Panasonic DMR-ES16 manual

RQT8950-Y H0107FJ0 Operating Instructions D VD Recor der DMR-ES16 Model No. Getting started Recording PC Playing back Editing Copying Convenient functions Reference En Cf Dear customer Thank you f or purchasing this product. For optimum perf orma nce and safety , please read these instructions carefully . Before connecting, operating or ad justing [...]

RQT8950 2 The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to aler t th e user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’ s enclo sure that ma y be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is[...]

RQT8950 3 T ab le of contents IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Disc informatio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The remote contr ol inf ormation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Disc h[...]

RQT8950 4 Disc inf ormation • We recommend using P anasonic discs. We also recommend using D VD-RA M discs with car tridges to protect them from scratches and d irt. • Y ou ma y not be able to record depending on the condition of the di scs and you ma y not be able to pla y due to the condition of the recording. • For the recording time , ref[...]

RQT8950 5 • The producer of the disc can control how discs are play ed. So y ou ma y not alwa ys be able to control pla y as descr ibed in these operating instructions. Read the disc’ s instructions ca refully . • Operation and sound quality of CDs that do not conform to CD- DA specif ications (copy control CDs , etc.) cannot be guaranteed. *[...]

RQT8950 6 The remote contr ol information n Batteries • Inser t so the poles (+ and –) match those in the 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 apart o r shor t circuit. • Do not atte[...]

RQT8950 7 Contr ol reference guide Instructions for operations are generally described using the remote control. Remote contr ol 1 bn bo bt cm cl bq bp bs br 3 5 8 bk bl 9 ck 6 7 4 2 bm cq co cp cn 1 T urn the unit on ( Ô page 12 ) 2 Select channels and title numbers, etc./ Enter numbers 3 Cancel 4 Basic operations for recording and pla y 5 Skip t[...]

RQT8950 8 STEP 1 Connection This section includes diagrams of four common methods of connectio ns (A-D, pages 8-9). Please connect using the one that best s uits you . • Visit P anasonic’ s homepage for more inf ormation abou t connection methods. (This is in English only .) http://www .panasonic.com/c onsumer_electronics/dvd_recorder/dvd_conne[...]

RQT8950 9 • Y ou need to subscribe to a cable TV serv ice to enjoy viewing their programming. • Consult your serv ice provider r egarding appropriate cable TV box. • Y ou need to subscribe to a cable TV serv ice to enjoy viewing their programming. • Consult your serv ice provider r egarding appropriate cable TV box. • The connection will [...]

RQT8950 10 STEP 1 Connection The S VIDEO OUT ter minal achiev es a more vivid picture than the VIDEO OUT ter minal. (Actual results depend on the television.) These ter minals can be used for either interlace or progressive output ( Ô page 45) and provide a purer picture than the S VIDEO OUT ter minal. • Connect to ter minals of the same color. [...]

RQT8950 11 Use one of the follo wing connections to suit the ant enna lea d to the unit’ s RF IN ter minal, and the 75 Ω coaxial cable to the antenna terminals on the equipment (television etc.). Ref er to other equipment’ s operating instructions. n Connecting an amplifier with a digital input terminal • T o enjoy m ulti-channel surround o[...]

RQT8950 12 STEP 2 Plug-in A uto T uning After pressing [ ^ D VD POWER] to turn the unit on for the fi rst time, the unit star ts necessar y setup. Preparation T u rn on the television and select the appr opriate video input to suit the connections to this unit. 1 Press [ ^ D VD PO WER]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select the language and press [ENTER]. If[...]

RQT8950 13 6 Press [ENTER] to star t Plug-in A uto T uning. The unit then proceeds with Auto Cloc k Setting. The time is display ed wh en finished. n When one of the f ollow ing screen appear s “No channels were found. ” screen After turning off th e unit, confirm following and perf or m setup again. • Confirm the antenna cable is f ir mly co[...]

RQT8950 14 Channel captions/T elevision type Y ou can give the preset captions , or manually enter ne w ones yourself . The captions you enter are displa yed when the channel is displa yed and in the Direct Navigator screen. • Y ou can set channel captions afte r channel setting on this unit is completed ( Ô page 12–13). 1 While stopped Press [...]

RQT8950 15 Remote contr ol settings Refer to the control reference on page 14. Y ou can operate the TV through the unit’ s remote control. P oint the remote control at the television While pressi ng [ ^ PO WER TV ], enter the code with the number ed buttons . e.g., 0250: [0] Ô [2] Ô [5] Ô [0] Manufacturer and Code No. T est by turning on the t[...]

RQT8950 16 Impor tant notes for recording Recording of MTS broadcasting Both main and secondar y audio can be recorded Y ou can change the audio during playbac k. ( Ô page 23, Changing audio) If you record from e xter nal equipment – Select both “Ma in” and “SAP” on the external equipment. Select the main or secondar y audio before recor[...]

RQT8950 17 Depending on the content being recorded, the recording times may become shor ter than indicated. * 1 It is not possible to record or play continuously from one side of a double sided disc to the other . * 2 When “Recording Time in EP Mode” is set to “EP – Extended Play (6H)” in the Setup menu ( Ô page 38). The sound quality is[...]

RQT8950 18 Recor ding television pr ograms • Y ou can record u p to 99 titles on one disc. • Y ou can record u p to 49 titles on one disc. See also the notes “Impor tant notes for recor ding” ( Ô page 16). Note • Y ou can create a T op Menu using “Create D VD T op Menu” ( Ô page 36). Recording or editing on the disc may delete the m[...]

RQT8950 19 During recording Press [ * REC] to select the recording time. • The unit’ s display changes as sho wn below . • This does not work during scheduled recordings ( Ô page 20) or while using Flexib le Recording ( Ô below). • If you change the channel or recording mode while recording is paused, the time specified to stop recording [...]

RQT8950 20 Scheduled rec ording See also the notes “Impor tant notes for recor ding” ( Ô page 16). Y ou can enter up to 1 6 programs up to a month in advance . (Each daily or weekly program is counted as one program.) Preparation • T urn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit. • Check [...]

RQT8950 21 1 When the unit is on Press [ g ]. The confirmation screen appears. 2 Press [ w , q ] to select “Stop recording” and press [ENTER]. Recording stops and the scheduled recording is cancelled. (Daily and weekly schedules remain and scheduled recording will star t as programmed.) 1 Press [SCHEDULE]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select the pr ogr[...]

RQT8950 22 Pla ying discs Preparation • T urn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit. • T urn on this u nit. 1 Inser t a disc ( Ô page 18). 2 Press [ q ] (PLA Y). Play starts from the most recently re corded title. and MP3 Play starts from the beginning of the disc. DivX DivX menu screen a[...]

RQT8950 23 Operations during play Stop Press [ g ]. The stopped position is memorized. Resume play function Press [ q ] (PLA Y) to restar t from this position. • Depending on the disc, resume play function ma y not be effectiv e. • The stopped position is cleared when: – Y ou press [ g ] sev eral times. – Y ou open the tray . – and MP3 / [...]

RQT8950 24 Using menus to pla y MP3, DivX and still pictures (JPEG/TIFF) Y ou can play CD-R/CD-R W which contain MP3 files , DivX video contents or still pictures that hav e been recorded on a computer . The screen shown below is display ed w hen you insert a disc containing MP3 files , DivX video contents a nd still pictures (JPEG/ TIFF). e.g ., ?[...]

RQT8950 25 1 While the Menu screen is displayed Press [ q ]. n MP3 n DivX 2 Press [ e , r ] to select a gr oup (f older) and press [ENTER]. The file list f or the group (folder) appears. 1 While the Pictures Menu is displayed Press [ e , r , w , q ] to select “Folder” and press [ENTER]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select the fo lder and press [ENTER].[...]

RQT8950 26 Using menus t o play MP3, DivX and still pic tures (JPEG/TIFF) Refer to the control reference on page 24. DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) content is encrypted for copyright protection. In order to play DivX V OD content on th is unit, you f irst need to register the unit. F ollow the on line instructions for purchasing DivX V OD content to en[...]

RQT8950 27 Using on-screen menus/FUNCTIONS window and Status messa ges 1 Press [DISPLA Y]. • Depending on the condition of the unit (playing, stopped, etc.) and disc contents, there are some items that you cannot select or change. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select the menu and press [ q ]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select the item and press [ q ]. 4 Press [[...]

RQT8950 28 Using on-screen men us/FUNCTIONS windo w and Status messgages Refer to the control reference on page 27. By using the FUNCTIONS window you ma y access the main functions quickly and easily . 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. Functions display ed depend on the type of disc. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select an item and press [ENTER]. • If yo[...]

RQT8950 29 Entering te xt Refer to the control reference on page 27. Y ou can give names to recorded titles, etc. The maximum number of characters: * Scheduled recording If a name is long, par ts o f it ma y not be shown in some screens. 1 Show Enter Name screen. 2 Press [ e , r , w , q ] to select a character and press [ENTER]. Repeat this step to[...]

RQT8950 30 Editing titles/chapter s • The maximum number of items on a disc: Note • Once deleted, divided or shor tened, a title cannot be restored to its original state. Make cer tain before proceeding. • Y ou cannot edit dur ing recording. • Y ou can create a T op Menu using “Create D VD T op Menu” ( Ô page 36). Recording or editing [...]

RQT8950 31 After performing steps 1–3 ( Ô page 30) * Multiple editing is possible. After performing steps 1–5 ( Ô page 30) * Multiple editing is possible. Title operations Delete Title* Press [ w , q ] to select “Delet e” and press [ENT ER]. • Once deleted, the recorded contents are lost and cannot be restored. Make certain before proce[...]

RQT8950 32 Creating, editing and pla ying playlists • The maximum number of items on a disc: • If you e xceed the maximum numbers of items f or a disc, all the items entered will not be recorded. Preparation • T urn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit. • T urn the unit on. • Inser [...]

RQT8950 33 (pla y only) 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “Other Functions” and press [ENTER]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select “Pla ylists” and press [ENTER]. 4 Press [ e , r , w , q ] to select the playlist. T o start play Ô Press [ENTER]. T o edit Ô Step 5 • T o show other pages/Multiple editin g ( Ô page 30)[...]

RQT8950 34 Copying fr om a vide o cassette recorder e.g.: Connecting other vide o equipment to the IN2 or DV IN terminals Y ou can also connect to the IN1 input ter minal on the rear . • T urn off the un it and other video equipment before connecting. If the aud io output of the other equi pment is monau ral Connect to L/MONO. * The S VIDEO termi[...]

RQT8950 35 D VD Management Preparation Release protection ( Ô below). 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “Other Functions” and press [ENTER]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select “D VD Management” and press [ENTER]. Select which step 4 to perform depending on what you want to do next. T o exit the screen Press [RETURN] s[...]

RQT8950 36 DV D M a n a g e me nt Refer to the control reference on page 35. Y ou can select whether t o show the top menu after f inalizing. Make selections before f inalizing the disc. After performing steps 1–3 ( Ô page 35) 4 Press [ e , r ] to select “Pla yback will star t with:” and press [ENTER]. 5 Press [ e , r ] to select items and p[...]

RQT8950 37 Changing the unit’ s settings 1 While stopped Press [SETUP]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select the tab and press [ q ]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select the menu and press [ENTER]. 4 Press [ e , r ] to select the option and press [ENTER]. T o return to the previous screen Press [RETURN]. T o exit the screen Press [SETUP]. Note There may be diff e[...]

RQT8950 38 Changing the unit ’ s settings Ta b s Menus Options (Underlined items are the facto ry presets.) Disc Settings for Pla yback Press [ENTER] to show the f ollowing settings. Ratings Set a ratings le vel to limit D VD-Video play . F ollow the on-screen instructions. Enter a 4-digit password with the numbered buttons when the pass word scr[...]

RQT8950 39 Changing the unit’s s ettings Ta b s Menus Options (Underlined items are the facto ry presets.) Au di o Dynamic Ran ge Compression (D olby Digital only) Change the dynamic range for late night viewing. •O n •O f f Multi-channel TV Sound ( MTS ) Select whether to record the main or secondar y audio program (SAP) when recording to a [...]

RQT8950 40 Messages The follo wing messages or ser vice numbers appear on the unit’ s display when something un usual is detected dur ing star tup and us e. On the television Pag e Authorization Error . This title is not authoriz ed to play . • Y ou a re tr ying to play the DivX V OD content t hat was purchased with a different registration cod[...]

RQT8950 41 Frequently asked questions Set up Pag e Do the A udio/Video cables need to be connected to the TV i n order to see the Menus? • If your tele vision does not hav e A UDI O/VIDEO ter minals, an RF modulator is necessar y . Consult your local dealer for more inf ormation. 8–10 What equipment is ne cessar y to play multi channel surround[...]

RQT8950 42 T roub leshooting guide Before requesting service, make the f ollowing checks. If y ou are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the remedies in dicated in the char t do not solve the prob lem, refer to “Product inf ormation” on pa ge 44. The following do not indicate a problem with this unit: • Regular disc rotating sound[...]

RQT8950 43 Sound Pag e No sound Low v olume . Distor ted sound. Cannot hear the desired audio type. • Check the connections and settings. Check the input mode on the amplif ier if you hav e connected one. • Press [A UDIO] to select the audio . • T urn of f V . Surround Sound in the fo llowing cases. – When using discs that do no t hav e sur[...]

RQT8950 44 T roublesh ooting guide 1. Damage requiring service —The unit should be serv iced by qualif ied serv ice personnel if: (a) The AC power supply cord or A C a daptor has been damaged; or (b) Objects or liquids have gotten into the unit; or (c) The unit has been ex posed to rain; or (d) The unit does no t operate normally or exhibits a ma[...]

RQT8950 45 Glossary Bitstream This is the digital form of mu lti-channel audio data (e.g., 5.1 channel) before it is decoded into its v a rious channels. CPRM (Content Protection for Recor dable Media) CPRM is technology used to protect broadcasts that are allowed to be recorded only once. Such broadcasts can be recorded only with CPRM compatible r[...]

RQT8950 46 Specifications Recordable discs: DV D - R A M : Ve r. 2 . 0 V er . 2.1/3X–SPEED D VD-RAM Revi sion 1.0 V er . 2.2/5X–SPEED D VD-RAM Revi sion 2.0 DV D - R : for Gener al V er . 2.0 for Gener al V er . 2.0/4X–SPEED D VD-R Revision 1.0 for Gener al V er . 2.x/8X–SPEED D VD-R Revision 3.0 fo r General V er . 2.x/16X–SPEED D VD-R R[...]

RQT8950 47 Limited W arranty Panasonic Canada In c. PANA SONIC PRO DUCT – LIMITE D WARRA NTY Panasonic Canada Inc. w arrants this product to be free from defects in material a nd workmanship and agrees to remedy any such defect for a perio d as stated below from the da te of original purch ase. Technics Audio Product One (1) year, parts and labou[...]

P anason ic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Driv e, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3 www .panasonic.ca © 2007 Matsushita Electric Industr ial Co., Ltd. Printed in China RQT8950 48 Index Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Au di o attribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]