Panasonic Digital Video Cassette Recorder AG-DV2500P Operating Instructions

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MENU SCREEN– Structure of the menu –
Hierarchical menus are displayed on the monitor.
ME NU
SYSTEM . .
REMOT E . .
AUD I O/VIDEO. .
TIMECOD E . .
DISPLAY SET . .
CLOCK ADJUST . .
FACTORY SETTINGCANCE L
DRUMHOUR ME T E R000000H
EX I T–––SYSTEM–––
ST I L L MODE F I ELD
SER I ES REC T I ME OF F
ST I L L T I MER 5M I N
PAUSE PROTECT F . ADV
INDEX
WRI TE ON
DC I N MODE POWER OF F
PAGE BACK
AUD I O / V I DEO
AUD I O MODE 4 8 K
A.OUT AT SEARCH OFF
AUD I O OUTSE L CH-1/2
AUDIO OUT   LEVNORM
SET UP ( NTSC )...

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The various functions of this unit can be set from the menu. The configured settings are
saved in the units memory and are maintained even after the power is turned off.
MENU SCREEN– Setting the menu –
The menu screen settings can be done while viewing the monitor con-
nected to the VIDEO LINE OUT or S-VIDEO OUT terminal, using ei-
ther the remote controller or the buttons on the main unit.

 Set the unit to the STOP mode.
To perform setting with the operation buttons on the main unit, first
remove...

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EJECT
MENU
REWSET
FF PLAY
STOP
REC INH.PA L
AUDIONTSCDVCAMPAUSEREC
CH1 / 3
2 / 4
EO
EJECT button
PAUSE button
FF button
STOP button REW buttonPLAY buttonDISPLAY
BARS
MENU SEARCH+
SEARCH–SETBLANK STILL
MODEVCRPOWER
/IAUDIO
MUTING
OUT SEL.
OUT LEV.
button
SET button
button
button
button MENU button
–––SYSTEM–––
ST I L L MODE F I ELD
SER I ES REC T I ME OF F
ST I L L T I MER 5M I N
PAUSE PROTECT F . ADV
INDEX
WRI TE ON
DC I N MODE POWER OF F
PAGE BACK
CursorItemsSettings
–––MENU–––
SYSTEM . .
REMOT E ....

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MENU SCREEN– Contents of the menus –
In the menu descriptions below, settings with  marks are factory settings.
Top MENU
Items Setting Contents
SYSTEM
REMOTE
AUDIO/VIDEO
TIME CODE
DISPLAY SET
CLOCK ADJUST
FAC TORY
SETTING
DRUM HOUR
METER
EXITCANCEL
EXECUTEDisplays the menus related to the operation system of this unit.
Displays the menus related to the remote controller.
Displays the menus related to the audio and video.
Displays the menu for setting time codes.
Displays the menu related to the...

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SYSTEM menu

 SYSTEM menu
Items Setting Contents
STILL MODE
SERIES REC
TIME
STILL TIMER
PAUSE
PROTECT
INDEX WRITE
DC IN MODE
PAGE BACKFIELD
1st
2nd
FRAME
OFF
25MIN
55MIN
75MIN
115MIN
175MIN
265MIN
30SEC
1MIN
2MIN
3MIN
5MIN
F. A D V
STBY-OFF
OFF
ON

POWER OFF
POWER ON
PLAY
Use this item to select the still image type during the STILL mode or frame
advance playback:
FIELD : Displays field image. During frame advance playback, 1st and
2nd field images are displayed alternately.
1st : displays the...

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REMOTE menu

 REMOTE menu
Items Setting Contents
LOCAL
FUNCTION
PREROLL
REM FF/REW
MODE
REM STOP SEL
PLAY DELAY
SYNCHRONI-
ZATION
CONTROLLER
SELNO KEY
EJECT
STP + EJT
ALL KEYS
3SEC
5SEC
7SEC
10SE
FF/REW
SEARCH
EE
PB
0F
  |
15F
OFF
ON
TYPE1
TYPE2
TYPE3
TYPE4
TYPE5
TYPE6
TYPE7Use this to select the buttons on the main unit to be rendered operable
when remote controlling the unit via the 9 PIN REMOTE terminal:
NO KEY : No button enabled.
EJECT : Only the EJECT button enabled.
STP + EJT : Only...

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AUDIO/VIDEO menu
Items Setting Contents
AUDIO MODE
A.OUT AT
SEARCH
AUDIO OUT SEL
AUDIO OUT
LEV
SET UP
(NTSC)
PAGE BACK48K
32K
OFF
ON
CH-1/2
MIX
CH-3/4
AT T
NORM
OFF
ON
Select the audio sampling frequency for recording:
48K : Records at 48kHz. It records in the 2-channel stereo mode.
No audio dubbing.
32K : Records at 32kHz. It records in the 4-channel mode. To
perform audio dubbing on CH3 and CH4 later, use this set-
ting.
Memo
This setting is not required for DV signal input.
Use this menu...

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MENU SCREEN– Contents of the menus – (continued)
TIME CODE menu
Items Setting Contents
TC
CLEAR
NDF/DF
(NTSC)
DV  TC DUP.
TC OUT
OFFSET
PAGE BACKCANCEL
EXECUTE
NON DROPDROP
OFF
ON
OFF
+1F
+2F
–2F
–1FPresets the time code:
For details, please refer to Page 35 Setting Time Codes.
Use this menu item to choose whether to clear the time code values:CANCEL : Do not clear.
EXECUTE : clear.
Select the framing mode for the time code generator:
NON DROP: Sets the unit to the non-drop mode. Use this set...

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DISPLAY menu

 DISPLAY  menu
Items Setting Contents
DISPLAY
COUNTER POSI.
TIME CODE
VTR MODE
TAPE REMAIN
TIME/DATEOFF
ON
AUTO
LOWER-R
LOWER-L
UPPER-R
UPPER-L
CENTER
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
TIME
DATE
DATE +TM
Use this menu item to choose whether to have the characters of
the status screen displayed on the monitor connected to VIDEO
LINE OUT or S-VIDEO OUT terminal:
OFF : No on-screen display. Video display only.
ON : Always provide on-screen display.
AUTO: Provide on-screen display for about 4...

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MENU SCREEN– Contents of the menus – (continued)
DISPLAY menu (continued)
Items Setting Contents
AUDIO INFO.
 DATE STYLE
TIME STYLE
BARS
PAGE BACKOFF
ON
Y/M/D
M/D/Y
D/M/Y
24HOUR
12HOUR
OFF
ON
Use this setting to turn on/off the display of audio channel or sam-
pling frequency on the monitor:
OFF : No display
ON : Display
Select the date format:
Y/M/D : Display year/month/day.
M/D/Y : Display month/day/year.
D/M/Y : Display day/month/year.
Select the time format:
24HOUR : Display in the 24-hour...