Panasonic AG-MD830E Service Manual

VISS SignalAfter VISS has been set on the menu screen, the VISSsignal is automatically written on the tape whenrecording is started.It can also be written at the desired position on the tapeby pressing the REC Button and PLAY Buttonsimultaneously during recording.• Locating particular scenes to be viewed becomeseasy if VI SS signals are written with each recording.o "VISS" blinks on the counter section while the VISSsignal is being written.(t) Select at or 02 for VISS on the menu screen.at: REC02: REC/PAUSE(2) Press the MEMORY Button to establish the memorymode. "VISS" now lights on the counter section.Memory mode Display FunctionMEMORY0 Playback is repeated atREPEAT the VISS write paint.MEMORY 1 TIME Playback is repeatedREPEAT ;J only once at the VISSwrite pOint.MEMORY STOP- The tape stops at theVISS write point.(3) Press the FF or REW Button.When the VISS signal is located, the unit automat-ically operates in accordance with the memorymode.o Leave an interval of at least 30 seconds on thetape for writing the VISS signal. (The signal willnot be detected' if the interval is less than 30seconds long.)VISS SettingVISS signal writing rVISSRblinkswhile the VISS signal is being writ-ten)REC/PLAV/ REC/PLAY .l. To be written----~.__----------------_t~~-----+Timei, STOPREW•••--------+••~------~: STOP,,REWSTOPMemorystop(-)~========:.~.=:.======:..-t~------~~~~ry: PLAY ~ STOP repeat: (;;», ,,,,REW I~ .~ :~--<.~---.------ --....: PLAY STOP I I STOPI Unrecorded :: blank search :IREW ,,u~•~~-----~PLAY(Leave an interval of atleast 30 seconds betweenVISS signals.),,Unrecordedblank searchContinuousrepeat(<:..:»• Time- E-12-OPERATING INSTRUCTIONSRepeat Playback(1) Turn VISS function OFF:1) Press the MEMORY (MEMO) Button and selectcontinuous repeat playback (MEMORY REPEAT <:..:> )or 1-time repeat playback (MEMORY 1 TIMEREPEAT;;> ).MEMOoPress this and turn on" <:..:> "or" ;;>."2) Press the BEGIN and END Buttons to set thetape beginning and ending positions for repeatplayback.BEGIN ENDsectionRepeat ~1-------- Tape3) Press the FF or REW Button.(2) While "VISS" is on the display tube:The VISS signal is used for repeat playback. (Referto the section on the VISS signal on page E-12.)o When the beginning and ending positions are thesame, the tape will be repeatedly played back be-tween the beginning position and tape end.o When the ending position comes after the actual tapeend, the tape will be repeatedly played back betweenthe beginning position and tape end.o When the beginning position comes before the actualtape beginning, the tape will be repeatedly playedback between the tape beginning and end position.o The precision of repeat playback may be impairedwhen a short section (less than 20 seconds or solong) of the tape is to be repeatedly played back.BEGIN/END settings (set VISS to OFF on themenu)FF i REW---+ u, STOP,,,, REW ,I U Ir • .~, PLAY : STOP,,,,,REW i,~ .. 4~•PLAYtBEGIN point END point(Leave an interval 01 alleast 20 seconds betweenBEGIN and END.)Memory stop(-)1-timememoryrepeat( ;;»Continuousrepeat(<:..:»Time- E-13-