Panasonic AGEP50 User Manual
Operating
Instructions
Color Video Printer
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Information for Your Safety
WARNING:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR
SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS
EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
WARNING:
Unauthorized recording of copyrighted tele
vision programs, films, video tapes and
other materials may infringe on the rights of
copyright o\wners and be contrary to copy
right laws.
CAUTION:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD, AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE,
USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES
ONLY.
FCC NOTE:
This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC Rules.
To assure continued compliance follow the
attached installation instructions and do not
make any unauthorized modifications.
This equipment has been tested and found
to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential
area is likely to cause harmful interference
in which case the user will be required to
correct the interference at his own expense.
Table of Contents
Preparations
Controls and Components .
Connections...............................
Inserting the Printing Paper
Inserting the Ink Cassette .
Basic Operations
Normal Printing..............................................................................
Printing a Series of Different Pictures on the Same Print
(Multi Print) ....................................................................................
Advanced Operations
Using the Menu Mode................................................
Selecting the Number of Prints (PRINT Q’TY)
Selecting the Input Jack (INPUT) .............................
Selecting the Printing Format (FORMAT)
1 Printing a Sequence of Different Pictures on the Same Print
(MULTI)................................................................................................
2 Printing the Same Picture Repeatedly on the Same Print
(DIVIDE)
3 Printing an Enlarged Part of the Picture (ZOOM)
4 Printing a Sequence of Pictures Taken at Fixed Intervals on
the Same Print (STROBE)
Adjusting the Picture Quality (VIDEQ ADJ)..................................................
Setting Up Special Functions (SET UP)
Selecting the Operation Mode of the External Remote Controller
(EXTREMOTE) .............................................................................................
Remote Control Operation from External Equipment
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Notes, Others
Supplied Accessory
Power Cable
Precautions for Safety
Cautions for Use
Error Indications
Before Requesting Service
Specifications
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Usable Paper for Printing
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The following two types of paper can be used with this Color Video Printer. (It is recommended to use
Video Print Sets and Video Print Ink Cassettes bearing the “ 1^ ” logotype.)
•Standard Type Paper
The optional Video Print Set (VW-MPS50P, 50 sheets/set) is necessary.
The printing paper is of sufficient size and thickness to be mailed as postcard (after affixing stamps).
•Adhesive Paper
The optional Video Print Set (VW-MPSS25P, 25 sheets/set) is necessary.
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Controls and Components
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[Front Panel]
[Rear Panel]
o [POWER] Button
Q [STAND BY] Lamp
It remains lit as long as the Power Cable is
connected to a wall socket.
0 [POWER] Lamp
It lights when you turn the power on.
O Print Exit
The printed pictures are ejected here.
0 Paper Cassette
The printing paper is stacked here.
0 Ink Cassette Compartment
It holds the Ink Cassette.
0 Ink Cassette Compartment Door
Open this Door to insert or take out the Ink
Cassette.
0 [ERROR] Lamp
It flashes when the paper is jammed or
condensation has formed inside the Printer; at
the same time, a corresponding error message
appears on the TV screen.
0 [PAPER/INK] Lamp
It flashes when the Paper Cassette or the Ink
Cassette is empty; at the same time a
corresponding message appears on the TV
screen.
0 [S-VIDEO] Input Jack on the Front Panel
Connect to video equipment with an S-Video
Output Jack.
(D [VIDEO] Input Jack on the Front Panel
Connect to video equipment with a Video
Output Jack.
0 Print Exit Cover
Open this Cover to take out the paper after
printing.
0 ink Cassette Eject Lever
Push it downward to eject the Ink Cassette.
0 Ink Cassette Side Cover
If paper is jammed, open this Cover to remove
the stuck paper.
0[1SHOT ERASE]/[^] Button
• Every single push of this Button in the
Multi-Print Mode or in the Strobe Mode
erases one picture after another.
• In the Menu Mode or Multi-Print Mode, this
button functions as [◄] Cursor Button.
0[MENU]/[T] Button
• Pressing this Button puts the Printer in the
Menu Mode.
• In the Menu Mode, this button functions as
[▼] Cursor Button.
0[MULTI]/[^] Button
• Use this Button to print a series of different
pictures, all on the same print.
• In the Menu Mode or Multi-Print Mode, this
button functions as [►] Cursor Button.
0[FLD/FRM]/[EXEC] Button
•If the memorized picture is blurred, press this
Button to set to [FLD]. If the memorized
picture is not blurred, press this Button to set
to [FRM].
• In the Menu Mode and Multi-Print Mode, this
button functions as [EXEC] Button.
0 [MONITOR] Button
Use this Button to switch over from the picture
from the external video source unit to the
memorized picture or vice versa.
0 [MEMORY] Button/Lamp
Press this Button while the [MEMORY] Lamp is
lit. This stores the picture from the external
video source unit in memory.
0 [PRINT] Button
Press this Button while the [PRINT] Lamp is lit.
This prints the picture stored in memory.
0 [VIDEO] Input Jack
Connect to video equipment with a Video
Output Jack.
0 [VIDEO] Output Jack
Connect to the Video Input Jack on the TV.
0 [S-VIDEO] Input Jack
Connect to video equipment with an S-Video
Output Jack.
0 [S-VIDEO] Output Jack
Connect to the S-Video Input Jack on the TV.
0 Power Socket
Connect the Power Cable to an AC power
outlet.
0 [EXT.] Jack
Connect the optional Foot Pedal (AG-A2P).
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Connection
When Printing Pictures from a VCR etc. That Are
Played Back on a TV Equipped with Video Input
Jacks
•For safety reasons, turn off the power of all units before connecting.
•Select [VIDEO] or [S-VIDEO] for [INPUT] in the Menu Mode according to the type of video input
jack to which the connection is made. (p. 16)
•When connecting to one of the Video Input Jacks on the Front Panel, selecting [VIDEO] or
[S-VIDEO] for the connection on the Rear Panel is not possible, because the connection on the
Front Panel has priority. To select the desired connection on the Rear Panel, disconnect the Video
Cable from the Front Panel.
Connections O, @ and o (Using 2 Video Cables)
Please purchase a suitable Video Cables for connections @ and o, as these cables are not supplied.
<Hint>
When both the VCR and TV are equipped with S-Video Jacks,
Use connections 0,0 ^nd 0 (Using 2 S-Video Cables)
Please purchase suitable S-Video Cables for connections O and 0, as these cables are not
supplied.
[Rear]
To Video Inout Jack TV (optional)
Video Output Jack
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Video Input Jack
Video Cable (optional) 0
To Video Output Jack
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VCR or other Video Equipment (optional)
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Video Cable (optional)
S-Video Cable (optional)
To S-Video Input Jack
Power Socket
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S-Video Output Jack
S-Video Input Jack
S-Video Cable (optional)
To S-Video Output Jack
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Power Cable (supplied)
To AC Power Outlet
(AC 120 V 50/60 Hz)
When the Color Video Printer’s power is off, the picture signal input through the S-Video Input
Jack is output only through the S-Video Output Jack, and the picture signal input through the
Video Input Jack is output only through the Video Output Jack. In both cases, the corresponding
Video Input Jack on the Front Panel has priority. The selection of the Input Jack made in the Menu
Mode has no effect when the power is off.
^ When Printing Pictures from a Movie Camera
• In this case, connecting the Movie Camera to a Video Input Jack on the Front Panel is most
convenient.
•Select [VIDEO] or [S-VIDEO] for [INPUT] in the Menu Mode according to the type of video input
jack to which the connection is made. (p. 16)
Connections ©, @ and (3) (Using 2 Video Cables)
<Hint>
When the Movie Camera is equipped with S-Video Jacks,
Use connections ©, 0 and (§) (Using 2 S-Video Cables)
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Note for the installation:
As this Printer employs the thermal sublimation transfer printing system, the temperature inside the
unit rises considerably. Be sure to install it in a well-ventilated place.
^ When Performing Remote Control Operation from
External Equipment
■ Remote Control Jack [EXT.]:
Connecting the optional Foot Pedal
AG-A2P to this jack makes possible
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remote-controlled operation of the
Printer.
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Operations
Inserting the Printing
Paper
Inserting the Ink
Cassette
1 Push the Paper
Cassette inward.
•When pushing and then
releasing the Paper
Cassette, it pops out.
1 Open the Ink
Cassette
Compartment Door.
2 Pull it out.
2 Tighten the ink Fiim
in the ink Cassette.
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Ink Cassette Compartment Door
• Insert a finger in the spool
and turn in the direction of
the arrow.
•The Ink Cassette is part of
the optional Video Print
Set.
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Removing the Ink Cassette
Push down the Ink Cassette Eject Lever and
pull the Ink Cassette straight out.
Remarks, etc.
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Insert the printing
paper with its printed
markings facing
downward into the
Paper Cassette.
Tabs
•The cassette can hold up
to 25 sheets of normal or
adhesive paper.
• Insert the printing paper
under the two tabs.
Hold the Ink Cassette
so that the recessed
part faces upward
and insert it
completely.
Insert the Paper
Cassette completely.
Close the Ink
Cassette
Compartment Door.
• Do not touch the printing (unmarked) side of
the paper.
• Fan the paper before inserting it into the Paper
Cassette, because several sheets sticking to
each other could cause a paper jam.
• Do not bend or fold the paper or insert it with
the wrong side facing upward. This could
cause malfunction.
•During printing, the Paper Cassette cannot be
removed.
•If the paper is curled and protrudes over the top
edge of the Paper Cassette, remove some
sheets of paper so that the paper fits properly
into the Cassette.
•Do not touch the Ink Film in the Ink Cassette or
try to remove it from the cassette.
•When the Ink Film in the Ink Cassette is used
up, replace it with a new Ink Cassette.
The old Ink Cassette cannot be reused.
• Do not try to remove the label affixed to the Ink
Cassette.
•To obtain good printing quality, use only the
Printing Paper and the Ink Cassette packed
together as a set in the same box.
•For removing the Ink Cassette from the Printer,
refer to the illustration at the top of the page.
Confirm that the Cassette is
completely inserted, before
you close the door.
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Ink Cassette Side Cover
[FLD/FRM] Button
[POWER] Button
Ink Cassette
Compartment Door
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Normal Printing
•This section explains the basic operations for
printing.
•Before printing, connect the Printer with a VCR,
Movie Camera or/and TV.
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[MONITOR] Button / [PRINT] Button
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[MEMORY] Button
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[PRINT] Lamp
[MEMORY] Lamp
Operations
7 Turn the Printer on.
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STAND SY
2 Select the Video
Input Jack (VIDEO or
S-VIDEO) on the
MENU Screen.
MENU T
►The [POWER] Lamp lights.
• For details about selecting,
refer to "Selecting the Input
Jack (INPUT)’’ oh page 16.
■ Selecting a Field Picture or Frame Picture
Push the [FLD/FRM EXEC] Button to change the picture mode
between the following two modes:
FLD: For printing a picture with fast moving subjects
and when the picture stored in memory is blurred.
(This reduces blurring due to fast movement,
however, the picture quality may be slightly
inferior to that in the FRM Mode.)
£ FRM: For printing a still picture or a moving picture with
little movement.
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3 Press the [MEMORY]
Button.
MEMOflY PRINT
•The [PRINT] Lamp on the
Printer lights.
•To replace the stored
picture by a new one, press
the [MONITOR] Button,
and then press the
[MEMORY] Button again.
If the Paper Gets Jammed
1 Turnthepoweroff and
unplug the Power Cable
from the wall outlet.
2 Open the Ink Cassette
Compartment Door and
remove the Ink Cassette.
3 Open the Ink Cassette
Side Cover,
■ After Printing
Take out finished the prints as shown in the illustration below.
•To prevent paper jam, do not let more than 10 finished prints accumuiate in the
Print Exit.
Print Exit
Remarks, etc.
Press the [PRINT]
Button while the
[PRINT] Lamp is lit.
MEMORY PRINT
»Printing starts.
►When printing is finished,
the picture from the source
unit appears again on the
TV screen.
Pull out the paper from the
Ink Cassette
Compartment.
•The [1 SHOT ERASE] Button and the
[MEMORY] Button do not work during printing.
•Printing two or more pictures continuously or
printing in low or high temperature may take
more time.
• Do not try to take out the Paper Cassette and
the Ink Cassette during printing. To do so
would halt printing and could cause paper jam
or a defect of the unit.
•Do not pull on the printing paper while it is still
moving during printing. This could cause
malfunction of the unit.
•If the Printer becomes hot, the edge of the
printed pictures could become slightly
discolored.
Hints for Use
• If you press the [MONITOR] Button during
printing, the picture from the source unit
appears again on the TV screen and you can
search for the next picture to be printed.
•After printing is finished, you can print the same
picture one more time simply by again pressing
the [MONITOR] Button so that the stored
picture appears on the TV screen, and then
pressing the [PRINT] Button.
•During printing (when the selected number of
prints is 2 or more), the following message
appears:
[MENU] PRINT STOP
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•Turn the screw
counterclockwise with a
screwdriver to open the
Cover.
Screw
•Pull out the jammed paper
from the Ink Cassette
Compartment Door or from
the opened Ink Cassette
Side Cover.
If you press the [MENU] Button, printing will
stop after the printing of the present print is
finished, and all further selected prints are
canceled.
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Title/Purpose
Operations
Printing a Series of
Different Pictures on
the Same Print
(Multi Print)
This printing function allows you to divide the
screen into 2, 4,9 or 16 mini-frames, fill them
with different pictures and print them together on
the same print.
1 Press the [MULTI]
Button.
MULTI
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>The screen is divided into a
number of mini-frames.
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5 Press the [PRINT]
Button.
MEMORY PRINT
2 Press the [◄] or the
[^] Button to select
the desired number
of mini-frames.
1 SHOT ERASE MULTI
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• Printing starts.
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