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Table of Contents
Setting On-Screen Display .................................................54
Accessing the On-Screen Display ......................................... 54
DVD Management ..............................................................56
Accessing the Management Menus ........................................56
Setup Menu ........................................................................58
Accessing the Setup Menu .....................................................58
Channel Settings ................................................................58
Playback/Recording Settings ..............................................60
Picture Settings ..................................................................60
Sound Settings ...................................................................61
Display and Connection Settings ........................................62
VHS and System Settings ..................................................64
Getting Started
Features ...............................................................................2
Accessories ..........................................................................3
Sales and Support Information .............................................3
Quick Start Guide
Location of Parts/Controls .....................................................................................................................................................6
Remote Control ................................................................................................................................................................6
Main Unit ..........................................................................................................................................................................6
The Unit’s Display ............................................................................................................................................................7
Rear Panel .......................................................................................................................................................................7
Basic Connection ...................................................................................................................................................................8
Connecting to a Television only ........................................................................................................................................8
Adding a Satellite Receiver: Connecting to a Television and a Satellite Receiver ...........................................................9
Setting the Channels and Clock ..........................................................................................................................................10
Clock Setting ..................................................................................................................................................................11
Important Notes for Recording ...........................................19
Advanced Recording ..........................................................20
DVD Recording Modes and Durations ....................................20
VHS Recording Modes and Durations ....................................20
When the format confi rmation screen is displayed .................21
When removing a Recorded or Copied Disc ...........................21
Specifying the Recording Time ...............................................21
Direct TV Recording ................................................................21
Flexible Recording ..................................................................22
Playing while you are recording ..............................................22
Recording from a Satellite Receiver ...................................23
Manual Recording ...................................................................23
Linked timer recordings with external equipment (SKY Digital
STB/satellite receiver)—EXT LINK ....................................23
Recording from an External Device ....................................24
Recording from a VCR, etc .....................................................24
Recording from a DV Camcorder ............................................25
Advanced Timer Recording ................................................26
Manual timer recordings .........................................................26
To cancel a timer recording in progress ..................................27
To deactivate timer programme
(e.g. to interrupt a daily or weekly timer programming) ......27
Notes on timer recording ........................................................27
Check, Change, or Delete Programmes .................................28
Making timer recordings on the television ..............................29
Advanced Features
Setting Menus
Entering Text .......................................................................44
Titles
—Editing ..................................................................... 44
Accessing the Title View .........................................................44
Title Operations .......................................................................45
Chapters—Creating, Editing ...............................................47
Accessing the Chapter View ...................................................47
Chapter Operations .................................................................47
Creating, Editing and Playing Playlists ...............................48
Accessing the Playlist View .....................................................48
Creating Playlists ....................................................................48
Editing Playlists/Chapters .......................................................48
Advanced Editing
Caution for AC Mains Lead ....................................................... 3
Remote Control Information ..................................................... 5
Watching Television ............................................................12
Watching Satellite Programmes ..............................................12
Playback .............................................................................13
Playing Discs ..........................................................................13
Playing a Video Cassette ........................................................13
Recording Television Programmes ....................................14
Timer Recording .................................................................15
Copying Titles .....................................................................16
Copying Titles (VHS ¼ DVD) ..................................................16
Copying Titles (DVD ¼ VHS) ..................................................17
Deleting Titles .....................................................................18
Delete Navigator .....................................................................18
Deleting Titles During Playback ..............................................18
Basic Operations
TV Guide ...........................................................................30
Using the TV Guide ................................................................30
Selecting the programme from the desired programme type
or category .......................................................................31
Advanced Disc Playback ....................................................32
Menu Screens on the TV ........................................................32
Selecting Titles to Play ............................................................32
Search ....................................................................................32
Skip ......................................................................................... 32
Quick View (Play 1.3) ........................................................... 32
Direct Play ...............................................................................33
Slow-motion Play ....................................................................33
Frame-by-Frame Viewing ........................................................33
Time Slip .................................................................................33
Manual Skip ............................................................................33
Create Chapters .....................................................................33
Playing Still Pictures (JPEG) ..............................................34
Playing MP3s ......................................................................36
Advanced Video Cassette Playback ...................................37
Fast-forward/Rewind ...............................................................37
Slow-motion Play ....................................................................37
Cue/Review .............................................................................37
Jet Search ...............................................................................37
Jet Rewind ..............................................................................37
VHS Index Search System (VISS) ..........................................38
S-VHS Quasi Playback (SQPB) ..............................................38
Repeat Playback .....................................................................38
Adjusting the Playback Picture ...............................................38
Changing Audio during Playback ............................................39
On-screen Display Indicators ..................................................39
Information Messages ........................................................40
Digital Channel Information ....................................................40
Status Messages ....................................................................41
New Service Message ............................................................41
FUNCTION MENU Window ...............................................41
Linked Operations with the TV (VIERA Link “HDAVI
Control™”/Q Link) .............................................................42
Easy control only with VIERA remote control ........................43
Copying Titles (Advanced) ................................................50
Copying Titles (VHS ¼ DVD) ................................................50
Copying Titles (DVD ¼ VHS) .................................................51
Copying a fi nalised DVD-R, DVD-R DL,
DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R and +R DL ..................53