Panasonic DMR-EH56 Operating Instructions Manual

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24RQT8415Recording television programmesSee also “Important notes for recording” (➡ 8).≥[RAM] It is not possible to record continuously from one side of adouble sided disc to the other. You will need to eject the disc andturn it over.≥[+RW] You can create Top Menu using “Create Top Menu” (➡ 62).Recording or editing on the disc may delete the menu. In that case,create the menu again.[HDD]≥You can record up to 500 titles on HDD. (When continuously recordingfor long durations, titles are automatically divided every 8 hours.)[RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›]≥You can record up to 99 titles on one disc.[+R] [+RW]≥You can record up to 49 titles on one disc.[SD]≥It is not possible to record onto a card.Preparation≥Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suitthe connections to this unit.≥Turn on this unit.1 Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select theHDD or DVD drive.The HDD or DVD indicator lights up on the unit’s display.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.≥When using 8 cm DVD-RAM, or 8 cm DVD-R, remove thedisc from the cartridge.Automatic drive select function[RAM] [Only for discs with the write-protect tab on the cartridgeset to “PROTECT” (➡ 60, Cartridge-protection)][DVD-V] [DVD-A] [VCD] [CD]≥If the unit is recording to the HDD or stopped, itautomatically switches to the DVD drive when a disc isinserted.≥If you eject a disc and close the disc tray, the HDD drive isautomatically selected.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 (➡ 67).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. You can change the channel or recording modewhile paused; however, the recording will then be as aseparate title.≥You can record while the unit is in standby for timerrecording, but once the time for the timer recording to beginis reached, any recording taking place will stop and the timerrecording will begin.≥[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.You can also press [¥ REC] to restart.(Title is not split into separate titles.)∫ To stop recordingPress [∫].≥From the start to the end of the recording is called one title.≥[-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW] It takes about 30 seconds for the unit tocomplete recording management information after recordingfinishes.In order to play DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) and +R(recorded with this unit) on other DVD players, it is necessary tofinalize them (➡ 62).If a station broadcasts Teletext informationThe unit automatically records the programme’s and station’s nameif the station’s Title Page is correctly set (➡ 69).[Note]The unit may take some time in retrieving titles (up to 30 minutes)and may fail in some cases.TIME SLIPTIME SLIPDISPLAYDISPLAYSTATUSSTATUSAUDIOAUDIODIRECT TV RECDIRECT TV RECEXT LINKEXT LINKREC MODEREC MODERECRECMANUAL SKIPMANUAL SKIPCREATECREATECHAPTERCHAPTERENTERENTERFUNCTIONSDIRECTNAVIGATORGUIDERETURNRETURNSUB MENUSUB MENUSPROG/CHECKPROG/CHECKPLAY/x1.3PAUSEPAUSESTOPSTOPSLOW/SEARCHSLOW/SEARCHSKIPSKIPDELETEDELETEShowViewShowViewCHCHPAGEPAGESELECTINPUT0987654321VOLUMEVOLUMECHCHAVAVÍTVTVDRIVEDRIVESELECTSELECTÍDVD13;∫AUDIO5 43,4,2,1ENTEROPEN/CLOSE DRIVESELECTk 1 . 31 . 3RECEXT LINK CHS VIDEO IN VIDEO IN L/MONO -AUDIO IN-AV3 RDV IN5∫132NumberedbuttonsInsert label-up withthe arrow facing in.Insert fully.Insert label-up. ∫ Cartridge disce.g., 5: [0] ➡ [5]15: [1] ➡ [5]Quick Start (➡ 68)1 Sec. Quick Start for Recording & EPG DisplayFrom the power on, recording starts in about 1 second§ afterthe REC button is pressed. If the GUIDE button is pressedwhile the unit is off, the Electronic Program Guide (EPG)displays in less than 1 second. (Quick Start Mode)§Only when recording to the HDD or DVD-RAM“Quick Start” is set to “On” at the time of purchase.[Note]Startup takes up to a minute when:–You play a disc or start recording to discs other than DVD-RAM.–You want to make other operations.–The clock has not been set.RECRECRECREC Remaining timeon the discREC