Panasonic DMR-EH56 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 STEP 2 Channel reception settings and

TV aspect settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 GUIDE Plus+ system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

GUIDE Plus+ data download

20

Editing programme lists

20

Changing the settings

21

Set up to match your television and remote control . .22

To enjoy progressive video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Recording

Recording television programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Disc Insertion/Ejection

25

To specify a time to stop recording—One Touch Recording . . .

26

Recording settings for High Speed Copy

26

Flexible Recording

27

Playing while you are recording

27

Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the GUIDE Plus+ system to make timer recordings . . . . 28 Operations in the GUIDE Plus+ system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using SHOWVIEW number to make timer recordings . . . . . . . . . 30 Manually programming timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 To cancel recording when recording has already begun . . . . . . 31 To release the unit from recording standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Notes on timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Check, change or delete a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Relief Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Auto Renewal Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 VPS/PDC function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Recording broadcasts from an external equipment . . .33

Making timer recordings on the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Recording from digital/satellite receiver or decoder . . . . . . . . . . 33 Linked timer recordings with

external equipment (digital/satellite receiver) — EXT LINK . . 33

Playing back

Playing recorded video contents/

Playing play-only discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Changing audio during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Playing DivX discs,

 

MP3 discs and still pictures (JPEG/TIFF)

37

Regarding DivX discs,

 

MP3 discs and still pictures (JPEG/TIFF)

37

Selecting file type to play

38

Playing DivX discs

38

Playing MP3 discs

39

Playing still pictures

40

Useful functions during still picture play

41

Using on-screen menus/Status message. . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Editing

Editing titles/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Title operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Creating, editing and playing playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Creating playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Editing and playing playlists/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Playlist operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Editing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Album and picture operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Delete Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using the DELETE Navigator to delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Deleting titles or pictures during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Copying

Copying titles or playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Copying using the copying list–Advanced Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Copying a finalized DVD-R, DVD-R DL,

DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R and +R DL . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Copying MPEG2 moving pictures from an SD card . . . . . . . . . . 55

Copying still pictures

56

Copying using the copying list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Copying all the still pictures on a card—Copy All Pictures . . . . . 57

Copying from a video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Manual recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 DV automatic recording (DV Auto Rec) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Convenient functions

Linked operations with the TV (Q Link) . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 HDD, disc and card management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Common procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Setting the protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Providing a name for a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Deleting all titles and playlists—Delete all titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Deleting all the contents of a disc or card—Format . . . . . . . . . . 61 Selecting the background style–Top Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Selecting whether to show the Top Menu first

–Auto-Play Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Enabling discs to be played on other equipment

–Finalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Creating Top Menu–Create Top Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 FUNCTIONS window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Child Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Changing the unit’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Summary of settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 TV System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Manual Clock Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Reference

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover

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Contents Guide Plus+ system is available in the following countries ExampleInside of product Tuotteen sisällä Produktets innside Swallowed, seek medical advice immediatelyKeep the small memory cards such as the SD Memory Card out of reach of children. IfTable 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 +VR formatHDD, disc and card information Recording modes and approximate recording timesPlay-only discs 12 cm/8 cm Discs that cannot be playedHDD, disc and card information Type Cards you can use on this unitSuitable SD Memory Cards Structure of folders displayed by this unitImportant notes for recording HDD Hard disk drive handling care Disk drive handling careImportant notes for recording/HDD Hard Unit care Disc and card handlingDisc and card handling/Unit care/Included accessories/The Included accessoriesRemote control information Remote control informationControl reference guide Remote controlOpening the front panel Main unitUnit’s display Reference guideConnecting a terminal other than the 21-pin Scart terminal Connecting a televisionConnecting a television and VCR Using a 21-pin Scart cableConnecting a terminal other ConnectionThan the 21-pin Scart terminal Other connections Connecting a television with AUDIO/VIDEO terminalsConnecting a television with S Video terminals Connecting a television with Component Video terminalsWhen the unit is not to be used for a long time Connecting an amplifier with a digital input TerminalConnecting a stereo amplifier Connecting an amplifier or system componentPress 3, 4 to select the TV aspect and press Enter If the clock setting menu appearsGuide Plus+ system settings Press GuideConfirm the message on the screen Download data automatically Guide Plus+ data downloadEditing programme lists Press Guide Press SUB MenuHost Channel Changing the settingsTo enjoy progressive video Set up to match your television and remote controlTelevision operation Press ¥ REC to start recording Recording television programmesPress Drive Select to select the HDD or DVD drive Press W X CH to select the channelTo open the tray without disc finalization Disc Insertion/EjectionRecording television programmes To finalize 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 programmesPress 1 Play during recording Flexible RecordingPress 3, 4, 2, 1 to select Start and press Enter Playing while you are recordingTimer recording Timer recordingsPress 3, 4, 2, 1 to select the programme Press Enter Action Timer recordingOperations in the Guide Plus+ system Press 3, 4 to go through the Guide Plus+ listProgramme and press Enter Press 3, 4 to select New TimerPress PROG/CHECK Press ShowViewTo release the unit from recording standby To cancel recording when recording has already begunPress Drive Select to select the recording drive and press Press 2, 1 to select Stop Recording and press EnterVPS/PDC function Auto Renewal Recording Relief RecordingPress EXT Link Making timer recordings on the televisionRecording broadcasts from an external equipment Turn off this unitPlaying recorded video contents/Playing play-only discs Operations during play Playing recorded video contents/Playing play-only discsPress Audio Changing audio during playPlay-only discs/Playing Playing recorded video contents/PlayingPlaying DivX discs, MP3 discs and still pictures JPEG/TIFF DivX discs, MP3 discs and still pictures JPEG/TIFFSelecting file type to play Playing DivX discsPress Direct Navigator Press 3, 4 to select the title and press EnterPlaying DivX discs, MP3 discs Playing MP3 discsPress 3, 4 to select the track and press Enter Still picturesGo to step Playing still picturesPress 3, 4, 2, 1 to select the album and press Enter Press Drive Select to select the HDD, DVD or SD driveRotate 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 messagesIf you select Chapter View Editing titles/chaptersEditing titles/chapters and playing chapters Press 3, 4, 2, 1 to select the chapterPartial Delete Set up Protection §Cancel Protection § Title operationsPress Return Creating, editing and playing playlistsCreating playlists Press 2, 1 to select the source title and pressChapter Move Editing and playing playlists/chaptersPlaylist operations AddUseful functions during still picture Editing still picturesTo edit the album To edit still pictureEditing still pictures Album and picture operationPress 2, 1 to select Delete and press Enter Press 2, 1 to select number of print 0 to 9Available disc space after deleting Delete NavigatorDeleting titles or pictures during play Press DeleteCopying titles or playlists Approximate copying times Max. speedDelete Navigator/Copying titles or playlists Copy Press Functions Press 3, 4 to select Copy and press EnterPress 2, 1 to select Start and press Enter Advanced Copy Copying using the copying listTo edit the copying list To stop copyingTo return to the previous screen Recording and playing while copyingMPEG2VIDEO§ HDD DVD-RAM Setting the unit to copy according to the set timeSet Copy Time Copying MPEG2 moving pictures from an SD cardTo register on a folder by folder basis Copying still picturesRegister still pictures for copy To register individual still picturesTo select another folder Copying all the still pictures on a card- Copy All PicturesPictures and press Enter Press 3, 4 to select Copy AllManual recording REC ModeCopying from a video cassette recorder DV automatic recording DV Auto RecPress Drive Select to select the HDD or DVD drive Linked operations with the TV Q LinkPress Functions Play ShowViewPress 3, 4 to select Disc Name and press Enter Common procedures Setting the protectionHDD, disc and card management Providing a name for a discDeleting all titles and playlists-Delete all titles Deleting all the contents of a disc or card-FormatHDD, disc and card management Selecting the background style-Top MenuEnabling discs to be played on other equipment-Finalize Creating Top Menu-Create Top MenuPress Set Entering textShow Enter Name screen Press 3, 4, 2, 1 to select a character and press EnterFunctions window Child LockPress 3, 4 to select an item and press Enter Press 3, 4 to select the tab and press Changing the unit’s settingsCommon procedures Unit’s settingsPicture Summary of settingsChanging the unit’s settings DiscMpeg Changing the unit’s settingsDisplay Language DTSOthers Programme position TuningPress 3, 4, 2 To select aPress 3, 4 to select To Others and press Enter To change the setting all at once PAL!#NTSCRefer to the control reference on Restart set up TV SystemPress 2, 1 to select the item you want to change Manual Clock SettingPress 3, 4 to change the setting Press Enter when you have finished the settingsOn the television MessagesMessages On the unit’s displayRegion number be played? Frequently asked questionsSet up CoverAM every day Guide Plus+Troubleshooting guide Troubleshooting guide Troubleshooting guide Play is pressed PasswordYou want to cancel the ratings Play Play fails to start even whenTo reset the ratings level Copying, deleting and settingUpdated PresetTroubleshooting guide/Glossary GlossaryRGB Specifications OthersNorsk Safety precautions Index
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