Panasonic E50 manual Recording television programmes

Recording television programmes

[RAM] [DVD-R]

Preparation

Switch [DVD, TV] (15) to “DVD”.

1Press [DVD, Í] (1) to turn the unit on.

2Press [<, OPEN/CLOSE] (39) to open the tray and insert a disc.

≥Insert one disc only within the tray’s guides.

≥Use a disc that can be recorded on and that has enough space available.

≥Press [<, OPEN/CLOSE] (39) to close the tray.

≥When using a DVD-RAM for the first time with this unit, format it to ensure accurate recording (page 39, “Format”). Check the disc carefully to ensure it doesn’t contain programmes you want to keep.

(2)

(1)

(1)Arrow pointing inwards.

(2)Align correctly.

≥Insert label-up with the arrow facing in. (with double-sided discs, load so the label for the side you want to record is facing up.)

3Press [W, X, CH] (18) to select the channel.

(3)

(3)e.g.: When you have selected channel 4

4Press [REC MODE] (26) to select the recording mode.

≥Select “XP”, “SP”, “LP” or “EP”.

≥It is also possible to perform the flexible recording (FR). (page 27)

(4)

(4) e.g.: When you have selected “XP”

5Press [¥, REC] (16) to start recording.

≥The programme is recorded into the available space on the disc.

ªTo pause recording

Press [;] (8).

Press again to restart recording.

ªTo stop recording

Press [∫] (7).

ªTo select channels with the remote control

Press the numeric buttons (4).

ªConvenient features

≥Chasing play—playing from the beginning of the programme you are recording (page 29).

≥Simultaneous recording and play—watching a programme you recorded while recording another (page 29).

≥Time Slip-checking the images you are recording (page 30).

ªRe-inserting double-sided discs

Reverse

	3
1	2
Front	Turn over

You can get up to 12 hours recording when you use double-sided discs and use the “EP” mode.

ªRecording modes and approximate recording times in hours

	DVD-RAM		DVD-R
	Single-sided	Double-sided	(4.7 GB)
	(4.7 GB)	(9.4 GB)
XP (High quality)	1	2	1
SP (Normal)	2	4	2
LP (Long play)	4	8	4
EP (Extra long play)	6	12	6

≥Flexible recording (FR) calculates a recording rate that will enable the recording to fit in the remaining time on the disc.

ªTo check the remaining time and the current mode

during recording

Press [STATUS] (28) several times.

(1)

			DVD-RAM
0:07:21 6.8.	π Remain	0:50 XP
π PRG2 0:05.14 XP			REC
π PRG1 0:00.10 SP			PLAY

LR

(1)Available recording time and recording mode

(e.g.: “0:50 XP” indicates 50 minutes in XP mode)

Note

≥The message “Cannot record. Maximum number of

programmes recorded.” is displayed if you try to start recording when there are already 99 programmes on a disc. Erase unneeded programmes (DVD-RAM/DVD-R) or use a new disc to continue recording.

≥Check that disc can be recorded on (page 10).

≥Ensure the write protect tab is not set to “PROTECT” (page 73). ≥Ensure the disc is not write-protected with DISC INFORMATION

(page 38).

For your reference

≥You can record up to 99 programmes on one disc.

≥You cannot change the channel or recording mode during recording. You can change them while recording is paused, but the material is recorded as a separate programme.

≥An error message appears if you try to start recording when a disc is full; the remaining time will be shown as “0:00”. To continue recording, erase unneeded programmes (DVD-RAM only (page 42), Erasing programmes) or use another disc.

≥There are limitations when recording to DVD-R (page 11).

≥The message “Can not record on the disc.” is displayed when recording was not completed correctly. Check the discs for dirt or scratches.

≥Recording cannot be performed correctly if you try to record PAL system to a disc that already contains recordings using NTSC.

≥In RGB recording, set “AV2 Input” to “RGB (PAL only)”. (page 61)

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