Panasonic DMR EH59 manual

until 2009/03/02 Oper at ing Ins tr uctio ns DVD Recorder Model No. DMR-EH69 DMR-EH59 Th e il lust r ati ons in th es e O per at in g Inst r uc tio ns sh ow im a ge s o f DMR -E H59 for New Ze alan d. Dear cust omer Than k y ou f or p urc ha si ng t his pr oduct . F or o pt imum per f orm a nce an d sa fet y , p leas e rea d the s e ins tru ct io n[...]

2 RQT9274 -If you see th is symb ol- CAUTION! THIS P RODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTME NTS 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 YOURSE LF . REFER SE RVICING T O QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. W ARNING: T O R EDUCE THE RISK OF FIR[...]

3 RQT9274 T abl e o f cont e nt s G etting st arted Include d accessori es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Th e r e mo te con t rol in fo rma t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 HDD (Hard disk drive) handling car e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Un it ca re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

4 RQT 9274 Incl ude d acc esso ri es Getting star ted ∫ Batteries ≥ Ins ert so th e pole s ( i an d j ) ma tch tho se in the re mote contro l. ≥ Use a lkal in e o r ma ngan ese batte rie s. ≥ Do no t m ix old an d new batt eri es. ≥ Do n ot use differe nt type s at the same time. ≥ Do not he at or ex po se to flam e . ≥ Do n ot leav e[...]

5 RQT9274 Gettin g start ed HDD ( Hard disk dri ve) hand l ing care The HDD is a high precision re cording instrument a nd be cause of its long recording c apability and high s peed opera tion it is a v er y sp ec ia l de vi ce that is easil y su sc epti ble t o d amage . As a ba si c rul e, sa ve impo rtan t con tent to a d isc as back up. ∫ The[...]

6 RQT 9274 Co ntrol refe re nce g uide Quick S tart Guide Ins tru ct ions fo r o pe rat io ns a re ge ner al ly de s cri be d us in g the re mo te con tr ol. e.g., [ For ]N ew ]Ze ala nd] 1 T urn th e un it o n ( > 10 ) 2 Select d rive [ H DD, DVD or SD ( [EH69] )] ( > 16, 17, 30) Dri ve change s each ti me you press [ DRI VE SE LECT ]. 3 Sel[...]

7 RQT9274 Quick S tart Guide 1 St a nd by/ on sw it ch ( Í /I ) ( > 10 ) Pres s to swi tc h th e un it f rom o n to s tan dby m o de or v ic e ve r sa. I n s tan db y mode , the un it is sti ll co ns uming a small am ount of pow er . 2 Disc tray ( > 15) 3 Co nnec tion fo r di gital vi deo ( DV) ca mc orde r ( > 23 ) 4 Co nn ecti on for VC[...]

8 RQT 9274 STEP 1 Conn ecti on ≥ Bef ore con ne ctio n, t urn of f all eq uipm ent an d re ad the ap prop ria t e oper a tin g in str ucti on s. ≥ Re fer to “A ddit iona l c onnec tion s” ( > 6 3) f or c onn ection us in g o ther termin als and co nne ction w ith o ther equi pm ent . ≥ Co nnect to term i nals of the sa me colou r . Whe[...]

9 RQT9274 Quick S tart Guide Yo u can en jo y hig h-q u alit y pi ct u r e by ch an gi ng th e co nn ec ti on b etwe en th is u n it an d y o u r TV on pa ge 8 as f o ll ows. When con nect ed to an HD MI co mp ati ble un it, an unc ompr ess ed di gi tal au dio an d vi deo s ignal i s tra nsmitt ed . Y ou ca n enjo y high qu al ity , d i git al vide[...]

10 RQT 9274 STEP 2 Channel reception settin gs and TV asp ect settings 1 T urn on the tel evision and select t he appr opriate A V inp ut to s uit th e conn ections to thi s unit. 2 Pres s [ Í ] to turn th e unit o n. When con nect ing to a tele visi on th at has t h e VIER A Li nk ( > 34) , do w nl oad ing from the t el evisi on sta rt s. Y o [...]

11 RQT9274 Quick S tart Guide H DD an d di sc info rmat io n ( ≤ : Possi ble, –: Impo ssib le ) § 1 [-R ] [-R]DL ] [-RW‹V› ] [+R] [+ R]DL ] Fi na lisa t ion need ed fo r pla yb ack on o t her eq uipm ent ( > 56). [R AM ] can b e play ed bac k on Pana son ic D VD rec ord ers a nd DVD-RAM compatible DVD players. [-R ] D L] , [+R]DL] or [+[...]

12 RQT 9274 HDD and disc info rm ation § Cl ose th e se ssio n afte r re cord ing . Pla y ma y be imp os sib le on som e disc s due to th e co ndi tion of the r ecor din g. ≥ T he pr o duc er of t he d is c can co nt rol ho w dis cs a re pl ayed . S o y o u m a y no t a lw a ys b e ab le to con tr ol p la y as des cri be d in th ese op era tin g[...]

13 RQT9274 Quick S tart Guide USB me mo ry a nd c ard inf or mation ≥ De sp ite mee ti ng th e c o ndit i ons me n tio ne d ab ov e, th ere m ay b e U SB m e mor ie s t hat ca nn ot be u sed for t his un it . ≥ If a Pan asonic digital video camera with HDD etc, is co nnected to this u nit’s U SB port, you can copy the SD Video recorded with t[...]

14 RQT 9274 Regard ing DivX ® fil es, Mu si c f iles a nd still pi ctur es (J PEG ) In str uct io ns /no tes reg ard ing SD car ds an d SD driv e are applic ab le to t he DMR -EH69 mod el onl y . DivX WMA/M P3 ≥ If th ere i s a l arg e am ou nt of stil l p ic tu re da ta e tc. wi thi n a W MA / MP3 f ile, pl ay may not be pos sible. Stil l p ict[...]

15 RQT9274 Quick S tart Guide Med ia ha ndli ng (D isc/US B memo ry/SD c ard) 1 Pres s [ < O PEN /CLOSE] to open the tray . 2 Pres s [ < O PE N/CLOSE ] to cl ose the t ray . Autom atic driv e select fun ction [RAM] [O nly fo r dis cs wit h the w rit e-p rot ec t tab o n the cart ridge set to “PROTECT ” ( > 54 , C a rtri dg e-p rot ec t[...]

16 RQT 9274 Play ing rec or ded vi de o c ont en t s /Play in g play- on ly discs Ba si c op era tio ns Refer to “Ad van ced playback” ( > 26) for det ail in fo rm at i on . Prep ara tion ≥ Turn on th e tel evi sio n an d sele ct th e a pp ro pri at e AV inp ut to s ui t the co nnec tion s to th is un it . ≥ Turn on th is u ni t. 1 Pres [...]

17 RQT9274 Basi c oper ation s R ecor din g te lev isi on pro gra mme s Re fe r to “N ot es fo r r eco rd ing ” ( > 20) and “Adv anced recordi ng” ( > 21) f or deta il in f orma t ion . [HDD] [RAM] [-R ] [-R W‹V›] [+R ] [+ R W] ≥ [RAM] [-RW ‹V›] [+R] [+RW ] T o use a n ew di sc, f or mat t ing is ne ce ssa r y . Pr ep ara ti[...]

18 RQT 9274 Tim e r re co rdin g us in g G- CO DE sys tem [ For]New]Zealan d] Refer to “A dvanc ed t imer rec ord ing” ( > 24 – 25 ) for de ta il i n for matio n. [H DD ] [R A M ] [-R] [-RW‹ V›] [+ R] [+RW] ≥ Y ou can ent er u p to 32 prog ram mes up t o a mont h in a dvanc e. (Eac h da ily or w ee kly pro gr am me i s co un ted a s [...]

19 RQT9274 Basi c oper ation s D eletin g tit les [HDD] [RAM] [-R ] [- R] D L] [-RW‹V› ] [+R] [+ R]DL ] [+ RW] (Y ou ca nnot de let e ite ms on fina l ised d iscs.) ≥ A ti t le can no t b e re sto r ed on ce it is del ete d. Make cer ta i n bef ore p roc eedi ng. ≥ Y o u ca nn ot de le te w hi le rec or ding or c op yi ng. Pr ep ara tio n ?[...]

20 RQT 9274 No tes f or rec ord ing Adv anc ed oper a tio ns ≥ It is not possible to rec ord to both the HDD and the DVD drive simultaneously . When r ecording a bili ngual pr ogramme [HDD] [RAM] Bo th m ain a nd seco ndar y au dio can b e rec orde d. Y o u can ch an ge the au di o dur ing pla yb ack . ( > 26, Changi n g audi o du rin g p lay)[...]

21 RQT9274 Ad vanc ed ope ra t ion s Adva nc ed r eco rding De pe nd ing on th e co nt en t b eing r eco r ded, t he r ecor d ing tim es m ay be co m e sh or te r t ha n i ndic at ed . (T he ti me s pr ov id ed on t his c h art are a n e s tima te. ) § 1 It is n ot po ssi ble t o rec ord or pl ay co nti nu ousl y fro m one side of a doub le sided [...]

22 RQT 9274 Advanced re cording [H DD ] [R A M ] [-R] [-RW‹ V›] [+ R] [+RW] The u nit sets th e be st po ssi bl e p ic tu re qu alit y t hat f its t he r eco r ding wi thi n the rema in ing di sc sp ace. The r ec ordi ng mod e b ecome s FR mo de. ∫ Using “Flexible Rec” is convenien t in these kinds o f situation s. [R AM ] [-R] [ -RW‹V?[...]

23 RQT9274 Ad vanc ed ope ra t ion s C opyin g fro m a vi deo ca sse tt e rec ord er e.g. , Co nne cti ng t o t he A V3 o r DV inpu t t ermi nal s on t he front Yo u can al so conne ct to th e A V4 i np u t ter m in al s on t he r ea r . ≥ Turn off th e unit and ot her vi deo eq ui pm en t bef ore con nec tin g. If t h e au dio outp ut of t h e o[...]

24 RQT 9274 Ad v a nced time r reco r din g [H DD ] [R A M ] [-R] [-RW‹ V›] [+ R] [+RW] ≥ Y ou can ent er u p to 32 prog ram mes up t o a mont h in a dvanc e. (Eac h da ily or we ek ly p rog ram me i s co u n ted a s one pr o gram me.) [R AM ] [-RW‹ V›] [+ R] [+RW] ≥ To u se a new di sc , for ma tt ing i s ne ce ss ar y . Prep ara tion [...]

25 RQT9274 Ad vanc ed ope ra t ion s ≥ Even wh en th e unit is turne d off, yo u ca n dis p lay t he ti me r rec ord ing l ist by pres sing [P ROG /CH ECK] . Press [PROG/CHECK]. ∫ T o ch ange a program me Pr ess [ 3 , 4 ] to selec t th e pr og ramme a nd pr ess [OK ]. ( > 24, ste p 3) ∫ T o de lete a pro gram me Pr ess [ 3 , 4 ] to selec t[...]

26 RQT 9274 Ad va nced pl ayba ck ≥ De pe nd ing on th e m e dia, so m e o pe ra tio ns m ay n ot be p os s ibl e. Pr ess [A UDIO]. [H DD ] [R AM ] [- RW‹ VR› ] [VC D] and Di vX LR > L > R ^---- --- --- --- --} e.g., “ L R” is selec te d [D VD - V] Y ou ca n ch ange th e audi o c hanne l n umber each t ime you pres s t he butto n. T[...]

27 RQT9274 Ad vanc ed ope ra t ion s Se lec ting reco rde d progr amm es (t itl es) to p lay —DI REC T NA VIG A TOR [HDD] [RAM] [-R ] [- R] D L] [-RW‹V› ] [+R] [+ R]DL ] [+ RW] [ -RW ‹VR› ] Y o u ca n qu ic kl y fi nd th e r ec ord ed ti tle s an d easi ly p la y t hem . Y ou can al so sort the t itl es or edi t th e Grou ps of ti t les. [...]

28 RQT 9274 Play ing Di vX, M us ic fil es an d s ti ll pi ctur e s (JP EG) ≥ In stru ct i ons /no tes r eg ar din g S D ca rds an d S D driv e are appl ica ble to th e DM R-E H 69 mo del o nly . [-R ] [-R]DL ] [CD] 1 Inse rt t he di sc. 2 If th e di sc c ontai ns d if fer e nt f ile ty pes e. g., [CD] Press [ 3 , 4 ] to sel ect t he it em and p [...]

29 RQT9274 Ad vanc ed ope ra t ion s ABOUT DIV X VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: Th is Div X ® Ce rtif ied de vi ce must be regi ste red i n ord er t o pl ay D ivX Vi de o-on -D emand (VOD) co nte nt. Fir st ge nerat e the DivX VOD re gi str ati on c ode fo r you r dev ice an d sub m it it du rin g t he re gi str ati on p roc es s. [ I mpo r tant : Di vX V OD co[...]

30 RQT 9274 Playing DivX , M usic files and sti ll pictures (JPEG) In str uct io ns /no tes reg ard ing SD car ds an d SD driv e are applic ab le to t he DMR -EH69 mod el onl y . [H DD ] [R A M ] [-R] [- R] DL ] [CD] [USB] [SD ] ≥ Y ou can pl ay sti l l pict ure s rec orded wit h a c omput er o nto a DVD- R, DVD-R DL, CD-R/ CD-RW and USB me mory [...]

31 RQT9274 Ad vanc ed ope ra t ion s Useful fu nctio ns dur ing st ill pictu re play S tart S lidesho w Slides how Setting Y ou ca n di spla y sti ll pict ure s one by one at a const ant i nter val . Whi le the A lb um View scr ee n is d isp la ye d 1 Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to sel ect the album . 2 Press [ 1 ]( P L A Y ) . Y o u c an a lso start S[...]

32 RQT 9274 Play ing mu sic Prep ara tion Pres s [DR I VE S E LEC T] to s e le ct th e DV D dr iv e. 1 Inser t a mus ic CD. The m enu is a uto mati cally disp laye d. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to sele ct “Play Mu sic” and p ress [OK] . Th e unit st ar ts a cce ss i ng th e Gr a cen ote ® Da t abase ( > 50) and se arche s for th e tit l e inf orma [...]

33 RQT9274 Ad vanc ed ope ra t ion s Conv en ien t fu ncti o ns By using t he FUNCTION MENU window you may access the main func tio n s q uickl y and e a sil y . If “F UNCTION MENU Display” is set to “On” in the Setu p menu, FUNCTION MENU automatically appears when you turn the pow er on. ( > 60) 1 Press [FUNCTION MEN U]. Fu nct ion s d [...]

34 RQT 9274 Link ed oper a tions wi th the TV ( VIE RA Link “HDA VI Contro l TM ”) Y ou ca n en joy l in ked op erati ons w i th th e TV a nd re ceive r by usi ng “H DA VI Cont rol” . Prep ara tion 1 Conne c t th is u nit to yo u r TV u si ng an HDMI ca bl e ( > 9 ) or to yo u r re ceiver u sing an HD MI cable ( > 64 ). 2 Set “V IER[...]

35 RQT9274 Ad vanc ed ope ra t ion s Inst ru ctions /n ote s re g ard in g SD c ards an d SD dr iv e are appli ca bl e to the D MR -E H69 mod el only. If yo u co nnec t thi s unit t o the TV th at sup po rt s “HD A VI Co ntr ol 2” or l ater wit h an H DMI cabl e, you can en joy us ing more co nven ient func tio ns. Y ou can ope rat e thi s un i[...]

36 RQT 9274 Edit ing t itl es/ch ap ters Edit ing [H DD ] [R A M ] [-R ] [-R]DL ] [-RW‹V› ] [+R] [+ R]DL ] (Y ou can not edi t fi nali zed di scs.) [+ RW ] [-RW‹V R›] ≥ The ma ximu m numbe r of it ems on a dis c: [HDD] – T it les: 499 – Cha pt ers : A pp rox . 1000 pe r t itl e (De pend s on the st ate of rec ord ing.) [RAM] [-R] [-R [...]

37 RQT9274 Edit ing Af ter perf o rmin g ste ps 1– 4 ( > 36) § M ulti ple e ditin g is pos sibl e. Af ter perf o rmin g ste ps 1– 6 ( > 36) § M ulti ple e ditin g is pos sibl e. Tit le oper ations Delete § [HDD] [RAM] [-R ] [-R]D L] [- RW‹V›] [+R] [+ R]DL] [+ RW ] Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “Delete” and press [OK]. ≥ On ce de [...]

38 RQT 9274 Creat in g, editin g and pl ayi ng p lay lis t s [H DD ] [R A M ] ≥ The ma ximu m numbe r of it ems on a dis c: – P lay lis ts: 9 9 – Ch apte rs in playli sts: A ppr ox . 1000 (Dep en ds o n t he s tate o f r eco r din g.) ≥ If yo u exce ed the ma xi mum numb ers of it ems fo r a di sc, all t he ite ms en ter ed w ill n ot be re[...]

39 RQT9274 Edit ing [HDD] [RAM] [-RW‹VR ›] (P la y only ) 1 While st opp ed Press [FUNCTION MEN U]. 2 Pre ss [ 3 , 4 ] t o select “Others ” and pres s [OK] . 3 Pre ss [ 3 , 4 ] t o select “Playlist s” and pres s [OK] . 4 Pre ss [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to selec t the playlis t. T o st art p l ay @ Pres s [OK ]. T o ed it @ St ep 5. ≥ T o sh [...]

40 RQT 9274 Editin g s till p ictur es a nd m usic ≥ In stru ct i ons /no tes r eg ar din g S D ca rds an d S D driv e are appl ica ble to th e DM R-E H 69 mo del o nly . [H DD ] [R A M ] [-R] (JPEG) [SD] ≥ Y ou c an edi t pi ctur es and albu ms. ≥ Y o u ca nn ot ed it s til l pi ctu r es r eco r ded on DV D -R DL , C D-R / CD - RW and U SB m[...]

41 RQT9274 Edit ing ≥ Time r re co rdi ng s do no t sta rt wh en p erf or min g “C ha ng e D at e”, “Copy to DVD” , “Copy to HDD”, “Add Pictures” or “Cre ate Album”. [HDD] Pr ep ara tio n Press [DRIVE SE LECT] to select the HDD drive. 1 Press [DIR ECT NA VIG A TOR] . When “M USIC ” is n ot se le cted , pr ess the “Y el l[...]

42 RQT 9274 En teri ng text ≥ In stru ct i ons /no tes r eg ar din g S D ca rds an d S D driv e are appl ica ble to th e DM R-E H 69 mo del o nly . [H DD ] [R A M ] [-R] [- R] DL ] [-R W‹V›] [+ R ] [+ R] D L] [+RW] [SD ] Y ou ca n gi ve na mes to reco rded ti tle s, et c. Th e ma ximum n umb er of char act ers: § T itle na me for t imer rec [...]

43 RQT9274 Copy ing Copy ing t itles or p lay lis t s Copying Inst ructi ons /n otes r ega rdin g SD car ds an d S D dri ve are a ppl icabl e to th e DMR -EH 69 mo de l only . § 1 T o high speed copy tit les (or pla ylists crea ted f rom thos e titles), s et “R ec for H igh S peed C opy” to “On ” before re c o rding to t he H DD (The def a[...]

44 RQT 9274 Cop ying t itles or play lists Wh en co p yin g a titl e wi th main and se conda ry au dio ≥ Se le ct th e au di o t yp e f or rec o rdi ng bili ng ua l b roa dc ast fr om “B ilin gual Audi o Sel ec tio n” ( > 59 ) w hen: – Copy in g t o a DVD- R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R, +R DL a nd +RW. – Wh en “ Audi o M[...]

45 RQT9274 Copy ing [HDD] ,-. [R AM] [+R W ] [-RW‹VR ›] > [H DD] [HDD] > [- R] [-R]DL] [-R W‹V›] [+R] [+R] DL] [SD] > [H DD ] [R AM ] Y ou c an or de r t itl es and play lists as desi red for c opy to di sc. See a ls o “B efo re co pyi ng” ( > 44) . 1 While st opp ed Press [FUNCTION MEN U]. 2 Pre ss [ 3 , 4 ] t o select “C[...]

46 RQT 9274 Cop ying t itles or play lists COPY Navigator/Copying list indicators ∫ T o edit the co pyi ng list Se le ct the i t e m in step 6– 5 ( > 45) 1 Press [O PTIO N]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] t o sele ct the op era tio n and pre ss [OK]. Delet e A ll: De let e all it ems regi ster e d on t he c opyin g lis t. Pre ss [ 2 , 1 ] to se lect “Y[...]

47 RQT9274 Copy ing T o return to the previou s screen Press [RETURN]. T o st op co pyi ng Pre ss [ ∫ ]. Y o u can also press and hold [RETURN] for 3 seconds to stop copyi ng . ≥ If st op ped par tw ay , co py i ng wil l b e up to th at po in t. ≥ Th e sc r een on th e rig ht is re co rd ed at th e begi nn in g. ≥ The co nten t i s recor de[...]

48 RQT 9274 Copyi ng st ill pictu r es In str uct io ns /no tes reg ard ing SD car ds an d SD driv e are applic ab le to t he DMR -EH69 mod el onl y ≥ SD HC Memo ry C ard s us ed fo r re cord in g wi th t his un it can on l y be used with other S DHC Memory Card-compatible equipme nt. SD HC Memo ry C ards can not b e us ed wi th eq uipm ent tha t[...]

49 RQT9274 Copy ing Add: A dd new i tem s t o t he co py in g li st. 1 Pre ss [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to se le ct th e st ill pi ct ure o r f o lder an d p r ess [ ; ]. A c he ck m a rk is di sp la y ed . Re pe at th is st ep u nti l yo u se lect al l ne cess a r y ite m s. ≥ Pres s [ ; ] ag ai n t o ca nc el . 2 Press [O K]. Delete: De lete th e s ele[...]

50 RQT 9274 Copying mu sic to HDD Y ou c an store the following fo rmats of music data in this unit ’ s HDD. Music CD (CD-DA) Whe n copy ing musi c CD s, th is uni t mak es acce ss to the inte rna l Gr acen ot e ® Dat ab ase to obt ain tit le in forma tio n. The al bum na me, tr ack name a nd a rti st n ame ar e assi gn ed a u tom atical ly all [...]

51 RQT9274 Copy ing ∫ T o reg ister on a folder by folder basis 1 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to selec t “Cr e ate Li st” an d pre ss [ 1 ]. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to selec t “T rac k / Fol d er” an d press [ OK]. 3 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to selec t “F olde r” and pres s [O K]. 4 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to selec t “N ew it em” an d press [OK] . 5 Pres s [ 3 [...]

52 RQT 9274 Usin g on-s cr ee n men us /St a tu s mess ag e Setti ng menus 1 Pre ss [D ISPL A Y ]. ≥ De pe ndin g on the co nd iti on o f th e unit (pl ayin g, st oppe d, et c. ) and di sc conten ts , t her e are some it em s that yo u c anno t sele ct or chan ge. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to sele ct the menu a n d press [ 1 ]. 3 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to sel[...]

53 RQT9274 Setting men us T hi s fun ct io n wo r ks on ly wh en th e elaps ed p lay t ime is di spla y ed . Sel ect t he i tem f or r epe at play . De pend in g on t he di sc, the i tems th at can be sel ec ted wi ll dif f er . § Only w hen y ou have s et “Pro gr essive ” to “On ” in the Set up me nu ( > 60) . Press [ST A TU S]. The di[...]

54 RQT 9274 HDD, dis c and c ard ma nagem ent In str uct io ns /no tes reg ard ing SD car ds an d SD driv e are applic ab le to t he DMR -EH69 mod el onl y . [H DD ] [R A M ] [-R] [- R] DL ] [-R W‹V›] [+ R ] [+ R] D L] [+RW] [- RW‹ VR›] [S D ] Prep ara tion ≥ Pres s [DR IVE SEL ECT ] to s elec t the driv e. 1 While s topp ed Press [FUNCT [...]

55 RQT9274 Setting men us [HDD] [RAM] Pr ep ara tio n ≥ Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD or DVD drive. ≥ [RAM] Rele as e pr ot ecti on ( > 54, Se tti ng the pr ot ecti on). Af te r pe rf orm ing s tep s 1 –3 ( > 54, Com m on pr oced ure s) 1 Pre ss [ 3 , 4 ] t o select “Delete all titles ” an d press [OK]. 2 Pre ss [ 2 , 1 ] t[...]

56 RQT 9274 HDD, d isc an d card management [-R ] [-R]DL ] [-RW‹V› ] [+R] [+ R]DL ] [+RW] Y ou can s el ect t he ba c kg rou nd th at wil l be disp la y ed as t he D VD- Vide o t op men u afte r f ina li si ng or Cr eat e T op M en u ( [+ R W] ). Prep ara tion Pres s [DR I VE S E LEC T] to s e le ct th e DV D dr iv e. Af ter pe rform ing s tep [...]

57 RQT9274 Setting men us Chan gi ng th e unit’ s set tin gs Y o u ca n ch an ge t he unit ’s s et tin gs u sing Se tu p me nu . ≥ The s ett ings remai n int act ev en i f y ou s wit ch the unit t o st andb y . 1 While st opp ed Press [FUNCTION MEN U]. 2 Pre ss [ 3 , 4 ] t o select “Others ” and pres s [OK] . 3 Pre ss [ 3 , 4 ] t o select[...]

58 RQT 9274 Chan gi ng t he u nit’s se tting s Auto-Setup Restart Do wn lo a d fr o m T V Y ou ca n res tart auto chann el sett i ng if th e setup ( > 10) fail s for so me r e aso n. Se le ct “ Downl oa d fr om TV ” wh en you con nect t he un it to a V IERA Li nk (HDA VI Cont rol 3 or lat er) co mpati bl e TV wi th a H DMI cable . (P ro gr[...]

59 RQT9274 Setting men us (A ll fac to ry de faul t s et tin gs a re in dica ted w i th un de rli ne d tex t. ) (A ll fac to ry de faul t s et tin gs a re in dica ted w i th un de rli ne d tex t. ) § Refe r to th e o pera tin g ins tru ctio ns fo r c onne ct ed de vic es to ver ify wh ethe r or no t the y can de code eac h of the aud io fo rmat s.[...]

60 RQT 9274 Chan gi ng t he u nit’s se tting s (All fact ory defa u lt se tti ngs are in di cate d with u nd erlin ed text .) De pend ing o n the c onn ect ed e quip ment, so me it ems may be s hade d in gr e y on th e di spla y an d cann ot be sel ec ted, or yo u ma y not b e abl e to ch ange t he se tt ings . Scree n Saver [On ] W hen thi s un [...]

61 RQT9274 Setting men us (A ll fac to ry de faul t s et tin gs a re in dica ted w i th un de rli ne d tex t. ) § 1 Th e t imer r eco rd ing pr ogr a mm es ar e a lso ca nc el led. § 2 Recordings on the HDD will not be d eleted. § 3 Only for New Zealand Others Remote Co ntrol Cha nge t he remo te con t rol c ode on the ma in unit and the r emot [...]

62 RQT 9274 Other S etti ng s Y ou ca n co nfi gu re th e re mote c ontro l TV o pera tio n butto ns to tu rn the te le vis ion o n/off, ch ange the tel evis ion in put m ode , sel ec t the tel evis io n ch an ne l and ch an ge the tel ev is ion vo lu m e. 1 Poin t the r emote control at t he televisio n While p ressin g [ Í T V], en ter t he code[...]

63 RQT9274 Refe rence A ddi ti onal co nn ectio n s Re fe renc e The S VIDE O OUT t ermin al a chie ves a more vi vi d pict u re than the VIDEO OUT ter minal. (Act u al r e s u lt s depe nd on th e tel evisi on.) ≥ Co nn ect t o t erm inal s of th e s am e c ol ou r . ≥ Sup pl ied A udi o/ Vi deo ca ble can al so be use d as an a ltern ative f [...]

64 RQT 9274 Additional connections ≥ T o e nj oy m ulti- ch anne l sur rou nd sou nd DVD -V ide o, co nn ect an amplifier with Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG decoders. “D igit al Au dio O utp ut” in the S etu p men u ( > 59 ) ≥ When t his uni t is conn ected t o an am plif i er wit h a n opt i c al dig ital audi o cable an d connec ted to a[...]

65 RQT9274 Refe rence Co nnec t to termi nals of the same co lour. Connect ing a televis io n an d VCR RF RF I N I N RF RF OUT OUT A V 2 ( EXT ) A V 1 ( T V ) OPTICAL DIGI DIGI T AL AL A UDIO OU UDIO OU T (PCM/BITSTREAM) (PCM/ BITSTR EAM) COMPO N E N T COMPO N E N T V IDEO OUT V IDEO OUT S- V IDEO V IDEO R-AUDIO-L P R P B Y AC I N OUT OUT A V 4 I V[...]

66 RQT 9274 Freq u ently as ke d qu est io ns Re fer to th e f oll owi ng it ems if you have an y doub ts abo ut unit oper a tio ns. What equipm ent is necessar y to p lay mu lti chann el su rro und s ound? ¾ Y ou ca nn ot pl ay back mu lti- chann el soun d on this uni t wit ho ut ot he r eq ui pmen t. Y ou mus t co nn ect thi s unit with an HD MI[...]

67 RQT9 274 Refe rence Wh at ca n or can not be d one u sin g t he US B p ort on t h is un it ? ¾ Y o u ca n pl ay Div X, WM A, M P3 or sti ll pi ct ure ( JP EG) f il es o n a USB me mory . ( > 28 ) ¾ Y o u can co py st il l pi ct ure s (J PEG ) f ile s o n a U S B me m ory to th e HDD or D VD-RAM. ( > 49) ¾ Y o u can copy WMA o r MP3 fi l[...]

68 RQT 9274 Messa g es Langua ge c ode list En ter t he c o de wit h t he nu m be red b ut ton s. O n the tele visi on Au thori sation Err or. ≥ Y ou ar e tr yin g to play th e Div X VOD co nt ent t hat was pu rch ased wi th a di f fer ent re gi str ati on cod e. Y ou ca nn ot pl ay th e conten t on t hi s unit . (DivX ) ( > 28 ) Ca nnot finis[...]

69 RQT9 274 Refe rence The f ol low ing me ss ag es or s ervi ce num bers ap pear on the un it’ s dis play when som ethi ng unusu al is d etec ted d uring st art up an d us e. § The mes sag e ar e alt erna t ely di sp laye d. On t he u nit’ s dis play DVD  (“ ∑ ” s t ands for a nu mber .) ≥ The r emot e co ntr ol an d ma in uni t ar[...]

70 RQT 9274 T r ou b les ho oti ng gu id e Be for e re qu esti ng ser vi ce, m ake the fol l o win g che cks . If y ou ar e in doub t ab out s ome of th e che ck poin t s, or if the soluti on s i ndi cated i n t he c hart do no t s o lv e t he pr ob lem, c on su lt yo ur de aler for in st ruc ti on s. No p ower . The unit do es n ot turn on pre ssi[...]

71 RQT9 274 Refe rence Troubles hoot ing g uide There is a lot o f after-image w hen p layin g video. ¾ Set “ Pla ybac k NR ” i n the Pict ure m enu to “Off”. ( > 53) When playing DV D-Video using progr essive out p ut , on e p a rt of t he pi ctur e mo me nt ari ly app e ar s to be doub le d up. ¾ Set “ Pr ogre ssiv e” in th e Pic[...]

72 RQT 9274 St artup is slow . ¾ S et “P ower S av e” to “O ff” in the Se tup m enu. ( > 61 ) If co nnect e d wit h an HD A VI Co ntr ol 4 co mp ati bl e TV (V IERA ) wi th th e “ S tandby Po wer Save ” sett in g ac tivat ed o n t he TV , ev en w ith “P owe r Sa ve” s e t to “O ff”, whe n the T V is i n S ta nd by mo de, t h[...]

73 RQT9 274 Refe rence Au di o and v id eo m ome nt ari ly pa u se. ¾ Thi s occ urs bet wee n pla yl ist ch ap ter s. ¾ Thi s occ urs betw een ch apter s a nd wi th p art iall y delet ed tit les on finalised DVD-R, DVD-R DL, D VD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R, +R DL a nd + RW th at have bee n copi ed usin g t h e hig h spee d mode. ¾ Thi s occ urs a[...]

74 RQT 9274 Cannot d isplay DIRE CT NA VIGA TOR s creen. ¾ This scree n cannot be displ ayed du r in g reco rding or co py . Canno t edit or format a card. ( [EH69] ) ¾ Re leas e the c ar d’s pr ote ctio n setti ng. ( With s ome c ards, th e “ W ri te Pro te ction Off” m ess age som etim es a ppea rs on the sc ree n ev en wh en pr ote ct io[...]

75 RQT9 274 Refe rence Sa fety p reca ut ion s Set th e u nit u p on an even s u rfac e away fr om d ire ct s u nl ig ht , h igh te mp era t u res , high h u mid ity , a nd e xc essiv e vibr a tio n. T h ese con d iti on s ca n dama ge th e ca bi ne t a nd ot h er c omp on en ts, th er eby shorte ning t h e u ni t’ s servic e lif e. Do not pl a c[...]

76 RQT 9274 Specifica tion s Rec ord i ng sy ste m DVD-RAM : DVD Video Recording format DVD-R : DVD-Video form at DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) : DVD-Video format DVD-RW : DVD-Video format +R +R DL (D oubl e Laye r) +R W Re cor dab l e dis cs DVD -R AM: 2X SPE E D (Ver . 2. 0), 2-3X SPEED (V er . 2.1 ), 2-5 X SP EED (Ver . 2.2) DVD-R: 1X S PEED (V er . 2.0[...]

77 RQT9 274 Refe rence SD C a r d ( [EH 69] ) S lot: S D Mem or y Card s lot: 1 p c Co mpat i ble me di a: SD Memo ry Card § 3 , SDHC Me mory Card, Mult i Med iaC ard For m at: F A T12 , F A T16 § 4 (In case o f S D M emor y C ard /Mul tiMe dia Car d) FAT32 § 4 (In c ase of SDHC Me mory Ca rd) S t ill p ic tur e ( JPE G) Imag e file form a t: JP[...]

78 RQT 9274 Gloss ar y Bit stream Th is is the d ig it al for m of m ul ti- chan nel a udio da ta ( e. g. , 5. 1 c hanne l ) bef o re it is dec oded in t o it s vari ou s chann els. CPRM (Conten t Protection fo r Record able Media) CPR M is te c hn olog y us ed t o p r otec t b roa dc a sts t hat ar e a ll ow ed t o be rec o rde d on ly onc e. Suc [...]

79 RQT9274 Thum bn ail This r ef ers to a mini ature repr es ent a tion of a p ictur e us ed to di spla y mu lti ple p ictu res in t he for m of a list. WMA WMA i s a compr e ssio n forma t deve l oped b y Mi cros oft Cor por ati o n . It ac hi eves t he same so und qual ity as MP 3 wi th a f il e size that is sm al le r th an th at of MP 3. 1080 i[...]

Inde x Adju st t he au dio qu ali t y (S ou nd m enu ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Adju st t he pic ture qu al ity (Pictu re menu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Album (Music) Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Albu m ( Still pictu re) Ed[...]