Summary of settings

The settings remain intact even if you switch the unit to standby.

Tabs

Menus

Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.)

Tuning

Manual (Ô page 42)

 

 

 

 

 

Auto-Setup Restart (Ô page 43)

 

 

 

 

Disc

Settings for Playback

 

 

• Press [ENTER] to show the following settings.

 

Ratings

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No Limit:

All DVD-Video can be played.

Set a ratings level to limit DVD-Video play.

• 1 to 7:

Prohibits play of DVD-Video with corresponding

 

 

 

ratings recorded on them.

Follow the on-screen instructions. Enter a 4-digit

• 0

Lock All:

Prohibits play of all DVD-Video.

 

 

password with the numbered buttons when the

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Unlock Recorder

• Change Password

 

 

password screen is shown.

 

 

 

 

• Change Level

• Temporary Unlock

 

 

• Do not forget your password.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-Audio Video mode Playback

• On:

The setting returns to “Off” when you change the disc or

 

 

Select “On” to play DVD-Video content on some DVD-

 

turn the unit off.

 

 

 

 

Audio.

 

 

Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soundtrack

• Some discs start in a certain

English

• German

• French

• Italian

 

 

 

 

 

language despite any changes you

• Spanish

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

make here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Original:

The original language of each disc will be selected.

 

 

 

 

 

• Enter a code (Ô page 41) with the

 

 

 

 

 

• Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

numbered buttons when you select

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subtitle

Automatic: If the language selected for “Soundtrack” is not

 

 

“Other

”. When the selected

 

 

 

 

language is not available on the disc,

 

 

available, subtitles of that language will automatically

 

 

 

DVD-V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the default language is played. There

 

 

appear if available on that disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

are discs where you can only switch

• English

• German

• French

• Italian

 

 

 

 

 

the language from the menu screen

• Spanish

• Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Ô page 22).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Menus

 

English

• German

• French

• Italian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Spanish

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-V

 

 

 

• Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settings for Recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Press [ENTER] to show the following setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording time in EP mode

 

• EP ( 6Hours ):

 

 

 

 

Select the maximum number of hours for recording in

 

You can record for 6 hours on an unused 4.7 GB disc.

 

 

EP mode (Ô page 15, Recording modes and

EP ( 8Hours ):

 

 

 

 

approximate recording times).

 

 

You can record for 8 hours on an unused 4.7 GB disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture

Comb Filter

 

 

On:

Pictures become clear and vivid. Normally, use this setting.

 

Select the picture sharpness when recording.

• Off:

Select it when recording noisy pictures.

 

 

The setting is fixed with “On” if you set “TV System” to

 

 

 

 

 

 

“NTSC” (Ô page 43).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Still Mode

 

 

Automatic

 

 

 

 

Select the type of picture shown when you pause play

• Field:

 

Select if jittering occurs when “Automatic” is selected.

 

(Ô page 50, Frames and fields).

 

 

 

(The picture is coarser.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Frame:

Select if small text or fine patterns cannot be seen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

clearly when “Automatic” is selected. (The picture is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

clearer and finer.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Child Lock/Changing the unit’s settings

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Panasonic DMR-ES15 manual Summary of settings, Child Lock/Changing the unit’s settings

DMR-ES15 specifications

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