Panasonic DMR-EX78 Bedienungsanleitung

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    until 2008/5/31 Oper ating In str uction s D VD Recor der Model No. DMR-EX88 DMR-EX78 The illustrations in these Operating Instructions show images of DMR-EX78 unless otherwise indicated. Dear customer Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and saf ety , please read these instructions carefully . Before connecting, operating[...]

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    2 RQT9088 -If you see this symbol- CA UTIO N! THIS PR ODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTR OLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PR OCEDURES O THER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN CO VERS AND DO NO T REP AIR Y OURSELF . REFER SER VICING T O QU ALIFIED PERSONNEL. W ARNING: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF [...]

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    3 RQT9088 T able of contents Getting star ted Quick Start Guide Basic operatio ns Adv anced operations Editin g Setting menus Reference Copying Included a ccessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The remote control info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 HDD (Hard disk driv e) handling care . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 RQT9088 Inc luded accessories ∫ Batteries ≥ Inse r t s o t he p ole s ( i and j ) m atch those in t he remote c ontrol. ≥ Do not use rechargeable type batter ies. ≥ Do not mix old and ne w batteries. ≥ Do not use different types at the same time. ≥ Do not heat or expose to flam e. ≥ Do not leave the battery(ies) in an automobile exp[...]

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    5 RQT9088 HDD (Hard disk drive) handling care The HDD is a high precision recording instrument and because of its long recording capability and high speed operation it i s a very s pecial device that is easily susceptib le to damage. As a basic rule, sav e import ant content to a disc as bac kup. ∫ The HDD is a device that is not built to withs t[...]

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    6 RQT9088 Contr ol reference guid e Instruct ions f or operations are generally described using the remote control. 1 T urn the unit on ( ➡ 9) 2 Select drive [HDD , D VD or SD ( [EX88] )] ( ➡ 16, 17, 32) Drive changes eac h time you press [DRIVE S ELECT]. 3 Select chan nels and title numbers, etc./Enter number s 4 T o delete unnecessary recorde[...]

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    7 RQT9088 1 Standby/on switch (  /I) ( ➡ 9 ) Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power . 2 Disc tray ( ➡ 14) 3 Connection for di gital video (D V) camcorder ( ➡ 23) 4 Connection for VCR, camcor der etc. ( ➡ 23) 5 Displa y ( ➡ belo w) 6 Open/close[...]

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    8 RQT9088 STEP 1 Connectio n ≥ Before connection, turn off all equipment and read the appropriate operating instructions. ≥ Refer to “Additional co nnections” ( ➡ 68) for c onnection us ing other ter minals and c onnection wi th other equi pment. Y o u can enjo y high-quality picture by changing the co nnection between this unit and your [...]

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    9 RQT9088 STEP 2 Channel re ception setti ngs and TV aspect settings 1 T urn on the television and select the appropriate A V input to suit the connections to t his unit. 2 Press [  D VD] to turn th e unit on. D VB Auto-Setup star t s. The unit will search for the terres trial digital channels. This takes about 5 minutes. ≥ T errestrial digita[...]

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    10 RQT9088 HDD and disc in f or mation ( ≤ : P ossible , – : Impossib le) § 1 [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹ V›] [+R] [+R]DL] Finalisation needed f or play back on other equipment ( ➡ 58). [RAM] can be play ed back on P anasonic D VD reco rders and D VD- RAM compatible D VD players . [-R]DL] , [+R] DL] or [+RW] can be pla yed back only on equipment [...]

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    11 RQT9088 § Close the session after recording. Pla y may be impossib le on some discs due to the condition of the recording. ≥ The producer of the disc can control how discs are play ed. So you may not always be able to control play as described in t hese operating instructions. Read the disc’ s instr uctions carefully . ≥ Operation and sou[...]

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    12 RQT9088 USB memory and card inf ormation ≥ Despite meeting the conditions mentioned abo ve, there may be USB memor ies that cannot be used for this unit . ≥ [EX88] If a P anasonic digital video camera with HDD is connected to this unit’ s USB por t, you can copy the SD Video shot with the cam era to this unit’ s HDD or D VD-RAM. [Note] ?[...]

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    13 RQT9088 Regar ding DivX fil es, MP3 fil es and still pi ctures (JPEG) Instructions/notes regarding SD car ds and S D drive are applicable to the DMR-EX88 model only . DivX MP3 ≥ If there is a large amount of sti ll picture dat a etc. within a MP3 file, play may not be poss ible . Still pictures (JPEG § 2 ) § 1 T otal number of recognizable f[...]

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    14 RQT9088 Media handling (Disc/USB memor y/SD car d) 1 Press [ < OPEN/C LOSE] to open the tray . 2 Press [ < OPEN/CLOS E] to close the tra y . Automatic drive select function [RAM] [Only f or discs with the write-protect tab on the car tr idge set to “PR O TECT” ( ➡ 5 6, Car tridge-protection)] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] ≥ If the unit is rec[...]

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    15 RQT9088 W atching analogue and d igital broadcas ts 1 T urn on the television and select the appropriate A V input to suit the connections to t his unit. 2 Press [  D VD] to turn th e unit on. 3 Press [ WX CH] to select the channe l. Everytime you change the station, digital channel inf or mation appears automatically ( terrestrial digital ch[...]

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    16 RQT9088 Pla ying r ecorded video contents/Pla ying play-only discs Refe r to “ Advanc ed p layback” ( ➡ 28) for detail information. Preparation ≥ T ur n on the television and select the appropr iate A V input to suit the connections to this unit. ≥ T ur n on this unit. 1 Press [D RIVE SE LECT] to select t he HDD or D VD drive . The HDD[...]

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    17 RQT9088 Recor ding tele vision progr ammes Refe r to “Important notes f or record ing” ( ➡ 20) an d “Ad vanc ed recor ding” ( ➡ 21) for d etail inf ormation . [HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V ›] [+R] [+RW ] [RAM] [-RW‹ V›] [+R] [+RW ] ≥ T o use a new disc, formatting is neces sar y . ≥ When recording a digital radio broadcast or a[...]

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    18 RQT9088 Timer re cording Refer to “Advanced timer reco rding” ( ➡ 24 – 27) for detail information. See also “Important notes for recordi ng” ( ➡ 20). Depending on the type of disc used for recording or the t ype of broadcast, there may be restrictions on the titl e you are trying to record. [HDD] [ RAM] [-R ] [-R W‹V›] [+R] [+R[...]

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    19 RQT9088 Deleting titl es [HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW ‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+ RW] (Y ou cannot delete items on finalised discs.) ≥ A title cannot be restored once it is deleted. Make cert ain before proceeding. ≥ Y ou cannot delete while recording or copy ing. Preparation ≥ Press [DRIVE SELECT] t o select the HDD or D VD drive. ≥ [RAM][...]

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    20 RQT9088 Impor tant notes for recor ding ≥ It is not possi ble to record to both the HDD and the D VD drive simultaneously . Selecting A udio for Recor ding Broadcast in m ulti-channel sound (Digital broadcast only): Y ou can select the audio language when receiving audio in multi channel broadcast [“Multi Audio” appears at the bottom of di[...]

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    21 RQT9088 Adv anced record ing Depending on the c ontent being recorded, th e recording times m ay become shor ter than indicated. (The times provided on this char t ar e an estimate.) § 1 It is not possible to record or pla y continuous ly from one side of a double sided disc t o the other . § 2 When “Recording time in EP mode” is set to ?[...]

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    22 RQT9088 Adv anced re cording [HDD] [ RAM] [-R ] [-R W‹V›] [+R] [+ RW] The unit sets the best possib le picture quality that fits the recording within the remaining dis c space. The recording mode becomes FR mode. ∫ Using “Flexible Rec” is c on v enient in these kin ds o f situ ation s. [RAM] [-R] [-RW ‹V ›] [+R] [+RW] ≥ When the [...]

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    23 RQT9088 Copying from a video cassette recor der e.g., Connecti ng to the A V3 or DV inp ut termina ls on the fro nt Y ou can also connect to the A V4 input term inals on the rear . ≥ T urn off the unit and other video equipment before connecting. If t he audio output o f the other eq uipment i s monaur al Connect to L/MONO on the A V3 input te[...]

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    24 RQT9088 Ad vanced timer recording [HDD] [ RAM] [-R ] [-R W‹V›] [+R] [+ RW] ≥ Y ou can ent er up to 32 programmes up to a m onth in advance. (Each daily or weekly programm e is cou nted as one pr ogramme.) [RAM] [-RW‹V ›] [+R] [+RW] ≥ T o use a new disc, f or matting is necessar y . Preparation ≥ T ur n on the television and select [...]

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    25 RQT9088 1 While the unit is on Press [ DRIVE SELE CT] to sele ct the recording dri ve and press [ ∫ ]. 2 Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “Stop Recording” and press [OK]. If you stop a timer recording, it will be cancelled. Howe ver , if you have set a weekly or daily timer recording, the recording will star t from the next time the timer recordi[...]

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    26 RQT9088 Adv anc ed timer reco r ding When the rec ording drive is “D VD” and there is not enough remaining space, recording automatically s witches to the “HDD”. If there is no disc in t he tra y or the disc cannot be recorded on or when timer recording star ts while cop ying, the recording drive will be altered to the HDD . ≥ The Dire[...]

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    27 RQT9088 Press [GUIDE] to switch between Landscape view and P ortrai t view . ∫ When the TV Guide dis plays “No inf ormation av ailable f or analogue services” or the empty TV Guide list ≥ Some digital broadcast may not send programme inf or mation. Set the timer recording manually or with the G- CODE syst em ( ➡ 24). This function lets[...]

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    28 RQT9088 Ad vanced pla yback ≥ Depending on the m edia, some operations m ay not be possible . Pres s [A UDIO]. [HDD] [RAM] [-RW‹ VR›] [ VCD] , DivX and analogue broadcast LR > L > R ^---- --------- --} e.g., “L R ” is sel ecte d [DVD-V ] Y ou can change the audio channel number each time y ou press the butt on. This allows y ou t[...]

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    29 RQT9088 Selecting recor ded programmes (ti tles) to pla y—Direct Navigator [HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW ‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+ RW] [-RW‹ VR›] Y ou can quickly find the recorded titles and easily pla y them. Y ou can also sor t the titles or edit the G roups of titles. 1 Press [DIRECT NA VIGA T OR]. [HDD] [RAM] When “VIDEO” is not se[...]

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    30 RQT9088 Playing DivX, MP3 an d still pictur es Instructions/notes regarding SD card s and SD drive are applicable to the DMR-EX88 m odel on ly . [CD] 1 Inser t the disc. 2 If t he disc contain s diffe rent file t ypes Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the item and press [OK]. Otherwise, Press [ DIRECT NA VIGA TOR] . [USB] [SD] 1 Inser t the USB m emor y[...]

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    31 RQT9088 DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) content is encrypted for cop yr ight protection. In order to pla y DivX V OD content on this unit, you f irst need to register the unit. Fol low the on line instructions f or purchasing DivX V OD content to enter the unit’ s registration code a nd register the unit. For more inf orm ation about DivX VOD , vis[...]

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    32 RQT9088 Play ing DivX, MP3 and still pictures Instructions/notes regarding SD card s and SD drive are applicable to the DMR-EX88 m odel on ly . [HDD] [ RAM] [CD] [USB] [SD] ≥ Y ou can play still pictures recorded with a computer onto a CD-R/ CD-RW and USB memor y . ≥ Y ou cannot pla y still pictures while r ecording or copying. ≥ Inser tin[...]

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    33 RQT9088 Useful functions during still picture play Star t Slid e Sho w Slide Show Setting Y ou can display still pict ures one by one at a constant inter val. While th e Album View screen is displayed 1P r e s s [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to s elect t he album. 2P r e s s [ 1 ]( P L A Y ) . Y ou can also star t Slide Show with the f ollowing steps. While[...]

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    34 RQT9088 Playing music Preparation Press [DRIVE SELECT] t o select the D V D drive. 1 Insert a m usic CD . The menu is automatically displa yed. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “P la y Mus ic” and press [OK]. The unit start s accessing the Gracenote ® Database ( ➡ 52) and searches f or the t itle inf or mation. If search results indicate that [...]

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    35 RQT9088 Con venient functions By using the F UNCTION MENU w indow you ma y access the main functions quick ly and easily . 1 Press [FUNCTION MENU ]. Functions display ed depend on the selected drive or type of disc. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select an item a nd press [ OK]. ≥ If you select “T o Others” and press [OK], the f ollowing screen appe[...]

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    36 RQT9088 Linked operations with the TV (VIE RA Link “HD A VI Control TM ”) Y o u can enjo y linked operations with the TV and receiver by using “HD A VI Control”. Preparation 1 Connect this unit to y our TV using an HDMI cable ( ➡ 8) or to your receiver using an HDMI cable ( ➡ 69 ). 2 Set “VIERA Link” to “On” ( ➡ 64). (The d[...]

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    37 RQT9088 Instructions/notes regarding SD car ds and SD drive are applicable to the DMR-EX88 model only . If y ou connect this unit to the TV that has “HD A V I Control 2” or “HD A VI Control 3” function with an HDM I cable, you can enjo y u sing more conv enient functions. Y ou can operate this unit using the following buttons on the TV r[...]

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    38 RQT9088 Editin g tit les/ chapt ers [HDD] [ RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹ V›] [+R] [+R] DL] (Y ou cannot edit finalized discs.) [+RW] [-RW‹VR›] ≥ The maximum number of items on a disc: [HDD] – Titles: 499 – Chapters: A pprox . 1000 per title (Depends o n the state of recording. ) [RAM] [-R] [ -R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+ R] [+R]DL] [+RW] – T[...]

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    39 RQT9088 After performing steps 1–4 ( ➡ 38) § Multiple editing is possible. After performing steps 1–6 ( ➡ 38) § Multiple editing is possible. Title operations Delete § [HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW ‹V›] [+R] [ +R]DL] [+RW] Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “Delete” and press [OK]. ≥ Once deleted, the recorded contents are l ost and [...]

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    40 RQT9088 Creating, editin g and pla ying pla ylists [HDD] [ RAM] ≥ The maximum number of items on a disc: – Pla ylists: 99 – Chapters in play lists: Ap prox. 1000 (Depends on t he state of recording. ) ≥ If y ou exceed the maximum numbers of it ems for a disc , all the items entered will not be recorded. [HDD] [ RAM] Preparation ≥ T ur [...]

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    41 RQT9088 [HDD] [RAM] [-RW‹VR›] (Play only) 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTION MENU ]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “T o Others” and pres s [OK]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Pla ylists” and press [ OK]. 4 Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select the pla ylist. T o start play ➡ Press [OK] . T o edit ➡ Step 5. ≥ T o show othe r pag es/ Mult [...]

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    42 RQT9088 Editing still pi ctures and m usic Instructions/notes regarding SD card s and SD drive are applicable to the DMR-EX88 m odel on ly . [HDD] [ RAM] [S D] ≥ Y ou can edit pictures and albums . ≥ Y ou cannot edit still pictures recorded on CD-R/CD-RW and US B memor y . Preparation ≥ Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD , D VD or SD d[...]

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    43 RQT9088 [HDD] Preparation Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD dr ive . 1 Press [DIRECT NA VIGA T OR]. When “MUSIC” is not selected, press the “Y ellow” button t o select “ MUSIC”. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Play CD on HDD” or “Play MP3 on HDD” and press [ OK]. 3 Editi ng an alb um/gr oup Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the alb[...]

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    44 RQT9088 Ente ring text Instructions/notes regarding SD card s and SD drive are applicable to the DMR-EX88 m odel on ly . [HDD] [ RAM] [-R ] [-R]DL] [-RW‹ V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW ] [SD] Y o u can give names to recorde d titles, etc. The maximum number of characters: § Title name for timer recording [Note] If a name is long, parts of it may not[...]

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    45 RQT9088 Copying titles or playlists Instructions/notes regarding SD car ds and SD drive are applicable to the DMR-EX88 model only . § 1 T o high s peed c op y ti tles ( or p la ylists creat ed fro m tho se title s), set “Rec f or Hi gh Sp eed Cop y” to “ O n” be fore recor ding to t he HDD ( The def ault sett ing is “On”. ➡ 61 ). [...]

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    46 RQT9088 Copying t itles or playlists When copying a title with main and secondary audio ≥ Select the audio type f or record ing bilingual broadcast from “Bilingual A udio Selection” ( ➡ 62) when: – Copying to a D VD-R, D VD-R DL, D VD-RW (D VD-Video format), +R, +R DL and +R W . – When “Audio Mode for XP Recording” is set to “L[...]

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    47 RQT9088 [HDD] ,-. [RAM] [+RW] [-RW‹VR›] > [ HDD] [HDD] > [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V ›] [+R] [+R]DL] [SD] > [HDD] [RAM] Y ou can order titles and play lists as desired f or copy t o disc. See also “Before cop ying” ( ➡ 46). 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTION MENU ]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “T o Others” and pres s [OK]. 3 Pres[...]

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    48 RQT9088 Copying t itles or playlists COPY Navigator/Cop ying list indicators ∫ T o edit the c opying list Select the ite m in step 6– 5 ( ➡ 47) 1 Press [O PTIO N]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the operation and press [OK ]. Delete All: Delete all items registered on the cop y ing list. Pres s [ 2 , 1 ] to select “Y es” and press [OK]. A[...]

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    49 RQT9088 3 When the top menu is displayed Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select the title y ou want to star t copying, and press [OK]. While pla ying in order , all the titles after the selected t itle are recorded until the se t time. (After the last title on the disc has finished pla ying the top menu is recorded until the set time is reached.) T o[...]

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    50 RQT9088 Copy ing still pictur es Instructions/notes regarding SD card s and SD drive are applicable to the DMR-EX88 m odel on ly . [HDD] [ RAM] [USB ] [SD] ≥ SDHC Memor y Cards used f or recording with this unit can only be used with other SDHC Memor y Card-compatible equipment. SDHC Memor y Cards c annot be used w ith equipment that is only c[...]

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    51 RQT9088 6 Register still pi ctures for cop y . ≥ If you are going to copy a registered list wit hout making any changes to it ( ➡ step 7). Y ou can register still pictur es or s till picture f olders. ≥ Still pictures and f olders cannot be registered on the same list. ∫ T o register indiv idual still pictures 1 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to selec[...]

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    52 RQT9088 Copying m usic to HDD Y o u can store the two formats of music data in this unit’ s HDD . Music CD (CD-D A) When copying music CDs , this unit makes access to the internal Gracenote ® Database to obtain tit le inf or mation. The album name , trac k nam e and ar tist nam e are assigned automatically allowing you find the track easily w[...]

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    53 RQT9088 ∫ T o reg ist er on a f olde r b y f old er basi s 1 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Create Lis t” and press [ 1 ]. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select “T rack/Folder” and press [OK] . 3 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Folder” an d press [OK] . 4 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select “New item” and press [ OK]. 5 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select the f[...]

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    54 RQT9088 Using on-screen menu s/Status messa g e 1 Press [DISPLA Y]. ≥ Depending on the con dition of the unit (playing, stopped, etc.) and disc c ontents, there are some item s that you cannot select or c hange. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to sele ct th e menu and press [ 1 ]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the item and press [ 1 ]. 4 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to se[...]

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    55 RQT9088 Pres s [ST A TUS ]. The displa y changes each time you press the b utton. Sound men u—Change the D VB multi audio and sound effec t D VB Multi Audi o [Digital channel onl y] If more than one audio channel is output, you can set the desired channel bef ore recording. ≥ D VB Multi Audio cannot be selected during playbac k or recording.[...]

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    56 RQT9088 HDD , disc and card management Instructions/notes regarding SD card s and SD drive are applicable to the DMR-EX88 m odel on ly . [HDD] [ RAM] [-R ] [-R]DL] [-RW‹ V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW ] [-RW‹VR›] [SD] Preparation ≥ Press [DRIVE SELECT] t o select the dr ive. 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTION MENU]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “[...]

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    57 RQT9088 [HDD] [RAM] Preparation ≥ Press [DRIVE SELECT] t o select the HDD or D VD drive. ≥ [RAM] Release protection ( ➡ 56, Setting the protection). After performing steps 1–3 ( ➡ 56, Common proc edures) 1 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to s elect “Del ete all titles” a nd press [OK]. 2 Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “ Y es” and press [ OK]. 3 Pre[...]

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    58 RQT9088 HDD , disc and car d management [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹ V›] [+R] [+R] DL] [+RW ] Y o u can select the background that will be displa yed as the D VD- Video top menu after finalising or creating T op Menu ( [+RW] ). Preparation Press [DRIVE SELECT] t o select the D V D drive. After performing steps 1–3 ( ➡ 56, C ommon procedures) 1 Pre[...]

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    59 RQT9088 Changing the unit’ s settings Y ou can change the unit’ s settings using Setup menu. ≥ The settings remain intact ev en if you s witch the unit to standby . 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTION MENU ]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “T o Others” and pres s [OK]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Setu p” and press [ OK]. 4 Press [ 3 , 4 [...]

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    60 RQT9088 Changing the unit’ s settings Signal Condition Y o u can check the quality a nd strength of digital broadc ast signals. Realign the aerial if y ou are receiving a poor signal. When “Signal Condition” is displa yed in g rey and cannot be selected: 1 Press [EXIT] to exit the screen. 2 Press [ WX CH] to select a digital channel. “D?[...]

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    61 RQT9088 (All f actor y default settings are indicated with underlined te xt.) § [Other ¢¢¢¢ ] Enter a code ( ➡ 73) with the numbered buttons . When the selected language is not availab le on the disc, the def ault language is pla yed. There are discs where you can only s witch the langua ge from the m enu screen ( ➡ 16). [DVD- V] Choose[...]

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    62 RQT9088 Changing the unit’ s settings (All factory default settings are indicated with under lined text.) (All factory default settings are indicated with under lined text.) Picture Comb Filter Select the picture sharpness when record ing. The setting is fix ed with “On” if you set “TV System” to “NTSC” ( ➡ 64). [On ] Pictures be[...]

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    63 RQT9088 (All f actor y default settings are indicated with underlined te xt.) Display On-Scr een Messages Choose the approx imate time until the digital channel information screen ( ➡ 15) disappears automatically . The length of time the control panel ( ➡ 37) is display ed can also be changed, but “Off” does not work. [Off] (The digital [...]

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    64 RQT9088 Changing the unit’ s settings (All factory default settings are indicated with under lined text.) Depending on the connected equipment, some items may be shaded in gre y on the displa y and cannot be selected, or y ou may not be able to change the settings. Connection TV Aspect Set to match the t ype of television connected. [16:9 ] Wh[...]

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    65 RQT9088 (All f actor y default settings are indicated with underlined te xt.) Others Remote Control Change the rem ote control code on the main unit and the remote control (the two must match) if y ou place other P anasonic products close t ogether . [D VD 1 ] [D VD 2] [ D VD 3] Use “D VD 1”, the factor y set c ode, under nor mal circumsta n[...]

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    66 RQT9088 Changing the unit’ s settings List of TV R eception Channels System Upd ate In order to update this unit’ s software, the TV Guide download, and to support sys tem changes made by broadcasts , this unit periodically performs s oftware updates. Press [OK] to show the f ollowing settings. ≥ Update data and TV Guide download informati[...]

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    67 RQT9088 Other Settings Y ou can configure the remote control TV operation but tons to turn the tele vision on/off, change the television input mode, select the tele vision channel and change the tele v ision volume . 1 P oint the r emote contr ol at th e televisi on While pressing [  TV], enter the code with the numb ered buttons. Manuf act u[...]

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    68 RQT9088 Additional connections § Leav e “Y ello w” unco nnected. The S VIDEO OUT ter minal achiev es a more vivid picture than the VIDEO OUT ter minal. (Actual results depend on the television.) COMPONENT V IDEO term inals can be used for either interlace or progressive output ( ➡ 84) and provide a purer picture than the S VIDEO OUT termi[...]

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    69 RQT9088 ≥ T o enjo y multi-channel s urr ound sound D VD-Video, connect an amplifier with Dolby Digital, DTS and M PEG decoders. [Require d]setti ng] “Digital A udio Output” in the Setup menu ( ➡ 62) ≥ When this unit is connected to a n amplifier with an optical digital audio cable and connected to a television with an HDMI cable , you[...]

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    70 RQT9088 Additional conne ctions Connecting a television and VCR Connecting to a television with 21-pin Scart terminal Y ou can also connect with the A V1 ter minal on this unit using the 21-pin Scar t cable. If your television is equip ped wit h RGB input c apabili ty , by conne cting wi th a fully wire d 21-pin Sca r t cable you can see video u[...]

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    71 RQT9088 Connect ing a Digital te levisio n and VCR RF RF I N I N RF RF OUT OUT A V 2 ( EXT ) A V 1 ( T V ) OPTICAL DIGI DIGI T AL AL A UDIO OU UDIO OU T (PCM/BITSTREAM) (PCM/ BITSTRE AM) COMPO N E N T COMPO N E N T V IDEO OUT V IDEO OUT S V IDEO V IDEO R-AUDIO-L P R P B Y AC I N OUT OUT A V 4 I V 4 I N A V OUT V HF/UHF RF I N AUDIO I N R L V IDE[...]

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    72 RQT9088 Frequentl y asked questions Refer t o the fol lowing items if y ou have an y doubts about unit operations . Disc Recording Set u p Pag e Which aerial is suitab le for receiving digital terrestrial broadcasts? ≥ Y ou can us e your current aerial. Howev er, depending on the area w here you liv e, a new aerial may be necessar y . Consult [...]

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    73 RQT9088 Music Language code l ist Enter the code with the n umbered buttons. TV Guid e Page Is it possib le to programme a recording, with a start and end time that are different from the TV G uide system? ≥ Y ou can manually change the start and end time of programmes in the Timer Recording men u. 24 Can I receive TV Guide system data via a c[...]

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    74 RQT9088 Mess ag es On the t elevision Pag e A uthoris ation Er ror . ≥ Y ou are tr ying to pla y the DivX V OD content that was purchased with a dif ferent registration code. Y ou cannot pla y the content on this unit. (DivX) 30 Cannot f inish r ecor ding comple tel y . ≥ The progr amme was copy-protected. ≥ The HDD or disc ma y be full. ?[...]

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    75 RQT9088 On the unit’ s display The follo wing messages or ser vice numbers ap pear on the unit’ s display when somet hing unusual is detected dur ing star tup and us e. § The message are alternately display ed. Page DV D  (“ ∑ ” stands for a number.) ≥ The remote control and main unit are using different codes . Change the code o[...]

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    76 RQT9088 T roubleshooting guide Before requesting service, make the f ollowing checks . If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the solutions indicated in the char t do not solve the problem, consult your dealer for instructions. The fol lowing do not indica te a pr oblem with t his unit: Displays TV screen and video ≥ Regular[...]

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    77 RQT9088 Sound TV screen and video (continued) Page The recorded title is stretch ed vertically . ≥ 16:9 aspect programmes are recorded in 4:3 aspect in the following cases. – [-R] [-R] DL] [-RW‹V›] If you recorded or copied using “EP ” or “FR (recordings 5 hours or longer)” recording mode. – If you recorded or copied to a +R, +[...]

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    78 RQT9088 T ro ubleshooting gu ide Operation Pag e Cannot operate the television. The remote control doesn’t work. ≥ Change the m anuf acturer code. S ome televi sions cannot be operated e ven if y ou change the code. ≥ The remote c ontrol and main u nit are using different codes. Change the code on the remote control. Press and hold [ OK] a[...]

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    79 RQT9088 Recording, timer r ecording and copying Page Cannot recor d. Cannot copy . ≥ Y ou haven’t inserted a disc or the d isc you inser ted cannot be r ecorded on. Inser t a disc the unit can record onto . ≥ The disc is unf orm atted. Format the disc . [RAM] [-RW‹V ›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] ≥ The write-protect tab on the car tridge is s[...]

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    80 RQT9088 T ro ubleshooting gu ide Edit Musi c Pla y Pa g e Play fails to start even w hen [ 1 ] (PLA Y) is pressed . Play starts but then stops immediately . ≥ Inser t the disc correctly with the label f acing up. ≥ The disc is dir ty . ≥ Y ou tried to play a blank disc or disc unplay able on thi s unit. ≥ Y ou tried to play a +RW that ne[...]

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    81 RQT9088 USB TV Guid e Digital broadcast Still pictures Page Cannot display Direct Navigator screen. ≥ This screen cannot be display ed dur ing recording or copy . — Cannot edit or format a card. ( [EX88] ) ≥ Release the card’ s protection setting. (With some cards, the “Write Protection Off” mes sage sometimes appe ars on the screen [...]

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    82 RQT9088 T ro ubleshooting gu ide VIERA Link Pag e VIER A Lin k do esn’t work. ≥ Check the HDMI cable connection. Chec k that “HDMI” is displa yed on t he front display when the power for the main unit is set to O n. ≥ Mak e sure that “VIE RA Link” is set to “On” . ≥ Check the “HD A VI Control” settings on the connected de[...]

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    83 RQT9088 Specifications Recording system D VD-RAM : D V D Video Recording f or mat D VD-R : D VD-Video format D VD-R DL ( Dual Lay er) : D VD-Video format D VD-RW : D VD-Video format +R +R DL (Double Lay er ) +R W Recordable discs D VD-RAM: 2X SPEED (V er . 2.0), 2-3X SPEED (V er. 2.1), 2-5X SPEED (V er. 2.2) D VD-R: 1X SPEED (V er . 2.0), 1-4X S[...]

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    84 RQT9088 Glossary Bitstream This is the digital f or m of multi-channel audio data (e.g., 5.1 channel) before it is decoded into its various chan nels. CPRM (Con tent Protection for Recordab le Media) CPRM is technology used to protect broadcasts that are allowed to be recorded on ly once. Such broadc asts can be rec orded only with CPRM com pati[...]

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    85 RQT9088 Protection Y ou can prev e nt accidental deletion b y setting writing protection or deletion protection. RGB This refers to the three primar y co lours of light, red (R), green (G ), and blue (B) and also the method of producing video that uses them. By dividing the video signal into the th ree colours for transmission, noise is reduced [...]

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    86 RQT9088 Safety precautions Set the unit u p on an ev en surface awa y f rom direct sunlight, high temperatures, high humidity , and excessiv e vibration. These conditions can damage the cabinet and other components, thereb y shor tening the unit’ s ser vice lif e. Do not place hea vy items on the unit. Do not use high v oltage power sources . [...]

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    87 RQT9088 Gracenote ® Corporate Description Music recognition technology and related data are pr ovided by Gracenote ® . Gracenote is the industry standard in musi c recognit ion tec hnology an d related cont ent deliv ery . For more inf ormation visit www.gracenote.com . Gracenote ® Propr ietary Legends CD and m usic-related data fr om Graceno[...]

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    Index Adjust the audio quality (Soun d menu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Adjust the picture quality (Pict ure menu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Album (CD) Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Album (S till picture) Edit . . . . . . . . . . .[...]