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Initial Setup Basic Operation Advanced Operation For Your Information
TV Operation Timer Operation
LSQT0713B
Professional/Industrial Video
Combination VCR
Operating Instructions
Model No.
AG-513F/AG-520F
Initial Setup and Connection Procedures are on pages 8 and 9.
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Important Safeguards and Pre cau tions OUTDOOR ANTENNA INSTALLATION READ AND RETAIN ALL SAFETY AND 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 against built up static charges and voltage. INSTALLATION Section 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70 (in Canada, part 1 of the Canadian Electrical 1 POWER SOURCE CAUTION Code) pro
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Safety Precautions/Mesures de sécurité Warning : To prevent fi re or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. Avertissement : Afi n de prévenir tout risque d’incendie ou de chocs électriques, ne pas exposer cet appareil à la pluie ou à une humidité excessive. FCC WARNING : Any unauthorized changes or modifi cations to this equipment would void the user’s authority to operate. This video recorder, equipped with the HQ (High Quality) System, is compatible with existing VHS
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Unit Information Head Cleaning Specifi cations Playing older or damaged tapes may eventually Display cause video heads to become clogged. 13 inch (AG-513F)/ 20 inch (AG-520F) Picture Tube Head Clog Sensor measured diagonal 90° During playback this screen V I DEO HEADS MAY defl ection Picture Tube NEED CLEAN I NG appears if clogging is PL EASE I NSERT HEAD VCR detected. To clear message CLEAN I NG CASSETTE OR REFER TO MANUAL Video Recording 4 rotary heads helical scanning fro
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Basic Operation Initial Setup Initial Setup Advanced Operation For Your Information TV Operation Timer Operation Table of Contents Important Safeguards and Precautions ................................................ 2 Safety Precautions/Mesures de sécurité............................................... 3 Unit Information....................................................................................... 4 Location of Controls ..................................................................
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Location of Controls Remote Control Buttons NIGHT EJECT Color and picture intensity level Ejects tape. are adjusted during night time use. POWER Turns unit on or off. SLEEP Turns off the unit automatically. DISPLAY Displays the VCR status and TRACKING UP/DOWN clock. Reduces picture noise during TAPE POSITION Playback and Slow Motion. Finds out present tape position NUMBER Keys and amount of tape remaining. Selects a channel directly. COUNTER RESET Resets to “0:00:00” at the ADD/DELETE de
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Initial Setup Front View of the Unit and Indicators POWER VOL CH STOP/EJECT REW/ PLAY/REPEAT FF/ REC INPUT REC ON TIMER PROG TIMER ACTION VIDEO IN AUDIO IN Built-In Speaker AUDIO VIDEO IN Jack REWIND/SEARCH For dubbing. PHONES Jack Rewinds tape, and Connect an POWER searches reverse scene. earphone or Turns unit on or off. ACTION headphones. Press together with STOP. VOLUME UP/DOWN Adjusts volume. PROG TIMER PLAY SET/BACK SPACE Indicator Begins playback. Lights
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VHF/UHF VHF/UHF Connections Please make all cable or antenna connections before power on. Connecting For ANT./Cable Connect the cable from Antenna/Cable to the VHF/UHF terminal on the unit. UNIT (rear view) VHF/UHF IN from ANT./CABLE VHF/UHF For DSS/Cable Box Connect the OUT jack on your cable box to the VHF/UHF terminal on the unit with a RF cable. UNIT (rear view) Cable TV Converter Box VHF/UHF IN from ANT./CABLE VHF/UHF WARNING: Overtightening “Nut type” RF coaxial cables may damage jacks
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Initial Setup Initial Setup Set the Clock (Initial Power On) Tuner ON/OFF When Tuner OFF is selected, your unit is Your unit can be set to Tuner ON or Tuner OFF. automatically in LINE mode. When Tuner ON When the unit is fi rst turned on, the tuner is set to is selected, Channel selection, Input selection, off and a prompt to set the clock is displayed. Channel Add/Delete, etc. is available. By selecting “TUNER:ON” (see at right), you can place channels in memory and use the Auto Clock Pr
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Initial Setup (continued) POWER NUMBER Keys ADD/DLT SELECT/SET :CH UP :CH DOWN ACTION :V OL UP :VOL DOWN 10 10
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Initial Setup Reset all unit Memory Functions Add or Delete a Channel When moving unit to a new location, or if a mistake To add channel: was made in the Initial Setup section. Select channel with number keys and Make sure a tape is not inserted in the unit. press ADD/DLT. CHANNEL 08 ADDED To delete channel: Select channel with CH or number keys and press ADD/DLT. CHANNEL 08 DELE TED STOP/EJECT REW/ FF/ INPUT POWER POWER VOL CH PLAY/REPEAT REC REC ON TIMER PROG TIMER ACTION VIDEO IN A
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Reset Language, Channels, Clock, M A I N MENU Press ACTION to display 1 MAIN MENU. T V LOCK LANGUAGE C H CLOCK EX I T SELECT : SET : ACT I ON Langua ge Channels Clock 2 (TUNER: ON only) 1) Press to 1) Press to 1) Press to select language select “CH.” select “CLOCK.” icon. M A I N MENU M A I N MENU M A I N MENU T V LOCK LANGUAGE T V LOCK LANGUAGE T V LOCK LANGUAGE C H CLOCK EX I T EX I T C H CLOCK C H CLOCK EX I T SELECT :
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Basic Operation Time Zone Adjust POWER Time Zone Adjust (TUNER: ON only) (Only when Auto Clock is set.) 1) Press to select “CLOCK.” SELECT/SET :CH UP :CH DOWN M A I N MENU ACTION :VOL UP :V OL DOWN T V LOCK LANGUAGE C H CLOCK EX I T SELECT : SET : ACT I ON 2) Press ACTION. SET CLOCK AUTO CLOCK SET MANUAL T I ME ZONE ADJUST : 0 SELECT : SET : END : ACT I ON ACTION key on Using
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Playback a Tape Record On a Tape Insert a cassette with record tab Check List The unit power comes on automatically. 1 Cable or antenna is connected. Power cord is plugged in. Press CH or number keys to select a Insert a cassette. channel. 2 The unit power comes 1 For “LINE” input, see bottom of next page. on automatically. Record tab Press SPEED to select recording speed (see page 4). 3 SP = Standard Play To prevent tape jam, LP = Long Play remove loose or peeling SLP =
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Basic Operation e Copy Your Tapes (Dubbing) Recording (Editing) unit Connections you’ll need to make. Playing (Source) VCR AUDIO VID EO IN FROM ANT. OUT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN OUT TO TV IN Playback (Source) Recording (Editing) unit Insert blank tape Insert 1 with record tab. pre-recorded Dubbing tapes protected with tape. Copy Guard will have poor quality results. Select “LINE” mode. 2 See “Selecting Input Mode” below. Press PLAY then Press REC, then 3 PAUSE at starting PAUSE/SLOW poin
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TV Operation Check List Press POWER on the remote or unit. 1 Cable or antenna is connected. Power cord is plugged in. Use CH CH 08 or number 2 keys to select a channel. Press VOL + or VOL - to adjust 3 volume. VOL + / VOL- 24 NIGHT Mode POWER POWER VOL CH STOP/EJECT REW/ PLAY/REPEAT FF/ REC INPUT REC ON TIMER PROG TIMER ACTION VIDEO IN AUDIO IN Color and picture intensity levels are adjusted so the screen is easier on your eyes during night time use. PHONES CH Jack Press NI
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TV Operation Picture Adjustment Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. 1 1) Press M A I N MENU to select “TV.” 2 2) Press ACTION T V LOCK LANGUAGE NIGHT to display SET C H CLOCK EX I T UP TV screen. NUMBER POWER SELECT : Keys SET : ACT I ON 100 Key SELECT/SET :CH UP 1) Press to SET UP TV :CH DOWN RAPID select VIDEO 3 CAPT I ON :V OL UP TUNE I NPUT SELECT : TUNER ADJUST. :VOL DOWN V I DEO ADJUST TUNER
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TV Timer Features ON-TIMER with Alarm Check List This unit can be set to automatically power on in one of 2 The clock is set to the correct time. 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. Press PROG to display SET PROGRAM screen. 1 1) Press to select “ON SET PROGRAM TIMER.” T I MER PROGRAMMING 2 ON TIMER 2) Press to display ON TI
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TV Operation Sleep Timer This unit can be set for auto power off. Press SLEEP repeatedly SLEEP to set SLEEP TIMER. Pressing DISPLAY with sleep timer set displays remaining DISPLAY time. Sleep Timer will not be performed during Play Lock mode. ADD/DLT SLEEP TIMER 30 SELECT/SET :CH UP :CH DOWN SLEEP TIMER 60 :VOL UP :VOL DOWN SLEEP TIMER 90 PROG SLEEP TIMER 00 Press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP TIMER 00” appears to cancel. 19 19
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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 to display MAIN MENU. Caption Mode: CAP C1 or C2 1 A narration of selected 1) Press to TV programs is displayed. M A I N MENU select “TV.” Check TV program listings for CC 2 2) Press ACTION to (Closed Caption
