Panasonic DMR-E500H Operating Instructions Manual

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24RQT7751RecordingRecording television programmes[HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R]≥It is not possible to record to both HDD (Hard disk drive) and DVDdrive simultaneously.≥You can record up to 500 titles on HDD, 99 titles on one disc.≥It is not possible to record continuously from one side of a double sideddisc to the other. You will need to eject the disc and turn it over.≥When using 8 cm DVD-RAM, remove the disc from the cartridge.≥It is not possible to record digital broadcasts that allow “One timeonly recording” onto DVD-R or 2.8 GB DVD-RAM discs.≥It is not possible to record directly onto a card. To set thesimultaneous MPEG4 recording function (➡ below)1 Press [HDD] or [DVD] to select therecording drive.The HDD or DVD indicator lights up on the unit.2 If you selected the DVD drivePress [< OPEN/CLOSE] on the mainunit to open the tray and insert a disc.≥Press the button again to close the tray.3 Press [W X CH] to select the channel.To select with the numbered buttons:4 Press [REC MODE] to select therecording mode (XP, SP, LP or EP).≥To record sound using LPCM (XP mode only):Set the “Audio Mode for XP Recording” to “LPCM” in theSETUP menu (➡ page 64).5 Press [¥ REC] to start recording.Recording will take place on open space on the HDD or ondisc. Data will not be overwritten.≥You cannot change the channel or recording mode duringrecording.≥[HDD] [RAM] You can change the audio being received bypressing [AUDIO] during recording. (Does not affect therecording of audio.)∫ To pause recordingPress [;].Press again to restart recording.(Title is not split into separate titles.)∫ To stop recordingPress [∫].From the start to the end of the recording is called one title.[HDD]When continuously recording for long durations, titles areautomatically divided every 8 hours.[DVD-R]It takes about 30 seconds for the unit to complete recordingmanagement information after recording finishes.∫ Simultaneous MPEG4 recording [HDD]If you set “MPEG4 Rec Mode” “XF”, “SF”, “F”, “N” or “E” beforerecording to the HDD, programmes that are recorded as videotitles will be simultaneously recorded in MPEG4 format. You cantransfer (dub) these MPEG4 titles to a SD Memory Card orMultiMediaCard quickly (➡ page 54).Digital broadcasts that allow “One time only recording”cannot be recorded as a MPEG4 title.Prior to recording to the HDD1 Set the picture quality of the MPEG4 data to be recorded in“MPEG4 Rec Mode” in the SETUP menu (➡page 63).2 Set the capacity of the card you are using in “SD CARDcapacity” in the SETUP menu (➡page 63).≥When recording bilingual broadcasts, only the audio selected in“Bilingual Audio Selection” (➡page 64) is recorded (“M 1” or“M 2”).[Note]≥The audio for MPEG4 is monaural and the aspect ratio of therecorded picture is 4:3.≥You cannot use the simultaneous MPEG4 recording functionwhile transferring (dubbing) or “DV automatic recording”.≥When recording a programme without recording limits afterrecording programmes with recording limits, the first 10 secondsor so of the MPEG4 title may not be recorded.When recording to DVD-R≥When recording bilingual broadcasts, only the audio selected in“Bilingual Audio Selection” (➡page 64) is recorded (“M 1” or “M 2”).≥In order to play a DVD-R recorded using this unit on anotherplayback source, the disc must first be finalized (➡ page 61).VOLUMECHDIRECT TV RECDVDTVAV1 2 34 5 67 809MANUAL SKIPShowViewCHCANCEL INPUT SELECTSKIPSTOP PAUSE PLAY/x1.3SLOW/SEARCHFUNCTIONSENTERDIRECT NAVIGATORTOP MENURETURNSUB MENUCREATECHAPTERTIMEREXT LINKPROG/CHECKREC MODEERASE RECAUDIOTIME SLIPSTATUSDISPLAYFA B CDUBBINGHDD DVD SD/PC3,4,2,1ENTER¥ DIRECTTV RECINPUT SELECTSTATUSDIRECTNAVIGATORF TIMER∫;1FUNCTIONSRETURNTIME SLIPAUDIO5314HDD DVD SD PCHDD DVDTIME SLIP DRIVE SELECT /x1.3OPEN/CLOSEPC CARDEJECTSD CARDCH RECTIME SLIP2 15TIME SLIP∫ 13HDD, DVD indicatorNumberedbuttonsTime Slip indicatorHDD, DVD indicator When transferring (dubbing) in high speed mode to DVD-Rafter you have recorded to the HDD.When transferring (dubbing) a title using the high speed mode to aDVD-R, set “DVD-R Rec for High Speed mode” to “On” beforerecording to the HDD (➡ page 63).However, the following restrictions apply.≥When recording bilingual broadcasts, only the audio selected in“Bilingual Audio Selection” (➡ page 64) is recorded (“M 1” or“M 2”).≥Even 16:9 aspect (Widescreen) programmes are recorded in 4:3aspect.≥Even if “Hybrid VBR Resolution” is set to “Automatic”, it changesto “Fixed” automatically, and the “Automatic” setting does notwork (➡page 63).e.g., 5: [0] ➡ [5]15: [1] ➡ [5]Insert with the arrow facing in.Insert fully so it clicks into place.Insert label-up.HDDEXT LinkSD PC XPXPXPSPLPLPLPEPEPEPREC PLAYHDDEXT LinkSD PC XPSPLPEPREC PLAYRemainingtime on thediscHDDEXTEXT LinkLinkXPSPSPSPLPLPEPEPREC PLAYPLAY PLA24