Panasonic LQ-DRM200 manual

Dear customer Thank you for purchasing this produc t. For optimum perf ormanc e and safety , please read these instruct ions carefully . Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product , please read these instructions com pletely . Please keep this manual f or future ref- erence. Region number supported by thi s unit Region numbers are alloc[...]

2 RQT7237 Gett ing sta r te d . CAUTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILI ZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORM- ANCE OF PROCE DURES O THER THAN THOSE SPECI - FIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA T ION EXPOSUR E. DO NO T OPEN CO VERS AND DO NOT REP AIR Y OUR- SELF . REF ER SE R V IC ING TO QU A LIFIE D PER SON NEL. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE [...]

3 RQT7237 Gett ing sta r te d IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Read these operating instructions car efully bef ore using the uni t. F ollow the safety instructions on the unit and the applicab l e safety i nstructions listed below . K eep these operating inst ructions handy f or future reference . 1) Read these instructions. 2) K eep these instruc[...]

4 RQT7237 Gett ing sta r te d T able of contents IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Featu res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 STEP 1 Antenn a and telev i[...]

5 RQT7237 Setting up STEP 1 Antenna and televisi on connections Pr epar atio n ≥ Refer to the television’ s operating instructions. ≥ T urn the television off and disconnect its A C power supply cord. To enjoy sound through other audi o equipment ( ➜ page 50) To enj oy progres sive vid eo Connect to the componen t video (480P) input ter min[...]

6 RQT7237 Setting up STEP 2 The remote control ≥ Inser t so the poles ( i and j ) match those in t he remote control. ≥ Do not use rechargeable t ype batteries. Do not: ≥ mix old and new batter ies. ≥ use different types at the sa me time. ≥ heat or expose to flame. ≥ take apart or shor t circuit. ≥ attempt to recharge alkaline or man[...]

7 RQT7237 Setting up 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to se lect “C hannel” and press [ 1 ]. 4 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to selec t “Ant enna Sys- tem” and press [ENTER]. 5 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “TV” or “CA TV” and press [ENTER]. The scr een shown in step 3 reappears. 6 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “A uto Channel Setting” and press [ENTE R]. 7 Press [E[...]

8 RQT7237 Setting up STEP 4 VCR P lus i guide channel settings Set these guide channels so you can use VCR Plus i codes for timer recording. Before star ting the settings, prepare a char t show- ing the channels, station names, and guide c hannels. e.g ., 1 Pres s [SETUP ] to show the m enus. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Cha nnel” a nd press [ [...]

9 RQT7237 Setting up STEP 5 Set up to match y ou r tele vision Change the se ttings if y our televi sion is: ≥ Progressive – Read your television’ s operating instr uctions for details . ≥ Widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) 1 Press [S ETUP] to sho w the me nus. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “TV Sc reen” and press [ 1 ]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to s[...]

10 RQT7237 Setting up Disc informat ion ≥ We recommend using P anasonic discs as t hey hav e been c on- firmed to be com patible with this unit. Other discs may not perf or m correctly . ≥ Do not allow the disc to become dir ty or scratched. Fingerpr ints, dirt , dust, scratches or deposits of cigarette smoke on the recor d- ing surface ma y ma[...]

11 RQT7237 Setting up SD/PC car d and still pictures § 1 A PC card adapter conforming to PC card st andards is necessar y . § 2 Can only play still pictures and sa v e to D VD-RAM. § 3 Content saved on SD media storage (SV -P T1). ≥ Compatib le with : F A T 12 or F A T 16 ≥ Use this unit to f ormat a memor y card when using f or the first ti[...]

12 RQT7237 Setting up Control ref erence guide 1 POWER butt on ( Í , DV D (POWER) ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 14 Press to s witch the unit from on to standb y mode or vice v ersa. In standby mode , the unit is still consuming a small amount of power . 2 VCR Plus r but ton (VCR P lus r ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 [...]

13 RQT7237 Setting up Controls such as 1 function the s ame as the buttons on the remote c ontrol. U Rem ote c ontro l sig nal s en sor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 V SD card slot (SD CARD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 W PC card slot (PC CARD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

14 RQT723 7 Recording Recor ding tele vision progr ams Y ou can inse rt a car tr idge or non- car tridge disc. [Note] ≥ Load double-sided discs so the label f or the side y ou want to record/play is f acing up. ≥ When using 8 cm (3 ″ ) D VD -RAM, remove the disc from the car- tridge and inser t it, making sure you align it wit h the groove . [...]

15 RQT7237 Recording [RAM] [DVD- R] The unit calculates a recording rate that enables t he recording to fit in the time you set (within the remaining t ime on the disc) and with the best possible picture quality . 1 While stopped Press [F R ec]. 2 Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “Hour” a nd “Min. ” and press [ 3 , 4 ] to set t he record- ing time[...]

16 RQT7237 Pla ying bac k Play ing discs [RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD- A] [DVD -V] [VCD] [CD] [MP3] 1 Pres s [ Í , D VD PO WER] to turn the unit on. 2 Pres s [ < OPEN/CLOSE] to open the tra y and inser t a disc ( ➜ page 14) . ≥ Press the button again t o close the tra y . ≥ If car tridge protect ion is activated ( ➜ page 10), play begins automati[...]

17 RQT7237 Pla ying bac k [VCD ] Switch [D VD , TV] to “ DV D ” and Press the numb ered button s (0, 1 j 9) to selec t an item . e.g., “5”: [0] ➜ [5] “15”: [1] ➜ [5] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] Pr ess [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to se le ct an item an d p ress [ENTER]. ≥ Y ou may also be able to use the numbered b uttons (0, 1 j 9) to select an item. O[...]

18 RQT7237 Pla ying bac k Pla ying st ill pictures [SD/CARD] [RAM] Only insert or remove the SD/PC card after turning the unit off. When the card indicator (“SD” or “CARD”) on the unit displa y is flashing, the card is being read f rom or written to . Do not turn off the power or remov e the card. Such action may result in malfunction or lo[...]

19 RQT7237 Pla ying bac k To select the next or p revious s till pictu re While in the still picture displa y , press [ 2 , 1 ]. [ 2 ] : pre vious still picture [ 1 ] : next still picture ≥ The still picture changes e very time the b utton is pressed. To stop still p icture dis play Press [RETURN]. The still pictures in the f older will be displa[...]

20 RQT7237 Pla ying bac k Other me thods of play [RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD- A] [DVD -V] [VCD] [CD] [MP3] During pla y or w h ile p aused Pres s [ : ] or [ 9 ]. ≥ Press [ D ] or [ E ] on the m ain unit. ≥ Each press increases the number of skips. For y our refe rence ≥ Pressing [ : ] [ D ] or [ 9 ] [ E ] while the playback control feature on Video C [...]

21 RQT7237 Pla ying bac k [RAM] [DVD- R] 1 Dur ing play Press [TIM E SLIP]. 2 Within 5 seconds Press [ 3 , 4 ] to enter the time and then pres s [ENTER] . Press to alter in one-m inute units. Press and hold to alter in 10-min ute uni ts. [RAM] [DVD- R] [DVD -A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [MP3] Dur ing play Press [ 6 ] or [ 5 ]. ≥ Press and hold [ D ] or [...]

22 RQT7237 Pla ying bac k Using menus to pla y MP3 d iscs [MP3] This unit can play MP3 files recorded on CD-R/RW with a computer . Files are treated as trac ks and f olders are tre ated as groups. 1 Pres s [T OP MENU]. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select the track and press [ENTE R]. Play continues to the last trac k in the last g roup . ≥ “ 0 ” ind[...]

23 RQT7237 Pla ying bac k Playing while y ou are recor di ng [RAM] Press [ 1 ] (PLA Y). Play starts from the beginning of the program being recorded. (Time slip indicator on the main unit li ghts.) [Note] Sound is not ou tput while fast-f orwarding. [RAM] Y ou c an play a program pre viously recorded. 1 During recordi ng Press [DIRECT NA VIGA T O R[...]

24 RQT7237 Timer recording Timer rec ording [RAM] [DVD-R] This is a simple way of specifying a time to stop rec ording when you are in a hurry or before y ou go to bed. During recording Press [ ¥ , REC] to select the recording time . Each time you press the button: 0:30 "# 1:00 "# 1:30 "# 2:00 "# 3:00 ^"" Counter (can[...]

25 RQT7237 Timer recording Y ou c an enter up to 16 programs up to a month in advance. Each daily or weekly prog ram is counted as one program. 1 Press [PROG/CHECK]. 2 Press [E NTER]. 3 Press [ 1 ] to mo ve thr ough the it ems and change the items wi th [ 3 , 4 ]. ≥ The current settings are shown each time you press [ 1 ]. ≥ Y ou may use the nu[...]

26 RQT7237 Timer recording[...]

Editing 27 RQT7237 Entering te xt [SD/CARD] [R AM] [DVD-R] This page shows how to ent er text for: ≥ Program titles f o r timer recording ( ➜ pages 24 and 25) Program titles ( ➜ page 32) ≥ Pl ay list ti tles ( ➜ page 30) ≥ Dis c titl es ( ➜ page 38) ≥ Folder titl es of still pictures ( ➜ page 35) Y ou c an enter up to: ≥ 64 cha [...]

28 RQT7237 Editing Creatin g p la y li sts [RAM] Specify star t and end points to cr eate scenes, then specify t he order in which the y are to be pl ay ed . These scenes are not recorded sep- arately so this doesn’t use much capacity . Y ou can creat e a maximum of 99 play lists and 999 scenes. Preparation Release protection (car tr idge ➜ pag[...]

29 RQT7237 Editing 1 While stopped Press [P LA Y LIST]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the pla y list and press [ENTER]. ≥ Y ou ca n also select play lists by entering a 2 -digit number with the numbered buttons. e.g., “5”: [0] ➜ [5] “15 ”: [1] ➜ [5] All the scenes in the pla y list are play ed. T o stop play list play Pres s [ ∫ ]. (T[...]

30 RQT7237 Editing Editing play lists [RAM] Once a play list has been er ased, it is irretriev able . Check carefully before proceeding. The copied play list appears at the bottom of the list. Play Scenes Operation While stopped Press [PLA Y LIST]. T o clear the pla y list or scene list screen Press [PLA Y LIST]. T o stop set up process Press [RETU[...]

31 RQT7237 Editing Repeat to erase other scenes. Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Exit ” and press [ENTER]. The new scene is inser ted before the highlighted scene. Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Next ” and press [ENTER]. (Repeat to add other scenes.) Repeat to move other scenes. Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select the place where you want to mo ve the[...]

32 RQT7237 Editing Editing programs Protection Ye s No Set up Program Protection. RETURN ENTER SELECT Shorten Segment – – : – – . – – Start – – : – – . – – End Start End Next Exit 0 : 00 . 01 PLAY 03 RETURN ENTER SELECT N S Divide Program – – : – – . – – Divide Preview Divide Exit 0 : 00 . 01 PLAY 03 RETURN ENTER[...]

33 RQT7237 Editing [Note] ≥ The disc’s a v ailable recording time ma y not increase after erasing short programs. ≥ Computer data cannot be erased. ≥ The availab le recording time on D VD-R does not increase when you erase prog rams . The lock symbol appears when the program is write- protected. Press [ 2 ] to set protection and press [ENTE[...]

34 RQT7237 Editing Editing still pictures JPEG JPEG 1/2 INPUT SD card 100_PANA Album Slide Show Copy All copy of the card RETURN ENTER SELECT ENTER RETURN SELECT INPUT JPEG COPY 1 / 1 Prev . Next ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0001 0002 0003 0004 Folder Copy SD card 100_P ANA 0 – 9 Select Page RETURN JPEG ALL COPY Copy all JPEG from the car d. Copy fro[...]

35 RQT7237 Editing 0001 [Note] ≥ “Picture” and “File” refer to numbers inside the folder selected. Lower files are not included. ≥ If there is more than one upper folder , pressing [ : ], [ 9 ] will switch betw een them ( ➜ page 11, Still picture folder structure). Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “SD card” or “PC card”. Press [ 3 , [...]

36 RQT7237 Editing Editing stil l pictur es JPEG JPEG 2/2 SD card 100_PANA Erase Protect Print (DPOF) Settings RETURN ENTER SELECT ENTER RETURN SELECT INPUT JPEG ERASE 1 / 1 Prev . Next ---- ---- ---- ---- ----[...]

37 RQT7237 Editing 0001[...]

38 RQT7237 Editing Disc set tin g [RAM] [DVD-R] Enter Title [RAM] If set, this will protect the disc from accidental erasure. Disc Protection Format Finalize [DVD-R] (D VD-R recorded on this unit only) Y ou can play D VD-R on compatible D VD play ers b y finalizing them on this unit, effectiv ely making them into D VD-Video . For your ref erence Th[...]

39 RQT7237 Editing The lock symbol appears closed when the disc is write-protected. Press [ 2 ] to set disc protection and press [ENTER]. [Note] ≥ Computer data and still pictures (JPEG, TIFF) cannot be erased. ≥ Erase does not work if one or more programs are protected. Press [ 2 ] to select “Start ” and press [ENTER]. DISC SETTING RETURN [...]

40 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation Using on-screen menus 1 Pres s [DISP LA Y]. e.g., D VD-RAM 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select the menu and press [ 1 ]. 3 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to sele ct the item a nd press [ 1 ]. 4 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select the setting. T o clear the o n-screen menus Press [DISP LA Y]. For y our refe rence ≥ Some items can be changed by p[...]

41 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation e.g., D VD-RAM Not av ailab le when pla y ing Video CDs, CDs and MP3 discs. e.g., D V D-Video Not av ailab le when pla y ing CDs and MP3 discs . ∫ When y ou have se t “TV T ype” to “Aspect 4:3 & 480P” or “Aspect 16:9 & 48 0P” in SE TUP ( ➜ page 9) Continued on next pa ge. Pla y men u Item Cont[...]

42 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation Using on-scre en menus ∫ When “User ” is selec ted Select “Detail picture adjust ment”. (“User” ➜ [ 2 ] ➜ [ 4 ] ➜ [ENTE R]) P age 1/2 of “De tail picture ad justment” Press [ENTER] to enter the setting. Press [ 3 ] or [ 4 ] until p age 2/2 appears. P age 2/2 of “De tail picture ad justment?[...]

43 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation On-s cr een d isp lays Displays appear on the television when you operate the unit to let you know what operation was perf or med and what condition the unit is in. ≥ Y ou can change the setting in the SETUP menu so the first display does not appear automatically ( ➜ page 45, Display —Status Mes- sages). Press [...]

44 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation Changing the unit’ s settings This chart sh ows the initial set tings for this unit. S ee page 46 for details o n menu operation. ≥ Underlined items are the factory presets. Summary of settings T abs Menus Options Channel Antenna System ( ➜ page 7) Select to suit the t ype of antenna you are using. Channels ar [...]

45 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation Video Seamless Play T urn seam less pla y on or off on discs with pla y lists. ≥ Seamless Play does not work with programs recorded in LPCM or when using Quick Vie w . ≥ On : T he scenes in play lists are pla yed seaml essly . This may cause shifting of t he points where s cenes change. Some play lists cannot be [...]

46 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation Changing the unit’ s settings See pages 44 and 45 f or menu and option details. 1 While stopped Pres s [SET UP] to sho w the men us. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select the menu’ s ta b and press [ 1 ]. 3 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select the menu and press [ENTE R]. 4 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select th e option and press [ENTE R].[...]

47 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation 1 Press [S ETUP] to sho w the me nus. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Channel” and press [ 1 ]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “ Preset C han- nel Caption” and press [ENTER]. 4 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the ca ption and then pres s [ 1 ]. Y ou ca n choose from the following captions . ABC, PBS , CBS, CNN, FO X, ESP[...]

48 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation Home Theater Ref er to the relev ant pages for details. Other uses Record to digital recording equipment or cassette deck ( ➜ page 50) Record from a video cassette recorder ( ➜ page 51) Enjo ying CA TV/Satellite br oadcasts Wha t you want to do How to do i t Reference page s Settings Reference pages Enjoying CATV[...]

49 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation ≥ The equipment connections described are examples. ≥ P eripheral equipment and optional cab les sold separately unl ess otherwise indicated. ≥ Before connection, turn off all equipment and read the appropriate operating instructions. ≥ The signal from the cable TV box or satellite receiver passes th rough th[...]

50 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation Home Theater This model can pla y Dolby Digit al, but only in two channels. Th is model does not hav e a DTS decoder. Y ou must connect a unit wi th a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder to enjoy surround sound. Recordin g to dig ital rec ording eq uipment or cass ette tap es Digital recording Y ou can record the digital si[...]

51 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation § By using the S video c able instead of the y ellow video cabl e you may make recordings of higher picture qualit y . [Note] ≥ If the audio output of the other equipment is m onaural, connect to L/MONO. (Both left and right channels are recorded wh en connected through L/MONO.) ≥ The D V input on this unit is f[...]

52 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation Other antenna connections Use one of the f ollowing connections to suit the antenna lead. ∫ A single t win lead ∫ A twin lead and a coaxial cable ∫ T wo twin leads ≥ If your tele vision has both lead and coaxial V HF term inals, use the lead connection to m inimize signal loss. Use one of the followi ng conne[...]

53 RQT7237 Reference Glossary Bit str eam This is the digit al f orm of multi-channel audio data (e.g., 5.1 chan- nel) before it is decoded into its various channels. CPRM (Co ntent Protection for Recordable Media) CPRM is the copyright protection technology that is used to protect broadcasts that ar e allowed to be recorded only once (e.g. some CA[...]

54 RQT7237 Reference Err or messages On the tel evis ion Page On the un it’ s displa y No disc. ≥ Y ou haven’t inserted a disc. Correc tly inser t a dis c that this unit can use. ≥ The disc is upside do wn. If it is a single-sided disc, i nser t it so the label is f acing up . 10 14 This i s non- recor dable di sc. ≥ The unit cannot recor[...]

55 RQT7237 Reference T roub leshooting gu ide Before requesting serv ice, make t he below checks . If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the remedies indica ted in the chart do not solve the problem: In the U.S.A., go to http://www.panasonic.com/broadcast. In Canada, contact the P anasonic Canada Inc. Customer Care Centre at 1-8[...]

56 RQT7237 Reference T r oublesh ooting guide Sound Page Play Displays Remote control No sound. Low volum e. Distorted soun d. ≥ Check the connections. Check the input mode on the amplifier if you hav e connected one. ≥ T urn V .S.S. off if it causes distor tion. 5, 49–51 41 Cannot h ear the desire d audio type. ≥ Press [AUDIO] to select th[...]

57 RQT7237 Reference Recording and timer recording Pa g e Still pi ctur es The precision par ts in this unit are readily affected by the en vi- ronment, especially temperature, humi dity , and dust. Cigarette smoke also can cause malfunction or breakdown. T o c lean t his u nit, wipe with a soft, dry cloth. ≥ Nev er use alcohol, paint thinner or [...]

58 RQT7237 Reference Specificatio ns Recording system: D VD video recordin g standards (D VD-RAM), D VD video st andards (D VD-R) Optica l pic k-up: System with 1 lens, 2 integr ation units (662 nm wav elength for D VDs, 790 nm wa velength f or CDs) Recordable discs: 12 cm (5 q ) 4.7 GB D VD-RAM discs 12 cm (5 q ) 9.4 GB D VD-RAM discs 8 cm (3 q ) [...]

59 RQT7237 Reference Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U .S.A.) P anasonic B r oadcast & T elevision Sy stems Co mpan y , Unit compan y of M atsushita El ectric Corpo ration of Amer ica One P anason ic W a y Secaucus , NJ 07094 P anasonic Sa les C ompan y , Division of Matsushita Electri c of Puerto Rico, In c. A ve. 65 de Inf antería, Km.9.5 San G[...]

Index All copy of the card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Angl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Antenna system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Audio att ribut e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Channel ca ption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Channel se tting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]