Playing Recorded Video Contents/Playing Play-Only Discs; Playing Hdd Or Discs; Playing A Video Cassette - Panasonic Diga DMR-EX98V Operating Instructions Manual

Playing recorded video contents/Playing play-only discs

Refer to "Advanced HDD or disc playback" (➡ 34)
and "Advanced video cassette playback" (➡ 40) for
detail information.
DVD/VHS
DRIVE DRIVE
1
SELECT SELECT
1
Numbered
4
buttons
7
DELETE
RESET
SKIP/INDEX
g
STOP
STATUS STATUS
e , r , w , q
OK
OPTION
OPTION
REC REC REC MODE REC MODE
Preparation
Turn on the television and select the appropriate AV input to suit
the connections to this unit.
Turn on this unit.

Playing HDD or discs

HDD RAM -R -R DL -RW(V) +R +R DL +RW DVD-V -RW(VR) CD
VCD
1
Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the
HDD or DVD drive.
The HDD or DVD indicator lights up on the unit's front panel.
2
If you selected the DVD drive
Press [ ; OPEN/CLOSE] on the main
unit to open the tray and insert a disc.
Press the button again to close the tray.
3
Press [ q ] (PLAY).
HDD RAM -R -R DL -RW(V) +R +R DL +RW -RW(VR)
Play starts from the most recently recorded title.
DVD-V VCD
Play starts from the point specifi ed by the disc.
CD
Play starts from the beginning of the disc.
Menu operation for other type of contents
DivX (➡ 36)
MP3 (➡ 37)
Still pictures (JPEG) (➡ 38)
Music on HDD (➡ 42)
Music CD (➡ 42)
2
1 3
g
TV
VOL
CH CH
AV AV
TRACKING/V-LOCK/PAGE
2 3
+
CH
5 6
−
ShowView ShowView
9
8
PROG/CHECK
0 INPUT
SELECT
SLOW/SEARCH
REW FF
3
PAUSE PLAY
EXIT
OK
RETURN RETURN
RETURN
CREATE CREATE
MANUAL SKIP MANUAL SKIP
CHAPTER CHAPTER
EXT LINK EXT LINK DIRECT TV REC DIRECT TV REC
Note
During recording, timer recording standby or EXT LINK standby,
this unit cannot play discs or titles that do not match the "TV
System" (➡ 75) setting. It is recommended "TV System" be set to
match the discs or title before playing them.
Depending on the disc, it may take time for the menu screen,
pictures, sound, etc. to start.
The producer of the disc can control how discs are played. So you
may not always be able to control play as described in these
operating instructions. Read the disc's instructions carefully.
When playing back a title recorded on the HDD, ensure that you
match the "TV System" setting to the recorded title (➡ 75).
■ When a menu screen appears on the television
DVD-V
Press [ e , r , w , q ] to select the item and press [OK].
Some items can also be selected using the numbered buttons.
If you are instructed to press the "ENTER" button by the menu
screen or the disc's instruction document, press [OK].
VCD
Press the numbered buttons to select the item.
e.g., 5: [0] ➡ [5]
15: [1] ➡ [5]
To return to the menu screen
DVD-V
1 Press [OPTION].
2 Press [ e , r ] to select "Top Menu" or "Menu" and press [OK].
VCD
Press [RETURN].
Note
Discs continue to rotate while menus are displayed. Press [ g ] when
you have fi nished playback to protect the unit's motor, your
television screen and so on.

Playing a video cassette

VHS
1
Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the
VHS drive.
The VHS indicator lights up on the unit's front panel.
2
Insert a recorded video cassette
(➡ 17).
Play starts automatically if you insert a cassette with the
accidental erasure tab removed.
3
Press [ q ] (PLAY).
Note
When the tape reaches its end, the unit automatically rewinds it to
the beginning. This function does not work during timer recording,
fast-forwarding and specifi ed stop recording.
Jet Search, cue, review or slow playback will be automatically
cancelled after 10 minutes and for pause it will be cancelled after
5 minutes.
When playing back a tape which was recorded on another VCR, it
may be necessary to adjust the tracking (➡ 41). In some cases the
picture quality may still be inferior. This is due to format
constraints.
SECAM recorded VHS tapes cannot be played on this unit.
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