Panasonic Dmr E20 Operating Instructions Manual
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Getting started
RQT6035
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Discs
Discs you can use for recording and play
Logos for discs you can record on and play
DVD-RAM
[4.7 GB/9.4 GB, 12 cm (5)]
[2.8 GB, 8 cm (3)]DVD-R (➡ page 7)
[4.7 GB for General Ver. 2.0]
The manufacturer accepts no responsibility and offers
no compensation for loss of recorded or edited material
due to a problem with the unit or disc, and accepts no
responsibility and offers no compensation for any sub-
sequent damage caused by such loss.
Examples of causes of such losses...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/58/66396/w64_dmr-e20_en_om_d-5.png "Page 6
Getting started
RQT6035
6
Discs
Discs you can use for recording and play
Logos for discs you can record on and play
DVD-RAM
[4.7 GB/9.4 GB, 12 cm (5)]
[2.8 GB, 8 cm (3)]DVD-R (➡ page 7)
[4.7 GB for General Ver. 2.0]
The manufacturer accepts no responsibility and offers
no compensation for loss of recorded or edited material
due to a problem with the unit or disc, and accepts no
responsibility and offers no compensation for any sub-
sequent damage caused by such loss.
Examples of causes of such losses...")
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RQT6035
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Getting started
Plug-in Auto Tuning
After you purchase the unit, plug it into your household AC outlet,
and turn it on for the first time, the unit automatically tunes in all the
channels it can receive and sets the clock.
Preparation
Confirm that the antenna is connected correctly.
Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit
the connections to this unit.
1Press [, POWER] to turn the unit on.
2Press [ENTER].Plug-in Auto Tuning starts and the unit puts the stations...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/58/66396/w64_dmr-e20_en_om_d-15.png "Page 16
RQT6035
16
Getting started
Plug-in Auto Tuning
After you purchase the unit, plug it into your household AC outlet,
and turn it on for the first time, the unit automatically tunes in all the
channels it can receive and sets the clock.
Preparation
Confirm that the antenna is connected correctly.
Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit
the connections to this unit.
1Press [, POWER] to turn the unit on.
2Press [ENTER].Plug-in Auto Tuning starts and the unit puts the stations...")
11 RQT6035 Getting started Playing discs Playing discs (➡ page 22) Using the direct navigator (➡ page 56) Recording and Playing at the same time Chasing play (➡ page 28) Simultaneous rec and play (➡ page 28) Reviewing the recorded images while recording (Time Slip) (➡ page 29) Using DVD-R DVD-R (➡ page 7) Recording television programs (➡ page 26) Playing discs (➡ page 22) Using the direct navigator (➡ page 56) Recording from a video cassette recorder Recording from a video cassette recorder (➡ page 49) Connecting a video cassette recorder (➡ page 79) Changing the unit’s settings Using on-screen menu icons (➡ page 40) Changing the unit’s settings (➡ page 82) Enjoying even better pictures Connecting to a TV with S-video or component video input terminals (➡ page 15) Selecting TV screen type (➡ page 21) Recording programs Recording television programs (➡ page 26) Editing recordings Using play lists to edit programs (➡ page 65) Timer recording Using VCR Plus codes (➡ page 43) Manual programming (➡ page 46) Watching CATV broadcasts Connecting a cable TV box (➡ page 76) Adjusting the picture Using on-screen menu icons (➡ page 40) Enjoying surround sound Enjoying virtual surround sound ef- fects (V.S.S.) (➡ page 39) Connecting an amplifier or system component with built-in decoder (➡ page 78) Digital output (➡ page 86) Ways to use this unit
RQT6035 12 Getting started A B R6, AA 1 2 30 30 TV DV D The remote control ABatteries Insert so the poles ( and ) match those in the remote control. Do not use rechargeable type batteries. Do not:mix old and new batteries. use different types at the same time. heat or expose to flame. take apart or short circuit. attempt to recharge alkaline or manganese batteries. 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. If electrolyte leaks from the batteries, consult your dealer. Wash thoroughly with water if electrolyte comes in contact with any part of your body. Remove if the remote control is not going to be used for a long peri- od of time. Store in a cool, dark place. Replace if the unit does not respond to the remote control even when held close to the front panel. Note After changing the batteries, the codes you entered (television ➡ page 13 and remote control ➡ page 81) are cleared. Reenter the codes as necessary. BUse Aim at the sensor, avoiding obstacles, at a maximum range of 7 m (23 feet) directly in front of the unit. Keep the transmission window and the unit’s sensor free from dust. Operation can be affected by strong light sources, such as direct sunlight, and the glass doors on cabinets. Do not:put heavy objects on the remote control. take the remote control apart. spill liquids onto the remote control. Push in and down on the () end. Switch [DVD, TV] to “DVD”. Remote control signal sensor 7 m (23 feet) directly in front of the unit !? !? !?
13 RQT6035 Getting started A 2 TV CH TV/AV PROG / CHECK TOP WINDOWFRAME SKIP STOP VCR Plus + REC TIME SLIP CM SKIP V. S . S . ACTION AUDIOADD/DLT REC MODECANCELINPUT SELECT LAST MARKER MARKER WRITE CHDVD 123 456 789 0 PAUSE PLAY SLOW/SEARCH S TAT U S RETURNENTER VOLPOWER POWER OPEN/CLOSETCERIDROTAGIVANTOPMENUMENU DISPLAYTSILYALP 100 POWER CH TV/AVVOLPOWERTV 123 456 789 0 100 123 456 789 0 2 2 TV, , ,CH TV, TV/AVTV, , ,VOL TV DV DDVD, TV The remote control Television operation You can control televisions by entering the remote control code. Preparation Turn on the television. Switch [DVD, TV] to “TV”. 1Refer to the chart below for the code for your television. 2Press and hold [, POWER ] and enter the two-digit code with the num- bered buttons. For example: 01, press [0] ➡ [1]. Point the remote control at the television. After entering the code, test the remote control by turning on the television and changing channels. Note If there is more than one code, repeat the procedure until you find the code that allows correct operation. If your television brand is not listed or if the code listed for your television does not allow control of your television, this remote control is not compatible with your television. This remote control works with most recently manufactured televi- sions, but may not be able to control all the functions on older mod- els. Use the remote control supplied with your television if this is the case. Code No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Manufacturer Panasonic/National QUASAR Panasonic/National QUASAR MAGNAVOX SYLVANIA PHILIPS (RC-5) ZENITH THOMSON RCA GE SHARP SHARP SONY TOSHIBA SANYO FISHER JVC HITACHI MITSUBISHI SAMSUNG GOLDSTAR/LG GOLDSTAR/LG GOLDSTAR/LG SAMSUNG Operation On and off Video input mode Channels Volume Button [, POWER ] [, TV/AV] [, , , CH] Numbered buttons (➡ page 8) [, , , VOL] Operation !?
RQT6035 14 Getting started VIDEO PBPRYVIDEO OPTICAL R LAUDIO (L1) (L3)AC INT OUT1 OUT2 IN1 IN3 (PCM/BITSTREAM) DIGITAL AUDIO OUT R LAUDIO R LAUDIO R LAUDIO S-VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEOS-VIDEO RF-IN VHF/UHF RF-OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO INVIDEO IN VHF/UHF RF IN Antenna and television connections Audio/Video cable (included) Yellow (VIDEO) White (L) Red (R)Preparation Refer to the television’s operating instructions. Turn the television off and disconnect its AC power supply cord. Television To the antenna Antenna cable disconnected from the television If the antenna cable you disconnected from your television is not a coaxial cable with a plug, you will need to obtain a plug and rework the cable (➡ page 80). Audio/Video cable (included) To household AC outlet (AC 120 V, 60 Hz) AC power supply cord (included)75 coaxial cable (included) Conserving power This unit consumes a small amount of power, even when it is turned off (approx. 5 W ). To save power when the unit is not to be used for a long time, unplug it from the household AC outlet. Connect Your Unit Directly To Your Television. Do not connect the unit through your video cassette recorder when setting up your home entertainment system, because the picture may not be played correctly due to the copy guard. When you have finished connecting the unit Change the unit’s settings to suit your television’s aspect ratio (➡ “Selecting TV screen type”, page 21). You do not have to change this setting if you have a television with a regular 4:3 aspect. Upgrading your system To enjoy CATV broadcasts See “Expanding your home theater system” on page 75. (A contract with a cable TV company is required in most cases to view these broadcasts.) To enjoy sound through other audio equipment You can output digital signals from this unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal, enabling you to enjoy the powerful surround effects found on discs recorded with Dolby Digital or DTS. Connect an amplifier with built-in decoders. See page 78 for connection examples. Basic connection This unitOutdoor antennaCable TV Indoor antenna or !? Cooling fan !?
15 RQT6035 Getting started VIDEO PBPRYVIDEO OPTICAL R LAUDIO (L1) (L3)AC INT OUT1 OUT2 IN1 IN3 (PCM/BITSTREAM) DIGITAL AUDIO OUT R LAUDIO R LAUDIO R LAUDIO S-VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEOS-VIDEO RF-IN VHF/UHF RF-OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO INCOMPONENT VIDEO YPRPB Connecting to a TV with S-video or component video input terminals S-video cable (not included)Video cable (not included) S VIDEO OUT terminalThe S-video terminal achieves a more vivid picture than the VIDEO OUT terminal by separating the chrominance (C) and luminance (Y) signals. (Actual results depend on the television.) For your reference You do not have to connect anything to the VIDEO OUT terminal if you have connected the unit to your television with the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT or S VIDEO OUT terminals.COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminalThese terminals can provide a purer picture than the S-VIDEO OUT terminal. Connection using these terminals outputs the color difference sig- nals (P B/PR) and luminance signal (Y) separately in order to achieve high fidelity in reproducing colors. The description of the component video input terminals depends on the television or monitor (e.g. Y/P B/PR, Y/B-Y/R-Y, Y/CB/CR). Connect to terminals of the same color. After making this connection, change the black level for a better picture (➡ page 82, ACTION—Video—Black Level Control). Connect the audio cables as well (➡ pages 14 and 78).
RQT6035 16 Getting started Plug-in Auto Tuning After you purchase the unit, plug it into your household AC outlet, and turn it on for the first time, the unit automatically tunes in all the channels it can receive and sets the clock. Preparation Confirm that the antenna is connected correctly. Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit. 1Press [, POWER] to turn the unit on. 2Press [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 unless the clock has already been set. The time is displayed when finished. 3Press [ENTER]. If the channels couldn’t be tuned The illustrated screen appears. Press [ENTER] to start Plug-in Auto Tuning again. Press [RETURN] to cancel. If the channels still aren’t tuned, use [ADD/DLT] on the remote con- trol to tune channels (➡ page 18). If the clock couldn’t be set automatically The illustrated screen appears. Press [ENTER] to show the “Manual Clock Setting” screen. Set the time manually (➡ page 88). To stop Plug-in Auto Tuning Press [RETURN]. 1 2·3POWER ENTER 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 A B 1 2·3 RETURN Auto Channel Setting No Channel found. Please check antenna cable connection then... Push the ENTER key again. RETURN ENTER Auto Clock Setting Press ENTER to set clock manually. ADD/DLT RETURN ENTER Auto Clock Setting is incomplete. Auto Channel/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. RETURN ENTER Auto Channel Setting 18 CH Auto Channel Setting Proceeding. . . RETURN RETURN Auto Clock Setting Proceeding. . . Please wait,this may take several minutes.
17 RQT6035 Getting started Plug-in Auto Tuning Note Plug-in Auto Tuning does not work if you turn the unit on by press- ing [ , OPEN/CLOSE] or [ , PLAY]. After the unit sets the clock automatically, it then adjusts the clock everyday. If the unit sets the time incorrectly, use “Time Zone Adjust” to cor- rect it (➡ page 89). You can give the stations captions (➡ page 92). If you connect the unit through a cable TV box or DSS receiver (➡ page 76), tune to your local PBS station before starting auto clock setting. Use manual clock setting (➡ page 88) if this does not work. If there is no local PBS channel in your area then Auto Clock Set- ting may not work correctly. In this case the time must be set man- ually (➡ page 88). Channel planThe unit automatically determines the type of transmission (airwave or cable) and puts them into channels as follows. TV Mode To start Plug-in Auto Tuning again (after moving house, for example) Main unit only While the unit is on and stopped 1. Press and hold [ , CH] and [ , CH] for about five seconds. The unit turns off. 2. Press [/I, POWER] to turn the unit on. The screen shown in step 1 on page 16 appears. Press [ENTER] to start Plug-in Auto Tuning. Antenna system, channel caption, and VCR Plus guide channel settings all revert to the default values when you perform the above procedure. Timer recording settings are also cleared. Band VHF UHF Stations received by airwaves 2–13 14–69 CATV Mode Band VHF CATV LOW BAND CATV MID/SUPER BANDS CATV HYPER BAND ULTRA BAND SPECIAL CATV CHANNEL Stations received by cable 2–13 95–99 14–36 37–65 66–94 100–125 1 ENTER Í/ I , POWER ,CH ,
RQT6035 18 Getting started Channel settings Using the remote control to add and delete channels Remote control only Use this function if: Channels were not set correctly using automatic tuning. A channel that should have been set wasn’t. A channel’s reception is poor and you want to delete it. Preparation Switch [DVD, TV] to “DVD”. 1Press the numbered buttons to select a channel. Example:“5”: [0] ➡ [5] Example:“15”: [1] ➡ [5] Example:“115”: [100] ➡ [1] ➡ [5] You can also use [, , CH] when you are going to delete a channel. 2Press [ADD/DLT].The channel is deleted if it was set or added if it was not set. For example Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary. Note This function does not work if: A disc is playing. You are recording. Input is from an external unit. 1 2 ADD/DLT 123 456 789 0 100 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 TV 2 1 DVD, TV DVD, , ,CH CHANNEL 12 DELETED
19 RQT6035 Getting started Channel settings VCR Plus guide channel settings Set these guide channels so you can use VCR Plus codes for tim- er recording. Before starting the settings, prepare a chart showing the channels, the station’s name, and the guide channel. For example: 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]. (Continued on next page) Write down all the stations you can receiveLook up the guide channels for the stations in a television guide Channel number 04 15 20 Station name CBS HBO Nickelodeon Guide channel 04 33 38 !? 1 2 3ACTION ENTERENTER ENTER 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 S TAT U S RETURN VOLPOWER POWER OPEN/CLOSETCERIDROTAGIVANTOPMENUMENU DISPLAYTSILYALP 100 ENTER 1 2·3 Set Up TA B SELECT Off TimerRemote Control CodeClock SettingsChannel Settings Re-initialize Setting6 hr Set Code 1 ACTION ENTER RETURN Set Up SELECT Off TimerRemote Control CodeClock SettingsChannel Settings Re-initialize Setting6 hr Set Code 1 ACTION ENTER RETURN TA B TOP
RQT6035 20 Getting started Channel settings 4Use the joystick [, ] to select “VCR Plus CH Setting” and press [ENTER]. For example, when the current antenna system is CATV. 5Use the joystick [, ] to select the guide channel you want to set and use the joystick []. The screen scrolls a page at a time if you hold the joy- stick up or down. Use the joystick [, ] to select the channel corresponding to the guide channel and use the joystick []. Repeat steps and as necessary. 6Press [ENTER].The screen shown in step 4 reappears. Note You do not need to change the settings if the channel and guide channel numbers are the same. To end the settingPress [ACTION]. If you make a mistake While the TV channel or CATV channel is highlighted, press [CANCEL]. “---” is displayed. Repeat step 5-. 5 6 4 1 2 ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER 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 RETURN VOLPOWER POWER OPEN/CLOSETCERIDROTAGIVANTOPMENUMENU DISPLAYTSILYALP 100 ENTER4·5·6 CANCEL ACTION ENTERENTER Antenna System Auto Channel Setting Preset Channel CaptionChannel Caption Manual Channel Caption VCR Plus+ CH SettingCATV ACTION Set Up Antenna System Auto Channel Setting Preset Caption Manual Caption VCR Plus SettingTV ACTIONVCR Plus+ CH SettingGuide Channel 125- - - 1- - - 2- - - CATV Channel RETURN ENTER SELECT 3- - - Channel Settings SELECT ENTER RETURN Set Up Antenna System Auto Channel Setting Preset Caption Manual Caption VCR Plus SettingTV ACTIONVCR Plus+ CH SettingGuide Channel4- - - 5- - - 6- - - 7- - - CATV Channel RETURN ENTER SELECT 8- - - Set Up Antenna System Auto Channel Setting Preset Caption Manual Caption VCR Plus SettingTV ACTIONVCR Plus+ CH SettingGuide Channel4- - - 5- - - 6 7 - - - CATV Channel RETURN ENTER SELECT- - - 8- - - When you press [ENTER]