Panasonic DMR-EX87, DMR-EX77 operating instructions Table of contents

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Table of contents

Getting started

HDD, disc and card information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Important notes for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 HDD (Hard disk drive) handling care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Disc and card handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Unit care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Included accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The remote control information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Main unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The unit’s display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

STEP 1 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Connecting with an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

VIERA Link “HDAVI Control TM” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Easy control only with VIERA remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

STEP 2 Channel reception settings and TV aspect settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

STEP 3 Set up to match your television

and remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

To enjoy progressive video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Viewing

Watching analogue and digital broadcasts . . . . . . . . . 23

Select the channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Digital channel information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Recording

Recording television programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Disc Insertion/Ejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 To specify a time to stop recording—One Touch Recording . . . 26 Recording settings for High Speed Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Playing while you are recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the TV Guide system to make timer recordings

(Digital broadcast only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Operations in the TV Guide system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using G-CODEsystem to make timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Manually programming timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 To cancel recording when recording has already begun . . . . . . 32 To release the unit from recording standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Notes on timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Check, change or delete a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Relief Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Auto Renewal Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Playing back

Playing recorded video contents/

Playing play-only discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Changing audio during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Playing DivX discs, MP3 discs and

still pictures (JPEG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Regarding DivX discs, MP3 discs and still pictures (JPEG). . . . 37 Selecting file type to play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Playing DivX discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Playing MP3 discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Playing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Useful functions during still picture play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using on-screen menus/Status message. . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Editing

Editing titles/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Title operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Creating, editing and playing playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Creating playlists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Editing and playing playlists/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Playlist operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Editing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Album and picture operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Delete Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using the DELETE Navigator to delete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Deleting titles or pictures during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Copying

Copying titles or playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Copying using the copying list–Advanced Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Copying a finalised DVD-R, DVD-R DL,

DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R and +R DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Copying SD Video from an SD Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Copying still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Copying using the copying list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Copying all the still pictures on a card—Copy All Pictures . . . . . 57

Copying from a video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Manual recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 DV automatic recording (DV Auto Rec) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Convenient functions

Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 HDD, disc and card management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Common procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Setting the protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Providing a name for a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Deleting all titles and playlists—Delete all titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Deleting all the contents of a disc or card—Format . . . . . . . . . . 61 Selecting the background style—Top Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Selecting whether to show the Top Menu first

—Auto-Play Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Enabling discs to be played on other equipment—Finalise . . . . 62 Creating Top Menu—Create Top Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

FUNCTION MENU window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Child Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Changing the unit’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Common procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Summary of settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 TV System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Clock Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Reference

Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover

About descriptions in these operating instructions

≥These operating instructions are applicable to models DMR-EX77 and DMR-EX87. Unless otherwise indicated, illustrations in these operating instructions are of DMR-EX77. [EX77] : indicates features applicable to DMR-EX77 only.

[EX87] : indicates features applicable to DMR-EX87 only. ≥Pages to be referred to are indicated as “➡ {{”.

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Contents RQT8859-L Model No. DMR-EX77Inside of product This Unit is Intended for USE in Moderate ClimatesTable of contents DVD-Video format HDD, disc and card informationHDD and discs you can use for recording and play DVD Video Recording format+R/+RW Video Recording format HDD, disc and card informationRecording modes and approximate recording times Play-only discs 12 cm/8 cm Discs that cannot be playedHDD, disc and card information DVD-RAM Cards you can use on this unitSuitable SD Cards Structure of folders displayed by this unitImportant notes for recording HDD Hard disk drive handling care Disk drive handling careImportant notes for recording/HDD Hard Unit care Disc and card handlingDisc and card handling/Unit care/Included accessories/The Included accessoriesRemote control information Remote control informationControl reference guide Remote controlOpening the front panel Main unitUnit’s display Control reference guideConnecting a television When the unit is not to be used for a long timeMake sure to use the pair of supplied RF coaxial cables Connection Connecting a television and VCRConnecting an Analogue television and VCR Connecting a Digital television and VCRConnection Connecting an amplifier with a digital input TerminalConnecting a stereo amplifier Other connectionsTelevision’s Connecting to a TVConnecting to a receiver PreparationEasy playback Power on linkPower off link Viera Link Hdavi Control TMEasy control only with Viera remote control Press 3, 4 to select the TV aspect When clock setting screen is displayedPress 3, 4 to select your area Press OKTo enjoy progressive video Press 3, 4 to select ProgressivePress OK Press 3, 4 to select On and pressRefer to the control reference on Set up to match your television and remote controlWhen the following indicator appears on the unit’s display Test by turning on the television and changing channelsPress Status to show the information Screen Watching analogue and digital broadcastsSelect the channel Digital channel informationRecording television programmes Press Drive Select to select the HDD or DVD drivePress ¥ REC to start recording To open the tray without disc finalisation Disc Insertion/EjectionRecording television programmes To finalise the discDirect Navigator Menu Recording television programmesDrive SelectPress 1 Play during recording Flexible RecordingPress 3, 4, 2, 1 to select Start and press OK Playing while you are recordingPress 3, 4, 2, 1 to select the programme Press OK Timer recordingTo cancel a timer recording on the TV Guide screen Press GuideTimer recording Operations in the TV Guide systemPress 3, 4, 2, 1 to select the programme Press G-Code Using G-CODEsystem to make timer recordingsTimer recording REC Mode PROG/CHECK≥HDD Renew Auto Renewal Recording Manually programming timer recordingsPress PROG/CHECK ≥DateTo release the unit from recording standby To cancel recording when recording has already begunPress Drive Select to select the recording drive and press Press 2, 1 to select Stop Recording and press OKCheck, change or delete a programme Relief RecordingAuto Renewal Recording Playing recorded video contents/Playing play-only discs Quick View Operations during playPress Audio Changing audio during playPlaying recorded video Playing DivX discs, MP3 discs and still pictures JpegRegarding DivX discs, MP3 discs and still pictures Jpeg DivX discs, MP3 discs and still pictures JpegPlaying DivX discs Press Direct NavigatorSelecting file type to play Press 3, 4, 2, 1 to select a group and press OK Playing MP3 discsPress 3, 4 to select the track and press OK Playing DivX discs, MP3Press Drive Select to select the HDD, DVD or SD drive Press 3, 4, 2, 1 to selectPlaying still pictures Album and press OKRotate Slide Show SettingUseful functions during still picture play Start Slide ShowUsing on-screen menus/Status message Using on-screen menusPress Display Using on-screen menus/Status message Status messagesPress Status Editing titles/chapters Press 3, 4, 2Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters Partial Delete Set up Protection §Cancel Protection § Title operationsPress Return Creating, editing and playing playlistsCreating playlists Press 2, 1 to select the source title and pressChapter Move Editing and playing playlists/chaptersPlaylist operations AddEditing still pictures Press the Green button to select PicturePress 3, 4 to select the operation and press OK Add Pictures Cancel Protection § Press 2, 1 to select Yes and press OKAlbum and picture operation Press 2, 1 to select Delete and press OKAvailable disc space after deleting Delete NavigatorDeleting titles or pictures during play Press Delete ¢Copying titles or playlists Approximate copying times Max. speedDelete Navigator/Copying titles or playlists Copy Press Function Menu Press 3, 4 to select CopyCopying using the copying list- Advanced Copy Copy Navigator/Copying list icons and functions To return to the previous screenRecording and playing while copying To edit the copying listVIDEO§ HDD DVD-RAM Setting the unit to copy according to the set timeSet Copy Time Copying SD Video from an SD CardTo register individual still pictures Copying using the copying listCopying still pictures Register still pictures for copyPress 3, 4 to select Copy All Copying all the still pictures on a card- Copy All PicturesPress 3, 4 to select To Others Pictures and press OKDV automatic recording DV Auto Rec Copying from a video cassette recorderStart play on the other equipment Press ¥ RECPress Set Entering textShow Enter Name screen Press 3, 4, 2, 1 to select a character and press OKProviding a name for a disc Common proceduresSetting the protection HDD, disc and card managementDeleting all titles and playlists-Delete all titles Deleting all the contents of a disc or card-FormatHDD, disc and card management Selecting the background style-Top MenuEnabling discs to be played on other equipment-Finalise Creating Top Menu-Create Top MenuPress 3, 4 to select an item and press OK To cancel the Child LockFunction Menu window Child LockTabs Menus Changing the unit’s settingsSummary of settings OPEN/CLOSETabs Menus Options Underlined items are the factory presets Changing the unit’s settingsMpeg Changing the unit’s settingsSound DTSGrey Background New Service MessageHdmi Settings§ On-Screen MessagesSoftware Update in Standby Remote ControlClock Power Save System UpdatePress OK to save the newly found channels TuningRefer to the control reference on Signal Condition DVB Manual TuningPress OK to start scan Programme position Analogue Manual TuningPress 3, 4, 2 To select aPress 3, 4 to select the TV system and press OK Press 3, 4 to select Auto-Setup Restart and press OKTo change the setting all at once PAL!#NTSC TV SystemTo change the time zone Clock SettingsPress 3, 4 to change the setting Press OK when you have finished the settingsOn the television MessagesMessages On the unit’s displayRegion number be played? Frequently asked questionsSet up Which aerial is suitable for receivingTV Guide Troubleshooting guide Troubleshooting guide Troubleshooting guide When copying, it takes a long Recording, timer recording and copying Cannot recordTimer recording does not stop Even when is pressedPlay Play fails to start even when PasswordYou want to cancel the ratings Copying, deleting and settingPreset UpdatedSome channels, No Signal To reset this unit To return all the settings otherGlossary RGB Specifications Safety precautions Web Site http//panasonic.net RQT8859-L Index
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