Storing TV Broadcasts in your VCR

Auto Tuning Using the On Screen Display

The VCR is tuned automatically by Plug in Auto Tuning. However, Auto Tuning using the On Screen Display should be performed according to the following method if necessary.

Preparations

Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR viewing channel is selected.

Turn on the VCR and select any program position except AV input.

Press [VCR/TV] to select the VCR mode.

TVVOLUME

Ír W

AV

Operations

1 Press [MENU].

OSD MENU

LANGUAGE

CLOCK SET CHANNEL SET OPTION

SELECT :, OK

END :MENU

VCR

s X

INPUT SELECT VCR/TV

2 Select [CHANNEL SET]

OSD MENU

Í W

OSD/DISPLAY

RESET

AUDIO

X

 

 

 

PICTURE MODE

INDEX

REC

 

:

9

¥

MENU

3

NAVI

 

 

 

1

 

2 6

OK

5 1

;/D

 

SEARCH

 

 

 

PROG/CHECK

CANCEL

4 SPEED

TIMER

 

 

 

Á

1

2

3

4

W r r r

DATE ON OFF

X s s s

Notes:

Auto Tuning searches for TV stations from VHF minimum to UHF maximum and memorizes every tuned program position. Other program positions are skipped.

Auto Tuning takes three or more minutes to complete its search.

If the VCR is not correctly tuned by Auto Tuning, follow the procedure on the next page.

by pressing 3 or 4 and

then press [OK].

3 Select [ANTENNA

SYSTEM] by pressing

3 or 4 and then press

[OK].

4 Select the desired

system by pressing 3 or

4 and then press

[MENU].

5 Select [AUTO] by

pressing 3 or 4 and

then press [OK].

– When Auto Tuning is

completed, the on

screen display

disappears and the

lowest channel position

at which a broadcast

can be tuned in is

received.

LANGUAGE

CLOCK SET

CHANNEL SET

OPTION

SELECT : , OK

END :MENU

CHANNEL SET

ANTENNA SYSTEM

AUTO MANUAL

SELECT :, OK

END :MENU

ANTENNA SYSTEM

TV

CATV

SELECT :

END :MENU

CHANNEL SET

ANTENNA SYSTEM AUTO

MANUAL

SELECT :, OK

END :MENU

2

AUTO CHANNEL SET

PROCEEDING

END :MENU

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Panasonic AG-2570 Storing TV Broadcasts in your VCR, Preparations, Operations Press Menu, Select Channel SET

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