Table of contents

Getting started

Included accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 The remote control information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 HDD (Hard disk drive) handling care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Unit care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Quick Start Guide

Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Easy access to various functions —

FUNCTION MENU Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 STEP 1 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 STEP 2 Channel reception settings and

TV aspect settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 HDD and disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 USB memory information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Regarding DivX® files, Music files and

still pictures (JPEG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Media handling (Disc/USB memory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Basic operations

Watching analogue and digital broadcasts . . . . . . . . . .14 Playing recorded video contents/

Playing play-only discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Recording television programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Deleting titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Advanced operations

Notes for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Advanced recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Recording modes and approximate recording times . . . . . . . . . 20 When the format confirmation screen is displayed. . . . . . . . . . . 20 When removing a recorded disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Playing while you are recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Copying from a video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Manual recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 DV automatic recording (DV Auto Rec) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Advanced timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Using G-CODEsystem to make timer recordings

(Analogue broadcast only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Manually programming timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 To cancel recording when recording has already begun . . . . . . 24 To release the unit from recording standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Relief Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Auto Renewal Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Check, change or delete a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Notes on timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Operations in the TV Guide system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Selecting the programme from the desired programme type or

category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Searching for the programme in the TV Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Advanced playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Operation during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Changing audio during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Selecting recorded programmes (titles) to play— DIRECT NAVIGATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Switching the DIRECT NAVIGATOR appearance . . . . . . . . . . . 29 To sort the titles for easy searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 To play grouped titles [HDD] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 To edit the group of titles [HDD]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Playing DivX, Music files and still pictures (JPEG) . . . .30

Showing the menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Playing DivX video contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Playing Music files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Playing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Useful functions during still picture play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Playing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

To play music CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 To play music recorded on HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Useful functions during music play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

FUNCTION MENU Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 To pause the TV programme you are watching—

Pause Live TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Linked operations with the TV

(VIERA Link “HDAVI ControlTM”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Easy control only with VIERA remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Editing

Editing titles/chapters

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38

 

 

 

Creating, editing and playing playlists

. . . . . . .

40

 

 

 

Editing still pictures and music

. . . . . . .

42

 

 

 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Entering text

. . . . . . .

44

 

started

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copying

 

 

 

 

 

Copying titles or playlists

. . . . . . .

45

 

Getting

 

Copy [Video (HDD to DVD)]

. . . . . . . . .

46

 

 

 

Copying using the copying list–Advanced Copy . . . .

. . . . . . . . .

47

 

 

 

Copying a finalised DVD-R, DVD-R DL,

 

 

 

 

 

. . . .DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R and +R DL

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48

 

 

 

. . . . . . .Copying SD Video from a video equipment

. . . . . . . . .

49

 

 

 

Copying still pictures

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50

 

StartQuick Guide

Copying using the copying list

. . . . . . . . .

50

 

 

 

Copying still pictures on the USB memory

. . . . . . . . .

51

 

 

 

Copying music to HDD

. . . . . . .

52

 

 

 

About the Gracenote® Database

. . . . . . . . .

52

 

 

 

Copying music from a CD

. . . . . . . . .

52

 

 

 

Copying music from a USB memory or

 

 

 

 

 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-R DL

. . . . . . . . .

52

 

 

 

. . . . . . . . . . . .To update the Gracenote® Database

. . . . . . . . .

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting menus

 

 

 

Basic

operations

Common procedures

. . . . . . . . .

56

 

Using on-screen menus/Status message. . . .

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54

 

 

 

HDD and disc management

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56

 

 

 

Setting the protection

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56

 

 

 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Providing a name for a disc

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56

 

 

 

. . . .Deleting all titles and playlists—Delete all titles

. . . . . . . . .

57

 

 

 

Deleting all the contents—Format

. . . . . . . . .

57

 

Advanced

operations

Selecting the background style—Top Menu

. . . . . . . . .

58

 

 

 

Selecting whether to show the Top Menu first—

 

 

 

 

 

Auto-Play Select

. . . . . . . . .

58

 

 

 

Enabling discs to be played on other equipment—Finalise . . . .

58

 

 

 

Creating Top Menu—Create Top Menu

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58

 

 

 

Changing the unit’s settings

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59

 

 

 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Common procedures

. . . . . . . . .

59

 

 

 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tuning

. . . . . . . . .

59

 

 

 

Disc

. . . . . . . . .

61

 

 

 

Picture

. . . . . . . . .

61

 

Editing

 

Sound

. . . . . . . . .

62

 

 

 

Display

. . . . . . . . .

62

 

 

 

Connection

. . . . . . . . .

63

 

 

 

Others

. . . . . . . . .

64

 

 

 

Other Settings

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65

 

 

 

Television operation

. . . . . . . . .

65

 

 

 

Child Lock

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65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

 

 

 

Copying

 

Connecting a television with S VIDEO terminals . . .

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66

 

 

Additional connections

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66

 

 

 

Connecting a television with COMPONENT VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

terminals

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66

 

 

 

.Connecting an amplifier with a digital input terminal

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67

 

 

 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Connecting a stereo amplifier

. . . . . . . . .

67

 

menus

 

Connecting with an HDMI compatible television and

 

68

 

 

Connecting a television and VCR

. . . . . . . . .

 

 

receiver

. . . . . . . . .

67

 

 

 

Frequently asked questions

. . . . . . .

70

 

Setting

 

Troubleshooting guide

. . . . . . .

74

 

 

Messages

. . . . . . .

72

 

 

 

Specifications

. . . . . . .

80

 

 

 

.Glossary

. . . . . . .

81

 

 

 

Panasonic Warranty

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83

 

 

 

Index

Back Cover

 

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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