Operating Instructions DVD Recorder Model No. DMR-EZ45VEBS PAL NTSC ® This DVD Recorder is for viewing and recording free to view channels only, not pay TV or encrypted channels. Read the operating instructions, the safety precautions, and the information on setting up the unit on page 3 thoroughly before you connect, operate or adjust any settings on the unit. Trademark of the DVB Digital Video Broadcasting Project (1991 to 1996) Declaration of Conformity No.
Table of contents Safety Precautions Page 3 Information about the unit Licence information 4 4 Before you start Included accessories Inserting batteries Sales and Support Information 5 5 5 5 Remote Control 6-7 Front Panel, Display 8 Rear Panel 9 Connections 10-18 Connecting to a television only 10 Auto-Setup 11 DVB Auto Setup (Tuning digital channels) 11 Auto-Setup (Tuning analogue channels) 11 Owner ID 11 Connecting to a television and satellite receiver 12-13 Auto-Setup 13 Connection with HDMI
Safety Precautions Important Safety Warnings The moulded three pin mains plug is supplied for your safety and convenience and must NOT be cut off. ! ! A 5 amp fuse is fitted in the mains plug. If the fuse has to be replaced, it must be of the same rating and approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362. Check for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse. To replace the fuse, open the fuse compartment with a screwdriver as shown and replace the fuse and the cover securely.
Information about the unit DVB-T This unit is a DVD Recorder with integrated tuner. You can receive and record both analog and terrestrial digital channels (DVB-T) without an additional reception unit (Set Top Box). GUIDE The TV Guide gives you a preview of the TV programmes for the next 7 days from your digital stations. Simply select each programme to store it for Timer programming.
Before you start Dear customer Thank you for your trust and your decision to purchase this top-quality unit. Panasonic is one of the leading manufacturers of entertainment electronics units. We are sure that you will be completely satisfied with this unit. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global/ Included Accessories DVD/VHS TV + DRIVE SELECT VOLUME CH _ AV TRACKING/V-LOCK/PAGE Please check and identify the supplied accessories.
Remote Control Point the remote control at the sensor of the unit. Avoid obstacles along the transmission path. The maximum reach of the remote control is 7 metres directly in front of the unit. Make sure that the transmission window and the sensor on the unit are clean. The process can be impaired by direct sunlight and glass cabinet doors. Child protection You can lock the buttons on the unit and the remote control. ! Press and hold the RETURN and ENTER buttons until [X HOLD] appears in the display.
Remote Control DVD/VHS DRIVE SELECT TV Standby/on switch DVD/VHS 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.
Front Panel Display Cassette Compartment SD Card slot Disc Tray RECORDING DVD D SD VHS 2 9 10 3 5 2 4 7 11 8 6 12 1 Standby/on switch /I : Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power. Switching this unit into standby mode does not disconnect it from the mains. 1 Standby/on switch 2 3 Forward/rewind OPEN/CLOSE: Open and close the disc tray. 6 5 EJECT: Eject the cassette.
Rear Panel RF IN AV OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y L PB S VIDEO OUT OPTICAL VIDEO OUT R AC IN PR AUDIO OUT 2 3 4 1 1 AV 2 (EXT) 5 AC IN~ = Power supply Connection for the AC mains lead.
Basic connections Before connection, turn off all connected equipment and read the appropriate operating instructions. 3 BE SURE TO READ THE CAUTION FOR THE AC MAINS LEAD Choose from one of the connection types A-B that suits your requirement.
Auto-Setup Automatic setup of the unit After being switched on for the first time, the unit proceeds with an automatic station search for digital channels. This is followed by the search for analogue channels. ! Turn on the television and select the AV input that this unit is connected to. ! Switch the unit on using the Standby/on-switch. 1 DVB Auto-Setup (Tuning digital channels) DVB Auto-Setup Please wait ! Ch 21 Prog.
Connecting to a television and satellite receiver B 1 Satellite receiver’s rear panel RF OUT LNB IN AV OUT RF IN To household mains socket 6 Fully wired 21-pin Scart cable 2 5 RF coaxial cable (included, black) This unit’s rear panel RF IN AV OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT L PB S VIDEO OUT OPTICAL Y VIDEO OUT R AC IN 6 AUDIO OUT PR AV 2 (EXT) AC mains lead (included) Connect only after all other connections are complete.
Connecting to a television and satellite receiver B If you receive your television programme via a satellite receiver (digital/analogue), connect your DVD Recorder as shown in connection type B. If your television supports Q Link, use a fully wired 21-pin Scart cable to connect it to the TV. The analogue stations automatically downloaded through [Download from TV]. If your television supports RGB, set the AV1 Output to [RGB 1] or [RGB 2] 64 in the Setup menu.
Connection with HDMI cable (not included) The HDMI connection can be used only with units that are suited for HDMI. 1 Connect the aerial to RF IN (Aerial input) of the DVD Recorder. 2 Connect RF OUT (Aerial output) of the DVD Recorder with the aerial input of the TV. 3 Connect HDMI AV OUT of the DVD Recorder with the HDMI input of the TV. For Q Link functions: Connect the AV1 terminal (21-pin Scart terminal) of the DVD Recorder with the Scart input of the TV.
Connection with HDMI cable (not included) Connection to an amplifier (High Definition Multimedia Interface) Television set If you connect the DVD Recorder to an HDMI-compatible unit, just one cable transfers a high quality digital audio and video signal without interference. HDMI IN ! Amplifier HDMI IN HDMI OUT Once an HDAVI Control compatible unit has been connected to the HDMI terminal, switch the units on and automatically selects the input channel for the DVD Recorder.
Connection to COMPONENT VIDEO terminal The terminal can be used for INTERLACE or PROGRESSIVE output and deliver a clearer picture than S VIDEO OUT terminal. The Q Link functions are not available with this kind of connection. 1 Connect the aerial to RF IN (Aerial input) of the DVD Recorder. 2 Connect RF OUT (Aerial output) of the DVD Recorder with the aerial input of the TV. 3 Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal of the unit with the COMPONENT VIDEO IN of the TV unit. Use a video cable.
Connection to COMPONENT VIDEO terminal COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal The terminals can be used for INTERLACE or PROGRESSIVE output and deliver a clearer picture than the S VIDEO OUT terminal. Connections via these terminals output the colour difference signals (PB/PR) and the brightness signal (Y) separately. Colours can be reproduced true to the original colour. The properties of the COMPONENT VIDEO input terminal are dependent on the TV or screen.
Connection with Video cable or S Video cable 1 Connect the aerial to RF IN (Aerial input) of the DVD Recorder. You can use this frequently used standard connection with the provided accessories (Video cable). Depending on the television, the connection with the S VIDEO cable results in a higher quality picture than the connection with an Audio/Video cable. The Q Link functions are not available with this kind of connection.
External units For all connections described: Before you connect cables, make sure that all units are switched off. Switch on the units after you have connected the cables. Connecting a digital amplifier or a digital system component If an amplifier equipped with Dolby Digital, DTS or an MPEG-decoder is connected, a DVD-Video-Disc with multi-channel surround sound can be played back.
DVD-RAM PLAY 1 DVB BBC1 VHS SD LOCK DVD Status displays Screen information Every time you change the station, a status display and banner appear automatically. They disappear again after a short time. You can change how long they appear for in the setup menu. 63 ! Press ! The display changes every time a button is pressed, depending on the function, e.g. PLAY, REC or REC PLAY. Also press , to leave the display. ! to show the screen information again.
VHS LOCK DVD Banner SD The banner contains information about the current (NOW) and following (NEXT) programme. It cannot be selected during playback or recording. Banners can only be selected for digital stations. ! Press to display the banner. ! Use to change between NOW and NEXT. Use CH to select the available stations. The television picture of the selected station appears with the corresponding banner. ! Use to select the banner of the available stations.
DVD Disc formats Playback and recording discs DVD-RAM: DVD Video Recording format DVD-RAM RAM 4.7 GB 12 cm 9.4 GB 12 cm 2.8 GB 8 cm rewritable DVD-RAM The DVD-RAM can be compared with the hard disc and can be written to 100,000 times on average. The disc can only be played on DVD-RAM-compatible players. The recording occurs in DVD Video Recording format (VR). Movies and parts of movies can be edited and deleted. The deletion of movies frees previously used storage space.
DVD Disc formats Playback discs -RW(VR) DVD-RW (DVD-VR format) 12 cm/ 8 cm, playable only DVD-V DVD-Video 12 cm/ 8 cm, playable only -- A DVD-RW that was recorded on another DVD recorder is played back in DVD-RW (VR) format on this unit. Programmes limited on "one-time recording" can be played back. If you format the disc, you can record and play it in DVD-Video format with this unit. High-quality video and music discs. DVD-A DVD-Audio 12 cm/ 8 cm, playable only Digital-quality music discs.
-- LOCK SD Card SD Memory Card miniSDTMCard MultimediaCard SD 8 MB to 2 GB (Maximum) Pictures SD Use an SD card for playback and transfer (copying) pictures taken for example with a Digital Camera. If the SD Memory Card was formatted with another unit, under certain circumstances you may possibly not be able to use it with this unit. In this case, reformat the card with this unit. Caution! All saved data are deleted during formatting. The usable memory can deviate from the card capacity.
DVD Playback Insert with label facing upwards. In the case of double-sided discs, the label of the side that you want to play should be facing upwards. Preparation ! Turn on the television and select the AV input that this unit is connected to. ! Switch on the DVD Recorder. ! ! Press OPEN/CLOSE on the unit to open the disc tray. Insert a disc in the disc tray and close it. It may take some time to read the disc! PLAY ! Playback Press PLAY to start playback.
DVD Playback PAUSE Pausing playback Press PAUSE to pause playback. Press PAUSE again to resume playback. ! ! STOP Stopping playback Press STOP . Playback stops and the television picture appears. ! During playback of DVD-A, DVD-V, VCD and CD press STOP television picture. ! twice to return to the Saving the playback position ! Press STOP during playback. The unit saves the position. The position is deleted if you switch off the unit. ! Press PLAY to resume playback from the saved position.
DVD Playback TIME SLIP Not DVD-V DVD-A VCD TIME SLIP Press TIME SLIP during playback. Use to select the time span by which playback is to jump forward or backward. Each time the button is pressed, the time span increases or decreases in minute increments. For recordings that are longer than 10 minutes, the time span increases or decreases in 10-minute increments when the button is held down longer. Press ENTER to confirm the selected time.
VHS Playback Preparation ! Switch on the DVD Recorder and use DRIVE SELECT to select the VHS drive. ! Enter a recorded video cassette. PLAY ! The tape automatically rewinds when the end is reached. This function is not available during a Timer Recording. Playing a video cassette Press PLAY to start playback. Playback starts automatically if a video cassette was inserted and its writeprotection strip was removed. Repeat playback The video recorder repeats the recording until the end is reached.
VHS Playback S-VHS Quasi Playback (SQPB) It is possible to play cassettes that were recorded on an S-VHS unit. The picture quality is the same as a VHS recording. Depending on the video tape used, slight picture distortions may occur. An S-VHS recording is not possible with this unit. Manual tracking The unit sets tracking automatically. If a cassette was recorded on another unit, it may be necessary to set tracking manually. The picture shows interference or is blurred during playback.
VHS DVD Recording Before recording You can record to DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW(V), -R DL, +R DL, +R or +RW with this unit. DVD-R/-RW(V) is the most common medium. DVD-Video format is used to record to discs. The format is compatible with most DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives in computers. Maximum number of recordable titles RAM -R -RW(V) -R DL Disc protection Protect your recordings from accidental deletion or overwriting.
DVD Recording VHS You cannot record to DVD and VHS at the same time. DVD: Insert a disc. If you activated write-protection, cancel it. VHS: Insert a video cassette with an intact write-protection tab. Press FUNCTIONS. ! In the Setup menu, select the appropriate tape length under VHS. ! Confirm with ENTER. ! Press RETURN several times, in order to return to the television picture. RAM ! ! 65 Select the DVD or VHS drive with DRIVE SELECT. REC ! Approx.
DVD Recording VHS Specifying a time as the recording duration This function is not available for Timer Recordings. ! Press REC on the unit during recording. The recording time changes each time the button is pressed on the unit display: OFF 0:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 3:00 4:00 OFF ! Press STOP . The recording is paused and the time setting is deleted. The unit switches itself off at the end of the recording if no functions are being executed on another drive.
NAVIGAT OR ECT DIR FUNCTIONS ! ! ! ! FUNCTIONS DVD-RAM SD You can access the main functions via FUNCTIONS. The illustrations show DVD-RAM menus. The menu entries may differ depending on the disc or the medium. GUIDE ENTER VHS LOCK DVD FUNCTIONS Disc Protection Off Schreibschutz Aus Playback Recording Delete Press FUNCTIONS. During Recording or Timer Recording, some menus have a grey background and cannot be selected. Select a menu with and confirm with ENTER.
LOCK DVD FUNCTIONS SD Entering text Enter Name Terra X_ 1 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A B C a b c + - 3 D E F d e f / = * % 4 G H I g h i # $ & < [ > @ ] _ } ) - \ ` ^ K L j k l 6 M N O P Q R S m n p q o 7 8 T U V t u v s { 9 W X .
Playback FUNCTIONS LOCK DVD FUNCTIONS SD DIRECT NAVIGATOR Overview of DIRECT NAVIGATOR You can archive, edit or start playback after selecting a title in DIRECT NAVIGATOR. The DIRECT NAVIGATOR cannot be called if the VHS drive is selected.
Playback FUNCTIONS Enter Name Set up Protection Cancel Protection Partial Delete Change Thumbnail Divide Title Delete Properties Edit Chapter View Album View DIRECT NAVIGATOR ! ! Select [Edit] with and confirm with ENTER. In the submenu, select the desired option with 02 Terra X PICTURE VIDEO PLAY Start End Next Exit 0:00.35 Start End --:--.---:--.-Partial Delete Delete Cancel SELECT ENTER 34 99 RAM +R DL +R +RW and confirm with ENTER. is displayed. RAM +R DL +R +RW disappears.
Playback FUNCTIONS Delete Properties Edit Delete Chapter Create Chapter Combine Chapters Chapter View Title View ! ! ! ! ! ! ! DIRECT NAVIGATOR Chapter View VIDEO DVD-RAM 02 EUROSPORT 001 002 0:00.58 Press FUNCTIONS. Confirm [Playback] with ENTER. Select the desired title with in the Title View menu. Press SUB MENU. Select [Chapter View] with and confirm with ENTER. Select the desired chapter with Press SUB MENU. Select the desired option with . in the submenu and confirm with ENTER.
Album View Album View 6/ 3/06 PICTURE VIDEO DVD-RAM Total 10 100_DVD 004 002 003 23/ 9/ 05 Total 12 1/ 10/ 05 Total 5 ENTER Vext Previous Page 01/01 ENTER to show S SUB MENU Slide Show Press pictures. Album Name ENTER 0001 0002 0003 0004 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Previous ENTER RETURN S Page 001/001 SUB MENU TIFF (Tag Image File Format), a system for compressing/decoding colour still pictures.
VIDEO DVD-RAM 6/ 3/ 06 100_DVD 004 Total 10 002 003 5/ 3/ 06 Total 12 1/ 10/ 06 Total 5 Start--- Slide Show --Slide Show Setting Next Seite 01/01 Add Pictures Slide Show CreateSeite Album 01/01 Slide Show Edit Album Vorherige SD Picture Slide Show from the Album View ! Select the required Album from the Album View with ! Press PLAY . . --- --- ENTER RETURN SD RAM Album View Album View DIRECT NAVIGATOR LOCK DVD FUNCTIONS Title View SUB MENU in the Album View ! Press SUB MENU.
SUB MENU in the Album View ! Press SUB MENU. ! Select the required option with Start--- Slide Show --Slide Show Setting Add Pictures CreateSeite Album 01/01 Slide Show Edit Album Enter Album Name ----Delete Album Set up Protection CancelSeite Protection 01/01 and press ENTER to confirm. Edit Album ! Select [Edit Album] with and press ENTER to confirm. ! Select the required option with and press ENTER to confirm. Enter Album Name Enter the Album name.
DVD FUNCTIONS Menu JPEG/TIFF playback from CD/DVD-R If your disc contains other formats such as MP3 in addition to JPEG, a message regarding the preset play mode will appear after the disc has been inserted. ! Confirm the message with ENTER. ! Press FUNCTIONS and confirm [Menu] with ENTER. ! Select the desired file type with and confirm with ENTER. Select file type.
DVD FUNCTIONS Recording FUNCTIONS Timer Recording Name Remain DVD 0:02 SP VHS --:-- -- Date Start Stop - -.- -.- - - -:- - - -:- - Manual programming 12:40:46 24/ 2 FRI Drive Mode STTL --- --- SP Make sure that there is a recordable disc or cassette in the selected drive. Otherwise, the Timer Recording will not run. ! ! All Services : ----Programme Name ! ! Please set Channel.
DVD FUNCTIONS VHS PROG/CHECK Checking or changing Timer Recordings Check the settings and correct them if necessary. Press PROG/CHECK. ! Checking or changing ! Select the desired Timer programming with and press ENTER. ! Select the position that you want to change with and confirm with ENTER. Programmes that are currently being recorded cannot be changed. Timer Recording Remain DVD 0:02 SP VHS --:-- -- 12:40:46 24/ 2 FRI Drive No.
LOCK DVD FUNCTIONS SD Delete FUNCTIONS Deleting titles and pictures NAVIGATOR LÖSCHENTitleTitelansicht DELETE Navigator View VIDEO DVD-RAM 02 01 PICTURE 03 ! BBC1 6/ 3 MON -- You can delete titles or write-protect recordings so that they are not accidentally deleted or overwritten.
SD LOCK DVD FUNCTIONS Copy FUNCTIONS RAM SD Copy pictures RAM SD Pictures can be put together in the required order in a copy list and then copied Copy ! Cancel All Source 1 Copy Direction DVD SD CARD DVD PICTURE High Speed 0 Start Copying 1 Copy Direction ! Press FUNCTIONS. Select [Copy] with and confirm with ENTER. Select the desired option with . Destination SD CARD 2 Copy Mode 3 Create List ! Select the copy direction.
DVD FUNCTIONS Copy FUNCTIONS RAM +RW Copying with a copy list Copy Cancel All 1 Copy Direction DVD VHS 2 Copy Mode VIDEO SP 3 Create List 0 Start Copying 1 Copy Direction Source DVD Destination VHS Select the copy direction Source DVD Destination VHS Press ENTER to change the setting. 2 Copy Mode VIDEO Format SP Recording Mode Press ENTER to change the setting. 3 Create List Destination Remaining: 1:59 Size: 0:24( 24%) No.
DVD FUNCTIONS Copy FUNCTIONS Time-triggered copying VHS S-VHS Copy DVD-V ! Cancel All 1 Copy Direction VHS 2 Copy Mode VHS-Video 3 Copy Time DVD Source VHS Destination DVD SP Off Start Copying 1 Copy Direction Select the copy direction. Source VHS Destination DVD Select the copy direction. 2 Copy Mode Format Recording Mode VHS-Video SP Press ENTER to change the setting. 3 Copy Time VHS Time Setting Off Set the time to finish copying.
DVD COPYING On the front of the unit COPYING VHS COPYING You can copy the contents of a cassette to disc or the contents of a disc to cassette at the push of a button. COPYING of a disc starts with the first title and copies till the end of the disc. COPYING VHS to DVD starts at the selected position and copies till the end of the cassette. If you start COPYING from DVD to VHS during playback, the current title and all subsequent titles up to the end of the disc are copied.
FUNCTIONS VHS LOCK DVD FUNCTIONS SD TV Guide To Others The TV Guide gives you a 7-day preview of the programme for your digital television and radio stations. For many of these programmes, you can select additional information provided by the stations. You can sort the programme preview according to various topics such as sport, films etc. and according to categories such as TV or radio. ! ! ! ! Press FUNCTIONS. Select [To Others] with and press ENTER to confirm.
FUNCTIONS VHS LOCK DVD FUNCTIONS SD TV Guide To Others Portrait view The station bar is positioned horizontally over the programme preview. You can see the programme of one station at a time. The programme that is currently running is at the top of the list when you select this function..
DVD FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONS VHS TV Guide To Others Programming the timer in the TV Guide The TV Guide makes it easy to set a programme for recording. Remain DVD 0:02 SP VHS --:-- -- Timer Recording Name Date 1 BBC1 11/ 3 SAT Start 12:40:46 20/ 2 FRI Stop Drive Mode STTL 14:00 16:00 DVD All Services : BBC1 Sports SP OFF Programme Name Press ENTER to store the programme.
DVD FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONS VIDEO Plus+ Record To Others VIDEO Plus+ Remain DVD 0:02 SP Record VHS --:-- -- 12:40:46 24/ 2 FRI VIDEO Plus+ Record Entering a VIDEO Plus+ Code causes the data for programmes provided by broadcasters to be saved. The appropriate codes can be found in newspapers and TV guides. You can programme up to 16 programmes per month in advance. ! ! Input PlusCode Number 0-9, and press ENTER.
DVD FUNCTIONS Setup Tuning Disc Picture Sound Display Connection VHS Others Timer Recording via external units AV2 Settings AV2 Input RGB / Video Ext Link Ext Link 1 Ext Link Ext Link 1 Ext Link 2 SELECT ENTER VHS Setting for external units (EXT LINK) You control the recording function via an external unit (e.g. a receiver) with EXT LINK. Connect the unit to the AV2 terminal with a 21-pin Scart cable. ! ! ! ! RETURN ! Press FUNCTIONS, select [To Others] with and press ENTER.
DVD FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONS To Others Playlists Use this function to edit your movies/recordings made by a recorder or camcorder. You can remove unwanted scenes (e.g. commercials) or change the sequence. You can also divide your recordings (titles) into chapters. You can create a playlist with your favourite chapters and edit this later.
DVD FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONS Playlists To Others Launching the Playlists menu ! ! ! Press FUNCTIONS. Select [To Others] with Select [Playlists] with Playback ! Select a playlist with Delete Properties Edit Edit ! Select a playlist with ! Press SUB MENU. Chapter View RAM -RW(VR) and start playback with ENTER. RAM . Delete This procedure deletes the playlist and it cannot be restored. The source titles are retained. ! Confirm [Delete] with ENTER. ! Select [Delete] with and confirm with ENTER.
DVD FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONS Playlists To Others Add Chapter Move Chapter Create Chapter Combine Chapters Delete Chapter Delete Properties Edit Chapter View Playlist View ! ! ! ! ! ! Playlists 02 BBC2 11/ 3 SAT 001 002 0:27.01 Motors 003 ! 004 ! 0:45.08 0:10.00 --- DVD-RAM Press FUNCTIONS. Use [To Others] with and confirm with ENTER. Select [Playlists] with and confirm with ENTER. Select a playlist in the Playlist View with . Press SUB MENU. Select [Chapter View] with and confirm with ENTER.
FUNCTIONS Copying all pictures of an SD card Copy from SD Card Copy to DVD Copy all pictures ( JPEG ) in the card. Copy SELECT ENTER ! ! ! ! ! ! Album View Copy Pictures ( JPEG ) SELECT ENTER RETURN RAM Press FUNCTIONS. Select [To Others] with and confirm with ENTER. Select [Copy all pictures] with and confirm with ENTER. Cancel ! SD Card SD You can copy the entire contents of the SD card onto DVD with the function [Copy All Pictures].
DVD FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONS Flexible Rec To Others Flexible Rec Record in FR mode. Maximum rec. time Set rec. time 7 Hour 51 Min. 7 Hour 51 Min. Start Cancel Flexible recording mode (FR) The unit calculates the best possible recording quality between XP and EP. It is adjusted for the space available on the disc. This function is not available during an EXT LINK recording. ! ! SELECT RETURN When a Timer Recording starts, recording in FR mode is cancelled.
FUNCTIONS Tuning Disc Picture Sound Display Connection VHS Others Setup menu overview ! Press FUNCTIONS. ! Select [To Others] with and confirm with ENTER. ! Select [Setup] with and confirm with ENTER. ! Select the desired sub menu with and switch to setup with . ! Select the desired setting with and confirm with ENTER. ! Select the desired option with and confirm with ENTER. Follow the menu guide. The unit saves your settings. ! Press RETURN multiple times to exit the menus.
FUNCTIONS Add New DVB Services Add New DVB Services Tuning 68 ENTER RETURN Signal Condition Tuning DVB CH30 Signal Quality 0 Signal Strength 0 10 10 CH + CH – RETURN ENTER Add New DVB Service The unit looks for new digital stations. The station search is automatic. The bar over the table shows you the search progress. At the end of the search, the number of found new digital stations appears.. ! Press RETURN to stop the station search prematurely.
FUNCTIONS Download from TV Setup Download from TV Tuning Warning--all currently stored stations will be replaced by new ones !! Tuning Disc Picture Sound Display Connection VHS Others Level 8 Soundtrack Off English Subtitle Automatic Menus English Setting Disc Settings for Playback DVD-Audio Video mode Playback ENTER Download from TV (with Q Link or similar functions) ! Select [Yes] with and confirm with ENTER. Data transfer begins.
FUNCTIONS Setup Tuning Disc Picture Sound Display Connection VHS Others To Others Comb Filter Still Mode Off Automatic Seamless Play TAB On SELECT RETURN VHS LOCK DVD FUNCTIONS SD Setup SETUP Picture Setting ENTER Option ENTER [On] [Off] Comb Filter On: The picture is clear and contour-rich. The setting is always set to [On] if you selected [TV System - NTSC]. Off: If the picture to be recorded is distorted.
FUNCTIONS Setup Tuning Disc Picture Sound Display Connection VHS Others To Others Dynamic Range Compression Off Bilingual Audio Selection M1 Audio Mode for XP Recording Dolby Digital Audio Mode for DV Input SELECT Stereo1 Sound Setting ENTER ENTER DVD-V -R -R DL -RW(V) +R +R DL +RW Tuning Disc Picture Sound Display Connection VHS Others Digital Audio Output PCM Down Conversion Off Dolby Digital Bitstream DTS Bitstream PCM MPEG SELECT Dolby Digital Bitstream ENTER ENTER [On] [Off]
FUNCTIONS Setup Tuning Disc Picture Sound Display Connection VHS Others To Others Progressive 16:9 Off TV System PAL TV Aspect VHS LOCK DVD FUNCTIONS SD Setup SETUP Connection Setting ENTER Option ENTER [16:9] [4:3] [Letterbox] TV Aspect HDMI Settings RGB 2 AV1 Output AV2 Settings Select the TV screen format of your television. Programmes in 16:9 format are recorded in 4:3 format. 16:9 format is used to record to RAM.
FUNCTIONS Setup Tuning Disc Picture Sound Display Connection VHS Others Progressive 16:9 Off Connection TV System PAL HDMI Video Format HDMI ENTER Video AV2 Settings HDMI Video Format Off 576p / 480p Aspect for 4:3 Video 4:3 Digital Audio Output HDMI/Optical HDMI/Q Link Control with HDMI / Q Link ENTER Option ENTER [Automatic] [576i / 480i] [576p / 480p] [720p] [1080i] HDMI Settings AV1 Output SD Setup SETUP To Others TV Aspect VHS LOCK DVD FUNCTIONS Select the screen resoluti
FUNCTIONS Setup DVD 1 Clock Others Remote Control Owner ID System Update Remote Control SELECT DVD 1 RETURN DVD 2 Option ENTER ENTER [DVD 1] [DVD 2] [DVD 3] Set up the remote control for the unit. ! Select [DVD 1, 2 or 3] with and confirm with ENTER. DVD 3 SELECT ENTER Setting Setting the remote control If you use another Panasonic unit at the same location, change the mode of the remote control so that you can operate the units independently of each other.
FUNCTIONS VHS LOCK DVD FUNCTIONS SD SETUP Setup To Others Owner ID Others PIN number * * * * Name House No Postcode Owner ID ENTER Option ENTER Owner ID ! ! RETURN ! RETURN: leave ! ! ! ! 9 to enter a four-digit PIN number. To set the PIN number press . Use 0 Press to correct the digit. Make sure that you will remember the PIN number (make a note of it). Press the ENTER button to confirm. Select [Yes] with and confirm with ENTER. Press .
DVD FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONS DVD Management Titles Used DVD-RAM DVD Management To Others 1 0:01 Remain 0:59(SP) If you activated write-protection, deactivate it. ! ! Disc Name ! Disc Protection Off Format Disc SELECT ENTER ! ! Delete all titles RETURN RAM Press FUNCTIONS. Select [To Others] with and confirm with ENTER. Select [DVD Management] with and confirm with ENTER. Select the desired menu with and confirm with ENTER. Return to the FUNCTIONS menu with FUNCTIONS.
DVD FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONS DVD Management +R DL Titles Used DVD Management To Others 1 0:01 Remain 0:59(LP) of the first layer Disc Name Top Menu Auto-Play Select Finalize -R -RW(V) +R -R DL +R DL +RW Auto-Play Select Before finalization, you can select whether playback should start from the beginning of the disc or whether it should be lauched from a disc menu. ! Select [Top Menu] or [Title 1] with and confirm with ENTER. If [Top Menu] is selected, the disc menu appears first.
DVD Picture and sound settings DISPLAY menus contain information on the disc or the unit. With DVD-Videos, you can use the repeat function, change subtitles and the angle, change the picture and sound settings for DVD playback. Depending on the status of the unit (playback, STOP), there are some entries that cannot be selected or changed. Disc DISPLAY ! ! Play Picture Press DISPLAY to launch the menu. Press DISPLAY again to exist the menu.
Picture and sound settings Play Setting Option Repeat Play DVD [On] [Off] The function is only available if the elapsed time is displayed. CD VCD Track All Off RAM -R -R DL -RW(V) +R +R DL +RW Title Chapter Off Group Off DVD-V -RW(VR) DVD-A MP3 Track During playback of a playlist PL (Playlists) Off RAM -RW(VR) If the Video-CD has playback control, select a track in STOP mode with the number buttons. Picture Setting Option Playback NR [On] [Off] Reduces screen interference.
If you need help CUSTOMER SERVICE Should problems occur, please try to resolve them by referring to the error sources described here. If this does not help, you should contact your dealer or customer service. Normal disc revolution sounds, atmospheric interference during reception, picture interference while fast-forwarding, and limited reception of the satellite programs are not signs of a defective unit. If the disc cannot be played due to poor quality, try it again with a disc from Panasonic.
If you need help Page PICTURE î Check the connection to the TV, e.g. AV1. 10 No picture. î The PROGRESSIVE output is activated, but the connected TV is not progressive-capable. 17 There is picture interference. ! Press and hold STOP and PLAY on the unit at the same time for more than 5 seconds. The function is switched to half-picture (INTERLACE). 17 î The [TV System] setting does not match that on the disc. ! In STOP mode, press and hold STOP and OPEN/CLOSE on the unit for more than 5 seconds.
If you need help Page PLAYBACK î î î î Playback does not start. DVD-Video will not play. No reaction when PLAY pressed. No disc or video cassette inserted. The disc is dirty or badly scratched. You inserted a disc that is not suitable for playback. You inserted a blank disc. 23 î Some DVD-Videos cannot be played if the security level has been changed. is î appears on the screen. The procedure is being prevented by the unit or the disc. î The child protection feature has been activated.
If you need help Page TV GUIDE The displayed information is wrong. î The broadcasting companies are responsible for the information. Deviations are possible when changes are made at the last minute. No or incomplete data. î Date/time incorrectly set. î The signal is too weak or no signal was found. Check the aerial. Realign the aerial and check the values with the signal quality in the [Setup] menu. î The broadcasting companies are responsible for the information.
If you need help Page HDMI Which accessories are required to hear multi-channel Surround Sound? î Multi-channel sound can only be played back with this unit if it is connected with an HDMI cable or a digital audio optical fibre cable to an amplifier with an integrated decoder. Switching on takes longer in spite of the Quick Start function. î All units connected by HDMI are checked while switching on. This can take a while. No picture on the television set.
What can I do with which disc? The table shows an overview of the most important functions which can be recorded, played back and edited with the various formats on this unit. Not all functions are available to the same extent for all formats. Restrictions are stated separately in the corresponding description of the function.
Folder structure RAM/CD P0000001.jpg P0000002.jpg 002 Folder P0000003.jpg P0000004.jpg P0000005.jpg 003 Folder P0000006.jpg P0000007.jpg P0000008.jpg Playback sequence DVD(JPEG), CD(JPEG) Format Compatible pixels Sub Sampling ISO9660 level 1 or 2 (except for extended formats), Joliet between 34x34 and 6144x4096 pixels 4 : 2 : 2 or 4 : 2 : 0 This unit is not compatible with MOTION JPEG.
Specifications Power source Power consumption VHS Recording format Heads AC 220V-240V 30 W 50 Hz VHS Video Cassette System Standard with FM audio 4 Helical Scan Heads for Video 2 Helical Scan Heads for FM audio 1 Fixed Head for Normal audio PAL 625 lines, 50Fields, NTSC, 525 lines, 60 Fields Television system Tuner System PAL-I, DVB-T Antenna reception input UHF: CH 21 - 68 75Ohm Termination Dimensions Weight Operating temperature Operating humidity approx. 430 mm (W) x 84 mm (H) x 351 mm (D) approx.
Index Page AC IN 9 Add New DVB Services 60 Album 39 Angle 70 Audio Channel 27,32,70 Audio Mode for DV Input 63 Audio Mode for XP Recording 63 Auto finalize 25 Auto-Play Select 69 Auto-Setup Restart 59 AV1 Output 64 AV2 Input 64 Bilingual Audio Selection Bitstream 63 63 Camcorder 4,19,58 Cartridge Discs 23 Category 50 Changing batteries 5 Chapter (DIRECT NAVIGATOR) 37 Chapter (Playlists) 56 Child protection 6 Clock 11,66 Close First Layer 69 Code of remote control 6,66 Comb Filter 62 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 17
