Panasonic Dmr Eh50 Operating Instructions Manual

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∫When a menu screen appears on the television
[DVD-V] [DVD-A]
Press [3,4,2,1] to select the item and press [ENTER].
Some items can also be selected using the numbered buttons.
[VCD]
Press the numbered buttons to select the item.
e.g., 5: [0] ➡ [5] 15:  [1] ➡ [5]
≥To return to the menu screen
[DVD-V]Press [TOP MENU] or [SUB MENU].
[DVD-A]Press [TOP MENU].
[VCD]Press [RETURN].
[Note]
≥It is not possible to play continuously from one side of a double sided disc to the other. You will need to eject the disc and tur n it over.
≥Depending on the disc, it may take time for the menu screen, pictures, sound, etc. to start.
≥Discs continue to rotate while menus are displayed. Press [∫] when you have finished playback to protect the unit’s motor, your television screen 
and so on.
Continued on next page
Operations during play
Stop
Press [∫].
The stopped position is memorized.
“PLAY” flashes in the unit’s display. (Excluding when playing from the Direct 
Navigator and when playing a playlist.)
Resume play function
Press [1] (PLAY) to restart from this position.
Stopped position
≥If [∫] is pressed several times, “PLAY” disappears and the position is cleared.
≥The position is cleared if the unit is turned off or the tray is opened.
Pa usePress [;].Press [;] again or [1] (PLAY) to restart play.
Search
Press [6] or [5].The speed increases up to 5 steps.
≥You can also turn the Smart Wheel left or right for operation (excluding [CD] [VCD]).
≥Press [1] (PLAY) to restart play.
≥Audio is heard during first level search forward.
[DVD-A] (excluding moving picture parts) [CD] Audio is heard during all levels of search.
≥Depending on the disc, search may not be possible.
Skip
During play or while paused, press [:] or [9].
Skip to the title, chapter or track you want to play.
≥Each press increases the number of skips.
Starting from a 
selected item
Press the numbered buttons.Play starts from the selected title, chapter or track.
[HDD] [CD] (discs with MP3 files and JPEG/TIFF)
e.g., 5: [0] ➡ [0] ➡ [5]
15: [0] ➡ [1] ➡ [5]
[DVD-A] Selecting groups
While stopped (screen saver is displayed on the television ➡right)
e.g., 5: [5]
Other discs (You can select a track with DVD Audio.)e.g., 5: [0] ➡ [5]
15: [1] ➡ [5]
≥This works only when stopped (screen saver is displayed on the television ➡above) with some 
discs.
≥[VCD] (with playback control)
If you press the numbered buttons while stopped (the above screen saver is displayed on the 
television) you can cancel PBC. (Elapsed play time appears on the unit’s display.)
Quick View
[HDD] [RAM] 
Press and hold [1](PLAY/a1.3).Play speed is quicker than normal.
≥Press again to return to normal speed.
Slow-motion
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [DVD-V] 
[DVD-A] (Motion picture parts only) 
[-RW‹VR›] [VCD]
While paused, press [6] or [5].The speed increases up to 5 steps.
≥You can also turn the Smart Wheel left or right for operation (excluding [VCD]).
≥Press [1] (PLAY) to restart play.
≥[VCD] Forward direction [5] only. 
≥The unit will pause if slow-motion play is continued for approximately 5 minutes.
Frame-by-frame
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [DVD-V] 
[DVD-A] (Motion picture parts only) 
[-RW‹VR›] [VCD]
While paused, press [2] (2;) or [1] (;1).Each press shows the next frame.
≥Press and hold to change in succession forward or backward.
≥Press [1] (PLAY) to restart play.
≥[VCD] Forward direction [1] (;1) only.
HDDPLAYDVDSD
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Playing recorded video contents/Playing play-only discs
Refer to the control reference on page 30.
Press [AUDIO].
[HDD] [RAM] [-RW‹VR›] [VCD]
Stereo>Mono L>Mono R
^-----------------------------}
≥When playing an SAP broadcast recorded on the HDD, DVD-RAM, 
DVD-RW (DVD Video Recording format): MAIN()SAP[DVD-V] [DVD-A]
You can change the audio channel number each time you press the 
button. This allows you to change things like the soundtrack 
language (➡36, Soundtrack).
e.g., English is selected.
Displaying the 
television image as a 
picture-in-picture
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] 
[-RW‹VR›]
Press [TIME SLIP].The unit displays the television image as a 
picture-in-picture.
≥You will hear the playback audio.
≥Press [1] (PLAY) to cancel.
≥The blue background does not appear on the 
receiving screen even if you select “On” in 
“Blue Background” in the SETUP menu 
(
➡56).
Skipping the specified 
time (Time Slip)
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] 
[-RW‹VR›]
1 Press [TIME SLIP].
2 Press [3,4] to select the 
time and press [ENTER].
Play skips the specified time.
≥Each time you press [3,4], the time 
increases [3] or decreases [4] by 1 
minute intervals. (Press and hold for 
10-minute intervals.)
≥Press [1] (PLAY) to show the play 
images in full.
CM Skip
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] 
[-RW‹VR›]
Press [CM SKIP].
Each time you press, play restarts approximately a minute later.
0 minPlay
CH 4 
Play images
Current receiving images
≥You can change the channel being received by 
pressing [WXCH].
(You cannot change the channel being received 
while recording.)
-5 minPlay
CH 4 
This automatically 
disappears after 
approximately 5 seconds.
To show the screen again
Press [TIME SLIP] again.
Simple editing operations during play
Erase
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R]
1 Press [ERASE].
2 Press [2,1] to select “Erase” and press [ENTER].
≥A title cannot be restored once it is erased. Make certain before proceeding.
≥You cannot erase while recording or transferring (dubbing).
≥[-R] [+R] Available space does not increase after erasing. 
≥[-RW‹V›] Disc space increases only when the last recorded title is erased.
Create chapters
(➡38, Title/Chapter)
[HDD] [RAM]
Press [CREATE CHAPTER].
Chapters are divided at the point pressed.
≥Press [:, 9] to skip to the start of a chapter.
Changing audio during play
Play
Stereo
HDD Hard-Drive
e.g., “Stereo” is
selectedSoundtrack1 ENGÎ Digital  3/2.1ch
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Using menus to play MP3
[CD]
Preparation
Press [DVD] to select the DVD drive.
This unit plays MP3 files recorded on CD-R/RW designed for audio 
recording that are finalized (➡ 68) on a computer. 
The screen shown below is displayed when you insert a disc 
containing MP3 files and still pictures (JPEG/TIFF).
Press [ENTER], and follow the steps below.
1Press [TOP MENU].
≥Files are treated as tracks and folders are treated as groups.
2Press [3,4] to select the track and 
press [ENTER].
Play starts on the selected track.
≥“0” indicates the track currently playing.
≥You can also select the track with the numbered buttons.
e.g., 5: [0] ➡ [0] ➡ [5]
15: [0] ➡ [1] ➡ [5]
To show other pages
Press [:, 9].
To exit the screen
Press [TOP MENU].
1While the file list is displayed
Press [1] while a track is highlighted 
to display the tree screen.
2Press [3,4,2,1] to select a group 
and press [ENTER].
The file list for the group appears.
To return to the file list
Press [RETURN]. Regarding MP3
≥Compatible formats: ISO9660 level 1 or 2 (except for extended 
formats) and Joliet
≥Maximum number of files (tracks) and folders (groups) 
recognizable: 999 files (tracks) and 99 folders (groups)
≥This unit is compatible with multi-session but reading or play of 
the disc may take time if there are a lot of sessions.
≥Operation may take time to complete when there are many files 
(tracks) and/or folders (groups) and some files (tracks) may not 
display or be playable.
≥The display order on this unit may differ from how the order is 
displayed on a computer.
≥Depending on how you create the disc (writing software), files 
(tracks) and folders (groups) may not play in the order you 
numbered them.
≥This unit is not compatible with packet-write format.
≥File format: MP3
Files must have the extension “.mp3” or “.MP3”.
≥Bit rates: 32 kbps to 320 kbps
≥Sampling frequency: 16 kHz/22.05 kHz/24 kHz/32 kHz/
44.1kHz/48kHz
≥This unit is not compatible with ID3 tags.
HDDHDDDV DDVDSDSD
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TVGUIDE
SCHEDULE
CHCHSUB MENUSUB MENU
TOPMENU
SDUBBINGDUBBING
DVD/TV
TV/VIDEOINPUT SELECT
AUDIO
F Rec
SETUP
CANCEL0VCR Plus+CM SKIP
SKIP
SLOW/SEARCH
STOPSTOPPA U S EPAUSEPLAY/x1.3
ENTERENTER
RETURNRETURN
CREATECREATECHAPTERCHAPTERInfoSTATUSSTATUS
RECRECREC MODEREC MODEERASEERASEDISPLAYDISPLAYPA G E
PA G E
DIRECT
NAVIGATOR
TIMESLIPTOP MENU
DVD
RETURN 3,4,2,1 
ENTER
:,9
Numbered 
buttons
002 group
001001 (folder=group)
001track.mp3
002track.mp3
003track.mp3
003 group
001track.mp3 (file=track)
002track.mp3
003track.mp3
001track.mp3
002track.mp3
003track.mp3
004track.mp3
Root
Order of play Structure of MP3 folders
Prefix with 3-digit numbers 
in the order you want to play 
them.
Using the tree screen to find a group
ENTER
Playback mode is set to MP3.
If you want to play picture (JPEG),
select JPEG Menu from Menu in FUNCTIONS.
001 Both Ends Freezing
002 Lady Starfish
003 Life on Jupiter 
004 Metal Glue 
005 Paint It Yellow
006 Pyjamamama
007 Shrimps from Mars
008 Starperson
009 Velvet  Cuppermine
010 Ziggy Starfish
Page 001/024 
1
1    :  My favorite
2
3
4
5
6 
7
8
9
10  Total                   Track                           Tr e eG            1
T             1
Total        1/111
Menu
0   –   9No.
Group No.
Prev.Next
ENTER
Selected group
G: Group No.
T: Track No. in the group
TOTAL: Track No./Total 
tracks in all groups
Tr e eG  7/25    001 My favorite
        001 Brazilian pops
        002 Chinese pops
        003 Czech pops
        004 Hungarian pops
        005 Liner notes
        006 Japanese pops
        
007 Mexican pops        008 Philippine pops
        009 Swedish pops
            001 Momoko
    002 Standard number
        001 Piano solo
        002 Vocal
Menu
No.
G             8
T            14
To t a l       40/111
MP3 music
0   –   9
ENTER
You cannot select groups 
that contain no compatible 
files. Selected group No. /Total groups
If the group has no track, “– –” is displayed 
as group number.
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Playing still pictures (JPEG/TIFF)
[HDD] [RAM] [SD] [CD]
≥You can use SD Memory Cards with capacities from 8 MB to 1 GB 
(➡9).
1Press [HDD], [DVD] or 
[SD] to select the drive.
The indicator lights up on the unit.
≥On the main unit, press [DRIVE SELECT] several times.
[CD]
The screen shown below is displayed when you insert a disc 
containing MP3 files and still pictures (JPEG/TIFF). Select 
JPEG menu (➡right) before performing the steps below.
2Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR].
3[HDD] [RAM]
Press the “Green” button to select 
“Picture”.
Direct Navigator screen iconsTo show other pages
Press [3,4,2,1] to select “Previous” or “Next” and press 
[ENTER].
≥You can also press [:, 9] to show other pages.
To select the still pictures in another folder ➡35 
4Press [3,4,2,1] to select the still 
picture and press [ENTER].
You can also select still pictures with the numbered buttons.
≥Press [2,1] to display the previous or next still picture.
≥Useful functions during still picture play (➡35).
To return to the Direct Navigator screen
Press [∫].
To exit the screen
Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR].
∫To show the picture properties
Press [STATUS] twice.
To exit the picture properties screen
Press [STATUS].
[Note]
Still pictures cannot be played during recording or transferring 
(dubbing).
[CD] [with MP3 files and still pictures (JPEG/TIFF)]
The screen shown below is displayed when you insert a disc 
containing MP3 files and still pictures (JPEG/TIFF).
1Press [ENTER].
2Press [FUNCTIONS].
3Press [3,4] to select “MENU” and 
press [ENTER].
4Press [3,4] to select “JPEG Menu” 
and press [ENTER].
Picture protected.
Picture in which the number of prints is set (DPOF) 
(➡42, 
68).
IN2IN2
CHCH
HDDDVD SD
S VIDEOS VIDEOVIDEOVIDEOL/MONOL/MONO-AUD I OAUDIO-R
OPEN/CLOSEOPEN/CLOSEDRIDRIVEVESELECT SELECT RECRECPOWER/x1. 3
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SCHEDULE
CHCHSUB MENUSUB MENU
TOPMENU
SDUBBINGDUBBING
DVD/TV
DVD POWER POWERTV
ÍCHVOLUMETV/VIDEOINPUT SELECT
AUDIO
F Rec
SETUP
CANCEL0VCR Plus+CM SKIP
SKIP
SLOW/SEARCH
STOPSTOPPA U S EPAUSEPLAY/x1.3
ENTERENTER
RETURNRETURN
CREATECREATECHAPTERCHAPTERInfoSTATUSSTATUS
RECRECREC MODEREC MODEERASEERASEDISPLAYDISPLAYPA G E
PA G E
DIRECT
NAVIGATOR
TIMESLIP
STATUS
DRIVE SELECT
∫ ∫ 
DIRECT
 NAVIGATOR
FUNCTIONS HDD, DVD, SD
3,4,2,1 
ENTER
SUB MENU
ERASE
:,9
Numbered 
buttonsSD card slotHDD, DVD, SD indicator
“Green”
HDDDVDSDSD
e.g., SD card drive
ENTER
Playback mode is set to MP3.
If you want to play picture (JPEG),
select JPEG Menu from Menu in FUNCTIONS.
SelectPreviousPage 001/001Next
0001Folder 100__DVD000200030004
0005000600070008
0009------------
DIRECT NAVIGATOR Picture (JPEG) View
PlaySUB MENUS
PictureHDDVideoPicture (JPEG) View 
screen
e.g.,
5: [0] ➡ [0] ➡ [0] ➡ [5] 115: [0] ➡ [1] ➡ [1] ➡ [5]
15: [0] ➡ [0] ➡ [1] ➡ [5] 1115: [1] ➡ [1] ➡ [1] ➡ [5]
To select JPEG Menu
11 / 10  6:53 PMFolder - Picture No.           102 - 0001
Date        11 / 12 / 2003                   No.   3 /    9
Shooting date
ENTER
Playback mode is set to MP3.
If you want to play picture (JPEG),
select JPEG Menu from Menu in FUNCTIONS.
DV DCD(MP3/JPEG)FUNCTIONS
ScheduleTV GUIDEEPGSCHEDULE Playback
VOL_200411291118
Playback Mode: MP3
MENU
ENTER
Select a playback mode from 
the following menus.
Menus
MP3 Menu
JPEG Menu
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∫To select the still pictures in another folder
(➡9, Structure of folders displayed by this unit)
1Press [3,4,2,1] to select “Folder” and press [ENTER].
2Press [3,4] to select the folder and press [ENTER].
You can also select folders with the numbered buttons.
e.g., 5: [0] ➡ [0] ➡ [5]
15: [0] ➡ [1] ➡ [5]
115: [1] ➡ [1] ➡ [5]To switch to another higher folder
If there is a multiple number of higher folders recognizable,
While the screen on the right appears
1 Press [SUB MENU].
2Press [3,4] to select “Select 
Folder” and press [ENTER].
3Press [2,1] to select the 
higher folder and press 
[ENTER].
4Press [3,4] to select the 
desired folder and press 
[ENTER].
Useful functions during still picture 
play
Start Slide 
Show
Slide Interval
[HDD] [RAM] [SD] [CD]You can display still pictures one by one 
with constant interval.
While the Picture (JPEG) View screen is 
displayed1 Press 
[3,4,2,1] 
to select 
“Folder” and 
press [SUB MENU].
2 Press [3,4] to 
select “Start 
Slide Show” and 
press [ENTER].
≥To change the display timing
1 Press [3,4] to select “Slide Interval” in 
step 2 and press [ENTER].
2 Press [2, 1] to select the desired timing 
(0–30 seconds) and press [ENTER].
Rotate
[HDD] [RAM] [SD] [CD]
1 Press [SUB MENU].
2 Press [3,4] to 
select “Rotate 
Right” or 
“Rotate Left” 
and press [ENTER].
≥Rotation information will not be stored.
Zoom in
Zoom out
[HDD] [RAM] [SD] [CD]
1 Press [SUB MENU].
2 Press [3,4] to 
select “Zoom in” 
and press 
[ENTER].
≥To return the picture to its original size, 
press [3,4] to select “Zoom out” in step 
2 and press [ENTER].
≥When zooming in, the picture may be cut 
off.
≥The enlargement information will not be 
stored.
≥The “Zoom in/Zoom out” function is only 
available for still pictures smaller than 
640k480 pixels.
Erase
[HDD] [RAM] [SD]
1 Press [ERASE].
2 Press [2,1] to select 
“Erase” and press [ENTER].
≥Once erased, the recorded contents 
are lost and cannot be restored. Make 
certain before proceeding.
0001Folder100__DVD0002
00050006
DIRECT NAVIGATOR Picture (JSD CARD
Start Slide ShowSlide Interval
Rotate Left Rotate RightENTER
Zoom inRotate Left Rotate Right
ENTER
0001Folder100__DVD000200030004
0005000600070008
DIRECT NAVIGATOR Picture (JPEG) ViewSD CARDPicture002 101__DVD003102__DVD---
\DCIM\@__DVD
---001 100__DVD
103__DVD
004
Regarding still pictures (JPEG, TIFF)
[HDD] [RAM] [SD]
≥Compatible formats: DCF
§ compliant (Content recorded on a 
digital camera, etc.)
§Design rule for Camera File system: unified standard 
established by Japan Electronics and Information Technology 
Industries Association (JEITA). 
≥File format: JPEG, TIFF (non-compressed RGB chunky format)
≥Number of pixels: 34k34 to 6144k4096 
(Sub sampling is 4:2:2 or 4:2:0)
≥This unit can handle a maximum of 3000 files and 300 folders 
(including higher folders).
≥Operation may take time to complete when playing TIFF format 
still pictures, or when there are many files and/or folders, some 
files may not display or be playable.
≥MOTION JPEG is not supported.
[CD]
≥Compatible formats: ISO9660 level 1 or 2 (except for extended 
formats) and Joliet
≥Maximum number of files and folders recognizable:
999 files and 99 folders
≥This unit is compatible with multi-session but reading or play of 
the disc may take time if there are a lot of sessions.
≥Operation may take time to complete when there are many files 
and/or folders and some files may not display or be playable.
≥The display order on this unit may differ from how the order is 
displayed on a computer.
≥Depending on how you create the disc (writing software), files 
and folders may not play in the order you numbered them.
≥This unit is not compatible with packet-write format.
≥File format: JPEG, TIFF (non-compressed RGB chunky format)
≥Files must have the extension “.jpg”, “.JPG”, “.tif ” or “.TIF”.
≥Number of pixels: 34k34 to 6144k4096 
(Sub sampling is 4:2:2 or 4:2:0)
≥Operation may take time to complete when playing TIFF format 
still pictures.
≥MOTION JPEG is not supported.
≥You can play MP3 and still pictures (JPEG/TIFF) on this unit by 
making folders as shown below. However depending on how 
you create the disc (writing software), play may not be in the 
order you numbered the folders.
≥English alphabet and Arabic numerals are displayed correctly. 
Other characters may not be displayed correctly.
≥When the highest level folders are “DCIM” folders, they are 
displayed first on the tree.
001 100__DVD002 101__DVD003 102__DVD---\DCIM\@__DVD004 103__DVD
Select folder to access.
Press ENTER to confirm.
Select Folder
\DCIM
003 Folder
001002 Folder
P0000010.jpg
P0000011.jpg
P0000012.jpg
004 Folder
P0000003.jpg
P0000004.jpg
P0000005.jpg
P0000001.jpg
P0000002.jpg
P0000006.jpg
P0000007.jpg
P0000008.jpg
P0000009.jpgRoot
Order of play Structure of still pictures
Files inside a folder are 
displayed in the order they 
were updated or taken.
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Using on-screen menus/FUNCTIONS window and Status message
1Press [DISPLAY].
≥Depending on the condition of the unit (playing, stopped, 
etc.) and disc contents, there are some items that you 
cannot select or change.
2Press [3,4] to select the menu and 
press [1].
3Press [3,4] to select the item and 
press [1].
4Press [3,4] to select the setting.
≥Some items can be changed by pressing [ENTER].
To clear the on-screen menus
Press [DISPLAY].
§You may have to use the menus (➡31) on the disc to make 
changes.
≥The display changes according to the disc content. You cannot 
change when there is no recording.
Audio attribute
Language
This function works only when the elapsed play time is displayed.
Select the item for repeat play. Depending on the disc, the items that 
can be selected will differ.
Using on-screen menus
Common procedures
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CHCHSUB MENUSUB MENU
TOPMENU
SDUBBINGDUBBING
DVD/TV
DVD POWER POWERTV
ÍCHVOLUMETV/VIDEOINPUT SELECT
AUDIO
F Rec
SETUP
CANCEL0VCR Plus+CM SKIP
SKIP
SLOW/SEARCH
STOPSTOPPA U S EPAUSEPLAY/x1.3
ENTERENTER
RETURNRETURN
CREATECREATECHAPTERCHAPTERInfoSTATUSSTATUS
RECRECREC MODEREC MODEERASEERASEDISPLAYDISPLAYPA G E
PA G E
DIRECT
NAVIGATOR
TIMESLIP
FUNCTIONS
3,4,2,1 
ENTER
STATUS
DISPLAY
Disc
VideoAudio
Other
PlaySoundtrack
Subtitle1
Audio channel
Off
Stereo Î Digital   2/0 ch
Menu Item Setting
Disc menu–Setting the disc content
Soundtrack§
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [-RW‹VR›]
The disc’s audio attributes appear.
[DVD-V] [DVD-A]
Select the audio and language (➡below, Audio attribute, 
Language).
Subtitle
§
[DVD-V] [DVD-A] 
Turn the subtitle on/off and select the language (➡below, 
Language).
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [-RW‹VR›] (Only discs that contain 
subtitle on/off information)
Turn the subtitle on/off.
≥Subtitle on/off information cannot be recorded using this unit.
≥If the subtitles overlap closed captions recorded on discs, turn 
the subtitles off.
Audio channel [HDD] [RAM] [-RW‹VR›] [VCD]
➡32, Changing audio during play
Angle
§[DVD-V] [DVD-A]
Change the number to select an angle.
Still-P (Still picture) [DVD-A]
Selects the play method for still pictures.
Slide Show:Plays according to the default order on the disc.
Pag e:Select the still picture number and play.
≥RANDOM: Plays in random order.
≥Return: Returns to the default still picture on the disc.
PBC (Playback control 
➡68) [VCD]
Indicates whether menu play (playback control) is on or off.
LPCM/PPCM/ÎDigital/DTS/MPEG:
k (kHz):
b (bit):
ch (channel):Signal type
Sampling frequency
Number of bits
Number of channels
ENG: English
FRA: French
DEU: German
ITA: Italian
ESP: Spanish
NLD: DutchSVE: Swedish
NOR: Norwegian
DAN: Danish
POR: Portuguese
RUS: Russian
JPN: JapaneseCHI: Chinese
KOR: Korean
MAL: Malay
VIE: Vietnamese
THA: Thai
¢: Others
Play menu–Change the play sequence
Repeat play
≥All  [CD] (excluding MP3 discs) [VCD] 
≥Chapter[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [DVD-V] [-RW‹VR›]
≥Group[DVD-A] [CD] (MP3 discs only)
≥Playlists[HDD] [RAM]
≥Title[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [DVD-V] [-RW‹VR›]
≥Tr a c k[DVD-A] [CD] [VCD] 
Select “Off” to cancel.
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§Only when you have selected “480p” in “TV Type” (➡18).By using the FUNCTIONS window you may access the main 
functions quickly and easily.
1While stopped
Press [FUNCTIONS].
Functions displayed depend on the selected drive or type of 
disc.
2Press [3,4,2,1] to select an item 
and press [ENTER].
≥If you select “Other Functions”, press [3,4] to select an 
item and press [ENTER].
To exit the FUNCTIONS window
Press [FUNCTIONS].
Press [STATUS].
The display changes each time you press the button.
Video menu–Change the picture quality
Picture [HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [DVD-V] [DVD-A] [-RW‹VR›] [VCD]
To select the picture quality mode during play.
≥Normal:Default setting
≥Soft: Soft picture with fewer video artifacts
≥Fine:  Details are sharper
≥Cinema:Mellows movies, enhances detail in dark scenes.
≥User: You can make further adjustments.
Press [3,4,2,1] to select “Detail picture 
adjustment” and press [ENTER].
Contrast
Increases the contrast between light and dark parts of 
the picture.
Brightness
Brightens the picture.
Sharpness
Adjust the sharpness of the edges of the horizontal lines.
Color
Adjusts the shade of the picture’s color.
Gamma
Increases the brightness of the center ranges to improve 
detail and contrast in dark scenes.
Integrated DNR
Reduces mosaic noise and character smudging.
MPEG-DNR (When any item other than “User” is selected)
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [DVD-V] [DVD-A] [-RW‹VR›] [VCD]
Reduces noise and picture degradation.
On ↔ Off
Progressive
§ (➡68)
Select “On” to enable progressive output.
≥Select “Off” if the picture is stretched horizontally.
≥When progressive output is on, closed captions cannot be 
displayed.
Transfer
§ [When “Progressive” (➡above) is set to “On”.]
Select the method of conversion for progressive output to suit 
the type of material being played (➡68, Film and video).
≥Auto1 (normal):
Detects 24 frame-per-second film content and 
appropriately converts it.
≥Auto2:Compatible with 30 frame-per-second film content 
in addition to 24 frame-per-second film content. 
(Picture distortion may occur depending on the 
content)
≥Video:Select when using “Auto1” and “Auto2”, and the 
video content is distorted.
Line-in NR (Only when IN1, IN2 or IN3 is selected)
Reduces video tape noise while transferring (dubbing).
Depending on the video tape, jittering may occur.
≥Automatic:Noise reduction only works on picture input from 
a video tape.
≥On:Noise reduction works for any video input.
≥Off:Noise reduction is off. Select when you want to 
record input as is.
Audio menu–Change the sound effect
V.S.S. [HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [DVD-V] [DVD-A] [-RW‹VR›]
(Dolby Digital, 2-channel or over only)
Enjoy a surround-like effect if you are using two front 
speakers only.
≥Turn V.S.S. off if it causes distortion. (Check the surround 
function on the connected equipment.)
≥V.S.S. does not work for SAP recordings.
Dialog Enhancer [RAM] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [DVD-V] [DVD-A] [-RW‹VR›]
(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.
Other menu–Change the display position
Position 
1 (Standard)–5: The higher the setting the lower the on-
screen menu moves.
FUNCTIONS window
Status messages
HDDHDDFUNCTIONS
Schedule
Dubbing
TV GUIDEEPGSCHEDULE12
3VCR Plus+
Other Functions PlaybackENTERDUBBING
Disc Space Left    52:00 SP
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
0:50  XP 6/8 10:15 PM
π T1     0:05.14  XPπ T2     0:00.10  SPRemain     π
Rec.
Stereo
DVD Rec.
HDD Hard-Drive
Play
Title number and elapsed time during 
recording/Recording mode
No displayAvailable recording time 
and recording mode  Title number and elapsed time during play/
Recording modeSelected drive/type of disc
Recording or play status/input 
channel
Audio type
Date and timeRecording drive/
Transfer (dubbing) progress indicator
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Editing
Editing titles/chapters
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R]
≥The maximum number of items on a disc
[HDD]
–Titles: 500
–Chapters: Approximately 1000 per title
(Depends on the state of recording.)
[RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R]
–Titles: 99 ([+R] 49 titles)
–Chapters: Approximately 1000 ([+R] Approximately 254)
(Depends on the state of recording.)
[Note]
≥Once erased, divided or shortened, recorded content cannot be 
restored to its original state. Make certain before proceeding.
≥You cannot edit during recording or transferring (dubbing), etc.
≥Restricted recording information remains even after editing (e.g. 
dividing a title, etc).
You can modify (remove unnecessary parts, divide, etc.) recorded 
programs.
Preparation
≥Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit 
the connection to this unit.
≥Turn the unit on.
≥Press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the drive containing the recorded 
title to be edited.
≥[RAM] Release protection (➡50). 
1During play or while stopped
Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR].
2[HDD] [RAM]
Press the “Blue” button to select “Video”.
3Press [3,4,2,1] to select the title.
4Press [SUB MENU].
5Press [3,4] to select the operation 
and press [ENTER].
≥If you select “Edit Title”, press [3,4] to select the operation 
and press [ENTER] (➡39).
If you select “View Chapters”
6Press [3,4,2,1] to select the chapter.
To start play ➡ Press [ENTER].
To edit ➡ Step 7.
≥To show other pages/Multiple editing (➡above)
7Press [SUB MENU], then [3,4] to 
select the operation and press [ENTER].
≥You can go back to the Title View.
To return to the previous screen
Press [RETURN].
To exit the screen
Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR]. Title/Chapter
Programs are recorded as a single title consisting of one chapter.
You can divide a title into multiple chapters. [HDD] [RAM]
(➡32, 39)
You can change the order of chapters and create a playlist 
(➡40). [HDD] [RAM]
≥Titles are divided into about 5-minute chapters after finalizing 
(➡52). [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R]Editing titles/chapters and playing 
chapters
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TVGUIDE
SCHEDULE
CHCHSUB MENUSUB MENU
TOPMENU
SDUBBINGDUBBING
DVD/TV
AUDIO
F Rec
SETUP
CANCEL0VCR Plus+CM SKIP
SKIP
SLOW/SEARCH
STOPSTOPPA U S EPAUSEPLAY/x1.3
ENTERENTER
RETURNRETURN
CREATECREATECHAPTERCHAPTERInfoSTATUSSTATUS
RECRECREC MODEREC MODEERASEERASEDISPLAYDISPLAYPA G E
PA G E
DIRECT
NAVIGATOR
TIMESLIP
RETURN
HDD, DVD
: 9
1
; 
DIRECT
NAVIGATOR
SUB MENU
3,4,2,1 
ENTER
“Blue”
ChapterTitle
Start End
Chapter Chapter Chapter ChapterTitle
To show other pages
Press [3,4,2,1] to select “Previous” or “Next” and 
press [ENTER].
≥You can also press [:, 9] to show other pages.
Multiple editing
Select with [3,4,2,1] and press [;]. (Repeat.)
A check mark appears. Press [;] again to cancel.
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DIRECT NAVIGATOR Title ViewHDDPicture VideoTitle View screen
Setup Protection
Cancel Protection
Shorten Title
Change Thumbnail
Divide TitleTitle NameProperties
Edit Title
View Chapters
Table Mode
Other ViewErase Title
Refer to “Title 
operations” (➡39).
Switching the Direct Navigator 
appearance ➡30
Playing still pictures (JPEG/TIFF) 
➡34, Step 3
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DIRECT NAVIGATOR Chapter ViewHDDPicture VideoChapter View screen
Create Chapter
Combine Chapters
View Titles Erase Chapter
Refer to “Chapter 
operations” (➡39).
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Editing
After performing steps 1–5 (➡38)
§ Multiple editing is possible.
After performing steps 1–7 (➡38)
§ Multiple editing is possible.
Title operations
Erase Title§
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R]
(➡ below, “For quicker 
editing”)
Press [2,1] to select “Erase” and press [ENTER].
≥Once erased, the recorded contents are lost and cannot be restored. Make certain before proceeding.
≥The available recording space on DVD-R or +R does not increase when you erase titles. 
≥Available recording space on DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) increases only when the last recorded title is 
erased. It does not increase if other titles are erased.
Properties
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] 
[-RW‹VR›]Information (e.g., time and date) is shown.
≥Press [ENTER] to exit the screen.
Title Name
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R]You can give names to recorded titles.
➡53, Entering text
Setup Protection§
Cancel Protection§
[HDD] [RAM]If set, this will protect the title from accidental erasure.
Press [2,1] to select “Yes” and press [ENTER].
The lock symbol appears when the title is protected.
Shorten Title
[HDD] [RAM]
(➡ below, “For quicker 
editing”)You can remove unnecessary part of the recording such as commercials.
1Press [ENTER] at the start point and end point of the 
section you want to erase.
2Press [3,4] to select “Exit” and press [ENTER].
≥Select “Next” and press [ENTER] to erase other sections.
3Press [2,1] to select “Erase” and press [ENTER]. 
Change Thumbnail
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R]
(➡ below, “For quicker 
editing”)
You can change the image to be shown as the thumbnail picture in the Title View.
1Press [1] (PLAY) to start play.
2Press [ENTER] when the image you want to use as a 
thumbnail is shown.
To change the thumbnail
Restart play and press [3,4] to select “Change”, then press [ENTER] at 
the point you want to change.
3Press [3,4] to select “Exit” and press [ENTER].
Divide Title
[HDD] [RAM]
(➡ below, “For quicker 
editing”)You can divide a title into two. 
1Press [ENTER] at the point you want to divide the title.
2Press [3,4] to select “Exit” and press [ENTER].
3Press [2,1] to select “Divide” and press [ENTER].
To confirm the division point
Press [3,4] to select “Preview” and press [ENTER]. (The unit plays 10 
seconds before and after the division point.)
To change the division point
Restart play and press [3,4] to select “Divide”, then press [ENTER] at the point where you want to divide 
the title.
[Note]≥The divided titles retain the name and CPRM property (➡68) of the original title.
≥Video and audio just before and after the dividing point may momentarily cut out.
Properties
No.
Ch. Date001
4 6/20/2002Start
Rec. Time10:00 AM
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Start
NextExit0:43.21
Play008End
- -:- -.- - - -:- -.- -Start End
DIRECT NAVIGATOR Shorten TitleHDDPicture Video
ENTER
Change
Exit0:00.01
0:01.05Change
008
DIRECT NAVIGATORChange ThumbnailHDD
Start play and select
the thumbnail position
Picture Video
ENTER
Preview
ExitDivide
0:43.21
-- : -- . --Divide
008Play
DIRECT NAVIGATOR Divide Title HDDPicture Video
ENTER
Chapter operations
Erase Chapter§
[HDD] [RAM]
Press [2,1] to select “Erase” and press [ENTER].
≥Once erased, the recorded contents are lost and cannot be restored. Make certain before proceeding.
Create Chapter
[HDD] [RAM]
(➡ below, “For quicker 
editing”)Select the point where you want to start a new chapter while viewing the 
title.1Press [ENTER] at the point you want to divide.
≥Repeat this step to divide at other points.
2Press [3,4] to select “Exit” and press [ENTER]. 
Combine 
Chapters 
[HDD] [RAM]
Press [2,1] to select “Combine” and press [ENTER].
≥The selected chapter and following chapter are combined.
Create
Exit0:43.21
Play008
DIRECT NAVIGATOR Create Chapter HDDPicture Video
ENTER
For quicker editing
≥Use search, slow-motion (➡31) or Time Slip (➡32) to find the desired point.
≥Press [:, 9] to skip to the end of a title.
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Creating, editing and playing playlists
[HDD] [RAM]
≥The maximum number of items on a disc
–Playlists: 99
–Chapters in playlists: Approximately 1000
(Depends on the state of recording.)
≥If you exceed the maximum numbers of items for a disc, all the 
items entered will not be recorded.
[HDD] [RAM]
Preparation
≥Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit 
the connection to this unit.
≥Turn the unit on.
≥Press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the drive containing the recorded 
title to be edited.
≥[RAM] Release disc or cartridge protection (➡50). 
≥You cannot create or edit a playlist while recording or while 
transferring (dubbing).
1While stopped
Press [FUNCTIONS].
2Press [3,4] to select “Other 
Functions” and press [ENTER].
3Press [3,4] to select “PLAYLISTS” 
and press [ENTER].
4Press [3,4,2,1] to select “Create” 
and press [ENTER].
5Press [2,1] to select the source title 
and press [4].
≥Press [ENTER] to select all the chapters in the title, then 
skip to step 7.
6Press [2,1] to select the chapter you 
want to add to a playlist and press 
[ENTER].
Press [3] to cancel.
≥You can also create a new chapter from the source title. 
Press [SUB MENU] to select “Create Chapter” and press 
[ENTER] (➡39, Create Chapter).
7Press [2,1] to select the position to 
insert the chapter and press [ENTER].
≥Press [3] to select other source titles.
≥Repeat steps 6–7 to add other chapters.
8Press [RETURN].
All the selected scenes become the playlist.
To return to the previous screen
Press [RETURN].
To exit the screen
Press [RETURN] several times. You can arrange the chapters (➡38) to create a playlist.
Transferring (dubbing) (➡43) a playlist will create a title.
≥Playlists are not recorded separately so this doesn’t use much 
capacity.
≥Editing chapters in a playlist does not modify the source titles 
and source chapters.
Creating playlists
HDDHDDDV DDVDSDSD
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TVGUIDE
SCHEDULE
CHCHSUB MENUSUB MENU
TOPMENU
SDUBBINGDUBBING
DVD/TV
AUDIO
F Rec
SETUP
CANCEL0VCR Plus+CM SKIP
SKIP
SLOW/SEARCH
STOPSTOPPA U S EPAUSEPLAY/x1.3
ENTERENTER
RETURNRETURN
CREATECREATECHAPTERCHAPTERInfoSTATUSSTATUS
RECREC MODEERASEDISPLAYPA G E
DIRECT
NAVIGATOR
TIMESLIP
RETURN
HDD, DVD
SUB MENU
FUNCTIONS
3,4,2,1 
ENTER
Title
ChapterTitle
PlaylistChapter Chapter Chapter Chapter
Chapter Chapter
HDDFUNCTIONS
Schedule
Dubbing
TV GUIDEEPG
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
SCHEDULE12
3VCR Plus+
Other Functions PlaybackENTERDUBBING
PLAYLISTSFLEXIBLE RECORDING
DISC MANAGEMENT
Return
SETUP
Disc Space Left    52:00 SPHDD
PLAYLISTS Playlist View
- -  - -  - - - -  - -  - - 
Create
HDD
PLAYLISTS Create
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Source Chapter
Chapters in PlaylistPage 001/001
Page 001/001
Page 001/001002
002
HDD
001
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PLAYLISTS Create
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Source Title
Source Chapter
Chapters in PlaylistPage 001/001
Page 001/001
Page 001/001002
002
HDD
001
001003
PLAYLISTS Create
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001--- --- ---
--- --- --- ---
Source Title
Source Chapter
Chapters in PlaylistPage 001/001
Page 001/001
Page 001/001002
002003
Press RETURN to exit.
HDD
ENTER
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