Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - Manual (Page 18)

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Recording television programmes
• You can record up to 99 titles on one disc.
• You can record up to 49 titles on one disc.
See also the notes “Important notes for recording”
(Ô page 16).
Note
• You can create a Top Menu using “Create Top Menu”
(Ô page 37). Recording or editing on the disc may delete
the menu. In that case, create the menu again.
• It is not possible to record continuously from one side
of a double sided disc to the other. You will need to eject the
disc and turn it over.
Preparation
• Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input
to suit the connections to this unit.
• Turn the unit on.
1
Press [; OPEN/CLOSE] on the main
unit to open the tray and insert a disc.
• Press the button again to close the tray.
• When using 8 cm DVD-RAM, or 8 cm DVD-R, remove
the disc from the cartridge.
2
Press [1 2 CH] to select the channel.
To select with the numbered buttons:
3
Press [REC MODE] to select the
recording mode (XP, SP, LP or EP).
4
Press [* REC] to start recording.
The elapsed time is shown on the display.
Recording will take place on open space on disc. Data
will not be overwritten.
• You cannot change the channel or recording mode
during recording. You can change the channel or
recording mode while paused; however, the recording
will then be as a separate title.
• You can record while the unit is in standby for timer
recording, but once the time for the timer recording to
begin is reached, any recording taking place will stop
and the timer recording will begin.
• You can change the audio being received by
pressing [AUDIO] during recording. (This does not
affect the actual recording of the audio.)
n To pause recording
Press [h].
Press again to restart recording.
You can also press [* REC] to restart.
(Recorded title is not split into separate titles.)
n To stop recording
Press [g].
• From the start to the end of the recording is called one title.
•
It takes about 30 seconds for the unit to complete recording
management information after recording finishes.
n If a station also broadcasts Teletext information
The unit automatically records the programme name and
station name if the station’s “Title Page” is correctly set
(Ô page 42).
• The unit may take some time to retrieve titles (up to 30
minutes) and may fail in some cases.
CH EXT LINK
AV3 DV IN
q
FUNCTIONS
STATUS
Numbered
buttons
e,r,w,q
ENTER
* REC
REC MODE
h
1 2 CH
g
^ DVD
AUDIO
DIRECT
NAVIGATOR
RETURN
q 2 CH 1 8 * REC
; OPEN/CLOSE
g
RAM -R -R DL -RW(V)
+R +R DL +RW
+RW
RAM
Insert label-up.
Insert label-up with
the arrow facing in.
Insert fully.
g Cartridge disc
e.g., 5: [0] Ф [5]
15: [1] Ф [5]
Quick Start
1 Sec. Quick Start for Recording on DVD-RAM
Recording on DVD-RAM starts about 1 second after first
pressing [8] on the main unit or [^ DVD] to turn on the unit
and then sequentially pressing [* REC].
Note
Startup takes more time when:
–you play a disc or start recording to discs other than DVD-
RAM.
–the clock has not been set.
Remaining time on the disc
RAM
-R -R DL -RW(V) +R +R DL +RW