Panasonic DMR-E100H warranty Recording television programs, Inserting discs

Recording television programs

			HDD, DVD record lamp
	1	Disc tray	3	2
			REC	HDD	REC	DVD
			?
	1	2	5 4			6
Recording		HDD DVD	4
	3		TV/VIDEO
	Numbered
	buttons
	?		;
	3, 4, 2, 1
	ENTER
	FUNCTIONS
			6

[HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R]

1 Press [Í, DVD POWER] to turn the unit on.

2 Press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the recording drive.

The HDD or DVD button lights up on the unit.

≥It is not possible to record to both HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and DVD drive simultaneously.

3 If you selected the DVD drive

Press [< OPEN/CLOSE] to open the tray and insert a disc (➜ left).

≥Press the button again to close the tray.

≥It is not possible to record continuously from one side of a double sided disc to the other. You will need to eject the disc and turn it over.

≥If you put a disc in while the HDD is selected, the DVD but- ton on the unit will flash while the unit reads the disc.

4 Ensure [DVD, TV] is switched to “DVD” and press [W, X, CH] to select the channel.

e.g.,	DVD-RAM	SP
when you select
channel 4	CH

5 Press [REC MODE] to select the recording mode (➜ next page).

DUBBING 5

e.g., when you

DVD-RAM XP

STATUS

Inserting discs

You can insert a cartridge or non-cartridge disc.

Non-cartridge disc
Insert label-up.	Insert completely.

Cartridge disc

Insert label-up with the arrow facing in.

[Note]

≥Load double-sided discs so the label for the side you want to record/play is facing up.

≥When using 8 cm (3″) DVD-RAM, remove the disc from the car- tridge and insert it, making sure you align it with the groove.

Should the AC power supply cord come loose by accident or for any other reason the power supply is cut off while recording or editing is taking place, the contents of the HDD or disc may be lost.

Auto power-off

	The unit switches to standby after about 6 hours in the stop mode.
	You can turn this feature off or change the time to 2 hours
14	(➜ page 51, Set Up—Off Timer).

select “XP” CH

≥When dubbing a program recorded with the high speed mode to a DVD-R, set “Rec in DVD-R high speed mode” to “On” before recording.➜( page 52) [HDD]

≥To record sound using LPCM (XP mode only):

From the SETUP menu, set the “Audio Mode for XP Recording” setting to “LPCM” (the picture quality may go down slightly). (➜ page 53)

6 Press [¥, REC] to start recording.

The HDD or DVD record lamp on the main unit lights up.

REC DVD-RAM XP

PG

CH

≥Recording will be made over unrecorded space on the HDD or on the disc. Data will not be overwritten.

≥Program information (e.g., time and date) is registered in the program list (➜ page 19, Using the Direct Navigator).

[DVD-R]

To play DVD-R on compatible equipment, finalize it (➜ page 44).

To stop recording

Press [∫].

To pause recording

Press [;]. Press again to continue recording. (Program is not split into a separate program.)

∫Enjoying SD VIDEO (MPEG4) programs [HDD]

When you set the “MPEG4 Rec mode” ➜( page 52) to either “SF”, “F”, “N”, or “E” before recording to the HDD, you can also simulta- neously record programs as SD VIDEO (MPEG4) programs during recording. When dubbing the simultaneously recorded SD VIDEO (MPEG4) programs, you can dub to a SD card using high speed mode (➜ page 31).

≥Set the “SD card capacity”➜( page 52) to match the capacity of your SD card. Programs are divided according to the set capacity. Pro- grams are also divided when you pause or stop during recording.

≥You cannot directly record to a SD card.

≥Audio of the SD VIDEO (MPEG4) programs becomes monaural. When recording SAP broadcasts, press [AUDIO] to select the audio for recording.

≥The video is recorded in a 4:3 aspect irrespective of the video sig- nal input.

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