Recording Broadcasts From External Equipment; Making Timer Recordings On The Television; Recording From Digital Satellite Receiver Or Analogue Decoder; Linked Timer Recordings With External Equipment (Digital Satellite Receiver) - Ext Link - Panasonic Diga DMR-EX79 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording broadcasts from external equipment

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+RW]
See also "Notes for recording" (
Making timer recordings on the
television
(e.g., of digital broadcasts)
[HDD]
To make a timer recording with your television, connect to a
television with a Q Link function (
timer recordings using a fully wired 21-pin Scart cable (
1
Make timer programming on the TV.
2
Turn off this unit.
The start and end of recording is controlled by the TV.
≥The titles are recorded to the HDD.
To stop recording
Press [∫].
Note
≥When this unit is in EXT LINK standby ("EXT-L" is shown on the
unit's display), recording from television does not start.
≥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.
To divide the titles, go to "Divide Title" (
Recording from digital satellite receiver
or analogue decoder
Note
≥Information about the Decoder is for France, Italy, Spain and
Switzerland only.
Preparation
≥Connect a digital satellite receiver or analogue decoder to this
unit's input terminals (
≥When the output signal from the external equipment is NTSC,
change the "TV System" to "NTSC" in the Setup menu (
≥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.)
≥Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD or DVD drive.
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 [;] to pause recording. (Press again to restart recording.)
To stop recording
Press [∫].
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Linked timer recordings with external
equipment (digital satellite receiver) —
EXT LINK
To record programmes from digital satellite receiver using timer
programming
Preparation
≥Make sure you connect the AV2 input terminal of this unit to the
Scart terminal of a VCR or a digital satellite receiver with a 21-pin
Scart cable ( 73).
≥Set "AV2 Input" to match the connected equipment in the Setup
menu ( 68).
≥Set "Ext Link" to match the connected equipment in the Setup
menu ( 68).
1
Make timer programming on the
external equipment.
2
Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the
HDD or DVD drive.
If you selected the DVD drive, insert a disc (
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
≥This function does not work when "TV System" is set to "NTSC" in
the Setup menu ( 67).
≥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.
≥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.
[HDD] [RAM] To divide the titles, go to "Divide Title" (
≥When this unit is in EXT LINK standby ("EXT-L" is shown on the
unit's display), the TV Guide data cannot downloaded.
≥While the unit is in EXT LINK standby mode or recording, video
picture is from the AV2 input terminal irrespective of "AV1 Output"
setting ( 67).
≥During EXT LINK standby mode or recording, playback is only
available from the drive performing the recording.
≥When "EXT-L" lights on the unit's display, Direct TV Recording is
unavailable.
≥While the unit is in EXT LINK standby mode or recording, most
operations on this unit are prohibited ([< OPEN/CLOSE], [Í/I]
etc.). When you operate, press [EXT LINK] to cancel EXT LINK
standby mode or recording (This unit turns on and "EXT-L"
disappears.).
≥[For]France,[Italy,[Spain[and[Switzerland] When "AV2 Connection" is
set to "Decoder", EXT LINK is not available (
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