Panasonic DMR-BW500 manual

until 2008/5/19 Oper ating In str uction s Blu-ra y Disc Recor der Model No. DMR-BW500 Dear customer Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and saf ety , please read these instructions carefully . Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely . Please keep this manual for fut[...]

2 RQT9131 CA UT ION! THIS PR ODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTR OLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PR OCEDURES O THER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARD OUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN CO VERS AND DO NOT REP AIR Y OURSELF . REFER SER VICING T O QU ALIFIED PERSONNEL. W ARNING: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, E LECTRIC SHOCK OR [...]

3 RQT9131 Characteristics of this unit Record with High Definition It is possible to record in high definition qua lity when the br oadcast is high definition. ➡ 7 7-Day EPG Timer re cording is made eas ier beca use the TV Guide al lows y ou to see programme informat ion up to 7 d ays ahead. ➡ 24 Cop y with High Definition Quality It is possibl[...]

4 RQT9131 T ab le of contents Included accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Characteristi cs of this uni t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HDD and disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Regarding Blu-ray Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Regarding D[...]

5 RQT9131 Playing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Useful functions during still picture play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Editing still p ictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Editing still pictures (JPEG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Still pictures operation .[...]

6 RQT9131 HDD and disc in f ormation This unit can record or c opy to the f ollowing HDD or di scs. The Blu-ra y Disc (BD-RE and BD-R) has a lot more rec ording capacity compared with the D VD . When you compare the Bl u-ray Disc (single-side dual-lay er 50 GB) with the D VD-R (4.7 GB) Blu-ray Disc can record t he image of the d igital broadcasting[...]

7 RQT9131 V ar ious recording modes c an be selected when rec ording or copying is perf or med on this unit. Time and qu ality of recording vari es depending on the recording mode. ( ➡ 30, Recording modes) The follo wing are charact eristics of D R (Direct Recor ding) mode. This unit can record the digital broadcasti ng as broadcasted if the reco[...]

8 RQT9131 HDD and disc information ( ≤ : P os sibl e, – : Imposs ible) HDD and discs you can use f or recor ding and pla y Disc type Har d disk drive (HDD) Standard symbol [HDD] Data that can be recorded and play ed Video Still picture Music Quality that can be recorded High definition (HD) quality Standard definition (SD) quality Recording mod[...]

9 RQT9131 ≥ This unit cannot record NTSC s ignals to discs that already have P AL signal recordings. (Howe ver , both types of prog rammes can b e recorded onto the HD D , BD-RE or BD-R .) ≥ Y ou may not be able to record depending on the condition of the discs and you m ay not be able to pla y due to the condition of t he r ecording. ∫ Regar[...]

10 RQT9131 HDD and disc information § Close the s ession after recording. Play ma y be impossible on some discs due to the condition of the recording. ≥ The producer of the disc can control how discs are pla yed. So y ou ma y not alwa ys be able t o control play as described in these oper ati ng instructions. Read the disc’ s instruc tions car[...]

11 RQT9131 USB mem ory a nd card inf ormatio n ≥ Despite meeting t he conditions ment ioned abov e, there ma y be USB memories that cannot be used f or this unit. [Note] ≥ This unit’ s USB por t does not suppor t bus-pow ered USB device. ≥ When using S D cards 4 GB or larger , only SD cards that display the SDHC logo can be used. ≥ Useabl[...]

12 RQT9131 Contr ol reference guid e Instruct ions f or operations are generally described using the remote control. 1 T ur n the unit on ( ➡ 18) 2 Select drive (HDD , BD or SD) ( ➡ 22, 23, 60) Drive changes eac h time you press [DRIVE S ELECT]. 3 Select chan nels and title numbers, etc./Enter number s 4 T o delete unwanted recorded titles, tim[...]

13 RQT9131 1 Standby/on switch ( Í /I) ( ➡ 18 ) Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power . 2 Disc tray ( ➡ 15) 3 Connection for di gital video (D V) camcorder ( ➡ 56) 4 SD Card LED ≥ It is possible to set the LE D to tur n on/off. ( ➡ 86, SD Card [...]

14 RQT9131 HDD (Har d disk drive) handling care The HDD is a high precision recording instr ument and because of its long recording capability and high speed operation it is a v er y special device that is easily susceptible t o damage. As a bas ic rule, sav e impor tant conte nt to a disc as backup . ∫ The HDD is a device that is not built to wi[...]

15 RQT9131 Media handlin g (Disc/USB memor y/SD card) 1 Press [ < OPEN /CLOSE ] to open t he tray . 2 Press [ < OPEN /CLOSE ] to close the tray . Automatic drive select functi on [BD- V] [DVD -V] [C D] ≥ If the unit is recording to the HDD or stopped, i t automatically s witches t o the BD dr ive when a disc is inser ted. ≥ If you eject a[...]

16 RQT9131 STEP 1 Connection ≥ Before connection, turn off all equipment and read the appropriate operating instructions. ≥ Refer to “Additional co nnections” ( ➡ 94) for c onnection us ing other ter minals and c onnection wi th other equi pment. When the unit is not to be used f or a long time T o save po wer , unp lug it f rom the house[...]

17 RQT9131 Y ou can enjo y high-quality picture by changing the connec tion between this unit and your TV on page 16 as follows. When connected to a n HDMI com patible unit, an uncompressed digi tal audio and video signal is transmitted. Y ou can enjoy high qu ality , digital video and audio with just one cord. When connecting to an HDMI-compatible[...]

18 RQT9131 STEP 2 Channel reception setting s and TV aspect settings 1 T urn on the tele vision and sele ct the appropriate A V input to suit the connections to this unit. 2 Pres s [ Í BD] to turn the unit on. When the Download from TV screen appears ( ➡ 19) 3 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select y our region and press [OK]. After Region Selection setting[...]

19 RQT9131 4 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “On” or “Off” and pres s [OK]. ≥ On : It is possible to star t quickly from the po wer off state. ≥ Off : It will go i nto the P ower Sa ve mode when the power is turned of f. After Quick Star t setting is complet e, TV aspect setting s creen appears. 5 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to s elect the TV aspect and [...]

20 RQT9131 W atching digital br oadcasts This unit has the tuner which allo ws it to directly receiv e and record digital terrestrial channels. 1 T urn on the television and select the appropriate A V input to suit the connections to this unit. 2 Press [ Í BD] to turn the unit on. 3 Press [I NPUT SELE CT] a fe w times and select “TV”. ≥ It w[...]

21 RQT9131 Y ou can enjo y telete xt broadcasting, including ne ws, weather f orecasts and subtitles, if this service is provided by t he broadcasters. When “TEXT” appears in digital channel i nformation ( ➡ r ight) 1 Press [TEXT ]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ], the numb ered buttons , or the colour bu ttons to select the page. Fol low the instruction o[...]

22 RQT9131 Pla ying BD-Vi deo or D VD-Video/Playing recor ded video contents Refe r to “ Advanc ed p layback” ( ➡ 38) for detail information. Preparation ≥ T ur n on the television and select the appr opriate video input to s uit the connections to this unit. ≥ T ur n on this unit. 1 Press [ < OPE N/CLOSE] on the main unit to ope n the[...]

23 RQT9131 Recor ding tele vision programme s [HDD] Refe r to “Important notes f or recording” ( ➡ 28) an d “Ad vanc ed recor ding” ( ➡ 30) for d etail inf ormation . This operat ion will onl y recor d to HDD. T o record to a disc ( ➡ 25) Preparation ≥ T ur n on the tele vision and select t he appropriate video input to suit the con[...]

24 RQT9131 Timer Recor ding (Using the TV Guide System) Refer to “Advanced timer reco rding” ( ➡ 34 – 37) for detail information. See also “Important notes for recordi ng” ( ➡ 28). Depending on the type of disc used for recording or the t ype of broadcast, there may be restrictions on the titl e you are trying to record. [HDD] [BD- RE[...]

25 RQT9131 [BD-RE] [ BD-R] [RAM] ≥ Only 1 programme can be set to ti mer record on the disc. 1 Inser t a disc. ∫ When t he scre en with “F ormat Disc ” is displayed Y ou need to f or mat the unrecorded disc such as new discs. 1 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Form at Disc” and press [OK]. 2 Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “Y es” and press [O K[...]

26 RQT9131 Deleting titles [HDD] [BD- RE] [BD-R] [RAM] [-R] [- R]DL] [-R W‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [ +RW] (Y ou cannot delete items on fi nalised discs.) ≥ A title cannot b e restored once it is delete d. Make cer tain bef ore proceeding. ≥ Title that is currently recording cannot be deleted. ≥ Titles on the disc cann ot be deleted in the f ollo[...]

27 RQT9131 Copying titles [HDD] > [BD-RE] [BD-R] [R AM] [-R] [-R] DL] [-RW‹ V›] [+R] [ +R]DL] [+RW] (Y ou cannot copy to finalised discs .) 1 Inser t a disc. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Copy Navi gator” and press [OK]. ≥ Confirm that there is enough remaining disc space. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the title you want to copy and press[...]

28 RQT9131 Impor tant notes for recor ding Rega rdin g R ec ordi ng to the d isc Y ou cannot record by pressing [ ¥ RE C]. ≥ [BD-RE] [BD- R] [R AM] Timer recording is possible. Selecting A udio for Recording Broadcast in m ulti-channel sound (Digital broadcast onl y): Y ou can select the audio language when receiving audio in multi channel broad[...]

29 RQT9131 When y ou want to copy titles in hig h speed mod e from the HDD to discs. [BD-RE] [ BD-R] ≥ Titles in DR mode can be copied at high speed. [RAM] ≥ Titles in XP , SP , LP , EP , or FR mode can be copied at high speed. [-R] [-R]DL] [-R W‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+ RW] ≥ Titles in XP , SP , LP , EP , or FR mode can be copied at high spee[...]

30 RQT9131 Ad vanced re cordin g This also explains about while rec ording and while co p ying. (There are discs that c an only copy , depending on the disc) ∫ Recor ding modes and appro x imate recor ding times Depending on the content being recorded, the recording times ma y become shor ter than indicated. (The times provided on this char t are[...]

31 RQT9131 ∫ Regarding recor ding time remaining This unit records using a VBR (V ariable bit r ate) data compress ion system to v ar y recorded data segments to match video data se gments which may cause diff erences in t he displayed amount of time and space r emaining for recording. If the remaining amount of time is ins ufficient, delete any [...]

32 RQT9131 Adv anced re cording [HDD] Recorded title is recorded ex actly to the size of the new disc (4.7 GB) by automatically selecting optimal quality from “X P”, “SP” , “LP”, or “EP” . Preparation ≥ Select the channel or the external input to record. ≥ Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD drive. 1 While stopped Press [F Re[...]

33 RQT9131 Operation during Recor ding Check the rec ording prog ram me Press [ ST A TUS ]. Displa y the recordin g prog ramme o n the TV screen It is necessar y to displa y the recording programme onto the TV screen to perform operations such as pause. ≥ If the input was switched: Press [INP UT SELECT]. ≥ If the ch annel was s witched: Press [[...]

34 RQT9131 Ad vanced timer recording [HDD] [BD- RE] [BD-R] [RAM] 1 Press [PROG/CHECK]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “N ew Timer Programme” and press [OK]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to sele ct the i tems a nd change the ite ms with [ 2 , 1 ]. ≥ Date Current date up t o one month later minus one day ≥ W eekly Titles recorded using the same daily or we[...]

35 RQT9131 Even when the unit i s tur ned off, y o u can display t he timer recording list b y pressing [PR OG/CHECK]. 1 Press [PR OG/CHECK]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the programme and pres s the “Red” bu tton. ≥ The timer icon “ F ” ( ➡ 36) will change to gre y . ≥ Y ou cannot cancel timer recording standby mode as long as ev en o[...]

36 RQT9131 Adv anced timer rec or ding ≥ Even when the unit is tur ned off, you can display the timer recording list b y pressing [PROG/CHECK]. Press [PROG/CHECK]. Icons ∫ T o change a pr ogramme Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the programme and press [OK]. ( ➡ 34, step 3) ∫ T o delete a pr ogramme Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the programme and pres[...]

37 RQT9131 Press [GUIDE] to switch between Landscape view and P ortrai t view . ∫ When the TV Guid e displays the empty TV Guide list ≥ Some digital broadcast may not send programme inf or mation. Set the timer recording manually ( ➡ 34). This function lets you display a TV G uide list sor ted by programme type (e.g. Movies, Spor t) or fa vou[...]

38 RQT9131 Ad vanced pla yback [Note] ≥ When playing back a title recorded on the HDD , BD-RE or BD -R, ensure that you match the “TV Syst em” setting to t he recorded tit le ( ➡ 87). ≥ A disc or title with diff er ent “TV System” ( ➡ 87) m a y not be able to pla yback while recording or on standby for the timer recording. Y ou will[...]

39 RQT9131 Press [A UDI O]. It will switch depending on the contents recorded ev er y time it is pressed. e. g., [HDD] “A udioL R” is select ed. [BD-V] [ DVD-V] [AVCHD] Y ou can change the audio channel num ber each time you press the button. Thi s allows you to change things lik e the soundtrack language ( ➡ 76, Soundtrack). It is possib le [...]

40 RQT9131 Selecting rec orded pr ogrammes (titles) to play—Dir ect Navigator “Gr ouped T itles”/ “All Titles ” [HDD] It is possible to switch the screen display with t he f ollowing operation ev en in the COPY Na vigator or the DELETE Navigator screens. 1 While the Navigator screen is displ ayed Press [OPTION ]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to sele[...]

41 RQT9131 Playbac k o f the High Definition Cam era Video (A VC HD) [AVCHD] It is possib le to pla yback the high definition (A VCHD format) video recorded on the P anasonic digital high definition v ideo camera on the disc or SD card. 1 Insert a disc or SD ca rd . 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Play A VCHD ” and pres s [OK]. . ≥ If the top me[...]

42 RQT9131 Differ ent kinds of playbac k f or BD-Video [BD-V] Some discs per mit a v ariety of interactive functions in addition to t he ordinar y play back operation. The P op-up menu is a special feat ure avail able with some BD-Vi deo discs. This menu may v ary with discs. For t he operating metho d, refer to the instruc tions f or the disc . 1 [...]

43 RQT9131 Enjo ying High Bit rate Audio and Video of BD-Video This unit supports high bit rate audio (Dolby D igital Plus, Dolb y TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master Audio) adopted in BD-Video. In or der to enjo y these audio f ormats, connect thi s unit to y our amplifier/ receiver supporting HDMI V er . 1.3 using a Hig h Speed[...]

44 RQT9131 Editin g tit les [HDD] [BD- RE] [RAM] [BD-R] [- R] [-R] DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]D L] (Y ou cannot edit finalised disc s.) [+RW] Editing of the titl e can be perf or med with this unit. For e xam ple, an unrequired par t of the title can be deleted. ( ➡ 45, P ar tial Delete) [Note] ≥ Once deleted, divided or par tially deleted, reco[...]

45 RQT9131 After performing steps 1–4 ( ➡ 44) § Multiple editing is possible. Title operations Delete § [HDD] [BD-RE] [BD- R] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW ‹V›] [+R] [+R]D L] [+RW] Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “Delete” and press [OK]. ≥ Once deleted, the recorded contents are l ost and cannot b e restored. Make cert ain before proceeding. ?[...]

46 RQT9131 Create/Pla ybac k /Edit of the Chapter [HDD] [BD- RE] [BD-R] [RAM] ≥ The maximum number of chapters on a disc: (Depends o n the state of recording. ) [HDD] : Approx. 1000 per title [BD-RE] [BD-R] [RAM] [-R] [-R] DL] [-RW‹V›] :Approx. 1000 [+R] [ +R]DL] [+RW] :Approx. 254 [Note] ≥ [HDD] You will not be able t o perform the Resume [...]

47 RQT9131 1 Press [DIRECT NA VIGA T OR]. [HDD] [BD -RE] [RAM] When “VIDEO” is not selected, pr ess the “Red” button to select “VIDEO”. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the title a nd press [ OPTION]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Chapte r View” and pres s [OK]. 4 Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select the chapter . T o star t play ➡ Press [OK]. To [...]

48 RQT9131 Copying t itles There are f ollowing cop ying methods. ∫ Copy direction Copy Easy copy ing from HDD to disc wit h no difficult settings. ( ➡ 27) Copy Titl e Playing Copy the pla y ing title on the HDD to the dis c. ( ➡ 51) Adv anced Copy Make a cop ying list and then cop y . Y ou can set the unit to copy tit les in the wa y you wan[...]

49 RQT9131 ∫ Copy speed ( ≤ : Possible, –: Im po ssible ) § 1 P osit ion of the chapter might shift slightly . It will not maintain the exceeded amount if it exceeds the maximum ch apter numbers. – [BD-RE] [ BD-R] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V› ] :Approx. 1000 – [+R] [ +R]DL] [+RW] :Appro x . 100 (Depends on the state of recording.) § 2[...]

50 RQT9131 Copy ing ti tle s ∫ Freque ntly asked questions When is the time high speed copy i s not possible ? It will cop y at normal speed in f ollowing cases: ≥ Copying XP , SP , LP , EP , or FR mode title to the BD-RE or BD-R ≥ [RAM] [-R] [-R] DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [ +R]DL] [+RW] Copy ing to in f ollowing conditions: – Titles in DR mode[...]

51 RQT9131 Copy the pla ying title on the HDD to the disc. ≥ It will start copying from the beginning of the title regardless of the play ing position. [HDD] > [BD-RE] [BD-R] [RAM] [-R] [-R]D L] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+ R]DL] [+RW] 1 Playbac k the title to copy . When co pying t he title in DR mod e with m ultip le audio and subtitles [BD-RE] [ BD[...]

52 RQT9131 Copy ing ti tle s [HDD] ,- . [BD-RE] [BD-R] [R AM] [+RW] [-RW‹VR›] > [HDD] [HDD] > [-R ] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V ›] [+R] [+R]DL] [SD] > [H DD] [RAM] Y ou can order titles as d esired for copy to disc. 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTION MENU]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “T o Others” and press [OK]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select ?[...]

53 RQT9131 COPY Navigator/Copying list indicators ∫ T o chec k the propertie s of a title and sor t COP Y Navigator/Copying list 1 Pre ss [ 3 , 4 ] to sel ect the t itle an d press [OP TION ]. 2 Pre ss [ 3 , 4 ] to sel ect “Proper ties” or “Sor t” and press [OK]. Properti es: The name, recording date, chann el etc. of the selected title a[...]

54 RQT9131 Copy ing ti tle s [DVD-V] > [HDD] Y ou can cop y the content of finalised D VD-R, D VD-R DL, D VD-RW (D VD-Video f orm at), +R, and +R DL to the HDD and re-edit. While playi ng a disc, the content being pla yed is copied to the HDD according to the set time. ≥ When “Rec for High Speed Copy” ( ➡ 84 ) is set to “ On” and you[...]

55 RQT9131 Recor ding br oadcasts fr om external equipment [HDD] e.g., Co nnecting to the A V3 terminals on the front ≥ T ur n off the unit and e xte rnal equipment before connecting. § The S VIDEO term inal achie ves a more vivid picture than the VIDEO ter minal. Preparation ≥ Press [DRIVE SE LECT] to select the HDD driv e. ≥ When the outpu[...]

56 RQT9131 Copy ing from a video cassette re cor der e.g., Connect ing to the A V3 or D V inpu t termina ls on t he fr ont ≥ T ur n off the unit a nd other video equipm ent before connecting. If the audio out put of the other equipment is monaural Connect to L/ MONO on t he A V3 input terminals a t the front. § The S VIDEO ter minal achie ves a [...]

57 RQT9131 [HDD] [BD- RE] [BD-R] [RAM] [-R ] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW] Preparation 1 T urn off the main unit and D V equipment, then connect the equipment with the unit ’ s D V input ter minal ( ➡ 56). 2 T urn on the main unit. ≥ When the output signal from the e xter nal equipment is NTSC, change the “ TV System” to “NTSC” in the Setup[...]

58 RQT9131 Copy the HD Video (A VCHD format) or the SD Video (MPEG 2 f ormat) It is possible to cop y the HD video (A VCHD format) or the SD video (MP EG 2 f orma t) recorded on the Panasonic digital video camer a to the HDD or disc. ∫ Fr om an SD card or Discs 1 Insert a disc or ca rd. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to selec t “Copy A VCHD” and press [OK[...]

59 RQT9131 ∫ From an SD car d 1 Inse r t a card. ≥ If there are no SD Video on an SD card, “Copy Video (MPEG2 )” is not displayed. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Copy Video (MPEG2)” and press [OK]. 3 Go to step 8 on page 52. How to co py Refer to “Cop ying using the c opying list—Advanced Cop y” ( ➡ 52) Please set the items in ste[...]

60 RQT9131 Playing still pictures [HDD] [ BD-RE] [RAM] [ CD] [USB ] [SD] ≥ Y ou can pla y st ill pictures recorded with a computer onto a CD-R/ CD-RW and USB memor y . ≥ Y ou cannot play still pictures while recording or c op ying. Preparation ≥ Insert a dis c, c ard, or USB memory . ≥ Press [DRIVE SELECT] t o select the dr ive. 1 Pres s [D[...]

61 RQT9131 Useful functions during still picture play Star t Slid e Sho w Slide Show Setting Y ou can displa y still pictures one by one at a constant interval. 1 [HDD] [BD-RE] [RAM] Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] t o select t he album or date . 2 Press [ OPTION]. ≥ [HDD] [ BD-RE] [RAM] Slide show will star t by pressing [ 1 ]( P L A Y ) . 3P r e s s [ [...]

62 RQT9131 Editin g stil l pic tures [HDD] [ BD-RE] [RAM] [SD] ≥ Editing can be done in units of pictures, alb ums, or dates. ≥ Y ou cannot edit still picture s recorded on C D-R/CD-RW and USB memor y . Preparation ≥ Press [DRIVE SELECT] t o select the dr ive. ≥ [BD-RE] [RAM] [SD] Release protecti on ( ➡ 11, 79, Setting the protection). 1[...]

63 RQT9131 After performing steps 1–3 ( ➡ 62) § Multiple editing is possible. [Cop y to A lb um, Copy to New Album, Change Date : Only when the “Picture (JPEG) View” screen is displa yed] [Note] ≥ Timer recordings do not star t when performing “Copy to Alb um”, “Copy to Ne w Album”, “Change Date”, “Cop y to Disc” or “Co[...]

64 RQT9131 Copy ing st ill p ictures [HDD] [ BD-RE] [RAM] [USB] [S D] ≥ Pictures copied from SD card and USB memor y will be categorised according to the shooting date. Pictures without shooting date will be categorised using the creation date . ≥ Y ou cannot copy pictures reco rded to CD-R/ CD-RW . ≥ If the space on t he destination drive ru[...]

65 RQT9131 6 Register still pi ctures f or cop y . ≥ If you are going to copy a registered list wit hout making any changes to it ( ➡ step 7). ≥ Pictures from diff erent dates or albums will not be registered to same list . ∫ Sele ct t he unit s to regi ster [HDD] [BD-RE] [RAM] 1 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Create List” and press [ 1 ]. [...]

66 RQT9131 Playing music [CD] [USB] Y ou can pla y MP3 files recorded with a computer onto a CD-R/CD- RW and USB memory . ≥ Y ou cannot pla y MP3 files on t he USB memo ry while copying. 1 Insert a disc or USB me mory . ≥ [CD] Pla yback will automatically start if only M P3 is recorded. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “M P3”or “Play / Cop y M[...]

67 RQT9131 Copying music to HDD ( ➡ 71) Preparation Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD dr ive . 1 Press [DIRECT NA VIGA T OR]. When “MUSIC” is not selected, press the “Y ellow” button to select “ MUSIC”. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the it em and press [ OK]. 1 Categorise by art ist 2 Categorise by album 3 T racks registered in “[...]

68 RQT9131 Pla ying music Operatio ns duri ng pla y Useful functions during music play Stop Press [ ∫ ]. P ause Press [ ; ]. Press [ ; ] again or [ 1 ] (PLA Y) to re start play . Search Press [ 6 ] or [ 5 ]. Press [ 1 ] (PLA Y) to restar t play . Skip During pla y or while paused, press [ : ] or [ 9 ]. Skip to the track you want to pla y . ≥ Ea[...]

69 RQT9131 Editing music/pla ylist [HDD] Preparation Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD dr ive . 1 Press [DIRECT NA VIGA T OR]. When “MUSIC” is not selected, press the “Y ellow” button to select “ MUSIC”. ≥ When doing “Delete A ll T racks”, “Clear My Fa vourites” or “Clear Frequentl y Pl a yed” ( ➡ go to s tep 3) 2 P[...]

70 RQT9131 Editing m usic/playlist [HDD] Y ou can regist er your fa v our ite albums and tracks into 10 preset playlists. ≥ Name of the playlist can be changed. ≥ New pla ylist cannot be added. ≥ Up to 999 tracks can be regist ered to each play list. Preparation Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select t he HDD drive . 1 Press [DIRECT NA VIGA T OR]. Wh[...]

71 RQT9131 Copying music to HDD Y ou can store t he two f or mats of music data in this unit’s HDD . Music CD (CD-DA) When inser ting music CDs, this unit makes access t o the inter nal Gracenote ® Database to obtain t itle inf or mation. The album name, track name and artist name are assi gned automatically allowing you find the trac k easily w[...]

72 RQT9131 Deleting still pictures and m usic using DELETE Navigat or Once delet ed, the recor ded cont ents are lost and cannot be rest ored. Make cer tain bef ore proc eeding. [HDD] [ BD-RE] [RAM] [SD] 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTION MENU]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to sele ct “D elet e” a nd press [OK] . [HDD] [ BD-RE] [RAM] When “P ICTURE” is n[...]

73 RQT9131 Entering text [HDD] [BD-RE] [ BD-R] [RAM] [-R] [-R] DL] [-RW ‹V›] [+R] [+ R]DL] [+RW] Y ou can giv e names to recorded titles, etc. The maximum number of characters: § Title name f or timer recording [Note] If a name is long, par ts of it m ay not be shown in some sc reens. 1 Sho w Enter Name scre en. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to s[...]

74 RQT9131 Linked operations with the TV (VIE RA Link “HD A VI Control TM ”) Y ou can enjo y linked operat ions with the TV and receiv er by using “HD A V I Control”. Preparation 1 Connect this unit to your T V using an HDMI cable ( ➡ 17) or to your rec eiv er using an HDMI cable ( ➡ 95). 2 Set “VIERA Link” to “O n” ( ➡ 87). ([...]

75 RQT9131 If y ou connect this unit to the TV that has “HD A VI Control 2” or “HD A VI Co ntrol 3” function wit h an HDMI cable, you can enjoy u sing more conv enient functions. Y ou can operate this unit using the followi ng buttons on the TV remote c ontrol. [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ], [OK], [RE TURN], [EXIT], [OPTION] and the coloured but tons. [...]

76 RQT9131 Con venient functions to playbac k and viewing or listening 1 Press [DISPLA Y]. ≥ Depending on the con dition of the unit (playing, stopped, etc.) and disc c ontents, there are some item s that you cannot select or c hange. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to sele ct th e menu and press [ 1 ]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the item and press [ 1 ]. 4 P[...]

77 RQT9131 Press [ ST A TUS ]. The display changes each time you press the button. When black bars are shown at the top , bottom, left, and right sides of the screen, you can enlarge the image to fill the screen. 1 Pres s [OPTI ON]. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select “A spect” and press [OK]. 3 Pres s [ 2 , 1 ] to s elect the item. ≥ Normal : Norm [...]

78 RQT9131 FUNCTION MENU window/P ause Live TV By using the FUNCTION MENU window y ou may access the main functions quickly and easily . 1 Press [FUNCTION MENU]. Functions display ed depend on the selected driv e or type of disc. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to selec t an item and press [OK] . ≥ If you select “T o Others” and pres s [OK], th e fol lowin[...]

79 RQT9131 Disc and car d management [BD-RE] [ BD-R] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-R W‹V›] [+R] [ +R]DL] [+RW] [ -RW‹VR›] [SD] Preparation ≥ Press [D RIVE SELEC T] to select the BD or SD dr ive. 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTION MENU ]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “T o Others” and pres s [OK]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “BD Management”, “[...]

80 RQT9131 Disc and car d management [BD-RE] [ BD-R] [RAM] Preparation ≥ Press [DRIVE SELECT] t o select the B D drive. ≥ Release protection ( ➡ 79, Setting t he protection). After performing steps 1–3 ( ➡ 79, C ommon procedures) 1 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to sele ct “ Del ete all titl es” and press [OK]. 2 Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “Y es”[...]

81 RQT9131 [-R] [- R]D L] [- RW‹V ›] [+R] [+R] DL] [+RW] Y ou can select the bac kground that will be display ed as the D VD- Video top menu after final ising or Create T op Menu ( [+RW] ). Preparation Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the BD drive. After performing steps 1–3 ( ➡ 79, Common pro cedures) 1 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “T op Me n[...]

82 RQT9131 Changing the unit’ s settings Y ou can chang e the unit’ s settings using Setup menu. ≥ The settings remain int act ev en if you s witch the unit to standby . 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTION MENU]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “T o Others” and press [OK]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Setup” an d press [OK] . 4 Press [ 3 , 4 [...]

83 RQT9131 ∫ D VB Ma nual T uni ng Y ou can set channels manually that the D VB Auto-Setup could not complete succ essfully . 1 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select “D VB Manual T uning” and press [OK] . 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select the channel you w ant to set. 3 Pres s [ 2 , 1 ] to adjust the frequency . ≥ The frequency r ises and falls in steps of[...]

84 RQT9131 Changing the unit’ s settings (All factory default settings are indicated with under lined text.) § [Other ¢¢ ¢¢ ] Enter a code ( ➡ 101) with the numbered buttons. When the selected language is not a vailab le on the disc , the default language is play ed. There are dis cs where you can only switch t he language from the menu sc[...]

85 RQT9131 (All f actor y default settings are indicated with underlined te xt.) (All f actor y default settings are indicated with underlined te xt.) Picture Still Mode Select the type of picture sho wn when you pause pla y ( ➡ 114, F rames and fields). [A utomatic ] [Field] Select if jittering occurs when “A utomatic” is selected. (The pict[...]

86 RQT9131 Changing the unit’ s settings (All factory default settings are indicated w ith underlined text.) A udio Mode for XP Recording Choose the audio type when recording or cop ying with XP mode. [Dolby Digital ] ( ➡ 114) [LPCM] ( ➡ 114) ≥ The picture quality of LPCM recordings may be lower than that of normal XP mode r ecordings. ≥ [...]

87 RQT9131 (All f actor y default settings are indicated with underlined te xt.) Depending on the c onnected equipment, some items may be shaded in grey on the display and cannot be selected, or you may not be ab le to change the settings. ∫ T ypes of disc or title recor ded on HDD , BD-RE or BD-R for the type of connected TV When you use the dis[...]

88 RQT9131 Changing the unit’ s settings Speaker Y ou can set the unit to output the best possibl e sound f or your speakers. (Only when connected t o amplifier with HDMI A V OUT term inal) [Multi-Channel ] When us ing 3 or more speakers. [2-Channel] When us ing two speakers ∫ When “ Multi-Chan nel” is sel ected ≥ It is only vali d when t[...]

89 RQT9131 (All f actor y default settings are indicated with underlined te xt.) Others Off Timer Select how long the unit remains on when it is not being used. [2 hours] [4 hours ] [6 hours] [Off] Remote Control Change the rem ote control code on the main unit and the remote control (the two must match) if y ou place other P anasonic products clos[...]

90 RQT9131 Changing the unit’ s settings These settings are used if you will connect t his unit to a network. The connection to the Internet may tak e time or the internet may not be connected depending on the connection en vironment. It is recommended that you use a broadband connection. ∫ T esting the conne ction Always test the connection wh[...]

91 RQT9131 ∫ Settin g the proxy server In most cases, def ault settings can normally be used without making any changes. Please use t his setting when instr ucted to by your Inter net provider . ≥ Set the pro xy ser ver only after the connection test is completed properly . 1 Pre ss [FUNCTION MENU]. 2 P ress [ 3 , 4 ] to select “T o Others”[...]

92 RQT9131 Other Settings Y ou can configure the remote control TV operation buttons to turn the tele vision on/off , change the tele vision input mode, select the television channel and change the t elevision v olume. 1 P o int the remote control at the tele vision While pressing [ Í TV], ente r the code with the numbered buttons. Manufact urer a[...]

93 RQT9131 Software Update Software of this unit can be updated au tomatically by foll owing method. ≥ F rom broadcasts ≥ F rom Inter net [network connec tion and setting is required. ( ➡ 98)] Update of the software is don e when it is in standby mode. Once the new software is f ound, it will start the download of the software, and then the u[...]

94 RQT9131 Additional connections § Leav e “Y ellow” unconnected. The S VIDEO OUT ter minal achiev es a more vivid picture than the VIDEO OUT ter minal. (Actual results depend on the television.) COMPONE NT VIDEO term inals can be used f or either interlace or progressiv e output ( ➡ 115) and provide a purer picture than the S VIDEO OUT term[...]

95 RQT9131 When connected to a n HDMI com patible unit, an uncompressed digi tal audio and video signal is transmitted. Y ou can enjoy high qu ality , digital video and audio with just one cord. When connecting to an HDMI-compatible HDTV (High Definiti on T elevision), the output can be s witched to 1080p, 1080i or 720p HD video . ≥ Video sources[...]

96 RQT9131 Additional conne ctions Connecting an Analogue television and VCR RF RF I N I N RF RF OUT OUT A V 2 ( EXT ) A V 1 ( T V ) OPTICAL COAXIAL COMPO N E N T COMPO N E N T V IDEO OUT V IDEO OUT OUT OUT A V 4 I N A V 4 I N S V IDEO V IDEO R- A UDIO- L P R P B Y A C I N A V OU V OU T LA N L A N 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX DIGIT AL DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT AU[...]

97 RQT9131 Connecting a Digital televisi on and VCR Connect the unit directly to the tele vision If you connect the unit through an A V selector or video cassette recorder to the television, video signal will be affected by cop yright protect ion systems and the picture may not be shown correctly . When conn ecting to a telev ision wit h a bui lt-i[...]

98 RQT9131 Additional conne ctions Follo wing function will be av ailable when th is unit is connected to the network. ≥ This document is assuming that y ou al ready hav e a broadband connection. ≥ This connection is not necessary if fo llo wing functions are not to be use d. [Note] ≥ Ref er to the operat ing instructio ns for the connected d[...]

99 RQT9131 Operations that can be perform ed simultaneousl y ( ≤ : P oss ible, – : Impossible) § [AVCHD] It cannot pla yback. ≥ Simultaneous operation is not possible while e x ecuting the “D V Auto Rec” or “Recording via A V3 input”. Operations that can be performed w hile recor d ing or cop ying a title Playback of HDD Playbac k of[...]

100 RQT9131 Frequentl y asked questions Refer t o the fol lowing items if y ou hav e any doubts about unit operations. Disc Recording Set u p Pag e Which aerial is suitab le for receiving digital terrestrial broadcasts? ≥ Y ou can use your current aer ial. Howe ver , depending on the area where you live, a new aerial may be necessar y . Consult y[...]

101 RQT9131 Music Regarding F r equently asked questions f or cop ying ( ➡ 50) Language code l ist Enter the code with the n umbered buttons. TV Guid e Page Is it possib le to programme a recording, with a start and end time that are different from the TV G uide system? ≥ Y ou can manually change the star t and end time of programmes in t he Ti[...]

102 RQT9131 Mess ag es [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+ R]DL] The f ollowing screen appears when y ou hav e not pr ocessed the disc f or play on other equipment. ∫ T o finalise th e disc Press [ ¥ REC] on t he main uni t. ≥ Y ou cannot stop this process once y ou hav e star ted it. ≥ If you w ant to set the background, pla y menu select or [...]

103 RQT9131 On the unit’ s display The follo wing messages or ser vice numbers ap pear on the unit’s displa y when somet hing unusual is detected dur ing star tup and us e. Page BD  (“ ∑ ” stands for a number.) ≥ The remote control and main unit are using different codes . Change the code on the remote control. Press and hold [OK] an[...]

104 RQT9131 T r oubleshooting gu ide Before requesting service, make the f ollowing checks . If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the solutions indicated in the char t do not solve the problem, consult your dealer for instructions. Updating to the latest software ma y solve t he problem. ( ➡ 93) The fol lowi ng do not indicat[...]

105 RQT9131 TV screen and video Page T elevision reception worsen s after connecti ng the unit. ≥ This can occur becau se the signals are being divided between the unit and other equipment. It can be solved b y using a signal booster , av ailable fr om audio-visua l suppliers. If it is not solved by using a signal booste r , c onsult the dealer .[...]

106 RQT9131 T roubleshooting guide Operation Sound Pag e No sound. Low volum e . Dist or ted s ound . Cannot hear the desired audio type. ≥ Check the connections an d the “Digital Audio Output” settings. Check the input mode on the amplifier if y ou hav e connected one. ≥ Press [AUDI O] to s elect the audio. ≥ T ur n the “Sound Effects?[...]

107 RQT9131 Recording, timer r ecording and copying Page Cannot recor d. Cannot copy . ≥ Y ou can not record to the disc by pressing the [ ¥ REC]. ≥ BD-RE with a car tri dge cannot be recorde d or copied. ≥ Y ou hav en’t inser ted a disc or the disc you inser ted c annot be recorded on. Inser t a d isc the unit can record onto . ≥ The di[...]

108 RQT9131 T roubleshooting guide Edit Pla y Pag e Play fails to start even w hen [ 1 ] (PLA Y) is pressed. Play starts but then stops immediately . ≥ Inser t the disc correctly with the label f acing up. ≥ The disc is dir ty . ≥ Y ou tried to pla y a b lank disc or disc unpla yab le on this unit. ≥ Y ou tried to pla y a +R W that needs to[...]

109 RQT9131 Music USB Still pictures Page Cannot display Direct Navigator screen. ≥ This screen cannot be display ed dur ing recording or copy . — Cannot edit or format a card. ≥ Release the card’ s protection setting. 11 The content s of the car d cannot be read. ≥ Remov e the card from the slot and then insert again. If this does not so[...]

110 RQT9131 T roubleshooting guide Digital broadcast TV Guide Pag e The TV Guide System do es not receive an y data. ≥ Check whether the cloc k is properly set. ≥ If signal quality is bad (ghost images or limited reception), the TV Guide system may not be able to receive any data. 89 — “No Data” is di splayed f or som e or all stations. ?[...]

111 RQT9131 VIERA Link Page VIERA L ink doesn ’t w ork. ≥ Check the HDMI cable connection. Check that “HDMI ” is display ed on the front display when the power for the main unit is set to On. ≥ Ma ke sure that “V IE RA Lin k” is set to “On ”. ≥ Check the “HDA VI Control” settings on the connected device . ≥ Some functions [...]

112 RQT9131 Specificat ions Recording system BD-RE: B lu-ray Disc Rewritable Format BD-R: Blu-ray Disc Recordable Format D VD-RA M: D VD Video Recording format D VD-R: D V D-Video f or mat D VD-R DL (Dual Lay er): D VD-Video format D VD- R W: D VD-Video format +R +R DL (Doub le Lay er) +R W Recordable d iscs BD-RE: 1-2X SPEED (V er . 2 .1) BD-RE DL[...]

113 RQT9131 T elevision system RF conv er ter output: Not provided SD Card Slot: SD Memor y Card slot: 1 pc Compatible media: SD Memor y Card § 2 , SDHC M emor y C ard F orm at: F A T12, F A T16 § 3 (In c ase of S D Mem ory Card ) FA T 3 2 § 3 (In case of SDHC Memor y Card) Still picture (JPEG) Image file format: JPEG conform ing DCF (Design rul[...]

114 RQT9131 Glossary A VCHD A VCHD is a new format (standard) for high definition video cameras that can be used to record and pla y high-resolution HD images . BD-J Some BD-Video discs contain Jav a applications, and these applications are called BD-J . Y ou can enjo y various inter active feat ures in addition to pla ying normal video. Bitstream [...]

115 RQT9131 Progressive/Interlace Interlace is a conv entional image signal that displa ys the image in 2 phases by splitting the display into odd and even scans. Progressive will displa y whole image in 1 sca n. Therefore , it will give high definition image without flickering compared with interlace. Protection Y ou can pre vent accidental deleti[...]

116 RQT9131 Safety precautions Set the unit u p on an ev en surface awa y from direct s unlight, high temperatures, high humidity , and excessive vibrat ion. These conditions can damage the cabinet and other components, thereb y shor tening the unit’ s ser vice life . Do not place hea vy items on the unit. Do not use high v oltage power sources .[...]

117 RQT9131 Gracenote ® Corporate Description Music recognition technology and related data are pr ovided by Gracenote ® . Gracenote is the industry standard in musi c recognit ion tec hnology an d related cont ent deliv ery . For more inf ormation visit www.gracenote.com . Gracenote ® Propr ietary Legends CD and m usic-related data fr om Gracen[...]

118 RQT9131 Index Adjust the au dio quality ( Sound menu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Adjust the picture quality (Picture menu ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Advanced Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Album (Music) Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

119 RQT9131 Properties Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Still pi cture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Protection Album (Still p[...]

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