Panasonic DMR-EH575 operating instructions Table of contents

Table of contents

Getting started

HDD and disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Important notes for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 HDD (Hard disk drive) handling care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Disc handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Unit care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Included accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The remote control information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Main unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The unit’s display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

STEP 1 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Linked operations with the TV

(VIERA Link “HDAVI ControlTM”/Q Link). . . . . . . . . . . 18 STEP 2 Channel reception settings and TV aspect

settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 GUIDE Plus+ system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

GUIDE Plus+ data download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Editing programme lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Changing the settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Set up to match your television and remote control. . 24

To enjoy progressive video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Recording

Recording television programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Disc Insertion/Ejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 To specify a time to stop recording—One Touch Recording . . . 28 Recording settings for High Speed Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Playing while you are recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using the GUIDE Plus+ system to make timer recordings. . . . . 30 Operations in the GUIDE Plus+ system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Using SHOWVIEW number to make timer recordings. . . . . . . . . . 32 Manually programming timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 To cancel recording when recording has already begun . . . . . . 33 To release the unit from recording standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Notes on timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Check, change or delete a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Relief Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Auto Renewal Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 VPS/PDC function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Recording broadcasts from external equipment. . . . . 35

Making timer recordings on the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Recording from digital/satellite receiver or decoder . . . . . . . . . . 35 Linked timer recordings with external equipment

(digital/satellite receiver) — EXT LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Playing back

Playing recorded video contents/

Playing play-only discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Changing audio during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Playing DivX discs, MP3 discs and

still pictures (JPEG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Regarding DivX discs, MP3 discs and still pictures (JPEG). . . . 39 Selecting file type to play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Playing DivX discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Playing MP3 discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Playing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Useful functions during still picture play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using on-screen menus/Status message. . . . . . . . . . . 44

Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Editing

Editing titles/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Title operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Creating, editing and playing playlists	48
Creating playlists	48
Editing and playing playlists/chapters	49
Playlist operations	49	Getting started
Chapter operations	49
Delete Navigator	50
Using the DELETE Navigator to delete	50
Deleting titles during play	50

Copying

Copying titles or playlists	. . . . . . .	51	Recording
DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R and +R DL . . . .	. . . . . . . . .	55
Copy	. . . . . . . . .	52
Copying using the copying list–Advanced Copy . . . .	. . . . . . . . .	53
Copying a finalised DVD-R, DVD-R DL,
Copying from a video cassette recorder . . . .	. . . . . . .	56
Manual recording	. . . . . . . . .	56
DV automatic recording (DV Auto Rec)	. . . . . . . . .	56
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Convenient functions
Entering text		57	Playing
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HDD and disc management	. . . . . . .	58
Common procedures	. . . . . . . . .	58
Setting the protection	. . . . . . . . .	58
Providing a name for a disc	. . . . . . . . .	58
Deleting all titles and playlists—Delete all titles		59
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Deleting all the contents of a disc—Format	. . . . . . . . .	59	Editing
Selecting the background style–Top Menu . . . .		60
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Selecting whether to show the Top Menu first
–Auto-Play Select	. . . . . . . . .	60
Enabling discs to be played on other equipment–Finalise		60
Creating Top Menu—Create Top Menu	. . . . . . . . .	60
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FUNCTION MENU window	. . . . . . .	61
Child Lock	. . . . . . .	61
Changing the unit’s settings	. . . . . . .	62
Common procedures	. . . . . . . . .	62	Copying
Summary of settings	. . . . . . . . .	63
Tuning	. . . . . . . . .	67
TV System	. . . . . . . . .	68
Manual Clock Setting	. . . . . . . . .	69
Reference
Messages	. . . . . . .	70	Convenient functions
Frequently asked questions		72
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Troubleshooting guide	. . . . . . .	74
Glossary	. . . . . . .	80
Specifications	. . . . . . .	82
Safety precautions	. . . . . . .	83
Index	Back cover
			Reference
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operating instructions.

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