Panasonic DMR-EH68, DMR-EH58 Copying from a video cassette recorder, Manual recording

Copying from a video cassette recorder

e.g., Connecting to the AV3 or DV input terminals on the front

You can also connect to the AV4 input terminals on the rear. ≥Turn off the unit and other video equipment before connecting.

REC

This unit

DV IN	S VIDEO	VIDEO L/MONO - AUDIO- R
		AV3 IN
		Yellow White Red
DV cable	S Video
(IEEE 1394, 4-pin)		Audio/Video
	cable§	cable
Other video equipment

Connect to Audio/Video output terminals.

If the audio output of the other equipment is monaural Connect to L/MONO on the AV3 input terminals at the front.

§The S VIDEO terminal achieves a more vivid picture than the VIDEO terminal.

When recording from the unit’s DV terminal

≥Select the type of audio recording from “Audio Mode for DV Input” in the Setup menu (➡ 59).

≥When recording from DV equipment (e.g., digital video camcorder), you can record audio/video recordings from DV tape only.

≥When “Rec for High Speed Copy” (➡ 58) is set to “On” and you make a copy, the copy will be made using the picture size selected in “Aspect for Recording” (➡ 58) of the Setup menu.

About the aspect when recording a programme (➡ 20)

[Note]

≥If it becomes time for a timer recording to start while copying, the

recording will start and the copying will stop.

≥If video is copied from another piece of equipment to this unit, then the video quality will be degraded.

Manual recording

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW]

Preparation

≥Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD or DVD drive. ≥Press [REC MODE] to select the recording mode.

≥When recording bilingual programmes (➡ 20, Important notes for recording)

≥When the output signal from the external equipment is NTSC, change the “TV System” to “NTSC” in the Setup menu (➡ 60). This unit cannot record NTSC signals to discs that already have PAL signal recordings. (However, both types of programmes can be recorded onto the HDD.)

≥To reduce noise in input from a video cassette recorder, set “Input NR” to “On” in the on-screen menu (➡ 53).

≥Check the time on the unit is correct.

1 While stopped

Press [INPUT SELECT] to select the input channel for the equipment you have connected.

e.g., If you have connected to AV3 input terminals, select “A3”.

2 Start play on the other equipment.

3 When you want to start recording

Press [¥ REC].

Recording starts.

To skip unwanted parts

Press [;] to pause recording. (Press again to restart recording.)

To stop recording

Press [∫].

Almost all videos and DVD-Video on sale have been treated to prevent illegal copying. Any software that has been so treated cannot be recorded using this unit.

≥Using Flexible Recording (➡ 22), you can record the content of a video cassette (approx. 1–8 hours) to a 4.7 GB disc with the best possible quality of recording without wasting disc space.

DV automatic recording (DV Auto Rec)

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW]
[HDD] [RAM] When the “DV Auto Rec” function is used, programmes
are recorded as a title while at the same time chapters are created at			recorder
each break in the images and the playlist is created automatically.
Preparation
1 Turn off the main unit and DV equipment, then connect the
equipment with the unit’s DV input terminal (➡ left).
2 Turn on the main unit.			cassette
≥When the output signal from the external equipment is NTSC,
change the “TV System” to “NTSC” in the Setup menu (➡ 60).
1 Turn on the DV equipment, and pause
			video
play at the point you want recording to
start.
The following screen appears.			a
			from
DV Auto Rec
DV unit is connected.
Record from the DV unit?			recording/Copying
Rec to HDD Rec to DVD		Cancel
SELECT
OK	RETURN
≥When the screen is not displayed
After performing step 1
1 Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD or DVD drive.
2 Press [FUNCTION MENU].
3 Press [3, 4] to select “To Others” and press [OK].
			Advanced
4 Press [3, 4] to select “DV Auto Rec” and press [OK].
➡ Go to step 3 (➡below)
2 Press [2, 1] to select “Rec to HDD”
or “Rec to DVD” and press [OK].
3 Press [REC MODE] to select the
recording mode.
4 Press [2, 1] to select “Rec” and
press [OK].
Recording starts.

When recording finishes

The confirmation screen appears. Press [OK] to finish DV automatic recording.

To stop recording

Press [∫].

[Note]

≥Only one piece of DV equipment (e.g., digital video camcorder) can

be connected to the unit via the DV input terminal.

≥It is not possible to operate the unit from the connected DV equipment. ≥The DV input on this unit is for use with DV equipment only. (It

cannot be connected to a computer, etc.)

≥The DV equipment name may not be shown correctly.

≥Depending on the DV equipment, the images or audio may not be

input properly.

≥The date and time information on the tape of the DV equipment will

not be recorded.

≥You cannot record and play simultaneously.

If the DV automatic recording function does not work properly, check the connections and DV equipment settings, and turn the unit off and back on.

If that does not work, follow the instructions for manual recording (➡ left).

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