Panasonic Dmr Hs2 Operating Instructions Manual

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Setting up
STEP 2  Antenna and television connections
Preparation
≥Refer to the television’s operating instructions.
≥Turn the television off and disconnect its AC power supply cord.
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 57 for connection examples.
To enjoy...

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STEP 3  Plug-in Auto Tuning
After plugging the unit into your household AC outlet and pressing
[Í, DVD POWER] to turn the unit on for the first time, the unit auto-
matically tunes in all the channels it can receive and sets the clock.
The unit automatically determines the type of transmission (air or
cable) and puts them into channels as follows.
≥TV Mode
≥CATV Mode
Preparation
≥Confirm that the antenna is connected correctly.
≥Turn on the television and select the appropriate...

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1Press [SET UP] to show the menus.
2Press [3, 4] to select “Channel” and
press [1].
3Press [3, 4] to select “Antenna Sys-
tem” and press [ENTER].
4Press [3, 4] to select “TV” or
“CATV” and press [ENTER].
TV:TV broadcast (2CH–69CH)
CATV:CATV broadcast (1CH–125CH)
The screen shown in step 2 reappears.
5Press [3, 4] to select “Auto Channel
Setting” and press [ENTER].
If you have not yet set the clock, the “Auto Channel/Clock
Setting” screen appears.
6Press [ENTER].
Auto setting starts....

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Setting up
STEP 4  VCR Plusi guide channel settings!?
Set these guide channels so you can use VCR Plusi codes for
timer recording. Before starting the settings, prepare a chart show-
ing the channels, station names, and guide channels.
e.g.,
AThe guide channel and channel numbers correspond so you do
not have to change the setting.
BIn step 5, enter channel 15 next to Guide Channel 33. 
CIn step 5, enter channel 20 next to Guide Channel 38. 
1Press [SET UP] to show the menus.
2Press [3, 4] to...

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1Press [SET UP] to show the menus.
2Press [3, 4] to select “Channel” and
press [1].
Check the antenna system. Automatic setting is performed based
on the current antenna system (➜page 13).
3Press [3, 4] to select “Auto Channel
Setting” and press [ENTER].
If you have not yet set the clock, the “Auto Channel/Clock
Setting” screen appears.
4Press [ENTER].
Auto setting starts. This takes a few minutes. (To stop auto
channel setting, press [RETURN].) When finished, the Com-
plete screen...

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STEP 5  Selecting TV screen type
Change the settings if you:
≥Connect the unit to a widescreen 16:9 aspect television.
➜Set “TV Aspect” to “16:9”.
≥Connect the unit through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
terminals (➜page 11) to a television compatible with progressive
video signals (480P).
➜Set “TV Type” to “480P”.
1Press [SET UP] to show the menus.
2Press [3, 4] to select “TV Screen”
and press [1].
3Press [3, 4] to select “TV
Aspect” and press [ENTER].
4Press [3, 4] to select “16:9” and...

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Setting up
STEP 6  Television operation !?
You can control televisions by entering the remote control code.
1Refer to the chart right for the code
for your television.
2Press and hold [Í, POWER TV] and
enter the two-digit code with the
numbered buttons.
≥e.g., 01, press [0] ➜ [1].
≥Test by turning on the television and changing channels.
Repeat the procedure until you find the code that allows
correct operation.
[Note]
≥If your television brand is not listed or if the code listed for your...

Recording
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Recording television programs!?
Í/IPOWER
OPEN
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FUNCTIONSTIME SLIPRETURNREC
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[RAM] [DVD-R]
≥If Disc Protection (➜page 38) or Cartridge Protection (➜page 8) is activated, deactivate the protection to record. [RAM]
Inserting discs
Cartridge discs
Insert label-up with the arrow facing in. (Load double-sided discs
so the label for the side you want to record is facing up.)
≥When...

Recording
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[HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R]
1Press [Í, DVD POWER] to turn the
unit on.
2Press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the
recording drive 
(➜Drive, page 66).
The HDD or DVD button lights up on the unit.
≥It is not possible to record to both HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
and DVD drive simultaneously.
3If you selected the DVD drive 
Press [

Recording
Recording television programs
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[HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R]
Pictures being recorded are unaffected.
1Switch [DVD, TV] to “TV”.
2Press [TV/VIDEO] to change the television’s input mode to
“TV”.
3Press [W X, CH] to change channels.
≥You can also select the channel with the numbered buttons
e.g., “5”:  [0] ➜ [5]
“15”: [1] ➜ [5]
“115”: [100] ➜ [1] ➜ [5]
 
[HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R]
The unit calculates a recording rate that enables the recording to fit
in the time you set (within the remaining time on...