Recording From An External Device; Recording From A Vcr, Etc - Panasonic Diga DMR-EX86EB Operating Instructions Manual

Recording from an External Device

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW]
≥Turn off the unit and other video equipment before connecting.
This unit
Other video equipment
Connect to Audio/Video output terminals.
Connect to terminals of the same colour.
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≥If the audio output of the external device is monaural, connect to L/
MONO on the AV3 input terminals at the front.
≥Refer to "Adding a VCR: Connecting to a Television and a Video
Cassette Recorder" when connecting to the AV2 input terminals on
the rear panel. ( 78)
Notes
≥When timer recording starts while recording from an external device,
timer recording takes priority and recording from the external device
stops.
≥If video is copied from another piece of equipment to this unit, then the
video quality will be degraded.
Preparation:
≥ Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD or DVD
drive.
≥ Press [REC MODE] to select the recording mode
( 25).
≥ When the output signal from the external device is
NTSC, change the "TV System" to "NTSC" in the
Setup menu ( 74).
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
display ( 67).
1
INPUT
to select the input where
SELECT
your external device is connected.
– Front panel inputs are AV3.
Start play on the external device.
2
3
REC
at the point you want to start
recording.
Tips
To skip unwanted parts
Press [;] to pause recording. (Press again to restart recording.)
To stop recording
Press [∫].
≥Using Flexible Recording ( 27), 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.
VIDEO L/MONO - AUDIO- R
AV3 IN
Audio/video cable
Notes
≥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.
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