Panasonic DMR-EX79 quick start Watching analogue and digital broadcasts, Select the channel

Basic operations

Watching analogue and digital broadcasts

This DVD recorder has a tuner which allows it to directly receive and record analogue and digital terrestrial channels.

								REC
								CH
	 TV
	DRIVE					VOL	CH
	SELECT				AV
	1				2	3	PAGE
Numbered							CH	CH
	4				5	6
buttons
	7				8	9 ANALOGUECH		ANALOGUE
	DELETE				0	INPUT	G-Code	CH
						SELECT
				SKIP		SLOW/SEARCH
	STOP				PAUSE PLAY/x1.3
STATUS	STATUS						EXIT
					GUIDE
				R			F
		T	O				U
							N
							C
	A						T
	IG						I
	V						O
	A
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,,,	T				OK		M
	C
	E
	R						E
	I						N
	D
OK							U
	OPTION						RETURN
	AUDIO				CREATE
					DISPLAY CHAPTER MANUAL SKIP
	REC				REC MODE TIME SLIP PROG/CHECK

Select the channel

1 Turn on the television and select the appropriate AV input to suit the connections to this unit.

2 Press [Í] to turn the unit on.

3 Press [W X CH] to select the channel.

Everytime you change the station, digital channel information appears automatically (terrestrial digital channels only). Channels are displayed in the order of digital channels first, and then followed by analogue channels.

≥Digital channel

You can also select the channel with the numbered buttons.

e.g., 5: [0] > [0] > [5]

15:[0] > [1] > [5]

115:[1] > [1] > [5]

≥Analogue channel

You can also select the channel with the following steps.

1Press [ANALOGUE CH].

2Press the numbered buttons to select the channel.

e.g., 5: [0] > [5]

15:[1] > [5]

[Note] (Digital broadcast only)

≥This unit can receive Standard Definition (SD) broadcasts, but is unable to receive High Definition (HD) broadcasts.

When High Definition (HD) programmes are broadcast, “Unable to decode HD” is displayed in the digital channel information

(> right).

≥This unit can receive free cable television but it cannot receive paid services.

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Digital channel information

While stopped

Press [STATUS ] to show the information screen.

Programme					Progress of the current
name					programme
							Signal Quality (> below)
	Station Name
	Channel							Current time		Category
		352 ABC2				No Signal		18:53	All Channels
										Change the
		ABC News						Change Favourite
		19:00 - 19:30					NOW		info	category
		Encrypted		PG		Multi Audio				(> 59).
							Programme is broadcast in multi-
							channel sound (> 55, DVB Multi Audio)
	Broadcast
				The parental ratings level is displayed.
time
			During scrambled broadcasting
			(Cannot be viewed with this unit.)

To switch information of the current programme and the next programme

Press [2, 1].

To show detailed information about the programme

Press [STATUS ] again (only when “info ” is displayed).

To hide the information screen

Press [STATUS ] once or twice.

Signal Quality

No Signal:	The digital broadcast signal is not being received.
No Service:	No broadcasts are currently available.

If “No Signal” is displayed:

≥Adjust the position and direction of the aerial.

≥Check that the current digital broadcast channel is correctly broadcasting.

Note

You can also select the other channel when the information screen is displayed by pressing [3, 4] and [OK].

∫If New Channel Message appears

When a DVB channel is added, this unit will be informed automatically. Then the confirmation message appears. If you select “Yes” on the display, Auto-Setup starts (all channel settings are deleted. The timer recording programmes are also cancelled.)

New Channel

A new DVB Channel has been found. Start DVB Auto-Setup?

Selecting DVB Auto-Setup will delete all Timer Programmes.

Yes No

OK RETURN

The display/hide setting can be changed (> 62, New Channel Message).

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