Panasonic DMR-BW780EFK manual

VQT2J65 Oper ating In structio ns Dear customer Than k you for p urcha sing th is pro duc t. For optim um p erfor manc e and safe ty , plea se re ad th ese ins tructi ons c arefu lly . Before conn ectin g, operatin g or ad justin g this pro duct, p lease rea d the i nstructio ns co mpletely . Please ke ep thi s manual for future re ferenc e. This B[...]

Getting starte d VQT2J65 2 Getting started ∫ Easy acc ess to v arious func tions ( > 15 ) Y ou ca n acc ess the m ain f unctio n quickl y and easily from FUNCTION MENU display . ∫ DVB-T / DVB-T2 tuner built-in ( > 16) Thi s uni t has two DVB (Di gital Vi deo B road cast ing) terrestria l tuners b uilt-in. DVB-T2 is an advan ced digi tal t[...]

Getting starte d VQT2J65 3 For your safety , pleas e read the followi ng text carefu lly . This ap pliance is supplied with a mould ed three pin mains plug for y our safety and c onvenience. A 5-ampe re fuse is fit ted in thi s plug. Should th e fuse need to be replaced pl ease ensure that the replacement fus e has a rating of 5-ampere and that it [...]

VQT2J65 4 T able of content s ∫ Getting st a rted Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Supplied accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The bat teries info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Caution for AC Mains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Con[...]

Watching broadcasts Recording Playing back video Editing vid eo Copying video Still pictures With Other Equipment Music Convenient functions Troubleshooting Reference Getting started VQT2J65 5 ∫ T roubleshooting Messages on the unit’s display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Troubles hooti ng guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92[...]

Getting starte d VQT2J65 6 Control reference guide Instructio ns for operations are genera lly described us ing the remote c ontrol. 1 T urn the unit o n or off ( > 11 , 1 4 ) 2 Select drive (HDD, BD, SD or USB) ( > 14) 3 Select channel s and title n umbers, e tc./Enter numbers or ch aracters (The characte r button s may be used w hen ope rat[...]

Getting starte d VQT2J65 7 1 St andby/on switch ( Í /I) ( > 1 1, 14) Press to s witch the unit from on to st andby mode or vice v ersa. In s tandby mod e, the unit is still consum ing a small am ount of power . 2 Disc tray ( > 14) 3 Connec tion for digit al video (DV) ca mcorder ( > 62) 4 Blue LED ≥ It is possi ble to set the LED t o tu[...]

Getting starte d VQT2J65 8 Basic Conn ection ≥ Before conn ection, turn of f all equip ment and read the appropria te operating i nstructio ns. ≥ Ot her Con nec tions ( > 89) When conn ected to an HDM I compatibl e unit, you c an enjoy high q uality , digit al video and au dio. ≥ The HDMI connecti on supports V IERA Link “HDA VI Control?[...]

Getting starte d VQT2J65 9 About HDMI cable ≥ Please use High S peed HDMI Cable s that have the HDMI lo go (as shown o n the cover). ≥ When ou tputting 1080 p signal, pleas e use HDMI Cables 5.0 meters o r less. ≥ Recom mended Panasonic’ s HDMI cab le part number: RP-CDHS15 (1.5 m), RP-CDHS30 (3.0 m), RP- CDHS50 (5.0 m), etc.  ≥ If you[...]

Getting starte d VQT2J65 10 Connecti on Followi ng functio ns will be av ailable when this unit is connecte d to the network. ≥ Enjoying BD -Liv e discs with Interne t ( > 31) ≥ Aut omati cal ly ac quir ing th e titl e of t he CD ( > 56) ≥ Enjoying VIERA CAST ( > 65) ≥ DLNA funct ion ( > 66) ≥ Updating th e software (fir mware[...]

Getting starte d VQT2J65 11 Auto Se tup 1 T urn on the TV , th en select th e appropriate A V input to suit the connections to this unit. 2 Press [ Í ]. DVB Auto Setup st arts. DVB Auto Se tup tak es about 3 minutes . ≥ After DVB Au to Setup has been completed, Clock will be set automat ically . If the clo ck setting men u appears ( > 85, Clo[...]

Getting starte d VQT2J65 12 Auto Setu p 5 Press [BACK/RETURN ] to confirm. 6 Ente r the new PIN. ≥ Make a note of PIN in case you forget it. ≥ The defaul t PIN is “0000”. 1 Sel ect the n umber , then p ress [ 1 ]. 2 Rep eat step 1 . 3 Pre ss [OK] twice. 7 Set “Power Save” to “On”, “ On Timer” or “Off”, th en press [OK]. ≥ [...]

Getting starte d VQT2J65 13 After c ompleting “Easy s etting”, you can c ontinue with “Network Easy Settings”. Follow the on-screen instructions and ma ke the followin g settings. ≥ Network connection test ≥ Home Networ k (DLNA) function setting ≥ Internet con nection test When TV p icture appear s, Setup is comple te. ∫ When you ex[...]

Getting starte d VQT2J65 14 Common Operations 1 T urn on the TV , t hen select the app ropriate A V input to suit the connections to this unit. 2 Pres s [ Í ] on the remote control or [ Í /I] on this unit. The DVB Auto Setup will start a t the initial power on a fter purchasing this unit. ( > 11 )  ≥ I f the DVB Auto Setup does not start [...]

Getting starte d VQT2J65 15 This unit is bas ically ope rated via the following method by using the rem ote control. Operati ng method c an also b e confirmed on t he screen. A vailable functions a nd but tons used are displayed on eac h scr een. Menu s creen for sel ecting each operation is displa yed when t he media is in serted, and you can acce[...]

Watching broa dcasts VQT2J65 16 W atching b roadcast s Wa tc h ing broad casts  ≥ Y ou can set the time to display the channel information. ( > 82) ≥ Y ou can also select the channel with [ WX CH] or the number buttons. ¾ T o use TV Guide system ( > 19) Press a few t imes and select “TV” then press . Press . TIME SLIP DISPLAY STAT[...]

Watching broa dcasts VQT2J65 17 After perfor min g step ( > 16) 1 Pr ess [OK]. 2 Se lect the ch annel, then p ress [OK]. ¾ T o edit the Chan nel List ( > 76) Press [ ST A TUS ]. 1 Current Cate gory 2 T itle with Guid ance inform ation 3 Audio De scription 4 Subtitle 5 Dig ital text 6 Multip le audio T o show det ailed information Press [ST A[...]

Watching broa dcasts VQT2J65 18 W atching broadca sts When “Subtit les” appears in channel info rmation ( > 17) Press [ST TL ]. T o hide subtitle Press [STTL ]. When “Mult i Audio” appears i n channel info rmation ( > 17) 1 Press [ OPTION]. 2 Select “Multi Audio”, then press [OK]. 3 Select the desire d audio. T o exit the scre en [...]

Watching broa dcasts VQT2J65 19 Press [GUIDE]. ≥ Y ou can swit ch between Landscape vie w and Portrait view each time you pr ess [GUIDE]. Page up/ down Press [ WX CH]. T o view a progra mme list for a nother day Press th e “Red” button (Previous) or the “Green” button (Ne x t). Press [ ST A T US ]. T o show other p ages Press [CH W ] (Pre[...]

Watching broa dcasts VQT2J65 20 W atching broadca sts This unit temporarily sav es a live TV programm e you are watching with this unit’ s tuner on HDD and you can use t he following fu nctions. ≥ Select the HDD drive to p erform these f unctions correctly . 1 While watching TV ∫ REWIND LIVE TV Press [ 6 ] to rewind. ≥ “REWIND LIVE TV” [...]

Recording VQT2J65 21 Recor ding TV pr ogrammes Recor ding All recordings (including timer recordin gs) to HDD will be made in DR mode only (Dire ct Recording). T o set t he reco rdi ng ti me 1 Sele ct “Recordi ng T ime” or “Con tinuous recordin g” in step . 2 Press [OK].  ≥ All subt itles, multiple audio and Audio Description are recor[...]

Recording VQT2J65 22 Recordi ng TV pr ogrammes Press [ST A TU S ]. Press [ WX CH]. It is nece ssary to displ ay the rec ording pro gramme onto the TV s creen to perform operations suc h as paus e. ≥ Press [INPUT SELECT] to switch the input. ≥ Pr ess [ WX CH] to switch the cha nnel. Playback the title in t he HDD, during rec ording to the HDD. 1[...]

Recording VQT2J65 23 Recording dis c : [HDD ] Recording mo de: DR Y ou can immed iately start recording the watching progra mme on the TV withou t switching the chann els on this unit. ≥ Y ou can also u s e thi s func tion with VI ERA Link. ( > 68) ≥ Y ou can use the func tion by using th e TV’s tuner when y ou conne ct the unit to a Q Lin[...]

Recording VQT2J65 24 T i mer recording Recording disc: [H DD] Recording mod e: DR Press a few ti mes and select “TV”, then press . Press . TIME SLIP DISPLAY STATUS DIRECT TV REC AD -10s +60s REC MODE REC TEXT STTL CHAPTER F U N C T I O N M E N U D I R E C T N A V I G A T O R G U I D E BACK/ RETURN PLAY/x1.3 PAUSE PAUSE LIVE TV STOP SLOW/SEARCH [...]

Recording VQT2J65 25 T o cance l a timer re cordi ng on the TV Guide scre en 1 Sel ect the pro gramme with “ F ” icon, th en press [OK]. 2 Select “Delete” and pre ss [OK]. 3 Select “Y es”, then pres s [OK]. (“ F ” dis appears.) “Overla pped Timer R ecordi ng” screen appe ars Y ou can eli minate th e overlappin g or ma y change w[...]

Recording VQT2J65 26 T ime r recording This unit has several fun c tion s that enable tim er recordings to be contro lled by the signal s ent from the broadcast er . Guide L ink The record ing’s st art and stop times can be controlled by the broa dcaster , e.g. de layed st art. In order to make t he timer re cording work success fully , we recomm[...]

Recording VQT2J65 27 1 While watching a programme Press [S T A T US ]. 2 Display the channel information of a programme to record. ≥ Switch the programme with [ 2 , 1 ]. ≥ Switch the channel with [ 3 , 4 ]. 3 Press the “Y ellow” button. 4 Go to step on pa ge 25. T imer recording from channel informati on All DVB Channels Set timer 19:00 - 1[...]

Recording VQT2J65 28 T ime r recording T imer recording of the program me Recording d isc: [HDD] Recording mode : DR T imer recording fro m the externa l equipm ent Recording d isc: [HDD] Recording mode : XP , SP , LP , EP , FR 1 Pre ss [PROG/CHECK]. 2 S elect “New Timer P rogramme”, th en press [OK]. 3 S elect the items and cha nge the items w[...]

Recording VQT2J65 29 Press [PROG/CHE CK]. T o exit the timer recording li st Press [PROG/CHECK].  ≥ Failed programmes are delete d from the t imer recording list at 4 a.m. two days later . ≥ “-------” is displayed on a series recording item i f there will be no episode of the series for the next 8 days . W e recommend you delete the “-[...]

Recording VQT2J65 30 T ime r recording Press [INPUT SELECT] or [ WX CH] to disp lay the programme to stop recordin g on the TV sc reen while recording 2 programmes simult aneously . 1 P ress [ ∫ ]. e.g., 2 S elect “Y es” , then press [OK]. If you hav e already set a weekly , daily timer recording, the recording will start at the next schedule[...]

Playi ng back video VQT2J65 31 Playing BD-Video or DVD-Video Pla yi ng back video T o display Pop-up Menu Press [DIRECT NA VIGA TOR]. ≥ Press ag ain to ex it. T o display T op Menu 1 Press [OPTION]. 2 Select “T op Menu”, t hen press [OK]. ≥ If the T op menu i s not displaye d Press [DIRECT NA VIGA TOR ].  ≥ [ BD-V] Y ou cannot playbac [...]

Playi ng back video VQT2J65 32 Playin g BD-Video or DVD- V i deo Some BD-L ive con tent avail able o n the B lu-ra y Disc may requi re an Internet acc ount to be created in order to acces s the BD-Liv e content. Follo w the screen display or instructio n manual of the disc for inf ormat ion on acq uirin g an ac count . Pr eparatio n ≥ Network c o[...]

Playi ng back video VQT2J65 33 Playing recorded vid eo contents ¾ Regarding DivX ( > 38)  ≥ Multiple titles may not playback continuously depending on the disc. P ress [DIRECT NA VIGA TOR], and playback by selecting the t itle. ≥ Playback of DivX is not possible during recording. If the menu screen is not display ed ( > 15) T o playba[...]

Playi ng back video VQT2J65 34 Playing r ecorded video content s Y ou can quickly find the recorded title s and easily play them . P r e s s [ D I R E C T N AV I G AT O R ] . e.g., [HDD] § “All” will b e displayed in “Label” only w hen using the media other than HDD. [HDD] T itles recorded to HDD will be ca tegorized auto maticall y . Sele[...]

Playi ng back video VQT2J65 35 [HDD] 1 P ress [OPTIO N]. 2 S elect “Grouped Titles” or “All Titles”, then pre ss [OK]. ≥ Groupe d Titles scre en T wo or mor e titles recorded in th e Daily/weekly timer recording or ser ies reco rding mode are bun dled and display ed as one i tem. Select th e item marked with , then pres s [OK] to display [...]

Playi ng back video VQT2J65 36 Playing r ecorded video content s  ≥ Depending on the media, some operations may not be possible. ≥ Depending on the media, it m ay take time for the m enu screen, pictures, sound, etc. to s t art. ≥ Di s cs continue to rotate while men us are displayed. Press [ ∫ ] when you hav e finished playback to prote[...]

Playi ng back video VQT2J65 37 While paused, pr ess [ 2 ] ( 2; ) or [ 1 ] ( ;1 ). Each pre ss shows the next fr ame. ≥ Press an d hold to chang e in succession forward or backw ard. ≥ Press [ 1 ]( P L A Y / a 1.3) to rest art play . ≥ DivX: Thi s function is not e ffective. ≥ [BD-V] , A VCHD: Forward direction [ 1 ] ( ;1 ) o nly . During pl[...]

Playi ng back video VQT2J65 38 Regarding DivX 1 While the fi le list is displayed Press [O PTION]. 2 Selec t “Select Fol der”, then p ress [OK]. Y ou cannot s elect fol ders that cont ain no compat ible f iles. 3 Sele ct the fo lder , then pr ess [OK ]. The file list for the folde r appears. [BD-R] [-R] [-R]DL] [C D] [U SB] § ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-[...]

Editing video VQT2J65 39 Deleting rec orded video conten t s Editing video 1 While playing Press [DEL]. 2 S elect “Delete”, then pr ess [OK]. ∫ Available dis c space af te r deletin g ≥ [HDD] [BD-RE ] [RAM] The sp ace deleted be comes availab le for recording. ≥ [-RW‹V ›] [+RW] Availabl e recording sp ace increa ses only when the last[...]

Editing video VQT2J65 40 Editing reco rded video con tent s Once del eted, divide d or p artially deleted, rec orded conten t cannot b e restored to i ts ori ginal sta te. Make certain before proceedi ng. [HDD] [ BD-RE] [BD-R] [RAM] [-R] [-R]D L] [-RW‹V ›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] ≥ Y ou cannot edi t finalis ed discs. 1 P r e s s [ D I R E C T N AV[...]

Editing video VQT2J65 41 [HDD] [B D-RE] [BD-R] [RAM] 1 S elect “Divide Title” in “Edit”, then press [OK]. 2 P ress [OK] at the point to divide the title. 3 S elect “C ontinue”, th en press [OK]. 4 S elect “Divide”, then press [OK]. ≥ T o confirm the d ivision point Select “P review”, t hen press [OK]. (The un it plays 10 secon[...]

Editing video VQT2J65 42 Editing r e corded video content s [HDD] DR File C onversi on is a function to convert the recording mode of the ti tle in DR mode. The size of the conve rted title wi ll be sm all regularly . It will t ake about the s ame time as th e recorded duration. 1 Select “DR File Conversion” in “E dit”, then pre ss [OK]. 2 [...]

Editing video VQT2J65 43 [HDD] [B D-RE] [BD-R] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [-RW‹VR›] [+R] [+R] DL] [+RW] Only playba ck. ≥ The max imum number o f chapters : (Depend s on the sta te of recordin g.) [HDD] : Appr ox. 1000 per title [BD-R E] [BD-R] [RA M] : Approx. 100 0 per disc  ≥ [ HDD] Y ou will not be able to perform the R esume pl[...]

Copying vide o VQT2J65 44 Copyi ng tit les Copyin g video [HDD] ,-. [BD-RE] [BD-R] [RAM] [+RW] [-RW‹V R›] > [HDD ] [HDD] > [-R] [- R]DL] [-RW‹V ›] [+R] [+R]D L] Insert a disc. The menu screen appea rs. If the menu screen is not displa yed ( > 15, Men u scre en) Select “Copy”, then press . Set the copy direction. 1 Se lect “Co[...]

Copying vide o VQT2J65 45 T o cancel all re gistered copying s ettings and l ists After perfor min g steps – 1 Select “Can cel All”, th en press [OK]. 2 Select “Y es”, then pres s [OK].  ≥ [-R] [-R] DL] Use “Copy Video ( A VCHD ) t o Disc” when copying HD Video ( A VCHD form at) in high definition. ( > 48) ≥ T itles in the g[...]

Copying vide o VQT2J65 46 Copying titles § Only wh en titles are copied in DR mode and th e recordin g mode other than High S peed is sel ected ∫ HDD > Disc (–: Imp ossible) Editing the copying list Select the item after s tep – 3 ( > 44) 1 Pr ess [OPTION]. 2 Se lect the operati on, then press [OK ]. Delete All Select “Y es”, then [...]

Copying vide o VQT2J65 47 ∫ Disc > HDD (–: I mpossib le) § 1 Subt itle s and A udio Descr ipti on are opti onal. ( > 46, Setting the co pying options) § 2 If the pr ogramme has mult i channel audi o, priority is give n to what you s elect. ( > 81, Audi o for HG / HX / HE / HL / HM Recording ) § 3 It is imp ossible to cop y at h igh [...]

Copying vide o VQT2J65 48 Copying titles [HDD] > [BD-RE] [BD- R] [RAM] [-R] [ -R]DL] [-RW‹V ›] [+ R] [+R]DL] [+RW] 1 P layback the title to copy . ≥ If you al so want to record the subtitles, d isplay the sub titles by pressin g [STTL ]. If you wa nt to switch th e subtitles, se lect the subtitl es with “Sub titles” in the Disc m enu. [...]

Copying vide o VQT2J65 49 [DVD- V] > [H DD] While p laying a dis c, the co ntent being p layed is copied to the HDD according to the set time . After pe rfor ming steps – (“F ormat ” is automat ically set to “DVD-V ideo”) ( > 44, C opyin g titles) 1 Set “Copy Ti me”. 1 Select “Copy T ime”, then pr ess [ 1 ]. 2 Select “T im[...]

Still pictures VQT2J65 50 Playing still picture s S till picture s  ≥ Y ou cannot play still pictures while recording or copying. ≥ It m ay take a f ew moments for still pictures to display . ≥ When there are many f iles and/or folders, some files may not display or be playable. ∫ Scre en icons [HDD] [BD- RE] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [ CD] [SD[...]

Still pictures VQT2J65 51 ∫ Switching the DIRECT NA VIGA TOR (PICTURE ) appearance [HDD] [B D-RE] [RAM] S ti ll pict ures copie d fro m SD car ds and U SB memori es are grou ped by the shoo ting date on Pictures by Date screen. 1 Press [OP TION]. 2 Select “V iew Album” or “Picture s by Date”, then press [OK]. Pict ures by Date scree n Alb[...]

Still pictures VQT2J65 52 Editing still pictures [HDD] [ BD-RE] [RAM] [SD] 4 Se lect the oper ation, th en press [O K]. (e.g., [HDD] Pictures b y Date) 1 ∫ [HDD] Press [FUNCTION MENU]. ∫ [BD-R E] [RAM] [SD] Insert t he disc o r the SD c ard. 2 ∫ [HDD] Select “Picture” in “Playback Contents”, then pr ess [OK]. ∫ [BD-R E] [RAM] [SD] S[...]

Still pictures VQT2J65 53 After pe rfor ming steps 1 –3 ( > 52) [HDD] [B D-RE] [RAM] 1 S elect “Cop y to Albu m” in “Copy ”, “C opy Album” or “Copy Pic tures”, then press [OK]. 2 S elect “Start”, then press [OK]. 3 S elect the d estination a lbum, then press [OK]. ≥ The d estinatio n album with pr otect setting cannot be [...]

Still pictures VQT2J65 54 Copying still pictures [SD] > [HDD] This unit saves infor m ation about import ed still pictures. Therefore, if s till pict ures are imported from the same SD card, then only new still pic tures will be co pied. [USB] > [ HDD] All pictu res in USB memory will be co pied. 1 While stopped Inser t the SD card or the USB[...]

Still pictures VQT2J65 55 6 Select “St art Copying”, then press [OK]. ≥ [HDD] > [B D-RE] [RAM] [SD] [BD-R E] [RAM] > [HDD] [SD] Y ou can sel ect anothe r album as t he copyi ng destina tion when copi ed with “By Picture ( Album )”. 7 Se lect “Y es”, th en press [OK] to start copying. T o cancel all re gistered copying s ettings [...]

Music VQT2J65 56 Playing music/Copying music to HDD Music T o stop copying Press an d hold [BACK/R ETURN ] for 3 seconds.  ≥ Only the track/artist name will be displayed if the information is cont ained in ID3 tag of the MP3 file. ≥ I f there is a large amount of s till picture data etc. within a MP3 file, play m ay not be possible. ≥ Whil[...]

Music VQT2J65 57 1 While the T rack List is displayed Press [O PTION]. 2 S elect “Sele ct Folder” , then pr ess [OK]. 3 S elect the f older , then pre ss [OK]. 1 When the HDD is selected Press [FU NCTION MENU]. 2 Se lect “Musi c” in “Playb ack Conten t s”, then pres s [OK]. 3 Se lect the ite m, then pres s [OK]. 1 Categori se by artist [...]

Music VQT2J65 58 Playing mu sic/Copying music to HDD [HDD] [ -R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB] [HDD] [ -R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB] [HDD] While t he T rack Lis t screen is dis played Select the track, t hen press the “Green” button. ≥ Up to 99 tracks can be re gistered. [HDD] While t he T rack Lis t screen is dis played 1 Selec t the track . 2 Press [ OPTION][...]

Music VQT2J65 59 Editing music /playlist [HDD] 1 Pr ess [FUNCTION MENU]. 2 Se lect “Musi c” in “Playb ack Conten t s”, then pres s [OK]. ≥ When do ing “Delete All Trac ks”, “Clear My Favourit es” or “Clear Freq uently Playe d” ( > go to step 4). 3 Se lect the ite m, then pres s [OK]. 4 Pr ess [OPTIO N]. 5 Se lect the ite m,[...]

With Other Equ i pment VQT2J65 60 Copying the HD Video or the SD Video With Other Equip ment e.g., Con necting to the Pan asonic’s video camera It is possible to copy the HD video (A VCHD format) recorded o n the Panasonic’ s vide o camera, etc. to the HDD or disc. A VCHD (Disc) > [HDD] A V CHD (SD car d, video ca mera, e tc.) > [HDD] [B [...]

With Other Equ i pment VQT2J65 61 It is po ssible to copy the SD vid eo (MPEG2 format) recorded on the Panasoni c video camera , etc. to the HDD or disc. [SD] , Panasoni c’s vide o camera > [HDD ] [RAM] 2 Select “Copy Video ( MPE G2 )”, then press [OK] . 3 Select “St art Copying”, then press [OK]. 4 Se lect “Y es”, th en press [OK][...]

With Other Equ i pment VQT2J65 62 Recording from external equ ipment ≥ T urn off the unit and othe r video e quipment before connec ting. e.g., Con necting to the A V3 or DV input terminals on the front § Connect to terminals of th e same colour . When reco rding from the unit’ s DV terminal ≥ Select the audio type i n “Audio T ype for DV [...]

With Other Equ i pment VQT2J65 63 Recording dis c : [HDD ] [BD-R E ] [BD-R] [RA M] [-R ] [-RW ‹V›] [+R] [+RW ] Recording mo de: XP , SP , LP , EP 1 T urn off this unit and DV equipme nt. 2 Connect the DV equipment ( > 62). 3 T urn on this unit. 4 T urn on the DV e quipment, and p ause play at the point you wa nt recordin g to start. 5 S elec[...]

With Other Equ i pment VQT2J65 64 Recordi ng fro m exte rnal equip ment Recording d isc: [HDD] Recording mode : XP , SP , LP , EP ≥ Connect the Set T op Box ( > 9). 1 While stopped Press [INPUT SELECT] t o select th e in put c ha nne l. 2 P ress [REC M ODE] to select the recording mode. 3 Select the channel on the other equipment. 4 P ress [ ?[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 65 Enjoying VIER A CAST Conve nien t functio ns Prep aration ≥ Network connection ( > 10) ≥ Network Eas y Settings ( > 13, 84 ) Y ou can acces s a selection of Internet se rvices from the Ho me scree n with VIER A CAST, fo r exampl e Y ouT ube, Picasa W eb Albums. (Curre nt as of Decem ber 20 09) 1 Pr ess [VI[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 66 DLNA feat ure Y ou can enjoy the vide o and still pic tures saved on the HDD of this unit on D LNA co mpatible equipment connecte d via a network. Music c annot be played back. For detai ls regarding the connecti on and operat ion of equipmen t connected vi a a network, refe r to their respectiv e operating i nstruc[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 67 When “DLNA F unction” is deactiva ted make the following settings. 1 Whil e stop ped Press [FUNCTION MENU ]. 2 Select “Others”, then press [OK]. 3 Select “Setup”, then press [OK]. 4 Select “Netwo rk”, then press [OK]. 5 Select “Network Se ttings”, then press [OK]. 6 Select “Home Ne twork ( DLN [...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 68 Link ed operati ons with the TV (VI ERA Link “HDA VI Control TM ”/Q Link) Pr eparatio n 1 Connect th is unit to your TV or receiver using an HDMI cable. ( > 8) 2 Set “VIERA Link” to “On” ( > 8 3). ( The de faul t setting is “On” .) 3 Set the “HD A VI Control” operations on the connec ted eq[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 69 Y ou can ope rate this u nit using button s on the TV remote con trol. Refer t o the operating i nstructions of the TV about the buttons that you can us e. By usin g the TV remote co ntrol, you ca n play di scs using t he “Control Panel” ( > below). ∫ Using the Control Panel Using the Con trol Panel, you ca[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 70 Playback menu 1 Press [DIS PLA Y]. e.g., ≥ The menu is not displayed when playi ng still pictu res. 2 S elect the menu , then pr ess [ 1 ]. 3 S elect the item, then pres s [ 1 ]. 4 S elect the se tting. ≥ Some items can be cha nged by pressing [OK]. T o clea r th e Pla yback menu Press [DISPLA Y]. Depending on t[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 71 Pictur e menu—Ch ange the pictu re quality Mode Select the picture qual ity mode during play . Normal Default settin g Soft Soft picture w ith few er video a rtifacts Fine Deta ils are sharper Cinema Mellow s mov ies, enh ances detai l in dark sce nes. (This does not affect the titles in DR mode.) HD optimizer It [...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 72 Disc and card m anagem ent [BD-RE] [BD-R] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL ] [-RW‹V ›] [+ R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [-RW‹VR ›] [SD ] 1 While stopped Press [FUNC TION MENU]. 2 S elect “Other s”, then pre ss [OK]. 3 Sele ct “Blu-ray Disc Mana gement”, “DVD Management” or “Card Management”, then pres s [OK]. [BD-RE] [B[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 73 [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R] DL] [+RW] Y ou can selec t the backgro und for D VD-V ideo T op Menu. Af ter performing steps 1–3 ( > 72) 1 Select “T op Menu”, then press [OK]. 2 Select the background, then press [OK].  ≥ Y ou can change thumbnails displayed in T op Menu. ( > 41, Changing thumbn[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 74 Entering te xt Pr eparatio n ≥ Show the E nter T i tle Nam e screen. 1 S elect a ch aracter , then press [OK] . Rep eat t his s tep to e nter other char act ers. ≥ T o delete a ch aracter Sele ct th e char act er in th e name fiel d, th en press [ ; ]. (The s elected characte rs are dele ted .) ≥ T o enter cha[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 75 Changing t he unit’ s setting s Y ou can cha nge the un it’s settin gs using the Se tup menu. ≥ The se ttings rema in intact ev en if you switch the uni t to st andby . 1 While stopped Press [FU NCTION MENU]. 2 Se lect “Othe rs”, then pr ess [OK]. 3 Se lect “Setup” , then pr ess [OK]. 4 Se lect the men[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 76 Changi ng the unit’ s setti ngs ∫ Channel List Y ou can edit the Chann el List. ≥ T o skip unwanted channels 1 Sel ect the c hannel. 2 Press [OK]. ≥ The chec k mark is rem oved. ≥ “Y ellow”: Clear th e all skip set ting. ≥ T o change the channel num ber assignment 1 Sel ect the c hannel, th en press [...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 77 ∫ Signal Condition Y ou can che ck the q uality and stren gth of signals. Press [ WX CH] to selec t the cha nnel. Signal Quali ty Red bar: T he signal qual ity is bad. Orange ba r: The signal qua lity is poo r . Green bar: The signal q uality is good . Signal Stre ngth “0”: Signal s trength is 0%. “10”: Si[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 78 Changi ng the unit’ s setti ngs ∫ Settings for Pl ayback ¾ Soundtr ack Choose the audio la nguage. ≥ If “Origina l” is selected, the ori ginal langua ge of each dis c will be selected . ≥ Enter a cod e with the num ber buttons whe n you select “O ther ¢¢¢¢ ”. ( > 86, Language co de list) ¾ S[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 79 ∫ Settings for Recording ¾ R ecording time in EP mode Select the maxi mum number of hours for recording in EP mode ( > 1 12, Record ing modes and approx imate recording tim es). ≥ When record ing to DVD-RA M using “8 hours” mode, i t may not be pos sible to play on DVD players . ¾ A spect for Recording [...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 80 Changi ng the unit’ s setti ngs ∫ Still Mode Select the typ e of picture show n w hen you paus e play ( > 1 1 7, Fr ames and fi elds ). ∫ Seamless P lay Select the play mode betw een playlist chapter segment s and p artially deleted titles. ≥ If you set “On” the chapters in play lists are pl ayed seam[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 81 ∫ Digital Audio Output ¾ PCM Down Conversion Select how to output au dio wit h a sam pling frequency of 96 kHz. ≥ It will b e convert ed to 48 k Hz regardless of the setting in the followi ng cases . – The sig nals have a sam pling frequency of ov er 96 kHz . – The d isc has co py prot ection . – “B D-V[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 82 Changi ng the unit’ s setti ngs ∫ On-Screen Informati on Choose the approximate time unti l the channel informatio n screen ( > 17) d isappears autom atically . ∫ Unit’ s Display Changes the brigh tness of the u nit’s display . ≥ If “Dim” is s elected the d isplay tu rns dark durin g play and dis [...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 83 ∫ HDMI Connec tion ¾ H DMI V i deo Mode Select “On ” when video is outp ut from HDMI A V OUT termin al. Selec t “Off” for all other conditions. ¾ H DMI V i deo Format Y ou can only select items c ompatib le with the connecte d equipment. ≥ If “Automati c ” is selected , the outpu t resolution best [...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 84 Changi ng the unit’ s setti ngs ∫ Network Easy Settings Press [OK] to start Network Easy Set tings. ( > 13 ) ∫ Network Settings ¾ IP Address / DNS Settings Check the c onnection of the ne twork or set the IP address and DNS. ≥ Press [OK ] to show the res pective setti ng. ¾ Proxy Server Settings Check a[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 85 ∫ Remote Control Chang e the remote contro l code on the mai n unit and the remo te control if you plac e other Panaso nic prod ucts clos e to geth er . ≥ Use “BD 1”, the fact ory set code, un der normal circu mstance s. 1 Select the code, then press [OK]. 2 While pressing [OK], press and h old the number bu[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 86 Changi ng the unit’ s setti ngs ∫ Owner ID In order to preve n t anothe r person fro m usin g this unit if it is s tolen, you can set a PIN and input yo ur personal info rmation (NAME, HOUSE NO, POSTCODE). Once the PIN has been set, you canno t return to the factory preset. Mak e sure n ot to forget this. ∫ PI[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 87 Sof tware (Firmware) Update Soft ware of this uni t can be update d automatica lly by the follow ing metho ds when this unit is in the standby mode or when it is 3 a .m. ( > 86, Sof tware Update i n S tandb y) ≥ From bro adcasts ≥ From Inte rnet [network conn ection and sett ing is required. ( > 10 , 13)] [...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 88 Other Settings When blac k bars are show n at the t op, bottom, le ft, and right s ides of the sc reen, you can en large the image to f ill the screen. 1 Press [OPT ION]. 2 S elect “Aspec t”, then pr ess [OK]. 3 S elect the item. 4 P ress [OK].  ≥ It may als o be adjust ed using t he screen mod e of the T V[...]

Convenien t functions VQT2J65 89 Other Conn ections ≥ Conne ct to terminals of the same colour .  ≥ When connecting a TV wi th an HDMI OUT terminal, set “HDMI Audio Output” to “Off” ( > 83). ≥ When you use the optical digital audio cable, insert the tip correctl y into the terminal. Other TV connections A UDIO OUT VIDEO L R A UD[...]

Trouble shooting VQT2J65 90 Messages on t he unit’ s display T roubl eshooti ng The follow ing message s or se rvice nu mbers appea r on the u nit’s display wh en somethin g unusual is detected d uring star tup and us e. BD  (“ ∑ ” st ands fo r a number .) ¾ The re mote control and main unit a re using diff erent c odes. Change t he c[...]

Trouble shooting VQT2J65 91 U61 ¾ (When a di sc is not inse rted) Displays when a mal functi on h as occu rred. Thi s is disp layed when the unit i s in the recove ry process t o return to norma l operat ion. Onc e the display clears you c an use the u nit again. If it remai ns displayed , consult the dealer where the unit w as purchased . U72 U73[...]

Trouble shooting VQT2J65 92 T roubles hooting guide Before reque sting service, ma ke the following checks. If th e problem still pe rsist s, consu lt your dealer for i nstructions. Up dating to the latest sof tware (firmware) may solve the prob lem. ( > 87) ∫ The unit doesn’t work. One of t he unit’s safety devices may h ave been activat [...]

Trouble shooting VQT2J65 93 Screen size is wrong. ¾ Check the “TV Aspect” or “Aspect f or 4:3 Video”. ( > 82), ¾ Adjust the as pect ratio setting on TV . Refer to yo ur TV’s ope rating instructions . ¾ If the 16:9 aspect ratio im age is output to a 4:3 TV and the im age will be s tretched vertically , set “TV Aspect” to “4:3 ?[...]

Trouble shooting VQT2J65 94 T roublesh ooting gu ide The remote control doesn’t wor k . ¾ The re mote control and main unit a re using diff erent c odes. Change t he code on the re mote control. ¾ Sof tware (firmware) is updating when “UPD  /  ” is disp laying on th e unit’s di splay . W ait until the update i s completed. ( > 87[...]

Trouble shooting VQT2J65 95 An unusually loud sound is coming from the rotating disc. ¾ If you want copy to perfo rm mo re quietly , select “Normal ( S ilent )” in “BD/DVD S peed for Hi gh S peed Copy”. ( > 79 ) The DV automatic rec ording function does not work. ¾ If images cannot b e recorded or if th e recording i s aborted, c heck [...]

Trouble shooting VQT2J65 96 T roublesh ooting gu ide The available recording time doesn’t incre ase even af ter deleting t itles on the disc. ¾ Av a ilable sp a ce on BD-R, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, +R, or +R DL d oes not increas e even a fter del eting titles. ¾ A vailab le space on DVD-RW (DVD -Video format) or +R W increase s when y ou delet e the la[...]

Trouble shooting VQT2J65 97 Picture r egularly br eaks up o n some channels . ¾ Adjust the aerial receptio n with “Manual Tuning ”. ( > 76) Picture v ery infrequently breaks up on so me or all chan nels. ¾ Elec tric al a tmosp heric inter fer ence c aused by lo cal or dist ant lightnin g storms or heavy rain with wind in “leafy ” locat[...]

Reference VQT2J65 98 HDD and m edia informatio n Refere nce ( ≤ : Poss ible, –: Imp o ssib le)  ≥ T he DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, +R, and +R DL a fter the finalisation are referred t o as “ [DVD-V] ” in these operating in struct ions. Discs HDD and discs yo u can use for recording and play Disc type St a ndard sym bol Dat a that can be r[...]

Reference VQT2J65 99 § 1 It may be necessary to f inalise on the equipment us ed for rec ording. § 2 Close the sess ion after recordin g.  ≥ The producer of the disc can co ntrol how discs are played. So you may not always be able to c ontrol play as described in these operating instructions. Read the di sc’s instructions carefully . ≥ O[...]

Reference VQT2J65 100 HDD and m edia inf ormatio n ∫ Play on other play e rs [BD-RE] [BD-R] It can be p layed on the pl ayers comp atible with BD- RE (V er . 2.1) an d BD-R. [-R] [- R]DL] [-RW‹V ›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] Finalisa tion is neede d. ( > 73) [+RW] If the disc failed to play on other equipm ent, we recommen d you create a T op Menu[...]

Reference VQT2J65 101 Comp atible SD card – SD Memory Card (from 8 MB to 2 GB) (Includi ng miniSD Card a nd microSD Card) – SDHC Memory Card (from 4 GB to 32 GB) (Including miniSDHC Card and microSDHC Card) – SDXC Memory Card (48 GB, 64 GB) (Includi ng microSDXC Card) ≥ This unit is com pat ible with SD Memo ry C ards that meet SD Card S pe[...]

Reference VQT2J65 102 Unit care ∫ This unit ≥ Wipe with a soft , dry cloth . ≥ Never use alcohol, pain t thinner or benzine to c lean this un it. ≥ Before usin g chemically tre ated cloth, caref ully read the ins tructions that c ame with th e cloth. ∫ This unit’ s lens Use the Lens cl eaner (no t supplie d) to clean the unit’ s lens [...]

Reference VQT2J65 103 Media handling ∫ How to hold a disc or SD card Do not touch the recorded s urface or the term inal surf ace. ∫ If there is dirt or condensation on the disc Wipe w ith a dam p cloth and then wipe dry . ∫ Handling precautions ≥ Do not attach la bels or s tickers to dis cs. ≥ Do no t use record cleaning s prays, b enzin[...]

Reference VQT2J65 104 Recording modes and reco rding content s § 1 The SD q uality pro gramme is not converted to HD quality . § 2 Afte r copyin g or DR File Co nversion, mu ltiple audio or subtitle can not be chang ed. § 3 Before cop ying or DR File Conversion, sel e ct the audio to record. – “Copy” or “DR Fi le Conversion”: Se lect t[...]

Reference VQT2J65 105 Operations t hat can be performed simult aneo usly ( ≤ : Possi ble, –: Impossi ble) § 1 DivX vi deo cannot play back. § 2 A VCHD format titles cannot playback. § 3 BD-Vi deo cannot play back. ≥ Simult aneous op eration is not p ossible while executing t he “DV Aut omatic Record ing” or “Fl exible Reco rding via [...]

Reference VQT2J65 106 Audio in formation The digit al audio o u tput m i ght b e different dependi ng on the termina l connected to the amplifie r/receiver and the settin g of this unit. ( > 81, D igita l Audi o Out put) ≥ The numbe r of channels listed is the maximum p ossible numbe r of output ch annels. ∫ HDMI A V OUT/DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT ?[...]

Reference VQT2J65 107 S t ructure of fo lders displayed by this u nit Y ou can play DivX, MP3 and still pi ctures (JPEG) on this un it by making folder s as shown below . However d epending on th e method of writing da ta (writing so ftware), play may not be in the orde r you number ed the folder s. [BD-R] S tructure of DivX folders [-R] [-R]DL ] [[...]

Reference VQT2J65 108 Specifications Specific ations are subjec t to change without notice. ∫ General Dimensi ons (W k H k D) : [BW880] 430 mm k 66 mm k 238 mm (exc ludi ng th e pro jecti ng parts ) 430 mm k 66 mm k 247 mm (includin g the project ing pa rts) [BW780] 430 mm k 59 mm k 238 mm (exc ludi ng th e pro jecti ng parts ) 430 mm k 59 mm k 2[...]

Reference VQT2J65 109 ∫ Playable discs BD-RE (SL/DL): BD-RE V er . 2.1 conforming, JPEG BD-R (SL/DL): BD-R L TH TYPE V er . 1.3 conformin g, BD-R V er . 1.3 conform ing BD-Vi deo DVD-RAM § 1 : DVD Video Re c ording format, A VCHD format, JPEG DVD-R: DVD-Video format § 2 , A VCHD format § 2 , MP3 § 2, 3 , JPEG § 2, 3 , DivX § 2, 3 DVD-R DL ([...]

Reference VQT2J65 11 0 S peci ficat ions ∫ SD Card Slot: SD Memo ry Card slot: 1 pc Compat ible media: SD Memo ry Ca rd Form at: FA T 12 § 1 , F A T16 § 1 (In case of SD Memory Card) FA T 3 2 § 1 (In case of SDHC Memory Card) exF A T (In case of SDXC Memory Card) Data th at can be playe d : JPEG , SD (S tandard Definition)-V ideo § 2 , HD (Hi[...]

Reference VQT2J65 111 ∫ DivX Playable media BD-R, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, CD-R, CD-RW, USB device § Maximu m number of f olders recogn izable: 300 folde rs (including th e root folder) Maxi mum num ber of files re cognizable : 20 0 files ≥ Support version ∫ SD (St andard Defin i tion)-V ideo Playable media SD Card § 1 , US B devi ce § 2 Codec MPE[...]

Reference VQT2J65 11 2 S peci ficat ions Dependi ng on the c ontent being recorded, the recording tim es may become shorter than in dicated. § 1 Recording time of DR mod e may vary dep ending on bit rat e of broadcas ting. § 2 When “R ecording time in EP mode” is s et to “6 ho urs” ( > 79). Recording modes and approximate recording tim[...]

Reference VQT2J65 11 3 Licenses Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,226,616; 6,487,535; 7,392,195; 7,272,567; 7,333,929; 7,212,872 &[...]

Reference VQT2J65 11 4 Licenses http:// www.europe.guid eplus.com / This product is licensed under the AVC patent portfolio license and VC-1 patent portfolio license for the personal and non-commercial use of a consumer to (i) encode video in compliance with the AVC Standard and VC-1 Standard (“AVC/VC-1 Video”) and/or (ii) decode AVC/VC-1 Video[...]

Reference VQT2J65 11 5 Safety precautio ns Placement Set the unit up on an even surface away from direct sunlight, high temperatures, high humidity, and excessive vibration. These conditions can damage the cabinet and other components, thereby shortening the unit’s service life. Do not place heavy items on the unit. Vo l t a g e Do not use high v[...]

Reference VQT2J65 11 6 Glossary A VCHD A VCHD is a new format (standard) for High Definition vi deo cam eras t hat ca n be us ed to r ecord a nd pla y high-resol ution HD images. BD-J Some BD-V ideo discs contain Jav a applications , and these app lications are c alled BD-J. Y ou can en joy various i nteractive featu res in additi on to playing nor[...]

Reference VQT2J65 11 7 Fina lis e A proces s that make s play of a re corded C D-R, CD- R W , DVD-R, e tc. possible on equipm ent that can pl ay such me dia. Y ou can fi nalis e BD-R, DV D-R, DVD- R DL, DVD-R W (DVD-Video form at), +R, +R DL on this un it. After fi nalising, the d isc becomes pla y-only and you can no longer record or e dit. Howeve[...]

Reference VQT2J65 11 8 Glossary Pan&Scan/Letterbo x In general, BD-Video an d DVD-Vide o are produced with the intenti on that they be vie wed on a widescreen TV (16:9 aspect ra tio), so images often don’t fit re gular (4:3 aspec t ratio) TVs. T wo styles of picture, “Pa n & Scan” and “Lette rbox”, deal with this problem. Progress[...]

Reference VQT2J65 11 9 Index A Aspect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 88 Audio Descrip tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 3 7 Audio informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 AVCHD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 111 B BD-Vide[...]

Reference VQT2J65 120 Index J JPEG file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 111 L Language co de list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 6 Linked Timer R ecording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 M Media Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8[...]

Reference VQT2J65 121 S Screen Channel list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Channel information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 DIRECT NAVI GATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 FUNCTION MENU screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Men u scre en . . . .[...]

Reference VQT2J65 122 DMRBW880&780EB-VQT2J65_ eng.book 122 ペ ージ ２０１０年４月 ８日　木曜日　午後 ３時５９分[...]

Reference VQT2J65 123 CAUTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REP AIR YOURSELF . REFER SERVICING T O QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR P[...]

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