Panasonic DMR-EH56 operating instructions Others

Changing the unit’s settings

Refer to the control reference on page 65.

Tabs		Menus
Connection TV Aspect (➡ 18)			Set to match the type of television
	Progressive (➡ 22)		connected.
	This setting is fixed with
	“Off” if you set “AV1 Output”
	to “RGB 1 (without
	component)” or “RGB 2
	(without component)”.

Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.)

≥16:9 ≥4:3 ≥Letterbox

≥On ≥Off

TV System (➡ 70)	≥PAL	≥NTSC
AV1 Output	≥Video (with component):
Selects the output from the AV1 terminal.	Select when a TV is connected that can receive a composite signal.
Select “RGB 1 (without component)” or “RGB 2 (without	≥S Video (with component):
component)” for RGB output.	Select when a TV is connected that can receive an S Video signal.

Select “Video (with component)” or “S Video (with component)” ≥RGB 1 (without component):

for component output (progressive output).	Select when a TV is connected that can receive an RGB
	signal. If you always would like to view the picture from the unit
Set according to the signal and terminal of the connected TV.
	in RGB signal, select this mode. The TV screen will
When a decoder is connected, do not set to “RGB 1 (without
	automatically switch to display the picture from the unit when
component)”.
	the unit is turned on.
	≥RGB 2 (without component):
	Select when a TV is connected that can receive an RGB
	signal. If you would like to switch to display the picture from the
	unit only when playback or viewing menus, select this mode.
AV2 Settings
Set to match the connected equipment.
≥Press [ENTER] to show the following settings.

AV2 Input

Set to “RGB/Video” or “RGB” when receiving or recording RGB output from external equipment.

≥RGB/Video ≥RGB ≥Video

≥S Video

AV2 Connection	≥Decoder:	When a decoder is connected to descramble the
This setting is fixed with “Ext” if you set “TV System” to		scrambled signals (e.g., C+decoder).
“NTSC” (➡ 70).	≥Ext:	When the VCR or a digital/satellite receiver is
		connected.

Ext Link

This setting cannot be made when the “TV System” is set to “NTSC” (➡ 70).

≥Ext Link 1: When a digital/satellite receiver which transmits a special control signal recordings via the 21-pin Scart cable is connected.

Start and stop timings of recording are controlled by the control signal.

≥Ext Link 2: When external equipment with a timer function is connected.

When it turns on, recording starts. When it turns off, recording stops.

Others	Remote Control (➡ 23)	≥DVD 1	≥DVD 2	≥DVD 3
	Clock (➡ 71)

Power Save

≥Refer to the following when “Power Save” is set to “On”. –“FL Display” is automatically set to “Automatic” (➡ 67). –The “Quick Start” function does not work. (It is automatically turned to “Off”.)

–When the unit is off, Pay TV programmes cannot be watched on the TV because the signal from the connected decoder is not looped through. To watch them, turn on the unit.

≥If “Quick Start” is set to “On”, “Power Save” is automatically turned to “Off”.

≥On: Power consumption is minimized when the unit is turned to standby (➡ 82).

≥Off

Quick Start

The Quick Start feature enables this unit to be ready to start recording as quick as approx. 1 second§ after turning it on. You can start recording soon after deciding you want to record something.

§Only when recording to the HDD or DVD-RAM.

≥If this is set to “On”, “Power Save” is automatically turned to “Off”. ≥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.

≥On

≥Off: Standby power consumption is less than when this is set to “On”.

DivX Registration	≥You need this registration code to purchase and play DivX
	Video-on-Demand (VOD) content (➡ 39).
Initialize
≥Press [ENTER] to show the following settings.

Shipping Condition

All the settings except for the ratings level, ratings password and time settings return to the factory preset. The timer recording programmes are also cancelled.

≥Yes ≥No

Default Settings

All the settings other than the programmed channels, time settings, country settings, language settings, disc language settings, ratings level, ratings password, remote control code, return to the factory presets.

≥Yes ≥No

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