Initial Setup

Set the Clock (Initial Power On)

Your unit can be set to Tuner ON or Tuner OFF. When the unit is first turned on, the tuner is set to off and a prompt to set the clock is displayed.

By selecting “TUNER:ON” (see at right), you can place channels in memory and use the Auto Clock Set feature (see page 12).

Plug the unit power cord into AC wall

1 outlet.

2 Press POWER on the remote or unit.

3

 

 

SET CLOCK

Press

to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

select the month

1 /

/

:

 

 

 

DST : ON

and press

to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

set. In the same

 

 

 

 

 

 

manner, select

SELECT :

SET :

and set the date,

END

: ACT I ON

 

 

year, time, and DST. (Daylight Saving Time)

To Make Corrections,

repeatedly press to move to error, then correct.

Press ACTION to end setup.

4 (Clock starts.)

POWER

 

SELECT/SET

 

:CH UP

 

:CH DOWN

ACTION

:VOL UP

:VOL DOWN

Tuner ON/OFF

When Tuner OFF is selected, your unit is automatically in LINE mode. When Tuner ON is selected, Channel selection, Input selection, Channel Add/Delete, etc. is available.

1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU.

2

M AIN MENU

1)

Press

 

 

to select “TV.”

 

 

 

TV

LOCK LANGUAGE

2)

Press ACTION

to display SET

 

CH

CLOCK

EX I T

UP TV screen.

 

SELECT :

 

 

 

 

SET

: ACT I ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

SET UP TV

1) Press

to

CAPT I ON

 

select TUNER.

 

V I DEO ADJUST

 

2) Press

to set

 

 

“ON” or “OFF.”

 

TUNER

 

:OFF

 

SELECT :

SET :

 

 

 

END

: ACT I ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

<Only when TUNER:ON>

 

 

SET UP TV

1) Press

to

 

CAPT I ON

 

select INPUT

 

I NPUT SELECT

: TUNER

SELECT.

 

 

V I DEO ADJUST

 

to set

 

TUNER

 

: ON

2) Press

 

 

 

 

“TUNER.”

 

SELECT :

SET :

 

 

 

END

: ACT I ON

 

 

 

Press ACTION twice to return to the

5 normal screen.

If you selected “TUNER:ON”, go to “Channels” selection on page 12.

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Panasonic AG-513F, AG-520F operating instructions Initial Setup, Set the Clock Initial Power On, Tuner ON/OFF

AG-520F, AG-513F specifications

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