DVD/CD Player / Video Cassette Recorder NV-VP30 / NV-VP25 Operating Instructions DVD / CD PLAYER /I OPEN / CLOSE VCR DVD EJECT DVD -RAM VIDEO PLAYBACK TIMER CHECK REC CHECK QUICK ERASE PROG PLAY MUSIC WITH PICTURE PULL-OPEN NV-VP30 Before you connect or adjust any settings, read through the operating instructions.
Page Dear customer Contents Precautions Warning Front Panel Remote control functions Connections DVD Connections VCR AUTO SETUP Recording Timer recording INTELLIGENT TIMER ShowView External recording control External units Connecting a decoder Connecting to AV3 Manual SETUP Menu Others Clock set Menu language NICAM sound system General functions DVD QUICK SETUP General playback Synchronous recording MUSIC with PICTURE Programme play JPEG MP3 / WMA MENU DVD-RAM menu HighMAT On-screen displays SETUP-menus Di
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Front Panel DVD / CD PLAYER /I OPEN / CLOSE VCR DVD EJECT DVD -RAM VIDEO PLAYBACK TIMER CHECK REC CHECK QUICK ERASE PROG PLAY MUSIC WITH PICTURE PULL-OPEN EXTLINK LINK EXT NV-VP30 NV-VP30 CH CH TIMERREC REC REC TIMER REC NV-VP30 PAL NV-VP30 NV-VP30 VCR Display DVD Display Device control /I Standby/on switch /I TIMER CHECK Displays the timer programme for verification. VCR To eject a video cassette. QUICK ERASE Erases a video cassette. Opens and closes the disc tray.
Remote control functions Some TV sets accept control signals from the VCR/DVD's remote control unit. (Page 43). VCR/DVD/TV VCR/ DVD TV VCR TV-Operations TV To switch on and out the TV. To select the respective TV programme memory location. CH INPUT SELECT AV Selects the TV set's AV port. VOLUME DVD REC TRACKING/V-LOCK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CH To control TV set volume. TV ASPECT EXT LINK ShowView TV VOLUME Changes the screen format (e.g. wide-screen).
Remote control functions VCR-Playback Operations ! Press PLAY VCR-Recording Operations REC to start playback. Video recording (page 11) ShowView ! Press STOP to stop recording, playback or winding. Still Playback: In Playback mode. Press button again or press PLAY to quit.. TIMER Slow Playback: Press for more than 2 seconds while in Playback mode. Press PLAY to quit. Fast winding / Forward and backward search ! Goes from Stop into Fast Forward or Fast Rewind mode.
DVD-Playback Operations ! Press PLAY to start playback. Still Playback ! Press STOP two times to stop playback. ! Resume function This function allows you to interrupt the playback of a disc. ! STOP during playback stores the current position on the disc. ! PLAY while “ “ is flashing on the display. Playback will be resumed at the point where you stopped it. To cancel the Resume function ! Open the disc tray , switch unit to standby mode or press STOP until “ “ disappears from the display.
Connections Connection to a TV set with or without a scart socket or to an amplifier component (home cinema) ! ! ! Read the operating instructions of your TV set or amplifier. Connect the cables as shown on the illustrations. Make sure not to confuse the colours or labels. When the unit is fully connected plug the AC mains The VCR/DVD audio/video output or AV1 scart socket are to be used for connection of the unit to the TV set.
DVD Connections AUDIO IN R Amplifier or TV set (example) red VIDEO IN L white yellow Direct DVD audio/video output Independently of the VCR/DVD sockets you can connect all DVD sockets to a respective external unit. A disc is played by the DVD player using the DVD OUT sockets. At the same time the video recorder is able to record or play back another programme. ! Connect the analogue audio output (L/white and R/red) with a “Dolby Pro Logic amplifier”, for example.
VCR AUTO SETUP VCR TV DVD Belgien Belgique België Danmark España ÅëëÜäá France EXIT : select : exit VCR AUTO SETUP with connection of a 21-pin scart cable Switch on the TV set. Select VCR of the VCR/TV/DVD switch. ! Press the Standby/On button to switch on the VCR/DVD player. ! The Country menu will be displayed. ! Use the arrow keys to select your country. ! Press ENTER to confirm. The VCR starts the automatic tuning. (The search will take approx. 5 min.
VCR Recording VCR TV DVD Set the TV set to the video channel and insert a cassette into the video recorder; make sure that the cassette's protection tab is still in. ! AV AV-channels A1:Scart input AV1 A2:Scart input AV2 A3:Front input AV3 dc: DVD (disc intern) REC ! ! ! ! ! REMAIN The VCR display shows: time - counter - tape remain. VCR DISPLAY VCR Select a channel to record from Select the AV channel if you are recording via the 21-pin scart cable. Press REC to start recording.
Timer recording VCR TV DVD PROG/CHECK Timer recording Pos 1 ARD 1 ARD 2 ZDF 4 RTL 6 VOX -- ---- Date 31/12 31/12 31/12 31/12 31/12 - -/- - :select : delete CANCEL 1/3 Start Stop 10:30 11:30 11 :30 12:30 12:30 13:30 13:30 14:30 14:30 15:30 - - : - - - - :- ENTER EXIT :store : exit ! ! VPS PDC SP SP SP SP SP SP 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.
VCR Timer recording VCR TV DVD Automatic SP/LP selection DVD A: If, at the beginning of a timer programme, there is not enough tape remain 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. D It is not possible to automatically activate the EP mode.
INTELLIGENT TIMER INTELLIGENT TIMER Pos 25/10/03 VPS PDC Date Start Stop 1 ARD 25/10 10:30 11:30 SP ON 1 ARD 25/10 18:30 19:30 SP OFF 2 ZDF 25/10 12:30 13:30 A ON VCR TV DVD I-TIMER This function makes it easier for you to time the recording of programmes transmitted by the same station at the same time but on different days. You can fully modify the programmes once they have been transferred to the Timer recording menu.
VCR ShowView VCR TV DVD ShowView DVD Using ShowView for timer programming With the ShowView code you can easily programme TV and SAT station recordings. ShowView 8 3 5 4 2 - - - - ! ! ! 0 - 9 : enter ENTER : correct EXIT Press the ShowView button Enter the ShowView number (press ENTER confirms your entry. The Timer recording screen is displayed. : access : exit If the unit fails to automatically detect the station press .
External recording control The AV2 input of this VCR is equipped for future use with external equipment having external timer recording control such as digital satellite receivers. The AV2 input can be set to EXT LINK 1 or EXT LINK 2 depending on the equipment to be connected. Fully wired 21-pin scart cable is required. Refer also to the manufacturer’s instruction for the external unit.
VCR External units VCR TV DVD Connecting a decoder DVD Aerial A decoder is used to decode particular TV programmes (e.g. those of pay TV stations). Use a 21-pin scart cable to connect the decoder to the unit's AV2 socket. Setting the channel to Decoder VCR/DVD ! RF IN AV 1 ! ! ! RF OUT AV 2 ! ! Decoder 21-pin scart cable ! Press MENU. Select Tuning , press ENTER to confirm. Press ENTER to select Manual. Select the coded channel press ENTER to confirm. Choose Decoder . Set Decoder to ON .
Manual SETUP VCR Tuning Pos Name 1 2 3 4 5 ARD ZDF N3 RTL SAT1 A : delete : select MENU : return Ch 7 4 2 12 13 Pos Name Channel Fine tuning Decoder Video system Mono Audio mode : select MENU : return Pos Name 6 VOX 7 ---8 ---9 ---10 - - - B : move ENTER : access EXIT : exit : : : : : : : : 7 ------ : AUTO OFF AUTO OFF DK EXIT : exit Ch 8 --------- TV DVD 99 different programme memory locations are available for TV station reception.
VCR DVD Manual SETUP Tuning Pos Name 1 2 3 4 5 Ch ARD ZDF N3 RTL SAT1 7 4 2 12 13 Pos Name Channel Fine tuning Decoder Video system Mono Audio mode : : : : : : : : Pos Name Ch 6 7 8 9 10 VOX PRO7 RTL2 KABE S-RT 1 2 3 4 5 ARD ZDF N3 RTL SAT1 A : delete : move MENU : return TV DVD ! ! ! 1 ARD 7 AUTO OFF AUTO OFF DK ! ! ! ! VCR Ch Pos Name 6 7 8 9 10 7 4 2 12 13 B EXIT VOX PRO7 RTL2 KABE S-RT : move : store : exit ENTER Changing the name of TV stations ! 8 95 85 97 98 Tuning Pos Name
Manual SETUP VCR Tuning TV DVD Manual Auto Setup Shipping condition Restart Auto SETUP ! ! ! ! Press MENU Select Tuning , press ENTER to confirm. Select Auto Setup , press ENTER to confirm. Pressing ENTER will confirm the security prompt. OK? ENTER : yes EXIT The Country menu will be displayed. ! Select a country press ENTER to confirm. : no Auto Setup The Auto Setup menu will be displayed. The Automatic Tuning will start.
VCR Menu Others VCR ! ! ! ! ! ! TV Tape length DVD Press MENU Select Others Confirm with ENTER Select the Menu item Changes with Press MENU to quit the menu. Others 1/2 Tape length AV2 TV system SQPB OSD VCR/DVD OUTPUT RFC system MENU : select : return EXIT : : : : : : : AUTO( E-240) DECODER AUTO AUTO 4:3 AUTO DK : exit AV2 TV system SQPB AUTO : Automatically detects PAL or MESECAM. PAL : If you are using the PAL system. MESECAM: If you are using the MESECAM system.
Clock set VCR TV DVD Date and time are usually set by a TV station transmitting the relevant signal. Otherwise you have to manually set date and time. Clock set ! MANUAL Time Date ! ! : 12 : 00 : 00 : 11. 6.
VCR General functions VCR TV DVD Repeat playback The video recorder repeats playback from beginning to the end of the recording DVD R 0:05.57 On-screen display INDEX/ SKIP ! In Stop or Playback mode, press the PLAY button for approx. 5 seconds. “R” will briefly appear on the on-screen display. ! Press Stop to stop playing back. Finding the start of a recording Quickly finds the start of a recording during playback or in Stop mode. ! Fast forward / Rewind Every time you press the button (max.
General functions VCR TV Limiting the recording and playback time DVD OFF TIMER PLAY MODE TV ASPECT SP VCR DVD CD - VRAM Switches the unit into standby mode after the set time of recording, playback or in Stop mode ! Press OFF TIMER Press the button repeatedly to extend the switch-off time from 30 to 60, 120, 180 or 240 minutes. The timer setting appears on the VCR display. Auto-Start Inserting a video cassette will automatically switch on the VCR.
VCR DVD QUICK SETUP DVD QUICK SETUP VCR TV DVD VCR AUTO SETUP must follow the DVD QUICK SETUP. Set the VCR/TV/DVD switch to DVD. ! Press the SETUP button to display the QUICK SETUP menu which allows you to make some basic settings. ! SETUP SETUP QUICK SETUP Die Menü-Sprache wählen. Select the menu language.
General playback VCR TV DVD Playback DVD-V DVD-A RAM VCD CD MP3 WMA WMA ghMAT WMA JPEG HiWMA OPEN/CLOSE opens the disc tray. ! Place the disc on the disc tray. ! PLAY closes the disc tray and automatically starts playing back the disc. The player may take some time to read all of the disc information! D MP3, WMA, CD-Text : outputs some track information to the TV screen. ! SUBTITLE to display/quit the track information on TV screen. ! The label must face up.
VCR General playback VCR TV DVD Chapter review DVD DVD-V The first couple of seconds of every chapter of a DVD-V are played back. ! ! ! Random Playback Title 1 Press PLAY to start DVD CD - VRAM STOP during playback. PLAY . The screen "Press PLAY to Chapter Review" is displayed. PLAY . The first couple of seconds of every chapter are played back. Normal playback will be resumed at the point where you stopped it.
General playback VCR TV 16:9 Standard 4:3 Standard ! European Vista (1.66:1) American Vista (1.85:1) Cinemascope 1 (2.35:1) Cinemascope 2 (2.55:1) . Chapter Title Off ZOOM during playback. Press to set the zoom factor; to select a zoom mode: ENTER and . To restore the original ratio ! ZOOM until x 1.00 is displayed. The original ratio is also restored by opening the disc tray or when the unit goes into standby mode. D The zoom functionality may be restricted depending on the disc format.
VCR Synchronous recording DVD-V DVD-A RAM VCD CD MP3 DVD WMA WMA ghMAT WMA JPEG HiWMA How to copy a non copy-protected disc to VHS type cassette. VCR VCR TV TV DVD DVD ! ! ! ! ! Use PLAY and to select the disc's starting position. Set dc channel with AV INPUT SELECT. Use , PLAY and to define the starting position for tape recording. Press REC to activate the recorder's recording standby mode. starts synchronous recording.
Programme play VCR TV Programme play DVD DVD-V DVD-A VCD CD MP3 ghMAT WMA HiWMA You can programme up to 32 chapters/tracks to be played in any order. PLAY MODE in stop mode until the "PROGRAM" screen appears. ! Type in the numbers using the RC unit's numeric key pad. D MP3 and WMA : Press ENTER to confirm your selection. ! PLAY . Playback will start in the programmed order. D Certain discs may not provide this function. ! PROGRAM Choose a title and chapter, then press ENTER.
VCR JPEG VCR TV Your VCR/DVD player can output JPEG pictures (Exif version 2.1) that were taken with a digital camera, for example, or generated by means of any other system. The resolution should range between 320 x 240 pixels and max. 6144 x 4096 pixels. Note that JPEG files must be extended by ".JPG", ".jpg", ".JPEG" or ".jpeg" and compressed in format 4:2:2 or 4:2:0.
MP3 / WMA MENU VCR TV ! DVD ! ! No 1 2 3 4 5 MENU G T Total 1 1 1 0~9 Group : Tree CELEBRATE CHOSEN ONE YOUR LOVE, OH LORD I NEED YOU CHILD OF FORGIVENESS SELECT NUMBER SELECT ENTER RETURN Prev Find *A Next Find DVD-RAM menu VCR TV ! MP3 WMA CD-Text To search for tracks ! Press to select the "Find" item, then press ENTER to display the text box. ! To enter a word from the track title you are looking for press . ! Press ENTER after every letter to confirm it. To delete an entry press .
VCR HighMAT VCR TV DVD PAGE 1/1 DVD HighMAT (High Performance Media Access Technology) is a jointly developed technology of Panasonic and Microsoft. If diverse computer data (WMA, MP3 and/or JPEG) is stored in HighMAT format on one disc, the HighMAT technology makes all of the information easily available for playback via the user-friendly and clearly arranged menu. The HighMAT format is fully compatible to the ISO 9660 Joliet standard. While the menu is displayed ! Press to select then press ENTER.
On-screen displays TV VCR DVD C 1 2 0 : 03 : 10 Digital 1ENG 3/2.1 ch OFF 1 ENG 11 You can display on-screen information on disc and player (OSD) and manipulate various settings. Some DVD- discs do not support all of the settings. Please use the DVD menu instead. ! DISPLAY during playback. Enables the on-screen display feature. ! Use the cursor keys to make or change various settings. ! Some entries need to be confirmed by pressing ENTER. ! DISPLAY. The Progress Indicator will be displayed.
VCR DVD On-screen displays DVD-V RAM CD MP3 JPEG High DVD-A VCD WMA MAT PL Playlist: (page 32) P Picture: Displays the number and name of a picture you selected from a group. Type in the number to display a picture. Zoom: Zoom function (page 28). Bit Bitrate Display: Displays the video image data rate per second (Mbps) OSD Brightness: User-defined brightness of OSD displays. Advanced Surround: Produces an effect similar to surround sound at the two front speakers (SP) or the headphones (HP).
On-screen displays VCR TV DVD HP 1 SP 1 HP 2 SP 2 HP OFF SP OFF DVD-V RAM Advanced Surround VCD With 2 or more audio channels only Repeatedly press the button to browse the settings. Press and to toggle between SP and HP: SP 1/HP 1 : Normal rate of effect SP 2/HP 2 : Enhanced rate of effect SP OFF/HP OFF : Advanced Surround effect off (factory default) D Advanced Surround is not supported by all discs. D Deactivate the Advanced Surround effect if you experience distorted sound.
VCR SETUP-menu Disc VCR TV Options of the SETUP menu DVD SETUP The SETUP menu contains options concerning menu items "Disc", "Video", "Audio", "Display" and "Others". A clearly arranged on-screen menu guides you to and through the options. DISC Disc Audio Subtitle ! English ! Automatic ! Menus Disc-Menüs English Ratings Level 8 RETURN ! ! SELECT TAB ENTER DVD ! SETUP displays the SETUP screen. To select one of the SETUP sub-menus (e.g. "Disc") press .
SETUP-menu Disc VCR TV DVD Ratings Assign a rating to disallow the viewing of some scenes (1-7) or the entire DVD-Video disc (0). This feature is not supported by all DVD-Video discs. Ratings 8 No Limit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Lock All Unlock Player Change Password Change Level Temporary Unlock 38 To select a rating (factory setting is "8") When you select a rating between 0 and 7 you will be automatically prompted for a password.
VCR SETUP-menu Video VCR TV DVD TV Aspect : DVD The format of TV screens is either 4:3 (standard) or 16:9 (wide-screen). Choose the 16:9 format if your player is attached to a wide-screen TV set.
SETUP-menu Audio VCR TV DVD SETUP Audio PCM Down Conversion Dolby Digital SELECT ENTER No Bitstream PCM Down Conversion: Pulse Code Modulation PCM is the standard method used to record digital music signals on audio CDs. DVD-Videos can be produced using the linear PCM method which is based on a sampling frequency of up to 96 kHz. For reasons of copyright protection, the digital output of PCM audio signals may be limited to 48 kHz/16 bit.
VCR SETUP-menu Display/Others VCR TV DVD DVD Menu Language: Select a menu language as appropriate. On-Screen Messages: SETUP The TV screen displays the commands you give by pressing the buttons on the remote control unit. Select "Off" to suppress the display of on-screen commands. Display Menu Language TAB SELECT ENTER On-Screen Messages English On HighMAT Enable: to activate HighMAT playback (Page 33) Disable: to play back HighMAT discs in MP3/WMA/JPEG format.
General notes on DVDs DVDs can contain titles and chapters that the producer of the disc put into a specific order. DVDs feature a Title menu that lists the available titles and chapters. However, you can choose to select and then play individual titles and chapters. DVD playback can be controlled and manipulated via the menu that the DVD player outputs to the TV screen. The audio tracks of many DVDs contain audio material in up to 8 languages.
Remote control codes TV ! Remote control closure VCR In case the remote control cover gets loose, lock it again as shown above. Keep button pressed and enter the two-digit code. Brand Code Panasonic 01-04,44 AIWA 35 AKAI 27,30 BLAUPUNKT 09 BRANDT 10,15 BUSH 05,06 CURTIS 31 DESMET 05,31,33 DUAL 05,06 ELEMIS 31 FERGUSON 10 GOLDSTAR/LG 31 You can use this remote control also for the execution of some specific TV functions of different producer appliances.
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 does not light up: ! Verify that the AC mains lead is properly attached The VCR display is on but the unit does not respond to any input: ! There is an active timer programme. Press the TIMER button to deactivate it. ! This is indicative of a malfunction.
Before requesting service VCR DISTORTIONS ! If you notice interference or a shift of the picture during normal, still or slow motion playback, press the Manual correction of a bad picture: TRACKING / V-LOCK button towards + or - to correct the picture. ! Press + and - together to actuate automatic correction. Some video cassettes do not support tracking control. This is not indicative of a malfunction. The automatic clock does not set correctly: ! Set Clock set to AUTO (page 22).
Before requesting service DVD DISTORTIONS The loudspeakers emit loud noise: The message "NO PLAY" appears: The OSD displays are cut off along their top edge: The player does not respond to function key commands: Playback does not start after pressing PLAY: ! Go to the SETUP screen and check the Audio menu settings of "Dolby Digital","DTS Digital Surround" and "MPEG". ! The player cannot play discs of the current format. ! The disc contains no recorded material. ! Child lock is enabled.
Specifications Power supply: Power consumption: Controls VCR playback functions RF-converter VCR Horizontal resolution VCR S/N ratio VCR video Input level audio Output level audio 220-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz 27W (in operation) / approx.
INDEX Page 35 8,9,35,36,44 34 34,37 21 39 11 A-B Repeat Advanced Surround Angle Audio AV2 AV1 Output AV-channels Bar Position Bitrate Display 34 35 Cassette erasure protection 23 Chapter 28,34,42 Cinema 35,36 Country 10 CVC Super 24 Date Decoder Dialogue Enhancer DIRECT NAVIGATOR Dolby Digital Dolby Pro Logic 10,22,45 17 35,36 32 9,36,40,46 8,9,36 Language codes Abkhazian Afar Afrikaans Albanian Ameharic Arabic Armenian Assamese Aymara Azerbaijani Bashkir Basque Bengali Bhutani 6566 6565 6570 8381 65
