Important

Your attention is drawn to the fact that the recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material may infringe copyright laws.

Copyright

G-CODE is a registered trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation. The G-CODE system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation. MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licenced from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson multimedia. Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DTS and DTS 2.0iDigital Out are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

For your safety

Do not remove outer cover. Touching internal parts of the unit is dangerous, and may seriously damage it. To prevent electric shock, do not remove cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

Conserve the environment

See Power Save of page 43.
Disposal of old equipment
Batteries, packaging and old equipment should not be disposed of as domestic waste, but in accordance with the applicable regulations.

Standard Accessories

1 pc. RF Coaxial cable 1 pc. Remote Control (EUR7721X50) 2 pcs. R6 size batteries 1 pc. AC mains lead 1 pc. Audio/Video cable

Condensation Caution

This unit is not fitted with a condensation sensor. If you bring the unit from a cold place, e.g. a car, into a warm house, dew may form inside the unit. Do not switch it on for at least 1 hour.
Specific features of DMR-E75V
2-channel simultaneous recording:
You can record programmes separately on DVD and VHS. Simply set the desired programmes on each unit.
Cautions before you operate this unit
Avoid: Humidity and dust. Extreme heat such as direct sunlight. Magnets or electromagnetic objects. Touching internal parts of the unit. Water or some other liquid. Lightning. (Disconnect the aerial plug from the unit during lightning storms.) Anything heavy on the unit. Connecting or handling the equipment with wet hands. Using a cell phone near the unit because it may cause noise affecting the picture and sound. Do: Wipe the unit with a clean and dry cloth. Install the unit in a horizontal position. Keep the unit, TV and other equipment switched off until all connections are finished.
One Touch Dubbing (l 58, 60):
You can easily dub from VHS to DVD or from DVD to VHS.
Automatic creation of thumbnails (l 58):
The video dubbed from VHS to DVD is automatically displayed in thumbnail.

DVD (1) DVD Skip/Slow/Search buttons (:/6, 5/9).l 19 (2) Disc tray open/close button (<, OPEN/CLOSE).l 17 (3) Disc tray.l 17 (4) Time slip indicator (TIME SLIP).l 22 While both recording and play are activated, this indicator lights up. (5) DVD Stop button () (6) DVD Play/t1.3 button (1/t1.3) (7) DVD Channel up/down buttons (CH, W, X) (8) DVD Recording button (, REC).l 23

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The units display
Common to DVD/VHS [A] Main display Current time VHS recording and play counter Miscellaneous messages, etc. [B] Dubbing direction indicator [C] Main display Current time Disc recording and play counter Miscellaneous messages, etc. VHS (1) Tape speed indicator (l 53) SP: When recording or playing in the Normal mode. LP: When playing in the Long play mode. EP: When recording or playing in the Extra long play mode. (2) VHS output indicator (3) External link indicator (l 53) On: When a linked timer recording with external device is in standby mode, or being performed. (4) S-VHS dubbing indicator (l 58) When performing S-VHS dubbing. (5) Remaining tape time indicator (6) Tape operation status The operation status of this unit, such as playback fast forward, etc. (7) Channel indicator (8) Timer programme display ( ) (l 54) On: When a programme for timer recording is in standby mode, or being performed. Flashes: When there are less than 10 minutes to go before timer recording is programmed, but the unit is not on standby. (9) Tape indicator
DVD (1) Disc operation status (2) Disc type (3) External link indicator (l 25) On: When a linked timer recording with external device is in standby mode, or being performed. (4) DVD output indicator (5) Recording mode (l 24) XP SP LP EP (all on): FR mode (l 24) (6) Disc indicator (7) Timer programme display ( ) (l 26) On: When a programme for timer recording is in standby mode, or being performed. Flashes: When there are less than 10 minutes to go before timer recording is programmed, but the unit is not on standby. (8) Channel position indicator TRK: track number GRP: group number TTL: title number CHP: chapter number PL: play list number Note A half mirror is used for the units display so the display may occasionally be difficult to see depending on surrounding conditions. If FL Display is set to Automatic (l 45) or Power Save is set to On (l 43), the units display will not light up in standby mode. Also, in addition to the aforementioned conditions, if the power is off and the unit is in timer recording standby mode, only lights up in the display.

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Connections
Preparation Refer to the TVs operating instructions. Turn the TV off and disconnect its AC mains leads. Situation TV with [Q Link] and a 21-pin Scart socket. Use a 21-pin Scart cable. Use an Audio/Video cable. Use a S-Video cable and Audio/Video cable. (DVD only) Connections Connections 1 Connections 1 Connections 2 A Connections 2 B Setting Up (l 10) Preset Download Auto-Setup Auto-Setup Auto-Setup

Connections 1

Connect as following steps
5 RF Coaxial cable (supplied) Fully-wired 21-pin Scart cable (not supplied) Aerial lead (not supplied) AC mains leads (supplied) AC mains leads (not supplied)

(2) 3 (4) 1

Sockets (1) AV1 21-pin Scart socket (2) Aerial Input socket (3) Aerial Output socket (4) Aerial Input socket (5) 21-pin Scart socket

(3) 2 5

Connections 2

(1) (2) 4 (3) (5) (4)

(1) (2) (3) 5 (4) (6) (5)
A Connect as following steps
5 RF Coaxial cable (supplied) Audio/Video cable (supplied) Aerial lead (not supplied) AC mains leads (supplied) AC mains leads (not supplied)
B Connect as following steps
RF Coaxial cable (supplied) Audio/Video cable (supplied) S-Video cable (not supplied) Aerial lead (not supplied) AC mains leads (supplied) AC mains leads (not supplied)
Sockets (1) Audio/Video Output sockets (DVD/VHS COMMON OUT) (2) Aerial Input socket (3) Aerial Output socket (4) Aerial Input socket (5) Audio/Video Input sockets
Sockets (1) S-Video socket (DVD OUT) (2) Audio/Video Output sockets (DVD OUT) (3) Aerial Input socket (4) Aerial Output socket (5) Aerial Input socket (6) Audio/Video Input sockets (7) S-Video Input socket
If your TV is equipped with RGB input capability, you can see the picture of DVD Recorder by RGB output. Check if the 21-pin Scart cable is capable of RGB output, and then connect the unit and your TV with it. (AV1 Output, l 45) Note about Q Link (l 64) This function is not available unless you connect TV and this unit with the 21-pin Scart cable. Q Link offers a range of convenient functions. For example, downloading of the tuning positions of all available TV stations into your units memory if you connect the unit to your TV with a fully wired 21-pin Scart cable (not supplied). Following systems from other manufacturers have similar function with Q Link from Panasonic. - List of registered trade marks: Q Link (Panasonic), DATA LOGIC (Metz), Easy Link (Philips), Megalogic (Grundig), SMARTLINK (Sony) For details, refer to your TVs operating instructions or consult your dealer.

AV Link Function

(This function is not available in Australia.) If you connected the television to the AV1 terminal and the decoder to the AV2 terminal on this unit, press [0]i[ENTER]. (DVD appears on the units display.) Press again to cancel. (TV appears on the units display.) If the TV is compatible with RGB input, the RGB output signal from the decoder can also be output from the main unit the same way. Note [RGB] means separate Red/Green/Blue colour signals. If your TV is equipped with RGB input capability, by connecting with a fully wired 21-pin Scart cable you can see video using RGB output on this unit (PAL video only) (l 9). To output in RGB select RGB (without component) from AV1 Output in the SETUP menu (l 45).

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Connecting an external device
When connecting to the AV3 input terminals on the front of the unit
Before connecting any cables, first make sure that the power for both units is off. Then after connecting any cable, turn on the both units. Note If the audio output of the other equipment is monaural, connect to L/ MONO. (Both left and right channels are recorded when connected through L/MONO.)
L/MONO AUDIO IN R AV3 S-VIDEO IN
(1) Audio/Video cable (not supplied) A Yellow (VIDEO) B White (L) C Red (R) (2) S-Video cable (not supplied) (3) Other playback equipment

(1) (3)

DVD output and DVD/VHS output
This unit has DVD/VHS COMMON output terminals which are common to both DVD and VHS, and DVD output terminals which can be exclusively used for DVD. AV1 21-pin Scart socket Preparation Press [DVD].

AV2 21-pin Scart socket

Press [FUNCTIONS]. [2] Select SETUP with [3, 4, 2, 1] and press [ENTER]. [3] Select Others with [3, 4] and press [2, 1]. [4] Select DVD / VHS Output with [3, 4] and press [ENTER]. [5] Select Automatic or Manual with [3, 4] and press [ENTER].
Note The AV1 21-pin Scart socket and the AV2 21-pin Scart socket are common output terminals.

DVD output

DVD/VHS COMMON output
For DVD/VHS COMMON output terminals, both DVD and VHS outputs can be switched. The DVD output terminals can only output the DVD signal. Even if Automatic is selected in DVD / VHS Output on Others Menu (l 43), the desired output may not be selected depending on the operation. In this case, press [DVD/VHS OUTPUT] on the remote controller to switch manually. When the video is switched from DVD to VHS or vice versa, the audio volume may suddenly increase or decrease. This is because when the audio output of this unit is connected to the TV or another, the audio output of the DVD is generally lower. When you increase the volume level of the TV or the amplifier to play back DVD audio, reduce it when playback is finished.

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[[DVD]]
Connecting a Television with Component video input terminals
You can enjoy progressive video by connecting this units COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals to an LCD or plasma TV compatible with progressive video. (1) Television with Component video input terminals (not supplied) (2) Component video input (Y/PB/PR) (3) Audio input (L/R) (4) Video cables (not supplied) (5) Audio cable (not supplied) (6) COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y/PB/PR) (7) AUDIO OUT (L/R)

Protection of cartridge disc
You can protect the contents of your discs. With the write-protect tab in the protect position, you cannot record to, edit, or erase from the disc.

PROTECT

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Discs that cannot be played
2.6 and 5.2 GB DVD-RAM, 12 cm 3.95 and 4.7 GB DVD-R for Authoring Unfinalized DVD-R recorded on other equipment DVD-Video with a region number other than the number for this unit or ALL DVD-ROM DVD-RW iR iRW CD-ROM CDV CD-G Photo CD CVD SVCD SACD MV-Disc PD Divx Video Disc, etc.

Discs and accessories

DVD-RAM You can also record signals which allow you to copy once, onto these discs. 9.4 GB, double-sided, type 4 cartridge: LM-AD240E 4.7 GB, single-sided, type 2 cartridge: LM-AB120E 4.7 GB, single-sided, non-cartridge: LM-AF120E DVD-R 4.7 GB, single-sided, non-cartridge: LM-RF120LE DVD-RAM/PD Disc cleaner: LF-K200DCA1 DVD-RAM/PD Lens cleaner: LF-K123LCA1

Audio format logos

Dolby Digital (l 44) This unit can play Dolby Digital in stereo (2 channels). Connect an amplifier with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder to enjoy surround sound. This is a method of coding digital signals developed by Dolby Laboratories. Not only stereo (2 channel) audio, these signals can also be 5.1-channel audio. A large amount of audio information can be recorded on one disc by this method. DTS Digital Surround (l 44) Connect this unit to equipment that has a DTS decoder to enjoy DVDs with this mark. This surround system is used in many movie theatres around the world. The separation between channels is good and the compression ratio is low, so realistic sound effects are possible. DTS sound tracks are produced with the assumption that all channels will be used.

Maintenance

The precision parts in this unit are readily affected by the environment, especially temperature, humidity, and dust. Cigarette smoke also can cause malfunction or breakdown. To clean this unit, wipe with a soft, dry cloth. Never use alcohol, paint thinner or benzine to clean this unit. Before using chemically treated cloth, read the instructions of the cloth carefully. Observe the following points to ensure continued listening and viewing pleasure. Dust and dirt may adhere to the units lenses over time, possibly making it impossible to record or play discs. Use the recommended DVD-RAM/PD Lens cleaner (LF-K123LCA1) about once every year, depending on frequency of use and the operating environment. Read the lens cleaners instructions carefully before use.
Which Disc Types is Playable on What TV
When you use the discs recorded either PAL or NTSC, refer to this table. TV type Multi-system TV NTSC PAL NTSC TV NTSC PAL PAL TV NTSC 1 Playable (Y: Possible, : Impossible) 2 If you select NTSC in TV System (l 45), the picture may be clearer. 3 Select NTSC in TV System (l 45) 4 If your TV is not equipped to handle PAL 525/60 signals the picture will not be appear correctly. Disc PAL Playable1 Y Y2 Y3 Y Y4(PAL60)

In step 3 in the VPS/PDC item, press [3, 4] to select ON.
Note flashes for about 5 seconds when the unit cannot go to timer recording standby (non-recordable disc or protected disc, etc.). Check the disc carefully. If the unit is not put in the timer recording standby mode at the latest 10 minutes before the programmed timer recording starting time, the flashes on the unit display. In this case, press [ , TIMER] to put the unit in the timer recording standby mode. When recording more than one programme in a row, for DVD-RAM the first few seconds, and for DVD-R about the first 30 seconds of all programmes from the second one onwards will not be recorded. Even if the unit is in timer recording standby, play starts when you press [1, PLAY] or [DIRECT NAVIGATOR]. Timer recording works even during play. [RAM]
If the timer recording is started with keeping the unit turned on, the unit is not turned off automatically even after the timer recording is completed. For your reference Programmes that failed to record are displayed grey. They are automatically deleted from the timer recording list at 4 a.m. two days later.

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DISC MANAGEMENT
Press [FUNCTIONS]. (l 49)

e.g., DVD-RAM

Play back
Disc Protection Off Cartridge Protection Off
DIRECT NAVIGATOR TIMER RECORDING FLEXIBLE REC SETUP

DVD FUNCTIONS

Recording Dubbing Edit Setting
PLAY LIST DISC MANAGEMENT
[2] Select DISC MANAGEMENT with [3, 4, 2, 1] and press [ENTER].
DISC MANAGEMENT Title No. Used DVD-RAM : 58 Remain 0 : 42 (SP)

e.g., DVD-R

DISC MANAGEMENT Title No. Used DVD-R : 58 Remain 0 : 42 (SP)
Disc Name Disc Name Off Auto-Play Select Finalize
SELECT RETURN ENTER RETURN
Preparation Release protection (disc l below, cartridge l 15). [RAM] Press [DVD].
Disc Protection Format Disc

SELECT ENTER

Top Menu
[3] Press [3, 4] to select a desired item and press [ENTER].
After this operation, skip to the item and follow.

To stop partway

1 Disc Name
[RAM] [DVD-R] The disc name is displayed in the FUNCTIONS window.
[4] Enter the name. (l 30)
Note You cannot give DVD-R names once they have been finalized.
123 Disc Protection O Cartridge Protecti

1 Disc Protection

[RAM] This allows you to protect discs from accidental erasure. This allows you to release disc protection.
[4] Select Yes with [2] and press [ENTER].

To set up protection

Disc Protection

To release protection

Set up Disc Protection ?
Disc Name Disc Protection Format Disc

Cancel Disc Protection ?

Disc Name Disc Protection Format Disc Off

SELECT ENTER RETURN

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1 Format Disc

[RAM] Some DVD-RAM are unformatted. You must format these discs before using them in this unit. Formatting also allows you to erase the entire contents of a disc.
[4] Select Yes with [2] and press [ENTER]. [5] Select Start with [2] and press [ENTER].
Formatting starts. A message appears when formatting is finished.
Format Disc Formatting the Disc will erase all contents. This will take approximately 1 minute. Start formatting the disc ? Yes Format Disc All contents of this disc will be completely erased. Start formatting the disc ? Start Cancel No

[6] Press [ENTER].

All recordings are irretrievably erased when a disc is formatted. To stop formatting Press [RETURN]. You can cancel formatting if it takes more than 2 minutes. The disc must be reformatted if you do this. Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while the message Formatting the disc is on the TV. This can render the disc unusable. Formatting normally takes a few minutes, however it may take up to a maximum of 70 minutes. All data on the disc is erased when it is formatted, including recordings made with this unit. Data written to the disc by a computer is also erased. For your reference DVD-R and CD-R/RW cannot be formatted. [RAM] The disc cannot be formatted if the write protect tab (l 15) is switched to PROTECT. Release the protection to continue. The message Unable to format appears when trying to format discs this unit cannot use.

1 Auto-Play Select

[DVD-R] Be sure to follow the procedure below before finalizing. After finalizing, the screen that will be displayed for the beginning on DVD-Video equipment can be selected.

Auto-Play Select

[4] Press [3, 4] to select a desired item and press [ENTER].
When Title 1 is selected, the Top Menu screen is not displayed, and it plays from the beginning of the disk.

Top Menu Title 1

Changing the units settings
Use the following procedure to change the settings if necessary.
[2] Select the item with [3, 4] and press [ENTER]. Actual screens depend on the operation. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Press [FUNCTIONS]. (l 49) [2] Select SETUP with [3, 4, 2, 1] and press [ENTER].
Remote Control Clock DVD / VHS Output Power Save Language Shipping Condition Default Settings

TAB SELECT RETURN

MODE 1 Automatic Off English
(1) Menus (2) Items (3) Options
Tuning Others Disc Picture Sound Display Connection
[3] Press [3, 4] to select the menus tab and press [2] or [1]. [4] Press [3, 4] to select the item to be changed and press [ENTER]. [5] Press [3, 4] to select an option and press [ENTER].
Some options require different operations. Follow the displayed instructions.
To return to the previous screen
Press [RETURN]. Even if you have changed an option, the change is cancelled unless you press [ENTER].
Press [RETURN] several times. For your reference The unit retains these settings.

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Summary of settings
This description shows the settings for this unit. For details on menu operation (l 42). Underlined items are the factory presets.
Disc [DVD-V] Choose the language for audio, subtitle and disc menus. Some discs are designed to start in a certain language despite any changes made here. If a language which is not recorded is selected, or if languages are already fixed in the disc, the language set as the default in the disc will be played instead. In case of English/French/German/Italian/Spanish languages, when you make download from TV and Country setting of Auto Setup in plug-in, the language (Soundtrack/Menus) will be the same and Subtitle will set to Automatic. Language [DVD-V] Choose the language for audio, subtitle and disc menus. Press [ENTER] to display the menu. Soundtrack [English] [French] [German] [Italian] [Spanish] [Original] [Other ]
Subtitle [Automatic] [English] [French] [Spanish] [Other ] Menus [English] [French] [Other ] [German] [German] [Italian]
is effective settings in both DVD and VHS. is effective settings in DVD only.

Tuning Manual (l 46)

Auto-Setup Restart (l 47) Download from TV (l 47)
(This function is not available unless you connect TV and this unit with the 21-pin Scart cable.)
Others / Remote Control (l 11)

AV2 Connection [Decoder (DVD)] Decoder (DVD) Decoder (VHS) Ext [Decoder (VHS)] [Ext]
When a decoder is connected and used on the DVD main unit. When a decoder is connected and used on the VHS main unit. When a satellite receiver is connected.

TV System

[PAL] PAL
A decoder cannot be use simultaneously on the DVD and VHS. Ext Link [Ext Link 1] Ext Link 1 [Ext Link 2]
When a digital receiver which transmits a special control signal recordings via the 21-pin Scart cable is connected. When an external equipment with a timer function is connected.

Ext Link 2

This setting cannot be made when the TV System is set to NTSC.

Language code list

Abkhazian: Afar: Afrikaans: Albanian: Ameharic: Arabic: Armenian: Assamese: Aymara: Azerbaijani: Bashkir: Basque: Bengali, Bangla: Bhutani: Bihari: Breton: Bulgarian: Burmese: Byelorussian: Cambodian: Catalan: 6765 Chinese: Corsican: Croatian: Czech: Danish: Dutch: English: Esperanto: Estonian: Faroese: Fiji: Finnish: French: Frisian: Galician: Georgian: German: Greek: Greenlandic: Guarani: Gujarati: 7185 Hausa: Hebrew: Hindi: Hungarian: Icelandic: Indonesian: Interlingua: Irish: Italian: Japanese: Javanese: Kannada: Kashmiri: Kazakh: Kirghiz: Korean: Kurdish: Laotian: Latin: Latvian, Lettish: Lingala: 7678 Lithuanian: 7684 Macedonian: 7775 Malagasy: 7771 Malay: 7783 Malayalam: 7776 Maltese: 7784 Maori: 7773 Marathi: 7782 Moldavian: 7779 Mongolian: 7778 Nauru: 7865 Nepali: 7869 Norwegian: 7879 Oriya: 7982 Pashto, Pushto: 8083 Persian: 7065 Polish: 8076 Portuguese: 8084 Punjabi: 8065 Quechua: 8185 Rhaeto-Romance: 8277 Romanian: Russian: Samoan: Sanskrit: Scots Gaelic: Serbian: Serbo-Croatian: Shona: Sindhi: Singhalese: Slovak: Slovenian: Somali: Spanish: Sundanese: Swahili: Swedish: Tagalog: Tajik: Tamil: Tatar: 8484 Telugu: Thai: Tibetan: Tigrinya: Tonga: Turkish: Turkmen: Twi: Ukrainian: Urdu: Uzbek: Vietnamese: Volapk: Welsh: Wolof: Xhosa: Yiddish: Yoruba: Zulu: 9085

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Channel Settings
Channel Settings will be reflected also in the VHS.
Press [FUNCTIONS]. [2] Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select SETUP and press [ENTER]. [3] Press [3, 4] to select Tuning and press [1].
Manual Auto-Setup Restart Download from TV
SKIP/INDEX STOP DIRECT NAVIGATOR
SLOW/ REW SEARCH FF PAUSE PLAY FUNCTIONS

Tuning Others

PROG/CHECK DISPLAY STATUS TIME SLIP VHS REC REC MODE DVD REC TIMER
EXT LINK AUDIO DUBBING VHS REC REC MODE DVD REC TIMER DVD VHS
1 Selecting the manual tuning
[4] Select Manual with [3, 4] and press [ENTER]. [5] Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the desired TV station and press [ENTER].
The TUNING BOX screen appears. Fine Tuning: To obtain the best tuning condition. Press [3, 4] to obtain the best tuning condition. If you do not want to change the tuning condition, Press [1] to return to the original condition [Auto]. Decoder: (Only for PAL on TV System. l 45) To preset pay TV stations. Select On with [3, 4] and press [ENTER]. If Decoder is set to Off, normal TV stations are preset. Video System: (Only for PAL on TV System. l 45) To select the video system type Press [3, 4] to select PAL or SECAM if the picture lacks colour, and press [ENTER]. Auto: This unit automatically distinguishes PAL and SECAM signals. PAL: For receiving PAL signals. SECAM: For receiving SECAM signals. Mono: To select the type of sound to be recorded. Select Off with [3, 4] and press [ENTER]. Select On if the stereo sound is distorted due to inferior reception conditions, or if you want to record the normal (Mono) sound during a stereo, bilingual or NICAM broadcast. Title Page: To select the title extraction from TV guide of broadcaster. Press [3, 4] or the numeric buttons to select the number between 100 and 899 and press [ENTER]. In case of a TV station with Teletext information, the title of the TV programme is entered automatically, provided the Title Page is correctly set. In case of a TV station with Teletext information, the name of the TV station is recorded automatically. In case of a TV station with Teletext information, it may take over 30 minutes to get the title or may fail to get (l 30).

Display examples

(1) Current media (1) DVD-RAM (2) Current recording or play status/input REC (2) channel PLAY Shows the current state of the unit and (3) Stereo the input channel. LR (4) REC: Recording PAUSE: Recording paused PLAY: Playing PLAY t1.3: Quick Viewing (Play k1.3) ;: Playing Paused 5: Fast forwarding (5 speeds) 6: Rewinding (5 speeds) F: Slow-motion (5 speeds) G: Reverse slow-motion (5 speeds) (3) TV audio type Shows the selected audio type. During reception Stereo: a stereo broadcast is being received M1/M2: a multiple audio broadcast is being received M1: a NICAM monaural broadcast is being received (4) Select audio type (l 20, 24) During play LR, L, R: a stereo programme is recorded.
Functions displayed depend on the type of disc.
[2] Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select an item and press [ENTER].
To exit the FUNCTIONS window

Status displays

(6) (7) (8) (9)
Remain 18:53:50 11.10. T2 0:05.14 XP T1 0:00.10 SP

0:50 XP

Changing the information displayed
Displays appear on the TV when operating the unit to show you what operation was performed and what condition the unit is in.
Press [STATUS] to change the information displayed.
The display changes each time you press the button. For example, DVD-RAM
DVD-RAM REC PLAY Stereo LR
(5) Available recording time and recording mode (e.g.: 0:50 XP indicates 50 minutes in XP mode) (6) The current date and time (7) Recording time Shows recording time, recording mode and a rough guide to how much space has been used for recording on the disc. (8) Elapsed play time (9) Play position For your reference These displays may not be shown if On-Screen Messages in the Display menu is set to Off (l 45). If set to Automatic, displays (1), (2), (3) and (4) appear for 5 seconds and then disappear.

No display

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[[VHS]]

Inserting video cassette
Facing up the surface from which you can see a roll of tape,

Insert a video cassette

This unit automatically is turned on.
To eject a video cassette
For main unit. Press [<, EJECT] on the main unit. For remote control. Press [VHS] and then press and hold [, STOP] for about 3 or more seconds.
Video cassette information

Video cassettes

Break out the video cassettes tab to prevent accidental erasure. Cover the hole with a double layer of adhesive tape when you want to use the video cassette for recording again. You can use video cassettes with the VHS and S-VHS marks, but this unit is unable to make full use of the characteristics of S-VHS video cassettes. Tab

Video cassette care

During normal or slow playback,
Press [TRACKING/V-LOCK, i, j] until the bars noise disappear.
If the noise bars appear during still playback, switch the VHS over to the slow playback mode and then adjust the tracking.
To return to auto tracking
Press both [TRACKING/V-LOCK, i, j] i and j simultaneously.
Vertical locking adjustment
If the still picture shakes, perform the following operation. During still playback,

REC MODE EXT LINK

Keep [TRACKING/V-LOCK, i, j] pressed until the picture stops shaking.
Preparation Press [VHS]. Insert a recorded video cassette.
To remove the noise from a paused picture
Start slow play, then adjust the tracking. Note This may not work with some TV models and tapes.
S-VHS Quasi Playback (SQPB)
It is also possible to play back tapes recorded in the S-VHS system. Some picture noise may occur depending on the type of tape used. It is not possible to fully obtain the high resolution that S-VHS is capable of. It is not possible to record in the S-VHS system with this unit.
To Play back a tape in high picture quality
You can play back a tape in Progressive video or RGB video with TP channel. Preparation Connect this unit and the TV and then set the output. RGB Output l 9, 45 Progressive l 14, 45
To Play back a Recorded Part Repeatedly
During play or while stopped
Keep pressing [1, PLAY] for 5 or more seconds.
The RP indication appears on the display.
[1] Press [DVD]. [2] Press [CH, W, X] to select the TP channel.

About TP channel l 59

To cancel the Recorded Part Repeatedly
[3] Press [VHS] and then press [1, PLAY].
The tape starts playing back in high picture quality. Note Check if the setting on TV Aspect is suited to the size of your TV. (SETUP-Connection-TV Aspect, l 45) The TV must be RGB-compliant or Progressive-compliant.
VHS Index Search System (VISS)
This unit automatically records special index signals on the tape every time a recording is started. The Index search function makes use of these index signals to let you find the beginning of a desired programme quickly and easily. While stopped or during normal play

Press [:] or [9].

The unit automatically starts playback after the index signal is found. Each press increases the number of skip.
To cancel the Index Search or to stop playback

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[1] Insert a video cassette with an intact erasure prevention tab. (l 50) [2] Press [CH, W, X] to select the channel.
To select with the numeric buttons: e.g., 5: [0] )[5] 15: [1] )[5] If you keep pressing one of these buttons, the channels changes quickly.
Playing/Recording the DVD while recording
You can watch play or record discs while recording. The recording will not be affected. DVD playback (l 18) DVD recording (l 23)
[3] Press [REC MODE] to select the tape speed.

EXT LINK recording in progress
ENTER : yes EXT LINK : cancel
While recording Press [, REC] on the VHS main unit to select the

recording time.

Units Display Each time you press the button: Counter (cancel) # 30 (min.) # 60(min.) # 90 (min.) ^------ 240 (min.) ! 180 (min.) ! 120 (min.) !--} For your reference This does not work during timer recordings or External Recording. Recording stops and the set time is cleared if you press [, STOP]. The unit is not turned off automatically when you set the time to stop recording by the procedure above and then the recording is stopped.
To cancel the external control Press [EXT LINK] to stop recording or to cancel linked timer recording standby. You can also press and hold [, STOP] on the VHS main unit for more than 3 seconds to stop recording. In order to prevent accidental operation, press [EXT LINK] to cancel the setting after recording is finished. For your reference The video being recorded automatically appears on the television when connected to this units AV1 terminal with the 21-pin Scart cable. This function does not work with some equipment. Refer to the equipments operating instructions. The beginnings of recordings may not be recorded correctly in some cases. When Ext Link is set to Ext Link 2, this function does not work if the input signal is NTSC system.

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Timer recording Name Date 1 ARD 27/7 Start Stop 1/3

VPS PDC

To continue -- ----- --/-- --:-- --:-- - --programming, repeat - - - - - - - - - / - - - - : - - - - : - - - - - -- ----- --/-- --:-- --:-- - --steps 14.

8:01 15:30 LP - - -

The timer recording standby mode is activated on VHS ( lights on the VHS units display). However, the unit may not be turned off automatically.
[6] Turn the unit off when you do not play or record on DVD.
Or select the Timer recording in the VHS FUNCTIONS. (l 56)
Timer recording 1/3 Start Stop

Name Date

1 ----

ARD -------------

27/7 8:01 --/-- --:---/-- --:---/-- --:-/
15:30 LP - - --:-- - ----:-- - ----:-- - ---
You can enter up to 16 programmes up to a month in advance. Preparation Check that the clock is set to the correct time. If it has not been set, refer to page 48. Insert a video cassette with an intact erasure prevention tab. (l 50) Press [VHS].
Timer recording Name Date 1 ---ARD ------------Start Stop 27/7 8:01 --/-- --:---/-- --:---/-- --:-/ Timer recording Name Date --ARD ARD --------Start

VPS/PDC (This function is not available in Australia.) VPS (Video Programme System)/ PDC (Programme Delivery Control) VPS or PDC is a very convenient system which records exactly from beginning to end of the TV programmes set in timer recording, even if the actual broadcasting time differs from the scheduled time due to delayed start or extension of the programme duration. Also, if a programme is interrupted, for example, some special news is inserted, the recording will be paused automatically and resumed when the programme continues. Depending on the signals sent from the TV stations, the VPS/PDC system may not work properly even when VPS/PDC has been set to ON. Please check with the broadcasters in your area for details. In the case of VPS/PDC recording, use the correct time (VPS/PDC time) for recording the TV programmes. Set VPS/PDC to OFF when the recording time is not the correct time (VPS/PDC time). VPS/PDC recording is not performed when the time (VPS/PDC time) is incorrect, even if only by 1 minute. To find out the correct time (VPS/PDC time), consult Teletext, a newspaper or magazine, or other source. If the actual broadcasting times of timer recordings overlap (regardless of whether they are VPS/PDC controlled), the recording that starts first always has priority, and the recording of the later programme will start only after the first timer recording has finished. When the VPS/PDC signal drops out because the broadcast signal is weak, or when a TV station does not transmit a regular VPS/PDC signal, the timer recording will be performed in the normal mode (without VPS/PDC) even if it was programmed for VPS/PDC. In this case, even if the timer recording is performed, whatever has been programmed will not be cancelled at that particular time but at 4 a.m. the day after tomorrow.
The start times of scheduled programmes listed in the newspaper or magazine may be changed at a later date. Set VPS/PDC to OFF when programming a programme whose start time has been subsequently changed. Particular care must be taken in this respect with G-CODE programming since VPS/PDC is automatically set to ON in some countries. If a programme listed in a newspaper or magazine has two G-CODE numbers, use the G-CODE number for VPS/PDC if you wish to proceed with VPS/PDC recording using G-CODE programming. The default settings for VPS/PDC differ depending on the country concerned. If the broadcasting station is not transmitting VPS/PDC signals, jjj appears in the menu for timer programming under VPS/ PDC. The beginnings of recordings may not be recorded correctly in some cases.