Panasonic DMR-E51 manual One Touch Recording-Specify a time to stop recording

Recording television programmes (continued)

ªTo check the remaining time and the current mode during recording

Press [STATUS] (28) several times.

One Touch Recording—Specify a time to stop recording

[RAM] [DVD-R]

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			DVD-RAM
0:07:21 6.8.	π Remain	0:50 XP
π PRG2 0:05.14 XP			REC
π PRG1 0:00.10 SP			PLAY

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(1)Available recording time and recording mode (e.g.: “0:50 XP” indicates 50 minutes in XP mode)

Main unit only

This is a simple way of making timer recordings when you are in a hurry or before you go to bed. You can set the time up to 4 hours in advance.

While recording

Press [¥, REC] (16) on the main unit to select the recording time.

Notes	The time increases as illustrated each time you press the button.
≥The message “Cannot record. Maximum number of	The counter decreases in 1-minute units after you set a time. You
programmes recorded.” is displayed if you try to start recording	can change the time again with the same operation.
when there are already 99 programmes on a disc. Erase	When the time you set is reached, recording stops and the unit
unneeded programmes (DVD-RAM/DVD-R) or use a new disc to	switches to standby.
continue recording.	Unit’s Display
≥Check that disc can be recorded on (page 8).
	(Counter) # 30 # 60 # 90
For your reference	^ 240 ! 180 ! 120 !}
≥You can record up to 99 programmes on one disc.
≥You cannot change the channel or recording mode during
recording. You can change them while recording is paused, but			(2)
the material is recorded as a separate programme.
	(2) Shows recording will stop in 30 minutes
≥An error message appears if you try to start recording when a
disc is full; the remaining time will be shown as “0:00”. To
continue recording, erase unneeded programmes (DVD-RAM	ªTo cancel
only (page 34), Erasing programmes) or use another disc.
	During recording, press [¥, REC] (16) until the counter appears.
≥There are limitations when recording to DVD-R (page 9).
	≥Recording continues.
≥The message “Can not record on the disc.” is displayed when
recording was not completed correctly. Check the discs for dirt or	ªTo show the time remaining until recording finishes
scratches.
	Press [STATUS] (28) several times.
≥Recording cannot be performed correctly if you try to record PAL
system to a disc that already contains recordings using NTSC.
		DVD-RAM
		REC/OTR 30

Flexible recording mode (FR)

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[RAM] [DVD-R]

The unit calculates a recording rate that enables the recording to fit in the time you set (within the remaining time on the disc) and with the best possible picture quality.

1While stopped

Press [F Rec] (26).

FLEXIBLE RECORDING

Recording in FR mode

Maximum rec. time	1 Hour 23 Min.
Set rec. time	1 Hour 23 Min.
Start	Cancel
SELECT
ENTER	RETURN

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For your reference

≥This does not work during timer recordings or while using flexible recording.

≥You cannot use the remote control to specify a time for recording to stop.

≥Recording stops and the set time is cleared if you press [∫] (7). ≥The set time is cleared if you change the recording mode or

channel while recording is paused.

2Press [3, 4, 2, 1] (10) to set the recording time.

3To start recording

Press [3, 4, 2, 1] (10) to select “Start” and press [ENTER] (10).

≥Recording starts.

For your reference

≥Press [STATUS] (28) during recording to show the remaining time.

DVD-RAM

REC 83

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≥It is not possible to change channel or recording mode while

flexible recording is paused.

≥Recording time reduces if you repeatedly pause recording.

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