Panasonic DMR-HW100 manual

VQT3F57 Oper ating In structio ns Dear customer Than k you for p urcha sing th is pro duct. For optim um p erfor manc e and safe ty , plea se re ad th ese ins tructi ons c arefu lly . Before conn ectin g, operatin g or ad justin g this pro duct, p lease rea d the i nstructio ns co mplet ely . Please ke ep thi s manual for futu re referenc e. This H[...]

VQT3 F57 2 Getting started ∫ 3D programme and 3D photo playback ( > 43 , 48 ) 3D prog rammes a nd 3D ph otos can be pla yed back whe n this unit is c onnected to a 3 D comp atible TV using a High S peed HD MI Cable and reco rded 2D program me ca n be enjoy ed as 3D virt ually . ∫ Wireless connection ( > 12, 15) This uni t support s Wi -Fi[...]

Getting starte d VQT3F 57 3 Please c heck an d iden tify the s uppli ed acces sories. (Product n umbers c orrect as of August 2 01 1. These may be subje ct to cha nge.) 1 Remo te control (N2QA YB0 00618) 2 Batteries for remote control 1 AC mains lead (K2C T2YY00003 ) ≥ Do not u se AC main s lead with ot her equipm ent. 1 RF coaxi al cable (K1 TW [...]

Getting starte d VQT3 F57 4 ∫ Unit ≥ T o reduce the risk of fire, electr ic shock or pro duct damage , – Do not expose th is un it to rai n, moist ure, dri pping or splashi ng. – Do not place obj ect s filled with li quids , such as vases, on thi s unit . – Use only th e reco mmende d ac cessor ies. – Do not remove cove rs. – Do not r[...]

Getting starte d VQT3F 57 5 For your safety , please read the followi ng text carefu lly . This ap plianc e is supplied with a m ould ed three pin mains plug for y our saf ety and c onvenien ce. A 5-ampe re fuse is fit ted in thi s plug . Should th e fuse need to be re placed pl ease ensure that the replac ement fus e has a ra ting of 5-ampere and [...]

VQT3 F57 6 T able of content s ∫ Getting st a rted Feature s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Supplied accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Using th e remot e cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Safety precau tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Watching broadcasts Recording Playing back video Editing vid eo Photo Music Convenient functions With Other Equipment Troubleshoo ting Reference Getting started VQT3F 57 7 ∫ T roubleshooting Messages on the unit’s display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Troubles hooti ng guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Power . . . . . . . [...]

Getting starte d VQT3 F57 8 Control reference guide Instructio ns for ope rations are genera lly des cribed us ing the remote c ontrol. 1 Turn the unit o n or of f ( > 13, 20) 2 Se lect drive (HDD, SD or USB) ( > 20) 3 Select channel s and title n umbers, e tc./Ente r numbers or ch aracters (The characte r buttons ma y be used when ope rating[...]

Getting starte d VQT3F 57 9 1 Sta ndby/on switch ( Í /I) ( > 13, 20) Press to s witch t he unit from on to st andby mode or vice v ersa. In s tan dby mod e, the u nit is st ill consum ing a s mall am ount of power . 2 Re cordin g in dicat or ≥ The indic ator wil l light up while recordi ng. ≥ The indic ator wil l blin k whil e recordin g is[...]

Getting starte d VQT3 F57 10 Basic Conn ection 3D progra mmes can be play ed back when this unit is co nnected to a 3D comp atible TV using a High Spee d HDMI ca ble. ≥ Before conn ectio n, turn of f all equip ment and read the appropria te opera ting i nstructio ns. ≥ Other amp lifier conne ctions ( > 84) ≥ When usin g Co mmunica tion C a[...]

Getting starte d VQT3F 57 11 About HDMI cable ≥ Please use Hig h S p eed HD MI Cable s that have the HDMI lo go (as shown o n the c over). ≥ When ou tputtin g 1080 p signal, pleas e use H DMI Cables 5.0 m eters o r less . ≥ Recom mended Panaso nic HDM I cable p art numb er: RP-CDHS15 (1.5 m), RP-CDHS30 (3.0 m), RP-CDHS50 (5.0 m), etc.  ≥[...]

Getting starte d VQT3 F57 12 Basic Connection Followi ng functio ns will be av ailable when this unit is connecte d to the network. ≥ DLNA fu nctions ( > 64) ≥ Network Ser vice functions ( > 61) ≥ Updating the sof tware (firmware) of this un it from Internet ( > 81) For det ails ab out connect ion metho d, refer to the instructi ons [...]

Getting starte d VQT3F 57 13 Settings 1 T urn o n the TV , then se lect the appropriate A V input to suit the connections to this unit. 2 Press [ Í ]. DVB Auto Setup st arts. DVB Auto Setup take s about 3 minutes. ≥ After DVB Auto Setup has bee n completed , clock will be set au tomatically . If the clock setting menu appea rs, set the time manu[...]

Getting starte d VQT3 F57 14 Settings 7 Set “Pow er Save” t o “On”, “O n Timer” or “Off”, th en press [OK]. When the follo wing screen app ears, Easy Setting is complete. ≥ Select “Y es” to proc eed to “Network Easy Setting”. ( > 15) ≥ Select “No” to finish the Easy Setting. T o stop partway Press [BACK/RETURN ]. [...]

Getting starte d VQT3F 57 15 After co mplet ing “ Easy S etti ng”, yo u can contin ue with “Network Easy Setting”. Select “ Wired” or “Wireless” , then pre ss [OK] . 1 Follo w the on- screen i nstruction s and make the fo llowing se ttings. ≥ Net work Easy Sett ing ( Hom e Net work Connect ion Check ) ≥ Home Ne twork ( DLNA ) Se[...]

Getting starte d VQT3 F57 16 Settings ∫ Wireless Se ttings ≥ If ther e is no pr oblem, the follo wing screen i s display ed. ≥ If ther e is any problem, the following messa ge is display ed on the screen . ∫ Network Easy Setting ( Home Network Connection Check ) ≥ If there is no pro blem, the fol lowing screen is displa yed. e.g., “Wir [...]

Getting starte d VQT3F 57 17 ∫ Netwo rk Easy Setting ( Interne t Connection T e st ) ≥ If there is no pro blem, the follow ing screen is displa yed. ≥ If there is any p roblem, the fo llowin g messa ge is displaye d on the screen . T o rest art Network Easy Settin g 1 Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD drive. 2 Press [FUNCTION MENU]. 3 Se[...]

Getting starte d VQT3 F57 18 HDD and m edia informatio n (–: Imp ossible) § It cannot be played back directly fr o m the media. Playback is possible by copying to the HDD.  ≥ It may not be able to playback depending on the device that was used to record. ≥ With c ertain recording states and f older structures, th e play order may differ o[...]

Getting starte d VQT3F 57 19 ∫ Compatible SD card – SD Memory Card (from 8 MB to 2 GB) – SDHC Memory Card (from 4 GB to 32 GB) – SDXC Memory Card (48 GB, 6 4 GB) ≥ This uni t is compatibl e with SD Memory Cards that meet SD Card S pecificati ons F A T12 and F A T16 formats , as well as SDHC Memo ry Cards in F A T32 format a nd SDXC Memo r[...]

Getting starte d VQT3 F57 20 Common Operations 1 T urn o n the TV , t hen select t he appro priate A V input to suit the connections to this unit. 2 Press [ Í ] on the remote contr ol or [ Í /I] on this unit. ≥ When the i ndicator on this unit's d isplay blinks, do not turn off the unit or remove th e media. Such action may result in loss [...]

Getting starte d VQT3F 57 21 This unit is bas ically ope rated via the following method by using the rem ote control. Operati ng method can a lso be confirm ed on the screen. A v aila ble funct ions and but tons used are di splayed on eac h scr een. Menu s creen for sel ecting each operation is d isplayed when t he media is inser ted, and you can a[...]

Watching broa dcasts VQT3 F57 22 W a tching br oadcast s Wa tc h ing broad casts ¾ Enjoy ing 3 D pr ogra mme ( > 43)  ≥ If you have locke d channels ( > 72, Child Lock), PIN is required to st art viewing the broadcast. ≥ Y ou can set the time to display the channel inf ormation. ( > 74, On-Screen Information) Y ou can sel ect from [...]

Watching broa dcasts VQT3F 57 23 1 Press [GUI DE]. Each pre ss switches the appearance. 2 Select th e programme, t hen press [O K]. 3 Select “View”, t hen press [OK]. Page up/ down Press [ WX CH]. T o view a progra mme list for a nother day Press th e “Red” bu tton (Previo us) or the “Green” button (Ne x t). ¾ Timer Re cording using th[...]

Watching broa dcasts VQT3 F57 24 W atching broadca sts Press [ST A TU S ]. 1 Current Category 2 Programme with Guid ance informatio n 3 Audi o Desc ript ion 4 Subtitle 5 Digital text 6 Multipl e audio 7 Set timer ( > 33 ) T o show det ailed information Press [ST A TUS ] again. T o hide the inform ation screen Press [EXIT]. T o change Favourite s[...]

Watching broa dcasts VQT3F 57 25 When “STTL ” appears in c hannel i nformation ( > 24) Press [STTL ]. T o hide subt itle Press [STT L ]. T o change s ubtitle langu age 1 Press [OPTION]. 2 Select “Sub title Language” i n “Digital T V Menu”, then pr ess [OK]. 3 Select the desired lan guage. ≥ Press [EXIT] to exit the screen. When “[...]

Watching broa dcasts VQT3 F57 26 W atching broadca sts This unit temporarily sav es a live TV pro gramme you are watching with this unit’ s tuner on HDD and you can use t he following fu nctions. ≥ Select the HDD drive to p erform these f unctions correctly . 1 While watch ing TV (REWI ND]LIVE]T V) Press [SLOW/SEARCH 6 ] to r ewin d. ≥ “REW[...]

Recording VQT3F 57 27 Recor ding TV pr ogrammes Recor ding T o set t he re cordi ng ti me 1 Select “Recordi ng T ime” or “Continuous recording” in step . 2 Press [OK].  ≥ O ne recording will terminate when simultaneous recording is being done and timer recording st ar ts . ≥ W hen “Automatic S tandby after OTR” is set to “On”[...]

Recording VQT3 F57 28 Recordi ng TV progra mmes Press [ST A TU S ]. Press [ WX CH]. It is nece ssary to displ ay the rec ording programm e onto the TV s creen to perform operations suc h as paus e. Press [ WX CH] to sele ct th e record ing channel. Y ou can play t he recording t itle from the beg inning or the titles previo usly recorded to the HDD[...]

Recording VQT3F 57 29 Press [ STOP ∫ ]. ∫ Wh en reco rdi ng 1 pr ogra mme If the foll owing screen appears Select “Y es”, then press [OK]. ∫ Wh en reco rdi ng 2 pr ogra mme s If the foll owing screen appears 1 Sel ect t he pro gramm e, th en pre ss [O K]. 2 Sel ect “ Y es”, then p ress [ OK] . While recordi ng Record another programme[...]

Recording VQT3 F57 30 T i mer recording The titles can only be record ed to HDD of this unit and ca nnot be copied from HDD to the medi a. Press . Select the programme, then press . STATUS F U N C T I O N M E N U D I R E C T N A V I G A T O R G U I D E PLAY/x1.3 PAUSE PAUSE LIVE TV STOP SLOW/SEARCH SKIP CH PAGE CH AV  TV DRIVE SELECT  DEL EXI[...]

Recording VQT3F 57 31 T o cance l a timer re cordi ng on the TV Guide scre en 1 Select “Del ete”, then pres s [OK] in step . 2 Select “Y es”, then press [OK]. (“ F ” in th e TV Gu ide di sappe ars) If “O verl appe d Timer Recor din g” sc reen appe ars Y ou can eli minate th e overlappin g or may cha nge with re peat even t for the d[...]

Recording VQT3 F57 32 T ime r recording This unit has several fun c tion s that enable timer recordings to be contro lled by the signal s ent from the broadcast er . If the signal is n ot sen t corr ectl y , the r ecor ding may lack the beg inni ng or the end ing part of the pro grammes. The record ing’s st art and stop times can be controlled by[...]

Recording VQT3F 57 33 Y ou can search the progra mme from programme type and catego ry . 1 While disp laying TV Guide screen Press the “Y ellow” button (Prog. T ype) or the “Blue” button (Cat e gory). 2 Select th e item, th en press [O K]. ≥ If yo u select “Highlight s”, the recomme nded programm e list is disp layed. T o return to th[...]

Recording VQT3 F57 34 T ime r recording 1 Press [PROG/CHECK]. 2 Select “ New Timer Programme” , then press [OK]. 3 Select t he items and change t he items. ( > right, T imer recording o p tions ) 4 Press [O K]. The timer p rogramme is st ored and the ti mer icon (red) i s displayed. ¾ T o confirm and edit the timer programme ( > 35)  [...]

Recording VQT3F 57 35 Press [PROG/CHECK]. T o deactivate a timer programme Select th e programme, the n press the “Re d” button. ≥ The t imer icon “ F ” ( > right) will ch ange from red t o grey . ≥ Press th e “Red” button again to activ ate timer recording standby . (The tim er icon “ F ” will chang e to red.) T o delete a t[...]

Recording VQT3 F57 36 T ime r recording Press [STOP ∫ ]. ∫ When r ecording 1 progr amme Select “Y es”, then press [OK]. ∫ When r ecording 2 progr ammes 1 Select the programme , then press [OK]. 2 Select “Y es”, then p ress [OK].  ≥ If you have already set a daily/weekly/series timer recording, the recording will start at the next[...]

Playi ng back video VQT3F 57 37 Playing recorded vid eo content s Pla yi ng back video ¾ T o display the menu screen ( > 21) ¾ About DivX VO D content ( > 94 )  ≥ Som e DivX and M KV files may not be played bac k, depending on the v ideo resolution and frame rate condition. DivX and MKV 1 While the file list is displayed Press [OPTION][...]

Playi ng back video VQT3 F57 38 Playing r e cord ed video content s P r e s s [ D I R E C T N AV I G AT O R ] . e.g., [HDD] [HDD] T itl es recorded to HDD will be categ o rised automatic ally . Y ou ca n quic kly fin d the record ed tit les by sele cting the label. Select the label w ith [ 2 , 1 ]. T o sort a s elected ti tle from the “All” l a[...]

Playi ng back video VQT3F 57 39 ∫ [HDD] 1 Pres s the “Red ” button. 2 Sele ct “PHOTO” or “ MUSIC”, then press [OK]. [HDD] 1 Pres s [OPTION] . 2 Sele ct “Grouped Titles” or “All Titles”, then pre ss [OK]. [HDD] While disp laying Grouped T itles screen: Select th e item mar ked with , then press [OK] . [HDD] Programm e type disp[...]

Playi ng back video VQT3 F57 40 Playing r e cord ed video content s [HDD] 1 P r e s s [ D I R E C T N AV I G AT O R ] . 2 Select t he title, then press [OP TION]. 3 Select “Chapter View ”, then p ress [OK] . Chapter V iew screen 4 Select t he chapte r , then press [ OK]. ¾ Edit ing chapter s in Chap ter View ( > 47) During the pla yback or [...]

Playi ng back video VQT3F 57 41 Operation d uring play § § DivX and M KV file only  ≥ Depending on the media and the type of file, som e operations may not be possible. ≥ Depending on the media, it may take time f or the menu screen, pictures, sound, etc. to start. Press [ ST A TUS ] twice. e.g. , T itle numbe r and elapse d time during pl[...]

Playi ng back video VQT3 F57 42 Oper ation d uring play While paused, press [SLOW/SE ARCH 6 ] or [SLOW/SEARCH 5 ]. ≥ Press [PLA Y/ a 1.3 1 ] to restart pla y .  ≥ The speed increas es up to 5 step s. ≥ DivX an d MKV : T his function is not effective. ≥ [S D] Forward direction [SLOW/SEARCH 5 ] only . While paused, press [ 2 ]( 2; ) or [ 1[...]

Playi ng back video VQT3F 57 43 Enjoying 3D pro gramme Y ou can enjoy viewing 3 D progra m mes by conn ecting this un it with a High S peed HDMI Cable to a 3D compati ble TV . Prep aration Connect 3D compatibl e TV to an HDM I A V OUT termina l of this unit using a High S peed HDMI C able. ( > 10) ≥ Perform th e necessary pr eparations fo r th[...]

Editing video VQT3 F57 44 Deleting reco rded titles Editing video Once deleted, r ecorde d content ca nnot be restored to its origina l state. Make cert ain before proceeding. 1 While playi ng Press [ DEL]. 2 Sele ct “Delete” , then pr ess [OK]. While stoppe d Press , then select “HDD”. Press . STATUS F U N C T I O N M E N U D I R E C T N A[...]

Editing video VQT3F 57 45 Editing recorded titles Once de leted, divide d or partially deleted, recorde d content cannot be r estored to its origina l state. Make cert ain before pro ceeding.  ≥ PI N is required to edit the titles with in som e functions. ( > 38) 1 Press [D IRECT NA VIGA TOR]. 2 Select th e title. ≥ Multiple editi ng Pres[...]

Editing video VQT3 F57 46 Editing r ecorded titles 1 Select “Par tial Delete” in “Edit”, then press [OK] . 2 Press [OK] a t the st art point and end p oi nt to delete. ≥ Press [PLA Y/ a 1.3 1 ] to start th e playback w hen the t itl e is paused . 3 Select “Continue”, then pr e ss [OK]. ≥ Select “Nex t”, then pre ss [OK] to delet[...]

Editing video VQT3F 57 47 1 Select “Change Thumbnail” in “Edit”, then press [OK]. 2 Pres s [PLA Y/ a 1.3 1 ] to star t play . 3 Pres s [OK] at t he point t o use as a thumbnail. ≥ T o change the point Rest art play and sel ect “Change”, th en press [OK] at the point to chan ge. 4 Sele ct “Finish”, then press [OK].  ≥ Y ou can[...]

Photo VQT3 F57 48 Playing pho tos Photo T o stop the Slideshow Press [BACK/RETURN ]. T o p ause the Slideshow Press [P AUSE ; ]. ≥ Press [P AUSE ; ] again to rest art. T o exit the Calendar screen Press [P AUSE ; ]. ¾ Slideshow Setting s ( > 50)  ≥ Y ou cannot play photos while recording or copying. ≥ It may take a few moments for phot[...]

Photo VQT3F 57 49 ∫ DIRECT N A VIGA TOR (PHOTO) screen Event It is di splayed for eac h recording d ate. ≥ It is di splayed for eac h folder for medi a other than HDD. Screen icon s: [HDD] 1 While the DIRECT NA VIGA TOR (PHOTO) screen d isplayed Press t he “Re d” but ton. 2 Sele ct “VIDEO” or “MUS IC”, then press [OK]. (Lab el) Albu[...]

Photo VQT3 F57 50 Playing photos 1 While d isplaying a photo Press [O PTION]. 2 Select the item, then pre ss [OK]. ≥ St art Slideshow Y ou can st art a slide s how . ≥ Rot ate RIGHT, Rot ate LEFT ≥ Rot ation information wi ll not be stored dep ending on the m edia. ≥ Information Informat ion (shooting date etc.) is s hown. Y ou ca n swit ch[...]

Photo VQT3F 57 51 Editing p hotos 3 Select the ite m, then press [OK]. e.g., [HDD ] 1 ∫ [HDD] 1 Press [FU NCTION MENU]. 2 Select “ Photo” in “Playb ack Content s”, then press [OK]. ∫ [SD] 1 Insert the SD card . 2 Select “ View Photos”, then press [OK] . 2 ∫ Editing the ev ent: Select the event, then pres s [OPTION]. ∫ Editing th[...]

Photo VQT3 F57 52 Editin g photos [HDD] 1 While sele cting “All” labe l: Select “Add to Album” in “Edit”, then press [OK] . 2 Select the destin ation album, then pres s [OK]. 3 Press [O K]. [HDD] 1 While select ing album label and selec t multip le event s: Select “Combine Eve nt s” in “Edit”, then press [OK] . 2 Select “Y es?[...]

Photo VQT3F 57 53 Copy ing pho tos 2 Select th e event or t he photo , then press the “Y ellow” button. A check mark is disp layed. Rep eat this step. e.g. , [SD] ≥ Press th e “Y ellow” button again to cance l. 3 Press t he “Blue” button. 4 When copy to HDD: Select “Y es” or “No”, then press [OK]. ≥ If you select “Y es”:[...]

Photo VQT3 F57 54 Copying photos [SD] [USB] > [HDD] Newly ad ded photos wil l automa tically be cop ied to the HDD. 1 While stopped Insert th e SD card or USB memory . e.g., [SD] 2 Select “Copy New Photos”, then press [OK]. 3 Select “ Y es”, then p ress [OK]. Copying start s. 4 Once t he copy is co mpleted, se lect “Y es” o r “No ?[...]

Music VQT3F 57 55 Playing music/Co pying music to HD D Music T o play other m usic (track) Select th e item, then pr ess [OK] . T o stop copy ing Press and ho ld [BACK/RETURN ] for 3 seconds.  ≥ T he track/artist name w ill be displayed if the information is contained in ID3 tag of the MP3 file. ≥ I f there is a large amoun t of photo dat a [...]

Music VQT3 F57 56 Playing mu sic/Copying music to HDD [HDD] 1 When the HDD is selected Press [FUNCTI ON MENU]. 2 Select “Music” i n “Play back Con tents”, then pr ess [OK]. 3 Select t he item, the n press [OK]. 1 Catego rised by artist 2 Catego rised by album 3 Tracks regi stere d in “ My Favo urites ” 4 Tracks regi stere d in “ Playl[...]

Music VQT3F 57 57 [HDD] [U SB] [HDD] Whil e the T rack Li st screen is di splayed Select t he track, then pres s the “G reen” button. ≥ Up to 99 t racks can be re gistered. [HDD] Whil e the T rack Li st screen is di splayed 1 Sele ct the trac k. 2 Pres s [OPTION] . 3 Select “Information”, then press [OK]. Refer to “Repeat Play” or “[...]

Music VQT3 F57 58 Editing m usic/playlist 1 Press [FUNCTI ON MENU]. 2 Select “Music” i n “Play back Con tents”, then pr ess [OK]. ≥ When doin g “Delete All T racks”, “Clear My Favouri tes” or “Clear Freque ntly Played” ( > go t o step 4). 3 Select t he item, the n press [OK]. 4 Press [OPTION]. 5 Select t he item, the n pres[...]

With Othe r Equipment VQT3F 57 59 Copy ing t h e HD Vide o or the SD V ideo With Other Equip ment e.g., Connec ting to the Panasonic vid eo camera It is possible to copy the HD video (A VCHD format) recorded on the Panas onic vid eo camera, etc. to the HDD. [SD] [USB] , video camera, etc. > [HDD] 2 Select “Copy V ideo ( A VCHD )”, then press[...]

With Othe r Equipment VQT3 F57 60 Copying the HD V ideo or th e SD Vi deo It i s pos sibl e to co py th e SD video ( MP EG2 fo rmat ) recorded o n the Panasoni c video camera, etc . to the HDD. [SD] [USB] , video cam era, etc. > [HDD] 2 Select “Copy V ideo ( MPEG2 )”, then press [OK]. All titles of SD video on the media that can be copied ar[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3F 57 61 Enjoying VIER A CAST Conve nien t functio ns Y o u can acc ess a s elect ion of Int ernet servi ces f rom the Ho me screen with VIERA CA ST, suc h as Y ouTube. (Cur rent as of Augus t 201 1) Prep aration ≥ Network connection ( > 12 ) ≥ Network Easy Setting ( > 15 , 76 ) ∫ T o enjoy vide o communica tion[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3 F57 62 VIERA Link fu nctions Pr eparatio n 1 Set “VIERA Link ” to “On” ( > 7 5). ( The de faul t setting is “On” .) 2 Set the “HDA VI Control” operations on the connec ted equipmen t (e.g., TV). ≥ Set the input chann el on the VIERA to suit the terminal to be used as “HDA VI Control”. 3 T urn on a[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3F 57 63 Y ou can opera te this unit using the TV remote c ontrol. Refer to t he operating instruc tions of the TV about the b uttons that you ca n use. ∫ Control Panel Using t he Control Pa nel, you can operate with the TV remote con trol. Select “Co ntrol Panel” from the OP TION menu. § 1 This func tion is availab [...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3 F57 64 DLNA fun ctions Y ou can enjoy the vide o and photos sa ved on the HDD of th is unit o n DLNA (Client) c ompa tible equipmen t connected vi a a network. ≥ The titles with remote acce ss restriction (e.g., copy restrict ion) signals sent from broadc asters a re not availa ble for this fu nction. ≥ Y ou cannot pl[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3F 57 65 Y ou can enj oy view ing vid eo, photos a nd music sav ed on a D LNA Certi fied media s erver (such as a PC with Window s 7 install ed etc.) connec ted via a net work with th is unit. Y ou also can enjoy vi ewing them with Panason ic DLNA compat ible recorders (DIG A). e.g. , Prep aration ≥ Network connection ( &[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3 F57 66 Playback menu 1 Press [OPTION]. 2 Select “Playba ck Settin gs” in “Playback Menu” or select “P layback S ettings” , then pr ess [OK]. e.g., ≥ The menu is not displayed wh en playing phot os. 3 Select t he menu, then press [ 1 ] (right). 4 Select t he item, the n press [ 1 ] (right). 5 Select t he sett[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3F 57 67 Pictur e menu—Ch ange the pictu re quality Mode Select the picture qual ity mode during play . Normal Default settin g Soft Soft picture with fe wer video artif acts Fine Deta ils are sharper Cinema Mellow s movie s, enhances de tail in dark s cenes. Cartoon A mode suita ble for viewin g animatio ns. Advanced Set[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3 F57 68 Format an SD card Formatting deletes all conte nts (includin g computer dat a), and they c annot be restored. Check ca refully be fore procee ding. The conten ts are del eted wh en you form at a card even if y ou have set prot ection. 1 While stopped Press [DRI VE SEL ECT] to se lect the SD drive. 2 Press [FUNCTI O[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3F 57 69 Entering text Prep aration ≥ Show the En ter Title Name screen, etc. 1 Select a character , t hen press [OK]. Repeat th is step to enter o ther characters. ≥ T o delet e a ch arac ter Select the character in the n ame field, then press [P AUSE ; ]. ≥ T o enter cha racters with numbe r buttons e.g., enterin g [...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3 F57 70 Changin g the unit’ s se ttings (Setu p) Y ou can change the unit ’s settings of T uning, Sound, Display, Conn ection, N etwork etc. in the Setup m enu. ≥ The settings remain intact ev en if you switch the unit to st andby . 1 Press [ DRIVE SE LECT ] to select th e HDD drive. 2 Press [FUNCTI ON MENU]. 3 Selec[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3F 57 71 ∫ Channel List Y ou can edit th e Channel Lis t. ≥ T o skip unwan ted channels 1 Select the ch annel. 2 Press [O K]. ≥ The ch eck mar k is remo ved. ≥ “Y ellow”: Clear the al l skip setting. ≥ T o change t he channel numb er assignment 1 Select the chan nel, then pres s the “Green” but ton. 2 Ente[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3 F57 72 Changi ng the unit’ s settings (S etup) ∫ Signal Condition Y ou can check the q uality an d strength of signals. Press [ WX CH ] to se lect t he chann el. Signal Quali ty Red bar: T he signal qual ity is bad. Y ellow bar: The s ignal qualit y is poo r . Green bar: The signal q uality is good . Signal Stre ngth [...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3F 57 73 ∫ Chil d Lock for P layback Y ou can rest rict play back of the foll owing titles: – T itles that a re recorded with guidance inform ation – T itles restri cted by C hild Lo ck ( > 72) (T itles with i con in DIRECT NA VIGA TOR, etc.) ≥ PIN is required to change. ( > 70 ) ∫ REWIND LIV E TV T urn on/o[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3 F57 74 Changi ng the unit’ s settings (S etup) ∫ Dynamic Range Compression T o lower the dynamic range for playback. (e.g., at night) ≥ This does not work depe nding on b roadcast s and recorded titles. ∫ Downmix Select the downmix syste m of multi-chan nel to 2-chan nels sou nd. ≥ Select “Surro und encoded”[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3F 57 75 ∫ 3D Settings ¾ 3D T ype If 3D prog ramme cannot b e played back in 3D, you may be able to pl ay it in 3 D by changin g the settin g. ≥ Change th e settings for 3D on the TV also when “Side by side” is selected . ¾ 3D Playb ack Mess age Set to disp lay or hide th e 3D viewing w arning screen w hen play in[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3 F57 76 Changi ng the unit’ s settings (S etup) ∫ Network Easy Se tting Press [OK] to start Network Easy Settin g. ( > 15) ∫ Network Settings ¾ LAN Connection Mode Select connection method. ≥ “Wirele ss” is e nabled only w hen the Wireless LAN adapt or DY -WL10 (opt ional) is conne cted. ¾ Wireless S ettin[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3F 57 77 ¾ IP Address / DNS Settings Check th e connect ion of the netw ork or set the IP address a nd DNS. ≥ Press [OK] to show the respec tive setting. ¾ Proxy Serve r Settings Check a nd set the connection to the Proxy server . ≥ Press [OK] to show the respec tive setting. ¾ Internet Content Settings ¾ Lock Y o u[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3 F57 78 Changi ng the unit’ s settings (S etup) ∫ St andby Settings ¾ Power Save in S tandby ≥ This func tion cannot be enabled when the DLNA fu nction is enabled in “H ome Network ( DLNA ) Se rver funct ion”. ( > 77) ≥ The setti ng may be chan ged to “Of f” automatic ally when the setting f or video co[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3F 57 79 ∫ Clock If the time is not set co rrectly , use the settings listed i n the meth od below . ≥ Automatic This uni t usually obt ains time and date informa tion from digi tal broadcas ts. But, if the time is not set correc tly , set it to “Off” a nd perform “M anual Sett ing”. ≥ Ti me Zone When the time[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3 F57 80 Changi ng the unit’ s settings (S etup) ∫ System I nformatio n Display s oftware (firm ware), HDA VI Control vers ion and Wir eless Mo dule version (W hen using wire less co nnect ion on ly) of thi s unit . ∫ DivX Registration Y ou need this registratio n code to pu rchase an d play Div X Vide o-on -Dem and ([...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3F 57 81 Sof tware (Firmware) Update Sof tware of this unit can be updated autom atically by the follow ing methods when this unit is in the standby mode or when it is 3 a .m. ( > 79, Sof tware Update in S tandb y) – From b roadcast s – From Inte rnet § ≥ T o up date the Sof tware (Firmwar e) immediately , use the[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3 F57 82 Other Settin gs When blac k bars are show n at the top, bottom, le ft, and right s ides of the sc reen, you can en large the image to f ill the screen. 1 Press [OPTION]. 2 Select “ Aspect”, th en press [OK]. 3 Select t he item, the n press [OK].  ≥ This function does not work when watching 3D programme or [...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3F 57 83 Manufact urer and Code No. Brand Code Brand Code AIWA 35 BENQ 58/59 BRANDT 10/15 CENTREX 66 CURTIS 05 DESMET 05 ELEMIS 05 FINLUX 61 Panasonic 01/02/03/04 AKAI 27/30 BEKO 05/71/72/73/74 BUSH 05 DAEWOO 64/65 DUAL 05 FERGUSON 10/34 FISHER 21 MITSUBISHI 05/19/20/47 METZ 05/28/79 MIVAR 24 NEC 36 NOKIA 25/26/27/60/61 OLE[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3 F57 84 Other Co nnections  ≥ Linked oper ation is possible by con necting to a TV or amplifier compatible wi th VIERA Link. ≥ Whe n using a TV or an amplifier that do es not display “ARC compatible” on the HDMI terminal (not compatible with ARC), it is necessary to co nnect the TV and the amplifier with a digit[...]

Convenient fun ctions VQT3F 57 85 ≥ Set “HDMI Aud io Output” to “O ff” ( > 75).  ≥ W hen you use the optical digital audio cable, insert the tip correctly into t he terminal. ≥ Connec t to termi nals of the s ame col our . When using D IGIT AL AUDIO OUT terminal OPTICAL IN DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (PCM/BITSTREAM) OPTICAL This unit’ s[...]

Trouble shooting VQT3 F57 86 Messages on t he unit’ s display T roubl eshooti ng The follow ing message s or se rvice nu mbers appear on the u nit’s display wh en somethin g unusual is detected d uring star tup and us e. SET  (“ ∑ ” st ands fo r a number .) ¾ The re mote control and main unit a re using diff erent c odes. Change t he [...]

Trouble shooting VQT3F 57 87 U76 ¾ HDMI ca nnot be outpu t becaus e it is connec ted to a model that doe s not support copyr ight protection. U99 ¾ The unit f ails to opera te properly . Press [ Í /I] on the main unit to switch the unit to st andby mode. Now press [ Í /I] on the m ain unit a gain to turn the unit on. H   or F  (“ [...]

Trouble shooting VQT3 F57 88 T roubles hooting guide Before reque sting service, ma ke the following checks. If th e problem still pe rsist s, consult your dealer for i nstructions. Up dating to the latest sof tware (firmware) may solve the prob lem. ( > 81) ∫ The unit does not work. One o f the un it’s safety devi ces may have been activate[...]

Trouble shooting VQT3F 57 89 The scree n changes automatical ly . ¾ If there is no operation for 5 minutes or more, the display ed screen switc hes to the other s tates automati cally (only w hen the “Screen Sa ver” is set to “On”). ( > 74) There is a lot of image lag when playing video. ¾ Set “HD opt imizer” in the Pic ture menu t[...]

Trouble shooting VQT3 F57 90 T roublesh ooting guid e The remote control does not wor k . ¾ The re mote control and main unit a re using diff erent c odes. Change t he code on th e remote control. ¾ Sof tware (firmware) is updating when “UPD  /  ” is disp laying on th e unit ’s di splay . W ait until the updat e is compl eted. ( > [...]

Trouble shooting VQT3F 57 91 The content s of the SD card cannot be read. ¾ Remove th e card from the slot and then insert again. If t his does not s olve the prob lem, turn o ff and turn o n the unit aga in. Copying, deleting and setting prote ction t akes a long time. ¾ When ther e are a lot of fold ers an d fi les, i t may some times t ake a f[...]

Trouble shooting VQT3 F57 92 T roublesh ooting guid e VIERA Link does not work. ¾ Some functions may not work dependin g on the version of “HDA VI Contro l” of the connected equipme nt. This unit su pports “HDA VI Cont rol 5” funct ions. ¾ If the connection for the equipm ent connect ed with HDMI w as chan ged, or if the re was a power fa[...]

Reference VQT3F 57 93 Unit care Refere nce The HDD is a high precision rec ording instrument and becaus e of its l ong record ing capabil ity and high speed o peration it is a very speci al device that i s easily susceptible to damage. ∫ The HDD is a device that is not built to withst and vibration/shoc k or dust Depen ding on the setup environ m[...]

Reference VQT3 F57 94 Regarding DivX ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX ® is a digi tal vide o form at cre ated by DivX, LL C, a subs idi ary of Rovi C orpo ratio n. Th is is an offici al Di vX Certified ® device that plays Di vX video . Vi sit divx.com for more in formation and so ftware tools to convert your fi les into Di vX videos. ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DE[...]

Reference VQT3F 57 95 Operations t hat can be performed simult aneously ( ≤ : Poss ible, –: Imp ossible) ( ≤ : Possibl e, –: Impossib le) § The operati on will termin ate when simult aneous recording is being done a nd timer reco rding start s. Operations tha t can be performed while recording programme Playbac k of HDD ≤ Playback of A V[...]

Reference VQT3 F57 96 Specifications Spec ifications a r e subjec t to change without notice. ∫ General Dimensi ons (W k H k D) : 430 m m k 59 mm k 238 mm (exc ludi ng the pro jecti ng par ts) 430 m m k 59 mm k 249 mm (includin g the project i ng p arts) Mass: Approx. 2 .2 k g Power s upply: AC 220 to 240 V , 50 Hz Power cons umption: T ypical Ap[...]

Reference VQT3F 57 97 ∫ JPEG/MPO Playable media: HDD, SD Card, USB device Comp atible p ixels: Between 34 k 34 and 81 92 k 8192 pixels (Sub samp ling is 4:2: 2 or 4:2:0) File s: JPEG co nfor ming DCF (Design rul e for Camera File system) MPO c onfo rming MPF (Multi Pi cture Format) Maxi mum n umber s of folders a nd files: ∫ MP3 Playable media:[...]

Reference VQT3 F57 98 Licenses This pr oduct incor porates th e followi ng software o r technolo gy: (1) the so ftware de veloped i ndepende ntly by o r for Panaso nic Corpo ration, (2) the so ftware own ed by thi rd party and licensed to P anasoni c Corpo ration, (3) the so ftware de veloped by t he Indepe ndent JPEG Group , (4) the so ftware de v[...]

Reference VQT3F 57 99 “AVCHD” and the “AVCHD” logo are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. HDA V I Control™ is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation. VIERA CAST is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation. Y ouTu be is a trademark of Go ogle Inc. The FREEVIEW service is subject to coverage. An aerial upgrade may be requir[...]

Reference VQT3 F57 100 Index A Amplifier (Con nection) AUDIO OUT terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 DIGI TAL A UDIO O UT te rmina l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 HDMI AV OUT termi nal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 Asp ec t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Reference VQT3F 57 101 H HD Video (AVCHD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 HDAVI Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2, 75 HDD De[...]

Reference VQT3 F57 102 Index R Rec ord ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Record ing quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Record ing time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Timer rec ording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Reference VQT3F 57 103 The recording and playback of content on this or any other device may require permission from the owner of the copyright or other such rights in that content. Panasonic has no authority to and does not grant you that permission and explicitly disclaims any right, ability or intention to obtain such permission on your behalf. [...]

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