Panasonic Diga DMR-EH50 Operating Instructions Manual

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3RQT8023Getting startedTable of contentsIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3HDD (Hard disk drive) handling care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Disc and card handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Unit care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Inserting/Removing the SD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Using DVD-R, DVD-RW and +R on this unit . . . . . . . . . . .6Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7The remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7HDD, disc and card information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10STEP 1 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12STEP 2 Setting up the TV Guide On ScreenTMsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16STEP 3 Set up to match your television and remotecontrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Recording television programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Selecting audio to record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Recording for High-Speed Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Playing while you are recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Scheduled recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Using the TV Guide On ScreenTM system to make scheduledrecordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Manually programming scheduled recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Using VCR Plusi system to make scheduled recordings. . . . 26Check, change or delete a program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Utilizing the TV Guide On ScreenTM system . . . . . . . . .28Playing recorded video contents/Playing play-only discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Operations during play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Simple editing operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Changing audio during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Using menus to play MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Playing still pictures (JPEG/TIFF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Useful functions during still picture play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Using on-screen menus/FUNCTIONS window and Statusmessage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36FUNCTIONS window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Editing titles/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Title operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Creating, editing and playing playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Creating playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Editing and playing playlists/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Playlist operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Editing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Picture and folder operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Transferring (dubbing) titles or playlists . . . . . . . . . . . 43One Touch Transfer (dubbing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Transferring (dubbing) using the transferring (dubbing) list . . . 44Transferring (dubbing) a finalized DVD-R,DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) and +R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Recording from a video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . 47Transferring (dubbing) still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Transferring (dubbing) using the transferring (dubbing) list . . . 48Transferring (dubbing) all the still pictures on a card—COPY ALLPICTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49HDD, disc and card management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Setting the protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Providing a name for a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Erasing all titles and playlists—Erase All Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Erasing all the contents of a disc or card—Format. . . . . . . . . . 51Enabling discs to be played on other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 52Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Changing the unit’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Summary of settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Channel/Clock settings when TV Guide On ScreenTMsystem is not used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Auto channel/clock settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Channel captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR CANADA) . . . . . . . . . . . 71Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BackcoverThis DVD Recorder records high quality images to rapid randomaccess capable HDD (Hard disk drive) or 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.The Quick Start feature enables this unit to be ready to startrecording as quick as approximately 1 second§ after turning it on.You can start recording soon after deciding you want to recordsomething.§ Only when recording to the HDD or DVD-RAMHDD recordingYou can keep on recording your favorite programs to an internalHDD that is able to record up to 177 hours when using EP (8H)mode.You can also high speed transfer (dub) your favorite programs 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 transfer (dub) digital cameraphotographs from a card to DVD-RAM for easy storage without usinga computer.TV Guide On Screen TM systemThe TV Guide On Screen TM system provides a handy electronicprogram guide (EPG) for checking what’s on. Setting up to record abroadcast is easy too. Simply select the desired program from thedisplayed list. You can also search for desired programsalphabetically or by displaying only the programs in a certaincategory.≥This service may not be available in some areas.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 program 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 backEditingEditing (continued)Transferring (Dubbing)Convenient functionsReferenceGuía de referencia rápida en español . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72(Spanish Quick Reference)Useful features