Panasonic Diga DMR-BW850 Operating Instructions Manual

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56RQT9433Copying from a video cassette recordere.g., Connecting to the AV2 or DV input terminals on the fronty Turn off the unit and other video equipment before connecting.DV INL/MONO - AUDIO- RVIDEOS VIDEOAV2 INConnect to Audio/Video output terminals.Other video equipmentDV cable(IEEE 1394, 4-pin) S VideocableÚ Audio/videocableThis unitIf the audio output of the other equipment is monauralConnect to L/MONO on the AV2 input terminals at the front.Ú The S VIDEO terminal achieves a more vivid picture than theVIDEO terminal.When recording from the unit’s DV terminaly Use only DV cable with ferrite core.y Select the type of audio recording from “Audio Mode for DV Input”in the Setup menu (➡ 89).y When recording from DV equipment (e.g., digital video camcorder),you can record audio/video recordings from DV tape only.y When “Rec for High Speed Copy” (➡ 88) is set to “On” and youmake a copy, the copy will be made using the picture size selectedin “Aspect for Recording” (➡ 87) in the Setup menu.Recording of 16:9 image such as wide broadcasting (➡ 26)Notey If video is copied from another piece of equipment to this unit,then the video quality will be degraded.y While copying from DV input or executing “Recording via AV2input” (➡ 57)– Copy will stop when timer recording starts.– Chasing playback, simultaneous rec and play, switching of thebroadcast or input cannot be performed.Manual recordingHDDPreparationy Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD drive.y When recording bilingual programmes, select “M 1” or “M 2” on theexternal equipment.y When the output signal from the external equipment is NTSC,change “TV System” to “NTSC” in the Setup menu (➡ 90).1 While stoppedPress [INPUT SELECT] to select theinput channel for the equipment youhave connected.e.g., If you have connected to AV2 input terminals, select “AV2”.2 Press [REC MODE] to select therecording mode.y DR, HG, HX, HE, HL, FR mode cannot be selected.3 Start play on the other equipment.4 When you want to start recordingPress [* REC].Recording starts.To skip unwanted partsPress [h] to pause recording. (Press again to restart recording.)To stop recordingPress [g].Using Flexible Recording via AV input (➡ 57)Almost all videos and BD-Video/DVD-Video on sale havebeen treated to prevent illegal copying. Any software thathas been treated so, cannot be recorded using this unit.DV Automatic RecordingHDD BD-RE BD-R RAM -R -RW(V) +R +RWPreparation1 Turn off this unit and DV equipment, then connect the equipmentwith the unit’s DV input terminal (➡ left).2 Turn on this unit.y If you record to a disc, insert a disc (➡ 15).y BD-RE BD-R RAM If the disc is protected, release protection(➡ 82, Setting the protection).y When the output signal from the external equipment is NTSC,change “TV System” to “NTSC” in the Setup menu (➡ 90).1 Turn on the DV equipment, and pauseplay at the point you want recordingto start.The following screen appears.DV Automatic RecordingRec to Blu-ray Disc/DVDRec to HDDRecord from the DV unit?OKRETURNy When the screen is not displayedAfter performing step 11 Press [FUNCTION MENU].2 Press [e, r] to select “Others” and press [OK].3 Press [e, r] to select “DV Automatic Recording” andpress [OK].➡ Go to step 2.2 Press [e, r] to select “Rec to HDD” or“Rec to Blu-ray Disc/DVD” and press[OK].y It may take a while for the next screen to display whilepreparing to record.3 Press [REC MODE] to select therecording mode.y DR, HG, HX, HE, HL, FR mode cannot be selected.4 Press [w, q] to select “Start” andpress [OK].Recording starts.To stop recordingPress [g].Notey Only one piece of DV equipment (e.g., Panasonic’s video camera,etc.) can be connected to the unit via the DV input terminal.y It is not possible to operate the unit from the connected DVequipment.y The DV input on this unit is for use with DV equipment only. (Itcannot be connected to a computer, etc.)y The DV equipment name may not be shown correctly.y Depending on the DV equipment, the images or audio may not beinput properly.y The date and time information on the tape of the DV equipmentwill not be recorded.y You cannot record and play simultaneously.y -R +R It may not be able to record after repeating about 30 timesof step 4 or recording or editing.y -R -RW(V) After finalising, chapters for every 5 minutes will becreated.y +R After fi nalising, chapters for every 8 minutes will be created.y +RW Regardless of creating the top menu, chapters for every 8minutes will be created.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 (➡ left).