Panasonic PROLINE DMR-T3030 Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Page 2: ...e by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance follow the attached installation instruct...

Page 3: ...unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate nor mally or has been dropped 1 cn c The model number and serial n...

Page 4: ...s your recorder will be the center of your home entertainment from high end home theater through to CD play Progressive Scan By connecting the component video terminal of this unit to a pro gressive scan television it is possible to enjoy the high quality picture rendered by the progressive scan function Fast access to the program you want to watch page 20 Use the Direct Navigator to find a progra...

Page 5: ... program that is being played back 23 To play DVD R recorded on this unit on other players 23 Random play 24 Program play 24 Marking places to play again MARKER 25 Marking positions directly 25 Using on screen menus to mark positions 25 Changing audio 26 Advanced recording Playing while you are recording 28 Playing from the beginning of the program you are recording Chasing play 28 Simultaneous re...

Page 6: ...dding and deleting button ADD DLT 12 Manual programming and check button PROG CHECK 31 0 On screen display button STATUS 55 Disc tray open dose button OPEN CLOSE 17 Audio button AUDIO 26 Setup button SETUP 11 Program play list erase button ERASE 21 23 Flexible Recording button F Rec 19 TV power on off button c CEEHSJ TV 15 DVD TV switch DVD TV 15 When selecting the receiving channel on this unit u...

Page 7: ...LAY play paused PLAY flashes the resume function page 17 is working O Timer recording display On When timer recording is on standby page 30 Flashes When the unit couldn t go to timer recording standby e g a disc isn t loaded or a disc that cant be recorded to is loaded O Disc type O The display mode of the main display section TITLE TRACK CHAP PG PL Title number Track number Chapter number Program...

Page 8: ...timizes the DVD R for each recording Optimizing is carried out when you start recording after inserting the disc or turning on the unit Recording onto the disc may become impossi ble if optimizing is carried out too many times Play may be impossible in some cases due the condition of the recording The video is recorded in a 4 3 aspect in espective of the video sig nal input Discs with programs rec...

Page 9: ... printers available on the mar ket Do not use discs that are badly warped or cracked Do not place or store discs in the following places Locations exposed to direct sunlight Humid or dusty locations Locations directly exposed to a heat vent or heating appliance STEP 1 The remote control Batteries Insert so the poles and match those in the remote control Do not use rechargeable type batteries Do no...

Page 10: ...he televi ysion y 75 O coaxial cable The signal from the antenna passes through this unit and along the 75 Q coaxial cable to the television even when this unit is turned off You don t have to connect the antenna to the televi sion The picture and sound signal from this unit does not go through the 75 O coaxial cable to the television Make sure you connect one of the following terminals on this un...

Page 11: ...ess ENTER Channel Efll3GliaQ IiM Ql C0 I O3 Press ENTER Auto setting starts This takes a few minutes To stop auto channel setting press RETURN If you have not set the clock the unit will carry out Auto Clock Setting The time is displayed when finished 8 Press ENTER to end the setting After carrying out Auto Channel Setting make sure you re set VCR Plus guide channel page 13 and Channel Caption pag...

Page 12: ...10 t t 5 Press ENTER The Set Up screen reappears and the clock starts CBS When you change the time zone the recording times for programs recorded before the time zone was changed also change to corre spond to the new time zone Time Zone Adjust Adjust the time zone 1 or 1 if it was not set conrectly with auto clock setting You cannot change this setting if you set the dock manually 1 2 Press SETUP ...

Page 13: ... you do not have to change the setting In step 5 enter channel 15 next to Guide Channel 33 O In step 5 enter channel 20 next to Guide Channel 38 1 Press SETUP to show the menus Antenna System battfe Auto Channel Setting CtianneLCaption I Manual QannBl Cipllon VCBPtMS CHSeWng I 2 Press T to select Channel and press Manual Channel Caption VCR Plus CH Setting S L CT WB yjCRlFJIusSCHlSetting Channel 1...

Page 14: ...w the menus 1 Antenna System BHSSH 1 Auto Channel Setting I Channel 1 Preset Channel Capfion 1 Manual Ctiannel Caption VCR Plus CH Setting J Press A T to select TV Screen and press 3 Press A to select TV Aspect and press ENTER TV Aspect 4 3 1DI Press A T to select 16 9 and press ENTER TV Type Press A T to select TV Type and press ENTER 1 4801 1 vJ 1 480P 1 layBi reen 4 Press A T to select 480P and...

Page 15: ...sion does not allow control of your television this remote control is not compatible with your television This remote control works with most recently manufactured televi sions but may not be able to control older models Code No Manufacturer 01 Panafionir Nfltlnnal Ol lARAR 02 Panasonic National QUASAR 03 MAGNAVOX SYLVANIIA PHILIPS RO 51 04 ZENITH 05 THOMSON RCA GE 06 SHARP 07 SHARP 08 SONY 09 TOS...

Page 16: ...aying other discs or during television broadcasts Reduce the volume before playing other sources or returning to the television so vol ume doesn t Increase suddenly Auto power off The unit switches to standby after about 6 hours in the stop mode You can turn this feature off or change the time to 2 hours page 52 Set Up Off Timer ...

Page 17: ... first menu screen MENU Shows the menu screen ij f ja Discs continue to rotate while menus are displayed Press when you have finished viewing to preserve the unit s motor and your tele vision screen For your reference If 0 appears on the television The operation is prohibited by the unit or disc If a disc is loaded the unit will come on and play will start when you press PLAY If you play a disc wi...

Page 18: ...Recording television programs 18 RQT663f ...

Page 19: ... you press The set time is cleared if you change the recording mode or chan nel while recording is paused FLEXIBLE REC Racord on FR mode Maxlmufn rac time 1 Hour 23 Min tSatimracUma i 1Houf23Min l I Stert ll Caneai I B o The unit calculates a recording rate that enables the recording to fit in the time you set within the remaining time on the disc and with the best possible picture quality H While...

Page 20: ...digit number with the numbered buttons Example 5 0 5 15 1 5 Play of the images that were playing in the background con tinues To clear the program list Press IDIRECT NAVIGATOR To Stop play Press About the program list Write protected Displayed when you have protected the program Copy protected Displayed when you have recorded a program that has copy protection from CATV broadcasts for example Unab...

Page 21: ...Press PLAY LIST Press T to select the play list that contains the scene you want to play and press 1 Ho O TE TOTAL Sttm TrTU_ USJ i I SI Qll l 6lBB3 Dlno aur l Play Scenes Press to select Play Scenes and press ENTER PLArUST Play Scinet SaiM PiQi 0 0 312tt4 0HU004 CHnorauf I Prev 001 001 Next 4 Press A to select the scene and press ENTER The scene you select is played To show scene 1 0 and later In...

Page 22: ... Twice Chapter lrack Chapt 3rArack Chapter track f W Twice Marker Play position Three times Skipping a minute forward CIV Skip During play Press CM SKIP Play restarts from approximately a minute later If the start of the next progr is within one minute of the point you skipped from play restarts from the beginning of that program Since the length of commercials varies this feature may not skip com...

Page 23: ... work with Video CDs Fonward Each press shows the next frame Press PLAY to restart play Starting play from a selected program title chapter or track During play or while stopped Press the numbered buttons to select the Item Example 5 10 5 15 1 5 This may not work with some discs This works only when stopped with some discs the screen saver is on the television To erase a program that is being play...

Page 24: ...eat step 3 to select other tracks You can also use the cursor buttons to select tracks Press ENTER then press A to select the track Select ALL to enter all tracks on the disc Press ENTER 4 Press PLAY Play starts in the programmed sequence RANDOM PLAYBACK Press PLAY to start PUT RETURN 3 Press PLAY To cancel random play 0 Press until the random play screen appears Press FUNCTIONS or RETURN To move ...

Page 25: ... I Press A T to select Marker and press to highlight the first aster isk COS 13233 ESiBl Eg fvcDl I o c 2 Marking positions Press to select an asterisk and press ENTER One marker is added When marking positions 1 1 and above Press to highlight 1 10 Press A to select 11 20 You can select the next group of 10 when the current group is full 3 Press The first asterisk is highlighted Z Press ENTER to m...

Page 26: ...ral Monaural Monaural Select Mono if reception is poor during a stereo broadcast If recorded in this mode main audio is also recorded Conse quently it is possible to choose between MAIN and SAP when playing back e g Stereo is selected appears when the unit is receiving the type of audio you selected No disc 1 If you alter the sound setting during recording the sound will be altered in the recordin...

Page 27: ...e audio channel number each time you press the button This allows you to change things like the soundtrack lan guage Sound track e g English is the selected language Sound track Mili H WB cTaffgMn The language is switched to French While playing Video CD e g L R is selected y CD Note If you cannot change the audio type when you have used only an optical digital cable tor connection set Dolby Digit...

Page 28: ... stops To stop timer recording press I seconds 1 then ENTER within 5 Simultaneous rec and play You can start play a program previously recorded For example while recording program 2 sport You want to watch the movie you recorded yesterday pro gram 1 A Sports program is recorded while you watch a movie 1 During recording Press DIRECT NAVIGATOR The program list appears 2 Press A T to select a progra...

Page 29: ...ressing a v CH Start play on the other equipment Press REC at the point you want to start recording To skip unwanted parts Press 1 1 to pause recording Press again to restart recording To stop recording Press When recording using LI L2 or L3 terminals only the sound received at the time of recording will be recorded This unit complies with industry standards regarding the recording and duplication...

Page 30: ...e timer recording list appears HwTlnwPninB Displayed if the recording can fit in the remaining space on the disc Repeat steps 1 3 to program other recordings 4 Press RETURN The timer recording list disappears and the message TURN RECORDER OFF FOR TIMER RECORDING is shown on the television 5 Press C DVD POWER Ensure H lights on the unit s display To release the unit from recording standby If you wa...

Page 31: ...ther recordings Press PROG CHECK or RETURN The timer recording list disappears and the message TURN RECORDER OFF FOR TIMER RECORDING is shown on the television Press 6 DVD POWER Ensure d lights on the unit s display To release the unit from recording standby If you want to record something else before the program start time for example Press d DVD POWER The unit turns on and H goes out Be sure to ...

Page 32: ...M SP 06 64 ABC 3 25M0K 10 ODAM 11 00AM SP New Timer Prognm Icon explanations The times overlap those in another program This program Is currently recording O The disc was full or the maximum number of programs or scenes was reached so the program failed to record 12 The material was copy guarded so the material failed to record O The program failed to record for some other reason Message displayed...

Page 33: ...ol I100E 000 7 I 000 l 00 l 00 I i 00E 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0 SPACE Repeat step 1 to enter other characters Press The title is entered and the screen disappears Vbu can also finish entering the title by selecting SEF and pressing ENTER I Using the numbered buttons to enter characters e g entering the letter R 0 Press 7 to move to the 7th row g Press 7 twice to highlight R D Press ENTER You may ent...

Page 34: ...d Format 0 Formatting the disc will etssa all contents This will take appnxirrtately 1 minute 13 it OK to start formatUrig the disc Some DVD RAM are unformatted Format them before using them in this unit Formatting also allows you to erase the entire contents of a disc For your reference The contents on the disc are erased when you format it even if you have set program or disc pnstection The disc...

Page 35: ...the disc is on the television This can render the disc unusable Formatting takes up to 70 minutes The message Formatting Is completed appears when formatting is finished Press ENTER to complete the procedure If the disc is dirty clean it with the recommended cleaner page 9 before formatting To stop formatting Press RETURN You can cancel formatting if it takes more than 2 minutes The disc must be r...

Page 36: ...nram run 0 59 5P1 PU rUST a ebi Ml Era I I Cancel Enter Title You can enter up to 64 characters DVD RAM or 44 characters DVD R Entering text page 33 Properties Program Information e g time and date Is shown Protection If set this will protect the program from accidental erasure The setting may be activated deactivated as you wish 8 t Up Presram Pi lMfloi I 1 1 n5 1 Shorten Segment The program segm...

Page 37: ... You may not be able to specify points within 3 seconds of each other You cannot specify an end point before a start point You cannot specify points if you have recorded still pictures on other equipment The disc s available recording time may not increase after erasing short segments Press A T to select Exit and press ENTER 5iiint ii Saoni a ft I I Press l to select Erase and press ENTER Press EN...

Page 38: ...scenes Edit Scenes tar s T m im I mpi I Press 4 to select the Item and press ENTER Press A T to select Next and press ENTER to show scene 1 0 and later You can also select a page of scenes by entering a 3 digit number with the numbered buttons Example 5 0 0 5 15 0 1 5 One disc can have a maximum of 99 play lists and 999 scenes These limits may be reduced under some conditions PL Copy cmibiipurusn ...

Page 39: ...he scene The re edited scene replaces the old one Press ENTER at the end point of the scene int A Press A to select Exit and press ENTER Press A T to select Prev or Next and press ENTER Repeat to re edit other scenes Erase Press A l to select the scene and press ENTER Una SwiWI Eimltiliiam I 1 Repeat to erase other scenes Press to select Yes and press ENTER The selected scene is erased from the pl...

Page 40: ...IAYUST CnaOoa PUUISTII 4 Scene Wo 4 Press ENTER at the end point PLKTUST lWUWlla 4 Scene Ho To specify another scene Select NexT and press ENTER tfien repeat steps 3 and 4 Press A to select Exit and press ENTER The play lists screen appears To stop partway through Press RETURN To clear the play list screen Press PI AY LiST For your reference You cannot create or edit play lists if the disc is writ...

Page 41: ...iBi l l Play will begin with the oldest program on the disc Program 1 Play will avoid playing the introductory parts and begin playing the contents immediately The performance of this function varies from disc to disc FLEXIBLE REC page 19 Flexible Recording record ing the best quality pictures in a set time CREATE PLAY LIST page 40 Creating play lists PLAY LIST page 21 Playing play lists page 38 E...

Page 42: ...Subtitle language iirj a j See Q below Subtitle on off gQ33 QSSD Angle Angle number 0039 Audio channel EQSI fvcDl page 27 PBC Playback control on off vcd Indicates vy ether menu play playback con trol is on or off D Soundtrack Subtitle language ENG English SVE Swedish CHI Chinese FRA French NOR Norwegian KOR Korean DEU German DAN Danish MAL Malay ITA Italian PGR Portuguese VIE Vietnamese ESP Spani...

Page 43: ... CD has playback control While stopped the screen saver is on the television press the num bered buttons to select a track page 23 Select the repeat mode Marker r aTi laHga rpnm gggi rvcDi page 25 Play mode normal play Program Play page 24 Random Play page 24 c s Audio menu e g DVD Video V s s Play AVideo i 4 Dialog Enhancer OFF I Item Content Remarks V S S Virtual Sur round Sound Only with Dolby ...

Page 44: ...und contrasting sections of the picture 0 to 1 3 When you have set TV Type to 480P in SETUP page14 1 Efes V Picture 1 mv 1 Video MPEG DNR Progressive iliM Transfer KJIISS I Item Content Progressive ON En es progressive output OFF Oisat les progressive output Transfer Select the method of conversion for progres sive output to suit the type of material being played page 56 Film and video Autol norma...

Page 45: ...TUP Audio Digital Audio Output Set PCM Down Conversion to suit the equipment Set Dolby Digital and DTS to suit the equipment 51 Change speaker settings on the amplifier c o 2 u c s Enjoying stereo or Dolby Pro Logic Analog connection Connect to an analog amplifier or system compo nent 47 El SETUP Audio Digital Audio Output Set PCM Down Conversion to Off 51 Digital connection Connect to a digital a...

Page 46: ...the audio and video connections c 5 O c 2 o One cable TV box satellite receiver AUDIO VIDEO IN IN VHF UHF R L RF IN o red white yellow Audio Video cable included RFOUT RFIN VHF UHF 75 n coaxial cable r I Cable TV box O To household cable TV Jack OUT IN J DSS receiver I I I To household I home satellite system 1 6 Dishnetwork DSS jack When a home satellite system Dishnetwork DSS is connected auto t...

Page 47: ...necting OPTICAL IN Insert fully with this facing up Analog connection To enjoy stereo or Dolby Pro Logic Connect an analog amplifier or system com ponent Amplifier or system component Audio cable R AUDIO L c o Q O D q o c Recording to digital recording equipment or cassette tapes Digital recording You can record the digital signal directly to digital recording equipment Connection Q above Note Wit...

Page 48: ...put terminals Audio Video cable included red white yellow i Other video equipment Connect to the video and audio output terminals By using the S video cat le instead of the yellow video cable you may make recordings of higher picture quality By using the S video cable instead of the yellow video cable you may make recordings of higher picture quality If the audio output of the other equipment is m...

Page 49: ...ur television has both lead and coaxial VHF terminals use the lead connection to minimize signal loss Use one of the following connections to suit the antenna terminals on your television Refer to the television s operating instructions A twin lead and coaxial plug terminal VHF UHF band separator not included 75 n coaxial cable Television VHF UHF A twin lead terminal 75 300 n transformer not inclu...

Page 50: ...Ctrarmel Caption 1 Manual Channel Caption 1 VCRPIus CHSettiiq Press A T to select Set Up and press Press A T to select Remote Con trol Code and press ENTER Press A to select the code 1 2 or 3 and press ENTER The remote control code on the unit has been set While pressing ENTER on the remote control press the numbered button 1 2 or 3 corresponding to the code you selected in step 4 The remote contr...

Page 51: ...ow the on screen instructions Digital Audio Output Change the settings when you have connected equipment through this unit s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal page 47 Q Select the Audio tab and then Digital Audio Output by fol lowing Common procedures left to set up PCiUI Down Conversion Dolby Digital and DTS PCM Down Conversion Select how to output audio with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz Select On if ...

Page 52: ...vel and display language to the default settings Yes No Disc Audio Choose the audio language Some discs start in a certain language despite any changes you make here Dfllish French Spanish Original The original language of each disc will be selected Other lnput a code page 56 Subtitle Choose the subtitle language Automatic H the language selected for Audio is not avail able subtitles of that langu...

Page 53: ...dings Dolby Digital page 56 LPCM page 56 Digital Audio Output page 51 PCM Down Conversion On QSl Doiiiy Digital Bilaiceam PCM DTS Bitstream Qff Display Status Messages Choose whether to show on screen messages automatically Automatic Off Language of Display Message Choose the language for these menus and the on screen messages EngMl Fran ais Blue Background Select Oft if you do not want to have th...

Page 54: ... MAX MTV SHOW TBS USA TNT CBC UPN CTV WB TSN DSC GLOB Press A T to select the channel corresponding to the caption and then press Channels are not displayed If they do not contain a station or if captions have been added manually To delete the channel number press CANCEL Repeat steps 4 and 5 as necessary Press ENTER The Channel screen reappears Manual Channel Caption Press A T to select Manual Cha...

Page 55: ...r example DVD RAM DVD RAM No display DVD RAM riu Lrt Current media I Audio type page 26 Shows the selected audio type During reception Stereo Stereo is selected Mono Monaural is selected SAP Secondary audio program is selected appears when the type you have selected ts actu ally being received During play LR R L a stereo program is recorded MAIN SAP an SAP program Is recorded 8 1 is Recording mode...

Page 56: ...icture is calculated based on past I or P ptctures B Bidirectionally predictive coded picture This picture is calculated by comparing past and future I and P pictures so it has the lowest volume of information Linear PCM pulse code modulation These are uncompressed digital signals LPCM sound is available when recording in XP mode Playback control PBC If a Video CD has playback control you can sele...

Page 57: ... to clean this unit Before using chemically treated cloth read the instructions that came with the cloth carefully Observe the following points to ensure continued listening and viewing pleasure Dust and dirt may adhere to the unit s lens over time making it impossible to record or play discs Use DVO RAM PD lens cleaner LF K123LCA1 every 1 to 4 months depending on frequency of use and the operatin...

Page 58: ...is disc may not be played in your region You tried to play a disc with a region number different from this unit s region number This unit can only play discs with the region numbers compatible with this unit 1 All or includ ing the number 1 Cover page Your selection exceeds the recorder s rating limit A ratings ievel lias been set for DVD Video with this unit Unlock the unit with Ratings in Disc i...

Page 59: ...rminal or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal on this unit Make sure the television s input setting e g VIDEO l is correct You have set TV Type to MSOP in the SETUP menus but the television isn t compatible with progressive signal Press and hold and 1 1 on the unit at the same time for about 5 seconds The setting will change to interlace 10 14 Television reception worsens after connecting the unit This c...

Page 60: ...d on the disc Turn the subtitles on 42 Angle cannot be changed This function depends on software availability Angles can only be changed during scenes where different angles are recorded You have forgotten your rat ings password Return the ratings setting to 8 While the disc tray is open press and hold W and on the main unit at the same time for 5 or more seconds Displays The display is dim Go to ...

Page 61: ...ng failed for some reason but Is cleared automatically at 4 a m two days later 31 Timer recording does not stop even when Is pressed Press and then ENTER within 5 seconds to turn 13 off Recording stops The available recording time doesn t increase even after erasing recordings on the disc As this unit is unable to erase data written to DVD RAM with a computer the available record ing time does not...

Page 62: ...se will be required before warranty service is rendered This warranty only covers failures due to defects in materials or workmanship which occur during normal use The war ranty does not cover damage which occurs in shipment or failures which are caused by products not supplied by the warrantor or failures which result from accident misuse abuse neglect mishandling misapplication alteration mod if...

Page 63: ...1 0 Vp p 75 O Pe 0 7 Vp p 75 n Pr 0 7 Vp p 75 O Antenna reception Input TV Channel 2ch 69ch 75 Q CATV Channel 1ch 125ch 75 Q Audio system Recording system Dolby Digital XP SP LP EP LINEAR PCM XP mode only LINE pin jack Reference input 309 mVrms FS 2 Vrms 1 l H2 0 dB Input impedance 47 kO LINE pin jack Reference output 309 mVrms FS 2Vrms 1 kHz OdB Output impedance 1 kO Load impedance 10 kQ Recordin...

Page 64: ...ting 52 Repeat play 43 Resume function 17 Seamless Play 53 SETUP menu 51 Sharpness 44 Shorten Segment 36 Simultaneous rec and play 28 Sound track 42 Subtitle 42 Time Slip 28 Timer recording 30 32 Transfer 44 TV Aspect 14 TV Type 14 VCR Plus guide channel 13 timer recording 30 V S S 43 3DNR 44 Apparatus Claims of U S Patent Nos 4 631 603 4 577 216 and 4 819 098 licensed for limited viewing uses onl...

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