen appears. With select menu Others and confirm with ENTER. With select EXT LINK and turn to [2] or [1] . Press MENU to return to the Menu screen. EXT LINK 2: External recording control for some satellite or digital receivers (video signal).
Playback Optimising the playback picture quality Normally the VCR automatically adjusts the playback picture to the highest possible quality. Sometimes it may be necessary though to adjust the picture manually. Normal playback ! Turn on the VCR. ! Be sure the TV set is turned on and set to the appropriate AV input. ! Insert a video cassette. ! Press PLAY to start playback. ! Press STOP to end playback. Picture noise or unclear picture during playback.
General convenient functions INDEX/SKIP Quick search for a beginning of a recording While playing back or in stop-mode. ! INDEX tape winds forward / INDEX tape rewinds. Every time you press the button (max. 20 times) the VCR will find the start of the next recording. Playback will start automatically. ! Press STOP to exit the Search function. Auto-Start When inserting a cassette the VCR will automatically switch on.
General convenient functions S-VHS cassette playback 17 (SQPB=S-VHS Quasi Playback) You can play cassettes that were recorded on a S-VHS VCR. • The quality of the picture will be that of a VHS recording. • You cannot make S-VHS recordings on this VCR. Playing back NTSC video cassettes (NV-VP33) You can play NTSC video cassettes for viewing on a PALtype TV set (PAL 60). You cannot record on, or copy video cassettes to NTSCformat cassettes.
DVD-QUICK SETUP VHS DVD Setup DVD SETUP QUICK SETUP JET REW Select the menu language. English Deutsch Español Svenska to select and press ENTER Français Italiano Polski Nederlands RETURN to return D The navigator keys of the remote control unit allow you to move between menus and to accept or change the selected settings. Press ENTER to store a change. Press RETURN to go back to the previous screen. Press SETUP to quit the menu.
Playback functions OPEN / CLOSE The label must face up. PAUSE SLOW INPUT REPEAT D CD RAM DVD-Video Video CD MP3 Playback ! Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. ! Place the disc on the disc tray. ! Press PLAY . The disc tray closes and disc playback starts automatically. D The player may take some time to read all of the disc information! D An incorrect full title display can result for +R and +RW media. MP3, WMA, JPEG: The Playback menu appears on the screen.
Playback functions Single frame mode D D Playback Menu Total 260 Audio Total 0 Picture Total 260 D ! Date On 9/12 (THU) 9/12 (THU) 16:48 20:00 Title Contents Friends News ! D 0~ 9 to select 30 RAM RETURN to exit WMA JPEG MP3 WMA Certain discs may not provide this function at all, or only if the appliance is in stop mode. An incorrect full title display can result for +R and +RW media.
Playback functions DVD-Video PLAY MODE PROG PLAY Program Playback Choose a group and content. No. Group Content 1 Time Play Clear Clear all --to select and press ENTER PLAY to start PLAY MODE PROG PLAY PLAY MODE PROG PLAY DVD-V, MP3, WMA, JPEG: Press or the numeric keys of the remote control unit to select or specify the track/group to be played in a random order. Video CD CD MP3 WMA JPEG Program Playback You can programme up to 32 chapters/tracks to be played in any order.
VCR-DVD functions DVD-Video Synchronous recording CD RAM Video CD MP3 WMA JPEG How to copy a non copy-protected disc to VHS type cassette. ! ! ! D Playing back music, NTSC formatted films or copyprotected discs might result in interferences. INPUT REPEAT ! ! ! REC ! ! ! Select DVD on the remote control. VHS DVD Use PLAY and to select the disc's starting position. Press to select Pause playback. Select VCR on the remote control. VHS DVD Press INPUT to select the dc channel.
Navigation Menu JPEG MENU PLAYLIST To display the selection menu ! Display the Navigation Menu and press FUNCTIONS. The Selection menu is displayed. ! Press to select a menu item, then press ENTER to confirm or RETURN to quit the Selection menu.
Navigation Menu G1 Thumbnail Menu C 1 JPEG --:-- P1000001 1/68 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 FUNCTIONS to display the sub menu HighMAT Playlist List 1 Group Name Content Song 1 Artist Name Album Title JPEG Group Rotate pictures ! Press FUNCTIONS during playback. The Functions menu will be displayed. The available options depend on the current disc. ! Press and ENTER to select [Rotate Picture]. ! Press and ENTER to specify the direction of rotation.
HighMAT HighMAT Page 1/1 Sorted according to artist Sorted according to sampler Sorted according to category HighMAT (High Performance Media Access Technology) is a joint Panasonic and Microsoft technology development. Diverse HighMAT-level2 format data (WMA, MP3 and/or JPEG) stored on a disc by a PC can be quickly played back by the appliance with the additional help of a menu. While the HighMAT menu is displayed: ! Press to select and ENTER to confirm.
Functions menu Playback status indicator Group 4 Content 41 Time 0 : 070 : 03 : 10 03 - Title 3 CINEMA MODE Functions Program 1/ 1 Time 0:12:03 Audio LR Subtitle Off Marker (VR) Other Settings DVD-RAM menu illustration D The status indicator automatically appears when a CD is inserted. ! ! FUNCTIONS Play Speed AV Enhancer Play Menu Picture Menu Audio Menu Display Menu Other Menu ! Press QUICK OSD twice to activate the playback status indicator. Press SLOW/SEARCH to change the playback speed.
Functions menu Functions Title 1/36 Chapter 1/27 Time --:--:-Audio - --Subtitle - --Angle -/Other Settings DVD-Video Functions Track 1/ 2 Time 48:10 Audio LR Other Settings Video CD Functions Playlist 1/ 38 Group 1/20 Content 2/12 Time 0:39 Audio 96kbps Other Settings HighMAT Functions Group 1/11 Content 1/12 Time --:-Audio Other Settings WMA/MP3 Functions Group 1/ 6 Content 1/68 Thumbnail Rotate Picture Slideshow On Other Settings JPEG Functions Track 1/14 Time 48:10 Other Settings CD Title/Tra
Functions menu These settings are not available for every disc. Play Speed: Select a factor by which to change the playback speed. The audio output switches to PCM (2-channel). Other Settings AV-Enhancer: Automatically optimises and adapts the audio and video settings to the disc used. The Picture and Audio menus are not available when this function is enabled. AV ENHANCER Repeat: Allows you to repeat the current track or chapter.
Functions menu These settings are not available for every disc. Audio Menu Advanced Surround Off Dialogue Enhancer Off Sound Enhancement Off Display Menu Subtitle Position Subtitle Brightness 4:3 Aspect Auto Just Fit Zoom Manual Zoom x1.00 Information On Bitrate Display Off GUI See-through Off GUI-Brightness 0 Other Menu D The Audio Menu functions are not available when the AV-Enhancer function is turned on.
SETUP menus Menu Disc To display the Setup menu ! Press SETUP to display the DVD Setup menu. ! Press to select a sub-menu, then press . ! Press to select the option to be changed, then press ENTER to confirm. ! Press to select a setting option, then press ENTER to confirm. ! Press to select the next menu item. ! Press RETURN to quit the menu.
SETUP menus Menu Audio Dolby Digital / DTS Digital Surround / MPEG: Please choose the correct settings matching your audio system: PCM Digital Output PCM is the standard method used to record digital music signals on Audio CDs. For reasons of copyright protection the digital output of PCM audio signals may be limited to 48 kHz/16 bit. Choose [Up to 48 kHz] if the digital audio outlet is used to connect your player to an amplifier that only processes sampling frequencies of up to 48 kHz.
Information Region codes This player accesses the regional codes stored on DVDs. It supports all discs assigned regional code "2" or "ALL". UK and continental Europe: "2". Disc forms Never play anything but circular discs with a diameter of 3" ( 8 cm ) or 5" ( 12 cm ). Discs of other shapes may damage the player hardware. HighMAT and the HighMAT logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Before requesting service GENERAL DISTORTIONS There is no audio output and the sound is distorted: ! ! Check the connections. Deactivate the Advanced Surround effect. The VCR display is not lit: ! Check AC mains connection. The VCR display is lit, the device does not respond to controls: ! ! Device is set to recording stand-by or timer mode. Quit with TIMER button. External recording control is turned on. Quit this with the EXT LINK button.
Before requesting service VCR DISTORTIONS ! Manual correction of a bad picture: Automatic Clock set doesn’t work properly: Bad picture or sound: The recording functions do not work properly: ! ! ! Set Clock set to [AUTO] (not for VP23). If the device cannot find a TV station transmitting the time signal, set Time and Date manually. ! ! ! ! ! ! The use of E-300 cassettes may cause problems if the recordings were taken at low tape speeds LP or EP. Check [PAL] and [MESECAM] settings.
Before requesting service DVD DISTORTIONS The loudspeakers emit loud noise: ! Go to the Setup screen and check the Audio menu settings of Dolby Digital, DTS Digital Surround and MPEG. The message "NO PLAY" appears: ! ! ! The player cannot play discs of the current format. The disc contains no recorded material. The function Ratings is active. 40 ! Check the TV Aspect setting. 40 ! ! Certain control operations are not available with some discs.
Remote control codes Remote control codes For TV set control change the remote control unit's code. ! Press and hold TV Stand-by / on. ! Enter the two-digit code of your TV set. Try a different code if your TV set does not respond correctly. You will have to re-enter the code when replacing the batteries.
Specifications Power supply: Power consumption: Output level audio VCR: 0.5V eff., 300 Ohm - 1 kOhm / DVD: 2V eff. (1 kHz, 0 dB Fs) output connector: Pin jack, AV, 2 channel (L/R) Dynamic range Audio VCR:more than 90 dB (Hi-Fi sound tracks) DVD:(linear audio): 100dB / CD audio: 96dB, Total harmonic distortion CD audio: 0.
Index A-B Repeat Advanced Disc Review Advanced Surround Angle Audio AUDIO IN/OUT Audio language AV channels AV ENHANCER AV2 socket Page 38 36,38,40 39,43 37 33,41 9,12 40 19 4,38 11,17 8,9,10 11,17 39 30 13,41,45 Country codes Abkhazian Afar Afrikaans Albanian Ameharic Arabic Armenian Assamese Aymara Azerbaijani Bashkir Basque Bengali Bhutani 6566 6565 6570 8381 6577 6582 7289 6583 6588 6590 6665 6985 6678 6890 Erasure protection EXT EXT LINK Field Frame Group 29,37 GUI-Brightness 27 HighMAT 13 8,9 IN
