Panasonic DMR-EH50 Operating Instructions Manual

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Panasonic DMR-EH50 Operating Instructions Manual Manual pdf 3 page image

3RQT8033Getting startedTable of contentsCaution for AC Mains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HDD (Hard disk drive) handling care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Disc and card handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Unit care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Inserting, Removing the SD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Note to owners of progressive compatiblePAL system televisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Using DVD-R, DVD-RW and +R on this unit . . . . . . . . . . 7Included accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8The remote control information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8HDD, disc and card information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Main unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13The unit’s display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13STEP 1 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14STEP 2 Channel reception settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19STEP 3 Set up to match your televisionand remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22To enjoy progressive video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Recording television programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Rec for High Speed dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Playing while you are recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Direct TV Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Recording from digital/satellite receiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Using VIDEO Plus+ system to make timer recordings . . . . . . 28Manually programming timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30To record Programmes from satellite receiverby RGB signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Check, change or delete a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Making timer recordings on the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Linked timer recordings with external equipment (SKY DigitalSTB/digital terrestrial receiver) — EXT LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Playing recorded video contents/Playing play-only discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Operations during play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Simple editing operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Changing audio during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Using menus to play MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Playing still pictures (JPEG/TIFF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Useful functions during still picture play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Using on-screen menus/FUNCTIONS window and Statusmessage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Using on-screen menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38FUNCTIONS window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Editing titles/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Title operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Creating, editing and playing playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Creating playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Editing and playing playlists/chapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Playlist operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Editing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Picture and folder operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Transferring (dubbing) titles or playlists . . . . . . . . . . . 45Transferring (dubbing) using the transferring (dubbing) list . . . 46Transferring (dubbing) a finalized DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Videoformat) and +R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Recording from a video cassette recorder. . . . . . . . . . 49Transferring (dubbing) still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Transferring (dubbing) using the transferring (dubbing) list . . . 50Transferring (dubbing) all the still pictures on a card—COPY ALL PICTURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51HDD, disc and card management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Setting the protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Providing a name for a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Erasing all titles and playlists—Erase all titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Erasing all the contents of a disc or card—Format. . . . . . . . . . 53Enabling discs to be played on other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 54Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Child Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Changing the unit’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Summary of settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Tuning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Clock settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61TV System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back coverThis DVD Recorder records high quality pictures to rapid randomaccess capable HDD (Hard disk drive) and DVD-RAM. This hasresulted in many new features that outperform older tape formats.The following information summarizes a few of these features.Instant recordingYou no longer need to search for empty disc space. By pressing therecording button, the unit finds available recording space and beginsrecording right away. There is no need to worry about overwritingalready recorded content.1 Sec. Quick Start for Recording on DVD-RAM and HDDFrom the power off state, recording on DVD-RAM and HDD startsabout 1 second after first pressing the Power button and thensequentially pressing the REC button (Quick Start Mode).HDD recordingYou can keep on recording your favorite programmes to an internalHDD that is able to record up to 142 hours [EP (8 Hours) mode].You can also high speed transfer (dub) your favorite programmes toDVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) or +R and create abackup disc.SD card slotThe SD card slot of this unit lets you play digital camera photographsand transfer (dub) them from a card to DVD-RAM for easy storagewithout using a computer.Instant playThere is no need to rewind or search forward. Direct Navigatorguides you to the beginning of the recorded video immediately.Chasing playbackThere is no need to wait until recording is complete. Withoutstopping recording, you can play the video currently being recordedfrom its beginning.Simultaneous Recording and PlaybackWhile recording, you can play another video programme that wasrecorded previously.Time SlipDuring play, and also while recording, you can jump to the scene youwish to view by specifying the skip time.Getting startedRecordingPlaying backEditingTransferring (Dubbing)Convenient functionsReferenceUseful features