Panasonic AG520VDH - COMB. DVD/VCR/TV, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...0 and 13 AG 520VDH MULTI FORMAT PLAYBACK Ability to play back may depend on recording conditions As an ENERGY STAR Partner Panasonic Corporation of North America has determined that this product or product model meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency Please read these instructions carefully before attempting to connect operate or adjust this product Please save this manual Professi...

Page 2: ...EUR7724020R 2 Batteries AA Congratulations Accessories Safety Precaution Be sure to read the following cautions carefully Never pick unit up by VCR cassette opening Before Using This television receiver provides display of television closed captioning U S Patent Nos 4 631 603 4 577 216 4 819 098 4 907 093 5 315 448 and 6 516 132 This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is pro...

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Page 4: ...FROM WATER OR MOISTURE such as vases sinks tubs etc 2 IF EXPOSED TO RAIN MOISTURE OR STRONG IMPACT unplug unit and have it inspected by a qualified service technician before use 3 ELECTRICAL STORMS During a lightning storm or before leaving unit unused for extended periods of time disconnect all equipment from the power source as well as the antenna and cable system 4 WHEN UNIT IS PLUGGED IN DO NO...

Page 5: ...ections 10 Tuning TV 13 TV Operation 16 MTS Broadcast TV Stereo System 18 TV Timer Features 19 Closed Caption System 20 Video Audio Setting 22 Before using the VCR 24 Recording Television Programs 25 Playing VCR 27 Copy Your Tapes Dubbing 30 V Chip Control Features 31 Display Features 35 Basic Disc Operation 36 DVD RAM Operation 40 Disc Operation Using Information Screen 42 Special Disc Operation ...

Page 6: ...emote or unit Unit auto adjusts clock for DST Daylight Saving Time DST Daylight Saving Time If your area does not observe Daylight Saving Time select DST OFF see Manual Clock Setting on page 14 Keep these time changes in mind when programming the unit for timer recording Spring First Sunday in April DST ON Sets clock ahead one hour Autumn Last Sunday in October DST ON Turns clock back one hour Inf...

Page 7: ...the DVD disc does not correspond to the Region number of this unit this unit cannot play this disc Region Management Information Handling precautions Sticking a label on the disc may impair DVD R playback Do not attach sticker to disc Do not use discs with exposed adhesive from tape or left over peeled off stickers Only hold disc by edges as shown at right Fingerprints dirt and scratches can cause...

Page 8: ...ANGLE Selects the desired angle in DVD mode 16 REC Records a program 17 PROGRAM Displays SET PROGRAM screen You can set Timer Program and On Timer 18 DVD Set to DVD mode 19 TV VCR Sets to TV VCR mode 20 TRACKING UP DOWN Reduces picture noise during Playback and Slow Motion 21 NUMBER Keys Selects a channel directly 22 ADD DELETE CLEAR Adds or deletes a channel Cancels an item on the screen 23 MENU ...

Page 9: ... plugged into an AC outlet this unit consumes 0 8 W of electric power in OFF condition 2 Optical digital audio output connector Outputs audio signal Digital 3 Audio Output Connector L R Outputs audio signal Analog 1 2 3 4 5 6 15 REC Indicator RED Lights up during recording In Rec Pause or OTR Pause mode the Indicator flashes 16 ON TIMER Indicator ORANGE Lights when the On Timer is set 17 PROG TIME...

Page 10: ...ch system component carefully before connecting it Notes on connections Connecting the RF in Terminal Note to CABLE system installer This reminder is provided to call the CABLE Cable TV System Installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building a...

Page 11: ... DTS decoders Digital connection Connecting the Audio Output Terminal Please see amplifier manual for speaker requirements Speakers example Amplifier with built in Dolby Digital or DTS decoders Firmly connect the cable to the connector OPTICAL OPTICAL Connect a Digital amplifier Enjoy Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound Smart one line connection is possible Don t place the unit on amplifier or equ...

Page 12: ...on technique developed by the Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation Supporting 5 1 channel surround sound as well as stereo 2 channel sound this technique enables a large quantity of sound data to be efficiently recorded on a disc Linear PCM is a signal recording format used in CDs While CDs are recorded in 44 1 kHz 16 bit DVDs are recorded in 48 kHz 16 bit up to 96 kHz 24 bit If you have a Dol...

Page 13: ...orm settings manually See pages 14 15 1 Press POWER on the Remote Control or unit Auto channel and clock set start If you use a cable box turn it on and set it to the Public Broadcasting Service PBS channel in your time zone If you use a DSS receiver it must be turned off 5 Press Ÿź to select AUTO SET then press SET Note After Channel Auto Set is finished Clock Auto Set will be performed If clock ...

Page 14: ... SET to display SET CLOCK screen 1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU 5 Press Ÿź and press SET to select and set the month date year time and DST Daylight Saving Time To Make Corrections repeatedly press Ż to move to error then correct 6 Press ACTION twice to start the clock and exit this mode Manual Clock Setting CHANNEL 08 ADDED CHANNEL 08 DELETED SET CLOCK AUTO CLOCK SET MANUAL SELECT SET SET EN...

Page 15: ... 1 Turn the unit Power on 2 Hold down both PLAY and FF on the unit for more than 5 seconds The power will shut off Please ignore NO CASSETTE warning 3 Perform Initial Setup on page 13 English Spanish French 1 0 1 Note If set manually time zone does not appear 1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU MAIN MENU DVD LOCK LANGUAGE TV CLOCK CH SELECT SET SET END ACTION SET CLOCK AUTO CLOCK SET MANUAL TIME Z...

Page 16: ...NER Signal of source connected to VHF UHF terminal is displayed TV CH69 CABLE CH125 LINE2 TV CH2 CABLE CH1 When selecting CABLE channels 100 to 125 with the NUMBER keys first press the 100 key and then enter the remaining two digits Example 1 To select channel 125 first press the 100 key then 2 then 5 Example 2 To select channel 12 first press the 1 key then 2 Example 3 To select channel 2 first p...

Page 17: ...olid blue when signal is absent or weak 1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select CH 3 Press SET to display SET UP CHANNEL screen 6 Press ACTION twice to return to the normal screen 4 Press Ÿź to select WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY 5 Press SET to set ON or OFF Note If the unit is connected to equipment which has a blue screen feature selecting ON will have no effect on the other equipment ...

Page 18: ...audio mode as described above Arrow shows selection Each press of AUDIO will change the audio mode as shown below SAP is selected with first press of AUDIO MONO broadcast Normal monaural sound broadcast Example Equipped with TV Noise Reduction for true MTS reproduction TV Noise Reduction is required for good stereo separation and audio fidelity is a registered trademark and is licensed by Technolo...

Page 19: ...tor lights up on the unit This unit can be set for auto power off 1 Press PROG to display SET PROGRAM screen 2 Press Ÿź to select SLEEP TIMER 3 Press SET repeatedly to select the desired time To cancel press SET repeatedly until 0 appears 4 Press PROG to return to the normal screen Pressing DISPLAY with sleep timer set displays remaining time Make sure a tape is inserted if Playback mode is select...

Page 20: ...Check TV program listings for CC Closed Caption broadcasts Caption Mode TEXT C1 or C2 Most of the screen will be blocked out When the TV station broadcasts information such as program listings it will appear in this space Caption Mode OFF Closed Caption Text narration will not be displayed Notes The closed caption or text signal may be broadcast over C1 C2 or both Also text contents can vary so yo...

Page 21: ...to select CC ON MUTE 9 Press SET repeatedly to select desired mode The caption may be broadcast over CAP C1 or C2 Caption On Mute Feature Recording and Playing Back a Closed Caption Text Program NO CAP C1 CAP C2 Record Record normally Closed Caption Text signal if present is recorded automatically Playback Start playback Perform steps to select desired caption mode CC ON MUTE CAP C1 or C2 A narrat...

Page 22: ...m source 1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select TV 3 Press SET to display SET UP TV screen 4 Press Ÿź to select SET UP VIDEO AUDIO 5 Press SET to display SET UP VIDEO AUDIO screen MUSIC Sound suited to music Factory setting SPEECH Sound suited to dialogue NORMAL AUTO Audio AGC Auto Gain Control The sound level is automatically adjusted to suit the program source Low Standard Hi...

Page 23: ...ST 7 Press SET to display AUDIO ADJUST screen 8 Press Ÿź to select an item 9 Press ŻŹ to adjust To Reset AUDIO Controls Press Ÿź and SET to select and set STANDARD All controls return to their factory settings BASS Control To adjust the intensity of low frequency sound TREBLE Control To adjust the intensity of high frequency sound BALANCE Control Controls the difference in audio level between the ...

Page 24: ...ling labels from tapes Record tab DISPLAY STOP STILL PAUSE AUDIO REC SPEED Insert a tape CHŸź REC STOP EJECT TV VCR CHŸź NUMBER keys Before using VCR Functions 1 Confirm that tape is inserted 2 Press TV VCR Inserting a Tape Eject tape Press EJECT on the remote or STOP EJECT on the unit EJECT REC Indicator ADD DLT PROG ...

Page 25: ...ng With the proper audio mode setting your unit can Record and playback MTS stereo broadcast main language in stereo Hi Fi Stereo sound is recorded on the left and right audio tracks and on the video portion of a tape Record and playback a monaural broadcast main language or SAP Secondary Audio Program usually in a second language on the Hi Fi tracks for better quality monaural sound Playback non ...

Page 26: ... is loaded and the unit is in Stop mode If the start times of two programs overlap the lower numbered program will have priority If the start time for a Timer Recording comes up during a normal recording or One Touch Recording page 25 the Timer Recording will not be performed If there is a power interruption of more than one minute the recording may not be performed or continued If INCOMPLETE appe...

Page 27: ...picture a Press STILL PAUSE b Press FF SLOW increases speed or REW SLOW decreases speed in Still mode c Press PLAY to release Frame by Frame picture a Press STILL PAUSE b Press STILL PAUSE in Still mode c Press PLAY to release Stop a Tape Notes These features work best in SLP mode After 3 minutes in Still or Slow mode unit stops to protect the tape and the video heads Set to see a recording over a...

Page 28: ...ss within 5 seconds to select desired mode Select HIFI L R to listen to a regular Hi Fi Stereo recording Select HIFI L or HIFI R to listen only to the left or right channel of a stereo recording This is commonly used for Karaoke music on one channel and vocals on the other Select NORMAL for linear stereo playback from a recorded tape with Hi Fi disabled This screen appears when you press AUDIO dur...

Page 29: ... or 6 number key on the remote control or CH Ÿź on the unit operate as a V Lock control to reduce jitter Digital Auto Tracking Manual Tracking Control V Lock Control 1 Press CM ZERO repeatedly to select skip time in Playback mode By pressing CM ZERO in Playback mode you can skip over 1 2 or 3 minutes of recorded tape as desired Note No indication appears Commercial Skip 1st Press 1 min skip OFF 2n...

Page 30: ... immediately to put in Standby mode Press STILL PAUSE to start dubbing Editing unit starts recording Press STOP to stop dubbing Refer to page 10 Connecting the 1 2 Input Terminal before you perform this operation Perform operation of steps 3 and 4 on both units at same time Unauthorized exchanging and or copying of copyrighted recordings may be copyright infringement Playback Source unit Recording...

Page 31: ... to make the correction 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select LOCK 3 Press SET to display LOCK screen Enter Secret Code Changing your secret code You will need your current code 1 While this OSD on screen display is displayed press ADD DLT CLEAR to clear current code 2 Enter new 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 M...

Page 32: ...ess Ÿź to select CHANGE SETTINGS 4 Press SET to display screen 5 Press Ÿź to select VIEW NR PROGRAMS 6 Press SET to set YES or NO NR Not Rated PROGRAMS Some movies such as old movies or foreign movies have no ratings 7 Press Ÿź to select and SET to set ratings to be blocked See US MOVIES Ratings Chart on page 34 8 Press ACTION to redisplay LOCK menu and continue with US TV PROGRAMS Ratings Or pres...

Page 33: ...n French Language Ratings Chart on page 34 E Exempt PROGRAMS Some TV shows such as news sports weather bulletins and emergency information have no ratings 7 Press Ÿź to select VIEW E PROGRAMS 8 Press SET to set YES or NO 10 Press ACTION three times to exit this mode LOCK US MOVIES OFF CHANGE SETTINGS US TV PROGRAMS OFF CHANGE SETTINGS NEXT PAGE SELECT SET SET END ACTION LOCK CANADIAN ENGLISH OFF C...

Page 34: ...der 13 R RESTRICTED Children under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or adult NC 17 OVER AGE 17 ONLY No one 17 and under admitted X ADULTS ONLY Canadian French Rating US Rating If a program or movie exceeds the ratings you have set a message will appear on a black background and sound is muted When V Chip Control is activated Blocking Message CH 08 PROGRAM RATING EXCEEDED RATING PG 13 ACCESS CODE...

Page 35: ...n solid blue TV VCR Status Clock Display Blue Screen Display Channel Function Display No broadcast signal in TV mode Only when Weak Signal Display is set to OFF See page 17 or blank tape is played for 5 minutes Power turns off Note This feature is canceled if any button is pressed during above conditions Auto Shut Off DISPLAY REC 12 00PM CH 08 0 25 0 12 34 STEREO SP SAP MONO RATING PG 13 1 Functio...

Page 36: ...CLOSE READING 1 MAIN STORY 2 SUBTITLE 3 AUDIO SOUNDTRACK 4 INFORMATION LOVE STORY Example Play Disc 1 2 To return to Main MENU of DVD play stops Press TITLE MENU or RETURN To return to Main MENU of Video CD play stops Press RETURN While Main MENU is displayed press SKIP Ź Ź ǿ or SKIP ǿ Ż Ż to go to next or previous Main MENU of disc screen SKIP function not available with all discs Please refer to...

Page 37: ...IP ǿ Ż Ż within 3 seconds of a track chapter program play list start point skips to the previous start point When a NUMBER key is used in disc mode it performs a different operation from TV mode Using the NUMBER keys Example 1 To select 12 first press the 10 key then 1 then 2 Example 2 To select 2 press the 2 key DVD and CD Video CD Pressing SKIP ǿ Ż Ż once midway through a chapter track returns t...

Page 38: ...sses of the AUDIO button the language does not change language selection is not offered on the disc When disc is removed language reverts to initial setting If this language is not recorded on the disc the language recorded will be heard Audio Soundtrack Language DVD V DVD V 1 MAIN STORY 2 SUBTITLE 3 AUDIO SOUNDTRACK 4 INFORMATION LOVE STORY 3 Press SET or PLAY to access Step 3 not necessary when ...

Page 39: ...display as follows Please refer to pages 42 44 Note When DISPLAY is pressed during play of a Video CD with Play control the NUMBER keys are not available on the displayed screen In this case press DISPLAY again to remove the displayed screen DISPLAY button does not function while main menu of DVD title menu of DVD Direct Navigator or Play List is displayed Selected disc information Example of CD E...

Page 40: ...ss PLAY to start play Disc tray closes automatically Play begins from the first program title recorded on the DVD RAM Play List Page1 5 No Date Length Title SELECT SET SET END MENU 1 2 3 4 00 01 00 00 03 12 00 15 01 00 03 00 Movie Picture Playback Still Picture Playback Hybrid Playback Partial Playback 2002 12 24 5 15 41AM 2002 12 25 4 31 49AM 2002 12 25 8 24 25AM 2002 12 25 12 45 00AM Titles Reco...

Page 41: ...mber of available titles varies with each disc Play List Page1 5 No Date Length Title SELECT SET SET END MENU 1 2 3 4 00 01 00 00 03 12 00 15 01 00 03 00 Movie Picture Playback Still Picture Playback Hybrid Playback Partial Playback 2002 12 24 5 15 41AM 2002 12 25 4 31 49AM 2002 12 25 8 24 25AM 2002 12 25 12 45 00AM 3 Press SET or PLAY to start playing Pressing SET or PLAY is not necessary when us...

Page 42: ...n 1 DVD V DVD V b SURROUND MODE See page 47 b Chapter Go directly to a preset chapter number This function does not work with some discs c Disc currently being played The type of disc currently inserted is displayed TITLE chapter chapter chapter REPEAT CHAPTER REPEAT TITLE REPEAT OFF CURRENT PLAYBACK POSITION Example a b a c d b 12 34 56 1 ĺ 2 ĺ 3 ĺ 4 ĺ 5 ĺ 6 00 20 00 2 ĺ 0 ĺ 0 ĺ 0 ĺ SET Example d...

Page 43: ...12 PBC OFF PROGRAM PLAY NEXT DISPLAY Disc information screen 3 VCD TRACK 12 TIME 00 35 12 PBC OFF ENTER 0 9 SET SET NEXT DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY in Play or Stop mode to display On Screen Display 2 Press SET to enter selected item Change the item by pressing Ÿź or the NUMBER keys and press SET Unit information screen 3 VCD 1 Press DISPLAY twice in Play or Stop mode to display On Screen Display 2 Pr...

Page 44: ...op mode to display On Screen Display 2 Press Ÿź to select an item 3 Press SET to enter selected item Change the item by pressing Ÿź or the NUMBER keys and press SET Disc information screen 4 b Disc currently being played The type of disc currently inserted is displayed a Direct Navigation PROGRAM or PLAY LIST No Go directly to a preset title number RAM a b c a b c Example 12 34 56 1 ĺ 2 ĺ 3 ĺ 4 ĺ ...

Page 45: ...Press Ÿź to select PLAY MODE 5 Press SET to display PLAY MODE screen 6 Press Ÿź to select PROGRAM PLAY 7 Press SET to display screen 8 Press ŸźŻŹ to select a track number Track numbers on disc are displayed 9 Press SET to set Repeat steps 8 9 to select another track The selected track is added on the right side MAIN MENU DVD LOCK LANGUAGE TV CLOCK CH SELECT SET SET END ACTION Program Play CD NUMBE...

Page 46: ...3 Press DISPLAY again to display Unit Information screen 6 Press SET to set mode To cancel select REPEAT OFF in step 5 then press SET MAIN MENU DVD LOCK LANGUAGE TV CLOCK CH SELECT SET SET END ACTION Program Repeat Play Random Play CD CD DVD MAIN MENU DISC LANGUAGES AUDIO OUTPUT STILL MODE AUTO TV MODE 4 3 Pan Scan PLAY MODE SELECT ɰ ɲ SET SET END ACTION PLAY MODE PROGRAM PLAY RANDOM PLAY SELECT ɰ...

Page 47: ...NER SET UP VIDEO AUDIO DVD VOL ADJUST 2 SELECT SET SET END ACTION DVD Volume Adjust V S S Virtual Surround Sound DVD V 4 Press Ÿź to select DVD VOL ADJUST 5 Press SET to set the level 0 1 or 2 Notes This function not available with DVD RAM ANGLE Indicator lights up on the unit when a scene recorded from different angles is detected The angle number can be set beforehand so that the angle is switch...

Page 48: ...riginal disc language Other Other language selection 1 AUTO Same language as selected for AUDIO If language set for AUDIO is used in playback subtitles will not appear If another language is used during playback the subtitles will appear in the language selected at AUDIO setup English Spanish French Japanese Other Other language selection 1 To enter OTHER code number Press NUMBER keys Please refer...

Page 49: ...ean 7579 Kurdish 7585 Laotian 7679 Latin 7665 Latvian Lettish 7686 Lingala 7678 Lithuanian 7684 Macedonian 7775 Malagasy 7771 Malay 7783 Malayalam 7776 Maltese 7784 Maori 7773 Marathi 7782 Moldavian 7779 Mongolian 7778 Nauru 7865 Nepali 7869 Norwegian 7879 Oriya 7982 Pashto Pushto 8083 Persian 7065 Polish 8076 Portuguese 8084 Punjabi 8065 Quechua 8185 Rhaeto Romance 8277 Romanian 8279 Russian 8285...

Page 50: ...am is output Factory preset PCM When you have connected an amplifier that doesn t have a built in dts decoder OFF Normal audio range is selected Factory preset ON For dynamic sound even at low volume This is useful for late night listening Dolby Digital DVDs only DVD V Note Make settings according to amplifier connected to optical audio output as shown in above table Type of amplifier to be connec...

Page 51: ...creen video material playback 1 Press ACTION in Stop mode to display MAIN MENU 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select DVD 3 Press SET to display DVD MAIN MENU MAIN MENU DVD LOCK LANGUAGE TV CLOCK CH SELECT SET SET END ACTION Selecting TV MODE DVD V 4 Press Ÿź to select TV MODE 5 Press SET repeatedly for mode 4 3 Pan Scan Widescreen video data is played in Pan Scan style left and right of screen are trimmed Video ...

Page 52: ...t can be heard above the noise of the equipment and the highest level of sound before distortion occurs DVD A high density optical disc on which high quality pictures and sound have been digitally recorded DVD incorporates new video compression technology MPEG II and high density recording technology which allow entire movies to be recorded with incredible playback quality Film and video DVD Video...

Page 53: ...e remote batteries 6 Make sure VCR LOCK is set to off 29 Exposing unit remote sensor to direct fluorescent or outdoor light may cause signal interference 9 ACTION PLAY SELECT SET POWER etc buttons cannot be selected Press TV VCR for TV VCR mode 9 Press DVD for DVD mode 9 Check remote batteries 6 DVD CD Video CD Play fails to start even when PLAY is pressed This unit cannot play discs other than DV...

Page 54: ... System EIA Standard NTSC color Speaker 2 pieces 3 W Operating Temperature 5 C 35 C 41 F 95 F Operating Humidity 10 75 Weight 28 kg 61 7 lbs Dimensions W H D 604 mm 23 3 4Ǝ 520 mm 20 1 2Ǝ 496 mm 19 1 2Ǝ Discs played DVD disc DVD Video DVD R 12 cm 5Ǝ single sided single layer 12 cm 5Ǝ single sided double layer 12 cm 5Ǝ double sided double layer one layer per side 8 cm 3Ǝ single sided single layer 8...

Page 55: ...g Control 29 MENU PLAY LIST button 8 Multiple Angle Viewing 47 MUTE button 8 N Number and 100 keys 16 NUMBER Keys 8 NUMBER Keys Disc 37 O ON TIMER 19 One Touch Recording OTR 25 ON TIMER Indicator 9 OPEN CLOSE EJECT button 8 Optical digital audio output connector 9 P Pause a Recording 25 Phones Jack 9 Picture Zoom 39 Playback Auto Eject 29 Playback a Tape 27 Play a DVD RAM 40 PLAY button 8 Play Dis...

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