Operating Instructions
DVD VIDEO RECORDER
The servicenter list and warranty can be found on pages 103 and
The warranty can be found on page
Getting started
Accessories
Dear customer
FCC Note
Note to CATV system installer
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Getting started
Recording from a video cassette recorder . . . 49 Disc setting
Table of contents
Initial settings
Accessories IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Features Discs
º Fast access to the program you want to watch page
Features
º The Top Window shows you most of the features you can use page
º Exceptional picture and sound quality when recording
Discs that cannot be played
Discs
Discs you can use for recording and play
Play-only discs
º After finalizing…
DVD-R
Audio format logos
º Before finalizing…
Control reference guide
Remote control
Main unit
Getting started
The unit’s display
Center circle e.g. DVD-RAM
Antenna and television connections
Prepare the remote control
Tune into television stations
Playing discs
Getting started
The remote control
»A Batteries
»B Use
Television operation
Refer to the chart below for the code
Press and hold TV, POWER ê and
The remote control
Basic connection
º When you have finished connecting the unit
Conserving power
Antenna and television connections
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal
Connecting to a TV with S-video or component video input terminals
Getting started
S VIDEO OUT terminal
2 Press ENTER
Plug-in Auto Tuning
1 Press ê, POWER to turn the unit on
º To stop Plug-in Auto Tuning
Í/I,POWER ,,CH ENTER
Plug-in Auto Tuning
º Channel plan
a channel
Channel settings
Using the remote control to add and delete channels
1 Press the numbered buttons to select
Channel settings
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
6 Press ENTER
4·5·6
Selecting TV screen
3·4·5
1 Press ê, POWER to turn this unit on
º To end the setting
2 Press , OPEN/CLOSE to open the tray and insert a disc
1 Press ê, POWER to turn the unit on
º Auto power-off
Playing discs
» stopped it Resume Function
Starting play from where you
º To cancel the resume function
» When a menu screen appears on the A television
Press 6, SLOW/SEARCH or SLOW/SEARCH
»A Fast forward and rewind-SEARCH
Press 6, SLOW/SEARCH or SLOW/SEARCH
»B Slow-motion play
» program, title, chapter, or track
»A Skipping
Press , SKIP or 9, SKIP
Starting play from a selected
Recording television programs
1 4 3
4 Press REC MODE to select the recording mode
º Convenient features
Specify a time to stop recording
mode during recording A
º To cancel
» One Touch Recording
Playing while you are recording
POWER
During recording or timer recording
During recording or timer recording
Reviewing the recorded images while recording Time Slip
Í/I,POWER
POWER
While recording or timer recording
Press TOP WINDOW to show the top window
Using the top window
Using the top window
About the top window
Pages
Icon
Items
Discs
Press CM SKIP
Convenient features
» Skipping a minute forward
CM skip
»B A-B repeat play
Convenient features
»A Repeat play
Use the joystick 3
Advanced operations
Convenient features
Changing audio
Press AUDIO to select the audio type
equipment with an optical digital cable
Convenient features
º When you have connected the unit to other
When using DVD-R
Marking places to play again MARKER
1·2·3
Convenient features
C When selecting markers 11 and above
CANCEL
1·2·3
Convenient features
A When marking positions 11 and
Program play
Convenient features
º To exit the program mode
CANCEL
»A Random play
Convenient features
º To cancel random play
When you press ENTER
4 Use the joystick 3, 4 to select the setting
2·3·4
Using on-screen menu icons
Common procedures
ÎDigital
Content
Content
Icons for disc information
Content
Using on-screen menu icons
Content
Content
Remote control only
Timer recording
Using VCR Plusr codes to make
timer recording
POWER
Press ê, POWER
Timer recording
º Flexible recording mode FR
To change the timer recording program
2 Use the joystick 3, 4 to change the setting
3 Press ENTER when you have finished making changes
Timer recording
Timer recording
2·3·4
unit to make timer recording
4 Press ENTER when you have finished programming the timer
To delete a timer recording
Press ê, POWER
» program
Press ê, POWER, then º, STOP within 5 seconds
Releasing the unit from timer standby
Press ê, POWER
Press ê, POWER
º To skip unwanted parts
Recording from a video cassette recorder
2 Start play on the other equipment
3 Press ´, REC at the point you want to start recording
3 Use the joystick 3, 4 to select “Enter Title” and press ENTER
Disc setting
About DISC SETTING
Enter Title
operations
Disc setting
2 Use the joystick 3, 4, 2, 1 to select “SET” and press ENTER
Enter Title
Press TOP WINDOW
Disc setting
2·3·4
Disc Protection
protection
Disc setting
2·3·4
Releasing disc
Press TOP WINDOW
2·3·4·5
Disc setting
Format
Press TOP WINDOW
2·3·4·5
Disc setting
Finalize-Creating DVD-Video
Selecting programs to play
Using the direct navigator
Press TOP WINDOW
About the program list
Using the direct navigator
Erasing programs
5·6·7
Using the direct navigator
2·3·4
Press TOP WINDOW
2·3·4·5
Entering and editing program
titles
Press TOP WINDOW
2·3·4· 5·6
Using the direct navigator
Protecting programs
protection
Using the direct navigator
2·3·4· 5·6
Releasing program
Press TOP WINDOW
2·3·4·
Checking program contents
Using the direct navigator
Press TOP WINDOW
2·3·4·
Erasing parts of a program
Shorten Segment
9 Use the joystick 2, 1 to select “Erase” and press ENTER
7·8·9
Using the direct navigator
8 Use the joystick 3, 4 to select “Exit” and press ENTER
Displaying play lists
Using play lists to edit
³Switch DVD, TV to “DVD”
programs
Press TOP WINDOW 2 Use the joystick 3, 4, 2, 1 to select “CREATE PLAY
Using play lists to edit programs
2·3·4·
Creating play lists
Use the joystick 3, 4
Using play lists to edit programs º To clear the play list screen
Playing play lists
Press TOP WINDOW
Press TOP WINDOW
Using play lists to edit programs
2·3·4·
Playing play list scenes
Play Scenes
3·4·
Using play lists to edit programs
4 Use the joystick 3, 4 to select “Edit Scenes” and press ENTER
“Move” and press ENTER
Using play lists to edit programs
5·6·7
5 Use the joystick 2, 1 to select
9 Use the joystick 3, 4 to select “Exit” and press ENTER
7·8·9
Using play lists to edit programs
5·6·7
2 Use the joystick 3, 4, 2, 1 to se- lect “PLAY LIST” and press ENTER
2·3·4·5
Copying play lists
Press TOP WINDOW
5 Use the joystick 2, 1 to select “Erase” 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
Press TOP WINDOW
Checking play list contents
Using play lists to edit programs
2·3·4
Expanding your home theater system
Enjoying more powerful sound
How to do it
Settings
º With a cable TV box
»A Connecting a cable TV box
Home Theater
Expanding your home theater system
You can
Connecting a home satellite system Dishnetwork/DSS
º With two cable boxes
Home Theater
Expanding your home theater system
Connecting to a digital »B amplifier or system!? component
Connecting an analog
» amplifier or system component
Home Theater
»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
not included
DVD, TV
Operating other Panasonic DVD equipment with!? the remote control
POWER
Expanding your home theater system
Main menus
Changing the unit’s settings
Summary of settings
Initial settings
Options
Initial settings
Main menus
Menus
º Video-Hybrid VBR Resolution
Summary of settings
Language code list
Changing the unit’s settings
º When you are finished
1·2·3·4
Common procedures
Changing the unit’s settings
When setting ratings
Entering a password
Changing the unit’s settings
settings
Clock Setting” and press ENTER
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
“Manual Clock Setting” and press
2·3·4·5·6
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
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
Initial settings
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
º To stop auto channel setting
Set Up tab
Channel Setting” and press ENTER
Changing the unit’s settings
5 If\you\selected\“Preset\Channel\Caption”
Channel Settings
Set Up tab
“Channel Settings” and
Preset Caption
Press 2 to return to the Channel Number column when you are finished
Changing the unit’s settings
Initial settings
Press STATUS to change the information displayed
On-screen displays
» Changing the information
displayed
LASER Specification
Specifications
Reference
Bitstream
Channel when referring to DVD
Glossary
Reference
Playback control PBC
Maintenance
Reference
Pan&Scan/Letterbox
Solutions
º How to hold a disc
º Handling precautions
Service
Reference
Error messages
Error messages
Causes and solutions
Picture
Troubleshooting guide
Power
Reference pages are shown as black circled numbers
Displays
Remote control
Reference
Play
Reference
Product Service
Troubleshooting guide
Recording and timer recording
Reference
For U.S.A
PANASONIC DVD RECORDER Limited Warranty
LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS
IF YOU SHIP THE PRODUCT TO A SERVICENTRE
For CANADA
PANASONIC/TECHNICS PRODUCT-LIMITED WARRANTY
WARRANTY SERVICE
Servicenter List ONLY FOR U.S.A
ESPAÑOL
3·4·5
1 Pulse ê, POWER para encender este aparato
Guía de referencia rápida en español
Grabación de programas de TV
Pulse REC MODE para seleccionar el modo de grabación
Reproducción de discos
2 Pulse 1, PLAY
RQT6035-P
remote control
tuning
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