Panasonic Dmr E20 Operating Instructions Manual
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21 RQT6035 Getting started Selecting TV screen type The aspect ratio is factory set to 4:3 for a regular television. You do not have to change this setting if you have a regular 4:3 aspect tele- vision. Preparation Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit. Switch [DVD, TV] to “DVD”. 1Press [, POWER] to turn this unit on. 2Press [ACTION] to show the menus. 3Use the joystick [, ] to select the TV Screen tab. 4Use the joystick [, ] to select “TV Aspect” and press [ENTER]. 5Use the joystick [, ] to select the TV aspect and press [ENTER]. 4:3 (factory setting) 16:9 To return to the previous screenPress [RETURN]. To end the settingPress [ACTION]. For your reference Apart from “TV Aspect”, other settings also affect how video ap- pears on your television. Check the following if video doesn’t appear correctly on your television. “ACTION—TV Screen—4:3 TV Settings for DVD-Video” or “4:3 TV Settings for DVD-RAM” (➡ page 83). The video setting on the disc. How video appears is often specified by the disc itself. The video settings on your television. !? 1 2 4·5 3 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 ACTION ENTERENTER ENTER DVD,TV 1 RETURN TV DV D 2 3·4·5 Set Up TA B SELECT Off TimerRemote Control CodeClock SettingsChannel Settings Re-initialize Setting6 hr Set Code 1 ACTION ENTER RETURN ENTER RETURN 4:3 TV Settings for DVD-RAMLetterbox Pan&Scan4:3 TV Settings for DVD-Video TV Screen 4:3 TV Aspect ACTION SELECTTA B ENTER RETURN ACTION SELECT 4:3 TV Aspect 16:9 TOP
RQT6035 22 Basic operations 1 2 3 POWER /I PLAY POWER OPEN/CLOSEOPEN/CLOSE ASTOP 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 ∫, STOP ∫ ;, PAUSE ; DVD,TV 1 12 3 2 3 Playing discs Preparation Switch [DVD, TV] to “DVD”. 1Press [, POWER] to turn the unit on. 2Press [ , OPEN/CLOSE] to open the tray and insert a disc. Insert inside the tray’s guides. Insert one disc only. 3Press [, PLAY].The disc tray closes and play begins. (The unit takes some time to read the disc before play starts.) To stop play Press [, STOP] (When “PLAY” flashes ➡ page 23, Starting play from where you stopped it). The screen saver at right may appear when you stop play. Press [, STOP] again and you can use this unit’s tuner to watch television. This screen is also shown when you are playing CDs. To pause playPress [ , PAUSE]. 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 82, ACTION—Set Up—Off Timer). With non-cartridge discs Insert label-up with the arrow facing in. (With double-sided discs, load so the label for the side you want to play is facing up.) e.g.: DVD-RAMGuide for 8 cm (3) disc Guide for 12 cm (5) disc Insert label-up. (With double-sided discs, load so the label for the side you want to play is facing up.) or or or or TOP !? !?
23 RQT6035 Basic operations 1 2 A B STOP PLAY 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 PAUSEPLAY SLOW/SEARCH STATUS RETURNENTER VOLPOWER POWER OPEN/CLOSETCERIDROTAGIVANTOPMENUMENU DISPLAYTSILYALP 100 MENU TOP MENU RETURN LAST MARKER 12 123 456 789 0 ENTERENTER Playing discs When a menu screen appears on theAtelevision Operate menus with the following operations. Actual operations de- pend on the disc. Press the numbered buttons to select an item (➡ page 8), or move the joystick [, , , ] to select an item and press [ENTER]. You can return to menus after you start play by pressing [TOP MENU] or [MENU] (DVD-Video), or [RETURN] (Video CD). Note Discs continue to rotate while menus are displayed. Press [, STOP] when you have finished viewing to preserve the unit’s motor and your television screen. Volume may be lower when playing DVD-Video than when playing other discs or during television broadcasts. If you turn the volume up on the television or amplifier, ensure you reduce the volume again before playing other sources or returning to the television so that a sudden increase in output does not occur. For your reference If “” appears on the television The operation is prohibited by the unit or disc. If a disc is loaded, the unit will come on and play will start when you press [, PLAY]. If you play a disc with video and then replace it with an audio-only disc, the video from the previous disc may continue to be shown on the television. BStarting play from where you stopped it (Resume Function) 1During play Press [, STOP].The unit remembers the position. 2Press [, PLAY] while “PLAY” is flashing on the display. Play starts from where you stopped it. To cancel the resume function Press [, STOP] until “PLAY” goes out. (The position is also cleared when you turn the unit off.) To start play from a memorized position after turning the unit off Press [LAST MARKER] during play. (The message “Position Memorized” appears on the television.) Now when you press [, PLAY] after switching the unit to standby and back on, play starts from the memorized position. For your reference If you press [, STOP] before switching the unit to standby after pressing [LAST MARKER] to memorize a position, play will resume from the position you pressed [, STOP] when you press [, PLAY]. The position memorized when you press [, STOP] is cleared when you switch the unit to standby or if the unit switches to stand- by automatically (➡ page 82, ACTION—Set Up—Off Timer). The position is memorized when you press [, STOP] or [LAST MARKER] and cleared when you open the disc tray. The last marker is written to the disc and remains intact until you mark a different position. You cannot mark positions if the disc is write-protected with DISC SETTING (➡ page 52) or with the write-protect tab (➡ page 99). Release the protection before marking another position. Joystick Numbered buttons or TOP TOP!?
RQT6035 24 Basic operations Playing discs AFast forward and rewind—SEARCH During play Press [ , SLOW/SEARCH] or [, SLOW/SEARCH]. [ ]: backward []: forward There are five search speeds. Each press increases the search speed. The search speed is maintained when you release the button. Press [, PLAY] to restart play. Audio is output during search with most discs, but only at forward speed one with DVD-RAM (except during chasing play and simul- taneous rec and play), DVD-R, DVD-Video, and Video CDs. You can turn off the audio during search for DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-Video, and Video CDs (➡ page 83, ACTION—Audio—Audio during Search). BSlow-motion play While paused Press [ , SLOW/SEARCH] or [, SLOW/SEARCH]. [ ]: backward (does not work with Video CDs) []: forward There are five slow-motion speeds. Each press increases the slow-motion speed. The slow-motion speed is maintained when you release the but- ton. Press [, PLAY] to restart play. CFrame-by-frame viewing Remote control only While paused Press [ , FRAME] or [ , FRAME].[ ]: backward (does not work with Video CDs) [ ]: forward Each press shows the next frame. Press [, PLAY] to restart play. A B C SLOW/SEARCH SLOW/SEARCH FRAME 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 PAUSEPLAY SLOW/SEARCH S TAT U S RETURNENTER VOLPOWER POWER OPEN/CLOSETCERIDROTAGIVANTOPMENUMENU DISPLAYTSILYALP 10 0 100XL R DVD-RAM 6, 5, 6, 5 1, PLAY 1 , , FRAME SLOW/SEARCH or or Search speed
25 RQT6035 Basic operations A B SKIP [:] [9] [:] [9] 123 456 789 0 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 RETURNENTER VOLPOWER POWER OPEN/CLOSETCERIDROTAGIVANTOPMENUMENU DISPLAYTSILYALP 100 :, 9,:, 9 DVD, TV SKIP Playing discs ASkipping You can skip to the beginning of tracks (CD and Video CD ➡ page 97) and chapters (DVD-Video ➡ page 97) and restart play from there. On DVD-RAM and DVD-R, you can skip to the start of a program or to a marker and start play from there. During play or while paused Press [, SKIP] or [, SKIP]. []: backward []: forward Each press increases the number of skips. For your reference After skipping, the unit returns to the previous state, play or pause. Pressing [] or [] while the playback control feature on Video CDs (➡ page 97) is working may take you to a menu screen. You can also mark positions to skip to (➡ page 36). BStarting play from a selected program, title, chapter, or track Remote control only Preparation Switch [DVD, TV] to “DVD”. During play or while stopped Press the numbered buttons to select the item. For example, to enter 5, press [0] and [5]. To enter 15, press [1] and [5]. This works only when stopped with some discs (the screen saver is on the television). Play position Twice Once Once Twice Play positionMarker Twice Once Once Twice The program beforeThe program after Current program Three times Numbered buttons or Chapter/track Chapter/trackChapter/track
RQT6035 26 Basic operations 1 2 3 4 5 OPEN/CLOSE CHDVD REC MODE POWER /I 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 PAUSEPLAY SLOW/SEARCH STATUS RETURNENTER VOLPOWER POWER OPEN/CLOSETCERIDROTAGIVANTOPMENUMENU DISPLAYTSILYALP 100 TV POWER OPEN/CLOSE CH REC MODE RECREC TV, , , CHTV, TV/AV 3 52 ;, PAUSE∫, STOP 1 435 2∫;1 4DVD, TV Recording television programs Preparation Switch [DVD, TV] to “DVD”. Use a disc that the unit can record to (➡ page 6) and that has enough space available. Ensure the disc is not write-protected with the write-protect tab (➡ page 99). Ensure the disc is not write-protected with DISC SETTING (➡ page 52). 1Press [, POWER] to turn the unit on. 2Press [ , OPEN/CLOSE] to open the tray and insert a disc. Insert one disc only within the tray’s guides. Press [ , OPEN/CLOSE] to close the tray. When using a DVD-RAM for the first time with this unit, for- mat it to ensure accurate recording (➡ page 54, “Format”). Check the disc carefully to ensure it doesn’t contain pro- grams you want to keep. 3Press [, , , CH] to select the channel. 4Press [REC MODE] to select the recording mode. Select “XP”, “SP”, “LP”, or “EP” (➡ see below). 5Press [, REC] to start recording.The program is recorded into the available space on the disc. To pause recording Press [ , PAUSE]. Press again to restart recording. To stop recordingPress [, STOP]. To select channels with the numbered buttonsWhen “TV” is the antenna system: between 2 and 69 When “CATV” is the antenna system: between 1 and 125 Press the numbered buttons. For example: Channel 5, press 0 ➡ 5 Channel 15, press 1 ➡ 5 Channel 115, press 100 ➡ 1 ➡ 5 Convenient featuresChasing play—playing from the beginning of the program you are recording (➡ page 28) Simultaneous rec and play—watching a program you recorded while recording another (➡ page 28) Time Slip—checking the images you are recording (➡ page 29). Recording modes For example, approximate recording times with a 4.7-GB DVD-RAM XP:1 hour, high picture quality SP:2 hours, standard picture quality LP:4 hours, long play EP:6 hours, extra long play Watching the television while recordingSwitch [DVD, TV] to “TV”. Press [, TV/AV] to change the input mode to “TV”. Press [, , , CH] to change channels. You can also select the channel with the numbered buttons (➡ page 8). For your reference You can also do this during timer recording. The recording is unaffected. Numbered buttons or or or ore.g.: When you have selected channel 4 e.g.: When you have selected “XP” or !?Insert label-up with the arrow facing in. (With double-sided discs, load so the label for the side you want to record is facing up.)
27 RQT6035 Basic operations TOP WINDOWENTERRETURN REC 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 ∫ ∫ , STOP ¥, REC STATUS REC C A B REC 0:30 CH 10 Stereo DVD-RAMSTATUS STATUS ¥, REC Remain 0 :30 SP 6/8 10 : 15 PMREC L R DVD-RAM PRG4CH 20:30.00 SP Recording television programs Re-inserting double-sided discs To check the remaining time and the current mode during recording Press [STATUS] several times. For your reference You can record up to 99 programs on one disc. You cannot change the channel or recording mode during record- ing. You can change them while recording is paused, but the mate- rial is recorded as a separate program. An error message appears if you try to start recording when a disc is full; the remaining time will be shown as “0:00”. To continue re- cording, erase unneeded programs (DVD-RAM only ➡ page 58, Erasing programs) or use another disc. There are limitations when recording to DVD-R (➡ page 7). The message “Could not write to disc.” is displayed when record- ing was not completed correctly. Check the discs for dirt or scratches. BOne Touch Recording— Specify a time to stop recording This is a simple way of timer recording when you are in a hurry or before you go to bed. You can set the time up to 4 hours in advance. While recording Press [, REC] to select the recording time. The time increases as illustrated each time you press the button. After selecting the time the display updates indicating the time re- maining until the unit stops recording. You can change the time again with the same operation. When the time you set is reached, recording stops and the unit switches to standby. To cancelDuring recording, press [, REC] until the counter appears. Recording continues. To show the time remaining until recording fin- ishes Press [STATUS]. For your reference This does not work during timer recordings. Recording stops and the set time is cleared if you press [, STOP]. The set time is cleared if you pause recording and cause another program to be recorded (for example, change the recording mode or channel). Counter The time remaining until recording finishes changes each time you press the button.or Shows recording will stop in 30 minutes 123 Turn over You can get up to 12 hours recording when you use double-sided discs and use the “EP” mode.FrontReverse Available recording time Recording mode
RQT6035 28 Advanced operations A 1 2 B PLAY TOPMENU TCERIDROTAGIVAN ENTERENTER 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 DIRECT NAVIGATOR No DATECH TIME EDITTITLE 3 3 ENTER RETURN0 ~ 9No TOTAL 2SELECT 14Dinosaur2¥6/20 WED6 900 PMSoccer1 1 1 1 16/20 WED1000 AM DIRECT NAVIGATOR No DATE TIME EDITTITLE ENTER RETURN0 ~ 9No TOTAL 2SELECT 2¥6/20 WED6 900 PMSoccer6/20 WED1000 AM 14DinosaurCH 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 PAUSEPLAY SLOW/SEARCH STATUS RETURNENTER VOLPOWER POWER OPEN/CLOSETCERIDROTAGIVANTOPMENUMENU DISPLAYTSILYALP 100 DVD, TV ∫, STOP1, PLAY 1 2 POWER Í Playing while you are recording A Playing from the beginning of the program you are recording— Chasing play You can start play from the beginning of a program while continuing to record it. Preparation Switch [DVD, TV] to “DVD”. During recording or timer recording Press [, PLAY].Play starts from the beginning of the program being recorded. To stop play and recording Press [, STOP]. Play stops. Wait 2 seconds. Press [, STOP]. Recording stops. You cannot stop recording with [, STOP] during timer recording. To stop timer recording, press [, POWER], then [, STOP] with- in 5 seconds. For your reference The playback images are displayed during chasing play. Sound is not output while fast-forwarding. Play cannot be started until at least 2 seconds after recording starts. If you fast-forward and get to within a few seconds of the part being recorded, the picture will change to show the images currently be- ing played. BSimultaneous rec and play You can start play of the program you are recording or play a pro- gram previously recorded. Preparation Switch [DVD, TV] to “DVD”. During recording or timer recording 1Press [TOP MENU, DIRECT NAVI- GATOR]. “” is displayed in the direct navigator to indicate the pro- gram is being recorded (➡ page 57). 2Use the joystick [, ] to select a program and press [ENTER]. To stop play and recordingPress [, STOP]. Play stops. Wait 2 seconds. Press [, STOP]. Recording stops. You cannot stop recording with [, STOP] during timer recording. To stop timer recording, press [, POWER], then [, STOP] with- in 5 seconds. For your reference During simultaneous rec and play, you cannot edit with the direct navigator or use play lists. If you start play while the unit is on timer recording standby, re- cording starts when the time you set is reached. The unit returns to recording standby when you stop play while it is on timer recording standby. For example: while recording program 2 (sport) You want to watch the movie you recorded yesterday (program 1) You are recording a sports program (2) and you want to watch it from the beginning. A sports program is recorded while you watch a movie. The same sports program is recorded while you are watching it. Do the above operation and… Do the above operation and… For example: while recording program 2 (sport)
29 RQT6035 Advanced operations A TIME SLIP TOP WINDOWENTERRETURN TIME SLIP∫ CH TV/AV PROG / CHECK TOP WINDOWFRAME SKIP STOP VCR Plus + REC TIME SLIPCM 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 10 0 TV TIME SLIP DVD, TV TIME SLIP 12 Í/ I , POWER ∫ , STOP POWER Í Playing while you are recording 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 previously. Preparation Switch [DVD, TV] to “DVD”. While recording or timer recording Press [TIME SLIP].Play starts from 30 seconds previous. The play images are shown for 5 seconds as a picture-in-picture with the recording images, then they are shown in full. To continue to show both the recording and play images Press and hold [TIME SLIP] for about 3 seconds. To change the part being played Main unit only Turn [TIME SLIP] on the main unit. Turn down to increase in one-minute units. Turn up to decrease in one-minute units. Press [TIME SLIP] on the main unit within 5 seconds to enter the time. Play starts from the time you entered. Note You cannot change the position being played with the remote control. To stop play and recordingPress [, STOP]. Play stops. Wait 2 seconds. Press [, STOP]. Recording stops. You cannot stop recording with [, STOP] during timer recording. To stop timer recording, press [, POWER], then [, STOP] with- in 5 seconds. For your reference If you fast-forward, rewind, or skip during Time Slip, only the play images are shown. The sound for the images being played is heard during Time Slip. The length of the recording determines the amount of time you can select for time slip. As the recording progresses, the amount of time you can time slip also increases. Current recording Play images (30 seconds before) or
30 RQT6035 Advanced operations 1 2 3 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 STATUS RETURN VOLPOWER POWER OPEN/CLOSETCERIDROTAGIVANTOPMENUMENU DISPLAYTSILYALP 100 ENTER TOP WINDOW ENTER ENTER TV DV DDVD, TV 12·3RETURN Using the top window About the top window Most of the features and functions of this unit can also be controlled with icons. The examples show the top window when a DVD-RAM is being used. Actual menus depend on the type of disc being used. Using the top window Preparation Switch [DVD, TV] to “DVD”. 1While stopped Press [TOP WINDOW] to show the top window. 2Use the joystick [, , , ] to se- lect an item. Refer to the relevant pages for details. 3Press [ENTER]. Your selection is entered and the top window disappears. If the operation requires further selections, another screen appears. To clear the top windowPress [TOP WINDOW] or [RETURN]. DVD-RAM MY SELECTION DISC PROTECTION OFF CARTRIDGE PROTECT OFF TimeDateCH N S TOP WINDOW ACTION TIMER RECORDINGRESUME PLAYPLAY LIST PLAY CREATE PLAY LISTDIRECT NAVIGATORDISC SETTING RETURN ENTER SELECT N S DVD-RAM MY SELECTION DISC PROTECTION OFF CARTRIDGE PROTECT OFF TimeDateCH N S TOP WINDOW ACTION TIMER RECORDINGRESUME PLAYPLAY LIST PLAY CREATE PLAY LISTDIRECT NAVIGATORDISC SETTING RETURN ENTERSELECT N S Disc protection “ON” is displayed if you have used Disc Protection in DISC SETTING to protect the disc (➡ page 52). Disc title The disc’s title is displayed if one is recorded. You can enter titles with Enter Title in DISC SETTING (➡ page 50).Cartridge protection “ON” is displayed if the disc is protected with the write-protect tab (➡ page 99). Disc type