Panasonic DMR-E65 manual

Oper ating In str uction s D VD Video Reco r der Model No. DMR- E65 Dear customer Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and saf ety , please read these instructions carefully . Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read these instructions completely . Please keep this manual for future reference. Re[...]

2 RQT7450 Getting star ted CA UT ION! THIS PR ODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTR OLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PR OCEDURES O THER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN CO VERS AND DO NO T REP AIR Y OURSELF . REFER SER VICING T O QU ALIFIED PERSONNEL. W ARNING: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, E [...]

3 RQT7450 Getting star ted T able of contents Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 STEP 1 Co[...]

4 RQT7450 Getting star ted Useful featur es This D VD Video reco rder records high qua lity ima ges to r apid ra ndom acc ess capab le D VD-RAM media. Th is has re sulted i n many new f eatures th at out perf or m older t ape f ormats. Th e f ollow ing inf or mation s ummarizes a fe w of these fea tures. Instant record ing Y ou no lo nger need to s[...]

5 RQT7450 Getting star ted Control ref erence guide Rear panel terminals ( ➡ page 7, 8) Remote control VOLUME CH DVD TV AV 123 456 78 0 9 MANUAL SKIP CH CANCEL INPUT SELECT SKIP STOP PA U S E PLA Y/x1.3 SLOW/SEARCH FUNCTIONS ENTER DIRECT NA VIGA TOR TOP MENU RETURN SUB MENU CREA TE CHAPTER TIMER PROG/CHECK REC MODE ERASE REC AUD I O TIME SLIP ST [...]

6 RQT7450 Getting star ted STEP 1 Connection ≥ The equipment connections described are examples. ≥ Before connection, turn off all equipment and r ead the appropr iate operating instructions. ≥ P er ipheral equipment and optional cables sold separately unless otherwise indicat ed. ∫ Exam ples of equip ment you can c onnect to this uni t’ [...]

7 RQT7450 Getting star ted ∫ Component video output Component signal outputs the colour diff erence signals (P B /P R ) and luminance signal (Y) separately in order to achie ve high fidelity in reproducing colours. If the tele vision is compatible with pr og ressive output, a high quality picture can be output because this unit’ s component vid[...]

8 RQT7450 Getting star ted STEP 1 Connection ∫ T o enjoy multi-c hannel surround sound on DV D - Vi d e o Connect an amplifier with Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG decoders using an optical digital audio cable and change t he settings in “Digital A udio Output ” ( ➡ page 41) after tuning is completed ( ➡ page 9). ≥ Y ou canno t use DTS Digi[...]

9 RQT7450 Getting star ted STEP 2 Channel reception settin gs When conn ecting to a te levisio n with the correspondin g terminal ( ➡ page 7). This unit’ s Auto-Setup function automatically tunes all avai lable TV stations. 1 T urn on the television and select the appropriate A V input to suit the connections to t his unit. 2 Press [ Í D VD] t[...]

10 RQT7450 Getting star ted STEP 3 S e t up to match y our television and remote control Choose the sett ing to suit your tele vision and preference . 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select “SETUP” and press [ENTER]. 3 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Connection” and press [ 1 ]. 4 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select “TV[...]

11 RQT7450 Getting star ted Y ou can configure the remote control TV operation but tons to turn the tele vision on/off, change the television input mode, select the tele vision channel and change the tele v ision volume . P oint the remote control at the television While pressing [ Í TV], enter the code with the numb ered buttons. Manuf act urer a[...]

12 RQT7450 Getting star ted Disc and car d infor mation ≥ We recommend using Panasonic discs. D VD-R from other manufactur ers ma y not be recorded or pla yed due to the condition of t he re cording. ≥ This unit cannot record to discs c ontaining both P AL and NTSC signals. Play of discs recor ded with both P AL and NTSC on anot her unit is not[...]

13 RQT7450 Getting star ted When you use the disc s recorded either P A L or NTS C, refer to this tabl e. ( Y : Pos sible , t : Im possibl e) § 1 If you select “NTSC” in “TV Sys tem” ( ➡ page 43), the picture m ay be clearer . § 2 Select “NTSC ” in “TV System” ( ➡ page 43). § 3 If your t elevision is not equipped to handle P [...]

14 RQT7450 Recording Recording tele vision programmes [RAM] [DVD-R ] ≥ Y ou can record up to 99 titles on one disc. ≥ It is not possible to record c ontinuously from one side of a double sided disc to th e other . Y ou will need to eject the disc a nd tur n it ov er . ≥ When using 8 cm D VD-RA M, remove the disc from the car tridge. ≥ It is[...]

15 RQT7450 Recording ∫ T o specify a time to stop r ecording—One T ouch Recording During rec ordin g Press [ ¥ REC] o n the main un it to select the rec ording time. Each time you press the but ton: ≥ This does not work during timer recordings ( ➡ page 17) o r while using Fle x ib le Recording ( ➡ page 16). T o s top reco rding pa rtway [...]

16 RQT7450 Recording Recor ding television pr ogrammes Refer to the c ontr ol reference on page 14. [RAM] [DVD-R ] The unit sets the best possib le picture quality that fits the recording within the remaining dis c space. The recording mode becomes FR mode. e.g ., Preparation Select the ch annel to record. 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press[...]

17 RQT7450 Recording Timer recording [RAM] [DVD-R] Y ou can enter up to 16 progr amme s up to a month in advance. Entering G- CODE numbers is an easy way of timer recording. Y ou can find these numbers in TV listi ngs in newspapers and magazines. 1 Press [ G - C o d e ] . 2 Press the numbered buttons to enter the G- CODE num be r . Press [ 2 ] to m[...]

18 RQT7450 Recording Timer rec ording Refer to the c ontr ol reference on page 17. [RAM] [DVD-R ] Y o u can enter up to 16 programmes up to a month in adv ance. (Each daily or weekly programm e is cou nted as one pr ogramme.) 1 Press [PROG/CHECK]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “N ew Timer Programme” and press [ ENTER]. 3 Press [ 1 ] to mo ve thro[...]

19 RQT7450 Recording ≥ Even when t he unit is turned off, y ou can display the timer recording list by pressing [ PROG/CHECK]. Press [PR OG/CHECK]. ∫ T o change a programme Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the p rogramme and press [ ENTER]. ( ➡ page 1 8 , step 3) ∫ T o delete a pr ogramme Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the p rogramme and press [ ¢ CAN[...]

20 RQT7450 Pla ying back Pla ying r ecorded video contents/Pla ying play-only discs ≥ It is not possib le to play continuously f rom one side of a doub le sided disc to the other . Y ou will need to eject the disc and turn it over . ≥ When using 8 cm D VD-RA M, remove the disc from the car tridge. 1 Press [D VD] to s elect th e D VD dr ive. The[...]

21 RQT7450 Pla ying back Operations during pla y Stop Pr ess [ ∫ ]. The stopped position is memorized. The indicator on the right appears in t he unit’ s display . (Exc luding when pla ying from the Direct Navigator and when playing a pla y list.) Resume pla y function Press [ 1 ] (PLA Y) to restart from this posit ion. Pa u s e Press [ ; ]. Pr[...]

22 RQT7450 Pla ying back Pla ying recorded video conte nts/Playing pla y-only discs Refer to the c ontr ol reference on page 20. Press [A UDIO]. [RAM] [VCD] LR > L > R ^------- --------} [DVD-V ] [DVD-A] Y ou can change the audio channel number each time y ou press the butt ons. This allows y ou to change things lik e the soundtrack language [...]

23 RQT7450 Pla ying back Using menus to pl a y MP3 [CD] (MP3 discs only) This unit plays MP3 files recorded on CD-R/RW designed for audio recording that are finaliz ed ( ➡ page 46) on a computer . Files are treated as trac ks and f olders are treated as groups. 1 Press [T OP MEN U]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the track and press [ ENTER]. Play c[...]

24 RQT7450 Pla ying back Playing still pictures Only insert or remove the SD/PC c ard after turning the unit off. When the ca rd indicator (“S D” or “PC”) on the unit’ s display is flashing, the card is being read from or wr itten to . Do not t urn off the unit or remove the card. Su ch action may result in malf unction or loss of the car[...]

25 RQT7450 Pla ying back [RAM] [SD] [PC] 1 Press [D VD] or [S D/PC] to sele ct t he drive . ≥ Each time you press [SD/PC]: SD card dr ive ,". PC card driv e ≥ On the main unit, press [DRIVE SELECT] sever al t im es. The indicator lights up on the unit. 2 Press [DIRECT NA VIGA T OR]. 3 [RAM] Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select “PICTURE” t[...]

26 RQT7450 Pla ying back Using on-screen menus and Status messa ges 1 Press [DISPLA Y]. ≥ Depending on the condition of the unit (pla ying, stopped, etc.) and disc c ontents, there are some item s that you cannot select or c hange. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the me nu and press [ 1 ]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the item and press [ 1 ]. 4 Press[...]

27 RQT7450 Pla ying back This function wor ks only when t he elapsed p la y time is displayed. § Only when you ha ve set “Progressiv e” to “On” in the SETUP menu ( ➡ page 10). Status messages app ear on the tele vision when you operate the unit to show the condition of the unit. Press [S T A TU S]. The displa y changes each time you pres[...]

28 RQT7450 Editing Editin g tit les/ chapt ers [RAM] [DVD-R ] ≥ The maximum number of items on a disc: –Titles: 99 –Chapters: Approximately 1000 (Depends on the state of recording.) [Note] ≥ Once erased, divided or pa rt ially er ased, it cannot be rest ored to its original state. Make cer tain before proceeding. ≥ Y ou cannot edit during[...]

29 RQT7450 Editing § Multiple editing i s possible. § Multiple editing i s possible. Title operations Erase § [RAM] [DVD- R] Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “Erase” a nd press [ENTE R]. ≥ Once erased, the reco rded contents are lost and cannot be restored. Make cer tain before proceeding. ≥ The av ailable recording time on D VD-R does not incr[...]

30 RQT7450 Editing Creating , editing and playing play lists [RAM] ≥ The maximum number of items on a disc: –Pla y lists: 99 –Chapters in pla y lists: A pprox imately 1000 (Depends on the state of recording. ) [Note] Y o u cannot create or edit a play list while recording. Preparation ≥ Press [D VD] to select the D VD drive. ≥ Release pro[...]

31 RQT7450 Editing 1 Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select “PLA Y LIST” and press [ENTER]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select the play list. T o start play ➡ Press [ENTER]. To e d i t ➡ Step 4 . ≥ T o show other pages/Multiple editing ( ➡ pa ge 28) 4 Press [SUB MENU], the n [ 3 , 4 ] to select t he opera tion and press[...]

32 RQT7450 Editing Editin g stil l pic tures [RAM] [SD] [PC] Preparation ≥ Press [D VD] or [SD/PC] to se le ct th e d riv e . ≥ Release protection ( ➡ page 36). 1 Press [DIRECT NA VIGA T OR]. 2 [RAM] Pres s [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to sel ect “PICTURE” tab and press [ENTER]. 3 Pres s [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to sel ect the still picture. ≥ T o show o[...]

33 RQT7450 T ransfer ( Dubbing) Recor ding from a vi deo cassette recor der e.g., Connect ing other video eq uipment t o the A V3 or D V input terminals ≥ T ur n off the unit and other video equipme nt bef ore conn ecting. If t he audio output o f the other equipm ent is m onaura l, conne ct to L/MONO . § The S-VIDEO terminal achieves a more viv[...]

34 RQT7450 T ransfer ( Dubbing) T ransferri ng (dubbing) still pictures [RAM] [SD] [PC] 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select “DUBBING” and press [ENT ER]. ≥ If y ou are not going to change the registered list press [ 4 ] sev eral times ( ➡ step 6). 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Dubbing Direct ion” and pr[...]

35 RQT7450 Con venient functions T ransfer (Dubbing) [SD] or [PC] > [RAM] Preparation Pres s [SD/P C] to s elec t the s ourc e dri ve. 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select “COPY ALL PICTURES” and press [ENTER]. ≥ If there is a multi ple number of higher f olders recognizable, you can s witch them using [ 2[...]

36 RQT7450 Con venient functions Disc and car d management ∫ Setting the pr otection for the whole disc or card ≥ F or a D VD-RA M with a cartr idge or for a card [RAM] With the wr ite-protect tab in the protect position, play automatically star ts when inser ted in the unit. [SD] [PC] Switch the wr ite-protect switch to the “LOCK” position[...]

37 RQT7450 Con venient functions [RAM] [SD] [PC] Preparation ≥ Pre ss [D VD ] or [SD /PC ] to selec t the driv e. ≥ Release protection ( ➡ page 36). 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select “DISC MANA GEMENT” or “CARD MANA GEMENT” and press [ENTER]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to s elect “Format Disc” or “For[...]

38 RQT7450 Con venient functions Ente ring text [RAM] [DVD- R] [SD] [PC ] Y o u can give names to recorded titles, etc. The maximum number of characters: § Title name for timer recording [Note] If a name is long, parts of it may not be sho w n in some screens. 1 Sho w Enter Name screen. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to sele ct a character a nd press [...]

39 RQT7450 Con venient functions Changing the unit’ s settings 1 While st opped Pres s [FUNCTIO NS]. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select “SETUP” and press [ENTER]. 3 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to s elect the tab and press [ 1 ]. 4 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to s elect the menu and press [E NTER]. 5 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select th e option and press [E NTER]. T o [...]

40 RQT7450 Con venient functions Changing the unit’ s settings Ta b s Menus Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.) Disc Langua ge Choose the language f or audio, subtit le and disc menus. [DVD-V ] ≥ Press [ENTER] to show the following settings . ≥ Some discs star t in a cer tain language despite any changes y ou make here. ≥ En[...]

41 RQT7450 Con venient functions Ta b s Men us Options (U nderlined i tems are the facto ry presets.) Sound PL A Y k 1.3 & Audio during Search Y ou may hear sound regardless of this setting wit h some discs. ≥ On : Audio is heard during first level search f orward. ≥ Off: Audio is not h eard during searc h. Quick View ( ➡ page 21) does no[...]

42 RQT7450 Con venient functions Changing the unit’ s settings Refer to the c ontr ol reference on page 39. 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select “SETUP” and press [ENTER]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “T uning” and press [ 1 ]. Y o u can add or de lete channels, or change programme positions. 4 Press [ 3 ,[...]

43 RQT7450 Con venient functions Y ou can restar t auto channel setting if Auto-Setup ( ➡ page 9) fails for some re ason. After performing steps 1–3 ( ➡ page 42) 4 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Auto-Setup Restar t” an d press [ENTER]. The confir mation screen appears. 5 Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “ Y es” and press [ ENTER]. The countr y s[...]

44 RQT7450 Con venient functions Child Lock The Child Loc k deactivat es all buttons on the unit and remote control. Use it to prev ent other people from operati ng the unit. Press and hold [ENTER] and [RETURN] simultaneous ly unti l “X HOLD” appears on the unit’ s display . If y ou press a button while the Child Lock is on, “X HOLD” appe[...]

45 RQT7450 Reference Specifications Recording system D V D Video Recording f or mat (D VD-RA M), D VD-Video for mat (D VD-R ) Recordable discs D VD-RAM: 12 cm 4.7 G B, 12 cm 9.4 GB, 8 cm 2.8 GB 12 cm 4.7 GB (V er. 2.1/3 k -SPEED D VD-R AM Revision 1.0) D VD-R: 12 cm 4.7 GB, 8 cm 1.4 GB (f or General V er . 2.0) 12 cm 4.7 GB (for General V e r . 2.0[...]

46 RQT7450 Reference Glossary Bitstream This is the digital f or m of multi-channel audio data (e.g., 5.1 channel) before it is decoded into its various chan nels. CPRM (Con tent Protection for Recordab le Media) CPRM is technology used to protect broadcasts that are allowed t o be recorded on ly once. Such broadc asts can be rec orded only with CP[...]

47 RQT7450 Reference Frequently ask ed questions Set up Page Disc Recording What equ ipment is nece ssary to pla y multi channel surround sound? ≥ D VD-Video: Y ou can pla y D VD-Video multi channel surround by digitally connecting an amplifier equipped with a Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG decoder . ≥ DV D - A u d i o : This unit plays D VD-A udio[...]

48 RQT7450 Reference Err or messages On the t elevision Page On the u nit’ s di splay Cannot f inish r ecor ding completely . ≥ The programme was c opy-protected. ≥ The disc may be full. — — Cannot p layb ack thi s titl e . TV system is different from the setting. T o playback this title, please change the TV System in SETUP . ≥ Y ou tr[...]

49 RQT7450 Reference T roubleshooting guide Before requesting service, make the f ollowing checks. I f you are in doubt about some of the check points , or if the remedies in dicated in t he char t do not solv e the problem, consult y our dealer f or instruct ions. The f ollowing do not indic ate a pr oblem wit h this u nit: Pow e r Pa g e Di spla [...]

50 RQT7450 Reference T roub leshooting guide Operation Pa g e Recordi ng, timer recor ding and trans ferring ( dubbing) Cannot operat e the telev ision. The remote control do esn’t work . ≥ Change manuf acturer code. Some tele visions cannot be operated e ven if y ou change the code. ≥ The remote control and main unit are using different code[...]

51 RQT7450 Reference Play Pag e Edit Still pictures Play fails to start even when [ 1 ] (PLA Y) is pressed. Play starts but th en stops immediately . ≥ Inser t the disc correctly with the label f a cing up . ≥ Y ou tried to pla y a blank D VD-RAM/D VD-R, or disc unpla yable on this unit . ≥ When recording to D VD-RAM using “EP (8Hour)” mo[...]

Index Ang le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Asp ect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Audio Attr ibut e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Playb ack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Receiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]