Panasonic AG-6124 Service Manual page 17

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Playback Procedure
Before operating the unit, check that the intemat/external timer recording displays (INT/EXT) have been cleared
from the display. (If INT or EXT is displayed, use the TIMER MODE button to clear it.)
© Press the PLAY button.
PLAY
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@ Switch on the power to the unit and TV monitor.
@ insert the recorded cassette tape into the unit.
© Select the time mode.
TIME MODE
Notes on operation
1. Bear in mind the following points when playing back parts of a tape recorded in a time lapse (12-/24-hour)
mode.
« When the tape is played back in the same mode, noise resembling dropouts will appear on the screen: this
is not indicative of matfunctioning.
The picture may oscillate in the vertical direction: this is not indicative of malfunctioning.
When a tape is played back in the same time mode, the picture may shake slightly sideways: this is not
indicative of malfunctioning.
Dancing can be minimized when "12/24H PLAY" on Menu 3 is set to ON all the times.
Bear in mind the following points when playing back parts of a tape recorded in a VHS mode (3 or 6 hours).
e Set "12/24H PLAY" on Menu Screen 3 to OFF at ail times. If "12/24H PLAY" is set to OFF, picture oscillating
can be alleviated by the TV monitor.
e When a tape is played back in a time lapse mode, slight noise may appear at the top and bottom of the
* screen: this is not indicative of malfunctioning.
e When a tape recorded on the 6-hour mode is played back in another mode, colour programme is played
back in black and white, but this is not a malfunction.
3. When noise has occurred during still-picture playback, press the FWD ADV button to play it out.
4. Bear in mind that if the power cable is disconnected and then re-connected or if the power has been restored
after it has failed when the tape was played with EXT indicated on the display by the TIMER MODE button,
the unit will automatically be set from playback to the recording mode.
. When the PAUSE/STILL button is pressed during playback, the unit is set to the pause mode, and a still picture
will appear on the monitor screen. To release this state, press the PAUSE/STILL button again or press the
PLAY button. If the unit is kept in the pause mode for more than 5 minutes, it will be set to the stop mode.
6. If the horizontal AFC on the TV monitor is too long or when a video camera with random interlace scanning
has been used, the top area of the TV monitor may be distorted: this is not indicative of malfunctioning.
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Vertical hold adjustment
{f the image shakes slightly in the vertical direction during
still-picture playback, use a screwdriver or some other
implement to tum and adjust the vertical hotd contro!
on the rear panel. Do not touch it under normal cir-
cumstances.
Tracking
When noise such as that shown below appears on the
playback image in the 3- or 6-hour time mode, press
the tracking (+ or —) button to minimize the noise.
TRACKING
-{) [-] +
« For the tracking default setting, press the "+" and
"— buttons together (in the 3- or 6-hour time mode
only).
« In the 12- or 24-hour mode, press the "+" or "~"
button to adjust the tracking.
e If the TV monitor has a vertical hold control, adjust
that control also.
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Routine & Regular Inspection Request
This unit is designed to withstand many hours of operation. Nevertheless, it is recommended that routine inspections
be conducted to help ensure trouble-free operation.
CAUTION
Do not forget to conduct the routine inspection with auto repeat recording.
Routine inspection procedure
@ Set the power switches on the unit, video cameras,
TV monitor and other equipment connected in the
monitoring system to the ON position.
© Press the TIME MODE button to set to the mode
to 3H (3 hours).
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TIME MODE
@ |s the picture on the TV monitor OK? [|
Counter
@ Press the PLAY button. The tape is played back
by an amount equivalent to a count on the counter
of several figures.
PLAY
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Is the playback image OK?
® Are the date and time displayed on the TV monitor
correct?
ts there any problem with the recorded date and
time?
© Press the REC button.
REC
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@ Check the playback images which were recorded
in the 3-hour time mode.
@ Rewind the cassette tape, which was recorded on
the previous day, by an amount equivalent to a count
on the counter or several figures.
REW
[<<] @ Upon completion of all the checks, set the unit to
the desired mode.
Action taken after routine inspections
In the unlikely event of a problem with the unit, turn off the power, take hold of the power plug and disconnect
it from the power outlet, and consult with the dealer from whom the unit was purchased.
Regular inspections recommended
This unit has an hour meter which shows for how many hours the VTR has been used. When the MENU/REC
LOCK switch is set to MENU, Menu Screen 1 appears on the TV monitor, and the hour meter can be checked.
Use the hour meter as a rough guideline to cleaning or replacing the parts inside the unit. For further details,
consult with your dealer.
OFF (HOUR METER)
MENU ie esas REC LOCK = 00150H
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