Panasonic DMR-E80H operating instructions Recording television programs, Inserting discs

Recording television programs

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

	6
DUBBING	5

Inserting discs

You can insert a cartridge or non-cartridge disc.

Non-cartridge disc
Insert label-up.	Insert inside the
	tray’s guides.
	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.

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[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).

e.g.,

when you	DVD-RAM XP
select “XP”	CH

≥To record sound using LPCM (possible only in XP mode): Select “LPCM” in “Audio Mode for XP Recording” (the pic- ture quality may go down slightly). (➜ page 45)

6 Press [¥, REC] to start recording.

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

REC DVD-RAM XP

PG

CH

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

[DVD-R]

To play DVD-R on compatible equipment, finalize it (➜ page 36).

To stop recording

Press [∫].

To pause recording

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

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 (➜ page 44, Set Up—Off Timer).

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