Panasonic Diga DMR-EZ48VEB Operating Instructions Manual

Contents

4RQT9126Table of ContentsGetting StartedFeatures ...............................................................................2Accessories ..........................................................................3Sales and Support Information ............................................ 3Quick Start GuideLocation of Parts/Controls ..................................................................................................................................................... 6Remote Control................................................................................................................................................................ 6Main Unit.......................................................................................................................................................................... 6The Unit’s Display ............................................................................................................................................................ 7Rear Panel ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7Basic Connection .................................................................................................................................................................. 8Connecting to a Television only........................................................................................................................................ 8Adding a Satellite Receiver: Connecting to a Television and a Satellite Receiver ........................................................... 9Connecting to a Television with an HDMI (High Defi nition Multimedia Interface) cable ................................................. 10Setting the Channels and Clock .......................................................................................................................................... 11Clock Setting ................................................................................................................................................................. 12Important Notes for Recording ...........................................23Advanced Recording ..........................................................24DVD Recording Modes and Durations ....................................24VHS Recording Modes and Durations ....................................24When the format confi rmation screen is displayed .................25When removing a Recorded or Copied Disc...........................25Specifying the Recording Time ...............................................25Direct TV Recording ................................................................25Flexible Recording ..................................................................26Playing while you are recording ..............................................26Recording from a Satellite Receiver ...................................27Manual Recording ...................................................................27Linked timer recordings with external equipment (SKY DigitalSTB/satellite receiver)—EXT LINK ....................................27Recording from an External Device ....................................28Recording from a VCR, etc .....................................................28Recording from a DV Camcorder ............................................29Advanced Timer Recording ................................................30Manual timer recordings .........................................................30To cancel a timer recording in progress ..................................31To deactivate timer programme(e.g. to interrupt a daily or weekly timer programming) ......31Notes on timer recording.........................................................31Check, Change, or Delete Programmes .................................32Making timer recordings on the television ..............................33I t t N t f R di 23Advanced FeaturesEntering Text .......................................................................48Titles—Editing .....................................................................48Accessing the Title View .........................................................48Title Operations.......................................................................49Chapters—Creating, Editing ...............................................51Accessing the Chapter View ...................................................51Chapter Operations.................................................................51Creating, Editing and Playing Playlists ...............................52Accessing the Playlist View .....................................................52Creating Playlists ....................................................................52Editing Playlists/Chapters .......................................................52E t i T t 48Advanced EditingCaution for AC Mains Lead....................................................... 3Remote Control Information ..................................................... 5Watching Television ............................................................16Watching Satellite Programmes ..............................................16Playback .............................................................................17Playing Discs ..........................................................................17Playing a Video Cassette ........................................................17Recording Television Programmes ....................................18Timer Recording .................................................................19Copying Titles .....................................................................20Copying Titles (VHS ¼ DVD)..................................................20Copying Titles (DVD ¼ VHS) ..................................................21Deleting Titles .....................................................................22Delete Navigator .....................................................................22Deleting Titles During Playback ..............................................22Basic OperationsTV Guide ...........................................................................34Using the TV Guide ...............................................................34Selecting the programme from the desired programme typeor category .......................................................................35Advanced Disc Playback ....................................................36Menu Screens on the TV ........................................................36Selecting Titles to Play ............................................................36Search.....................................................................................36Skip .........................................................................................36Quick View (Play 1.3) ...........................................................36Direct Play...............................................................................37Slow-motion Play ....................................................................37Frame-by-Frame Viewing ........................................................37Time Slip .................................................................................37Manual Skip ............................................................................37Create Chapters......................................................................37Playing Still Pictures (JPEG) ..............................................38Playing MP3s ......................................................................40Advanced Video Cassette Playback ...................................41Fast-forward/Rewind ...............................................................41Slow-motion Play ....................................................................41Cue/Review .............................................................................41Jet Search ...............................................................................41Jet Rewind ..............................................................................41VHS Index Search System (VISS) ..........................................42S-VHS Quasi Playback (SQPB) ..............................................42Repeat Playback .....................................................................42Adjusting the Playback Picture ...............................................42Changing Audio during Playback ............................................43On-screen Display Indicators ..................................................43Information Messages ........................................................44Digital Channel Information.....................................................44Status Messages ....................................................................45New Service Message ............................................................45FUNCTION MENU Window ..............................................45Linked Operations with the TV (VIERA Link “HDAVIControl™”/Q Link) .............................................................46Easy control only with VIERA remote control ........................47Copying Titles (Advanced) ...................................................... 54Copying Titles (VHS ¼ DVD) ................................................54Copying Titles or Playlists (DVD ¼ VHS) ..............................55Copying a fi nalised DVD-R, DVD-R DL,DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R and +R DL .................57Disc Handling .....................................................................13Usable Discs for Recording and Playback ..............................13Play-only Discs .......................................................................14Discs that Cannot be Played ...................................................14Types of disc for the type of connected TV .............................14MP3s and Still Pictures (JPEG) ..........................................15MP3 File Information ...............................................................15Still Picture (JPEG) Information ..............................................15