Panasonic Diga DMR-EH59, Diga DMR-EH69, Diga DMR-EH49, DMR-EH495, DMR-EH595 Operating Instructions Manual

Operating Instructions

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DVD Recorder

Model No. DMR-EH69

DMR-EH59 DMR-EH49

Instructions/notes regarding SD Cards and SD drive are applicable to the DMR-EH69 model only.

Region number supported by this unit

Region numbers are allocated to DVD Recorders and DVD-Video according to where they are sold.

≥The region number of this unit is “2”. ≥The unit will play DVD-Video marked with

labels containing “2” or “ALL”.

Example:

2 ALL

Guide

Quick Start

Basic

operations

Dear customer

Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully.

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely. Please keep this manual for future reference.

The GUIDE Plus+ system is available in the following countries:

Austria/Belgium/Germany/Italy/Luxembourg/ Netherlands/Spain/Switzerland

(As of April 2009) ≥This service may not be available in some

areas in the above countries.

≥There may be changes in the service areas.

About descriptions in these operating instructions

≥These operating instructions are applicable to

models DMR-EH69, DMR-EH59 and DMR-EH49. Unless otherwise indicated, illustrations in these operating instructions are of DMR-EH69.

≥[EH69] : indicates features applicable to DMR-

≥[EH59] : indicates features applicable to DMR-

≥[EH49] : indicates features applicable to DMR-

≥Pages to be referred to are indicated as “@ ±±”.

EH69 only.

EH59 only.

EH49 only.

RQT9385-L

CAUTION!

(Inside of product) (Tuotteen sisällä) (Produktets innside)

THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, ≥DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE,

DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS.

≥USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES. ≥DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK); THERE ARE NO

USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

CAUTION!

≥DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE,

BUILT-IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED. TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS.

≥DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE UNIT’S VENTILATION OPENINGS

WITH NEWSPAPERS, TABLECLOTHS, CURTAINS, AND SIMILAR ITEMS.

≥DO NOT PLACE SOURCES OF NAKED FLAMES, SUCH AS

LIGHTED CANDLES, ON THE UNIT.

≥DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY

FRIENDLY MANNER.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

THIS UNIT IS INTENDED FOR USE IN MODERATE CLIMATES.

This product may receive radio interference caused by mobile telephones during use. If such interference is apparent, please increase separation between the product and the mobile telephone.

The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and easily accessible. The mains plug of the power supply cord shall remain readily operable. To completely disconnect this apparatus from the AC Mains, disconnect the power supply cord plug from AC receptacle.

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

SUOMI

VAROITUS!

LAITTEEN KÄYTTÄMINEN MUULLA KUIN TÄSSÄ KÄYTTÖOHJEESSA MAINITULLA TAVALLA SAATTAA ALTISTAA KÄYTTÄJÄN TURVALLISUUSLUOKAN 1 YLITTÄVÄLLE NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASERSÄTEILYLLE.

VAROITUS:

VÄHENNÄ TULIPALON, SÄHKÖISKUN TAI LAITTEISTON VAHINGOITTUMISEN VAARAA ≥TÄTÄ LAITETTA EI SAA ALTISTAA SATEELLE,

KOSTEUDELLE, ROISKEILLE TAI TIPPUVILLE NESTEILLE. LAITTEEN PÄÄLLE EI SAA MYÖSKÄÄN ASETTAA MITÄÄN NESTEELLÄ TÄYTETTYÄ ESINETTÄ, KUTEN MALJAKKOA.

≥KÄYTÄ VAIN SUOSITELTUJA LISÄVARUSTEITA. ≥ÄLÄ IRROTA KANTTA (TAI TAUSTAA). SISÄLLÄ EI OLE

KÄYTTÄJÄN HUOLLETTAVISSA OLEVIA OSIA. HUOLLON SAA SUORITTAA VAIN AMMATTITAITOINEN HENKILÖKUNTA.

VAROITUS!

≥

ÄLÄ ASENNA TAI LAITA TÄTÄ LAITETTA KABINETTITYYPPISEEN KIRJAKAAPPIIN TAI MUUHUN SULJETTUUN TILAAN, JOTTA TUULETUS ONNISTUISI. VARMISTA, ETTÄ VERHO TAI MIKÄÄN MUU MATERIAALI EI HUONONNA TUULETUSTA, JOTTA VÄLTETTÄISIIN YLIKUUMENEMISESTA JOHTUVA SÄHKÖISKUTAI TULIPALOVAARA.

≥ÄLÄ PEITÄ LAITTEEN TUULETUSAUKKOJA

SANOMALEHDELLÄ, PÖYTÄLIINALLA, VERHOLLA TAI MUULLA VASTAAVALLA ESINEELLÄ.

≥ÄLÄ ASETA PALAVAA KYNTTILÄÄ TAI MUUTA AVOTULEN

LÄHDETTÄ LAITTEEN PÄÄLLE.

≥HÄVITÄ PARISTOT LUONTOA VAHINGOITTAMATTOMALLA

TAVALLA.

TÄMÄ LAITE ON TARKOITETTU KÄYTETTÄVÄKSI LEUDOSSA ILMASTOSSA.

Pistorasia tulee asentaa laitteen lähelle helppopääsyiseen paikkaan. Verkkojohdon pistokkeen on oltava aina helposti käytettävissä. Tämä laite voidaan kytkeä kokonaan irti verkkovirrasta irrottamalla verkkojohdon pistoke pistorasiasta.

NORSK

ADVARSEL!

DETTE PRODUKTET ANVENDER EN LASER. BETJENING AV KONTROLLER, JUSTERINGER ELLER ANDRE INNGREP ENN DE SOM ER BESKREVET I DENNE BRUKSANVISNING, KAN FØRE TIL FARLIG BESTRÅLING. DEKSLER MÅ IKKE ÅPNES, OG FORSØK ALDRI Å REPARERE APPARATET PÅ EGENHÅND. ALT SERVICE OG REPARASJONSARBEID MÅ UTFØRES AV KVALIFISERT PERSONELL.

ADVARSEL:

FØLG NEDENSTÅENDE INSTRUKSER FOR Å REDUSERE RISIKOEN FOR BRANN, ELEKTRISK STØT OG SKADE PÅ PRODUKTET: ≥DETTE APPARATET MÅ IKKE UTSETTES FOR REGN,

FUKTIGHET, DRYPP ELLER SPRUT, OG INGEN VÆSKEFYLTE GJENSTANDER, SOM F.EKS. VASER, MÅ PLASSERES PÅ APPARATET.

≥BRUK KUN ANBEFALT TILBEHØR. ≥IKKE FJERN DEKSELET (ELLER BAKSIDEN); APPARATET

INNEHOLDER INGEN DELER SOM KAN SKIFTES ELLER REPARERES AV BRUKEREN. OVERLAT TIL KVALIFISERTE SERVICETEKNIKERE Å UTFØRE SERVICE.

RQT9385

ADVARSEL!

≥

APPARATET MÅ IKKE PLASSERES I EN BOKHYLLE, ET INNEBYGGET KABINETT ELLER ET ANNET LUKKET STED HVOR VENTILASJONSFORHOLDENE ER UTILSTREKKELIGE. SØRG FOR AT GARDINER ELLER LIGNENDE IKKE FORVERRER VENTILASJONSFORHOLDENE, SÅ RISIKO FOR ELEKTRISK SJOKK ELLER BRANN FORÅRSAKET AV OVERHETING UNNGÅS.

≥

APPARATETS VENTILASJONSÅPNINGER MÅ IKKE DEKKES TIL MED AVISER, BORDDUKER , GARDINER OG LIGNENDE.

≥PLASSER IKKE ÅPEN ILD, SLIK SOM LEVENDE LYS, OPPÅ

APPARATET.

≥BRUKTE BATTERIER MÅ KASSERES UTEN FARE FOR

MILJØET.

DETTE APPARATET ER BEREGNET TIL BRUK UNDER MODERATE KLIMAFORHOLD.

Strømuttaket må befinne seg i nærheten av utstyret og være lett tilgjengelig. Støpslet på strømkabelen må være klart til bruk. Når dette apparatet skal kobles helt fra strømnettet (AC), må støpslet på strømkabelen trekkes ut av stikkontakten.

Table of contents

Getting started

Included accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

The remote control information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

HDD (Hard disk drive) handling care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Unit care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Quick Start Guide

Control reference guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Easy access to various functions

— FUNCTION MENU Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

STEP 1 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

STEP 2 Channel reception settings and

TV aspect settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

GUIDE Plus+ system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

HDD and disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

USB memory and card information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Regarding DivX

still pictures (JPEG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Media handling (Disc/USB memory/SD card) . . . . . . . .18

Basic operations

Playing recorded video contents/

Playing play-only discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Recording television programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Deleting titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Advanced operations

Notes for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Advanced recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Recording modes and approximate recording times . . . . . . . . . 24

When the format confirmation screen is displayed. . . . . . . . . . . 24

When removing a recorded disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Playing while you are recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Recording broadcasts from external equipment . . . . . . . .26

Making timer recordings on the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Recording from digital/satellite receiver or decoder . . . . . . . . . . 26

Linked timer recordings with external equipment

(digital/satellite receiver) — EXT LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Copying from a video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Manual recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

DV automatic recording (DV Auto Rec) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Advanced timer recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Using SHOWVIEW number to make timer recordings. . . . . . . . . . 28

Manually programming timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

To cancel recording when recording has already begun . . . . . . 29

To release the unit from recording standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Notes on timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Check, change or delete a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Relief Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Auto Renewal Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

VPS/PDC function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Operations in the GUIDE Plus+ system . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Basic operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Selecting the programme from the desired category . . . . . . . . . 31

Searching desired programmes on GUIDE Plus+ list

by words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Advanced playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Operation during play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Changing audio during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Selecting recorded programmes (titles) to play—

DIRECT NAVIGATOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Switching the DIRECT NAVIGATOR appearance . . . . . . . . . . . 33

To sort the titles for easy searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

To play grouped titles [HDD] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

To edit the group of titles [HDD]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Playing DivX, Music files and

still pictures (JPEG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Showing the menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Playing DivX video contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Playing Music files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Playing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Useful functions during still picture play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Playing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

To play music CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

To play music recorded on HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Useful functions during music play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Convenient functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

FUNCTION MENU Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

files, Music files and

Searching programmes in the GUIDE Plus+ list by

name of title — Find Titles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

To pause the TV programme you are watching

—Pause Live TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Linked operations with the TV

(VIERA Link “HDAVI ControlTM”/Q Link). . . . . . . . . . . 40

Easy control only with VIERA remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Editing

Editing titles/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Creating, editing and playing playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Editing still pictures and music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Copying

Copying titles or playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Copy [Video (HDD to DVD)] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Copying using the copying list–Advanced Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Copying a finalised DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format),

+R and +R DL

Copying Video (MPEG2) from an SD card [EH69] . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Copying Video (MPEG2) from a video equipment

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

[EH69] [EH59]

. . . . . . . . . 53

Copying still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Copying using the copying list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Copying still pictures on the USB memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Copying new still pictures on the SD card

—Copy New Pictures [EH69] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Copying music to HDD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

About the Gracenote® Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Copying music from a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Copying music from a USB memory or CD-R/CD-RW/

DVD-R/DVD-R DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

To update the Gracenote

Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Setting menus

Using on-screen menus/Status message. . . . . . . . . . . 58

Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Status messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

HDD, disc and card management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Common procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Setting the protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Providing a name for a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Deleting all titles and playlists—Delete all titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Deleting all the contents—Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Selecting the background style —Top Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Selecting whether to show the Top Menu first–Auto-Play Select Enabling discs to be played on other equipment–Finalise

Creating Top Menu—Create Top Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

. . . . . 62

. . . . . . . . . . 62

Changing the unit’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Common procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Television operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Child Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Reference

Additional connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Connecting a television with AUDIO/VIDEO or

S VIDEO terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Connecting a VCR with AUDIO/VIDEO or S VIDEO terminals Connecting a television with COMPONENT VIDEO terminals

Connecting an amplifier with a digital input terminal . . . . . . . . . . 70

Connecting a stereo amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Connecting with an HDMI compatible television and receiver

Connecting a television and VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Connecting a television and VCR,

digital/satellite receiver or decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Troubleshooting guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back Cover

. . . . 69

. . . . . 70

Getting startedQuick Start

Basic

Advanced

EditingSetting menusReference Copying

RQT9385

Guide

operations

Included accessories

Getting started

Remote control signal sensor

7 m directly in front of the unit

Please check and identify the supplied accessories. (Product numbers correct as of April 2009. These may be subject to change.)

∏

(N2QAYB000329)

1 Remote control 1 AC mains lead

∏ ∏ ∏

For use with this unit only. Do not use it with other equipment. Also, do not use cords for other equipment with this unit.

The remote control information

∫ Batteries

≥Insert so the poles (i and j) match those in the remote control.

R6/LR6, AA

≥Use alkaline or manganese batteries. ≥Do not mix old and new batteries. ≥Do not use different types at the same time. ≥Do not heat or expose to flame. ≥Do not leave the battery(ies) in an automobile exposed to direct

sunlight for a long period of time with doors and windows closed.

≥Do not take apart or short circuit. ≥Do not attempt to recharge alkaline or manganese batteries. ≥Do not use batteries if the covering has been peeled off.

Mishandling of batteries can cause electrolyte leakage which can damage items the fluid contacts and may cause a fire.

Remove if the remote control is not going to be used for a long period of time. Store in a cool, dark place.

Remote control operations (> 6)

1 RF coaxial cable 2 Batteries

for remote control

∫ Use

The distance and angles are an approximate.

RQT9385

HDD (Hard disk drive) handling care

This unit

VCR

DO NOT

Do not place the unit on amplifiers or equipment that may become hot.

The heat can damage the unit.

DO NOT

The HDD is a high precision recording instrument and because of its long recording capability and high speed operation it is a very special device that is easily susceptible to damage. As a basic rule, save important content to a disc as backup.

∫ The HDD is a device that is not built to withstand vibration/shock or dust

Depending on the setup environment and handling of the HDD some content may become damaged and play and recording may no longer be possible. Especially during operation, do not subject the unit to any vibration, shock, or remove the AC mains lead from the household mains socket. In the event of a power failure during recording or play, the content may be damaged.

∫ The HDD is a temporary storage device

The HDD is not an everlasting storage device for recorded content. Use the HDD as a temporary storage place for one-off viewing, editing, or copying. It is recommended to save the recorded content on a disc or to keep the original data or CDs that they were copied from.

∫ Immediately save (backup) all content as soon as you feel there may be a problem with the HDD

If there is an irregularity within the HDD, repetitive strange sounds or problems with picture (block noise, etc.) may result. Using the HDD in this condition may worsen the problem and in the worst case the HDD may no longer be usable. As soon as you notice this type of problem, copy all content to disc and request service. Recorded content (data) on a HDD that has become unusable is unrecoverable.

≥When the unit is turned on or off, there may be an unexpected sound. This does not indicate a problem with this unit.

Getting started

∫ Setup precautions

≥Do not place in an enclosed area where the rear cooling

fan and the cooling vents on the side are covered up.

≥Place the unit on a surface that is flat and not subject to

vibration or impact.

≥Do not place on anything that

generates heat like a video cassette recorder, etc.

≥Do not place in an area often subject to

temperature changes.

≥Place in an area where condensation

does not occur. Condensation is a phenomenon where moisture forms on a cold surface when there is an extreme change in temperature. Condensation may cause internal damage to the unit.

≥Conditions where condensation may occur

– When there is an extreme change in temperature (moving

from a very hot location to a very cold location, or vice versa, or when subjected to an air conditioner or when cooled air directly impacts the unit). When the HDD (warms during operation) is subjected to cold air, condensation may form on the inside of the HDD and may cause damage to the HDD

heads, etc. – When there is high humidity or a lot of steam in the room. – During the rainy season.

In the above situation, without turning the unit on, let the unit adjust to the room temperature and wait 2–3 hours until condensation is gone.

∫ Cigarette smoke etc. causes malfunction or

breakdown

The unit may breakdown if cigarette smoke or bug spray/vapor, etc. gets inside the unit.

∫ While operating

≥Do not move the unit or subject to vibration or impact. (The

HDD may become damaged.)

≥Do not remove the AC mains lead from the household mains

socket, or flip the power breaker switch. While the unit is on, the HDD is rotating at high speed. Sound or movement due to rotation is normal.

∫ When moving the unit

1 Turn the unit off. (Wait until “BYE” disappears from the

display.)

2 Remove the AC mains lead from the household mains socket. 3 Move only after the unit has come to a complete stop (approx.

2 minutes) in order to avoid subjecting to vibration and shock. (Even after turning the unit off, the HDD continues operating for a short time.)

∫ HDD recording time remaining

This unit records using a VBR (Variable bit rate) data compression system to vary recorded data segments to match video data segments which may cause differences in the displayed amount of time and space remaining for recording. If the remaining amount of time is insufficient, delete any unwanted titles to create enough space before you start recording. (Deleting a playlist will not increase the amount of time.)

∫ Indemnity concerning recorded content

Panasonic does not accept any responsibility for damages directly or indirectly due to any type of problems that result in loss of recording or edited content (data), and does not guarantee any content if recording or editing does not work properly. Likewise, the above also applies in a case where any type of repair is made to the unit (including any other non-HDD related component).

Unit care

The precision parts in this unit are readily affected by the environment, especially temperature, humidity, and dust. Cigarette smoke also can cause malfunction or breakdown.

To clean this unit, wipe with a soft, dry cloth.

≥Never use alcohol, paint thinner or benzine to clean this unit. ≥Before using chemically treated cloth, carefully read the

instructions that came with the cloth.

Observe the following points to ensure continued listening and viewing pleasure.

Dust and dirt may adhere to the unit’s lens over time, making it impossible to record or play discs. Use the DVD lens cleaner (not included) about once every year, depending on frequency of use and the operating environment. Carefully read the lens cleaner’s instructions before use.

DVD lens cleaner: RP-CL720E ≥This lens cleaner may not be for sale depending on the region.

Note

Do not obstruct the rear panel’s internal cooling fan.

Before moving the unit, ensure the disc tray is empty.

Failure to do so will risk severely damaging the disc and the unit.

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Control reference guide

Quick Start Guide



HDD

DVD

PLAY

REC

Recording indicator Playback

indicator

Recording/Playback indicator

Remote control

Instructions for operations are generally described using the remote control.

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 

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



 



DRIVE SELECT

DELETE

SKIP

STOP

OPTION

REC

AUDIO



2 5 4 8 0

PAUSE

REC MODE

STATUS

VOL

3 6 9

INPUT

SELECT

SLOW/SEARCH

PLAY/x1.3

CREATE

CHAPTER

EXT LINK

DISPLAY

PAGE

ShowView

PROG/CHECK

EXIT

RETURN

MANUAL SKIP

DIRECT TV REC

TIME SLIP

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1 Turn the unit on (> 10)

2 Select drive [HDD, DVD or SD ([EH69])] (> 19, 20)

Drive changes each time you press [DRIVE SELECT].

3 Select channels and title numbers, etc./Enter numbers

4 To delete unwanted recorded titles, timer programmes, still

pictures or music (> 22, 47)

5 Basic operations for recording and play

6 Show programme information in the GUIDE Plus+ system (> 31)

7 Selection/OK, Frame-by-frame (> 32)

8 Show DIRECT NAVIGATOR (> 33, 42)

9 Show OPTION menu (> 42)

This menu is used when playing or editing titles and still pictures, etc.

: Colour buttons

– for switching the DIRECT NAVIGATOR screen (> 33, 36, 38) – for switching VIDEO/Playlists (> 51) – for selecting character type when entering text (> 48) – for manual tuning settings (> 63) – for GUIDE Plus+ operations (> 31) – for deactivating timer programme (> 29)

; Recording functions

≥[¥ REC] Start recording (> 20) ≥[REC MODE] Change recording mode (> 20) ≥[EXT LINK] Linked timer recordings with external equipment

(> 26)

≥[¥ DIRECT TV REC] Direct TV recording (> 40)

< Select audio (> 32)

= Show status messages (> 59)

> Transmit the remote control signal

? Television operations (> 68)

@ Channel select/Change pages in the GUIDE Plus+ system

> 20, 31)

(

A Show S

B Input select (AV1, AV2, AV3 or DV) (> 26, 27)

C Show Timer Recording screen (> 28)

D Exit the menu screen

E Show the GUIDE Plus+ screen (> 11, 21 )

F Show FUNCTION MENU (> 39)

G Return to previous screen

H Create chapter (> 32)

I Skip approx. 1 minute forward (> 32)

J Skip the specified time (> 32)

K Show on-screen menu (> 58)

HOWVIEW screen (> 28)

By using the FUNCTION MENU you may access the main functions (Playback, Recording, etc.) quickly and easily.

The unit’s display

[EH69]

HDD

   

COPY

DVD



1 Disc indicator 2 Copying indicator 3 USB port indicator 4 [EH69] SD card slot indicator 5 Linked timer recordings with external equipment indicator 6 Timer recording indicator 7 Drive [HDD, DVD or SD ([EH69])] indicator 8 Main display section indicator 9 Remote control visual feedback

This flashes when it is operated by the remote control.

: Recording/Playback indicator

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USB

[EH69]

EXT



-L

REC

PLAY

Main unit

Pull to flip down the front panel.

Select a function.

Selectable items are displayed on the right.

Select an item.

Press [OK].

 



  

[EH69]



1 Standby/on switch (Í/I) (> 10)

Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power.

2 Disc tray (> 18) 3 Connection for digital video (DV) camcorder (> 27) 4 USB port (> 18) 5 Display (> 6) 6 Connection for VCR, camcorder etc. (> 27, 69)

7 Open/Close disc tray (> 18) 8 Channel select (> 20) 9 Start recording (> 20)/Specify a time to stop recording (> 20) : Stop (> 20, 32) ; Start play (> 19) < Remote control signal sensor = [EH69] SD card slot (> 18)

Rear panel terminals (> 8, 9, 69, 70, 71)

Easy access to various functions — FUNCTION MENU Display





Guide

Quick Start

“FUNCTION MENU” automatically appears when you turn the power on. (When “FUNCTION MENU Display” is set to “On” in the Setup menu) You can access the main function quickly and easily.

OK OK

 

  



HDD

FUNCTION MENU

Playback

Recording Delete

Copy

Others Drive Select

RETURN

Remain

Video Picture Music

OK OK

30:00 SP

1 Playback

Video (> 19, 33) DivX (> 34) Picture (> 36) Music (> 35) Top Menu (> 19) Menu (> 19)

2 Recording

TV Guide (> 21) Timer Recording (> 21, 28) ShowView Record (> 28)

3 Delete

Video (> 22) Picture (> 47) Music (> 47)

4 Copy

Video (HDD to DVD) (> 50) Advanced Copy (> 51) Copy Music CD (> 56) Copy Music (> 56) Copy New Pictures

5 Others

Playlists (> 44) Flexible Rec (> 25) DV Auto Rec (> 27) HDD Management (> 60) DVD Management (> 60) Card Management ([EH69]) (> 60) Setup (> 63)

6 Drive Select

HDD DVD SD ([EH69]) USB

Note

If you do not need to display FUNCTION MENU when turning the unit on, set “FUNCTION MENU Display” to “Off” in the Setup menu (> 66).

([EH69]) (> 55)

Select when you wish to play back the contents.

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

The screen or menu screen etc. will be displayed.

Select the recording method.

Select the title or file type you wish to delete. The DELETE Navigator screen will be displayed.

Select the copy method.

Select and execute a function other than those above, such as recording or setting.

Change which drive is used.

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STEP 1 Connection

RF IN

RF OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO

OUT

(PCM/BITSTREAM)

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

To the aerial Television’s rear panel

Aerial cable

RF coaxial cable

(included)

This unit’s rear panel

To household mains socket

(AC 220 to 240 V, 50 Hz)

Fully wired 21-pin Scart cable

AC mains lead

(included)

Connect only after all other

connections are complete.

Cooling fan

Connecting a terminal other than the 21-pin Scart terminal (> 9, 69)

RF IN

RF OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO

OUT

(PCM/BITSTREAM)

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

To the aerial

Television’s rear panel

Aerial cable

This unit’s rear panel

To household mains socket

(AC 220 to 240 V, 50 Hz)

Fully wired 21-pin Scart cable

AC mains lead

(included)

Connect only after all other

connections are complete.

Digital/satellite receiver or decoder’s rear panel

21-pin Scart cable

“AV2 Input” and “AV2 Connection” settings in the Setup menu (> 67)

Cooling fan

Connecting a terminal other than the 21-pin Scart terminal (> 9, 69)

RF coaxial cable

(included)

Connect the unit directly to the television

If you connect the unit through an AV selector or video cassette recorder to the television, video signal will be affected by copyright protection systems and the picture may not be shown correctly.

≥When connecting to a television with a built-in VCR

Connect to the input terminals on the television side if there are both television and VCR input terminals.

Television

VCR

This unit

DO NOT

Using a 21-pin Scart cable

≥You can use a variety of Q Link functions by connecting the unit to a Q Link compatible television (> 40). ≥You can enjoy high-quality viewing by connecting the unit to an RGB compatible television (> 85).

Required setting

≥Before connection, turn off all equipment and read the appropriate operating instructions. ≥Select the connection pattern that matches your environment from pattern A–B. Confirm connections not listed below with your

dealer.

≥Refer to “Additional connections” (> 69) for connection using other terminals and connection with other equipment.

When the unit is not to be used for a long time

To save power, unplug it from the household mains socket. This unit consumes a small amount of power, even when it is turned off

Approx. 0.9 W (“Power Save” is set to “On”)]

[

“AV1 Output” in the Setup menu (> 66)

Connecting a television

1 2

VHF/UHF

RF IN

RF OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEOS

OUT

AV1 (TV)

AV2 (DECODER EXT)

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (PCM/BITSTREAM)

Connecting a television and digital/satellite receiver or decoder

VHF/UHF

RF IN

AC IN

1 2

RF IN

Required setting

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RF OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEOS

OUT

AV1 (TV)

AV2 (DECODER EXT)

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (PCM/BITSTREAM)

AC IN

You can enjoy high-quality picture by adding the HDMI cable connection to the 21-pin Scart cable connection between this unit and your TV.

RF IN

RF OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO

OUT

(PCM/BITSTREAM)

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

Fully wired 21-pin Scart cable

21-pin Scart cable

This unit’s rear panel

Digital/satellite receiver or decoder’s rear panel

HDMI cable

Tel evi sio n’s rear panel

Connecting with a Panasonic TV (VIERA)

If the 21-pin Scart cable is connected, the following functions are available.

≥Download from the TV (> 40) ≥Direct TV Recording (> 40) ≥Watching pictures from digital/satellite receiver or

decoder

(In this case, make sure to switch the television input to “AV”.)

≥Set “Digital Audio Output” to “HDMI and Optical”

(> 66). (The default setting is “HDMI and Optical”.)

Connecting to a TV with an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) cable

When connected to an HDMI compatible unit, an uncompressed digital audio and video signal is transmitted. You can enjoy high quality, digital video and audio with just one cord. When connecting to an HDMI-compatible HDTV (High Definition Television), the output can be switched to 1080p, 1080i or 720p HD video.

≥This unit incorporates HDMI ≥Video sources converted to 1920k1080 resolution, while of high quality, will exhibit somewhat lower subjective image resolution than true,

native 1080p full-HD sources. See dealer for details.

≥Please use High Speed HDMI Cables that have the HDMI logo (as shown on the cover). ≥When setting video output to “1080p”, please use the HDMI cables 5.0 meters or less.

Regarding VIERA Link “HDAVI ControlTM” function

When connecting with a Panasonic TV (VIERA) or a receiver equipped with the “HDAVI Control” function, linked operations would be possible. [> 40, Linked operations with the TV (VIERA Link “HDAVI Control

≥Non-HDMI-compliant cables cannot be utilised. ≥It is recommended that you use Panasonic’s HDMI cable.

Recommended part number: RP-CDHG10 (1.0 m), RP-CDHG15 (1.5 m), RP-CDHG20 (2.0 m), RP-CDHG30 (3.0 m), RP-CDHG50 (5.0 m), etc.

(V.1.3a with Deep Colour) technology.

”/Q Link)]

Guide

Quick Start

Required setting

Note

≥If you are connecting to a TV that is only compatible with 2 channel audio output, audio with 3 channels or more will be down mixed (> 84) and

output as 2 channels, even if connecting with an HDMI cable. (Some discs cannot be down mixed.)

≥You cannot connect this unit to DVI devices that are incompatible with HDCP.

For units compatible with HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) copyright protection that are equipped with a digital DVI input terminal (PC monitors, etc.): Depending on the unit, images may not be displayed properly or at all when connecting with a DVI/HDMI switching cable. (Audio cannot be output.)

RF IN

RF OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEOS

OUT

AV1 (TV)

AV2 (DECODER EXT)

HDMI IN

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (PCM/BITSTREAM)

RQT9385

STEP 2 Channel reception settings and TV aspect settings

TIME SL IP

DISPLAY

STATUS

AUDIO

DIRECT TV REC

EXT LIN K

REC MOD E

REC

MANUAL S KIP

CREATE

CHAPTER

RETURN

PAUSE

STOP

SLOW/SEARC H

SKIP

ShowView

PAGE

DRIVE SELECT

Numbered buttons

The features of the power save function when the unit is in

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,,,

OPTION



DRIVE SELECT

DELETE

STOP

OPTION

REC

AUDIO

SKIP

REC MODE

STATUS



2 5 4 8 0

PAUSE

VOL

3 6 9

INPUT

SELECT

SLOW/SEARCH

PLAY/x1.3

CREATE

CHAPTER

EXT LINK

DISPLAY

PAGE

ShowView

PROG/CHECK

EXIT

RETURN

MANUAL SKIP

DIRECT TV REC

TIME SLIP

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GUIDE

RETURN

1 Turn on the television and select the

appropriate AV input to suit the connections to this unit.

2 Press [Í] to turn the unit on.

When connecting to a television that has the VIERA Link or Q Link functions (> 40), downloading from the television starts.

Download from TV

standby mode are as below.

Power Save

Power consumption Approx. 0.9 W Approx. 9 W Startup time Not Quick Watching the picture (e.g.

Pay TV) from the device connected to AV2

§1

“FL Display” is set to “Automatic” in the Setup menu. (> 65)

§2

It is possible to startup and start recording within several seconds. – Depending on the type of TV or the connected

terminal, it may take time to display the screen.

≥If the TV aspect setting screen appears on the television

TV Aspect

16:9 WIDE TV

4:3 TV

SELECT

16:9

Pan & Scan

Letterbox

RETURN

≥16:9:

When connected to a 16:9 widescreen television

≥Pan & Scan:

When connected to a 4:3 aspect television, side picture is trimmed for 16:9 picture (> 85).

≥Letterbox:

When connected to a 4:3 aspect television. 16:9 picture is shown in the letterbox style (> 85)

Press [3, 4] to select the TV aspect and press [OK].

When television type and aspect is set, the GUIDE Plus+ setting screen appears.

Auto-Setup

Do you want to setup the GUIDE Plus+ system ?

§1

Cannot do Can do

Quick

Off

§2

Download in progress. Please wait. RETURN: to cancel

RETURN

You can download the tuning positions from the television for the channels in this unit’s channel coverage. This unit’s Auto Clock Setting function synchronizes the time when the TV channel that is broadcasting time and date information is tuned.

≥If the Country setting menu appears on the television

Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the country and press [OK].

Auto-Setup starts. This takes about 8 minutes.

Press [3, 4] to select “On” or “Off” and press [OK] when the “Power Save” setting menu appears.

Power Save

SELECT

RETURN

≥On: It will go into the Power Save mode when the unit is

Off

On : Minimises standby power consumption; disables Quick Start function and AV2 loop-through in standby. FL Display is set to "Automatic".

Off : Enables Quick Start function and AV2 loop-through in standby.

in standby mode.

≥Off: It is possible to start quickly from the standby mode.

(Quick Start mode)

Yes No

SELECT

RETURN

(The above message also appears in countries where GUIDE Plus+ system is not available. However set up is not possible.)

≥If you want to set up the GUIDE Plus+ system

Press [2, 1] to select “Yes” and press [OK].

Then go to step 2 on page11.

≥If you do not want to set up the GUIDE Plus+ system or if

you live in a country where GUIDE Plus+ system is not available (> 11, GUIDE Plus+ system)

Press [2, 1] to select “No” and press [OK].

Television picture appears. Set up is complete.

To stop partway

Press [RETURN ].

∫ If the clock setting menu appears

Set the clock manually (> 67).

∫ To confirm that stations have been tuned

correctly (> 63)

∫ To restart setup (> 64)

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GUIDE Plus+ system settings



If “No Data” appears (> 12, Editing programme lists, Reference)

GUIDE Plus+ system

The GUIDE Plus+ system provides programme information from the host station displayed on the television like a TV programme magazine. Setting up to record a broadcast is easy too. Simply select the desired programme from the displayed list. You can also search for desired programmes by displaying only the programmes in a certain category.

The GUIDE Plus+ system is available in the following countries:

Austria/Belgium/Germany/Italy/Luxembourg/ Netherlands/Spain/Switzerland

(As of April 2009) ≥This service may not be available in some areas in the above

countries.

≥There may be changes in the service areas.

Note

You will need to complete Channel reception settings (> 10) to setup the GUIDE Plus+ system. ≥The GUIDE Plus+ system setup will not work if the clock is not

set correctly.

≥The receipt of the GUIDE Plus+ system data is only possible

via the antenna input of this unit. The receipt of the GUIDE Plus+ data via externally connected satellite receivers or digital set-top boxes is not possible.

Visit following homepage for more information.

http://www.europe.guideplus.com

1 Press [GUIDE].

12.8. Wed 15:05

Postal Code

3 One of the following screens will appear

Confirm the message on the screen.

Landscape

12.8. Wed 15:05

12.8 Wed

15:05~16:05

Time:

ARD ZDF RTL SAT1 ***06

PRO7

MDR

TIMER REC

RETURN

7th Heaven

15:00

Abenteuer...

Ta...

...

Derrick

Das Familiengericht

Richterin Barbara Sa... ...

7th Heaven

Abenteuerurlaub

+24 hours

info

GUIDE

GUIDE Plus+ download is completed.

12.8. Wed 15:05

No Host channel detected. Please refer to Operating Instructions.

Press OK to continue.

RETURN

GUIDE Plus+ system is not available. Check the host channel of your country. (> 13, Host Channel)

12.8. Wed 15:05

Prog. Type

All Types

15:30 16:00 16:30

Fliege-Die Talkshow

Bianca-Wege...

Heute in ...

Das Jugendgericht

Richter Alexander...

Gilmore...

No Data

Display Mode

Aktuell

OPTION

Prog. Type

PAGE-

PAGE+

...

Setup



Guide

Quick Start

Current Country: Switzerland

This unit downloads GUIDE Plus+ data several times a day. Clicking noise may be heard at that time.

0 9

RETURN

2 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] or the numbered

buttons to enter the Postal Code of your location and press [OK].

12.8. Wed 15:05

It may take up to 2 hours to set up the GUIDE Plus+ system.

≥If you want to set up the GUIDE Plus+ system

Press [2, 1] to select “Yes” and press [OK].

≥If you do not want to set up the GUIDE Plus+ system

Press [2, 1] to select “No” and press [OK].

To download the GUIDE Plus+ data later (> 12, GUIDE Plus+ data download)

Setup

Yes

Do you want to setup the GUIDE Plus+ system? It may take time up to 2 hours.

RETURN

Data download was unsuccessful. Next download time slot will be at XX:XX.

Press OK to continue.

RETURN

To download GUIDE Plus+ data, turn off your unit at the time displayed on the screen or download the data manually from “Data Download” in the Setup menu at that time. (> 13, Changing the settings)

To stop partway

Press [RETURN ].

≥For further information about operating the GUIDE Plus+

programme list, refer to “Operations in the GUIDE Plus+ system”. (> 31)

Note

≥If your Postal Code changes, you can update this information later

in the Setup of the GUIDE Plus+ system (> 13, Changing the settings).

≥Depending on the region or language etc., the GUIDE Plus+

screen may be different to the actual screen.

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GUIDE Plus+ system settings

During download, “GUIDE” appears in the display of your unit.



Refer to the control reference on page 10.

GUIDE Plus+ data download

The GUIDE Plus+ data is transmitted from the Host Channel (the television station transmitting the television programme list) several times a day. Data will be transmitted at 2:50 AM every day. It takes approximately 2 hours to complete data download.

There are 2 ways to download GUIDE Plus+ data.

– Download automatically when the unit is turned off. – Download manually from “Data Download” in the Setup menu.

Download data automatically

≥The GUIDE Plus+ data is downloaded automatically when the unit

is turned off.

If you turn on the unit while “GUIDE” appears, the data update is interrupted.

≥If the GUIDE Plus+ data download at 2:50 AM and a timer

recording overlap, you can select which will be given priority. To ensure the GUIDE Plus+ data is downloaded, you can disable the timer recordings during data transmission. (> 13, left column, Night Download)

Download data manually

At the data transmission time, you can download the data manually from “Data Download” in the Setup menu (> 13).

Note

≥Depending on when you set up this unit, it may take approximately

one day before you can display the television programme list.

≥The stations displayed in the television programme list are

determined according to geographical areas.

≥A station that is not registered in your area is not displayed in the

television programme list even if a signal can be received.

≥Once you have downloaded the programme list, reception of data

is required regularly to update and maintain the programme list.

≥Do not disconnect the AC mains lead during data download. ≥During data download, the HDD rotates and will make operating

sounds.

Editing programme lists

1 Press [GUIDE].

2 Press [OPTION].

12.8. Wed 15:05

Landscape

12.8 Wed

16:05~17:05

Time:

ARD

ZDF

RTL SAT1 RTL2

VOX

PRO7

RETURN

Gilmore girls

15:00

Abenteuer...

Ta...

...

Derrick Das Familiengericht Richterin Barbara Sa...

Detektiv ...

7th Heaven

Die Abschl...

Prog. Type

All Types

15:30 16:00 16:30

Fliege-Die Talkshow

Bianca-Wege...

Heute in ...

Das Jugendgericht Richter Alexander...

Beyblade

Duel M...

Freunde...

Gilmore... S.O.S Style & ...

Setup Editor

Free Word Search

Yu-...

3 Press [3, 4] to select “Editor” and

press [OK].

12.8. Wed 15:05

Name

WDR

***04

***05

ARD ZDF

***06

RETURN

On/Off

On On On BBC1 BBC1

Editor

Reference

TF1 On TF6 On FR6 ESPRT On Euros ARD

- - - -

ARTE On

Source

Tuner Tuner Tuner Tuner Tuner Tuner Tuner Tuner

PAGE+



4 Press [3, 4] to select the desired

“Name” and press [1].

You can also press [WXCH] to browse through the station list.

On/Off To select the stations to be displayed on the

Reference To set the appropriate Reference manually

programme list.

Only stations set to “On” are displayed in the GUIDE Plus+ list.

Press [3, 4] to change the “On/Off” settings and press [OK].

If “No Data” appears in the GUIDE Plus+ list for a station, this station is either not supported by the GUIDE Plus+ data or a GUIDE Plus+ Reference could not be clearly assigned (“----” appears in the Reference field of this station). In this case, set the appropriate Reference manually. You can also manually assign the appropriate Reference even if a station name was not recognized (e.g. ***06).

12.8. Wed 15:05

Landscape

12.8 Wed

15:05~16:05

Time:

15:00

Ta...

ARD

...

ZDF

Das Familiengericht

RTL

Richterin Barbara Sa...

SAT1

...

***06

PRO7

Abenteuerurlaub

MDR

TIMER REC

RETURN

7th Heaven

Abenteuer...

Derrick

7th Heaven

+24 hours

GUIDE

Prog. Type

All Types

15:30 16:00 16:30

Fliege-Die Talkshow

Bianca-Wege...

Heute in ...

Das Jugendgericht

Richter Alexander...

Gilmore...

No Data

Display Mode

Aktuell

OPTION

Prog. Type

PAGE-

PAGE+

...



Press [3, 4] to change the “Reference” setting of the appropriate station and press [OK].

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Note

The station names in the Reference list can deviate from the station list.

Note

Changes in the station list in the Setup menu (> 63) of your unit will cause all Editor settings to return to the initial condition.

Changing the settings

You can change the basic settings for your GUIDE Plus+ list.

1 Press [GUIDE]. 2 Press [OPTION].

12.8. Wed 15:05

Landscape

12.8 Wed

16:05~17:05

Time:

ARD ZDF RTL SAT1 RTL2

VOX

Die Abschl...

PRO7

RETURN

Gilmore girls

15:00

Abenteuer...

Ta... ...

Derrick Das Familiengericht Richterin Barbara Sa...

Detektiv

...

7th Heaven

Prog. Type

All Types

15:30 16:00 16:30

Fliege-Die Talkshow

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3 Press [3, 4] to select “Setup” and

press [OK].

12.8. Wed 15:05

Setup

Postal Code

Host Channel

Data Download

Night Download

RETURN

X X X X

EUROS

4 Press [3, 4] to select an item and

press [OK].

Postal Code

Host Channel

Data Download

Night Download

Note

≥Existing information can be lost by changing the Postal Code or

Host Channel.

≥Entry of the wrong Postal Code or Host channel can lead to the

receipt of wrong or no data.

≥To change the settings, release the unit from recording standby

(> 29).

To enter the Postal Code

The entry of the Postal Code is required to receive regional data.

1 Press [2, 1] to select “Yes” and press [OK]. 2 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] or the numbered buttons to

enter your Postal Code and press [OK].

To change the Host Channel manually

The GUIDE Plus+ System information is transferred via the Host Channel. The “Auto” setting is recommended. A Host Channel is then set by the system automatically.

1 Press [3, 4] to select the desired station and

press [OK].

2 Press [2, 1] to select “Yes” and press [OK]. ≥The setting of the Host Channel can take some time.

≥To check the host channels of your country

@ right, Host Channel

To download GUIDE Plus+ data manually

Press [2, 1] to select “Yes” and press [OK]. The update can take approximately 2 hours. ≥For further information > 12, GUIDE Plus+ data

download

To select the priority during midnight

The GUIDE Plus+ data is downloaded at 2:50 AM every day. It takes approximately 2 hours to complete data download. If the GUIDE Plus+ data download at 2:50 AM and a timer recording overlap, you can select which will be given priority.

On: Data Download

Timer recording does not start or is interrupted for data download.

Off: Timer programming

GUIDE Plus+ data will not be downloaded. After recording finishes, we recommend you to change this setting to “On”.

Press [2, 1] to select “On” or “Off” and press [OK].

Host Channel

It is not possible to receive GUIDE Plus+ data in all countries (@ below). Check whether the right Host Channel has been input.

List of Host Channel (As of April, 2009)

Country Host Channel Display of the Host

Switzerland

§1

Eurosport EUROS

Spain Tele5 TELE5

Italy MTV MTV

Netherlands Eurosport EUROS

Belgium RTL-TVI RTLTV

Luxembourg

§1

German-speaking regions only

§2

The Luxembourg line-up is available by setting up GUIDE Plus+

§2

RTL-TVI RTLTV

as country=Belgium with the postal code 9999 (> 11, step 2).

≥To change the Host Channel manually @ left

Note

≥Which channels appear in the GUIDE Plus+ list depends on local

reception conditions. Sub-optimum reception quality can result in missing or incomplete GUIDE Plus+ data.

Channel

Guide

Quick Start

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HDD and disc information

DVD-R DL +R DL

When switching layers: Video and audio may momentarily cut

(Inner section of the disc)

(Outer section of the disc)

The available

space

Title 1

Title 2

Playback direction

Second recordable layer

First recordable layer

HDD and discs you can use for recording and play

(≤: Possible, –: Impossible)

Disc type

Standard symbol

Hard disk drive (HDD)

[HDD]

DVD-RAM

[RAM]

DVD-R

[-R] before finalisation [DVD-V] after finalisation

(Video only)

DVD-R DL

§4

[-R]DL] before finalisation [DVD-V] after finalisation

Logo Data that can

be recorded

and played

– Video

Still picture

Music Video

Still picture

§5

Video

Still picture

Video – ≤≤

Rewritable Play on other

players

≤ – ≤≤≤

≤≤ ≤ ≤ ≤

– ≤ ≤

§5

§1

aspect picture

Recording 16:9

Recording both M 1

§2

and M 2 for bilingual

broadcasts

§3

–

(Either one)

§3

–

(Either one)

§2

Copy-once

recording

(CPRM)

CPRM (> 84)

compatible

discs only.

–

[-RW‹V›] before finalisation

DVD-RW

[DVD-V] after finalisation

– Video – ≤ – (4:3 aspect)

[+R] before finalisation [DVD-V] after finalisation

+R DL

§4

– Video – ≤ – (4:3 aspect)

[+R]DL] before finalisation [DVD-V] after finalisation

+RW

– Video ≤≤– (4:3 aspect)

[+RW]

§1

[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] Finalisation is needed for playback on other equipment (> 62). [RAM] can be played back on Panasonic DVD recorders and DVD-RAM compatible DVD players. [-R]DL], [+R]DL] or [+RW] can be played back only on equipment compatible with these discs.

§2

For further information (> 23, Notes for recording)

§3

The audio selected in “Bilingual Audio Selection” (> 65) is recorded.

§4

[-R]DL] [+R]DL] You cannot directly record to these discs (@ right).

§5

[-R] Videos and still pictures cannot be mixed on one disc.

≥[RAM] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] To use a new disc, formatting is

necessary (> 61).

≥[+RW] If the disc failed to play on other equipment, we recommend

you create top menu (> 62).

≥Use of Panasonic discs is recommended.

For available recording times for different discs under different recording modes, see “Recording modes and approximate recording times” (> 24).

≥Formatting and/or recording/initializing constraints may prevent

you from playing or recording certain discs.

≥Please see specifications (> 83) for compatible disc versions and

recording speeds.

∫ Recording format

This unit records video in the following formats.

DVD Video Recording format [HDD] [RAM]

This is a recording method which allows you to record and edit television broadcasts and so on.

≥You can delete unwanted parts of a title, create playlists, etc. ≥The broadcasts that allow “One time only recording” can be

recorded to a CPRM compatible disc.

DVD-Video format [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›]

This recording method is the same as commercially available DVDVideo. ≥The broadcasts that allow “One time only recording” cannot be

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recorded even if using a CPRM compatible disc.

≥After finalising the disc, you can play the disc on DVD players and

other equipment.

+VR (+R/+RW Video Recording) format [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW]

This is a method for recording moving pictures to +R/+RW discs. You can playback such discs recorded in this method in a similar way as contents recorded in the DVD-Video format. ≥The broadcasts that allow “One time only recording” cannot be

recorded.

≥After finalising the disc or creating the top menu, you can play the

disc on DVD players and other equipment.

Video ≤≤ ≤

Note

≥When “Rec for High Speed Copy” is set to “On”, the restrictions on

secondary audio recording are also applied to DVD-RAM. Turn this setting “Off” if high speed copy to [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] is not necessary (The default setting is “On”. > 64).

≥+R discs recorded with this unit and +R discs recorded with

another Panasonic DVD Recorder may be incompatible. However, discs that are finalised are compatible and can be played.

≥This unit cannot record NTSC signals to discs that already have

PAL signal recordings. (However, both types of programmes can be recorded onto the HDD.)

≥You may not be able to record depending on the condition of the

discs and you may not be able to play due to the condition of the recording.

You cannot directly record to a DVD-R DL and +R DL disc on this unit.

Record to the HDD and then copy to the disc.

When playing DVD-R DL (Dual Layer, single-sided) and +R DL (Double Layer, single-sided)

DVD-R DL (Dual Layer, single-sided) and +R DL (Double Layer, single-sided) discs have two writable layers on one side. If there is not enough space on the first layer to record a programme, the remainder is recorded on the second layer. When playing a title recorded on both layers, the unit automatically switches between layers and plays the title in the same way as a normal programme. However, video and audio may momentarily cut out when the unit is switching layers.

§3

–

(Either one)

§3

–

(Either one)

§3

–

(Either one)

§3

–

(Either one)

–

Play-only discs

Disc type Logo Standard symbol Uses

DVD-Video [DVD-V] High quality movie and music discs

DVD-RW (DVD

Video

Recording

format)

[-RW‹VR›] DVD-RW video recorded on another DVD recorder

≥You can play programmes that allow “One time only recording” if they

have been recorded onto a CPRM compatible disc.

≥By formatting (> 61) the disc, you can record onto it in DVD-Video

format.

≥It may be necessary to finalise the disc on the equipment used for

recording.

DVD-R

DVD-R DL

DivX/MP3/

WMA

([EH69] [EH59])/

≥DVD-R and DVD-R DL with video recorded in DivX ≥DVD-R and DVD-R DL with music recorded in WMA/MP3 ≥DVD-R and DVD-R DL with still pictures recorded in JPEG

JPEG

CD [CD]

– DivX/MP3/

WMA

([EH69] [EH59])/

Recorded audio and music (including CD-R/RW

≥CD-R and CD-RW with video recorded in DivX ≥CD-R and CD-RW with music recorded in WMA/MP3 ≥CD-R and CD-RW with still pictures recorded in JPEG

)

JPEG

Video CD [VCD]

≥Recorded music and video (including CD-R/RW

)

SVCD

Close the session after recording. Play may be impossible on some discs due to the condition of the recording.

≥The producer of the disc can control how discs are played. So you may not always be able to control play as described in these operating

instructions. Read the disc’s instructions carefully.

≥Operation and sound quality of CDs that do not conform to CD-DA specifications (copy control CDs, etc.) cannot be guaranteed.

Guide

Quick Start

Discs that cannot be played

≥2.6 and 5.2 GB DVD-RAM, 12 cm ≥3.95 and 4.7 GB DVD-R for Authoring ≥DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, +R, +R DL recorded on another unit

and not finalised (> 84).

≥Discs recorded with AVCHD format. ≥DVD-Video with a region number other than “2” or “ALL” ≥DVD-Audio ≥Blu-ray, HD DVD ≥DVD-ROM, +R (8 cm), CD-ROM, CDV, CD-G, Photo CD, CVD,

SACD, MV-Disc, PD

Types of disc or title recorded on HDD for the type of connected TV

When you use the discs recorded either PAL or NTSC, or playback a title recorded on HDD using PAL or NTSC, refer to this table. (≤: Possible to view, –: Impossible to view)

TV type Disc/Titles

recorded on HDD

Multi-system TV PA L ≤

NTSC ≤

PAL TV PAL ≤

NTSC

NTSC TV PAL –

NTSC

§1

If your television is not equipped to handle PAL 525/60 signals the picture will not be shown correctly.

§2

Select “NTSC” in “TV System” (> 66).

≥When playing back a disc or title recorded on the HDD, ensure that

you match the “TV System” setting to the disc or title (PAL or NTSC) (> 66).

§1

≤

Yes /No

(PAL60)

§2

≤

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USB memory and card information

Card

(Any folder with JPEG files)

(Picture folder)

(MPEG2 information folder)

(MPEG2 folder)

e.g.,

≥Instructions/notes regarding SD cards and SD drive are applicable to the DMR-EH69 model only.

USB memories you can use on this unit

Compatible USB memories USB memories which are defined as USB mass storage class, and digital cameras that use PTP

protocol:

– USB memories that support USB 1.0/1.1 and USB 2.0 Full Speed/High Speed.

[EH49] USB memories for USB 2.0 High Speed work as USB 2.0 Full Speed. [EH69] [EH59] USB memories for USB 2.0 High Speed work as USB 2.0 High Speed.

≥USB memories of up to 128 GB can be used. ≥USB memories that support bulk only transfer.

CBI (Control/Bulk/Interrupt) is not supported. Digital Cameras which require additional programme installation when connected to a PC are not supported.

≥ ≥MTP (Media Transport Protocol) device is not supported. ≥A multi-port USB card reader is not supported.

Format FAT16 and FAT32 file systems are supported.

≥UDF/NTFS/exFAT file system is not supported. ≥Depending on the sector size, some files may not work. ≥Only the first partition on USB memories with multi-partition is supported.

Indicated in these instructions by [USB]

Data that can be played or copied (≤: Possible, –: Impossible)

File format DivX WMA ([EH69] [EH59])/MP3 Still pictures (JPEG)

Playing ≤≤≤

Copying to HDD – ≤≤

Instructions You can play DivX files recorded

with a computer onto the USB memory (> 34).

You can play and copy to HDD WMA/MP3 files recorded with a computer onto the USB memory (> 35, 56).

You can play and copy to HDD, DVD-RAM or card still pictures recorded with a computer onto the USB memory (> 36, 55).

≥Despite meeting the conditions mentioned above, there may be USB memories that cannot be used for this unit. ≥[EH69] [EH59] If a Panasonic digital video camera with HDD etc, is connected to this unit’s USB port, you can copy the SD Video recorded with

the camera to this unit’s HDD or DVD-RAM.

Note

≥This unit’s USB port does not support bus-powered USB device.

Cards you can use on this unit [EH69]

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Typ e

SD Memory Card§1 (from 8MB to 2GB) SDHC Memory Card MultiMediaCard

§1

Including miniSD Card and microSD Card

§2

Including miniSDHC Card and microSDHC Card

§2

(from 4 GB to 32 GB)

The card types mentioned above will be referred to as “SD card” in these operating instructions.

Indicated in these

[SD]

instructions by

Data that can be recorded and played

Instructions You can insert directly into the SD card slot.

Still pictures (JPEG) Video (SD Video)

§1

A miniSD Card and a microSD Card must be used with the adaptor that comes with the card.

§2

A miniSDHC Card and a microSDHC Card must be used with the adaptor that comes with the card.

≥You can play and copy still pictures taken on a digital camera etc. (> 36, 54). ≥SD Video shot with a Panasonic SD Video camera, etc. can be copied to the HDD or DVD-RAM. (> 53) ≥SD Video cannot be played directly from the SD card.

Suitable SD cards

≥When using SD cards 4 GB or larger, only SD cards that display

the SDHC logo can be used.

Structure of folders

¢¢¢: Numbers XXX: Letters

≥Useable memory is slightly less than the card capacity. ≥Please confirm the latest information on the following website.

http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs

(This site is in English only.)

≥If the SD card is formatted on other equipment, the time necessary

for recording may be longer. Also, if the SD card is formatted on a PC, you may not be able to use it on this unit. In these cases, format the card on this unit (> 61, 84).

≥This unit is compatible with SD Memory Cards that meet SD Card

Specifications FAT12 and FAT16 formats, as well as SDHC Memory Cards in FAT32 format.

≥SDHC Memory Cards used for recording with this unit can only be

used with other SDHC Memory Card-compatible equipment. SDHC Memory Cards cannot be used with equipment that is only compatible with SD Memory Cards.

≥We recommend using a Panasonic SD card. ≥This unit cannot play AVCHD format motion pictures on an SD

card.

≥Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent

swallowing.

DCIM

XXXXX

001

P0000001.JPG P0000002.JPG

SD_VIDEO

MGR_INFO

XXXX

PRG

MOV MOV PRG



  

.JPG

.MOD .MOI .PGI

Regarding DivX® files, Music files and still pictures (JPEG)

Root

Order of play

(folder=group)

(file=track)

e.g. Structure of MP3 folders

P0000010.jpg P0000011.jpg P0000012.jpg

P0000003.jpg P0000004.jpg P0000005.jpg

P0000001.jpg P0000002.jpg

P0000006.jpg P0000007.jpg P0000008.jpg P0000009.jpg

Root

Order of play

002 Folder

003 Folder

004 Folder

Root

≥Instructions/notes regarding SD cards and SD drive are

applicable to the DMR-EH69 model only.

≥WMA files can only be played on the DMR-EH69/DMR-EH59.

DivX

Playable

[-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB]

media

File format

DivX ≥Files must have the

extension “.DIVX”, “.divx”, “.AVI” or “.avi”.

Number of folders

Number of files

Support version

Maximum number of folders recognizable: 300 folders (including the root folder)

Maximum number of files recognizable

Certified to the DivX Home Theater Profile.

Video – Number of stream: Up to 1 – Codec: DIV3, DIV4, DIVX, DV50 – Picture size: 32 x 32 to 720 x 576 – FPS (Frame Per Second): Up to 30 fps Audio – Number of stream: Up to 8 – Format: MP3, MPEG, Dolby Digital – Multi channel: Dolby Digital is possible. MPEG

multi is 2 ch conversion.

WMA/MP3

Playable

[HDD] [-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB]

media

File format MP3

≥Files must have the extension “.mp3” or “.MP3”. WMA (Windows Media-formatted file)

≥Files must have the extension “.wma” or “.WMA”.

Number of folders (groups or

Maximum number of folders (groups or albums) recognizable: 300 folders (groups or albums) (including the root folder)

albums)

Number of files (tracks)

Bit rates

Maximum number of files (tracks) recognizable 3000 files (tracks)

32 kbps to 320 kbps

(MP3)

Sampling

16 kHz/22.05 kHz/24 kHz/32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz frequency (MP3)

For WMA This unit is compatible with Windows Media

Audio 9 (WMA9).

ID3 tags

compatible ([HDD] [USB]) WMA tags

≥If there is a large amount of still picture data etc. within a WMA/

MP3 file, play may not be possible.

§2

Still pictures (JPEG

Playable media

)

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB] [SD]

File format File format: JPEG

≥Files must have the extension “.jpg” or “.JPG”.

Number of pixels

Number of

§3

folders

Between 34k34 and 6144k4096 (Sub sampling is 4:2:2 or 4:2:0)

[-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB] Maximum number of folders recognizable: 300 folders [HDD] [RAM] [SD] This unit can handle a maximum of 300 folders

Number of

§3

files

MOTION JPEG

PROGRESSIVE JPEG

§1

Total number of recognizable file including MP3, WMA, JPEG, DivX and other types of files is 4000.

§2

It may take a few moments for still pictures to display.

§3

When there are many files and/or folders, some files may not display or be playable.

[-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB] Maximum number of files recognizable

§1

: 3000 files [HDD] [RAM] [SD] This unit can handle a maximum of 3000 files

Not supported

§1

: 200 files

[-R] [-R]DL] [CD] ≥Compatible formats: ISO9660 level 1 or 2 (except for extended

formats) and Joliet

≥This unit is compatible with multi-session/border (except for DVD-

R DL), but reading or play of the disc may take time if there are a lot of sessions.

≥Operation may take time to complete when there are many files

(tracks) and/or folders (groups or albums) and some files (tracks) may not display or be playable.

≥English alphabet and Arabic numerals are displayed correctly.

Other characters may not be displayed correctly.

≥The display order on this unit may differ from how the order is

displayed on a computer.

≥Depending on how you create the disc (writing software), files

(tracks) and folders (groups or albums) may not play in the order you numbered them.

≥This unit is not compatible with packet-write format. ≥Depending on the recording conditions, the disc may not be

played.

≥This unit is not compatible with copy-protected, Lossless,

Professional, Voice and Multiple Bit Rate (MBR) for WMA.

≥This unit is not compatible with WMA files protected with digital

rights management (DRM).

[HDD] [RAM] [SD] ≥Compatible formats: DCF

digital camera, etc.)

§4

Design rule for Camera File system: unified standard established

§4

compliant (Content recorded on a

Guide

Quick Start

by Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA).

∫ Structure of folders displayed by this unit

You can play Music files (WMA/MP3) and still pictures (JPEG) on this unit by making folders as shown below. However depending on the method of writing data (writing software), play may not be in the order you numbered the folders.

Structure of WMA/MP3 folders

[-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB] Prefix with 3-digit numbers in the order you want to play them.

§1

≥The file name extension of

WMA files will be “.wma”.

003

001

001.mp3

002.mp3

003.mp3

002

001.mp3

002.mp3

003.mp3

004.mp3

001.mp3

002.mp3

003.mp3

Structures of still picture folders

[-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB] Files inside a folder are displayed in the order they were updated or taken.

[RAM]

The following can be displayed on this unit.

¢¢¢: Numbers XXX: Letters

§1

Still pictures on the root folder can also be displayed.

§2

Folders can be created on other equipment. However, these folders cannot be selected as a copying destination.

XXXX

JPEG



DCIM

1

.JPG

XXXXX

XXXX



.JPG

≥If a folder name or file

name has been input using other equipment, the name may not be

DCIM

XXXXX

2

displayed properly or you may not be able to play or edit the data.

XXXX



.JPG

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Media handling (Disc/USB memory/SD card)

Insert label-up with the arrow facing in.

Insert fully.

Insert label-up.

∫ Cartridge disc

If you are using a miniSD card, a miniSDHC card, a microSD card or a microSDHC card, insert it into the adaptor that comes with the card. Insert and remove this adaptor from the unit.

Press on the centre of the card until it clicks into place.

Insert the card label up with the cut-off corner on the right.

e.g., miniSD

Press on the centre of the card.

Pull it straight out.

DO DO NOT

DO NOT

≥Instructions/notes regarding SD cards and SD drive are applicable to the DMR-EH69 model only.

Inserting discs

1 Press [< OPEN/CLOSE] to open the tray.

2 Press [< OPEN/CLOSE] to close the tray.

Automatic drive select function

[RAM] [Only for discs with the write-protect tab on the cartridge set to “PROTECT” (> 60, Cartridge-protection and Card-protection)] [DVD-V] [VCD] ≥If the unit is recording to the HDD or stopped, it automatically

switches to the DVD drive when a disc is inserted.

≥If you eject a disc and close the disc tray, the HDD drive is

automatically selected.

Note

≥When using 8 cm DVD-RAM, or 8 cm DVD-R, remove the disc

from the cartridge.

≥[RAM] It is not possible to record or play continuously from one side

of a double sided disc to the other. You will need to eject the disc and turn it over.

≥[RAM] When using cartridge discs with the write-protect tab in the

protect position (> 60), play automatically starts when inserted in the unit.

Inserting, removing the USB memory

Inserting the USB memory

≥Before inserting any USB memory to

this unit, ensure that the data stored therein has been backed up.

≥Check the orientation of the USB

connector and insert it straight in.

≥Insert an USB device while the unit is

stopped, so the “USB device” screen is displayed. Select an item and press [OK] to switch to the USB-related operations (> 34, 55).

Removing the USB memory

≥Complete all USB-related operations and pull the USB memory

straight out.

≥If a USB memory being accessed is pulled out, then the data may

be damaged.

Inserting, removing the SD card [EH69]

When the SD card slot indicator (“SD”) on the unit’s display is flashing, the card is being read from or written to. Do not turn off the unit or remove the card. Such action may result in malfunction or loss of the card’s contents.

≥Inserting foreign objects can cause a malfunction.

Inserting the card

ADAPTER

Disc and card care

∫ How to hold a disc or a card

Do not touch the recorded surface or the terminal surface.

∫ Concerning non-cartridge discs

Be careful about scratches and dirt.

∫ If there is dirt or condensation on the disc

Wipe with a damp cloth and then wipe dry.

∫ Handling precautions

≥Do not attach labels or stickers to discs. (This may cause disc

warping and un-balanced rotation, rendering it unusable.)

≥Write on the label side of the disc only with a soft, oil-based felt

pen. Do not use ballpoint pens or other hard writing implements.

≥Do not use record cleaning sprays, benzine, thinner, static

electricity prevention liquids or any other solvent.

≥Do not use scratch-proof protectors or covers. ≥Do not expose the terminals of the card to water, garbage or other

strange things.

≥Do not drop stack, or impact discs. Do not place objects on them. ≥Do not use the following discs:

– Discs with exposed adhesive from removed stickers or labels

(rental discs, etc.). – Discs that are badly warped or cracked. – Irregularly shaped discs, such as

heart shapes.

≥Do not place in the following areas:

– In direct sunlight. – In very dusty or humid areas. – Near a heater. – Locations susceptible to significant difference in temperature

(condensation can occur). – Where static electricity or electromagnetic waves occur.

≥To protect discs from scratches and dirt, return them to their cases

or cartridges when you are not using them.

The manufacturer accepts no responsibility and offers no compensation for loss of recorded or edited material due to a problem with the unit or recordable media, and accepts no responsibility and offers no compensation for any subsequent damage caused by such loss.

Examples of causes of such losses are ≥A disc recorded and edited with this unit is played in a DVD

Recorder or computer disc drive manufactured by another company.

≥A disc used as described above and then played again in this

unit.

≥A disc recorded and edited with a DVD Recorder or computer

disc drive manufactured by another company is played in this unit.

Removing the card

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



Playing recorded video contents/Playing play-only discs

Basic operations

TIME SL IP

DISPLAY

STATUS

AUDIO

DIRECT TV REC

EXT LIN K

REC MOD E

REC

MANUAL S KIP

CREATE

CHAPTER

RETURN

PAUSE

STOP

SLOW/SEARC H

SKIP

ShowView

PAGE

DRIVE SELECT

Numbered buttons

Refer to “Advanced playback” (> 32) for detail information.





VOL

,,,

OPTION



DRIVE SELECT

DELETE

STOP

OPTION

REC

AUDIO

SKIP

REC MODE

STATUS

2 5 4 8 0

PAUSE

3 6 9

INPUT

SELECT

SLOW/SEARCH

PLAY/x1.3

CREATE

CHAPTER

EXT LINK

DISPLAY

PAGE

ShowView

PROG/CHECK

EXIT

RETURN

MANUAL SKIP

DIRECT TV REC

TIME SLIP

RETURN

≥Depending on the disc, it may take time for the menu screen,

pictures, sound, etc. to start.

≥The producer of the disc can control how discs are played. So you

may not always be able to control play as described in these operating instructions. Read the disc’s instructions carefully.

∫ When a menu screen appears on the television

[DVD-V]

Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the item and press [OK]. ≥Some items can also be selected using the numbered buttons. ≥If you are instructed to press the “ENTER” button by the menu

screen or the disc’s instruction document, press [OK].

[VCD]

Press the numbered buttons to select the item.

e.g., 5: [0] @ [5] 15: [1] @ [5]

≥To return to the menu screen

[DVD-V]

1 Press [OPTION]. 2 Press [3, 4] to select “Top Menu” or “Menu” and press [OK].

[VCD]

Press [RETURN ].

Note

Discs continue to rotate while menus are displayed. Press [∫] when you have finished playback to protect the unit’s motor, your television screen and so on.

Guide

Quick Start

Basic

operations

Preparation

≥Turn on the television and select the appropriate AV input to suit

the connections to this unit.

≥Turn on this unit.

1 Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the

HDD or DVD drive.

The HDD or DVD indicator lights up on the unit’s display.

2 If you selected the DVD drive

Press [< OPEN/CLOSE] on the main unit to open the tray and insert a disc.

3 Press [1](PLAY).

Menu operation for other type of contents

≥DivX (> 34) ≥WMA ([EH69] [EH59])/MP3(> 35) ≥Still pictures (JPEG) (> 36) ≥Music on HDD (> 38) ≥Music CD (> 38)

Note

≥If the current “TV System” in the Setup menu (> 66) does not

match the “TV System” of a disc or a title recorded on the HDD: – the title cannot be played. – the disc cannot be played during recording or timer recording

standby. It is recommended “TV System” be set to match the discs or title before playing them. Also note that the “TV System” setting should be changed back to the previous setting after the playback.

≥Press the button again to close the tray.

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [-RW‹VR›] Play starts from the most recently recorded title. [DVD-V] [VCD] Play starts from the points specified by the disc.

[CD]

Play starts from the beginning of the disc.

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Recording television programmes

TIME SLIPTIME SL IP

DISPLAYDISPLAY

STATUSSTATUS

AUDIOAUDIO

DIRECT TV RECDIRE CT TV REC

EXT LINKEXT LIN K

REC MODEREC MOD E

RECREC

MANUAL SKIPMANUAL SKIP

CREATECREATE

CHAPTERCHAPTER

RETURNRETU RN

PLAY/x1.3

PAUSEPAUSE

STOPSTOP

SLOW/SEARCHSLOW/SEARC H

SKIPSKIP

ShowViewShowView

CHCH

PAG EPAGE

SELECT

INPUT

AVAV

DRIVE DRIVE SELECTSELECT

DELETE

PROG/CHECK

EXIT

OPTION

CHCH

VOL





AUDIO

Numbered buttons

HDDHDD

47:47

95:34

191:11

381:16

Recording Mode

Rec Mode Remain

HDD

Refer to “Notes for recording”

(> 24)

recording”

for detail information.

(> 23)

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW]

≥[RAM] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW] To use a new disc, formatting is necessary.

Preparation

≥Turn on the television and select the appropriate AV input to suit

the connections to this unit.

≥Turn on this unit.

1 Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the

HDD or DVD drive.

The HDD or DVD indicator lights up on the unit’s display.

2 If you selected the DVD drive

Press [< OPEN/CLOSE] on the main unit to open the tray and insert a disc.

≥Press the button again to close the tray.

3 Press [WXCH] to select the channel.

To select with the numbered buttons:

e.g., 5: [0] @ [5]

4 Press [REC MODE] to select the

recording mode (XP, SP, LP or EP).

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≥Recording modes and approximate recording times (> 24)

≥To record sound using LPCM (XP mode only):

Set the “Audio Mode for XP Recording” to “LPCM” in the Setup menu (> 65).

5 Press [¥ REC] to start recording.

HDD

Recording will take place on open space on the HDD or on disc. Data will not be overwritten.

REC

and “Advanced



15: [1] @ [5]

≥You cannot change the channel or recording mode during

recording.

≥You can record while the unit is in standby for timer

recording. However, once the time for the timer recording to begin is reached, any recording taking place will stop and the timer recording will begin.

≥[HDD] [RAM] When “Rec for High Speed Copy” is set to “Off”

(> 64), you can change the audio being received by pressing [AUDIO] during recording. (Does not affect the recording of audio.)

∫ To pause recording

Press [;].

Press again to restart recording. You can also press [¥ REC] to restart. (Title is not split into separate titles.)

∫ To stop recording

Press [∫].

≥From the start to the end of the recording is called one title. ≥[-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW] It takes about 30 seconds for the unit to

complete recording management information after recording finishes.

In order to play DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) and +R (recorded with this unit) on other DVD players, it is necessary to finalise them (> 62). In order to play +RW on other players, we recommend you to create a top menu. (> 62)

≥[USB] It is not possible to record on a USB memory. ≥[SD] It is not possible to record on a card. ≥Video cannot be recorded to DVD-R discs with JPEG images

already recorded on them.

If a station broadcasts Teletext information

The unit automatically records the programme’s and station’s name if the station’s Title Page is correctly set (> 63).

Note

The unit may take some time in retrieving titles (up to 30 minutes) and may fail in some cases.

To specify a time to stop recording— One Touch Recording

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW]

During recording

Press [¥ REC] on the main unit to select the recording time.

≥You can specify up to 4 hours later. ≥The unit display changes as shown below.

OFF 0:30 ""# OFF 1:00 ""# OFF 1:30 ""# OFF 2:00 ^" Counter (cancel) ,"" OFF 4:00 ,"" OFF 3:00 ,}

≥This does not work during timer recordings (> 21, 28) or while

using Flexible Recording (> 25).

≥The unit turns off automatically after the time to stop recording is

reached.

To cancel

Press [¥ REC] on the main unit several times until the counter appears. ≥The time to stop recording is cancelled; however, recording

continues.

To stop recording

Press [∫].

Timer recording

TIME SL IP

DISPLAY

STATUS

AUDIO

DIRECT TV REC

EXT LIN K

REC MOD E

REC

MANUAL S KIP

CREATE

CHAPTER

RETURN

PAUSE

STOP

SLOW/SEARC H

SKIP

ShowView

PAGE

DRIVE SELECT



Timer Recording

1:58 SP

DVD

30:24 SP

HDD Remain

TUE 18.08.09. 12:54:00

Mode

Stop Start Channel Date

VPS PDC

HDD DVD

17:00 16:00 25. 8. TUE SP OFF HDD

1 ARD

Programme Name

Fliege-Die Talkshow

The default setting for Switzerland is “ON”.

Timer icon

TUE 18.08.09. 12:56:00

Mode

Stop

VPS PDC

HDD DVD

HDD

Drive space

20:00

OFF

Check to make sure “OK” is displayed (> 29, Check, change or delete a programme).

Refer to “Operations in the GUIDE Plus+ system” (> 31) and “Advanced timer recording” (> 28–30) for detail information.



2, 3, 4



DRIVE SELECT

DELETE

STOP

OPTION

REC

AUDIO



2 5 4 8 0

SKIP

REC MODE

STATUS

PAUSE

VOL

3 6 9

INPUT

SELECT

SLOW/SEARCH

PLAY/x1.3

CREATE

CHAPTER

EXT LINK

DISPLAY

PAGE

ShowView

PROG/CHECK

EXIT

RETURN

MANUAL SKIP

DIRECT TV REC

TIME SLIP

Using the GUIDE Plus+ system to make timer recordings

You can perform timer recordings by simply selecting the desired programme from the television programme list.

Before using the GUIDE Plus+ system

≥The television programme list is not displayed immediately after

purchasing this unit.

≥You must complete initial setup for the GUIDE Plus+ system. Refer to “GUIDE Plus+ system settings” (> 11) for more

information.

1 Press [GUIDE].

18.8. Tue 15:05

Landscape

18.8. Tue

16:05~17:05

Time:

ARD

...

ZDF RTL SAT1 RTL2 VOX

Die Abschl...

PRO7

TIMER REC

RETURN

Gilmore girls

15:00

Abenteuer...

Ta...

Derrick

Das Familiengericht

Richterin Barbara Sa...

Detektiv

...

7th Heaven

+24 hours

Info

GUIDE

Prog. Type

All Types

15:30 16:00 16:30

Fliege-Die Talkshow

Bianca-Wege...

Heute in ...

Das Jugendgericht

Richter Alexander...

Beyblade

Duel M...

Freunde...

Display Mode

OPTION

Yu-...

Gilmore...

S.O.S Style & ...

Prog. Type

PAGE-

PAGE+



2 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the

programme.

3 Press [OK].

Basic

operations

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW]

≥You can enter up to 32 programmes up to a month in advance. (Each daily or weekly programme is counted as one programme.)

≥[RAM] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW] To use a new disc, formatting is necessary.

Preparation

≥Turn on the television and select the appropriate AV input to suit

the connections to this unit.

≥If recording to DVD, insert a disc that you can use for recording

(> 14).

≥Make sure that the clock settings are correct (> 67).

Note

≥The programme information in the GUIDE Plus+ system

may not be correct. It is recommended to modify the start and end times to allow a margin of a few minutes. (> 28, right column, step 3)

4 Press [OK].

The timer programme is stored and the timer icon is displayed.

Gilmore girls

15:30 16:00 16:30

Abenteuer...

rrick

Heute in ...

“F” lights on the unit’s display to indicate timer recording standby has been activated.

Repeat steps 2–4 to programme other recordings. Press [Í] to turn the unit off.

Note

≥If “NTSC” has been selected for “TV System” (> 66), the GUIDE

Plus+ system cannot be used.

Fliege-Die Talkshow



Bianca-Wege...

∫ To cancel recording when recording has already

begun (> 29)

∫ To release the unit from recording standby

(> 29)

∫ Notes on timer recording (> 29)

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Deleting titles

TIME SLIP TIME SLIP

DISPLAY DISPLAY

STATUS STATUS

AUDIO AUDIO

DIRECT TV REC DIRECT TV REC

EXT LINK EX T LINK

REC MODE REC MOD E

REC REC

MANUAL SKIP MANUAL S KIP

CREATE C REATE

CHAPTER CHAPT ER

RETURN RETURN

PLAY/x1.3

PAUSE PAUSE

STOP STOP

SLOW/SEARCH SLOW/SEARCH

SKIP SKIP

ShowView S howView

CH CH

PAGE PAGE

SELECT

INPUT

5 4

AV AV



TV T V

DRIVE DRIVE SELECT SE LECT



DELETE

PROG/CHECK

EXIT

OPTION

CHCH

VOL

DRIVE SELECT

EXIT

FUNCTION MENU

RETURN

2, 3, 4, 5, 6



DELETE

, 

Title Title

Last title

recorded

Available

disc space

Available disc space increases after deleting any of these titles

Title

Last title

recorded

Available

disc space

Available disc space does not increase even after deleting

Available disc space increases after deleting

Title Deleted Last title

recorded

Available

disc space

Later recorded titles

Using the DELETE Navigator to delete

1 While stopped

Press [FUNCTION MENU].

2 Press [3, 4] to select “Delete” and

press [OK].

3 Press [3, 4] to select “Video” and

press [OK].

DELETE Navigator Grouped Titles

HDD

10.10.

11.10. 2

VIDEO

PICTURE

MUSIC

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW]

(You cannot delete items on finalised discs.)

≥A title cannot be restored once it is deleted. Make certain

before proceeding.

≥You cannot delete while recording or copying.

Preparation

≥Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD or DVD drive.

≥[RAM] Release protection (> 60, Setting the protection).

∫ Available disc space after deleting

≥[HDD] [RAM] The space deleted becomes available for recording.

......

≥[-RW‹V›] [+RW] Available recording space increases only when the

last recorded title is deleted.

This space become available for recording after all the later recorded titles are deleted.

≥[-R] [-R]DL] [+R] [+R]DL] Available space does not increase even

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after the contents are deleted.

......

RETURN

OPTION

Page 02/02

Select

4 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the title

and press [;].

A check mark is displayed. Repeat this step until you select all necessary items. ≥Press [;] again to cancel.

To show other pages

Press [:, 9] to show other pages.

You can confirm the titles, that you have selected using the option menu. ≥Refer to option menu operations for the “Title View” (> 42,

step 4).

5 Press [OK]. 6 Press [2] to select “Delete” and press

[OK].

The title is deleted.

To return to the previous screen

Press [RETURN ].

To exit the screen

Press [EXIT].

Deleting during play

1 While playing

Press [DELETE ¢].

2 Press [2, 1] to select “Delete” and

press [OK].

The title is deleted.

Notes for recording

Advanced operations

Hallo

Hello

The selected audio only is recorded.

HDD

Record to the HDD

High speed copy to DVD-R, etc.



[RAM] CPRM compatible discs only.

[-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW]

(≤: Can do, –: Cannot do)

[HDD]

Play on other DVD equipment

Record to DVD-R, etc.

Finalise

When recording a bilingual programme

About the aspect when recording a programme

When you want to copy titles in high speed mode from the HDD to DVD-R, etc.

[HDD] [RAM]

Both main and secondary audio can be recorded.

You can change the audio during playback. (> 32, Changing audio during play)

[-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW]

Select the main or secondary audio before recording

(> 65, Bilingual Audio Selection)

However in the following cases, select whether to record the main or secondary audio:

– Recording sound in LPCM (> 65, Audio Mode for

XP Recording)

– “Rec for High Speed Copy” is set to “On” (The

default setting is “On”. > 64)

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW] If you record from external equipment

– Select “M 1” or “M 2” on the external equipment.

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›]

If “Aspect for Recording” in the Setup menu is set to “Automatic” (The default setting is “Automatic” > 64),

(When “Rec for High Speed Copy” is set to “On”)

[HDD] [RAM]

(When “Rec for High Speed Copy” is set to “Off”) The programme will be recorded in the original aspect.

the programme will be recorded in the original aspect used when recording started (including when recording started at a commercial, etc.). If recorded with a different aspect, select the correct aspect

[+R] [+RW] The programme will be recorded in 4:3 aspect.

(“16:9” or “4:3”). However, in the following cases, programme will be

recorded in 4:3. [-R] [-RW‹V›] Programme recorded using “EP” or “FR (recordings 5 hours or longer)” recording modes will be recorded in 4:3 aspect.

[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW]

Set “Rec for High Speed Copy” to “On” before recording to the HDD. (The default setting is “On”. > 64)

You can copy titles in high speed mode (max. speed is 75X (@ above) are necessary before recording to the HDD.

Depending on the disc, max. speed may vary.

); however, the audio and aspect settings

Basic

operations

Advanced

operations

When recording the “One time only

It is not possible to record the broadcasts that allow “One time only recording” onto DVD-R, DVD-RW, +R, +RW or 8 cm DVD-RAM discs. Use the HDD or CPRM (> 84) compatible DVD-RAM.

recording” broadcasts

≥“One time only recording” titles can only be transferred from the HDD to CPRM compatible DVD-RAM (They

are deleted from the HDD). They cannot be copied.

≥Even when copying to videotape the title may not be copied correctly because of the copy guard. ≥You cannot copy a playlist created from “One time only recording” titles.

Playing the disc on other DVD players

Recording to DVD-R DL and +R DL

≥It is not possible to record to both the HDD and the DVD drive simultaneously.

[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL]

The disc must be finalised after recording or copying (> 62).

It is necessary to finalise DVD-R, etc. on this unit after recording or copying titles to them. You can then play them as a commercially sold DVD-Video. However, the discs become play-only and you can no longer record

or copy.

You can record and copy again if you format DVD-RW.

[+RW]

If the disc failed to play on other equipment, we recommend you create top menu (> 62).

You cannot directly record to a DVD-R DL and +R DL disc on this unit.

Record to the HDD and then copy to the disc.

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Advanced recording

Recording modes and approximate recording times

Depending on the content being recorded, the recording times may become shorter than indicated. (The times provided on this chart are an estimate.)

Recording Mode HDD DVD-RAM DVD-R

DVD-RW

§1

+RW

(4.7 GB)

XP (High picture quality recording mode)

SP (Standard

[EH49]

(160 GB)

[EH59]

(250 GB)

[EH69]

(320 GB)

Single-

sided

(4.7 GB)

Double-

sided

(9.4 GB)

35 hours 55 hours 71 hours 1 hour 2 hours 1 hour 1 hour 45 min. 1 hour 45 min.

70 hours 110 hours 142 hours 2 hours 4 hours 2 hours 3 hours 35 min. 3 hours 35

recording mode)

LP (Long

140 hours 221 hours 284 hours 4 hours 8 hours 4 hours 7 hours 10 min. 7 hours 10

recording mode)

EP (Extra long recording mode)

FR (Flexible Recording

§4

Mode)

§4

279 hours

(209

§2

hours

279 hours

maximum

)

441 hours

(331

§2

hours

441 hours

maximum

)

567 hours

(426

hours§2)

567 hours maximum

8 hours

(6 hours

8 hours

maximum

§2

)

16 hours

(12 hours§2)

8 hours

maximum

for one side

8 hours

(6 hours§2)

8 hours

maximum

DVD-R DL

§3

(8.5 GB)

14 hours 20

min.

(10 hours 45

§2

)

min.

14 hours 20

min.

Approximately

§3

+R DL

(8.5 GB)

min.

9hours with video quality equivalent to

LP mode.

§1

It is not possible to record or play continuously from one side of a double sided disc to the other.

§2

When “Recording time in EP mode” is set to “EP ( 6Hours )” in the Setup menu (> 64). The sound quality is better when using “EP ( 6Hours )” than when using “EP ( 8Hours )”.

§3

You cannot record directly to DVD-R DL and +R DL discs with this unit. The table shows the recording time when copying. [+R]DL] You cannot copy in “EP” or “FR (recordings 5 hours or longer)” mode.

§4

When recording to the HDD in “EP” or “FR (recordings 5 hours or longer)” mode, you cannot perform high-speed copy to +R, +R DL or +RW discs.

≥[RAM] When recording to DVD-RAM using “EP ( 8Hours )” mode, play may not be possible on DVD players that are compatible with DVD-RAM.

Use “EP ( 6Hours )” mode if playback may be on other equipment.

[HDD]

≥You can record up to 499 titles on HDD. (When continuously recording for long durations, titles are automatically divided every 8 hours.)

[RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›]

≥You can record up to 99 titles on one disc.

[+R] [+RW]

≥You can record up to 49 titles on one disc.

FR (Flexible Recording Mode)

You can set FR (Flexible Recording) mode when copying or programming timer recordings. The unit automatically selects a recording rate between XP and EP ( 8Hours ) that will enable the recordings to fit in the remaining disc space with the best possible recording quality. For example with a 90 minute recording to an unused DVD-RAM, the picture quality is adjusted to between “XP” and “SP”.

≥When recording to the HDD, picture quality is automatically adjusted to precisely fit a copied title on a 4.7 GB disc. ≥All the recording modes from XP to EP appear in the display.

When the format confirmation screen is displayed

[RAM] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] When you insert a new disc or a disc recorded on a computer or other equipment, a format confirmation screen is displayed. Format the disc to use it. However, all the recorded contents are deleted.

Format

This disc is not formatted properly. Do you want to format the disc now ?

SELECT

NoYes

RETURN

Press [2, 1] to select “Yes” and press [OK].

To format a disc

“Deleting all the contents—Format” (> 61)

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When removing a recorded disc

[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] The following screen appears when you have not processed the disc for play on other equipment.

Finalise the disc so that it can be played on other DVD players. Note: Recording or Editing is not possible after finalising. This may take up to min.

∫ To finalise the disc

Press [¥ REC] on the main unit.

≥You cannot stop this process once you have started it. ≥If you want to set the background, play menu select or provide a

disc name, select “Top Menu” (> 62), “Auto-Play Select” (> 62) or “Disc Name” (> 60) in “DVD Management” before finalising.

∫ To open the tray without disc finalisation

Press [< OPEN/CLOSE] on the main unit.

Finalise

Press the REC button to start finalise.

Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to exit. The disc cannot be played on other DVD players without finalising.

Flexible Recording

If you select XP mode, the programme will not fit one disc.

If you try to record a 90-minute programme in XP mode, only the first 60 minutes will fit on the disc and the 30-minute balance will not get recorded. ≥Another disc is necessary.

If you select SP mode, the programme will fit one disc.

If you select “Flexible Rec” the programme will fit one disc perfectly.

However there will be 30 minutes remaining disc space.

Necessary space for recording

Flexible Rec

Start Cancel

Record in FR mode.

Set rec. time

8 Hour 00 Min.

Maximum rec. time

8 Hour 00 Min.

Maximum recording time

This is the maximum recording time in EP ( 8Hours ) mode.

Remaining time of recording

e.g., HDD

(Recording that fits the remaining disc space)

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW] The unit sets the best possible picture quality that fits the recording within the remaining disc space. The recording mode becomes FR mode.

∫ Using “Flexible Rec” is convenient in these

kinds of situations.

[RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW]

≥When the amount of free space on the disc makes selecting an

appropriate recording mode difficult

≥When you want to record a long programme with the best picture

quality possible

[HDD]

≥When you want to record a title to HDD so that it can then be

copied to fit one 4.7 GB disc perfectly

≥You do not need to edit the recorded title, or change the recording

mode when copying, to fit the disc space.

e.g., Recording a 90 minute programme to disc

4.7GB

DVD-RAM

4.7GB

DVD-RAM

5 When you want to start recording

Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select “Start” and press [OK].

≥Recording starts.

To exit the screen without recording

Press [RETURN ].

To stop recording partway

Press [∫].

To show the remaining time

Press [STATUS].

Playing while you are recording

[HDD] [RAM]

Playing from the beginning of the title you are recording—Chasing playback

Press [1] (PLAY) during recording.

There is no sound output while searching forward or backward.

To stop play

Press [∫].

To stop recording

2 seconds after play stops, press [∫].

To stop timer recording

2 seconds after play stops

1 Press [∫]. 2 Press [2, 1] to select “Stop Recording” and press [OK].

HDD

REC 0:59

ARD

M 1 / M 2

L R

4.7GB

DVD-RAM

4.7GB

DVD-RAM

Preparation

≥Select the channel or the external input to record. ≥Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD or DVD drive.

1 While stopped

Press [FUNCTION MENU].

2 Press [3, 4] to select “Others” and

press [OK].

3 Press [3, 4] to select “Flexible Rec”

and press [OK].

4 Press [2, 1] to select “Hour” and

“Min.” and press [3, 4] to set the recording time.

≥You can also set the recording time with the numbered

buttons.

≥You cannot record more than 8 hours.

Playing a title previously recorded while recording— Simultaneous rec and play

≥You can also change the drive and play while recording. Press

[DRIVE SELECT].

1 Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR] during

recording.

2 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select a title

and press [OK].

≥There is no sound output while searching forward or

backward.

To stop play

Press [∫].

To exit the DIRECT NAVIGATOR screen

Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR].

To stop recording/To stop timer recording

After play stops

1 Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR] to exit screen. 2 Press [∫].

3 If the recording stop confirmation screen is displayed, press

[2, 1] to select “Stop Recording” and press [OK].

Note

“Chasing playback” and “Simultaneous rec and play” can only be used with programmes of the same encoding system (PAL/NTSC).

Advanced

operations

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Recording broadcasts from external equipment

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW]

See also “Notes for recording” (> 23).

Making timer recordings on the television

(e.g., of digital broadcasts)

[HDD]

To make a timer recording with your television, connect to a television with a Q Link function (> 40) that you can use for setting timer recordings using a fully wired 21-pin Scart cable (> 8).

1 Make timer programming on the TV. 2 Turn off this unit.

The start and end of recording is controlled by the TV. ≥The titles are recorded to the HDD.

To record programmes from digital/satellite receiver using timer programming

Preparation

≥Make sure you connect the AV2 input terminal of this unit to the

Scart terminal of a VCR or a digital/satellite receiver with a 21-pin Scart cable (> 71).

≥Set “AV2 Input” to match the connected equipment in the Setup

menu (> 67).

≥Set “Ext Link” to match the connected equipment in the Setup

menu (> 67).

1 Make timer programming on the 2 Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the

To stop recording

Press [∫].

Note

≥When this unit is in EXT LINK standby (“EXT-L” is shown on the

unit’s display), recording from television does not start.

≥Programmes are recorded as one title on this unit when the end

time of the earlier timer recording and the start time of the later timer recording are close to each other. To divide the titles, go to “Divide Title” (> 43).

Recording from digital/satellite receiver or decoder

Preparation

≥Connect a digital/satellite receiver or decoder to this unit’s input

terminals (> 8).

≥When the output signal from the external equipment is NTSC,

change the “TV System” to “NTSC” in the Setup menu (> 66).

≥This unit cannot record NTSC signals to discs that already have

PAL signal recordings. (However, both types of programmes can be recorded onto the HDD.)

≥Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD or DVD drive.

1 While stopped

Press [INPUT SELECT] to select the input channel for the equipment you have connected.

e.g., If you have connected to AV2 input terminals, select “AV2”.

3 Press [EXT LINK].

To cancel the external control

Press [EXT LINK] to stop recording or to cancel linked timer recording standby. ≥In order to prevent accidental operation, press [EXT LINK] to

cancel the setting after recording is finished.

Note

≥This function does not work when “TV System” is set to “NTSC” in

the Setup menu (> 66).

≥This function does not work with some equipment. Refer to the

equipment’s operating instructions.

≥The beginnings of recordings may not be recorded correctly in

some cases.

≥When “AV2 Connection” is set to “Decoder”, EXT LINK is not

available (> 67).

≥Programmes are recorded as one title on this unit when the end

time of the earlier timer recording and the start time of the later timer recording are close to each other. [HDD] [RAM] To divide the titles, go to “Divide Title” (> 43).

≥When this unit is in EXT LINK standby (“EXT-L” is shown on the

unit’s display), The GUIDE Plus+ data cannot downloaded.

≥While the unit is in EXT LINK standby mode or recording, video

picture is from the AV2 input terminal irrespective of “AV1 Output” setting (> 66).

≥During EXT LINK standby mode or recording, playback is only

available from the drive performing the recording.

2 Press [REC MODE] to select the

recording mode.

3 Select the channel on the other

equipment.

4 Press [¥ REC].

Recording starts.

Linked timer recordings with external equipment (digital/satellite receiver) — EXT LINK

external equipment.

HDD or DVD drive.

If you selected the DVD drive, insert a disc (> 18).

The unit turns off and “EXT-L” lights on the unit’s display to indicate timer recording standby has been activated.

To skip unwanted parts

Press [;] to pause recording. (Press again to restart recording.)

To stop recording

Press [∫].

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