Panasonic Diga DMR-EX88 Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Operating Instructions

DVD Recorder

Model No.

DMR-EX88
DMR-EX78

The illustrations in these Operating Instructions show images of the silver model of
DMR-EX78 for Germany unless otherwise indicated.

Web Site: http://www.panasonic-europe.com

Dear customer

Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum
performance and safety, please read these
instructions carefully.

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this
product, please read the instructions completely.
Please keep this manual for future reference.

Instructions/notes regarding SD Cards and
SD drive are applicable to the DMR-EX88
model only.

Region number supported by
this unit

Region numbers are allocated to DVD Recorders
and DVD-Video according to where they are
sold.

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The region number of this unit is “

”.

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The unit will play DVD-Video marked with
labels containing “

” or “

ALL

”.

Example:

This DVD recorder is for viewing and
recording free to view channels only, not pay
TV or encrypted channels.

TV Guide system of this DVD recorder does
not support analogue broadcasts.

Trademark of the DVB Digital Video
Broadcasting Project (1991 to 1996)
Declaration of Conformity (16th November
2007)

[For]Germany[

No. 5139 (DMR-EX78), No. 5140 (DMR-EX88)

[For]Italy,[Spain[and[Switzerland]

No. 5142 (DMR-EX78), No. 5143 (DMR-EX88)

[For]France]

No. 5146 (DMR-EX78), No. 5147 (DMR-EX88)

Notice for DVB functions

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Any function related to DVB (Digital Video
Broadcasting) will work in areas where
DVB-T (MPEG2) digital terrestrial
broadcasting is received. Consult your local
Panasonic dealer with coverage areas.

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This unit has the capability for DVB
specifications. But future DVB services
cannot be guaranteed.

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This unit does not support MHP (Multimedia
Home Platform).

The GUIDE Plus+ system is available in the
following countries:

Germany/Italy/Spain

(As of February 2008)

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This service may not be available in some
areas in the above countries.

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There may be changes in the service areas.

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This service is not available in France and
Switzerland.

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Summary of Contents for Diga DMR-EX88

Page 1: ...channels only not pay TV or encrypted channels TV Guide system of this DVD recorder does not support analogue broadcasts Trademark of the DVB Digital Video Broadcasting Project 1991 to 1996 Declaration of Conformity 16th November 2007 For Germany No 5139 DMR EX78 No 5140 DMR EX88 For Italy Spain and Switzerland No 5142 DMR EX78 No 5143 DMR EX88 For France No 5146 DMR EX78 No 5147 DMR EX88 Notice f...

Page 2: ... THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE UNIT S VENTILATION OPENINGS WITH NEWSPAPERS TABLECLOTHS CURTAINS AND SIMILAR ITEMS DO NOT PLACE SOURCES OF NAKED FLAMES SUCH AS LIGHTED CANDLES ON THE UNIT DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MANNER CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the sam...

Page 3: ...nctions during music play 36 Convenient functions 37 FUNCTION MENU window 37 To pause the TV programme you are watching Pause Live TV 37 Linked operations with the TV VIERA Link HDAVI ControlTM Q Link 38 Easy control only with VIERA remote control 39 Editing titles chapters 40 Creating editing and playing playlists 42 Editing still pictures and music 44 Entering text 46 Copying titles or playlists...

Page 4: ...e electrolyte leakage which can damage items the fluid contacts and may cause a fire Remove if the remote control is not going to be used for a long period of time Store in a cool dark place Remote control operations 6 Use Please check and identify the supplied accessories Product numbers correct as of February 2008 These may be subject to change For Germany N2QAYB000128 For France Italy Spain and...

Page 5: ...nt Carefully read the lens cleaner s instructions before use Note Do not obstruct the rear panel s internal cooling fan Setup precautions Do not place in an enclosed area where the rear cooling fan and the cooling vents on the side are covered up Place the unit on a surface that is flat and not subject to vibration or impact Do not place on anything that generates heat like a video cassette record...

Page 6: ...rding 38 Select audio For playback and analogue broadcast 30 For Germany Start Flexible Recording 23 For France Italy Spain and Switzerland Show subtitles Subtitles can be viewed if the digital broadcast programme has subtitles 16 Transmit the remote control signal Television operations 68 Channel select Change pages in the TV Guide system 18 29 AShow SHOWVIEW screen 26 BInput select AV1 AV2 AV3 o...

Page 7: ...ear panel terminals 8 9 69 70 71 5Timer recording indicator 6 EX88 SD card slot indicator 7Disc indicator 8Drive HDD DVD or SD EX88 indicator 9Main display section indicator Recording mode indicator Indicators for functions that this unit does not support will not light Main unit OPEN CLOSE REC OPEN CLOSE REC EX88 Pull to flip down the front panel The unit s display PLAY PLAY REC REC PLAY REC 1 Di...

Page 8: ...erial Television s rear panel Aerial cable RF coaxial cable included This unit s rear panel To household mains socket AC 220 to 240 V 50 Hz Fully wired 21 pin Scart cable AC mains lead included Connect only after all other connections are complete Cooling fan Connecting a terminal other than the 21 pin Scart terminal 9 69 RF RF IN IN RF RF OUT OUT AV2 EXT AV1 TV OPTICAL DIGI DIGITAL AL AUDIO OU UD...

Page 9: ... properly or at all when connecting with a DVI HDMI switching cable Audio cannot be output Information about the Decoder is for France Italy Spain and Switzerland only Connecting to a TV with an HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface cable Regarding VIERA Link HDAVI ControlTM function When connecting with a Panasonic TV VIERA or a receiver equipped with the HDAVI Control function linked operati...

Page 10: ... 1 to select Ja and press OK 5 Press the numbered buttons or 3 4 2 1 to enter your postal code and press OK GUIDE Plus data download starts This takes about 30 minutes 6 When the download has finished Press OK Set up is complete To stop partway Press RETURN Note When this unit is not operated for approximately 5 minutes while the screen is being displayed the screen saver is displayed To return to...

Page 11: ... RAM Turn this setting Off if high speed copy to R R DL RW V R R DL RW is not necessary The default setting is On 63 R discs recorded with this unit and R discs recorded with another Panasonic DVD Recorder may be incompatible However discs that are finalised are compatible and can be played This unit cannot record NTSC signals to discs that already have PAL signal recordings However both types of ...

Page 12: ...ect NTSC in TV System 65 When playing back a title recorded on the HDD ensure that you match the TV System setting to the title PAL or NTSC 65 Play only discs Disc type Logo Standard symbol Uses DVD Video DVD V High quality movie and music discs DVD RW DVD Video Recording format RW VR DVD RW video recorded on another DVD recorder You can play programmes that allow One time only recording if they h...

Page 13: ...k only transfer CBI Control Bulk Interrupt is not supported Digital Cameras which require additional programme installation when connected to a PC are not supported MTP Media Transport Protocol device is not supported A multi port USB card reader is not supported Format FAT16 and FAT32 file systems are supported UDF NTFS exFAT file system is not supported Depending on the sector size some files ma...

Page 14: ...rd playback of DivX media files Certified to the DivX Home Theater Profile Video Number of stream Up to 1 Codec DIV3 DIV4 DIVX DV50 Picture size 32 x 32 to 720 x 576 FPS Frame Per Second Up to 30 fps Audio Number of stream Up to 8 Format MP3 MPEG AC3 Multi channel AC3 is possible MPEG multi is 2 ch conversion Playable media HDD R R DL CD USB File format MP3 Files must have the extension mp3 or MP3...

Page 15: ...ns Do not attach labels or stickers to discs This may cause disc warping and un balanced rotation rendering it unusable Write on the label side of the disc only with a soft oil based felt pen Do not use ballpoint pens or other hard writing implements Do not use record cleaning sprays benzine thinner static electricity prevention liquids or any other solvent Do not use scratch proof protectors or c...

Page 16: ...utomatically Then the confirmation message appears If you select Yes on the display Auto Setup starts all channel settings and all created profiles are deleted The timer recording programmes are also cancelled The display hide setting can be changed 64 New Service Message Select the channel e g 5 0 0 5 15 0 1 5 115 1 1 5 To show subtitle Digital broadcast only To select a language for DVB multi au...

Page 17: ...n playing back a title recorded on the HDD ensure that you match the TV System setting to the recorded title 65 When a menu screen appears on the television DVD V Press 3 4 2 1 to select the item and press OK Some items can also be selected using the numbered buttons If you are instructed to press the ENTER button by the menu screen or the disc s instruction document press OK VCD Press the numbere...

Page 18: ...lled one title R RW V R RW It takes about 30 seconds for the unit to complete recording management information after recording finishes In order to play DVD R DVD RW DVD Video format and R recorded with this unit on other DVD players it is necessary to finalise them 60 USB It is not possible to record on a USB memory SD It is not possible to record on a card If a programme to record has subtitle o...

Page 19: ...he TV Guide system cannot be used To cancel a timer recording on the TV Guide screen 1 Press 3 4 2 1 to select the programme in the TV Guide and press OK Selection Screen appears 2 Press 3 4 to select Delete and press OK 3 Press 2 1 to select Yes and press OK F in the TV Guide disappears Note The receipt of the TV Guide system data is only possible via the aerial input of this unit The receipt of ...

Page 20: ... space increases only when the last recorded title is deleted This space become available for recording after all the later recorded titles are deleted R R DL R R DL Available space does not increase even after the contents are deleted DIRECTTVREC DIRECTTVREC EXT LINK EXT LINK REC MODE REC MODE REC REC MANUAL SKIP MANUAL SKIP CREATE CREATE CHAPTER CHAPTER F U N C T I O N M E N U D I R E C T N A V ...

Page 21: ...ing on the disc max speed may vary In the following cases high speed mode does not work R R DL RW Titles recorded in EP mode and FR recordings 5 hours or longer mode R R DL RW Titles recorded in 16 9 aspect R R DL RW V Titles recorded in 16 9 aspect using EP mode or FR recordings 5 hours or longer mode When recording the One time only recording broadcasts It is not possible to record the broadcast...

Page 22: ...ther equipment a format confirmation screen is displayed Format the disc to use it However all the recorded contents are deleted Press 2 1 to select Yes and press OK To format a disc Deleting all the contents Format 59 R R DL RW V R R DL The following screen appears when you have not processed the disc for play on other equipment To finalise the disc Press REC on the main unit You cannot stop this...

Page 23: ... 2 1 to select Stop Recording and press OK You can also change the drive and play while recording Press DRIVE SELECT 1 Press DIRECT NAVIGATOR during recording 2 Press 3 4 2 1 to select a title and press OK There is no sound output while searching forward or backward To stop play Press To exit the Direct Navigator screen Press DIRECT NAVIGATOR To stop recording After play stops 1 Press DIRECT NAVIG...

Page 24: ...onnected equipment in the Setup menu 66 Set Ext Link to match the connected equipment in the Setup menu 66 1 Make timer programming on the external equipment 2 Press DRIVE SELECT to select the HDD or DVD drive If you selected the DVD drive insert a disc 15 3 Press EXT LINK The unit turns off and EXT L lights on the unit s display to indicate timer recording standby has been activated To cancel the...

Page 25: ... Rec function is used programmes are recorded as a title while at the same time chapters are created at each break in the images and the playlist is created automatically Preparation 1 Turn off the main unit and DV equipment then connect the equipment with the unit s DV input terminal left 2 Turn on the main unit When the output signal from the external equipment is NTSC change the TV System to NT...

Page 26: ...OFF Programme Name Press 2 1 to select Programme Name and press OK 46 Entering text STTL Subtitles Digital broadcast only For France Italy Spain and Switzerland ON OFF When the Name column is set in AV1 AV2 or AV3 On Off setting is unavailable You can also press STTL to switch STTL setting When there are multiple languages select the subtitle 62 DVB Preferred Language 4 Press OK The timer programm...

Page 27: ...there is no disc in the tray or the disc cannot be recorded on or when timer recording starts while copying the recording drive will be altered to the HDD The Direct Navigator shows which programmes were relief recorded is displayed 31 If the time remaining on the HDD is insufficient as much of the programme as possible will be recorded onto the HDD HDD If you record a programme onto HDD repeatedl...

Page 28: ...ned on after recording finishes It does not turn off automatically You can turn the unit off during timer recording If the unit is not put in the timer recording standby mode at the last 10 minutes before the programmed timer recording starting time the F flashes on the unit s display When you programme successive timer recordings to start immediately one after the other the unit cannot record the...

Page 29: ...for another day Jump ahead 24 hours Press the Green button to jump ahead by one day Jump back 24 hours Press the Red button You can only jump back to the current date Past information cannot be viewed To browse through the TV Guide list Press W X CH To see programme information Programmes with the symbol Press STATUS Additional information programme name programme duration broadcast time descripti...

Page 30: ...Input a 2 digit number e g 5 0 5 15 1 5 This works only when stopped the screen on the right is displayed on the television with some discs VCD with playback control If you press the numbered buttons while stopped the above screen 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 tha...

Page 31: ... Create and press OK Selected titles are bundled to form a group Release Grouping Press 2 1 to select Release and press OK When a group of titles has been selected all the titles in the group are released When a title in a group has been selected the title is released from the group Regarding the group name The name of the first title in the group is used as the group name To change the group name...

Page 32: ...aspect You may be able to adjust the aspect through the TV Successive play is not possible Playback is not possible if recording is performed on the HDD drive or the DVD drive 1 While the file list is displayed Press 1 while a title is highlighted to display the tree screen 2 Press 3 4 to select a folder and press OK The file list for the folder appears To return to the previous screen Press RETUR...

Page 33: ...ay MP3 files on the USB memory while recording or copying 1 Show MP3 Menu screen 32 Showing the menu screen Files are treated as tracks and folders are treated as groups 2 Press 3 4 to select the track and press OK Play starts on the selected track 0 indicates the track currently playing You can also select the track with the numbered buttons To stop playing Press To show other pages Press 9 To ex...

Page 34: ...ictures copied from USB memories and SD cards are grouped by the shooting date in the HDD or DVD RAM You can arrange these still pictures and create an album 44 HDD RAM Grouped by date Number of pictures Shooting date HDD RAM R R DL CD USB SD Album Shooting date Number of pictures Album name Depending on the digital camera the editing software on the PC etc the information about the recording date...

Page 35: ...Rotate LEFT and press OK Rotation information will not be stored R R DL CD USB Still pictures When disc or album is protected When played on other equipment When copying pictures When changing date If you remove the SD card while the DIRECT NAVIGATOR screen is displayed picture rotation information may not be properly stored Remove the SD card after you exit the DIRECT NAVIGATOR screen Zoom in Zoo...

Page 36: ...ions during play To play music CD e g 5 0 5 15 1 5 To play music recorded on HDD e g 5 0 0 5 15 0 1 5 115 1 1 5 e g 5 0 5 15 1 5 CD OK RETURN SELECT Play Music Copy Music P O W E R E D B Y Play Music OK RETURN SELECT Play CD on HDD Please select music to play Play MP3 on HDD e g 5 0 0 0 5 115 0 1 1 5 15 0 0 1 5 1115 1 1 1 5 Useful functions during music play Stop Press The stopped position is memo...

Page 37: ...s automatically 24 hours after started DVB Multi Audio and DVB Subtitle of on screen menu cannot be switched during Pause Live TV FUNCTION MENU window Playback You can select and play recorded programmes 17 31 change the Play Mode DivX JPEG MP3 32 etc Recording You can easily find programmes you want to watch and set them for timer recording 19 Delete You can delete items using DELETE Navigator 20...

Page 38: ...her manufacturers equipment that supports HDMI CEC cannot be guaranteed This unit supports HDAVI Control 3 function HDAVI Control 3 is the newest standard current as of December 2007 for Panasonic s HDAVI Control compatible equipment This standard is compatible with Panasonic s conventional HDAVI equipment Please refer to individual manuals for other manufacturers equipment supporting VIERA Link f...

Page 39: ...r to the TV operating instructions for operating the TV 1 When you want to pause the TV programme Turn on the Pause Live TV function using the TV remote control This unit turns on automatically 2 When you want to resume Display the Control Panel below and press OK The TV programme resumes To stop Pause Live TV Press 4 while the Control Panel is displayed Refer to Note on page 37 To pause the TV pr...

Page 40: ...n and press OK If you select Chapter View 5 Press 3 4 2 1 to select the chapter To start play Press OK To edit Step 6 To show other pages Multiple editing above 6 Press OPTION then 3 4 to select the operation and press OK You can go back to Title View To return to the previous screen Press RETURN To exit the screen Press DIRECT NAVIGATOR Title Chapter Programmes are recorded as a single title cons...

Page 41: ...Press OK at the point you want to divide the title 2Press 3 4 to select Finish and press OK 3Press 2 1 to select Divide and press OK To confirm the division point Press 3 4 to select Preview and press OK 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 OK at the point where you want to divide the title...

Page 42: ... position to insert the chapter and press OK Press 3 to select other source titles Repeat steps 6 7 to add other chapters 8 Press RETURN All the selected scenes become the playlist To return to the previous screen Press RETURN To exit the screen Press EXIT You can arrange the chapters 40 to create a playlist Copying 47 a playlist will create a title Playlists are not recorded separately so this do...

Page 43: ... Playlist operations Playlists Chapter View 01 ARD 12 10 SUN 0 30 001 002 HDD 0 19 36 0 10 24 Chapter View screen Move Chapter Create Chapter Combine Chapters Delete Chapter Playlist View Add Chapter Refer to Chapter operations Playlist operations Delete HDD RAM Press 2 1 to select Delete and press OK Once deleted the playlists are lost and cannot be restored Make certain before proceeding Propert...

Page 44: ...re operation right You can go back to Album View Album still picture and picture operation Delete Picture Delete Album HDD RAM SD Press 2 1 to select Delete and press OK Once deleted the recorded contents are lost and cannot be restored Make certain before proceeding When deleting an album files other than the still picture files inside the album will also be deleted This does not apply to folders...

Page 45: ...ress OK The item is deleted To return to the previous screen Press RETURN To exit the screen Press EXIT Note You cannot delete a track CD individually Editing music 1Press 3 4 to select the album group and press OK 2Press 3 4 to select the track and press OPTION Album CD group MP3 and track CD MP3 operation Delete Album CD Delete Group MP3 Delete Track MP3 Press 2 1 to select Delete and press OK O...

Page 46: ...ding Select Programme Name in step 3 on page 26 right column Title Select Enter Name in step 4 on page 40 Playlist Select Enter Name in step 5 on page 43 Disc Select Disc Name in step 1 of Providing a name for a disc on page 58 Album CD HDD Select Enter Album Name in step 4 of Editing music on page 45 Group MP3 HDD Select Enter Group Name in step 4 of Editing music on page 45 Track CD MP3 HDD Sele...

Page 47: ...3 In this unit copying with a 6X Speed DVD RW disc will be performed at the same speed as with a 4X Speed DVD RW disc 4 In this unit copying with a 16X Speed R disc will be performed at the same speed as with a 8X Speed R disc Note When recording or playing while copying the unit may not use the maximum recording speed Depending on the condition of the disc the unit may not copy using the maximum ...

Page 48: ... 4 to select Properties or Sort and press OK Properties The name recording date channel etc of the selected title are shown Sort All Titles screen only Press 3 4 to select the item and press OK This changes the way that titles are displayed You can select to display titles by No recording date day channel recording start time and title name You cannot select a title if it has a check mark If you c...

Page 49: ...the disc rotating becomes louder than normal If you want copy to perform more quietly select Normal Silent in DVD Speed for High Speed Copy in the Setup menu 63 8 Press 2 1 to select Yes and press OK to start copying HDD R R DL RW V R R DL Press 2 1 to select Copy Finalise or Copy Only and press OK If Copy Finalise is selected After finalising the discs become play only and you can also play them ...

Page 50: ...ing time 6 Press OK 7 Press 2 to confirm Copying to the HDD continues for the set time even after the content being played finishes Set a few minutes longer than the source title in order to include the operation time before play begins You can also set the recording time with the numbered buttons 2 Press 3 4 to select Start Copying and press OK Press 2 1 to select Yes and press OK to start copyin...

Page 51: ... or DVD RAM All the recordings on the same date become a title You cannot playback SD Video in the camera s HDD with this unit You must copy the files to the HDD or a DVD RAM You cannot playback or record while copying SD Video Copying SD Video from an SD card EX88 The display below automatically appears when you insert a card into the SD card slot while stopped Press 3 4 to select Copy Video MPEG...

Page 52: ... screen Press RETURN Note This unit saves the information on up to 12 000 still pictures and 30 SD cards If additional still pictures are imported then the older information will be deleted If the space on the destination drive runs out or the number of files folders to be copied exceeds the maximum 14 copying will stop partway through You cannot copy the information about the picture rotation HDD...

Page 53: ... stop partway through You cannot copy the information about the picture rotation To edit the copying list Select the item in step 6 4 for a still picture or 6 6 for a folder left 1 Press OPTION 2 Press 3 4 to select the operation and press OK Delete All Delete all items registered on the copying list Press 2 1 to select Yes and press OK Add Add new items to the copying list 1 Press 3 4 2 1 to sele...

Page 54: ... hold RETURN for 3 seconds If the recording is cancelled then no tracks on the CD will be recorded To return to the previous screen Press RETURN Note While recording no other operations can be performed Timer recordings will not proceed Tracks recorded on the HDD cannot be transferred to a disc USB memory or SD card CDs which have SCMS Serial Copy Management System restrictions cannot be recorded ...

Page 55: ...tings and lists may be cancelled in the following situations When a file has been recorded or deleted at the copy source When steps have been taken for instance to turn off the unit remove the USB memory open the tray change the copy direction etc To update the database with information on CDs that were recently released follow the instructions below Preparing the update data 1 Visit the following...

Page 56: ...ayback control 84 VCD Indicates whether menu play playback control is on or off Disc Play Picture Sound Soundtrack Subtitle 1 Audio channel Off L R Digital 2 0 ch Other Menu Item Setting LPCM ÎDigital DTS MPEG k kHz b bit ch channel Signal type Sampling frequency Number of bits Number of channels ENG FRA DEU ITA ESP NLD SVE NOR English French German Italian Spanish Dutch Swedish Norwegian DAN POR ...

Page 57: ...olume of the centre channel is raised to make dialogue easier to hear Other menu Change the DVB subtitle and display position DVB Subtitle For France Italy Spain and Switzerland Digital channel only You can set the desired subtitles if more than one subtitle track can be selected DVB Subtitle cannot be selected during playback or recording Depending on the broadcast the items that can be selected ...

Page 58: ...M R R DL RW V R R DL RW You can provide a name for each disc Preparation Press DRIVE SELECT to select the DVD drive RAM Release protection above Setting the protection After performing steps 1 3 left 1 Press 3 4 to select Disc Name and press OK 46 Entering text The disc name is displayed in the DVD Management window R R DL RW V R R DL With a finalised disc the name is displayed on the Top Menu RW ...

Page 59: ...ress 3 4 to select Format HDD Format Disc or Format Card and press OK 2 Press 2 1 to select Yes and press OK 3 Press 2 1 to select Start and press OK A message appears when formatting is finished Note Formatting normally takes a few minutes however it may take up to a maximum of 70 minutes RAM Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while formatting This can render the disc or the card unusable 4 Pres...

Page 60: ...nformation about DVDs http www panasonic europe com RW RW discs contain no Top Menu data Top Menu is a convenient function We recommend you create the menu before playing a RW disc on other equipment You cannot use the Top Menu for playing on this unit Make selections from Top Menu and Auto Play Select left before creating top menu Preparation Press DRIVE SELECT to select the DVD drive After perfo...

Page 61: ...1 pin Scart cable or a VIERA Link HDAVI Control 3 compatible TV with an HDMI cable When the confirmation screen appears Press 2 1 to select Yes and press OK You can also use the following method to restart Auto Setup When the unit is on and stopped Press and hold X CH and CH W on the main unit until the country setting screen or DVB Auto Setup screen appears All the settings except for the ratings...

Page 62: ...Press 3 4 to select an item and press 1 For Germany English German Italian French Spanish For France Italy Spain and Switzerland English German Italian French Spanish Catalan Basque Galician Corsican English German Italian French Spanish Catalan Basque Galician Corsican Signal Quality 0 10 Signal Strength 0 10 2 ABC 2W DVB CH30 RETURN CH CH Manual Tuning Pos Name Ch Pos Name Ch Delete 1 ARD 4 2 ZD...

Page 63: ... recording or copying 16 9 4 3 When recording or copying to the HDD or DVD RAM with Rec for High Speed Copy set to Off programme will be recorded in the original aspect ratio In the following cases even when set to 16 9 recordings will be made or copied in 4 3 R R DL RW V When the recording mode is set to EP or FR recordings 5 hours or longer mode When recording or copying to a R R DL and RW High ...

Page 64: ...the signal Select Bitstream if the connected equipment decodes the signal Select PCM if this unit decodes the signal and outputs it as 2 channels Not making the proper settings may result in noise Bitstream When connected to equipment with a built in MPEG decoder PCM When connected to equipment without a built in MPEG decoder Audio Mode for XP Recording Choose the audio type when recording or copy...

Page 65: ...for 5 or more seconds HDMI Settings Press OK to show the following settings HDMI Video Format You can only select items compatible with the connected equipment This setting normally does not need to be changed However if you are concerned about output picture quality it may be improved by changing the setting To enjoy High Quality Video up converted to 1080p you need to connect the unit directly t...

Page 66: ...e and date information from digital broadcasts and automatically corrects the time several times a day However if the time is not set correctly use the settings listed in the method below In the case of a power failure the clock setting remains in memory for approximately 60 minutes 1 Press 3 4 to select Off of Automatic and press OK 2 Press 2 1 to select the item you want to change The items chan...

Page 67: ...tomatically perform TV Guide download and updates when the unit is set to standby mode This can only be set when TV Guide Download in Standby and Software Update in Standby is set to On If there is a programmed recording set for the time you have selected the programmed recording will be given priority In the area where GUIDE Plus system is not available Automatic 02 00 06 00 06 00 10 00 10 00 14 ...

Page 68: ...ble To cancel the Child Lock Press and hold OK and RETURN simultaneously until X HOLD disappears Television operation e g 01 0 1 10 1 0 Brand Code Brand Code Panasonic 01 02 03 04 METZ 05 28 AIWA 35 MITSUBISHI 05 19 20 47 AKAI 27 30 MIVAR 24 BEJING 33 NEC 36 BEKO 05 71 72 73 74 NOBLEX 33 BENQ 58 59 NOKIA 25 26 27 60 61 BP 09 NORDMENDE 10 BRANDT 10 15 OLEVIA 45 BUSH 05 ONWA 30 39 70 CENTREX 66 ORIO...

Page 69: ...R L VIDEO IN S VIDEO VIDEO R AUDIO L OUT OUT AV O S VIDEO IN AUDIO IN R L VIDEO IN Red White Yellow Red White Yellow This unit s rear panel Audio Video cable included Television s rear panel Television s rear panel Red White S Video cable Red White This unit s rear panel R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT a a This unit s front panel Red White Yellow Yellow Whit...

Page 70: ...ages may not display properly or at all when connecting with a DVI HDMI switching cable Audio cannot be output Information about the Decoder is for France Italy Spain and Switzerland only Connecting an amplifier with a digital input terminal OUT AV2 EXT AV1 TV OPTICAL DIGI DIGITAL AL AUDIO OU UDIO OUT PCM BITSTREAM PCM BITSTREAM COMPONENT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT PR PB Y OUT OUT OPTICAL IN Op...

Page 71: ...er all other connections are complete RF coaxial cable included Connecting a terminal other than the 21 pin Scart terminal 9 69 Fully wired 21 pin Scart cable 21 pin Scart cable Required setting AV2 Input and AV2 Connection For France Italy Spain and Switzerland settings in the Setup menu 66 RF RF IN IN RF RF OUT OUT AV2 EXT AV1 TV OPTICAL DIGI DIGITAL AL AUDIO OU UDIO OUT PCM BITSTREAM PCM BITSTR...

Page 72: ...rms to a standard You cannot play discs that do not have a region number You also cannot play discs that do not conform to a standard Please tell me about disc compatibility with this unit This unit records and plays DVD R DVD RW DVD Video format R and RW and plays DVD RW DVD Video Recording format However you cannot directly record to a DVD R DL or R DL disc on this unit playback and copy are pos...

Page 73: ...ry cannot be formatted on this unit Some USB memories cannot be used with this unit 32 52 54 51 13 What will happen if I try to record the same CD multiple times New album will be made following the existing album Can I transfer the music tracks from HDD to the disc or USB memory No you cannot Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Albanian 8381 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 658...

Page 74: ...wn No folders There is no compatible folder in this unit 14 No SD CARD No valid SD card EX88 The card is not inserted If this message is displayed with a compatible card already inserted turn off the unit remove and then re insert the card The card inserted is not compatible or the card format does not match 15 13 Not enough space in the copy destination Create space by deleting any unnecessary it...

Page 75: ...isc the unit cannot play or record on You tried to operate with a non compatible USB memory 11 12 13 F74 The HDMI connection could not be authenticated due to a transfer malfunction Consult the dealer where the unit was purchased F75 The HDMI connection could not be authenticated due to an internal data malfunction Consult the dealer where the unit was purchased U50 For Germany A short circuit was...

Page 76: ...not work In this case Automatic is automatically turned to Off If re setting the Auto Clock Setting does not work set the time manually 66 Compared to the actual recorded time the elapsed time displayed is less Only when recording in NTSC The displayed recording play time is converted from the number of frames at 29 97 frames equal to 0 999 seconds to one second There will be a slight difference b...

Page 77: ...s distorted during play or video will not play correctly You may be playing a TV programme recorded with poor reception or unfavorable weather conditions The picture may be distorted or a black screen may appear briefly between recorded titles in the following situations between titles recorded with different recording modes between scenes recorded with different aspect ratios between scenes recor...

Page 78: ...tivated Reset the unit as follows 1 Press Í I on the main unit to switch the unit to standby If the unit doesn t switch to standby press and hold Í I on the main unit for about 10 seconds The unit is forcibly switched to standby Alternatively disconnect the AC mains lead wait one minute then reconnect it 2 Press Í I on the main unit to switch it on If the unit still cannot be operated consult the ...

Page 79: ...ss DRIVE SELECT to select the recording drive When using the linked timer recording with external equipment press EXT LINK EXT L disappears If you start recording immediately after turning on the unit while Quick Start is set to On you cannot then stop recording for a few seconds 27 24 A part or whole of a recorded title has been lost If there is a power failure or the plug is disconnected from th...

Page 80: ...in XP or FR mode The resume play function does not work Memorized positions are cancelled when press several times open the disc tray SD EX88 CD VCD USB turn off the power if a recording or timer recording was executed The Video CD picture does not display properly When connecting to Multi system TV select NTSC in TV System in the Setup menu When connecting to PAL TV the lower part of the picture ...

Page 81: ...ia SHOWVIEW 26 The TV Guide information is not displayed properly There was a programme change Check the current programme e g on the Web site for the TV Guide system provider or station provider Programme information about analogue broadcasts is not displayed The TV Guide data transfer was interrupted The TV Guide system shows the data that was received up to the interruption The programme inform...

Page 82: ... VIERA Link functions To reset this unit To return all the settings other than the main ones to the factory preset Select Yes in Shipping Condition in the Setup menu All the settings except for the ratings level ratings password and clock settings return to the factory preset The timer recording programmes are also cancelled Select Yes in Default Settings in the Setup menu All the settings other t...

Page 83: ...n PAL AV2 21 pin 0 7 Vp p 75 termination Video out PAL NTSC AV1 AV2 21 pin Video Out pin jack 1 Vp p 75 termination S Video out PAL NTSC AV1 21 pin S Video Out S terminal 1 Vp p 75 termination RGB out PAL NTSC AV1 21 pin 0 7 Vp p PAL 75 termination Component video output NTSC 480p 480i PAL 576p 576i Y 1 0 Vp p 75 termination PB 0 7 Vp p 75 termination PR 0 7 Vp p 75 termination Television system R...

Page 84: ...two fields A frame still shows two fields so there may be some blurring but picture quality is generally better A field still shows less picture information so it may be rougher but there is no blurring HDD Hard disk drive This is a mass data storage device used in computers etc A disk with a surface that has been treated with magnetic fluid is spun and a magnetic head is brought in close proximit...

Page 85: ... N The channels you can receive are affected by weather conditions seasons time day night region length of the cable that is connected to the aerial etc Thumbnail This refers to a miniature representation of a picture used to display multiple pictures in the form of a list 1080i In one high definition image 1080 1125 alternating scan lines pass every 1 50th of a second to create an interlace image...

Page 86: ...ecycling of old products and batteries please contact your local municipality your waste disposal service or the point of sale where you purchased the items Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste in accordance with national legislation For business users in the European Union If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipment please contact your dealer or supplier...

Page 87: ...note Data the Gracenote Software and Gracenote Servers will terminate if you violate these restrictions If your license terminates you agree to cease any and all use of the Gracenote Data the Gracenote Software and Gracenote Servers Gracenote reserves all rights in Gracenote Data the Gracenote Software and the Gracenote Servers including all ownership rights Under no circumstances will Gracenote b...

Page 88: ...39 65 70 HDMI 9 65 70 84 High Speed Copy 63 Initialize 67 JPEG 14 34 84 Language Code list 73 Disc menu 63 On screen 64 Soundtrack 56 63 Subtitle 56 63 Linked timer recordings with external equipment digital satellite receiver EXT LINK 24 66 LPCM 64 84 Manual Skip 30 Menu DivX 32 33 MP3 33 Setup 61 Mode Recording 22 Still Mode 63 MP3 14 33 84 Copy 54 Edit 45 Play 33 36 Music on HDD Copy 54 Edit 45...

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