Panasonic DMR-E100H Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Before Use

Follow the precautions indicated below to prevent damage to
the internal HDD. (Not following precautions may result in a
loss of recording, stop of operation or recording of noise.)

During setup

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Do not place in an enclosed area so that the rear cooling fan and
the cooling vents on the side are covered up.

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Place the unit on a surface that is flat and not subject to vibration
or impact.

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Place in an area where condensation does not occur.

In the above situation, with the power off, let the unit adjust to
the room temperature and wait 2-3 hours until condensation is
gone.

While operating

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Do not remove the AC mains plug from the household AC outlet,
or flip the power breaker switch.

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Do not move the unit or subject to vibration or impact.

When moving the unit:

Press [DVD,

] to switch the unit off. (Wait until “BYE”

disappears from the display.)

Remove the AC mains plug from the household AC outlet.

Wait 2 minutes before moving.

While the unit is on, the HDD will be spinning at high speed and it
is normal to hear sounds. These sounds are not problems.

In the event of a power failure

If a power failure occurs, contents in the process of playback/
recording (including contents in SD VIDEO (MPEG4)) may be
damaged.

Safeguards against accidental loss

Data may be lost if the HDD suffers damage. Any contents you
wish to keep permanently should be dubbed or moved to
DVD-RAM or DVD-R.

When “HDD SLEEP” appears on the unit’s display

To keep the lifetime of HDD, HDD is automatically paused. (The
[HDD] lamp blinks and then turns off.)

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HDD starts when pressing [HDD].

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You cannot record or play back on HDD soon after it is paused
because it takes time to be started.

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If you do not operate this unit without a disc for 30 minutes or
more, HDD is paused.
We recommend removing discs when you do not use this unit.

This units records using a VBR (Variable bit recording) data
compression system to vary recorded data segments to match
video data segments which may cause differences in the displayed
amount of time and space remaining for recording.
If the remaining time is insufficient, erase any unwanted
programmes to create enough space before you start recording.
(Erasing a play list will not increase the amount of time.)

Cards capable of displaying and saving

You can dub, edit or play back SD VIDEO (MPEG4).

You can dub, edit or play back still pictures (JPEG, TIFF).

You can dub SD VIDEO (MPEG2) to HDD or DVD-RAM.

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You can also dub SD VIDEO (MPEG2) recorded by other
equipment such as Panasonic video cameras of the future
model. (page 34)

A PC Card adapter conforming to PC Card standards is
necessary.

Content saved on SD media storage (SV-PT1).

Still pictures (JPEG, TIFF) and SD VIDEO (MPEG4) in the cards
can be played, and dubbed to HDD and DVD-RAM.

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Compatible with:

FAT 12 or FAT 16

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We recommend using Panasonic SD Memory Card.

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Only use the memory cards recommended (refer to the left).

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You cannot use SD Memory Card with the capacity of 2 GB or
more.

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Format a memory card on this unit when using for the first time
(pages 52, 53). Note that the memory card may no longer be
usable on other equipment once formatted on this unit.

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SD Memory Card may be disabled if you format it on a computer.

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Files created by other equipment may not be displayed on this
unit correctly (e.g. you cannot play back the files, the picture or
the title is not correct, etc.). Similarly, files created by this unit
may not be correctly displayed on other equipment.

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Some of SD Memory Card cannot be used.

Regarding Write Protect

For cards provided with a write protect switch, if the switch is on,
they will not be written, erased or formatted.

HDD (Hard disk drive)

Conditions where condensation may occur

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During the rainy season in tropical and sub tropical areas.

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When the room humidity is high (Steam gets into the unit).

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When there is an extreme change in temperature (moving
from a very hot location to a very cold location, or when an
extreme change in a air conditioning or cooled air directly
impacts the unit).

HDD remaining time

SD/PC CARD

SD card slot

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SD Memory Card

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MultiMediaCard

PC card slot

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SD Memory Card

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MultiMediaCard