Panasonic DMR-BWT460 User Manual

Operating Instructions

Blu-ray Disc™ Recorder

Model No. DMR-BWT460

Thank you for purchasing this product.

Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and save this manual for future use.

Software (Firmware) Update

To support the latest features, it’s very important you install the latest updates to maintain proper operation of your unit. For details, refer to “Software (Firmware) Update” (> 56) or http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/ (This site is in English only.)

Getting started Watching broadcasts Recording Playing back video Editing video Copying video Photo and Music

With Other Equipment

Convenient functions

Setup

Reference

GN

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Safety precautions

WARNING

Unit

•To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage,

-Do not expose this unit to rain, moisture, dripping or splashing.

-Do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on this unit.

-Use only the recommended accessories.

-Do not remove covers.

-Do not repair this unit by yourself. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.

-Do not let metal objects fall inside this unit.

-Do not place heavy items on this unit.

AC mains lead

•To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage,

-Ensure that the power supply voltage corresponds to the voltage printed on this unit.

-Insert the mains plug fully into the socket outlet.

-Do not pull, bend, or place heavy items on the lead.

-Do not handle the plug with wet hands.

-Hold onto the mains plug body when disconnecting the plug.

-Do not use a damaged mains plug or socket outlet.

•The mains plug is the disconnecting device. Install this unit so that the mains plug can be unplugged from the socket outlet immediately.

CAUTION

Unit

•This unit 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 place sources of naked flames, such as lighted candles, on this unit.

•This unit may receive radio interference caused by mobile telephones during use. If such interference occurs, please increase separation between this unit and the mobile telephone.

•This unit is intended for use in moderate climates.

Placement

•Place this unit on an even surface.

•To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage,

-Do not install or place this unit in a bookcase, built-in cabinet or in another confined space. Ensure this unit is well ventilated.

-Do not obstruct this unit’s ventilation openings with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, and similar items.

-Do not expose this unit to direct sunlight, high temperatures, high humidity, and excessive vibration.

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Batteries

•Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the type recommended by the manufacturer.

•Mishandling of batteries can cause electrolyte leakage and may cause a fire.

-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 a car exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of time with doors and windows closed.

-Do not take apart or short circuit.

-Do not recharge alkaline or manganese batteries.

-Do not use batteries if the covering has been peeled off.

-Remove batteries if you do not intend to use the remote control for a long period of time. Store in a cool, dark place.

•When disposing of the batteries, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.

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).

Supplied accessories

Please check and identify the supplied accessories.

(Product numbers are correct as of March 2016. These may be subject to change.)

Remote control (N2QAYB001078):	1 pc.
Batteries for remote control:	2 pcs.
AC mains lead:	1 pc.
RF coaxial cable:	1 pc.

• Do not use AC mains lead with other equipment.

Insert batteries

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

R6/LR6, AA

(Alkaline or manganese batteries)

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. . . . . . . . . 53

Table of contents

Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Supplied accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Getting started

Unit care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Main unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

HDD and media information . . . . . . . . . . . 13 FUNCTION MENU screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Watching broadcasts

Watching broadcasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Recording

Recording TV programmes. . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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

Playing back video

Playing titles on the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Playing titles on the media . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Operation during play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Playback menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Editing video

Deleting/Editing titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Copying video

Copying titles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Photo and Music

Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

With Other Equipment

Recording from external equipment . . . . 52 Copying the HD Video (AVCHD). . . . . . . 52 Registering

the external HDD (USB HDD)

Convenient functions

VIERA Link functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Software (Firmware) Update . . . . . . . . . . 56

Other operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Setup

Basic Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Reference

Troubleshooting guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Limited Warranty

(ONLY FOR AUSTRALIA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

About descriptions in these operating instructions

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

•Images are for illustration purpose, contents may change without notice.

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Getting started Unit care

HDD/USB HDD handling care

•The HDD is a high precision recording instrument and is easily susceptible to damage. Therefore, be careful of the following points while the unit is turned on, especially during operation, otherwise the HDD and the recorded content may be damaged:

-Do not subject the unit to any vibration and shock.

-Do not remove the AC mains lead from the household mains socket.

•The HDD is a temporary storage device

-It is recommended to save the recorded content on a disc or to keep the original data or CDs that they were copied from.

-If you notice a problem with the HDD such as repetitive strange sounds, immediately save (backup) all content and request service. If you continue using the HDD with a problem, the unit or the recorded content will be damaged.

•If the HDD or USB HDD is damaged, the recorded content cannot be recovered.

Setup precautions

•Do not place on anything that generates heat like a Set Top Box, etc.

•Place in an area where condensation does not occur. Conditions where condensation may occur

-When there is an extreme change in temperature.

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.

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

When moving the unit

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

1Switch the unit to standby mode. (Wait until “BYE” disappears from the display.)

2Remove the AC mains lead from the household mains socket.

3Move only after the unit has come to a complete stop (approx. 3 minutes) in order to avoid subjecting to vibration and shock. (Even after the unit is switched to standby mode, the HDD continues operating for a short time.)

	Cleaning	started
	• Wipe with a soft, dry cloth.
	• Never use alcohol, paint thinner or benzine to	Getting
	clean this unit.
	• Before using chemically treated cloth, carefully
	read the instructions that came with the cloth.
	• Use the lens cleaner (not supplied) to clean the
	unit’s lens.
	When requesting this unit for repair
	The registration of the USB HDD may be
	cancelled in the process of repairing this unit.
	You can use the USB HDD again by
	re-registering, but all recorded content already on
	the USB HDD will be lost. In such cases, the
	recorded content (data) cannot be recovered.
	To dispose or transfer this unit
	This unit may contain private information. Before
	disposing of or transferring this unit, perform the
	following to delete the data, including personal or
	secret information:
	- Format HDD (> 62)
	- Perform “Shipping Condition” (> 66)

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Main unit
Front

Getting started

Pull to flip down the front panel.

1 Disc tray

2 Display (> 7)

3Remote control signal sensor

•Angle: Approx. 20° up and down, 30° left and right

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

4 Open/close disc tray

5Standby/on switch (Í/I)

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.

6 USB port ( DC 5 V 500 mA)

Inserting or removing media

∫ Disc

Disc

∫ USB device

• While writing to/reading from the media, do not switch the unit to standby mode 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.

• The USB port on the front side does not support

USB HDDs. Connect a USB HDD to the USB port on the rear side. (> 54, Connecting the USB HDD)

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Display

1 Drive (HDD or BD) indicator

2 Main display section indicator

•Messages and other information are displayed. (> 71)

3 Timer recording indicator

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

4 Copying indicator

5 USB port indicator
6 Playback indicator
7 Remote control signal indicator							started
8 Disc indicator
9 Recording indicator							Getting

• “REC” lights up while recording is in progress.

• “1” flashes when the first timer recording standby is activated or recording is paused, and lights up while recording is in progress. (In the same way as “1”, “2” lights up or flashes for the second recording.)

Rear

	1 AC IN terminal ( )	6 LAN port
		7 AUDIO IN terminal
	2 Ventilation hole
		8 COAXIAL terminal
	3 RF IN/OUT terminal
		9 VIDEO IN terminal
	4 HDMI terminal

5USB port ( DC 5 V 500 mA)

• Connect a USB HDD to this USB port.

Class II equipment (The construction of the product is double-insulated.)

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Remote Control

Instructions for operations are generally described using the remote control.

Getting started

			TV
		INPUT	VOL		CH
		AV
1		abc	3	def	REC
		2
4	ghi	jkl	mno		PAGE
		5	6
	p	8tuv		w	CH
7qrs			9xyz

	0		DRIVE INPUTSELECT
LAST VIEW			SELECT
		DISPLAY PROG/CHECK
-10s	+60s
REWIND LIVE TV
		x1.3
	SLOW
			PAUSE LIVE TV
STATUS			EXIT
		GUIDE
			F
			U
			N
			C
			T
			I
			O
			N
			M
			E
			N
		OK	U
OPTION			RETURN

AUDIO DELETE TEXT STTL

1 Transmit the remote control signal

• Point it at remote control signal sensor on this unit. (> 6)

		2 Switch the unit from on to standby mode or
		vice versa
		3 Select channels and title numbers, etc./Enter
		numbers or characters
		4 Switch to the previously watched channel
		(> 19)
		5 Manual skip (> 33)
		-10s: Skip approx. 10 seconds backward

+60s: Skip approx. 1 minute forward

6 Basic operations for recording and play,

REWIND LIVE TV/PAUSE LIVE TV (> 21)

7 Show Information (> 19, 29, 32)

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

9 Show Video Menu, Top Menu, Pop-up Menu (> 28, 33)

:Show OPTION menu (> 34, 36, 49)

; Colour buttons (red, green, yellow, blue)

(Use in accordance with instruction on the

screen.)

<Select audio (> 20, 33)

= To delete unwanted recorded titles, timer programmes, video, photo or music (> 36)

>TV operation buttons (> 11)

? Start recording (> 22, 52)

@Channel select (> 19)/Change pages in the Video Menu screen etc.

A Select drive (HDD, Disc or USB)

B Input select (> 19, 52)

C Show the Timer recording screen (> 25) D Show Playback Menu (> 34)

E Exit the menu screen

F Show the TV Guide screen (> 20)

G Show the FUNCTION MENU screen (> 18) H Return to previous screen

I Show subtitles (> 19, 33) J Show Teletext (> 19)

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Connection

3D programmes can be played back when this unit is connected to a 3D compatible TV.

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

•Use the High Speed HDMI cables. Non-HDMI-compliant cables cannot be utilized. It is recommended that you use Panasonic’s HDMI cable.

When outputting 24p signal, please use HDMI cables 5.0 meters or less.

•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 the unit is in standby mode. (> 72)

Basic connections

To the aerial

Aerial cable

This unit’s rear panel

RF coaxial cable											HDMI cable
(supplied)

	AC mains lead	VHF/UHF	HDMI
	(supplied)	RF IN

•Connect only after all other connections are complete.

Household mains socket (AC 220 to 240 V, 50 Hz)

Getting started

• Keep the RF coaxial cables as far away as possible from other cables.

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Connect the Set Top Box or video equipment

• Connect to terminals of the same colour.

•When using a TV or an amplifier/receiver that does not display “ARC” on the HDMI terminal, it is necessary to connect the TV and the amplifier/receiver with a digital audio cable to enjoy the TV audio on the amplifier/receiver.

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal

Amplifier/receiver

COAXIAL IN

		Audio/Video
		cable
	started	R L
	Getting	AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT
		Set Top Box or video equipment

Amplifier/receiver connections

HDMI terminal

HDMI cable

Amplifier/

receiver

HDMI cable

Coaxial cable

•When you do not want the audio to be output from the TV, set “HDMI Audio Output” to “Off” (> 65).

•You will not be able to view 3D programmes with this connection if your amplifier/receiver is not 3D compatible.

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Network connection

We recommend that you connect this unit to a network. By doing so, you can:

-Enjoy BD-Live

-Keep this unit up to date at all times through software (firmware) updates (> 56, Software (Firmware) Update)

For details about connection method, refer to the instructions supplied with the connected equipment.

After you make the LAN cable connection, the network setting is needed. (> 12, Easy Network Setting)

LAN cable connection

LAN (ethernet) cable

Broadband

router, etc.

Internet

•Use category 5 or above straight LAN cables (STP) when connecting to peripheral devices.

Settings

TV operation buttons

The TV can be operated from the TV operation buttons of the remote control.

•Perform the setting if you cannot operate the TV with the TV operation buttons.

While pressing [TV Í], enter the code with the number buttons.

Manufacturer and Code No.

Manufacturer	Code	Manufacturer	Code
Panasonic	01/02/03/04	NEC	36
AIWA	35	NOBLEX	33
AKAI	27/30	NOKIA	25/26/27/60/61		started
BENQ	58/59	OLEVIA	45
BEKO	05/71/72/73/74	NORDMENDE	10
					Getting
BRANDT	10/15	ONWA	30/39/70
BUSH	05	ORION	05
CENTREX	66	PEONY	49/69
CURTIS	05	PHILCO	41/48/64
DAEWOO	64/65	PHILIPS	05/06/46
DESMET	05	PHONOLA	05
DUAL	05	PIONEER	37/38
ELEMIS	05	PROVIEW	52
FERGUSON	10/34	PYE	05
FINLUX	61	RADIOLA	05
FISHER	21	SABA	10
FUJITSU	53	SALORA	26
FUNAI	63/67	SAMSUNG	32/42/43/65/68
GOLDSTAR	05/50/51	SANSUI	05
GOODMANS	05	SANYO	21/54/55/56
GRADIENTE	36	SCHNEIDER	05/29/30
GRUNDIG	09	SEG	05/69/75/76/77/78
HITACHI	05/22/23/40/41	SELECO	05/25
IRRADIO	30	SHARP	18
ITT	25	SIEMENS	09
JVC	17/30/39/70	SINUDYNE	05
KDS	52	SONY	08
KOLIN	45	TCL	31/33/66/67/69
KONKA	62	TELEFUNKEN	10/11/12/13/14
LG	05/50/51	TEVION	52
MAG	52	THOMSON	10/15/44
METZ	05/28/79	TOSHIBA	16/57
MITSUBISHI	05/19/20/47	WHITE	05
		WESTINGHOUSE
MIVAR	24	YAMAHA	18/41

•If your TV brand has more than one code listed, select the one that allows correct operation.

•If the brand of your TV is not listed or the code number is invalid for your TV, this remote control is not compatible with your TV.

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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] on the remote control or [Í/I] on this unit.

• The Easy Setting will start at the initial power on.

3 Select the country you live in, and press [OK].

•[For_Australia]

If you select “Australia”, the “Region Selection” will appear. Select the region you live in, and press [OK].

•[For_New_Zealand]

If you select “New Zealand”, a screen asking you to restart this unit will appear. Press [OK] to restart it. Wait until a screen appears again. After the screen appears, Easy Setting resumes.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions and perform the settings.

Auto Setup starts.

(This operation may take some time.) e.g., [For_Australia]

Digital TV Auto Tuning

Progress	CH 6		69
This will take about 3 minutes.		Type
RF Ch	Channel Name		Quality
35		Digital TV	10
35		Digital TV	10

Digital TV: 2

Searching

5 Clock is set automatically.

If the clock setting screen appears, set the time manually. (> 66, Clock)

6 Set “Quick Start” to “On”, “Off” or “Timer Setting for Quick Start”, then press [OK]. For details, refer to “Quick Start”. (> 65)

7 Select the aspect ratio that matches the connected TV.

For details, refer to “TV Aspect”. (> 64)

When “Easy Setting has been completed.” appears, Easy Setting is completed.

•Select “Yes” to set network settings.

•Select “No” to finish the Easy Setting.

To stop partway

Press [RETURN ].

To restart setup (> 60, Auto Setup)

•If tuning is cancelled partway through, it may not be possible to receive the channels. Restart setup again.

Easy Network Setting

After Easy Setting is completed, select “Yes”. Easy Network Setting will start automatically. When “Easy Network Setting is finished.” appears Press [OK].

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HDD and media information

For more details, refer also to the specifications. (> 72)

Recordable/playable contents

					(–: Impossible)
	Media type	Standard symbol	Recordable contents	Playable contents
			• Video	• JPEG	• AAC
	Built-in hard disk drive		• AVCHD/AVCHD 3D	• MPO	• MP3
		[HDD]	• MKV	(3D photo)
	(HDD)
			• MP4
			• MPEG2
			• Video§1
	External hard disk drive			• AVCHD/AVCHD 3D§2, 3
	(USB HDD)	[USB_HDD]	–	• MKV	• MPO
				• MP4	(3D photo)
	(> 16)
				• MPEG2	• AAC
						started
				• JPEG	• MP3
	BD-Video			• Video
		[BD-V]	–			Getting
	BD-RE		• Video
	BD-RE DL		• AVCHD/AVCHD 3D
		[BD-RE]	• JPEG
			• MPO (3D photo)
	BD-R		• Video
	BD-R DL		• AVCHD/AVCHD 3D§2	• MKV
		[BD-R]
			–
	DVD-Video§4			• Video
		[DVD-V]	–
	DVD-RAM		• Video
			• JPEG
		[RAM]	• MPO (3D photo)
			–	• AVCHD§2
	DVD-R		• Video
	DVD-R DL		• AVCHD§2	• MKV	• AAC
		[DVD-R]
			–	• JPEG	• MP3
				• MPO
				(3D photo)
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					(–: Impossible)
	Media type	Standard symbol	Recordable contents	Playable contents
	DVD-RW		• Video	• AVCHD§2
		[DVD-RW]	–
			• Video
	+R/+R DL			• AVCHD§2	• AAC
		[+R]	–	• JPEG	• MP3
				• MPO
				(3D photo)
	+RW	[+RW]	• Video
			–	• AVCHD§2
	Audio CD (CD-DA)			• Music
			–
started		[CD]		• MKV	• AAC
	CD
			–	• JPEG	• MP3
Getting
	(including CD-R/RW)			• MPO
				(3D photo)
				• AVCHD/AVCHD 3D§2, 3
				• MKV	• JPEG
	USB memory	[USB]	–	• MP4	• MPO
				• MPEG2	(3D photo)
					• AAC
					• MP3

§1

§2

§3

§4

It cannot be recorded directly. (Only compatible with copying from the built-in HDD)

Recorded with AVCHD format compatible devices (Panasonic video camera, etc.). It may not be able to play back, add, or edit depending on the device.

It cannot be played back directly from the USB HDD or USB memory. Playback is possible by copying to the built-in HDD. (> 52)

Includes finalised DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, +R and +R DL.

•[+RW] This unit cannot record to 8X Speed +RW disc.

•With certain recording states and folder structures, the play order may differ or playback may not be possible.

•It may not be possible to play the above media in some cases due to the type of media, the condition of the recording, the recording method, and how the files were created.

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Information about contents

∫Broadcast Recordings

Numbers of titles that can be recorded:

	Media	Maximum
		titles
	HDD	1000
	BD-RE, BD-R	200
	DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW	99
	+R, +RW	49

•Maximum numbers of titles are including recordings of HD CAMCORDER.

∫HD CAMCORDER Recordings

MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (based on AVCHD) Numbers of titles that can be recorded:

	Media	Maximum
		titles
	HDD	1000
	BD-RE, BD-R	200

•Maximum numbers of titles are including recordings of Broadcast.

∫Photo files

Compatible pixels:

Between 34k34 and 8192k8192 pixels Sub sampling: 4:2:2, 4:2:0 (Motion JPEG is not supported.)

Maximum numbers of contents:

	Media	Folders	Files
	HDD	–	20000
	BD-RE,DVD-RAM,
	DVD-R, +R,	500	10000
	CD-R, CD-RW,
	USB device

∫Video files/Audio files

Numbers of contents that can be copied to internal HDD:

	Contents	Maximum numbers of
		folders and files
	Video	20000
	Audio	20000

USB device:

•Each folder can store up to 1000 files.

•We recommend that you limit the depth of folder trees to about five levels.

About extension of files
Contents		Example of file
		extension
MKV		“.mkv”
MKV		“.srt”
		“.sub”
(Subtitle text files)
		“.txt”
MP4		“.mp4”
		“.mov”
		“.mpg”
		“.mpeg”
MPEG2		“.m2ts”
		“.mts”
		“.ts”	started
JPEG		“.jpg”
MPO		“.mpo”	Getting
AAC		“.m4a”
MP3		“.mp3”

•The video file and subtitle text files are inside the same folder, and the file names are the same except for the file extensions.

•Some files may not be played back even if they have these extensions.

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Getting started

Recording mode (Conversion)

Recording Mode		DR	HG/HX/HE/HL/HM	XP/SP/LP/EP/FR§1
	Feature	Programmes can be	Recording can be done	Recording can be done
		recorded in a nearly	with reduced recording	with reduced recording
		perfect broadcasted state.	volume in High definition	volume in Standard
	Recordable		(HD) quality§2.	definition (SD) quality.
	media
Multiple audio,		Record all multiple audio	Record only one audio§4
	Audio
	Description§3
	Subtitles	Can be recorded	Can be recorded (only one subtitle)§5
Surround audio		Surround audio as the	Stereo audio
		broadcast
§1	FR (Flexible Recording Mode):
	The unit automatically selects the best possible recording rate between XP mode and EP mode.
§2	The SD quality programme cannot be converted to HD quality.
§3 [For_New_Zealand]
§4	You cannot select during play whether it activates or deactivates.
§5	You cannot select during play whether it appears or disappears.

Approximate recording times

Refer to “Recording modes and approximate recording times”. (> 72)

Notes

Notes for the USB device

You can use an external HDD (USB HDD) in the following two ways (A single HDD cannot handle those two ways simultaneously.), and a USB memory for data files.

•For recorded titles

Moving titles in the built-in HDD to a USB HDD to save the capacity of the built-in HDD.

•The USB HDD must first be registered on this unit. (> 53)

•The USB HDD over 3 TB is not usable.

•For data files

Playing back MP4, JPEG, MP3, etc. in a USB device with this unit.

•The USB device must be formatted in FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 or NTFS file system.

•The USB device over 2 TB is not usable.

•This unit supports USB 2.0 High Speed.

•This unit can use USB 3.0 devices as USB 2.0 devices.

•This unit does not recognize USB HDDs other than those in which the size of one sector is 512-bytes or 4096-bytes. (For details, consult the dealer of your USB HDD.)

•This unit supports USB mass storage device class.

•This unit does not guarantee connection with all USB devices.

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Notes for the disc

• Region management information

The unit can play back BD-Video/DVD-Video discs of the following regions codes, including “ALL”:

e.g., BD-Video DVD-Video

•Disc recorded on another device

•It may be necessary to finalise the disc, create Top Menu or close the session on the equipment used for recording to play on this unit.

•[DVD-RW] Recorded in DVD Video Recording (DVD-VR) format

-This unit can play back and copy to HDD.

-This unit does not support editing or recording.

-It is possible to record and edit with DVD-Video (DVD-V) format by formatting discs with this unit.

•Recording may not be possible to discs which were used for recording on other equipment.

•Play on other players

•[BD-RE] [BD-R] When these discs cannot be played back on other Blu-ray Disc players, etc. (e.g., title recorded with HE-AAC audio format), convert the recording mode to play them back. (> 37, File Conversion)

•[DVD-R] [DVD-RW] [+R] Finalisation is needed. (> 58)

•[+RW] If the disc failed to play on other equipment, we recommend you create a Top Menu. (> 58)

•[DVD-R] The disc created in AVCHD format can only be played back on AVCHD compatible equipment.

•Regarding 8 cm Disc

This unit cannot record or edit the 8 cm disc. Only playback or copy to the HDD is possible.

•Discs that cannot be played

-DVD-RAM in a cartridge

-2.6 and 5.2 GB DVD-RAM, 12 cm

-DVD-Audio

-Super Video CD, Super Audio CD, Video CD

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

Media handling

• Wipe with a damp cloth and then wipe dry.

DO

DO NOT

• Do not attach labels or stickers to discs.

• Do not use disc cleaning sprays, benzine, thinner, static electricity prevention liquids or any other solvent.

• Do not use the following discs:

- Discs with exposed adhesive from removed

	stickers or labels (rental discs, etc.).	started
	- Discs that are badly warped or cracked.
	- Irregularly shaped discs, such as heart	Getting
	shapes.

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FUNCTION MENU screen

You can easily access the desired functions, such as playback, timer recording, the unit’s settings etc. via the FUNCTION MENU.

1 Press [FUNCTION MENU].

	FUNCTION MENU
	TV Guide	Contents on HDD	Timer Recording
	Setup	Media	Copy Video
started	RETURN
	OK
Getting	2 Select the item, then press [OK].

FUNCTION MENU list

•TV Guide (> 20)

•Contents on HDD

-Recorded Programmes (> 28)

-Video ( AVCHD ) (> 28)

-Video ( MP4 / MKV ) (> 30)

-Photo (> 47)

-Music (> 51)

•Timer Recording (> 25)

•Setup

-Basic Settings (> 60)

•You can change the unit’s settings of Digital TV Tuning, Sound, Display, Connection, Network etc.

-Wallpaper

Personalise a background of the FUNCTION MENU.

•To select from among “Photo”, register photo in advance. (> 47)

-BD-Video Data Management (> 31)

•Media

-Disc

-USB device

-USB HDD

•Copy Video

-Copy Menu (> 42)

-Copy Video (AVCHD) to DVD-R (> 46)

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Watching broadcasts

Watching broadcasts

1 Press [INPUT SELECT] and select “TV”, then press [OK].

2 Press [CH W X] to select the channel.

•You can also select the channel by the following operations

-Using number buttons.

-Using Channel Information (> below)

-Using TV Guide system (> 20)

-Using Channel List (> 21)

To switch to the channel you have previously watched

Press [LAST VIEW ].

•This function will work only for the channels you have watched for more than 10 seconds.

If this unit requests a PIN

If you have set a ratings level (> 61, Child Lock ( Parental Rating )), you may be asked to enter the PIN. In that case, enter the 4-digit PIN with the number buttons by following the on-screen instructions.

•Make a note of the PIN you have decided on in case you forget it.

•PIN can be changed via “PIN Entry”. (> 66)

Using Channel Information

While watching a programme

Press [STATUS ].

Channel Information appears.

e.g.,
1	XXXX - XXXX		XXXX
			All Digital Channels
	Now	Set timer	Change category
Rating: G	HE-AAC	AD

Current Category

[For_New_Zealand] Audio Description

3 Set timer (> 26)

4 Subtitle

5 Teletext

6 Multiple audio

To show detailed information

Press [STATUS ] again.

To hide the information screen

	Press [EXIT		].
	To change Category
	Press the blue button.
	• To register your favourite channels (> 60)
	To switch between the current programme			broadcasts
	and the next programme
	Press [2, 1].
	To switch to another channel			Watching
	Press [3, 4], then press [OK].
	To show subtitle
	When “	” appears in Channel Information
	Press [STTL		].
	• Press again to hide subtitle.
	To show Teletext
	When “	” appears in Channel Information

1 Press [TEXT ].

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

•You can change the display mode. (> 64, Teletext)

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Watching broadcasts

Switching audio

Press [AUDIO].

•Audio will switch according to the contents of the programme every time it is pressed.

[For_New_Zealand]

To listen to the Audio Description

When “AD” appears in Channel Information (> 19)

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

Press [AUDIO] to select the soundtrack of Audio Description.

•If “Audio Description” is set to “Automatic”, Audio Description will be given priority when watching, if available. (> 61)

Aspect

You can switch the aspect ratio of the screen mode. (> 59)

Using TV Guide system

1 Press [GUIDE].

TV Guide screen appears.

e.g. Landscape view

[For_Australia]

	TV Guide		Landscape			Category: All Digital Channels
			TUE 05.01.2016 XXXXX
	XXXXX - XXXXX
TUE 05.01	XXXXX	XXXXX		XXXXX	XXXXX	XXXXX	XXXXX

		OK	Information	Page Up
	OPTION	RETURN GUIDE Portrait/Landscape		Page Down
	Timer Rec.		+24 hours	Search / Select

2 Select the programme, then press [OK].

3 Select “View”, then press [OK].

To change TV Guide view

Press [GUIDE] to switch between “Landscape” view and “Portrait” view.

Page up/down

Press [CH W X].

To view a programme list for another day

Press the green button (Previous) or the yellow button (Next).

To see programme information

Press [STATUS ].

To set a timer Recording using the TV Guide System

Refer to “Timer recording”. (> 24)

To search the programmes (> 25)

•Selection of channel is made easy by creating a Favourite of the channels you watch often. (> 60, Favourites Edit)

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Using Channel List

You can select from the list of channel names.

1 Press [OK].

All Digital Channels

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Select
View	Page up
	CH
RETURN	Page down

Channel names

2 Select the channel, then press [OK].

To edit the channel list

Refer to “Channel List”. (> 60)

REWIND LIVE TV/PAUSE LIVE TV

This unit temporarily saves a live TV programme you are watching with this unit’s tuner on HDD.

REWIND LIVE TV

You can rewind live TV programme to the point where temporary save has started (up to

1.5 hours).

•REWIND LIVE TV does not work when watching a programme via external input.

PAUSE LIVE TV

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

1 While watching TV

REWIND LIVE TV:

Press [6] to rewind.

PAUSE LIVE TV:

Press [;] to pause.

•The maximum amount of the temporary save is 1.5 hours.

2 When you want to resume: Press [1 a1.3].

•You can perform search or Quick View, etc.

•If temporary save stops, playback will be performed by that point.

Display information

While pausing or rewinding a broadcast: Press [STATUS ].

Pause

XXXXX

XXXXX

XXXXX

• Press [STATUS ] again.

XXXXXXX 01.01.2016

Play XXXXXXX

While pausing a programme via external input:

Press [STATUS					] twice.				broadcasts
		XXXXXXX 01.01.2016
									Watching
			Play XXXXXXX

The time that you can rewind the live programme.

The amount of time temporarily saved on HDD.

3 The time of the current playback position.

To stop REWIND LIVE TV or PAUSE LIVE TV

1 Press [∫].

2 Select “Yes”, then press [OK].

To hide the display information

Press [EXIT ].

•Temporary save stops in the following cases:

-When switching to other channels or other screen

-When the unit has started recording using all tuners

-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

-When all tuners are being used to record programmes

-While copying

-While watching a programme being recorded

-When a radio programme is selected

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Recording Recording

TV programmes

•This unit can record two programmes being broadcasted at the same time.

Preparation

If you want to change the recording mode (> right)

1 Select the channel to record.

2 Press [REC ¥].

Recording will start.

3 Select “Automatic Stop”, then press [OK].

•One touch recording (OTR)

Recording stops automatically when the programme ends.

e.g., [For_Australia]

	REC1/OTR
Recording	XXXXXX - XXXXXX
	Automatic Stop at XXXXXX
	Recording Time	30 min
	Continuous recording

•If a timer recording reaches its start time when all tuners are being used for recording, the recording (OTR) of one of the programmes terminates.

•Teletext will not be recorded.

•Following contents or media cannot be played back while recording.

-3D video

-video file

-photo

-USB HDD (For data files, > 16) and USB memory

•Copying cannot be performed while recording.

•When “Automatic Standby after OTR” is set to “On” (> 65), this unit is turned to standby mode if this unit is not operated for approximately 5 minutes after completing “Automatic Stop” or “Recording Time”.

To set the recording time

1Select “Recording Time” or “Continuous recording” in step 3 (> above).

Recording Time:

You can set the length of recording time from 30 minutes to 4 hours.

•You can select the recording time with [2, 1]. 2 Press [OK].

To change the recording (conversion) mode

This unit will record the programmes in DR mode once, and then automatically convert to the selected recording mode while this unit is in standby.

1 Press [OPTION].

2 Select “Recording Mode”.

3Select the recording mode, then press [OK].

• Recording mode (Conversion) (> 16)

Recording Mode ( Conversion )
HDD Remain	h m (DR)			Data Size
		Off (DR)
				Large
		HG
High		HX
Definition		HE
		HL
		HM		Small
				Large
		XP
Standard		SP
Definition
		LP
		EP		Small

OK

RETURN

•The recording mode set here is used as an initial value for the next recording.

To convert the recording mode after recording in DR mode (> 37, File Conversion)

To confirm whether the conversion is completed (> 38)

To cancel a conversion (> 38)

•The title before conversion (the title recorded in DR mode) will be deleted once the conversion is completed.

•Conversion will take about the same time as the recorded duration.

•When the HDD does not have enough remaining space, conversion will not start.

•Conversion is stopped when this unit is turned on. Conversion will start from the beginning again once the unit is switched to standby mode.

•When converted, audio content, subtitle and Audio Description [For_New_Zealand] will be converted with the same settings as at the start of recording.

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Operation during Recording

To check the recording programme

Press [STATUS ].

e.g., While recording two programmes simultaneously

HDD

REC1/OTR AUTO Recording programme displayed on the TV

5 REC2

Recording programme not displayed on the TV

To stop recording

Press [∫].

When recording one programme:

If the following screen appears

Stop Recording

1

Recording of this programme is in progress.

Stop this recording ?

Yes

No

OK

RETURN

Select “Yes”, then press [OK].

When recording two programmes:

Following screen appears

Stop Recording

2 recordings are in progress.

Which recording would you like to stop ?

1

2

OK

RETURN

1 Select the programme, then press [OK].

2 Select “Yes”, then press [OK].

To pause recording

After displaying the recording programme, press [;].

•Press again to restart recording.

(A title is not split into separate titles.)

•Timer recording programme cannot be paused.

To record two programmes simultaneously

While recording, perform steps 1–3 on page 22.

•Channel or input can only be switched between the recording programmes.

Simultaneous rec and play

You can play the recording title from the beginning or the titles previously recorded to the HDD.

	1 Press [VIDEO MENU].			Recording
	Channel	Date	Title Name
		Start Time	XXXXX	Rec time 0:01
		Prog.Type:	XXXX

“[” (red) is displayed on the recording programme.

2 Select the title, then press [OK].

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Timer recording

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

•This unit can record two programmes being broadcasted at the same time.

Preparation

If you want to change the recording mode (> 22)

1 Press [GUIDE].

TV Guide screen appears.

2 Select the programme, then press the red button.

The timer icon “F” (red) is displayed.

		• If on-screen instructions are displayed,
		follow them.
Recording
		• Some broadcasters may not send programme information.
		When programme information is not displayed correctly,
		use manual timer recording. (> 25)
		• The receipt of the TV Guide data via Set Top Box is not
		possible.
		• When timer recording from the external equipment, use
		manual timer recording. (> 25)
		• You can set the start and finish time to make the timer
		recording work successfully. (> 62, Timer Record Start
		Buffer, Timer Record Stop Buffer)

To use TV Guide system (> 20)

Operation during Recording (> 23)

To edit the timer programme (> 27)

If the screen for selecting single or series timer recording appears

Select “Single Timer Rec.” or “Series Timer Rec.” (> 25), then press [OK].

To edit the timer recording on the TV Guide screen

1Select the programme to edit, then press the red button.

2 Select “Timer Rec Edit”, then press [OK].

3Go to step 3 on page 25, “Manually programming timer recording”.

To cancel a timer recording on the TV Guide screen

1Select the programme to cancel, then press the red button.

2Select “Timer Rec Cancel”, then press [OK]. (“F” disappears.)

If “Overlapped Timer Recording” screen appears

Overlapped Timer Recording

Timer programme overlaps with others.

Some part or all of programmes may not be recorded completely.

Keep

Change

You can eliminate the overlapping or may change with repeat event for the duplicated programme. 1 Select “Change”, then press [OK].

2 Follow the on-screen instructions.

Overlapped Timer Recording

Please delete unnecessary programme to resolve.

New Programme			Episode 01/ 02
THU 11.10	XXXX - XXXX	TWO Wales	R
Existing Programmes
THU 11.10	XXXX - XXXX	Holiday
THU 11.10	XXXX - XXXX	Animals

OK
RETURN
Delete	Repeat	Confirm

•The overlapped programmes are displayed

with R if their repeat programmes (the same programmes broadcast at different times) are available for timer recording.

Red:	Delete programme
Green:	Record repeat programme
Yellow:	Exit (Overlapping is not resolved)

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