Panasonic DMR-EZ47VEB manual

Dear customer Thank you f or purchasing this product. For optim um performance and safety , please read these instructions carefully . Before connecting, oper ating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely . Please keep this manual f or future reference. Note: “EB” on the packaging indicates the United Kingdom. Operati[...]

2 RQT8857 Enjo y High Quality Video! When connected to an HDMI compatible unit, an uncompressed digital audio and video signal is transmitted, enab ling you to enjo y high quality , digital video and audio with just one cord. Just one cor d and simple connection with HDMI terminal Enjo y Digital Br oadcast!  W atching T elevision ( ¼ 12)  TV[...]

3 RQT8857 For y our safety , please read the f ollowing text carefully . This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your saf ety and conv enience. A 5-ampere fuse is fi tted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5-ampere and that it is approv ed by AST A or[...]

4 RQT8857 T able of Contents Setting On-Screen Displa y ................................................. 54 Accessing the On-Screen Displa y ......................................... 54 D VD Management .............................................................. 56 Accessing the Management Menus ........................................ 56 Setup [...]

5 RQT8857 Other Settings ..................................................................... 65 Child Lock ............................................................................... 65 Using the Unit’ s Remote Control to Operate the TV ............... 65 Other Settings Additional Connections ................................................[...]

6 RQT8857 TIME SLIP DISPL A Y A A S TA TU A A S TEXT DIRECT TV REC EXT LINK REC MODE REC CRE A T A A E CHAPTER F U N C T I O N M E N U D I R E C T N A V A I G A T A A O R G U I D E RETURN PLA Y P A P P US E S T O P SL O W/SEARC H CH SELECT INPUT 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 CH A V A A ¦ TV DRIVE SELECT ¦ D VD/VHS V O L DELETE MANUAL SKIP P R OG/CHEC K EXI[...]

7 RQT8857 D COPY [A] [D] [E] [C] [B]      The Unit’ s Displa y Rear P anel AC IN RF RF IN IN RF RF OUT OUT OPTICAL DIGITAL A UDIO OUT (PCM/BITSTREAM) A A V OU V OU T T COMPONENT VIDEO OUT OUT OUT VIDEO AUD IO L R P R P B Y S VIDEO AV 2 ( EXT ) AV 1 ( TV )          DMR-EZ47VEBK VR7AA01002 R [...]

8 RQT8857  Before connection, turn off the mains for all connected equipment and read the appr opriate operating instructions. Be sure to read the Caution for A C Mains Lead on page 3. Connecting to a T elevision only  RF coaxial cab le (supplied) from the aerial socket or aerial cab le to the “ RF IN ” on the unit.  RF coaxial cab le [...]

9 RQT8857  Before connection, turn off the mains for all connected equipment and read the appr opriate operating instructions. Be sure to read the Caution for A C Mains Lead on page 3. Adding a Satellite Receiver: Connecting to a T elevision and a Satellite Receiver Connections other than the 21-pin Scar t cable 67–69  RF coaxial cab le fro[...]

10 RQT8857 P ower Save On: Minimise standb y power consumption, without Quick Start function and A V2 loop-through in standby . Off: With Quic k Start function and A V2 loop-through in standby . OK RETURN SELECT On Off P ow er Sav e Function:  ,  to select “On” or “Off ” then OK – Set to “On” to reduce power consumption in stand[...]

11 RQT8857 Tips T o return to the previous screen Press [RETURN]. T o exit the screen Press [EXIT]. Notes If a TV station transmits a time setting signal, and when “Automatic” in the Clock setting menu is set to “On”, the automatic time correction function checks the time and if necessary it is adjusted sever al times ev er y da y .  to [...]

12 RQT8857 Ref er to “TV Guide” ( ¼ 30) for detail inf or mation. Preparation:  T ur n on the tele vision and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit. ¦ D VD/VHS to tur n the unit on.  ,  to select the current prog ramme , then OK Notes  The TV Guide list is not displa yed immediately after purchasi[...]

13 RQT8857 Notes  [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [-RW‹VR›] Playbac k star ts from the most recent recording.  [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] Playbac k star ts from the beginning of the disc.  Depending on the disc type, playing may automatically start without pressing [  PLA Y].  The unit takes some time to read the di[...]

14 RQT8857 CH to select desired channel. REC REC – T o select with the numbered b uttons ( ¼ 12). – When no channel setting is performed on the unit and broadcast is recorded directly from the satellite receiver , select a channel on the connected equipment and press [INPUT SELECT] to select “A V2”. REC MODE to select the recording mode. R[...]

15 RQT8857  OK – The settings are stored and the timer programme is on. – The timer icon is display ed. – “  ” lights on the unit’ s display to indicate timer recording standby has been activ ated. – Repeat steps  –  to programme other recordings . – Press [  /l] to tur n the unit off . Preparation:  T urn on the[...]

16 RQT8857 Programmes are automatically copied onto the disc from the location of pla yback at the time when the cop ying of the tape star ts. [VHS] ¼ [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] Copying Titles (VHS ¼ D VD) Preparation:  T ur n on the tele vision and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit[...]

17 RQT8857 Basic Operations Copying Titles (D VD ¼ VHS) Preparation:  T ur n on the tele vision and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit.  [VHS] Ensure accidental erasure tab is intact.  Inser t a video cassette with enough space f or recording. Stop the tape at the point where you w ant to star t cop yi[...]

18 RQT8857 Deleting Titles Tips  Icons such as “ [RAM] ” indicate usable discs. Refer to pages 70 and 71.  [RAM] Deleting an item increases the av ailable disc space b y the amount of space taken b y the item deleted.  [-R] [-R]DL] [+R] [+R]DL] Av ailable disc space does not increase after deletion.  [-RW‹V›] [+RW] Av ailable di[...]

19 RQT8857 Basic Operations Impor tant Notes f or Recor ding Broadcast in m ulti-channel sound: Y ou can select audio language when received audio in multi-channel broadcast (“Multi A udio” appears at the bottom of digital channel inf or mation displa y). Howe ver , audio cannot be switched after recording. Select the audio that you w ant to re[...]

20 RQT8857 D VD Recording Modes and Durations EP (6Hours) ^ 2 EP (8Hours) LP SP XP Recording time Picture quality  1 It is not possib le to record or play contin uously from one side of a double sided disc to the other .  2 When “Recording time in EP mode” has been set to “EP (6Hours)” in the Setup menu ( ¼ 60). The sound quality is [...]

21 RQT8857 F or matting is the process of making media such as D VD- RAM recordable on recording equipment.  to select “Y es”, then OK [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] Finalise Finallse the disc so that it can be played on other DVD players. Note : Recording or Editing is not possible afer finallsing. This may take up to n min. Press t[...]

22 RQT8857 Ad vanced Recor ding [RAM] Allows pla yback of a pre vious title, while recording something else. Playing while y ou are recording Chasing Pla yback During recording PLA Y [RAM] Allows pla yback from the beginning of the title you are recording. Simultaneous Record and Pla yback During recording  ,  ,  ,  to select the title [...]

23 RQT8857 [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [VHS] Manual Recor ding Preparation:  ]RAM If the disc is protected, release protection ( ¼ 56).  [VHS] Ensure accidental erasure tab is intact.  Connect a satellite receiv er to this unit’ s input ter minals ( ¼ 9).  When the output signal from the e xternal equipment i[...]

24 RQT8857 Preparation:  T ur n on the unit.  [RAM] If the disc is protected, release protection ( ¼ 56).  [VHS] Ensure accidental erasure tab is intact.  When the output signal from the e xter nal de vice is NTSC , change the “TV System” to “NTSC” in the Setup menu ( ¼ 63). This unit cannot record NTSC signals to discs that a[...]

25 RQT8857 Notes  When timer recording star ts while recording from an external device , timer recording takes priority and recording from the external de vice stops.  If the desired audio is not recorded, select the kind of audio for “Audio Mode f or D V Input” in the Setup menu ( ¼ 61).  [RAM] Programmes are recorded as a single ite[...]

26 RQT8857 Manual timer recor dings PROG/CHECK Timer Recording 1:58 SP DVD --:---- VHS Remain 12:56:00 15/ 7 TUE RETURN OK Press OK to store new programme. Mode Stop Start No. Date STTL Drive Name Drive space New Timer Programme  ,  to select “Ne w Timer Progr amme”, then OK  ,  to mov e through the items and  ,  to set the it[...]

27 RQT8857 T o cancel a timer recording in pr ogress ST OP – Confi r mation screen appears.  to select “Stop Recording”, then OK Notes  Recording stops and the timer programme is deleted. (Daily and weekly timer programmes remain and timer recording will start as programmed.) The timer recording list can be view ed ev en when the unit [...]

28 RQT8857 Check, Change, or Delete Programmes The timer recording list can be view ed ev en when the unit is off . PROG/CHECK – See “Tips” ( ¼ right) f or explanation of icons displa yed.  ,  to select the progr amme. Notes  Recording may f ail if there are changes to the station’ s programming.  “  ” disappears from th[...]

29 RQT8857 Making timer recordings on the television T o make a timer recording with your tele vision, connect to a tele vision with a Q Link function ( ¼ 42) that you can use f or setting timer recordings using a fully wired 21-pin Scar t cable ( ¼ 8, 9). Make timer prog ramming on the TV . Notes  When this unit is in EXT LINK standby (“EXT[...]

30 RQT8857 T o change channels Landscape view Press [  ,  ] to select a channel. P ortrait view Press [  ,  ] to select a channel. The TV Guide list appears for this channel. T o view a programme list f or another day  Jump ahead 24 hours Press the “Green” button to jump ahead by one da y .  Jump back 24 hours Press the “Red[...]

31 RQT8857 Selecting the programme fr om the desired programme type or category This function lets you displa y a TV Guide list sor ted by programme type (e .g. Movies, Sport) or categor y (e.g. F ree TV , Radio). 1a to displa y the list of progr amme type. 1b to displa y the list of categories.  ,  to select the desired item. All Services F [...]

32 RQT8857 Y ou can easily select and pla y recorded programmes b y using DIRECT NA VIGA TOR. [RAM] [-R] [-RDL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [-RW‹VR›] Selecting Titles to Play  ,  ,  ,  to select the title you want to w atch, then OK Searc h Tips T o select the title with the numbered buttons e.g., 5: [0] ¼ [5] 15: [1] ¼ [5] T[...]

33 RQT8857 [RAM] [-R] [-RDL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [DVD-V] [-RW‹VR›] [VCD] [RAM] [-R] [-RDL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [DVD-V] [-RW‹VR›] [VCD] Slow-motion Pla y Frame-by-Frame Vie wing [RAM] [-R] [-RDL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [-RW‹VR›] Use to skip in 1-minute or 10-minute increments . Time Slip Create Chapter[...]

34 RQT8857 Pla ying Still Pictures (JPEG) Tips T o stop viewing a picture Press [  ST OP]. T o exit the menu screens Press [DIRECT NA VIGA TOR]. T o view other pages Press [  ,  ,  ,  ] to select “Pre vious” or “Next”, then press [OK]. – Y ou can also press [  ,  ] to vie w other pages. T o select the still picture wi[...]

35 RQT8857 Adv anced Features Adv anced Features Notes T o return to the picture to its original position Press [  ,  ] to select the opposite rotation in step  , then press [OK].  Rotation information will not be stored. Rotate Pictures Rotate RIGHT Rotate LEFT Zoom in FUNCTION MENU OK RETURN  ,  to select “Rotate RIGHT” or ?[...]

36 RQT8857 Tips  “  ” indicates the track currently pla ying. T o stop playing Press [  ST OP]. T o exit the menu screens Press [DIRECT NA VIGA TOR]. T o view other pages Press [  ,  ]. T o select the track with the numbered b uttons e.g., “5”: [0] ¼ [0] ¼ [0] ¼ [5] “15”: [0] ¼ [0] ¼ [1] ¼ [5] DRIVE SELECT to select[...]

37 RQT8857 Adv anced Features Adv anced Features Notes  Depending on your TV , the picture may not be in colour or ma y be distor ted.  Jet Search is automatically cancelled after 10 minutes. Notes  Depending on the tape or an operating condition, the rewind speed may change some what.  The tape counter is reset to “0:00.00” when th[...]

38 RQT8857 Ad vanced Video Cassette Playbac k Notes  Up to 20 index signals can be searched in either direction.  If you ov ershoot in either direction, press the opposite button to correct.  For correct oper ation, make recordings of at least 5 minutes to ensure that index signals are not spaced too closely together . VHS Index Sear ch Sy[...]

39 RQT8857 Notes Remaining tape time display  The display ed time is approximate .  The display ed time will be incorrect if you set the wrong tape length in “T ape Length” in the Setup menu ( ¼ 64) and if the tape is of poor quality . On-screen Display Indicator s ST A TUS to displa y on-screen indicators. VHS LR SP 0:00 22  VHS driv[...]

40 RQT8857 Digital Channel Information With the unit stopped ST A TUS to show the screen inf or mation. When the digital channel inf or mation is being displa yed, – press [ST A TUS ] again and detailed inf or mation will be displa yed (only when “inf o ” is display ed). 1 BBC ONE Wales All Services 17:11 Change Category info Wales today 17:0[...]

41 RQT8857 During playbac k and/or recording ST A TUS K eep pressing to cycle through a vailab le displa ys. 1 D VB BBC ONE Wales 1 D VB BBC ONE Wales D VD-RAM REC D VD-RAM REC VHS REC VHS REC Current media Shows current recording or pla y status. Channel information Status of the other drive The current date and time Elapsed play time and recordin[...]

42 RQT8857 What is Q Link? [QLink] Q Link is a conv enient function that offers link ed operations of this unit and a P anasonic TV . Y ou can use this function by connecting the equipment with a fully wired 21-pin Scar t cable . What is VIERA Link “HD A VI Control”? [VIERALink] VIERA Link “HD A VI Control” is a con venient function that [...]

43 RQT8857 Easy control onl y with VIERA remote control If you connect this unit to the TV that has “HD A VI Control 2” function with an HDMI cable , you can enjo y using more conv enient functions. Y ou can operate this unit using the f ollowing b uttons on the TV remote control. [  ,  ,  ,  ], [OK], [RETURN], [EXIT], [OPTION] and [...]

44 RQT8857 Y ou can give names to recorded titles or discs in the diff erent menus and while setting up the timer recording.  When viewing the Enter Name screen. _ Enter Name 12345 ABC a DE F d GH I NO g JKL j M m 67890 bc ef / % hi $ & kl @ n ] _ o[ Space Set Delete PQRS p TUV t WX Y Z w qrs ( ) uv { } - xyz ` ^ | ! ? . , " ' : [...]

45 RQT8857 Proper ties [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] Y ou can give a name f or the title. P erform steps  −  of “Accessing the Title View” ( ¼ 44).  Press [  ,  ] to select “Enter Name”, then press [OK]. Entering T ext ( ¼ 44) Enter Name [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [-RW‹VR›][...]

46 RQT8857 Divide Title [RAM] Y ou can divide a title into two . Once divided, titles cannot be recombined. P erform steps  −  of “Accessing the Title View” ( ¼ 44).  Press [  ,  ] to select “Divide Title”, then press [OK] . DIRECT NA VIGA TOR Divide Title Preview Divide Finish 0:00.00 - -:- -.- - Divide 08 OK RETURN Set u[...]

47 RQT8857 Allows vie wing and editing chapters individually .  Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the DVD drive.  Press [DIRECT NA VIGA TOR].  Press [  ,  ,  ,  ] to select a title.  Press [OPTION] to display the menu list.  Press [  ,  ] to select “Chapter View”, then press [OK].  Press [  ,  ,  ,  [...]

48 RQT8857 [RAM] [-RW‹VR›] (pla y only) Y ou can create playlists b y grouping your f avourite scenes (chapters) from the recorded titles and edit the created pla ylists. Accessing the Playlist View Proper ties Editing Playlists/Chapter s Preparation:  Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the D VD drive.  [RAM] Release protection (disc, car tri[...]

49 RQT8857 Edit [RAM] Y ou can create and copy pla ylists, and change thumbnail. P erform steps  − 4c of “Accessing the Playlist View”. ( ¼ 48)  Press [  ,  ] to select “Edit”, then press [OK].  Press [  ,  ] to select desired operation from the menu displa yed location then press [OK] ( ¼ below). Create  Press [[...]

50 RQT8857 Cop ying Titles (Adv anced) Preparation:  Inser t a disc and video cassette that y ou can use for cop ying ( ¼ 72, 74).  Confirm that there is enough remaining disc space.  When cop ying an NTSC tape to a D VD , change the “TV System” to “NTSC” in the Setup menu ( ¼ 63). This unit cannot record NTSC signals to discs th[...]

51 RQT8857 Copying Titles (D VD ¼ VHS) [RAM] [-RW‹VR›] [+RW]]  [VHS]  Press [FUNCTION MENU].  Press [  ,  ] to select “Copy”, then press [OK]. Disc Protection Off FUNCTION MENU Recording Playb ack Delete T o Others OK RETURN Copy DVD-RAM Copy DVD VHS 1 2 3 Source Destination Cancel All Copy Direction Copy Mode Create List St[...]

52 RQT8857 Cop ying Titles (Adv anced) (Continued) Tips T o view other pa ges Press [  ,  ,  ,  ] to select “Previous” or “Ne xt”, then press [OK]. – Y ou can also press [  ,  ] to show other pages. Multiple editing Select with [  ,  ,  ,  ] and press [  P A USE]. (Repeat.) Press [OK] to register to the li[...]

53 RQT8857 Copying a fi nalised D VD-R, D VD-R DL, D VD-R W (D VD-Video format), +R and +R DL [DVD-V]  [VHS] Y ou can copy the content of fi nalised D VD-R, D VD-R DL, D VD- R W (D VD-Video format), +R, and +R DL to the VHS. While pla ying a disc, the content being pla yed is copied to the VHS according to the set time.  Operations and on s[...]

54 RQT8857 Tips T o exit the on-screen displa y Press [DISPLA Y]. Accessing the On-Screen Display [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [DVD-V] [-RW‹VR›] [VCD] Y ou can change the settings of disc audio, subtitle , etc. Soundtrack [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [-RW‹VR›] The disc’ s audio attr ibutes appea[...]

55 RQT8857 [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [DVD-V] [-RW‹VR›] Y ou can change the progressive output setting and the noise reduction setting when pla ying discs or of images from the connected de vice. Playbac k NR “On” reduces noise and picture degradation. Progressive [Only when y ou hav e set “Prog ressive” to “On[...]

56 RQT8857 Accessing the Management Menus Tips T o return to the previous screen Press [RETURN]. T o exit the screen Press [EXIT]. [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] Y ou can give a name f or the disc. P erform preparation steps  −  of “Accessing the Management Menus” ( ¼ above).  Press [  ,  ] to select “Dis[...]

57 RQT8857 Finalising Selecting Whether to Show the T op Menu First —A uto-Pla y Select [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] Bef ore fi nalising a disc , select whether the top menu shows after fi nalising. P erform preparation steps  −  of “Accessing the Management Menus” ( ¼ 56).  Press [  ,  ] to select “A uto[...]

58 RQT8857 Accessing the Setup Menu With the unit stopped  Press [FUNCTION MENU].  Press [  ,  ] to select “T o Others” then press [OK]. Disc Protection Off FUNCTION MENU Recording Playback Copy Delete T o Others OK RETURN Disc Protection Off FUNCTION MENU Recording Playback Copy Delete T o Others TV Guide Playlists Flexible Rec DV [...]

59 RQT8857 Tips T o bro wse through the list Press [   CH]. A uto-Setup Restar t Y ou can restar t auto channel setting for terrestrial digital channels if set up ( ¼ 10) f ails for some reason. Howe ver , if you perf or m “Auto-Setup Restart”, all channel settings and all created profi les are deleted. Press [  ] to select “Y es?[...]

60 RQT8857 Notes [DVD-V] Choose the language f or audio, subtitles and disc menus. If a language which is not recorded is selected, or if languages are already fi x ed on the disc, the language set as the def ault on the disc will be play ed instead. [Original] The original language of each disc will be selected. [Other  ] This is the [...]

61 RQT8857 Digital A udio Output Change the settings when you ha ve connected equipment through the unit’ s DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT terminal ( ¼ 68). Press [OK] to show the f ollowing settings. PCM Down Con version Select how to output audio with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz. Signals are conv er ted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz despite the ab[...]

62 RQT8857 Displa y and Connection Settings D VB Preferred Subtitles Choose the subtitle language for digital broadcast. If the selected subtitle is not av ailable, then the a vailab le subtitle will be shown. [English] [Welsh] [Gaelic] [English for hearing impaired] [Welsh f or hear ing impaired] [Gaelic for hearing impaired] On-Screen Messages Ch[...]

63 RQT8857 TV System Change this setting if you connect an NTSC tele vision or to record NTSC video from another source. 1. Press [  ,  ] to select the TV System, then press [OK]. Setup TV System PA L NTSC Disc Picture T uning [P AL] – Select when connecting to a P AL or Multi-system television. Programmes recorded using NTSC are play ed as[...]

64 RQT8857 VHS and System Settings F U N C T I O N M E N U   ( ¼ 58, Accessing the Setup menu) All f actor y def ault settings are indicated with “Underlined” text. T o Others Setup Others Remote Control ( ¼ 75) [D VD 1] [D VD 2] [D VD 3] Clock ( ¼ 11) Owner ID ( ¼ 10) In order to prev ent another person from using this unit if it is [...]

65 RQT8857 Child Lock The Child Lock deactiv ates all buttons on the unit and remote control. Use it to prev ent other people from operating the unit. Press and hold [OK] and [RETURN] simultaneousl y until “X HOLD” appears on the unit’ s display . If you press a b utton while the Child Lock is on, “X HOLD” appears on the unit’ s display[...]

66 RQT8857 After completing the abov e connections, proceed to the TV T uning ( ¼ 10). Adding a VCR: Connecting to a T elevision and a Video Cassette Recorder T o recording fr om a VCR Ref er to “Recording from an External Device” ( ¼ 24). Using a fully wired 21-pin Scart cable – Y ou can use a v ar iety of Q Link functions b y connecting t[...]

67 RQT8857 AC IN OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (PCM/BITSTREAM) A V OU A V VO U T OUT OUT VIDEO AUD IO L R S VIDEO A V 2 A A ( EXT ) T T A V A A 1 V ( TV ) COMPONENT VIDEO OUT OUT AUD IO L R P R P B Y A UDIO IN VIDEO IN RL COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y P B P R RF IN RF OUT A C IN RF IN O PTICAL D I G IT AL A UDI O O UT (P C M / BIT S TREAM ) A V OU A V VO U T CO[...]

68 RQT8857 This method allows y ou to enjoy m ulti-channel surround sound on D VD-Video . Using an A udio Cable f or Better Sound  Adjust settings in “Digital A udio Output” ( ¼ 61). Use this connection to pla y sound through speakers connected to an amplifi er or system component.  Y ou can improv e sound quality by connecting this uni[...]

69 RQT8857 OPTICAL DIGITAL A UDIO OUT (PCM/BITSTREAM) A A V OU V OU T T COMPONENT VIDEO OUT OUT OUT VIDEO AUDI O L R P R P B Y S VIDEO A V 2 ( EXT ) AV 1 ( TV ) AV HDMI IN AV OPTICAL DIGITAL A UDIO OUT (PCM/BITSTREAM) A A V OU V OU T T COMPONENT VIDEO OUT OUT OUT VIDEO AUDI O L R P R P B Y S VIDEO AV 2 ( EXT ) AV 1 ( TV ) HDMI IN HDMI IN HDMI OUT A[...]

70 RQT8857 Disc type Rewritab le Play on other pla yers  1 Recording 16:9 aspect picture  2 Copy-once recording (CPRM) ( ¼ 19) Standard symbol D VD-RAM   CPRM ( ¼ 92) compatible discs only . [RAM] D VD-R —  — [-R] before fi nalisation [DVD-V] after fi nalisation D VD-R DL —  — [-R]DL] before fi nalisation [...]

71 RQT8857 Disc type Standard symbol Uses D VD-Video [DVD-V] High quality movie and music discs D VD-RW (D VD Video Recording format) [-RW‹VR›] D VD-RW video recorded on another D VD recorder   Y ou can play progr ammes that allow “One time only recording” if they ha ve been recorded onto a CPRM compatible disc.  By formatting ( ¼[...]

72 RQT8857 Disc Handling Inserting Discs Notes  When using 8 cm D VD-RAM or 8 cm D VD-R, remov e the disc from the car tridge.  It is not possible to record or pla y continuously from one side of a double sided disc to the other . Y ou will need to eject the disc and tur n it ov er .  Press [  OPEN/CLOSE] to open the tray . – Inser t [...]

73 RQT8857 MP3 File Information Still Picture (JPEG  2 ) Information Pla yab le discs [-R] [-R]DL] [CD] File f or mat MP3 Files must ha ve the e xtension “.mp3” or “.MP3”. Number of f olders (groups) Maximum number of f olders (groups) recognizable: 300 f olders (groups) (including the root f older) Number of fi les (trac ks) Maximum nu[...]

74 RQT8857 Video Cassette Handling Video cassettes Ta b  Break off the video cassette’ s tab to prev ent accidental erasure. Cov er the hole with a double la yer of adhesiv e tape when you want to use the video cassette f or recording again.  Y ou can use video cassettes with the VHS and S-VHS mar ks, b ut the unit is unable to mak e full u[...]

75 RQT8857 Use this function to synchronize the codes f or the remote control and the main unit when there are other P anasonic products close to your unit. With the unit stopped  Press [FUNCTION MENU].  Press [  ,  ] to select “T o Others”, then press [OK].  Press [  ,  ] to select “Setup”, then press [OK].  Press [[...]

76 RQT8857 The displa y is dim.  Change “FL Display” in the Setup menu. 62 “0:00” is fl ashing on the unit’ s displa y .  Set the clock. 11 The displa yed time of this unit is diff erent from the actual recording time or MP3 recording time.  Times shown ma y disagree with actual times. −  [-R] [-RDL] [+R] [+R]DL] The remai[...]

77 RQT8857 Cannot operate the TV with unit’ s remote control.  Change the manuf acturer code on the remote control. 65  It ma y be necessar y to set the code on the remote control again after changing the batteries. 75 Cannot operate the D VD .  Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the D VD dr iv e when operating D VDs or CDs. 13 Cannot operat[...]

78 RQT8857 Digital broadcasts cannot be received.  Check the connections .  Digital broadcast ma y not hav e star ted in your region y et.  The aerial may not be pointing in the direction of the TV station, or the direction of the aerial may ha ve changed due to strong winds or vibration. If problem persists consult y our local TV aerial i[...]

79 RQT8857 P age General Issues D VB-T (Continued) Unusual station sor ting.  The station sorting of this unit is pre-defined. Use profiles to sor t the stations as you w ant them. 58 The digital channel inf or mation does not appear .  Select the length of time (3–10 sec.) in the “On-Screen Messages” in the Setup menu. 62  The digit[...]

80 RQT8857 The images from this unit do not appear on the TV . Picture is distor ted.  Make sure recorder is connected to an appropriate A V input of the TV . 8, 9, 66, 67, 69  Make sure the TV’ s input setting (e.g., A V 1) is correct. −  The TV isn’t compatible with progressiv e signals. Press and hold [  ] and [  ] on the ma[...]

81 RQT8857 No sound. Low v olume. Distor ted sound. Cannot hear the desired audio type.  Check the connections and the “Digital Audio Output” settings. Check the input mode on the amplifier if you ha ve connected one . 61, 68  Check if TV is muted. −  Check if amplifier is m uted. −  Sound is not output while f ast-forw arding d[...]

82 RQT8857 Pla y fails to start ev en when [  PLA Y] is pressed. Pla y star ts but then stops immediately .  Inser t the disc correctly with the label f acing up.  The disc is dir ty .  Y ou tr ied to pla y a blank disc or a disc that is unpla yable on the unit.  Y ou tr ied to pla y a +R W that needs to be finalised on the equipment[...]

83 RQT8857 Reference The pla yback screen fl ick ers.  The video head is dir ty . 91  The tape is old or damaged.  Check the “SQPB” setting. − 64 Playbac k Issues VHS Play Cannot hear the desired audio type.  Press and hold [STTL ] for about 5 or more seconds to select the audio . 39 There is noise when pla ying a video tape. [...]

84 RQT8857 T roub leshooting Guide Cannot record. Cannot cop y .  Y ou hav en’t inser ted a disc or the disc you inser ted cannot be recorded on. Inser t a disc the unit can record onto . 70  [RAM] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] The disc is unformatted. Format the disc. 56  The write-protect tab on the car tridge is set to “PRO TECT?[...]

85 RQT8857 Timer recording does not stop e ven when [  ST OP] is pressed.  Make sure that the recording driv e is selected. Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the recording drive. 27  When using the linked timer recording with e xter nal equipment, press [EXT LINK]. (“EXT -L ” on the unit’ s displa y disappears.) 23 The timer programm[...]

86 RQT8857 T roub leshooting Guide Cannot f or mat.  The disc is dir ty . Wipe with a damp cloth and then wipe dry . 72  Disc ma y be defectiv e or of poor quality . −  Y ou tr ied f ormatting a disc that is not compatible with the unit. 56 Cannot create chapters. Cannot mark the star t point or the end point during “P ar tial Delete?[...]

87 RQT8857 Discs P age Can I pla y D VD-Video, D VD-Audio and Video CDs bought in another countr y?  Y ou cannot play D VD-Video if their region number does not include “2” or “ALL ”. Ref er to the disc’ s jack et for more inf ormation. Cov er  Y ou cannot play D VD-Audio . − Can a D VD-Video that does not hav e a region number be[...]

88 RQT8857 Recording P age Can I record from a commercially purchased video cassette or D VD?  Most commercially sold video cassettes and D VDs are copy protected; theref ore, recording is usually not possible . − Can D VD-R, D VD-R DL, D VD-RW (D VD-Video format), +R, +R DL, and +R W recorded on the unit be pla yed on other equipment?  Y o[...]

89 RQT8857 On the Unit’ s Displa y P age H , F (“ ” stands for a service number .)  An error has occurred. The number f ollowing “H” or “F” depends on the status of the unit. Check the items below and in the T roubleshooting Guide . If the ser vice number still does not disappear after the chec k, reset the unit ( ¼ 75, “T o res[...]

90 RQT8857 On the TV P age Cannot fi nish recording completely .  The programme was cop y-protected. −  The disc ma y be full. −  The maximum number of title has been e xceeded. 20 Cannot pla y .  Y ou inser ted an incompatible disc. 71 Cannot record to the disc.  The disc ma y be dir ty or scratched. 72 Unable to f or mat. Plea[...]

91 RQT8857 Unit Care Reference The precision parts in this unit are readily affected by the en vironment, especially temperature, humidity , and dust. Cigarette smoke also can cause malfunction or breakdown. T o clean this unit, wipe with a soft, dry cloth.  Never use alcohol, paint thinner or benzine to clean this unit.  Before using chemica[...]

92 RQT8857 Bitstream This is a signal compressed and conv er ted into digital f or m. It is conv er ted back to a m ulti-channel audio signal, e.g., 5.1-channel, by a decoder . CPRM (Content Protection f or Recordab le Media) CPRM is technology used to protect broadcasts that are allowed to be recorded only once. Such broadcasts can be recorded onl[...]

93 RQT8857 Progressive/Interlace The P AL video signal standard has 625 (or 576) interlaced (i) scan lines, whereas progressiv e scanning, called 625p (or 576p), uses twice the number of scan lines. For the NTSC standard, these are called 525i (or 480i) and 525p (or 480p) respectively . Using progressiv e output, you can enjo y the high-resolution [...]

94 RQT8857 P ower supply: AC 220 V to 240 V , 50 Hz P ower consumption: Approx. 32 W Standby mode: (Po wer Sav e mode) Approx. 2.2 W (Quick Start mode) Approx. 13.4 W Recordable discs: D VD-RAM: 2X SPEED (V er . 2.0) 2−3X SPEED (V er . 2.1) 2−5X SPEED (V er . 2.2) D VD-R (SL): 1X SPEED (V er . 2.0) 1−4X SPEED (V er . 2.0) 1−8X SPEED (V er .[...]

95 RQT8857 Information on Disposal f or Users of W aste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (private households) This symbol on the products and/or accompanying documents means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with gener al household waste. For proper treatment, reco very and recycling, please take these products t[...]

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