Panasonic DMR-ES20 manual

RQT8212-1L EG Operating Instructions DV D R e c o r d e r DMR-ES20 Model No . Dear customer Thank you f or purchasing this product. For optimum performance and safety , please read these instructions carefully . Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely . Please keep this man ual for future ref [...]

RQT8212 2 Getting st arted ENGLISH SUOMI NORSK CA UTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES O THER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZA RDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. DO NO T OPEN COVERS AND DO NO T REP AIR Y OURSELF . REFER S ER VICING T O QU ALIFIED PE RSONNEL. W ARNING: T O REDUCE T[...]

RQT8212 3 Getting st arted ENGLISH T abl e of contents Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The remote contr ol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Disc informatio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Contr ol reference guide . . . . . . .[...]

RQT8212 4 Getting st arted ENGLISH Disc inf ormation Discs y ou can use for recor ding and play (12 cm/8 cm) • We recommend using P anasonic discs. W e reco mmend using D VD-RAM discs with car tr idges to protect them from scratche s and dir t. • Y ou ma y not be able to record to D VD -R, D VD-RW and +R discs on this unit or pla y them due to [...]

RQT8212 5 Getting st arted ENGLISH 2 • 2.6 and 5.2 GB D VD-RAM, 12 cm • 3.95 and 4.7 GB D VD-R for A uthoring • D VD-R recorded by D VD Video R ecording format • D VD-R (D VD-Video format), D VD-RW (D VD-Video format), +R recorded on another unit and not finalized ( ➔ page 40). • D VD-Video with a region number other than “2” or “[...]

RQT8212 6 Getting st arted ENGLISH Contr ol reference guide Remote contr ol Main unit The unit’ s display SKIP SLOW/SEARCH REC MODE REC F Rec TIME SLIP FUNCTIONS DIRECT NA VIGA TOR TOP MENU RETURN VOLUME CH ST A TUS DISPLA Y SUB MENU DIRECT TV REC AV CANCEL MANUAL SKIP INPUT SELECT AUDIO ERASE EXT LINK CHAPTER PROG/CHECK TIMER ShowView CREA TE T [...]

RQT8212 7 Getting st arted ENGLISH STEP 1 Connection • The equipment connections described are examples. • Before connection, turn off all equipment and read the appro priate operating instructions. • P eripheral equipment and optional cables are so ld separately unless otherwise indicated. When there is no 21-pin Scar t ter minal on the tele[...]

RQT8212 8 Getting st arted ENGLISH STEP 1 Connection Connecting to the television using the 21-pin Scar t cables ( ➔ page 7) ( ➔ page 9, Note to owners of progressive compatible P AL system televisions) ■ Component video output Component signal outputs the colour difference signals (P B /P R ) and luminance signal (Y) separately in order to a[...]

RQT8212 9 Getting st arted ENGLISH • Decoder here means the device used to decode scrambled broadcasts (P ay TV). • Change the “A V2 Input” and “A V2 Connection” settin gs in the SETUP menu to match the connected equipment ( ➔ page 35). ■ T o enjoy multi-c hannel surr ound sound on DV D - V i d e o Connect an amplifier with Dolby Di[...]

RQT8212 10 Getting st arted ENGLISH STEP 2 TV T uning When connecting to a television that has the Q Link functio n ( ➔ page 41) with a full y wired 21-pin Scart cable ( ➔ pa ge 7). (The A V2 and A V4 Scar t ter minals on P anasonic televisions are compatible with the Q Link function.) Y ou can download the tuning positions from the tele vision[...]

RQT8212 11 Getting st arted ENGLISH • When connecting to a te levision with the VIDEO OUT, S VIDEO OUT or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal ( ➔ page 8). • When connecting to a te levision that does not have the Q Link function ( ➔ page 41) . This unit’ s Auto-Setup function autom atically tunes all a vailab le TV stations and synchronizes the [...]

RQT8212 12 Getting st arted ENGLISH STEP 3 Set up to match y our television and remote contr ol Choose the setting to suit your tele vision and preference . 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “T o Others” and press [ENTER]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select “SETUP” and press [ENTER]. 4 Press [ e , r ] to select “Conn[...]

RQT8212 13 Getting st arted ENGLISH Y ou can configure the remote control TV operation buttons to turn the television on/off , change the television input mode , select the television channel and change the tele vision volume. P oint the remote control at the television While pressing [ ^ TV], enter the code with the numbered buttons. e.g., 01: [0][...]

RQT8212 14 Recording ENGLISH Recor ding television pr ogrammes . Depending on the content being recorded, the recording times may become shor ter than indicated. (Unit: hour) When “Recording time in EP mod e” is set to “EP ( 6 Hours )” in the SETUP menu. The sound quality is better when using “EP ( 6Hours )” than when using “EP ( 8Hou[...]

RQT8212 15 Recording ENGLISH ■ T o s top recording Press [ g ]. F rom the star t to the end of the recording is called one title. It takes about 30 seconds f or the unit to complete recording management information after recording finishes. ■ T o pause recording Press [ h ]. Press again to restar t recording. Y ou can also press [ * REC] to res[...]

Recording RQT8212 16 ENGLISH Recor ding televisi on programmes The unit sets the best possible pictur e quality that fits the recording within the remaining disc space. Preparation • Select the channel to record or the external input. 1 While stopped Press [F Rec]. 2 Press [ w , q ] to select “Hour” and “Min. ” and press [ e , r ] to set [...]

RQT8212 17 Recording Recording ENGLISH Timer recor ding Y ou can enter up to 16 programmes up to a month in adv ance. Preparation • T ur n on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit. • Check the time on the unit is correct. Entering S HOW V IEW numbers is an easy wa y of timer recording. Y ou c[...]

RQT8212 18 Recording ENGLISH Timer recordin g Refer to the control reference on page 17. Y ou can enter up to 16 programmes up to a month in advance. (Each daily or weekly programme is counted as one programme .) Preparation • T ur n on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit. • Check the time [...]

RQT8212 19 Recording ENGLISH ■ T o change a programme Press [ e , r ] to select the programme and press [ENTER]. ( ➔ page 18, Manually pr ogramming timer recordings, step 3) ■ T o delete a programme Press [ e , r ] to select the programme and press [ CANCEL]. ■ T o exit the timer recording list Press [PROG/CHECK]. ■ T o put the unit on ti[...]

RQT8212 20 Playing back ENGLISH Pla ying discs Preparation • T ur n on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit. • T ur n on this unit. • It is not possible to pla y continuously from one side of a double sided disc to the other . Y ou will need to eject the disc and tur n it over . • When u[...]

RQT8212 21 Playing back ENGLISH Operations during play Stop Press [ g ]. The stopped position is memor ized. When stopped position is memor ized (resume), the indicator appears in the unit’ s display . (Excluding when playi ng from the Direct Navigator and when playing a pla ylist.) Resume play function Press [ q ] (PLA Y) to restar t from this p[...]

RQT8212 22 Playing back ENGLISH Using menus to pla y MP3 and still pictures (JPEG/TIFF) This unit plays MP3 files recorded on CD-R/RW designed f or audio recording that are finalized ( ➔ page 40) on a computer . The screen shown right is display ed when you insert a disc containin g MP3 files and still pict ures (JPEG/TIFF). Press [ENTER], and fo[...]

RQT8212 23 Playing back ENGLISH 2 Press [ e , r , w , q ] to select the still picture and press [ENTER]. • The selected still picture is display ed on the screen. Y ou can also select still pictures with the numbered buttons. e.g., 5 : [0] ➔ [0] ➔ [5] 15: [0] ➔ [1] ➔ [5] ■ T o select another f older While the JPEG Menu is displayed 1 Pr[...]

RQT8212 24 Playing back ENGLISH Using on-screen men us 1 Press [DISPLA Y]. • Depending on the condition of the unit (playing, stopped, etc.) and disc contents, there are some items that you cannot select or change. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select the menu and press [ q ]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select t he item and press [ q ]. 4 Press [ e , r ] to sel[...]

RQT8212 25 Playing back ENGLISH Only when you ha ve set “P rogressive” to “On” in the SETUP menu ( ➔ page 35). Po si t i o n 1 - 5: The higher the setting the lower the on-screen menu mov es. FUNCTIONS window and Status messages By using the FUNCTIONS window you ma y access the main functions quickly and easily . 1 While stopped Press [FU[...]

RQT8212 26 Editin g ENGLI SH Editing titles/chapter s • The maximum number of items on a disc: –Titles: 99 ( 49 t itles) –Chapters: Appro ximately 1000 ( Approximately 254) (Depends on the state of recording.) Note • Once erased or par tially erased, title/chapters cannot be restored to their original state. Make cer tain bef ore proceeding[...]

RQT8212 27 Editin g ENGLI SH Multiple editing is possib le. Multiple editing is possib le. Title operations Erase Press [ w , q ] to select “Erase” and press [ENTER]. • Once erased, the recorded contents are lost and cann ot be restored. Make certain before proceeding. • The av ailable recording time on D VD-R or +R does not increase when y[...]

RQT8212 28 Editin g ENGLI SH Creating, editing and pla ying playlists • The maximum number of items on a disc: –Pla ylists: 99 –Chapters in playlists: Approximately 1000 (Depends on the state of recording.) • If you e xceed the maximum numbers of items for a disc , all the items entered will not be recorded. • Y ou cannot create or edit a[...]

RQT8212 29 Editin g ENGLI SH (play only) 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “T o Others” and press [ENTER]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select “PLA YLISTS” and press [ENTER]. 4 Press [ e , r , w , q ] to select the pla ylist. T o start play ➔ Press [ENTER]. T o edit ➔ Step 5. • T o show other pages/Multiple ed iti[...]

RQT8212 30 Transfer (Dubbing) ENGLISH Recor ding from a video cassette recor der e.g., Connecti ng other video equipment to t he A V3 or DV input terminals • T ur n off the unit and other video equipment before connecting. If the audio output of the other equipment is monaural, connect to L/MONO . The S VIDEO ter minal achiev es a more vivid pict[...]

RQT8212 31 Convenient funct ions ENGLISH DISC MANA GEMENT Preparation • T ur n on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit. • T ur n the unit on. • Inser t the disc to be managed. 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “T o Others” and press [ENTER]. 3 Press [ e , r[...]

RQT8212 32 Convenient funct ions ENGLISH DISC MANA GEMENT Note Preparation • Release protection ( ➔ page 31). 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “T o Others” and press [ENTER]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select “DISC MANA GEMENT” and press [ENTER]. 4 Press [ e , r ] to select “Format Disc” and press [ENTER]. 5 [...]

RQT8212 33 Convenient funct ions ENGLISH Entering te xt Y ou can giv e names to recorded t itles, etc. The maximum number of characters: If a name is long, par ts of it may not be shown in some screens. 1 Show Enter Name screen. 2 Press [ e , r , w , q ] to select a character and press [ENTER]. Repeat this step to enter other characters. • T o er[...]

RQT8212 34 Convenient funct ions ENGLISH Changing the unit ’ s settings Refer to the control reference on page 33. The settings remain intact ev en if you s witch the unit to standby . Summary of settings Ta b s Menus Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.) Tu n i n g M a n u a l ( ➔ page 37) Auto-Setup Restart ( ➔ page 38) Downlo[...]

RQT8212 35 Convenient funct ions ENGLISH Ta b s Menus Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.) Sound Dynamic Rang e Compression (Dolby Digital only) Change the dynamic range for late night vie wing. • On • Off Bilingual Audio Selection Select whether to record the main or secondar y audio type when recording to D VD-R, D VD-RW (D VD-[...]

RQT8212 36 Convenient funct ions ENGLISH Changing the unit ’ s settings Refer to the control reference on page 33. Ta b s Menus Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.) Others Remote Control ( ➔ page 13) • DV D 1 • DV D 2 • DV D 3 Clock Auto Clock Setting ( ➔ page 39) Manual Clock Setting ( ➔ page 39) Po w e r S a v e • R[...]

RQT8212 37 Convenient funct ions ENGLISH 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “T o Others” and press [ENTER]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select “SETUP” and press [ENTER]. 4 Press [ e , r ] to select “T uning” and press [ q ]. Y ou can add or delete channels, or change progr amme positions. 5 Press [ e , r ] to select[...]

RQT8212 38 Convenient funct ions ENGLISH Changing the unit ’ s settings Refer to the control reference on page 33. Y ou can restart au to channel setting if Preset Download or Auto- Setup ( ➔ page 10, 11) fails f or some reason. After performing steps 1–4 ( ➔ page 37) ■ A uto- Setup Restar t 5 Press [ e , r ] to select “A uto-Setup Rest[...]

RQT8212 39 Convenient funct ions ENGLISH • In the case of a power f ailure, the clock setting remains in memory for appro ximately 60 minutes. 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “T o Other s” and press [ENTER]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select “SETUP ” and press [ENTER]. 4 Press [ e , r ] to select “Other s” and[...]

RQT8212 40 Reference ENGLISH Specifications Recording System D VD Video Recording format (D VD-RAM), D VD-Video format (D VD-R), D VD-Video format (D VD-RW) Recordable discs D VD-RAM : V er . 2.0 V er . 2.1/3×–SPEED D VD-RA M Re vision 1.0 V er . 2.2/5×–SPEED D VD-RA M Re vision 2.0 D VD-R : for General V er. 2.0 for Gener al V er. 2.0/4×–[...]

RQT8212 41 Reference ENGLISH Glossary Pan & Scan/Letterbo x In general, D VD-Video are produced with the intention that they be viewed on a widescreen tele vision (16:9 aspect ratio), so images often don’t fit regular (4:3 aspect ratio) televisions. T wo styles of picture, “P an & Scan” and “Letterb ox”, deal with this prob lem. P[...]

RQT8212 42 Reference ENGLISH Frequently asked questions Set up Pag e Disc Recording What equipment is necessar y to pla y multi channel surround sound? • D VD-Video: Y ou can play D V D-Video multi channel surround by digitally connecting an amplifier equipped with a Dolby Di gital, DTS or MPEG decoder. • D VD-Audio: This unit play s D VD-A udi[...]

RQT8212 43 Reference ENGLISH Err or messages On the t elevision Page On the unit’ s display The precision par ts in this unit are readily affected by the en vironment, especially temperature, humidity , and d ust. Cigarette smoke also can cau se malfunction or breakdown. T o clean this unit, wipe with a soft, dr y cloth. • Nev er use alcohol, p[...]

RQT8212 44 Reference ENGLISH T r oubleshooting guide Before requesting service, make the f ollowing checks. If y ou are in doubt about some o f the check points , or if the remedies in dicated in the char t do not solve the prob lem, consult your dealer for instructions. The following do not indicate a problem with this unit: Po w e r Pag e Display[...]

RQT8212 45 Reference ENGLISH Operation Pag e Recording, timer recording and transferring (dubbing) Play Continued on the next page Cannot opera te the television. The remote control doesn’t wor k. • • • • • • Change manufacturer code . Some televisions cannot be operated ev en if you change the code. The remote control and main unit a[...]

RQT8212 46 Reference ENGLISH T roubleshootin g guide Play (Contin ued) Pag e Edit Set the unit up on an even surf ace away from direct sunlight, high temperatures, high humidity , and e xcessive vibration. These conditions can damage the cabinet and other components, thereby shor tening the unit’ s ser vice life . Do not place heavy items on the [...]

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