Timer Recording; How View - Panasonic Diga DMR-ES20 Operating Instructions Manual

Timer recording

DIRECT TV REC
AV
Numbered
buttons
CANCEL
CANCEL
SKIP
g
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
DIRECT
NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
SUB MENU
PROG/
PROG/CHECK
DISPLAY
CHECK
REC REC MODE
REC MODE
CREATE
AUDIO
CHAPTER
RAM -R -RW(V) +R
You can enter up to 16 programmes up to a month in advance.
Preparation
•
Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit
the connections to this unit.
•
Check the time on the unit is correct.
Using S V system to make timer
HOW IEW
recordings
Entering S V numbers is an easy way of timer recording. You
HOW IEW
can find these numbers in TV listings in newspapers and magazines.
1
Press [ShowView].
ShowView Remain
12:53:00 15. 7. TUE
Enter ShowView Number by using 0-9 key.
2
Press the numbered buttons to enter
the S V number.
HOW IEW
•
To correct the number
Press [w] to move back to correct a digit.
OPEN/CLOSE
REC
EXT LINK CH
g
EXT LINK
VOLUME
CH
ShowView
ShowView
INPUT SELECT
MANUAL SKIP
SLOW/SEARCH
q
FUNCTIONS
e, r, w, q
ENTER
RETURN
STATUS TIME SLIP
EXT LINK TIMER
z TIMER
ERASE F Rec
EXT LINK
Linked timer
recording with
external
equipment
(e.g., digital/
satellite
receiver)
1:58 SP
3
Press [ENTER].
TIMER
Remain 1:58 SP
RECORDING
12:54:00 15. 7. TUE
Name Date Start Stop Mode
1 ARD 15. 7. TUE 19:00 20:00 SP
Programme Name
•
Confirm the programme and make corrections if necessary
using [e, r, w, q] (➔ page 18, Manually programming timer
recordings, step 3).
•
When "-- -----" appears in the "Name" column, you cannot
set timer recording. Press [e, r] to select desired
programme position. After you have entered the information
of a TV station, it is kept in the unit's memory.
•
You can also press [REC MODE] to change the recording
mode.
•
VPS/PDC (➔ below)
←→
ON OFF (---)
•
Programme Name
Press [w, q] to select "Programme Name" and press
[ENTER] (➔ page 33).
4
Press [ENTER].
The settings are stored.
TIMER
Remain
RECORDING
12:55:00 15. 7. TUE
No. Name Date Start Stop Mode
01 ARD 1 15. 7. TUE 19:00 20:00 SP
New Timer Programme
Repeat steps 1–4 to programme other recordings.
5
Press [z TIMER].
The unit turns off and "z" lights on the unit's display to
indicate timer recording standby has been activated.
RAM
Even if the unit is in timer recording standby, play starts when you
press [q] (PLAY) or [DIRECT NAVIGATOR]. Timer recording works
even during play.
■ To release the unit from recording standby
Press [z TIMER].
The unit turns on and "z" goes out.
•
Be sure to press [z TIMER] before the programme start time to
put the unit on recording standby. Timer recording will work only
if "z" is displayed.
■ To cancel recording when recording has
already begun
Press [z TIMER].
•
You can also press and hold [g] on the main unit for more than 3
seconds to stop recording.
Note
•
"z" flashes for about 5 seconds when the unit cannot go to timer
recording standby (e.g., a recordable disc is not in the disc tray).
•
If the unit is not put in the timer recording standby mode at the
latest 10 minutes before the programmed timer recording
starting time, the "z" flashes on the unit display. In this case,
press [z TIMER] to put the unit in the timer recording standby
mode.
•
When you programme successive timer recordings to start
immediately one after the other, the unit cannot record the part at
the beginning of the later programmes (a few seconds when
recording with DVD-RAM and approximately 30 seconds when
recording with DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) and +R).
■ VPS/PDC function (➔ page 41)
As long as a VPS/PDC signal is being broadcast by the TV station,
even if the broadcast programme time changes, the recording time
automatically changes to match the new broadcast time.
To activate the VPS/PDC function
In step 3 in the VPS/PDC column, press [e, r] to select "ON".
VPS
PDC
- - -
1:58 SP
VPS Disc
space
PDC
Check to make
- - - OK
sure "OK" is
displayed.
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