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DVD VIDEO RECORDER
Operating Instructions
Model No. DMR-E80H
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
these instructions completely. Please keep this manual for future ref-
erence.
Region number supported by this unit
Region numbers are allocated to DVD players and software
[For\U.S.A.]only]
according to where they are sold.
The warranty
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. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A. CAUTION! FCC Note: THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORM- This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the ANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECI- limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable EXPOSURE. protection against harmful interference in a residential instal- DO NOT OPEN COVER
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 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. 10) Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched partic- 2) Keep these instructions. ularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where 3) Heed all warnings. they exit from the apparatus. 4) Follo
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Table of contents Getting started Dubbing IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Dubbing programs or play list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 One Touch Dubbing (HDD ➜ DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Editing Setting up Creating
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OUT 1 OUT 2 IN 1 IN 3 OUT 1 STEP 1 Antenna and television connections Preparation To enjoy sound through other audio equipment (➜ page 51) ≥Refer to the television’s operating instructions. To enjoy progressive video ≥Turn the television off and disconnect its AC power supply cord. Connect to the component video (480P) input terminals on a televi- sion compatible with this unit’s copy guard system. (Video will not be displayed correctly if connected to an incompatible television.) ≥All Panasonic
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PUSH PUSH PUSH STEP 2 The remote control STEP 3 Plug-in Auto Tuning Batteries DVD TV DVD POWER TV Opening the rear cover. Closing the rear cover. Í, DVD POWER HDD DVD Press with your 1 VCR Plus+ OPEN/CLOSE INPUT SELECT TV/VIDEO finger 123 W, X, CH CH Numbered 4 6 5 + buttons VOLUME - Slide into place. 789 CANCEL 3 0 100 SKIP SLOW/SEARCH - When the cover + STOP PAUSE PLAY/x1.3 comes off 2 DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST 1 R6/LR6, AA, UM-3 TOP MENU MENU 3, 4, 2, 1 ENTER 2 ENTER FUNCTIONS RETURN ≥I
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2 Press [3, 4] to select “Channel” and Preparation ≥Confirm that the antenna is connected correctly. press [1]. ≥Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit. SETUP Antenna System CATV Auto Channel Setting 1 Press [Í, DVD POWER] to turn the Channel Caption Channel unit on. Preset Channel Caption Select Language Set Up Seleccione la Lengua Manual Channel Caption Disc Sélection de Langue 3 Press [3, 4] to select “Antenna Sys- English Español te
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STEP 4 VCR Plusi guide channel settings 3 Press [3, 4] to select “VCR Plusr DVD TV CH Setting” and press [ENTER]. DVD POWER TV e.g., when the current antenna system is CATV. HDD DVD VCR Plus+ OPEN/CLOSE INPUT SELECT TV/VIDEO VCR PlusiCH Setting SETUP 123 Guide Channel CATV Channel CH 125 --- Channel 4 6 5 VOLUME Set Up 789 Disc 1 --- CANCEL Video 0 100 CANCEL --- Audio SELECT 2 SKIP SLOW/SEARCH --- Display 3 ENTER STOP PAUSE PLAY/x1.3 RETURN TV Screen DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST TOP MENU MENU
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STEP 5 Set up to match your television To return to the previous screen DVD TV Press [RETURN]. DVD, TV DVD POWER TV When you are finished HDD DVD Í, POWER TV Press [SETUP]. VCR Plus+ OPEN/CLOSE INPUT SELECT TV/VIDEO TV/VIDEO 123 ∫ Regarding Progressive Television Picture CH W, X, CH Numbered Progressive image aspect (height to width ratio) is set at a standard 4 6 5 buttons 16:9. DVD-Video which has been set at 16:9 will be displayed cor- VOLUME 789 rectly. However, 4:3 video material will be st
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Disc information Discs you can use for recording and play Play-only discs §1 §2 DVD-Audio DVD-Video Video CD Audio CD DVD-RAM DVD-R §1 4.7 GB/9.4 GB, 12 cm (5z) 4.7 GB, 12 cm (5z) Play is in stereo only. §2 2.8 GB, 8 cm (3z) 1.4 GB, 8 cm (3z) Including discs recorded with MP3. for General Ver. 2.0 ≥The producer of the material can control how DVD-Video and ≥We recommend using Panasonic discs as they have been con- Video CDs are played. This means that you may not be able to firmed to be compatib
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HDD (Hard disk drive) Follow the precautions indicated below to prevent damage to the internal HDD. (Not following precautions may result in a loss of recording, stop of operation or recording of noise.) ∫ During setup: ≥Do not place in an enclosed area so the rear cooling fan and the cooling vents on the side are covered up. ≥Place the unit on a surface that is flat and not subject to vibration or impact. ≥Place in an area where condensation does not occur. Condensation is a phenomenon where mo
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Control reference guide Remote control 1 POWER button (Í, DVD (POWER)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 14 Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of DVD TV power. C 2 VCR Plusr button (VCR Plusr) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 DVD POWER TV D 3 Disc tray open/close button (< OPEN/CLOSE). . . . . . . . . . 14 1 4 Numbered buttons (1–9, 0, 100) HDD DVD E 5 Cancel button (CANCEL). . . . . . . .
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L2 Main unit 1 X 3 V W Y Z PQ REC REC HDD DVD R N []EK \ E 7 ^ Controls such as 1 function the same as the buttons on the remote control. V Remote control signal sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 [ L2 input terminals (L2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 W HDD record lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 \ Display (➜ below) X Disc tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Recording television programs [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] HDD, DVD record lamp 1 Press [Í, DVD POWER] to turn the Disc tray 1 5 3 4 6 unit on. 2 Press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the recording drive. The HDD or DVD button lights up on the unit. ≥It is not possible to record to both HDD (Hard Disk Drive) ? and DVD drive simultaneously. 2 3 If you selected the DVD drive 2 1 Press [< OPEN/CLOSE] to open the tray and insert a disc (➜ left). 4 ≥Press the button again to close the tray. TV/VIDEO ≥It is not possi
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[Note] Recording/Dubbing/Transferring of a program ≥You can record while the unit is on standby for timer recording, but This unit incorporates copyright protection technology for recording once the time for the timer recording to begin is reached, any equipment known as CPRM (➜ page54). With some programs recording taking place will stop and the timer recording will begin. recording, dubbing and/or transferring may not be possible. ≥You cannot change the channel or recording mode during record-
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Recording television programs DVD TV Recording from a video cassette recorder DVD POWER TV Preparation Connect a video cassette recorder to this unit’s input terminals HDD DVD (➜ page 52). VCR Plus+ OPEN/CLOSE INPUT SELECT TV/VIDEO INPUT SELECT 1 While stopped 123 W, X, CH CH Press [INPUT SELECT] to select the 4 6 5 VOLUME input channel for the equipment you 789 CANCEL have connected. 0 100 SKIP SLOW/SEARCH Select L1, L2 or L3. ≥You can also select the input channel by pressing [W, X, CH]. STOP
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Playing while you are recording Simultaneous rec and play DVD TV DVD POWER TV You can play a program previously recorded. HDD DVD 1 During recording VCR Plus+ OPEN/CLOSE INPUT SELECT TV/VIDEO Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR]. 123 Time slip indicator on the main unit lights. CH 4 6 5 VOLUME 2 Press [3, 4] to select a program and 789 CANCEL press [ENTER]. 0 100 SKIP SLOW/SEARCH e.g., You want to watch the movie STOP PAUSE PLAY/x1.3 Program 1 is played back ∫ 1 you recorded yesterday (pro- while program
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Playing discs [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [MP3] Disc tray 3 ERASE 1 1 Press [Í, DVD POWER] to turn the unit on. 2 Press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the ? playback drive. 4 The HDD or DVD button lights up on the unit. 2 4, 5 ≥It is not possible to playback both HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and DVD drive simultaneously. 2 1 3 If you selected the DVD drive Press [< OPEN/CLOSE] to open the DVD, TV tray and insert a disc (➜ page 14). 3 ≥Press the button again to close the tray. ≥If cartridge
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When a menu screen appears on the Using the Direct Navigator television [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] A list of programs is created as you record them. You can use this [VCD] list to find programs to watch. Switch [DVD, TV] to “DVD” and Press the numbered buttons (0, 1j9) to select an item. e.g., DVD-RAM 1 Press [DIRECT e.g., “5”: [0] ➜ [5] “15”: [1] ➜ [5] NAVIGATOR]. DIRECT NAVIGATOR The highlighted program [DVD-A] [DVD-V] DVD plays in the background. No CH DATE TIME TITLE EDIT Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to sele
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Other methods of play Slow-motion play DVD TV [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-A] (Motion picture parts only) [DVD-V] [VCD] DVD POWER TV HDD DVD While paused VCR Plus+ OPEN/CLOSE INPUT SELECT TV/VIDEO Press [6] or [5]. Press and hold [ D] or [ E] on the main unit. 123 CH Numbered 4 6 5 [Note] buttons VOLUME 789 ≥The speed increases up to 5 steps. CANCEL ≥Press [1] (PLAY) to restart play. 0 100 ≥Backward ([6] [ D]) does not work with Video CDs. SKIP SLOW/SEARCH :, 9 6, 5 STOP PAUSE PLAY/x1.3 1, PLAY/t1.3
