Panasonic AG-520F manual

• Initial Setup and Connection Procedures are on pages 8 and 9. Please read these instructions carefully before attempting to connect, operate , or adjust this product. Please sa ve this man ual. Combination VCR Operating Instructions Model No. A G-513F/A G-520F LSQT0713B Basic Operation Initial Setup TV Operation Timer Operation Adv anced Operat[...]

2 Important Safeguards and Pre cau tions OUTDOOR ANTENNA INST ALLA TION USING THE UNIT INSTALLATION 1 POWER SOURCE CAUTION Operate only from power source indicated on unit or in this manual. If uncertain, have your Electric Utility Service Company or Video Products Dealer verify your home power source. 2 POWER CORD PLUG For safety, this unit has a [...]

3 Safety Precautions/Mesures de sécurité This product utilizes both a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) and other components that contain lead. Disposal of these materials may be regulated in your community due to environmental considerations. For disposal or recycling information please contact your local authorities, or the Electronics Industries Alliance[...]

4 4 Unit Information Playing older or damaged tapes may eventually cause video heads to become clogged. Specifi cations • Designs and spec i fi ca tions are sub ject to change without no tice. V I DE O HEADS M AY NEED C LEA N I N G P L EASE I NSERT HEAD C LEA N I N G CASSETTE OR REFER T O M A NU AL END : P L AY Head Cleaning Record/Playback Tim[...]

5 5 Initial Setup Table of Contents Basic Operation TV Operation Adv anced Operation For Y our Inf ormation Initial Setup Timer Operation Important Safeguards and Precautions ................................................ 2 Safety Precautions/Mesures de sécurité............................................... 3 Unit Information .................[...]

6 6 Location of Controls Remote Control Buttons • When EJECT is pressed, the tape is ejected from Cassette Compartment. If EJECT is pressed during recording, the unit will not respond to the command. RAPID TUNE Displays the last channel you were watching. VOLUME UP/DOWN Adjusts volume. SET/BACK SPACE Sets a selected menu, or goes back to correct.[...]

7 7 Initial Setup VHF/UHF POWER VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VOL CH STOP/EJECT REW/ PLAY/REPEAT FF/ REC INPUT ACTION RE C ON TIMER PROG TIMER Front View of the Unit and Indicators Rear View of the Unit A C P ower Plug When plugged into an AC outlet, the unit consumes 2.5 W of electric power in OFF condition. VHF/UHF Antenna Input T erminal In from your Antenn[...]

8 8 VHF/UHF VHF/UHF VHF/UHF VHF/UHF For ANT ./Cable Connect the cable fr om Antenna/Cable to the VHF/UHF terminal on the unit. IN from ANT./CABLE VHF/UHF W ARNING: Overtightening “Nut type” RF coaxial cables ma y damage jacks. Finger tighten only . Please make all cable or antenna connections bef ore power on. Cable TV Converter Box Connecting [...]

9 9 Initial Setup 1) Press to select INPUT SELECT. 2) Press to set “TUNER.” Press to select the month and press to set. In the same manner, select and set the date, year, time, and DST. (Daylight Saving Time) Tuner ON/OFF When Tuner OFF is selected, your unit is automatically in LINE mode. When Tuner ON is selected, Channel selection, Input sel[...]

10 10 POWER ACTION SELECT/SET :CH UP :CH DO WN :V OL UP :V OL DOWN Initial Setup (continued) ADD/DL T NUMBER K eys[...]

11 11 Initial Setup POWER POWER VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VOL CH STOP/EJECT REW/ PLAY/REPEAT FF/ REC INPUT ACTION REC ON TIMER PROG TIMER Reset all unit Memory Functions When moving unit to a new location, or if a mistake was made in the Initial Setup section. • Make sure a tape is not inserted in the unit. 3 1 2 T ur n the unit P ower on. Note to CABLE [...]

12 12 Reset Language, Channels, Clock, 4) Press and press to select and set the month, date, year, time, and DST (Daylight Saving Time). 5) Press A CTION twice to star t the clock and e xit this mode. 3) Press to select “ANTENNA, ” then press to set y our antenna system (“TV” or “CABLE”). 4) Press to select “A UT O SET , ” then pres[...]

13 13 Basic Operation Time Zone Adjust 3) Press to select TIME ZONE ADJUST and press repeatedly to select mode . (See belo w .) 4) Press A CTION twice to e xit. (Only when Auto Cloc k is set.) Time Zone Adjust (TUNER: ON only) 1) Press to select “CLOCK. ” M A I N M EN U C L OC K SET : ACT I O N SE L E C T : T V EX I T C H LANGUAGE LOCK 2) Press[...]

14 14 POWER VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VOL CH STOP/EJECT REW/ PLAY/REPEAT FF/ REC INPUT ACTION REC ON TIMER PROG TIMER Record On a Tape Playback a Tape 1 Insert a cassette. • The unit power comes on automatically. Press PLAY. • Playback begins if cassette has no record tab. 2 T o prevent tape jam, Record tab ■ Stop ➞ Press ST OP ■ Rewind tape ➞ [...]

15 15 Basic Operation e • Unauthorized exchanging and/or copying of copyrighted recordings may be copyright infringement. Connections y ou’ll need to make. Playback (Source) 1 Recording (Editing) unit Insert pre-recorded tape. Insert blank tape with record tab. • Dubbing tapes protected with Copy Guard will have poor quality results. 2 3 4 5 [...]

16 16 POWER POWER VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VOL CH STOP/EJECT REW/ PLAY/REPEAT FF/ REC INPUT ACTION REC ON TIMER PROG TIMER 1 Press POWER on the remote or unit. ■ Using the 100 key When selecting CABLE channels 100 to 125 with the number k eys, fi rst press the 100 ke y , and then enter the remaining two digits. ■ Rapid T une Press R-TUNE to displa y [...]

17 17 TV Operation Picture Adjustment 1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. 1) Press to select “TV.” 2) Press ACTION to display SET UP TV screen. 3 1) Press to select VIDEO ADJUST. 2) Press to display screen. 4 1) Press to select an adjustment item. (See below left.) 2) Press to adjust. To Reset Picture Controls, press and to select and set “N[...]

18 18 1 ON-TIMER with Alarm This unit can be set to automatically power on in one of 2 modes (TV or Playback). Even if you set the On Timer, it will not be performed during Play Lock mode. You can also combine the On-Timer with a one minute alarm that gradually increases in volume. • If no button on the remote or unit (including a button used to [...]

19 19 TV Operation Press SLEEP repeatedly to set SLEEP TIMER. • Pressing DISPLAY with sleep timer set displays remaining time. • Sleep Timer will not be performed during Play Lock mode. Sleep Timer This unit can be set for auto power off. SLEEP TIMER 30 SLEEP TIMER 60 SLEEP TIMER 90 SLEEP TIMER 00 SELECT/SET :CH UP :CH DO WN :V OL UP :V OL DOWN[...]

20 20 OFF CAP C1 TEXT C1 CAP C2 TEXT C2 M A I N M EN U EX I T C L OC K C H LANGUAGE SET : ACT I O N SE L E C T : LOCK T V Closed Caption Mode Feature 1 2 3 4 5 Closed Caption is ... This multi-use system not only allows the hearing impaired to enjoy selected programs, but also makes useful information from TV stations available to everyone. Press A[...]

21 21 TV Operation 5 1) Press to select CC ON MUTE. 2) Press repeatedly to select desired mode. • Each press of will change the display as shown left. • The caption may be broadcast over CAP C1 or C2. 1 2 4 6 3 7 Press ACTION three times to return to the normal screen. NO CAP C1 CAP C2 SELE C T : SET : END : ACT I O N M A I N M EN U EX I T C L [...]

22 22 Press PROG to end the program. To Enter More Programs, press to select and to set a blank program number, and then repeat step 3. 4 P DT STA R T ST O P CH SPD 1 day 9 : 00 p 12 : 00 a 08 SP 2 -- -- : -- -- : -- -- -- 3 -- -- : -- -- : -- -- -- 4 -- -- : -- -- : -- -- -- C AN C EL : A DD / DLT SELE C T : SET : END : PROG Press PROG twice to ex[...]

23 23 Timer Operation Repeat steps 1 and 2 on page 22. 1 P DT STA R T ST O P CH S PD 1 day 9 : 00 p 12 : 00 a 08 SP 2 8 10 : 00 a 12 : 00 p 125 SP 3 10 8 : 00 p 9 : 00 p 10 SP 4 S U 9 : 00 p 10 : 00 p L LP C AN C EL : A DD / DLT SELE C T : SET : END : PROG 8 SAT 9 : 00 P 12 : 00 A 08 T OD A Y ---------------------------------------------- DATE S TA[...]

24 24 Searc h System is ... Each time a recording is made, an invisible index mark is placed on the tape. When timer recordings are made, program index and information are also included. These index marks can be used to access or scan recordings. 1 Press SEARCH in Playback or Stop mode to display INDEX SEARCH screen, and then press number keys to s[...]

25 25 Adv anced Operation Auto Operation Functions Tape Position Display Press TAPE POSITION to detect current tape position. 1 DETECT I NG TAPE POS I T I ON 2 ■ Auto Shut Off No broadcast signal in TV (Only when W eak Signal Display is set to OFF), blank tape is Pla yed f or 5 minutes ➞ P ower turns off • This f eature is canceled if any b u[...]

26 26 Zero Search To quickly return to a specifi c tape counter location. 1 2 Press STOP. 4 5 3 Continue playback, rewind, or fast forward. Press COUNTER RESET at the desired position to reset to “0:00:00.” • Unit goes into FF or REW mode and stops at the last point the Counter was set to 0:00:00. Press COUNTER RESET during playback to displ[...]

27 27 Adv anced Operation Repeat Play Set to see a recording over and over. • Playback repeats when tape end is reached or unrecorded portion over 30 seconds is detected. PLAY REPEAT ON PLAY REPEAT OFF PLA Y/REPEA T POWER POWER VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VOL CH STOP/EJECT REW/ PLAY/REPEAT FF/ REC INPUT ACTION REC ON TIMER PROG TIMER In PLA Y mode, press P[...]

28 28 1) Press to select WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY . 2) Press to set “ON” or “OFF.” 1) Press to select “CH.” 2) Press ACTION to display SET UP CHANNEL screen. When “ON” is selected, the picture is displayed even when a broadcast signal is weak or non-existent. ANT ENN A : C ABLE A U T O S E T W EAK S I GNAL D I SPLAY : OFF SET UP CH A NNE[...]

29 29 Adv anced Operation Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. Enter Secret Code V-Chip Control Feature is... This unit has a built-in V-Chip Control which allows you to block unwanted TV usage based on US MOVIES and US TV PROGRAMS Ratings. A 4-digit code must be entered to view a blocked program or change rating settings. 1 • DO NOT forget your se[...]

30 30 Enter Code 1 1) Press to select US MOVIES. 2) Press to set “ON” or “OFF.” If LOCK menu is not displayed, do “Enter Secret Code” steps on page 29 . Setup US MOVIES Ratings Note • “NEXT PAGE” displays CANADIAN V-Chip setting menu. Not necessary except when viewing Canadian tapes or broadcasts. 1 1) Press to select US TV PROGRA[...]

31 31 Adv anced Operation G PG PG-13 R NC-17 X GENERAL A UDIENCE: All ages admitted. P ARENT AL GUID ANCE: Some material may not be suitab le for children. P ARENTS CA UTIONED: Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. RESTRICTED: Children under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or adult. O VER AGE 17 ONL Y : No one 17 and under ad[...]

32 32 Press DISPLA Y to display or remo ve the o v er la y . Whenever a blank section of a tape comes up in Play mode, or when the selected channel has no broadcast signal with the Weak Signal Display set to “OFF” (see page 28), the screen will turn solid blue. When a function button is pressed (PLAY, FF, etc.) or you change channels, the unit [...]

33 33 For Y our Inf ormation These displays will alert you to a missed operation or pr ovide further instructions. OSD CAUTION Page PLEASE SET CLOCK BY PRESSING A CTION KEY If you attempt to set or review a Timer Recording, or set the On-Timer and the Clock is not set... 8 - 11 CHECK CASSETTE RECORD TAB If you press REC, and a cassette is inserted [...]

34 34 Check the f ollowing points once again if y ou are having trouble with y our unit. Before Requesting Service P ower CORRECTION No power… • Completely insert Power Plug into an AC outlet. • Set POWER button to ON. Monitor CORRECTION No picture or sound... • Make sure your antenna system (TV or CABLE), is correctly set. (P.8) • Comple[...]

35 35 For Y our Inf ormation Index A Accessories ....................................................... 3 Audio Mute ...................................................... 16 Auto Operation Functions ................................ 25 B Before Requesting Service .............................. 34 Blocking Message ..................................[...]

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