Panasonic Digital Video Cassette Recorder AG DV1000P Operating Instructions

Printed in Japan
VQT8968-2F1000H2110-100P
Before attempting to connect, operate or adjust this product, please read these instructions completely.
NTSC
AG-P Digital Video Cassette Recorder 

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The lightning flash with arrowhead
symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is
intended to alert the user to the presence
of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within
the product’s enclosure that may be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of
electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an
equilateral triangle is intended to alert the
user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (service)
instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.
indicates safety...

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Controls and Their Functions ........................................ 4
Connections .................................................................... 8
Inserting/Ejecting the Cassette ..................................... 8
Playback .......................................................................... 9
ÁOther Playback Functions .......................................... 10
Manual Recording ........................................................... 11
Settings Using the On Screen Display...

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FRONT
ePOWER
Press to switch the VTR from on to standby mode or
vice versa.
fEJECT
Press to eject the cassette tape.
gSTEREO SELECT
To select the audio track (STEREO1 audio and/or
STEREO2 audio) on a tape which was recorded in the
12bit audio mode. During playback, each time the
button is pressed, the sound changes as follows:
[-----)STEREO1 ------)STEREO2 ------)STEREO1--------- ]
lSTEREO2|
l(MIX)|
{------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- }...

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mD (FF)
In the stop mode: To fast forward the tape.
“6” is lighted while the
tape is fast forwarding.
In the playback mode: To search in the forward
direction for a scene.
ÁTap D (FF) to lock the
unit in the search forward
mode.
ÁKeep D (FF) depressed
to search in the forward
direction for a scene.
In the pause mode:
ÁWhen pressed once: To advance one frame in
the forward direction.
ÁWhen kept depressed: To advance continuously
frame by frame in the
forward direction.
In the fast forward mode: To view...

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REMAINSP LP
PB DNR16bitST 1 2
ST 1 2
dB3020 10 5 0OVER-L
RTBC
xZERO STOP
For the zero stop function.
When this button is pressed while the tape counter is
displayed, the tape is fast forwarded or rewound to the
“0:00:00” position and then stopped.
yRESET
To reset the tape counter (elapsed time) to “0:00.00”.
ÁThe tape counter is automatically reset to “0:00.00”
when a video cassette is inserted.
ÁIt is not possible to reset the Time code to
“0h00m00s00f” using RESET.
zAUDIO REC LEVEL...

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REAR
eFan for internal cooling
fAC INx
To connect to the power supply.
gS-VIDEO IN (INPUT)
To connect to another VTR that has an S-VIDEO output
connector.
hS-VIDEO OUT (OUTPUT 1/2)
To connect to a monitor or to other device that has an
S-VIDEO input connector.
iVIDEO IN (INPUT)
To connect the video cable (BNC) to the output
connector of another device.jVIDEO OUT (OUTPUT 1/2)
To connect the video cable (BNC) to the input connector
of a monitor or other device.
kAUDIO IN (INPUT)
To connect the audio...

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ÁSet INPUT SELECT on this unit so that DV, S-VIDEO or LINE (VIDEO IN) is selected.
ÁWhen using the BNC socket, use a BNC-PHONO conversion adapter (sold separately).
ÁWhen the DV input is selected, the DVCPRO format signal cannot be recorded correctly.
Connections
Insert the cassette tape.
The unit is automatically turned ON, and the Cassette in
indicator [=] will appear.
ÁSlowly push the center of the cassette tape to insert it.
ÁWhen a cassette tape whose accidental erasure
prevention tab has been set...

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1Insert a recorded cassette tape (page 8).
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2Press E (PLAY) to start playback.
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3Tap D (FF) to lock the search forward mode.
ÁPress E (PLAY) to change back to normal playback.
Keep D (FF) depressed to search forward.
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4Tap C...

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Other Playback Functions
To View the Video During Fast Forward or
Rewind
Keep D (FF) pressed during fast forward.
Keep C (REW) pressed during rewind.
Automatic Playback
When a cassette with the opened record prevention tab is
inserted, the VTR starts playback automatically.
VTR-off Playback
When the VTR is off, an inserted cassette can be played
back by pressing E (PLAY).
Automatic Rewinding
When the tape reaches the end during recording or
playback, it will automatically be rewound to the beginning....