Panasonic DMR-ES15M Operating Instructions Manual

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RQT831432Copying from a video cassette recordere.g.: Connecting other video equipment to the IN2 or DV INterminalsYou can also connect to the IN1 input terminal on the rear.• Turn off the unit and other video equipment before connecting.If the audio output of the other equipment is monauralConnect to L/MONO.* The S VIDEO terminal achieves a more vivid picture than theVIDEO terminal.See also the notes “Important notes for recording” (Ô page 16).Preparation• Turn on the unit and connected equipment.• Insert a disc (Ô page 18).• Press [REC MODE] to select the recording mode.• To reduce noise in input from external equipment, set “Line-in NR”to “On” (Ô page 27).• When recording from the unit’s DV IN terminalSelect the type of audio recording from “Select Audio Channel forDV Input” in the Setup menu (Ô page 38).When recording from DV equipment (e.g., digital video camcorder),you can record audio/video recordings from DV tape only.Programs are recorded as a title while at the same timechapters are created at each break in the images and the playlist iscreated automatically.1 While stoppedPress [FUNCTIONS].2 Press [e,r] to select “OtherFunctions” and press [ENTER].3 Press [e,r] to select “DV CamcorderRec.” and press [ENTER].4 Press [w,q] to select “Record” andpress [ENTER].Recording starts.When recording finishesThe confirmation screen appears. Press [ENTER] to finish DV AutoRecord.To stop recordingPress [g]. The confirmation screen appears. Press [ENTER].Note• Only one piece of DV equipment (e.g., digital video camcorder) canbe connected to the unit via the DV IN terminal.• If you use video camcorders from other manufacturers these arenot guaranteed to work.• It is not possible to operate the unit from the connected DVequipment.• The DV IN terminal on this unit is for use with DV equipment only.(It cannot be connected to a computer, etc.)• The DV equipment name may not be shown correctly.• Depending on the DV equipment, the images or audio may not beinput properly.• The date and time information on the tape of the DV equipment willnot be recorded.• You cannot record and play simultaneously.NoteWhen recording using this unit’s input terminals, only the soundreceived at the time of recording will be recorded.As long as secondary audio that is recorded on the video cassette isnot output on the unit in play, it is not recorded.1 While stoppedPress [INPUT SELECT] to select theinput channel for the equipment youhave connected.e.g., If you have connected to IN2 input terminals, select “IN2”.2 Start play on the other equipment.3 When you want to start recordingPress [* REC].Recording starts.• Using Flexible Recording (Ô page 19), you can record the contentof a video cassette (approx. 1–8 hours) to a 4.7 GB disc with thebest possible quality of recording without wasting disc space.To skip unwanted partsPress [h] to pause recording. (Press again to restart recording.)To stop recordingPress [g].DV camcorder recordingWhen “DV camcorder connection” screen is displayed* RECINPUTSELECTREC MODESUB MENUe,r,w,qENTERhgu,iCANCELRETURNNumberedbuttonsFUNCTIONSDELETECHIN2DV INYellow White RedS Videocable*Audio/videocableOther video equipmentConnect to Audio/videooutput terminals.DV cable(IEEE 1394,4-pin)This unitorRAM -R -RW(V) +R +RWRAMDV camcorder connectionDV connection detected.Start recording ?CancelRecord to DVDENTERPress [w,q] to select “Recordto DVD” and press [ENTER].You can proceed to step 4.If the DV automatic recording function does not work properly,check the connections and DV equipment settings, and turn theunit off and back on.If that does not work, follow the instructions for manualrecording (Ô below).Manual recordingAlmost all videos and DVD software on sale have been treatedto prevent illegal copying. Any software that has been sotreated cannot be recorded using this unit.RAM -R -R DL -RW(V) +R +R DL +RW