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