Panasonic Diga DMR-EX769 Operating Instructions Manual

Contents

3RQT9308Table of contentsGetting startedQuick StartGuideBasicoperationsAdvancedoperationsEditingSetting menusReference CopyingGetting startedIncluded accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4The remote control information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4HDD (Hard disk drive) handling care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Unit care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Quick Start GuideControl reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Easy access to various functions— FUNCTION MENU Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7STEP 1 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8STEP 2 Channel reception settings andTV aspect settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10HDD and disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Regarding DivX® files, Music files andstill pictures (JPEG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Media handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Basic operationsWatching analogue and digital broadcasts . . . . . . . . . .15Playing recorded video contents/Playing play-only discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Recording television programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Deleting titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Advanced operationsNotes for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Advanced recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Recording modes and approximate recording times . . . . . . . . . 20When the format confirmation screen is displayed. . . . . . . . . . . 20When removing a recorded disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Playing while you are recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Recording broadcasts from external equipment. . . . . .22Making timer recordings on the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Recording from digital satellite receiveror analogue decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Linked timer recordings with external equipment(digital satellite receiver) — EXT LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Copying from a video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . . . .23Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Manually programming timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24To cancel recording when recording has already begun . . . . . . 24To release the unit from recording standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Notes on timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Check, change or delete a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Language for digital broadcast with multi-audioor multi-subtitle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Relief Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Auto Renewal Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Advanced playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Operation during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Changing audio during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Selecting recorded programmes (titles) to play—DIRECT NAVIGATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Switching the DIRECT NAVIGATOR appearance . . . . . . . . . . . 27To sort the titles for easy searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27To play grouped titles [HDD] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27To edit the group of titles [HDD]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Playing DivX, Music files andstill pictures (JPEG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Showing the menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Playing DivX video contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Playing Music files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Playing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Useful functions during still picture play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31FUNCTION MENU Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31To pause the TV programme you are watching—Pause Live TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Linked operations with the TV(VIERA Link “HDAVI ControlTM”/Q Link). . . . . . . . . . . .32Easy control only with VIERA remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33EditingEditing titles/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Creating, editing and playing playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38CopyingCopying titles or playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Copying using the copying list–Advanced Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Copying a finalised DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW(DVD-Video format), +R and +R DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Setting menusUsing on-screen menus/Status message. . . . . . . . . . . 44HDD and disc management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Common procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Setting the protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Providing a name for a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Deleting all titles and playlists—Delete all titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Deleting all the contents—Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Selecting the background style—Top Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Selecting whether to show the Top Menu first—Auto-Play Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Enabling discs to be played on other equipment—Finalise . . . . 48Creating Top Menu—Create Top Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Changing the unit’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Common procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Television operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Child Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56ReferenceAdditional connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Connecting a television with AUDIO/VIDEO orS VIDEO terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Connecting a VCR with AUDIO/VIDEO orS VIDEO terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Connecting a television withCOMPONENT VIDEO terminals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Connecting an amplifier with a digital input terminal . . . . . . . . . . 58Connecting a stereo amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Connecting with an HDMI compatible television and receiver . . 58Connecting a television and VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Connecting a television and VCR,digital satellite receiver or analogue decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back 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