Recording Television Programmes - Panasonic DMR-E20 Operating Instructions Manual

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TV
VOL
TV/AV
OPEN/CLOSE
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PROG / CHECK ENTER RETURN
TOP WINDOW STATUS
FRAME
TV ASPECT TV/TEXT
SKIP SLOW/SEARCH
STOP PAUSE PLAY
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SV/V+
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REC REC MODE CANCEL
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MANUAL INPUT
TIME SLIP
SKIP SELECT
DIRECT
LAST
TV REC
AV LINK MARKER AUDIO
TIMER
DVD TV SETUP
REC
Á
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(1) Insert label-up with the arrow facing in.
(with double-sided discs, load so the
label for the side you want to record is
facing up.)
(2) e.g.: When you have selected
channel 4
(3) e.g.: When you have selected "XP"

Recording television programmes

[RAM] [DVD-R]
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Preparation
Switch [DVD, TV] to "DVD".
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Press [Í] to turn the unit on.
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Press [<, OPEN/CLOSE] to open the tray and insert a disc.
≥Insert one disc only within the tray's guides.
≥Use a disc that can be recorded on and that has enough space available.
≥Press [<, OPEN/CLOSE] to close the tray.
≥When using a DVD-RAM for the first time with this unit, format it to ensure accurate
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recording (page 44, "Format"). Check the disc carefully to ensure it doesn't contain
programmes you want to keep.
Press [W, X] to select the channel.
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Press [REC MODE] to select the recording mode.
≥Select "XP", "SP", "LP", or "EP" (page 26).
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Press [¥ REC] to start recording.
≥Video system recorded on the disc is PAL system only.
≥The programme is recorded into the available space on the disc.
ªTo pause recording
Press [;, PAUSE].
Press again to restart recording.
ªTo stop recording
Press [∫, STOP].
ªTo select channels with the remote control
3 Press the numeric buttons. (page 6)
ªConvenient features
≥Follow-on play— playing from the beginning of the programme you are recording (page 28).
≥Simultaneous recording and play— watching a programme you recorded while recording
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another (page 28).
≥Time Slip-checking the images you are recording (page 29).
Note
≥Check that disc can be recorded on (page 8).
≥Ensure the write protect tab is not set to "PROTECT" (page 90).
≥Ensure the disc is not write-protected with DISC INFORMATION (page 42).
≥Set "Input signal-TV System" to "PAL" when recording PAL system (page 77).
≥Recording cannot be performed correctly if you try to record PAL system to a disc that already
contains recordings using NTSC.
ªRe-inserting double-sided discs
You can get up to 12 hours recording when you use double-sided discs and use the "EP" mode.
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Front
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Reverse
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Turn over