Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LQ-DRM200 Panasonic
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Dear customer Thank you for purchasing this produc t. For optimum perf ormanc e and safety , please read these instruct ions carefully . Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product , please read these instructions com pletely . Please keep this manual f or future ref- erence.
2 RQT7237 Gett ing sta r te d . CAUTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILI ZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORM- ANCE OF PROCE DURES O THER THAN THOSE SPECI - FIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA T ION EXPOSUR E. DO NO T OPEN CO VERS AND DO NOT REP AIR Y OUR- SELF .
3 RQT7237 Gett ing sta r te d IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Read these operating instructions car efully bef ore using the uni t. F ollow the safety instructions on the unit and the applicab l e safety i nstructions listed below . K eep these operating inst ructions handy f or future reference .
4 RQT7237 Gett ing sta r te d T able of contents IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Featu res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Accessories . . . . . . . .
5 RQT7237 Setting up STEP 1 Antenna and televisi on connections Pr epar atio n ≥ Refer to the television’ s operating instructions. ≥ T urn the television off and disconnect its A C power supply cord.
6 RQT7237 Setting up STEP 2 The remote control ≥ Inser t so the poles ( i and j ) match those in t he remote control. ≥ Do not use rechargeable t ype batteries. Do not: ≥ mix old and new batter ies. ≥ use different types at the sa me time. ≥ heat or expose to flame.
7 RQT7237 Setting up 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to se lect “C hannel” and press [ 1 ]. 4 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to selec t “Ant enna Sys- tem” and press [ENTER]. 5 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “TV” or “CA TV” and press [ENTER]. The scr een shown in step 3 reappears.
8 RQT7237 Setting up STEP 4 VCR P lus i guide channel settings Set these guide channels so you can use VCR Plus i codes for timer recording. Before star ting the settings, prepare a char t show- ing the channels, station names, and guide c hannels. e.
9 RQT7237 Setting up STEP 5 Set up to match y ou r tele vision Change the se ttings if y our televi sion is: ≥ Progressive – Read your television’ s operating instr uctions for details . ≥ Widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) 1 Press [S ETUP] to sho w the me nus.
10 RQT7237 Setting up Disc informat ion ≥ We recommend using P anasonic discs as t hey hav e been c on- firmed to be com patible with this unit. Other discs may not perf or m correctly .
11 RQT7237 Setting up SD/PC car d and still pictures § 1 A PC card adapter conforming to PC card st andards is necessar y . § 2 Can only play still pictures and sa v e to D VD-RAM.
12 RQT7237 Setting up Control ref erence guide 1 POWER butt on ( Í , DV D (POWER) ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 14 Press to s witch the unit from on to standb y mode or vice v ersa. In standby mode , the unit is still consuming a small amount of power .
13 RQT7237 Setting up Controls such as 1 function the s ame as the buttons on the remote c ontrol. U Rem ote c ontro l sig nal s en sor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 V SD card slot (SD CARD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14 RQT723 7 Recording Recor ding tele vision progr ams Y ou can inse rt a car tr idge or non- car tridge disc. [Note] ≥ Load double-sided discs so the label f or the side y ou want to record/play is f acing up. ≥ When using 8 cm (3 ″ ) D VD -RAM, remove the disc from the car- tridge and inser t it, making sure you align it wit h the groove .
15 RQT7237 Recording [RAM] [DVD- R] The unit calculates a recording rate that enables t he recording to fit in the time you set (within the remaining t ime on the disc) and with the best possible picture quality . 1 While stopped Press [F R ec]. 2 Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “Hour” a nd “Min.
16 RQT7237 Pla ying bac k Play ing discs [RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD- A] [DVD -V] [VCD] [CD] [MP3] 1 Pres s [ Í , D VD PO WER] to turn the unit on. 2 Pres s [ < OPEN/CLOSE] to open the tra y and inser t a disc ( ➜ page 14) . ≥ Press the button again t o close the tra y .
17 RQT7237 Pla ying bac k [VCD ] Switch [D VD , TV] to “ DV D ” and Press the numb ered button s (0, 1 j 9) to selec t an item . e.g., “5”: [0] ➜ [5] “15”: [1] ➜ [5] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] Pr ess [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to se le ct an item an d p ress [ENTER].
18 RQT7237 Pla ying bac k Pla ying st ill pictures [SD/CARD] [RAM] Only insert or remove the SD/PC card after turning the unit off. When the card indicator (“SD” or “CARD”) on the unit displa y is flashing, the card is being read f rom or written to .
19 RQT7237 Pla ying bac k To select the next or p revious s till pictu re While in the still picture displa y , press [ 2 , 1 ]. [ 2 ] : pre vious still picture [ 1 ] : next still picture ≥ The still picture changes e very time the b utton is pressed.
20 RQT7237 Pla ying bac k Other me thods of play [RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD- A] [DVD -V] [VCD] [CD] [MP3] During pla y or w h ile p aused Pres s [ : ] or [ 9 ].
21 RQT7237 Pla ying bac k [RAM] [DVD- R] 1 Dur ing play Press [TIM E SLIP]. 2 Within 5 seconds Press [ 3 , 4 ] to enter the time and then pres s [ENTER] . Press to alter in one-m inute units. Press and hold to alter in 10-min ute uni ts. [RAM] [DVD- R] [DVD -A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [MP3] Dur ing play Press [ 6 ] or [ 5 ].
22 RQT7237 Pla ying bac k Using menus to pla y MP3 d iscs [MP3] This unit can play MP3 files recorded on CD-R/RW with a computer . Files are treated as trac ks and f olders are tre ated as groups. 1 Pres s [T OP MENU]. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select the track and press [ENTE R].
23 RQT7237 Pla ying bac k Playing while y ou are recor di ng [RAM] Press [ 1 ] (PLA Y). Play starts from the beginning of the program being recorded. (Time slip indicator on the main unit li ghts.) [Note] Sound is not ou tput while fast-f orwarding. [RAM] Y ou c an play a program pre viously recorded.
24 RQT7237 Timer recording Timer rec ording [RAM] [DVD-R] This is a simple way of specifying a time to stop rec ording when you are in a hurry or before y ou go to bed.
25 RQT7237 Timer recording Y ou c an enter up to 16 programs up to a month in advance. Each daily or weekly prog ram is counted as one program. 1 Press [PROG/CHECK]. 2 Press [E NTER]. 3 Press [ 1 ] to mo ve thr ough the it ems and change the items wi th [ 3 , 4 ].
26 RQT7237 Timer recording.
Editing 27 RQT7237 Entering te xt [SD/CARD] [R AM] [DVD-R] This page shows how to ent er text for: ≥ Program titles f o r timer recording ( ➜ pages 24 and 25) Program titles ( ➜ page 32) ≥ Pl .
28 RQT7237 Editing Creatin g p la y li sts [RAM] Specify star t and end points to cr eate scenes, then specify t he order in which the y are to be pl ay ed . These scenes are not recorded sep- arately so this doesn’t use much capacity . Y ou can creat e a maximum of 99 play lists and 999 scenes.
29 RQT7237 Editing 1 While stopped Press [P LA Y LIST]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the pla y list and press [ENTER]. ≥ Y ou ca n also select play lists by entering a 2 -digit number with the numbered buttons. e.g., “5”: [0] ➜ [5] “15 ”: [1] ➜ [5] All the scenes in the pla y list are play ed.
30 RQT7237 Editing Editing play lists [RAM] Once a play list has been er ased, it is irretriev able . Check carefully before proceeding. The copied play list appears at the bottom of the list. Play Scenes Operation While stopped Press [PLA Y LIST]. T o clear the pla y list or scene list screen Press [PLA Y LIST].
31 RQT7237 Editing Repeat to erase other scenes. Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Exit ” and press [ENTER]. The new scene is inser ted before the highlighted scene. Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Next ” and press [ENTER]. (Repeat to add other scenes.) Repeat to move other scenes.
32 RQT7237 Editing Editing programs Protection Ye s No Set up Program Protection. RETURN ENTER SELECT Shorten Segment – – : – – . – – Start – – : – – . – – End Start End Next Exit 0 : 00 . 01 PLAY 03 RETURN ENTER SELECT N S Divide Program – – : – – .
33 RQT7237 Editing [Note] ≥ The disc’s a v ailable recording time ma y not increase after erasing short programs. ≥ Computer data cannot be erased. ≥ The availab le recording time on D VD-R does not increase when you erase prog rams . The lock symbol appears when the program is write- protected.
34 RQT7237 Editing Editing still pictures JPEG JPEG 1/2 INPUT SD card 100_PANA Album Slide Show Copy All copy of the card RETURN ENTER SELECT ENTER RETURN SELECT INPUT JPEG COPY 1 / 1 Prev . Next ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0001 0002 0003 0004 Folder Copy SD card 100_P ANA 0 – 9 Select Page RETURN JPEG ALL COPY Copy all JPEG from the car d.
35 RQT7237 Editing 0001 [Note] ≥ “Picture” and “File” refer to numbers inside the folder selected. Lower files are not included. ≥ If there is more than one upper folder , pressing [ : ], [ 9 ] will switch betw een them ( ➜ page 11, Still picture folder structure).
36 RQT7237 Editing Editing stil l pictur es JPEG JPEG 2/2 SD card 100_PANA Erase Protect Print (DPOF) Settings RETURN ENTER SELECT ENTER RETURN SELECT INPUT JPEG ERASE 1 / 1 Prev .
37 RQT7237 Editing 0001.
38 RQT7237 Editing Disc set tin g [RAM] [DVD-R] Enter Title [RAM] If set, this will protect the disc from accidental erasure. Disc Protection Format Finalize [DVD-R] (D VD-R recorded on this unit only) Y ou can play D VD-R on compatible D VD play ers b y finalizing them on this unit, effectiv ely making them into D VD-Video .
39 RQT7237 Editing The lock symbol appears closed when the disc is write-protected. Press [ 2 ] to set disc protection and press [ENTER]. [Note] ≥ Computer data and still pictures (JPEG, TIFF) cannot be erased. ≥ Erase does not work if one or more programs are protected.
40 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation Using on-screen menus 1 Pres s [DISP LA Y]. e.g., D VD-RAM 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select the menu and press [ 1 ]. 3 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to sele ct the item a nd press [ 1 ]. 4 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select the setting. T o clear the o n-screen menus Press [DISP LA Y].
41 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation e.g., D VD-RAM Not av ailab le when pla y ing Video CDs, CDs and MP3 discs. e.g., D V D-Video Not av ailab le when pla y ing CDs and MP3 discs . ∫ When y ou have se t “TV T ype” to “Aspect 4:3 & 480P” or “Aspect 16:9 & 48 0P” in SE TUP ( ➜ page 9) Continued on next pa ge.
42 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation Using on-scre en menus ∫ When “User ” is selec ted Select “Detail picture adjust ment”. (“User” ➜ [ 2 ] ➜ [ 4 ] ➜ [ENTE R]) P age 1/2 of “De tail picture ad justment” Press [ENTER] to enter the setting.
43 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation On-s cr een d isp lays Displays appear on the television when you operate the unit to let you know what operation was perf or med and what condition the unit is in. ≥ Y ou can change the setting in the SETUP menu so the first display does not appear automatically ( ➜ page 45, Display —Status Mes- sages).
44 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation Changing the unit’ s settings This chart sh ows the initial set tings for this unit. S ee page 46 for details o n menu operation. ≥ Underlined items are the factory presets. Summary of settings T abs Menus Options Channel Antenna System ( ➜ page 7) Select to suit the t ype of antenna you are using.
45 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation Video Seamless Play T urn seam less pla y on or off on discs with pla y lists. ≥ Seamless Play does not work with programs recorded in LPCM or when using Quick Vie w . ≥ On : T he scenes in play lists are pla yed seaml essly .
46 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation Changing the unit’ s settings See pages 44 and 45 f or menu and option details. 1 While stopped Pres s [SET UP] to sho w the men us. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select the menu’ s ta b and press [ 1 ]. 3 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select the menu and press [ENTE R].
47 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation 1 Press [S ETUP] to sho w the me nus. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Channel” and press [ 1 ]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “ Preset C han- nel Caption” and press [ENTER]. 4 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the ca ption and then pres s [ 1 ].
48 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation Home Theater Ref er to the relev ant pages for details. Other uses Record to digital recording equipment or cassette deck ( ➜ page 50) Record from a video cassette re.
49 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation ≥ The equipment connections described are examples. ≥ P eripheral equipment and optional cab les sold separately unl ess otherwise indicated. ≥ Before connection, turn off all equipment and read the appropriate operating instructions.
50 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation Home Theater This model can pla y Dolby Digit al, but only in two channels. Th is model does not hav e a DTS decoder. Y ou must connect a unit wi th a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder to enjoy surround sound.
51 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation § By using the S video c able instead of the y ellow video cabl e you may make recordings of higher picture qualit y . [Note] ≥ If the audio output of the other equipment is m onaural, connect to L/MONO. (Both left and right channels are recorded wh en connected through L/MONO.
52 RQT7237 Adv anc ed operation Other antenna connections Use one of the f ollowing connections to suit the antenna lead. ∫ A single t win lead ∫ A twin lead and a coaxial cable ∫ T wo twin leads ≥ If your tele vision has both lead and coaxial V HF term inals, use the lead connection to m inimize signal loss.
53 RQT7237 Reference Glossary Bit str eam This is the digit al f orm of multi-channel audio data (e.g., 5.1 chan- nel) before it is decoded into its various channels. CPRM (Co ntent Protection for Recordable Media) CPRM is the copyright protection technology that is used to protect broadcasts that ar e allowed to be recorded only once (e.
54 RQT7237 Reference Err or messages On the tel evis ion Page On the un it’ s displa y No disc. ≥ Y ou haven’t inserted a disc. Correc tly inser t a dis c that this unit can use. ≥ The disc is upside do wn. If it is a single-sided disc, i nser t it so the label is f acing up .
55 RQT7237 Reference T roub leshooting gu ide Before requesting serv ice, make t he below checks . If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the remedies indica ted in the chart do not solve the problem: In the U.S.A., go to http://www.
56 RQT7237 Reference T r oublesh ooting guide Sound Page Play Displays Remote control No sound. Low volum e. Distorted soun d. ≥ Check the connections. Check the input mode on the amplifier if you hav e connected one. ≥ T urn V .S.S. off if it causes distor tion.
57 RQT7237 Reference Recording and timer recording Pa g e Still pi ctur es The precision par ts in this unit are readily affected by the en vi- ronment, especially temperature, humi dity , and dust. Cigarette smoke also can cause malfunction or breakdown.
58 RQT7237 Reference Specificatio ns Recording system: D VD video recordin g standards (D VD-RAM), D VD video st andards (D VD-R) Optica l pic k-up: System with 1 lens, 2 integr ation units (662 nm wav elength for D VDs, 790 nm wa velength f or CDs) Recordable discs: 12 cm (5 q ) 4.
59 RQT7237 Reference Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U .S.A.) P anasonic B r oadcast & T elevision Sy stems Co mpan y , Unit compan y of M atsushita El ectric Corpo ration of Amer ica One P anason ic W a y Secaucus , NJ 07094 P anasonic Sa les C ompan y , Division of Matsushita Electri c of Puerto Rico, In c.
Index All copy of the card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Angl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Antenna system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Audio att ribut e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Channel ca ption .
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