Panasonic Dvd Vcr Deck Pv D734 Operating Instructions

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Setting the video channel / Setting the language
To view playback of a recorded tape or
DVD disc, or to watch a program selected
by the VCRs channel selector, the TV mustbe set to channel 3 or 4 (video channel).
NOTE:
When shipped from factory, the video
channel is set to CH 3.You can choose from three different languages (English,
French and Spanish) for the on-screen displays. When a TV is connected with the 75 ohm coaxial cable only.
1Press and hold 3 or 4 on the remote
control for 3 seconds in the standby
mode to select CH 3 or 4. The selected
channel number will flash on the display for about 4 seconds.
2Turn ON the TV and set to CH 3 or 4 to correspond with the
channel selected in step 1.
5Press TV/VCR to select the VCR position.
The VCR indicator will appear in the display.
6Select any channel to receive a TV station in your area.
The channel number will appear on the screen for about
4 seconds.
For a push-button TV tuner
If CH 3 or 4 corresponding to the video channel cannot be tuned
on your TV, proceed as follows: set the VCR 3/4 channel selector
and the TV to CH 3 or 4, play back a prerecorded tape and tune
the TV to receive a sharp color picture from the video cassette
recorder. Refer to your TV owners manual for details.
Setting the video channel
Setting the language
3Press SET + or Ð to select the
desired language: English (EN-
GLISH), Spanish (ESPA„OL) or
French (FRANCAIS), then press
ENTER.
1
2
Press SET + or Ð to select the
ÒLANGUAGEÓ option, then press
ENTER.
á+/-/ENTER/MENUñ MENU
TIMER REC SET
AUTO REPEATON OFFON OFF
SAPCH SETUP
SYSTEM SETUP
á+/-/ENTER/MENUñ SYSTEM SETUP
CLOCK SET
LANGUAGE/IDIOMA/LANGUE
WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY
AUTO CLOCK
STANDARD TIME
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIMEON OFFON OFF
3Press POWER to turn on the DVD/VCR.
4Press VCR/DVD to select the VCR mode. The VCR indicator
on the front panel will light.
Press VCR MENU.
The VCR menu screen will appear. Press SET + or Ð to select
the ÒSYSTEM SETUPÓ menu, then
press ENTER.
If you use the unit for the first time
and press VCR MENU, instead of
the main menu screen on the right
the ÒSYSTEM SETUPÓ menu
screen in step 2 may appear. Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.
Press VCR/DVD to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator
will light.) Preparation:
¥
¥
4Press VCR MENU until the MENU screen is cleared.
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Tuner setting
This DVD/VCR is equipped with a channel memory feature which allows channels to skip up or down to
the next channel set into memory, skipping over unwanted channels. Before selecting channels, they
must be programmed into the DVD/VCRÕs memory. In addition to normal VHF and UHF channels, this DVD/
VCR can receive up to 113 Cable TV channels. To use this DVD/VCR with an antenna, set the TV/CATV
menu option to the TV mode. When shipped from the factory, this menu option is in the CATV mode.
Press VCR MENU. The VCR menu screen will appear. Press
SET + or Ð to select ÒCH SETUPÓ, then press ENTER.
Then press ENTER to select the
TV or CATV mode. The arrow
indicates the selected mode.
1
2
Press SET + or Ð to select the
ÒTV/CATVÓ option.
4Press VCR MENU until the menu screen is cleared. TV      - VHF/UHF channels
CATV - CABLE TV channels
2
Setting channels automatically
The VCR can receive a maximum of 181 channels by
presetting the channels into memory.
Then press ENTER.
The auto tuning will start. The
channel display will count up and
when finished, the screen returns
to normal.
1Repeat above step 1 and press
SET + or Ð to select ÒAUTO CH
MEMORYÓ.
TV/CATV selection
Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.
Press VCR/DVD to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator
will light.) Preparation:
¥
¥
á+/-/ENTER/MENUñ CH SETUP
TV     CATV
AUTO CH MEMORYADD/DELETE
á+/-/ENTER/MENUñ CH SETUP
TV     CATV
AUTO CH MEMORYADD/DELETE
á+/-/ENTER/MENUñ CH SETUP
TV     CATV
AUTO CH MEMORYADD/DELETE
CH 002
NOTE:
You canÕt select ÒCH SETUPÓ if you set
the channel to ÒLINE 1Ó or ÒLINE 2Ó.
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To ADD/DELETE channels / Weak signal display
To ADD/DELETE channels
You can add the channels you want or delete the channels
you do not want manually.
Repeat the step 1 on page 22.
Then press SET + or Ð to select
the ÒADD/DELETEÓ option and
press ENTER.
Press Number keys or SET +
or Ð to select a channel
number you want to add or
delete.
1
To Add or Delete desired channels
1
To add channels
Press ENTER until ÒADDÓ
appears on the screen to set
to add the unmemorized
channel.
To delete channels
Press ENTER until ÒDELETEÓ appears on the screen to
set to delete the channel from memory. The channel
number will blink.
Repeat       and       to add or delete other channel.
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2
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3Press VCR MENU until the menu screen is cleared.
Repeat the steps 1~2 on page 21 and press SET + or Ð to
select ÒWEAK SIGNAL DISPLAYÓ option.
1
2
Press ENTER to select the ÒONÓ
position.
Weak signal display
When you dont want to receive a weak signal broadcast, the
Blue back screen can be obtained by selecting the ÒWEAK
SIGNAL DISPLAYÓ option ÒONÓ. When the unit is shipped
from the factory, the ÒWEAK SIGNAL DISPLAYÓ option is set
to the ÒOFFÓ.
3Press VCR MENU until the menu screen is cleared.
á+/-/ENTER/MENUñ CH SETUP
TV     CATV
AUTO CH MEMORYADD/DELETE
á+/-/0-9/ENTER/MENUñ ADD
CH  003
á+/-/ENTER/MENUñ SYSTEM SETUP
CLOCK SET
LANGUAGE/IDIOMA/LANGUE
WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY
AUTO CLOCK
STANDARD TIME
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIMEON OFFON OFF
Preparation:
¥Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.
¥Press VCR/DVD to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator
will light.)
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Tape speed and maximum recording time
Video cassette tape
Tape Speed
SLP (Super Long Play)
Loading and Unloading a cassette tape
To prevent accidental erasureRemove the erase prevention tab with a screwdriver.
Cover the hole with a piece of adhesive tape.To record again
Erase prevention tabScrewdriverAdhesive tape
Automatic tape eject
This VCR will automatically rewind the tape when the tape has ended. And when the tape is rewinded to its
beginning, the cassette tape will be ejected automatically.
Press EJECT on the unit or the Remote.
Remove the cassette tape.
Loading
Push the center of the tape until it is automatically
inserted.Insert the cassette tape with its labeled side facing up
and the erase prevention tab positioned at your left.
An inverted cassette tape cannot be inserted.
Erase prevention tab
Automatic playback
When loading a cassette tape without an erase prevention tab, playback will start automatically. Automatic power ON
When you insert a cassette tape the VCR power will turn ON automatically.
Unloading
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Use only video cassette tapes marked .
T-160 T-120 T-90 T-60 T-30
2-2/3 hours 2 hours 1-1/2 hours 1 hour 30 minutes
8 hours 6 hours 4-1/2 hours 3 hours 1-1/2 hours
SP (Standard Play)
VCR
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Cassette tape playback
Press PLAY.
Playback will start.
Ò 
 Ó will appear on the screen
for about 4 seconds.
To rewind the tape or forward it rapidly
Press STOP once.
The tape will stop but remain
fully loaded and ready to play.
Ò 
 Ó will appear on the screen
for about 4 seconds.
Stop the playback or recording with STOP.
To rewind the tape:
Press 
 REW.To forward the tape:
Press FF .
To stop the tape-winding, press STOP. To switch to playback
directly (without STOP), press PLAY.
Forward/Reverse picture search modeWhen the tape is being winded, you can switch to picture search
mode (see next page). To do this, press  REW or FF  and
hold it down. The unit will resume the tape winding as soon as the
button is released.
¥ This VCR selects the playback tape
speed SP, LP or SLP automatically.
¥ The Cassette tape and DVD disc can
be played back simultaneously. If you
press VCR/DVD, the tape playback
and DVD playback alternate with each
other on the screen. NOTES:Preparation:
¥Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.
¥Press VCR/DVD to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator
will light.)
¥Load a prerecorded tape (When loading a cassette tape without
the erase prevention tab, playback will start automatically).
To start playback
To stop playback
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Adjusting tracking condition
Special playback
Reverse picture search function
Press 
 REW x 1 or x 2 during the playback.
Forward picture search function
Press FF 
 x 1 or x 2 during the playback.
To return to playback: Press PLAY.
Picture Search
Still Picture
Press PAUSE/STILL during playback. To resume nor-
mal playback: Press PLAY or PAUSE/STILL.
Slow Motion
During playback press SLOW .
To return to playback: Press PLAY or SLOW .
Press PAUSE/STILL during playback.
Press SLOW 
 one by one: The picture advances
frame by frame.
To return to playback: Press PLAY or PAUSE/STILL.
Frame by Frame picture
NOTES:
¥The audio output is muted during SPEED SEARCH,
STILL, FRAME ADVANCE and SLOW MOTION.
¥ During picture search mode there will be noise bars
which are caused by the system.
¥ The Special Playback will automatically change to
playback after approx. 5 minutes to protect the video
tape against excessive wear. Slow tracking and vertical lock adjustment
If noise bars appear in the picture during slow motion,
press the TRACKING + or Ð to reduce the noise bars.
If the still picture jitters excessively, press TRACKING
+ or Ð to stabilize the still picture.
Automatic tracking adjustment
Whenever you insert a tape and start playback,
automatic tracking starts working and continuously
analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality
during playback.
Manual tracking adjustment
If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during
playback, press TRACKING +/Ð to eliminate the noises.
ÒMANUAL TR.Ó will appear. Press it briefly for a fine
adjustment, or press and hold for a coarse adjustment.
¥ Press AUTO TRACKING to reactivate automatic
tracking again. ÒAUTO TR.Ó will appear.
Repeat playback
The entire video tape will be played until its end. The
tape will then automatically rewind to the beginning and
the playback will be repeated.
1Press VCR MENU. Press SET + or Ð to select
ÒAUTO REPEATÓ option.
3Press VCR MENU until the menu screen is
cleared.
if you press DISPLAY, Ò
Ó will appear on the
screen. Then press ENTER
 to
select ÒONÓ or ÒOFFÓ.
If ÒONÓ is selected, the
playback will be
repeated endlessly.
4To start the playback, press PLAY.
The playback will be repeated endlessly.
2
To cancel repeat mode:
Follow the above step 1, then press ENTER to select
the ÒOFFÓ position. Press VCR MENU to return to the
TV.
á+/-/ENTER/MENUñ MENU
TIMER REC SET
AUTO REPEATON OFFON OFF
SAPCH SETUP
SYSTEM SETUP
SPEED SEARCH TIMES
Commercial Skip
Press CM SKIP during playback.
The VCR will search forward through approximately
30 seconds of the tape (e.g. unwanted commercial time)
for each press of CM SKIP (maximum six presses) and
then resume normal playback.
PICTURE SEARCH SPEED
PRESS TWICE TAPE SPEEDPRESS ONCE
SP (Standard Play)
LP (Long Play)
SLP (Super Long Play)5 X
9 X
15 X 3 X
7 X
9 X
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Press DISPLAY.
The counter display shows the tape
running time during playback or
recording.
ZERO SEARCH function / Video index search system
ZERO SEARCH function
This function makes tape-rewinding stop at the counter 00:00:00
position automatically.
NOTES for Counter Display:
If you rewind the tape beyond
Ò00:00:00Ó, a minus sign (ÒÐÓ) will be
displayed in front of the time.
When you load a tape, the counter will
reset to Ò00:00:00Ó.
The counter does not function on
nonrecorded (blank) sections of the
tape. When you rewind, fast forward or
play tapes through blank sections, the
counter stops. ¥
¥
¥Press COUNTER RESET at the desired
tape position. The counter display will be
reset to the Ò00:00:00Ó position (e.g. the
beginning of recording).
2
Press STOP when playback or recording is finished.
Press ZERO SEARCH.
The tape will be rewinded or fast forwarded and automatically
stop at the Ò00:00:00Ó position.
The CLOCK/COUNTER-button
Press CLOCK/COUNTER. The clock and tape
counter alternate with each other in the display.
1
3
Video index search system
This function enables you to locate the beginning of any recording
made on the VCR.
Recording an INDEX MARK
The Index Search function automatically
records an INDEX mark on the tape
whenever a recording is initiated.
INDEX NO. (up to 9) or      is displayed
Index Search
Press INDEX      or      during stop or play
mode.
For Succeeding programs: Press INDEX      .
For Preceding programs: Press INDEX      .
(Additional press increases the INDEX NO.
up to 9.)
When the INDEX      or      is pressed, the
unit starts searching the INDEX NO.
selected and finds the portion, then playback
starts automatically.
To stop the Index Search, press STOP.
NOTES for Video index search system:When you record an INDEX mark at the
very beginning of the tape, the mark
may not be found.
During INDEX search, the tape may
stop and begin to play at a slightly
different location.
INDEX may not function properly with
old or worn out video tapes.
INDEX marks may not be found if it is
extremely close to the point where the
search began.
In recording, if you stop recording
temporarily, the INDEX mark is not
recorded on the tape. ¥
¥
¥
¥
¥Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.
Press VCR/DVD to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator
will light.) Preparation:
¥
¥
8 : 47AM   MON
00 : 04 : 38  SP HI-FI
8 : 47AM   MON
00 : 00 : 00  SP HI-FI
VCR
VCR
VCR
VCR
CH  001
INDEX
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Recording a TV program
Load a cassette tape with the erase
prevention tab intact.
The VCR will automatically turn on.
Set the TV/CATV option to the appropriate position (See page
22).1
2
Press SPEED to select the desired tape
speed SP or SLP.
The tape counter and SP or SLP will
appear on the screen for about 4
seconds.
4
TV      - VHF/UHF channels
CATV - CABLE TV channels Recording and viewing the same
TV program.
Press Number keys or CH 
/ to select the channel to be
recorded.
VHF/UHF/CATV CHANNELS
TV CATV
VHF
2-13
UHF
14-69VHF
2-13
STD/HRC/IRC
 14-36   (A) (W)
 37-59  (AA) (WW)
    60-85   (AAA) (ZZZ)
  86-94   (86) (94)
 95-99   (A-5) (A-1)
100-125  (100)(125)
  01  (5A)
5Press REC/OTR.
Ò  Ó will appear on the screen for
about 4 seconds and ÒRECÓ will
appear on the display. NOTES:
¥ If the erase prevention tab is removed,
the tape will eject when REC/OTR is
pressed for recording.
¥ If you wish to watch the DVD playback
during the normal recording on VCR,
press VCR/DVD to change to DVD
mode and perform the DVD playback
(see page 36).
¥ You can not record disc material in
DVD, Audio CD, etc. onto a video tape
with this DVD/VCR.Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.
Press VCR/DVD to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator
will light.) Preparation:
¥
¥
00 : 00 : 00  SP
CH  110
CH  110
INDEX
1-9 Press 0 twice and then 1-9 as required. Example: To
select 2, Press Ò002Ó.
10-12 Press 0 first and then the remaining 2 digits in order
from left to right.
Example: Press 012 for Ò12Ó.
13-99 Press 2 digits in order.
Example: Press 22 for Ò22Ó.
100-125 Press the 3 digits in order.
Example: Press 11 0 for Ò110Ó.
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8:30AMMON
00 : 15 : 12 SP HI-FI
CH  125 8 : 47AM   MON
00 : 00 : 00  SP STEREO  SAP
Press STOP to stop recording.
Ò  Ó will appear on screen for about 4
seconds.
To stop recording
Press PAUSE/STILL to avoid recording
unwanted material.
Ò
Ó will appear on screen for about 4
seconds.
Press again to continue the recording.
To stop recording temporarily
NOTES:The pause function will be released after 5 minutes to prevent damage
to the tape or the VCR. The VCR will change to the STOP mode.
You can select a recording channel in the recording pause mode. ¥
¥
Auto Rewind featureThis VCR will automatically rewind the
tape when the tape has ended (except
during OTR and TIMER REC). It will
also eject the tape.While the VCR is recording, press TV/VCR to select the TV position.
The ÒVCRÓ will go off and recording will continue.
Select the TV channel you want to watch by using the TV channel
selector.
Recording one program while watching another
NOTE:
Some CATV hookups do not permit viewing one channel while
recording another. See pages 14,15.
To Display VCR operation Status
Press DISPLAY. The clock, day of the week and more information will
be indicated.
To cancel the display: Press DISPLAY until all indicators disappear.
While watching TVDAY OF THE WEEK
CHANNEL
TAPE SPEED
REAL TIME COUNTER
CLOCK
STEREO AND
SECOND AUDIO
PROGRAM (SAP)
While operating a tape
OPERATING
MODE
TAPE IN AUTO REPEAT
HI-FI STEREO
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One-touch Timer Recording (OTR)
Load a cassette tape with the erase
prevention tab intact.
The VCR will automatically turn on.
Set the TV/CATV option to the appropriate position (See page
22).1
2
Press SPEED to select the desired tape
speed SP or SLP.
The tape counter and SP or SLP will
appear on the screen for about 4
seconds.
4
TV      - VHF/UHF channels
CATV - CABLE TV channels The One-touch Timer Recording
feature provides a simple and
convenient way to make a timed
recording.
Press Number keys or CH 
/ to
select the channel to be recorded.
5
NOTE:
If you wish to watch the DVD playback
during the OTR, press VCR/DVD to
change to DVD mode and perform the
DVD playback (see page 36).Example: One-touch Timer Recording for 30 minutes.
Press REC/OTR. Press the button again to stop recording after
30 minutes. Each additional press of REC/OTR will increase
recording time as shown in the chart below, up to a maximum of
6 hours. The OTR and recording time will appear on the screen
for about 4 seconds. And, REC will keep blinking in the display.
Press STOP or turn off the power.
Ò 
 Ó will appear on screen for about 4
seconds.
To cancel OTR
Press
once
twice
3 times
4 times
5 timesNORMAL REC0:30
1:00
1:30
2:003:00
4:00
5:00
6:00
NORMAL REC
Recording timePress
 6 times
 7 times
 8 times
 9 times
10 timesRecording time
Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.
Press VCR/DVD to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator
will light.) Preparation:
¥
¥
00 : 00 : 00  SP
CH  110
CH 110
INDEXOTR 0 : 30
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