Panasonic AG-MD830E Service Manual

Rewinding and Fast ForwardingTo rewind or fast forward the tape, press the REWButton or FF Button when the tape has stopped moving.Search/Jog PlaybackSearch playback (outside ring)The unit is placed in the search mode by turning theoutside ring of the search dial.A tape can be played back up to t t times the normalspeed.In the search mode, the FF Lamp (forward direction) orREW Lamp (reverse direction) blinks.• Set the search dial to its centre click-stop position forstill playback.To release the search mode, press. the PLAY, STOP,STILL, FF or REW Button.Jog playback (inside ring)The unit is placed in the jog mode when the search dialis set to the search/pause (centre click-stop) position.When the inside ring is now turned. the tape speed canbe varied from -1 x to +1 x the normal tape speed.Still playback is established when the inside ring is nolonger turned.OuterDial for searchplayback -------./InsideDial for jog playback• A colour programme may appear in black and whiteduring search or jog playback: this is normal and notindicative of malfunctioning.• The playback pictures may appear distorted duringsearch or jog playback: this is normal and not indica-tive of malfunctioning.• No sound is heard during search or jog playback.Normal sound is heard at a tape speed of 1/2x orhigher.To Finish PlaybackPress the STOP Button.Still Playback and Slow-Motion PlaybackThe unit is placed in the still picture mode when thesearch dial is set to its centre click-stop position.• When noise appears during still playback, proceedwith the stow tracking adjustment.Slow Tracking AdjustmentTRACKtNG+DDIf noise should appear at the top or bottom of thepicture during still playback or slow-motion playback(1/25 to 1/2x normal tape speed), press the Tracking"+" or "-" Button to reduce the noise in the slow-motionplayback mode.• When still playback continues for more than 5minutes, the unit will be placed automatically in thestop mode in order to protect the video heads.• No sound is heard during still playback.• During still playback a colour programme may appear inblack or white or the playback image may darken:this is normal and not indicative of malfunctioning.Field-by-Field PlaybackPress the FF or REW Button during still playback. Whenthe FF Button is pressed, the tape is fed by one fieldin the forward direction; when the REW Button ispressed, it is fed by one field in the reverse direction.When the FF or REW Button is kept depressed, the tapeis played back in the forward or reverse direction atapproximately 1I25th of the normal speed.Unrecorded Blank SearchIf a tape with unrecorded blanks lasting 5 or moreseconds has been loaded, these blanks will be detectedautomatically.(1) Load the tape.(2) Press the BLANK SEARCH Button.The tape is searched automatically in the forwarddirection and is stopped automatically when an un-recorded blank lasting 5 or more seconds isdetected.- E-16-OPERATING INSTRUCTIONSAudio Dubbing"Audio dubbing" is a function which is used to record sound onto an already recorded tape. Sound can be recordedonto normal audio track CHI or CH2 or onto both the CHI and CH2 channels. (It cannot be recorded onto the Hi-Fiaudio tracks.)Tape recorder(only normal audiosignals are recorded)It is not possible to record MIC input audio and audio inputsignals at the same time. The microphone takes precedencewhen connections are made to both to the MIC jack and audioconnectors.Preparations• Load the pre-recorded cassette tape.(Check that the accidental erasure prevention tab onthe tape is still intact. When it has been broken out,the AUDIO DUB Button will not function even if it ispressed.)• USing AUDIO DUB on the menu screen, select thechannels on which the sound is to be added (audiodubbing).0000Microphone(only normal audio CH1signals are recorded)Operation@@0 re::0 E@ 0(1) Press the PLAY Button to start playback.(2) Press the PAUSE/STILL Button where the sound isto be added (audio dubbing) to place the unit in thepause mode.(3) Press the AUDIO DUB Button.(4) Audio dubbing starts when the PAUSE/STILL Button ispressed to release the unit from the pause mode.(5) To stop the audio dubbing. press the STOP Button.• When audio dubbing is performed, the previouslyrecorded sound will be erased and the new soundwill be recorded in its place.• Bear in mind that howling may occur jf audiodubbing is performed with the unit placed near aTV set.• Audio dubbing cannot be performed when thetape's accidental erasure prevention tab has beenbroken out.- E-17-