Panasonic DMREX83 Operating Instructions

Operating Instructions

DVD Recorder

Model No. DMR-EX83EB

Dear customer

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

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

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

Notice for DVB functions

This DVD Recorder is for viewing and recording free to view channels only, not Pay TV or encrypted channels unless connected to an external source capable of receiving Pay TV or encrypted channels. This unit does not have an analogue broadcast tuner.

Region number supported by this unit

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

≥The region number of this unit is “2”. ≥The unit will play DVDs marked with labels containing “2” or “ALL”.

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

Model number suffix “EB” denotes UK model.

Example:

2 ALL

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Features

Getting started

Convenient Functions!

Linked operations with the TV

You can enjoy linked operations with the TV and receiver by using VIERA Link or Q Link. ≥ Linked Operations with the TV (VIERA Link

“HDAVI Control

DIGA

VIERA

”/Q Link) (> 44)

VIERA remote control

Pause the TV programme you are watching

≥ Pause Live TV (> 43)

Easy access to various functions

You can access the main function quickly and easily from FUNCTION MENU. ≥ FUNCTION MENU Display (> 43)

Select

10/10

RETURN

OPTION

a function and an item.

You can access selected function easily.

VIDEO

11/10

DolphinsChantal Show

Select

Info

Page 02/02

PICTURE

MUSIC

FUNCTION MENU

RETURN

Remain

30:00 SP

Video

Picture Music

DELETE Navigator Grouped Titles

HDD

Playback

Recording

Delete

Copy

TV Guide

Others Drive Select

FREEVIEW+TM functions

≥ Guide Link (> 22) ≥ Series recording (> 34) ≥ Split Programme (> 22)

Linked timer recordings with external equipment

You can set the Timer Recordings on Digital STB/ Digital Satellite Receiver when it is connected to this unit with Scart cable. ≥ Ext Link (> 28)

High Quality Picture

HDMITM (V.1.3a with Deep Colour)

≥ Connection with HDMI terminal (> 12) ≥ Deep Colour (> 96)

Digital Switchover

Easy to Find and Select!

DIRECT NAVIGATOR Grouped Titles screen

Two or more titles recorded in the daily/weekly or series timer recording mode are bundled and displayed as one item.

DIRECT NAVIGATOR Grouped Titles

HDD

10/10

11/10

DolphinsChantal Show

OPTION

RETURN

Page 02/02

Select

Info

VIDEO

PICTURE

MUSIC

Grouped title

Starting in late 2007 and ending in 2012, TV services in the UK will go completely digital, TV region by TV region. If you are missing any channels, it may be that they are not available in your area, or that your aerial needs upgrading. If you have any questions, please call Digital UK on 08456 50 50 50 or visit www.digitaluk.co.uk Digital Switchover will cover a period of several weeks. When it starts some Digital TV programmes will be missing. You will need to retune your DVD Recorder each time this happens to recover your digital programmes.

To retune your DVD Recorder

¼“DVB Auto Setup by Signal Quality” in the Setup menu (> 71)

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Accessories

Please check and identify the supplied accessories. Use numbers indicated in parentheses when asking for replacement parts. (Product numbers correct as of December 2009. These may be subject to change.)

∏ 1 Remote control (N2QAYB000462) ∏ 1 AC mains lead (K2CT2YY00003)

≥For use with this unit only. Do not use it with

other equipment. Also, do not use cords for other equipment with this unit.

∏ 2 Batteries for remote control

(R6 Size)

Sales and Support Information

Customer Care Centre

≥For customers within the UK: 0844 844 3852 ≥For customers within the Republic of Ireland: 01 289 8333 ≥Visit our website for product information

www.panasonic.co.uk

≥E-mail: customer.care@panasonic.co.uk

Direct Sales at Panasonic UK

≥For customers: 0844 844 3856 ≥Order accessory and consumable items for your product with ease

and confidence by phoning our Customer Care Centre Monday– Thursday 9.00 a.m.–5.30 p.m., Friday 9.30 a.m.–5.30 p.m. (Excluding public holidays).

Caution for AC Mains Lead

For your safety, please read the following text carefully.

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

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

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

CAUTION!

IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE REMOVED AND THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY. THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE ELECTRICAL SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED INTO ANY 13- AMPERE SOCKET.

∏ 1 RF coaxial cable (K1TWACC00003)

≥Or go on line through our Internet Accessory ordering application at

www.pas-europe.com.

≥Most major credit and debit cards accepted. ≥All enquiries transactions and distribution facilities are provided

directly by Panasonic UK Ltd.

≥It couldn’t be simpler! ≥Also available through our Internet is direct shopping for a wide

range of finished products, take a browse on our website for further details.

Interested in purchasing an extended guarantee? Please call 0870 240 6284 or visit our website www.panasonic.co.uk/guarantee

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

THIS PLUG IS NOT WATERPROOF—KEEP DRY.

Before use

Remove the connector cover.

How to replace the fuse

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

1.Open the fuse cover with a screwdriver.

Figure A Figure B

Fuse cover

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

IMPORTANT

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

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

Figure A Figure B

Fuse (5 ampere)

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Safety precautions

Table of Contents

Placement

Set the unit up on an even surface away from direct sunlight, high temperatures, high humidity, and excessive vibration. These conditions can damage the cabinet and other components, thereby shortening the unit’s service life.

Do not place heavy items on the unit.

Vol tage

Do not use high voltage power sources. This can overload the unit and cause a fire.

Do not use a DC power source. Check the source carefully when setting the unit up on a ship or other place where DC is used.

AC mains lead protection

Ensure the AC mains lead is connected correctly and not damaged. Poor connection and lead damage can cause fire or electric shock. Do not pull, bend, or place heavy items on the lead.

Grasp the plug firmly when unplugging the lead. Pulling the AC mains lead can cause electric shock.

Do not handle the plug with wet hands. This can cause electric shock.

Foreign matter

Do not let metal objects fall inside the unit. This can cause electric shock or malfunction.

Do not let liquids get into the unit. This can cause electric shock or malfunction. If this occurs, immediately disconnect the unit from the power supply and contact your dealer.

Do not spray insecticides onto or into the unit. They contain flammable gases which can ignite if sprayed into the unit.

Service

Do not attempt to repair this unit by yourself. If sound is interrupted, indicators fail to light, smoke appears, or any other problem that is not covered in these instructions occurs, disconnect the AC mains lead and contact your dealer or an authorized service centre. Electric shock or damage to the unit can occur if the unit is repaired, disassembled or reconstructed by unqualified persons.

Extend operating life by disconnecting the unit from the power source if it is not to be used for a long time.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,487,535 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS and the Symbol are registered trademarks, & DTS 2.0+ Digital Out and the DTS logos are trademarks of DTS, Inc. Product includes software. © DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

SDHC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.

is a registered trademark of DivX, Inc., and is used under

DivX license.

HDMI, the HDMI Logo, and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.

HDAVI Control™ is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation.

Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft Corporation and third parties. Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft or an authorized Microsoft subsidiary and third parties.

The FREEVIEW service is subject to coverage. An aerial upgrade may be required. The FREEVIEW, FREEVIEW+, FREEVIEW HD and FREEVIEW+ HD words and logos are trade marks of DTV Services LTD. DTV Services Ltd 2002, 2008.

Getting started

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

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Sales and Support Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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

HDD (Hard disk drive) handling care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Remote Control Information/Unit Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Quick Start Guide

Location of Parts/Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

The Unit’s Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Basic Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Connecting to a Television only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Adding a Digital Satellite Receiver: Connecting to a Television and

a Digital Satellite Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting AC mains lead (included) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting to a TV with an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia

Interface) Cable (not included) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Setting the Channels and Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

HDD and Disc Handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Usable Discs for Recording and Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Play-only Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Discs that Cannot be Played . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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

TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

USB Memory and Card Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

DivX files, Music files and Still Pictures (JPEG) . . . . . . . . 18

Basic Operations

Watching Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Watching Digital Satellite Programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Playing recorded video contents/Playing play-only discs . . . . . 20

Recording Television Programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Deleting Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

DELETE Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Deleting Titles During Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Advanced Features

Notes for Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Advanced Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Recording Modes and Durations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

When the format confirmation screen is displayed . . . . . . . . . . 26

When removing a Recorded or Copied Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Specifying the Recording Time

— One Touch Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Direct TV Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Playing while you are recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Recording from a Digital Satellite Receiver or External

equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Manual Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Linked timer recordings with external equipment (SKY Digital

STB/digital satellite receiver) — EXT LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Recording from an External Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Recording from a VCR, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Recording from a DV Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Advanced Timer Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Manual timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Language for broadcast with multi-audio or multi-subtitle . . . . 30

To cancel a timer recording in progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

If the “Overlapped Timer Recording” screen appears . . . . . . . 31

Check, Change, Delete Programmes,

or Resolve Overlapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

To deactivate timer programme

(e.g. to interrupt a daily or weekly timer programming) . . . . . 31

Relief Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Auto Renewal Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Making timer recordings on the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Notes on timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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GUIDE Plus+ system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using the GUIDE Plus+ list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

View advertisement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Series recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Selecting the programme from the desired programme type or

category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Searching for the programme from the GUIDE Plus+ list. . . . . 35

Advanced Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Selecting Titles to Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Skip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Quick View (Play k 1.3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Direct Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Slow-motion Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Frame-by-Frame Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Time Slip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Manual Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Create Chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Playing DivX, Music files and Still Pictures (JPEG). . . . . . 38

Showing the menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Playing DivX video contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Playing music files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Playing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Start Slideshow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Playing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

To play music CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

To play music recorded on HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Useful functions during music play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Convenient Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

FUNCTION MENU Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

To pause the TV programme you are watching

—Pause Live TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Linked Operations with the TV (VIERA Link “HDAVI

Control

Easy control only with VIERA remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

”/Q Link) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Information Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Digital Channel Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

New Channel Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Advanced Editing

Titles—Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Accessing the Title View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Title Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Chapters—Creating and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Accessing the Chapter View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Chapter Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Creating, Editing and Playing Playlists (Video) . . . . . . . . . 51

Accessing the Playlist (Video) View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Creating Playlists (Video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Editing Playlists (Video)/Chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Still Pictures and Music—Editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Accessing the Album (still picture)/Picture View. . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Album (still picture)/Picture Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Accessing the Album and Track View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Album and Track Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Deleting still pictures and music using DELETE Navigator . . . 55

Creating, Editing and Playing Playlists (Picture) . . . . . . . . 56

Accessing the Playlist (Picture) View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Creating Playlists (Picture) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Editing Playlists (Picture) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Editing still pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Copying titles or Playlists (Video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Copy [Video (HDD to DVD)] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Copying using the copying list

—Advanced Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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

format), +R and +R DL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Copying Video (MPEG2) from an SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Copy Video ( MPEG2 ) from a video equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Copying Still Pictures/Playlist (Picture) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Copying using the copying list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Copying new still pictures on the SD card or USB memory

—Copy New Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Copying still pictures on the USB memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Copying music to HDD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

About the Gracenote® Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Copying music from a CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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

DVD-R DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

To update Gracenote

Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Setting Menus

Setting On-Screen Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Accessing the On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

HDD, DVD and Card Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Accessing the Management Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Accessing the Setup Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Channel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Playback/Recording Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Picture and Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Display and Connection Settings/System Settings . . . . . . 76

System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Other Settings

Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Child Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Using the Unit’s Remote Control to Operate the TV. . . . . . . . . 79

Reference

Additional Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Adding a VCR: Connecting to a Television and a Video Cassette

Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Using an Audio/Video Cable (not included) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Adding an Amplifer or Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Media Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Inserting Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Inserting/Removing the USB memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Inserting/Removing the SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Disc and Card Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Set up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

DVB-T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

GUIDE Plus+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

On the Unit’s Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

On the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Troubleshooting Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

When Other Panasonic Products Respond to

this Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

To Reset This Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

General Issues:Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

General Issues:Displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

General Issues:Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

General Issues:GUIDE Plus+. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

General Issues:DVB-T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

General Issues:VIERA Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

General Issues:USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Playback Issues:Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Playback Issues:Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Playback Issues:Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Playback Issues:Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Playback Issues:Still Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Recording Issues:

Recording/Timer Recording/Copying/External input . . . . . . . 93

Recording Issues:Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Editing Issues: HDD & DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Editing Issues: Still Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . back cover

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

P8 – 14

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HDD (Hard disk drive) handling care

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

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

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

∫ The HDD is a temporary storage device

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

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

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

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

∫ Setup precautions

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

the cooling vents on the side are covered up.

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

vibration or impact.

≥Do not place on anything that generates

heat like a video cassette recorder, etc.

≥Do not place in an area often subject to

temperature changes.

≥Place in an area where condensation does not

occur. Condensation is a phenomenon where moisture forms on a cold surface when there is an extreme change in temperature. Condensation may cause internal damage to the unit.

≥Conditions where condensation may occur

– When there is an extreme change in temperature (moving from a

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

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

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

DO NOT

This unit

VCR

∫ Cigarette smoke etc. causes malfunction or

breakdown

Please be aware that the performance of the optical pick-up assemby may be adversely affected if the unit is exposed to nicotine smoke. If replacement is required due to this reason it will not be covered within the terms of warranty.

∫ While operating

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

become damaged.)

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

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

∫ When moving the unit

1 Turn the unit off. (Wait until “BYE” disappears from the display.) 2 Remove the AC mains lead from the household mains socket. 3 Move only after the unit has come to a complete stop (approx.

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

∫ HDD recording time remaining

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

∫ Indemnity concerning recorded content

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

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Remote Control Information/Unit Care

R6/LR6, AA

Remote control signal sensor

This unit

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

The heat can damage the unit.

DO NOT

Remote Control Information

About batteries

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

Using the remote control

Aim at the sensor, avoiding obstacles, up to a maximum range of 7m directly in front of the unit.

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

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

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

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

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

Unit Care

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

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

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

that came with the cloth.

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

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

DVD lens cleaner: RP-CL720E ≥This lens cleaner may not be available for sale in all countries, e.g.

not available in Germany, please consult your Panasonic dealer for advice.

The distance and angles are an approximate.

Select a position with good ventilation when installing the unit. Do not block the cooling fan on the rear of the unit.

Before moving the unit, ensure the disc tray is empty. Failure to do so will risk severely damaging the disc and the unit.

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

≥ A disc recorded and edited with this unit is played in a DVD Recorder or computer disc drive manufactured by another

company.

≥ A disc used as described above and then played again in this unit. ≥ A disc recorded and edited with a DVD Recorder or computer disc drive manufactured by another company is played in this

unit.

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Location of Parts/Controls

Quick Start Guide

Remote Control

DRIVE

SELECT

DELETE

SKIP

STOP

OPTION

REC

TEXT STTL

VOL

INPUT SELECT

SLOW SEARCH

PAUSE

PLAYx1. 3

PAUSE LIVE TV

MANUAL SKIP

-10s +60s

DIRECT TV REC

EXT LINKREC MODE

DISPLAY TIME SLIP

PAGE

PROG/CHECK

CHAPTER

EXITSTATUS

RETURN

1 Turn the unit on or off ......................................................... (> 13)

2 Select drive [HDD, DVD or SD] .................................... (> 20, 21)

3 Select channels and title numbers etc./

Enter numbers..................................................................... (> 13)

4 To delete unwanted recorded titles,

timer programmes, still pictures or music ............... (> 23, 31, 55)

5 Basic operations for recording and play

[PAUSE LIVE TV] Pause the TV programme you are watching (> 43)

Show the digital channel information /Programme information within GUIDE Plus+ screen

/Show status messages/Show Properties screen...............(

>33, 46, 47)

7 Show DIRECT NAVIGATOR ......................................... (> 36, 38)

8 Selection/OK, Frame-by-frame...................................... (> 13, 37)

9 Show OPTION menu

– for accessing Slideshow or Standby Settings, etc. – for playing or editing titles and still pictures, etc. (> 36, 41, 48, 50) – for showing advertisements (> 33) – for searching for programmes (> 35) – for showing Audio Description screen (> 46) – for Viewing the Top Menu of DVD-Video (> 20)

: Use Colour buttons (red, green, yellow, blue) according to on-

screen instructions.

– for switching the DIRECT NAVIGATOR screen (> 36, 40, 42) – for switching VIDEO/Playlists (> 61) – for switching PICTURE/Playlists (> 64) – for GUIDE Plus+ operations (> 33) – for deactivating timer programme (> 31) – for showing the Series Information screen (> 34) – for selecting programme category (> 30, 34, 46) – for editing Favourites (> 72)

; Recording function

[¥ REC]: Start recording .............................................................................. (> 21)

[REC MODE]: Change recording mode ........................................................ (> 21)

[EXT LINK]: Linked timer recordings with external equipment...................... (> 28)

[¥ DIRECT TV REC]: Direct TV Recording ................................................. (> 26)

< DVB function

[TEXT ]: Show Digital Teletext service..................................................... (> 46)

[STTL ]: Show subtitles............................................................................ (> 46)

= Transmission window

> TV operations..................................................................... (> 79)

Channel select/Change pages in the GUIDE Plus+ list

... (> 19, 21, 33)

@ Show timer recording list..................................................... (> 30)

A Input select (Tuner, AV1, AV2, AV3, DV) ................. (> 19, 28, 29)

B Create chapters................................................................... (> 37)

C Exit the menu screen

D Show the GUIDE Plus+ screen ............................... (> 19, 22, 33)

E Show FUNCTION MENU .................................................... (> 43)

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

F Return to previous screen

G Skip approx. +60s ............................................................. (> 37)

H Skip approx. -10s .............................................................. (> 37)

I Skip the specified time ........................................................ (> 37)

Show menu for disc playback etc./Change DVB multi audio

........ (> 68)

Main Unit

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   

Disc tray The unit’s display



1 Standby/on switch (Í/I)..................... (> 13)

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.

DV IN terminal (for a digital video camcorder)

.. (> 29)

3 SD card slot.............................................. (> 82)

4 USB port................................................... (> 82)





Pull to flip down the front panel.



Remote control signal sensor

5 AV3 input terminals .................................... (> 29)

6 Disc tray open/close buttons..................... (> 20)

7 Channel Select buttons ....................... (> 19, 21)

8 Start recording button................................ (> 21)

9 Stop button.......................................... (> 20, 21)

: Play/a1.3 button....................................... (> 20)

The Unit’s Display

HDD

DVD

 

HDD

DVD

USB

EXT

-L

REC

COPY

PLAY

 

STEP 1

1 Disc indicator

This indicator lights up when a disc is inserted.

2 Digital broadcast indicator

Lights when the unit is receiving digital broadcast.

3 Copying indicator 4 USB port indicator 5 SD card slot indicator 6 Linked timer recordings with external equipment

indicator......................................................(> 28)

Rear Panel

RF IN

RF OUT

1 Aerial input terminal ...................... (> 10, 11, 80)

2 Aerial output terminal .................... (> 10, 11, 80)

3 AUDIO/VIDEO output terminals.......... (> 80, 81)

4 AV1 (TV) 21-pin Scart terminal ..... (> 10, 11, 80)

TV set connection

OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

(EXT)

AV1 (TV)

AV2

7 Timer recording indicator .......................... (> 22)

On:

When a Timer recording programme is registered

Flashes:

When the unit cannot go to Timer recording standby

8 Drive [HDD, DVD or SD] indicator 9 Main display section

Current time/playback counter, various messages

: Remote control visual feedback

This flashes when it is operated by the remote control.

; Recording/Playback indicator

DMR-EX83EB-K

VQ7AA01002 R

SER. NO.

AV OUT

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

(PCM/BITSTREAM)

AC IN

    

5 AV2 (EXT) 21-pin Scart terminal.......... (> 11 , 8 0)

Connection of an external unit

6 HDMI AV OUT terminal....................... (> 12, 81)

Digital audio and video output terminal

7 Digital audio output terminal ...................... (> 81)

8 Cooling fan 9 Serial number : AC IN~ = Power supply

Connection for the AC mains lead

21-pin Scart terminal

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

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Basic Connection

You can enjoy high-quality picture by adding the HDMI cable connection > 12

Use of the RF coaxial cable

≥ Keep the RF coaxial cables as far away as possible from other cables. ≥ Do not roll up the RF coaxial cables.

Using a fully wired 21-pin Scart cable

– You can use a variety of Q Link functions by connecting the unit to a Q Link compatible television (> 44). – You can enjoy high-quality viewing by connecting the unit to an RGB compatible television.

Make “AV1 Output” in the Setup menu is set to “RGB 1” or “RGB 2” (> 77) Make “AV2 Input” settings in the Setup menu (> 77)

≥ Before connection, turn off the mains for all connected equipment and read the appropriate operating

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

Connecting to a Television only

RF IN

To t h e aerial

HDMI IN

The RF coaxial cable cannot be used for showing pictures from the unit. The unit must be connected using another method, e.g. 21-pin Scart cable to show pictures from the unit on the television set.

RF IN

RF OUT

1 Aerial cable to the “RF IN” on the unit. 2 RF coaxial cable (included) from the “RF OUT” on the unit to the “RF IN” on the TV. 3 21-pin Scart cable from the “AV1 (TV)” on the unit to the “AV” on the TV.

AV1 (TV)

This unit

HDMI

AV OUT

HDMI cable

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Adding a Digital Satellite Receiver: Connecting to a Television and a Digital Satellite

You can enjoy high-quality picture by adding the HDMI cable connection > 12

To household mains socket

Receiver

To t h e aerial

Digital satellite antenna

Digital satellite receiver

STEP 2

RF IN

DISH INPUT

RF OUT

The RF coaxial cable cannot be used for showing pictures from the unit. The unit must be connected using another method, e.g. 21-pin Scart cable to show pictures from the unit on the television set.

HDMI OUT

AV/TV

AV/VCR

RF IN

RF OUT

This unit

AV1(TV)

AV2 (EXT)

HDMI IN

HDMI AV OUT

HDMI cable

RF IN/AERIAL

1 Aerial cable to the “RF IN” on the digital satellite receiver. 2 RF coaxial cable from the “RF OUT” on the digital satellite receiver to the “RF IN” on the unit. 3 RF coaxial cable (included) from the “RF OUT” on the unit to the “RF IN/AERIAL” on the TV. 4 21-pin Scart cable from the “AV/VC R ” on the digital satellite receiver to the “AV2 (EX T) ” on the unit. 5 21-pin Scart cable from the “AV1 (TV)” on the unit to the “AV” on the TV. 6 21-pin Scart cable from the “AV/TV” on the digital satellite receiver to the “AV” on the TV.

To view digital satellite programmes

Refer to “Watching Digital Satellite Programmes” (> 19)

To record digital satellite programmes

Refer to “Recording from a Digital Satellite Receiver” (> 28)

Connecting AC mains lead (included)

Connect only after all other connections are complete.

This unit

AC IN

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

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

[approx. 0.3 W (“Power Save in Standby” is

After completing the above connections, proceed to the TV Tuning (> 13).

activated and “RF OUT ( Aerial Signal )” is set to “Off”.)]

Additional Connections 110, 80

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Basic Connection

Connecting with a Panasonic TV (VIERA)

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

≥ Direct TV Recording (> 26) ≥ Watching Digital Satellite

Programmes (> 19)

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

≥ You can enjoy high-quality picture by adding the HDMI cable connection to the 21-pin Scart cable connection

between this unit and your TV.

Connecting to a TV with an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) Cable (not included)

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

≥ This unit incorporates HDMI

gradation (4096 steps) when connected to a compatible TV. A lower colour gradation (256 steps), without Deep Colour, will be reproduced if connected to a TV which does not support Deep Colour. The unit will automatically set appropriate output to suit the connected TV.

≥ Video sources converted to 1920

image resolution than true, native 1080p full-HD sources. See dealer for details.

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

Regarding VIERA Link “HDAVI ControlTM” function

(V.1.3a with Deep Colour) technology that can reproduce greater colour

t1080 resolution, while of high quality, will exhibit somewhat lower subjective

When connecting with a Panasonic TV (VIERA) or a receiver equipped with the “HDAVI Control” function, linked operations would be possible. [> 44, Linked Operations with the TV (VIERA Link “HDAVI Control

”/Q Link)]

≥ It is recommended that you use Panasonic’s HDMI cable.

Recommended part number: RP-CDHS15 (1.5m), RP-CDHS30 (3.0 m), RP-CDHS50 (5.0 m), etc.

≥ Non-HDMI-compliant cables cannot be utilised.

Digital Satellite receiver

HDMI OUT

AV/VCR

AV1(TV)

AV2 (EXT)

This unit

≥Set “Digital Audio Output” to “HDMI and Optical” (> 75).

(The default setting is “HDMI and Optical”.) To enjoy High Quality Video up-converted to 1080p, you need to connect the unit to 1080p compatible HDTV and set “HDMI Video Format” in the Setup menu to “1080p” (> 77).

HDMI IN

HDMI

AVOUT

HDMI cable

21-pin Scart cable

Notes

≥If connecting to equipment that is only compatible with 2 channel audio output, audio with 3 channels or more will be down-mixed

(> 96) and output as 2 channels, even if connecting with an HDMI cable (some discs cannot be down-mixed). ≥You cannot connect this unit to DVI devices that are incompatible with HDCP.

For display units compatible with HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) that are equipped with a digital DVI input

terminal (PC monitors, etc.):

Depending on the unit, picture may not be displayed properly or at all when connecting with a DVI/HDMI switching cable (audio

cannot be output).

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Setting the Channels and Clock

Tips

To cancel Auto-Setup

Press [RETURN ].

If the unit displays “No stations found!”

Press [1] to select “No” and press [OK]. Go to step 2. After you have performed steps 2–;, turn off the unit and confirm the cable or aerial input is connected to the RF IN terminal. Restart the Auto-Setup again (> 73, DVB Auto Setup by Signal Quality).

If the clock setting menu appears or the clock is not correct, set the clock manually (> 14).

Restarting the Auto-Setup (> 73, DVB Auto Setup by Signal Quality)

To set the channel list best suited to your region (> 73, DVB Auto Setup by Region)

About the screen saver function

When this unit is not operated for approximately 5 minutes while the screen is being displayed, the screen saver may be displayed.You can turn this function off (> 76, Screen Saver).

TV’s remote control

DVB Auto Setup

Scan CH 21 68

Channel Name

RETURN

Searching...

BBC ONE Wales BBC 2W

27 27

Type TV TV

Quality 9 9

BBC NEWS 24

BBC Radio Wales

Radio

TV: 6 Radio: 4 Data: 0

Preparation:

≥ Turn on the mains for the television

(and connected equipment) and select the appropriate AV input to suit the connections to this unit.

≥ These are the first settings you make

upon buying the unit. You don’t need to make these settings again.

to turn the unit on.

DRIVE

SELECT

VOL

PROG/CHECK

STEP 3

PAGE

DVB Auto Setup starts. The unit will search for the digital terrestrial channels. This takes about 5 minutes.

Power Save in Standby

Function:

3, 4 to select “On”, “On

Timer” or “Off”, then

“On”: It will go into the

Power Save in Standby mode when the unit is in standby mode.

“On Timer”: Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to set the start and stop time

and then press [OK]. ≥“Power Save in Standby” is set to activate during

the setting time period.

“Off”: It is possible to start quickly from the standby

mode. (Quick Start mode)

The features of the “Power Save in Standby” function when the unit is in standby mode are as below.

Power Save in Standby

Power consumption Quick Start*

Front display

Watching the picture from the digital satellite receiver connected to the AV2 terminal

§1

The unit could take over 1 minute to switch ON from standby mode with Quick start deactivated. This time could be reduced to less than 10 seconds with Quick start activated.

§2

When “RF OUT ( Aerial Signal )” is set to “Off” in the Setup menu (> 78)

When setup has completed, the confirmation screen appears.

(On/On Timer)

Approx. 0.3W

(The clock display

Power Save in Standby

Power Save On

:00

Deactivated

CHANGE

Activated

From

Saves standby power consumption by disabling Quick Start function and AV2 loop-through in standby.

RETURN

(Off)

Approx. 12W

Deactivated

Turns off

Activated

Stays lit

disappears.)

Cannot do Can do

(continued on the next page)

DELETE

SKIP

STOP

:00

OPTION

REC

TEXT STTL

PAUSE

PAUSE LIVE TV

CHAPTER

INPUT SELECT

SLOW SEARCH

PLAYx1. 3

EXITSTATUS

RETURN

MANUAL SKIP

-10s +60s

DIRECT TV REC

EXT LINKREC MODE

DISPLAY TIME SLIP

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Setting the Channels and Clock

The Owner ID settings screen appears.

1 and press the numbered buttons to enter your choice of a 4-digit PIN number.

Owner ID

PIN number

Name

House No.

Postcode

RETURN

RETURN : leave

≥ Make a note of the PIN number (don’t

forget). Owner ID cannot be reset by “Shipping Condition” in the setup menu. (> 78)

to store the PIN number.

2 to select “Yes”, then

The cursor moves to “Name”.

1 to enter the name.

3, 4 to select a letter, then 1 to

move to next character.

Repeat this to enter the name.

to store the name.

4 and 1 and then repeat steps 8, 9 to enter and store “House No.” and “Postcode”.

RETURN

;

The Owner ID settings screen disappears.

– Auto-Setup for your unit is complete. You

can now choose your favourite channels and store them in the required order in the Favourites. (> 72)

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Clock Setting

This unit usually obtains time and date information from digital broadcasts and automatically corrects the time several times a day. However, if the clock is not set correctly, you can set it manually as follows.

With the unit stopped

3, 4

3, 4 to select “

4 5

3, 4

3, 4 to select Automatic “Off”,

then

2, 1 to select the item you want

to select “Others”, then

to select “Setup”, then

Others

”, then 1

to select “Clock”, then

Clock

Time Date

0 : 00 : 00

Number

Please set clock manually.

CHANGE

SELECT

OK: store RETURN: leave

RETURN

Automatic

/ 1 / 2010

Off

to change.

The items change as follows:

Hour!#Minute!#Second!#Day!#Month!#Year ^-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------J

3, 4 to change the setting.

You can also use the numbered buttons for setting.

to confirm new date and

time and to initiate the clock.

Tips

To correct the PIN number

1.Press [2, 1] to select the digit.

2.Press the numbered buttons to enter the digit.

To correct the character

1 Press [2, 1] to select the character. 2 Press [3, 4] to correct the character.

To display the Owner ID information on TV

Press and hold [∫] on the main unit for more than 5 seconds. The PIN number is not displayed. After 30 seconds this menu automatically disappears.

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RETURN

Tips

≥If the clock is set manually, the clock does not automatically correct

the time. We recommend you set “Automatic” in the Clock setting menu to “On” in step 6 (> above).

To return to the previous screen

Press [RETURN ].

To exit the screen

Press [EXIT].

HDD and Disc Handling

Usable Discs for Recording and Playback

Disc type Logo

Hard disk

drive (HDD)

DVD-RAM

DVD-R

DVD-R DL Video – ≤≤ –

DVD-RW Video ≤≤ ≤ –

+R Video – ≤ –(4:3 aspect) –

+R DL Video – ≤ –(4:3 aspect) –

Data that can

be recorded

and played

Video

Still picture

Music

Video

Still picture

§3

Video

Still picture

§3

Rewritable

≤ – ≤≤ [HDD]

≤≤ ≤

Play on other

players

– ≤≤ –

Recording 16:9

§1

aspect picture

Copy-once recording

§2

(CPRM) (> 24)

CPRM (> 96)

compatible discs

Standard symbol

STEP 3

≤

[RAM]

only.

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

(Video only)

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

[-RW‹V›] before finalisation [DVD-V] after finalisation

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

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

+RW Video ≤≤–(4:3 aspect) – [+RW]

§1

[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] Finalisation is needed for playback on other equipment (> 71). [RAM] can be played back on Panasonic DVD recorders and DVD-RAM compatible DVD players. [-R]DL], [+R]DL] or [+RW] can be played back only on equipment compatible with these discs.

§2

For further information (> 24, Notes for Recording)

§3

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

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

necessary (> 70).

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

you create top menu (> 71).

≥Use of Panasonic discs is recommended.

For available recording times for different discs under different recording modes, see “Recording Modes and Durations” (> 25).

≥Formatting and/or recording/initializing constraints may prevent

you from playing or recording certain discs.

≥Please see specifications (> 98) for compatible disc versions and

recording speeds.

Notes

≥[RAM] will show an increase in available space whenever a title has

been erased.

≥[-RW‹V›] and [+RW] discs will only show an increase in available

space when their last title has been erased.

≥[-R] [-R]DL] [+R] [+R]DL] The discs will show no increase in available

space after deleting titles.

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

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

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

Record to the HDD and then copy to the disc.

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

DVD-R DL (Dual Layer, single-sided) and +R DL (Double Layer, single-sided) discs have two writable layers on one side. If there is not enough space on the first layer to record a

DVD-R DL +R DL

When switching layers: Video and audio may momentarily cut

programme, the remainder is recorded on the second layer. When playing a title recorded on both layers, the unit automatically switches between layers and plays the title in the same way as a normal programme. However, video and audio may momentarily cut out when the unit is switching layers.

Second recordable layer

The available space

First recordable layer

Titl e 1 Title 2

Playback direction

≤: Can do, –: Cannot do

∫Recording Modes and Durations (> 25)

(Inner section of the disc) (Outer section of the disc)

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HDD and Disc Handling

Play-only Discs

Disc type Logo Standard symbol Uses

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

video recorded on another DVD recorder

and DVD-R DL§ with video recorded in DivX (> 18)

and DVD-R DL§ with music recorded in MP3/WMA (> 18)

and DVD-R DL§ with still pictures recorded in JPEG (> 18)

DVD-RW (DVD

Video

Recording

format)

DVD-R

DVD-R DL

[-RW‹VR›]

DivX

, MP3, WMA,

JPEG

DVD-RW ≥You can play programmes that allow One time only recording if they

have been recorded onto a CPRM compatible disc.

≥By formatting (> 70) the disc, you can record onto it in DVD-Video

format.

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

recording.

≥DVD-R ≥DVD-R ≥DVD-R

[CD]

DivX, MP3, WMA,

JPEG

Video CD

[VCD]

SVCD

Play may be impossible on some DVD-RW (DVD Video Recording format), DVD-R, DVD-R DL, CD-R or CD-RW discs due to the condition of the recording.

≥You can play still pictures (JPEG), MP3 and WMA format data recorded on DVD-R, DVD-R DL or CD-R/RW. You can also play CD-DA, Video CD

and SVCD (conforming to IEC62107) format data recorded on CD-R/RW. Close the session or finalise the disc after recording.

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

instructions. Read the disc’s instructions carefully.

Discs that Cannot be Played

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

another unit and not finalised (> 96).

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

CVD, SACD, MV-Disc, PD

≥ DVD-RAM with cartridge (TYPE1)

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

You can record tracks to this unit’s HDD.

and CD-RW§ with video recorded in DivX (> 18)

≥CD-R

and CD-RW§ with music recorded in MP3/WMA (> 18)

≥CD-R

and CD-RW§ with still pictures recorded in JPEG (> 18)

≥You can record tracks to this unit’s HDD.

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

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

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

TV type

Multi-system TV

Disc/Titles

recorded on

HDD

PAL ≤

NTSC ≤

)

Yes /N o

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PAL ≤

PAL TV

NTSC TV

§1

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

§2

Select “NTSC” in “TV System” (> 76).

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

you match the “TV System” setting to the disc or title (PAL or NTSC) (> 76).

NTSC

PAL –

NTSC

§1

≤

(PAL60)

§2

≤

USB Memory and Card Handling

Structure of folders

USB memories you can use on this unit

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

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

Compatible USB memories

Format

Standard symbol [USB]

Data that can be played or copied (> 18)

File format DivX MP3/WMA Still pictures (JPEG)

Playing

Copying to HDD

Instructions

DivX VOD contents recorded on USB memories cannot be played back. (> 39)

≥Despite meeting the conditions mentioned above, there may be USB memories that cannot be used for this unit. ≥This unit’s USB port does not support bus-powered USB device. ≥If a Panasonic digital video camera with HDD etc. is connected to this unit’s USB port, you can copy the SD Video recorded with the camera to

this unit’s HDD or DVD-RAM.

≥USB memories of up to 128 GB can be used. ≥USB memories that support bulk only transfer.CBI (Control/Bulk/Interrupt) is not supported. ≥Digital Cameras which require additional programme installation when connected to a PC are not

supported.

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

FAT16 and FAT32 file systems are supported.

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

(≤: Possible, –: Impossible)

≤

≤≤

– ≤≤

You can play DivX files recorded with a computer onto the USB memory (> 38).

You can play MP3/WMA files recorded with a computer onto the USB memory and copy them to HDD (> 39, 66).

You can play still pictures recorded with a computer onto the USB memory and copy them to HDD, DVD-RAM or card (> 40, 65).

Cards Usable on this Unit

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

Type

≥Multi Media Card

§1

Including miniSD Card and microSD Card

§2

Including miniSDHC Card and microSDHC Card

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

Standard symbol [SD]

Data that can be recorded

and played (> 18)

Instructions

Still pictures (JPEG) Video (SD Video)

You can insert directly into the SD card slot.

§1

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

§2

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

≥You can play and copy still pictures taken on a digital camera etc. (> 40, 64). ≥SD Video shot with a Panasonic SD Video camera, etc. can be copied to the HDD or DVD-RAM (> 63) ≥SD Video cannot be played directly from the SD card.

Suitable SD cards

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

logo can be used.

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

http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/ (This site is in English only.)

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

recording may be longer. Also, if the SD card is formatted on a PC, you may not be able to use it on this unit. In these cases, format the card on this unit (> 70, 96). Formatting the card on this unit will erase all data on the card.

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

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

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

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

≥This unit cannot play MOTION JPEG and AVCHD format pictures on an SD

card.

≥We recommend using a Panasonic SD card. ≥Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing. ≥You cannot use SDXC Memory Card.

§2

(from 4 GB to 32 GB)

Card

DCIM

XXXXX

(Picture folder)

XXXX



001

Any folder with JPEG files

P0000001.JPG P0000002.JPG

SD_VIDEO

PRG

(MPEG2 folder)

MOV

 

MOV



PRG

MGR_INFO

(MPEG2 information folder)

.JPG

.MOD .MOI .PGI

: Numbers XXX: Letters

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DivX files, Music files and Still Pictures (JPEG)

e.g. Structure of MP3 folders

DivX File information

Playable media File format

Number of folders Maximum number of folders recognizable: 300

Number of files Support version Certified to the DivX Home Theater Profile V3.0.

MP3/WMA File Information

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

File format MP3

Number of folders (groups or albums)

Number of files (tracks)

Bit rates (MP3) 32 kbps to 320 kbps

Sampling frequency (MP3)

ID3 tags WMA tags

For WMA This unit is compatible with Windows Media

Still Picture (JPEG§3) Information

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

File format JPEG

Compatible pixels Between 34k34 and 6400k6400

Number of

§4

folders

Number of files

MOTION JPEG PROGRESSIVE JPEG

≥If there is a large amount of still picture data etc. within an MP3/WMA

file, play may not be possible.

[USB]

§2

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

§3

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

§4

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

§4

DivX VOD contents cannot be played back.

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

§1

DivX ≥Files must have the extension “.DIVX”, “.divx”,

“.AVI” or “.avi”.

folders (including the root folder)

§2

Maximum number of files recognizable

: 200 files

Video – Number of stream: Up to 1 – Codec: DIV3, DIV4, DIVX, DX50 –16 k 16 to 720 k 576 (25 fps)

16 k 16 to 720 k 480 (30 fps)

– Aspect Ratio: 10:11, 40:33, 16:11, 12;11, 1:1 Audio – Number of stream: Up to 8 – Format: MP3, MPEG, Dolby Digital – Multi channel: Dolby Digital is possible. MPEG

multi is 2 ch conversion.

– Bitrate: 16 kbps to 320 kbps (MP3/MPEG), 32

kbps to 448 kbps (Dolby Digital)

– Sampling frequency: 16 kHz/22.05 kHz/24 kHz/

32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz (MP3/MPEG)/32 kHz/

44.1 kHz/48 kHz (Dolby Digital)

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

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

Maximum number of files (tracks) recognizable

§2

3000 files (tracks)

16 kHz/22.05 kHz/24 kHz/32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz

compatible ([HDD] [USB])

Audio 9 (WMA9).

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

(Sub sampling is 4:2:2 or 4:2:0) [-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB] Maximum number of folders

recognizable: 300 folders [HDD] [RAM] [SD] This unit can handle a maximum of 300 folders

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

§2

: 3000 files

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

Not supported

Notes

[HDD] [RAM] [SD]

≥Compatible formats: DCF§compliant (Content recorded on a digital

camera, etc.)

Design rule for Camera File system: unified standard established by Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA)

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

≥Compatible formats: ISO9660 level 1 or 2 (except for extended

formats) and Joliet

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

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

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

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

≥Images recorded at a very high resolution may take a long time to

display.

≥English alphabetical characters and Arabic numerals are displayed

correctly. Other characters may not display correctly.

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

displayed on a computer.

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

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

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

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

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

management (DRM).

Tips

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

Structure of MP3/WMA folders

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

Prefix with 3-digit numbers in the order you want to play them. ≥The file name extension of WMA

files will be “.wma”.

Order of play

Structure of still pictures (folders)

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

Files inside a folder are displayed in the order they were updated or taken.

Order of play

[RAM]

Folders can be created on other equipment.

These folders cannot be selected as a copying destination.

If a folder name or file name has

≥

been input using other equipment, the name may not be displayed properly or you may not be able to play or edit the data.

Root

XXXX

JPEG

DCIM

Root

003 Group

Root



DCIM

XXXXX

001 Group

001

001.mp3

002.mp3

003.mp3

001.mp3

002.mp3

003.mp3

P0000001.jpg P0000002.jpg

DCIM

002 Folder

P0000003.jpg P0000004.jpg P0000005.jpg

004 Folder

P0000008.jpg P0000009.jpg

.jpg

XXXXX

XXXX

002 Group

001.mp3

002.mp3

003.mp3

004.mp3

XXXXX

XXXX

003 Folder

P0000006.jpg P0000007.jpg



.jpg

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Watching Television

Basic Operati ons

OPTION

RETURN

SLOW SEARCH

DRIVE

SELECT

PAGE

PROG CHECK

EXITSTATUS

DIRECT TV REC

EXT LINKREC MODE

REC

TEXT STTL

DISPLAY TIME SLIP

SKIP

STOP

PAUSE

PLAYx1. 3

DELETE

INPUT

SELECT

VOL

CHAPTER

PAUSE LIVE TV

-10s +60s

MANUAL SKIP

INPUT

SELECT

Refer to “GUIDE Plus+ system” (> 33) for detail information. This DVD recorder has a tuner which allows it to directly receive and

record digital terrestrial channels.

Preparation:

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

connections to this unit.

Important:

This unit does not have an analogue broadcast tuner.

to turn the unit on.

Sun 10/10/09 19:45

– The GUIDE Plus+ list

appears.

SELECT

RETURN

3, 4

3, 4 to select “View”, then

Selecting a Channel without the GUIDE Plus+ system

to select the current programme, then

To select desired channel

Press [WXCH].

To directly enter Channels

You can also select channels with the numbered buttons. e.g., “5”: [0] > [0] > [5] or [5] > [OK]

“15”: [0] > [1] > [5] or [1] >[5] > [OK]

Tips

≥Regarding Digital Channel Information (> 46) ≥If New Channel Message appears (> 47) ≥To select Audio Description, Digital Teletext and subtitles (> 46) ≥To change DVB Multi Audio (> 69, DVB Multi Audio)

Notes

≥The GUIDE Plus+ list is not displayed immediately after initial tuning is done.

TV Guide:

Landscape

Sun 10th

Emmerdale

Time: BBC 1 BBC 2

Channel 4 Channel 5

+24 hours

OPTION: Select Advert, etc.

info

Change Display Mode

Guide

All Types

: In today’s show we will...

Prog. Type

All Channels