User manual PANASONIC DMR-EA18

[. . . ] Operating Instructions DVD Recorder Model No. DMR-EA18 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. [. . . ] ­ There is a pause of several seconds between recordings and chapters during playback. ­ Recordings are divided into about 5-minute chapters* ( +R +R DL 8 minutes). * This time varies greatly depending on the condition and mode of recording. Before finalizing a disc, select whether the top menu shows after finalizing. Perform preparation steps 1-4 of "Accessing the Management Menus" ( 39). e, r to select "Playback will start with:", then e, r to select desired item, then · DVD's Top Menu: The Top Menu appears first. · First Recording: The disc content is played without displaying the Top Menu. Tips After you have finished recording and try to eject the disc, a screen asking if you want to finalize the disc appears ( 18). Create DVD Top Menu +RW Finalizing -R -R DL -RW(V) +R +R DL +RW discs contain no Top Menu Data. We recommend you create the menu before playing a +RW disc on other equipment. Perform preparation steps 1-4 of "Accessing the Management Menus" ( 39). You can play these discs on compatible DVD players by finalizing it on the unit. The menu you create with the unit can also be used on most DVD players. Perform preparation steps 1-4 of "Accessing the Management Menus" ( 39). e, r to select "Finalize", then w to select "Start", then w to select "Yes", then w to select "Start", then ­ Finalizing starts and cannot be canceled. (may take up to 15 minutes) ( -R DL +R DL up to 60 minutes) ­ A message appears when finalizing is finished. w to select "Start", then ­ "Create DVD Top Menu" cannot be canceled once started. ­ "Create DVD Top Menu" takes a few minutes. 8 Notes to complete. 8 to complete. · Recording or editing on the disc may delete the Top Menu. In that case, create the Top Menu again. · You cannot use the Top Menu for playing on this unit. 41 RQT9048 Setting Menus e, r to select "Create DVD Top Menu", then Setup Menus "Accessing the Setup Menu" You will have to perform the following step 1 for all other operations on pages 42-49. With the unit stopped e, r to select "Cable Box / DVR", "Satellite Box / DVR", "Converter Box" or "IPTV / Other STBs", then Brand Name Notes Changed settings remain intact even when switching the unit to standby. Select the set top box brand. After selecting "IR Settings" ( left, step 3). Tips To return to the previous screen Press [RETURN]. Even if you have changed an option, the change is not activated until you press [OK]. To exit the screen Press [SETUP]. e, r to select "Brand Name" , then e, r, w, q to select the set top box brand, then ­ You can also use [u] or [i] to view other pages. IR Settings Allow the set top box connected to this unit to be recognized by this unit. If the set top box setup is changed, carry out the "Test" ( right) to check whether or not the Set Top Box Control operates correctly. Perform step 1 of "Accessing the Setup Menu" ( above). Maximum Channel digits Select the maximum number of channel digits to be entered in your set top box. After selecting "IR Settings" ( left, step 3). e, r to select "Setup", then q e, r to select "IR Settings", then e, r to select "Max. CH digits", then IR Settings Select whether or not the set top box connected to this unit is controlled by this unit. After selecting "IR Settings" ( above, step 3). e, r to select "Max. 2 Digit Channel (CH xx)", "Max. [. . . ] 18, 40, 69 FR (Flexible Recording) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 FUNCTIONS window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Protection album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 still picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Q Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Quick View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 R Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Record Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 from a VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 scheduled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 20 Repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Restore Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Resume play function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 S Scheduled recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 20 SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 56 Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Simultaneous record and playback . . . . 19 Soundtrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Still Pictures copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Subtitle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 T Thumbnail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Time Slip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 TV aspect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 U USB Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Insert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Play MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 still picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 C Change Thumbnail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 H HDAVI Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 31 HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 48, 54, 69 J JPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 57, 69 L Language code list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 on-screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 soundtrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 subtitle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 M Menu D Delete MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 on-screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Mode recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 still mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 57, 69 N Noise reduction (NR) DNR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Line-in NR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 O On-screen language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 P PCM Down Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Progressive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Properties playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 still picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 E Enter name V V. 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