Panasonic DMR-ES16 warranty Recording television programs, Press 1 2 CH to select the channel

Off Timer

The unit switches to standby after about 6 hours in the stop mode. You can turn this feature off or change the time to 2 hours

(Ô page 37, “Off Timer”).

• You can record up to 49 titles on one disc.

See also the notes “Important notes for recording” (Ô page 16). Note

Recording television programs

			; OPEN/CLOSE
			CH
		DV IN	IN2
			2 CH 1	g q * REC
	Numbered			1 2 CH
	buttons
	g			q
				h
	DIRECT
NAVIGATOR
	e,r,w,q
	ENTER			RETURN
	AUDIO
	* REC			F Rec
REC MODE				STATUS
RAM	-R -R DL	-RW(V)

• You can record up to 99 titles on one disc.

+R +R DL +RW

•+RW You can create a Top Menu using “Create DVD Top Menu” (Ô page 36). Recording or editing on the disc may delete the menu. In that case, create the menu again.

•RAM 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.

Preparation

• Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit.

• Turn the unit on.

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

•Press the button again to close the tray.

•When using 8 cm (3″) DVD-RAM, or 8 cm (3″) DVD-R, remove the disc from the cartridge.

Insert label-up. g Cartridge disc

Insert label-up with

the arrow facing in.

Insert fully.

2 Press [1 2 CH] to select the channel.

To select with the numbered buttons:

	Antenna		Cable TV
	e.g., 5:	[0] Ô [5]	e.g., 5:	[0] Ô [0] Ô [5]
	15:	[1] Ô [5]	15: [0] Ô [1] Ô [5]
			115: [1] Ô [1] Ô [5]
3	• Select the audio to record (Ô page 19).
	Press [REC MODE] to select the

recording mode (XP, SP, LP, or EP).

Remaining time on the disc

4 Press [* REC] to start recording.

The elapsed time is shown on the display.

Recording will take place on free space on disc. Data will not be overwritten.

•You cannot change the channel or recording mode during recording. You can change the channel or recording mode while paused; however, the recording will then be as a separate title.

•You can record while the unit is in standby for scheduled recording, but once the time for the scheduled recording to begin is reached, any recording taking place will stop and the scheduled recording will begin.

nTo pause recording

Press [h].

Press again to restart recording.

You can also press [* REC] to restart. (Title is not split into separate titles.)

nTo stop recording

Press [g].

• From the start to the end of the recording is called one title.

• -R DL -RW(V) +R DL +RW

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

nWhen recording the channel (not set on this

unit) from cable box or satellite receiver

1Select the channel on the equipment before turning the unit on.

2 Press [1 2 CH] to select IN1 or IN2 in step 2 (Ô above).

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