Scheduled Recording; Using Vcr Plus+ ® System To Make Scheduled Recordings; To Release The Unit From Recording Standby; Already Begun - Panasonic DMR-ES20 Operating Instructions Manual

Scheduled recording

^ DVD POWER
Numbered
buttons
CANCEL
g
SCHEDULE
REC MODE
RAM -R -RW(V)
You can enter up to 16 programs up to a month in advance.
•
When connecting a cable TV box or satellite receiver, the VCR
Plus+ system does not work. Program the scheduled recording
manually and select the channel on the cable TV box or satellite
receiver before the scheduled recording starts.
Preparation
•
Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit
the connections to this unit.
•
Check that the time on the unit is correct.
Using VCR Plus+
scheduled recordings
Entering VCR Plus+ numbers is an easy way of scheduled
recording. You can find these codes in TV listings in newspapers and
magazines.
1
Press [VCR Plus+].
VCR Plus+ Remaining Recording Time 1:58 SP
Enter the PlusCode with the numbered buttons.
2
Press the numbered buttons to enter
the PlusCode number.
•
To correct the number
Press [w] to move back to correct a digit.
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DVD POWER
TV
POWER
VOLUME
CH
INPUT SELECT TV/VIDEO
AUDIO
CANCEL VCR Plus+
CM SKIP
SKIP SLOW/SEARCH
DIRECT NAVIGATOR FUNCTIONS
TOP MENU
SUB MENU RETURN
SCHEDULE
DISPLAY STATUS TIME SLIP
REC REC MODE ERASE ADD/DLT
CREATE
OPEN/CLOSE SETUP F Rec
CHAPTER
DVD/TV
+R
® system to make
3/26 Tue 12:53 PM
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No. 0 9
3
Press [ENTER].
SCHEDULED
RECORDING
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When "XP" is displayed in the unit's display, the recording
mode automatically changes to "FR" in order to prevent loss
of recording when there is not enough space. Change to
"XP" mode if you want to set the scheduled recording using
VCR Plus+
"XP" mode.
•
Confirm the program and make corrections if necessary
using [e, r, w, q] (Ô page 19, step 3).
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You can also press [REC MODE] to change the recording
mode.
•
Title Name
Press [w, q] to select "Title Name" and press [ENTER]
(Ôpage 31).
e, r, w, q 4
Press [ENTER].
ENTER
The settings are stored.
SCHEDULE
LIST
ADD/DLT
Repeat steps 1–4 to program other recordings.
5
Press [SCHEDULE].
The message "Turn recorder off for Scheduled Recording." is
shown on the television.
6
Press [^ DVD POWER].
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Scheduled recording can be started only when the unit is
turned off.
•
The unit turns off and "z" lights on the unit's display to
indicate scheduled recording standby has been activated.
n To release the unit from recording standby
Press [^ DVD POWER].
The unit turns on and "z" goes out.
•
Be sure to press [^ DVD POWER] to return the unit to standby
mode before the scheduled recording time. Scheduled recording
will work only if "z" is displayed.
n To cancel recording when recording has

already begun

Press [g], then [ENTER] within 5 seconds.
•
You can also press and hold [g] on the main unit for more than 3
seconds to stop recording.
Note
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"z" flashes when the unit cannot go to scheduled recording
standby (e.g., a recordable disc is not in the disc tray).
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The actual time recorded may be longer than the program itself
when television programs are recorded using VCR Plus+.
•
When you program successive scheduled recordings to start
immediately one after the other, the unit cannot record the part at
the beginning of the later programs (a few seconds when
recording with DVD-RAM and approximately 30 seconds when
recording with DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) or +R).
•
If you set DST (Daylight Saving Time) to On when manually
setting the clock (Ô page 34), scheduled recording may not
properly work when summer switches to winter and vice versa.
Remaining Recording Time 1:58 SP
3/26 Tue 12:53 PM
Channel Date On Off Mode
39 4 / 1 Mon 4:20 PM 5:10 PM SP
Title Name
Remaining Recording Time 1:58 SP
3/26 Tue 12:53 PM
No Channel Date On Off Mode Check
OK
01 39 4 / 1 Mon 4:20 PM 5:10 PM SP
New Scheduled Recording
Check to make
sure "OK" is
displayed.