Panasonic DMR-ES15 Operating Instructions Manual

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RQT83183 ENGLISH3Table of contentsIncluded accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4The remote control information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Disc handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Unit care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7STEP 1 Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8STEP 2 Channel reception and TV aspect settings. . . .11Set up to match your television and remote control . . .12Important notes for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Recording modes and approximate recording times . . . . . . . 15Disc Insertion/Ejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Recording television programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16To specify a time to stop recording–One Touch Recording . . 17Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Playing while you are recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Using SHOWV IEW number to make timer recordings . . . . . . . . 18Manually programming timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19To cancel recording when recording has already begun . . . . 19To release the programme from recording standby . . . . . . . . 19Notes on timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Check, change or delete a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20VPS/PDC function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Recording broadcasts from an external equipment . . .21Making timer recordings on the television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Recording from digital/satellite receiver or decoder . . . . . . . . 21Linked timer recordings with external equipment(digital/satellite receiver)–EXT LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Playing discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Changing audio during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Using menus to play MP3, DivX and still pictures(JPEG/TIFF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Selecting file type to play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Playing MP3, DivX and still pictures (JPEG/TIFF) . . . . . . . . . 24To select other folder (group) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Useful functions during still picture play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Regarding DivX VOD content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Regarding MP3, DivX and still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Using on-screen menus/FUNCTIONS window and Statusmessage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27FUNCTIONS window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Status message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Deleting titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Using DELETE Navigator to delete titles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Deleting titles during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Editing titles/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Title operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Creating, editing and playing playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Creating playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Editing and playing playlists/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Playlist operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Copying from a video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . . . 34DV automatic recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Manual recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35DVD Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Common procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Providing a name for a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Setting the protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Deleting all titles and playlists –Delete all titles . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Deleting all the contents of a disc –Format Disc . . . . . . . . . . . 36Selecting whether to show the Top Menu first–Auto-Play Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Enabling discs to be played on other equipment –Finalize . . . 37Creating Top Menu –Create Top Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Enabling the second layer on DL (dual layer on single side) discsto be recordable –Close First Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Linked operations with the TV (Q Link) . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Child Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Changing the unit’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Common procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Summary of settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Resetting channel setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42TV System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Set the clock manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Please check and identify the supplied accessories.(Product numbers correct as of December 2005. These may be subject to change.)Getting startedRecordingPlaying backEditingCopyingConvenient functionsReferenceDV Auto RecIncluded accessories1 Remote control(EUR7659Y40)1 AC mains lead• For use with this unit only.Do not use it with other equipment.Also do not use the cords for otherequipment with this unit.2 RF coaxial cables 2 Batteriesfor remote control1 Audio/video cableGetting startedRecordingPlaying backEditingCopyingConvenientfunctionsReference