Table of contents

Getting started

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 The remote control information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Disc handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Unit care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 STEP 1 Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 STEP 2 Plug-in Auto Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Channel captions/Television type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Remote control settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Clock settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

RecordingImportant notes for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Recording modes and approximate recording times . . . . . . . 17 Disc Insertion/Ejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Recording television programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

To specify a time to stop recording –One Touch Recording . . 19 Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Playing while you are recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Selecting audio to record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Scheduled recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Cancel scheduled recording that has already begun . . . . . . . 21 Release program from recording standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Notes on scheduled recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Check, change or delete a program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Playing back

Playing discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using menus to play MP3 and still pictures (JPEG/TIFF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Playing MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Playing still pictures (JPEG/TIFF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Useful functions during still picture play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using on-screen menus/FUNCTIONS window and Status messages . . . . . . . .26

Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 FUNCTIONS window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

EditingEditing titles/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Title operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Creating, editing and playing playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Creating playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Editing and playing playlists/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Playlist operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

CopyingCopying from a video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . . . 32

DV camcorder recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Manual recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Convenient functions

Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Deleting titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Selecting recorded titles to delete –Delete Navigator . . . . . . . 33 Deleting title during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

DVD Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Providing a disc with a name –Disc Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Setting the protection –Disc Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Deleting all titles and playlists –Delete All Titles . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Deleting all contents of a disc –Format Disc ( DVD ). . . . . . . . 34 Selecting whether to show the Top Menu first

–Playback will start with:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Enabling discs to be played on other equipment –Finalize . . . 35 Creating Top Menu –Create DVD Top Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Enabling the second layer on DL (dual- or double- layer on single side) discs to be recordable –Close First Layer . . . . . . . . . . 35

Changing the unit’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Common procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Summary of settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Reference

Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Product Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR CANADA). . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Referencia rápida en español . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 (Spanish Quick Reference)

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS/Table of contents/Accessories

Accessories

Please check and identify the supplied accessories. Use numbers indicated in parentheses when asking for replacement parts. (Product numbers correct as of December 2005. These may be subject to change.)

Only for U.S.A.: To order accessories, refer to “Accessory Purchases” on page 46.

Only for Canada: To order accessories, call the dealer from whom you have made your purchase.

1

Remote control

1

Audio/video cable

 

(EUR7659Y10)

 

(K2KA6BA00003)

2

Batteries

1

DVD-RAM disc

 

for remote control

 

 

• For use with this unit only. Do not use it with other equipment.

Also do not use the cords for other equipment with this unit.

1 75 Ω coaxial cable 1 AC power supply cord

(K2KZ2BA00001) (K2CB2CB00018)

(U.S.A. only)Product Registration Card

Please complete and return the included product registration card, or register via the Internet at: http://www.prodreg.com/panasonic/

RQT8314

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