Copying From A Video Cassette Recorder; Manual Recording - Panasonic Diga DMR-EX98V Operating Instructions Manual

Copying from a video cassette recorder

e.g., Connecting to the AV3 or DV input terminals on the front
Turn off the unit and other video equipment before connecting.
This unit
Yellow
S Video
cable*
Other video equipment
Connect to Audio/Video output terminals.
If the audio output of the other equipment is monaural
Connect to L/MONO on the AV3 input terminals at the front.
* The S VIDEO terminal achieves a more vivid picture than the
VIDEO terminal.
When recording from the unit's DV terminal
Select the type of audio recording from "Audio Mode for DV Input"
in the Setup menu (➡ 74).
When recording from DV equipment (e.g., digital video
camcorder), you can record audio/video recordings from DV tape
only.
When "Rec for High Speed Copy" (➡ 73) is set to "On" and you
make a copy, the copy will be made using the picture size selected
in "Aspect for Recording" (➡ 73) of the Setup menu.
About the aspect when recording a programme (➡ 23)
Note
If it becomes time for a timer recording to start while copying, the
recording will start and the copying will stop.
If video is copied from another piece of equipment to this unit,
then the video quality will be degraded.
RQT9090
28
DV IN
White Red
DV cable
(IEEE 1394,
Audio/Video
4-pin)
cable

Manual recording

HDD RAM -R -RW(V) +R +RW VHS
Preparation
Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD, DVD or VHS drive.
Press [REC MODE] to select the recording mode.
When recording bilingual programmes (➡ 23, Important notes for
recording)
When the output signal from the external equipment is NTSC,
change the "TV System" to "NTSC" in the Setup menu (➡ 75). 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.)
To reduce noise in input from a video cassette recorder, set "Input
NR" to "On" in the on-screen menu (➡ 66).
Check the time on the unit is correct.
1
While stopped
Press [INPUT SELECT] to select the
input channel for the equipment you
have connected.
e.g., If you have connected to AV3 input terminals, select
"A3".
Recording to HDD or DVD
HDD RAM -R -RW(V) +R +RW
Perform step 1 (➡ above).
2
Start play on the other equipment.
3
When you want to start recording
Press [ * REC].
Recording starts.
Recording to VHS
VHS
Perform step 1 (➡ above).
2
Press [ q ] (PLAY)
Start playing the video cassette and fi nd the recording start
point.
3
Press [ h ], then press [ * REC].
Put the unit in recording standby mode.
4
Start play on the external device.
5
Press [ h ] at the point where you want
to start recording.
To skip unwanted parts
Press [ h ] to pause recording. (Press again to restart recording.)
To stop recording
Press [ g ].
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.
Using Flexible Recording (➡ 26), 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.
Note
It is not possible to record SECAM signal on a video
VHS
cassette.