Recording From An External Device - Panasonic Diga DMR-EX99VEB Operating Instructions Manual

Recording from an External Device

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW] [VHS]
≥Turn off the unit and other video equipment before connecting.
≥Refer to "Adding a VCR: Connecting to a Television and a Video
Cassette Recorder" when connecting to the AV2 input terminals on
the rear panel. ( 86)
IN 2 S VIDEO VIDEO L /MONO AUDIO R
This unit
AV3 IN S VIDEO
VIDEO
S Video
cable
§1
Other video equipment
Connect to Audio/Video output terminals.
You can get a sharper, clearer picture by connecting with an S Video
§1
cable instead of the yellow video cable.
Connect to terminals of the same colour.
§2
≥If the audio output of the external device is monaural, connect to L/
MONO on the AV3 input terminals at the front.
Preparation:
≥ Turn on the unit.
≥ [RAM] If the disc is protected, release protection
( 76).
≥ [VHS] Ensure accidental erasure tab is intact.
≥ When the output signal from the external device is
NTSC, change the "TV System" to "NTSC" in the
Setup menu ( 82).
This unit cannot record NTSC signals to discs that
already have PAL signal recordings. (However, both
types of programmes can be recorded onto the HDD
or VHS.)
≥ To reduce noise in input from an external device, set
"Copy NR" to "On" in the on-screen display (
1
DRIVE
SELECT
to select the HDD, DVD or
VHS drive.
– If you selected the DVD or VHS drive, insert a disc
or video cassette with enough remaining blank
space ( 89).
2
REC MODE
to select the recording
mode ( 27).
3
INPUT
to select the input where
SELECT
your external device is connected.
– Front panel inputs are AV3.
/MONO AUDIO R
L
Audio/video cable
§2
75).
Recording to HDD or DVD
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW]
Perform steps 1 - 3 ( left).
4 Start play on the external device.
5
REC
at the point you want to start
recording.
Recording to VHS
[VHS]
Perform steps 1 - 3 ( left).
4
to bring the tape to the
PLAY
point at which you want to start
recording from.
5
PAUSE
when you reach that point.
PAUSE LIVE TV
6
REC
to put the unit in recording
standby.
7 Start play on the external device.
8
PAUSE
to start recording at the
PAUSE LIVE TV
point you desire.
Tips
To skip unwanted parts
Press [;] to pause recording. (Press again to restart recording.)
To stop recording
Press [∫].
≥You can also connect to the AV2 on the rear.
[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW]
≥Using Flexible Recording ( 29), you can record the content of a
video cassette (approx. 1–8 hours) to a 4.7 GB disc with the best
possible quality of recording without wasting disc space.
Notes
≥Almost all videos and DVD-Video on sale have been treated to
prevent illegal copying. Any software that has been so treated cannot
be recorded using this unit.
≥When timer recording starts while recording from an external device,
timer recording takes priority and recording from the external device
stops.
≥If video is copied from another piece of equipment to this unit, then the
video quality will be degraded.
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