Panasonic dmr es 25 owners manual

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RQT8327 2 The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.(Inside of product) Read these operating instructions carefully before using the unit. Follow the safety instructions on the unit and the applicable safety instructions listed below. Keep these operating instructions handy for future reference. 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9) Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding- type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.10) Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. 11) Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. 12) Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over. 13) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when 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 normally, or has been dropped. CAUTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. CAUTION! DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE, BUILT-IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED. TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS. WA R N I N G : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A. Note to CATV system installer: This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installers attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE SCREWS. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A. FCC Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference 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 instructions and use only shielded interface cables when connecting to peripheral devices. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate this equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Responsible Party: Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way Secaucus, NJ 07094 Telephone No.: 1-800-211-7262 The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and easily accessible. The mains plug of the power supply cord shall remain readily operable. To completely disconnect this apparatus from the AC Mains, disconnect the power supply cord plug from AC receptacle. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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RQT8327 3 Table of contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Disc and card information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 The remote control information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Disc and card handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Inserting/Removing SD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 STEP 1 Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 STEP 2 Plug-in Auto Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Channel captions/Selecting television type . . . . . . . . . .16 Remote control settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Clock settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Important notes for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Recording modes and approximate recording times . . . . . . . 19 Disc Insertion/Ejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Recording television programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 To specify a time to stop recording –One Touch Recording . . 21 Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Playing while you are recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Selecting the audio to record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Scheduled recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Cancel scheduled recording that has already begun . . . . . . . 23 Release program from recording standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Notes on scheduled recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Check, change or delete a program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Selecting recorded titles to play –Direct Navigator . . . . . . . . . 24 Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Using menus to play still pictures (JPEG/TIFF) . . . . . . .26 Useful functions during still picture play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Using menus to play MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Editing titles/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Title operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Creating, editing and playing playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Creating playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Editing and playing playlists/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Playlist operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Editing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Album and picture operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Copying still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Copying using the copying list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Copying all the still pictures on a card –Copy All Pictures (JPEG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Copying settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 To edit the copying list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Copying from a video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . . . 38 DV camcorder recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Manual recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Delete Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Deleting a title or a still picture during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 DVD and card Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Providing a disc with a name –Disc Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Setting the protection –Disc Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Deleting all titles and playlists –Delete All Titles . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Deleting all contents of a disc or card –Format . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Selecting whether to show the Top Menu first –Playback will start with: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Enabling discs to be played on other equipment –Finalize . . . 41 Creating Top Menu –Create DVD Top Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Enabling the second layer on DL (dual- or double- layer on single side) discs to be recordable –Close First Layer . . . . . . . . . . 41 Changing the units settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Summary of settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Changing the speaker setting to suit your speakers . . . . . . . . 46 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Product Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Unit care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR CANADA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover Please check and identify the supplied accessories. Use numbers indicated in parentheses when asking for replacement parts. (Product numbers correct as of March 2006. These may be subject to change.) Only for U.S.A.: To order accessories, refer to Accessory Purchases on page 55. Only for Canada: To order accessories, call the dealer from whom you have made your purchase. Getting started Recording Playing back Editing Copying Convenient functions Reference Referencia rápida en español . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 (Spanish Quick Reference) Accessories - For use with this unit only. Do not use it with other equipment. Also do not use the cords for other equipment with this unit. 1 Remote control (EUR7659Y20)1 Audio/video cable (K2KA6BA00003)1 75 Ω coaxial cable (K2KZ2BA00001)1 AC power supply cord (K2CB2CB00018) 2 Batteries for remote control1 DVD-RAM disc (U.S.A. only) Product Registration Card Please complete and return the included product registration card, or register via the Internet at: http://www.prodreg.com/panasonic/ IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS/Table of contents/Accessories