Panasonic DMR-E51 User Manual

GCS

DVD Video Recorder

Operating Instructions

Model No. DMR-E51 Model No. DMR-E50

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

RQT6998-G

Contents

Contents ...................................................................................... 2

Control reference guide ............................................................. 4

Remote control ............................................................................. 4

Main unit ....................................................................................... 4

The unit’s display.......................................................................... 5

Warning and Important Information.......................................... 6

The remote control ..................................................................... 7

Batteries........................................................................................ 7

Use ............................................................................................... 7

Television operation...................................................................... 7

Discs ............................................................................................ 8

Discs you can use......................................................................... 8

Discs you can use for recording and play..................................... 8

Play-only discs.............................................................................. 8

Discs that cannot be played.......................................................... 9

Audio format logos........................................................................ 9

Types of disc for the type of connected TV .................................. 9

Connecting and Setting up...................................................... 10

Auto Setup.................................................................................. 12

Selecting TV screen type......................................................... 12

Playing discs............................................................................. 13

Erasing a programme that is being played ................................. 13

Quick View (Play t1.3) .............................................................. 14

Starting play from where you stopped it (Resume Function)...... 14

Fast forward and rewind—SEARCH........................................... 14

Slow-motion play ........................................................................ 14

Frame-by-frame viewing............................................................. 14

Skipping...................................................................................... 15

Starting play from a selected programme,

title, chapter or track................................................................. 15

Manual Skip ................................................................................ 15

Selecting an amount of time to skip—Time Slip ......................... 15

Changing audio........................................................................... 16

Marking places to play again—MARKER ................................... 17

Using menus to play MP3 discs.................................................. 18

Recording television programmes.......................................... 19

Flexible recording mode (FR) ..................................................... 20

One Touch Recording—Specify a time to stop recording........... 20

Playing while you are recording.............................................. 21

Playing from the beginning of the programme

you are recording—Chasing play............................................. 21

Simultaneous recording and play ............................................... 21

Checking the recording during recording (TIME SLIP) ............... 22

Watching the television while recording...................................... 22

Using the FUNCTIONS window ............................................... 22

About the FUNCTIONS window ................................................. 22

Using the FUNCTIONS window.................................................. 22

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

Using G-

Manual programming.................................................................. 26

To check programmes................................................................ 27

Starting and canceling programmes........................................... 27

To clear a timer recording programme ....................................... 27

Recording from a video cassette player................................. 28

Entering titles............................................................................ 29

DISC INFORMATION................................................................. 29

Enter Title ................................................................................... 29

Disc Protection............................................................................ 30

Releasing disc protection............................................................ 30

Erase all programmes................................................................. 31

Format ........................................................................................ 31

Finalize—Creating DVD-Video ................................................... 32

Using the DIRECT NAVIGATOR .............................................. 33

Selecting programmes to play ....................................................33

Erasing programmes .................................................................. 34

Entering and editing programme titles........................................ 34

Checking programme contents................................................... 34

Protecting programmes .............................................................. 35

Releasing programme protection................................................ 35

CODE number to make timer recording.......................... 24

Erasing parts of a programme.....................................................36

Dividing programmes..................................................................36

Using PLAY LIST to edit programmes ....................................37

Displaying PLAY LIST.................................................................37

Creating PLAY LIST....................................................................38

Playing PLAY LIST......................................................................39

Playing Scenes ...........................................................................39

Adding Scenes to a PLAY LIST .................................................. 40

Moving a Scene ..........................................................................40

To re-edit a PLAY LIST Scene....................................................41

Erasing a Scene from a PLAY LIST............................................41

Copying PLAY LIST ....................................................................42

Erasing a PLAY LIST..................................................................42

Titling PLAY LIST........................................................................42

Checking PLAY LIST’s contents .................................................42

Using DISPLAY menus.............................................................43

Common procedures...................................................................43

Disc menu ...................................................................................43

Play menu ...................................................................................44

Picture menu...............................................................................44

Sound menu................................................................................44

Repeat play.................................................................................45

Child Lock.................................................................................. 46

To activate the Child Lock...........................................................46

To cancel the Child Lock.............................................................46

Upgrading your system ............................................................46

Enjoying more powerful sound....................................................46

Connecting a digital amplifier or system component [A] .............47

Connecting an analog amplifier or system component [B]..........47

Connecting a Television with Component video input terminals

(For NTSC TV System only).....................................................48

Connecting a video cassette recorder.........................................49

Changing the unit’s settings....................................................50

Common procedures...................................................................50

Summary of settings ...................................................................51

Entering a password (Ratings)....................................................54

Digital output...............................................................................54

Remote Setting ...........................................................................55

Operating other Panasonic DVD equipment

with the remote control .............................................................55

Clock Settings .............................................................................56

Channel Settings.........................................................................56

Country Settings

(DMR-E50GN only) ..................................................................58

Shipping Condition ......................................................................58

Status displays..........................................................................59

Changing the information displayed............................................59

Display examples........................................................................59

Maintenance and Handling.......................................................60

Maintenance................................................................................60

Disc handling...............................................................................60

Glossary.....................................................................................61

Self-diagnosis............................................................................63

Error displays............................................................................64

Troubleshooting guide.............................................................65

Specifications............................................................................ 68

Index............................................................................Back cover

Keep this page open as you read through the Operating Instructions. Refer to it for the control and component names and numbers which

OPEN/CLOSE

S-VIDEO

VIDEO IN

L/MONO

AUDIO I N

REC MODE

ERASE

TIMER REC

REC

TIME SLIP

/a1.3

OPEN/CLOSE

N <

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DVD

G-Code

REC MODE

REC

VOLUME

DVD

123

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-/- -

SLOW/SEARCH

SKIP

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

TOP

RETURN

FUNCTIONS

PROG/CHECK

MANUAL SKIP

TIME SLIP

TIMER

ENTER

PLAY LIST

CANCEL

Í Í

STOP

PAU S E

PLAY/

1.3

RETURN

FUNCTIONS

PROG/CHECK

DISPLAY

TIME SLIP

TIMER

INPUT SELECT

ERASE

AUDIO

POSITION MEMORY

MARKER

STATUS

DISPLAY

F Rec

OPEN/CLOSE

FRAME

A B C D

appear in the text.

Hold both sides of the remote control’s cover to open it. (You can also open it by pressing on the center of it and sliding it down.)

Control reference guide

ENTER

Remote control

(1) DVD on/off button (Í, DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

≥To switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa. In

the standby mode, the unit is still connected to the mains.

≥In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount

of power.

CODE button (G-Code). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

(2) G-

(3) Television input mode selector (AV). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

(4) Numeric buttons (0–9, – /– –) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

≥When selecting a title, chapter, track, programme or play list

Example: “5”: [0] )[5] Example: “15”: [1] )[5]

≥When selecting a page of play list scene and item of MP3

Example: “5”: [0] )[0] )[5] Example: “15”: [0] )[1] )[5]

≥When selecting a television channel

Example: “5”: [5] Example: “15”: [ ] )[1] )[5]

(5) Cancel button (CANCEL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

(6) Skip buttons (:, 9, SKIP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

(7) Stop button (∫, STOP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

(8) Pause button (;, PAUSE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

(9) Direct Navigator and Top menu button

(DIRECT NAVIGATOR, TOP MENU). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 33

(10)Cursor buttons (3, 4, 2, 1)/

Enter button (ENTER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

(11)Function button (FUNCTIONS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

(12)Timer recording button ( , TIMER). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

(13)Manual programming and check button

(PROG/CHECK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

(14)TV on/off button (Í, TV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

(15)DVD/TV switch (DVD, TV). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

(16)Recording button (¥, REC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

(17)Recording mode button (REC MODE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

(18)Channel up/down buttons (W, X, CH). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

(19)TV volume up/down buttons (r, s, VOLUME). . . . . . . . 7

(20)Slow/Search buttons (6, 5, SLOW/SEARCH) . . . . 14

(21)Play/t1.3 button (1, PLAY/t1.3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

(22)Play List and Menu button (PLAY LIST, MENU). . . . 13, 37

(23)Return button (RETURN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

(24)Manual skip button (MANUAL SKIP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

(25)Time slip button (TIME SLIP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

(26)Flexible recording button (F Rec) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

(27)Disc tray open/close button (<, OPEN/CLOSE) . . . . . . 13

(28)Status display button (STATUS)/

[B] button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 59

(29)Input select button (INPUT SELECT)/

[A] button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 57

(30)Erase button (ERASE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 39

(31)Audio button (AUDIO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

(32)Frame advance and frame reverse buttons

(2;, ;1, FRAME) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

(33)[C] button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

(34)Display button (DISPLAY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

(35)Marker button (MARKER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

(36)Position memory button (POSITION MEMORY) . . . . . . 14

Page

Main unit

(37)Remote control signal sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

(38)Disc tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

(39)AV2 input terminals (AV2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

(40)Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

(41)Time slip indicator (TIME SLIP)

≥While both recording and play are activated, this indicator

lights up.

(42)Skip/Slow/Search buttons (:/6, 5/9) . . . . . . 14

Buttons such as

1 function the same as the controls on the

remote control.

ªEntering titles

(page 29) ≥To enter characters

Use [3, 4, 2, 1] (10) to select the character you want to enter and press [ENTER] (10).

≥To erase characters

Press [;] (8). (You can also erase characters by using [3, 4, 2, 1] (10) to select “ERASE” and pressing [ENTER] (10).)

PAU S E

≥To finish entering the title

Press [∫] (7). (You can also finish entering the title by using [3, 4, 2, 1] (10) to select “SET” and pressing [ENTER] (10).)

STOP

≥To enter a space

You may enter a space by pressing [-/--] (4) and then press [ENTER] (10).

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-/- -

Page

The unit’s display

Rotating (REC): recording Stopped (REC): recording paused

Rotating (REC, PLAY):

recording and playing simultaneously or Time Slip is in progress

Rotating (PLAY): playing Stopped (PLAY): play paused

Control reference guide (continued)

(1)

(1) Recording indicator (REC)

On:

while recording

(2) Timer programme display

On:

when a programme for timer recording is on

(3) Disc type

DVD-RAM: DVD-RAM DVD-R: DVD-R DVD-V: DVD-Video VCD: Video CD CD: Audio CD, MP3 disc

(4) The display mode of the main display section

GRP: group number TITLE: title number TRACK: track number CHAP: chapter number PG: programme number PL: play list number

(5) Recording mode (pages 19 and 25)

XP: High-quality mode SP: Normal mode LP: Long play mode EP: Extra long play mode XP SP LP EP (all on):

FR mode (in flexible recording or in timer recording)

(2)

(7)

(4)

(8)

(6) DVD indicator

(7) Channel

(8) Main display section

(3)

(5)

Flashes: when you press [Í, DVD] (1) to turn the unit off until it actually turns off

1, 2, 3, ....., 99 / A1, A2, A3,

Timer recording Recording and play counter Remaining recording time Current time Title, track, chapter, group Miscellaneous messages etc. ≥Remaining recording time:

(For example) 1 hour )Displayed as “R 1:00”

(6)

Warning and Important Information

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(FDA 21 CFR)

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CAUTION!

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

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND ENSURE THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE EQUIPMENT.

As this equipment gets hot during use, operate it in a well ventilated place; do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit.

Important

Your attention is drawn to the fact that the recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material may infringe copyright laws.

For your safety

Do not remove outer cover. Touching internal parts of the unit is dangerous, and may seriously damage it. To prevent electric shock, do not remove cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

Disposal of old equipment

Batteries, packaging and old equipment should not be disposed of as domestic waste, but in accordance with the applicable regulations.

Cautions before you operate this unit

≥Do not place in an enclosed area so that the rear cooling fan and

the cooling vents on the side are covered up.

Avoid:

≥Humidity and dust. ≥Extreme heat such as direct sunlight. ≥Magnets or electromagnetic objects. ≥Touching internal parts of the unit. ≥Water or some other liquid. ≥Lightning. (Disconnect the aerial plug from the unit during

lightning storms.)

≥Anything heavy on the unit. ≥Connecting or handling the equipment with wet hands. ≥Using a cell phone near the unit because doing so may cause

noise to adversely affect the picture and sound. Do:

≥Wipe the unit with a clean and dry cloth. ≥Install the unit in a horizontal position. ≥Keep the unit, TV and other equipment switched off until you

have finished all connections.

CODE is a trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation.

GThe G-

CODE system is manufactured under license from

Gemstar Development Corporation.

G-

CODE is a registered trademark of Gemstar Development

Corporation. The G-

CODE system is manufactured under

license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson multimedia.

Notes on these instructions

These operating instructions describe operations mainly using the remote control. If the name of the button is the same, the operation described can also be performed with the main unit. The contents of the screens used in these instructions may not necessarily match what you will see on your screen.

Displays

The displays shown in these instructions are examples only. Actual displays depends on the disc being played.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

AV1 IN AV3 IN

R - AUDIO - L

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

R - AUDIO - L

BPR

OPTICAL

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (NTSC:480P/480I,

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

S-VIDEO

(PCM/BITSTREAM)

PAL:576I)

Standard Accessories 1 pc. RF Coaxial cable 1 pc. Remote Control

(EUR7615LC0) 2 pcs. R6 size batteries 1 pc. AC mains lead 1 pc. Audio/Video cable

Inside of unit

RF IN

RF OUT

The remote control

Batteries

≥Insert so the poles (- and +) match those in the remote control. ≥Do not use rechargeable type batteries.

R6, AA, UM-3

Do not;

≥mix old and new batteries ≥use different types at the same time ≥heat or expose to flame ≥take apart or short circuit ≥attempt to recharge alkaline or manganese batteries ≥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. If electrolyte leaks from the batteries, consult your dealer. Wash thoroughly with water if electrolyte comes in contact with any part of your body.

Remove if the remote control is not going to be used for a long period of time. Store in a cool, dark place. Replace if the unit does not respond to the remote control even when held close to the front panel.

Use

Aim at the sensor, avoiding obstacles, at a maximum range of 7 m directly in front of the unit. ≥Keep the transmission window and the unit’s sensor free from

dust.

≥Operation can be affected by strong light sources, such as direct

sunlight, and the glass doors on cabinets.

(1)

(2)

T elevision operation

You can control televisions by changing the remote control code.

Preparation

≥Turn on the television. ≥Switch [DVD, TV] (15) to “TV”.

1 Refer to the chart below for the code for your

television.

2 Press and hold [TV, Í] (14) and enter the two-digit

code with the numeric buttons (4).

≥For example: 01, press [0] )[1]. ≥After entering the code, test the remote control by turning on

the television and changing channels.

Notes

≥If there is more than one code, repeat the procedure until you find

the code that allows correct operation.

≥Repeat this procedure after you change the batteries. ≥If your television brand is not listed or if the code listed for your

television does not allow control of your television, this remote is not compatible with your television.

List of TVs Compatible with the unit’s Remote Control

Brand: Code

Panasonic/National 01, 02, 03, 04 SONY 05 TOSHIBA 06 JVC 07 HITACHI 08 MITSUBISHI 09, 10 SHARP 11 PHILIPS, SAMSUNG 12 NEC 13 SANYO 14 GOLDSTAR/LG 15, 16 SAMSUNG 17, 18 SANYO 19

Operation: Button

On and off: [TV, Í] (14) Video input mode: [AV] (3) Channels: [W, X, CH] (18) Volume: [i, j, VOLUME] (19) Numeric: [0-9, -/--] (4)

DVD

(3)

(1) Remote control signal sensor (2) 7 m directly in front of the unit. (3) Switch [DVD, TV] (15) to “DVD”.

Do not;

≥put heavy objects on the remote control ≥take the remote control apart ≥spill liquids onto the remote control

Discs

ALL

Discs you can use

The features you can use with the different types of discs are indicated as follows.

[RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-V] [CD] [VCD] [MP3]

Audio CDs

Video CDs

MP3 discs

DVD-RAM

DVD-R

For your reference

≥[DVD-R] indicates DVD-R that have not yet been finalized

(page 32) and can still be recorded on.

≥DVD-R that have been finalized can use the same features as

DVD-Video. (Refer to features indicated [DVD-V].)

DVD-Video

Discs you can use for recording and play

Logos for the discs you can record on and play

Disc type

DVDRAM

DVDR

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

(1) A disc recorded and edited with this unit is played in a DVD

recorder or computer disc drive manufactured by another company.

(2) A disc used as described in (1) and then played again in this

unit.

(3) A disc recorded and edited with a DVD recorder or computer

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

Logo Regulation

4.7 GB/9.4 GB, 12 cm (5z)

2.8 GB, 8 cm (3z)

4.7 GB, 12 cm (5z)

1.4 GB, 8 cm (3z) for General Ver.2.0

Indication used in instructions

[RAM]

[DVD-R]

≥This unit cannot record to discs containing both PAL and NTSC

signals. Play of discs recorded with both PAL and NTSC on another unit is not guaranteed.

Play-only discs

Discs you can play-only and their logos

Disc type

DVDVideo

Audio CD

Video CD

CD – – [MP3]

Logo Video system

PAL/NTSC [DVD-V]

– [CD]

PAL/NTSC [VCD]

Region Management Information (DVD-Video only)

Region number are allocated to DVD players and software according to where they are sold.

≥For Asia: “3” ≥For Australia, New Zealand: “4”

DVD-Video can be played on this unit if their region number is the same or includes the same number, or if the DVD is marked “ALL”. Confirm the region number for this unit before choosing discs. The number for this unit is indicated on the rear panel of the unit.

Playing CD-R and CD-RW

This unit can play CD-DA (digital audio), MP3 and Video CD format, audio CD-R and CD-RW that have been finalized* It may not be able to play some CD-R or CD-RW due to the condition of the recording. * Finalize: A process that allows play on compatible equipment.

upon completion of recording.

Indication used in instructions

Notes

≥This unit is compatible with the Content Protection for

Recordable Media (CPRM) system so you can record broadcasts that allow one copy, such as some CATV broadcasts, onto

4.7 GB/9.4 GB DVD-RAM (these are CPRM compatible). It is not possible to record onto DVD-R or 2.8 GB DVD-RAM.

≥Do not allow the disc to become dirty or scratched. Fingerprints,

dirt, dust, and scratches on the recording surface may make it impossible to use the disc for recording.

≥If you use DVD-RAM cartridges, you can protect your recordings

with the write protected tab (page 64). With the tab in this position, you cannot record to the disc, delete programmes with the direct navigator, edit with the play list screen, or format the disc.

≥This unit is compatible with both non-cartridge and cartridge

DVD-RAM, but cartridge-type discs give better protection to your valuable recordings.

For your reference ≥DVD-RAM recorded on this unit cannot be played on

incompatible players (including players manufactured by Panasonic).

≥Using a Panasonic DVD-RAM, you can record broadcasts that

allow you to make one copy, such as some satellite broadcasts.

≥This unit cannot record PAL signals to discs containing NTSC

signals or vice versa.

Note

≥The producer of the material can control how these discs are

played. This means that you may not be able to control play of a disc with some operations described in these operating instructions. Read the disc’s instructions carefully.

Discs (continued)

Discs that cannot be played

≥DVD-Video with a region number other than the number for this

unit or “All”

≥Some DVD-R ≥DVD-RAM (2.6 GB/5.2 GB) ≥DVD-ROM ≥DVD-RW ≥DVD-Audio ≥iRW ≥CD-ROM ≥CDV ≥CD-G ≥CVD ≥SVCD ≥SACD ≥MV-Disc ≥PD ≥Photo CD ≥Divx Video Disc, etc. ≥Play of non-standard Video CDs and Super Video CDs is not

guaranteed.

DVD-R

You can play DVD-R on compatible DVD players by finalizing [the process that allows recordings on DVD-R to be played on compatible DVD players, (page 32)] them on this unit, effectively making them into DVD-Video.

ªBefore finalizing

You can record onto the available space on the disc and perform editing functions, such as giving titles to discs and programmes and erasing programmes. You cannot record to or edit DVD-R with this unit if it was recorded with another unit, whether it is finalized or not. You cannot record over parts that have been recorded. Erasing programmes will not increase the disc’s available time.

ªAfter finalizing

The video and audio is recorded according to the DVD-Video specifications, and your very own DVD-Video is created.

≥The titles you entered with this unit appear as menus. ≥Programmes longer than 5 minutes are divided into 5-minute

chapters.

≥These DVD-R can no longer be recorded on or edited. ≥These DVD-R can be played on other DVD players, but this is not

guaranteed. Play may not be possible due to the player you are using, the DVD-R, or the condition of the recording. Use this unit to play the disc if the player is unable.

For your reference

≥It takes about 30 seconds for the unit to complete recording

management information after recording finishes.

≥To record on DVD-R, this unit optimizes the disc for each

recording. Optimizing is carried out when you start recording after inserting the disc or turning the unit on. Recording may become impossible after the disc is optimized more than 50 times.

≥The first 30 seconds of a programme may not be recorded if you

make successive timer recordings.

≥The video is recorded in a 4:3 aspect irrespective of the video

signal input. Use the television’s screen modes to change the screen size for play.

≥Some broadcasts carry signals that allow you to make one copy,

but you cannot record these broadcast with DVD-R. Use DVD-RAM to record these kinds of broadcast.

≥Play may be impossible in some cases due the condition of the

recording.

≥We recommend using DVD-R manufactured by Panasonic as

they have been tested to be compatible with this unit.

≥You cannot change audio type if a DVD-R is in the unit. Select

the audio type (M1 or M2) before recording by going to “Bilingual Audio Selection” in the “Sound” menu.

Audio format logos

Dolby Digital (pages 46 and 61) This unit can play Dolby Digital in stereo (2 channels). Connect an amplifier with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder to enjoy surround sound.

DTS Digital Surround (pages 46 and 61) Connect this unit to equipment that has a DTS decoder to enjoy DVDs with this mark.

Types of disc for the type of connected TV

When you use the discs recorded either PAL or NTSC, refer to this table.

TV type Disc Yes/No

Multisystem TV

NTSC TV

PAL TV

*1If you select “NTSC” in “TV System” (page 53), the picture may

be clearer.

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

Discs and accessories

≥DVD-RAM

You can also record signals which allow you to make one copy, onto these discs.

9.4-GB, double-sided, type 4 cartridge:

4.7-GB, single-sided, type 2 cartridge:

4.7-GB, single-sided, non-cartridge:

≥DVD-R

4.7-GB, single-sided, non-cartridge:

≥DVD-RAM/PD Disc cleaner:

≥DVD-RAM/PD Lens cleaner:

PAL Yes

NTSC Yes

PAL No

NTSC Yes*

PAL Yes

NTSC Yes*

LM-AD240E

LM-AB120E (set of 3, LM-AB120E3)

LM-AF120E (set of 3, LM-AF120E3)

LM-RF120E

LF-K200DCA1

LF-K123LCA1

(PAL60)

Connecting and Setting up

ªConnect as following steps

1 RF Coaxial cable (supplied) 2 Audio/Video cable (supplied) 3 Aerial lead (not supplied) 4 AC mains leads (supplied) 5 AC mains leads (not supplied)

Sockets

(1) Audio/Video Output socket (2) Aerial Input socket (3) Aerial Output socket (4) Aerial Input socket (5) Audio/Video Input socket

First of all, please disconnect AC mains leads of all units which you are going to connect with before connecting and disconnecting cables.

Use an Audio/Video cable or Audio/S-Video cable.

Follow these steps if you connect your unit to a television using an RF Coaxial cable and an Audio/Video cable. (AV Connection) An RF Coaxial cable must be connected to watch television even if an Audio/Video cable is also used to connect unit to the television

(1)

(2)

RF IN

AV1 IN AV 3 IN

R - AUDIO - L

VIDEO

R - AUDIO - L

S-VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

R - AUDIO - L

BPR

OPTICAL

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

(NTSC:480P/480I,

VIDEO

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

S-VIDEO

(PCM/BITSTREAM)

PAL:576I)

RF OUT

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(3)

(5)

Connecting and Setting up (continued)

ªConnect as following steps

1 RF Coaxial cable (supplied) 2 Audio/Video cable (supplied) 3 S-Video cable (not supplied) 4 Aerial lead (not supplied) 5 AC mains leads (supplied) 6 AC mains leads (not supplied)

Sockets

(1) S-Video Output socket (2) Audio/Video Output socket (3) Aerial Input socket (4) Aerial Output socket (5) Aerial Input socket (6) S-Video Input socket (7) Audio/Video Input socket

Follow these steps if you connect your unit to a television using an S-Video cable. (S-Video Connection) An RF Coaxial cable must be connected to watch television.

(2) (1)

(3)

RF IN

AV1 IN AV 3 IN

R - AUDIO - L

VIDEO

R - AUDIO - L

S-VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

R - AUDIO - L

BPR

OPTICAL

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

(NTSC:480P/480I,

VIDEO

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

S-VIDEO

(PCM/BITSTREAM)

PAL:576I)

RF OUT

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(5)

(4)

(7)

Do not connect the unit through a video cassette recorder

Video signals fed through video cassette recorders will be affected by copyright protection systems and the picture will not be shown correctly on the television.

Connecting and Setting up (continued)

Selecting TV screen type

Auto Setup

Auto Setup automatically tunes all available stations.

1 Press [DVD, Í] (1) to switch the unit on.

DMR-E51GCS: Auto-Setup screen appears on the television

DMR-E50GN: The Country setting menu appears on the

SELECT

ENTER

RETURN

RETURN : leave ENTER : access

2 Use [3, 4, 2, 1] (10) to select the country and

press [ENTER] (10).

3 Auto Setup starts.

≥This takes about 5 minutes.

Auto-Setup in progress, please wait. RETURN: to abort

RETURN

To cancel Auto Setup before it finishes

Press [RETURN] (23).

The clock setting menu appears after Auto Setup finishes

(1) Use [3, 4, 2, 1] (10) to set the correct time and date. (2) Press [ENTER] (10) to conclude the setting.

To confirm that stations have been tuned correctly

See page 56.

When no stations have been set, confirm all connections and restart Auto Setup

See page 57 and Hint below.

When station names or channel numbers have not been set correctly

See page 56.

Hint

≥You can restart the Auto Setup if the screen of the unit’s tuner is

displayed in the stop mode. Hold down [W, CH] (18) and [X, CH] (18) on the main unit simultaneously for about 5 seconds.

and go to step 3.

television.

Country

Australia

New Zealand

Others

Auto-Setup

128

The aspect ratio is factory set to 4:3 for a regular television. You do not have to change this setting if you have a regular 4:3 aspect television.

Preparation

≥Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to

suit the connections to this unit.

≥Switch [DVD, TV] (15) to “DVD”.

1 Press [DVD, Í] (1) to turn this unit on. 2 Press [FUNCTIONS] (11) to show the FUNCTIONS

window.

3 Use [3, 4, 2, 1] (10) to select “SETUP” and press

[ENTER] (10).

DVD-RAM

FUNCTIONS

SELECT

ENTER

RETURN

Disc Protection Cartridge Protection

DISC INFORMATION

TIMER RECORDING

SETUP

Off

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

PLAY

TOP PLAY

CREATE PLAY LIST

PLAY LIST

FLEXIBLE REC

4 Use [3, 4] (10) to select the “Connection” and

press [2] or [1] (10).

5 Use [3, 4] (10) to select “TV Aspect” and press

[ENTER] (10).

SETUP

TV Aspect Progressive (NTSC) TV System

Tuning Settings Disc Picture Sound Display Connection

TV System

Normal (4:3) TV

Norm (4:3) TV Settings (DVD-Video) Norm (4:3) TV Settings (DVD-RAM)

Tab

SELECT

ENTER

RETURN

6 Use [3, 4] (10) to select the TV aspect and press

[ENTER] (10).

SELECT

ENTER

RETURN

TV Aspect

Norm (4:3)

Wide (16:9)

SETUP

Tuning Settings Disc Picture Sound Display Connection

≥4:3 (factory setting) ≥16:9

ªTo return to the previous screen

Press [RETURN] (23).

For your reference

Apart from “TV Aspect”, other settings also affect how video appears on your television. Check the following if video doesn’t appear correctly on your television. ≥“Connection” —“Norm (4:3) TV Settings (DVD-RAM)” or “Norm

(4:3) TV Settings (DVD-Video)” (page 53).

≥The video setting on the disc. How video appears is often

specified by the disc itself.

≥The video settings on your television.

Playing discs

[RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-V] [CD] [VCD] [MP3]

Preparation

Switch [DVD, TV] (15) to “DVD”.

1 Press [DVD, Í] (1) to turn the unit on. 2 Press [<, OPEN/CLOSE] (27) to open the tray and

insert a disc.

(2)

(1)

e.g.: DVD-RAM

(1) Arrow pointing inwards. (2) Align correctly. ≥Insert label-up with the arrow facing in. (With double-sided

discs, load so the label for the side you want to play is facing up.)

≥Insert inside the tray’s guides. ≥Insert one disc only.

3 Press [1] (21).

≥The disc tray closes and play begins.

(The unit takes some time to read the disc before play starts.)

≥If the Resume function (page 14) is not

active, playback will begin from the most recently recorded programme. [RAM] [DVD-R]

≥Play starts from the beginning of the disc. [DVD-V] [CD] [VCD]

[MP3]

≥If you insert a DVD-RAM with the write-protect tab set to

“PROTECT” (page 64) and press [<, OPEN/CLOSE] (27), play starts automatically.

ªTo stop play

Press [∫] (7). (page 14, “Starting play from where you stopped it”) ≥A screen similar to the illustrated may

appear when you stop play. Press [∫] (7) again and you can use this unit’s tuner to watch television. This screen is also shown when you are playing CDs.

ªTo pause play

Press [;] (8). Press again to restart playing.

ªWith non-cartridge discs

(1)

When a menu screen appears on the television

[DVD-V] [VCD] Operate menus with the following operations. Actual operations depend on the disc.

Press the numeric buttons (4) to select an item, or move [3, 4, 2, 1] (10) to select an item and press [ENTER] (10).

≥You can return to menus after you start play by pressing

[TOP MENU] (9) or [MENU] (22) (DVD-Video), or [RETURN] (23) (Video CD).

Note

≥The disc continues to rotate while the menu is displayed even

after you finish playing an item. Press [∫] (7) when you finish to preserve the unit’s motor and your television screen.

For your reference ≥If “ ” appears on the television

The operation is prohibited by the unit or disc.

≥[RAM] [DVD-R]

Play starts from the beginning of the most recent recording. If that programme is extremely short, play starts from the next most recent recording. Use “TOP PLAY” in the FUNCTIONS window (page 22) to start play from the oldest programme on the disc (programme 1).

Erasing a programme that is being played

[RAM] [DVD-R]

Since the programme in playback and all the play lists (page 38) created during its playback are erased irretrievably, you should make sure if the desired programme has been selected before carrying out.

1 During play

Press [ERASE] (30).

Erase Programme

Erase ENTERSELECT

0 : 58 SP

Cancel

ENTER

SELECT

RETURN

Remaining Time

Corresponding PLAY LIST will also be erased.

Erase

≥The menu disappear about 10 seconds later.

2 Use [2] (10) or [:/6] (42) to select “Erase”

and press [ENTER] (10) or [ERASE] (30).

≥Use [1] (10) or [5/9] (42) to select “Cancel” and press

[ENTER] (10) or [ERASE] (30), or press [RETURN] (23) to cancel.

Notes

≥It is not possible to erase a programme when you are carrying

out simultaneous recording and play (page 21).

≥It is not possible to erase a programme that is in the process of

being recorded.

≥The available recording time on DVD-R does not increase when

you erase programmes.

(2) (3)

(1) Insert label-up. (With double-sided discs, load so the label for

the side you want to play is facing up.) (2) Guide for 12 cm (5 (3) Guide for 8 cm (3

q) disc

Playing discs (continued)

Quick View (Play t1.3)

[RAM] During play or Time Slip, you can play faster than the normal play

to save time by Quick View function.

During play

Press and hold [1] (21) for about 1 second.

DVD-RAM

PLAY x1.3

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≥Press [1] (21) to return to normal play. ≥You cannot use this feature if the “PLAY k1.3 & Audio during

Search” of “Sound” is “Off” (page 52).

≥This feature can be activated only on DVD-RAM recorded with

Dolby Digital.

≥Simultaneous recording and play with Quick View (Play k1.3) is

possible only during SP, LP and EP recording mode.

≥Quick View (Play k1.3) cannot operate when “editing menu” is

displayed. (pages 36, 38, 40 and 41)

≥During Quick View (Play k1.3), the Digital Audio Output will

change to PCM Output.

≥During Quick View (Play k1.3), it may cause the picture to freeze

for a moment when scenes change.

Starting play from where you stopped it (Resume Function)

[RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-V] [CD] [VCD] [MP3]

1 During play

Press [∫] (7).

≥The unit remembers the position.

2 Press [1] (21).

≥Play starts from where you stopped it.

e.g.: DVD-RAM

ªTo cancel the resume function

Press [∫] (7) while the unit remembers the position. (The position is also cleared when you turn the unit off.)

ªTo start play from a memorized position after turning

the unit off

Press [POSITION MEMORY] (36) during play. (The message “Position Memorized” appears on the television.) Now when you press [1] (21) after switching the unit to standby and back on, play starts from the memorized position.

For your reference

[DVD-R] [DVD-V] [CD] [VCD] [MP3]

≥The position memorized when you press [∫] (7) or

[POSITION MEMORY] (36) is cleared when you open the disc tray.

[RAM] ≥The position memory is written to the disc and remains intact until

you mark a different position. You cannot mark positions if the disc is write-protected with DISC INFORMATION (page 30) or with the write protect tab (page 64). Release the protection before marking position.

≥If you press [∫] (7) before switching the unit to standby after

pressing [POSITION MEMORY] (36) to memorize a position, play will resume from the position you pressed [∫] (7) when you press [1] (21).

Fast forward and rewind—SEARCH

[RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-V] [CD] [VCD] [MP3]

During play

Press [6, SLOW/SEARCH] or [5, SLOW/SEARCH] (20).

[6]: backward [5]: forward

DVD-RAM

••••

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≥If using the [:/6] or [5/9] (42) button on the unit,

keep pressing the button for 1 or more seconds.

≥There are 5 search speeds. Each press increases the search

speed.

≥The search speed is maintained when you release the button. ≥Press [1] (21) to return to normal play. ≥You will hear sound at speed one (only forward) when playing

DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-Video and Video CDs. You can turn this sound off if you want to (page 52, “Sound”— “PLAY k1.3 & Audio during Search” to “Off”).

≥Sound is not heard during chasing play and simultaneous

recording and play.

Slow-motion play

[RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-V] [VCD]

While paused

Press [6, SLOW/SEARCH] or [5, SLOW/SEARCH] (20).

[6]: backward (does not work with Video CDs) [5]: forward

≥If using the [:/6] or [5/9] (42) button on the unit,

keep pressing the button for 1 or more seconds.

≥There are 5 slow-motion speeds. Each press increases the slow-

motion speed.

≥The slow-motion speed is maintained when you release the

button.

≥Press [1] (21) to return to normal play.

Frame-by-frame view ing

[RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-V] [VCD]

Remote control only

While paused

Press [2;, FRAME] or [;1, FRAME] (32) or [2, 1] (10).

[2;] or [2]: backward (does not work with Video CDs) [;1] or [1]: forward

≥Each press shows the next or previous frame. ≥Press [1] (21) to return to normal play.

Playing discs (continued)

[:]

[9]

(1) (2)

(3) (3)

(4) (4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Skipping

[RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-V] [CD] [VCD] [MP3] You can skip to the beginning of tracks (page 62) and chapters

(page 62) and restart play from there. On DVD-RAM and DVD-R, you can skip to the start of a programme and start play from there. The section between the point where recording is started and the point where it is stopped is called a “programme”.

During play or while paused

Press [:, SKIP] or [9, SKIP] (6).

[:]: backward [9]: forward Each press increases the number of skips.

For your reference

≥After skipping, the unit returns to the previous state, play or

pause.

≥Press [1] (21) to restart play if it was paused. ≥Pressing [:] or [9] (6) while a DVD menu is being shown

or while the playback control feature on Video CDs (page 62) is working may take you to a menu screen.

≥You can also mark positions to skip to (page 17).

(2) (2)

(4) (4)

[:]

(1)

(3) (3)

(4)

[9]

Manual Skip

[RAM] [DVD-R]

Remote control only

You can skip commercials easily with this feature.

Preparation

Switch [DVD, TV] (15) to “DVD”.

During play

Press [MANUAL SKIP] (24).

Play restarts from approximately 30 seconds later.

Selecting an amount of time to skip— Time Slip

[RAM] [DVD-R]

You can set an amount of time and then skip with one press of a button.

Preparation

Switch [DVD, TV] (15) to “DVD”.

1 During play

Press [TIME SLIP] (25).

0 min

(1) Play position (2) Twice (3) Once (4) Chapter/track

(1) Play position (2) Marker (3) Twice (4) Once (5) Three times (6) The programme before (7) Current programme (8) The programme after

Starting play from a selected programme, title, chapter or track

[RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-V] [CD] [VCD] [MP3]

Remote control only

Preparation

Switch [DVD, TV] (15) to “DVD”.

2 Within 5 seconds

Press [3, 4] (10) to enter the time and press [ENTER] (10).

≥Play skips the time you entered. ≥Press [3] (10) to increase or [4] (10) to decrease in one-

minute units. Press and hold [3] (10) to increase or [4] (10) to decrease in 10-minute units.

–5 min

Note

≥You cannot use this feature while a “DIRECT NAVIGATOR”

(page 33) or “PLAY LIST” (page 37) screen is being displayed.

During play

Press the numeric buttons (4) to select the item.

(page 4)

≥This works only when stopped with some discs (the screen saver

is on the television).

Playing discs (continued)

DVD-RAM

PLAY

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(2)

Changing audio

[RAM] [DVD-V] [VCD]

Remote control only

You can change the audio being received or played with the following procedure.

Preparation

Switch [DVD, TV] (15) to “DVD”.

During reception or play

Press [AUDIO] (31) to select the audio type.

How the type changes depends on when you press the button.

ªWhile receiving a TV programme with Stereo

When receiving a TV programme with the Stereo, Bilingual or NICAM sound system, the type of sound system in which it is broadcast is automatically indicated.

DVD-RAM

ARD

(1)

(1) e.g.: “STEREO” is selected

STEREO: When receiving a STEREO/NICAM stereo

M1/M2: When receiving a Bilingual/NICAM dual-sound

M1: When receiving a NICAM monaural broadcast.

ªWhile playing a television programme recorded on

If it is a recording of a stereo broadcast

LR>L>R

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STEREO

DVD-RAM

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broadcast.

ªWhen you have connected the unit to other

equipment with an optical digital cable

You cannot change the audio type when you have used only an optical digital cable for connection in the following cases: ≥While playing stereo or bilingual broadcasts recorded on DVD-

RAM.

≥While playing something recorded from other equipment.

When using DVD-R

You cannot use [AUDIO] (31) or the DISPLAY menu to change audio type when a DVD-R is in the disc tray.

≥While receiving a bilingual TV broadcast

You can use the SETUP menus to select which audio type is recorded, either “M1” or “M2”. “M1” is the default setting. (page 52, “Sound”—“Bilingual Audio Selection”)

≥During play

The audio type selected for recording is played. This is displayed as “LR”.

(2) e.g.: “LR” is selected

ªWhile playing a DVD Video

You can change the audio channel number each time you press the button. This allows you to change things like the soundtrack language.

Soundtrack

1 ENG Î Digital 3/2.1ch

(3)

Soundtrack

2 FRA Î Digital 3/2.1ch

(4)

(3) e.g.: English is the selected language (4) The language is switched to French

ªWhile playing a Video CD

LR>L>R

^-------------}

V-CD

PLAY

(5)

(5) e.g.: “LR” is selected

For your reference

≥You can also use the DISPLAY menu to change the audio type. ≥You can change the audio for the images being played with

simultaneous recording and play and Time Slip.

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Playing discs (continued)

Marking places to play again—MARKER

[RAM] [DVD-R]

You can mark up to 999 points on a disc to return to later. These marks are recorded directly onto DVD-RAM, but are cleared when you removed or finalized DVD-R.

[DVD-V] [CD] [VCD] [MP3]

You can mark up to 5 points on a disc to return to later. All the markers are cleared when the disc tray is opened.

Preparation

Switch [DVD, TV] (15) to “DVD”.

ªMarking positions directly

During play

Press [MARKER] (35).

≥One marker is added.

ªUsing DISPLAY menus to mark positions

Displaying the marker icon

1 During play

Press [DISPLAY] (34).

Disc

Play Picture Sound

Soundtrack

Subtitle

Audio channel

2 Use [3, 4] (10) to select the Play tab and press [1]

(10).

Disc

Play

Picture Sound

Repeat Play

Marker

3 Use [3, 4] (10) to select “Marker” and press [1]

(10) to highlight the first asterisk (¢).

[RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-V] [CD] [VCD] [MP3]

1s10

††††††††††

Î Digital 2/0ch

OFF

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OFF

Notes

[RAM]

≥This feature doesn’t work while using a play list. ≥Markers cannot be added to or removed from discs that are

protected (pages 30 and 64).

[RAM] [DVD-R] ≥The markers are ordered by time. This means that the marker

numbers can change when you add and erase markers.

[DVD-V] [CD] [VCD] [MP3] ≥This feature only works if the elapsed playing time of the disc is

shown on the unit’s display.

≥Some subtitles recorded around the marker may fail to appear.

1s10

††††††††††

†††††

Marking positions

1 Use [2, 1] (10) to select an asterisk (¢). 2 Press [ENTER] (10).

≥One marker is added.

When marking positions 11 and above

[RAM] [DVD-R]

1 Use [2, 1] (10) to highlight “1–10”. 2 Use [3, 4] (10) to select “11–20”.

≥You can select the next group of 10 when the current group is

full.

3 Use [1] (10).

≥The first asterisk is highlighted.

4 Press [ENTER] (10) to mark a position.

To play from a marked position

1 Use [2, 1] (10) to select a marker number. 2 Press [ENTER] (10).

≥Play starts from the marked position.

ªTo clear a marker

Use [2, 1] (10) to select a marker number and press [CANCEL]

(5).

≥An asterisk replaces the number and the position is cleared.

ªTo clear the DISPLAY menus

Press [DISPLAY] (34).

Playing discs (continued)

G: The Group Number

T: Track Number in the Group

TOTAL: Selected Track Number / Total Track Number

Selected Group No. and Name

Folder = Group

Track total = Total

File = Track

0 – 9

No.

RETURN

ENTER

SELECT

G 1 T 1 TOTAL 1/ 24

MP3_MUSIC

001 My favorite 001 Brazillian pops 002 Chinese pops 003 Czech pops

004 PC Files

005 Japanese pops 006 Swedish pops 001 Momoko

002 Standard Number

001 Piano solo 002 Vocal

G 1/ 15

Tree

Selected Group Number/ Total Group Number ≥If the group has no

track, “– –” is displayed as group number.

Using menus to play MP3 discs

[MP3]

This unit can play MP3 files recorded on CD-R/RW with a computer. Files are treated as tracks and folders are treated as groups. “Total” means total number of all MP3 files (all tracks in all groups) recorded in the disc.

Preparation

Switch [DVD, TV] (15) to “DVD”.

1 During stop or play

Press [TOP MENU] (9) or [MENU] (22).

≥The file list appears.

2 Press [3, 4] (10) to select the track and press

[ENTER] (10).

Play continues to the last track in the last group.

≥“ ” indicates the track currently playing. ≥You can also select the track with the numeric buttons (4),

directly. e.g.: The track “006.mp3” of Group “002” of the illustration

ªTo show other pages

Press [3, 4, 2, 1] (10) to select “2 Back” or “Next 1” and press [ENTER] (10). ≥After listing all the tracks in one group, the list for the next group

appears.

ªTo exit the file list

Press [TOP MENU] (9), [MENU] (22) or [RETURN] (23).

Notes

≥The order in which menu appears on menu display may differ

from the order on computer display.

≥Sometimes, during fast forward/rewind of VBR recorded MP3,

the counter may not display correctly.

≥This unit is compatible with multi-session but if there are a lot of

sessions it takes more time for play to start. Keep the number of sessions to a minimum to avoid this.

≥This unit cannot play files recorded using packet write. ≥If the disc includes both MP3 and other types of audio data (e.g.

WMA or WAV), the unit plays only the MP3.

≥If the disc includes both MP3 and normal audio data (CD-DA),

the unit plays the type recorded in the inner part of the disc.

≥Depending on how you create MP3 files, they may not play in the

order you numbered them or may not play at all.

≥If you play a MP3 track that includes still picture data, it will take

some time before the music itself starts playing and the elapsed time will not be displayed during this time. Even after the track starts, the correct play time will not be displayed.

≥Maximum number of tracks and groups recognizable: 999 tracks

and 99 groups

≥Compatible compression rate: between 32 kbps and 320 kbps

No. Group

1 G 1 T 1 TOTAL 1/ 24

No.

0 – 9

SELECT

ENTER

RETURN

: MP3_MUSIC

Total Track Tree

001 Both Ends Freezing

Back Next

on top right, “6”: [0] )[0] )[6]

The track “010.mp3” of Group “003” of the illustration on top right, “10” [0] )[1] )[0]

ªNaming folders and files

At the time of recording, give folder and file names a 3-digit numeric prefix in the order you want them to play (this may not work at times).

001001

001.mp3

002.mp3

003.mp3

002

004.mp3

008.mp3

009.mp3

010.mp3

005.mp3

006.mp3

007.mp3

003

≥Discs must conform to ISO9660 level 1 or 2 and Joliet (except for

extended formats).

≥MP3 files must have the extension “.MP3” or “.mp3”. ≥This unit is not compatible with ID3 tags.

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

≥English alphabets and a Arabic numerals are indicated properly.

Other characters may not be indicated properly.

ªUsing the tree screen to find a group

During stop or play

Press [1] (10) while a track is highlighted to display the tree screen.

≥The folder which the file of MP3 is not in through is indicated

by black. Even if that folder is chosen, a file list doesn’t come out.

2 Press [3, 4] (10) to select a group and press

[ENTER] (10).

≥The file list for the group appears.

For your reference

≥Press [2, 1] (10) to jump layers in the tree screen.

ªTo return to the file list

Press [RETURN] (23).

Recording television programmes

Turn over

Reverse

Front

[RAM] [DVD-R]

Preparation

Switch [DVD, TV] (15) to “DVD”.

1 Press [DVD, Í] (1) to turn the unit on. 2 Press [<, OPEN/CLOSE] (27) to open the tray and

insert a disc.

≥Insert one disc only within the tray’s guides. ≥Use a disc that can be recorded on and that has enough

space available.

≥Press [<, OPEN/CLOSE] (27) to close the tray. ≥When using a DVD-RAM for the first time with this unit,

format it to ensure accurate recording (page 31, “Format”). Check the disc carefully to ensure it doesn’t contain programmes you want to keep.

(2)

(1)

e.g.: DVD-RAM

(1) Arrow pointing inwards. (2) Align correctly. ≥Insert label-up with the arrow facing in. (with double-sided

discs, load so the label for the side you want to record is facing up.)

3 Press [W, X, CH] (18) or numeric buttons (4) to

select the channel.

(3)

(3) e.g.: When you have selected channel 4

4 Press [REC MODE] (17) to select the recording

mode.

≥Select “XP”, “SP”, “LP” or “EP”. ≥It is also possible to perform the flexible recording (FR).

(page 20)

(4)

(4) e.g.: When you have selected “XP”

5 Press [¥, REC] (16) to start recording.

≥The programme which has already been recorded is not

overwritten.

To ensure recording

≥Use a disc that can be recorded on and that has enough space

available.

≥Ensure the write protect tab is not set to “PROTECT”. (page 64) ≥Ensure the disc is not write-protected with DISC INFORMATION.

ªTo pause recording

Press [;] (8). Press again to restart recording.

ªTo stop recording

Press [∫] (7).

ªTo select channels with the remote control

Press the numeric buttons (4).

ªConvenient features

≥Chasing play—playing from the beginning of the programme you

are recording (page 21).

≥Simultaneous recording and play—watching a programme you

recorded while recording another (page 21).

≥Time Slip-checking the images you are recording (page 22).

ªRe-inserting double-sided discs

You can get up to 12 hours recording when you use double-sided discs and use the “EP” mode.

ªRecording modes and approximate recording times

in hours

DVD-RAM

Single-sided

(4.7 GB)

XP (High quality) 121 SP (Normal) 242 LP (Long play) 484 EP (Extra long play) 6126

≥Flexible recording (FR) calculates a recording rate that will

enable the recording to fit in the remaining time on the disc.

Double-sided

(9.4 GB)

When using DVD-R

≥You can play DVD-R on compatible DVD players by finalizing

them on this unit, effectively making them into DVD-Video.

≥The video is recorded in a 4:3 aspect irrespective of the video

signal input.

≥When recording bilingual channel sound onto DVD-R, it is

possible to select only one of “M1” or “M2”.

When recording bilingual TV broadcast while receiving a bilingual TV broadcast

Select “M1”(main) or “M2”(secondary audio) of “Bilingual Audio Selection” in the “Sound” menu.

When recording bilingual audio with connecting to a decoder or a digital receiver

Select the audio type either “M1” or “M2” on the connected devices. (You cannot select the audio type on this unit.)

For your reference

[RAM]

≥Select the audio type both “M1” and “M2” on the connected

devices. (You can also select the audio type on this unit.)

Note

[DVD-R]

≥You cannot use [AUDIO] (31) or the DISPLAY menu to change

audio type when a DVD-R is in the disc tray.

DVD-R

(4.7 GB)

Recording television programmes (continued)

REC/OTR 30

ARD

DVD-RAM

ªTo check the remaining time and the current mode

during recording

Press [STATUS] (28) several times.

(1)

π PRG2 0:05.14 XP π PRG1 0:00.10 SP

π Remain 0:50 XP0:07:21 6.8.

(1) Available recording time and recording mode

(e.g.: “0:50 XP” indicates 50 minutes in XP mode)

Notes ≥The message “Cannot record. Maximum number of

programmes recorded.” is displayed if you try to start recording

when there are already 99 programmes on a disc. Erase unneeded programmes (DVD-RAM/DVD-R) or use a new disc to continue recording.

≥Check that disc can be recorded on (page 8).

For your reference

≥You can record up to 99 programmes on one disc. ≥You cannot change the channel or recording mode during

recording. You can change them while recording is paused, but the material is recorded as a separate programme.

≥An error message appears if you try to start recording when a

disc is full; the remaining time will be shown as “0:00”. To continue recording, erase unneeded programmes (DVD-RAM only (page 34), Erasing programmes) or use another disc.

≥There are limitations when recording to DVD-R (page 9). ≥The message “Can not record on the disc.” is displayed when

recording was not completed correctly. Check the discs for dirt or scratches.

≥Recording cannot be performed correctly if you try to record PAL

system to a disc that already contains recordings using NTSC.

DVD-RAM

REC

PLAY

One Touch Recording—Specify a time to stop recording

[RAM] [DVD-R]

Main unit only

This is a simple way of making timer recordings when you are in a hurry or before you go to bed. You can set the time up to 4 hours in advance.

While recording

Press [¥, REC] (16) on the main unit to select the recording time.

The time increases as illustrated each time you press the button. The counter decreases in 1-minute units after you set a time. You can change the time again with the same operation. When the time you set is reached, recording stops and the unit switches to standby.

Unit’s Display

(Counter) # 30 # 60 # 90

^ 240 ! 180 ! 120 !}

(2)

(2) Shows recording will stop in 30 minutes

ªTo cancel

During recording, press [¥, REC] (16) until the counter appears. ≥Recording continues.

ªTo show the time remaining until recording finishes

Press [STATUS] (28) several times.

Flexible recording mode (FR)

[RAM] [DVD-R]

The unit calculates a recording rate that enables the recording to fit in the time you set (within the remaining time on the disc) and with the best possible picture quality.

1 While stopped

Press [F Rec] (26).

FLEXIBLE RECORDING

Recording in FR mode

Maximum rec. time

Set rec. time

Start Cancel

2 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] (10) to set the recording time. 3 To start recording

Press [3, 4, 2, 1] (10) to select “Start” and press [ENTER] (10).

≥Recording starts.

For your reference

≥Press [STATUS] (28) during recording to show the remaining

time.

DVD-RAM

REC 83

ARD

≥It is not possible to change channel or recording mode while

flexible recording is paused.

≥Recording time reduces if you repeatedly pause recording.

SELECT

ENTER

1 Hour 23 Min. 1 Hour 23 Min.

RETURN

For your reference

≥This does not work during timer recordings or while using flexible

recording.

≥You cannot use the remote control to specify a time for recording

to stop.

≥Recording stops and the set time is cleared if you press [∫] (7). ≥The set time is cleared if you change the recording mode or

channel while recording is paused.

Playing while you are recording

Playing from the beginning of the programme you are recording—Chasing play

[RAM]

You can start play from the beginning of a programme while continuing to record it.

Preparation

Switch [DVD, TV] (15) to “DVD”.

While recording or timer recording

Press [1] (21).

Play starts from the beginning of the programme being recorded.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(1) For example: while recording programme 2 (sport) (2) You want to watch the sports programme currently recording

(programme 2) (3) Do the above operation (press [1] (21)) and... (4) The same sports programme is recorded while you are

watching it.

Simultaneous recording and play

[RAM]

You can start play of the programme you are recording or play a programme previously recorded.

Preparation

Switch [DVD, TV] (15) to “DVD”.

During recording or timer recording

1 Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR] (9).

≥“µ” is displayed in the direct navigator to indicate the

programme is being recorded (page 33).

2 Use [3, 4] (10) to select a programme and press

[ENTER] (10).

(1)

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

No. DateName Time EditTitle

01 4

10:00

Dinosaur

20/7 WED

(2)

02¥20/7 WED6 9:00

TOTAL 2

0 – 9

Football

SELECT

No.

ENTER

(3)

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

No. Date Time EditTitle

Name

(4)

(1) For example: while recording programme 2 (sport) (2) You want to watch the movie you recorded yesterday

(programme 1) (3) Do the above operation and... (4) A sports programme is recorded while you watch a movie.

01 4

20/7 WED

02¥20/7 WED6 9:00

TOTAL 2

No.

0 – 9

10:00

SELECT

ENTER

Dinosaur Football

RETURN

1 1 1 1 1

ªTo stop play and recording

1) Press [∫] (7). Play stops.

2) (Wait 2 or more seconds) Press [∫] (7). Recording stops. ≥You cannot stop recording with [∫] (7) during timer

recording. To stop timer recording, press [ , TIMER] (12).

For your reference

≥The playback images are displayed during chasing play. ≥Sound is not output while fast-forwarding. ≥Play cannot be started until at least 2 seconds after recording

starts.

≥If you fast-forward and get to within a few seconds of the part

being recorded, the picture will change to show the images currently being played.

≥The operation is shown on the unit’s display (page 5). ≥If you fast-forward and get to within a few seconds of the part

being recorded, the unit automatically switches to play and shows the images about 5 seconds before. You cannot get any closer than this.

≥While this function is activated, TIME SLIP indicator (41) lights

up.

ªTo stop play and recording

1) Press [∫] (7). Play stops.

2) (Wait 2 or more seconds) Press [∫] (7). Recording stops. ≥You cannot stop recording with [∫] (7) during timer

recording. To stop timer recording, press [ , TIMER] (12).

For your reference

≥During simultaneous recording and play, you cannot edit with the

direct navigator or play lists.

≥If you start play while the unit is on standby for timer recording,

recording starts when the time you set is reached.

≥The unit returns to recording standby when you stop play while it

is on standby for timer recording.

≥The operation is shown on the unit’s display (page 5). ≥Sound is not output while fast-forwarding. ≥While this function is activated, TIME SLIP indicator (41) lights

up.

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