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THEY PUT YOU IN CONTROL OF TV
Personal video recorders enable you to pause live TV, record series with just one touch and store hundreds of shows on hard disk. John Archer tests five of the best
BEST FOR EXTRAS ON A BUDGET
VIRGIN MEDIA V+ 99 (plus subscription)
The hardware is similar to the Sky+ HD box but Virgins high-def content (delivered over cable) is limited to BBC HD and a few pay-to-view films and shows. The V+ box displays HD as adeptly as Skys but only when it comes to the extras does it stand out: a basic 16-a-month subscription includes a phone line, the Virgin Central TV-on-demand channel and hundreds of films (at up to 5 a time). Verdict: Despite the high-speed promise of cable, the V+ is a little sluggish to respond. An upgraded box is promised for the spring. www.virginmedia.com/v+
BEST FOR MASSIVE DISK SPACE

TOPFIELD TF5810PVR 260

BEST FOR RECORDING OPTIONS

PANASONIC DMR-EX88 350

BEST BUY
The DMR-EX88 contains just a single Freeview digital tuner, but thats the only blot on its copybook. It has a 400GB hard disk and a recordable DVD drive so you can copy CDs onto the hard disk, or transfer recorded video onto DVD. The most economical recording option translates to 712 hours of viewing. The box can upscale standard-definition video and DVDs to 1080p. Verdict: A vast array of features and exceptional picture quality, although it cannot display one channel while recording another.
This Topfields 500GB drive is large enough to store at least 250 hours of immaculate, uncompressed Freeview recordings from its twin tuners. You can even free up space by downloading software that allows you to edit out commercial breaks. There is also a picture-in-picture system, so you can watch two shows at once, plus 1080i upscaling of Freeviews standard definition signal. Verdict: Delivers bags of features and loads of space although that quality doesnt come cheap. www.topfield.co.uk

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HUMAX FOXSAT-HDR 300

BEST FOR SUBSCRIPTION-FREE HD

SERVICES COMPARED

These five PVRs cover four digital broadcasting platforms. Freeview This popular subscription-free service doesnt require a satellite dish or cable connection. It offers 48 digital television channels (all at standard definition) and 24 radio stations. Freesat A subscription-free satellite broadcasting service offering about 140 digital TV channels and radio stations. Youll need to pay for a dish (although you can hook it up to an unused Sky dish). High-definition programming is limited to BBC HD, which screens shows from the corporations various channels, and HD simulcasts (broadcasts going out at the same time as the standard version) of selected ITV1 shows. Sky The satellite broadcaster in which News Corporation, the parent company of The Sunday Times, has a 39.1% stake will deliver more than 200 channels if you pop for a top-level, 65.75 monthly subscription. Thirty-one of those are in HD, including dedicated film and sports offerings. Virgin Available mainly in urban areas served by a cable TV system, the Virgin Media service offers a three-tier package of 45, 100 and 165 channels. The top package costs 29.50 a month and includes a Virgin phone line.
This PVR lets you watch and record standard-def channels and some HD from the Freesat digital satellite platform for free. HD and SD recordings from its two tuners are impeccable, and its 320GB hard disk is big enough for 80 hours of HD and 200 hours of SD. Its compatible with the sophisticated Freesat electronic programme guide, which is arguably superior to Skys class-leading system.

Verdict: Youre paying relatively heavily for an HD-capable machine that receives only 1 HD channels: the BBC and some ITV shows. www.humaxdigital.com
SKY+ HD 49 (plus subscription)
BEST FOR CHOICE OF HD CHANNELS
The satellite broadcasters 31-channel high-definition service can be viewed only via its own twin-tuner Sky+ HD box. Lucky, then, that its an excellent PVR. It handles an HD picture superbly when set to maximum resolution of 1080i. The boxs price is low, but even the most basic mix of HD and SD channels costs 26.25 a month. And nearly half the 300GB disk is eaten up by Skys download service.
Verdict: Both high and standard-def TV look great, but theres no upscaling option and you can store only about 40 hours of HD. www.sky.com/hd

(Inside of product)

DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE, BUILT-IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED. TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS. DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE UNITS VENTILATION OPENINGS WITH NEWSPAPERS, TABLECLOTHS, CURTAINS, AND SIMILAR ITEMS. DO NOT PLACE SOURCES OF NAKED FLAMES, SUCH AS LIGHTED CANDLES, ON THE UNIT. DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MANNER.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturers instructions. THIS UNIT IS INTENDED FOR USE IN MODERATE CLIMATES. This product may receive radio interference caused by mobile telephones during use. If such interference is apparent, please increase separation between the product and the mobile telephone. The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and easily accessible. The mains plug of the power supply cord shall remain readily operable. To completely disconnect this apparatus from the AC Mains, disconnect the power supply cord plug from AC receptacle.

RQT9079

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Table of contents

Getting started
Included accessories. The remote control information. HDD (Hard disk drive) handling care. Unit care. 5 5

Editing

Editing titles/chapters. Creating, editing and playing playlists. Editing still pictures and music. Entering text. 44 46

Quick Start Guide

Control reference guide. 6 STEP 1 Connection. 8 STEP 2 Channel reception settings and TV aspect settings. 10 HDD and disc information. 11 USB memory and card information. 13 Regarding DivX files, MP3 files and still pictures (JPEG). 14 Media handling (Disc/USB memory/SD card). 15

Copying

Copying titles or playlists. 47
Copy. Copying using the copying listAdvanced Copy. Copying a finalised DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R and +R DL. Copying SD Video from an SD card [EX88]. Copying SD Video from a video equipment [EX88]. 51

Basic operations

Watching analogue and digital broadcasts. 16
To show subtitle (Digital broadcast only). 16 To select a language for DVB multi audio or DVB subtitle (Digital broadcast only). 16
Copying all the still pictures on the USB memory Copy All Pictures. 52 Copying new still pictures on the SD card Copy New Pictures [EX88]. 52 Copying using the copying list. 52

Copying music to HDD. 54

About the Gracenote Database. Copying music from a CD. Copying music from a USB memory. To update the Gracenote Database. 54 55
Playing recorded video contents/Playing play-only discs. 17 Recording television programmes. 18

Press [STTL

Press again to hide the subtitle. Programmes are recorded with subtitle when you record them with the subtitle displayed ( 18).

New Service

A new DVB Service has been found. Start DVB Auto-Setup? Selecting DVB Auto-Setup will delete the current Profile settings and all Timer Programmes.
To select a language for DVB multi audio or DVB subtitle (Digital broadcast only)
When there are multiple audio or subtitle in the current channel, you can select a language. Subtitle is available in France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland only.
The display/hide setting can be changed ( 64, New Service Message).

Press [DISPLAY].

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Playing recorded video contents/Playing play-only discs
Refer to Advanced playback ( 30) for detail information. When a menu screen appears on the television
[DVD-V] Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the item and press [OK]. Some items can also be selected using the numbered buttons. If you are instructed to press the ENTER button by the menu screen or the discs instruction document, press [OK]. [VCD] Press the numbered buttons to select the item. e.g., 5: [0] [5] 15: [1] [5] To return to the menu screen [DVD-V] 1 Press [OPTION]. 2 Press [3, 4] to select Top Menu or Menu and press [OK]. [VCD] Press [RETURN].
Discs continue to rotate while menus are displayed. Press [] when you have finished playback to protect the units motor, your television screen and so on.

,,, OK OPTION

REC MODE EXT LINK DIRECT TV REC
Preparation Turn on the television and select the appropriate AV input to suit the connections to this unit. Turn on this unit.
Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD or DVD drive.
The HDD or DVD indicator lights up on the units display. If you selected the DVD drive
Press [< OPEN/CLOSE] on the main unit to open the tray and insert a disc.
Press the button again to close the tray.

Press [1] (PLAY).

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RWV] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [-RWVR] Play starts from the most recently recorded title. [DVD-V] [VCD] Play starts from the point specified by the disc. [CD] Play starts from the beginning of the disc.
Menu operation for other type of contents DivX ( 32) MP3 ( 33) Still pictures (JPEG) ( 34) Music on HDD ( 36) Music CD ( 36)
During recording, timer recording standby or EXT LINK standby, this unit cannot play discs or titles that do not match the TV System ( 65) setting. It is recommended TV System be set to match the discs or title before playing them. Depending on the disc, it may take time for the menu screen, pictures, sound, etc. to start. The producer of the disc can control how discs are played. So you may not always be able to control play as described in these operating instructions. Read the discs instructions carefully. When playing back a title recorded on the HDD, ensure that you match the TV System setting to the recorded title ( 65).

& 01

No. Name
F lights on the units display to indicate timer recording standby has been activated.
TUE 14.10.08. 12:56:00 HDD Drive Stop DVD Mode space
When Name is selected, you can press the Blue button to change the profile [e.g., TV, Radio, Edit Profiles screen ( 61)] and then press [3, 4] to select the channel you want to record. Press and hold [3, 4] to alter the Start (Start time) and Stop (Finish time) in 30-minute increments. You can also set Name (Programme position/TV Station Name), Date, Start (Start time), and Stop (Finish time) with the numbered buttons. Date [. Date: Current date up to one month later minus l ;: one day l Daily timer: SUN-SAT>MON-SAT>MON-FRI l ;: l a. Weekly timer: SUN>--->SAT Titles recorded using the same daily or weekly timer are bundled and displayed as a group in the Direct Navigator screen ( 31) except when using Auto Renewal Recording. You can also press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the recording drive. When the recording drive is DVD and there is not enough remaining space, recording automatically switches to the HDD ( 27, Relief Recording). You can also press [REC MODE] to change the recording mode. [HDD] RENEW (Auto Renewal Recording) ( 27) ON!)OFF Programme Name Press [2, 1] to select Programme Name and press [OK]. ( 46, Entering text) STTL (Subtitles) (Digital broadcast only) [For]France,[Italy,[Spain[and[Switzerland] ON!)OFF When the Name column is set in AV1, AV2 or AV3, On/Off setting is unavailable. You can also press [STTL ] to switch STTL setting. When there are multiple languages, select the subtitle ( 62, DVB Preferred Language).

17:00 Programme

Check to make sure OK is displayed ( 28).
Repeat steps 14 to programme other recordings. Press [ DVD] to turn the unit off.
Manually programming timer recordings

Press [PROG/CHECK].

HDD Stop DVD
TUE 14.10.08. 12:54:00 Drive Mode space

New Timer Programme

22:30 HDD ogramme
TUE 14.10.08. 12:54:00 HDD Drive Stop DVD Mode STTL space
Repeat steps 24 to programme other recordings. Press [ DVD] to turn the unit off.
Press [3, 4] to select New Timer Programme and press [OK].
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Playing still pictures

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB] [SD] You can play still pictures recorded with a computer onto a DVD-R, DVD-R DL, CD-R/CD-RW and USB memory. You cannot play still pictures while recording or copying. Inserting, removing the SD card [EX88] ( 15)
Total 68 Date: 10.10. 2007

Show Album View screen.

[-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB] [SD] ( 32, Showing the menu screen) [HDD] [RAM] While stopped 1 Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the drive. 2 Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR]. When PICTURE is not selected, press the Green button to select PICTURE.
DIRECT NAVIGATOR Album View HDD
Number of pictures/Shooting date [HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB] [SD] Album
10.10. 07 Total 24 Zoological park
Album View screen Regarding Album View screen right

Total 5 Date: 1. 1.2006

Total 3 Date: 1. 2.2006
Shooting date/Number of pictures/Album name Depending on the digital camera, the editing software on the PC etc., the information about the recording date may not be displayed. In this case, the date will appear as [--.--.--].

Page 01/01 Slide Show

Press OK to show pictures.
Direct Navigator screen icons Picture and folder protected. Album that has not yet been viewed ([HDD] [RAM]) To show other pages Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select Previous or Next and press [OK]. You can also press [:, 9] to show other pages.
Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the album and press [OK].
You can also select album with the numbered buttons. e.g., 5: [0] [0] [5] 15: [0] [1] [5] 115: [1] [1] [5]
DIRECT NAVIGATOR Picture (JPEG) View HDD
Album Name 0001 103__DVD 0004

e.g., HDD

Page 001/001

Slide Show

Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the still picture and press [OK].
You can also select still pictures with the numbered buttons. e.g., 5: [0] [0] [0] [5] 115: [0] [1] [1] [5] 15: [0] [0] [1] [5] 1115: [1] [1] [1] [5] Press [2, 1] to display the previous or next still picture. Useful functions during still picture play ( 35)
To return to the Album View screen or Picture (JPEG) View screen Press [RETURN]. To exit the screen Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR].
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Useful functions during still picture play
1 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the album. 2 Press [1] (PLAY).
You can also start Slide Show with the following steps. While the Album View screen is displayed 1 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the desired album and press [OPTION]. 2 Press [3, 4] to select Start Slide Show and press [OK]. To change the display interval 1 Press [3, 4] to select Slide Show Setting in step 2 and press [OK]. 2 Press [3, 4] to select Display interval. 3 Press [2, 1] to select the desired interval (030 seconds) and press [OK]. Repeat Play 1 Press [3, 4] to select Slide Show Setting in step 2 and press [OK]. 2 Press [3, 4] to select Repeat Play. 3 Press [2, 1] to select On or Off and press [OK].

DIRECT NAVIGATOR HDD 008

Divide Title PLAY

Preview Divide

Finish To confirm the division point 0:43.21 Press [3, 4] to select Preview and press [OK]. (The unit plays 10 seconds before and after the division point.) To change the division point Restart play and press [3, 4] to select Divide, then press [OK] at the point where you want to divide the title.

Divide - -:- -.- -

The divided titles retain the title name and CPRM property ( 84) of the original title. Video and audio just before and after the dividing point may momentarily cut out. [HDD] Divided titles form a group of titles.
Multiple editing is possible.

Chapter operations

After performing steps 16 ( 40)

Delete Chapter

Once deleted, the recorded contents are lost and cannot be restored. Make certain before proceeding. Select Combine Chapters ( below) when you only want to delete the division point between chapters. (The recorded contents will not be deleted.) Select the point where you want to start a new chapter while viewing the title.
DIRECT NAVIGATOR Create Chapter HDD 008 PLAY Create
1 Press [OK] at the point you want to divide. 2 Press [3, 4] to select Finish and press [OK].
Repeat this step to divide at other points.

Finish 0:43.21

Combine Chapters
Press [2, 1] to select Combine and press [OK].
The selected chapter and following chapter are combined.
Multiple editing is possible. For your reference Use Search ( 30), Time Slip ( 30) to find the desired point. To find the desired point correctly, use Slow-motion ( 30) and Frame-by-frame ( 30). To skip to the start or end of a title, press [:] (start) or [9] (end).
Once deleted, the recorded contents are lost and cannot be restored. Make certain before proceeding. The available recording space on DVD-R, DVD-R DL, +R or +R DL does not increase when you delete titles. Available recording space on DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) and +RW increases only when the last recorded title is deleted. It does not increase if other titles are deleted ( 20).

Title name for timer recording [-R] [-R]DL] [-RWV] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] Title Disc [SD] Album of still pictures Broadcast Profile 14 Characters Characters 36 Characters 14
Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select a character and press [OK].
Repeat this step to enter other characters. To delete a character Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the character in the name field and press [;]. (The selected characters are deleted.) Using the numbered buttons to enter characters e.g., entering the letter R 1 Press [7] to move to the 7th row. 5 J K 2 Press [7] twice to highlight R. 3 Press [OK]. 6 M7N To enter a space 7 Press [DELETE ] and press 7 P Q [OK].
If a name is long, parts of it may not be shown in some screens.

Show Enter Name screen.

Title (timer recording) Select Programme Name in step 3 on page 26, right column. Title Select Enter Name in step 4 on page 40. Playlist Select Enter Name in step 5 on page 43. Disc Select Disc Name in step 1 of Providing a name for a disc on page 58. Album (CD) ([HDD]) Select Enter Album Name in step 4 of Editing music on page 45. Group (MP3) ([HDD]) Select Enter Group Name in step 4 of Editing music on page 45. Track (CD/MP3) ([HDD]) Select Enter Track Name in step 4 of Editing music on page 45. Artist (CD/MP3) ([HDD]) Select Enter Artist Name in step 4 of Editing music on page 45. Album of still pictures Select Enter Album Name in step 3, Editing still pictures (JPEG) on page 44. Profile 14 Press the Red button in step 2 of the right column on page 61, To change the name of a profile in the Profile column.

Press [] (Set).

Writing. appears then the screen returns to the Title view screen and so on. To end partway Press [RETURN]. Text is not added. For your reference If you enter a long name, only part of it is shown in the Top Menu after finalisation ( 60). When entering a title name, the name that will appear in the Top Menu can be previewed in Top Menu Preview window.

Enter Name _ Chapter 1_

Top Menu Preview

Chapter 1

Standard Characters Other Characters

2 A 3 D 4 G

2 B E H

3 C F I

5 a d g

6 b e h

7 c f i

N % &

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Copying titles or playlists
Instructions/notes regarding SD cards and SD drive are applicable to the DMR-EX88 model only. Copy Easy copying from HDD to DVD with no difficult settings. HDD DVD DVD HDD [-R] [-R]DL] [-RWV] [+R] [+R]DL] Automatically finalised High speed mode Normal speed mode Advanced Copy Make a copy list and then copy. You can set the unit to copy titles or playlists in the way you want. [RAM] [-RWVR] [+RW] [DVD-V] (Only from a finalised disc) [DVD-V] You cannot perform high-speed copy with finalised discs. [+RW] You cannot perform high-speed copy from +RW to HDD. 2 [-R] [-R]DL] [-RWV] [+R] [+R]DL] Can be selected High speed mode Normal speed mode [HDD] [RAM] only 6 8

Entering text/Copying titles or playlists
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Before copying

When copying a title with main and secondary audio Select the audio type for recording bilingual broadcast from Bilingual Audio Selection ( 64) when: Copying to a DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R, +R DL and +RW. When Audio Mode for XP Recording is set to LPCM ( 64) and you are copying in XP mode. [HDD] ,-. [RAM] : High speed [HDD] > [-R] [-R]DL] [-RWV] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] : Refer to the following table. Rec for High Speed Copy ( 63) Only titles recorded with Rec for High Speed Copy set to On. Only titles recorded with Rec for High Speed Copy set to Off. When making a copy of multiple titles that were recorded with Rec for High Speed Copy set to On and Off.
After you start copying DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVDVideo format), +R and +R DL discs, they become playonly and you can no longer record or edit.
Copy starts. To return to the previous screen Press [RETURN].
Speed and recording mode when copying
Copy speed High speed Normal speed
To stop copying ( 49) COPY Navigator/Copying list icons and functions ( 50) To check the properties of a title and sort COPY Navigator 1 Press [3, 4] to select the title and press [OPTION].

COPY Navigator

All Titles Total : 0
Disc Space: 4310MB Total Size: 0MB( 0%)
In the following cases, even if Rec for High Speed Copy is set to On, copy will perform at normal speed. [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] When the copying source was recorded in EP or FR (recordings 5 hours or longer) mode. When the copy destination (disc) does not have enough space. When the title aspect for the copying source and Aspect for Recording do not match. When the title aspect for the copying source is 16:9: [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RWV] copying source was recorded in EP or FR (recordings 5 hours or longer) mode.

Rec time 0:52(SP)

No. ---
Name ARD ZDF AV2 ARD AV2 ZDF ARD ARD
Date Day Time Name of title 26. 9. FRI 13:30 27. 9. SAT 12:15 3. 10. FRI 20:00 3. 10. FRI 22:05 4. 10. SAT 16:10 10.10. FRI 9:25 10.10. FRI 13:30 11.10. SAT 21:00

Grouped Titles OPTION

2 Press [3, 4] to select Properties or Sort and press [OK].

5 Press [2, 1] to select Hour and Min. and press [3, 4] to set the recording time. 6 Press [OK]. 7 Press [2] to confirm. Copying to the HDD continues for the set time even after the content being played finishes. Set a few minutes longer than the source title, in order to include the operation time before play begins. You can also set the recording time with the numbered buttons.
Press [2, 1] to select Yes and press [OK] to start copying. The disc top menu is displayed. Disc play automatically begins from title 1 when Title 1 is selected from the Auto-Play Select menu when finalising the disc ( 60).
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When the top menu is displayed

My favorite

01 Chapter Chapter 2

03 Chapter 3

04 Chapter 4
While playing in order, all the titles after the selected title are recorded until the set time. (After the last title on the disc has finished playing the top menu is recorded until the set time is reached.) To return to the previous screen Press [RETURN]. To stop copying Press []. You can also press and hold [RETURN] for 3 seconds to stop copying. If stopped partway, copying will be up to that point.

SD Video

HDD DVD-RAM
The screen on the right is recorded at the beginning. The content is recorded as 1 title from the start of copy to the end. If play does not begin automatically or if the top menu does not display automatically, press [1] (PLAY) to start. Even if you copy a high quality video/audio DVD, the original picture and audio quality cannot be exactly replicated. If you want to copy a title from a finalised DVD-RW (DVD Video Recording format), create a copy list and then copy ( 49, Copying using the copying listAdvanced Copy).
DVD Video Recording format
Preparation 1 Turn on both this unit and the camera. 2 Connect the camera to this unit. 3 Select the appropriate mode that makes the camera ready for data transfer (such as PC CONNECT) on the camera. Refer to the cameras operating instructions for detail. The display below automatically appears when you connect the camera to this unit. Press [3, 4] to select Copy Video (MPEG2) and press [OK]. Then go to step 7 on page 49.

USB device

Copying SD Video from an SD card [EX88]
Motion pictures encoded in the MPEG2 format, which have been taken by a Panasonic SD Video Camera, digital video camera etc, can be stored on HDD or DVD-RAM. (All the recordings on the same date become a title.) You cannot playback SD Video on an SD card with this unit. You must copy the files to the HDD or a DVD-RAM. You cannot playback or record while copying SD Video. This unit cannot copy AVCHD format motion pictures from an SD card.

To select another folder

After performing steps 62 ( left, To register individual still pictures) 1 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select Folder and press [OK]. 2 Press [3, 4] to select the folder and press [OK].

Create List

SD CARD
Folder 0001 103__DVD 0004

Picture (JPEG)

Folder
\DCIM\100__DVD 001 100__DVD 002 101__DVD 003 102__DVD 004 103__DVD ---------
Only when copying individual still pictures from [HDD] [RAM] to [SD] When specifying another folder as the copying destination, select Folder.

Folder New folder

003 ----100__DVD 101__DVD 102__DVD New folder

Picture 0012

File 0012
You can also select folders with the numbered buttons. e.g., 5: [0] [0] [5] 15: [0] [1] [5] 115: [1] [1] [5] The still pictures of different folders cannot be registered on the same list.
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Copying music to HDD

You can store the two formats of music data in this units HDD. Music CD (CD-DA) When copying music CDs, this unit makes access to the internal Gracenote Database to obtain title information. The album name, track name and artist name are assigned automatically allowing you find the track easily when playing back. MP3 You can copy MP3 files from the USB memory.
While recording, no other operations can be performed. Timer recordings will not proceed. Tracks recorded on the HDD cannot be transferred to a disc, USB memory or SD card. CDs which have SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) restrictions cannot be recorded to the HDD.
Copying music from a USB memory
[USB] > [HDD] You can copy MP3 files recorded on USB memory devices to the HDD by file or folder. One folder is recorded on the HDD as one group. The maximum number of groups on HDD: 300 The maximum number of tracks on HDD: 3000 (Depends on the remaining capacity.) If titles or pictures are recorded, then the number of groups that can be recorded will be reduced.
About the Gracenote Database
The Gracenote Database is a database used to search and retrieve CD title information. When a CD is inserted or recording from a CD begins, the unit will automatically search for and obtain information about the inserted CD. The Gracenote Database comes pre-installed on this unit, so titles and artist information can be obtained. Please note however that the newest CD titles, etc. may not be registered yet to the internal database. This unit has an internal database containing information for approximately 350,000 album titles. You can update the internal database ( 55). If there are CDs with very similar title information, then the incorrect title information may be obtained. If no title suggestions are found, then track name, album name and artist name will be blank. In these cases, enter the CD title information manually, after recording to the HDD has completed.

If the space on the destination drive runs out or the number of files/folders to be copied exceeds the maximum ( 14), copying will stop partway through.
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Using on-screen menus/Status message

Using on-screen menus

Common procedures
Audio attribute LPCM/Digital/DTS/MPEG: k (kHz): b (bit): ch (channel): Language ENG: English FRA: French DEU: German ITA: Italian ESP: Spanish NLD: Dutch SVE: Swedish NOR: Norwegian DAN: POR: RUS: JPN: CHI: KOR: MAL: VIE: Signal type Sampling frequency Number of bits Number of channels Danish Portuguese Russian Japanese Chinese Korean Malay Vietnamese THA: POL: CES: SLK: HUN: FIN: : Thai Polish Czech Slovak Hungarian Finnish Others
Soundtrack Subtitle Audio channel

1 Digital 2/0 ch Off LR

Menu Item Setting Depending on the condition of the unit (playing, stopped, etc.) and disc contents, there are some items that you cannot select or change.
Play menuChange the play sequence
This function works only when the elapsed play time is displayed. Select the item for repeat play. Depending on the disc, the items that can be selected will differ. Repeat Play All Chapter Group PL (Playlist) Title Track [CD] [VCD] [HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RWV] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [DVD-V] [-RWVR] MP3 (except [USB]) [HDD] [RAM] [-RWVR] [HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RWV] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [DVD-V] [-RWVR] [CD] [VCD] and MP3 (except [USB])
Press [3, 4] to select the menu and press [1]. Press [3, 4] to select the item and press [1]. Press [3, 4] to select the setting.
Some items can be changed by pressing [OK].
To clear the on-screen menus Press [DISPLAY].

Select Off to cancel.

Disc menuSetting the disc content Picture menuChange the picture quality
Soundtrack [HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RWV] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [-RWVR] The discs audio attributes appear. [DVD-V] Select the audio and language ( right, Audio attribute, Language). [VCD] (SVCD) and DivX Select the soundtrack number. Soundtrack numbers are displayed even when there is only one audio type. Subtitle [DVD-V] Turn the subtitle on/off and select the language ( right, Language). [HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RWV] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] [-RWVR] (Only discs that contain subtitle on/off information) Turn the subtitle on/off. Subtitle on/off information cannot be recorded using this unit. [VCD] (SVCD) and DivX Turn the subtitle on/off and select the subtitle number. Subtitle numbers are displayed even if there are not multiple subtitles. Angle [DVD-V]
Playback NR Reduces noise and picture degradation. Progressive ( 84) Select On to enable progressive output. Select Off if the picture is stretched horizontally. Transfer [When Progressive ( above) is set to On.] Select the method of conversion for progressive output to suit the type of title being played ( 84, Film and video). When the output signal is PAL (When the tray is opened, the setting will return to Auto.) Auto: Video: Film: Automatically detects the film and video content, and appropriately converts it. Select when using Auto, and the content is distorted. Select this if the edges of the film content appear jagged or rough when Auto is selected. However, if the video content is distorted as shown in the illustration to the right, then select Auto.

GUIDE HARD ERR NoERAS NoREAD

NoWRIT PLEASE WAIT

PROG FULL REMOVE SP 35:50 LP 151h SP,LP and the numbers are examples. SW-DL UNFORMAT
UNSUPPORT F74 F75 U50 [For]Germany] U59

U76 U80 U81 U99 U88

H or F

X HOLD

The message are alternately displayed.
DVD ( stands for a number.)
The remote control and main unit are using different codes. Change the code on the remote control.
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Troubleshooting guide

Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the solutions indicated in the chart do not solve the problem, consult your dealer for instructions. The following do not indicate a problem with this unit: Regular disc rotating sounds. Poor reception due to atmospheric conditions. Image disturbance during search. Interruptions in reception due to periodic satellite broadcasting breaks. Operations are slow to respond in power save mode. Operations do not work due to a poor-quality disc. (Try again using a Panasonic disc.) Power No power. The unit does not turn on pressing [ DVD]. The unit switches to standby mode. The power is turned off automatically. Displays The display is dim. 0:00 is flashing on the units display. The time recorded on the disc and the available time shown do not add up. The displayed time of this unit is different from the actual recording time or MP3 recording time. The clock is not correct. Change FL Display in the Setup menu. Set the clock. Times shown may disagree with actual times. Available recording space on DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) or +RW increases only when the last recorded title is deleted. It does not increase if other titles are deleted. Even if you delete recorded content from the DVD-R, DVD-R DL, +R or +R DL, there is no increase in disc space. More disc space than the actual recording time is used after recording or editing the DVD-R, DVD-R DL, +R or +R DL 200 times or more. While searching, the elapsed time may not display correctly. Under adverse reception conditions, etc., the automatic time correction function may not work. In this case, Automatic is automatically turned to Off. If re-setting the Auto Clock Setting does not work, set the time manually. The displayed recording/play time is converted from the number of frames at 29.97 frames (equal to 0.999 seconds) to one second. There will be a slight difference between the time displayed and the actual elapsed time (e.g., actual one-hour elapsed time may display as approximately 59 minutes 56 seconds). This does not affect the recording. The unit is carrying out the recovery process. Do the following to eject the disc. 1 Press [/I] on the main unit to switch the unit to standby. If the unit doesnt switch to standby, press and hold [/I] on the main unit for about 10 seconds. The unit is forcibly switched to standby. 2 While the unit is off, press and hold [] and [CH W] on the main unit at the same time for about 5 seconds. Remove the disc. 66 Insert the AC mains lead securely into a known active household mains socket. Linked timer recordings with external equipment is in recording standby (EXT-L on the units display blinks when [ DVD] is pressed). Press [EXT LINK] to cancel the recording standby. One of the units safety devices is activated. Press [/I] on the main unit to turn the unit on. If you connected this unit to a HDAVI Control compatible TV with an HDMI cable, or connected this unit to a Q Link-compatible TV with a fully wired 21-pin Scart cable, this unit will be automatically set to standby mode when the TV is set to standby mode. The unit freezes due to one of its safety devices being activated. (Press and hold [/I] on the main unit for 10 seconds.) When the unit is turned on or off, there may be an unexpected sound. This does not indicate a problem with this unit.

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Copying, deleting and setting protection takes a long time. ([EX88]) USB The contents of the USB memory cannot be read.

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TV Guide The TV Guide System does not receive any data.

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No Data is displayed for some or all stations. The TV Guide information is not displayed properly.
The TV Guide data transfer was interrupted. The TV Guide data is not updated.
Digital broadcast Digital broadcasts cannot be received.
After DVB Auto-Setup only some or no DVB channels are found.
Picture regularly breaks up on some channels. No Signal message is displayed.
Picture very infrequently breaks up on some or all channels.
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VIERA Link VIERA Link doesnt work. Check the HDMI cable connection. Check that HDMI is displayed on the front display when the power for the main unit is set to On. Make sure that VIERA Link is set to On. Check the HDAVI Control settings on the connected device. Some functions may not work if depending on the version of HDAVI Control of the connected equipment. This unit supports HDAVI Control 3 functions. If the connection for the equipment connected with HDMI was changed, or if there was a power failure or the plug was removed from the household mains socket, HDAVI Control may not work. In this case, perform the following operations. 1 When the HDMI cable is connected to all equipment with the power on, turn the TV (VIERA) on again. 2 Change the TV (VIERA) settings for the HDAVI Control function to off, and then set to on again. (For more information, see the VIERA operating instructions.) 3 Switch the VIERA input to HDMI connection with this unit, and after this units screen is displayed check that HDAVI Control is working.

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The operation on this unit (music The operation on this unit may be interrupted when you press buttons on the TV remote playback etc.) is interrupted. control that do not work for VIERA Link functions. To reset this unit To return all the settings other than the main ones to the factory preset Select Yes in Shipping Condition in the Setup menu. All the settings except for the ratings level, ratings password and clock settings return to the factory preset. The timer recording programmes are also cancelled. Select Yes in Default Settings in the Setup menu. All the settings other than the tuning settings, clock settings, country settings ([For]France,[Italy,[Spain[and[Switzerland]), language settings, disc language settings, ratings level, ratings password, remote control code, return to the factory presets. Press and hold [X CH] and [CH W] on the main unit until the country setting screen or the DVB Auto-Setup screen appears. All the settings except for the ratings level, ratings password and clock settings return to the factory preset. The timer recording programmes are also cancelled. While the disc tray is open, press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the DVD drive, then press and hold [ REC] and [1] (PLAY) on the main unit at the same time for 5 or more seconds. Press and hold [/I] on the main unit for 10 seconds. (The settings remain.)

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Safety precautions

Placement
Set the unit up on an even surface away from direct sunlight, high temperatures, high humidity, and excessive vibration. These conditions can damage the cabinet and other components, thereby shortening the units service life. Do not place heavy items on the unit.

Foreign matter

Do not let metal objects fall inside the unit. This can cause electric shock or malfunction. Do not let liquids get into the unit. This can cause electric shock or malfunction. If this occurs, immediately disconnect the unit from the power supply and contact your dealer. Do not spray insecticides onto or into the unit. They contain flammable gases which can ignite if sprayed into the unit.

Voltage

Do not use high voltage power sources. This can overload the unit and cause a fire. Do not use a DC power source. Check the source carefully when setting the unit up on a ship or other place where DC is used.

Service

Do not attempt to repair this unit by yourself. If sound is interrupted, indicators fail to light, smoke appears, or any other problem that is not covered in these instructions occurs, disconnect the AC mains lead and contact your dealer or an authorized service centre. Electric shock or damage to the unit can occur if the unit is repaired, disassembled or reconstructed by unqualified persons. Extend operating life by disconnecting the unit from the power source if it is not to be used for a long time.

AC mains lead protection

Ensure the AC mains lead is connected correctly and not damaged. Poor connection and lead damage can cause fire or electric shock. Do not pull, bend, or place heavy items on the lead. Grasp the plug firmly when unplugging the lead. Pulling the AC mains lead can cause electric shock. Do not handle the plug with wet hands. This can cause electric shock.
Information for Users on Collection and Disposal of Old Equipment and used Batteries These symbols on the products, packaging, and/or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and electronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and recycling of old products and used batteries, please take them to applicable collection points, in accordance with your national legislation and the Directives 2002/96/EC and 2006/66/EC. By disposing of these products and batteries correctly, you will help to save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the environment which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste handling. For more information about collection and recycling of old products and batteries, please contact your local municipality, your waste disposal service or the point of sale where you purchased the items. Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste, in accordance with national legislation. For business users in the European Union If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipment, please contact your dealer or supplier for further information. [Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union] These symbols are only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard these items, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal. Note for the battery symbol (bottom two symbol examples): This symbol might be used in combination with a chemical symbol. In this case it complies with the requirement set by the Directive for the chemical involved.