Panasonic DMR-ES18 operating instructions Table of contents

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Table of contents

Getting started

Caution for AC Mains Lead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Included accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The remote control information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Disc handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Unit care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 STEP 1 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 STEP 2 Channel reception and TV aspect settings . . . 13

Recording

Important notes for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Recording modes and approximate recording times . . . . . . . . 15 Disc Insertion/Ejection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Recording television programmes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

To specify a time to stop recording –One Touch Recording . . 17 Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Playing while you are recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Manually programming timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 To cancel recording when recording has already begun . . . . . 19 To release the programme from recording standby . . . . . . . . . 19 Notes on timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Check, change or delete a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Playing back

Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Changing audio during play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Playing DivX, MP3 and still pictures (JPEG) . . . . . . . . . 22

Showing the menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Playing DivX video contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Playing MP3 files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Playing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Useful functions during still picture play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Regarding DivX VOD content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Regarding MP3, DivX and still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using on-screen menus/Status message . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using on-screen menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Status message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

FUNCTION MENU window/Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

FUNCTION MENU window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Editing

Deleting titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the DELETE Navigator to delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Deleting titles during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Editing titles/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Title operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Creating, editing and playing playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Creating playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Editing and playing playlists/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Playlist operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Copying

Copying from a video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

DV automatic recording (DV Auto Rec) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Manual recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Convenient functions

DVD Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Providing a name for a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Setting the protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Deleting all titles and playlists –Delete all titles . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Deleting all the contents of a disc –Format Disc . . . . . . . . . . .35 Selecting whether to show the Top Menu first

–Auto-Play Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Enabling discs to be played on other equipment –Finalise . . .36 Creating Top Menu –Create Top Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Enabling the second layer on DL (dual- or double- layer on single side) discs to be recordable –Close First Layer . . . . . . . . . . .36

Changing the unit’s settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Tuning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Others. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Television operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Child Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Reference

Safety precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back cover

About descriptions in these operating instructions

•e.g., For Thailand : indicates features applicable in Thailand.

For Middle East and South Africa : indicates features applicable in Middle East and South Africa.

•Pages to be referred to are indicated as “Ô ”.

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Contents Example Operating InstructionsThis Unit is Intended for USE in Tropical Climates How to replace the fuseFor Middle East and South Africa Before useTable of contents Use Included accessoriesRemote control information BatteriesUnit care Disc handlingDVD Video Recording format RAM Disc informationDiscs you can use for recording and play Recording formatDisc information Play-only discsDiscs that cannot be played Types of disc for the type of connected TVBq Channel select Ô Remote controlControl reference guide Bm Start recording ÔControl Main unitUnit’s display Reference guideConnecting a television ConnectionOther connections Ô Connection Connecting a television and VCRConnection Connecting an amplifier with a digital input TerminalConnecting a stereo amplifier Other connectionsReturn Channel reception and TV aspect settingsConnection/ Channel reception and TV aspect settings Press e, r to select the TV aspect and press OKProgramme When recording aImportant notes for recording BilingualDisc Insertion/Ejection When finalising the discWhen opening the tray without disc finalisation RQT9053 Recording modes and approximate recording timesRecording television programmes Press 1 2 CH to select the channelPress * REC to start recording To specify a time to stop recording -One Touch Recording Flexible RecordingPlaying while you are recording Manually programming timer recordings Timer recordingTo release the programme from recording standby To cancel recording when recording has already begunPress g Press w , q to select Stop Recording and press OKPress Audio Playing discsInsert a disc Ô Press q Play Changing audio during playPlaying discs Operations during playPlaying DivX video contents Playing DivX, MP3 and still pictures JpegShowing the menu screen Playing still pictures Playing MP3 filesZoom out Useful functions during still picture playRotate ZoomMP3 Regarding DivX VOD contentRegarding MP3, DivX and still pictures Display the unit’s registration codePress e, r to select the menu Using on-screen menus/Status messageUsing on-screen menus Press DisplayStatus message Press StatusScreen Function Menu window/Entering text Function Menu windowEntering text Using the Delete Navigator to delete Deleting titlesDeleting titles during play Select the operation and press OK Editing titles/chaptersPress e, r, w, q to select the chapter Press OPTION, then press e, r toEnter Name Title operationsDelete PropertiesPress Function Menu Press e, r to select To Others Press OK Creating, editing and playing playlistsPress w, q to select the source title and press r Creating playlistsPlaylist operations Editing and playing playlists/chaptersStart play on the other equipment Copying from a video cassette recorderDV automatic recording DV Auto Rec Manual recordingProviding a name for a disc Common proceduresSetting the protection DVD ManagementDVD Management Enabling discs to be played on other equipment FinaliseCreating Top Menu Create Top Menu Press e, r to select Create Top 5 Menu and press OKPress e, r to select the tab Changing the unit’s settingsTuning Manual TuningSound Changing the unit’s settingsDisc PictureConnection DisplayOthers When the following indicator appears on the unit’s displayOther Settings Television operationChild Lock Safety precautions On the television MessagesMessages On the unit’s display Frequently asked questions Set upAsked Troubleshooting guide Troubleshooting guide Troubleshooting guide Guide RGB GlossaryGlossary/Specifications SpecificationsIndex If you see this symbol
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