PANASONIC PVV4603S
Owner's Manual

Tape Operation
Search System
For each recording, an invisible index mark is placed on the tape. A program index and information are also included for timer recordings. These marks are used to access or scan recordings.

Tape Operation
Repeat Play
Set to playback a recording over and over.

Commercial Skip
VCR fast forwards (skips) over 1~3 minutes of recorded tape.

1 Press ACTION to display menu. 2
VCR CLOCK CHANNEL REPEAT PLAY :OFF REMOTE WARNING :ON AUTO SHUT- OFF :OFF AUTO VCR/TV :ON IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH VCR� S OUTPUT CH :3 SELECT : SET : EXIT : ACT I ON

Index Search

Program End Search
Locates end point of recording for continuity. Press SEARCH* to display SEARCH in Stop or Play mode, and then press NUMBER keys to select recording number. � To calculate number, see below. Press FF or REW to start search.
INDEX

Press to select REPEAT PLAY and press OFF. to set ON or

1 Press CM/ZERO in Play mode.
� Press CM/ZERO repeatedly to change skip time as shown below.

1
INDEX

SEARCH PROGRAM END

ENTER INDEX NUMBER :1 USING 1- 9 KEYS FORWARD SEARCH :FF REVERSE SEARCH :REW NEXT :SEARCH EXIT :STOP

1 Press SEARCH twice to display SEARCH
in Stop or Play mode.

ON : Play repeats at tape end or if unrecorded portion over 30 sec. is detected.

PLAY 1st Press 2nd Press 3rd Press 1 min Skip 2 min Skip 3 min Skip

2
INDEX

INDEX

SEARCH PROGRAM END

3 Press ACTION to return to normal screen.
Press FF to start PROGRAM END SEARCH. � To cancel, press PLAY or STOP.

SEARCH START :FF EXIT :SEARCH

2

INDEX SEARCH

FORWARD SEARCH :FF REVERSE SEARCH :REW

Play begins at search end. To search forward or back 1 index, press FF or REW while screen left is displayed (10 sec.). � To cancel, press PLAY or STOP.

Examples of Program End Search. Fig. 1
Program 1
the current tape position Press SEARCH button
INDEX
INDEX

Zero Search
To quickly return to a specified tape location. � No indication appears.

Program 2 or BLANK

1 Press DISPLAY during play
End Point
to display Counter.

FF

2
Fig. 2
Program 1 BLANK
the current tape position Press SEARCH button

PLAY

1 2 : 0 0AM

0 : 00 : 00 SP

Program 2

BLANK

Press RESET COUNTER at desired position to reset to �0:00:00�.

FF

End Point

To Calculate Index Number Example 1:
To go to rec. 2 from rec. 4, enter 3 and press REW.

Fig. 3
the current tape position Press SEARCH button

3 Continue to record, playback, etc.
BLANK Program 2

Program 1

4 Press STOP. 5
REW 1 2 : 3 0AM CH 02 0 : 30 : 30 SP

End Point
1

FF

If search exceeds a few seconds in BLANK area.

2

3

4

5

6

7

Press CM/ZERO in Stop mode to start ZERO SEARCH. � Unit will go into FF or REW mode and stop at the last point the Counter was set to 0:00:00.

Example 2:
To go to rec. 6 from rec. 2, enter 4 and press FF.

Upon locating end point, � search continues 7 sec. past end point, � tape rewinds to 10 sec. before end point, � tape plays to end point and stops.
STOP 1 2 : 3 1AM CH 02 0 : 00 : 00 SP

Notes
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3

4

5

6

7

NOTE:

indicates start points of each recording.

� If Program End Search is started very close to an index mark, that mark may be skipped over. � To cancel, press PLAY or STOP.

Note

� If Index Search is started very close to an index mark, that index mark may not be counted in the search.

Shuttle Variable Speed Search
The SHUTTLE Ring allows you to smoothly control the tape speed during special effects playback in both forward or reverse.

Begin the forward or reverse search.
Turn SHUTTLE Ring while in Play or Still mode. � The more you turn the Ring, the faster the search speed will be.

Release the Shuttle mode.
Press a function button such as : PLAY, STOP, etc. � The VCR performs the function of the button pressed.

Notes
� When the SHUTTLE Ring is turned more than half in Stop mode, normal Fast Forward or Rewind will begin. � Some noise bars are normal during Shuttle operation. � After 3 minutes in Still or Slow, the VCR will go into Stop mode. � When the SHUTTLE Ring is released, the VCR goes into Still mode.

� Tape Operation

*Important: If a remote control button does not work when pressed, press the VCR button on the remote and try the button again. -6-7-