
Table of Contents, Accessories
Getting Started  | 
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Precautions  | 2  | 
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS  | 3  | 
Unit Care  | 3  | 
Accessories  | 5  | 
Remote Control Information  | 5  | 
Control Reference Guide  | 6  | 
Main Unit  | 6  | 
The Unit’s Display  | 6  | 
Remote Control  | 7  | 
Rear Panel  | 7  | 
Basic Connection  | 8  | 
Connecting to a Television and a Set Top Box  | 8  | 
Connecting to a TV with an HDMI (High Defi nition Multimedia  | 
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Interface) Cable  | 9  | 
Jet Rewind  | 34  | 
VHS Index Search System (VISS)  | 34  | 
35  | |
Repeat Playback  | 35  | 
Changing Audio during Playback  | 35  | 
Adjusting the playback picture  | 35  | 
Status Messages  | 36  | 
36  | |
FUNCTIONS Window  | 37  | 
Entering Text  | 37  | 
Linked Operations with the TV  | 
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(VIERA Link™ “HDAVI Control™”)  | 38  | 
Easy control only with VIERA Remote Control  | 39  | 
Setting the Set Top Box Control and Clock  | 10  | ||
  | Acquiring the setting information from the TV (VIERA)  | 12  | |
  | Basic Operations  | 
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  | Media Handling  | 13  | |
  | Inserting Discs  | 13  | |
  | Inserting a Video Cassette  | 13  | |
  | Inserting USB memory  | 13  | |
  | Inserting an SD Card  | 13  | |
  | Playback  | 14  | |
  | Playing a Disc  | 14  | |
  | Playing a Video Cassette  | 15  | |
  | Recording Set Top Box Programs  | 16  | |
  | Scheduled Recording  | 17  | |
  | Copying Recordings  | 18  | |
  | Copying Recordings (VHS  | DVD)  | 18  | 
  | Copying Recordings (DVD  | VHS)  | 19  | 
  | Deleting Recordings  | 20  | |
  | Delete Navigator  | 20  | |
  | Deleting Recordings During Playback  | 20  | |
  | Advanced Features  | 
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Important Notes for Recording  | 21  | ||
Advanced Recording  | 22  | ||
  | DVD Recording Modes and Estimated Disc Recording Time  | 22  | |
  | VHS Recording Modes and Estimated Recording Time  | 22  | |
  | When the format confi rmation screen is displayed  | 23  | |
  | When removing a recorded disc  | 23  | |
  | Specifying the Recording Time  | ....................................................  | 24  | 
  | Flexible Recording  | 24  | |
  | Playing while you are recording  | 24  | |
Advanced Scheduled Recording  | 25  | ||
  | To cancel a scheduled recording in progress  | 25  | |
  | Check, Change, or Delete Programs  | 25  | |
  | To release the unit from recording standby  | 
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  | (Before recording starts)  | 25  | |
Recording from an External Device  | 26  | ||
  | Recording from a VCR or a Set top box equipped  | 
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  | with a Hard Drive, etc  | 26  | |
  | Recording from a DV Camcorder  | 27  | |
Advanced Disc Playback  | 28  | ||
  | Zoom in on video  | 28  | |
  | Menu Screens on the TV  | 28  | |
  | Selecting Recordings to Play  | 28  | |
  | Search  | 28  | |
  | Skip  | 28  | |
  | Direct Play  | 28  | |
  | Quick View (Play 1.3)  | 29  | |
  | 29  | ||
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  | Time Slip  | 29  | |
  | CM Skip  | 29  | |
  | Create Chapters  | 29  | |
  | Changing Audio during Playback  | 29  | |
Playing Playlists  | 30  | ||
  | Playlist Properties  | 30  | |
  | View Chapters  | 30  | |
Playing MP3s  | 31  | ||
Playing Still Pictures (JPEG)  | 32  | ||
Advanced Video Cassette Playback  | 34  | ||
  | Zoom in on video  | 34  | |
  | 34  | ||
  | Slow playback  | 34  | |
4  | Cue/Review  | 34  | |
  | Jet Search  | 34  | |
Advanced Editing  | 
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Recordings−Editing  | 40  | 
Accessing the Recording View  | 40  | 
Editing Operations to Recordings  | 40  | 
Still Pictures−Editing  | 42  | 
Accessing the Album/Picture View  | 42  | 
Album/Picture Operations  | 42  | 
Copying Still Pictures  | 44  | 
Importing Still Pictures from an SD card or USB memory  | 44  | 
Copying Still Pictures via the Album View Screen  | 44  | 
Deleting Still Pictures  | 45  | 
Delete Navigator  | 45  | 
Chapters−Creating, Editing  | 46  | 
Accessing the Chapter View  | 46  | 
Chapter Operations  | 46  | 
Setting Menus  | 
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DVD and Card Management  | 47  | 
Accessing the Management Menus  | 47  | 
Setting DVD   | 50  | 
Accessing the DVD   | 50  | 
Setup Menus  | 52  | 
IR Settings  | 52  | 
Off Timer  | 53  | 
Remote Control  | 53  | 
Clock Settings  | 53  | 
Quick Start  | 53  | 
Restore Default Settings  | 53  | 
Settings for Playback  | 54  | 
Settings for Recording  | 55  | 
Still Mode (paused video)  | 55  | 
Black Level Control  | 55  | 
Dynamic Range Compression  | 55  | 
Digital Audio Output  | 56  | 
Select Audio Channel For DV Input  | 56  | 
Status Messages  | 56  | 
57  | |
Front Display  | 57  | 
Closed Caption  | 57  | 
TV Aspect  | 58  | 
4:3 TV settings for   | 58  | 
4:3 TV settings for   | 58  | 
Component Output Signal  | 58  | 
Functions of HDMI  | 59  | 
Select Tape Length  | 60  | 
Jet Search  | 60  | 
Gray Background  | 60  | 
Other Settings  | 
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Other Settings  | 61  | 
Using the Unit’s Remote Control to Operate the TV and the Set  | 
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Top Box (Cable Box, Satellite Receiver, etc.)  | 61  | 
Reference  | 
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Connection Options for Improved Playback Quality  | 63  | 
DVD output and DVD/VHS output  | 63  | 
Using an S Video Cable for Better Video  | 
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(S Video Cable not included)  | 63  | 
Using Component Video Cables for Better Video  | 
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(Component Video Cables not included)  | 64  | 
Using an Audio Cable for Better Sound  | 
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(Audio Cable not included)  | 65  | 
Using an Optical Digital Audio Cable for Better Sound  | 
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(Optical Digital Audio Cable not included)  | 65  | 
Using an HDMI  | 
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(High Defi nition Multimedia Interface) Cable  | 65  | 
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