Flexible Recording; Recording From Digital/Satellite Receiver Or Decoder - Panasonic Diga DMR-ES20 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording television programmes
Numbered
buttons
g
h
REC MODE
* REC

Flexible Recording

RAM -R -RW(V) +R
The unit sets the best possible picture quality that fits the recording
within the remaining disc space.
Preparation
•
Select the channel to record or the external input.
1
While stopped
Press [F Rec].
FLEXIBLE REC
Recording in FR mode.
Maximum rec. time
Set rec. time
Start
2
Press [w, q] to select "Hour" and
"Min." and press [e, r] to set the
recording time.
•
You can also set the recording time with the numbered buttons.
3
When you want to start recording
Press [e, r, w, q] to select "Start"
and press [ENTER].
Recording starts.
•
All the recording modes from
XP to EP appear in the display.
To exit the screen without recording
Press [RETURN].
To stop recording partway
Press [g].
To show the remaining time
Press [STATUS].
Note
When performing EXT LINK recording (➔ page 19), the flexible
recording function does not work.
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INPUT SELECT
CANCEL
MANUAL SKIP
INPUT
SELECT
SKIP SLOW/SEARCH
DIRECT NAVIGATOR FUNCTIONS
TOP MENU
e, r, w, q
ENTER
SUB MENU RETURN
RETURN
PROG/CHECK
DISPLAY STATUS TIME SLIP
STATUS
REC REC MODE EXT LINK TIMER
CREATE
AUDIO ERASE F Rec
CHAPTER
F Rec
Maximum recording
time
8 Hour 00 Min.
This is the maximum
8 Hour 00 Min.
recording time in EP
Cancel
mode.
DVD–
XP
SP RAM
LP
EP
e.g., DVD-RAM
DVD-RAM
Remaining time
REC 59
of recording
ARD
L R
Using "Flexible Recording" is convenient in these kind of
situations
•
When the amount of free space on the disc makes selecting an
appropriate recording mode difficult
•
When you want to record a long programme with the best picture
quality possible
e.g., Recording a 90 minutes programme to disc
XP mode
If you select XP mode, the programme will not fit one disc.
4.7GB 4.7GB
DVD-RAM DVD-RAM
Full another disc is necessary
SP mode
If you select SP mode, the programme will fit one disc.
However there will be 30 minutes
remaining disc space.
4.7GB
DVD-RAM
Remains
FLEXIBLE REC
If you select "FLEXIBLE REC", the programme will fit one disc
perfectly.
DVD-RAM
: necessary space for recording
Recording from digital/satellite receiver
or decoder
Preparation
•
Connect a digital/satellite receiver or decoder to this unit's input
terminals (➔ page 9).
•
When recording bilingual programmes
RAM
When both M 1 and M 2 is selected on the connected equipment,
you can select the audio type in playback.
-R -RW(V) +R
Select either M 1 and M 2 on the connected equipment. (The
selected audio only is recorded.)
•
When the output signal from the external equipment is NTSC,
change the "TV System" to "NTSC" in the SETUP menu
(➔ page 38).
1
While stopped
Press [INPUT SELECT] 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 [h] to pause recording. (Press again to restart recording.)
To stop recording
Press [g].
If you try to record a 90 minutes
programme in XP mode, only
the first 60 minutes will fit on the
disc and the 30 minutes
balance will not get recorded.
4.7GB
Fit