Recording From A Satellite/Digital Terrestrial Receiver; Manual Recording; Linked Timer Recordings With External Equipment (Sky Digital Stb/Digital Terrestrial Receiver) - Ext Link - Panasonic SC-RT30 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording from a satellite/digital terrestrial receiver

DVD
∫
;
DIRECT
NAVIGATOR
REC MODE
¥ REC
[RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW]
See also the notes "Important notes for recording"
(➡ 22).
Preparation
≥ Press [THEATER] to switch the remote control to operate
this unit.
≥ Insert a disc (➡ 24).
≥ When recording a bilingual programme (➡ 22).

Manual Recording

Preparation
≥ Connect a satellite/digital terrestrial receiver to this unit's
input terminals (➡ 13).
≥ When the output signal from the external equipment is
NTSC, change the "TV System" to "NTSC" in the Setup
menu (➡ 54).
≥ Press [DVD] to select the DVD drive.
1
While stopped
Press [INPUT] to select the input
channel for the equipment you have
connected.
e.g. If you have connected to AV2 input terminals,
select "AV2".
2
Press [REC MODE] to select the
recording mode.
3
Select the channel on the other
equipment.
4
Press [¥ REC].
Recording starts.
To skip unwanted parts
Press [;] to pause recording. (Press again to restart
recording.)
To stop recording
Press [∫].
THEATER
INPUT
AUX
1
PROG/CHECK
EXT LINK
VIDEO Plus +
VIDEO Plusi
Linked timer recordings with external
equipment (SKY Digital STB/digital
terrestrial receiver) — EXT LINK
To record programmes from a SKY Digital STB/digital
terrestrial receiver using timer programming
Preparation
≥ Make sure you connect the AV2 input terminal of this unit to
"VCR Scart Terminal" of a SKY Digital STB/digital
terrestrial receiver with a 21-pin Scart lead (➡ 13).
≥ Set "AV2 Input" and "Ext Link" to match the connected
equipment in the Setup menu (➡ 51).
1
Make timer programming on SKY
Digital STB/digital terrestrial receiver.
2
Press [DVD] or [AUX] to select the
DVD drive or "AUX".
3
Press [EXT LINK].
The unit turns off and "EXT-L" lights on the unit's display
to indicate timer recording standby has been activated.
To cancel the external control
Press [EXT LINK] to stop recording or to cancel linked timer
recording standby.
≥ In order to prevent accidental operation, press [EXT LINK]
to cancel the setting after recording is finished.
[Note]
≥ [EXT LINK] will function even when the unit is in standby
mode, if the DVD drive is selected.
≥ In the following situations, [EXT LINK] will not function:
–"FM", "AM", or "F MUSICP" is selected as the source.
–A source other than DVD drive is selected while the unit is
in standby mode.
≥ This function does not work with some equipment. Refer to
the equipment's operating instructions.
≥ The beginnings of recordings may not be recorded
correctly in some cases.
≥ When "Ext Link" is set to "Ext Link 2", this function does not
work if the input signal is NTSC system.
≥ Programmes are recorded as one title on this unit when the
end time of the earlier timer recording and the start time of
the later timer recording are close to each other.
[RAM] To divide the titles, go to "Divide Title" (➡ 39).
≥ While the unit is in EXT LINK standby mode or recording,
video picture is from the AV2 input terminal irrespective of
"AV1 Output" setting (➡ 51).
≥ While the unit is in EXT LINK standby mode or recording,
only the following operations can be performed.
–Programming timer recording (Press [VIDEO Plusr] or
[PROG/CHECK]).
[RAM]
–Playing the title (Press [1] (PLAY) or
[DIRECT NAVIGATOR]).
≥ You cannot eject a disc while the unit is in EXT LINK
standby mode.
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