Panasonic DMR-EH67, DMR-EH57 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” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Easy control only with VIERA remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

STEP 2 Channel reception settings and TV aspect settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

STEP 3 Set up to match your television

and remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

To enjoy progressive video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Recording

Recording television programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Disc Insertion/Ejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 To specify a time to stop recording—One Touch Recording . . . 24 Recording settings for High Speed Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Playing while you are recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using G-CODEsystem to make timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Manually programming timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 To cancel recording when recording has already begun . . . . . . 28 To release the unit from recording standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Notes on timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Check, change or delete a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Relief Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Auto Renewal Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Playing back

Playing recorded video contents/

Playing play-only discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Changing audio during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Playing DivX discs, MP3 discs and

still pictures (JPEG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Regarding DivX discs, MP3 discs and still pictures (JPEG). . . . 33 Selecting file type to play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Playing DivX discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Playing MP3 discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Playing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Useful functions during still picture play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using on-screen menus/Status message. . . . . . . . . . . 38

Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Editing

Editing titles/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Title operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Creating, editing and playing playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Creating playlists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Editing and playing playlists/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Playlist operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Editing still pictures [EH67] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Album and picture operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Delete Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Using the DELETE Navigator to delete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Deleting titles or pictures during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Copying

Copying titles or playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Copying using the copying list–Advanced Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Copying a finalised DVD-R, DVD-R DL,

DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R and +R DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Copying SD Video from an SD Card [EH67]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Copying still pictures [EH67] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Copying using the copying list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Copying all the still pictures on a card—Copy All Pictures . . . . . 53

Copying from a video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Manual recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 DV automatic recording (DV Auto Rec) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Convenient functions

HDD, disc and card management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Common procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Setting the protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Providing a name for a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Deleting all titles and playlists—Delete all titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Deleting all the contents of a disc or card—Format . . . . . . . . . . 56 Selecting the background style—Top Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Selecting whether to show the Top Menu first

—Auto-Play Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Enabling discs to be played on other equipment—Finalise . . . . 57 Creating Top Menu—Create Top Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 FUNCTION MENU window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Child Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Changing the unit’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Common procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Summary of settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 TV System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Clock Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Reference

Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover

About descriptions in these operating instructions

≥These operating instructions are applicable to models DMR-EH57 and DMR-EH67. Unless otherwise indicated, illustrations in these operating instructions are of DMR-EH57 for Australia and N.Z.

[EH57] : indicates features applicable to DMR-EH57 only.

[EH67] : indicates features applicable to DMR-EH67 only.

≥Instructions/notes regarding SD Cards and SD Drive are

applicable to the DMR-EH67 model only. ≥Pages to be referred to are indicated as “➡ {{”.

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Contents Model No. DMR-EH57 RQT8906-LExample Before use If you see this symbolHow to replace the fuse For Saudi ArabiaTable of contents DVD-Video format HDD, disc and card informationHDD and discs you can use for recording and play DVD Video Recording format+R DL HDD, disc and card informationRecording modes and approximate recording times DVD-R DLPlay-only discs 12 cm/8 cm Discs that cannot be playedHDD, disc and card information DVD-RAM Cards you can use on this unit EH67Suitable SD Cards Structure of folders displayed by this unit EH67Important notes for recording HDD Hard disk drive handling care Disk drive handling careImportant notes for recording/HDD Hard Unit care Disc and card handlingUse Included accessoriesRemote control information BatteriesTurn the unit on Remote controlControl reference guide AustraliaandN.ZOpening the front panel Main unitUnit’s display Control reference guideRead AC Mains Lead on Before Connection Connecting a televisionWhen the unit is not to be used for a long time Make sure to use the pair of supplied RF coaxial cablesConnecting a television and VCR ReadAC Mains Lead on Before Connection Connection Connecting an amplifier with a digital input TerminalConnecting a stereo amplifier Other connectionsEasy playback Power on linkPower off link Viera Link Hdavi Control TMEasy control only with Viera remote control Press 2, 1 to select the item you Want to change Press 3, 4 to change the settingPress OK when you have finished SettingsTelevision operation To enjoy progressive videoPress Function Menu Press OK Press 3, 4 to select Others Press 3, 4 to select Setup Press OKTest by turning on the television and changing channels Press 3, 4 to select To OthersPress ¥ REC to start recording Press REC Mode to selectRecording mode XP, SP, LP or EP Press W X CH to select the channelTo open the tray without disc finalisation Disc Insertion/EjectionRecording television programmes To finalise the discPress ¥ REC on the main unit to select the recording time Recording settings for High Speed CopyTo specify a time to stop recording- One Touch Recording Recording television programmesPlaying while you are recording Flexible RecordingPress F Rec Press 3, 4, 2, 1 to select Start and press OKPress the numbered buttons to enter the G-CODEnumber Timer recordingUsing G-CODEsystem to make timer recordings Press G-CodeManually programming timer recordings Timer recordingPress PROG/CHECK Press 2, 1 to select Stop Recording and press OK To cancel recording when recording has already begunTimer recording Press Drive Select to select the recording drive and pressCheck, change or delete a programme Relief RecordingAuto Renewal Recording Playing recorded video contents/Playing play-only discs Quick View Operations during playManual Skip Changing audio during playPress Audio Discs/Playing DivX discs, MP3 discs and still pictures Jpeg Contents/Playing play-onlyPlaying DivX discs, MP3 discs and still pictures Jpeg Regarding DivX discs, MP3 discs and still pictures JpegSelecting file type to play Playing DivX discsPress Direct Navigator Press 3, 4 to select the title and press OKPress 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 Playing still picturesPress 3, 4, 2, 1 to select the album and press OK Press 3, 4, 2, 1 to select the still picture and press OKSlide Interval Slide Show SettingUseful functions during still picture play Start Slide ShowDisc menu-Setting the disc content Using on-screen menus/Status messageUsing on-screen menus Common proceduresPress Status Status messagesEditing 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 playlistsPress 2, 1 to select the source title and press Creating playlistsChapter Move Editing and playing playlists/chaptersPlaylist operations AddUseful functions during still picture Editing still pictures EH67To edit the album To edit still pictureAdd Pictures Cancel Protection § Press 2, 1 to select Yes and press OKAlbum and picture operation Press 2, 1 to select Delete and press OKPress Delete ¢ Delete NavigatorPress 3, 4, 2, 1 to select the title and press OK Deleting titles or pictures during playCopying titles or playlists Approximate copying times Max. speedDelete Navigator/Copying titles or playlists To stop copying Speed and recording mode when copyingCopy Copying titles or playlistsCopying 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 Card EH67To register individual still pictures Copying using the copying listCopying still pictures EH67 Register still pictures for copyPictures and press OK Copying all the still pictures on a card- Copy All PicturesPress 3, 4 to select Copy All Press 3, 4 to select To Others Press OKDV automatic recording DV Auto Rec Copying from a video cassette recorderStart play on the other equipment Press RECPress OK Setting the protectionCommon procedures HDD, disc and card managementDeleting all titles and playlists-Delete all titles Deleting all the contents of a disc or card-FormatPress 3, 4 to select Create Top Menu and press OK Selecting the background style-Top MenuEnabling discs to be played on other equipment-Finalise Creating Top Menu-Create Top MenuPress Set Entering textShow Enter Name screen Press 3, 4, 2, 1 to select a character and press OKLock Function Menu windowChild Lock Press 3, 4 to select an item and press OKTabs Menus Changing the unit’s settingsOPEN/CLOSE Exit FunctionSummary of settings Changing the unit’s settingsTabs Menus Options Underlined items are the factory presets Mpeg Changing the unit’s settingsSound DTSFL Display Hdmi Settings§On-Screen Messages Grey BackgroundCountry Clock Power SaveDefault Settings Quick StartUnit’s settings TuningPress 3, 4 to select Tuning and press Press 3, 4 to select Manual Tuning and press OKTV System Press 3, 4 to select Auto-Setup Restart and press OKTo change the setting all at once PAL!#NTSC Refer to the control reference on Auto-Setup RestartClock Settings Press OK when you have finished the settingsClock starts On the television MessagesMessages On the unit’s displayFrequently asked questions Set upCover 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 is pressed PasswordYou want to cancel the ratings Play Play fails to start even whenTo reset the ratings level Copying, deleting and settingTo reset this unit To return all the settings other PresetTroubleshooting guide/Glossary GlossaryRGB Specifications Safety precautions Web Site http//panasonic.net RQT8906-L Index
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