Copying or Converting Foreign Tapes

• Turn on Panasonic AG-W1. Power key is on the upper left corner “Operation”
• Insert original foreign tape into the Panasonic AG-W1.
• Always make sure original tape is REW. If not, press REW.
• Select the input format (NTSC, PAL, or SECAM). The switches are just below where original tape is inserted.
  • If original tape is American or Japanese, set to NTSC. Use this setting for copying (i.e. not converting) videos.
  • If original tape is European, set to PAL
  • If original tape is French, set to SECAM
• Select output on Panasonic AG-W1. (These are the buttons on the lower part of the machine).
  • Press NTSC if converting from PAL or SECAM.
  • If copying from NTSC, select either NTSC or THROUGH
    
• Insert blank tape into TV-VCR unit. Be sure that the tape is long enough. Films longer than 120min. will require our longer cassettes.
• Set TV-VCR to channel LINE
• Press REC/Time on TV-VCR
• Press Play in Panasonic AG
• Copying or converting starts. Time to copy or convert is same as the tape length.
• When finished, press REW and then Eject on take out the original tape.