Panasonic DMR-EH50 manual

Getting st arted Recording Playing ba ck Editing T ransfer ring (Dubb ing) Conv enie nt functions Reference Español[...]

2 RQT8023 Getting st arted Read these operating instructions carefully bef ore using the uni t. Follo w the safety instructions on the unit and t he applicabl e saf ety instruct ions listed below . K eep these operating instructions handy for future ref erence. 1) Read these instructions. 2) K eep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Foll o[...]

3 RQT8023 Getting st arted T able of contents IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Useful f eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HDD (Har d disk drive) han dling care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Disc and c ard hand ling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 [...]

4 RQT8023 Getting st arted HDD (Har d disk drive) handling care The HDD is a high precision recording instr ument and because of its long recording capability and high speed operation it is a v ery special device that is easily susceptible t o damage. As a bas ic rule, sav e impor tant content to a disc as backup . ∫ The HDD is a device that is n[...]

5 RQT8023 Getting st arted Disc and car d handling ∫ How to hold a disc or car d Do not touch the recorded surface or the t er minal surface . ∫ Concerning non-cartridge discs Be careful about scratches and dirt. ∫ If there is dir t or condensation on the disc Wipe with a damp cloth and t hen wipe dry . ∫ Handling precautions ≥ Do not att[...]

6 RQT8023 Getting st arted Using D V D-R, D VD-R W and +R on this unit ∫ When recor ding an SAP program to D VD-R, etc. Select the audio to record before recording or transferring (du bbing). Some television progr ams are broadcast in SAP (Secondar y Audio Program). Y ou have to select the audio recording type bef ore rec or ding or transf erring[...]

7 RQT8023 Getting st arted Accessories ∫ Batteries ≥ Inser t so the poles ( i and j ) match those in t he remote control. ≥ Do not use rechargeable type batteries. ≥ Do not mix old and new batteries. ≥ Do not use different types at the same time. ≥ Do not heat or expose to flame. ≥ Do not take apar t or shor t circuit. ≥ Do not atte[...]

8 RQT8023 Getting st arted HDD , disc and car d inf ormation (Char t continues on page 9.) (Char t continues on page 9.) ≥ Y ou can play still pictures (JPEG/TIFF), CD-D A, Video CD and MP3 format data r ecorded on C D-R/RW . Close the se ssion or finalize the disc after recording. ≥ Play may be impossible on some CD-R o r CD-RW discs due to th[...]

9 RQT8023 Getting st arted (Char t continues from page 8.) (Char t continues from page 8.) ≥ 2.6 and 5.2 G B D V D-RAM, 12 cm (5 z ) ≥ 3.95 and 4.7 GB D VD-R f or Authoring ≥ D VD-R recorded in D VD Video Re cording format ≥ D VD-R (D VD-Video format), D VD-R W (D VD-Video for mat), +R recorded on another unit and not finalized ( ➡ 68). ?[...]

10 RQT8023 Getting st arted Contr ol reference guid e Instruct ions f or operations are generally described using the remote control. 1 T ur n the unit on ( ➡ 16) 2 Input select (IN1, IN2 or IN3) ( ➡ 47) 3 Select drive (HDD , D VD or SD) ( ➡ 20, 30, 34) 4 Select channels and title numbers, etc./Enter numbers 5 Cancel 6 Basic operations for re[...]

11 RQT8023 Getting st arted 1 POWER but ton (POWER Í /I) ( ➡ 16) Press to s witch the unit from on t o standby mode or vice v ersa. In standby mode, t he unit is still consuming a small amount of power . 2 Disc tra y ( ➡ 20, 30) 3 SD card slot ( ➡ 5) 4 Lights when the HDD , D VD or SD driv e is selected 5 Displa y ( ➡ below) 6 Connecting t[...]

12 RQT8023 Getting st arted STEP 1 Connection ≥ The equipment connections described are examples. ≥ Before connection, turn off all equipment and r ead the appropr iate operating instr uctions. ≥ P eripheral equipment and optional cables sold separately unless otherwis e indicated. The connection will allow the video ca ssette recorder to be [...]

13 RQT8023 Getting st arted ≥ Y ou need to subscribe to a cable T V ser vice to enjoy viewing their progr amming. ≥ Consult your ser vice provider regarding appr opriate cable TV box. ≥ If you recei ve your pr ogramming solely fr om a satellite service, the program guide in this unit w ill not receive pr ogram listin gs or channel inf ormati [...]

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15 RQT8023 Getting st arted ∫ Connection to a stereo amplifier ∫ T o enjo y multi-cha nnel surround sound on DV D - V i d e o Use one of the f ollo wing connections to suit the antenna lead. ≥ If your tele vision has both lead and coaxial VHF ter minals, use the lead connection to minimiz e signal loss. ∫ A single t win lead ∫ A twin l ea[...]

16 RQT8023 Getting st arted STEP 2 Setting up the T V Guide On Screen TM system After plugging the unit into your household AC outlet and pressing [ Í D VD POWER] to turn the unit on for t he first time, the unit star ts TV Guide On Screen TM system setup. IMPOR T ANT : The TV Guide On Screen TM system m ust be setup whether it is then used or not[...]

17 RQT8023 Getting st arted The uni t begins tr y ing various IR codes to see which one communicates proper ly wit h your cable TV box. It’s qui te common for this phase of t he setu p to be repe ated numerou s times. –If the cable TV bo x has changed to channel 09, select “Y es” and press [ENTER]. –If the cab le TV bo x is still set to t[...]

18 RQT8023 Getting st arted STEP 3 Set up to ma tch y our television a nd remote con tr ol Y ou do not have to change the setting w hen connected to a 4:3 standard aspect t elevision that is not compatible with progressive output ( ➡ 68). 1 Pres s [SE TUP]. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select “TV Screen” and press [ 1 ]. 3 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select[...]

19 RQT8023 Getting st arted Y ou can configur e the remote control TV operati on buttons to turn the tele vision on/off, change the television input mode, select the tele vision channel and change the tele vision volume . 1 P oint the remote control at the television While pressing [ Í PO WE R TV] enter the code with the numbered buttons. e.g., 01[...]

20 RQT8023 Recording Recording tele vision programs [HDD] ≥ Y ou can record up to 500 t itles on HDD . (When continuously recording for long dur ations, titles are automatically divided e very 8 hours.) [RAM] [-R] [-RW ‹V ›] ≥ Y ou can record up to 99 titles on one disc. [+R] ≥ Y ou can record up to 49 titles on one disc. [SD] ≥ It is n[...]

21 RQT8023 Recording Depending on the c ontent being recorded, th e recording times may become shor ter than indicated. (Unit: hour) § 1 It is not possib le to record or play continuously from one side of a double sided di sc to the other . § 2 When “Recording Time in EP Mode” is set to “EP (6H)” in the SETUP menu ( ➡ 55). The sound qua[...]

22 RQT8023 Recording Recor ding television pr ograms [HDD] [ RAM] Press [A UDIO] . e.g., “Stereo” is selected “((” appears when the unit is receiving the audio type you selected. ≥ If you change the so und setting while recording, t he recorded sound will also change. [Not e] Y o u cannot change the audio type in the foll owing cases. ≥[...]

23 RQT8023 Recording Preparation ≥ Select the channel or the e xternal input (IN1, IN2, IN3) to record. ≥ Press [HDD] or [D VD] to se lect t he r ec or di ng d riv e. 1 While stopped Press [F Rec]. 2 Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “Hour” and “Min.” and press [ 3 , 4 ] to set t he recor ding time. ≥ Y ou can also set the recording time with[...]

24 RQT8023 Recording Scheduled recording [HDD] [ RAM] [-R ] [-R W‹V›] [+R] ≥ [-R] [- RW‹ V›] [+R] When recording MTS broadcast s, select the audio recording type in “Select MTS” ( ➡ 56). ≥ [HDD] If you set “Rec. f or High-Speed Dubbing” to “On” bef ore recording to the HDD , you can later high speed transf er (dub) the pro[...]

25 RQT8023 Recording ∫ T o cance l recording whe n it has a lready begu n Press [ ∫ ], t hen [ENTER] within 5 seconds . ≥ Y ou can also press and hold [ ∫ ] on the main unit f or more than 3 seconds to stop recording. ≥ There may be some channels that are not displa yed in the television program list e ven if they are receiv able . In thi[...]

26 RQT8023 Recording Scheduled re cording [HDD] [ RAM] [-R ] [-R W‹V›] [+R] Preparation Entering PlusCode ® numbers is an easy way of scheduling recording. Y ou can find them in T V listings in newspapers and magazines. ≥ Y ou can enter up to 8 days in advance. ≥ VCR Plus i system works only after this unit downloads the tele vision progra[...]

27 RQT8023 Recording Y ou can check, change or delete a program set for scheduled recording on the tele vision screen. 1 Press [SCHEDULE]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the program. ∫ T o chang e the recording frequen cy Press the “ Green” button. ∫ T o change t he time , recording m ode and recording drive Press [ENTER]. ( ➡ 24, T o c hang[...]

28 RQT8023 Recording Utiliz ing the TV Guide On Screen TM system Refer to the c ontro l reference on page 26. 1 Press [ T V G U I D E ] . Programs are categorized by co lor . ∫ T o change to the sel ected chan nel Pres s [ENTER] . While recording , you cannot change from the channel being recorded. 2 Press [SUB MEN U] to go to the Navigation menu[...]

29 RQT8023 Recording The SETUP screen allows you t o redo the channel settings, customize the channel line-up and set the TV Guide On Screen TM system’ s star t-up pattern. ∫ “Chang e system settin gs” menu–Acces s to the TV Guide On Scr een TM system set up screen Y ou can also verify any information entered d uring se tup, or completely[...]

30 RQT8023 Playing ba ck Playing record ed video co ntents/Playing play- only discs Preparation ≥ T urn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit. ≥ T urn on this unit. ≥ Press [RETURN] to exit the television program list if it is display ed on the television. T o tur n off auto star t up of[...]

31 RQT8023 Playing ba ck ∫ When a menu screen appears on t he television [DVD- V] [D VD- A] Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select the item and press [ENT ER]. Some items can also be s elected using the numbered buttons. [VCD] Press the numbered buttons to select the item. e.g., 5: [0] ➡ [5] 15: [ 1] ➡ [5] ≥ T o return to the menu screen [DVD- V[...]

32 RQT8023 Playing ba ck Pla ying recorded video conte nts/Playing pla y-onl y discs Refer to the c ontro l reference on page 30. Press [A UDIO] . [HDD] [ RAM] [-RW‹VR›] [VCD] Stereo > Mono L > Mono R ^----- --------- --------- ------ } ≥ When pla ying an SAP broadcast recorded on the HDD , D VD-RAM, D VD -R W (D VD Video Recording f or[...]

33 RQT8023 Playing ba ck Using menus to pl a y MP3 [CD] Preparation Press [D VD] to select t he D VD drive. This unit plays MP3 files reco rded on CD-R /RW designed for audio recording that are finaliz ed ( ➡ 68) on a computer . The screen shown below i s displa yed when you inser t a disc containing MP3 files and s till pictures (JPEG/TIFF). Pre[...]

34 RQT8023 Playing ba ck Playing still pictures (JPEG/TIFF) [HDD] [ RAM] [S D] [CD] ≥ Y ou can use SD Mem or y Cards with capacities from 8 M B to 1 GB ( ➡ 9). 1 Press [HDD], [D VD] or [ SD ] t o select the drive. The indicator lights up on the unit. ≥ On the main unit , press [DRIVE SELECT] several t imes. [CD] The scre en shown below is dis[...]

35 RQT8023 Playing ba ck ∫ T o select the still pictures in anoth er folder ( ➡ 9, Stru cture of folders display ed by this unit) 1 Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select “Folder” and press [ENTE R]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the folder and press [ENTER]. Y o u can also select f olders with the numbered b uttons. e.g., 5: [0] ➡ [0] ➡ [5] 1[...]

36 RQT8023 Playing ba ck Using on-screen menus/FUNCTIONS wi ndow and Status messa ge 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 sele ct th e menu and press [ 1 ]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the item and pr[...]

37 RQT8023 Playing ba ck § Only when you ha v e selected “480p” in “TV T ype” ( ➡ 18). By using the FUNCTIONS window you may access the main functions quickly and easily . 1 While st opped Pres s [FUNCTIO NS]. Functions display ed depend on the select ed drive or type of disc. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select an item and press [ENTER[...]

38 RQT8023 Editing Editin g tit les /chap ters [HDD] [ RAM] [-R ] [-R W‹V›] [+R] ≥ The maximum number of items on a disc [HDD] –Titles: 500 –Chapters: Approximately 1000 per title (Depends on the state of recording.) [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] –Titles: 99 ( [+R] 49 titles) –Chapters: Approximately 1000 ( [+R] Approx imately 254) (De[...]

39 RQT8023 Editing After performing steps 1–5 ( ➡ 38) § Multiple editing i s possible. After performing steps 1–7 ( ➡ 38) § Multiple editing i s possible. Title operations Era se Title § [HDD] [RAM ] [-R] [- RW‹ V›] [+R] ( ➡ below , “For quic ker editing”) Press [ 2 , 1 ] to selec t “Era se” and press [ENTER ]. ≥ Once era[...]

40 RQT8023 Editing Creating, editin g and pla ying pla ylists [HDD] [ RAM] ≥ The maximum number of items on a disc –Pla ylists: 99 –Chapters in pla ylists: Approximately 1000 (Depends on the state of recording. ) ≥ If you e xceed the ma ximum numbers of it ems for a disc, all the items entered will not be recorded. [HDD] [ RAM] Preparation [...]

41 RQT8023 Editing [HDD] [RAM] [-RW‹VR› ] (Play only) 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Other Functions” and pr ess [ENTER]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “PLA Y LISTS” and pres s [ENTER]. 4 Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select the pla ylist. T o star t play ➡ Press [ENTER]. To e d i t ➡ S tep 5. ≥ T o sho[...]

42 RQT8023 Editing Editin g stil l pic tures [HDD] [ RAM] [S D] ≥ Y ou can use SD Mem or y Cards with capacities from 8 M B to 1 GB ( ➡ 9). Preparation ≥ Press [HDD], [D VD ] or [SD] to se le ct t he d ri v e . ≥ [RAM] [SD] Release prot ection ( ➡ 50, Setting the protecti on). 1 Press [DIRECT NA VIGA T OR]. 2 [HDD] [ RAM] Press the “Gre[...]

43 RQT8023 T ransfer ring (Dubb ing) T ransferring (dubbing) titles or pla ylists [HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V ›] [+R] Y ou can select from a v ariety of me thods to transfer (dub) on this unit. Y ou cannot transfer (dub) titles which have been treated to prevent cop ying. ∫ T ransferr ing (dubbing) dire ction Normal speed mode: Select XP , SP , L[...]

44 RQT8023 T ransfer ring (Dubb ing) T ra nsferring (d ubbing) titles or playlists Preparation ≥ Inser t a disc t hat you can use for recording ( ➡ 8). ≥ Confirm that there is enough remaining disc space. [HDD] > [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V ›] [+R] With one touch t ransf er (dubbing), the title c urrently being play ed is dubbed without any fur [...]

45 RQT8023 T ransfer ring (Dubb ing) 4 Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select the titles o r playlists and press [ENTER]. ≥ When transf err ing (dubbing) to D VD-R, D V D-RW (D VD- Video f ormat ) or +R using high speed mode, only items indicated with “ ” can be registered. ≥ T o select a multiple number of items to gether , press [ ; ] to add t[...]

46 RQT8023 T ransfer ring (Dubb ing) T ra nsferring (d ubbing) titles or playlists Refer to the c ontro l reference on page 44. [DVD-V] > [HDD] Y o u can transf er (dub) the content of finalized D VD-R, D VD- RW (D VD -Video f orm at) and +R etc to t he HDD and re-edit. While playing a disc, the content being play ed is transferred (dubbed) to t[...]

47 RQT8023 T ransfer ring (Dubb ing) Recor ding from a vi deo cassette recor der [HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V ›] [+R] e.g., Connecti ng to the IN2 input terminals on the fr ont Y ou can also connect to the IN1 or IN3 i nput terminals on the rear . ≥ T ur n off the unit and other v ideo equipment before connecting. If t he audio output o f the othe[...]

48 RQT8023 T ransfer ring (Dubb ing) T ransferring (dubbing) still pictures [HDD] [ RAM] [S D] ≥ Y ou can use SD Mem or y Cards with capacities from 8 M B to 1 GB ( ➡ 9). ≥ Y ou cannot transf er (dub) still pictures recorded on CD . 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “D UBBING” and press [ENTER]. ≥ If y ou ar[...]

49 RQT8023 T ransfer ring (Dubb ing) ∫ T o edit the transferring ( dubbing) list Select the item in step 5– 3 (for a still picture) or 5– 5 (for a f older) ( ➡ 48, r ight column) 1 Press [SUB M ENU]. 2 P ress [ 3 , 4 ] to select the operation and press [ENTER]. Erase All: Erase all items registered on the tr ansferring (dubbing) list. Press[...]

50 RQT8023 Conv enie nt functions HDD , disc and car d management [HDD] [ RAM] [-R ] [- RW‹V ›] [+R] [-RW ‹VR ›] [SD ] ≥ Y ou can use SD Mem or y Cards with capacities from 8 M B to 1 GB ( ➡ 9). 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Other Functions” and press [ENTER]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “DISC MAN[...]

51 RQT8023 Conv enie nt functions [HDD] [RAM] Preparation ≥ Press [HDD] or [D VD] to select the drive . ≥ Release protection ( ➡ 50). After performing steps 1–3 ( ➡ 50) 4 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Erase All Titles” and press [ENTER]. 5 Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “ Y es ” and press [ ENTER]. 6 Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “Star t ?[...]

52 RQT8023 Conv enie nt functions HDD , disc and card mana gement Refer to the c ontro l reference on page 50. [-R] [- RW‹V›] [+R ] Preparation Press [D V D] to select the D VD drive. After performing steps 1–3 ( ➡ 50) ∫ T op Me nu Style Y o u can selec t the background that will be display ed as the D VD- Video top menu after finalizing.[...]

53 RQT8023 Conv enie nt functions Entering text [HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V ›] [ +R] [S D] Y ou can give names to recorded titles, et c. The maximum number of characters: [Note] If a name is long, par ts of it may not be shown in some sc reens. 1 Sho w Enter Name s creen. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to s elect a char acter and pres s [ENTER] . Repea[...]

54 RQT8023 Conv enie nt functions Changing the unit’ s settings 1 While stopped Pres s [SETU P]. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to s elect the ta b and press [ 1 ]. 3 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to s elect the menu a nd press [ENTER]. 4 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select the op tion and press [ENTER]. T o return to the p revious screen Press [RETURN]. T o exit the screen Press[...]

55 RQT8023 Conv enie nt functions Ta b s Men us Options (U nderlined i tems are the facto ry presets.) Disc Settings for Playback Press [ENTER] to show the f ollowing settings. Ratings Set a ratings l ev el to limit D VD- Video play . F ollow the on-screen instructions. Enter a 4-digit pass word with the numbered b uttons when the pass word screen [...]

56 RQT8023 Conv enie nt functions Changing the unit’ s settings Ta b s Menus Options (Underlined items are the factory pres ets.) Aud i o Dynamic Range Compression [DVD- V] (Dolby Di gital only) Change the dynamic range f or late night vie wing. ≥ On ≥ Off Select MTS Select the audio recording type, ma in or secondar y ( SAP) audio when: –R[...]

57 RQT8023 Conv enie nt functions Chan nel/C lock settings when T V Guide O n Screen TM system is not used Refer to the contr ol reference on page 54. Preparation: If the tele vision program list has already been downloaded, return the unit to the f act ory preset condition using the steps ind icated belo w . When the unit is on and stopped 1 Press[...]

58 RQT8023 Conv enie nt functions Channel/Cloc k settings when TV Guide On Screen TM syst em is not us ed Refer to the c ontro l reference on page 54. Y o u can use the preset captions, or manually enter ne w ones yourself . The captions you enter are display ed when the channel is displa y ed and in the Direct Na vigator screen. ≥ Y ou can set c[...]

59 RQT8023 Reference Messages On the t elevision Page On the unit’ s display The follo wing messages or ser vice numbers ap pear on the unit ’ s display when something unusual is detected dur ing st ar tup and us e. Cannot fini sh record ing completely . ≥ The program was copy-protected. ≥ The HDD or disc ma y be full. ≥ The maximum numbe[...]

60 RQT8023 Reference Frequentl y asked questions Refer t o the fol lowing items if y ou hav e any doubts about unit operations. Set u p P age Disc Recording What equipment is necess ar y to play multi channel surround sound? ≥ D VD-Video: Y ou c an play D VD-Video multi channel surround by digitally connect ing an amplifier equipped with a Dolby [...]

61 RQT8023 Reference TV Guide On Sc reen TM system P age Does the TV Guide On Screen TM system work with analog and digital cable TV box es? ≥ Y es. The TV Guide On Screen TM sy stem works with both analog and digital cable TV boxes. — I hav e relocated, changed my tele vision rec eption system or cable TV box etc. How should I redo the TV Guid[...]

62 RQT8023 Reference T roubleshooting gu ide Before requesting service, make the f ollowing checks . If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the solutions indicated in the char t do not solve t he problem, refer to the “Customer Ser vices Director y” on page 70 if you reside in the U .S .A., or refer to the “P r oduct inform[...]

63 RQT8023 Reference TV screen and video (Continued) Pag e Sound Operation Continued on next page The images fr om this unit do not appear on the television. Picture is distorted . ≥ Make sure that the t elevision is connected to the VIDEO OUT terminal, S-VIDEO OUT ter minal or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT ter minals on this unit. ≥ Make sure that the t[...]

64 RQT8023 Reference T roubleshooting guide Recordi ng/Sc heduled r ecor ding/T rans ferri ng (dubbing ) Pa g e TV Guide On Scree n TM system Cannot re cord. ≥ Y ou haven’t inserted a disc or the disc you i nser ted cannot be recorded on. Inser t a disc the unit can record onto . ≥ The disc is unformat ted. Format the disc. [R AM] [- RW‹V ?[...]

65 RQT8023 Reference TV Guid e On Scre en TM system (Continued) Pag e Continued on next page As soon as the unit is turned on, and when you try to start scheduled recording, the TV Guide On Screen TM system setup begi ns. ≥ Even if y ou do not want to use the TV Guide On Screen TM system, you need to complete the TV Guide O n Screen TM syst em se[...]

66 RQT8023 Reference T roubleshooting guide Pla y Pa g 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 w ith the label facing up. ≥ The disc is dir ty . ≥ Y ou tr ied to pla y a blank disc or di sc unplay able on this unit. ≥ Y ou tr ied to [...]

67 RQT8023 Reference Specifications Recordable discs: Recording system: Internal HDD Capacity: 100 GB Recording time: ≥ Maximum 8 hours (using 4.7 GB disc) ≥ Maximum 177 hours with HDD (EP 8H mode) Play able discs: Optica l pick -up: LASER S pecification Class I LASER Product T ele vision system Video system Audio system SD card slot Other inp [...]

68 RQT8023 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 to be recorded on ly once. Such broadc asts can be recorded only with CPRM[...]

69 RQT8023 Reference Protection Y ou can prev ent accidental erasure by setting writing protection or erasure protection. Sampli ng frequenc y Sampling is the process of converting the heights of sound wa v e (analog signal) samples taken at set periods into digits (digital encoding). Samp ling frequency is the number of samples taken per second, s[...]

70 RQT8023 Reference Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U .S.A.) Panasoni c Cons umer Electro nics Co mpany , Divis ion of Panaso nic C orp orati on of Nor th A meric a One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 0709 4 Panasonic Pu erto Rico, Inc. A ve. 65 de Infanter ía, Km. 9.5 San Gabr iel In dustr ial Park, Ca rolin a, Puer to R ico 00 985 Panasonic DVD[...]

71 RQT8023 Reference Limited W arranty (ONL Y F OR CANAD A) P anasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Amb ler D rive , Mississ auga, On tario L4W 2 T3 P ANASONIC/TECHNI CS PRODUCT—LIMITED W ARRAN TY P anasonic Canada Inc. warrants t his product to be free from def ects in material and workmansh ip and agrees to remedy any such d efect for a period as s tated b[...]

72 RQT8023 Español Instalaci ón básica Consulte la ilustración que aparece en la pá gina 12 de la sección en idioma inglés. ≥ Las conexiones del equipo descr itas son ejemplos. ≥ Antes de hacer la cone xión, apague todos los equipos y lea los manuales de instrucciones apropiados. ≥ El equipo periférico y los cab les opcionales se v e[...]

73 RQT8023 Español Después de enchufar la unidad en una toma de CA de casa y pulsar [ Í D VD POWER] para encenderla por primera v ez, ésta iniciará la preparación del sistema TV Guide On Screen TM . Preparación ≥ Encienda el televisor y seleccione la entrada d e vídeo apropiada a las conexi ones de esta unidad. ≥ Cuando use el r eceptor[...]

74 RQT8023 Español Grabación de programas de televisión Consulte la ref erencia de cont rol es en la pági na 73. ≥ [HDD] Puede grabar hasta 500 títulos en la HD D . ≥ [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] Puede grabar hasta 99 títulos en un disco . ≥ [+R] Puede grabar hasta 49 tít ulos en un disco . Preparación ≥ Encienda el televisor y selecc io[...]

75 RQT8023 Español Repr oducción Consulte la r eferenci a de cont role s en l a página 73. Preparación ≥ Encienda el televisor y seleccione la entrada d e vídeo apropiada a las conexi ones de esta unidad. ≥ Encienda esta unidad. ≥ Pulse [RETURN] para salir de la lista de programas de tele visión si ésta se v isualiza en el televisor . [...]

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