Panasonic DMR-EZ49VEB Operating Instructions Manual

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4VQT2J51Safety PrecautionsSet the unit up on an even surface away from direct sunlight, hightemperatures, high humidity, and excessive vibration. Theseconditions can damage the cabinet and other components, therebyshortening the unit’s service life.Do not place heavy items on the unit.Do not use high voltage power sources. This can overload the unitand cause a fire.Do not use a DC power source. Check the source carefully whensetting the unit up on a ship or other place where DC is used.Ensure the AC mains lead is connected correctly and notdamaged. Poor connection and lead damage can cause fire orelectric shock. Do not pull, bend, or place heavy items on the lead.Grasp the plug firmly when unplugging the lead. Pulling the ACmains lead can cause electric shock.Do not handle the plug with wet hands. This can cause electricshock.Do not let metal objects fall inside the unit. This can cause electricshock or malfunction.Do not let liquids get into the unit. This can cause electric shock ormalfunction. If this occurs, immediately disconnect the unit from thepower supply and contact your dealer.Do not spray insecticides onto or into the unit. They containflammable gases which can ignite if sprayed into the unit.Do not attempt to repair this unit by yourself. If sound isinterrupted, indicators fail to light, smoke appears, or any otherproblem that is not covered in these instructions occurs, disconnectthe AC mains lead and contact your dealer or an authorized servicecentre. Electric shock or damage to the unit can occur if the unit isrepaired, disassembled or reconstructed by unqualified persons.Extend operating life by disconnecting the unit from the powersource if it is not to be used for a long time.PlacementVoltageAC mains lead protectionForeign matterServiceManufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of DolbyLaboratories.Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,451,942;5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,487,535 & other U.S. andworldwide patents issued & pending. DTS and the Symbol areregistered trademarks, & DTS 2.0+ Digital Out and the DTS logosare trademarks of DTS, Inc. Product includes software.© DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.HDMI, the HDMI Logo, and High-Definition Multimedia Interfaceare trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC inthe United States and other countries.HDAVI Control™ is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation.The FREEVIEW service is subject to coverage.An aerial upgrade may be required. The FREEVIEW,FREEVIEW+, FREEVIEW HD and FREEVIEW+ HD words andlogos are trade marks of DTV Services LTD.DTV Services Ltd 2002, 2008.U.S. Patent Nos. 6,836,549; 6,381,747; 7,050,698; 6,516,132;and 5,583,936.This product incorporates copyright protection technology thatis protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual propertyrights. Use of this copyright protection technology must beauthorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and otherlimited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized byMacrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.Table of ContentsGetting startedFeatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Sales and Support Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Caution for AC Mains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Remote Control Information/Unit Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Media Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Disc Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Inserting Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Inserting/Removing the USB memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Inserting a video cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Video Cassette Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Quick Start GuideLocation of Parts/Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8The Unit’s Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Basic Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Connecting to a Television only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Adding a Digital Satellite Receiver:Connecting to a Television and a Digital Satellite Receiver . . . 11Connecting AC mains lead (included) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Connecting to a TV with an HDMI (High Definition MultimediaInterface) Cable (not included) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Setting the Channels and Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Disc Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Usable Discs for Recording and Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Play-only Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Discs that Cannot be Played . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Types of disc for the type of connected TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16USB Memory Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Music files and Still Pictures (JPEG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Basic OperationsWatching Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Watching Digital Satellite Programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Playing play-only discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Menu Screens on the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Playing a Video Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Recording Television Programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Copying Titles (One Touch Copy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Copying Titles (VHS J DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Copying Titles or Playlists (DVD J VHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Deleting Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26DELETE Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Deleting Titles During Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Advanced FeaturesNotes for Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Advanced Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28DVD Recording Modes and Durations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28VHS Recording Modes and Durations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28When the format confirmation screen is displayed . . . . . . . . . . 29When removing a Recorded or Copied Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Specifying the Recording Time—One Touch Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Direct TV Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Playing while you are recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Recording from a Digital Satellite Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Manual Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Linked timer recordings with external equipment(SKY Digital STB/digital satellite receiver) — EXT LINK . . . . 31Recording from an External Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Advanced Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Manual timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Language for broadcast with multi-audio or multi-subtitle . . . . 33To cancel a timer recording in progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33If the “Overlapped Timer Recording” screen appears . . . . . . . 34Check, Change, Delete Programmes,or Resolve Overlapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34To deactivate timer programme(e.g. to interrupt a daily or weekly timer programming) . . . . . 34Making timer recordings on the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Notes on timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35