Panasonic DIGA DMR-EZ27 - Manual (Page 4)

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RQT8851
Table of Contents, Accessories
Getting Started
Precautions .................................................................................................................................................................2
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ....................................................................................................................3
Unit Care .....................................................................................................................................................................3
Accessories .................................................................................................................................................................5
Remote Control Information ........................................................................................................................................5
Basic Operations
Watching Television .........................................................................................................................................6
Watching Television Program ....................................................................................................................6
Playback ............................................................................................................................................................7
Playing Discs ...............................................................................................................................................7
Recording Television Programs ......................................................................................................................8
Scheduled Recording .......................................................................................................................................9
Deleting Recordings .......................................................................................................................................10
Delete Navigator.........................................................................................................................................10
Delete Recordings During Playback ........................................................................................................10
Refer to page 60 for Control Reference Guide.
Advanced Features
Important Notes for Recording ............................................11
Advanced Recording ............................................................12
Recording Modes and Durations ................................................12
When the format confirmation screen is displayed.....................13
When removing a Recorded Disc ..............................................13
Selecting Audio Channels to record ...........................................13
Specifying the Recording Time ..................................................14
Flexible Recording ......................................................................14
Playing while you are recording .................................................15
Advanced Scheduled Recording ..........................................16
To cancel a scheduled recording in progress .............................16
To release the unit from recording standby
(Before recording starts) ............................................................16
Check, Change, or Delete Programs .........................................16
Advanced Playback ..............................................................17
Menu Screens on the TV ............................................................17
Selecting Recordings to Play .....................................................17
Search ........................................................................................17
Skip ............................................................................................17
Direct Play ..................................................................................17
Quick View (Play x1.3) ...............................................................17
Slow-motion Play ........................................................................18
Frame-by-Frame Viewing ...........................................................18
Time Slip ....................................................................................18
CM Skip ......................................................................................18
Create Chapters .........................................................................18
Changing Audio during Playback ...............................................18
Playing Still Pictures (JPEG), MP3 and DivX .......................19
Playing Still Pictures (JPEG) ......................................................19
Playing MP3s .............................................................................21
Playing DivX ...............................................................................22
Playing Playlists ....................................................................23
Playlist Properties ......................................................................23
View Chapters ............................................................................23
Recording from an External Device ......................................24
Recording from a VCR, etc. ........................................................24
Recording from a DV Camcorder ...............................................25
Linked Operations with the TV (EZ Sync™ “HDAVI Control™”) .....26
Easy Control only with VIERA Remote Control ..........................27
Entering Text .........................................................................28
Status Messages ..................................................................28
Advanced Editing
Recordings-Editing ...............................................................29
Accessing the Recording View ...................................................29
Editing Operations to Recordings ..............................................29
Chapters-Creating, Editing ...................................................31
Accessing the Chapter View ......................................................31
Chapter Operations ....................................................................31
Still Pictures-Editing ..............................................................32
Accessing the Album/Picture View .............................................32
Album/Picture Operations ..........................................................32
Copying Still Pictures ............................................................34
Copying Still Pictures via the Album View Screen ......................34
Copying All Still Pictures on a Card............................................34
Deleting Still Pictures ............................................................35
Delete Navigator ........................................................................35
Setting Menus
Setting On-Screen Menus ....................................................36
Accessing the On-Screen Menus ...............................................36
Changing the Unit’s Settings ................................................38
Accessing the Setup menu ........................................................38
Summary of Settings ..................................................................38
Setting the Closed Caption ........................................................41
Setting the Parental Rating ........................................................42
DVD and Card Management ................................................44
Accessing the Management Menus ...........................................44
Connection and Setting
Basic Connection ..................................................................47
Connecting to a Television with Direct Cable or Antenna
(No Cable Box or Satellite Receiver) ..........................................47
Connecting to a Television and a Cable Box .............................48
Connecting to a Television and a Satellite Receiver ...................49
Using an RF Modulator, if your Television does not have Audio/Video Terminals ...50
Adding a Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) ...........................51
Connecting to a Television and a VCR (No Cable Box or Satellite Receiver) ....51
Connecting to a Television, a Cable Box and a VCR ..................51
Connecting to a Television, a Satellite Receiver and a VCR ......51
Connection Options for Improved Playback Quality .............52
Using an S Video Cable for Better Video (S Video Cable not included) ...52
Using Component Cables for Better Video (Component Video Cables not included) .....52
Using an Audio Cable for Better Sound (Audio Cable not included) ...52
Using an Optical Digital Audio Cable for Better Sound
(Optical Digital Audio Cable not included) ..................................52
Connecting with an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) Terminal ...53
Setting the Channels and Clock ...........................................54
Other Settings .......................................................................56
Setting Channel Captions ..........................................................56
Adding and Deleting Channels ...................................................56
Selecting Television Type............................................................56
Clock Settings ............................................................................57
Automatic Off Timer ...................................................................57
Using the Unit’s Remote Control to Operate the TV and the Set
Top Box (Cable Box, Satellite Receiver, etc.) .............................58