Panasonic DMR-BS880, DMR-BS780 Operating Instructions

Operating Instructions

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EB

Blu-ray Disc Recorder

Model No. DMR-BS880

DMR-BS780

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.

This Blu-ray Disc Recorder is for viewing and recording free to view satellite channels only. It does not
receive pay TV or encrypted channels.
This unit does not have a terrestrial tuner.

DVB and the DVB logos are trademarks of the DVB Project.

∫ Region management information

BD­Video:

Example: Example:

This unit plays BD-Video marked with
labels containing the region code “B”.

Web Site: http://www.panasonic-europe.com

Model number suffix “EB” denotes UK model.

DVD­Video:

This unit plays DVD-Video marked with labels
containing the region number “2” or “ALL”.

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Getting
started

Features Supplied accessories

Please check and identify the supplied accessories.

∫ Easy access to various functions (> 15)

You can access the main function quickly and
easily from FUNCTION MENU display.

∫ Receives freesat - free digital satellite

broadcasts in the UK

Getting started

This unit has two freesat HD tuners built-in. freesat
is a free digital TV service which broadcasts via
satellite so you can receive TV, radio and
interactive TV.

(> 16)

∫ Supports Audio Description signal (> 18)

Audio Description (when broadcast) adds an
additional soundtrack to describe events on screen
(narration) and aids understanding and enjoyment,
particularly for visually-impaired viewers.

∫ Record with High Definition (> 21)

It is possible to record in high definition quality
when the broadcast is high definition.

(Product numbers correct as of April 2010. These
may be subject to change.)

1 Remote control (N2QAYB000473)
2 Batteries for remote control
1 AC mains lead (K2CT2YY00003)

The batteries information

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

∫ 2 programmes Simultaneous Recording

(> 22)

It is possible to record 2 programmes being
broadcasted at the same time.

∫ Copy to Blu-ray Disc (> 44)

It can record in high definition quality in addition to
large volume recording.

∫ VIERA CAST (> 65)

Internet services (such as YouTube, Picasa Web
Albums, etc.) can be accessed easily by using the
VIERA CAST button.

∫ DLNA (> 66)

You can enjoy the video and still pictures saved on
the HDD of this unit on DLNA compatible
equipment connected via a network.

∫ VIERA Link “HDAVI ControlTM” (> 68)

Operation of this unit can be controlled by the
remote control of the TV (VIERA) by connecting
with the HDMI cable to the TV (VIERA).

∫ Owner ID (> 86)

Owner ID is an anti-theft function. Entering the PIN
number and owner’s personal information will help
the Police to determine the owner in the case of
theft.

R6/LR6, AA

≥Use alkaline or manganese batteries.
≥Do not mix old and new batteries or 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.

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Caution for AC Mains Lead

Figure A Figure B

Fuse
(5 ampere)

Fuse
(5 ampere)

For your safety, please read the following text
carefully.

This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin
mains plug for your safety and convenience.
A 5-ampere fuse is fitted in this plug.
Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure
that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5-ampere
and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362.

WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT EITHER WIRE TO
THE EARTH TERMINAL WHICH IS MARKED WITH
THE LETTER E, BY THE EARTH SYMBOL Ó OR
COLOURED GREEN OR GREEN/YELLOW.

THIS PLUG IS NOT WATERPROOF—KEEP DRY.

Before use

Remove the connector cover.

Getting started

Check for the ASTA mark Ï or the BSI mark Ì on
the body of the fuse.

If the plug contains a removable fuse cover you must
ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced.
If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used
until a replacement cover is obtained.
A replacement fuse cover can be purchased from
your local dealer.

CAUTION!

IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE
FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME
THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE REMOVED AND
THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DISPOSED OF
SAFELY.
THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE ELECTRICAL

SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED
INTO ANY 13- AMPERE SOCKET.

If a new plug is to be fitted please observe the wiring
code as stated below.
If in any doubt please consult a qualified electrician.

IMPORTANT

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in
accordance with the following code:
Blue: Neutral, Brown: Live.
As these colours may not correspond with the
coloured markings identifying the terminals in your
plug, proceed as follows:
The wire which is coloured Blue must be connected to
the terminal which is marked with the letter N or
coloured Black or Blue.
The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected
to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or
coloured Brown or Red.

How to replace the fuse

The location of the fuse differ according to the type of
AC mains plug (figures A and B). Confirm the AC
mains plug fitted and follow the instructions below.
Illustrations may differ from actual AC mains plug.

1.Open the fuse cover with a screwdriver.

Figure A Figure B

Fuse cover

2.Replace the fuse and close or attach the fuse cover.

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Table of contents

∫ Getting started

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Supplied accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

The batteries information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Caution for AC Mains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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

Basic Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Easy setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Network Easy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Tuning in Other Satellite Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Common Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

∫ Watching broadcasts

Watching broadcasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Watching the Other Satellite Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Channel information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Operations while watching broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using TV Guide system (freesat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

REWIND LIVE TV/PAUSE LIVE TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

∫ Recording

Recording TV programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Operation during recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Direct TV Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Various functions with freesat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Timer recording from channel information. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Manual timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

To confirm and edit a timer programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

To cancel recording when timer recording has already

begun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Notes on timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

∫ Playing back video

Playing BD-Video or DVD-Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Playing recorded video contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using the DIRECT NAVIGATOR (VIDEO) . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Operation during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Regarding DivX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

∫ Editing video

Deleting recorded video contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Editing recorded video contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Editing titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

To create/playback/edit the chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

∫ Copying video

Copying titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Copying Title Playing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Copying HD Video (AVCHD format) from HDD. . . . . . . . . 48

Copying a finalised disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

∫ Still pictures

Playing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Start Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Still picture play option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Editing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Still pictures operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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

Copying automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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

∫ Music

Playing music/Copying music to HDD. . . . . . . . . . 56

Playing music recorded on HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Operations during music play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Useful functions during music play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Editing music/playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Editing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Album and track operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

∫ With Other Equipment

Copying the HD Video or the SD Video . . . . . . . . . 60

Copying HD Video (AVCHD format) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Copying SD Video (MPEG2 format). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Recording from external equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Recording from video equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Recording broadcasts from Set Top Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Linked timer recording (SKY Digital STB, etc.)

–EXT LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

∫ Convenient functions

Using Internet services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Enjoying VIERA CAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Using the Internet Player service of broadcaster

(freesat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

DLNA feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Linked operations with the TV
(VIERA Link “HDAVI Control

Playback menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Disc and card management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Entering text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Changing the unit’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

HDD / Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Software (Firmware) Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Switching the aspect ratio of the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

TV operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

HOLD function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Other Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Set Top Box or VCR connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Other TV connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Amplifier connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

TM

”/Q Link) . . . . . . . . 68

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∫ Troubleshooting

Messages on the unit’s display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

TV screen and video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Recording, timer recording and copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

TV Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

VIERA Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

To reset this unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

∫ Reference

HDD and media information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Unit care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Media handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Recording modes and recording contents . . . . . 104

Operations that can be performed

simultaneously . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Audio information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Structure of folders displayed by this unit . . . . . 107

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Getting started

Watching broadcasts

Recording

Playing back video

Editing video

Copying video

Still pictures

Music

With Other Equipment

Convenient functions

Troubleshooting

Reference

About descriptions in these operating
instructions

≥ These operating instructions are applicable to

models DMR-BS880 and DMR-BS780. The
illustrations in these Operating Instructions show
images of DMR-BS880 unless otherwise indicated.
[BS880] :
indicates features applicable to DMR-BS880 only.
[BS780] :
indicates features applicable to DMR-BS780 only.

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

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TIME SLIP

DISPLAY

STATUS

DIRECT TV REC

AD

-10s +60s

REC MODE EXT LINK

REC

TEXT STTL

CHAPTER

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BACK/
RETURN

PLAY/x1.3

PAUSE

PAUSE LIVE TV

STOP

SLOW/SEARCH

SKIP

PROG/CHECK

CH

PAGE

SELECT

INPUT

CH

AV



TV

DRIVE
SELECT



DEL

EXIT

OK

OPTION

MANUAL SKIP

VOL

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REW LIVE TV

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Control reference guide

Remote control

Instructions for operations are generally described using the remote control.

1 Turn the unit on or off (> 10, 14)
2 Select drive (HDD, BD, SD or USB) (> 14)
3 Select channels and title numbers, etc./Enter

numbers or characters (The character buttons may

Getting started

be used when operating VIERA CAST contents.)

4 To delete unwanted recorded titles, timer

programmes, still pictures or music (> 39)

5 Basic operations for recording and play
6 Show channel information (> 17)/Programme

information within TV Guide screen (> 19)/Show
status messages (> 37)/Show Information (> 35)

7 Selection/OK, Frame-by-frame (> 37)
8 Show DIRECT NAVIGATOR, Top menu, Pop-up

Menu (> 31, 34)

9 Show OPTION menu (> 40, 52, 59)
: Colour buttons

Use in accordance with instruction on the screen.

; Recording functions
< Show digital text/Teletext (> 18)
= Show subtitles (> 18)
> Create chapter (> 43)
? Skip the specified time (> 37)
@ Transmit the remote control signal
A TV operation area (> 88)
B Channel select (> 16)/

Change pages in the TV Guide system etc. (> 19)

C Show VIERA CAST (> 65)
D Input select (> 16, 21, 62)
E Show Timer Recording screen (> 28)
F Exit the menu screen
G Show the TV Guide screen (> 19)
H Show FUNCTION MENU window (> 15)
I Return to previous screen
J Direct TV recording (> 23)
K EXT LINK function (> 64)
L Show Playback menu (> 70)
M Listen to Audio Description (> 18)
N Skip approx. 1 minute forward (> 36)
O Skip approx. 10 seconds backward (> 36)

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Main unit

AV3 I N

30

30

20

20

   

  

 



Pull to flip down the
front panel.

Distance: Within approx. 7 m in front of the unit

∫ Remote Control signal sensor

PLAY

COPYEXT-L

SD USB

HDDSD

BD







Getting started

1 Standby/on switch (Í/I) (> 10, 14)

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 (> 14)
3 Connection for digital video (DV) camcorder

(> 62)

4 Blue LED

≥It is possible to set the LED to turn on/off. (> 82)

5 Display (> below)
6 Recording indicator
7 Remote control signal sensor (> above)

The unit’s display

1 SD card slot indicator
2 EXT LINK indicator
3 Copying indicator
4 Disc indicator
5 Drive (HDD, BD or SD) indicator
6 Remote control signal indicator

8 Connection for VCR, Panasonic’s video camera,

etc. (> 62)

9 Open/close disc tray (> 14)
: SD card slot (> 14)
; USB port (> 14)
< Channel select (> 16)
= Start recording (> 21)/Specify a time to stop

recording (> 21)

> Stop
? Start play

Rear panel terminals (> 8, 9, 89)

7 Main display section indicator

8 Playback indicator
9 USB port indicator
: Timer recording indicator

Current time/playback counter, various messages

This indicator lights up when the timer recording
standby is activated.

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Basic Connection

HDMI IN

AV

HDMI

AV OUT

AV1 (TV)

DISH
IN 1

DISH
IN 2

AC IN

HDMI cable

21-pin Scart cable

Satellite cable

AC mains lead (supplied)

TV’s rear panel

This unit’s rear panel

To household mains socket

(AC 220 to 240 V, 50 Hz)

Connect only after
all other
connections are
complete.

Satellite dish

≥Connect both satellite terminals (DISH IN 1 and DISH IN 2) to the satellite dish when you want to record

2 programmes simultaneously or view TV during recording.

≥Connect DISH IN 1 terminal to the satellite dish when you use only one terminal. In this case, you cannot record

2 programmes simultaneously or view TV during recording.

≥Supply power from another device when you use 2 or more devices to receive satellite broadcast, because this

unit does not supply power when it is turned in standby.

≥Please consult with your Panasonic dealer for details of dish installation.

≥Before connection, turn off all equipment and read the appropriate operating instructions.

Getting started

≥Other Connections (> 89)

When connected to an HDMI compatible unit, you can enjoy high quality, digital video and audio.
≥The HDMI connection supports VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” (> 68).

BE SURE TO READ THE CAUTION FOR AC MAINS LEAD ON PAGE 3

Required setting:

Set “HDMI Video Mode” and “HDMI Audio Output” to “On” (> 83).
(The default setting is “On”.)

After completing the connections, proceed to Easy setting (> 10).
≥Refer to page 90 if “U50”, “U50 1” or “U50 2” appears on the unit’s display.

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About Satellite tuner

10BASE-T/

100BASE-TX

LAN

This unit’s rear panel

Broadband router,
etc.

Internet

LAN cable

(Straight)

≥The freesat channel uses Astra 2 at 28.2° East, and

Eurobird 1 at 28.5° East satellites.

About HDMI cable

≥Please use High Speed HDMI Cables that have the

HDMI logo (as shown on the cover).

≥When outputting 1080p signal, please use HDMI

Cables 5.0 meters or less.

≥Recommended Panasonic’s HDMI cable part

number:
RP-CDHS15 (1.5 m), RP-CDHS30 (3.0 m), RP­CDHS50 (5.0 m), etc.

About a 21-pin Scart cable

You can use a variety of Q Link functions by
connecting the unit to a Q Link compatible TV.

≥Set “AV1 Output” (> 83).
≥If the 21-pin Scart cable and HDMI cable are

connected with a TV, you can use Direct TV
Recording (> 23) or PAUSE LIVE TV programme
(> 20) function when watching a programme via
TV’s tuner.

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. 0.3 W (Power Save in Standby mode is
activated)]

Network connection

Following functions will be available when this unit is
connected to the network.

≥Enjoying BD-Live discs with Internet (> 31)
≥Automatically acquiring the title of the CD (> 56)
≥Enjoying VIERA CAST (> 65)
≥Enjoying Internet Player (> 65)
≥DLNA function (> 66)
≥Updating the software (firmware) of this unit (> 87)

Getting started

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≥ You cannot connect to 2 different satellites at the same

time.

≥ If you connect a DVI device (PC monitors, etc.), we

recommend the device compatible with HDCP (High-Band
width Digital Content Protection):
Depending on the device, images may not display
properly or at all when connecting with a DVI/HDMI
switching cable. (Audio cannot be output.)

≥ If you connect a DVI device that is not compatible with

≥ If you are connecting to a TV that is only compatible with

HDCP, set “HDCP on HDMI Output” to “Off” (> 83).

2 channel audio output, audio with 3 channels or more will
be down mixed (> 116) and output as 2 channels, even if
connecting with an HDMI cable. (Some discs cannot be
down mixed.)

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≥ Refer to the operating instructions for the connected

device.

≥ Use only category 5 straight LAN cables (STP) when

connecting to peripheral devices.

≥ Inserting any cable other than a LAN cable in the LAN

terminal can damage the unit.

≥ Please be aware that if you connect to a network without

encryption, a third party may illegitimately intervene and
eavesdrop on the transmissions, and data such as
personal information, confidential information etc. may be
leaked.

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Owner ID-Data Entry

PIN 0000
NAME
HOUSE NO

POSTCODE

RG12 8FP

RETURN

Edit

Select

Setting

Getting started

Easy setting

1 Turn on the TV, then select the

appropriate AV input to suit the
connections to this unit.

2 Press [Í].

freesat Auto Setup starts.

≥Check signal quality/strength displayed on the

screen.

freesat Auto Setup

Searching

DISH Input 1-Signal Quality 0 10
DISH Input 1-Signal Strength 0 10
DISH Input 2-Signal Quality 0 10
DISH Input 2-Signal Strength 0 10
TV Channels Found 0
Radio Channels Found 0
Data Channels Found 0

Channels found, creating channel list.

Exit freesat setup

If freesat Auto Setup fails, press [BACK/
RETURN ] and go to the next step.

≥Check connections and dish alignment, and

perform “freesat Auto Setup” (> 75) after the
settings (> 10-12).

3 Enter your Postcode.

1 Select the character, then press [OK].
2 Repeat step 1.
3 Press the “Green” button to confirm.

≥Your postcode is required to receive local

services and sort the channel order.

Enter Postcode for local channels including space

Postcode

ABCDEFGH I JKLMNOPQRST
UVWXYZ

Set character

Delete

0123456789

Select

Select

RETURN

Confirm

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Delete all

3

def

6

mno

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wxyz

≥Clock will be set automatically after entering

postcode.
If the clock setting menu appears (> 85,
Clock)

4 Enter the PIN.

This PIN will be used only for the Owner ID­Data Entry screen.

You now have the opportunity to enter your

details and help the police to crack crime.

See Instruction Book.

Owner ID

Please enter new PIN

PIN * * * *

RETURN

*

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PIN entry

0

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1 Press the number button to enter 4-digit PIN.
2 Repeat step 1 to confirm.

≥Make a note of PIN in case you forget it.

5 Set the Owner ID-Data Entry (“NAME”

and “HOUSE NO”).

1 Select the item, then press [OK].

2 Select the character, then press [OK].
3 Repeat step 2.
4 Press [BACK/RETURN ].

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6 Press [BACK/RETURN ].
7 Enter the new PIN.

PIN Entry

Enter a new 4-digit PIN, then press OK.
This PIN will be used for controlling viewing and playback.
PIN will be set to “0000” by pressing “RETURN” when there is no
number input.

- - - -

RETURN

Number

-

0

9

≥Make a note of PIN in case you forget it.
≥The default PIN is “0000”.

1 Select the number, then press [1].
2 Repeat step 1.
3 Press [OK] twice.

8 Set “Power Save” to “On”, “On Timer”

or “Off”, then press [OK].

Power Save in Standby

From To

0

Standby power consumption is reduced by disabling
Quick Start function and AV2 loop-through in standby.
Home Network ( DLNA ) function is not available in both standby
and power on modes.

OK

RETURN

On Power consumption will be reduced

to a minimum level in standby mode.

On
Timer

Set period of power save and then
press [OK].
≥Power Save in Standby mode is

activated at the set time period.

Off It is possible to start quickly from the

standby mode. (Quick Start mode)
≥If you use Home Network (DLNA)

Function (> 66), select "Off". This
function is not available with other
settings.

≥Video from AV2 input cannot be viewed with

this unit in standby mode when Power Save in
Standby mode is activated.

Power Save

On

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When the following screen appears, Easy setting
is complete.

Easy Setting

Easy Setting has been completed.

To use Internet functions, network connection needs
to be made first. Proceed Network Easy Settings ?
Select “Yes” to start. Select “No” to exit the Setup.

Yes No

OK

≥Select “Yes” to proceed to “Network Easy Settings”.

(> 12)

≥Select “No” to finish the Setup.

To stop partway

Press [BACK/RETURN ].

When the message below appears

No satellite signals detected at dish input 2.

Please check dish installation / connection before starting search,

otherwise record / playback functions will be limited.

This screen appears when this unit does not detect
the connection to DISH IN 2.
When you connect DISH IN 1 only press [OK], then
go to the next step.
When you connect both DISH IN 1 and 2, turn this
unit off and check your connection. Then perform
from step 1.

To display the Owner ID information on TV

Press and hold [∫] on the main unit for more than
5 seconds.
The PIN is not displayed.

¾ To edit the Channel List (> 75, freesat Channel

List)

¾ To check the signal condition (> 77, Signal

Condition)

¾ To change the Owner ID information (> 86,

Owner ID)

¾ To change PIN (> 86, PIN Entry)

Getting started

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Setting

OK

RETURN

Network Easy Settings

LAN setup and testing of home network and
internet connections are required for internet
functions. Broadband Internet connection is
necessary for network features.
Please confirm that a LAN cable is connected.
Please refer to the operating instructions.

Press OK to start Network Easy Settings.

Network Easy Settings

After completing “Easy setting”, you can continue with
“Network Easy Settings”.

Follow the on-screen instructions and make
the following settings.

≥Network connection test
≥Home Network (DLNA) function setting

Getting started

≥Internet connection test

When TV picture appears, Setup is complete.

∫ When you experience problems with

settings

≥Network Easy Settings ( Connection Test )

1. LAN cable
connection:

2. IP address
setting:

3. Connection to
gateway:

1. LAN cable
connection:

2. IP address
setting:

3. Connection to
gateway:

1. LAN cable
connection:

2. IP address
setting:

3. Connection to
gateway:

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Display

“Fail”

“Fail”

“Fail”

“Pass”

“Fail” or
“Home
network
available”

“Fail”

“Pass”

“Pass”

“Fail”

Check the

following

≥Connection of

the LAN
cables (> 9)

≥Connection

and settings of
the hub and
router

≥Settings of “IP

Address / DNS
Settings”
(> 84)

≥Network Easy Settings ( Internet Connection

Tes t )

Display Check the following

≥Network connections and

Cannot find the
server. (B019)

settings

≥Settings of “IP Address /

DNS Settings” (> 84)

≥The server may be busy or

the service may have been
No connection
could be made to
the server. (B020)

suspended. Please wait a

few moments, and then try

again.

≥Settings of “Proxy Server

Settings” (> 84)

To stop partway

Press [BACK/RETURN ].

To restart Network Easy Settings

1 While stopped

Press [FUNCTION MENU].
2 Select “Others”, then press [OK].
3 Select “Setup”, then press [OK].
4 Select “Network Easy Settings” in “Network”, then

press [OK].

To redo settings individually

1 While stopped

Press [FUNCTION MENU].
2 Select “Others”, then press [OK].
3 Select “Setup”, then press [OK].
4 Select “Network Settings” in “Network”, then press

[OK].
5 Select “IP Address / DNS Settings” (> 84) or

“Proxy Server Settings” (> 84), then press [OK].

Check security before using Home Network
(DLNA) function

If you set “Home Network (DLNA) function” to “On”,
all connected devices on the same network can
access this unit. Ensure that the router for your home
network has adequate security system to prevent
unauthorized access.
≥Refer to the operating instructions of the hub or

router.

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≥ Home Network (DLNA) function setting can be set only

when you selected “Off” for “Power Save” in “Easy setting”
(> 11, step 8).

≥ Even if you set “Home Network (DLNA) function” to “Off”, it

is possible to set to “On” later (> 67).

Tuning in Other Satellite

Other Satellite Auto Setup - Satellite Selection

freesat and other channels

Satellite Selection

Astra2/Eurobird

No satellite signals detected at dish input 2.

Please check dish installation / connection before starting search,

otherwise record / playback functions will be limited.

Services

You can tune in to other free channels (Astra 2 at 28.5
degree east) or free channels from other satellites
that you can receive in your area.

1 While stopped

Press [FUNCTION MENU].

2 Select “Others”, then press [OK].

9 Press [OK].
10 Select “Free Channels” or “All

Channels”, then press [OK].

The scan starts.
This may take up to 60 minutes.

Other Satellite Auto Setup

Satellite

Progress

This may take up to 20 minutes.

No.

Astra2/Eurobird

0% 100%

Channel Name

Type Quality

Getting started

3 Select “Setup”, then press [OK].
4 Select “Tuning”, then press [OK].
5 Select “Other Satellite Tuning Menu”,

then press [OK].

6 Select “Auto Setup”, then press [OK].
7 Select the satellite.

≥Astra2/Eurobird
≥Astra1
≥Hotbird
≥Any Satellite: Any satellites that the dish can

§

§

§

pick up from its current position
Check the dish alignment for the satellite you
want to select.

8 Press [OK].

Checking the signals starts. It takes time.
Please follow the instruction on the screen.

≥When you select “Any Satellite” in step 7, go

to step 10.

≥“Locked” appears when the checking is

finished.

Other Satellite Auto Setup - Satellite Selection

Satellite Selection

freesat and other channels

DISH Input 1 - Signal Quality
DISH Input 1 - Signal Strength
DISH Input 1 - Signal Lock
DISH Input 2 - Signal Quality
DISH Input 2 - Signal Strength
DISH Input 2 - Signal Lock

Continue

RETURN

Astra2/Eurobird

0 10
0 10
Locked
0 10
0 10
Locked

Free TV: 0 Pay TV: 0

RETURN

Searching

Radio: 0

When the message below appears (> 11 )

¾ To edit the Channel List (> 76, Other Satellite

Channel List)

¾ To tune other satellite services manually (> 77,

Manual Tuning)

¾ To check the signal condition (> 77, Signal

Condition)

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≥ This setup is not required if you are only viewing or

recording from freesat channels.

≥If “Locked” does not appear, the signal is

weak, and Auto Setup cannot start. Check that
the satellite dish is correctly positioned.

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Common Operations

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

TV

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Preparations

Turning on this unit

1 Turn on the TV, then select the appropriate

AV input to suit the connections to this
unit.

2 Press [Í] on the remote control or [Í/I]

on this unit.

Inserting or removing a media

≥When the indicator on this unit's display blinks,

do not turn off the unit or remove the media.
Such action may result in loss of the media
contents.

≥When inserting the media, ensure that it is facing

the right way up.

≥When removing the SD card, press on the centre of

the card and pull it straight out.

≥If you connect a Panasonic product with a USB

connection cable, setup screen may be displayed
on the connected equipment. For details, refer to the
instructions for the connected equipment.

∫ To select a drive

Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the media drive that
you operate.

∫ Release disc protection

[BD-RE] [BD-R] [RAM]

If the disc is protected when writing to the disc,
release the protection (> 72, Setting the protection).

The freesat Auto Setup will start at the initial
power on after purchasing this unit. (> 10)

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≥ If the freesat Auto Setup does not start after the initial

power on, turn this unit Off/On once.

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Basic operation

OK OK

Select Enter

BACK/

RETURN

EXIT

Page 001/002

CopySelect

OPTION

LIVE CAT 2
SPORTS NEWS
World news
DV 21.02.02

29/10
29/10 2
29/10 1

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01/01DV
PLAY
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PICTURE / MUSIC

KD2A
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LIVE CAT

04.10

04/10

29/10

Delete

Page Up

Page Down

DEL

FUNCTION MENU

Drive Select

OK

RETURN

Titles recorded to HDD can be viewed,
edited, or deleted.

Blu-ray

Timer Recording
Copy

Others

Disc / SD Card / USB

Network

Playback Contents

TV Guide

HDD

Video

Picture
Music

This unit is basically operated via the following
method by using the remote control.

FUNCTION MENU screen

You can easily access the desired functions via the
FUNCTION MENU.

1 Press [FUNCTION MENU].
2 Select the item, then press [OK].

≥Repeat step 2 if necessary.

Getting started

To return to the previous
screen

To exit the screen

Display Navigation

Operating method can also be confirmed on the
screen.
Available functions and buttons used are displayed
on each screen.

Menu screen

Menu screen for selecting each operation is displayed
when the media is inserted, and you can access the
operation screen easily.
e.g., [USB]

Play Video ( DivX )

View Pictures ( JPEG )
Play / Copy Music ( MP3 )
Copy Video ( AVCHD )
Copy Video ( MPEG2 )
Copy Pictures ( JPEG )

USB

USB device is inserted.

OK

RETURN

If the menu screen is not displayed, display it by
performing the following operation.

1 While stopped

Press [OPTION].

2 Select “Drive Select”.
3 Select the media.

≥Menu screen for each media appears.

Press

Press

Playback Contents

§

Video (> 33)

Picture (> 50)

Music (> 56)

TV Guide (> 19)

Timer Recording (> 24)

Copy (> 44)

Copy (VIDEO / PICTURE)

Copy Video ( AVCHD ) to Disc

Network (> 65)

Others

Drive Select

§

§

EXT Link Standby (> 64)

Flexible Recording via AV input (> 63)

DV Automatic Recording (> 63)

Setup (> 75)

§

Disc / SD Card / USB

This is a display for when drive select is set
to HDD.

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≥ Selectable items will change depending on the type and

status of the media.

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Watc h
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broad
casts

SELECT

INPUT

OK

G

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OK

RETURN

All Channels

Entertainment

News & Sport

Movies

Lifestyle

Music

Children

Special Interest

Adult

Favourites

Radio

Shopping

Gaming & Dating

Regional

Interactive

Channel Genre Selection

OK

OK

Select the current

Watching broadcasts

TV

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STATUS

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Press a few times and
select “freesat”, then press

.

Input Selection

AV1
AV2
AV3
DV

freesat

Other Sat.

Select

Change

RETURN

programme, then press

.

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114
115
116
117
120

Select Channel

OK
Select Programme

RETURN

TV Guide: Landscape

Red Cap
Love

News Show News Show

100 Sheep Dream

HD HD

Heartbeat 100 Sheep Dream

HD

Behind me Black House Crowntown Deal

GUIDE

+24 hours Prog.Type Channel Genre

Info

Portrait/Landscape

USO Blue Wave

WED 13/10/2010 19:36

All ChannelsAll Types

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Select “View”, then press

.

Every time you change the channel, channel
information appears automatically.

Selection Screen

Drama
WED 13/10/2010
19:00 - 20:00

OK

RETURN

Unit’s display

WED 13/10/2010 19:36

View

Single Timer Rec.
Series Timer Rec.

Delete

Series Info

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Press .

The Channel Genre Selection screen
appears.

Select the genre, then

press .

The TV Guide list appears.

OK

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≥ You can set the time to display the channel information.

(> 82)

≥ You can also select the channel with [WXCH] or the

number buttons.

¾ To watch other satellite services (> 17)
¾ To use TV Guide system (> 19)

Watching the Other Satellite

Channel
names

e.g.,

Service

Channel information

Press [STATUS ].

1 Press [INPUT SELECT] a few times and

select “Other Sat.”, then press [OK].

2 Press [GUIDE].
3 Select the channel, then press [OK].

Other Sat. Channels

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Select

View

RETURN

≥To change the category, press the “Red”

button.

≥To sort the channel, press the “Blue” button.

Unit’s display

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≥ You can also select the channel with [WXCH] or the

number buttons.

≥ There are no programme guide information in other

satellite mode, only list of channel name is available.

Sorting 123...

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Page down

SortingCategory

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19:00 - 19:30

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Now

DA

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1 Current Category
2 Title with Guidance information
3 Audio Description
4 Subtitle
5 Digital text/Teletext
6 Multiple audio

To show detailed information

Press [STATUS ] again.

To hide the information screen

Press [EXIT].

To change Category (Other satellite service only)

Press the “Blue” button.
≥Selection of channel is made easy by creating

Favourites of the channels. (> 76, Other Satellite
Favourites Edit)

To switch between the current programme and
the next programme

Press [2, 1].

TXT



freesat Channels

Set timer

Multi Audio





Watching broadcasts

To switch to another channel

Press [3, 4].
≥Press [OK] to watch the channel.

¾ To set the timer programme from channel

information (> 27)

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Watching broadcasts

Operations while watching
broadcast

To show subtitle

When “Subtitles” appears in channel information
(> 17)

Press [STTL ].

To hide subtitle

Press [STTL ].

To select Multi Audio

When “Multi Audio” appears in channel information

Watching broadcasts

(> 17)

1 Press [OPTION].
2 Select “Multi Audio”, then press [OK].
3 Select the desired audio.

To exit the screen

Press [EXIT].

To listen to the Audio Description

Audio Description adds an additional soundtrack to
describe events on screen (narration) and aids
understanding and enjoyment, particularly for
visually-impaired viewers.

When “AD” appears in channel information (> 17)

Press [AD].

To switch off

Press [AD].

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≥ You can also set “Audio Description” active in the Setup

menu. (> 78)

To vi e w D i gi t al Te xt ( MH E G)

When “TXT” appears in channel information (> 17)

Press [TEXT ].

To select the page or access to certain topic areas
and navigation

Use [3, 4, 2, 1], number buttons or colour buttons,
etc. according to on-screen instructions.

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≥ Some functions of digital text are deactivated during

recording.

¾ To use the Internet Player service (> 65)

To view analogue text (Teletext)

Some other satellite channels may broadcast
analogue text (Teletext).

When “TXT” appears in channel information (> 17)

Press [TEXT ].

To select the page

Use [3, 4], number buttons or colour buttons, etc.
according to on-screen instructions.

To exit the teletext screen

Press [TEXT ].



≥ The teletext function depends on respective channels.
≥ You can change the display mode (> 82, Teletext).

To set the channel to skip

The channel is skipped next time you select the
channel with [WXCH].

1 While watching the broadcast to skip

Press [DEL].

2 Press [OK].

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Using TV Guide system

Landscape view

Portrait view

All Types
Movies

Entertainment

News & Factual

Sport
Children’s
Education
Lifestyle
Drama

All Types

Prog.Type

All Channels
Entertainment
News & Sport
Movies
Lifestyle
Music
Children
Special Interest
Radio
Shopping

All Channels

Channel Genre

(freesat)

Press [GUIDE].

≥You can switch between Landscape view and

Portrait view each time you press [GUIDE].

WED 13th

19:00-20:00

Time: 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30
108 Sky Culture Dream
113

114
115
116
117
120

Select Channel

OK

Select Programme

RETURN

TV Guide: Landscape

Red Cap

News ShowLove Party

100 Sheep Dream

Heartbeat 100 Sheep Dream

HD

Behind me Black House Crowntown Deal

GUIDE

+24 hours Prog.Type Channel Genre

Info

Portrait/Landscape

USO Blue Wave

WED 13/10/2010 19:36

All ChannelsAll Types

HD

paC deRpaC deR

HD

HD

Great Ach...

HDHD

In the...

raC desUevaW toHOFU

Page Up

Page Down

CH

To search the programme

You can search the programme from programme type
and channel genre.

1 Press the “Yellow” button (Prog.Type) or

the “Blue” button (Channel Genre).

2 Select the item, then press [OK].

Watching broadcasts

WED 13th

114 115 116 117 120

19:30-20:00
20:00-21:15
21:15-22:00

22:00-22:45

22:45-23:30
23:30-00:00

0:00-01:00
1:00-01:45

Select Programme

OK

Select Channel

RETURN

TV Guide: Portrait

Love

News Show
Party Also in

Baseball

Ballet
Hourse riding
Curling
Arm wrestling

Info

GUIDE

Portrait/Landscape

+24 hours Prog.Type Channel Genre

All Types

WED 13/10/2010 19:36

All Channels

HD

Also in

HD

Page Down

Page up/down

Press [WXCH].

To view a programme list for another day

Press the “Red” button (Previous) or the “Green”
button (Next).

To see programme information

(Programmes with the symbol)

Press [STATUS ].

To show other pages

Press [CH W] (Previous) or [X CH] (Next).

To exit the screen

Press [STATUS ].

Landscape
view

The programmes belonging to the
selected type or genre are
highlighted.

Portrait view Only the programmes belonging

to the selected type or genre are

CH

displayed.

To return to the previous TV Guide list

Select “All Types” in the “Prog.Type” or “All
Channels” in the “Channel Genre” in step 2.

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≥ Channel Genre and programme type may not be assigned

correctly depending on the programme information.

≥ Some broadcast may not send programme information.

¾ Set the timer recording (> 24)

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Watching broadcasts

PLAY

20:35 22:35

21:50







18:53:50 11/11/2010

Play 18:53.50



REWIND LIVE TV/PAUSE LIVE
TV

This unit temporarily saves a live TV programme you
are watching with this unit’s tuner on HDD and you
can use the following functions.

REWIND LIVE TV

You can rewind live TV programme up to 2 hours
before as long as temporary save has not been
stopped.

PAUSE LIVE TV

You can pause live TV programme and restart
watching from the paused position.

Watching broadcasts

≥VIERA Link function makes it possible to use the

PAUSE LIVE TV function by pressing “Pause”
button on TV remote control. (> 68)

≥PAUSE LIVE TV also works when watching a

programme via external input.

≥Select the HDD drive to perform these functions

correctly.

1 While watching TV

To stop REWIND LIVE TV or PAUSE LIVE TV

1Press [∫].
2 Select “Yes”, then press [OK].

To display the status

Press [STATUS ].

∫ When watching a programme with this tuner

1 The time that you can rewind the live programme
2 The time of the current playback position
3 The time which is 2 hours after PAUSE LIVE TV or

REWIND LIVE TV started
≥After 2 hours from PAUSE LIVE TV or REWIND

LIVE TV started, current time is displayed.

∫ (PAUSE LIVE TV only)

When watching a programme via external input

∫REWIND LIVE TV

Press [6] to rewind.

≥“REWIND LIVE TV” appears on the unit’s

display.

∫PAUSE LIVE TV

Press [;] to pause.

≥“PAUSE LIVE TV” appears on the unit’s

display.

20:35 22:35

Pause

20:35

2 When you want to resume

Press [1](PLAY/a1.3).

≥You can perform search or Quick View, etc.
≥If temporary save stops (

be performed by that point.

> right), playback will

4 The time of the current playback position.



≥ Temporary save stops in the following cases:

– When switching to other channels or other screen
– When recording of the watching programme is started
– When 2 programmes simultaneous recording is started
– When performing PAUSE LIVE TV or REWIND LIVE TV

for more than 8 hours (This may vary depending on the
HDD free space.)

≥ These functions do not work in the following cases:

– When the clock is not set
– While recording 2 programmes simultaneously
– While copying
– While watching a programme being recorded
– When a radio programme is selected
– (REWIND LIVE TV only)

When “REWIND LIVE TV” is set to “Off” (> 79)

– (PAUSE LIVE TV only)

When a timer recording via external input is started
while watching a programme via external input

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Recording TV programmes

Recor
ding

AV3
DV

freesat

Other Sat.

AV2

AV1

Input Selection

RETURN

Change

Select

CH
REC

REC1

“REC1” or “REC2” will light.

Unit’s display

Automatic Stop ( Guide Link ) at 22:00

21:00-22:00

REC1/OTR

Recording Time

Continuous recording

30 min

Life

All recordings (including timer recordings) to
HDD will be made in DR mode only (Direct
Recording).

TV





VOL

AV

PAGE

abc

def

3

2

mno

jkl

5

6

w
xyz

tuv

9

8

PROG/CHECK

INPUT

0

SELECT

SLOW/SEARCH

REW LIVE TV

PAUSE

PLAY/x1.3

PAUSE LIVE TV

I

D

U

E

G

F

U

OK

DIRECT TV REC

EXT LINK

DISPLAY

AD

MANUAL SKIP

-10s +60s

CH

CH

EXIT

N

C

T

I

O

N

M

E

N

U

BACK/

RETURN

DRIVE
SELECT

1

ghi

4

p
qrs

7

DEL

SKIP

STOP

STATUS

O

T

A

G

I

V

A

N

T

C

E

R

I

D

OPTION

REC

TEXT STTL

CHAPTER

R

REC MODE

TIME SLIP

Press .

Recording starts.

Select “Automatic Stop”,

then press .

Recording stops automatically when the
programme ends.

≥“Automatic Stop” cannot be selected

depending on a programme. In this case
select “Recording Time” or “Continuous
recording”. (

OK

> below)

Recording

Recording disc: [HDD]

Recording mode: DR

Press a few times and

INPUT
SELECT

select “freesat” or “Other

Sat.”, then press .

Press to select the

channel.

You can also select the channel with the
number buttons.

OK

To set the recording time

1 Select “Recording Time” or “Continuous recording”

in step .

Recording
Time (One
Touc h
Recording)

You can set the length of
recording time from 30 minutes to
4 hours.
Select the recording time.
≥You can also set the time with

[¥ REC] on the main unit.

Continuous
recording

The recording is continued until
you press [∫].

2 Press [OK].



≥ All subtitles, multiple audio and Audio Description are

recorded.
It can be switched on and off while playing back the title.

≥ When “Automatic Standby after OTR” is set to “On”

(> 84), this unit is turned to standby mode if this unit is not
operated for approximately 5 minutes after completing
Automatic Stop recording or One Touch Recording
(> above).

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Recording TV programmes

e.g., While recording 2 programmes simultaneously

REC2

101

105

REC1/OTR AUTO

DDH

Recording programme displayed
on the TV

Recording programme not
displayed on the TV

Unit’s display

Operation during recording

To check the recording programme

Press [STATUS ].

Recording

To switch the Channel

Press [WXCH].

To display the recording programme
on the TV

It is necessary to display the recording programme
onto the TV screen to perform operations such as
pause.

≥Press [INPUT SELECT] to switch the input.
≥Press [WXCH] to switch the channel.

To stop recording

It is necessary to display the programme you want to
stop on the TV. (> left)

Press [∫].

If the following screen appears

Select “Yes”, then press [OK].

Stop Recording

Recording [ ]

Recording of this programme is in progress.
To stop recording, select "Yes" or press STOP.
Stop this recording ?

Yes

OK

No

RETURN

To pause recording

It is necessary to display the programme you want to
pause on the TV. (> left)

Press [;].

≥Press again to restart recording.

(A title is not split into separate titles.)

≥If paused while recording in DR mode, the paused

part may become a still picture for a moment during
playback of that programme.

To perform 2 programmes
simultaneous recording

Chasing playback

Playback the title in the HDD, during recording to the
HDD.

1 Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR] during

recording.

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

HDD

All

Channel Date Title Name Titles

PLAY
RETURN

PICTURE / MUSIC

“[” is displayed on the recording programme.

2 Select the title, then press [OK].

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Time Remaining

04/10
04/10
29/10
29/10
Start Time 22:00
Prog.Type: Drama

OPTION

Grouped Titles

30h30m(DR)

Birds
World news
Football
Dogs and Cats

Rec Time 0h30m(DR)

DEL

Drama Sport Video (AVCHD)MoviesNot Viewed

Delete

Select

Page 003/003

Page Up

Page Down

VIDEO

While recording

Record other programme with steps –
on page 21.

“REC1” and “REC2” will light.

1
1
1
1

REC1

REC2



≥ Either of programmes is necessary to be recorded from

this unit’s tuner.

≥ 2 programmes simultaneous recording is not possible in

the following conditions:
– When only 1 dish is connected
– While recording from DV input, or executing “Flexible

Recording via AV input”

– While high speed copying

≥ Channel or input cannot be switched except the 2

recorded programmes during 2 recording.

Direct TV Recording

Recording disc: [HDD]
Recording mode: DR

You can immediately start recording the watching
programme on the TV without switching the channels
on this unit.
≥You can also use this function with VIERA Link.

(> 68)

≥You can use the function by using the TV’s tuner

when you connect the unit to a Q Link compatible
TV (Recording mode: XP, SP, LP, EP). (> 68)

Press [¥ DIRECT TV REC] and hold for
about 1 second.

To stop recording partway

Press [∫].



≥ If you switch TV channels while recording broadcasting

using the TV’s tuner, Direct TV Recording stops.

≥ During EXT Link Standby mode or recording, Direct TV

Recording is unavailable.

Recording

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Timer recording

SELECT

INPUT

OK

G

U

I

D

E

OK

OK

Timer recordings with TV Guide system are for
freesat services only. Use “Manual timer
recording” to set the timer recordings of other
satellite services.

TV





VOL

AV

abc

def

3

mno

jkl

5

6

w
xyz

tuv

9

PROG/CHECK

INPUT

SELECT

SLOW/SEARCH

REW LIVE TV

PAUSE

PLAY/x1.3

PAUSE LIVE TV

I

D

U

E

G

F

OK

CH

PAGE

CH

EXIT

U

N

C

T

I

U

BACK/

RETURN

O

N

M

E

N

DRIVE
SELECT

1

2

ghi

4

p
qrs

8

7

DEL

0

SKIP

Recording

STOP

STATUS

G

I

V

A

N

T

C

E

R

I

D

OPTION

R

O

T

A

Recording disc: [HDD]
Recording mode: DR

Press a few times and
select “freesat”, then press

.

Input Selection

AV1
AV2
AV3
DV

freesat

Other Sat.

Select

Change

RETURN

Press .

The Channel Genre Selection screen
appears.

Select the genre, then

Select the programme,

then press .

WED 13th

19:00-20:00

Time: 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30
108 Sky Culture Dream
113

Red Cap
Love

114

100 Sheep Dream

115

HD HD

116
117
120

Select Channel

Heartbeat 100 Sheep Dream

HD

Behind me Black House Crowntown Deal

OK
Select Programme

RETURN

OK

TV Guide: Landscape

News Show News Show

USO Blue Wave

Info

GUIDE

Portrait/Landscape

+24 hours Prog.Type Channel Genre

WED 13/10/2010 19:36

All ChannelsAll Types

HD

paC deRpaC deR

Great Ach...

Page Down

HD

In the...

raC desUevaW toHOFU

Page Up

CH

Select “Single Timer Rec.”
or “Series Timer Rec.”,

then press .

Selection Screen

Drama
WED 13/10/2010
19:00 - 20:00

OK

RETURN

Single Timer Rec.:

Timer programme is set for selected
programme.

Series Timer Rec.:

Timer programme is set for all the episodes of
a series programme.

≥This screen may not appear depending on

the programme.

If “Programme Selection” screen appears

Depending on the signal sent from the
broadcaster, both High Definition picture
programme and Standard Definition picture
programme exist.
Select the programme, then press [OK].

Programme Selection

WED 13/10/2010 19:36

View

Single Timer Rec.
Series Timer Rec.

Delete

Series Info

WED 13/10/2010 19:36

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press .

Channel Genre Selection

All Channels

Entertainment

News & Sport

Movies

Lifestyle

Music

Children

Special Interest

OK

RETURN

Radio

Shopping

Gaming & Dating

Interactive

Regional

Adult

Favourites

The same programme in High Definition picture quality exists.
Please choose programme and set the timer recording.

Channel Schedule Contents

HD

OK

RETURN

13/10 WED
23:00 - 0:00

13/10 WED
23:00 - 0:00

2/6. Comedy-drama series about
housemates who are actually awere...

2/6. Comedy-drama series about
housemates who are actually awere...

Press .

OK

All Channels

0:30 1:00

dog Wea

Penguin

Timer
icon (red)

Please delete unnecessary programme to resolve.

OK

RETURN

Overlapped Timer Recording

New Programme

ConfirmDelete Repeat

TUE 08/12 23:15 - 23:45 TWO Wales

Existing Programmes

WED 13/10

23:00 - 23:30 Holiday

WED 13/10

23:00 - 23:30 Animals

Episode 01/ 02

R

Series Information

WED 13/10/2010 19:40

RETURN

13/10 WED
23:00 - 0:00

2/6 Comedy-drama series about
housemates who are actually awere...

HD

HD

HD

Channel Schedule Contents

18/10 MON
23:00 - 0:00

19/10 TUE
23:00 - 0:00

3/6 Comedy-drama series about
housemates who are actually awere...

3/6 Comedy-drama series about
housemates who are actually awere...

S

R

S

HD

To check the schedule of the series

Press the “Blue” button in step .

HD

Start

19:00 20:00

Category/
AV

HDD

Stop

30:24 DR

DriveDRMode

HDD

Date/
Weekly

Renew

OFF

Input Name

(Guide Link)(Series)

Timer Recording Remain WED 13/10/2010 19:36

Channel

Day/Date

108 FRI 13/10

[Prog. Name]

Prog.Type: Drama
[Guidance: ]

OK
RETURN

≥Only “Start” and “Stop” can be changed.

(You can adjust them up to 10 minutes in
case of Series Timer Rec.)

The timer programme is stored and the timer
icon (red) is displayed.

To cancel a timer recording on the TV Guide
screen

1 Select the programme with “F” icon, then press

[OK].

2 Select “Delete” and press [OK].
3 Select “Yes”, then press [OK]. (“F” disappears.)

If “Overlapped Timer Recording” screen appears

You can eliminate the overlapping or may change
with repeat event for the duplicated programme by
following the on-screen instructions.

1 Select “Change”, then press [OK].
2 Follow the on-screen instructions.

Programme for which you set the timer

F

recording

The episode to be recorded

Repeat programme

R

High definition programme



≥ TV Guide system provides programme information only

from the broadcaster displayed on the TV like a TV
programme magazine.

≥ You can enter up to 32 programmes up to a month in

advance.
(Each daily, weekly or series programme is counted as
one programme.)

≥ TV Guide does not work if the clock is not set correctly.
≥ The receipt of the TV Guide system data is only possible

via the aerial input of this unit. The receipt of the TV Guide
data via Set Top Box is not possible.

≥ Some broadcasters may not send programme information.

In this case, set the timer recording manually (> 28).

≥ If the same episode has already been set for series timer

recording at a different time or on another channel
(Repeat programmes), “Series Timer Rec.” will not be
selectable.

≥ Titles recorded using “Series Timer Rec.” are bundled and

displayed as a “group” in the DIRECT NAVIGATOR
screen (> 34).

≥ If the unit cannot record the selected programme, the unit

will record the repeat programme if it is available.
However, this unit will not record the repeat programme, if
any part of the selected programme is recorded.

≥ The series recording will be cancelled if there has been no

episode of the series for 13 weeks.

Recording

Red: Delete programme
Green: Record Repeat programme
Yellow: Stop the operation

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Timer recording

Various functions with freesat

This unit has several functions that enable timer
recordings to be controlled by the signal sent from the
broadcaster.

Guide Link

The recording’s start and stop times can be controlled
by the broadcaster, e.g. delayed start.
In order to make the timer recording work
successfully, we recommend you set the start time
earlier and the end time later by some minutes, up to
a maximum of 10 minutes.
≥This is indicated by “Guide Link” in the Timer

Recording screen in step (> 25).

Recording

≥The “Guide Link” function may not work if you

manually change the start time or the stop time over
10 minutes.

Series Timer Recording (> 24)

You can record all the episodes of a series by setting
just one timer recording.

Split Programme

You can record a programme separated into 2 or
more parts by some other programmes, e.g., news.
When setting timer from the 1st split programme,
other parts of the programme will be automatically set
and indicated by the timer icon on the TV Guide.
≥This is indicated by “Split” in the Timer Recording

screen in step (> 25).

Recommendation Booking (> right)

You can record a programme that the broadcaster
recommends.



≥ If the signal is not sent correctly, the recording may lack

the beginning or the ending part of the programmes.

Recording recommended
programme (Recommendation
Booking)

Recording disc: [HDD]
Recording mode: DR

After performing steps — on page 24
If the following screen appears,

Recommendation

Selected programme has a recommendation
list.
View the list ?

Yes No

OK

RETURN

1 Select “Yes”, then press [OK].

“Recommendation List” is displayed.

Recommendation List

Selected Programme

10/03 WED

10/03 WED

OK

RETURN

19:00 - 19:45

19:45 - 20:00

Series Info

Recommended Programmes

2 Select the programme, then press [OK].
3 Go to step on page 25.

≥If “Selection Screen” appears, go to step

on page 24.

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Timer recording from channel
information

1 While watching a programme

Press [STATUS ].

951 13:07

19:00 - 19:30

Dolby D

Now

DA Subtitles

freesat Channels

Set timer

Multi Audio

TXT

2 Display the channel information of a

programme to record.

≥Switch the programme with [2, 1].
≥Switch the channel with [3, 4].

3 Press the “Yellow” button.
4 Go to step on page 25.



≥ This function is not available for the programmes that do

not have channel information.

Recording

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Timer recording

DEL

Channel Name

Schedule

Drive/Mode

Space

OK
RETURN

CH

Page Up

Page Down

Turn
Timer Off

Resolve overlap

Total 0/32

Timer Recording Remain

30:30 DR

HDD

WED 13/10/2010 19:40

Delete

New Timer Programme

Info

Category/AV

Check for available space on HDD, when
“!” is displayed. (> 29)

Timer icon (red)

Manual timer recording

Timer recording of the programme

Recording disc: [HDD]
Recording mode: DR

Timer recording from the external equipment

Recording disc: [HDD]
Recording mode: XP, SP, LP, EP, FR

1 Press [PROG/CHECK].

Recording

2 Select “New Timer Programme”, then

press [OK].

3 Select the items and change the items

with [3, 4].

4 Press [OK].

The timer programme is stored and the timer
icon (red) is displayed.

Timer Recording Remain



Channel Name

Programme Name



≥ You can enter up to 32 programmes up to a month in

advance.
(Each daily or weekly programme is counted as one
programme.)

HDD WED 13/10/2010 19:41

30:30 DR

Schedule

FRI 15/10
23:00 - 23:30

New Timer Programme

Drive/Mode

HDD

DR

Space

OK

FRI

HDD

Start

23:00 23:30

Category/
AV

30:24 DR

Stop

DriveDRMode
HDD

Input Name

Date/
Weekly

Renew

OFF

Timer Recording Remain WED 13/10/2010 19:40

All Channels

Channel

Day/Date

101

[Prog. Name]

OK
RETURN

≥Channel

You can select Category/AV with the “Red”
button.

≥Day/Date

You can select “Date” or “Weekly” by pressing
the “Green” button. If you select “Weekly”, you
can record the programme weekly or daily.

≥Start/Stop

Press and hold [3, 4] to alter in 15-minute
increments.

≥Mode (> 104, 112)
≥Renew (Auto Renewal Recording)

The unit will record the new programme over
the old one, when “Weekly” is set in “Day/
Date” (> above).

≥Input Name

Press [OK]. (> 74, Entering text)

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To confirm and edit a timer

Icons

Guide

S/P

programme

Press [PROG/CHECK].

Timer Recording

HD

HD

OK

RETURN

To exit the timer recording list

Press [PROG/CHECK].

HDDRemain

Channel Name Schedule Drive/Mode Space

Total 4/32

30:30 DR

MON 18/10
22:00 - 23:00

MON 18/10
23:05 - 23:35

MON
23:15 - 23:30

MON 18/10
23:20 - 23:50

New Timer Programme

Delete

DEL

Turn

Resolve overlap

Timer Off

WED 13/10/2010 19:50

HDD

DR

HDD

DR

HDD

DR

HDD

DR

Info

Page Down

Page Up

-->
22/11

OK Displayed if the recording can fit in the

remaining space

>

Daily or weekly timer programme is set. (up

(Date)

to a maximum of one month from the
present time)

! It may not be possible to record because:

≥there is not enough space left.
≥the number of possible titles has reached

OK

OK

!

its maximum. (> 112 )

≥programmes are deactivated.

To show a programme information

CH

Select the programme, then press
[STATUS ].

Additional information is available for these
programmes.

Recording



≥ Failed programmes are deleted from the timer recording

list at 4 a.m. two days later.

≥ “-------” is displayed on a series recording item if there will

be no episode of the series for the next 8 days. We
recommend you delete the “-------” item after you confirm
the last episode of the series is recorded.

Screen icons

Red: Timer recording standby is activated.

F

Grey: Timer recording standby is deactivated.

[ Currently recording programme

Part or all of the programme will not be recorded
since the programme is overlapping.
Press the “Green” button to resolve overlapping.
(> right)

The disc was full.

Copy-protected programme
It was not recorded.

The programme did not complete recording
because of some reason.

Auto Renewal Recording is set (> 28).

freesat programme is selected.

Other satellite programme is selected.

Guide Link (> 26)

Split Programme (> 26)

Series Timer Recording (> 26)

To deactivate a timer programme

Select the programme, then press the “Red”
button.

≥The timer icon “F” (> left) will change from red to

grey.

≥Press the “Red” button again to activate timer

recording standby. (The timer icon “F” will change
to red.)

To change a timer programme

Select the programme, then press [OK].
(> 28, step 3)

To resolve Overlapping

1 Select the programme with , then press

the “Green” button.

2 Follow the on-screen instructions.

≥Programme overlapping can be resolved with

repeat programme if available.



≥ This function is not available for the timer programmes

that were set manually.

To delete a timer programme

Select the programme, then press [DEL].

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Timer recording

Stop Recording

Yes

No

Timer recording of this programme in progress.
Stop this timer recording ?

Recording [ ]

OK

RETURN

Not recorded

Programme

Recorded Recorded

Programme

To cancel recording when timer
recording has already begun

Press [INPUT SELECT] or [WXCH] to display the
programme to stop recording on the TV screen while
recording 2 programmes simultaneously.

1 Press [∫].

e.g.,

Recording

2 Select “Yes”, then press [OK].

If you have already set a weekly, daily timer
recording, the recording will start at the next
scheduled time.

Notes on timer recording

≥Depending on the state of the unit, playback may

stop when recording begins.

≥Timer recordings do not begin while copying in

normal speed mode.

≥If you turn the unit off during the timer recording, the

recording is continued.

≥When you programme successive timer recordings

to start, last 1 minute of those programmes will not
be recorded.

¾ To start the timer recording while executing

other operation (> 105)

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