Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DMR-ES18 Panasonic
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RQT9053- L Oper ating I nstructions D VD Record er DMR-ES18 Model No. GC GCA GCS Getting st arted Recording Play ing ba ck Editing Copyin g Conven ient functio ns Ref eren ce Dear customer Thank you f or purchasing this product . For optimum perf ormance and safety , please read t hese instructions car efully .
RQT9053 2 Caution for A C Mains Lead (For Mid dle East and South Africa ) F or your saf ety , please read the f ollowing text carefully . This appliance is supplied wit h a moulded three pin mains plug for your saf et y and convenience . A 5-ampere fu se is fitted in this plug.
RQT9053 3 T ab le of contents Caution f or AC M ains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Inclu ded acc essories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The remote c ontr ol inf ormatio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RQT9053 4 Inc luded accessories Please check and ident ify the supplied accessories. (Product numbers cor rect as of June 2008. These may be subject t o change.) n Batteries • Inser t so the p oles (+ and –) match those in the remote control. • Do not use rechargeable type batteries.
RQT9053 5 Disc handling n How to hold a disc Do not touch the recorded surf ace. n Concerning non-cartridge discs Be careful about scratches and dirt. n If there is dir t or condensation on the disc Wipe with a damp cloth and t hen wipe dry . n Handling precautions • Do not attach labels or stic kers to discs.
RQT9053 6 Disc inf ormation ( { : P ossible , –: Impossible) 1 Finalisation needed f or pla ybac k on other equipment ( Ô 36). can be pla yed bac k on Panasonic D VD recor ders and D VD-RAM com patible D VD play ers. , or can be pla yed bac k only on equipment compatible with these discs.
RQT9053 7 Close the session after recording. Play may be im possible on some discs due to the condit ion of the recording. • The producer of the disc can control how discs are play ed. So yo u may not always be able to control play as descr ibed in these operating instructions.
RQT9053 8 Contr ol reference guide Remote control TV DVD CH AV VOL INPUT SELECT CH 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 SLOW/SEARCH SKIP -/-- 0 DELETE PLA Y/ x1.3 PAUSE STOP EXIT TIME SLIP STATUS RETURN OPTION OK P R O .
RQT9053 9 Main uni t The unit’ s display 13 5 4 2 7 bk 6 8 9 bl Opening the front panel Pull down 1 Stand by/ on swit c h ( 8 ) ( Ô 13) Press to switch the unit f rom on to standby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a s mall amount of power .
RQT9053 10 STEP 1 Connec tion • Before connection, turn off all equipment and read the appropriate operating instructions. • Select the connection pattern that matches your en vironment from patterns A-B. Confirm connections not listed below with y our dealer .
RQT9053 11 Connec ting a televisio n and VCR Connecting to a television with 21-pin Scart terminal Y ou can also connect with the A V1 term inal on this unit using the 21-pin Scart cable. If your t elevi sion is equipped with RGB input capability , by connecting with a fully wired 21-pin Scar t cable you can see video using RGB output on this unit.
RQT9053 12 STEP 1 Connection Leav e “Y ellow” unconnected. The S VIDEO OUT term inal achie ves a more vivid picture than the VIDEO OUT term inal. (Actual resu lts depend on the t elevision.
RQT9053 13 STEP 2 Channel reception and TV aspect settings 1 T urn on the tele vision and select the appropriate A V input to suit the connections to t his unit. 2 Press [ ^ D VD] to turn the unit on. A uto-Setup star ts. This takes about 5 minutes. A uto-Setup is complete when you see t he Clock setting menu.
RQT9053 14 Impor tant notes for recor ding When reco rding a bilingu al prog ra mme Both main and secondary audio can be recorded. Y ou can change the audio during pla yback.
RQT9053 15 Depending on the c ontent being recorded, the recording times may become shor t er than indicated. (The times provided on this char t are an est imate.) 1 It is not possible to record or play continuously from one side of a double sided disc to the other.
RQT9053 16 Recording tele vision programmes • Y ou can record up to 99 titles on one disc. • Y ou can record up to 49 titles on one disc. See also the notes “Impor tant notes f or recording” ( Ô 14). Note • Y ou can create a T op Menu using “Create T op Menu” ( Ô 36).
RQT9053 17 During rec or ding Press [ * REC] on th e main un it to s elect the recording ti me. • The unit’ s display changes as shown below . • This does n ot work dur ing time r recordings ( Ô 18) or while us ing Flex ib le Recording ( Ô below).
RQT9053 18 Timer re cording See also the notes “Impor tant notes f or recording” ( Ô 14). Preparation • T urn on the television and select the appropr iate A V input to suit the connections to this unit. • Check the t ime on the unit is correct.
RQT9053 19 1 When thi s unit is on Press [ g ]. The confirmation screen appears. 2 Press [ w , q ] to select “Stop Recording” and press [OK]. Recording stops and the timer rec ording is canc elled. (Daily and weekly timers remain and timer recording will start as programmed.
RQT9053 20 Playing discs Preparation • T urn on the television and select the appropr iate A V input to suit the connections to this unit. • T urn on this unit. 1 Insert a disc ( Ô 16). 2 Press [ q ] (PLA Y). Play start s from the most recently rec orded title .
RQT9053 21 Operations during pla y Stop Press [ g ]. The stopped position is memor ized. Resu me play fun cti on Press [ q ] ( PLA Y) to restar t from this pos ition. The stopped position is cleared when: – you press [ g ] several tim es. – you open t he tra y .
RQT9053 22 Pla ying DivX, M P3 and still pictures (JPEG) 1 Insert the disc. 2 If the disc contain s diff erent f ile type s Pres s [ e , r ] to select the item and press [OK]. Otherwis e, Pres s [DIR ECT NA VIGA T OR]. n Changing the file type to play 1 Press [RETURN ] several times to exit the menu.
RQT9053 23 Y ou can pl a y MP3 f iles recorded with a computer onto a CD-R/CD- RW . 1 Show MP3 Menu scree n. ( Ô 22, Showing the menu sc reen) • Files are treated as tracks and folders are treated as groups. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select the track and press [ OK] .
RQT9053 24 Pla ying DivX, MP3 and still pictures (JPEG) Refer to the c ontro l reference on page 22. Useful functions duri ng still picture play Star t Slid e Show Slide Sho w Sett ing Y ou can display still pictures one by one at a co nstant inter val.
RQT9053 25 DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) content is encrypted for cop yr ight protection. In order to pla y DivX V OD content on this unit, y ou fi rst need to register the unit. Fol low the on l ine instructions for purchasing DivX V OD content to enter the unit’ s registration code and regis ter the unit.
RQT9053 26 Using on-screen menu s/Status messa ge 1 Press [DISPLA Y] . • Depending on the con dition of the unit (playing, stopped, etc.) and disc c ontents, there are some items that you cannot select or c hange. 2 Press [ e , r ] to sele ct th e menu and press [ q ].
RQT9053 27 Only when you hav e set “Progressive” to “On” in the Setup menu ( Ô 39). Status mess ages appear on the television during operation to show the condition of the unit. Press [S T A TUS]. The display changes each time you press the button.
RQT9053 28 FUNCTION MENU window/Entering text By using the FUNCTION MENU window y ou ma y access the main functions quickly and easily . 1 Press [FUNCTION MENU]. Functions displayed depend on the type of d isc. 2 Press [ e , r ] to se lect an item and press [ OK].
RQT9053 29 Deleting titl es (Y ou cannot delete titles on finalised discs.) • A title cannot be restored once it is deleted. Make cer tain before proceeding. • Y ou cannot delete while recording or cop ying. • When a recorded title is del eted the a v ailable disc space will increase by the amount deleted.
RQT9053 30 Editin g ti tles /chap ters (Y ou cannot edit fi nalised disc s.) • The maximum numbe r of items on a disc: Note • Once deleted or partially deleted, title/chapters cannot be restored to their original state. Make certain before proceeding.
RQT9053 31 After performing steps 1–3 ( Ô 30) Multiple editing is poss ible . After performing steps 1–5 ( Ô 30) Multiple editing is poss ible . Title operations Delete Press [ w , q ] to sele ct “Delet e” an d press [ OK]. • Once deleted, the recorded contents are lost and cannot be restored.
RQT9053 32 Creating, editin g and playing pla ylists • The maximum numbe r of items on a disc: • If y ou e xceed the maximum numbers of items f or a disc, all the items entered will not be recorded. Preparation • T urn on the television and select the appropr iate A V input to suit the connections to this unit.
RQT9053 33 (play onl y) 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTION MENU ]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “T o Others” and press [ OK]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select “Pla ylists” and press [ OK]. 4 Press [ e , r , w , q ] to selec t the pla ylist. T o star t play Ô Press [ OK].
RQT9053 34 Copy ing from a video cassette recor der Y ou can record from equipment connected to the A V3, A V4, or DV I N terminals on the unit. • T o connect to t he A V4 terminals ( Ô 11) • T o connect to t he A V3 or D V IN ter minals ( Ô below) • Y ou can also connect to t he A V2 input terminal on the rear .
RQT9053 35 D VD Managem ent Preparation • Release protection ( Ô below). 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTION MENU ]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “T o Others” and press [ OK]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select “D VD Management” and press [ OK]. Select which step 4 to perform depending on what you want to do next.
RQT9053 36 D VD Management Refer to the c ontro l reference on page 35. Y ou can select whether to s how the top menu after fi nalising. Make selections before f inalising the disc. After performing steps 1–3 ( Ô 35) 4 Press [ e , r ] to select “Auto-Play Select” and press [OK].
RQT9053 37 Changing the unit’ s settings Y ou can change t he unit’ s settings using the Setup menu. • The settings remain intact ev en if you s witch the unit to standby . 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTION MENU ]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “T o Others” and press [ OK].
RQT9053 38 Changing the unit’ s settings (All factory default settings are indicated with under lined text.) [Other ] Enter a code ( Ô 42) with the n um bered buttons. When the selected language is not availab le on the disc, the def ault lan- guage is pla yed.
RQT9053 39 (All f actory def ault settings are indicated wit h underlined text. ) (All f actory def ault settings are indicated wit h underlined text. ) MPEG Select how to output the s ignal. Select “Bitstream” if the connected equipment decodes the signal.
RQT9053 40 Changing the unit’ s settings (All factory default settings are indicated with under lined text.) List of TV Reception Channels Others Remote Control Change the remote control code on the mai n unit and the remote control (the two must match) if you place other P anas onic products close together .
RQT9053 41 Other Settings Y ou can confi gure the remote c ontrol TV op eration but tons to tur n the tele vision on/off, change the television input mode, select the tele vision channel and change the tele vision volume. 1 P oint the remot e co ntr ol at th e televisi on While pressing [ ^ TV], enter the code with the numb ered buttons.
RQT9053 42 Safety precautions Set the unit up on an even surf a ce awa y f rom direct sunlight, high temperatures, high humidity , and excessiv e vibration. These conditions can damage the cabinet and other components, thereb y shor tening the unit’ s ser vice life .
RQT9053 43 Messages On the t elevision Pa g e Authorisation Error. • Y ou are trying to play the DivX V OD content that was purchased with a diff erent registration code. Y ou cannot play the content on this unit. 25 Cannot f inish recor ding com plet ely .
RQT9053 44 Messages On the u nit’ s display The following messages or ser vice numb ers appear on the unit’s display when something unusual is detected during star t up and us e. Page DVD (“ ” stands for a number .) • The remote cont rol and main unit are using diff erent codes.
RQT9053 45 Frequently ask ed questions Set up Pa g e What equ ipment is nece ssary to pla y multi channel surrou nd so und? • Y ou can pla y D VD-V ideo multi-channel sound by digitally connecting an amplif ier equipped with a Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG decoder .
RQT9053 46 T roubleshooting gu ide Before requesting service, make the follo wing checks . If y ou are in doubt about some of the check points, or i f the remedies in dicated in the char t do not solve the problem, consult your dealer for instructions.
RQT9053 47 Di sp la ys Pag e The display i s dim. • C hange “FL Display” in the Setup menu. 39 “0:00” is flashing o n the unit’ s displa y . • Set the clock. 40 The time recorded on the disc and the av ailable time sho wn do not add up. The pl ay t ime sho wn for MP3 does no t agree with the actual time .
RQT9053 48 T roub leshooting gu ide Recordi ng, t imer r ecor ding and cop ying Pa g e Cannot recor d. • Y ou ha ven’t inser ted a disc or the disc y ou inserted cannot be recorded on. Inser t a disc the unit can record onto . • The disc is unf orm atted.
RQT9053 49 Edit Pag e Cannot f ormat. • The disc is dir ty . Wipe with a damp c loth and then w ipe dry . • Y ou tried formatting a disc that is not compatible with this unit. 5 6, 7 Cannot create chapters. Cannot m ark the s tart point or the end poi nt durin g “Partial Delete” operation.
RQT9053 50 Glossary Bitstream This is the digital f orm of multi-channel audio data (e.g., 5.1 channel) before it is decoded into its various chan nels. Component video o utput Component signal outputs t he colou r diff erence signals (P B /P R ) and lumina nce signal ( Y) separ ately in order to achie ve high f idelity in reprodu cing colo urs.
RQT9053 51 Specifications Recording System Recording time Maximum 8 hours (using 4.7 GB disc) Recordable discs Quick Start for Recor di ng (Qui c k Start: On) 1 Sec.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. We b S i t e : http://pa nasonic .net RQT905 3-L H0608A Y0 En Index Adjust the audio quality (Sound menu ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Adjust the picture quality (Picture menu) . . . . . . . . .
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