Panasonic DMR-E55EBL, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...nnecting operating or adjusting this product please read these instructions completely Please keep this manual for future reference Note EB on the packaging indicates the United Kingdom Region number supported by this unit Region numbers are allocated to DVD players and software according to where they are sold The region number of this unit is 2 The unit will play DVDs marked with labels containi...

Page 2: ...ERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL WARNING 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 CAUTION DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE BUILT IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE ENSUR...

Page 3: ...me 35 Disc Protection 35 Format Disc 35 Auto Play Select 35 Finalize 35 Entering text 36 FUNCTIONS window and Status messages 37 FUNCTIONS window 37 Status messages 37 Changing the unit s settings 38 Common procedures 38 Summary of settings 38 Tuning 42 TV System 43 Clock settings 44 Child Lock 44 Specifications 45 Glossary 45 Frequently asked questions 47 Error messages 48 Maintenance 48 Troubles...

Page 4: ...ies can cause electrolyte leakage which can damage items the fluid contacts and may cause a fire Remove if the remote control is not going to be used for a long period of time Store in a cool dark place Note If you cannot operate the unit or television using the remote control after changing the batteries please re enter the codes page 15 Use Please check and identify the supplied accessories Use ...

Page 5: ... recording page 18 Select audio page 26 Change recording mode page 18 Input select AV1 AV2 AV3 or AV4 Skip the specified time Display the television image as a picture in picture page 19 25 Create chapter page 26 Main unit PULL OPEN OPEN CLOSE REC x1 3 TIME SLIP CH AV3 S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO IN R L MONO TIME SLIP Connection for camcorder etc page 20 Channel select page 18 Skip Slow Search page ...

Page 6: ...be shown correctly on the television When connecting to a television with a built in VCR connect to the input terminals on the television side not the VCR side What kind of input terminal does your television have Required cable s Page No for connections Page No for TV settings Scart Highly recommended connection You can enjoy high quality RGB video from this unit by connecting to an RGB compatibl...

Page 7: ...CAL OUT AV4 IN RF IN RF OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM BITSTREAM COMPONENT VIDEO OUT NTSC 480P 480I PAL 576P 576I PB Y AV1 TV AV2 DECODER EXT AC IN AV IN VHF UHF RF IN DVD VCR 2 3 1 1 4 4 To the aerial Aerial lead Cooling fan RF coaxial lead AC mains lead Connect only after all other connections are complete To household mains socket AC 220 240 V 50 Hz Fully wired 21 pin Scart lead Fully wired 21 pin S...

Page 8: ...axial lead Audio Video cable To household mains socket AC 220 240 V 50 Hz You can also connect with the AV2 terminal on this unit using the 21 pin Scart lead S Video cable Audio Video cable Red White Yellow Red White Yellow Red White Yellow Red White Yellow When making this connection ensure you connect the audio cables to the corresponding audio input terminals on the television Television s rear...

Page 9: ...STREAM COMPONENT VIDEO OUT NTSC 480P 480I PAL 576P 576I PB Y AV1 TV AV2 DECODER EXT AC IN VHF UHF RF IN RF OUT RF IN 1 2 3 4 To the aerial Aerial lead Cooling fan RF coaxial lead To household mains socket AC 220 240 V 50 Hz RF coaxial lead Television s rear panel Satellite receiver s rear panel indicates included accessories indicates accessories not included This unit s rear panel AC mains lead C...

Page 10: ...a stereo amplifier Connecting a decoder or digital receiver PR RF IN RF OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT NTSC 480P 480I PAL 576P 576I PB Y AV1 TV AV2 DECODER EXT AV OUT 21 pin Scart lead This unit s rear panel Decoder or digital receiver s rear panel Connecting an amplifier or system component R AUDIO R AUDIO OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM BITSTREAM AC IN OPTICAL IN Optical digital audio cable Do not bend t...

Page 11: ...ss RETURN The Owner ID settings screen disappears To stop partway Press RETURN If the clock setting menu appears Set the clock manually page 44 To confirm that stations have been tuned correctly page 42 To restart Preset Download page 43 If you connect other equipment to AV2 terminal of this unit Change the AV2 Input and AV2 Connection in the SETUP menu to match the connected equipment page 41 For...

Page 12: ...is not possible to return to the factory preset 4 Press ENTER twice to store the PIN number The cursor moves to Name 5 Press 1 6 Press 3 4 to select a letter and then press 1 Repeat this to enter the name 7 Press ENTER to store the name 8 Press 4 and 1 House No and Postcode in the same way 9 Press RETURN The Owner ID settings screen disappears To stop partway Press RETURN If the clock setting menu...

Page 13: ... TV box Select a correct station 1 Press VIDEO Plus 2 Press the numbered buttons to enter a VIDEO Plus number for a satellite station e g Sky One or Cable TV station Press 2 to move back to correct a digit 3 Press ENTER will appear under Name 4 Press 3 4 to select the channel or AV input that is to be used for recording from the satellite station or Cable TV station 5 Press ENTER The channel or AV...

Page 14: ...gressive output can cause some flickering Turn off Progressive if this occurs page 29 Video will not be displayed correctly if connected to an incompatible television There is no output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals if AV1 Output in the SETUP menu is set to RGB without component Set this item to either Video with component or S Video with component page 41 If the unit is connected to the ...

Page 15: ...NTER 6 While pressing ENTER press and hold the numbered button 1 2 or 3 for more than 2 seconds 7 Press ENTER When the following indicator appears on the unit s display The unit s remote control code Change the code on the remote control to match the main unit s step 6 Note Executing Shipping Condition in the SETUP menu returns the main unit code to DVD 1 Change the remote control code to 1 step 6...

Page 16: ...m for General Ver 2 0 4k SPEED DVD R Revision 1 0 DVD R One time recording discs recordable until the disc is full You can record up to 8 hours in EP 8 Hour mode By finalizing the disc you can play it in a DVD player as DVD Video Play only page 35 45 You cannot record digital broadcasts that allow One time only recording This unit is compatible with 1k 4k recording speed discs Y Possible t Impossi...

Page 17: ...not use scratch proof protectors or covers Do not use the following discs Discs with exposed adhesive from removed stickers or labels rented discs etc Discs that are badly warped or cracked Irregularly shaped discs such as heart shapes Do not place in the following areas In direct sunlight In very dusty or humid areas Near a heater When you use the discs recorded either PAL or NTSC refer to this t...

Page 18: ...ording finishes To pause recording Press Press again to restart recording Title is not split into a separate title To specify a time to stop recording During recording Press REC on the main unit to select the recording time Each time you press the button This does not work during timer recordings page 21 or while using Flexible Recording page 20 If a station also broadcasts Teletext information Th...

Page 19: ...main unit lights 1 Press DIRECT NAVIGATOR 2 Press 3 4 2 1 to select a title and press ENTER Time Slip indicator on the main unit lights To exit the DIRECT NAVIGATOR screen Press DIRECT NAVIGATOR 1 Press TIME SLIP Time Slip indicator on the main unit lights You will hear the playback audio 2 Press 3 4 to select the time and press ENTER Press TIME SLIP to show the play images in full Press again to ...

Page 20: ...t to the AV3 input terminals If the audio output of the other equipment is monaural connect to L MONO The S VIDEO terminal achieves a more vivid picture than the VIDEO terminal 1 While stopped Press INPUT SELECT to select the input channel for the equipment you have connected 2 Press REC MODE to select the recording mode XP SP LP or EP Using Flexible Recording left you can save content of a video ...

Page 21: ...MODE ERASE REC AUDIO TIME SLIP STATUS DISPLAY F A B C 3 4 2 1 ENTER F TIMER PROG CHECK EXT LINK REC MODE CANCEL DIRECT NAVIGATOR 1 VIDEOPlus Numbered buttons 1 58 SP VIDEO Plus Remain 12 53 00 15 7 TUE Enter VIDEO Plus Number by using 0 9 key Mode Stop Start Name Date 1 58 SP TIMER RECORDING Remain 12 54 00 15 7 TUE PDC ProgrammeName 20 00 19 00 15 7TUE SP OFF 1 BBC To release the unit from record...

Page 22: ...amme PDC SELECT ENTER RETURN Press ENTER to store new programme SP OK 20 00 19 00 BBC 15 7TUE 01 OFF Mode Stop Start Name Date 1 58 SP TIMER RECORDING Remain 12 57 00 15 7 TUE PDC ProgrammeName 22 30 22 00 15 7TUE OFF SP 1 BBC Mode Disc space Stop Start No Name Date 1 58 SP TIMER RECORDING Remain 12 58 00 15 7 TUE PDC NewTimer Programme SP OK 20 00 19 00 BBC 15 7TUE 01 OFF SP OK 22 30 22 00 BBC 15...

Page 23: ...eft To record programmes from satellite receiver by RGB signals Change the settings in the SETUP menu as follows page 41 AV2 Input Video AV2 Connection Normal Ext Link Ext Link 1 Make sure you connect to the VCR Scart terminal of a Sky Digital STB with a 21 pin Scart lead To cancel the external control Press EXT LINK to stop recording or to cancel linked timer recording standby You can also press ...

Page 24: ...n to the menu screen DVD A Press TOP MENU DVD V Press TOP MENU or SUB MENU VCD Press RETURN OPEN CLOSE REC x1 3 TIME SLIP CH 1 1 2 D E TIME SLIP X CH W TIME SLIP VOLUME CH DIRECTTVREC DVD TV AV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 MANUALSKIP CH CANCEL INPUTSELECT SKIP STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 SLOW SEARCH FUNCTIONS ENTER DIRECT NAVIGATOR TOP MENU RETURN SUB MENU CREATE CHAPTER TIMER EXT LINK PROG CHECK REC MODE ERASE R...

Page 25: ...al speed This does not work if the setting is Off in PLAY k1 3 Audio during Search page 40 Slow motion RAM DVD R DVD A Motion picture parts only DVD V VCD While paused press 6 or 5 On the main unit press and hold D or E The speed increases up to 5 steps Press 1 PLAY to restart play Forward direction only VCD The unit will pause if slow motion play is continued for 5 minutes Frame by frame RAM DVD ...

Page 26: ...e RAM DVD R 1 Press ERASE 2 Press 2 1 to select Erase and press ENTER A title cannot be restored once it is erased Make certain before proceeding You cannot erase when recording and playing at the same time Create Chapter RAM Press CREATE CHAPTER The message screen appears for 5 seconds to confirm that a chapter is created Press 9 to skip to the start of a chapter You cannot divide when recording ...

Page 27: ... no T Track no in the group TOTAL Track no Total track no in all groups Using the tree screen to find a group Tips for making MP3 discs Discs must conform to ISO9660 level 1 or 2 except for extended formats Compatible compression rate between 32 kbps and 320 kbps Compatible sampling rate 16 kHz 22 05 kHz 24 kHz 32 kHz 44 1 kHz and 48 kHz Maximum number of tracks and groups recognizable 999 tracks ...

Page 28: ...gital 2 0 ch Menu Item Setting Disc menu Setting the disc content Soundtrack RAM DVD R The disc s audio attributes appear DVD A DVD V Select the audio and language below Audio attribute Language Subtitle RAM DVD R Only discs that contain subtitle on off information DVD A DVD V Turn the subtitle on off and select the language Subtitle on off information cannot be recorded using this unit RAM DVD R ...

Page 29: ...hen the output signal is PAL Auto Video Detects 25 frame per second film content and appropriately converts it Select when using Auto and the video content is distorted When the output signal is NTSC Auto1 normal Auto2 Video Detects 24 frame per second film content and appropriately converts it Compatible with 30 frame per second film content in addition to 24 frame per second film content Select ...

Page 30: ...er of chapters and create a play list RAM Titles are divided into about 5 minute chapters after finalizing page 35 DVD R VOLUME CH DIRECTTVREC DVD TV AV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 MANUALSKIP CH CANCEL INPUTSELECT SKIP STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 SLOW SEARCH FUNCTIONS ENTER DIRECT NAVIGATOR TOP MENU RETURN SUB MENU CREATE CHAPTER TIMER EXT LINK PROG CHECK REC MODE ERASE REC AUDIO TIME SLIP STATUS DISPLAY F A B C...

Page 31: ...ure in the Title View 1 Press 1 PLAY to start play 2 Press ENTER when the image you want to use as a thumbnail is shown 3 Press 3 4 to select Exit and press ENTER Properties No Name Date 26 12 11 10 2004 Time Rec time 12 19 0 30 SP MON Dinosaur ENTER SELECT RETURN DVD RAM DIRECT NAVIGATOR TITLE 07 BBC 10 10 FRI 08 BBC 11 10 DVD RAM DIRECT NAVIGATOR Partial Erase Start Next Exit 0 43 21 PLAY 08 End...

Page 32: ...re not recorded separately so this doesn t use much capacity Creating play lists VOLUME CH DIRECTTVREC DVD TV AV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 MANUALSKIP CH CANCEL INPUTSELECT SKIP STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 SLOW SEARCH FUNCTIONS ENTER DIRECT NAVIGATOR TOP MENU RETURN SUB MENU CREATE CHAPTER TIMER EXT LINK PROG CHECK REC MODE ERASE REC AUDIO TIME SLIP STATUS DISPLAY F A B C 3 4 2 1 ENTER RETURN FUNCTIONS SUB MENU...

Page 33: ...SUB MENU 01 Create 12 10 SUN 0 30 ENTER RETURN Copy Enter Name ChangeThumbnail Create Properties Edit Chapter View Erase Refer to Play list operations DVD RAM PLAY LIST CHAPTER VIEW Select Previous 01 01 Next SUB MENU 01 12 10 SUN 0 30 001 002 ENTER RETURN Move Chapter Create Chapter Combine Chapters Erase Chapter PLAY LIST View Add Chapter Refer to Chapter operations Play list operations Erase Pr...

Page 34: ...vious screen Press RETURN Note Once the disc has been formatted the contents cannot be restored Check carefully before proceeding The contents on the disc are erased when you format it even if you have set title or disc protection After finalizing DVD R The disc becomes play only and you can no longer record or edit There is a pause of several seconds between titles Titles are divided into about 5...

Page 35: ...le 1 and press ENTER Top Menu The top menu appears first Title 1 The disc content is played without displaying the top menu page 45 Finalize DVD R You can play DVD R on compatible DVD players by finalizing them on this unit effectively making them into DVD Video that complies with DVD Video standards 1 Press 2 1 to select Yes and press ENTER 2 Press 2 1 to select Start and press ENTER A message ap...

Page 36: ...ers Title 64 44 Play list 64 Disc 64 DVD R Characters Title 44 Disc 40 VOLUME CH DIRECTTVREC DVD TV AV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 MANUALSKIP CH CANCEL INPUTSELECT SKIP STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 SLOW SEARCH FUNCTIONS ENTER DIRECT NAVIGATOR TOP MENU RETURN SUB MENU CREATE CHAPTER TIMER EXT LINK PROG CHECK REC MODE ERASE REC AUDIO TIME SLIP STATUS DISPLAY F A B C 3 4 2 1 ENTER CANCEL RETURN VIDEOPlus Numbered bu...

Page 37: ...1 3 SLOW SEARCH FUNCTIONS ENTER DIRECT NAVIGATOR TOP MENU RETURN SUB MENU CREATE CHAPTER TIMER EXT LINK PROG CHECK REC MODE ERASE REC AUDIO TIME SLIP STATUS DISPLAY F A B C 3 4 2 1 ENTER FUNCTIONS STATUS VIDEOPlus DVD Recording Dubbing Edit Setting Playback FUNCTIONS TIMER RECORDING SETUP ENTER RETURN Disc Protection Off Cartridge Protection Off DVD RAM DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST FLEXIBLE REC DISC...

Page 38: ...cture Sound Display Connection Clock Owner ID Shipping Condition DVD 1 Tuning Default Settings TAB Tabs Menus Options Summary of settings Tabs Menus Options Underlined items are the factory presets Tuning Manual page 42 Auto Setup Restart page 43 Download page 43 Others Remote Control page 15 DVD 1 DVD 2 DVD 3 Clock Auto Clock Setting page 44 Manual Clock Setting page 44 Owner ID page 11 In order ...

Page 39: ... of all DVD Video Unlock Recorder Change Password Change Level Temporary Unlock Recording time in EP mode Select the maximum number of hours for recording in EP mode page 19 Recording modes and approximate recording times EP 6 Hour You can record for 6 hours on an unused 4 7 GB disc EP 8 Hour You can record for 8 hours on an unused 4 7 GB disc DVD Audio Video mode Playback Select On to play DVD Vi...

Page 40: ...e converted to 48 kHz or 44 1 kHz Choose when the connected equipment cannot process signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88 2 kHz Off Signals are output as 96 kHz or 88 2 kHz Choose when the connected equipment can process signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88 2 kHz Dolby Digital Select how to output the signal to output Bitstream so the connected equipment decodes the signa...

Page 41: ...ngali Bangla 6678 Bhutani 6890 Bihari 6672 Breton 6682 Bulgarian 6671 Burmese 7789 Byelorussian 6669 Cambodian 7577 Catalan 6765 Chinese 9072 Corsican 6779 Croatian 7282 Czech 6783 Danish 6865 Dutch 7876 English 6978 Esperanto 6979 Estonian 6984 Faroese 7079 Fiji 7074 Finnish 7073 French 7082 Frisian 7089 Galician 7176 Georgian 7565 German 6869 Greek 6976 Greenlandic 7576 Guarani 7178 Gujarati 718...

Page 42: ...11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos To change the programme position in which the TV stations are assigned Press 3 4 or numbered buttons to select the number of the desired programme position and press ENTER Name To enter or change the name of a TV station Press 3 4 2 1 to enter station name and press ENTER If the station name needs a blank space select the blank between Z and Channel To enter newly...

Page 43: ...Connection and press 1 4 Press 3 4 to select TV System and press ENTER 5 Press 3 4 to select the TV system and press ENTER PAL factory preset Select when connecting to a PAL or Multi system television Programmes recorded using NTSC are played as PAL 60 Select to record television programmes and PAL input from other equipment NTSC Select when connecting to a NTSC television Television programmes ca...

Page 44: ... select the item you want to change The items change as follows Hour Minute Second Day Month Year J 7 Press 3 4 to change the setting You can also use the numbered buttons for setting 8 Press ENTER when you have finished the settings The clock starts To exit the screen Press RETURN several times To return to the previous screen Press RETURN The Child Lock deactivates all buttons on the unit and re...

Page 45: ...s and dimensions are approximate Bitstream This is the digital form of multi channel audio data e g 5 1 channel before it is decoded into its various channels CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media CPRM is technology used to protect broadcasts that are allowed to be recorded only once Such broadcasts can be recorded only with CPRM compatible recorders and discs Down mixing This is the proces...

Page 46: ... Direct TV Recording By simply pressing DIRECT TV REC you can at once record the same programme that you are watching on the TV TV DVD Auto On Even if the TV and the unit are off standby mode pressing 1 PLAY DIRECT NAVIGATOR TOP MENU VIDEO Plus or PROG CHECK automatically turns on both the TV and the unit If the TV is off standby mode and the unit is on when you press FUNCTIONS or 1 PLAY or insert...

Page 47: ...o not have a region number Please tell me about DVD R and DVD RW compatibility with this unit This unit records and plays DVD R However you cannot record onto DVD R discs that are finalized This unit also records and plays 1k 4k recording speed DVD R discs This unit does not record or play DVD RW Please tell me about CD R and CD RW compatibility with this unit You can play CD R and CD RW on this u...

Page 48: ...atches or dirt The unit turns off automatically after you open the tray 17 This is a non recordable disc The unit cannot record on the disc you inserted Insert a DVD RAM or unfinalized DVD R You inserted an unformatted DVD RAM Format the disc with this unit 35 This disc is not properly formatted Formatting is necessary using DISC MANAGEMENT The operation is prohibited by the unit or disc HARD ERR ...

Page 49: ...essages do not appear Select Automatic in On Screen Messages in the SETUP menu 40 The grey background does not appear Select On in Grey Background in the SETUP menu 40 The 4 3 aspect ratio picture expands left and right Screen size is wrong Use the television to change the aspect If your television does not have that function set Progressive in the Picture menu to OFF Check the settings for TV Asp...

Page 50: ...annot tune channels Cannot download channel presets Check the connections You must connect to a television equipped with the Q Link function with a fully wired 21 pin Scart lead to download channel presets 7 9 Cannot record You haven t inserted a disc or the disc you inserted cannot be recorded on Insert a disc the unit can record onto The disc is un formatted Format the disc RAM The write protect...

Page 51: ...s are not recorded on the disc You may have to use the disc s menus to select languages No subtitles Subtitles are not recorded on the disc Turn the subtitles on 28 Angle cannot be changed Angles can only be changed during scenes where different angles are recorded You have forgotten your ratings password While the disc tray is open press and hold D and E on the main unit at the same time for 5 or...

Page 52: ...al Link 23 Flexible Recording 20 Mode 19 Timer 21 23 Remote control code 15 Repeat play 29 Resume play function 25 RGB Input 41 Output 7 41 SETUP menu 38 Shipping Condition 38 Simultaneous rec and play 19 Soundtrack 28 Status messages 37 Subtitle 28 Teletext 18 Time Slip 19 25 Timer recording 21 23 Transfer 29 Tuning Auto Setup 12 Manual 42 Preset Download 11 TV System PAL NTSC 43 TV type 14 VIDEO...