Panasonic Dmr Es20 Operating Instructions Manual

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Playing back
Operations during play
Stop
Press [g].
The stopped position is memorized. 
(Excluding when playing from the Direct Navigator and when playing a playlist.) 
Resume play function
Press [q] (PLAY) to restart from this position. 
•Depending on the disc, resume play function may not be effective.   
Stopped position
•If [g] is pressed several times, the position is cleared.
•The position is cleared if the unit is turned off or the tray is opened.
PausePress [h]. Press again or press [q] (PLAY) to restart play. 
Search
Press [t] or [y].
•
The speed increases up to 5 steps. 
•Press [q] (PLAY) to restart play.
•Audio is heard during all levels of search.    •Depending on the disc, searching may not be possible.
SkipWhile playing or paused, press [u] or [i].
•
Each press increases the number of skips.
Starting from a 
selected item
Press the numbered buttons. 
e.g., 5:  [0] Ô[5]  (MP3 and JPEG discs only) 5:  [0] Ô [0] Ô [5] 
15: [1] Ô[5] 15: [0] Ô [1] Ô [5]
•This works only when stopped (screen saver is displayed on the television Ô right) 
with some discs. 
Quick View 
The play speed can be increased 
without distorting the audio. 
Press and hold [q] (PLAY/x1.3).
Press again to return to normal speed. 
Slow-motion
While paused, press [t] or [y].
•
The speed increases up to 5 steps.
•Press [q] (PLAY) to restart play.
•Forward direction only. 
•The unit will pause if slow-motion play is continued for approximately 5 minutes 
(excluding ).
Frame-by-frame
While paused, press [w h] or [h q].
•
Each press shows the next frame.•Press and hold to change forward or backward in succession.
•Press [q] (PLAY) to restart play.
•Forward direction only. 
Displaying the television 
image as a picture-in-
picture
Skipping the specified 
time (Time Slip) 1 Press [TIME SLIP].
2 Press [e, r] to select the time and press [ENTER]. 
Play skips to the specified time. •Press [TIME SLIP] to show the play images in full.
CM SkipPress [CM SKIP].
Play restarts from approximately a minute later.
Editing operations during play
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Press [TIME SLIP]. 
The unit displays the television image as a 
picture-in-picture. 
•You will hear the playback audio.
•Press [TIME SLIP] again to cancel. 
•The blue background does not appear on the 
receiving screen even if you select “On” for 
“Blue Background” in the SETUP menu 
(Ô page 33).•You can change the channel being received by 
pressing [1 2 CH].
•You cannot change the channel being received 
while recording.
Play images
Currently receiving images
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Erase 
 
1 Press [ERASE].
2 Press [w, q] to select “Erase” and press [ENTER].
•
A title cannot be restored once it is erased. Make certain before proceeding. 
•You cannot erase while recording. 
•The available recording space on DVD-R or +R does not increase when you erase titles.•Available recording space on a DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) increases only when the last recorded 
title is erased. It does not increase if other titles are erased.
Create Chapter
(Ô page 26, Title/Chapter)
Press [CREATE CHAPTER].
Chapters are divided at the point pressed.•You cannot create chapters when the unit is in scheduled recording standby.
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Playing back
Using menus to play MP3 and still pictures (JPEG)
This unit plays MP3 files recorded 
on CD-R/RW designed for audio 
recording that are finalized (Ô page 
36) on a computer.
The screen shown at right is displayed 
when you insert a disc containing MP3 
files and still pictures (JPEG).
Press [ENTER], and follow the steps below.
1Press [TOP MENU]. 
•Files are treated as tracks and folders are treated as groups. 
•When the JPEG Menu is displayed, select “MP3 Menu” in step 4 
of “To select JPEG Menu” to change to the MP3 Menu. (Ô page 
23)
2Press [e, r] to select the track and 
press [ENTER]. 
Play starts on the selected track.
•“ ” indicates the track currently playing. 
•You can also select the track with the numbered buttons.
e.g., 5: [0] Ô [0] Ô [5]
15: [0] Ô [1] Ô [5]
nUsing the screen to find a group
While the file list is displayed 
1Press [q] while a track is highlighted to 
display the tree screen. 
2Press [e, r] to select a group and press 
[ENTER]. 
The file list for the group appears. 
To show other pages
Press [u, i]. 
To return to the previous screen
Press [RETURN].
To exit the screen
Press [TOP MENU].
 
You can play CD-R/CD-RW discs 
which contain still pictures (JPEG) 
that have been recorded and finalized 
(
Ô page 36) on a computer.The screen shown at right is displayed 
when you insert a disc containing MP3 
files and still pictures (JPEG).
Select JPEG menu before performing the following steps below.
(
Ô page 23, To select JPEG Menu)
SKIP SLOW/SEARCH
TIME SLIP
FUNCTIONS DIRECT NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
RETURN
STATUS DISPLAY
SUB MENU
SCHEDULE
CM SKIP
AUDIO
CANCELVCR Plus+
Numbered 
buttons
RETURN e, r, w, q
ENTER TOP MENU
STATUS SUB MENU u, i
FUNCTIONS
Regarding MP3 and still pictures (JPEG)
•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 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.
•Depending on the recording, some items may not be playable.
Regarding MP3
•File format: MP3
Files must have the extension “.mp3” or “.MP3”.
•Bit rates: 32 kbps to 320 kbps
•Sampling frequency: 16kHz/22.05kHz/24kHz/32kHz/44.1kHz/
48kHz
•This unit is not compatible with ID3 tags.
Regarding still pictures (JPEG)
•File format: JPEG
Files must have the extension “.jpg” and “.JPG”.
•Number of pixels: 34 x 34 to 3840 x 2160
(Sub sampling is 4:2:2 or 4:2:0)
This unit cannot play images that have resolutions beyond the 
range shown.
•MOTION JPEG is not supported.
•You can play MP3 and still pictures (JPEG) 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.
•When the highest level folders are “DCIM” folders, they are 
displayed first on the tree.
002 Group
001001 Group
001
 track.mp3
002 track.mp3
003 track.mp3
001 track.mp3
002 track.mp3
003 track.mp3
003 Group001 track.mp3
002 track.mp3
003 track.mp3004 track.mp3
003 Folder
001002 Folder
P0000003.jpg
P0000004.jpgP0000001.jpg tree tree
P0000002.jpg
P0000005.jpg
P0000010.jpg
P0000011.jpg
P0000012.jpg
004 FolderP0000006.jpg
P0000007.jpg
P0000008.jpg
P0000009.jpg
Order of 
playOrder of 
play Structure of MP3 folders
Prefix with 3-digit numbers in 
the order you want to play 
them.Structure of still pictures 
(JPEG)
Files inside a folder are 
displayed in the order they 
were updated or taken.
Playing MP3
Playing still pictures (JPEG)
Playback mode is set to MP3.
If you want to play picture (JPEG),
select JPEG Menu from Menu in FUNCTIONS.
ENTER
CD
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 001/0021
1    :  My favorite
2
3
4
5
6 
7
8
9
10  Total TrackTreeG            1
T             1
Total        1/111
MenuGroup No.
ENTER
Prev.
Next
No.--09
Selected group
G: Group no.
T:  Track no. in the group
To t a l :  Track no./Total track 
no. in all groups
TreeG  7/25/My favorite/
/My favorite/Brazillian pops/
/My favorite/Chinese pops/
/My favorite/Czech pops/
/My favorite/Hungarian pops/
/My favorite/Liner notes/
/My favorite/Japanese pops/
/My favorite/
Mexican pops/My favorite/Philippine pops/
/My favorite/Swedish pops/
/My favorite/Swedish pops/Momoko/
/Standard number/
/Standard number/Piano solo/
/Standard number/Vocal
MenuG             8
T            14
Total       40/111
MP3 music
ENTER
No.--09
G: Selected group no. /Total group no. 
If the group has no track, “– –” is 
displayed as group number.
Selected group
Playback mode is set to MP3.
If you want to play picture (JPEG),
select JPEG Menu from Menu in FUNCTIONS.
ENTER
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Playing back
1Press [TOP MENU].
•Thumbnails for large JPEG files and images with aspect 
ratios other than 4:3 may not display.
2Press [e, r, w, q] to select the still 
picture and press [ENTER]. 
•The selected still picture is displayed on the screen.
You can also select still pictures with the number buttons.
e.g., 5: [0] Ô [0] Ô [5]
15: [0] Ô [1] Ô [5]
nTo select another folder
While the JPEG Menu is displayed 
1Press [e, r, w, q] to select “Folder” and 
press [ENTER].
2Press [e, r] to select the folder and press 
[ENTER].
To display the previous or next still picture during play
Press [w, q].
To show other pages
Press [u, i].
To exit the menu screen
Press [TOP MENU].
1Press [ENTER].
2Press [FUNCTIONS].
3Press [e, r] to select “MENU” and 
press [ENTER].
4Press [e, r] to select “JPEG Menu” 
and press [ENTER].
After Step1 (Ôpage 22, Playing still pictures (JPEG))
2Press [e, r, w, q] to select “Folder” 
and press [
SUB MENU].
3Press [e, r] to select “Start Slide 
Show” and press [ENTER].
To change the slide interval
In step 2 above, press [e, r] to select “Slide Interval” and press 
[ENTER].
Press [w, q] to select the slide interval and press [ENTER].
•You can select a slide interval between 0-30 seconds.
•The interval for large JPEG files may be longer than the time 
you select.
1While playing, 
Press [SUB MENU].
2Press [e, r] to select the item and 
press [ENTER].
To return the rotated picture to its original position
Press [SUB MENU].
Press [e, r] to select the opposite rotation button and press 
[ENTER].
Note
The rotation information will not be stored.
Press [STATUS] twice.
To exit the picture properties screen
Press [STATUS].
To select JPEG Menu
CD(JPEG) JPEG Menu Picture(JPEG) Viewimage006
Pre
Folder
viousPage 01/01NextPlay
--- --- ---
001
008 003 004
009002
005006007
CD(JPEG) JPEG Menu Select Folder
ENTER
F  1/21/image001/
/image002/
/image003/
/image004/
/image005/
/image006/
/image007/
/image008/
/image009/
/image010/
/DATA1/
/DATA2/ 12 02 2004
Selected folder F: Selected folder no./Total folder no.
FUNCTIONS
Playback Mode: MP3 OffDVD
Playback
Schedule SCHEDULE
VCR Pl s
MENU
CD(MP3/JPEG)
Select a playback mode from
the following menus.
ENTER
Menus
MP3 Menu
JPEG Menu
To display still pictures one by one
To  r o t a t e
To view the picture properties
Slide Interval Start Slide Show
1
Slide Interval
Display IntervalSet Slide Show Interval.
Press ENTER to confirm.
ENTER
5sec.
2
Rotate Left Rotate Right
ENTER
1
2
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Playing back
Using on-screen menus
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 [e, r] to select the menu and 
press [q].
3Press [e, r] to select the item and 
press [q].
4Press [e, r] 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 (Ô page 20) on the disc to make 
changes.
•The display changes according to the disc content. You cannot 
change anything when there is no recording. 
Audio attribute
LPCM/PPCM/%Digital/DTS/MPEG: Signal type 
k (kHz):  Sampling frequency
b (bit):  Number of bits 
ch (channel):  Number of channels 
Language
•Enter a code (Ô page 36) when you select “ : Others”.
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.
Common procedures 
TV
ADD/DLT
OPEN/CLOSE
SKIP SLOW/SEARCH
REC MODE ERASEREC
POWER
F Rec TIME SLIP
FUNCTIONS DIRECT NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
RETURN
VOLUMECHINPUT SELECT
STATUS DISPLAY
SUB MENU
DVD POWER 
TV/VIDEO
SETUP
CREATE 
CHAPTER
SCHEDULE
CM SKIP
AUDIO
CANCELVCR Plus+
DVD/TV
e, r, w, q
ENTER
DISPLAYSTATUS FUNCTIONS
Disc
VideoPlaySoundtrack
Subtitle1
Audio channel
Off
L R Digital   2/0 chAudioOther
Menu Item Setting
Disc menu–Setting disc content
Soundtrack
  
The disc’s audio attributes appear.
  
Select the audio and language (Ô below, Audio attribute, 
Language).
Subtitle
 (Only discs that contain subtitle 
on/off information) 
Turn the subtitle on/off and select the language 
(Ô below, Language).
•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 
Ô page 20, Changing audio during play
Angle  
Change the number to select an angle.
PBC (Playback control Ô page 36) 
Indicates whether menu play (playback control) is on or off. 
(unchangeable)
ENG: English SVE: Swedish CHI: Chinese
FRA: French NOR: Norwegian KOR: Korean
DEU: German DAN: Danish MAL: Malay
ITA: Italian POR: Portuguese VIE: Vietnamese
ESP: Spanish RUS: Russian THA: Thai
NLD: Dutch JPN: Japanese
:Others
Play menu–Change play sequence
Repeat play 
•All   (excluding MP3 discs) 
•Chapter 
•Group   (MP3 discs only) 
•Playlists 
•Title 
•Tr a c k  
Select “Off ” to cancel.
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Playing back
Only when you have selected “480p” in “TV Type” (Ô page 14).
Position
1 (Standard) - 5: The higher the setting the lower the screen moves.
FUNCTIONS window and 
Status messages
By using the FUNCTIONS window you may access the main 
functions quickly and easily.
1While stopped
Press [FUNCTIONS].
Functions displayed depend on the type of disc.
2Press [e, r] to select an item and 
press [ENTER].
•If you select “Other Functions”, press [e, r] to select an 
item and press [ENTER]. 
To exit the FUNCTIONS window
Press [FUNCTIONS].
Status messages appear on the television during operation to show 
the condition of the unit.
Press [STATUS].
The display changes each time you press the button.
Video menu–Change picture quality
Picture 
To select the picture mode
•Normal: Default setting
•Cinema: Mellows movies
MPEG-DNR 
Reduces noise and picture degradation.
On←→Off
Progressive  (Ô page 36)
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” is set to “On”.)
Select the method of conversion for progressive output to suit 
the type of material being played (Ô page 36, Film and video).
•Auto1 (normal):
Detects 24 frame-per-second film content and 
appropriately converts it.
•Auto2:Select when using Auto1, and the video content is 
distorted.
Line-in NR (Only when IN1 or IN2 is selected.)
Reduces video tape noise while dubbing.
Depending on the software, jittering may occur.
•Off:  Noise reduction is off. Select when you want to record 
input as is. 
•On:Noise reduction works for any video input. 
Audio menu–Change sound effect
V.S.S. 
(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.
•V.S.S. does not work for SAP recordings. 
Dialog 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. 
Other menu–Change the display 
position
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FUNCTIONS window
Status messages
FUNCTIONS DOCUMENTARY
Cartridge Protection   Off
Disc Protection   Off OffDVD   DVD-RAM
Playback
Schedule SCHEDULE
ENTER
VCR Plus+
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
Other Functions
1:45  SP 12/24  6:34 PM
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Rec.
Stereo
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Play
Remain    
Type of disc
Recording or play status/input 
channel
Audio type
Date and time Available recording time 
and recording mode
Title number and elapsed 
time during recording/
Recording mode Title number and elapsed 
time during play/
Recording mode
No display
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Editing
Editing titles/chapters
  
•The maximum number of items on a disc:
–Titles:  99 (  49 titles)
–Chapters:  Approximately 1000 (  Approximately 254)
(Depends on the state of recording.)
Note
•Once erased, a title cannot be restored to its original state. Make 
certain before proceeding.
•You cannot edit during recording or chasing play.
Preparation
•Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit 
the connections to this unit.
•Turn the unit on.
•Insert the disc with the title to edit.Preparation
Release protection (Ô page 30). 
1During play or while stopped
Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR].
2Press [e, r, w, q] to select the title.
3Press [SUB MENU], then [e, r] to select 
the operation and press [
ENTER].
•If you select “Edit Title”, press [e, r] to select the operation 
and press [ENTER] (Ô page 27). 
4Press [e, r, w, q] to select the 
chapter.
To start play Ô Press [ENTER].
To  e d i t  Ô Step 5.
•To show other pages/Multiple editing (Ô above)
5Press [SUB MENU], then [e, r] to select 
the operation and press [
ENTER].
To exit the screen 
Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR]. 
To return to the previous screen
Press [RETURN]. Title/Chapter
Programs are recorded as a single title consisting of one chapter. 
•Titles are divided into about 5-minute chapters after finalizing (Ô 
page 31). 
TV
ADD/DLT
OPEN/CLOSE
SKIP SLOW/SEARCH
REC MODE ERASEREC
POWER
F Rec TIME SLIP
FUNCTIONS DIRECT NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
RETURN
VOLUMECHINPUT SELECT
STATUS DISPLAY
SUB MENU
DVD POWER 
TV/VIDEO
SETUP
CREATE 
CHAPTER
SCHEDULE
CM SKIP
AUDIO
CANCELVCR Plus+
DVD/TV
RETURN e, r, w, q
ENTER DIRECT 
NAVIGATOR
SUB MENUh q u, i
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Title
Chapter
Start End
You can divide a title into multiple chapters. 
(Ô page 21, 27, “Create Chapter”)
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Editing titles/chapters and playing 
chapters
To show other pages
Press [e, r, w, q] to select “Previous” or “Next” and press 
[ENTER].
•You can also press [u, i] to show other pages. 
Multiple editing
Select with [e, r, w, q] and press [h]. (Repeat.)
A check mark appears. Press [h] again to cancel. 
RAM
DVD-RAM DIRECT NAVIGATOR Title View
PreviousPage 02/02Next
10 10/27 Mon
0708
8 10/27 Mon
- - - - - -- -
SUB MENUSSelectPlayPreviousNext
Setup Protection
Cancel Protection
Change Thumbnail
Title Name
Properties
Edit Title
View ChaptersErase TitleRefer to “Title 
operations”.
If you select “View Chapters” 
DVD-RAM DIRECT NAVIGATOR Chapter View
PreviousPage 01/01Next
08 8 10/27 Mon001--- --- ---
--- --- ---
--- ---
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SUB MENUSSelectPlay
0:00.00
Create Chapter
Combine Chapters
View Titles Erase Chapter
Refer to “Chapter 
operations”.
•You can go back to the Title View. 
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Editing
 Multiple editing is possible.
 Multiple editing is possible.
Title operations
Erase Title 
Press [w, q] 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 a DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) increases only when the last recorded title is 
erased. It does not increase if other titles are erased.
PropertiesInformation (e.g., time and date) is shown.
•Press [ENTER] to exit the screen.
Title NameYou can give names to recorded titles.
Ô page 31, Entering text
Setup Protection 
Cancel Protection 
If set, this will protect the title from accidental erasure. 
Press [w, q] to select “Yes” and press [ENTER].
The lock symbol appears when the title is protected. 
Change Thumbnail
(Ô below, “For quicker 
editing”)You can change the image to be shown as a thumbnail picture in the Title 
View.
Press [q] (PLAY) to start play. 
Press [ENTER] when the image you want to use as a 
thumbnail is shown.
To change the thumbnail
Restart play and press [e, r] to select “Change”, then press [ENTER] at 
the point you want to use as the thumbnail.
Press [e, r] to select “Exit” and press [ENTER]. 
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No.
Ch. Date01
4 6/20/2002 WedStart
Rec. time10:00 AM
2:15 (SP)Dinosaur
ENTER
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RAM
DVD-RAM DIRECT NAVIGATOR Title V
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0708
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o
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RAM-R-RW(V)+R
DVD-RAM DIRECT NAVIGATOR Change Thumbnail
Change
Exit0:00.01
00:00.01ChangeStart play and select
the thumbnail position.
08
ENTER
1
2
3
Chapter operations
Erase Chapter Press [w, q] to select “Erase” and press [ENTER]. 
•
Once erased, the recorded contents are lost and cannot be restored. Make certain before proceeding.
Create Chapter
(Ô below, “For quicker 
editing”)
Press [ENTER] at the point you want to divide.
•
Repeat this step to divide at other points.
Press [e, r] to select “Exit” and press [ENTER].
Combine ChaptersPress [w, q] to select “Combine” and press [ENTER].
•
The selected chapter and following chapter are combined.
RAM
RAM
DVD-RAM DIRECT NAVIGATOR Create Chapter
Create
Exit0:43.21
PLAY08
ENTER
1
2
RAM
For quicker editing
•Use search, Time Slip or slow-motion (Ô page 21) to find the desired point.
•Press [u, i] to skip to the end of a title. 
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Editing
Playing playlists
Note
You cannot create or edit playlists on this unit. However, you can play 
a playlist that has been created or edited on a different equipment.
Preparation
•Turn the unit on.
•Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit 
the connections to this unit.
1While stopped 
Press [FUNCTIONS].
2Press [e, r] to select “Other 
Functions” and press [ENTER].
3Press [e, r] to select “PLAYLISTS” 
and press [ENTER].
4Press [e, r, w, q] to select the playlist.
To start play Ô Press [ENTER].
•To show other pages/Multiple editing (Ô page 26)
nTo show Properties 
Press [SUB MENU], then [e, r] to select “Properties” and 
press [ENTER].
Playlist information (e.g., length and date) is shown.
•Press [ENTER] to exit the screen.After Step4 (Ôleft, Playing playlists)
5Press [SUB MENU], then [e, r] to 
select “View Chapters” and press 
[ENTER].
6Press [e, r, w, q] to select the 
chapter and press [ENTER].
•To show other pages/Multiple editing (Ô page 26)
•To go back to the Playlist View 
Ô Press [SUB MENU], then select “View Playlists” and 
press [ENTER].
To exit the screen
Press [RETURN] several times. 
To return to the previous screen
Press [RETURN].Playing playlists
ADD/DLT
OPEN/CLOSE
SKIP SLOW/SEARCH
REC MODE ERASEREC
F Rec TIME SLIP
FUNCTIONS DIRECT NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
RETURN
STATUS DISPLAY
SUB MENU
SETUPCREATE 
CHAPTER
SCHEDULE
CM SKIP
AUDIO
CANCELVCR Plus+
RETURN e, r, w, q
ENTER
SUB MENUFUNCTIONS
RAM-RW(VR)
DVD-RAM PLAYLISTS Playlist View01
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Properties
View Chapters
View Chapters
Properties
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Transfer 
(Dubbing)
Recording from a video cassette recorder
e.g.: Connecting other video equipment to the IN2 or DV input 
terminals
•Turn off the unit and other video equipment before connecting.
If the audio output of the other equipment is monaural, connect to L/
MONO. 
The S VIDEO terminal achieves a more vivid picture than the 
VIDEO terminal.
When recording from the units DV terminal
Select the type of audio recording from “Select Audio Channel For 
DV Input” in the SETUP menu (Ô page 33).
When recording from DV equipment (e.g., digital video camcorder), 
you can record audio/video recordings from DV tape only.
Preparation
•Connect a video cassette recorder to this unit’s input terminals.
•Insert a disc you can use for recording.
Note
When recording using this unit’s input terminals, only the sound 
received at the time of recording will be recorded. 
As long as secondary audio that is recorded on the video cassette is 
not output on the unit in play, it is not recorded.
1While stopped
Press [INPUT SELECT] to select the 
input channel for the equipment you 
have connected.
e.g., If you have connected to IN2 input terminals, select “IN2”. 
2Press [REC MODE] to select the 
recording mode.
3Start play on the other equipment. 
4Press [* REC].
Recording starts. 
To skip unwanted parts 
Press [h] to pause recording. (Press again to restart recording.)
To stop recording
Press [g].
To record programmes to fill up the remaining space on the discÔ page 17, Flexible Recording
 
When the “DV AUTO RECORDING” function is used, programmes 
are recorded as a title while at the same time chapters are created at 
each break in the images automatically.
Preparation
1 Turn off the main unit and DV equipment, then connect the 
equipment with the unit’s DV input terminal (Ô left).
2 Turn on the main unit and DV equipment.
3 Pause play of the DV equipment at the point you want recording 
to start.
1While stopped
Press [REC MODE] to select the 
recording mode.
2Press [FUNCTIONS].
3Press [e, r] to select “Other 
Functions” and Press [ENTER]. 
4Press [e, r] to select “DV AUTO 
RECORDING” and Press [ENTER].
5Press [w, q] to select “Rec.” and 
Press [ENTER].
Recording starts. 
When recording finishes 
The confirmation screen appears. Press [ENTER] to finish DV 
automatic recording.
To stop recording
Press [g].
Note
•Only one piece of DV equipment (e.g., digital video camcorder) can 
be connected to the unit via the DV input terminal.
•If you use video camcorders from other manufacture’s these are 
not guaranteed to work.
•It is not possible to operate the unit from the connected DV equipment.
•The DV input terminal on this unit is for use with DV equipment 
only. (It cannot be connected to a computer, etc.)
•The DV equipment name may not be shown correctly.
•Depending on the DV equipment, the images or audio may not be 
input properly.
•The date and time information on the tape of the DV equipment will 
not be recorded.
•You cannot record and play simultaneously.
•When you are recording from a digital video camcorder, there 
maybe some delay (approx. 1 second) after you start recording. To 
ensure you record everything you want, start recording from a point 
slightly earlier than expected starting point.
Manual recording
ADD/DLT
OPEN/CLOSE
SKIP SLOW/SEARCH
REC MODE ERASEREC
F Rec TIME SLIP
FUNCTIONS DIRECT NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
RETURN
VOLUMECHINPUT SELECT
STATUS DISPLAY
SUB MENU
TV/VIDEO
SETUP
CREATE 
CHAPTER
SCHEDULE
CM SKIP
AUDIO
CANCELVCR Plus+
e, r, w, q
ENTER
* REC INPUT 
SELECT
FUNCTIONS h g
RECOPEN/CLOSECH
Yellow White Red
S Video 
cable
Audio/Video 
cable
Other video equipment DV cable 
(IEEE 1394, 
4-pin) DV input terminal
RAM-RW(V)+R-R
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.
DV automatic recording (DV AUTO RECORDING)
If the DV automatic recording function does not work properly, 
check the connections and DV equipment settings, and turn the 
unit off and back on.
If that does not work, follow the instructions for manual 
recording (Ô left).
RAM
REC MODE
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Convenient 
functions
Disc management
Preparation
•Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit 
the connections to this unit.
•Turn the unit on.
•Insert the disc to be managed.
1While stopped
Press [FUNCTIONS].
2Press [e, r] to select “Other 
Functions” and press [ENTER].
3Press [e, r] to select “DISC 
MANAGEMENT” and press [ENTER].
Select which step 4 to perform depending on what you want to 
do next.
steps 1-3 (Ô above)
4Press [e, r] to select “Disc 
Protection” and press [ENTER].
5Press [w, q] to select “Yes” and 
press [ENTER]. 
•For a DVD-RAM with a cartridge
Preparation
•Release protection (Ô above).
steps 1-3 (Ô above)
4Press [e, r] to select “Disc Name” 
and press [ENTER].
Ô page 31, Entering text
•The disc name is displayed in the FUNCTIONS window.
•With a finalized DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) and 
+R, the name is displayed in the Top Menu.
To exit the screen
Press [RETURN] several times.
To return to the previous screen
Press [RETURN].Preparation
•Release protection (Ô left).
steps 1-3 (Ô left)
4Press [e, r] to select “Erase All 
Titles” and press [ENTER].
5Press [w, q] to select “Yes” and press 
[ENTER]. 
6Press [w, q] to select “Start” and 
press [ENTER].
A message appears when finished.
7Press [ENTER].
Note
•Once erased, the recorded contents are lost and cannot be 
restored. Make certain before proceeding.
•Erasing all video titles will result in all playlists also being erased.
•Erase does not work if one or more titles are protected.
Note
Preparation
•Release protection (Ô left).
steps 1-3 (Ô left)
4Press [e, r] to select “Format Disc” 
and press [ENTER].
5Press [w, q] to select “Yes” and press 
[ENTER]. 
6Press [w, q] to select “Start” and 
press [ENTER].
A message appears when formatting is finished.
7Press [ENTER].
Note
•To stop formatting
Press [RETURN].
(You can cancel formatting if it takes more than 2 minutes. The disc 
must be reformatted if you do this.)
•Formatting cannot be performed on DVD-R, +R or CD-R/RW.
•You can format DVD-RW only as DVD-Video format on this unit.
•When a disc has been formatted using this unit, it may not be 
possible to use it on any other equipment.
To exit the screen
Press [RETURN] several times.
To return to the previous screen
Press [RETURN].
Setting the protection
Setting the protection for the whole disc
Providing a disc with a name
SKIP SLOW/SEARCH
TIME SLIP
FUNCTIONS DIRECT NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
RETURN
STATUS DISPLAY
SUB MENU
SCHEDULE
CM SKIPCANCELVCR Plus+
RETURN e, r, w, q
ENTER FUNCTIONS h g  CANCEL
RAM
DISC
MANAGEMENTDVD-RAMTitles 11
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Off
Disc Name
Erase All Titles Disc Protection
The lock symbol appears closed 
when the disc is write-protected.
PROTECT
RAM-R-RW(V)+R
FUNCTIONS DOCUMENTARY
Cartridge Protection   ODisc Protection   Off OffDVD   DVD-RAM
Playback
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
My favorite 01/0201
Chapter 102Chapter 2
Erasing all titles–Erase All Titles
Erasing all contents of a disc–Format 
Disc
•Formatting erases all contents, and it cannot be restored. 
Check carefully before proceeding. The contents are erased 
when you format it even if you have set Disc Protection.
•Do not disconnect the AC power supply cord while 
formatting. This can render the disc unusable. 
Formatting normally takes a few minutes. However, it may take up 
to a maximum of 70 minutes.
RAM
RAM-RW(V)-RW(VR)
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