Panasonic SA-HT1000 User Manual

Recordable DVD

Home Theater System

Operating Instructions

INTRORECORDINGPLAYINGON-SCREEN

Operations Guide

Before using this product, perform setup and connections
after carefully reading the Setup Guide.

Model No. SC-HT1000

DISPLAYS

EDITINGRADIO &

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
these instructions completely. Please keep this manual for future
reference.

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Region number supported by this unit

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

≥The region number of this unit is “1”.
≥The unit will play DVDs marked with labels containing “1” or

“ALL”.

Example:

1

1

[For\U.S.A.]only]

The warranty can be found on page 54.

[For\Canada]only]

The warranty can be found on page 55.

ALL

2

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SOUND

SETTINGSINFO

Accessories

PUSH

1

2

P

U

S

H

P

U

S

H

Please check and identify the supplied
accessories. Use numbers indicated in
parentheses when asking for replacement parts.

Only for U.S.A.: To order accessories contact 1-800-332-5368
or the website (http://www.panasonic.com).
Only for Canada: To order accessories, call the dealer from
whom you have made your purchase.

∏ 1 Remote control

(EUR7624KP0)

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System SC-HT1000

Main unit SA-HT1000

Front speakers SB-PF1000

Center speaker SB-PC1000

Surround speakers SB-PS1000

Active subwoofer SB-WA351

Operations in these instructions are described mainly with
the remote control, but you can do the operations on the
main unit if the controls are the same.

∏ 2 Batteries

for remote control

∏ 2 AC power supply cords

(RJA0065-1D)

∏ 1 Video cable

(RJL1P016B15A)

∏ 1 75 ≠ coaxial cable

(K1TXAAA00001)

∏ 1 System cable

(K1HA25HA0001)

∏ 1 AM loop antenna

(N1DAAAA00002)

∏ 1 FM indoor antenna

(RSA0007-L)

∏ 3 Speaker cables

1a4 m (13 foot) cable (REE1203A-J)
2

a

10 m (33 foot) cables (REE1203C-J)

∏ 1DVD-RAM disc

The remote control

∫ Batteries

Opening the rear cover. Closing the rear cover.

1 Press with your

finger.

+

-

Slide into place.

3

­+

≥When the cover

comes off

2

R6/LR6, AA, UM-3

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

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.

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∏ 1 Sheet of speaker-cable stickers

∏ 1 Antenna plug

(K2RC021B0001)

∏ 8 Front speaker screws

4 large screws (XSS6i14FZ)
4 small screws (XSN5i10FN)

[Note]

The included AC power supply cord is for use with this unit only.
Do not use it with other equipment.

(U.S.A. only)
Product Registration Card

Please complete and return the included product registration card,
or register via the Internet at: http://www.prodreg.com/panasonic/

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

[Note]

If you cannot operate the unit or television using the remote control
after changing the batteries, please re-enter the codes (television
➡ page 11, main unit ➡ page 42).

∫ Use

Aim at the sensor, avoiding obstacles, at a maximum range of 7 m
(23 feet) directly in front of the unit.

Table of contents

INTRO

RECORDING

PLAYING

ON-SCREEN

DISPLAYS

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

The remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . 5

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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

Remote control and subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Main unit and display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Recording television programs . . . . . . . . . 12

Inserting discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Recording modes and approximate recording times in

hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Recording the best quality pictures within the set amount

of time—Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Selecting the audio recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Watching the television while recording . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Specify a time to stop recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Recording from a video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . 13

Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the Direct Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Changing audio during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Position Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

When a menu appears on the television. . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Common procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Disc menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Audio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Play menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Video menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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

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

STEP 1 Plug-in Auto Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

STEP 2
STEP 3

VCR Plusr guide channel settings
Set up to match your television

Television operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

. . 10

. . . 11

Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using VCR Plusr codes to make timer recordings . . . 14

Manually programming timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Check programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Change or delete the program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Playing while you are recording . . . . . . . . 17

Playing from the beginning of the program while you are

recording—Chasing Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Simultaneous rec and play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Reviewing the recorded images while recording—Time

Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Starting play from a selected item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Selecting an amount of time to skip—Time Slip . . . . . 20

Quick View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Skipping a minute forward—CM Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using menus to play MP3 discs . . . . . . . . 21

On-screen displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Changing the information displayed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Display examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using the FUNCTIONS window . . . . . . . . . 25

INTRO

EDITING

RADIO &

SOUND

SETTINGS

INFO

Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Creating and playing play lists . . . . . . . . . 27

Creating play list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Playing play lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Playing scenes and editing play lists . . . . 28

Play Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

PL Copy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

PL Erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Enter Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Edit Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

The radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Manual tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Preset tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Optional FM antenna connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Dolby Digital and DTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Dolby Pro Logic II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Changing the unit’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Summary of settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Common procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Antenna System and Auto Channel Setting . . . . . . . . 40

Optional connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Connecting other video equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Connecting a cable TV box/satellite receiver . . . . . . . 44

Receiving digital audio using the optical connection. . 45

Connecting other audio equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Other antenna connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Other antenna connections to the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Other antenna connections from the unit to the television

. . . 46

Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Editing programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Erase Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Enter Title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Shorten Segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Divide Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Disc setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Enter Title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Disc Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Erase all programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Finalize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Sound Field Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Center Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Virtual Rear Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Multi Rear Surround. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Adjusting the bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Speaker level adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Other channel settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Changing the remote control code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Changing the delay time (Speaker) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Clock settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Disc handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A.) . . . . 54

Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR CANADA)

. . . 55

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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CAUTION!

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

CAUTION:

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE
BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY

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INSERT.

WARNING:

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

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.

THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A.

FCC Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:

≥Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
≥Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
≥Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from

that to which the receiver is connected.

≥Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for

help.

FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, follow the
attached installation instructions and use only shielded interface
cables when connecting to peripheral devices.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority
to operate this equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not
cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.

THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A.

Note to CATV system installer:

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s
attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for
proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable
ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the
building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

-

VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN.

DANGER

AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

-

VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN.

CAUTION

AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

-

RAYONNEMENT LASER VISIBLE ET INVISIBLE EN CAS D’OUVERTURE.

ATTENTION

EXPOSITION DANGEREUSE AU FAISCEAU.

-

SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING VED ÅBNING.

ADVARSEL

UNDGÅ UDSÆTTELSE FOR STRÅLING.

-

AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NÄKYVÄÄ JA NÄKYMÄTÖN

VARO !

LASERSÄTEILYLLE. ÄLÄ KATSO SÄTEESEEN.

-

SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL

VARNING

ÄR ÖPPNAD. BETRAKTA EJ STRÅLEN.

-

SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING NÅR DEKSEL ÅPNES.

ADVARSEL

UNNGÅ EKSPONERING FOR STRÅLEN.

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SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG, WENN ABDECKUNG

VORSICHT

GEÖFFNET. NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN.

-

-

(FDA 21 CFR)

(IEC60825-1)

RQLS0233

(Inside of product)

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC

SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE SCREWS.
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within
an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user
to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”
within the product’s enclosure that may be of suffi­cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock
to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle
is intended to alert the user to the presence of
important operating and maintenance (servicing)
instructions in the literature accompanying the ap­pliance.

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

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

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The model number and serial number of this product can be
found on either the back or the bottom of the unit.
Please note them in the space provided below and keep for
future reference.

MODEL NUMBER SC-HT1000

SERIAL NUMBER

User memo:

DATE OF PURCHASE _______________________________
DEALER NAME ____________________________________
DEALER ADDRESS ________________________________

_________________________________________________

TELEPHONE NUMBER _____________________________

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read these operating instructions carefully before using the unit. Follow the safety instructions on the unit and the applicable safety instructions
listed below. Keep these operating instructions handy for future reference.

1) Read these instructions.

2) Keep these instructions.

3) Heed all warnings.

4) Follow all instructions.

5) Do not use this apparatus near water.

6) Clean only with dry cloth.

7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with
the manufacturer’s instructions.

8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat
registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that
produce heat.

9) Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding­type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than
the other. A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third
grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are
provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into
your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the
obsolete outlet.

10) Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched
particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point
where they exit from the apparatus.

11) Only use attachments/accessories specified by the
manufacturer.

12) Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or
table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with
the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution
when moving the cart/apparatus combination to
avoid injury from tip-over.

13) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or
when unused for long periods of time.

14) Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is
required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way,
such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been
spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus
has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.

Features

This Recordable DVD Home Theater System allows you to enjoy high quality video and audio recordings
providing you with a complete home entertainment package.

∫ A variety of discs can be played

In addition to DVD-Video movies, this unit can play a variety of discs
including multi-channel DVD-Audio, audio CDs, and Video CDs. You
can also play MP3 files recorded on CD-R and CD-RW discs.

∫ Editing your recording [RAM]

≥You can divide programs (➡page 31).
≥Use play lists (➡page 27) to select your favorite scenes and

rearrange them to play in any order you like.

∫ Enjoying television programs in surround sound

≥You can enjoy recorded and broadcast television programming in

surround sound with Dolby Pro Logic II.

≥You can also enjoy satellite television and CATV digital multi-

channel audio by connecting with an optical cable.

∫ Exceptional sound and picture quality when

recording

≥Audio is recorded using Dolby Digital stereo, enabling high quality

sound recordings. When recording in XP mode it is possible to use
LPCM (2 channel) to achieve sound recordings of even higher
quality.

≥The encoder system used for recording is called “Hybrid VBR” and

allows high quality recordings.

∫ Fast access to the program you want to watch

(➡ page 19)

Use the Direct Navigator to find a program you have recorded and
start play.

[RAM] [DVD-R]

∫ Make your own DVD-Video

Finalizing a DVD-R that has been recorded on produces an original
DVD-Video in accordance with DVD-Video standards.

∫ Maximum 12 hours on DVD-RAM

≥Using a double sided, 9.4 GB DVD-RAM allows you to record a

maximum of 12 hours (6 hours continuously).

≥You can also use the FR (Flexible Recording) mode to fit

recordings efficiently onto the available space on the disc.

∫ Progressive Scan

By connecting the component video terminal of this unit to a
progressive scan television, it is possible to enjoy the high quality
picture rendered by the progressive scan function.

∫ Quick View (➡ page 20) [RAM]

You can speed up play to make checking the contents faster. Both
video and sound are played faster.

∫ The FUNCTIONS window shows you most of the

features you can use (➡ page 25)

The FUNCTIONS window has most of the features and functions
you are likely to use regularly. Just select the icon for the operation
you want to perform.

∫ Watch a program while you are recording it

(➡ page 17)

Chasing Play

You can watch a program from the start while you are still recording
it.

Simultaneous rec and play

You can record a program while watching one you recorded
previously.

Time Slip

You can jump back to review a piece of action you missed while
recording by pressing the time slip button.
≥During playback, you can specify a length of time to jump to the

scene you wish to view.

[RAM]

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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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SHIFT

6

Control reference guide

Remote control and subwoofer

If [SHIFT] appears after the button name the function will not work unless you use in combination with the [SHIFT] button. Make sure you first press
and hold the [SHIFT] button.

1 POWER button [Í POWER] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

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

HOME THEATER TV

POWER

DISPLAY

VCR Plus+

INPUT SELECTOPEN/CLOSE

DVD

FM/AM

TV/VIDEO

INTRO

1

2

3

4

E

F

G

H

123

I

5

4

5

CH

6

VOLUME

789

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@

B

D

6

7

8
9

:

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A

C

CANCEL

100

0

SKIP

STOP PAUSE PLAY/x1.3

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

TOP MENU

FUNCTIONS

L1/OPT

FRAME

PROG/CHECK

MULTI REAR
MARKER

STATUS

P.MEMORY

SHIFT

ENTER

MIX
2CH

EQ/SFC

SLOW/SEARCH

TEST

CM SKIP

ERASEADD/DLT

S.POSITION

F. R e c

AUDI O

S W. LEVEL

PLAY LIST

MENU

CH SELECT
RETURN

PRO LOGIC

TIME SLIP

REC

C.FOCUS

REC MODE

SETUP

MUTING

J

K

L

M

N

O

Q

S

U

P

R

T

V

W

power.

2 VCR Plusr button [VCR Plusr]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

3 On-screen menu button [DISPLAY] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

4 Disc tray open/close button [< OPEN/CLOSE] . . . . . . . . . .12

5 Numbered buttons [1–9, 0, 100]

6 Cancel button [CANCEL] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

7 Skip buttons [:, 9 SKIP] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

8 Stop button [∫ STOP] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

9 Pause button [; PAUSE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

: Direct Navigator, Top menu button

[DIRECT NAVIGATOR, TOP MENU] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19, 21

; Cursor buttons [3, 4, 2, 1], Enter button [ENTER] . . . . . .9

< Functions button [FUNCTIONS]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

= Frame reverse button [2; FRAME] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

L1 input analog/optical selector button [L1/OPT] [SHIFT] . . .45

> Frame advance button [;1 FRAME] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Down-mix button [MIX 2CH] [SHIFT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

? Manual programming and check button [PROG/CHECK] . .15

@ Manual channel adding and deleting button [ADD/DLT] . . . .9

A On-screen display button [STATUS] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

B Marker button [MARKER] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Virtual rear/multi rear surround button

[MULTI REAR] [SHIFT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

C Shift button [SHIFT]

To use the functions labeled in orange, press the button while
pressing [SHIFT].

D Equalizer/sound field control button [EQ/SFC] . . . . . . . . . .36

Position memory button [P.MEMORY] [SHIFT] . . . . . . . . . . . .19

E Remote control mode selector switch

[HOME THEATER, TV] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Switch to “HOME THEATER” when operating the main unit, or
switch to “TV” when operating the television.

F Main unit selector button

DVD/CD source button [DVD] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Switch the source on the main unit to DVD.

Tuner/band button [FM/AM] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Switch the source on the main unit to tuner and change the band.

G Television input mode selector [TV/VIDEO] . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

H Input select button [INPUT SELECT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

I Channel buttons for recorder, tuner, and TV

[W X CH]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11, 12, 34

J Volume buttons for recorder, tuner, and TV

[r s VOLUME]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11, 18, 34

K Slow/search, Tuning buttons

[6, 5 SLOW/SEARCH] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18, 34

L Play/quick view button [1 PLAY/t1.3] . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18, 20

M Play list, Menu button [PLAY LIST, MENU] . . . . . . . . . . .19, 27

N Return button [RETURN] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Speaker channel button [CH SELECT] [SHIFT]. . . . . . . . . . . .37

O Time slip button [TIME SLIP] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 20

Dolby Pro Logic II button [ÎPRO LOGIC II] [SHIFT] . . . . . .36

P One-minute skip button [CM SKIP] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Test signal button [TEST] [SHIFT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Q Recording button [¥ REC] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

R Program/play list erase button [ERASE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

S Recording mode button [REC MODE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Center focus button [C.FOCUS] [SHIFT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

T Flexible Recording button [F.Rec] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Seat position button [S.POSITION] [SHIFT]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

U Muting button [MUTING]

Volume is reduced to minimum.
To cancel, press [MUTING] again or reduce the volume to
minimum (–– dB), then raise it to the required level.
Muting is also canceled when you switch the unit to standby.

Setup button [SETUP] [SHIFT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

V Bass adjust button [S W.LEVEL] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Audio, Dynamic range compression button

[AUDIO] [SHIFT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13, 19, 45

W AC power supply indicator [AC IN]

This indicator lights when the subwoofer is connected to a
household AC outlet.

Main unit and display

Controls such as 1 function the same as the buttons on the remote control.

X Remote control signal sensor
Y Standby/on indicator [Í/I]

When the unit is connected to the AC power supply, this indicator
lights up in standby mode and goes out when the unit is turned on.

Z Channel buttons for recorder and tuner

[X, W CHANNEL] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 34

[ Main unit selector buttons and indicators

DVD/CD source button [DVD] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Switch the source on the main unit to DVD.

Tuner/band button [FM/AM] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Switch the source on the main unit to tuner and change the band.
≥The indicator of the currently selected mode lights up.

\ Disc tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

] Preset memory button [MEMORY] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

^ Radio reception mode button [FM MODE]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

_ Volume dial for recorder and tuner

[VOLUME DOWN, UP]

` Skip/Slow/Search, Tuning buttons

[4, 5, X TUNING W] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 34

a L2 input terminals [L2] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

b Time slip button and indicator [TIME SLIP] . . . . . . . . . . 17, 20

c Headphone terminal [PHONES]

1 Reduce the volume and connect the headphones (not

included).

2 Adjust headphone volume with [VOLUME DOWN, UP].

≥Headphone plug type: 3.5 mm (
≥Audio is automatically switched to stereo (2-channel).

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 34

1

/8z) stereo

[Note]

Do not play your headphones at a high volume. Hearing experts
advise against continuous extended play.

INTRO

1SQR

X

YZ

CHANNEL

PULL-OPEN

Display

TUNED

[

DVD

REC

PLAY

FMAM

REC

FM/AM

REC MODE

ERASE

AB

-

DVD

RAM

GRP

AVCD

CH

ST

MEMO

\]

C

TITLEPLCHAPPGTRACK

D

XP SP LP EP

DTS

JK

Circle display (e.g., DVD-RAM)

REC REC

PLAY PLAY

E

DVD

F

^

4

OPEN/CLOSE

MEMORY

FM MODE

TIME SLIP

b

GH I

D.MIX

M.V.REAR

_`

VOLUME

TIME SLIP

DOWN

CF

8

TUNING

UP

PHONES

L

ca

MIX2CH

kHz
MHz

SFC

PL

DIGITAL

LM N POQ

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

A Timer recording display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

On:
Flashes:

B Disc type
C The display mode of the main display section

GRP:
TITLE:
PL:
CHAP:
PG:
TRACK:

D Recording mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

E DVD indicator

Flashes: When you press [Í POWER] to turn the unit off until

When timer recording is on standby
When the unit couldn’t go to timer recording standby

Group number
Title number
Play list number
Chapter number
Program number
Track number

it actually turns off

Rotating (REC, PLAY):

Chasing play or simultaneous rec
and play is in progress

Rotating (PLAY): playing
Stopped (PLAY): play paused
“PLAY” flashes:

the resume play function
(➡ page 18) is working

F Main display section

Recording and play counter, and other miscellaneous messages

G Down-mix indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

H Virtual rear/multi rear surround indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

I Center Focus indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

J Radio broadcast display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

TUNED:
ST:
MEMO:

K Channel

L DTS indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

M Equalizer/sound field control indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

N Dolby Pro Logic II indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

O Radio frequency unit indicator

P Dolby Digital indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Q Speaker channel, seat position display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Receiving radio signal
Stereo
Channel preset memory indicator

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Disc information

Discs you can use for recording and
play

Disc type Logo

DVD-RAM

≥4.7 GB/9.4 GB, 12 cm (5z)
≥2.8 GB, 8 cm (3z)

INTRO

DVD-R (for General Ver. 2.0)

≥4.7 GB, 12 cm (5z)
≥1.4 GB, 8 cm (3z)

≥We recommend using Panasonic discs as they have been

confirmed to be compatible with this unit. Other discs may not
perform correctly.

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

dirt, dust, scratches or deposits of cigarette smoke on the
recording surface may make it impossible to use the disc for
recording.

≥Discs with programs recorded in PAL already cannot be recorded

on with this unit.

≥This unit is compatible with the Content Protection for

Recordable Media (CPRM ➡ page 51) 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.

∫ DVD-RAM

≥DVD-RAM recorded on this unit may not be compatible with

other DVD players, including some Panasonic players.
Consult the manual for the player to determine compatibility
with these DVD-RAM discs.

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

DVD-RAM, but the write-protect tabs on cartridge-type discs give
better protection to your recordings.

≥Picture aspect ratios, regular 4:3 or widescreen 16:9, are recorded

as they are received.

∫ DVD-R

≥In order to play a DVD-R recorded using this unit on another

playback source, the disc must first be finalized (➡page 33).

≥Once a DVD-R is finalized, it becomes DVD-Video.
≥You can record onto the available space on the disc and perform

editing functions, such as giving titles to discs and programs and
erasing programs before finalizing.

≥When programming is erased from a DVD-R, that space does not

become available. Once an area on a DVD-R is recorded on, that
area is no longer available for recording, whether the recording is
erased or not.

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

management information after recording finishes.

≥This unit optimizes the DVD-R for each recording. Optimizing is

carried out when you start recording after inserting the disc or
turning on the unit. Recording onto the disc may become
impossible if optimizing is carried out too many times.

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

signal input.

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

recording.

≥A DVD-R recorded on this unit may not be recordable on other

Panasonic DVD recorders.

Indication used

in instructions

[RAM]

[DVD-R]

(Before finalizing)

]DVD-V]

(After finalizing)

Play-only discs

Disc type Logo

DVD-Audio [DVD-A]

DVD-Video [DVD-V]

Video CD [VCD]

Audio CD [CD]

CD-R/RW —

≥This unit can play CD-R/CD-RW (audio recording disc) recorded

with CD-DA (digital audio), video CD (video CD format 2.0) or
MP3. Close the sessions or finalize the disc after recording.
Play may be impossible on some CD-R or CD-RW discs due to the
condition of the recording.

≥The producer of the material can control how DVD-Video and

Video CDs 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

≥DVD-Video with a region number other than “1” or “ALL”
≥12-cm (5z), 2.6- and 5.2-GB DVD-RAM
≥DVD-RAM not recorded following the Video Recording Standard
≥3.95- and 4.7-GB DVD-R for Authoring
≥Unfinalized DVD-R recorded on other equipment
≥PAL discs ≥DVD -RO M ≥DVD -RW ≥iRW
≥CD-ROM ≥CDV ≥CD-G ≥Photo CD
≥CVD ≥SVCD ≥SACD ≥MV-Disc
≥PD ≥Divx Video Disc, etc.

∫ Disc structure

Disc structure and the labels given to the items on discs depend on
the disc type.
Tra ck: the smallest division on DVD-Audio, CDs and Video

CDs, or a single MP3 file.

Chapter: the smallest division on DVD-Video.
Group: collections of tracks on DVD-Audio and equivalent to

folders or albums on data discs.

Title: the largest division on DVD-Video, usually an entire

movie.

Program: the division on DVD-RAM equivalent to a single

recording.

Play list: a group of scenes on DVD-RAM.
Scene: DVD-RAM program sections specified and grouped into

play lists on a DVD video recorder.

Indication used

in instructions

[VCD] [CD] [MP3]

(Depending on
the recording
format ➡ below)

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∫ Protection [RAM]

You can protect the contents of your discs in the following ways.
≥Cartridge-protect:

With the write-protect tab in the protect
position, you cannot record to, edit, or erase
from the disc. (Type 1, 2, and 4 cartridge
discs)

≥Program-protect (➡ page 30)
≥Disc-protect (➡ page 32)

PROTECT

STEP 1 Plug-in Auto Tuning

POWER

SHIFT

Auto Channel Setting

CH.

Auto Channel Setting

Proceeding . . .

1 1 1

1

CHANNEL 15 DELETED

HOME THEATER T V

POWER

Í POWER

Numbered
buttons

VCR Plus+

DISPLAY

123

4

5

789

CANCEL

0

SKIP

STOP PAUSE PLAY/x1.3

DVD

INPUT SELECTOPEN/CLOSE

6

100

SLOW/SEARCH

FM/AM

TV/VIDEO

CH

VOLUME

DVD

W X CH

1 Press [Í POWER] to turn the unit on.

Select Language

Seleccione la Lengua

Sélection de Langue

English

Español

Français

Press ENTER
Pulse ENTER

Appuyer sur ENTER

2 Press [3, 4] to select the menu

language and press [ENTER].

3 Press [ENTER] to start Plug-in Auto

Tuning.

INTRO

3, 4, 2, 1

POWER

ENTER

ADD/DLT

X, W CHANNEL

CHANNEL

FM/AM

DVD

REC MODE

REC

ERASE

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

TOP MENU

FUNCTIONS

L1/OPT

FRAME

PROG/CHECK

STATUS

SHIFT

MIX
2CH

MULTI REAR

MARKER

P.MEMORY

EQ/SFC

ENTER

TEST

CM SKIP

ERASEADD/DLT

S.POSITION

F.R e c

AUDIO

S W. LEVEL

PLAY LIST

MENU

CH SELECT
RETURN

PRO LOGIC

TIME SLIP

REC

C.FOCUS

REC MODE

SETUP

MUTING

MEMORY

OPEN/CLOSE

FM MODE

DVD

After plugging the unit into your household AC outlet and pressing
[Í POWER] to turn the unit on for the first time, the unit assists you
to set the menu language, and automatically tunes in all the
channels it can receive and sets the clock.

The unit automatically determines the type of transmission
(airwaves or cable) and puts them into channels as follows.

TV Mode

(Airwaves)

VHF 2–13

UHF 14–69

Band Channel

VHF 2–13

CATV LOW BAND 95–99

CATV MID/SUPER BAND 14–36

CATV Mode

(Cable)

CATV HYPER BAND 37–65

ULTRA BAND

SPECIAL CATV CHANNEL 1

Preparation

≥Confirm that the antenna is connected correctly.
≥Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to

suit the connections to this unit.

≥Press [DVD] to select “DVD/CD” as the source.

TIME SLIP

VOLUME

TIME SLIP

DOWN

TUNING

UP

PHONES

66–94

100–125

The unit then proceeds with Auto Clock Setting. The time is
displayed when finished. If the clock is an hour slower or
faster than the actual time, go to “Time Zone Adjust” to
correct it (➡ page 43).

4 When the display shows the correct time

Press [ENTER] to complete Plug-in
Auto Tuning.

∫ If the unit couldn’t set the clock automatically

Press [ENTER] to show the “Manual Clock Setting” screen. Set the
time manually (➡page 43).

∫ To start Plug-in Auto Tuning again (after

relocation, for example)

Antenna system, channel caption, and VCR Plusr guide
channel settings all revert to the default values when you
perform the procedure below. Timer recording settings are
also cleared.

When the unit is on and stopped

1 Press and hold [X CHANNEL] and [W CHANNEL] on the

main unit for about five seconds.

The unit turns off.

2 Press [Í POWER] to turn the unit on.

Follow the above steps 2–4.

∫ If Plug-in Auto Tuning fails (➡ page 40, Antenna

System and Auto Channel Setting)

Adding and deleting channels

Add or delete channels if necessary channels are not set or
unnecessary channels are set.

While this unit is receiving the antenna signal (but not during
recording):

1 Press the numbered buttons to select

a channel.

e.g., “5”: [0] ➡ [5]

“15”: [1] ➡ [5]
“115”: [100] ➡ [1] ➡ [5]

≥You can also use [W X CH] when you

are going to delete a channel.

Unit’s display

CH

2 Press [ADD/DLT].

The channel is deleted if it was set or added if it was not set.
e.g.,

Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary.

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STEP 2 VCR Plusr guide channel settings

POWER

SHIFT

HOME THEATER T V

POWER

VCR Plus+

DISPLAY

123

4

INTRO

CANCEL

5

789

CANCEL

0

SKIP

STOP PAUSE PLAY/x1.3

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

TOP MENU

3, 4, 2, 1

ENTER

FUNCTIONS

MIX

L1/OPT

2CH

FRAME

PROG/CHECK

MULTI REAR

MARKER

STATUS

P.MEMORY

SHIFT

SHIFT

EQ/SFC

ENTER

DVD

INPUT SELECTOPEN/CLOSE

6

100

SLOW/SEARCH

TEST

CM SKIP

ERASEADD/DLT

S.POSITION

F.R e c

AUDIO

S W. LEVEL

FM/AM

TV/VIDEO

CH

VOLUME

PLAY LIST

MENU

CH SELECT
RETURN

PRO LOGIC

TIME SLIP

REC

C.FOCUS

REC MODE

SETUP

MUTING

RETURN

SETUP

1 Press [SHIFT]r[SETUP] to show the

menus.

SETUP

Channel

Set Up

Disc
Video
Audio

Display

TV Screen

Antenna System

Auto Channel Setting

Channel Caption

Preset Channel Caption

Manual Channel Caption

VCR Plusi CH Setting

TAB

CATV

SELECT

RETURN

2 Press [3, 4] to select “Channel” and

press [1].

3 Press [3, 4] to select “VCR Plusr

CH Setting” and press [ENTER].

e.g., when the current antenna system is CATV.

SETUP

Channel

Set Up

Disc
Video
Audio

Display

TV Screen

VCR PlusiCH Setting

Guide Channel CATV Channel

SELECT

ENTER

RETURN

125

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---

1

---

2

---

3

Set these guide channels so you can use VCR Plusi codes for
timer recording. Before starting the settings, prepare a chart
showing the channels, station names, and guide channels.

e.g.,

Station

name

Guide

channel

Channel

number

Channel setting

(in step 5)

CBS 04 04 Unnecessary

HBO 33 15

Nickelodeon 38 20

Look up the guide channels
for the stations in

Write down all the stations
you can receive.

Enter channel 15 next
to Guide Channel 33.

Enter channel 20 next
to Guide Channel 38.

magazines.

4 Press [3, 4] to select the guide

channel you want to set and press
[1].

When selecting the guide channel, press and hold [3, 4] to
scroll the screen up and down.

SETUP

Channel

Set Up

Disc
Video
Audio

Display

TV Screen

VCR PlusiCH Setting

Guide Channel CATV Channel

SELECT

ENTER

RETURN

---

4
5

---

---

6

---

7

---

8

5 Press [3, 4] to select the channel

corresponding to the guide channel
and press [2].

To delete a number, press [CANCEL].

Repeat steps 4 and 5 as necessary.

6 Press [ENTER].

The “Channel” screen reappears.

To return to the previous screen

Press [RETURN].

To exit the SETUP screen

Press [SHIFT]i[SETUP].

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VCR Plusi and PlusCode are registered trademarks of
Gemstar Development Corporation. The VCR Plusi system is
manufactured under license from Gemstar Development
Corporation.

Pats. 5,307,173; 5,335,079; 4,908,713; 4,751,578; and
4,706,121

STEP 3 Set up to match your television

POWER

SHIFT

∫ Regarding Progressive Television Picture

Progressive image aspect (height to width ratio) is set at a
standard 16:9. DVD-Video which has been set at 16:9 will be
displayed correctly. However, 4:3 video material will be stretched to
the right and left when displayed.

≥To view the picture at the right aspect

[Note]

≥If the unit is connected to the TV through VIDEO OUT or S-

≥When progressive output is on, closed captions cannot be

You can control televisions by entering the remote control code.

1 Switch [HOME THEATER, TV] to
2 While pressing [Í POWER], enter the

Í POWER

Numbered
buttons

3, 4, 2, 1

ENTER

SHIFT

HOME THEATER T V

POWER

VCR Plus+

DVD

DISPLAY

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

TOP MENU

FUNCTIONS

L1/OPT

PROG/CHECK

STATUS

SHIFT

INPUT SELECTOPEN/CLOSE

123

4

789

STOP PAUSE PLAY/x1.3

CANCEL

SKIP

FRAME

MULTI REAR
MARKER

P.MEMORY

5

0

MIX

2CH

EQ/SFC

ENTER

6

100

SLOW/SEARCH

TEST

CM SKIP

ERASEADD/DLT

S.POSITION

F.R e c

AUDIO

S W. LEVEL

FM/AM

TV/VIDEO

CH

VOLUME

PLAY LIST

MENU

CH SELECT

RETURN

PRO LOGIC

TIME SLIP

REC

C.FOCUS

REC MODE

SETUP

MUTING

HOME
THEATER,TV

TV/VIDEO

W X CH

i j VOLUME

RETURN

SETUP

–For televisions that allow the aspect of progressive images to be

adjusted, use the function provided on the television and adjust
as necessary.

–For televisions which do not allow the aspect of progressive

images to be adjusted, please set “Progressive” to “OFF”
(➡ page 23).

VIDEO OUT, output will be interlace only (even if you select
progressive output).

displayed.

Television operation

“TV”.

two-digit code with the numbered
buttons.

e.g., 01: press [0] ➡ [1].

INTRO

Change the settings if your television is:

≥Progressive

–Read your television’s operating instructions for details.

≥Widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio)

1 Press [SHIFT]r[SETUP] to show the

menus.

2 Press [3, 4] to select “TV Screen”

and press [1].

3 Press [3, 4] to select “TV Type” and

press [ENTER].

SETUP

Channel

Set Up

Disc

Video

Audio

Display

TV Screen

SELECT

ENTER

TV Type

Aspect 4:3 & 480I

Aspect 4:3 & 480P

Aspect 16:9 & 480I

Aspect 16:9 & 480P

RETURN

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

press [ENTER].

If you select a progressive output (480P) item, select Video in
the on-screen menu and set “Transfer” to suit the material
(➡ page 23).

Code No. and Manufacturer

01

Panasonic/National QUASAR

02 12 HITACHI

MAGNAVOX SYLVANIA

03

PHILIPS (RC-5)

11 JVC

13 MITSUBISHI

04 ZENITH 14 SAMSUNG
05 THOMSON RCA GE 15

GOLDSTAR/LG06

SHARP

07 17
08 SONY 18
09 TOSHIBA 19

16

SAMSUNG

10 SANYO FISHER –

Test by turning on the television and changing channels. Repeat
the procedure until you find the code that allows correct operation.

[Note]

If your television brand is not listed or if the code listed for your
television does not allow control of your television, this remote
control is not compatible with your television.

∫ Operation

Switch [HOME THEATER, TV] to “TV” and point the remote control
at the television.

Operation Button

On and off [Í POWER]

TV/Video switch [TV/VIDEO]

To return to the previous screen

Press [RETURN].

To exit the SETUP screen

Press [SHIFT]i[SETUP].

Selecting channels [W X CH] or Numbered buttons

Adjusting volume [i j VOLUME]

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RECORDING

POWER

SHIFT

REC

DVD

CH

PG

RAM

XP

-

Recording television programs

1
2

Numbered
buttons

;

3, 4, 2, 1

ENTER

STATUS

SHIFT

HOME THEATER T V

POWER

VCR Plus+

DISPLAY

123

4

5

789

CANCEL

0

SKIP

STOP PAUSE PLAY/x1.3

DVD

INPUT SELECTOPEN/CLOSE

6

100

SLOW/SEARCH

FM/AM

TV/VIDEO

CH

VOLUME

∫

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

TOP MENU

FUNCTIONS

L1/OPT

FRAME

PROG/CHECK

STATUS

SHIFT

MIX
2CH

MULTI REAR
MARKER

P.MEMORY

EQ/SFC

ENTER

TEST

CM SKIP

ERASEADD/DLT

S.POSITION

F.R e c

AUDIO

S W. LEVEL

PLAY LIST

MENU

CH SELECT
RETURN

PRO LOGIC

TIME SLIP

REC

C.FOCUS

REC MODE

SETUP

MUTING

HOME
THEATER,TV

DVD

TV/VIDEO
INPUT SELECT

3

5
4

F.Rec
AUDIO

[RAM] [DVD-R]

Preparation

≥Release protection (cartridge ➡ page 8, disc ➡ page 32) when

you record. [RAM]

≥Switch [HOME THEATER, TV] to “HOME THEATER”.
≥Press [DVD] to select “DVD/CD” as the source.

1 Press [Í POWER] to turn the unit on.
2 Press [< OPEN/CLOSE] to open the

tray and insert a disc (➡ left).

Press the button again to close the tray.

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

To select with the numbered buttons:
e.g. 5: [0] ➡ [5]

15: [1] ➡ [5]
115: [100] ➡ [1] ➡ [5]

4 Press [REC MODE] to select the

recording mode (➡ below).

To record sound using LPCM (XP mode only):
From the SETUP menu, set the “Audio Mode for XP
Recording” setting to “LPCM” (the picture quality may go
down slightly). (➡ page 39)

5 Press [¥ REC] to

start recording.

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13 5 22

VOLUME

OPEN/CLOSE

MEMORY

FM MODE

TIME SLIP

TIME SLIP

DOWN

UP

∫

Insert inside the
tray’s guides.

Cartridge disc

TUNING

PHONES

DVD

REC

FM/AM

DVD

REC MODE

ERASE

4

CHANNEL

Inserting discs

You can insert a cartridge or non-cartridge disc.

Non-cartridge disc

Insert label-up.

Insert label-up with the arrow facing in.

≥Load double-sided discs so the label for the side you want to

record/play is facing up.

≥When using 8 cm (3″) DVD-RAM, remove the disc from the

cartridge and insert it, making sure you align it with the groove.

≥It is not possible to record/play continuously from one side of

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

Should the AC power supply cord come loose by
accident or for any other reason the power supply is
cut off while recording or editing is taking place, the
contents of the disc may be lost.

≥Recording will take place on open space on disc. Data will

not be overwritten.

≥Program information (e.g., time and date) is registered in the

program list (➡page 19, Using the Direct Navigator).

[DVD-R]

To play DVD-R on compatible equipment, finalize it (➡ page 33).

To stop recording

Press [∫].

To pause recording

Press [;]. Press again to restart recording.
(Program is not split into a separate program.)

[Note]

≥You cannot change the channel or recording mode during

recording.

≥When using a DVD-RAM for the first time with this unit, format it to

ensure accurate recording (➡ page 33).

≥There are limitations when recording to DVD-R (➡page 8).
≥It is not possible to record CPRM (➡ page 51) protected material

onto DVD-R or 2.8 GB DVD-RAM discs.

For your reference

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

Recording modes and approximate
recording times in hours

Disc DVD-RAM

Mode

Single-sided

(4.7 GB)

Double-sided

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

Depending on the content being recorded, the recording times may
become shorter than indicated.

FR (Flexible Recording Mode)

The unit automatically selects a recording rate between XP and EP
that will enable the recordings to fit in the available recording time on
the disc with the best possible recording quality.

≥You can set for timer program recording (➡ page 14).
≥All the recording modes from XP to EP appear in the

display.

DVD-R

(4.7 GB)

XP SP LP EP

Recording the best quality pictures
within the set amount of time—Flexible
Recording

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].

2 Press [2, 1] to select “Hour” and

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

You can also set the recording time with the numbered
buttons.

FLEXIBLE REC

Record on FR mode

SELECT

ENTER

2 Hour 15 Min.
1 Hour 00 Min.

RETURN

Maximum rec time
Set up rec time

Start Cancel

3 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select “Start”

and press [ENTER].

Recording starts.

To show the remaining time

Press [STATUS].

[Note]

It may not be possible to record to the end of the program if the
remaining time doesn’t allow.

For your reference

≥Recording time is reduced if you repeatedly pause recording.
≥The recording mode automatically becomes FR mode.

Selecting the audio recording mode

[RAM]

To change the audio recording mode

Press [SHIFT]r[AUDIO].

∫ While receiving MTS audio (Multi-channel

Television Sound Stereo)

[.Stereo: Main audio (stereo)
lv
l SAP: Secondary audio program (SAP)
lv
a- Mono: Main audio (monaural)

e.g., “Stereo” is selected

“((” appears when the unit is receiving

the audio type you selected.

[Note]

≥If you change the sound setting while recording, the recorded

sound will also change. [RAM]

≥If recorded in SAP mode, main audio is also recorded. [RAM]
≥It will not be possible to alter the sound in the following cases:

–When a DVD-R is in the disc tray.
–When recording mode is XP and “LPCM” has been selected in

the Audio menu, “Audio Mode for XP Recording” (➡ page 39).

≥When recording MTS sound onto DVD-R or recording using LPCM,

only one of either the main channel or the sub channel can be
recorded. Select at “Select MTS” (➡ page 39).

≥If the broadcast is “MonoiSAP”, audio will be monaural even if you

select Stereo mode.

≥Select “Mono” if reception is poor during a stereo broadcast.

No disc

((

CH 12

Stereo

Watching the television while recording

Pictures being recorded are unaffected.

1 Switch [HOME THEATER, TV] to “TV”.
2 Press [TV/VIDEO] to change the television’s input mode to

“TV”.

3 Press [W X CH] to change channels.

You can also select the channel with the numbered buttons.

Specify a time to stop recording

This is a simple way of specifying a time to stop recording when you
are in a hurry or before you go to bed.

During recording

Press [¥ REC] to select the recording
time.

Each time you press the button:
0:30 "# 1:00 "# 1:30 "# 2:00 "# 3:00 "# 4:00

^"""""""" Counter (cancel) ,""""""""}

e.g.,

To show the remaining time

Press [STATUS].

For your reference

≥This does not work during timer recordings (➡ page 14) or while

using Flexible Recording (➡left).

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

channel while recording is paused.

Recording from a video cassette
recorder

Preparation

Connect a video cassette recorder to this unit’s input terminals
(➡ page 44).

1 While stopped

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

Select L1, L2 or L3.
≥You can also select the input channel by pressing [W X CH].

2 Press [REC MODE] to select the

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

3 Start play on the other equipment.
4 Press [¥ REC] at the point you want to

start recording.

Recording starts.

To skip unwanted parts

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

To stop recording

Press [∫].

[Note]

≥When recording using L1, L2 or L3 terminals, only the sound

received at the time of recording will be recorded.

≥If Flexible Recording (➡left) is used instead of steps 2 and 4,

settings can be made so that recording continues to the end of the
video.

RECORDING

Almost all videos and DVD software on sale have been
treated to prevent illegal copying. Any software that has
been so treated cannot be recorded using this unit.

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RECORDING

POWER

SHIFT

1:58 SP

VCR Plusi

Remaining Recording Time

3/26 TUE12:53 PM

Enter PLUS CODE Number by using 0–9 key.

5:10 PM4:20 PM4 / 1 MON

MODE

OFFON

CHANNEL

DATE

1:58 SP

SP39

TIMER RECORDING

Remaining Recording Time

3/26 TUE12:53 PM

3

4

SP5:10 PM4:20 PM39 4 / 1 MON01

MODE

OFFONNo

CHANNEL

DATE

1:58 SP

TIMER

TIMER
RECORDING

Remaining Recording Time

3/26 TUE12:53 PM

New Timer Program

Enable

CHECK

PROG/CHECK

Timer recording

HOME THEATER T V

POWER

VCR Plus+

Í POWER

VCR Plusr

Numbered
buttons

3, 4, 2, 1

ENTER

DISPLAY

123

4

5

789

CANCEL

0

SKIP

STOP PAUSE PLAY/x1.3

∫

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

TOP MENU

FUNCTIONS

MIX

L1/OPT

2CH

FRAME

PROG/CHECK

MULTI REAR
MARKER

STATUS

P.MEMORY

SHIFT

EQ/SFC

ENTER

DVD

INPUT SELECTOPEN/CLOSE

6

100

SLOW/SEARCH

TEST

CM SKIP

ERASEADD/DLT

S.POSITION

F.R e c

AUDIO

S W. LEVEL

FM/AM

TV/VIDEO

CH

VOLUME

PLAY LIST

MENU

CH SELECT
RETURN

PRO LOGIC

TIME SLIP

REC

C.FOCUS

REC MODE

SETUP

MUTING

REC MODE

Preparation

≥Set the clock and guide channels for VCR Plusi recording

(➡ page 10) correctly.

≥Release protection before proceeding. [RAM]

(Cartridge ➡ page 8, disc ➡ page 32)

Using VCR Plusr codes to make timer
recordings

Entering VCR Plusi codes is an easy way of programming the unit
for recording. You can find these codes in newspapers and
magazines.

1 Press [VCR Plusr].

2 Press the numbered buttons to enter

the VCR Plusr code.

Press [2] to move back to correct a digit.

3 Press [ENTER].

Confirm the program and make corrections if necessary using
[3, 4, 2, 1].

[RAM] [DVD-R]
You can enter up to 16 programs up to a month in advance.
(Each daily or weekly program is counted as one program.)

Enter Title

≥“Invalid Entry” is displayed when you enter the wrong code.

Reenter the code.

≥To change the recording mode

Press [REC MODE].

≥To enter the title of the program

Press [2, 1] to select “Enter Title” and press [ENTER]
(➡ page 26).

4 Press [ENTER].

The program timer recording settings are stored.

Displayed if the
recording can fit in
the remaining
space on the disc.

Repeat steps 1–4 to program other recordings.

5 Press [PROG/CHECK].

The message “TURN RECORDER OFF FOR TIMER
RECORDING.” is shown on the television.

6 Press [Í POWER].

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

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Manually programming timer

TIMER
RECORDING

Remaining Recording Time

1:58 SP

3/26 TUE 12:55 PM

3:00 PM

3/ 26 TUE

MODE

OFFON

CHANNEL

DATE

SP

64 ABC

2:30 PM

SP Enable2:00 PM1:00 PM64 ABC 3/ 26 TUE01

MODE

CHECK

OFFONNo

CHANNEL

DATE

1:58 SP

TIMER

New Timer Program

TIMER
RECORDING

Remaining Recording Time

3/26 TUE12:55 PM

SP Enable3:00 PM2:30 PM64 ABC 3/ 26 TUE02

recordings

1 Press [PROG/CHECK].

TIMER
RECORDING

01 SP Enable2:00 PM1:00 PM64 ABC 3/ 26 TUE

SELECT

ENTER

Remaining Recording Time

CHANNEL

DATE

New Timer Program

CANCEL

RETURN

3/26 TUE 12:55 PM

OFFONNo

Press ENTER or

VCR Plus+ to

store new program

MODE

1:58 SP

CHECK

2 Press [3, 4] to select “New Timer

Program” and press [ENTER].

3 Press [1] to move through the items

and change the items with [3, 4].

≥The current settings are shown each time you press [1].
≥You may use the numbered buttons to enter the CHANNEL,

DATE, ON (Start Time), and OFF (Finish Time).

Enter Title

≥CHANNEL (Channel number and caption)
≥DATE

[. Current date
l;:
l Next day up to one month later minus one day
l;:
l Weekly timer: SUN-SAT>MON-SAT>MON-FRI
l;:
{. Daily timer: WEEKLY SUN>--->WEEKLY SAT

≥ON (Start time)/OFF (Finish time)

The time increases or decreases in 30-minute increments if
you hold the button.

≥MODE (Recording mode ➡ page 12)

SP!#XP!#FR!#EP!#LP

^"""""""""""""""""J

≥Enter Title

Select “Enter Title” using [2, 1] and press [ENTER]
(➡ page 26).

4 Press [ENTER] when you have

finished programming the timer.

∫ To release the unit from recording standby

If you want to record something else before the program start
time, for example:

Press [Í POWER].

The unit turns on and “F” goes out.
≥Be sure to press [Í POWER] to return the unit to standby

mode before the scheduled recording time. Timer recording will
work only if “F” is displayed.

∫ To cancel recording when recording has

already begun

Press [∫], then [ENTER] within 5 seconds.

Recording stops.

[Note]

≥“F” flashes when the unit couldn’t go to timer recording standby

(e.g., a disc isn’t loaded, a disc that can’t be recorded to is
loaded, or the disc is protected). Check the disc carefully.

≥The actual time recorded may be longer than the program itself

when television programs are recorded using VCR Plusi.

≥If you don’t select a recording mode when using VCR Plusi

codes to make a timer recording, the unit sets the mode
selected on the unit at that time (unless the mode is “XP”, in
which case the unit sets “FR” as the mode).

≥“All timer programs are occupied.” appears if there are already

16 programs.

≥The remaining time displayed is based on the current recording

mode.

≥When you program successive timer recordings to start

immediately one after the other, the unit cannot record the part
at the beginning of the later programs (a few seconds when
recording with DVD-RAM and approximately 30 seconds when
recording with DVD-R).

≥If you set DST (Daylight Saving Time) to ON when manually

setting the clock (➡ page 43), timer recording may not work
when summer switches to winter and vice versa.

RECORDING

Displayed if the
recording can fit in
the remaining
space on the disc.

Press [3, 4] to select “New Timer Program” and repeat steps 3–4
to program other recordings.

5 Press [PROG/CHECK].

The timer recording list disappears and the message “TURN
RECORDER OFF FOR TIMER RECORDING” is shown on
the television.

6 Press [Í POWER].

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

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Timer recording

CH

VOLUME

SKIP

STOP PAUSE PLAY/x1.3

SLOW/SEARCH

CANCEL

123

4

5

6

789

0

100

HOME THEATER T V

STATUS

MULTI REAR
MARKER

S.POSITION

F.R e c

C.FOCUS

REC MODE

CH SELECT
RETURN

P.MEMORY

EQ/SFC

ERASEADD/DLT

PROG/CHECK

L1/OPT

FUNCTIONS

TOP MENU

ENTER

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

MENU

PLAY LIST

MIX

2CH

FRAME

REC

TEST

CM SKIP

SETUP
MUTING

AUDIO

S W. LEVEL

FM/AM

TV/VIDEO

INPUT SELECTOPEN/CLOSE

DISPLAY

DVD

VCR Plus+

POWERPOWER

PRO LOGIC

TIME SLIP

SHIFTSHIFT

Í POWER

Numbered
buttons

CANCEL

Message displayed in the CHECK line

Enable: Displayed if the recording can fit in the remaining space

on the disc.

> (Date): For recordings made daily or weekly, the display will

show as long as recordings can be made (up to a
maximum of one month from the present time) based on
the time remaining on the disc.

! : It may not be possible to record because of write

protection, because there is no more space left or
because the number of possible programs has reached
its maximum. Please check the disc.

2 Press [PROG/CHECK].

The timer recording list disappears.

Change or delete the program

RECORDING

[RAM] [DVD-R]

1 Press [PROG/CHECK].

Icon explanations

W The times overlap those in another program.

- You stopped recording of a weekly or daily timer recording. The

[ This program is currently recording.
F The disc was full or the maximum number of programs or

X The program did not complete recording because the disc is

≥Programs that failed to record are displayed gray. They are

To put the unit on timer recording standby

Press [Í POWER].
The unit turns off and “F” lights on the unit’s display.

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3, 4, 2, 1

ENTER

PROG/CHECK

Check programs

TIMER
RECORDING

01

W

02

W

03

-

04
05

F

06

X

07

SELECT

ENTER

≥Note the following if times overlap:

–The program with the earlier start time receives priority.
–Recording of the program with the later start time starts when

the earlier program finishes recording.

–If you make two programs with the same start time, the one

you programmed last receives priority.

icon disappears the next time the timer starts recording.

scenes was reached so the program failed to record.

The material was copy-prohibited so it was not recorded.

dirty or some other reason.

automatically deleted from the timer recording list at 4 a.m. two
days later.

Remaining Recording Time

CHANNEL

DATE

SUN-SAT

64 ABC
64 ABC

3/ 25 MON

64 ABC

WEEKLY MON

64 ABC

3/ 26 TUE

64 ABC

3/ 26 TUE

64 ABC

3/ 26 TUE

New Timer Program

RETURN

OFFONNo

2:30 PM

2:40 PM

2:30 PM

3:30 PM
6:00 AM

5:00 AM

10:00 AM

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

8:00 AM

11:00 AM

10:00 AM

Press ENTER or

store new program

1:57 LP

3/26 TUE 1:19 PM

CHECK

MODE

LP Enable1:22 PM1:19 PM64 ABC 3/ 26 TUE
LP

# 3/31

SP

Overlap

LP

# 3/28
SP
SP
SP

VCR Plus+ to

1 Press [PROG/CHECK].

The timer recording list appears.

2 Press [3, 4] to select the program.

≥You may also select programs with the numbered buttons.

e.g., “5”: [0] ➡ [5]

“15”: [1] ➡ [5]

≥Press [2, 1] to skip down several programs on the list.

3 Press [CANCEL] to delete,

You cannot delete programs that are currently recording.

or press [ENTER] to change.

The timer recording setting screen appears.

4 If you pressed [ENTER] in step 3,

Move through the items with [2, 1]
and change the settings with [3, 4]
and press [ENTER].

5 Press [PROG/CHECK].

The timer recording setting screen disappears.

[Note]

≥During timer recording, you can change the end time as long as the

recording mode is not “FR”.

≥Even when the power is off, you can display the timer recording list

by pressing [PROG/CHECK].

Playing while you are recording

CH

VOLUME

SKIP

STOP PAUSE PLAY/x1.3

SLOW/SEARCH

CANCEL

123

4

5

6

789

0

100

HOME THEATER T V

STATUS

MULTI REAR
MARKER

S.POSITION

F.R e c

C.FOCUS

REC MODE

CH SELECT
RETURN

P.MEMORY

EQ/SFC

ERASEADD/DLT

PROG/CHECK

L1/OPT

FUNCTIONS

TOP MENU

ENTER

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

MENU

PLAY LIST

MIX

2CH

FRAME

REC

TEST

CM SKIP

SETUP

MUTING

AUDIO

S W. LEVEL

FM/AM

TV/VIDEO

INPUT SELECTOPEN/CLOSE

DISPLAY

DVD

VCR Plus+

POWERPOWER

PRO LOGIC

TIME SLIP

SHIFTSHIFT

∫

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

3,4,2 ,1

ENTER

1

Simultaneous rec and play

While recording, you can play a program previously recorded.

1 During recording

Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR].

Time slip indicator on the main unit lights.

2 Press [3, 4] to select a program and

press [ENTER].

e.g.,

You want to watch the movie
you recorded yesterday while
recording a sports program.

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

No DATECH TIME EDITTITLE

3

01 4

6/19 WED

02¥6/20 THU6 9 : 00 PM

3

TOTAL 2

No

0 ~ 9

10 : 00 AM

SELECT

ENTER

Dinosaur
Soccer

RETURN

1
1
1
1
1

The movie is played back
while the sports program is
being recorded.

TITLE

RECORDING

CHANNEL

REC

FM/AM

DVD

REC MODE

ERASE

Time slip indicator

[RAM]

Playing from the beginning of the
program while you are recording—
Chasing Play

Press [1] (PLAY).

Time slip indicator on the main unit lights.
Play starts from the beginning of the program being recorded.

e.g.,

You are recording a sports
program and you want to
watch it from the beginning.

The same sports program is
played back from the beginning.
(Recording continues.)

TIME SLIP

TIME SLIP

VOLUME

OPEN/CLOSE

MEMORY

FM MODE

TIME SLIP

TIME SLIP

DOWN

TUNING

UP

PHONES

∫1

[Note]

≥Sound is not output while fast-forwarding.
≥You cannot edit programs during simultaneous rec and play

(➡ page 30).

Reviewing the recorded images while
recording—Time Slip

While recording, you can specify the desired scene of the recorded
program or program being recorded using the time setting and watch
both in two on-screen windows.

1 Press [TIME SLIP].

Time slip indicator on the main unit lights.

PLAY

0 min

Play starts from 30
seconds previous.

REC

The current recording
images appear as a
picture-in-picture.

≥You will hear the playback audio.
≥Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR] to select another program.

2 Press [3, 4] to enter the time and

press [ENTER].

PLAY

[Note]

Sound is not output while fast-forwarding.

∫ To stop play and recording

1 Press [∫]. (Play stops.)

2 Press [∫]. (Recording stops.)

Wait 2 seconds.

≥To stop timer recording, press [∫], then [ENTER] within 5 seconds.

REC

Press [3, 4] to alter in one-minute units. Press and hold
[3, 4] to alter in 10-minute units.

Press [TIME SLIP] to show the play images in full. Press again to
show the play and recording images.

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