Professional / Industrial Video Combination VCR Operating Instructions AG-513E / AG-520E Models No. • Initial Setup and Connection Procedures are on pages 8 to 13. As an NERGY ® Partner, Matsushita Electric Corporation of America has determined that this product or product model meets the NERGY ®...
Important Safeguards and Precautions READ AND RETAIN ALL SAFETY AND OUTDOOR ANTENNA INSTALLATION OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. HEED ALL 1 SAFE ANTENNA AND CABLE CONNECTION WARNINGS IN THE MANUAL AND ON UNIT An outside antenna or cable system must be properly grounded to provide some protection INSTALLATION against built up static charges ANTENNA...
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Safety Precautions/Mesures de sécurité Warnin To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. Caution : To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot and insert fully. Avertissement : Afin de prévenir tout risque d’incendie ou de chocs électriques, ne pas exposer cet appareil à...
Before Using Congratulations Loading the Batteries on your purchase of one of the most 1) Open the cover. sophisticated and reliable products on the market today. Used properly, it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. Please fill in the information below. The serial number is on the tag located on the back of your unit.
Table of Contents Important Safeguards and Precautions / Safety Precautions ..2, 3 Before Using ..................4 Table of Contents ................. 5 Location of Controls ................ 6, 7 Connections ..................8 Initial Setup ..................9 - 11 Reset Language, Channels, Clock, Time Zone Adjust ..... 12, 13 Playback a Tape .................
Location of Controls Remote Control Buttons EJECT button: 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.
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Remote Sensor Page 22 ON TIMER Indicator Lights up when the On Timer is set. Page 18 Rear View of the unit <Model AG-513E unit shown> Easy-Grip-Handle <Model AG-513E only> Use when transporting the unit. VHF/UHF Antenna Input Terminal...
Connections Outdoor Antenna Connections UHF/VHF Band Mixer Unhook the antenna from your previous (not supplied) TV or VCR and connect it to the back of (Flat) Twin Lead the unit as shown in the diagram. 300 Ohm Cable If your antenna system has separate UHF and VHF lead-ins, you need a (Round) 75 Ohm coaxial Cable...
Initial Setup Your unit can be set to Tuner ON Set the Clock (Initial Power On) or Tuner OFF. When the unit is first turned on, the tuner is set to off Press POWER on the remote or unit. and a prompt to set the clock is displayed.
Initial Setup (continued) Setup Channel and Auto Clock Set (TUNER:ON only) Press CH or CH to display CHANNEL/CLOCK AUTO SET screen . • If you use a cable box, turn it on and select PBS channel in your time zone. Press CH to start Channel Auto Set.
Setup incomplete Setup incomplete Set the clock manually. Press ACTION to display SET AUTO CLOCK SET CLOCK screen. I S I NCOMPLETE PLEASE SET CLOCK BY PRESS I NG ACT I ON KEY 1) Press to select SET CLOCK 1 / / the month.
Reset Language, Channels, Clock, Time Zo Press ACTION M A I N MENU to display MAIN MENU. LANGUAGE CLOCK EX I T SELECT : : ACT I ON <TUNER:ON MAIN MENU is shown> Language Channels Clock (TUNER:ON only) 1) Press 1) Press select “CLOCK.”...
Time Zone Adjust Time Zone Adjust (TUNER:ON only) SET CLOCK 3 / 6/ 2002 WED 12 00PM (Only when Auto Clock is set.) DST : ON 1) Press SELE CT HOUR HOUR select “CLOCK.” SELECT : M A I N MENU : ACT I ON <Example MANUAL LANGUAGE...
Record On a Tape Playback a Tape Insert a tape with record tab. Ready Checklist • The unit power comes on automatically. All connections are made. Your unit is plugged in. Press CH or number keys to Insert a tape. select Channel.
Copy Your Tapes (Dubbing) Connections you’ll need to make. Recording (Editing) unit Playing (Source) VCR AUDIO VIDEO IN FROM ANT. VIDEO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN OUT TO TV Playback (Source) Recording (Editing) unit Insert blank tape Insert pre- with record tab. recorded tape.
TV Operation Ready Checklist Press POWER on the remote or unit. All connections are made. Your unit is plugged in. Use CH number keys to <Model AG-520E unit shown> select a channel. Press VOL + or VOL - to adjust volume. VOL + / VOL- NIGHT (NITE) Mode PHONES...
Picture Adjustment Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. 1) Press M A I N MENU select “TV.” LANGUAGE 2) Press ACTION to display SET UP TV CLOCK EX I T SELECT : screen. : ACT I ON <TUNER:ON MAIN MENU is shown> 1) Press to select SET UP TV...
TV Timer Features ON-TIMER with Alarm Ready Checklist The clock is set to correct time. 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.
Sleep Timer This unit can be set for auto power off. 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 30 SLEEP TIMER 60 SLEEP TIMER 90 SLEEP TIMER 00...
Closed Caption System 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. Closed Caption Mode Feature Closed Caption Mode Selections Press ACTION Caption Mode: CAP C1 or C2 to display MAIN MENU.
Caption On Mute Feature Closed Caption narration, if available, is displayed when MUTE button is pressed for silence. Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. 1) Press M A I N MENU to select “TV.” 2) Press ACTION LANGUAGE to display SET CLOCK EX I T UP TV screen.
Timer Recording You can set up to 8 programs to be recorded while Ready Checklist you are away. All connections are made. Press PROG Your unit is plugged in. to display SET PROGRAM screen. The clock is set to the correct time. The tape is long enough.
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Review, Replace or Clear Program Cancel a Timer Recording: Contents : ( Recording is not in progress ) (Recording is in progress) Hold down STOP for a few Repeat steps 1 and 2 on page 22. seconds to cancel the Timer Recording.
Tape Operation Search 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 is also included. These index marks can be used to access or scan recordings. Index Search Go directly to the desired recording.
Program End Search Locates end point of recording for continuity. Press SEARCH twice in Playback or Stop mode to display PROGRAM END SEARCH screen . Press FF PROGRAM END SEARCH to start search. To cancel, SEARCH START press PLAY or STOP. EX I T SEARCH Example of Program End Search operation.
Tape Operation (continued) Auto Operation Functions Repeat Play I Auto Shut Off Set to see a recording over and over. No broadcast signal in TV mode, blank Press ACTION tape is played for 5 minutes ➔ Power turns off to display MAIN MENU. •...
Commercial Skip By pressing the CM/ZERO button in Playback <Model AG-520E unit shown> mode you can skip over 1 to 3 minutes of recorded tape in just a few seconds. Press CM/ZERO repeatedly to select skip time in Playback mode. •...
Special VCR Features Channel Caption is ... Preset Caption (TUNER:ON only) Station names, e.g. ABC, CNN, etc. are set so they will appear when a Press ACTION channel is selected. Choose 24 to display MAIN MENU. preset names (Preset Caption), or make up to 10 names of your own (Manual Caption).
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Manual Caption (TUNER:ON only) Do “Preset Caption” steps 1~3 (page 28). 1) Press to select CHANNEL CAPT I ON MANUAL CAPTION. PRESET CAPT I ON 2) Press to display MANUAL CAPT I ON screen. SELECT : : ACT I ON 1) Press to select MANUAL CAPT I ON...
Special VCR Features (continued) Weak Signal Display Feature (TUNER:ON only) When “ON” is selected, the picture is displayed even when a broadcast signal is weak or non-existent. Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. 1)Press M A I N MENU to select “CH.” 2)Press ACTION LANGUAGE to display SET UP...
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Ready Checklist The clock is set to correct time. The record tab is in place. Time Stamp Feature This unit writes program data (see example below) for about the first 10 seconds of every recording. The information is then displayed about 10 seconds after playback begins.
V-Chip Control Feature Process of V-Chip Control Feature V-Chip Control Feature is... This unit has a built-in V-Chip Control which allows Enter Code Setup Blocking you to block unwanted TV usage based on US MOVIES and US TV PROGRAMS Ratings. Secret Code A 4-digit code must be entered to view a blocked program or change rating settings.
Process of V-Chip Control Feature If LOCK menu is not displayed, “Secret Code” steps on page 32. Enter Code Setup Blocking US MOVIES Ratings 1) Press LOCK select US US MOVIES : OFF CHANGE SETT I NGS MOVIES. US TV PROGRAMS : OFF CHANGE SETT I NGS 2) Press...
V-Chip Control Feature (continued) If LOCK menu is not displayed, “Secret Code” steps on page 32. US TV PROGRAMS Ratings 1) Press LOCK select US TV US MOVIES : OFF CHANGE SETT I NGS PROGRAMS. US TV PROGRAMS : OFF CHANGE SETT I NGS 2) Press to set...
Process of V-Chip Control Feature Enter Code Setup Blocking Blocking Message <When V-Chip Control is activated> • If a program or movie exceeds the ratings you have set, a message will appear on a black background and sound is muted. PROGRAM RAT I NG EXCEEDED RAT I NG : PG-1 3 ACCESS CODE...
On-Screen Displays (OSD) VCR Status & Clock Display Blue Screen Display Whenever a blank section of a Press DISPLAY tape comes up in Play mode, or to display or remove the overlay. when the selected channel has no broadcast signal with the Weak Channel Caption Signal Display Feature set to (See pages 28, 29.)
Operating Temperature: 5 °C ~ 40 °C (41 °F ~ 104 °F) Operating Humidity: 10 % ~ 75 % Weight: 12 Kg (26.4 lbs.) (AG-513E) 23 Kg (50.7 lbs.) (AG-520E) Dimensions: 386 (W) X 385 (H) X 374 (D) mm Features for a Quality Picture 15-3/16”...
Before Requesting Service Check the following points if you are having trouble with your unit. Power Correction No power… • Completely insert Power Plug into an AC outlet. • Set POWER button to ON. Correction Monitor No picture or sound... •...
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