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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
The remote control information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Disc handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Unit care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
STEP 1 Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
STEP 2 Plug-in Auto Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Channel captions/Television type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Remote control settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Clock settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Important notes for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Recording modes and approximate recording times . . . . . . . 17
Disc Insertion/Ejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Recording television programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
To specify a time to stop recording –One Touch Recording . . 19
Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Playing while you are recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Selecting audio to record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Scheduled recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Cancel scheduled recording that has already begun . . . . . . . 21
Release program from recording standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Notes on scheduled recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Check, change or delete a program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Playing discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using menus to play MP3 and still pictures
(JPEG/TIFF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Playing MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Playing still pictures (JPEG/TIFF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Useful functions during still picture play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using on-screen menus/
FUNCTIONS window and Status messages . . . . . . . .26
Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
FUNCTIONS window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Editing titles/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Title operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Creating, editing and playing playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Creating playlists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Editing and playing playlists/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Playlist operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Copying from a video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . . . 32
DV camcorder recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Manual recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Deleting titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selecting recorded titles to delete –Delete Navigator . . . . . . . 33
Deleting title during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
DVD Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Providing a disc with a name –Disc Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Setting the protection –Disc Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Deleting all titles and playlists –Delete All Titles . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Deleting all contents of a disc –Format Disc ( DVD ). . . . . . . . 34
Selecting whether to show the Top Menu first
–Playback will start with:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Enabling discs to be played on other equipment –Finalize . . . 35
Creating Top Menu –Create DVD Top Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Enabling the second layer on DL (dual- or double- layer on single
side) discs to be recordable –Close First Layer . . . . . . . . . . 35
Changing the unit’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Common procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Summary of settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Product Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR CANADA). . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover
Please check and identify the supplied accessories. Use numbers indicated in parentheses when asking for replacement parts.
(Product numbers correct as of December 2005. These may be subject to change.)
Only for U.S.A.: To order accessories, refer to “Accessory Purchases” on page 46.
Only for Canada: To order accessories, call the dealer from whom you have made your purchase.
Getting started
Recording
Playing back
Editing
Copying
Convenient functions
Reference
Referencia rápida en español . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
(Spanish Quick Reference)
Accessories
• For use with this unit only.
Do not use it with other
equipment.
Also do not use the cords for
other equipment with this unit.
1 Remote control
(EUR7659Y10)
1 Audio/video cable
(K2KA6BA00003)
1 75 Ω coaxial cable
(K2KZ2BA00001)
1 AC power supply cord
(K2CB2CB00018)
2 Batteries
for remote control
1 DVD-RAM disc
(U.S.A. only)
Product Registration Card
Please complete and return the included product registration card, or register
via the Internet at: http://www.prodreg.com/panasonic/
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS/Table of contents/Accessories