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>Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 14:20:03 -0700
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>From: Judi Franz <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #6154 converting U-Matic tapes
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Hi Carine,
There are lots of buttons on the AG-W1. I can do a couple of things
for you - we still have our manual and I'd be more than happy to
photocopy it and send you the copy (now that I say that I just looked
in my files and can't find it but I know it's here somewhere!). In
the mean time, here's what each set of buttons does and my
suggestions for solving your problem:
On the back of the unit: toggle switches in two columns. The top left
is "auto" and the others designate PAL/SECAM and flavors thereof.
These are how the unit determines the standard of the tape it is
playing. If set to "auto", it automatically detects the system. I
only use the other settings when verifying a conversion I've made
into a standard other than NTSC.
On the front of the unit: two sets - the buttons on the "flap" which
tell the unit in which standard to send out its signal (to a
monitor/tv and onto the tape if in record mode); the toggle switches
on the main panel, near the audio signal display are for use when
feeding a signal from an outside source (such as your U-Matic player)
into the Ag-W1. Set this to "PAL" if feeding in a PAL signal, and set
the button on the "flap" to "NTSC" to create an NTSC copy.
Hope that makes sense - I'm happy to clarify if this isn't clear.
Thanks again for moderating our session at IALL!
Judi
At 4:52 PM -0400 5/30/01, LLTI-Editor wrote:
>--- Forwarded Message from "Carine Ullom" <[log in to unmask]> ---
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>>Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 13:38:26 -0400
> >From: "Carine Ullom" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: LLTI <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: converting U-Matic tapes
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>Hello,
><br>We're in the midst of a major project copying/converting up to 100
>U-Matic tapes to VHS. We have the necessary equipment and have
>"successfully"
>(the quality was OK) copied <b>NTSC</b> U-Matic to NTSC VHS. However,
>we have thus far not had success converting <b>PAL</b> U-Matic to <b>NTSC</b>
>VHS in one step, although we think this is theoretically possible.
><p>Our setup goes like this:
><p>SONY U-Matic Video Player (VP 7040) set on PAL sending output to:
><br>Panasonic AG-W1 Multistandard Video Cassette Recorder.
><br>The AG-W1 (theoretically) converts the PAL signal to NTSC and records
>on VHS.
><br>However, the quality of the image on the converted tape is awful to
>the point of being useless. The colors are overwhelmingly blue and
>the image is slightly skewed horizontally. When we copy straight
>U-Matic PAL to VHS PAL, on the other hand, the image is quite nice.
><p>Notes: We no longer have the manuals for the AG-W1 and there are dozens
>of buttons and settings. We use it to convert VHS PAL to NTSC on
>a daily basis, however, so it should do this job fine too? The
>difference
>in the VHS conversions is that the original video in that case is coming
>from the (PAL, VHS) tape instead of via VIDEO IN (PAL signal from
>the U-Matic).
>Can anyone elighten me as to which buttons should be set how in this
>case?
>Or is this one-step method not possible, meaning we'll have to convert
>U-Matic PAL to NTSC PAL and then NTSC PAL to NTSC VHS?
><p>Other questions:
><br>Some of the tapes seem to be "stuck together". We've tried
>to FFWD and REW to loosen them but aren't having much luck. Are these
>tapes ruined beyond salvation?
><br>Are there head cleaners available for U-Matic VCRs?
><p>I hope this makes some sense and that someone out there can shed some
>light.
><p>As always, thanks in advance!
><br>Carine Ullom
><br>St. Lawrence University</html>
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Judi Franz, Director
Humanities Instructional Resource Center
University of California, Irvine
269 Humanities Hall ZOT: 3775
(949) 824-6344 / (949) 824-4500 direct
http://www.humanities.uci.edu/hirc
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