DVD VIDEO RECORDER
The servicenter list and warranty can be found on pages 103 and
The warranty can be found on page
Operating Instructions
Accessories
Dear customer
FCC Note
Getting started
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Note to CATV system installer
Getting started
Table of contents
Initial settings
Accessories IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Features Discs
Recording from a video cassette recorder . . . 49 Disc setting
Features
º The Top Window shows you most of the features you can use page
º Exceptional picture and sound quality when recording
º Fast access to the program you want to watch page
Discs
Discs you can use for recording and play
Play-only discs
Discs that cannot be played
DVD-R
Audio format logos
º Before finalizing…
º After finalizing…
Remote control
Control reference guide
Main unit
The unit’s display
Getting started
Center circle e.g. DVD-RAM
Prepare the remote control
Antenna and television connections
Tune into television stations
Playing discs
The remote control
»A Batteries
»B Use
Getting started
Refer to the chart below for the code
Press and hold TV, POWER ê and
The remote control
Television operation
º When you have finished connecting the unit
Conserving power
Antenna and television connections
Basic connection
Connecting to a TV with S-video or component video input terminals
Getting started
S VIDEO OUT terminal
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal
Plug-in Auto Tuning
1 Press ê, POWER to turn the unit on
º To stop Plug-in Auto Tuning
2 Press ENTER
Plug-in Auto Tuning
Í/I,POWER ,,CH ENTER
º Channel plan
Channel settings
Using the remote control to add and delete channels
1 Press the numbered buttons to select
a channel
channel settings
2 Use the joystick 2, 1 to select the Set Up tab
3 Use the joystick 3, 4 to select “Channel Settings” and press ENTER
Channel settings
4·5·6
6 Press ENTER
3·4·5
1 Press ê, POWER to turn this unit on
º To end the setting
Selecting TV screen
1 Press ê, POWER to turn the unit on
º Auto power-off
Playing discs
2 Press , OPEN/CLOSE to open the tray and insert a disc
Starting play from where you
º To cancel the resume function
» When a menu screen appears on the A television
» stopped it Resume Function
»A Fast forward and rewind-SEARCH
Press 6, SLOW/SEARCH or SLOW/SEARCH
»B Slow-motion play
Press 6, SLOW/SEARCH or SLOW/SEARCH
»A Skipping
Press , SKIP or 9, SKIP
Starting play from a selected
» program, title, chapter, or track
1 4 3
4 Press REC MODE to select the recording mode
º Convenient features
Recording television programs
mode during recording A
º To cancel
» One Touch Recording
Specify a time to stop recording
POWER
During recording or timer recording
During recording or timer recording
Playing while you are recording
Í/I,POWER
POWER
While recording or timer recording
Reviewing the recorded images while recording Time Slip
Using the top window
Using the top window
About the top window
Press TOP WINDOW to show the top window
Icon
Items
Discs
Pages
Convenient features
» Skipping a minute forward
CM skip
Press CM SKIP
Convenient features
»A Repeat play
Use the joystick 3
»B A-B repeat play
Convenient features
Changing audio
Press AUDIO to select the audio type
Advanced operations
Convenient features
º When you have connected the unit to other
When using DVD-R
equipment with an optical digital cable
1·2·3
Convenient features
C When selecting markers 11 and above
Marking places to play again MARKER
1·2·3
Convenient features
A When marking positions 11 and
CANCEL
Convenient features
º To exit the program mode
CANCEL
Program play
Convenient features
º To cancel random play
When you press ENTER
»A Random play
2·3·4
Using on-screen menu icons
Common procedures
4 Use the joystick 3, 4 to select the setting
Content
Content
Icons for disc information
ÎDigital
Using on-screen menu icons
Content
Content
Content
Timer recording
Using VCR Plusr codes to make
timer recording
Remote control only
Press ê, POWER
Timer recording
º Flexible recording mode FR
POWER
2 Use the joystick 3, 4 to change the setting
3 Press ENTER when you have finished making changes
Timer recording
To change the timer recording program
2·3·4
unit to make timer recording
4 Press ENTER when you have finished programming the timer
Timer recording
Press ê, POWER
To delete a timer recording
» program
Releasing the unit from timer standby
Press ê, POWER
Press ê, POWER
Press ê, POWER, then º, STOP within 5 seconds
Recording from a video cassette recorder
2 Start play on the other equipment
3 Press ´, REC at the point you want to start recording
º To skip unwanted parts
Disc setting
About DISC SETTING
Enter Title
3 Use the joystick 3, 4 to select “Enter Title” and press ENTER
Disc setting
2 Use the joystick 3, 4, 2, 1 to select “SET” and press ENTER
Enter Title
operations
Disc setting
2·3·4
Disc Protection
Press TOP WINDOW
Disc setting
2·3·4
Releasing disc
protection
2·3·4·5
Disc setting
Format
Press TOP WINDOW
2·3·4·5
Disc setting
Finalize-Creating DVD-Video
Press TOP WINDOW
Using the direct navigator
Selecting programs to play
Press TOP WINDOW
Using the direct navigator
About the program list
5·6·7
Using the direct navigator
2·3·4
Erasing programs
2·3·4·5
Entering and editing program
titles
Press TOP WINDOW
2·3·4· 5·6
Using the direct navigator
Protecting programs
Press TOP WINDOW
Using the direct navigator
2·3·4· 5·6
Releasing program
protection
2·3·4·
Checking program contents
Using the direct navigator
Press TOP WINDOW
2·3·4·
Erasing parts of a program
Shorten Segment
Press TOP WINDOW
7·8·9
Using the direct navigator
8 Use the joystick 3, 4 to select “Exit” and press ENTER
9 Use the joystick 2, 1 to select “Erase” and press ENTER
Using play lists to edit
³Switch DVD, TV to “DVD”
programs
Displaying play lists
Using play lists to edit programs
2·3·4·
Creating play lists
Press TOP WINDOW 2 Use the joystick 3, 4, 2, 1 to select “CREATE PLAY
Using play lists to edit programs º To clear the play list screen
Playing play lists
Press TOP WINDOW
Use the joystick 3, 4
Using play lists to edit programs
2·3·4·
Playing play list scenes
Press TOP WINDOW
3·4·
Using play lists to edit programs
4 Use the joystick 3, 4 to select “Edit Scenes” and press ENTER
Play Scenes
Using play lists to edit programs
5·6·7
5 Use the joystick 2, 1 to select
“Move” and press ENTER
7·8·9
Using play lists to edit programs
5·6·7
9 Use the joystick 3, 4 to select “Exit” and press ENTER
2·3·4·5
Copying play lists
Press TOP WINDOW
2 Use the joystick 3, 4, 2, 1 to se- lect “PLAY LIST” and press ENTER
2·3·4
Using play lists to edit programs
4 Use the joystick 3, 4 to select “PL Erase” and press ENTER
5 Use the joystick 2, 1 to select “Erase” and press ENTER
Checking play list contents
Using play lists to edit programs
2·3·4
Press TOP WINDOW
Enjoying more powerful sound
How to do it
Settings
Expanding your home theater system
»A Connecting a cable TV box
Home Theater
Expanding your home theater system
º With a cable TV box
Connecting a home satellite system Dishnetwork/DSS
º With two cable boxes
Home Theater
You can
Connecting to a digital »B amplifier or system!? component
Connecting an analog
» amplifier or system component
Expanding your home theater system
»D Connecting a video cassette recorder
When connecting to the L2 input terminals on the front of the unit
When connecting to the input terminals on the rear of the unit
Home Theater
not included
Operating other Panasonic DVD equipment with!? the remote control
POWER
Expanding your home theater system
DVD, TV
Changing the unit’s settings
Summary of settings
Initial settings
Main menus
Initial settings
Main menus
Menus
Options
Summary of settings
Language code list
Changing the unit’s settings
º Video-Hybrid VBR Resolution
1·2·3·4
Common procedures
Changing the unit’s settings
º When you are finished
Entering a password
Changing the unit’s settings
settings
When setting ratings
Clock Settings
2 Use the joystick 2, 1 to select the Set Up tab
3 Use the joystick 3, 4 to select “Clock Settings” and press ENTER
Clock Setting” and press ENTER
2·3·4·5·6
Set Up tab
3 Use the joystick 3, 4 to select “Clock Settings” and press ENTER
“Manual Clock Setting” and press
3·4·5
2 Use the joystick 2, 1 to select the Set Up tab
3 Use the joystick 3, 4 to select “Clock Settings” and press ENTER
4 Use the joystick 3, “Time Zone Adjust” ENTER
Channel Settings
2 Use the joystick 2, 1 to select the Set Up tab
3 Use the joystick 3, 4 to select “Channel Settings” and press ENTER
Initial settings
Set Up tab
Channel Setting” and press ENTER
Changing the unit’s settings
º To stop auto channel setting
Channel Settings
Set Up tab
“Channel Settings” and
5 If\you\selected\“Preset\Channel\Caption”
Press 2 to return to the Channel Number column when you are finished
Changing the unit’s settings
Initial settings
Preset Caption
On-screen displays
» Changing the information
displayed
Press STATUS to change the information displayed
Specifications
LASER Specification
Reference
Channel when referring to DVD
Glossary
Reference
Bitstream
Maintenance
Reference
Pan&Scan/Letterbox
Playback control PBC
º How to hold a disc
º Handling precautions
Service
Solutions
Error messages
Error messages
Causes and solutions
Reference
Troubleshooting guide
Power
Reference pages are shown as black circled numbers
Picture
Remote control
Reference
Play
Displays
Product Service
Troubleshooting guide
Recording and timer recording
Reference
For U.S.A
PANASONIC DVD RECORDER Limited Warranty
LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS
Reference
For CANADA
PANASONIC/TECHNICS PRODUCT-LIMITED WARRANTY
WARRANTY SERVICE
IF YOU SHIP THE PRODUCT TO A SERVICENTRE
Servicenter List ONLY FOR U.S.A
3·4·5
1 Pulse ê, POWER para encender este aparato
Guía de referencia rápida en español
ESPAÑOL
Pulse REC MODE para seleccionar el modo de grabación
Reproducción de discos
2 Pulse 1, PLAY
Grabación de programas de TV
remote control
tuning
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