Panasonic Dmr E20 Operating Instructions Manual
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91 RQT6035 Initial settings Changing the unit’s settings Auto Channel Setting You can use the ACTION menus to start Auto Channel Setting if Plug-in Auto Tuning (➡ page 16) fails for some reason. 1Press [ACTION].The ACTION screen appears. 2Use the joystick [, ] to select the Set Up tab. 3Use the joystick [, ] to select “Chan- nel Settings” and press [ENTER]. 4Use the joystick [, ] to select “Auto Channel Setting” and press [ENTER]. If clock setting is complete, the “Auto Channel Setting” screen...
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92 RQT6035 Initial settings Changing the unit’s settings Preparation Switch [DVD, TV] to “DVD”. Channel Settings Channel Caption You can give stations captions. You can use the Preset Captions, or manually enter new ones yourself. The captions you enter are displayed when the channel is displayed and in the direct navigator screen. 1Press [ACTION]. The ACTION screen appears. 2Use the joystick [, ] to select the Set Up tab. 3Use the joystick [, ] to select “Channel Settings” and press [ENTER]. 4Use...
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93 RQT6035 Initial settings Changing the unit’s settings Use the joystick [, ] to select the channel corresponding to the caption and then move the joystick []. Channels are not displayed if they do not contain a station or if captions have been added manually. Repeat steps and as necessary. 5 Use the joystick [, ] to select the channel and then move the joystick []. Channels are not displayed if they do not contain a station or if preset captions...
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94 RQT6035 Reference REC L R DVD-RAM Remain 0 :15 FR 6/8 10 : 15 PM PRG41:12.12 FR PRG2 0:00.04 SP PLAY REC L R DVD-RAM PLAYA B STATUS TV CH TV/AV PROG / CHECK TOP WINDOWFRAME SKIP STOP VCR Plus + REC TIME SLIP CM SKIP V.S.S. ACTIONTV DV D AUDIOADD/DLT REC MODECANCELINPUT SELECT LAST MARKER MARKER WRITE CHDVD 123 456 789 0 PAUSE PLAY SLOW/SEARCH STATUS RETURNENTER VOLPOWER POWER OPEN/CLOSETCERIDROTAGIVANTOPMENUMENU DISPLAYTSILYALP 100 STATUS DVD, TV Remain 0 :15 FR 6/8 10 : 15...
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95 RQT6035 Reference Power supply:AC 120 V, 60 Hz Power consumption:35 W Recording system:DVD video recording standards (DVD-RAM), DVD video standards (DVD-R) Optical pick-up:System with 1 lens, 2 integration units (662 nm wavelength for DVDs, 790 nm wavelength for CDs) Recordable discs:12 cm 4.7 GB DVD-RAM discs 12 cm 9.4 GB DVD-RAM discs 8 cm 2.8 GB DVD-RAM discs 12 cm 4.7 GB DVD-R discs (for General Ver. 2.0) Recording time:Max. 6 hours (using 4.7 GB disc) XP: 60 minutes SP: 120 minutes LP: 240...
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96 RQT6035 Reference Glossary BitstreamThis is the compressed form of digital signals. A decoder decodes these signals into 5.1 surround and multi-channel signals. Channel (when referring to DVD)Sound is divided into channels based on the sound’s role. For example, 5.1 channel Front speakers—1 left channel and 1 right channel Center speaker—1 channel Surround speakers—1 left channel and 1 right channel Subwoofer—1 channel0.1 (the ratio of bass to the total amount of sound output) Examples as...
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97 RQT6035 Reference Example Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Pan&Scan/LetterboxIn 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&Scan” and “Letterbox”, deal with this problem. Pan&Scan: The sides are...
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98 RQT6035 Reference The service numbers (“U” followed by two digits) and messages shown in the table appear. Reference pages are shown as black circled numbers . Possible solutions are indicated with “” on the relative pag- es in the operating instructions. Disc handling Handling precautionsDo not write on the label side with a ball-point pen or other writing instrument. Do not use cleaning sprays, benzine, thinner, static electricity pre- vention liquids or any other solvent. Do not attach labels...
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99 RQT6035 Reference Error messages Reference pages are shown as black circled numbers . Possible solutions are indicated with “” on the relative pages in the operating instructions. Error messages No Disc. This is non-recordable disc. This disc is not formatted properly. Please format the disc in ‘DISC SETTING’ to record. This disc cannot be read. Please check write protect tab on the disc. Contents of this disc are protected. Cannot finish recording completely. Cannot record on the disc. Please set...
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RQT6035 Reference 100 Insert the AC power supply cord securely into the household AC outlet. The unit is hot (“U14” appears on the display). Wait for “U14” to disappear. One of the unit’s safety devices may have activated. Reset the unit as follows: 1. Press [/I, POWER] on the main unit to switch the unit to standby. If the unit doesn’t switch to standby, press and hold [/I, POWER] for about 10 seconds. The unit is forcibly switched to standby. Alternatively, disconnect the AC power supply cord,...