Tuner Setting; Playback; Basic Playback - Panasonic AG-2580 Operating Instructions Manual

– Initial Settings –

Tuner Setting

Setting channels automatically
— Auto Channel Set
Perform Auto Channel Set only if channels have not been set
correctly by the Plug&Play setting.
A
Access Main Menu screen, then Tuner
Set screen
Press MENU on the Remote. Press
move the highlight bar (arrow) to "TUNER
SET", then press OK or .
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B
Perform Auto Channel Set
Press to move the highlight bar
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(arrow) to "AUTO CHANNEL SET", then
press OK or . The VCR selects the correct
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band (TV or CATV) automatically during
Auto Channel Set.
When Auto Channel Set is complete,
"SCAN COMPLETED" appears on
screen.
If the scan was unsuccessful, "SCAN
COMPLETED–NO SIGNAL–" appears
on screen. Check the connections and
start again.
Press MENU to return to normal screen.
Setting channels manually
— Manual Channel Set
You can add the channels you want or delete the channels you do
not want manually.
A
Access Main Menu screen, then Tuner
Set screen
Press MENU on the Remote. Press
move the highlight bar (arrow) to "TUNER
SET", then press OK or .
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B
Access Manual Channel Set screen
Press to move the highlight bar
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(arrow) to "MANUAL CHANNEL SET",
then press OK or .
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C
Add or skip desired channels
To add channels
A Press the Number keys on the Remote
to input a channel number you want to
add.
B Press OK or
to set to "ADD".
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C Repeat A to B to add other channels.
Press MENU to return to normal screen.
To skip channels
A Press or the Number keys to select a channel number you
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want to skip.
B Press OK or to set to "SKIP".
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C Repeat A and B to skip other channels. Press MENU to return
to normal screen.
MAIN MENU
FUNCTION SET
TUNER SET
INITIAL SET
to
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PRESS ( , ), THEN (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END
TUNER SET
BAND CATV
AUTO CHANNEL SET
MANUAL CHANNEL SET
SELECT WITH ( , ) AND (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END
AUTO CHANNEL SET
SCANNING...
PRESS (MENU) TO END
MAIN MENU
FUNCTION SET
TUNER SET
INITIAL SET
to
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PRESS ( , ), THEN (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END
TUNER SET
BAND CATV
AUTO CHANNEL SET
MANUAL CHANNEL SET
SELECT WITH ( , ) AND (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END
MANUAL CHANNEL SET
(CATV)
CH 45 ADD
PRESS NUMBER KEY (0–9)
OR ( , ), THEN (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END

Playback

Basic Playback

A
Load a cassette
Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you
and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the
VCR.
Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.
The VCR turns on, and the counter on the on-screen display is
reset, automatically.
If the cassette's record safety tab has been removed, playback
begins automatically.
B
Start playback
Press PLAY ( ).
4
During playback
Stop playback
Press STOP ( ) on the
8
Remote.
Pause playback and view still picture
Press PAUSE ( ).
9
Press PLAY ( ) to resume
4
normal playback.
Pause and Frame-by-Frame playback
Press PAUSE ( ) to pause,
9
then press or
2 6
PAUSE ( )) repeatedly.
9
Press PLAY ( ) to resume
4
normal playback.
High speed search
Press REW ( ) or FF
3
( ).
5
Press PLAY ( ) to resume normal playback.
4
If you press and hold REW (
2 seconds, simply releasing it cancels the picture search, and
normal playback resumes.
Picture search at variable speed (including slow-motion)
Press or
2 6
repeatedly.
Press PLAY ( ) to resume normal playback.
4
Each time you press
a click position, the playback speed changes. To decrease the
speed during picture search, press the opposite direction button
repeatedly or turn the dial in the opposite direction.
During still picture, press and hold
to start reverse) slow motion playback. When you release
2
the button, still picture resumes. During still picture, holding
PAUSE ( ) for more than 2 seconds also starts forward slow
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motion playback. If you press PAUSE (
resumes.
— 8 —
OR Press STOP/EJECT (
the VCR.
OR Push the JOG dial.
Push the JOG dial again to
resume normal playback.
OR Push the JOG dial to pause,
(or then turn the JOG dial to the
left or right.
Push the JOG dial again to
resume normal playback.
OR Turn the JOG dial quickly to
the left or right.
) or FF ( ) for more than
3 5
OR Turn the JOG dial to the left
or right.
or or each time JOG dial passes
2 6
to start forward (or
6
) again, still picture
9
) on
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