Panasonic DMR-E20 1 4 3, Recording television programs, tray and insert a disc, Basic operations

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Recording television programs

[RAM] [DVD-R]

Preparation

³Switch [DVD, TV] to “DVD”.

³Use a disc that the unit can record to (➡ page 6) and that has enough space available.

³Ensure the disc is not write-protected with the write-protect tab (➡ page 99).

Basic operations

TV , TV/AV

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∫, STOP

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DVD, TV

TV

POWER

CH

VOL

TV/AV

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POWER

OPEN/CLOSE

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DIS

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RETURN

TOP WINDOW

STATUS

FRAME

SKIP

SLOW/SEARCH

STOP

PAUSE

PLAY

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buttons

VCR Plus+		0	100
			DVD
REC	REC MODE CANCEL		CH	3
TIME SLIP	CM SKIP	INPUT
		SELECT
ADD/DLT	V.S.S.	LAST	AUDIO	4
		MARKER
DVD	TV	ACTION	MARKER
			WRITE

³Ensure the disc is not write-protected with DISC SETTING (➡ page 52).

1 Press [ê, POWER] to turn the unit on. 2 Press [<, OPEN/CLOSE] to open the

tray and insert a disc.

³Insert one disc only within the tray’s guides. ³Press [<, OPEN/CLOSE] to close the tray.

³When using a DVD-RAM for the first time with this unit, for- mat it to ensure accurate recording (➡ page 54, “Format”). Check the disc carefully to ensure it doesn’t contain pro- grams you want to keep.

3 Press [[DVD], W, X, CH] to select the channel.

4 Press [REC MODE] to select the recording mode.

Select “XP”, “SP”, “LP”, or “EP” (➡ see below).

5 Press [´, REC] to start recording.

³The program is recorded into the available space on the disc.

1	POWER	POWER
		or
		/I
2	OPEN/CLOSE	OPEN/CLOSE
		or

			!?	Insert label-up with the arrow
				facing in. (With double-sided
				discs, load so the label for
				the side you want to record
				is facing up.)
3 DVD			e.g.: When you have selected
				channel 4
			CH
	CH
		or
4 REC MODE			e.g.: When you have selected “XP”
		or	REC MODE
5	REC	or	REC

ºTo pause recording

Press [;, PAUSE].

Press again to restart recording.

ºTo stop recording

Press [º, STOP].

ºTo select channels with the numbered buttons

When “TV” is the antenna system: between 2 and 69

When “CATV” is the antenna system: between 1 and 125 Press the numbered buttons.

For example: Channel 5, press 0 ➡ 5 Channel 15, press 1 ➡ 5 Channel 115, press 100 ➡ 1 ➡ 5

ºConvenient features

³Chasing play—playing from the beginning of the program you are recording (➡ page 28)

³Simultaneous rec and play—watching a program you recorded while recording another (➡ page 28)

³Time Slip—checking the images you are recording (➡ page 29).

ºRecording modes

For example, approximate recording times with a 4.7-GB DVD-RAM

XP: 1 hour, high picture quality

SP: 2 hours, standard picture quality

LP: 4 hours, long play

EP: 6 hours, extra long play

ºWatching the television while recording

￿Switch [DVD, TV] to “TV”.

Press [[TV], TV/AV] to change the input mode to “TV”.

!Press [[TV], W, X, CH] to change channels.

You can also select the channel with the numbered buttons (➡ page 8).

For your reference

³You can also do this during timer recording. ³The recording is unaffected.

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