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1. Dear customer Thank you for purchasing this product For optimum performance and safety please read these instructions carefully Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read these instructions completely Please keep this manual for future ref erence Region number supported by this unit Region numbers are allocated to DVD players and software according to where they are sold e The region number of this unit is 1 e The unit will play DVDs marked with labels containing 1 or a amp Example P PC Panasonic DVD VIDEO RECORDER Operating Instructions Model No DM R E80H wise DIGITAL VIDEO VIDEO dd VIDEO AUDIO RAM AVHDD vcrp t For U S A Jonly The warranty can be found on page 60 For Canadalonly The warranty can be found on page 61 En las paginas 62 y 63 hay una guia de referen cia r pida en espa ol RQT6984 P Getting started CAUTION THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORM ANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECI FIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOUR SELF REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN MOIS TURE DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILL
2. gt lt Program or playlist contains still picture s cannot dub DDO Program recorded with the DVD R compatible Rec setting ON page 44 2 Press A y to select Select Programs Select PLAY LISTs 1 and press Dubbing ENTER so D O A No DATE CH ON TITLE TOTAL SELECT yp m 42181 4 Auto action 01 00 amen i 3 Press lt gt to select Select Programs or Select Play Lists eYou cannot select playlists in the following cases When dubbing from a DVD RAM to a HDD When the playlist was created from a program contain ing a recording restriction ePrograms with recording limitations and play lists cannot be registered on the same dubbing list 4 Press A V to select the program or play list for dubbing and press ENTER eRepeat steps 4 2 to 4 to register more than one Check that the dubbing list Amount does not exceed the Remain indicated e You can also select the program or play list with the num bered buttons 0 1 9 e g 5 0 gt 5 15 1 gt 5 To select a program on HDD 5 0 gt 0 gt 5 15 0 3 1 2 5 5 Press RETURN Return to step 2 Select the recording mode Press A V to select Rec Mode and press ENTER Press A V to select the recording mode and press ENTER Recording mode Dubbing direction High
3. RQT6984 Playing discs Disc tra 1 r 3 ERASE e A A A A par asome w DVD TV cub rene a gt jus N DEA VCR Plu OPENCLOSE INPUT SEEM WWNIDEO Numbered buttons DIRECT A y lt gt NAVIGATOR aa TOP MENU RETURN eg i pROGICHEDS ADD ERASE STATUS SN POSITION An Ga a MEMORY To stop play Press W eWhen PLAY flashes on the display resume function is active Press gt PLAY to start play from where you stopped it To cancel press W until PLAY goes out The position is also cleared when you turn the unit off or open the disc tray e The screen saver may appear when you stop play Press MW again and you can eee use this unit s tuner to watch television DVD gt gt VIEDE O RAV To pause play Press Il Press again to restart play Auto power off The unit switches to standby after about 6 hours in the stop mode You can turn this feature off or change the time to 2 hours page 44 Set Up Off Timer HDD RAM DVD R DVD A DVD V VCD CD MP3 1 Press DVD POWER to turn the unit on 2 Press HDD or DVD to select the playback drive The HDD or DVD button lights up on the unit lt is not possible to playback both HDD Hard Disk Drive and DVD drive simultaneously 3 If you selected the DVD drive Press 4 OPEN CLOSE to open the tray and insert a disc page 14 e Press the button again to close t
4. 2hau stn Set up rec time 1 Hour 00 Min Min and press A Start L Cancel Y to set the record Bo ing time 5 Press A V lt gt to select Start and press ENTER Recording starts Note It may not be possible to record to the end of the program if the remaining time doesn t allow For your reference e Press STATUS during recording to show the remaining time e Recording time reduces if you repeatedly pause recording e The recording mode becomes FR RQT6984 Recording from a video cassette recorder Preparation Connect a video cassette recorder to this units input terminals page 52 1 While stopped Press INPUT SELECT to select the input channel for the equipment you have connected Select L1 L2 or L3 e You can also select the input channel by pressing 1 v CH 2 Press REC MODE to select the recording mode XP SP LP or EP S Start play on the other equipment A Press REC at the point you want to start recording Recording starts To skip unwanted parts Press Il to pause recording Press again to restart recording To stop recording Press W Note eWhen recording using L1 L2 or L3 terminals only the sound received at the time of recording will be recorded elf flexible recording 3 left is used instead of steps 2 and 4 settings can be made so that recording continues to the end of the video Playing while
5. gt gt and slow motion gt page 20 to find the start and end points e You cannot specify an end point before a start point e You may not be able to specify points within 3 seconds of each other e Play pauses if the end of the last program is reached during this procedure e You cannot edit still picture images e Depending on the state of recording the actual number of play lists or scenes that can be recorded may be less than that specified in this manual e The picture illustration on the right may be shown in the HDD play list scene display This picture illustration indicates pictures that are permitted to be recorded only once 3 page 29 Recording limits Lo W 33 RQT6984 2 Lo W 34 RQT6984 Editing programs Preparation Press HDD or DVD to select the drive Press DIRECT NAVIGATOR DIRECT NAVIGATOR MN DI A E Gp Y F y as A No CH DATE TIME DoE 01 47 6 20 WED MOA Dinosaur D 02 67 6 20 WED F9 00PM Auto action 03 13 6 20WED 11 00PM USJ E ol e g DVD RAM TOTAL 3 No SELECT 2 00 Enter gt RETURN Press A V to select the program e You can also select programs with the numbered buttons e g 5 0 gt 5 Gh 0 gt 0 gt 5 Press gt so the submenu appears Press A V to select the item and press ENTER T ON HDD 3 D VCR Plus OPENCLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO DV Numbered buttons
6. 75 Q coaxial cable included red white yellow R AUDIO L VIDEO S VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 480P 4801 RFOUT REIN VHF UHF DSS receiver To antenna To home satellite or cable TV system jack Dishnetwork DSS jack A A A A A A A a a a a Note When a home satellite system Dishnetwork DSS is connected auto tuning and auto clock setting may not operate properly Set the clock manually Fpage 47 e Change the video input on the television when you want to watch another program while recording e You cannot do a timer recording unless the channel is first selected on the cable TV box or DSS receiver RQT6984 Two cable TV boxes You can record and view both scrambled and unscrambled channels if connections are made as shown in the diagram below AUDIO VIDEO IN IN IVHF UHF I Television Audio Video cable included Connect with 750 coaxial cable COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 480P 4801 Cable TV box l l l 2 way l splitter l l l l l e Change the video input on the television when you want to watch another program while recording e You cannot do a timer recording unless the channel is first selected on the cable TV box Connecting an amplifier or system component This model can play Dolby Digital but only in two channels This model does not have a DTS decoder You must connect a unit wi
7. TIME SLIP PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REC STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE pispLaY MORY AUDIO SETUP Panasonic HDD RAM DVD R DVD A DVD V VCD CD MP3 During play or while paused Press 4 lt or gt gt o Press kaa or gt gt gt r on the main unit e Each press increases the number of skips 1733 CD MP3 Play position a lt gt gt 44 44 gt gt PP HDD RAM Play position mae Twice Once Once Twice Three times i o MM 4 4 gt gt gt gt For your reference Pressing td aa lt or gt P gt gt gt while the playback control feature on Video CDs page 54 is working may take you to a menu screen Slow motion play HDD RAM DVD R DVD A Motion picture parts only DVD V VCD While paused Press lt lt or PP Press and hold kea or gt gt gt gt on the main unit Note e The speed increases up to 5 steps e Press gt PLAY to restart play eBackward d I lt lt lt does not work with Video CDs Frame by frame viewing HDD RAM DVD R DVD A Motion picture parts only DVD V VCD While paused Press lt 11 or HII gt Note e Each press shows the next frame e Press gt PLAY to restart play e Cursor buttons lt gt are also effective while paused for frame by frame viewing eBackward Il H does not work with Video CDs Starting play from a sel
8. To clear markers Press lt 4 gt to select a marker number and press CANCEL e An asterisk replaces the number and the position is cleared To clear the on screen menus Press RETURN Note e You cannot use this feature if the disc s elapsed play time is not shown in the display you are using a play list HDD RAM protection cartridge page 10 disc page 36 is set you can still recall the markers to play a position RAM e Subtitles around markers may fail to appear e Markers are cleared when you finalize DVD R page 36 e Markers on HDD DVD RAM and DVD R are ordered by time so marker numbers can change when you add and delete them Using menus to play MP3 discs DVD e 0 TV DVDGQIEN TV HDD M DVD VCR Plus OPENICLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO Numbered buttons faa oKIP 1 SLOW SEARCH STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 CFRAMEZ CMSKIP TIME SLIP as PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REC STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE DISPLAY MEMORY AUDIO SETUP Panasonic MP3 RETURN This unit can play MP3 files recorded on CD R RW with a computer Files are treated as tracks and folders are treated as groups 1 Press TOP MENU Selected group number and name No GROUP G Group no 1 My favorite TOTAL 1 T Track no in the group TRACK 001 Both Ends Freezing TREE TOTAL Selected track no 2 002 Lady Starfish 3 003 Life
9. 17 Summary of settings 000 00 eee ees 44 n Common procedures 00 eee ees 46 Playing back Changing the remote control Code o o o o 46 j j Clock SettingS 0 0 ccc eens 47 Playing GISCS jc i en cia eee ates CS 18 Other channel SettingS ooocooccccco ccoo 48 When a menu screen appears on the television 19 Home Theater siii rr o e seen 49 Position Memory 6 e cece eects 19 Connecting a cable TV box satellite receiver 50 Using the Direct Navigator a 19 Connecting an amplifier or system component 51 To erase a program that is being played back 19 Connecting other video equipment o o oooooo 52 Other methods of play 1 0s eee eee eee eee eens 20 Other antenna connections c cece eee eee eee 53 SKIPPING 2 eee eee eee 20 Other antenna connection to the unit 00 53 Slow motion play 2 2s eee eee eee teens 20 Other antenna connection from the unit to the television 53 Frame by frame VieWing 00 ccc eee eee eee 20 Starting play from a selected item 00 20 Reference Skipping a minute forward CM Skip oooocccoo 21 Selecting an amount of time to skip Time Slip 21 CIS scsi con pa eta ae 54 Fast forward and rewind SEARCH 005 21 Disc DandliNng oooooooomomrrrnnnan 54 QUICK A 21 Error MCSSA0CS ias cita id aa is
10. Channel Caption Preset Channel Caption Manual Channel Caption VCR Plus CH Setting TAB a SELECT lt gt Y RETURN Press A V to select Set Up and press gt Press A V to select Remote Con trol Code and press ENTER Press A V to select the code 1 2 or 3 and press ENTER The remote control code on the unit has been set 5 While pressing ENTER on the remote control press the numbered button 1 2 or 3 corresponding to the code you selected in step 4 The remote control code on the remote control has been set 6 Press SETUP The following display appears when you use a remote control with a different code The unit s remote control code If you are trying to use this unit s remote control change its code to match the unit s 3 step 5 Clock settings Preparation If you connect the unit through a cable TV box or DSS receiver Fpage 50 tune to your local PBS station before starting auto clock setting Use manual clock setting if auto clock setting does not work or if there is no local PBS channel in your area 1 Press SETUP to show the menus 2 Press A VW to select Set Up and Off Timer 6 hr Remote Control Code di z Clock Settings Auto Clock Setting Manual Clock Setting a Time Zone Adjust 0 Re initialize Setting Proceed with the steps described below SELECT a TAB lt m gt ENTER da O RETURN Auto C
11. DIRECT NAVIGATOR A Y 4 ENTER e RETURN To clear the program list Press DIRECT NAVIGATOR To stop set up process Press RETURN For your reference You can only perform operations for Properties if the disc is write protected Release protection cartridge gt page 10 disc page 36 to access other items RINJ Erase Program CA 131 The program and play lists created from it are erased irretrievably when you use this procedure Check carefully before proceeding Enter Title CA GAI Entering text page 38 Properties cA EV Program information e g time and date is shown Protection Co GW If set this will protect the program from accidental erasure Shorten Segment cA EU The program segment and play list scenes created from it are erased irretrievably when you use this procedure Check carefully before proceeding Divide Program CoP GW Select a point at which to divide the program into two You must be sure you wish to divide a program because once a program has been divided it cannot be returned to its Original form Remaining Recording Time 0 58 SP Corresponding PLAY LIST will also be erased Erase Cancel Enter Title le tel gt le elle HE Ie Ie HHE Meel Meake eleke LESELE a ZIPS ello 2A Ele a j lt lt D o m He
12. During the rainy season in tropical and sub tropical areas When there is high humidity or a lot of steam in the room When there is an extreme change in temperature moving from a very hot location to a very cold location or when an extreme change in air conditioning or cooled air directly impacts the unit gt In the above situation with the power off let the unit adjust to the room temperature and wait 2 3 hours until condensation is gone E While operating e Do not remove the AC power plug from the AC outlet or flip the power breaker switch e Do not move the unit or subject to vibration or impact 3 When moving the unit y Turn the power switch off Wait until BYE disappears from the display 2 Remove the AC power plug from the AC outlet 3 Wait 2 minutes before moving While the unit is on the HDD will be spinning at high speed and it is normal to hear sounds These sounds are not problems E In the event of a power failure If a power failure occurs contents in the process of playback record ing may be damaged E Safeguards against accidental loss Data may be lost if the HDD suffers damage Any contents you wish to keep permanently should be dubbed to DVD RAM or DVD R HDD recording time remaining This units records using a VBR Variable bit recording data com pression system to vary recorded data segments to match video data segments which may cause differences in the displayed amount of time and
13. OQ B B Panasonic Marking places to play again MARKER You can mark positions by pressing MARKER Also use on screen menus to mark recall and clear positions HDD RAM DVD R Mark up to 999 positions The unit records the markers directly onto the disc and they remain intact even if you remove the disc DVD A DVD V VCD CD MP3 Mark up to 5 positions The markers clear when you open the disc tray Marking positions directly During play Press MARKER One marker is added Using on screen menus to mark positions 1 During play Press DISPLAY The on screen menus appear N Press A V to select Play and press gt e g DVD RAM Disc Play Marker KE EXIITITITT Video Audio GO Press A V to select Marker and press gt to highlight the first aster isk x HDD RAM DVD R DVD A DVD V VCD CD MP3 5 1 10 CET KK KKK 4 Press 4 gt to select an asterisk and press ENTER One marker is added When marking positions 11 and above HDD RAM DVD R Press lt gt to highlight 1 10 Press A V to select 11 20 You can select the next group of 10 when the current group is full 3 Press P The first asterisk is highlighted 4 Press ENTER to mark a position To recall a marker Press 4 gt to select a marker number and press ENTER e Play starts from the marked position
14. Output impedance 1 KQ Load impedance 10 kQ Number of channels Recording 2 channels Playback 2 channels Other input output connectors Digital audio optical output connector PCM Dolby Digital DTS Operating temperature range 5 C 40 C 41 F 104 F Optical pick up Recordable discs Recording time XP 17 hours Operating humidity range SP 34 hours 10 80 RH no condensation LP 68 hours Clock unit Quartz controlled 12 hour digital dis EP 106 hours play Continuous Recording time is 6 hours max 12 cm 5 4 7 GB DVD RAM discs 12 cm 5 9 4 GB DVD RAM discs 8 cm 3 2 8 GB DVD RAM discs 12 cm 5 4 7 GB DVD R discs 8 cm 3 1 4 GB DVD R discs for General Ver 2 0 DVD VIDEO discs CD Audio discs CD DA l Vides CD discs excluding protrusions DVD AUDIO discs Mass Approx 4 5 kg 9 92 Ibs CD R CD RW discs Power consumption in standby mode approx 3 3 W CD DA Video CD MP3 formatted discs Note Specifications are subject to change without notice LASER Specification Class I LASER Product Wave Length Laser Power Discs played 775 815 nm 655 666 nm No hazardous radiation is emitted with the safety protection Power supply AC 120 V 60 Hz Power consumption 35 W Dimensions Approx 430 W x 79 H x300 D mm Approx 16 1 W x3 8 H x 11 16 D Video system TV system NTSC system 525 lines 60 fields MI d di i adi Recording system MPEG2 Hybrid VB
15. When dubbing to a DVD RAM When the DVD R compatible Rec setting is set to On and the recorded program is being dubbed to a DVD R e Original dubbing mode When the DVD R compatible Rec setting is set to Off and the recorded program is being dubbed to a DVD R e FR Flexible Recording Fpage 16 Based on the above conditions the mode automatically changes to FR when there is not enough room left on the disc When playlist dubbing 29 RQT6984 2 Lo W 30 RQT6984 Creating play lists DVD TV DVDGQIEN TV Numbered buttons aa re IN He STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 E DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST O PLAY LIST RETURN CQ RETURN CFRAMEZ CMSKIP TIME SLIP PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REC STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE DisPLAY MEMORY AUDIO SETUP Panasonic HDD RAM Specify start and end points to create scenes then specify the order in which they are to be played These scenes are not recorded sep arately so this doesn t use much capacity You can create a maximum of 99 play lists and 999 scenes on a DVD RAM and HDD Preparation Release protection cartridge page 10 disc page 36 before proceeding 1 While stopped Press PLAY LIST 2 Press A Y to select and press ENTER PLAY LIST No DATE TOTAL SCENE TITLE E 2 a Oo 10 23 0 03 006 Dinosaur ONO 02 10 26 0 07 1006 USJ 03 10 21 0 06 004 Auto
16. vision Sound Stereo Stereo Main audio stereo SAP Secondary audio program SAP Mono Main audio monaural e f the broadcast is Mono SAP audio will be monaural even if you select Stereo mode e Select Mono if reception is poor during a stereo broadcast e g Stereo is selected appears when the unit is receiving the type of audio you selected Note elf you change the sound setting while recording the recorded sound will also change HDD RAM e lt will not be possible to alter the sound by pressing AUDIO in the following cases When the DVD drive is selected and a DVD R is in the disc tray When recording mode is XP and LPCM has been selected in the Audio menu Audio Mode for XP Recording page 45 When DVD R compatible Rec is set to On page 44 Select Main or SAP from Select MTS in the Audio menu when recording SAP broadcasts based on the above conditions page 45 Audio Select MTS elf recorded in SAP mode main audio is also recorded E While playing HDD DVD RAM or Video CD LR gt L gt R q DVD RAM e g DVD RAM L R is selected elf it is a recording of an SAP broadcast each time you press AUDIO HDD RAM MAIN lt gt SAP For your reference You can change the audio for the full images being played with simultaneous rec and play and Time Slip HDD RAM E While playing DVD Audio or DV
17. Audio SELECT a TAB T Pats 5 307 173 5 335 079 4 908 713 4 791 578 and 4 706 121 RQT6984 STEP 9 Set up to match your television DVD 6 0 TV DVD TV DVD GUAD TV CD OD 5 POWER TV VCR Plus OPENCLOSE NPUTSELECT TV VIDEO Cr TV VIDEO Numbered s V CH buttons VOLUME RETURN RETURN CFRAMEZ CMSKIP TIME SLIP PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REC STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE DISPLAY MOONY AUDIO SETUP CO o A SETUP sonic Change the settings if your television is e Progressive Read your television s operating instructions for details e Widescreen 16 9 aspect ratio 1 Press SETUP to show the menus sap Antenna System CATV seal Antenna System 7e rato Channel Sting Channel Capti Presa Chanel Canton Manual Channel Caption Audio TAB a SELECT gt _ TV Screen gt RETURN 2 Press A V to select TV Screen and press P TV Type 4 3 4801 TV mode 4 3 Pan amp Scan Letterbox SELECT TAB J 4 b TV Screen ENTER RETURN 3 Press A V to select TV Type and press ENTER TV Type Aspect 4 3 amp 4801 Aspect 4 3 amp 480P Aspect 16 9 amp 4801 Aspect 16 9 4 Press A V to select the item and press ENTER elf you select a progressive output 480P item select Video in the on screen menu and set Transfer to suit the material page 41 To return to the
18. Fpage 45 Video Black Level Control the 75 Q coaxial cable to the television even when this unit is KATE When making this connection ensure you turned off You don t have to connect the antenna to the televi connect the audio cables to the corre sion O a sponding audio input terminals on the e The picture and sound signal from this unit does not go through ASA television the 75 Q coaxial cable to the television Make sure you connect one of the following terminals on this unit to the television the AUDIO VIDEO terminal the S VIDEO OUT terminal or the Do not connect the unit through a video COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal If the television has none cassette recorder of these terminals consult your local dealer Video signals fed through video cassette recorders will be affected by copyright protection systems and the picture Conserving power will not be shown correctly on the television This unit consumes a small amount of power even when it is turned off approx 3 3 W To save power when the unit is not to be used for a long time unplug it from the household AC outlet 5 RQT6984 gt 3 0 RQT6984 STEP 2 The remote control Batteries Opening the rear cover Closing the rear cover O Press with your O When the cover comes off Sl R6 LR6 AA UM 3 e Insert so the poles and match those in the remote control e Do not use rechargeable type batteries D
19. Thai Others English French German Italian POR Portuguese Spanish RUS Russian Dutch JPN Japanese x B Audio attributes LPCM PPCM OODigital DTS MPEG Signal type k KHz Sampling frequency b bit Number of bits ch channel Number of channels e g 3 2 1ch L__ 1 Low frequency effect not displayed if there is no subwoofer signal 0 No surround 1 Mono surround 2 Stereo surround left right 1 Center 2 Front left Front right 3 Front left Front right Center For your reference When playing back recordings of SAP broadcasts 1 1 ch will be displayed e You can only select subtitles soundtracks and angles if they are recorded on the disc eSome discs allow changes to soundtracks subtitles and angles only by using the disc s menus e lf the subtitles overlap closed captions recorded on discs turn the subtitles off Play menu e g DVD RAM Repeat pla OFF Marker 110 em me Repeat play Each time you press A V e You cannot use repeat play to repeat an entire DVD Audio HDD RAM DVD R DVD V DVD Video MP3 discs or all the play lists on a DVD RAM PRG Program Chapter e Repeat play does not work if the disc s elapsed play time is All Title not shown on the unit s display PL Play list HDD RAM OFF e ERASE does not work while in repeat play mode er If the Video CD has playback control VCD CD DVD A MP3 While stopped the screen
20. To stop scene play Press W The scene list appears To clear the scene list Press RETURN To erase a play list or a play list scene during playback 1 Press ERASE A confirmation screen will be displayed and press ENTER Press lt 4 to select Erase or Yes Press A V lt gt to select the Lo W 31 RQT6984 Editing play lists HDD RAM Preparation Press HDD or DVD to select the drive While stopped Press PLAY LIST DVD PLAY LIST e g SA oe ESS DVD RAM a No DATE TOTAL SCENE TITLE No 01 10 23 0 03 004 Dinosaur 02 10 26 0 07 1006 USJ 03 10 21 0 06 004 Auto action om vvvvvv ame mo MM Lv Press A V to select the list e To create a new list select and press ENTER 3 page 30 Press gt so the submenu appears Press A VY to select the item and press ENTER 2 Lo W 32 Numbered buttons PLAY To clear the play list or scene list screen Press PLAY LIST To stop set up process Press RETURN For your reference You can only perform operations for Play Scenes and Properties if the disc is write protected Release protection cartridge page 10 disc 3 page 36 to access other items RQT6984 Play Scenes 3 page 31 Playing play list scenes Edit Scenes ES Press lt gt to select
21. Y Next day up to one month later minus one day Y Weekly timer SUN SAT gt MON SAT gt MON FRI Lt Daily timer WEEKLY SUN gt gt WEEKLY SAT e ON Start time OFF Finish time The time increases or decreases in 30 minute increments if you hold the button e MODE Recording mode page 15 SP gt XP gt FR gt EP gt LP Return to SP e DRIVE HDD lt gt DVD e RENEW Only when you set daily or weekly recording onto HDD page 26 Auto Renewal Recording ON lt OFF e Enter Title Select Enter Title using lt gt and press ENTER Fpage 38 4 Press ENTER when you finished programming the timer TIMER RECORDING Remain HDD 17 36 SP DVD 1 42 SP 3 26 TUE 12 55 PM OFF MODE DRIVE CHECK 01 64 ABC 3 26 TUE 1 00PM 2 00PM SP Sneble ASN 02 64 ABC 3 26TUE 2 30PM 3 00PM SP Enable O NewTimerProgam O A New Timer Program No CHANNEL DATE ON disc e Press A V to select New Timer Program and repeat steps 2 4 to program other recordings 5 Press PROG CHECK or RETURN The timer recording list disappears and the unit enters Timer Recording standby mode appears on the unit display e The unit is not off To save power turn the unit off by press ing b DVD POWER To release the unit from recording standby Cancel all the timer recording programs using CANCEL gt page 27 To stop recording when recording has already begun Press W then ENTE
22. attached installation instructions and use only shielded inter face cables when connecting to peripheral devices Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s author ity to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Opera tion is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of suffi cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U S A Note to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the build ing as close to the point of cable entry as practical The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the ap pliance DANGER VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE
23. gt SIE le E lt in la gt El lt o oo oND AON RETURN Dinosaur No 1 On 1 02PM Dne He 2001 TUE Time 0 04 SP A Ern gt O RETURN Set up Program Protection Yes No A SELECT ono RETURN e g DVD RAM Shorten Segment SELECTA ENTER ei e g DVD RAM Divide Program SELECTA ENTER A Press lt d to select Erase and press ENTER e The disc s available recording time may not increase after erasing short programs e Computer data cannot be erased e The available recording time on DVD R does not increase when you erase programs The program is erased DIRECT NAVIGATOR No CH DATE TIME The lock symbol 4 6 20WED 10 00AM Dinosaur A n d appears when the EC E protection and press program is write protected a E NT E R z TOTAL 3 No SELECT a 0 9 ENTER Zo gt e RETURN ke DVD W Press ENTER at Press ENTER at the start point the end point of the of the section section you want to o e ree m Press A V to Press A V to select Next and press ENTER
24. guide channel settings all revert to the default values when you perform the procedure below Timer recording settings are also cleared When the unit is on and stopped 1 Press and hold v CH and CH on the main unit for about five seconds The unit turns off Press b DVD POWER to turn the unit on Follow the above steps 2 4 If Plug in Auto Tuning fails 1 Press SETUP to show the menus SETUP Antenna System CATV Auto Channel Setting Channel Caption _ Channel _ channel Preset Channel Caption Manual Channel Caption TAB a SELECT SetUp Dise VCR Plus CH Setting Audio Display _ TV Screen 2 Press A V to select Channel and press P ETUP Antenna System CATV Ps 2 Auto Channel Setting Channel Caption Preset Channel Caption Channel Caption 3 Press A V to select Antenna Sys tem and press ENTER SETUP Antenna System Channel Channel 4 Press A V to select TV or CATV and press ENTER The screen shown in step 2 reappears 5 Press A V to select Auto Channel Setting and press ENTER SETUP Auto Channel Setting Connect antenna cable and if you use a cable box tune it to your local PBS CH then Channel Please push the ENTER key If you have not yet set clock the Auto Channel Clock Set ting screen appears 6 Press ENTER Auto setting starts This takes a few minutes
25. the item Add Move Re edit or Erase and press ENTER 1 10 23 0 03 004 Dinosaur Edit Scenes E Pe 00 19 Select Page SELECTA a gt e 001 01 To show scene 10 and later e Press A Y lt gt to select Next and press ENTER e You can also select a page of scenes by entering a 3 digit number with the numbered buttons e g 5 0 3 0 gt 5 15 0 3 1 gt 5 PL Copy Press lt 4 to select Copy PLAY LIST Copy and press Copy this PLAY LIST ENTER Ea I The copied play list appears at e the bottom of the list PL Erase Once a play list has been erased it is irretrievable Check carefully before proceeding Erase this PLAY LIST Press lt 4 to select 0 Erase and press ENTER The play list is erased Enter Title Enter Title OO Oaaaaaa Entering text gt page 38 AIP IIe TEEERIFSEIe JOE eee GEER EEE gt x lt o o On ounr wn FE Properties Dinosaur Properties No 1 Date 10 23 2002FRI Scenes 004 Total 0 03 53 A aso RETURN Play list information e g time and date is shown gt EW Add maximum of 999 scenes a Press A VW to Press A V lt 4 gt aes a select Exit to select the place Press ENTER i a Pres
26. xp SP LP EP FR Speed HDD 3 RAM O O O O O O HDD gt DVDR o Jojojolofo ELAINE RAE MEMES eYou will not be able to obtain better picture quality of the original picture even lf you select a higher quality picture mode than the original Only prevents picture degradation eYou cannot select the high speed mode in the following cases When dubbing a program containing recording restrictions from the HDD to a RAM disc When dubbing programs from the HDD to a DVD R that do not display the DDO When dubbing a playlist eYou can select only the high speed mode when dubbing content from the DVD RAM to the HDD While the screen in step 2 is displayed Press A V to select Start dub bing and press ENTER The confirmation screen will be displayed Press lt 4 gt to select Yes and press ENTER to start dubbing To stop dubbing Press and hold RETURN for 3 seconds e Data will be recorded up to the point recording was stopped How ever if you stop dubbing in High Speed mode partway the part you tried recording will become unplayable Recording to DVD R will reduce the remaining amount of recordable disc space To add or remove from the dubbing list While the Dubbing List 3 step 4 is displayed Press A V to select the dubbing list and press gt Press A V to select an item and press ENTER elf you select Add carry out steps 4 3 and 4 Addition will take pl
27. DLT ERASE REC STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE SETUP VCR Plus CH Setting DISPLAY MEMORY AUDIO SETUP O SETUP onic Video Set these guide channels so you can use VCR Plus codes for Audio timer recording Before starting the settings prepare a chart show ing the channels station names and guide channels e g Station Guide Channel Channel setting 9 Press A y to select the channel name channel number in step 5 corresponding to the guide channel Unnecessary and press lt SETUP VCR Plus CH Setting SS wW Guide Channel CATV Channel Channel Setup Enter channel 15 next Enter channel 20 next Nickelodeon to Guide Channel 38 Look up the guide channels Write down all the stations you Disc for the stations in magazines can receive e ab TV Screen e 1 Press SETUP to show the menus To delete a number press CANCEL SETUP Repeat steps 4 and 5 as necessary a CATV a Channel Caption 6 Press ENTER The Channel screen reappears Display He se To return to the previous screen _ TV Screen _ gt ORETUMN Press RETURN 2 Press A y to select Channel and When you are finished press gt Press SETUP Auto Channel Setting Channel Caption Ella VCR Plus and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gem E star Development Corporation The VCR Plus system is manu MENE factured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation i
28. LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM FDA 21 CFR CAUTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM 1EC60825 1 ATTENTION RAYONNEMENT LASER VISIBLE ET INVISIBLE EN CAS D OUVERTURE EXPOSITION DANGEREUSE AU FAISCEAU ADVARSEL SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRALING VED BNING UNDGA UDS TTELSE FOR STRALING VARO AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA N KYV JA N KYM T N LASERS TEILYLLE L KATSO S TEESEEN VARNING SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTR LNING N R DENNA DEL R PPNAD BETRAKTA EJ STR LEN ADVARSEL SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTR LING N R DEKSEL PNES UNNG EKSPONERING FOR STR LEN VORSICHT SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GE FFNET NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN EE HANADRARAD ADAH ARRA B 22 H lt CURROUFDROL P HOWET E LZBRAKD MNO LUT Ee RQLS0233 Inside of prod uct CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT CAUTION 2 RQT6984 DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE BUILT IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS Before moving the unit ensure the disc tray is empty Failure to do so will risk severely damaging the disc and the unit Do not place the unit on amplif
29. No Press lt 4 to set disc protection and press ENTER Press lt to select Yes and press ENTER Start and press ENTER gt Press lt 4 Press lt 4 to to select select Start and Yes and press ENTER press Formatting starts ENTER e A message appears when formatting is finished Press lt Press to to select select Start and Yes and press ENTER press Finalizing starts ENTER e A message appears when finalizing is finished Press lt 4 to select Free 0 58 Total Mark 10 0 42 SP Enter Title Disc Protection The lock symbol appears Erase all programs closed when the disc is SELECTA mo Format write protected e Computer data and still pictures JPEG TIFF cannot be All programs erased and play lists e Erase does not work if one or more programs are protected are erased Press e Do not disconnect the AC power supply cord while the D ENTER message Formatting the disc is on the television This S to complete can render the disc unusable 3 e Formatting normally takes a few minutes however it may W the procedure Press ENTER to complete the procedure take up to a maximum of 70 minutes e The contents on the disc are erased when you format it even if you have set program or disc protection NY e t may not be possible to use a
30. TV Olt i VCR Plus OPENCLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO Numbered buttons SKIP SLOW SEARCH STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 RETURN FUNCTIONS Q C RETURN CFRAMEZ CMSKIP TIME SLIP PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REC _ EP Ge amp STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE DUBBING DISPLAY MORY AUDIO SETUP Panasonic HDD RAM DVD R e lt is possible to dub a program or play list to another drive e Dubbing a play list will create a program e You can dub a maximum of 250 programs to HDD and 99 pro grams to DVD RAM or DVD R Preparation Press HDD to select HDD drive 4 2 While stopped Press FUNCTIONS Press A V lt gt to select DUBBING and press ENTER se DUBBING e g Dubbing from HDD to DVD RAM Dubbing Dubbing direction HDD DVD RAM Remain FA me Amount A ms ed No TIME TITLE Dubbing list table ail Rec Mode High Speed SELECT O RETURN Start dubbing Select the dubbing direction y While selecting Dubbing direction Press ENTER Press A V to select the dubbing direction and press ENTER Select items for dubbing Press A V to select the dub in KOA MB Amount SE bing list table and press ENTER ee eae Displayed icons on the dubbing list p lt gt gt Transfer because of P recording restriction 2 next page gt Press Return to store
31. Z 0 9 81 space e To delete the caption press CANCEL e Repeat step 5 to enter the other characters SETUP Manual Caption SS wr Channel Number Caption Channel SELECT a lt gt ENTER e O RETURN Press gt to return to the Channel Number column when you are finished Repeat steps 4 5 and 6 as necessary Press ENTER The Channel screen reappears When you are finished Press SETUP Home Theater Refer to the relevant pages for details Enjoying CATV Satellite broadcasts Reference Reference Enjoying CATV Sat Connect a cable TV box or Tune to channels correctly ellite broadcasts satellite receiver Change the necessary settings on the equipment you have connected Enjoying more powerful sound Enjoying 5 1 Digital connection SETUP Audio Connect to an amplifier with Digital Audio Output channel surround built in decoders eSet PCM Down Conversion sound with Dolby to suit the equipment Digital and DTS e Set Dolby Digital and DTS to suit the equipment Change speaker settings on the amplifier Enjoying stereo or Analog connection SETUP Audio Connect to an analog Digital Audio Output Dolby Pro Logic amplifier or system eSet PCM Down Conversion component to Off 2 Sew y Q Lo T O S S v lt 49 Digital connection SETUP Audio Connect to a digital Digital Audio Output amplifier or system compo e
32. action SELECTA as sale Seles ES amie gt RETURN ViVVV VY PLAY LIST No 4 Gata as ia a i HDD The location of Em the whole program s Next start point MEA DVD RAM The loca SELECTA tion of the whole o Start a disc s start point lt m e Use lt lt gt gt and slow motion page 20 to find the start and end points e Pressing td gt P allows you to select other programs 4 Press ENTER at the end point PLAY LIST No 4 PLAY LIST Creation HDD The location of the whole program s end point A e Exit DVD RAM The zn PE HAE gt Start End location of the whole ae RETURN EA disc s end point To specify another scene Select Next and press ENTER then repeat steps 3 and 4 5 Press A V to select Exit and press ENTER The play list screen appears To clear the play list screen Press PLAY LIST To stop partway through Press RETURN For your reference e You cannot specify an end point before a start point e You may not be able to specify points within 3 seconds of each other e Play pauses if the end of the last program on the disc is reached during this procedure e Depending on the state of recording the actual number of play lists that can be recorded may be less than that specified in this manual Playing play lists 1 While stopped Press
33. any media Turning DVD R compatible Rec to On from the Setup menu allows dubbing to a DVD R using the high speed mode after a recording has been saved to the HDD 3page 44 Transfer this is when a program is moved to another storage media All recorded content transferred to DVD RAM is deleted from the HDD When a program with recording limitations enters a dubbing list 5 Transfer is displayed and a message screen is displayed when dubbing One Touch Dubbing HDD 3 DVD Programs and play lists currently being played back on HDD can simultaneously be dubbed to DVD RAM or DVD R Preparation Press HDD to select HDD drive 1 During play or while paused Press DUBBING The confirmation screen appears 2 Press lt gt to select Yes and press ENTER To stop dubbing Press and hold RETURN for 3 seconds e Data will be recorded up to the point recording was stopped How ever if you stop dubbing in High Speed mode partway the part you tried recording will become unplayable Recording to DVD R will reduce the remaining amount of recordable disc space Note e This function works even while the program list or play list screen is being displayed e lt is not possible to activate timer recording during dubbing e Programs with recording limitations including play lists made from those programs cannot be dubbed The recording mode is set as follows e High speed mode
34. de TV IN IN VHF UHF R L RF IN 00 O Cable de alimentaci n de CA incluido Rojo Blanco Amarillo Conecte por ltimo l Conecte tambi n los cables de alimentaci n de CA para el otro equipo Cable de audio v deo 10 incluido A la toma de CA del hogar 75 Q cable coaxial incluido Cable de antena desconectado normalmente desde el televisor CA 120 V 60 Hz Rojo Blanco Amarillo Ventilador de refrigeracion Este aparato A 8 COMPONENT Sala ew GELES ano amo vos oa ER Para disfrutar del v deo progresivo eConecte a los terminales de entrada de v deo componente 480P en un televisor compatible con el sistema de protec ci n contra copia del aparato El v deo no se visualizar correctamente si est conectado a un televisor incompatible e Ajuste Tipo TV a 4 3 y 480P o 16 9 y 480P 3Fabajo Configuraci n seg n su televisor Preparaci n DVD 6 0 TV DVD TV d DVD e En St DVD VCR Plus OPENCLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO C TV VIDEO 4 OPEN CLOSE numerados il DIRECT NAVIGATOR A Y 4 gt ENTER RETURN RETURN CFRAMEZ _ CMSKIP TIMESLIP PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REC REC STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE ce REC MODE DISPLAY MEMORY AUDIO SETUP re ESA setup DISPLAY SO POSITION P
35. disc the unit cannot play or record on e The unit is hot gt The unit switches to standby automatically for safety reasons and you cannot operate it Wait for about 30 minutes for the service number to disappear gt Select a position with good ventilation when installing the unit gt Do not block the cooling fan on the rear of the unit e The unit fails to operate properly Press DVD POWER to switch the unit to standby Now press DVD POWER again to turn the unit on CO CHK REMOTE e The remote control and main unit are using different codes Change the code on the remote L1 stands for a number control or main unit RECOVER e There was a power failure or the AC plug was disconnected while the power was on The unit is carrying out its recovery process Wait until the message disappears 55 RQT6984 Troubleshooting guide Before requesting service make the below checks If you are in doubt about some of the check points or if the remedies indicated in the chart do not solve the problem In the U S A contact the Panasonic Customer Call Center at 1 800 211 7262 or e mail consumerproducts panasonic com or the website http www panasonic com In Canada contact the Panasonic Canada Inc Customer Care Centre at 1 800 561 5505 or visit the website www panasonic ca or an authorized Servicentre closest to you Power Page Reference 56 RQT6984 No power The unit switches to the
36. following ways e Cartridge protect With the write protect tab in the protect posi tion you cannot record to edit or erase from the disc Type 1 2 and 4 cartridge discs al e Program protect page 34 e Disc protect page 36 Play only discs COMPACT AS DIGITAL VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO DVD Audio DVD Video Video CD Audio CD 1 Play is in stereo only 2 Including discs recorded with MP3 e The producer of the material can control how DVD Video and Video CDs are played This means that you may not be able to control play of a disc with some operations described in these operating instructions Read the disc s instructions carefully e This unit can play CD R CD RW audio recording disc recorded with CD DA digital audio video CD video CD format 2 0 or above or MP3 Finalize the disc after recording Play may be impossible on some CD R or CD RW discs due to the condition of recording A process that allows play on compatible equipment e This unit cannot record onto CD R or CD RW DVD Video e Audio format Dolby Digital 3page 45 This unit can play Dolby Digital in stereo 2 channels Connect an amplifier with a built in Dolby Digital decoder to enjoy surround sound DO oer DIGITAL DTS Digital Surround page 45 Connect this unit to equipment that has a DTS decoder to enjoy DVDs with this mark SURROUND Discs you can use The features you can use with the different
37. from the 1 television 75 Q coaxial cable included below This unit Ie WWE We NES COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGHTAL AUDIO OUT 480P 4801 P M BITSTREAM S VIDEO OUT terminal Television COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal The S VIDEO OUT terminal achieves a more vivid picture than COMPONENT hese terminals can be used for either the VIDEO OUT terminal by separating the chrominance C VIDEO IN interlace or progressive output and and luminance Y signals Actual results depend on the tele Y Ps Pr provide a purer picture than the S VIDEO vision Television OUT terminal Connection using these terminals outputs S VIDEO the color difference signals Pe Pr and S video cable IN l R AUDIO L VIDEO SVIDEO Y not included luminance signal Y separately in order to ee a a achieve high fidelity in reproducing colors e The description of the component video Video cable l input terminals depends on the televi When making this connection ensure you connect the audio not included sion or monitor e g Y Ps Pr Y B Y R Y cables to the corresponding audio input terminals on the televi Y Ce Cr Connect to terminals of the sion same color e After making this connection change the 75 Q coaxial cable black level for a better picture e The signal from the antenna passes through this unit and along
38. has the potential to play a central role in your home entertainment from high end home theater through to CD playback E MP3 disc play page 23 You can also play MP3 files recorded on CD R and CD RW as well as DVD RAM DVD R DVD Audio DVD Video Video CDs and CDs E Progressive Scan By connecting the component video terminal of this unit to a pro gressive scan television it is possible to enjoy the high quality pic ture rendered by the progressive scan function E Quick View page 21 You can speed up play to make checking the contents faster Both video and sound are played faster E The FUNCTIONS window shows you most of the features you can use page 42 The FUNCTIONS window has most of the features and functions you are likely to use regularly Just select the icon for the operation you want to perform E Watch a program while you are recording it 3page 17 HDD RAM Chasing play You can watch a program from the start while you are still recording it Simultaneous rec and play You can record a program while watching one you recorded previously Time Slip You can jump back to review a piece of action you missed while recording by pressing the time slip button e During playback you can specify a length of time to jump to the scene you wish to view The manufacturer accepts no responsibility and offers no compensation for loss of recorded or edited material due to a problem with the unit or recordable m
39. may access the main func tions quickly and easily 1 While stopped Press FUNCTIONS e g DVD RAM DVD RAM FUNCTIONS DISC PROTECTION OFF CARTRIDGE PROTECT OFF Color Adjusts the shade of the picture s color to 7 Press ENTER to enter the setting Press A or W until page 2 2 appears Pic Gamma HON E j gt A Page 2 2 of Detail picture adjustment Increases the brightness of the center ranges to improve detail and contrast in dark scenes 0 to 5 Reduces overall noise 0 to 4 Block NR Smoothes block noise 0 to 3 Mosquito NR Reduces the smudging that appears around contrasting sections of the picture 0 to 3 Press ENTER to enter the setting RQT6984 p g DISC SETTING Time By TIMER RECORDING SETUP SELECT ME LAY LIST py T Q E TOP REC To ER RETURN 2 Press A Y gt to select an item Refer to the relevant pages for details Icon DISC SETTING TIMER RECORDING SETUP DIRECT NAVIGATOR RESUME PLAY PLAY PLAY FROM TOP CREATE PLAY LIST PLAY LIST FLEXIBLE REC TOP MENU MENU DUBBING Refer to page 36 HDD Disc setting page 24 Timer recording page 44 Changing the unit s settings page 19 Using the Direct Navigator page 34 Editing programs page 18 Playing discs HDD RAM DVD R Play will begin with the oldest program on the disc
40. of space Use a disc that has enough space to record the program e The program remains if you select DAILY or WEEKLY e Press W and then ENTER within 5 seconds to turn off Recording stops e As this unit is unable to erase data written to DVD RAM with a computer the available record ing time does not increase The data will be erased if you reformat the disc elf the disc is dirty wipe with the DVD RAM PD disc cleaner optional before formatting e Available recording space on the DVD R does not increase even after erasing previously recorded programming elf there is a power failure or the plug is disconnected from the household AC outlet while recording or editing the program may be lost or the HDD disc may become unusable gt We cannot offer any guarantee regarding lost programs or discs You will have to format the HDD disc or use a new disc e When recording to the HDD set DVD R compatible Rec to On from the Disc menu Note that you cannot dub programs to a DVD R disc using the high speed mode if you recorded the program on a DVD recorder that does not have the DVD R compatible Rec function even 2 when dubbing to the HDD with this setting On lt L Discs make sounds as they rotate This does not indicate a malfunction oe Maintenance The precision parts in this unit are readily affected by the envi Observe the following points to ensure continued listening and ronme
41. on Jupiter Total track no in all 4 004 Metal Glue groups No 5 005 Paint It Yellow 2 6 006 Pyjamamama if 007 Shrimps from Mars 8 008 Starperson gt aA 9 009 Velvet Cuppermine _ gt atmo 10 010 Ziggy Starfish RETURN Next gt 2 Press A VW to select the track and press ENTER Play continues to the last track in the last group e CP indicates the track currently playing e You can also select tracks with numbered buttons e g 5 0 3 0 5 15 0 3 1 3 5 To show other pages Press A V lt gt to select Prev or Next and press ENTER After listing all the tracks in one group the list for the next group appears To exit the file list Press TOP MENU Using the tree screen to find a group 1 While stopped Press gt while a track is highlighted to display the tree screen Selected group no Total group no e f the group has no track is displayed as group number MENU TREE G 8 E T 14 o MP3 music 001 My favorite TOTAL A 001 Brazilian pops 40 111 002 Chinese pops 003 Czech pops 004 Hungarian pops No You cannot select 0 E 9 006 Japanese pops th t 007 Mexican pops 008 Philippine pops g rou po a SELECT ra lat contain no 400 002 Standard number amO 001 Piano solo compatible files RETURN M 002 Vocal 2 Press A Y gt to select a gr
42. position The position is cleared Note DVD R DVD A DVD V VCD CD MP3 e The position is cleared when you open the disc tray RAM e Positions remain memorized even after the disc tray is opened e You cannot mark positions if the disc is write protected cartridge page 10 disc page 36 For your reference If you press W before switching the unit to standby after pressing POSITION MEMORY to memorize a position play will resume from the position you pressed MW when you press gt PLAY Using the Direct Navigator HDD RAM DVD R A list of programs is created as you record them You can use this list to find programs to watch Press DIRECT e g DVD RAM NAVIGATO R DIRECT NAVIGATOR Se The highlighted program 2 AEE plays inthe background D S 7 CX 01 47 6 20 WED MM Dinosaur E 02 G 6 20 WED 9 00PM Auto action 03 13 6 20WED 11 00PM USJ _ ol TOTAL 3 No SELECT 2 ENTER RETURN 2 Press A V to select the program and press ENTER e You can also select programs with the numbered buttons e g HDD RAM DVD R 5 0 3 0 3 5 5 0 3 5 15 013 1 gt 5 15 1 gt 5 Play of the images that were playing in the background continues To stop play Press W To clear the program list Press DIRECT NAVIGATOR About the program list a program that has copy protection from CATV broadc
43. space remaining for recording If the remaining amount time is insufficient erase any unwanted programs to create enough space before you start recording Eras ing a playlist will not increase the amount of time S gt S 3 4 11 RQT6984 Control reference guide Remote control DVD 0 TV DVD Goa TV Setting up RETURN a oa FRAME CMSKIP TIME OM o PROG CHECK ADD DLT ERASE O oe DUBBING REC MODE 2 majo o DISPLAY ES AUDIO E EA a roo a CO 89 Ot a 12 RQT6984 POWER button DVD POWER o 0oooo 7 14 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 VCR Plus button VCR Plus 00005 24 3 Disc tray open close button 4 OPEN CLOSE 14 4 Numbered buttons 1 9 0 100 Cancel button CANCEL 000 eee eee ees 8 Skip buttons 4d PP SKIP 20 D Stop button MSTOP 0 ccc eee eee eee eee 14 Pause button Il PAUSE 0 00 cece eee 14 9 Top menu and Direct Navigator button TOP MENU DIRECT NAVIGATOR 19 23 Cursor buttons A Y lt Enter button ENTER 7 di Functions button FUNCTIONS 5 42 42 Frame advance and frame reverse buttons lt 11 PED FRAME 002 cc ees 20 43 Manual progr
44. the recording equipment can handle signals with a sampling fre quency of 48 kHz e You cannot record DTS signals e You cannot record MP3 When recording DVDs make the following settings V S S OFF 3page 41 PCM Down Conversion On page 45 Dolby Digital PCM page 45 DTS Off page 45 Analog recording You can record to a cassette deck or other recording equipment Connection B above There are no limitations on recording analog signals as there are with digital signals 2 Sew y Q Lo O S v lt 51 RQT6984 Home Theater Connecting other video equipment Connecting to the L2 input terminals on the front Connecting to the input terminals on the rear of of the unit the unit L1 and L3 2 de y Q Lo O S v lt 52 RQT6984 Emo S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN L MONO AUDIO IN R This unit S video cable Audio Video cable included Other video equipment Connect to the video and audio output terminals By using the S video cable instead of the yellow video cable you may make recordings of higher picture quality e f the audio output of the other equipment is monaural connect to L MONO Both left and right channels are recorded when connected through L MONO e When DV equipment is connected it is not possible to operate the unit from the other equipment e The picture compression system of the DV eq
45. the last Sunday in October TIME ZONE EST lt CST lt MST lt PST lt AST lt HST 5 6 77 8 9 10 5 Press ENTER The clock starts Note When you change the time zone the recording times for programs recorded before the time zone was changed also change to corre spond to the new time zone Time Zone Adjust Adjust the time zone 1 or 1 if it was not set correctly with auto clock setting You cannot change this setting if you set the clock manually 3 Press A V to select Time Zone Adjust and press ENTER 4 Press A VW to select 1 0 or 1 and press ENTER The Set Up screen 3 step 2 reappears S 2 Sew y Q O O S S v lt 4 7 RQT6984 Changing the unit s settings DVD e 0 TV DVD Gaile TV WD VCR Plus OPEN CLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO 0909 O O O STI 9 9 CANCEL Q OQ m SKP SLOW SEARCH STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST CFRAMEZ CMSKIP TIME SLIP PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REG STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE DISPLAY MEMORY AUDIO SETUP Panasonic press gt Auto Channel Setting Channel Caption Preset Channel Caption Manual Channel Caption VCR Plus CH Setting Channel Advanced operation MN TAB a SELECT lt gt vy RETURN Antenna System CATV RETURN Other channel settings 1 Press SETUP to show the menus 2 Press A V
46. to select Channel and Proceed with the steps described below Preset Channel Caption 3 Press A V to select Preset Chan nel Caption and press ENTER SETUP Channel To return to the previous screen MisE Press RETURN RQT6984 Preset Caption Caption Channel Number GLOB 6 Press A V to select the caption and then press gt You can choose from the following captions ABC PBS CBS CNN FOX ESPN NBC HBO A amp E AMC FAM MAX MTV SHOW TBS USA TNT CBC UPN CTV WB TSN DSC GLOB e The screen scrolls a page at a time if you press and hold A Y Press A V to select the channel corresponding to the caption and then press lt 4 e Channels are not displayed if they do not contain a station or if captions have been added manually e To delete the channel number press CANCEL e Repeat steps 4 and 5 as necessary Press ENTER The Channel screen reappears Manual Channel Caption 3 T Press A V to select Manual Chan nel Caption and press ENTER SETUP Manual Caption AS wr ChannelNumber Caption Channel SELECT a lt gt ENTER e O RETURN Press A V to select the channel and then press P e Channels are not displayed if they do not contain a station or if preset captions have been added Press A V to select the first char acter and then press P e You can choose from the following characters A
47. to select the program and then ENTER 17 36 SP DVD 1 42 SP 01 64 ABC WEEKLY TUE 1 00 PM 2 00 PM SP amp 6 11 02 64 ABC 3 26 TUE 2 30PM 3 00 PM SP Enable COO oOo 2 Press lt gt to select RENEW SP HOD ON 3 Press A V to select ON and then ENTER The timer recording list reappears Note e f a program set for Auto Renewal Recording is protected the program will not be overwritten Instead the program set for recording will be saved as a separate program and this program will be the one to be overwritten when the next Auto Renewal Recording takes place eWhen play back is taking place from the HDD auto renewal recording will not be carried out The program supposed to be auto renewal recorded will be recorded as a separate program ePlay list scenes made from programs that were set for Auto Renewal Recording are erased along with auto renewal e When there is not enough space on the HDD the program may not be recorded completely even if repeating a renewal recording Check programs HDD RAM DVD R 1 Press PROG CHECK 17 36 SP 1 42 SP e 01 64 ABC 3 26TUE 1 19PM 1 22PM_LP 6 Enable 05 64 ABC 3 26TUE 9 00AM 10 00 AM_SP 06 64 ABC 3 26 TUE 8 00AM 9 00AM SP 07 64 ABC 3 26 TUE 10 00AM 11 00AM SP_ New Timer Program dob Press ENTER or VCR Plus to ML store new program Icon explanations The times overlap those in another p
48. while the unit is on standby for timer recording but once the time for the timer recording to begin is reached any recording taking place will stop and the timer recording will begin e You cannot change the channel or recording mode during record ing e Release protection cartridge page 10 disc page 36 when you record RAM e When using a DVD RAM for the first time with this unit format it to ensure accurate recording page 36 Format e There are limitations when recording to DVD R page 10 eWhen recording MTS sound onto DVD R or recording using LPCM only one of either the main channel or the sub channel can be recorded Select at Select MTS 3page 45 For your reference e You can record up to 250 programs on HDD 99 programs on one disc e This unit is compatible with the Content Protection for Record able Media CPRM page 54 system so you can record broad casts that allow one copy such as some CATV broadcasts onto 4 7 GB 9 4 GB DVD RAM these are CPRM compatible It is not possible to record onto DVD R or 2 8 GB DVD RAM e Recording will take place on open space in the HDD or on disc Data will not be overwritten elt is possible to watch playback from one drive while recording from another editing is not possible Almost all videos and DVD software on sale have been treated to prevent illegal copying Any software that has been so treated cannot be recorded using this unit Recording modes an
49. you find the code that allows correct operation Note If your television brand is not listed or if the code listed for your tele vision does not allow control of your television this remote control is not compatible with your television E Operation Point the remote control at the television Operation Buton On and off d POWER TV Video input mode TV VIDEO Switch DVD TV to TV A v CH or Numbered buttons e g Channel 5 0 gt 5 E VOLUME Channels Setting up IN RQT6984 Setting up Ea 10 RQT6984 Disc information Discs you can use for recording and play DVD RAM 4 7 GB 9 4 GB 12 cm 5 2 8 GB 8 cm 3 DVD R 4 7 GB 12 cm 5 1 4 GB 8 cm 3 for General Ver 2 0 eWe recommend using Panasonic discs as they have been con firmed to be compatible with this unit Other discs may not perform correctly e Do not allow the disc to become dirty or scratched Fingerprints dirt dust scratches or deposits of cigarette smoke on the record ing surface may make it impossible to use the disc for recording e Discs with programs recorded in PAL already cannot be recorded on using this unit DVD RAM e DVD RAM recorded on this unit may not be compatible with other DVD players including some Panasonic players Con sult the manual for the player to determine compatibility with these DVD RAM discs e This unit is compatible with both non c
50. your television 9 Editing programS os s82ts0c05hs40e40 dear baca beau 34 Disc information cromos crear 10 HDD Disc setting s 0 csccnaet ate rea 36 Control reference guide ooooooooooommmmmmoooo 12 ENnt ning tOXt s2cesecees ee seteneteebudedes E red 38 Recording Advanced operation Recording television prograMS oooooooomomoo 14 Changing AUD i sir rr a 39 Inserting ISO 264 3 cade ita dira e RAR eos 14 Using on screen MeNUS ooooooooonrrr 40 Watching the television while recording 15 COMMON procedures accs0 lt 0 d5aiseed 0dsdeean cea des 40 Recording the best quality pictures in the remaining time DISC MICU seres sr ppal reer senate eee 40 Flexible Recording 00 cece eee eee 16 POV MAGNI Sc ca eames eo avert aay eae Sn ear ae ad ae eae dey 41 Recording from a video cassette recorder 16 Audio MENU 322324620 dec0240540seee0en1deceeeeusss 41 Playing while you are recording oooooooooo 17 VIGGO MENU 6 0 2 6 54 64 trap aasia oes w AE ede Rare waren ee es 41 Playing from the beginning of the program you are recording Using the FUNCTIONS window 000 cee een eee 42 Chasing Play 0 0000 17 On screen displays lt 0 lt ccccecseeie dese ee ewe cece en 43 Simultaneous rec and play 000 eee eee 17 Changing the unit s settings lt ooooooo o 44 Reviewing the recorded images while recording Time Slip
51. 3 During play Press lt lt or gt gt e Press and hold kea or 1 on the main unit Note e The speed increases up to 5 steps e Press gt PLAY to restart play e Audio is heard only while using first level fast forward other than CD MP3 You can turn this audio off if you want to page 45 Audio PLAY x1 3 amp Audio during Search Quick View HDD RAM Only with Dolby Digital You can increase the speed of play without disrupting the soundtrack During play Press and hold gt PLAY x1 3 MINESE LR To return to normal speed Press gt PLAY x 1 3 Note e Output is in PCM when using a digital connection page 51 A eThis is canceled if you perform operations to change the soundtrack skip or pause e This does not work if the setting is Off in PLAY x1 3 8 Audio during Search page 45 This does not work when recording is in XP or FR mode during simultaneous rec and play page 17 RAM Q 2 a 21 RQT6984 Playing back A 22 RQT6984 Other methods of play DVD TV DVD CUAD TV Olot VCR Plus OPEN CLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO 000 E 3 8 hb CANCEL 0 0 0 I STOP CT PLAY x1 3 DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST RETURN CFRAMEZ CMSKIP TIME SLIP PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REC Cor Or ire MARKER STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE ja fa fen pispLaY MORY AUDIO SETUP DISPLAY
52. 39 S VIDEO IN Y VIDEO IN L MONO AUDIO IN R 0009 TIME SLIP EMAST a bm x1 3 000 S gt lt 3 Y 13 Controls such as function the same as the buttons on the remote control Remote control signal SenSor ooooooooo o 6 L2 input terminals L2 oooooooomcommmmmm o 52 HDD record lamp 0 cece eee eee eee eee 14 Display gt below DISC Ulay sustteneteseieetonw ek vadewetude s 14 Time slip indicator TIME SLIP 17 DVD record IAM vie ar ar a 14 Skip Slow Search buttons lt 4 lt lt gt gt P 1 20 Channel buttons for recorder v a CH 14 The unit s display DA Meee DE DE DE el DADO ee el Del VAN 5 A VANE TAN TAN JAN AN A JAN JANE JA Center circle e g DVD RAM Rotating REC recording Rotating REC PLAY Rotating PLAY playing Stopped REC recording paused Chasing play or simultaneous Stopped PLAY play paused rec and play is in progress PLAY flashes the resume function gt page 18 To stop play is working pu y a rd ee PLAY Timer recording display Recording mode 3page 15 On When timer recording is on standby page 24 DVD indicator Flashes When the unit couldn t go to timer recording standby Flashes When you press DVD POWER to turn the unit off Disc type until it actually turns off The display mode of the main display section Down mix ind
53. 6 Portuguese 8084 Punjabi 8065 Quechua 8185 Rhaeto Romance 8277 Hausa Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Interlingua Irish Italian Japanese Javanese Kannada Kashmiri Kazakh Kirghiz Korean Kurdish Chinese Corsican Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Esperanto Telugu Thai Tibetan Tigrinya Tonga Turkish Turkmen Twi Ukrainian Urdu Uzbek Vietnamese Volap k Welsh Wolof Xhosa Yiddish Yoruba Zulu Bhutani Bihari Breton U S patent Nos 4 631 603 4 577 216 4 819 098 and 4 907 093 This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited consumer uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America One Panasonic Way Secaucus New Jersey 07094 http www panasonic com 2003 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd Printed in Japan Panasonic Sales Company Division of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico Inc PSC Ave 65 de Infanter a Km 9 5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina Puerto Rico 00985 Panasonic Canada Inc En 5770 Ambler Drive Mississauga Ontario L4W 2T3 www
54. CANADA Panasonic Canada Inc 5770 Ambler Drive Mississauga Ontario L4W 2T3 PANASONIC TECHNICS PRODUCT LIMITED WARRANTY Panasonic Canada Inc warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship and agrees to remedy any such defect for a period as stated below from the date of original purchase Panasonic DVD Recorder One 1 year parts and labour LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS This warranty does not apply to products purchased outside Canada or to any product which has been improperly installed subjected to usage for which the product was not designed misused or abused damaged during shipping or which has been altered or repaired in any way that affects the reliability or detracts from the performance nor does it cover any product which is used commercially Dry cell batteries are also excluded from coverage under this warranty This warranty is extended to the original end user purchaser only A purchase receipt or other proof of date of original purchase is required before warranty service is performed THIS EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED EXCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT WILL PANASONIC CANADA INC BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES In certain instances some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or the exclusion of
55. D Video You can change the audio channel number each time you press the button This allows you to change things like the soundtrack lan guage Sound track e g DVDV English is the selected language Note HDD RAM You may be unable to change the audio when you have connected the unit to an AV receiver through the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal and Dolby Digital is set to Bitstream If this occurs Change Dolby Digital to PCM page 45 or Connect also with an audio cable page 51 B and change the input on the receiver 2 Sew y Q Lo T O gt v lt 39 RQT6984 Advanced operation 40 RQT6984 Using on screen menus DVD 6 0 TV DVD Geiss TV G VCR Plus OPENCLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO 1 O Numbered 4 O E G 5 buttons CANCEL o l Cy 30 Ol VOLUME el SKIP SLOW SEARCH CDB lt lt STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST CFRAMEZ CMSKIP TIME SLIP PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REC STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE pispLay MEMORY AUDIO SETUP DISPLAY 0 O UD Panasonic Common procedures Press DISPLAY e g DVD RAM Dise Pf Sound track T Subtitle OFF Audio channel Menu Item Setting 2 Press A VW to select the menu and press gt 3 Press A V to select the item and press gt 4 Press A V to select the setting To clear the
56. ED WITH LIQUIDS SUCH AS VASES SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE SCREWS NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U S A FCC Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential instal lation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accor dance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi sion reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna elncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance follow the
57. Lighter Darker Select normal lighter or darker for adjusting the black level Adjusts the black level of the input signal e g L1 L2 L3 control to the desired setting for picture enhancement eComposite amp S Video Output Level Lighter Darker when connected to a TV through the VIDEO OUT or S VIDEO OUT terminal eComponent Video Output Level Lighter Normal Darker when connected to a TV through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Ps Pr terminal PLAY x1 3 amp Audio during Search eOn eOff HDD RAM DVD R DVD A DVD V VCD You may hear sound regardless of this setting with some discs Choose whether to have sound during the first level of fast forward DVD A Quick View Fpage 21 does not work if you make the setting Off D Range Compression DVD V Dolby Digital only eOn eOff Change the dynamic range for late night viewing Select MTS 3page 39 eMain eSAP Select whether to record the main or secondary audio type You cannot change secondary audio when recording audio to SAP when recording to DVD R or when recording using DVD R from an external source LPCM sound Audio Mode for XP Recording gt below Digital Audio Output Change the settings when you have connected equipment through this units DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal page 51 A PCM Down Conversion eOn If the equipment or connection doesn t support 96 kHz or 88 2 kHz You can select whether or not to convert recorded audio Off If the equ
58. PLAY LIST PLAY LIST Mii No DATE TOTAL SCENE TITLE 2 01 10 23 0 03 004 Dinosaur 02 10 26 0 07 1006 USJ 03 10 21 0 06 004 Auto action N Ma E vi m No SELECT A O RETURN VVVVVY 2 Press A V to select the play list and press ENTER e You can also select play lists by entering a 2 digit number with the numbered buttons e g 5 0 gt 5 15 1 gt 5 All the scenes in the play list are played To stop play list play Press W The play list appears Playing play list scenes 1 While stopped Press PLAY LIST 2 Press A V to select the play list that contains the scene you want to play and press gt DVD PLAY LIST No DATE TOTAL SCENE Play Scenes 101 10 23 0 03 004 Dir 02 10 26 0 07 006 US E ECO A eae Enter Title Properties SELECT A SO YO ee RETURN 3 Press A VW to select Play Scenes and press ENTER PLAY LIST 1 10 23 0 03 004 Dinosaur Play Scenes Select Page RETURN Page no Total page no scene and press ENTER The scene you select is played To show scene 10 and later Press A Y lt gt to select Next and press ENTER e You can also select a page of scenes by entering a 3 digit number with the numbered buttons e g 5 0 gt 0 gt 5 15 0 3 1 gt 5
59. Program 1 DVD A DVD V Play will avoid playing the introductory parts and begin playing the contents immediately The performance of this function varies from disc to disc page 30 Creating play lists page 31 Playing play lists page 32 Editing play lists page 16 Recording the best quality pictures in the remaining time Flexible Recording page 19 When a menu screen appears on the television page 28 Dubbing programs or play list Functions displayed depend on the type of disc e Some items will be grayed out and cannot be selected if the disc is write protected the disc is not formatted there is noth ing recorded on the disc 3 Press ENTER Your selection is entered and the FUNCTIONS window disap pears If the operation requires further selections another screen appears To clear the FUNCTIONS window Press FUNCTIONS On screen displays Displays appear on the television when you operate the unit to let ovo a you know what operation was performed and what condition the unit is in DVDQUIED TV A o Y h h he SETUP he f OO ou can change the setting in the SETU menu so the first display does not appear automatically page 45 Display Status Mes VCR Plus OPEN CLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO Gn les len yen sages o O Changing the information displayed o Press STATUS CANCEL The display changes each time you press the button e g HDD rc SKIP gt SLOW SEARCH Gal C
60. R O IA ae Input LINE pin jack x3 1 0 Vp p 75 Q Sconnectorx3 Y 1 0 Vp p 75 Q C 0 286 Vp p 75 Q Output LINE pin jack x2 1 0 Vp p 75 Q Sconnectorx2 Y 1 0 Vp p 75 Q C 0 286 Vp p 75 Q Reference IN Component video output 480P 480i Y 1 0 Vp p 75 Q Ps 0 7 Vp p 75 O Pr 0 7 Vp p 75 O Antenna reception input TV Channel 2ch 69ch 75 Q CATV Channel 1ch 125ch 75 Q Product Service Damage requiring service The unit should be serviced by qualified service personnel if a The AC power supply cord or AC adaptor has been damaged or b Objects or liquids have gotten into the unit or c The unit has been exposed to rain or d The unit does not operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance or e The unit has been dropped or the cabinet damaged Replacement parts When parts need replacing ensure the servicer uses parts specified by the manufacturer or parts that have the same characteristics as the original parts Unauthorized substitutes may result in fire electric shock or other hazards Safety check After repairs or service ask the servicer to per form safety checks to confirm that the unit is in proper working condition Product information 2 Servicing Do not attempt to service the unit beyond that described in these operating instructions Refer all other servic ing to authorized servicing personnel For product information or assistance with product operati
61. R within 5 seconds on the remote Recording stops Note e When the program timer reaches the set time when in record ing standby mode timer recording will start even if the unit is playing or recording another program e The actual time recorded may be longer than the program itself when television programs are recorded using VCR Plus e f you don t select a recording mode when using VCR Plus codes to make a timer recording the unit sets the mode selected on the unit at that time unless the mode is XP in which case the unit sets FR as the mode e All timer programs are occupied appears if there are already 32 programs e The remaining time displayed is based on the current record ing mode eWhen you program successive timer recordings to start immediately one after the other the unit cannot record the part at the beginning of the later programs a few seconds when recording with HDD or DVD RAM and approximately 30 seconds when recording with DVD R elf you set DST Daylight Saving Time to ON when manually setting the clock page 47 timer recording may not work when summer switches to winter and vice versa e flashes when the unit couldn t go to timer recording standby e When timer recording starts the record lamp page 13 Main unit lights even if the unit is off Relief Recording have Displayed if the recording can fit in the remaining space on the When the recording driv
62. Resolution below setting is Fixed eOff You cannot dub programs to a DVD R disc using the high speed mode if you recorded the program on a DVD recorder that does not have the DVD R compatible Rec function even when dub bing to the HDD with this setting On eOn Reduces noise for recording by separating the luminance Y and color C signals received from the television station eOff Reduces the ghosting that occurs when recording fast mov ing images eAutomatic Video compression is automated providing efficient recording Video compression is fixed when recording providing smooth video play YO appears in the eFixed y MIA A A A Video Still Mode eAutomatic Select the type of picture shown when you pause play eField Less blurred field stills are shown Select if jittering occurs when Automatic is selected eFrame Sharper frame stills are shown Select if small text or fine pat terns cannot be seen clearly when Automatic is selected Seamless Play eOn The scenes in play lists are played seamlessly This may Turn seamless play on or off on discs with play lists cause shifting of the points where scenes change Some eSeamless Play does not work with programs recorded in play lists cannot be played seamlessly LPCM or when using Quick View e Off The points where scenes in play lists change are played accurately but the picture may freeze for a moment Black Level Control eInput Level
63. Set PCM Down Conversion nent to suit the equipment e Set Dolby Digital to PCM e Set DTS to Off Other uses Record to digital recording equipment or cassette deck page 51 Record from a video cassette recorder page 52 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Labo ratories DTS and DTS Digital Out are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc RQT6984 Home Theater e The equipment connections described are examples e Peripheral equipment and optional cables sold separately unless otherwise indicated e Before connection turn off all equipment and read the appropriate operating instructions e The signal from the cable TV box or satellite receiver passes through this unit to the television even when this unit is turned off Advanced operation 50 Connecting a cable TV box satellite receiver You need to subscribe to a cable TV or satellite TV service to enjoy viewing their programming e Consult your service provider regarding appropriate cable box or satellite receiver e Select the applicable input on your television to view the output from your cable box satellite receiver through this unit One cable TV box satellite receiver DEO IN VHF UHF L RF IN AUDIO VI IN R O LH Television red wh ite yellow l Audio Video cable included
64. TOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST RETURN CFRAMEZ CMSKIP TIME SLIP CD B CS PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REC STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE DISPLAY MORY AUDIO SETUP Panasonic Common procedures See pages 44 and 45 for menu and option details 1 While stopped Press SETUP to show the menus Antenna System CATV Auto Channel Setting Channel Caption Preset Channel Caption Manual Channel Caption VCR Plus CH Setting TAB a SELECT ILID v RETURN Channel SetUp o Disc Video Audio Display ES Tabs Menus Options 2 Press A VW to select the menu s tab and press gt 3 Press A VW to select the menu and press ENTER 4 Press A VW to select the option and press ENTER The screen now shows the menu again eSome items require different operations Follow the on screen instructions or read the following explanations To return to the previous screen Press RETURN When you are finished Press SETUP Changing the remote control code Panasonic DVD players and recorders use the same remote control system so they may respond unintentionally to a command from this remote control Change the code on this unit and its remote control the two must match if you place equipment close together e Use 1 the factory set code under normal circumstances 1 While stopped Press SETUP to show the menus Antenna System 77 Auto Channel Setting
65. TV Mode Air DA woa CATV LOW BAND 95 99 CATV MID SUPER BAND 14 36 CATV Mode CATV HYPER BAND 37 65 66 94 ULTRA BAND 100 125 SPECIAL CATV CHANNEL Cable Preparation e Confirm that the antenna is connected correctly e Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit 1 Press t DVD POWER to turn the unit on Select Language Seleccione la Lengua S lection de Langue Press ENTER Pulse ENTER Appuyer sur ENTER 2 Press A V to select the menu lan guage and press ENTER e g when you select Auto Channel Clock Setting English Connect antenna cable and if you use a cable box tune it to your local PBS CH then Please push the ENTER key dap ENTER Sd O RETURN 3 Press ENTER Plug in Auto Tuning starts and the unit puts the stations it can receive into channels The unit then proceeds with Auto Clock Setting The time is displayed when finished If the clock is an hour slower or faster than the actual time go to Time Zone Adjust to cor rect it page 47 4 When the display shows the correct time Press ENTER to complete Plug in Auto Tuning If the unit couldn t set the clock automatically Press ENTER to show the Manual Clock Setting screen Set the time manually page 47 To start Plug in Auto Tuning again after reloca tion for example Antenna system channel caption and VCR Plus
66. To stop auto channel setting press RETURN When finished the Com plete screen or time display is shown Press ENTER To return to the previous screen Press RETURN When you are finished Press SETUP Adding and deleting channels Add or delete channels if necessary channels are not set or unnec essary channels are set While this unit is receiving the antenna signal but not during recording 1 Press the numbered buttons to select a channel e g 5 0 gt 5 45 1 gt 5 115 100 3 1 gt 5 Unit s display i You can also use 1r v CH CH when you are going to delete a channel 2 Press ADD DLT The channel is deleted if it was set or added if it was not set e g Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary S 3 v 7 RQT6984 STEP 4 vcr Plus guide channel settings VO 3 Press A V to select VCR Plus warmy DP CH Setting and press ENTER 0 D on e g when the current antenna system is CATV VCR Plus OPENCLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO Hy VOLUME 9 O CANCEL CANCEL 0 SKP SLOW SEARCH STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 ay ENTER o i _ TV Screen RETURN Setting up DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST 4 Press A V to select the guide channel you want to set and press RETURN gt When selecting the guide channel press and hold A V to FRAME CMSKIP TIME SLIP scroll the screen up and down Oo PROGICHECK ADD
67. V VCR Plus OPENCLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO Numbered buttons rt SKIP SLOW SEARCH STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 RETURN CFRAMEZ CMSKIP TIME SLIP PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REC STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE DISPLAY MORY AUDIO SETUP Panasonic HDD RAM DVD R This page shows how to enter text for e Program titles for timer recording pages 24 and 25 Program titles page 34 e Play list titles page 32 e Disc titles Fpage 36 2 Lo W 38 You can enter characters up to Number of characters HDD RAM DVDR Disc Program Play list From the timer recording menu 44 RQT6984 Preparation Release protection before proceeding Cartridge page 10 program page 34 disc page 36 RAM 1 After the titling screen appears Press A V lt gt to select the character and press ENTER Title field shows the text you have entered Enter Title 4 co o T O amp e lialo 4 00 Il a OD Oo GS jel gt gt A X M N lelelzlel SSE a N E SELECT 41m amen 7 O RETURN 100 I Elle Iai Aaa PALES Jal EE HERRE Pocas 3 gt O m Repeat step 1 to enter other characters 2 Press E The title is entered and the screen disappears e You can also finish
68. a iniciar la grabaci n La luz de grabaci n de las unidades HDD y DVD se enciende en la unidad principal Para detener la grabaci n Pulse W Para hacer una pausa en la grabaci n Pulse IM Pulse de nuevo para continuar grabando El programa no se divide en un programa separado NW Visualizaci n del televisor durante la grabaci n HDD RAM DVD R Las im genes siendo grabadas no se ven afectadas Interruptor DVD TV a TV 1 Pulse TV VIDEO para cambiar el modo de entrada del televisor a TV 2 Pulse v CH para cambiar canales E Reproducci n desde el inicio del programa que est grabando Reproducci n encadenada HDD RAM Pulse gt PLAY La reproducci n se inicia desde el principio del programa que se est grabando Se enciende el indicador Time Slip E Grabaci n y reproducci n simult neas HDD RAM Puede reproducir un programa grabado previamente durante la grabaci n 1 Pulse DIRECT NAVIGATOR Se enciende el indicador Time Slip 2 Pulse A Y para seleccionar un programa y pulse ENTER Para detener la reproducci n y la grabaci n 0 Pulse W La reproducci n se detiene Espere 2 segundos Pulse W La grabaci n se detiene ePara detener la grabaci n con temporizador pulse W despu s ENTER en un transcurso de 5 segundos Reproducci n de discos HDD RAM DVD R DVD A DVD V VCD CD MP3 1 Pulse t DVD POWER para encender el
69. a maxi mum of one month from the present time based on the time remaining on the disc It may not be possible to record because of write protec tion because there is no more space left or because the number of possible programs has reached its maximum Please check the HDD and disc 2 Press PROG CHECK or RETURN The timer recording list disappears Change or delete the program HDD RAM DVDR 4 2 Press PROG CHECK The timer recording list appears Press A V to select the program e You may also select programs by inputting a 2 digit number using the numbered buttons e g 5 0 3 5 15 1 5 ePress 4 gt to skip down several programs on the list Press CANCEL or ADD DLT to delete You cannot delete programs that are currently recording or press ENTER to change The timer recording setting screen appears If you pressed ENTER in step 3 Move through the items with gt and change the settings with A V and press ENTER Press PROG CHECK or RETURN The timer recording list disappears Note e A Timer recording that is taking place in a recording mode other than FR may have its end time altered e Even if the power is off you can still view timer recording informa tion by pressing PROG CHECK O S E S O L a 3 E E 2 RQT6984 28 RQT6984 Dubbing programs or play list DVD e 0 TV o DVD Goi
70. ace above the program selected in step elf you select Erase or Erase All a confirmation screen will be displayed Press lt gt to select Yes or No and press ENTER Return to Dubbing List Note e The contents of dubbing lists from HDD to a disc will remain in the memory even after the power has been turned off However note that if programs and play lists are erased all the dubbing lists will also be erased e lt is not possible to activate timer recording during dubbing e The program settings protect etc are reproduced in the dubbed material If you select a recording mode other than High Speed markers are not reproduced e Still pictures in programs and play lists displayed with an Xi in the Dubbing select screen cannot be dubbed RAM eWhen dubbing SAP broadcast to DVD R or dubbing sound using LPCM the setting at Select MTS is given priority page 45 Audio Recording Limits Some programs may not be recordable or may have limits on num ber of times they can be dubbed Refer to the table below for details about storage media and associated limits Recording limit Usable Media a RAM No nd HDD DVD R recording limit gt Em gt no ordd D a le gt io o gt aM Recording Content is limited to duplicated on re time ordd RAM gt x HDD but cannot be played gt x You cannot record on DVD R Recording ord You cannot record dub not possible x on
71. amming and check button PROG CHECK corsa aida 25 Manual channel adding and deleting button ADD DEN eck Mewar edad a NEEE rne EE ees ES 7 5 On screen display button STATUS 43 Marker button MARKER 00000 eee eeee 22 47 On screen menu button DISPLAY 40 Position memory button POSITION MEMORY 19 DVD TV switch DVD TV 000c cece eens 9 Go TV power on off button POWER TV 9 i Drive select buttons HDD DVD 14 2 Television input mode selector TV VIDEO 9 3 Input select button INPUT SELECT 16 4 Channel buttons for recorder and TV v CH 9 14 TV volume buttons VOLUME 9 Q6 Slow search buttons lt lt gt gt SLOW SEARCH 20 Play quick view button PLAY x1 3 18 21 Menu and Play list button MENU PLAY LIST 19 31 9 Return button RETURN 000000 e eee eee 7 Time slip button TIME SLIP 17 21 y One minute skip button CM SKIP 21 2 Recording button 0 REC 0 ooooooo 14 3 Program play list erase button ERASE 19 31 Recording mode button REC MODE 14 5 Dubbing button DUBBING 0c ee eee eee 29 Setup button SETUP cocinar iria e 7 7 Audio button AUDIO 0 00 es
72. anasonic MEMORY 62 RQT6984 e Confirme que la antena est conectada correctamente eEncienda el televisor y seleccione la entrada de v deo apropiada seg n las conexiones hechas al aparato Sintonizaci n autom tica al enchufar 1 Pulse 6 DVD POWER para encender el aparato 2 Pulse A V para seleccionar Espa ol y pulse ENTER 3 Pulse ENTER La sintonizaci n autom tica al enchufar empieza y el aparato transforma las emisoras que puede recibir en canales El aparato pasa luego a la configuraci n autom tica del reloj Cuando termina se visualiza la hora Cuando la visualizaci n muestra la hora correcta 4 Pulse ENTER para completar la sintonizaci n autom tica al enchufar Configuraci n seg n su televisor Cambie la configuraci n si su televisor es e Progresiva Lea las instrucciones de funcionamiento de su televi sor para conocer detalles e Pantalla panor mica relaci n de aspecto 16 9 1 Pulse SETUP para mostrar los men s 2 Pulse A V para seleccionar Pantalla TV y pulse gt 3 Pulse A V para seleccionar Tipo TV y pulse ENTER 4 Pulse A V para seleccionar el elemento y pulse ENTER Para volver a la pantalla anterior Pulse RETURN Cuando termine Pulse SETUP E Si selecciona el elemento para salida progresiva 480P Seleccione V deo en el men en pantalla y ajuste Transferencia de acuerdo con el tipo de material en reproducci n d
73. andled to your satisfaction then write to the warrantor s Consumer Affairs Department at the addresses listed for the warrantor PARTS AND SERVICE WHICH ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY For hearing or speech impaired TTY users TTY 1 877 833 8855 You can purchase parts accessories locate your nearest servicenter and more by visiting our Web Site or E mail us via web http www panasonic com consumer_electronics support customerfeedback asp Contact 1 800 211 PANA 7262 Monday Friday 9 am 9 pm Saturday Sunday 10 am 7 pm EST Accessory Purchases 1 800 332 5368 Customer Orders Only 1 800 237 9080 Fax Only Monday Friday 9 am to 8 pm EST Panasonic Services Company 20421 84th Avenue South Kent WA 98032 Accepts Visa MasterCard Discover Card American Express and Personal Check Service in Puerto Rico Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico Inc Panasonic Sales Company Factory Servicenter Ave 65 de Infanteria Km 9 5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina Puerto Rico 00985 Phone 787 750 4300 Fax 787 768 2910 The model number and serial number of this product can be found on either the back or the bottom of the unit Please note them in the space provided below and keep for future reference DMR E80H MODEL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER FO602NY User memo DATE OF PURCHASE DEALER NAME DEALER ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER Limited Warranty ONLY FOR
74. aparato 2 Pulse HDD o DVD para seleccionar la unidad de reproducci n El bot n HDD o DVD se enciende en la unidad eNo es posible reproducir simult neamente en la unidad HDD unidad de disco duro y en la unidad DVD 3 Si seleccion la unidad DVD Pulse 4 OPEN CLOSE para abrir la bandeja e introducir un disco e Vuelva a pulsar el bot n para cerrar la bandeja eEn un disco de doble cara no es posible reproducir de manera continua desde una cara a la otra Ser necesario expulsar el disco y darle la vuelta 4 Pulse gt PLAY Cuando aparece una pantalla de men s en el televisor gt abajo Para detener la reproduccion Pulse W e Cuando PLAY parpadea en la visualizaci n se est activando la funci n de reanudaci n Pulse gt PLAY para iniciar la reproducci n desde la posici n en que la detuvo Para cancelar la funci n pulse MW hasta que se apague PLAY tambi n se cancela la posici n al apagar el aparato o abrir la bandeja del disco Para hacer una pausa en la reproducci n Pulse HI Vuelva a pulsar para reanudar la reproducci n E Cuando aparece una pantalla de menus en el televisor VCD Interruptor DVD TV a DVD y Pulse los botones numerados 0 1 9 para seleccionar un elemento por ejemplo 5 0 gt 5 45 1 5 DVD A DVD V Pulse A V gt para seleccionar un elemento y pulse ENTER e Puede que tambi n sea
75. artridge and cartridge DVD RAM but the write protect tabs on cartridge type discs give better protection to your recordings e Picture aspect ratios regular 4 3 or widescreen 16 9 are recorded as they are received DVD R ein order to play a DVD R recorded using this unit on another playback source the disc must first be finalized gt page 36 e Once a DVD R is finalized it becomes DVD Video e You can record onto the available space on the disc and perform editing functions such as giving titles to discs and programs and erasing programs before finalizing e When programming is erased from a DVD R that space does not become available Once an area on a DVD R is recorded on that area is no longer available for recording whether the recording is erased or not e lt takes about 30 seconds for the unit to complete recording man agement information after recording finishes e This unit optimizes the DVD R for each recording Optimizing is carried out when you start recording after inserting the disc or turning on the unit Recording onto the disc may become impossi ble if optimizing is carried out too many times e Play may be impossible in some cases due the condition of the recording e The video is recorded in a 4 3 aspect irrespective of the video sig nal input eA DVD R recorded on this unit may not be recordable on other Panasonic DVD recorders Protection RAM You can protect the contents of your discs in the
76. asts for example H x 04 14 Unable to play 0 05 Displayed if you cannot play the program TOTAL 5 Currently recording O Displayed when the program is being recorded And more Programs that have been rerouted to the HDD HDD page 25 Relief Recording Programs that allow one copy HDD To erase a program that is being played back HDD RAM DVD R Since the program any play lists page 31 created from it are erased irretrievably by this procedure you should be certain you wish to erase before carrying it out 1 Press ERASE A confirmation screen will be displayed 2 Press lt lt to select Erase and press ENTER eOn the main unit press I lt lt lt and ERASE Note e lt is not possible to erase the program when you are carrying out simultaneous rec and play page 17 RAM e The amount of space remaining on the disc does not increase even if you erase programs DVDR elf the confirmation screen disappears before you complete the operation start from the beginning again Q 2 q a 19 RQT6984 Playing back A 20 RQT6984 Other methods of play DVD TV DVD CUAD TV G VCR Plus OPEN CLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO O Numbered buttons o 0 4 E Q AE lt gt STOP PAUSE PLAYIXI3 gt PLAY X1 3 de DD DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST CM SKIP r FRAME CM SKIPf TIME SLIP lt 1 11 gt aes C 3
77. caia 55 Marking places to play again MARKER 22 Troubleshooting guide 000 c cece eee eee 56 Using menus to play MP3 discs 23 Maltenalnce si lt icccc0teedese sine Pose dae ciao dore 58 z Specifications 2 0c es 59 Timer recording Product Service varo cba 59 Limited Warranty ONLY FOR U S A 0 60 Timer recording eee ee ee eee eee eee 24 Limited Warranty ONLY FOR CANADA 61 Specify a time to stop recording nn AE 24 Gu a de referencia r pida en espa ol Using VCR Plus codes to make timer recordings 24 Spanish Quick Reference 0e eeceeeeeees 62 Manually programming timer recordings 25 INDEX A E E case enone ee lt an Back cover Auto Renewal Recording 0000 eee eee eee 26 Check programs 0000 cee eee eee 26 Change or delete the program 00000 27 Accessories Please check and identify the supplied accessories Use numbers indicated in parentheses when asking for replacement parts A Only for U S A To order accessories contact 1 800 332 5368 or the website http www panasonic com x Only for Canada To order accessories call the dealer from whom you have made your purchase _ 1 Remote control 1 AC power supply cord 175 Q coaxial cable EUR7624KBO RJA0065 A IA VJA1091 LED 2 Batteries for remote control VJA0788 Note The included AC power supply co
78. cording and timer recording Cannot record VCR Plus programming does not work properly Timer recording does not work properly The unit switches to standby while making a timer record ing The timer program remains even after recording finishes Timer recording does not stop even when W is pressed The available recording time doesn t increase even after erasing recordings on the disc A part or whole of a recorded program has been lost Cannot dub to a DVD R disc using the high speed mode Page e You havent inserted a disc or the disc you inserted cannot be recorded on Insert a disc the unit can record onto e The disc is unformatted Format the disc so this unit can record on it RAM e The write protect tab on the cartridge is set to PROTECT e Some programs have limitations on the number of times they can be recorded CPRM e The disc is protected with DISC SETTING e The HDD or the disc is full or nearly full Erase unneeded programs or use another disc e You cannot record on finalized DVD R discs e The guide channels are incorrect Go to the Channel menu and correct them with VCR Plus CH Setting e The clock is wrong Go to the Set Up menu and correct it with Clock Settings e The timer program is incorrect Correct the program e Different timer program times overlap e The clock is wrong Go to the Set Up menu and correct it with Clock Settings e The disc has run out
79. d approximate recording times in hours DVD RAM HDD DVD R 80GB 4 7 GB 4 7 GB 9 4 GB tPitong ply 4 e 4 EP ira long play 108 6 e 6 Depending on the content being recorded the recording times may become shorter than indicated FR Flexible Recording Mode page 16 The unit automatically selects a recording rate between XP and EP that will enable the recordings to fit in the available recording time on the disc with the best possible recording quality e You can set for dubbing page 28 or timer program recording 3page 24 e When dubbing content stored on the HDD the contents are auto matically adjusted to fit on 4 7 GB DVD RAM R discs e All the recording modes from XP to EP appear in the display Recording Dubbing Transferring of a program This unit incorporates copyright protection technology for recording equipment known as CPRM page 54 With some programs recording dubbing and or transferring may not be possible Recording limit Usable Media No HDD recording mt D E EM GEE gt ee gt 1 o gt an Recording Content is limited to duplicated on one time m RAM gt x HDD but cannot be played orde x You cannot record on DVD R Recording gt You cannot record dub not possible x on any media Turning DVD R compatible Rec to On from the Setup menu allows dubbing to a DVD R using the high speed mode after a recording has been saved t
80. dings 4 Press RETURN The timer recording list disappears and the unit enters Timer Recording standby mode appears on the unit display e The unit is not off To save power turn the unit off by press ing 6 DVD POWER Manually programming timer recordings You 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 TIMER Remain HDD 17 36 SP DVD 1 42 SP RECORDING 3 26 TUE 12 55 PM No CHANNEL DATE ON OFF MODE DRIVE CHECK 01 64 ABC 3 26 TUE 1 00PM 2 00 PM SP gt Enable A line that is New Timer Program ready for programming is highlighted E x7 Zz E E E O EN SELECT CIs ENTER Y RETURN Press ENTER TIMER RECORDING Press ENTER or VCR Plus to Store new program Remain HDD 17 36 SP DVD 1 42 SP 3 26 TUE 12 55 PM CHANNEL DATE ON OFF MODE DRIVE o Enter Title Please set Channel SELECT ORO ENTER Y O RETURN Press gt to move through the items and change the items with A V e The current settings are shown each time you press gt e You may use the numbered buttons to enter the CHANNEL DATE ON start Time and OFF Finish Time TIMER RECORDING Remain HDD 17 36 SP DVD 1 42 SP 3 26 TUE 12 55 PM CHANNEL DATE ON OFF MODE DRIVE 64 ABC 3 26 TUE 2 30 PM 3 00PM SP Min Enter Title e CHANNEL Channel number and caption e DATE Current date
81. disc on this unit if you cannot format it e Formatting cannot be performed on DVD R or CD R RW To stop formatting BAW Press RETURN You can cancel formatting if it takes more than 2 minutes The disc must be reformatted if you do this Press A Y lt gt to select the background and press ENTER e Do not disconnect the AC power supply cord while the message Finalizing the disc is on the television This will render the disc unusable e Finalizing takes up to 15 minutes After finalizing e You cannot record or perform editing such as giving titles and erasing programs e Video content will be split into 5 minute chapter segments if the longer than 5 minutes in length e There is a pause of several seconds between program segments e The markers you entered 3 page 22 will be lost However when the DVD R compatible Rec setting is set to On 3 page 44 and the recorded program is being dubbed from the HDD using the high speed mode markers are treated as chapter cutoff points e These DVD R can be played on other Panasonic DVD players but this is not guaranteed Play may not be possible due to the player you are using the DVD R or the condition of the recording Play the disc using this unit if you experience problems with other equipment Visit Panasonic s homepage for more information about DVDs http www panasonic com playDVD R 37 RQT6984 Entering text DVD e 0 TV DVD Goll T
82. drive Press 4 OPEN CLOSE to open the tray and insert a disc 3 left e Press the button again to close the tray e lt is not possible to record continuously from one side of a double sided disc to the other You will need to eject the disc and turn it over e f you put a disc in while the HDD is selected the DVD but ton on the unit will flash while the unit reads the disc Ensure DVD TV is switched to DVD and press 1 v CH to select the channel e g when you select PASY channel 4 vm H Press REC MODE to select the recording mode 3 next page e g 5 AD DVD RAM Q when you f Y e select XP cH 71 e To record sound using LPCM possible only in XP mode Select LPCM in Audio Mode for XP Recording the pic ture quality may go down slightly Fpage 45 Press REC to start recording The HDD or DVD record lamp on the main unit lights up REC DVD RAM XP Ll CL Program information e g time and date is registered in the program list page 19 ne DVD R To play DVD R on compatible equipment finalize it Fpage 36 To stop recording Press W To pause recording Press Ill Press again to continue recording Program is not split into a separate program Auto power off The unit switches to standby after about 6 hours in the stop mode You can turn this feature off or change the time to 2 hours page 44 Set Up Off Timer Note e You can record
83. e is set to DVD for timer recording the unit will automatically evaluate if the program will fit onto the disc before beginning recording If the program will not fit then the recording drive will be altered to HDD automatically e f the time remaining on the HDD is insufficient as much of the program as possible will be recorded onto the HDD elf there is no disc in the tray or the disc cannot be recorded on the recording drive will be altered to HDD e The recording mode will not be altered eThe Direct Navigator shows which programs were relief recorded page 19 O E S O L a 3 E E 25 RQT6984 Timer recording E 26 RQT6984 Timer recording DVD TV DVD Geiss TV Ou VCR Plus OPEN CLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO 1 Numbered Y buttons O CANCEL OIK SLOW SEARCH EE 8 9 m SKIP STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST RETURN m FRAME CM SKIP TIME SLIP OD G PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REG PROG CHECK ADD DLT STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE DISPLAY MEMORY AUDIO SETUP onic Auto Renewal Recording HDD If you record a program onto HDD repeatedly everyday or every week using timer recording the unit will record the new program over the old one This function can be used only when weekly recording or daily recording is selected for DATE 1 While the timer recording list page 25 step 4 is displayed Press A V
84. e the division point when the total number of programs is more than 250 HDD or 99 Press A V to select Divide and press ENTER at the point DVD RAM you want to change 35 RQT6984 HDD Disc setting Preparation Press HDD or DVD to select the drive While stopped Press FUNCTIONS Press A Y gt to select DISC SETTING and press ENTER DISC SETTING e g DVD RAM Prog 7 Free 0 42 SP Used 0 58 Total Mark 10 Enter Title Disc Protection won Format Press A V to select the item and press ENTER DVDeelV DVD GOs TV 0020290 VCR Plus OPENCLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO DVD Hy VOLUME 9 9 O SLOWISEARCH STOP PAUSE PLAYA13 SKIP DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST ST RETURN FUNCTIONS To stop set up process Press RETURN 36 RQT6984 Enter Title RAM Entering text gt page 38 Disc Protection If set this will protect the disc from accidental erasure Erase all programs c GE All programs and play lists created from them will be erased irretrievably when you use this procedure Check carefully before proceeding Preparation Format Erase the entire contents on the HDD Some DVD RAM are unformatted Format them before using them in this unit Formatting also Preparation e Release protection cartridge gt page 10 before proceeding e f the di
85. ected item HDD RAM DVD R DVD A DVD V VCD CD MP3 During play or while stopped Press the numbered buttons to select the item eg 5 0 gt 5 HDD MP3 5 0 gt 0 5 15 1113 5 15 0 1 gt 5 Note e This may not work with some discs e This works only when stopped with some discs the screen saver is on the television e DVDA A group number can be specified while the screen saver is displayed T e g 5 5 AIDES Playing bonus groups Some discs contain bonus groups If a password screen appears after selecting a group enter the password with the numbered buttons and press ENTER Refer also to the disc s jacket gt VIDEO RAMI Skipping a minute forward CM Skip HDD RAM DVD R During play Press CM SKIP Play restarts from approximately a minute later Note If the start of the next program is within one minute of the point you skipped from play restarts from the beginning of that program Selecting an amount of time to skip Time Slip HDD RAM DVD R 1 During play Press TIME SLIP 2 Within 5 seconds Press A V to enter the time and then press ENTER e g Go back to 5 minutes Press to alter in one minute units Press and hold to alter in 10 minute units Fast forward and rewind SEARCH HDD RAM DVD R DVD A DVD V VCD CD MP
86. edia and accepts no responsibility and offers no compensation for any subsequent damage caused by such loss Examples of causes of such losses are e A disc recorded and edited with this unit is played in a DVD recorder or computer disc drive manufactured by another company e A disc used as described above and then played again in this unit e A disc recorded and edited with a DVD recorder or computer disc drive manufactured by another company is played in this unit fo 2 X S a O O 3 RQT6984 fo L 2 a O O 4 RQT6984 Table of contents Getting started Dubbing IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3 Dubbing programs or play liSt 28 FALUS tw uw ew heer tee ne wee ere 3 One Touch Dubbing HDD 3 DVD 29 PCCESSOMNES iria ik Ow hae Ree daa 4 Editing Creating play lISiS ac 0 sececeetee reser cadiadauceetan ees 30 STEP 1 Antenna and television connections 5 Playing play lists nonna da a i aed wy a ace i sae 31 STEP 2 The remote Control oooooooooooo o 6 Playing play list scenes o oooooooommmmmmooos 31 STEP 3 Plug in Auto Tuning oooooooooonmnmmo 6 To erase a play list or a play list scene during playback 31 STEP 4 VCR Plus guide channel settings 8 Editing Play NSIS escrir it tee sees wide en ako ed ed eee 32 STEP 5 Set up to match
87. ee I STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 6 8 10 15 PM Remain 0 50 XP m PRG2 0 05 14 XP P oi m PRG1 0 00 10 SP P y N FRAMES CMSKIP TIMESLIP UU PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REC STATUS MARKER DUBBING RECMODE Bit Rate 10 STATUS q O OS m REC 5 4Mbps XP me m PLAY 3 1Mbps SP UUM iii sonic y No display Display examples e g HDD a HDD Disc indication c Current recording or play status input channel i and caption if entered HDD 6 Audio type page 39 EE ee a Shows the selected audio type g e During reception PAUSE Recording paused c PLAY Playin II Playing paused PLAY Stereo Stereo is selected ying ying p Mono Monaural is selected A Rewinding gt P Fast forwarding TO vroes HDD recording DVD recording MC appears when the type you have the recording drive is indicated selected is actually being received Tray open closed indicates the status of the disc tray e During play when the HDD drive is selected LR R L astereo program is recorded MAIN SAP an SAP program is recorded e The current date and time k Selected group and track name e g HDD ft Elapsed recording time recording C Selected group and track number Obs 10 15 PM Remain 0 50 XP mode Cia PRG2 0 05 14 XP M Selected track no Total track no Oi PRG1 0 00 10 Spa 9 Elapsed play time of a program play in all groups ing mode at the time of recording Elapsed play time of a track play h Available recording t
88. entering the title by selecting SET and pressing ENTER To end input midway Press RETURN does not save any title information Using the numbered buttons to enter characters e g entering the letter R Press 7 to move to the 7th row 2 Press 7 twice to highlight a 3 Press ENTER E 8 1 Ul v To erase a character Press A V lt gt to select the character you want to erase in the title field 2 Press IHH You can also erase characters by selecting ERASE and press ing ENTER Note e The full title is shown in the Properties screen gt page 32 and 34 but if you enter a long title only part of it is shown in the program list or play list screen elf you enter a long title only part of it is shown in the menu screen after finalization DVD R Changing audio DVD 6 TV DVDGQIEN TV GD VCR Plus OPEN CLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO es 900 O 9 Of E CANCEL gt SKIP SLOW SEARCH STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST FUNCTIONS RETURN CFRAMEZ CMSKIP TIME SLIP PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REC STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE DISPLAY MOPY AUDIO SETUP Panasonic HDD RAM DVD A DVD V VCD You can change the audio being received or played Press AUDIO How the type changes depends on when you press the button E While receiving MTS audio Multi channel Tele
89. etting Fine Details are sharper Cinema Mellows movies enhances detail in dark Progressive ON Enables progressive output scenes OFF Disables progressive output User You can make further adjustments See Transfer Select the method of conversion for progressive page 42 When pro output to suit the type of material being played gressive out page 54 Film and video put is on Auto1 normal For film material Auto2 For film material the same as Auto1 but able to convert 30 frame per second pro gressive video Video For video material When any item other than User is selected You can turn the recommended settings for 3D NR block NR and mosquito NR page 42 on and off ON lt OFF Continued on next page RQT6984 Advanced operation 42 Using on screen menus Video menu E When User is selected Select Detail picture adjustment Use gt q4 V ENTER 1 2 a Pichia Contrast lt E E Det Brightness HA Sharpness 0 Color EH v Page 1 2 of Detail picture adjustment Contrast Increases the contrast between light and dark parts of the picture 7 to 7 Brightness Brightens the picture 0 to 15 Adjust the sharpness of the edges of the hor izontal lines 6 to 6 Using the FUNCTIONS window FUNCTIONS CM SKIP TIME SLIP C HDD RAM DVD R DVD A DVD V VCD CD MP3 By using the FUNCTIONS window you
90. future l and P pictures so it has the lowest volume of information Linear PCM pulse code modulation These are uncompressed digital signals This unit outputs linear PCM sound in 2 channels from the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal LPCM sound is available when recording in XP mode Playback control PBC If a Video CD has playback control you can select scenes and infor mation with menus Pan amp Scan Letterbox In general DVD Video are produced with the intention that they be viewed on a widescreen television with an aspect ratio of 16 9 This means you can view most material with the intended aspect ratio on a widescreen television Material with this ratio will not fit onto a standard television with an aspect ratio of 4 3 Two styles of picture Pan amp Scan and Letter box deal with this problem Pan amp Scan The sides are cut off so the picture fills the screen Letterbox Black bands appear at the top and bottom of the picture so the picture itself appears in an aspect ratio of 16 9 DVD Audio DVD Video Video CD CD Wipe with a damp cloth and then wipe dry E Handling precautions e Do not write on the label side with a ball point pen or other writing instrument e Do not use record cleaning sprays benzine thinner static electric ity prevention liquids or any other solvent e Do not attach labels or stickers to discs Do not use discs with exposed adhesive from tape or left over peeled off s
91. g Dolby Digital in all recording modes Dolby Pro Logic A surround system where a 4 channel audio track is recorded as 2 channels and then is restored to 4 channels for play The surround channel is monaural and can reproduce up to 7 kHz Drive In the instance of this unit this refers to the hard disk HDD and DVD These perform the reading and writing of data Select them by pressing the drive select buttons HDD or DVD DTS Digital Theater Systems This surround system is used in many movie theaters around the world There is good separation between the channels so realistic sound effects are possible Film and video DVD Videos are recorded using either film or video Usually film is recorded at 24 frames per second the rate movies are filmed at while video is recorded at 30 frames per second Frame still and field still Frames are the still pictures that go together to make a moving pic ture There are about 30 frames shown each second One frame is made up of two fields A regular television shows these fields one after the other to create frames A still is shown when you pause a moving picture A frame still is made up of two alternating fields so the picture may appear blurred but overall quality is high A field still is not blurred but it has only half the information of a frame still so picture quality is lower Disc handling Do not use irregularly shaped discs such as heart shaped These can dama
92. ge the unit E How to hold a disc Do not touch the recorded surface E If there is dirt or condensation on the disc Moisture may condense on discs after they are brought inside from the cold DVD RAM and DVD R Clean with an optional DVD RAM PD disc cleaner LF K200DCA1 where available Do not use cleaners or cloths for CDs to clean DVD RAM and DVD R Hard disk drive HDD This is a mass data storage device used in computers etc A disk with a surface that has been treated with magnetic fluid is soun and a magnetic head is brought in close proximity to facilitate the read ing and writing of large amounts of data at high speed Interlace and progressive output NTSC the video signal standard has 480 interlaced I scan lines whereas progressive scanning uses twice the number of scan lines This is called 480P The video signals output from this units COM PONENT VIDEO OUT terminals Y Ps Pr allow you to enjoy higher quality pictures than if the signals were output from the VIDEO OUT terminal or S VIDEO OUT terminal I P B MPEG 2 the video compression standard adopted for use with DVD Video codes frames using these 3 picture types I Intra coded picture This picture has the best quality and is the best to use when adjusting the picture P Predictive coded picture This picture is calculated based on past I or P pictures B Bidirectionally predictive coded picture This picture is calculated by comparing past and
93. he tray elf cartridge protection is activated page 10 play begins automatically when you close the tray RAM e You cannot play continuously from one side of a double sided disc to the other Eject the disc and turn it over e f you put a disc in while the HDD is selected the DVD but ton on the unit will flash while the unit reads the disc 4 Press gt PLAY The unit takes some time to read the disc before play starts When a menu screen appears on the television gt next page 1 e Play starts from the most recently recorded program HDD RAM DVD R e Play starts from the beginning of the disc DVD A DVD V VCD CD MP3 Note elf you select another drive while playback is in progress playback will be stopped If using DVD Video the contents of the menu screen may be returned to their initial state elf a disc is loaded the unit will come on and play will start when you press gt PLAY e When you play a disc with an audio only track the video from the previous disc may continue to be shown on the television e Actual sound levels for DVD Video are lower compared to televi sion broadcast or playback of other discs To avoid a sudden increase in volume level when switching from DVD Video reduce the volume setting before playing other sources or switching to television broadcast eWhen using this unit for the first time the HDD has nothing recorded on it You must record a program etc t
94. higher quality e The encoder system used for recording is called Hybrid VBR and allows high quality recordings E Fast access to the program you want to watch 3page 19 HDD RAM DVD R Use the Direct Navigator to find a program you have recorded and start play 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched partic ularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate nor mally or has been dropped E Make your own DVD Video e Finalizing a DVD R that has been recorded on produces an origi nal DVD Video in accordance with DVD Video standards e ln addition to DVD Video movie software this unit can also play other types of discs including audio CDs and Video CDs This means that this unit
95. icator GRP Group number On When multi channel recorded DVD Audio is downmixed to TITLE Title number 2 channels and output PL Play list number Channel CHAP Chapter number Main display section PG Program number Recording and play counter and other miscellaneous messages TRACK Track number RQT6984 Recording a Numbered buttons Recording television programs HDD DVD record lamp Disc tray a NNIDEO A a pa E e ra i _ pe panasonic Inserting discs 14 RQT6984 Insert label up gt You can insert a cartridge or non cartridge disc Non cartridge disc Insertinside the tray s guides Cartridge disc Insert label up with the arrow facing in e Load double sided discs so the label for the side you want to record play is facing up eWhen using 8 cm 3 DVD RAM remove the disc from the car tridge and insert it making sure you align it with the groove Should the AC power supply cord come loose by accident or for any other reason the power supply is cut off while recording or editing is taking place the contents of the HDD or disc may be lost HDD RAM DVD R 4 2 Press DVD POWER to turn the unit on Press HDD or DVD to select the recording drive The HDD or DVD button lights up on the unit e lt is not possible to record to both HDD Hard Disk Drive and DVD drive simultaneously If you selected the DVD
96. iers or equip ment that may become hot The heat can damage the unit IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these operating instructions carefully before using the unit Follow the safety instructions on the unit and the applicable safety instructions listed below Keep these operating instructions handy for future reference 1 Read these instructions 2 Keep these instructions 3 Heed all warnings 4 Follow all instructions 5 Do not use this apparatus near water 6 Clean only with dry cloth 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet Features This unit allows recording of high quality video on HDD and DVD RAM the compact and durable digital media with fast random access This media also out performs past tape formats in ease of operation E Maximum 106 hours on HDD Hard Disk Drive 3page 15 This model is ins
97. ime and ing recording mode G Approximate volume of recording Play position in the volume of Group RootsMusic recording Track 008 Holy mp3 o Recording mode 9 Video bit rate when playing or l P B display when paused O Bit rate display page 54 Show as Mbps Megabits per p Video bit rate when recording seconds during play and recording or kbit kilobits while paused The method of calculating bit rate for recording and playing is differ ent so there may be differences in the figures displayed Values are approximate 2 Sew y Q O O S v lt 43 RQT6984 Changing the unit s settings Summary of settings This chart shows the initial settings for this unit See page 46 for details on menu operation e Underlined items are the factory AA A ME System 3page 7 Select to suit the type of antenna you are using Channels are set corresponding to the antenna system you select Auto Channel Setting page 7 The unit sets the channels automatically Preset Channel Caption page 48 You can give preset captions to the channels Manual Channel Caption 3page 48 You can set channel captions manually VCR Plus CH Setting page 24 Set the guide channels for use with VCR Plus timer recording tiesa Timer Select how tiesa the unit remains on when it is not being used Remote Control Code 3page 46 To avoid operating equipment other than the one i
98. implied warranties so the above limitations and exclusions may not be applicable WARRANTY SERVICE For product operation and information assistance please contact your Dealer or our Customer Care Centre at Telephone 905 624 5505 Fax 905 238 2360 Web www panasonic ca For product repairs please contact one of the following e Your Dealer who will inform you of an authorized Servicentre nearest you e Our Customer Care Centre at 905 624 5505 or www panasonic ca e A Panasonic Factory Servicentre listed below Richmond Calgary Alberta Mississauga Ontario Lachine Qu bec British Columbia Panasonic Canada Inc Panasonic Canada Inc Panasonic Canada Inc Panasonic Canada Inc 12111 Riverside Way 6835 8 St N E 5770 Ambler Dr 3075 rue Louis A Amos Richmond BC Calgary AB Mississauga ON Lachine QC V6W 1K8 T2E 7H7 L4W 2T3 H8T 1C4 Tel 604 278 4211 Tel 403 295 3955 Tel 905 624 8447 Tel 514 633 8684 Fax 604 278 5627 Fax 403 274 5493 Fax 905 238 2418 Fax 514 633 8020 IF YOU SHIP THE PRODUCT TO A SERVICENTRE Carefully pack and send prepaid adequately insured and preferably in the original carton Include details of the defect claimed and proof of date of original purchase Q O S x 61 RQT6984 Gu a de referencia r pida en espa ol Conexiones del televisor y de la antena Televisor A la antena ae Antena exterior Antena interior AUDIO VIDEO Cable
99. ing E 24 RQT6984 Timer recording DVD 0 TV ll DVD QUIE TV TOO ea VCR Plus OPENCLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO UU TB DVD POWER VCR Plus Numbered buttons RETURN CFRAMEZ CMSKIP TIME SLIP PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REC PROG CHECK AJO 6 REC STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE STATUS gt UY CO REC MODE nsu POSTION AUDIO SETUP Panasonic HDD RAM DVD R Specify a time to stop recording This is a simple way of specifying a time to stop recording when you are in a hurry or before you go to bed During recording Press REC to select the recording time Each time you press the button e g For your reference e Press STATUS to show the time remaining until recording finishes e This does not work during timer recordings or while using Flexible Recording gt page 16 e Recording stops and the set time is cleared if you press W e The set time is cleared if you change the recording mode or chan nel while recording is paused 0 30 gt 1 00 gt 1 30 2 00 gt 3 00 1 Counter cancel lt 4 00 _ Preparation e Ensure the clock and guide channels for VCR Plus recording page 8 are set correctly e Release protection cartridge page 10 disc page 36 before proceeding RAM Using VCR Plus codes to make timer recordings Entering VCR Plus codes is an easy way of programming the unit for recording You can fi
100. ipment or connection does support 96 kHz or 88 2 kHz sampling rates from 96kHz or 88 2 kHz as is if setting However output will be down converted to 48 kHz or 44 1 kHz Off to 48 kHz or 44 1 kHz if the setting is On regardless of settings if the signal is greater than 176 4 kHz or a copy guard has been applied to the disc e Bitstream Select if the equipment you connected can decode the signal ePCM Select if the equipment you connected cannot decode the If the equipment you connected can not decode the signal the setting must be changed to PCM or Off If not signals the equipment cannot process will be output by this unit causing Bitstream Select if the equipment you connected can decode the high levels of noise which can dam signal age your hearing and the speakers eOff a if the equipment you connected cannot decode the signal Audio Mode for XP Recording e Dolby Digital page 54 LPCM page 54 Choose the audio type when recording with XP mode e Sound recordings made using LPCM require more information than usual Consequently the picture quality of LPCM record ings may be less than that of normal XP mode recordings Display Status Messages e Automatic Off Choose whether to show on screen messages automatically Advanced operation g Language of Display Message e English e Espanol e Fran ais Choose the language for these menus and the on screen messages Blue Background eOn eOff Select Off if
101. l gt Create space by erasing any unwanted programs HDD RAM gt Use a new disc RAM DVDR Cannot dub from this disc e Dubbing prohibited disc in tray gt Dubbing to the HDD is not possible Please set clock e The clock is not set This disc may not be played in e You tried to play a disc with a region number different from this units region number This unit your region can only play discs with the region numbers compatible with this unit 1 All or including the number 1 Your selection exceeds the e A ratings level has been set for DVD Video with this unit Unlock the unit with Ratings in recorder s rating limit Disc Finalizing is necessary for e To enable playback of your DVD R on compatible equipment it is necessary to finalize it compatible playback Please check write protect tab e Release the protection on the DVD RAM Error has occurred Please e A serious but temporary error has occurred and one of the unit s safety devices has activated press ENTER Press ENTER The unit switches to the standby mode Press DVD POWER to turn the unit on again Reference On the unit s display NO READ e The disc is dirty or badly scratched gt Clean the disc if it is dirty gt The disc cannot be played if it is scratched and this display doesn t disappear e The unit cannot read the disc e You have used a DVD RAM PD lens cleaner and it has finished UNSUPPORT e You have inserted a
102. le Recording FR AA AE 16 Recording Mode ceccccccace 15 IONS EEEE ET 58 a Oa eee i2 Re initialize setting 44 main unit dat 2 oh os cia SO AIR O O Repeat plaY oooooocooooocomomo 41 Clock Setting lt o oooooooo 47 Language code list Back cover Resume function 18 EL A E EET eee 21 EPGM cetacean Sete ce eh as 45 54 SETUP menu SC 46 ifi M rke e cerasus urinei dd aaRS 22 orten Segment 34 A EN COM ONS te gt l MPEG DNR O IIIN 41 Simultaneous rec and play 17 antenna coco 93 O MP3 00 23 Soundtrack ooooooooommmmo 40 antenna television 5 Sub lencia rl 40 cable TV box satellite receiver 50 On screen display 43 l video equipment 52 On screen M NU 2 nee ee 40 42 Time Slip PARO E E RE E 17 21 A nt ne Maye Timer recording 24 27 CPRM system oocoooooccccocoo o 94 PCM Down Conversion 45 Transfer ns ranas cda 41 Dialog Enhancer oocoooo o 41 BEAN CRGUTOE a EN Fe TN TYPE viaria tes es a 9 Direct Navigator 19 reer as O a eae Ae TS VCR Plus Divide Program 34 PlaylISE ce 30 33 us YTA AA E Position memory ooooooommo 19 guide channel 8 Edit Scenes cccccccccccccce 32 Progressive 5 9 41 54 timer recording 24 Enter title 0 ccec eee eeeeeeee 38 Properties VS 41 A uae ae 36 pla
103. lock Setting 3 Press A V to select Auto Clock Setting and press ENTER Auto Clock Setting Connect antenna cable and if you use a cable box tune it to your local PBS CH then Please push the ENTER key If you have not yet set channels the Auto Channel Clock Setting screen appears 4 Press ENTER Auto setting starts This can take some time up to a few hours in some cases To stop auto clock setting press RETURN The following screen appears when setting is complete Press ENTER Auto Clock Setting Auto Clock Setting is complete 4 4 2002 12 15 A TIME ZONE CS Note e f the time was not set correctly use manual clock setting or time zone adjust e DST Daylight Saving Time shows the summertime setting e TIME ZONE shows the time difference from Greenwich meantime GMT EST GMT 5 CST GMT 6 MST GMT 7 PST GMT 8 AST GMT 9 HST GMT 10 For other areas xx hr Manual Clock Setting 3 Press A VW to select Manual Clock Setting and press ENTER 4 Press lt gt to select the item you want to change and press A V to change the setting MONTH lt gt DAY lt gt YEAR lt HOUR 12 hour display 15TIME ZONE lt gt DST lt gt MINUTE lt DST Daylight Saving Time ON or OFF If you select ON the clock is advanced one hour starting at 2 a m on the first Sunday in April and ending at 2 a m on
104. nced operation MN 3 D Y C Separation Turn 3 D Y C separation on or off Hybrid VBR Resolution Switch between automatic and fixed hybrid VBR resolution when recording RQT6984 Continued on next page eTV eCATV e2 hr e Set Code 1 eSetCode2 eSet Code 3 eEnglish eFrench e Spanish eOriginal The original language of each disc will be selected eOther xx Input a code back cover e Automatic If the language selected for Audio is not available subtitles of that language will automatically appear if available on that disc eFrench eSpanish eFrench eSpanish e Other ok xk e Other KKK eEnglish eEnglish Setting ratings When level 8 is selected 8 No Limit All DVD Video can be played 1 to 7 Prohibits play of DVD Video with corresponding ratings recorded on them O Lock All Prohibits play of all DVD Video Changing ratings When level 0 7 is selected Unlock Recorder eChange Password e Change Level e Temporary Unlock If you insert a DVD Video that exceeds the ratings limit you set a message appears on the television Press SETUP to select Ratings again and change ratings eOn You can play DVD Video content on DVD Audio e Off DVD Audio are played as DVD Audio eOn High speed mode compatibility dubbing list page 28 Pictures are saved at 4 3 For SAP broadcasts use Select MTS 3next page Select the type of audio in advance Hybrid VBR
105. nd these codes in newspapers and maga zines You can enter up to 32 programs up to a month in advance 1 Press VCR Plus VCR Plus Remain HDD 17 36 SP DVD 1 42 SP 3 26 TUE12 53 PM Enter PLUS CODE Number by using 0 9 key 2 Press the numbered buttons to enter the VCR Plus code Press lt 4 to move back to correct a digit VCR Plus Remain HDD 17 36 SP DVD 1 42 SP 3 26 TUE12 53 PM 1720192019201 2 3 Press ENTER Confirm the program and make corrections if necessary using A Y 4 gt e Invalid Entry is displayed when you enter the wrong code Reenter the code e To select the recording drive Press 4 gt to select DRIVE Press A V to select HDD or DVD e To change the recording mode Press REC MODE e To enter the title of the program Press lt gt to select Enter Title and press ENTER page 38 The current recording mode shown on the CHANNEL DATE ON OFF WOE DRIVE se l a MALL TO unit s display is automatically selected Remain HDD 17 36 SP DVD 1 42 SP TIMER RECORDING 3 26 TUE12 53 PM Enter Title V When you press ENTER TIMER Displayed if the Remain HDD 17 36 SP DVD 1 42 SP play RECORDING 3 26 TUE 12 55 PM r rdin n fi No CHANNEL DATE ON OFF MODE DRIVE pee ding mor 01 64 ABC 3 26TUE 1 00PM 2 00PM SP Ez in the remaining New Timer Program space on the HDD or disc Repeat steps 1 3 to program other recor
106. nge for defective item Ten 10 Days Not Applicable During the Labor warranty period there will be no charge for labor During the Parts warranty period there will be no charge for parts You must carry in or mail in your product during the warranty period If non rechargeable batteries are included they are not warranted This warranty only applies to products purchased and serviced in the United States or Puerto Rico This warranty is extended only to the original purchaser of a new product which was not sold as is A purchase receipt or other proof of the original purchase date is required for warranty service Carry In or Mail In Service For Carry In or Mail In Service in the United States call 1 800 211 PANA 7262 or visit Panasonic Web Site http www panasonic com For assistance in Puerto Rico call Panasonic Sales Company 787 750 4300 or fax 787 768 2910 Customer Services Directory For Product Information O perating Assistance Literature Request Dealer Locations and Customer Service inquiries please visit Web Site http www panasonic com Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cosmetic damage The warranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurred in shipment or failures which are caused by products not supplied by the warrantor or failures which result from accidents mi
107. ns to suit the antenna terminals on your television Refer to the television s operating instructions E A twin lead and coaxial plug terminal Television VHF UHF band separator VHF not included UHF 75 Q coaxial cable E A twin lead terminal Television 75 300 transformer i 75 Q coaxial cable E Two twin lead terminals Television VHF UHF band separator not included VHF i 75 Q coaxial cable E Multiple antenna terminals Television Split out ANT 1 l 75 Q coaxial cable ANT 2 e Connect to one of the terminals then change the television s setting as necessary 2 Sew y Q Lo O S S v lt 53 RQT6984 Reference 54 RQT6984 Glossary Bitstream This is the digital form of multi channel audio data e g 5 1 chan nel before it is decoded into its various channels CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media CPRM is the copyright protection technology that is used to protect broadcasts that are allowed to be recorded only once e g some CATV broadcasts Decoder A decoder restores the coded audio signals on DVDs to normal This is called decoding Dolby Digital This is a method of coding digital signals developed by Dolby Labo ratories Apart from stereo 2 channel audio these signals can also be multi channel audio A large amount of audio information can be recorded on one disc using this method This unit is set to record usin
108. nt especially temperature humidity and dust Cigarette viewing pleasure smoke also can cause malfunction or breakdown Dust and dirt may adhere to the unit s lens over time making it To cl hi ith Hd loth impossible to record or play discs O Cean ints Unit Wipe with a Son Ory clon Use the DVD RAM PD lens cleaner LF K123LCA1 about once e Never use alcohol paint thinner or benzine to clean this unit e Before using chemically treated cloth read the instructions that came with the cloth carefully every year depending on frequency of use and the operating envi ronment Read the lens cleaner s instructions carefully before use 58 RQT6984 Specifications Recording system DVD video recording standards DVD RAM DVD video standards DVD R System with 1 lens 2 integration units 662 nm wavelength for DVDs 790 nm wavelength for CDs 12 cm 5 4 7 GB DVD RAM discs 12 cm 5 9 4 GB DVD RAM discs Output 8 cm 3 2 8 GB DVD RAM discs 12 cm 5 4 7 GB DVD R discs 8 cm 3 1 4 GB DVD R discs for General Ver 2 0 Max 6 hours using 4 7 GB disc XP 60 minutes SP 120 minutes LP 240 minutes EP 360 minutes Max 106 hours using built in HDD Audio system Recording system Dolby Digital XP SP LP EP LINEAR PCM XP mode only Input LINE pin jack x3 Reference input 309 mVrms FS 2 Vrms 1 kHz 0 dB Input impedance 47 KQ LINE pin jack x 2 Reference output 309 mVrms FS 2 Vrms 1 kHz 0 dB
109. ntended when more than one remote controlled item is in the same area change the remote control code Auto Clock Setting page 47 The unit adjusts the clock automatically Manual Clock Setting 3page 47 You can adjust the clock Time Zone Adjust 3page 47 Adjust the time zone if it was not set correctly after auto clock setting This appears only after auto clock setting is complete Re initialize Setting This returns all values in the SETUP menus except for the clock channel settings ratings level and display language to the default settings Audio Choose the audio language Subtitle Choose the subtitle language Menus Choose the language for disc menus Ratings Set a ratings level to limit DVD Video play The password screen is shown when you select levels 0 to 7 To enter a password Input a 4 digit password with the numbered buttons elf you enter a wrong number press CANCEL to erase it eDo not forget your password Press ENTER The lock symbol appears closed to show the rating is locked Press ENTER to confirm the 4 digits Some discs start in a certain language despite any changes you make here DVD Video mode Select how to play pictures contained on some DVD Audio The setting returns to Off when you change the disc or turn the unit off DVD R compatible Rec You can dub to DVD R discs using high speed mode if this setting is On when recording content to the HDD Adva
110. o not e mix old and new batteries e use different types at the same time e heat or expose to flame e take apart or short circuit e attempt to recharge alkaline or manganese batteries e use batteries if the covering has been peeled off Mishandling of batteries can cause electrolyte leakage which can damage items the fluid contacts and may cause a fire Remove if the remote control is not going to be used for a long period of time Store in a cool dark place Note If you cannot operate the unit or television using the remote control after changing the batteries please re enter the codes television page 9 main unit page 46 Remote control signal sensor STEP 3 Plug in Auto Tuning DVDeelV DVDGQIEN TV G VCR Plus OPENCLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO 5 DVD POWER Numbered buttons SKIP n SLOW SEARCH STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 RETURN O RETURN CFRAME Z CMSKIP TIME SLIP PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REC ADD DLT STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE pispLay MORY AUDIO SETUP Panasonic POWER 5 1 After plugging the unit into your household AC outlet and pressing 4 DVD POWER to turn the unit on for the first time the unit assists you to set the menu language and automatically tunes in all the channels it can receive and sets the clock The unit automatically determines the type of transmission air or cable and puts them into channels as follows
111. o the HDD 3page 44 Transfer this is when a program is moved to another storage media All recorded content transferred to DVD RAM is deleted from the HDD Watching the television while recording Pictures being recorded are unaffected Switch DVD TV to TV 1 Press TV VIDEO to change the television s input mode to TV 2 Press v CH to change channels e You can also select the channel with the numbered buttons O E O 3 a 15 RQT6984 Recording a 16 Recording television programs DVDe TV DVD GOs TV VCR Plus OPEN CLOSE aa CS O O Ja oan SELECT 33 9 90 CANCEL r SKIP SLOW SEARCH STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST ENTER FUNCTIONS FRAMES CMSKIP TIME SLIP as PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REC REC REC MODE STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE STATUS DISPLAY MMOP AUDIO SETUP Panasonic HDD RAM DVDR Recording the best quality pictures in the remaining time Flexible Recording The unit calculates a recording rate that enables the recording to fit in the time you set within the remaining time on the disc and with the best possible picture quality ll Press A v CH to select the channel 2 While stopped Press FUNCTIONS 3 Press A V lt P gt to select FLEXIBLE REC and then ENTER g2 FLEXIBLE REC Press 4 gt tomm select Hour and vammroime
112. o the HDD before you can enjoy playback When a menu screen appears on the television VCD Switch DVD TV to DVD and Press the numbered buttons 0 1 9 to select an item e g 5 0 gt 5 15 1 gt 5 DVD A DVD V Press A V gt to select an item and press ENTER e You may also be able to use the numbered buttons 0 1 9 to select an item Other buttons used to operate menus Read the disc s instructions for further details about operation gt gt gt gt gt gt Shows the next menu dd Ha lt 44 Shows the previous menu RETURN Shows the menu screen VCD TOP MENU Shows the first menu screen DVD A DVD V MENU Shows the menu screen DVD V Note e Discs continue to rotate while menus are displayed Press W when you have finished viewing to preserve the unit s motor and your television screen elf appears on the television the operation is prohibited by the unit or disc e Functions available vary from disc to disc Position Memory HDD RAM DVD R DVD A DVD V VCD CD MP3 You can start play from a memorized position even after turning the unit off When the elapsed play time is displayed 1 During play Press POSITION MEMORY The message Position Memorized appears on the televi sion 2 After switching the unit to standby and back on Press gt PLAY Play starts from the memorized
113. on In the U S A contact the Panasonic Customer Call Center at 1 800 211 7262 or e mail consumerproducts panasonic com or the website http www panasonic com In Canada contact the Panasonic Canada Inc Customer Care Centre at 1 800 561 5505 or visit the website www panasonic ca or an authorized Servicentre closest to you MMWoX RQT6984 Q O S x RQT6984 Limited Warranty ONLY FOR U S A Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America One Panasonic Way Secaucus New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Sales Company Division of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico Inc Ave 65 de Infanteria Km 9 5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina Puerto Rico 00985 Panasonic DVD Recorder Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Coverage If your product does not work properly because of a defect in materials or workmanship Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company or Panasonic Sales Company collectively referred to as the warrantor will for the length of the period indicated on the chart below which starts with the date of original purchase warranty period at its option either a repair your product with new or refurbished parts or b replace it with a new or a refurbished product The decision to repair or replace will be made by the warrantor Product or Part Name One 1 Year DVD Recorder One 1 Year Rechargeable Batteries DVD RAM Disc in excha
114. on screen menus Press DISPLAY For your reference e Some items can be changed by pressing ENTER e Some items can also be changed with the numbered buttons e The screens depend on the disc contents e Depending on the condition of the unit playing stopped etc and disc contents there are some items that you cannot select or change Not available when playing CDs and MP3 discs e g DVD RAM Sound track EN Subtitle OFF Audio channel Content Soundtrack language DVD A DVD V See A below Audio attribute HDD RAM DVD R DVD A DVD V See B below Karaoke vocals on and off Karaoke DVD V only Solo ON lt gt OFF Duet OFF lt gt V1 V2 lt gt V1 lt gt V2 A A SS Subtitle language DVDA DVD V See A below Subtitle on off HDD RAM DVD R DVD A DVD V Angle number DVDA DvD V STILL Page Still picture number DVD A P When Return is displayed Select Return and press ENTER to return to the default page e When RANDOM is displayed Select RANDOM and press ENTER the picture changes randomly each time you press ENTER Display only DVDA HDD RAM VCD page 39 PBC Playback control on off VCD Indicates whether menu play playback con trol is on or off A Soundtrack Subtitle language SVE Swedish NOR Norwegian DAN Danish CHI Chinese KOR Korean MAL Malay VIE Vietnamese THA
115. onnect the AC power supply cord wait one minute then reconnect it 2 Press DVD POWER to turn the unit on e The unit may have a problem With the power off press and hold W and v CH at the same time on the main unit for about 5 seconds Remove the disc and consult the dealer e Make sure that the television is connected to the AUDIO VIDEO terminal S VIDEO OUT terminal or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal on this unit e Make sure that the television s input setting e g VIDEO 1 is correct e When using this unit for the first time the HDD has nothing recorded on it You must record a program etc to the HDD before you can enjoy playback e You have set TV Type to 4 3 480P or 16 9 480P in the TV Screen menus but the television isn t compatible with progressive signals Press and hold MW and TIME SLIP on the unit at the same time for about 5 seconds The setting will change to interlace e This can occur because the signals are being divided between the unit and the television It can be solved by using a signal booster available from audio visual suppliers Consult your dealer if reception does not improve e Due to inherent characteristics of the HDD the picture may occasionally be disturbed This is normal e Check the settings on your television eCheck the settings for TV Type 4 3 TV Settings for DVD Video or 4 3 TV Settings for DVD RAM in the TV Screen menu e Go to the Displa
116. oup and press ENTER The file list for the group appears To return to the file list Press RETURN Note e Discs must conform to ISO9660 level 1 or 2 except for extended formats e This unit is compatible with multi session but if there are a lot of sessions it takes more time for play to start Keep the num ber of sessions to a minimum to avoid this elf you play a MP3 track that includes still picture data it will take some time before the music itself starts playing and the elapsed time will not be displayed during this time Even after the track starts the correct play time will not be displayed e This unit is not compatible with ID3 tags or packet writing e Depending on recording some items may not be playable e Compatible sampling rate 16 22 05 24 32 44 1 and 48 kHz Compatible compression rate between 32 kbps and 320 kbps Maximum number of tracks and groups recognizable 999 tracks and 99 groups Naming folders and files e MP3 files must have the extension e g MP3 or mp3 e At the time of recording give folder and file names a 3 digit numeric pe Dee ed prefix in the order you want them to play this may not work at times 002 group 001track mp3 001 folder group 003 group 004track mp3 001track mp3 002track mp3 003track mp3 MPEG Layer 3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson multimedia E Q 3 Q 23 RQT6984 Timer record
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118. posible utilizar los botones numerados 0 1 9 para seleccionar un elemento E Memoria de posici n HDD RAM DVD R DVD A DVD V VCD CD MP3 Despu s de apagar el aparato puede iniciar la reproducci n desde una posici n memorizada Cuando se muestra el tiempo de reproducci n transcurrido Durante la reproducci n 1 Pulse POSITION MEMORY El mensaje Posicion Memorizada aparece en el televisor 2 Despu s de pasar el aparato a la posici n de modo en espera y de volver a ponerlo en funcionamiento Pulse gt PLAY La reproduccion se inicia desde la posicion memorizada La posicion se cancela Nota DVD R DVD A DVD V VCD CD MP3 e La posici n se cancela al abrir la bandeja del disco RAM elas posiciones siguen estando memorizadas incluso tras haber abierto la bandeja del disco eSi el disco est protegido contra escritura no se pueden marcar SIS posiciones RQT6984 A Ai etecn Cee bree 40 Erase Protection Antenna system 7 all program 0000e eee 36 COMME cs 10 Audio attribute 40 play list oo ooo o o 31 32 o EEEE EE 36 Channel caption o on 48 play list scene 31 39 DOM ii aras 34 Channel setting 7 Program coco 19 34 f Chasing play A AT 17 einai m Quick VW tere tee eeek 21 Cleaning iio Se ee nan eae Ratings password 05 44 CNSC2 gaia a ae ih ar des 54 Flexib
119. previous screen Press RETURN When you are finished Press SETUP E Regarding Progressive Television Picture Progressive image aspect height to width ratio is set at a standard 16 9 DVD Video which has been set at 16 9 will be displayed cor rectly However 4 3 video material will be stretched to the right and left when displayed e To view the picture at the right aspect For televisions that allow the aspect of progressive images to be adjusted use the function provided on the television and adjust as necessary For televisions which do not allow the aspect of progressive images to be adjusted please set Progressive to OFF Fpage 41 Note elf the unit is connected to the TV through VIDEO OUT or S VIDEO OUT output will be interlace only even if you select pro gressive output e When progressive output is on closed captions cannot be dis played Television operation You can control televisions by entering the remote control code Press and hold h POWER TV and enter the two digit code with the numbered buttons e g 01 press 0 gt 1 Code No and Manufacturer JVG Panasonic National QUASAR Dh 12 HITACHI MAGNAVOX SYLVANIA PHILIPS RC 5 co MITSUBISHI ZENITH 14 SAMSUNG 05 THOMSON RCA GE 15 06 16 GOLDSTAR LG SHARP 07 17 08 SONY SAMSUNG 09 TOSHIBA sworn e Test by turning on the television and changing channels Repeat the procedure until
120. put mode on the amplifier if you have connected one e Turn V S S off if it causes distortion e Press AUDIO to select the desired audio type e f D MIX does not appear in the display when playing multi channel DVD Audio audio output will be the front two speakers only e You cannot change the DVD Audio audio type if the software producer has restricted play in stereo e You have used digital connection Set Dolby Digital to PCM or connect to other equipment using audio cables analog connection e You cannot change the audio type when a DVD R is in the disc tray e t is not possible to switch the audio when the recording mode is XP and LPCM has been selected in the SETUP menu Audio Mode for XP Recording gt Select Main or SAP from Select MTS in the Audio menu before recording e Insert the disc correctly with the label facing up e This unit cannot play discs other than DVD RAM DVD R DVD Audio DVD Video Video CD CD and MP3 discs e The disc is dirty Clean it e The disc may be badly scratched e You inserted a blank DVD RAM or DVD R e Some titles and chapters on DVD Video are not played when you have changed the ratings level e Some distortion is normal e The languages are not recorded on the disc e You may have to use the disc s menus to select languages e Subtitles are not recorded on the disc e Turn the subtitles on This function depends on soft
121. rd is for use with this unit only Do not use it with other equipment 1 Audio Video cable 1DVD RAM disc U S A only Product Registration Card Please complete and return the included product registration card or register via the Internet at http www prodreg com panasonic STEP 7 antenna and television connections Preparation To enjoy sound through other audio equipment 3page 51 e Refer to the television s operating instructions To enjoy progressive video e Turn the television off and disconnect its AC power supply cord Connect to the component video 480P input terminals on a televi sion compatible with this unit s copy guard system Video will not be displayed correctly if connected to an incompatible television e All Panasonic televisions that have 480P input terminals are com patible Consult the manufacturer if you have another brand of television Television To the antenna z Cable TV Outdoor antenna AUDIO VIDEO IN IN VHF UHF R L RF IN Setting up E Indoor antenna Red White Yellow i AC power supply cord included Connect last Also connect the AC power supply cords for the other equipment Audio Video cable included arco X 10 E household AC outlet F3 AC 120 V 60 Hz E Red White Yellow ES Cooling fan If the connector doesn t match page 53 Antenna cable usually discon nected
122. rogram Note the following if times overlap The program with the earlier start time receives priority Recording of the program with the later start time starts when the earlier program finishes recording lf you make two programs with the same start time the one you programmed last receives priority You stopped recording of a weekly or daily timer recording The icon disappears the next time the timer starts recording This program is currently recording The disc was full or the maximum number of programs or scenes was reached so the program failed to record The material was copy prohibited so it was not recorded The program did not complete recording because the disc is dirty or some other reason e Programs that failed to record are displayed gray They are auto matically deleted from the timer recording list at 4 a m two days later e Auto Renewal Recording indicator HDD The program will be automatically recorded over in succession 1 Relief Recording indicator Programs that have been rerouted to the HDD because of insufficient space Recording drive indicator HDD DVD Message displayed in the CHECK line Some of the information shown in the CHECK line may not be cor rect while you are recording Enable Displayed if the recording can fit in the remaining space on the disc Date For recordings made daily or weekly the display will show as long as recordings can be made up to
123. s ENTER and press where you want to at the start point A at the end point ENTER add the scene and of the scene T 00 of the scene The new scene is press ENTER amg 2 ics inserted before the highlighted scene Press A V to select Next and press ENTER Repeat to add other scenes E Move Press A V lt gt to select the place Press A V lt 4 gt where you want to move the scene to to select the scene and press ENTER and press ENTER The scene is moved and inserted before the highlighted scene Repeat to move other scenes E Re edit Press A V to Press A V 4 gt Press ENTER at Press ENTER aap E to select the scene the start point of at the end point ENTER and press ENTER the scene N of the scene a ki mR 2 Er L ET eco replaces the as ola one Press A V to select Prev or Next and press ENTER Repeat to re edit other scenes E Erase Press 4 to select Once a scene has been Yes and press erased it is irretrievable Press A Y p ENTER Check carefully before lt gt to select Erase Scenes Th d secan S ee e selected scene is p e scene a Erase this scene erased from the play press ENTER Yes No list 4 SELECT ENTER O RETURN The play list itself is erased if you erase all the scenes in it Repeat to erase other scenes e Use lt lt
124. saver is Track Track on the television press the num All Group bered buttons to select a track OFF OFF page 20 Select the repeat mode To cancel Select OFF p HDD RAM DVD R DVD A DVD V VCD CD MP3 page 22 Audio menu Not available when playing Video CDs CDs and MP3 discs e g DVD Video V S S OFF Dialog Enhancer OFF Oe HDD RAM DVD R DVD V e Turn off the surround effects on the other Only with Dolby Digital with 2 or more channels equipment Enjoy a surround like effect if you are using two front speakers only The e V S S will not work or will have less effect effect is broadened and sound seems to come from virtual speakers on either with some discs side if the disc has surround signals recorded on it e Turn V S S off if it causes distortion Natural lt gt Emphasis lt gt OFF V S S does not work for SAP recordings a made on this unit s tuner Advanced operation E Dialog DVD V Enhancer Dolby Digital 3 channel or over only including a center channel The volume of the center channel is raised to make dialog easier to hear ON lt gt OFF Video menu Not available when playing CDs and MP3 discs E When you have set TV Type to Aspect 4 3 amp 480P or Aspect 16 9 amp 480P in SETUP gt page 9 MPEG DNR ON Progressive eM Transfer Auto 1 MPEG DNR ON mem ome Normal Default s
125. sc is dirty clean it with the formatting TOP MENU Prior to finalizing you can select the background 9 kinds that will be displayed as the DVD Video top menu after finalizing Finalize DVD R recorded on this unit only You can play DVD R on compatible DVD players by finalizing them on this unit effectively making them into DVD Video that complies with DVD Video standards allows you to erase the entire contents of a disc recommended cleaner 3 page 54 before Enter Title wm a E O lo jm er SS 00030 OT FOND EIFISAEIETE OIE Tele fee JERSE Bogoeeeooe ELE eee el ac SEMI lt gt e Disc Protection Set up Disc Protection Yes No Erase all programs All programs and PLAY LISTS will be erased Is it OK to start erasing all programs Yes No Release protection cartridge page 10 program 3 page 34 disc above before proceeding Formatting erases all contents on the disc including computer data Check carefully before proceeding e g DVD RAM Formatting the disc will erase all contents This will take approximately 1 minute Is it OK to start formatting the disc Yes No TOP MENU LIST This will take approximately 10 minutes Is it OK to start finalizing the disc Yes
126. standby mode Operation The unit is on but cannot be operated Cannot eject disc Picture e When progressive output is on refer also to Progressive video below The images from this unit do not appear on the television Television reception worsens after connecting the unit Screen size is wrong On screen messages do not appear The blue background does not appear There is ghosting Play stops for a moment dur ing Quick View Progressive video There is ghosting when pro gressive output is on There is no apparent change in picture quality when adjusted with the Video menu in the on screen menus e Insert the AC power supply cord securely into a known active AC outlet e This is a power saving feature You can turn it off if you would prefer Set Up Off Timer Off Press 4 DVD POWER to turn the unit on e One of the unit s safety devices may have activated Press DVD POWER to turn the unit on Some operations may be prohibited by the disc e Recording drive or playback drive have not been selected properly e The unit is hot U14 appears on the display Wait for U14 to disappear e One of the unit s safety devices may have activated Reset the unit as follows 1 Press DVD POWER to switch the unit to standby If the unit doesn t switch to standby press and hold DVD POWER for about 10 seconds The unit is forcibly switched to standby Alternatively disc
127. suse abuse neglect mishandling misapplication alteration faulty installation set up adjustments misadjustment of consumer controls improper maintenance power line surge lightning damage modification or commercial use such as in a hotel office restaurant or other business rental use of the product service by anyone other than a Factory Servicenter or other Authorized Servicer or damage that is attributable to acts of God THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY As examples this excludes damages for lost time travel to and from the servicer loss of media or images data or other recorded content The items listed are not exclusive but are for illustration only ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY ARE LIMITED TO THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state If a problem with this product develops during or after the warranty period you may contact your dealer or Servicenter If the problem is not h
128. talled with a high capacity 80 GB hard disk capable of recording a maximum of 106 hours 6 hours continuously The same functions are available with HDD as with DVD RAM and editing record ing of visual data from hard disk to DVD RAM R is easy to perform E Maximum 12 hours on DVD RAM e Using a double sided 9 4 GB DVD RAM allows you to record a maximum of 12 hours 6 hours continuously e You can also use the FR Flexible Recording mode to fit record ings efficiently onto the available space on the disc E Auto Renewal Recording page 26 lf you record a program onto HDD repeatedly everyday or every week using timer recording the unit will record the new program over the old one E Relief Recording page 25 When timer recording to DVD RAM or DVD R the unit will compare the remaining space on the disc and the time necessary for record ing If space is insufficient the unit will record the program to HDD instead there is no relief recording function the other way i e from HDD to DVD RAM or DVD R E Editing your recording HDD RAM e You can divide programs page 34 e Use play lists page 31 to select your favorite scenes and rear range them to play in any order you like E Exceptional sound and picture quality when recording e Audio is recorded using Dolby Digital stereo enabling high quality sound recordings When recording in XP mode it is possible to use LPCM 2 channel to achieve sound recordings of even
129. th a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder to enjoy surround sound A Digital connection To enjoy stereo or Dolby Pro Logic Connect a digital amplifier or system To enjoy multi channel surround sound Connect an amplifier with a built in decoder or a decoder amplifier combination e Change the settings in Digital Audio Output page 45 Note e You cannot use DTS Digital Surround decoders not suited to DVD eEven if using this connection output will be only 2 channels DVDA component Amplifier oplig Speakers Example Connect three or more speakers for surround sound OPTICAL IN Optical digital audio cable Do not bend sharply when connecting OPTICAL Insert fully with this side facing up R Analog connection To enjoy stereo or Dolby Pro Logic Connect an analog amplifier or system com ponent e Change the settings in Digital Audio Output page 45 Amplifier or system component ga Audio cable y y 0 TAS MPONENT ONES OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 480P 4801 PCM BITSTREAM VHF UHF a This unit Recording to digital recording equipment or cassette tapes Digital recording You can record the digital signal directly to digital recording equip ment 3 Connection A above Note e With DVD the following conditions must be met the disc doesn t have protection preventing digital recording and b
130. then press lt to select Exit and select Erase and press ENTER press ENTER Repeat to enter other sections Shorten Segment Press lt d to e Use lt lt gt gt and slow motion gt page 20 to find the start and end points corn LS aawe select Erase e Play pauses if the end of the program is reached during this procedure Erase Cancel d e You may not be able to specify points within 3 seconds of each other ana press e You cannot specify an end point before a start point ENTER e You cannot specify points on still pictures in the program e The disc s available recording time may not increase after erasing short segments Divide Program Press lt 4 to select Press ENTER at Press A V to aE EEE Divide and press the point you want select Exit twit not bo restora to te orginal ENTER oy aS a The program is divided to divide the and press ma prog program ENTER e The divided programs retain the title and CPRM property gt page To confirm the division point 54 of the original program Press A Y o sclech revi and presa ENTER Play mi e A minute portion of the recording directly preceding the division begin from a point 10 seconds prior to and after the division point may be lost point e ltis not possible to carry out Divide Program in the following cases sh che when the program is extremely short To chang
131. tickers e Do not use scratch proof protectors or covers e Do not use discs printed with label printers available on the mar ket e Do not use discs that are badly warped or cracked Error messages On the television Page e You haven t inserted a disc Correctly insert a disc that this unit can use e The disc is upside down If it is a single sided disc insert it so the label is facing up This is non recordable disc e The unit cannot record on the disc you inserted Insert a DVD RAM or unfinalized DVD R This disc is not formatted e You inserted an unformatted DVD RAM Format the disc with this unit properly Please format the disc in DISC SETTING to record Please check write protect tab The write protect tab on the cartridge is set to PROTECT on the disc Use a ballpoint pen or similar to release the write protection Contents of this disc are pro e The program is write protected Cancel the protection tected e The disc is write protected Cancel Disc Protection Cannot finish recording com e The program was copy guarded pletely e No space left on HDD or the disc gt Create space by erasing any unwanted programs HDD RAM gt Use a new disc RAM DVDR e Recording was not completed for some other reason Cannot record on the disc e The disc is scratched Use another disc e The disc is dirty e You inserted an incompatible disc HDD is full e No space left on HDD or the disc Disc is ful
132. types of discs are indi cated as follows HDD RAM DVD R DVDA DVD V Hard Disk DVD RAM DVD R VCD CD MP3 Video CD Audio CD MP3 discs DVD Audio DVD Video e DVDR indicates DVD R that have not yet been finalized gt page 36 DVD R that have been finalized can use the same features as DVD Video Refer to features indicated DVD V Discs that cannot be played e DVD Video with a region number other than 1 or ALL e12 cm 5 2 6 and 5 2 GB DVD RAM e DVD RAM nat recorded following the Video Recording Standard e 3 95 and 4 7 GB DVD R for Authoring e Unfinalized DVD R recorded on other equipment e PAL discs eDVD ROM eDVD RW e RW e CD ROM eCDV eCD G ePhoto CD eCVD eSVCD eSACD eMNV Disc ePD eDivx Video Disc etc HDD Hard disk drive Follow the precautions indicated below to prevent damage to the internal HDD Not following precautions may result in a loss of recording stop of operation or recording of noise E During setup e Do not place in an enclosed area so the rear cooling fan and the cooling vents on the side are covered up e Place the unit on a surface that is flat and not subject to vibration or impact e Place in an area where condensation does not occur Condensation is a phenomenon where moisture forms on a cold surface when there is an extreme change in temperature Con densation may cause internal damage to the unit Conditions where condensation may occur
133. uipment you have connected may differ from that used in this unit In such cases dubbing from this equipment will not be possible O R AUDIC This unit S video cable S VIDEO OUT XM y Audio Video cable included OUT OUT Other video equipment Connect to the video and audio output terminals By using the S video cable instead of the yellow video cable you may make recordings of higher picture quality Note If audio output on the other equipment is monaural use a stereo monaural conversion cable not included Other antenna connections Other antenna connection to the unit Use one of the following connections to suit the antenna lead E A single twin lead 300 75 Q transformer not included from the antenna To this unit s RF IN terminal Flat Twin lead 300 Q cable E A twin lead and a coaxial cable from the antenna VHF UHF band mixer Flat not included Twin lead 300 cable Round 75 Q coaxial cable To this unit s RF IN terminal E Two twin leads from the antenna 300 75 transformer Flat not included Twin lead 300 Q cable VHF UHF band mixer not included To this unit s RF IN terminal e f your television has both lead and coaxial VHF terminals use the lead connection to minimize signal loss Other antenna connection from the unit to the television Use one of the following connectio
134. urante la reproducci n Durante la reproducci n 1 Pulse DISPLAY 2 Pulse A V para seleccionar Video y pulse gt 3 Pulse A Y para seleccionar Progresiva y pulse gt dos veces 4 Pulse A Y para seleccionar Transferencia de acuerdo con el tipo de material en reproducci n Imagen Normal DNR ACT Progresiva Transferencia ENG Auto1 normal Para material cinematogr fico Auto2 Para material cinematogr fico igual que Auto1 capaz de convertir v deo progresivo de 30 cuadros por segundo V deo Para material de v deo Grabaci n de programas de televisi n HDD RAM DVD R 1 Pulse DVD POWER para encender el aparato 2 Pulse HDD o DVD para seleccionar la unidad de grabaci n El bot n HDD o DVD se enciende en la unidad e No es posible grabar simult neamente en la unidad HDD unidad de disco duro y en la unidad DVD 3 Si seleccion la unidad DVD Pulse 4 OPEN CLOSE para abrir la bandeja e introduzca un disco e Vuelva a pulsar el bot n para cerrar la bandeja e En un disco de doble cara no es posible grabar de manera continua desde una cara a la otra Ser necesario expulsar el disco y darle la vuelta 4 Aseg rese de que DVD TV se encuentre en la posici n DVD y pulse v CH para seleccionar el canal 5 Pulse REC MODE para seleccionar el modo de grabacion e Seleccione XP SP LP o EP 6 Pulse REC par
135. want to watch the movie you recorded yesterday pro gram 1 while recording pro gram 2 sport Program 1 is played back while program 2 sport is being recorded DIRECT NAVIGATOR AA C TK No CH DATE TIME By 01 E 619WED MOWA Dinosaur 00 6 620THU 9 00PM Soccer E SELECT a ENTER IS Note e Sound is not output while fast forwarding e You cannot edit programs during simultaneous rec and play page 34 Reviewing the recorded images while recording Time Slip You can play the program being recorded to check that it is being recorded correctly You can also check parts that were recorded pre viously 1 Press TIME SLIP Time slip indicator on the main unit lights Play starts from 30 sec onds previous The current recording images appear as a picture in picture and you will hear the playback audio eYou can select another program if you press DIRECT NAVIGATOR ua Current recording 2 Press A V to enter the time and press ENTER ePress A V to alter in one minute units Press and hold A V to alter in 10 minute units Press TIME SLIP to show the play images in full Press again to show the play and recording images Note The recording and play images cannot be shown at the same time if you set TV Type to 480P page 9 O E O 3 a 17 RQT6984 Playing back A 18
136. ware availability Angles can only be changed during scenes where different angles are recorded e Return the ratings setting to 8 While the disc tray is open press and hold k lt lt 4 lt 4 and gt gt PPI on the main unit at the same time for 5 or more seconds e Go to the Display menu and change the display s brightness with FL Display e The clock is not set e Displayed recording time is based on the number of frames per second This number is sub ject to minute variations When recording over long periods these variations may result in the difference between displayed recording time and actual recording time This is normal e Times may not appear correctly when searching through tracks recorded with a variable bit rate e DVD TV is not switched to DVD Switch to DVD when operating this unit e The remote control and main unit are using different codes Change the code on the remote control or main unit e The batteries are depleted Replace them with new ones e Point the remote control at the remote control sensor on the main unit e Remove obstacles from between the remote control and main unit e Change manufacturer code Some televisions cannot be operated even if you change the code e DVD TV is not switched to TV Switch to TV when selecting the receiving channel for the television Page Reference MM 57 RQT6984 Troubleshooting guide Re
137. y list oooooooooooommo 32 play lira ara andanada kd 32 program 1 eee eee ee eee eee 34 POQA sa a ve 34 Language code list input the code with numbered buttons Abkhazian 6566 9072 7265 Afar 6565 6779 7387 Afrikaans 6570 7282 7273 Albanian 8381 6783 7285 Ameharic 6577 6865 7383 Arabic 6582 7876 7378 Armenian 7289 6978 7365 Assamese 6583 6979 7165 Aymara 6588 Estonian 6984 7384 Azerbaijani 6590 Faroese 7079 7465 Bashkir 6665 Fiji 7074 7487 Basque 6985 Finnish 7073 7578 Bengali Bangla French 7082 7583 6678 Frisian 7089 7575 6890 Galician 7176 7589 6672 Georgian 7565 7579 6682 German 6869 7585 Bulgarian 6671 Greek 6976 Laotian 7679 Burmese 7789 Greenlandic 7576 Latin 7665 Byelorussian 6669 Guarani 7178 Latvian Lettish 7686 Cambodian 7577 Gujarati 7185 Lingala 7678 Catalan 6765 7684 7115 277 7 83 7776 7184 7773 1782 7779 7778 7865 1869 8279 8285 8377 8365 Romanian Russian Samoan Sanskrit Scots Gaelic 7168 Serbian 8382 Serbo Croatian 8372 Shona 8378 Sindhi 8368 Singhalese 8373 Slovak 8375 Slovenian 8376 Somali 8379 Spanish 6983 Sundanese 8385 Swahili 8387 Swedish 8386 Tagalog 8476 Tajik 8471 Tamil 8465 Tatar 8484 Lithuanian Macedonian Malagasy Malay Malayalam Maltese Maori Marathi Moldavian Mongolian Nauru Nepali Norwegian 7879 Oriya 7982 Pashto Pushto 8083 Persian 7065 Polish 807
138. y menu and select Automatic for Status Messages e Press STATUS to show the on screen messages constantly e Go to the Display menu and select Or for Blue Background e Change the settings for 3D NR Block NR and Mosquito NR to 0 or turn MPEG DNR off if it is on e Play may stop where two play lists join but this is not a malfunction e Set Progressive to OFF This problem is caused by the editing method or material used on DVD Video but should be corrected if you use interlace output e The effect is less perceivable with some types of video Sound No sound Low volume Distorted sound Cannot hear the desired audio type Cannot switch audio during stereo or SAP broadcasts Play fails to start even when gt PLAY is pressed Play starts but then stops immediately A title or chapter doesn t play when it is selected Picture distorted during search Alternative soundtrack and subtitles cannot be selected No subtitles Angle cannot be changed You have forgotten your rat ings password Displays The display is dim 12 00 is flashing on the unit s display The displayed recording time and actual recording time dif fer The display doesn t show the correct time MP3 Remote control The remote control doesn t work Cannot operate the televi sion e Check the connections Check the in
139. you are recording DVD 0TV DVD GOED TV mD ON VCR Plus OPENCLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO OF CH O OOw VOLUME Of SKIP gt SLOW SEARCH CCA lt lt STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 E DIRECT DIRECT NAVIGATOR NAVIGATOR A Y 4 gt CFRAMEZ CMSKIP TIME SLIP C 3 TIME SLIP PROGICHECK ADD DLT ERASE REC STATUS MARKER DUBBING REC MODE DISPLAY MORY AUDIO SETUP Panasonic HDD RAM Playing from the beginning of the program you are recording Chasing Play Press gt PLAY Play starts from the beginning of the program being recorded Time slip indicator on the main unit lights e g You are recording a sports program and you want to watch it from the beginning The same sports program is played back from the begin ning Recording continues ROSAT ia ES 7 i ze Note Sound is not output while fast forwarding The stop procedure in this box applies to all 3 scenerios on this page To stop play and recording Press W Play stops Wait 2 seconds Press W Recording stops e To stop timer recording press W then ENTER within 5 seconds Simultaneous rec and play You can play a program previously recorded 1 During recording Press DIRECT NAVIGATOR Time slip indicator on the main unit lights 2 Press A VW to select a program and press ENTER e g You
140. you do not want to have the unit show the blue background when reception is weak FL Display eBright eDim Changes the brightness of the unit s display eAutomatic The display dims during video playback and goes off completely when the unit is turned off If you press a button the display will brighten briefly At this time the power consumed will be approx 0 4 W TV TV Type page 9 eAspect 4 3 amp 4801 e Aspect 4 3 amp 480P Screen Choose the setting to suit your television Aspect 16 9 4801 e Aspect 16 9 amp 480P 4 3 TV Settings for DVD Video ePan amp Scan page 54 Select how DVD Video widescreen picture is shown on a 4 3 Video recorded for a widescreen is played as Pan amp Scan standard aspect television unless prohibited by the producer of the disc Letterbox page 54 Video recorded for a widescreen is played in the letterbox style 4 3 TV Settings for DVD RAM e4 3 Programs played as recorded Select how DVD RAM widescreen picture is shown on a4 3 ePan amp Scan Video recorded for a widescreen is played as Pan amp Scan standard aspect television el etterbox Video recorded for a widescreen is played in the letterbox style 45 RQT6984 Advanced operation MN 46 RQT6984 Changing the unit s settings DVDeelV DVD GOW TV mD OD VCR Plus OPENCLOSE INPUTSELECT TV VIDEO a Y Y CH Vv buttons O 0 Of CANCEL m SKIP SLOW SEARCH lt gt S

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