Initial Setup Combination VCR Operating Instructions PV-C2023A/PV-C2033WA Basic Operation Model No. TV Operation As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Matsushita Electric Corporation of America has determined that this product or product model meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency. LSQT0710A Please read these instructions carefully before attempting to connect, operate, or adjust this product. Please save this manual. Spanish Quick Use Guide is included.
Important Safeguards and Precautions READ AND RETAIN ALL SAFETY AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. HEED ALL WARNINGS IN THE MANUAL AND ON UNIT INSTALLATION 1 POWER SOURCE CAUTION Operate only from power source indicated on unit or in this manual. If uncertain, have your Electric Utility Service Company or Video Products Dealer verify your home power source. 2 POWER CORD PLUG For safety, this unit has a polarized type plug (one wide blade), or a three-wire grounding type plug.
ucts@panasonic.com Safety Precautions/Mesures de sécurité Warning : To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. Caution : To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert. Avertissement : Afin de prévenir tout risque d’incendie ou de chocs électriques, ne pas exposer cet appareil à la pluie ou à une humidité excessive.
Unit Information Specifications Head Cleaning Playing older or damaged tapes may eventually cause video heads to become clogged. Head Clog Sensor During playback this screen appears if clogging is V I DEO HEADS MAY detected. To remove screen, NEED CLEAN I NG PL EASE I NSERT HEAD press PLAY on the remote CLEAN I NG CASSETTE OR REFER TO MANUAL or unit. • Use “dry” type head END : PLAY KEY cleaning cassette only. (Part No. NV-TCL30PT is recommended.) • Follow cleaning tape directions carefully.
Important Safeguards and Precautions / Safety Precautions .... 2,3 Before Using ....................................................................................... 4 Unit Information ................................................................................. 4 Table of Contents ................................................................................ 5 Location of Controls ...........................................................................
Location of Controls Remote Control Buttons EJECT SLEEP Ejects tape. Turns off the unit automatically. POWER NITE Turns on or off the unit. Color and picture intensity level are adjusted during night time use. FM/TV Receives FM radio signal. DISPLAY MUTE Displays the VCR status and clock. Mutes the sound instantly. CHANNEL UP/DOWN Selects a channel. SELECT UP/DOWN RAPID TUNE Displays the last channel you were watching. Controls navigation around on-screen menu.
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Connections/ Initial Setup (Ready to Play) Please make all cable or antenna connections before powering on. How to Connect For ANT./Cable Connect the cable from Antenn Cable to the VHF/UHF terminal on the unit. IN from ANT./CABLE VHF/UHF VHF/UHF For DSS/Cable Box Connect the OUT jack on your cable box to the VHF/UHF terminal on the unit with a RF cable. VHF/UHF UNIT VHF/UHF WARNING: Overtightening "Nut type" RF coaxial cables may damage jacks. Finger tighten only.
Reset all unit Memory Functions 1 Press ACTION on the remote to display SET CLOCK Menu screen. Initial Setup ucts@panasonic.com Manual Clock Set If AUTO CLOCK SET was incomplete, manually set the clock as follows. When moving unit to a new location, or if a mistake was made in the Initial Setup section. • Make sure a tape is not inserted in the unit.
Reset Language, Channels, Clock, 1 Press ACTION M A I N MENU TV VCR LANGUAGE CH CLOCK EX I T to display MAIN MENU. SELECT : SET : ACT I ON 2 Language 1) Press to select language icon. Clock Channels 1) Press select “CH.” to 1) Press to select “CLOCK.” M A I N MENU M A I N MENU M A I N MENU TV VCR LANGUAGE CH CLOCK EX I T SELECT : SET : ACT I ON TV VCR LANGUAGE CH CLOCK EX I T SELECT : SET : ACT I ON 2) Press ACTION. 2) Press ACTION repeatedly.
Clock, Time Zone Adjust POWER 1) Press to select “CLOCK.” NUMBER Keys Time Zone Adjust ACTION Basic Operation (Only when Auto Clock is set.) SELECT/SET :CH UP :CH DOWN :VOL UP :VOL DOWN M A I N MENU ADD/DLT TV VCR LANGUAGE CH CLOCK EX I T SELECT : SET : ACT I ON 2) Press ACTION. SET CLOCK AUTO CLOCK SET MANUAL T I ME E ZO ZONE ADJUS JUST T :0 SELECT : SET : : ACT I ON END 3) Press to select TIME ZONE ADJUST and press or to subtract or add hour(s) as necessary.
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Copy Your Tapes (Dubbing) Connections you’ll need to make. Recording (Editing) unit Playing (Source) VCR AUDIO VIDEO OUT OUT TO TV Playback (Source) 1 2 3 Recording (Editing) unit Insert blank tape with record tab. Insert prerecorded tape. • Dubbing tapes protected with Copy Guard will have poor quality results. Our Vacation Select “LINE” mode. See “Selecting Input Mode” below. Press PLAY then Press REC, then PAUSE at starting PAUSE/SLOW point to put in immediately to put in Standby mode.
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Picture Adjustment 1 2 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU.
TV Timer Features ON-TIMER with Alarm This unit can be set to automatically power on in one of 2 modes (TV, Playback, or FM radio). You can also combine the On-Timer with a one minute alarm that gradually increases in volume. 1 2 Ready Check List The clock is set to the correct time. Press PROG to display SET PROGRAM screen.
Sleep Timer This unit can be set for auto power off. Press SLEEP repeatedly to set SLEEP TIMER. SLEEP TIMER 30 • Pressing DISPLAY with sleep timer set displays remaining time. SLEEP TIMER 60 Press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP TIMER 00” appears to cancel. SLEEP TIMER 90 SLEEP TIMER 00 Instant Alarm 1 2 Press TIMER on the unit to display the instant alarm CANCEL/SET screen.
Closed Caption System Closed Caption is ... This multi-use system not only allows the hearing impaired to enjoy selected programs, but also makes useful information from TV stations available to everyone. Closed Caption Mode Feature 1 2 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU.
1 2 TV Operation 3 4 5 NO CAP C1 CAP C2 6 7 Press ACTION three times to return to the normal screen.
FM Radio 2 Press a number key (1~9) to select the FM number. to select FM ANTENNA. to 20 Forassistance,pleasecall:1-800-211-PANA(7262)orsende-mailto:consumerproducts@panasonic.
Using FM Radio 1 2 Press FM/TV on the remote or press TIMER/FM twice on the unit to display FM radio mode. 1 2 : 0 0PM FM 1 87. 5MHz To cancel, press FM/TV on the remote or TIMER/FM twice on the unit. 21 TV Operation Press a Number key (1~9) to select a preset FM number (see steps 2 and 3 of FM Radio Setup on page 20.).
Timer Recording You can set up to 8 programs to be recorded while you are away. 1 2 Press PROG to display SET PROGRAM screen. 1) Press to select TIMER PROGRAMMING. 2) Press to display screen. SET PROGRAM T I MER PROGRAMMING ON TIMER SELECT : SET : END : PROG 3 Ready Check List All connections are made. Your unit is plugged in. The clock is set to correct time. The tape is long enough. The record tab is in place.
Cancel a Timer Recording: (Recording is in progress) Hold down STOP for a few seconds to cancel the Timer Recording. • Any future daily or weekly recordings will be performed as programmed. Review, Replace or Clear Program Contents : (Recording is not in progress) 1 2 Repeat steps 1 and 2 on page 22. P 1 2 3 4 DT START STOP CH SPD day 9 : 00 00p 12 : 00 00a 08 SP 8 10 : 00a 12 : 00p 125 SP 10 8 : 00p 9 : 00p 10 SP SU 9 : 00p 10 : 00p L LP Press to select the desired program.
Tape Operation Search System is ... Each time a recording is made, an invisible index mark is placed on the tape. When timer recordings are made, program index and information are also included. These index marks can be used to access or scan recordings. Program End Search Index Search Go directly to the desired recording. 1 Locates end point of recording for continuity. Press SEARCH* in Playback or Stop mode to display INDEX SEARCH screen, and then press NUMBER Keys to select the recording number.
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Tape Operation (continued) Zero Search Repeat Play To quickly return to a specific tape counter location. Set to see a recording over and over. 1 2 1 2 Press DISPLAY during playback to display the Counter. 0 : 00 : 00 BEG I N 3 4 5 Press COUNTER RESET at the desired position to reset to “0:00:00.” Continue playback, rewind, or fast forward. Press STOP. 3 TV VCR LANGUAGE CH CLOCK EX I T END • Unit goes into FF or REW mode and stops at the last point the Counter was set to 0:00:00.
Special VCR Features Weak Signal Display ON/OFF When “ON” is selected, the picture is displayed even when a broadcast signal is weak or non-existent. DISPLAY SELECT/SET :CH UP :CH DOWN :VOL UP :VOL DOWN 1 2 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. M A I N MENU TV VCR LANGUAGE CH CLOCK EX I T SELECT : SET : ACT I ON ACTION CM/ZERO COUNTER RESET 3 SET UP CHANNEL ANTENNA : CABLE AUTO SET CHANNEL CAPT I ON WEAK EAK S I GNAL D I SPLAY : OFF SELECT : SET : : ACT I ON END 1) Press to select “CH.
Special VCR Features (continued) Channel Caption is ... Station names, e.g. ABC, TNN, etc. are set so they will appear when a channel is selected. Choose 24 preset names. Channel Caption 1 2 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU.
V-Chip Control Feature V-Chip Control Feature is... This unit has a built-in V-Chip Control which allows you to block unwanted TV usage based on US MOVIES and US TV PROGRAMS Ratings. Enter Secret Code A 4-digit code must be entered to view a blocked program or change rating settings. 1 2 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. M A I N MENU TV VCR LANGUAGE CH CLOCK EX I T SELECT : SET : ACT I ON 1) Press to select “TV.” 2) Press ACTION to display SET UP TV screen. • You will need your current code.
V-Chip Control Feature (continued) If LOCK menu is not displayed, do “Enter Secret Code” steps on page 29. Setup US MOVIES Ratings 1 LOCK US MOVIES : OFF CHANGE SETT I NGS : OFF US TV PROGRAMS CHANGE SETT I NGS NEXT PAGE SELECT : SET : : ACT I ON END 1) Press to select US MOVIES. 2) Press to set “ON” or “OFF.” ■ “ON” => V-Chip Control is activated. ■ “OFF” => V-Chip Control is deactivated.
Process of V-Chip Control Feature Enter Code Setup Blocking Blocking Message • If a program or CH08 movie exceeds the ratings you have PROGRAM RAT I NG EXCEEDED set, a message will RAT I NG : PG-1 3 ACCESS CODE ---appear on a black ENTER : 0-9 background and sound is muted. To View a Blocked Program / Movie [Temporarily Deactivate V-Chip Control] Enter your secret code (ACCESS CODE) in the Blocking Message screen.
On-Screen Display (OSD) Press DISPLAY to display or remove the overlay. REC Whenever a blank section of a tape comes up in Play mode, or when the selected channel has no broadcast signal with the Weak Signal Display set to “OFF” (see page 27), the screen will turn solid blue. When a function button is pressed (PLAY, FF, etc.) or you change channels, the unit mode or channel number will be displayed. (Some station names may also appear if Channel Caption is set. See page 28.
Before Requesting Service Check the following points once again if you are having trouble with your unit. Power Correction No power… • Completely insert Power Plug into an AC outlet. • Set POWER button to ON. Monitor Correction No picture or sound... Poor picture with normal sound... • • • • Poor sound with normal picture... Poor TV reception... No color or poor color... Ghost (multiple) images... TV programs cannot be watched... Channel cannot be selected...
Limited Warranty PANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMPANY, DIVISION OF MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 PANASONIC SALES COMPANY, DIVISION OF MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC OF PUERTO RICO, INC., AVE. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.
Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship, and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cosmetic damage, nor does it cover markings or retained images on the picture tube resulting from viewing fixed images (including, among other things, letterbox pictures on standard 4:3 screen TV’s, or non-expanded standard 4:3 pictures on wide screen TV’s, or onscreen data in a stationary and fixed location).
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía para rápida consulta Connexiones/Configuracion Inicial Conecte por favor todas las conexiones del cable o de la antena antes de turing potencia. Conectando el cordon AC de la VCR en toma de pared iniciara automaticamente la busqueda de canales y colocacion de tiempo Conectando Para Ant./Cable Conecte Ant./Cable a la entrada de antena de la TV (VHF/UHF).
Operaciones básicas para la reproducción 1 2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Inserte un casete. • El videograbador combinado se enciende automáticamente. Presione PLAY. • La reproducción comienza automáticamente si el casete no tiene la lengüeta para prevención de grabación.
NOTES 38 For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.
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INDEX A B C D E F H I L LSQT0710A N O Accessories ................................................ 3 Audio Mute ................................................ 14 Auto Operation Functions ......................... 25 Batteries ....................................................... 3 Before Requesting Service .......................... 33 Blocking Message ....................................... 31 Blue Screen Display .................................... 32 Caption On Mute ...........................