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Cannot record. | ≥You haven’t inserted a disc or the disc you inserted cannot be recorded on. Insert a disc the | 4, 5 |
Cannot copy. | unit can record onto. |
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| ≥The disc is unformatted. Format the disc. [RAM] | 61 |
| ≥The | 60 |
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| ≥Some programmes have limitations on the number of times they can be recorded (CPRM). | 84 |
| ≥You cannot record when there is not enough space or when the number of titles has reached | 45, 50, |
| its limit. Delete unwanted titles or use a new disc. | 61 |
| ≥You cannot directly record to a | — |
| Record to the HDD and then copy to the disc. |
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| HDD and then copy. | 61 |
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| blank disc and fill the entire disc, HDD disc space equivalent to 4 hours of SP mode |
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| recording is necessary). |
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| ≥You cannot record and copy on finalised discs. However, you can record and copy again if | — |
| you format |
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| ≥Due to peculiarities of | — |
| +RW you may be unable to record onto them if you either insert and remove the disc or |
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| switch the unit on and off while a disc is loaded, a total of fifty times. |
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| may not be recordable on other Panasonic DVD Recorders. |
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| ≥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.) Play of discs recorded |
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| with both PAL and NTSC on another unit is not guaranteed. |
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Digital broadcasts cannot be | ≥Some digital broadcasts are copyright protected with “One time only recording”. This type of | — |
recorded or copied. | programme can only be recorded or copied to the HDD or a CPRM compatible |
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Cannot record from external | ≥Check that the connection is correct. | 15, 58 |
equipment. | ≥Select the input channel for the equipment you have connected. | — |
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Timer recording does not work | ≥The timer programme is incorrect or different timer programme times overlap. Correct the | 33 |
properly. | programme. |
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| ≥The programme is not in timer recording standby. (The timer icon “F” in the timer recording | 33 |
| list is not on.) |
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| ≥Set the clock. | 73 |
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Timer recording does not stop | ≥Make sure that the recording drive is selected. Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the | 32 |
even when [∫] is pressed. | recording drive. |
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| ≥If you start recording immediately after turning on the unit while “Quick Start” is set to “On”, | — |
| you cannot then stop recording for a few seconds. |
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The timer programme remains | ≥The timer programme remains if set to daily or weekly. | 31 |
even after recording finishes. |
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A part or whole of a recorded | ≥If there is a power failure or the plug is disconnected from the household mains socket while | — |
title has been lost. | recording or editing, the title may be lost or the HDD/disc may become unusable. |
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| ≥You will have to format the disc ([HDD] [RAM] | 61 |
| any guarantee regarding lost programmes or discs. |
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Cannot copy to a | ≥When recording to the HDD, set “Rec for High Speed Copy” to “On” in the Setup menu. (The | 65 |
disc using the high speed mode. | default setting is “On”.) |
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| ≥[+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] If recorded in “EP” or “FR (recordings 5 hours or longer)” mode, you cannot | — |
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| ≥[+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] Titles recorded on other Panasonic DVD Recorders with “Rec for High | — |
| Speed Copy” set to “On”, and then copied to the HDD on this unit may not copy to +R, +R DL |
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When copying, it takes a long | ≥Use a disc that is compatible with high speed recording. Even if the disc is high speed | — |
time even when high speed | recording compatible, the maximum speed may not be possible due to the condition of the |
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mode is selected. | disc. |
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| ≥It takes longer than normal to copy many titles. | — |
| ≥You cannot high speed copy to | — |
| DVD Recorders that are not compatible with EP (8 Hours) mode recording. |
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An unusually loud sound is | ≥When recording or high speed copying to a | — |
coming from the rotating | format), +R, +R DL and +RW the sound of the disc rotating may be louder than normal, |
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etc. | however, this is not a problem. |
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The DV automatic recording | ≥If images cannot be recorded or if the recording is aborted, check the connections and DV | 58 |
function does not work. | equipment settings. |
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| ≥You cannot start recording until the images from the DV equipment appear on the television. | — |
| ≥Recording may not be performed as desired if the time codes on the tape in the DV | — |
| equipment are not successive. |
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| ≥Depending on the equipment, the DV automatic recording may not operate properly. | — |
| ≥The audio/video recordings are recorded on other than a DV tape. | 58 |
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Troubleshooting guide
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