Panasonic DMR-EH56 Recording television programmes, Press W X CH to select the channel

Recording television programmes

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	OPEN/CLOSE	DRIVE	REC
		SELECT
EXT LINK	CH		k1.3

S VIDEO IN	VIDEO IN L/MONO -AUDIO IN- R
DV IN		AV3

	DVD	TVÍ	3	1	∫
	Í
1	DRIVE		CH VOLUME
	SELECT	AV
			PAGE
Numbered	1	2	3		3
			CH
buttons	4	5	6

78 9 ShowView

				0	INPUT	DELETE
					SELECT
			SKIP		SLOW/SEARCH
							;
∫	STOP			PAUSE PLAY/x1.3
						PROG/CHECK
				GUIDE
		O	R			F
	A	T				U
						N
	IG					C
	V
	A					T
	N					I
	T			ENTER		O
	E					N
	C
	R					S
3,4,2,1	I
	D
ENTER	SUB MENU					RETURN
	S
					CREATE
					CHAPTER MANUAL SKIP
5	REC			REC MODE	EXT LINK	DIRECTTV REC	4
	AUDIO			STATUS	DISPLAY TIME SLIP

AUDIO

See also “Important notes for recording” (➡ 8).

≥[RAM] 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.

≥[+RW] You can create Top Menu using “Create Top Menu” (➡ 62). Recording or editing on the disc may delete the menu. In that case, create the menu again.

[HDD]

≥You can record up to 500 titles on HDD. (When continuously recording

for long durations, titles are automatically divided every 8 hours.) [RAM] [-R][-RW‹V›]

≥You can record up to 99 titles on one disc. [+R] [+RW]

≥You can record up to 49 titles on one disc. [SD]

≥It is not possible to record onto a card.

Preparation

≥Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit.

≥Turn on this unit.

1 Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD or DVD drive.

The HDD or DVD indicator lights up on the unit’s display.

2 If you selected the DVD drive

Press [< OPEN/CLOSE] on the main unit to open the tray and insert a disc.

≥Press the button again to close the tray.

≥When using 8 cm DVD-RAM, or 8 cm DVD-R, remove the disc from the cartridge.

Insert label-up. ∫ Cartridge disc

Insert label-up with the arrow facing in.

	Insert fully.
	Automatic drive select function
	[RAM] [Only for discs with the write-protect tab on the cartridge
	set to “PROTECT” (➡ 60, Cartridge-protection)]
	[DVD-V] [DVD-A] [VCD] [CD]
	≥If the unit is recording to the HDD or stopped, it
	automatically switches to the DVD drive when a disc is
RQT8415	inserted.
24	≥If you eject a disc and close the disc tray, the HDD drive is
	automatically selected.

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

To select with the numbered buttons:

e.g.,	5:	[0] ➡ [5]
	15:	[1] ➡ [5]

4 Press [REC MODE] to select the recording mode (XP, SP, LP or EP).

Remaining time on the disc

≥To record sound using LPCM (XP mode only):

Set the “Audio Mode for XP Recording” to “LPCM” in the Setup menu (➡ 67).

5 Press [¥ REC] to start recording.

REC

Recording will take place on open space on the HDD or on disc. Data will not be overwritten.

≥You cannot change the channel or recording mode during recording. You can change the channel or recording mode while paused; however, the recording will then be as a separate title.

≥You can record while the unit is in standby for timer recording, but once the time for the timer recording to begin is reached, any recording taking place will stop and the timer recording will begin.

≥[HDD] [RAM] You can change the audio being received by pressing [AUDIO] during recording. (Does not affect the recording of audio.)

∫To pause recording

Press [;].

Press again to restart recording.

You can also press [¥ REC] to restart. (Title is not split into separate titles.)

∫To stop recording

Press [∫].

≥From the start to the end of the recording is called one title. ≥[-R][-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW] It takes about 30 seconds for the unit to complete recording management information after recording

finishes.

In order to play DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) and +R (recorded with this unit) on other DVD players, it is necessary to finalize them (➡ 62).

If a station broadcasts Teletext information

The unit automatically records the programme’s and station’s name if the station’s Title Page is correctly set (➡ 69).

[Note]

The unit may take some time in retrieving titles (up to 30 minutes) and may fail in some cases.

Quick Start (➡ 68)

1 Sec. Quick Start for Recording & EPG Display

From the power on, recording starts in about 1 second§ after the REC button is pressed. If the GUIDE button is pressed while the unit is off, the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) displays in less than 1 second. (Quick Start Mode)

§Only when recording to the HDD or DVD-RAM

“Quick Start” is set to “On” at the time of purchase.

[Note]

Startup takes up to a minute when:

–You play a disc or start recording to discs other than DVD- RAM.

–You want to make other operations. –The clock has not been set.