RQT8009
3
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T a ble of contents
Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
IMPOR T ANT S AFETY INSTR UCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The remote contr ol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Disc informatio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Contr ol referen ce guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
STEP 1 Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
STEP 2 Plug-in A uto T uning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
STEP 3 Channel setti ngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
STEP 4 Set up to matc h your tele vision
and remote contr ol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Recor ding tele vision pr ograms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Recording modes and approximate recording times . . . . . . . 15
Recording television progr ams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Selecting audio to be recorded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Play ing while you are recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Flexib le Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Recording from a video cassette re corder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Scheduled recor ding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using VCR Plus+ system to make scheduled recordings . . . 18
Manually progr amming scheduled recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Check, change or delete a program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Play ing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Changing audio dur ing play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Editing operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using menus to play MP3
and still pi ctures (JPEG/TIF F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Play ing MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Play ing still pictures (JPEG/TIFF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using on-screen men us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Disc menu–Setting disc content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Play menu–Change play sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Video menu–Change picture quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Audio men u–Change sound effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Other menu–Change the display position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
FUNCTIONS window and Status messages . . . . . . . . . 25
FUNCTIONS window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Editing titles/c hapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Title operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Creating, editing and p laying playl ists . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Creating playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Editing and playing pla ylists/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Pla ylist operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Disc management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setting the protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Providing a disc with a name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Erasing all titles–Erase All Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Erasing all contents of a disc–F ormat Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Enabling D VD-R, D VD-RW (D VD-Video f ormat) or +R to be
play ed on other equipment–Finalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Entering te xt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Changing the unit’ s setting s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Summary of settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Clock settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Erro r messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
T r oubleshootin g guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Produc t Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR CANADA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back co ver
Please check and identify the supplied accessories. Use numbers indicated in parentheses when asking for replacement par ts.
(Product numbers correct as of December 2004. These may be subject to change.)
Only for U .S.A.: T o order accessories, refer to “Accessory Purchases” on page 42.
Only for Canada: T o or der accessories, call the dealer from whom you have made your purc hase.
(U.S.A. only)
Product Registration Card
Please complete and retur n the included product registration card, or register via the Inter net at: http://www.prodreg.com/panasonic/
■ Batteries
•
Inser t so the poles (+ and
–) match those in the
remote control.
• Do not use rechargeable
type batteries.
• Do not mix old and new
batteries.
• Do not use different types at the same time.
• Do not heat or expose to flame .
• Do not take apart o r shor t circuit.
• Do not attempt to recharge alkaline or mangan ese batteries.
• Do not use batteries if the covering has been peeled off.
Mishandling of batteries can cause electrolyte leakage which can
damage items the fluid contacts and may cause a fire .
Remov e 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 1 4).
■ Use
Getting star ted
Recording
Play ing back
Editing
Con venient functions
Reference
Referencia rápida en español. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Spanish Quick Reference)
Accessories
1 Remote control
(N2QAKB000055)
1 A C power supply cord
(K2CB2CB00006)
1 75 Ω coaxial cable
(K2KZ2BA00001)
2 Batteries
f or remote control
1 Audio/video cable
(K2KA6CA00001)
• F or use with this unit only .
Do not use it with other equipment.
Also do not use the cords for other
equipment with this unit.
The remote contr ol
R6/LR6, AA
20
20
30
30
7 m (23 feet) directly in front of the unit
Remote control signal sensor