Panasonic DMR-E100H manual

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    Dear customer Thank you f or purchasing this product. For optimum perf ormance and safety , please read these instr u ctions ca refully . Before connecting, oper ating or adjusting this product, please read these instructions completely . Please keep this manual f or future ref- erence. Region number supported by th is unit Region numbers are alloc[...]

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    2 RQT6986 Getting started . CAUTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORM- ANCE OF PROCEDURES O THER THAN THOSE SPECI- FIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. DO NO T OPEN COVERS AND DO NO T REP AIR Y OUR- SELF . REF ER SER VICING T O QU ALIFIED PERSONNEL. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, E[...]

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    3 RQT6986 Getting started IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Read these operating instructions carefully before using the unit. Follo w the safety instructions on the unit and the applicabl e safe ty instructions listed below . Keep these operating instructions handy for future reference . 1) Read these instructions. 2) K eep these instr uctions. 3) [...]

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    4 RQT6986 Getting started T abl e of contents IMPORT ANT SAF ETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 STEP 1 Antenna and television c[...]

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    5 RQT6986 Setting up STEP 1 Antenna and television connections Preparation ≥ Refer to the tele vision’ s operating instructions. ≥ T ur n the television off and disconnect its AC po wer sup- ply cord. T o enjoy sound through other audio equip ment ( ➜ page 59) T o enjoy progressive video Connect to the component video (480P) input terminals[...]

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    6 RQT6986 Setting up STEP 2 The remote contro l ≥ Inser t so the poles ( i and j ) match those in the remote control. ≥ Do not use rechargeable type batteries. Do not: ≥ Mix old and new batteries. ≥ Use different types at the same time. ≥ Heat or expose to flame . ≥ T ake apar t or shor t circuit. ≥ Attempt to recharge alkaline or man[...]

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    7 RQT6986 Setting up Preparation ≥ Confir m that the antenna is connected correctly . ≥ T ur n on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit. 1 Press [ Í , D V D PO WER] to turn the unit on. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the men u lan- guage and press [ENTER]. e.g., when you select English 3 Press [...]

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    8 RQT6986 Setting up STEP 4 VCR Plus i guide channel se ttings Set these guide ch annels so you can use VCR Plus i codes for timer recording. Before starting the settings, prepare a char t sh ow- ing the channels, station names, and guide channels. e.g. , 1 Press [SETUP] to show the menus. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Channel” and press [ 1 ]. [...]

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    9 RQT6986 Setting up STEP 5 Set up to match y our tele vision Change the settings if your television is: ≥ Progressiv e – Read y our television’ s operati ng instr uctions for details. ≥ Widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) 1 Press [SETUP] to show the menus. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “TV Screen” and press [ 1 ]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select [...]

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    10 RQT6986 Setting up Disc inf ormation ≥ We recommend using Panasonic discs as they ha ve been confirmed to be compatible with this unit. Oth er discs may not perf orm correctly . ≥ Do not allow the disc to become dir ty or scratched. Fingerpr ints, dir t, dust, scratches or deposits of cigarette smoke on the record - ing surface ma y make it [...]

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    Setting up 11 RQT6986 SD card : indicates a card inser ted in SD card slot PC card : indicates a card inser ted in PC card slot ∫ Compatible cards § 1 Y ou can save/edit/pla y still pictures (JPEG, TIFF). § 2 Y ou can dub/edit/play SD VIDEO programs . [SD VIDEO (MPEG2) programs are f or dubbing only .] § 3 Content sav ed on SD media storage (S[...]

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    12 RQT6986 Setting up Contr ol reference guide 1 PO WER button ( Í , DVD (POWER) ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 14 Press to switch the unit from on to standb y mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power . 2 VCR Plus r button (VCR Plus r ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 3 Disc [...]

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    13 RQT6986 Setting up Controls such as 1 function the same as the buttons on the remote control. V Remote control signal sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 W SD card slot (SD CARD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 X PC card slot (PC CARD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2[...]

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    14 RQT6986 Recor ding Recor ding television pr ograms Y ou can inser t a car tr idge or non-car tridge disc. [Note] ≥ Load double-sided discs so the label for the side you w ant to record/pla y 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 with the groov e. Auto[...]

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    15 RQT6986 Recor ding [Note] ≥ Y o u ca n record while the unit is on standby for timer recording, b ut once the time for the timer recording to begin is reached, any recording taking place will stop and the timer recording will begin. ≥ Y ou ca nnot change the channel or recording mode dur ing recordi ng. ≥ Release protection (car tridge ➜[...]

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    16 RQT6986 Recor ding Recor ding television pr ograms [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] Preparation ≥ Connect a video cassette recorder to this unit’ s input terminals ( ➜ page 60). ≥ Press [HDD] or [D VD] to sel ec t t he re co rdi ng dri v e. 1 While stopped Press [INPUT SELECT] to select the input channel f or the equipment y ou have connected. Select[...]

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    17 RQT6986 Recor ding Pla ying while you are recor ding [HDD] [RAM] During recording Press [ 1 ] (PLA Y). Time slip indicator on the main unit ligh ts. Play star ts from the beginn ing of the program being recorded. [Note] Sound is not output while fast-f orwarding. While recording, you can pla y a program pre viously recorded. 1 During recording P[...]

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    18 RQT6986 Playing back Pla ying discs [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [MP3] 1 Press [ Í , D V D PO WER] to turn the unit on. 2 Press [HDD] or [D VD] to select the playbac k drive . The HDD or D VD button lights up on the unit. ≥ It is not possible to pla yback both HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and D VD dr ive simultaneously . 3 If you s[...]

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    19 RQT6986 Playing back [VCD] Switch [D VD , TV] to “ DV D ” and Press the numbered b uttons (0, 1 j 9) to select an item. e.g., “5”: [0] ➜ [5] “15”: [1] ➜ [5] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select an item and press [ENTER]. ≥ Y ou can a lso use the numbered buttons (0, 1 j 9) to select an item. Other buttons used to o[...]

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    20 RQT6986 Playing back Other methods of pla y [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [MP3] During play or while paused Press [ : ] or [ 9 ]. ≥ Press [ D ] or [ E ] on the main unit. ≥ Each press increases the number of skips. For your reference Pressing [ : ] [ D ] or [ 9 ] [ E ] while the playbac k control feature on Video CDs ( ➜ p[...]

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    21 RQT6986 Playing back [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] Play restar ts from approximately a minute later . Convenient when you want to skip commercials etc. During play Press [CM SKIP]. [Note] If the star t of the next program is within one minute of the point y ou skipped from, play restarts from the beginning of that program. [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] 1 During pla[...]

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    22 RQT6986 Playing back Pla ying still pictures and SD VIDEO (MPEG4) programs [HDD] [RAM] [SD] [CARD] Only insert or remove the SD/PC card after turning the unit of f. When the card indicator (“SD” or “CAR D”) on the unit displa y is flashing, the card is being read from or written to. Do not turn off the power or remov e the card. Such act[...]

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    23 RQT6986 Playing back T o display still pictures one by one Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select a still picture and then [ENTER]. T o select the n ext or previous still picture While in the still picture display , press [ 2 , 1 ]. [ 2 ] : previous still picture [ 1 ] : next still picture ≥ The still picture changes ev er y time the button is pres[...]

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    24 RQT6986 Playing back Using menus to pla y MP3 discs [MP3] This unit can play MP3 files reco rded on CD-R/RW with a computer . Files are treated as tracks and f olders are treated as groups. 1 Press [T OP MENU]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the track and press [ENTER]. Play contin ues to the last track in the last group . ≥ “ 0 ” indicates t[...]

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    25 RQT6986 Playing back Changing audio [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] Y ou can change the audio being received or pla yed. Press [A UDIO]. How the type changes depends on when you press the b utton. ∫ While receiving MTS audio (Multi-c hannel T ele- vision Sound Stereo) [. Stereo: Main audio (stereo) lv l SAP: Secondar y audio program (SAP) lv[...]

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    26 RQT6986 Timer recording Timer recor ding [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] This is a simple wa y of specifying a time to stop recording when y ou are in a hurry or be fore y ou go to bed. During recording Press [ ¥ , REC] to select the recor ding time . Each time you press the button: 0:30 "# 1:00 "# 1:30 "# 2:00 "# 3:00 ^"" Cou[...]

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    27 RQT6986 Timer recording Y o u can enter up to 32 programs up to a month in advance . Each daily or weekly program is counted as one program. 1 Press [PROG/CHECK]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “New Timer Program” and press [ENTER]. 3 Press [ 1 ] to mo ve through the items and change the items with [ 3 , 4 ]. ≥ The current settings are shown [...]

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    28 RQT6986 Timer recording Timer recording [HDD] If you record a program onto HDD repeatedly ev er yda y or ev er y week using timer recording, the unit will record the new program ov er the old one. 1 While the timer recording list ( ➜ page 27, step 4) is displayed Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the program and then [ENTER]. 2 Press [ 2 , 1 ] to sele[...]

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    29 RQT6986 Timer recording [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] 1 Press [PROG/CHECK]. The timer recording list appears. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the program. ≥ T o select with the numbered buttons: e.g., “5”: [0] ➜ [5] “15”: [1] ➜ [5] ≥ Press [ 2 , 1 ] to skip down se ver al programs on the list. 3 Press [CANCEL] or [ADD/DL T] to delete, Y ou can[...]

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    30 RQT6986 Dubbing Dubbing pr ograms or play list [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] [SD] [CARD] (Mobile hard disk only) ≥ It is possible to dub a program or pla y list to another drive. ≥ Dubbing a play list will create a program. ≥ Y ou can dub a maximum of 2 50 programs to HDD and 99 pro- grams to D VD-RAM or D VD-R. ≥ Y ou can dub a maximum of 999 SD [...]

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    31 RQT6986 Dubbing T o add or re move fr om the dubb ing list While the Dubbing List ( ➜ step 5- 1 ) is display ed 1 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the dubbing list and press [ 1 ]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select an item and press [ENTER]. ≥ If you select “Add”, carry out step s 5- 3 and 5- 4 . Addition will take place abov e the program selected i[...]

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    32 RQT6986 Editing Creating pla y lists [HDD] [RAM] Specify star t and end points to create scenes, then specify the order in which they are to be pla yed. These scenes are not recorded sep- arately so this doesn’t use much capacity . Y ou can create a maximum of 99 play lists and 999 scenes on a D VD-RAM and HDD . Preparation ≥ Release protect[...]

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    33 RQT6986 Editing 1 While stopped Press [PLA Y LIST]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the play list and press [ENTER]. ≥ T o select with the numbered buttons: e.g., “5”: [0] ➜ [5] “15”: [1] ➜ [5] All the scenes in the play list are pla yed. T o stop play list play Press [ ∫ ]. (The play list appears.) 1 While stopped Press [PLA Y LIST][...]

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    34 RQT6986 Editing Editing pla y lists [HDD] [RAM] The play list is er ased. Properties No. Scenes 0:03.53 Date T otal 1 004 10/23/2002 FRI RETURN ENTER Dinosaur Erase this PLA Y LIST? Erase Erase PLA Y LIST Cancel RETURN ENTER SELECT Copy this PLA Y LIST? Copy Copy PLA Y LIST Cancel RETURN ENTER SELECT ENTER _ Enter Title 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100[...]

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    35 RQT6986 Editing Repeat to erase other scenes. ∫ Erase ∫ Re-edit ∫ Move Erase Scenes Ye s No Erase this scene? RETURN ENTER SELECT 001 PLAY LIST Re-edit Scenes 0 : 00 . 05 Start End Start 1 End Next Exit Scene No. 0 : 02 . 08 RETURN ENTER SELECT 0 : 02 . 08 33 PLAY LIST No.3 01 PLAY Prev. DVD PLAY LIST Add Scenes 0 : 00 . 05 Start End 3 Sta[...]

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    36 RQT6986 Editing Editing pr ograms 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 SELECT N S[...]

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    37 RQT6986 Editing 0:19 SP Remaining Recording Time Shorten Segment Corresponding PLA Y LIST will also be erased. Erase Cancel RETURN ENTER SELECT Shorten Segment 0 : 00 . 01 Start – : – – . – – End 3 Start End Next Exit 0 : 00 . 01 PLAY 03 RETURN ENTER SELECT N S 0 : 00 . 01 Start End 3 Start End Next Exit 0 : 10 . 15 RETURN ENTER SELECT[...]

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    38 RQT6986 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 ENTER RETURN JPEG INPUT 0 – 9 No PC card DVD HDD SD card [...]

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    39 RQT6986 Editing 0001 [Note] ≥ “Picture” and “File” refer to numbers inside the folder selected. Lower files are not included. ≥ When there are folders not displa yed, use [ : ], [ 9 ] to switch betw een them. ( ➜ page 23, Folder structure). Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “SD card” or “PC card”. Press [ 3 , 4 ] to highlight “Co[...]

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    40 RQT6986 Editing Editing still pictures Operation JPEG ENTER RETURN SELECT INPUT JPEG ERASE 1 / 1 Prev . Next ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0001 0002 0003 0004 Folder Erase SD card 100_P ANA 0 – 9 Select Page ENTER RETURN SELECT INPUT JPEG PROTECT 1 / 1 Prev . Next ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0001 0002 0003 0004 Folder Set Up Cancel SD card 100_P ANA 0[...]

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    41 RQT6986 Editing 0001 0001 0001 Press [ 2 ] to select “Start” and press [ENTER]. Formatting star ts. Once activated, material cannot be returned to its original form. Check carefully before proceeding. Once activated, recorded contents (including protected still pictures and computer data) will be completely erased. Check carefully bef ore pr[...]

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    42 RQT6986 Editing Editing SD VIDEO (MPEG4) pr ograms Operation Erase all programs All MPEG4 programs will be erased. Is it OK to start? Ye s N o SD VIDEO (MPEG4) INPUT HDD Play Erase all programs Format SD card RETURN ENTER SELECT INPUT DVD SD card PC card HDD RETURN 0 - - 9 No. SD VIDEO (MPEG4) 002 12/31 No CH DATE TITLE 3 3 START 5:00 PM 001 11:[...]

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    43 RQT6986 Editing Erase Erase Cancel Erase this program. RETURN ENTER SELECT Properties No. Date CH 1 6/20/ 2001 TUE 4 Time 8:21 PM Rec time 0:01 ENTER MDL002 Bit Rate Rec capacity File name 295Kbps 2MB MDL002 RETURN ENTER _ Enter Title 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 2345 ABC a DEF d GH I NO g JKL j M m 67890 bc ij ef / l % hi fl $ ¢ & kl ON @ n [...]

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    44 RQT6986 Editing HDD , Disc setting Operation Preparation ≥ Release protection (car tridge ➜ page 10) before proceeding. ≥ If the disc is dir ty , clean it with the recommended cleaner ( ➜ page 62) before f ormatting. DV D TV INPUT SELECT VCR Plus+ OPEN/CLOSE TV/VIDEO CH VOLUME SKIP DIRECT NA VIGA TOR PLA Y LIST TOP MENU ENTER MENU FUNCTI[...]

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    45 RQT6986 Editing DISC SETTING SELECT Prog # 7 Used T otal Mark Free 10 0 : 58 0 : 42 (SP) Disc Protection Enter Title On Erase all programs DVD Press [ 2 , 1 ] to set disc protection and press [ENTER]. [Note] ≥ Computer data cannot be erased. ≥ Erase does not work if one or more programs are protected. Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “Start ” a[...]

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    46 RQT6986 Editing Entering text [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] [SD] [CARD] This page shows how to enter te xt for: ≥ Program titles f or timer recording ( ➜ pages 26 and 27) Program titles ( ➜ page 36) SD VIDEO (MPEG4) program titles ( ➜ page 43) ≥ Play list titles ( ➜ page 34) ≥ Disc titles ( ➜ page 44) ≥ F older titles of still pictures ([...]

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    47 RQT6986 Adv anced operation On-screen displa ys Displays appear on the tele vision when you operate the unit to let you kno w what oper ation w as performed and what condition the unit is in. ≥ Y ou can change the setting in the SETUP menu so the first displa y does not appear automatically ( ➜ page 53, Status Messages). Press [ST A TUS]. Th[...]

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    48 RQT6986 Adv anced operation Using on-screen menus 1 Press [DISPLA Y]. e.g., DVD-RAM 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the menu and press [ 1 ]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the item and press [ 1 ]. 4 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the setting. T o clear the on-scr een menus Press [DISPLA Y]. For your reference ≥ Some items can be changed by pressing [ENT[...]

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    49 RQT6986 Adv anced operation These functions work only when the elapsed play time is displa yed. e.g., D VD-RAM Not av ailable when pla ying Video CDs, CDs and MP3 discs. e.g., DVD-Video Not av ailable when pla ying CDs and MP3 discs. ∫ When you have set “TV T ype” to “Aspect 4:3 & 480P” or “Aspect 16:9 & 48 0P” in SETUP ( ?[...]

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    50 RQT6986 Adv anced operation Using on-screen menus ∫ When “User” is selected Select “Detail picture adjustment”. (“User” ➜ [ 2 ] ➜ [ 4 ] ➜ [ENTER]) Pa ge 1/2 of “Detail pic ture adjustment” Press [ENTER] to enter the setting. Press [ 3 ] or [ 4 ] until page 2/2 appears. Pa ge 2/2 of “Detail pic ture adjustment” Press [[...]

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    51 RQT6986 Adv anced operation Changing the unit’ s settings This chart shows the initial settings for this unit. See page 54 for details on menu operation. ≥ Underlined items are the f actor y presets. Summary of settings T abs Menus Options Channel Antenna System ( ➜ page 7) Select to suit the type of antenna you are using. Channels are set[...]

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    52 RQT6986 Adv anced operation Disc Rec in DV D-R high speed mode Y ou can dub to D VD-R discs using high speed mode if this setting is “On” when recording content to the HDD . ≥ On: High speed mode compatibility (“ ” appears in the dubbing list. ➜ page 30) –Pictures are sav ed at 4:3. –For SAP broadcasts use “Select MTS”. ( ➜[...]

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    53 RQT6986 Adv anced operation A udio Select MTS ( ➜ page 25) Select the audio recording type, main or secondary (SAP) audio when: – Recording or dubbing to a D VD-R. – Recording or dubbing sound in LPCM. (“Audio Mode f or XP Recordi ng” ➜ below) – Dubbing in “MPEG2 to 4” mode. – When “Rec in D VD-R high speed mode” ( ➜ pa[...]

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    54 RQT6986 Adv anced operation Changing the unit’ s settings See pages 51—53 for menu and option details. 1 While stopped Press [SETUP] to show the menus. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the menu’ s tab and press [ 1 ]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the menu and press [ENTER]. 4 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the option and press [ENTER]. The screen now[...]

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    55 RQT6986 Adv anced operation Preparation If you connect the unit through a cab le TV box or DSS receiv er ( ➜ page 58), tune to your local PBS station before star ting auto clock setting. Use man ual clock setting if auto cloc k setting does not work or if there is no local PBS channel in your area. 1 Press [SETUP] to show the menus. 2 Press [ [...]

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    56 RQT6986 Adv anced operation Changing the unit’ s settings Y ou can give stations captions. Y ou can use the preset captions, or manually enter new ones y ourself. The captions you enter are display ed when the channel is display ed and in the Direct Navigator screen. 1 Press [SETUP] to show the menus. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Channel” [...]

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    57 RQT6986 Adv anced operation Home Theater Refer to the rele vant pages f or details. Other uses Record to digital recording equip ment or cassette deck ( ➜ page 59) Record from a video cassette recorder ( ➜ pages 16 and 60) Enjoying CA TV/Satellite broadcasts What you want to do How to do it Reference pages Settings Reference pages Enjoying C[...]

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    58 RQT6986 Adv anced operation Home Theater ≥ The equipment connections descr ibed are examples . ≥ P eripheral equipment and optional cables so ld separately unless otherwise indicated. ≥ Before connection, turn off all equipment and read the appropr iate operating instructions. ≥ The signal from the cable TV bo x or satellite receiver pas[...]

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    59 RQT6986 Adv anced operation This model can play Dolby Digi tal, b ut only in two channels. This model does not have a DTS decoder . Y ou must connect a unit with a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder to enjoy surround sound. Recording to digital recording equipment or cassette tapes Digital recording Y ou can record the d igital signal di rectly to dig[...]

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    60 RQT6986 Adv anced operation Home Theater § By using the S video cable instead of the yellow video cable y ou may mak e recordings of higher picture quality . ≥ If the audio output of the other equipment is monaural, connect to L/MONO . (Both left and right channe ls are recorded when connected through L/MON O .) ≥ The D V input on th is uni[...]

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    61 RQT6986 Adv anced operation Other antenna connections Use one of the follo wing connections to suit the a ntenna lead. ∫ A single twin le ad ∫ A twin lead and a coaxial cable ∫ T wo twin lea ds ≥ If your tele vision has both lead and coaxial VHF terminals, use the lead connection to minimize signal loss. Use one of the following connecti[...]

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    62 RQT6986 Reference Glossary Bitstream This is the digital f or m of multi-channel audio data (e.g., 5.1 chan- nel) before it is decoded into its v arious channels. CPRM (Content Protection for Recor dable Media) CPRM is the copy r ight protection technolog y that is used to protect broadcasts that are allowed to be recorded only once (e .g. some [...]

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    63 RQT6986 Reference Err or messages On the t elevision Page On the u nit’ s display Error has occurred. Please press ENTER. ≥ A serious, but temporary error has occurred and one of the unit’ s safety de vices has activated. Press [ENTER]. The unit switches to the standb y mode. Press [ Í , D VD POWER] to turn the unit on again. — No disc.[...]

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    64 RQT6986 Reference T roubles hooting guide Before requesting service, mak e the belo w chec ks. If y ou are in do ubt about some of the check points , or if the remedies indicated in the char t do not solve the prob lem: In the U.S.A., contact the P anasonic Customer Call Center at 1-800-211-7262, or e-mail consumerproducts@panasonic. com, or the[...]

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    65 RQT6986 Reference Sound Pag e Play Displ ays Remote control No sound. Low v olume. Distorted so und. Cannot hear the selected audio. ≥ Check the connections . Check the input mode on the amplifier if you hav e connected one. ≥ T ur n V .S.S . off if it causes disto rtion. ≥ While pla ying SAP audio, y ou may hear audio coming from another [...]

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    66 RQT6986 Reference T roubleshooting guide Recording/Timer recording/Dubbing Pag e Still pictures/SD VIDEO (MPEG4) programs The precision par ts in this unit are readily affected by the en v i- ronment, especially temperature, humidity , and dust. Cigarette smoke also can cause malfuncti on or breakdown. T o clean this unit, wipe with a s oft, dry[...]

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    67 RQT6986 Reference Specifications Recording system: D VD video recording st a ndards (D VD-RAM), D VD video standards (D VD-R) Optical pick-up: System with 1 lens, 2 integr ation units (662 nm wa velength f or D VD s, 790 nm wa velength for CDs) Recordable discs: 12 cm (5 q ) 4.7 GB D VD-RAM d iscs 12 cm (5 q ) 9.4 GB D VD-RAM d iscs 8 cm (3 q ) [...]

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    Reference 68 RQT6986 Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U .S.A.) Panasonic Con su mer Elect ronics Company , Division of Matsushita Elect ric Corporation of America One P anasonic Wa y Secaucus , New Jerse y 07094 Pana sonic Sales Company , Division of Matsushita Electric of Puert o Rico, Inc., Av e. 65 de Infantería, Km . 9.5 San Gabriel Industrial P a[...]

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    69 RQT6986 Reference Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR CANAD A) Panasonic C anada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3 PANASONIC/TECHNI CS PRODUCT—LIMITED WARRANTY P anasonic Canada Inc. warrants this product to be free from def ects in material a nd work manship and agrees to remedy any such d ef ect for a period as stated b elow from[...]

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    70 Español RQT6986 Guía de referenc ia rápida en español Preparación ≥ Confirme que la antena esté conectada correctamente. ≥ Encienda el televisor y seleccione la entrada de vídeo apropiada según las conexiones hechas al aparato . 1 Pulse [ Í , DVD PO WER] pa ra encender el aparato. 2 Pulse [ 3 , 4 ] para seleccionar “Español” y [...]

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    71 RQT6986 Español ∫ Si selecciona el elemento pa ra salida progresiva (480P) Seleccione Vídeo en el menú en pantalla y ajuste “T ransferencia” de acuerdo con el tipo de mater ial en reproducción durante la reproducción. Durante la reproducción 1. Pulse [DISPLA Y]. 2. Pulse [ 3 , 4 ] para seleccionar “Vídeo” y pulse [ 1 ]. 3. Pulse[...]

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    Index All copy of the card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Antenna system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Audio attribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Channel caption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Channel setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]