Panasonic DMR-E85HS, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...mpletely Please keep this manual for future reference Region number supported by this unit Region numbers are allocated to DVD players and software according to where they are sold The region number o...

Page 2: ...a risk of electric shock to persons CAUTION CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE SCREWS NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The excla...

Page 3: ...Service 48 Troubleshooting guide 49 Limited Warranty ONLY FOR U S A 52 Limited Warranty ONLY FOR CANADA 53 Index Backcover This DVD Video recorder records high quality images to rapid random access c...

Page 4: ...sories call the dealer from whom you have made your purchase 1 Remote control EUR7721KG0 1 AC power supply cord K2CB2CB00006 1 75 coaxial cable VJA1125 For use with this unit only Do not use it with o...

Page 5: ...e 17 25 Show television program list page 19 Change recording mode page 16 Start recording page 16 Show status messages page 29 Create chapters Green button for television program list page 26 19 Main...

Page 6: ...15 W Television Video cassette recorder Camcorder This unit Amplifier Cable TV box satellite receiver To L2 input terminals front To L1 input terminals rear From AUDIO OUT terminals or DIGITAL AUDIO O...

Page 7: ...DEO R AUDIO L VIDEO S VIDEO OUT1 OUT2 VHF UHF RF IN RF OUT VHF UHF RF IN VIDEO OUT VHF UHF RF IN R L AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN R L S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN 3 2 1 4 L To the antenna E Outdoor an...

Page 8: ...VIDEO S VIDEO R AUDIO L VIDEO S VIDEO OUT1 OUT2 VHF UHF RF IN RF OUT VHF UHF RF IN VIDEO S VIDEO RF R L AUDIO AUDIO IN R L S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN OUT IN D 75 coaxial cable B This unit L From antenna or c...

Page 9: ...UT OPTICAL IN AUDIO IN R L Optical digital audio cable Do not bend sharply when connecting Insert fully with this side facing up Audio cable This unit Red White Red White Connect an amplifier with a b...

Page 10: ...in the TV Guide On Screen system Other languages cannot be displayed TV Guide On Screen system This unit downloads a free television program list from a TV station and displays the list on the televis...

Page 11: ...3 4 to change the setting 5 Press ENTER The clock starts 6 Press SETUP DST Daylight Saving Time ON or OFF If you select ON the clock is advanced one hour starting at 2 a m on the first Sunday in Apri...

Page 12: ...operation If your television brand is not listed or if the code listed for your television does not allow control of your television this remote control is not compatible with your television To exit...

Page 13: ...r 3 and press ENTER 5 To change the code on the remote control While pressing ENTER press and hold the numbered button 1 2 or 3 for more than 2 seconds 6 Press ENTER When the following indicator appea...

Page 14: ...17 Recording modes and approximate recording times You can perform chasing playback or Time Slip page 17 You can record digital broadcasts that allow One time only recording You can transfer dub a re...

Page 15: ...play list will not increase the amount of time When HDD SLP SLEEP appears in the display The HDD has automatically gone into SLEEP mode in order to extend the life of the HDD Press HDD to activate Wh...

Page 16: ...cording Press Recorded as 1 title until the position where stopped HDD When continuously recording for long durations titles are automatically divided every 8 hours DVD R It takes about 30 seconds for...

Page 17: ...itle 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...

Page 18: ...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 t...

Page 19: ...When the recording drive is DVD and there is not enough remaining space recording automatically switches to the HDD page 21 Relief Recording 4 Press TV GUIDE Returns to the television screen The unit...

Page 20: ...e cable TV box make sure the cable TV box is turned on Notes on timer recording page 21 To cancel recording when recording has already begun Press then ENTER within 5 seconds You can also press and ho...

Page 21: ...RD REMOVE FREQUENCY INFO 87 NWBG SP HDD R R RW RW R 11 00 11 55 Notes on timer recording F lights on the unit s display to indicate that the unit is in timer recording standby F flashes when the unit...

Page 22: ...H INPUT SELECT DVD POWER TV TV VIDEO 1 HDD DVD 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 CM SKIP AUDIO PAGE DRIVE SELECT CH CANCEL VCR Plus SKIP STOP PAUSE PLAY x1 3 SLOW SEARCH FUNCTIONS ENTER DIRECT NAVIGATOR TOP MENU RETU...

Page 23: ...d press 4 3 Press 3 4 to select and press ENTER Customizing the channel line up 1 Press 3 several times to select LISTINGS 2 Press 2 1 to select SETUP and press 4 3 Press 3 4 to select Change channel...

Page 24: ...ER Some items can also be selected using the numbered buttons VCD Press the numbered buttons to select the item e g 5 0 5 15 1 5 To return to the menu screen DVD A Press TOP MENU DVD V Press TOP MENU...

Page 25: ...to normal speed This does not work if the setting is Off in Search Audio PLAY k1 3 page 41 Slow motion HDD RAM DVD R DVD A Motion picture parts only DVD V VCD While paused press 6 or 5 On the main uni...

Page 26: ...disc tray while DVD drive is selected When the recording mode is XP and Audio for XP Recording is set to LPCM page 42 When DVD R High Speed Recording is set to On page 41 Editing operations during pla...

Page 27: ...0 9 No GROUP No Selected group G Group no T Track no in the group TOTAL Track no Total tracks in all groups Using the tree screen to find a group Tips for making MP3 discs Discs must conform to ISO966...

Page 28: ...enu Item Setting Disc menu Setting the disc content Sound track HDD RAM DVD R The disc s audio attributes appear DVD A DVD V Select the audio and language below Audio attribute Language Subtitle HDD R...

Page 29: ...ff Progressive page 46 Select ON to enable progressive output Select OFF if the picture is stretched horizontally When progressive output is on closed captions cannot be displayed Transfer When Progre...

Page 30: ...one chapter You can divide a title into multiple chapters HDD RAM page 26 Create chapters page 31 Divide Chapter You can change the order of chapters and create a play list HDD RAM Titles are divided...

Page 31: ...t Exit and press ENTER 3Press 2 1 to select Divide and press ENTER To confirm the division point Press 3 4 to select Preview and press ENTER The unit plays 10 seconds before and after the division poi...

Page 32: ...arrange the chapters page 30 to create a play list Transferring dubbing page 35 a play list will create a title Play lists are not recorded separately so this doesn t use much capacity Editing play li...

Page 33: ...List View Select Play Previous 01 01 Next SUB MENU 01 Create 10 27 Mon 0 30 HDD Copy Enter Name Change Thumbnail Create Properties Edit Chapter View Erase Refer to Play list operations PLAY LIST Chap...

Page 34: ...e TOP MENU can be previewed in Display in DVD R TOP MENU window HDD RAM Characters Title 64 Play list 64 Disc 64 DVD R Characters Title 44 Disc 40 POWER VOLUME CH INPUT SELECT DVD POWER TV TV VIDEO 1...

Page 35: ...ame transferring dubbing list You can transfer dub your favorite titles and play lists to an archive disc Transferring dubbing a play list will create a title When you want to re edit finalized conten...

Page 36: ...ress 3 4 to select Create list and press 1 2 Press 3 4 to select New entry and press ENTER 3 Press 3 4 2 1 to select Title or Play List tab and press ENTER 4 Press 3 4 2 1 to select the titles or play...

Page 37: ...al picture and audio quality cannot be exactly replicated Titles and play lists that can be transferred dubbed in high speed mode to DVD R page 41 Title with One time only recording restriction Titles...

Page 38: ...s FUNCTIONS 2 Press 3 4 2 1 to select DISC SETTING and press ENTER 3 Press 3 4 to select the operation and press ENTER To exit the screen Press RETURN several times To return to the previous screen Pr...

Page 39: ...nu or Title 1 and press ENTER Top Menu The top menu appears first Title 1 The disc content is played without displaying the top menu page 46 Finalize DVD R You can play DVD R on compatible DVD players...

Page 40: ...the TV Guide On Screen system Antenna System 2 Select to suit the type of antenna you are using TV CATV Auto Channel Setting 1 page 43 j Preset Channel Captions 2 page 44 j Manual Channel Captions 2 p...

Page 41: ...rding Off Reduces the ghosting that occurs when recording fast moving images Hybrid VBR Resolution page 46 VBR Automatic The resolution is automated to provide efficient recording with less block nois...

Page 42: ...nt displaying the DTS logo PCM When connecting to equipment not displaying the DTS logo Audio for XP Recording Choose the audio type when recording or transferring dubbing with XP mode Dolby Digital p...

Page 43: ...stern Standard Time l GMT j5 CST Central Standard Time l GMT j6 MST Mountain Standard Time l GMT j7 PST Pacific Standard Time l GMT j8 AST Alaska Standard Time l GMT j9 HST Hawaii Standard Time l GMT...

Page 44: ...delete the channel number press CANCEL Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter other channels 6 Press ENTER 3 Press 3 4 to select Manual Channel Captions and press ENTER 4 Press 3 4 to select the channel and p...

Page 45: ...5 Component video output 480P 480i Y 1 0 Vp p 75 PB 0 7 Vp p 75 PR 0 7 Vp p 75 Others Regional code 1 Clock unit Quartz controlled 12 hour digital display Operating temperature range 5 oC 40 oC 41 oF...

Page 46: ...sion method that compresses audio to approximately one tenth of its size without any considerable loss of audio quality You can play MP3 you have recorded onto CD R and CD RW Pan Scan Letterbox In gen...

Page 47: ...RW Please tell me about CD R and CD RW compatibility with this unit You can play CD R and CD RW on this unit that are created using a compatible format You cannot write to a CD R or CD RW with this un...

Page 48: ...covery process You cannot operate the unit while it is recovering SELF CHECK appears on the unit s display No disc The disc may be upside down Please change the disc There may be a problem with the di...

Page 49: ...Automatic in Status Messages in the SETUP menu 42 The blue background does not appear Select On in Blue Background in the SETUP menu 42 The 4 3 aspect ratio picture expands left and right Screen size...

Page 50: ...e number of titles has reached its limit Erase unwanted titles You cannot record on finalized DVD R discs Due to peculiarities of DVD R you may be unable to record onto them if you either insert and r...

Page 51: ...This occurs between chapters and with partially deleted titles on finalized DVD R that have been transferred dubbed using the high speed mode DVD Video is not played Some DVD Video cannot be played w...

Page 52: ...amage that is attributable to acts of God THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING...

Page 53: ...FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT WILL PANASONIC CANADA INC BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES In certain instances some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limita...

Page 54: ...l orden numerado B Televisi n C Cuando haga esta conexi n aseg rese de conectar los cables de audio a los terminales de entrada de audio correspondientes del televisor D TV por cable E Antena exterior...

Page 55: ...raci n que aparece en la p gina 12 de la secci n en idioma ingl s 1 Pulse SETUP 2 Pulse 3 4 para seleccionar Display y pulse 1 3 Pulse 3 4 para seleccionar On screen Language y pulse ENTER 4 Pulse 3 4...

Page 56: ...on screen 42 sound track 28 subtitle 28 40 LPCM 46 Menu MP3 27 on screen 28 SETUP 40 Mode recording 17 Still Mode 41 MPEG DNR 29 MP3 27 Noise redction NR Integrated DNR 29 MPEG DNR 29 Line in NR 41 3...

Page 57: ...or channel information Without this information program based recordings cannot be made However timer recordings can be made if manually entered Step 2 Setting up the TV Guide On Screen System After...

Page 58: ...arrow keys on the remote select the country you live in and press the ENTER key to continue 3 Using either the numeric keypad or the UP DOWN arrow keys on the remote enter your zip code Press the ENTE...

Page 59: ...es you to use a cable box select Yes using the UP DOWN arrow keys press ENTER and proceed to the next step If you are not required to use a cable box select No then press ENTER and proceed to Step 11...

Page 60: ...imum video quality For cable boxes without Audio Video outputs select the appropriate channel to receive the cable box signal Press the ENTER key to proceed 8 Verify that the IR Blaster is connected a...

Page 61: ...to be repeated numerous times Once your cable box properly responds to the DVD Recorder select Yes using the UP DOWN arrow keys and press ENTER 11 The confirmation screen should now be displaying all...

Page 62: ...to capture the channel lineup and program data This will only take place when the unit is placed into the STANDBY mode While the unit is ON Press the Power button to place the unit in STANDBY mode The...

Page 63: ...unplugged and loss of power occurs 2 If a cable box is used and the cable box was turned off or if a cable signal outage occurred A loss of program data due to one of the above conditions would not i...

Page 64: ...e RECORD action button to schedule the selected show for recording NOTE This feature only allows for recording ONCE and if you would like to change the frequency for recording regularly or weekly plea...

Page 65: ...chedule a show for one time viewing NOTE This feature only allows for viewing ONCE and if you would like to change the frequency for viewing regularly or weekly please follow the instructions for the...

Page 66: ...ain Menu use the LEFT RIGHT buttons on the Remote to select SORT 2 Press the DOWN arrow key to move into the Main Category section 3 Select the desired category by using the LEFT RIGHT buttons on the...

Page 67: ...the FREQUENCY button to choose REGULARLY WEEKLY DAILY or OFF Note By Selecting OFF keeps the show to remain in schedule and inactive until the frequency is changed To edit the START END Time of a sch...

Page 68: ...download times 1 From the Main Menu Bar use the LEFT RIGHT arrow keys on the remote to select PROMOTIONS 2 Press the DOWN arrow key to move into the Feature Menu 3 Use the UP DOWN buttons to select d...

Page 69: ...to highlight Change Channel Display 3 Press Enter now you will be in the Channel Editor Screen To Turn a channel ON or OFF 1 Use the UP DOWN arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the channel 2 Sele...

Page 70: ...ff for several consecutive hours immediately after initial setup However to insure that all complete data is captured a 24 hour waiting period is recommended 7 Q I completed the initial set up for my...

Page 71: ...Settings appears select No repeat setup process Follow the on screen prompts and input the correct information Channel Lineups and Listings 1 Q I ve noticed that certain local channels are not display...

Page 72: ...essarily Cable TV subscribers receive channel data for all available channels your cable TV provider offers In order to view all the channels you d also have to subscribe to all the channels If you ar...

Page 73: ...swer Yes there can be a short delay from the time the user selects a channel to the time the cable box changes 2 Q My cable box will not change channels with TV Guide On Screen system What s wrong Ans...

Page 74: ...onfirmation message will appear on the screen and an R will appear next to the scheduled title 2 Q Why won t my Recorder change channels or it changes to the wrong channel Answer There are two possibi...

Page 75: ...LY basis does it count as five Answer No whether a program is scheduled ONCE REGULARLY or WEEKLY it only counts as one show in the RECORD stack memory 8 Q Why does my SCHEDULE screen only show the cha...