Panasonic DMR-E85H Recording television programmes, Press W X CH to select the channel

Press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the recording drive.

The HDD or DVD indicator lights up on the unit.

If you selected the DVD drive

Press [< OPEN/CLOSE] on the main unit to open the tray and insert a disc.

≥Press the button again to close the tray.

≥If you put a disc in while the HDD is selected, the DVD indicator on the unit will flash while the unit reads the disc.

Insert label-up. Insert fully so it clicks into place.

Insert with the arrow facing in.

Recording television programmes

2 Time Slip indicator 1 5

						OPEN/CLOSE
								REC
						TIME SLIP	HDD DVD	DRIVE SELECT	/x1.3
	PULL OPEN						TIME SLIP	CH
		HDD				DVD
	AV3 S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN L/MONO AUDIO IN R
		HDD, DVD indicator
	AV3 input terminals					TIME SLIP 3∫ 1
		DVD
			TV
	¥ DIRECT	DIRECT TV REC		CH		VOLUME
			AV
	TV REC
							1
		HDD DRIVE SELECT			DVD
	Numbered	1	2	3			3
		4	5	6		CH
Recording	buttons
		STOP	PAUSE		PLAY/x1.3		;
		7	8	9		ShowView
		CANCEL	0	INPUT SELECT MANUAL SKIP			INPUT SELECT
		SKIP		SLOW/SEARCH
	∫						1
	DIRECT	DIRECT NAVIGATOR				FUNCTIONS
							FUNCTIONS
	NAVIGATOR
		TOP MENU
	3,4,2,1		ENTER
	ENTER
		SUB MENU				RETURN
							RETURN
		PROG/CHECK	DISPLAY	STATUS		TIME SLIP	TIME SLIP
	STATUS
	FTIMER	TIMER	ERASE	REC MODE		REC	5
		F		CREATE
		EXT LINK	DUBBING CHAPTER			AUDIO

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[HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R]

≥It is not possible to record to both HDD (Hard disk drive) and DVD drive simultaneously.

≥It is not possible to record continuously from one side of a double sided disc to the other. You will need to eject the disc and turn it over.

≥When using 8 cm DVD-RAM, remove the disc from the cartridge. ≥You can record up to 500 titles on HDD, 99 titles on one disc.

≥It is not possible to record CPRM (➡page 46) protected material onto DVD-R or 2.8 GB DVD-RAM discs.

Regarding DVD-R

≥When transferring (dubbing) a title recorded with the high speed mode to a DVD-R, set “DVD-R Rec for High Speed mode” to “On” before recording to the HDD. (➡page 39)

≥When recording bilingual TV broadcast onto DVD-R, only one of either “M 1” or “M 2” audio can be recorded. Select at “Bilingual Audio Selection” (➡page 40).

≥In order to play a DVD-R recorded using this unit on another playback source, the disc must first be finalized (➡page 37).

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3 Press [W X CH] to select the channel.

HDD XP

EXTLink SP

REC PLAY LP

EP

To select with the numbered buttons:

e.g.,	5:	[0] ➡ [5]
	15:	[1] ➡ [5]

4 Press [REC MODE] to select the recording mode (XP, SP, LP or EP).

HDD XP

EXTLink SP

REC PLAY LP

EP

Remaining time on the disc

≥To record sound using LPCM (XP mode only):

Set the “Audio Mode for XP Recording” to “LPCM” in the SETUP menu (➡page 40).

5 Press [¥ REC] to start recording.

HDD XP

EXTLink SP

REC PLAY LP

EP

Recording will take place on open space on the HDD or on disc. Data will not be overwritten.

≥You cannot change the channel or recording mode during recording.

≥[HDD] [RAM] You can change the audio being received by pressing [AUDIO] during recording. (Does not affect the recording of audio.)

∫To stop recording

Press [∫].

Recorded as 1 title until the position where stopped.

[HDD]

When continuously recording for long durations, titles are automatically divided every 8 hours.

[DVD-R]

It takes about 30 seconds for the unit to complete recording management information after recording finishes.

∫To pause recording

Press [;].

Press again to restart recording. (Title is not split into a separate title.)

∫To specify a time to stop recording—One Touch

Recording

During recording

Press [¥ REC] on the main unit to select the recording time.

Each time you press the button:
30 (min.) ""# 60 (min.)	""# 90 (min.)	""# 120 (min.)
^" Counter (cancel) ,""	240 (min.) ,""	180 (min.) ,}

≥This does not work during timer recordings (➡page 19) or while using Flexible Recording (➡page 18).

If a station broadcasts Teletext information

The unit automatically records the programme’s and station’s name if the station’s Title Page is correctly set (➡page 42).

[Note]

The unit may take some time in retrieving titles (up to 30 minutes) and may fail in some cases.

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