Panasonic DMR-E500HS Operating Instructions Manual

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23RQT7394Recording5 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.≥You can record while the unit is on standby for timer recording, butonce the time for the timer recording to begin is reached, anyrecording taking place will stop and the timer recording will begin.∫ 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.∫ To specify a time to stop recording—One TouchRecordingDuring recordingPress [¥ REC] to select the recording time.Each time you press the button:≥This does not work during timer recordings (➡ page 25) or whileusing Flexible Recording (➡ page 24).To stop recording partwayPress [∫].Off TimerThe unit switches to standby after about 6 hours in the stop mode.You can turn this feature off or change the time to 2 hours(➡ page 61, “Off Timer”).Depending on the content being recorded, the recording times maybecome shorter than indicated.If you set simultaneous MPEG4 recording (➡ page 22), the availablerecording time to HDD is reduced.(Unit: hour)§ When “Recording Time in EP Mode” is set to “EP (6H)” in theSETUP menu.The sound quality is better when using “EP (6H)” than when using“EP (8H)”.[Note]When recording to DVD-RAM using EP (8H) mode, play may not bepossible on DVD players that are compatible with DVD-RAM. In thiscase use EP (6H) mode.FR (Flexible Recording Mode)The unit automatically selects a recording rate between XP and EP(8H) that will enable the recordings to fit in the remaining disc spacewith the best possible recording quality.≥You can set when transferring (dubbing) or programming timerrecordings.≥When recording to the HDD, picture quality is automatically adjustedto precisely fit a transferred (dubbed) title on a 4.7 GB disc.≥All the recording modes from XP to EP appear in thedisplay.[HDD] [RAM]Press [AUDIO].e.g., “Stereo” is selected“((” appears when the unit is receiving the audiotype you selected.≥If you change the sound setting while recording, the recordedsound will also change.[DVD-R][HDD] [RAM] (When recording sound in LPCM)[HDD] [RAM] (When “DVD-R High-Speed Recording” is set to “On”)Select the audio (Main or SAP) in “SelectMTS” in the SETUP menu (➡ page 63).0:30 "# 1:00 "# 1:30 "# 2:00 "# 3:00 "# 4:00^"""""""""""" Counter (cancel) ,"""""""""""}HDD XPCHRECRecording modes and approximaterecording timesHDD(400 GB)DVD-RAM DVD-R(4.7GB)Mode Single-sided(4.7 GB)Double-sided(9.4 GB)XP (High quality) 89 1 2 1SP (Normal) 177 2 4 2LP (Long play) 355 4 8 4EP (Extra long play) 709 (532§) 8 (6§) 16 (12§) 8 (6§)Selecting audio to record[.llllla-Stereo: Main audio (stereo)≥If the broadcast is “MonoiSAP”, audio will bemonaural even if you select Stereo mode.vSAP: Secondary audio program (SAP)≥If recorded in SAP mode, main audio is alsorecorded.vMono: Main audio (monaural)≥Select “Mono” if reception is poor during a stereobroadcast.EP (6H)§EP (8H)LPSPXPRecording timePicture qualityXPSPCHLPEPCH 12StereoHDD((