Manual Panasonic DMR-ES15EB

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  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 1

    RQT8 320-1B Oper ating Instructions D V D Reco r der DMR-ES15EB/EBL Model No. (Model suff ix: “EB” f or UK mod el, “EBL ” fo r Ireland mode l) EB EBL Dear customer Thank y ou f or purch asing this p roduct. F or optim um perf ormance and saf ety , please rea d these in structions c arefully . Bef ore conne cting, op erating or adjusting thi ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 2

    RQT8320 2 Display the FUNCTIONS menu to view all func tions on thi s unit an d select fun ction for timer recording etc. (For United Kingdom and Repub lic of Ireland) (“EB” and “ EBL ” area code mod el only) For y our saf e ty , please read the f ollowing te xt carefully . This appliance is supplied with a m oulded three pin m ains plug for ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 3

    RQT8320 3 T able of contents Quic k access to a varie ty of useful fu nctions– “FUNCTIONS” menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Caution for A C Mains L ead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Safety p recautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Incl uded acces sories . . . ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 4

    RQT8320 4 Inc luded access ories Please chec k and id entify the su pplied ac cessories . Use n umbers when aski ng f or replacem ent par ts. (Product n umbers c orrect as of D ecember 20 05. These may be subje ct to change .) T o order acce ssories, ref er to “Sales and Support Inform ation” ( Ô belo w). n Sales and Support Informatio n Custo ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 5

    RQT8320 5 Contr ol reference guide Remote control Main unit The unit’ s display 1 bp bq ck cn cm br bt bs 3 5 8 bl bk 9 cl 6 7 4 2 bm bn cs cr cp cq co bo 1 T ur n the uni t on/off ( Ô pa ge 12) 2 Select c hannels and title n umbers et c./Enter num bers 3 Canc el 4 Basic op eration s f or recording a nd pla y 5 Skip the speci fie d time ( Ô pag ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 6

    RQT8320 6 Disc inf ormati on : Can do, ×: Cannot do • W e rec ommend using Panasonic discs. We also recommend us ing D VD- RAM discs with c ar tridges to prot ect them from scratches and d ir t. • Y ou may not be able to record depending on the condition of the discs and you ma y not be ab le to play due to the condition of the recording. • ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 7

    RQT8320 7 Disc information/The r emote control informat ion • The producer of the disc can control how discs are play ed. So yo u m ay not alwa ys be able to cont rol play as described in t hese operating instructions. Read the disc’ s instructions carefully . 1 Close the session after recording. Pla y may be impossib le on some discs due to th ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 8

    RQT8320 8 Connection • Bef ore connec tion, turn off the mains f or all conne cted equipme nt and read the ap prop riate operating instructions. Be sure to read the Cau tion for A C Mains L ead on pa g e 2. • Choose from on e of the conn ection types A-C that suits y our requireme nt. Using a full y wired 21-pin Scar t lead • Y ou can use a v ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 9

    RQT8320 9 Using a full y wired 21-pin Scart lead • Y ou can use a v ariety of Q Link functions b y conne cting the unit to a Q L ink compati ble tele vision ( Ô page 38) . • Y ou can enjo y high -quality vie wing b y c onnecting the unit to a n RGB comp atib le tele vision . “A V1 Output” a nd “A V2 Input” in the Se tup men u ( Ô page ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 10

    RQT8320 10 Connection Using a full y wired 21-pin Scar t lead • Y ou can use a v ar iety of Q Link fu nctions b y conn ecting th e unit to a Q Link com patib le tele vision ( Ô page 38). • Y ou can enjo y hig h-quality vi ewing by c onnecting t he unit to an RGB compa tible tele vision. “A V1 Output” an d “A V2 Input” in the Setup menu ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 11

    RQT8320 11 The S VIDEO OUT ter minal achiev es a more vivid picture t han the VIDEO OUT ter minal. (Actual results depend on the tele vision.) COMPONENT VIDEO ter minals can be used f or either interlace or progressive output ( Ô page 49) and provide a purer picture than the S VIDEO O UT ter minal. • Connect to term inals of the same colour . If ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 12

    RQT8320 12 TV T uning (A uto Setup) 1 T urn on the mains for the telev ision (and connected equipment) and select the A V input for this unit. 2 Press [ ^ D VD] t o turn the un it on . • If the TV is Q Li nk comp atible, it will start to dow nload TV t uning information to this unit . • If the TV is not Q Link co mpatible, A uto Setup will star ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 13

    RQT8320 13 This un it is not des igned to con trol (turn on or ch ange channel s on) y our sat ellite recei ver . How ev er , you can use VIDEO Plus+ Rec ording b y making th e satellite receiv er’ s VIDE O Plus+ numb ers available for rec ogn iti on on t his unit. T ake th e fol lowing steps to m ake al l satelli te statio ns av ail able f or re ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 14

    RQT8320 14 Set up to match y our television and remote con tr ol Choose the settin g to suit your tel ev ision an d pref erence . 1 While st opped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “T o Others” and press [ENT ER]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select “S etup” and press [ENT ER]. 4 Press [ e , r ] to select “Connection” and press [ q ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 15

    RQT8320 15 Y ou can operate the TV through the unit’ s remote c ontrol. P oint the rem ote contr ol at the tele vision While pressing [ ^ TV], en ter the code with the nu mbered bu ttons. e.g., 01: [0] Ô [1] Manufacture r and Code No. T est by turning on the telev ision and c hanging c hannels . Repe at th e pr oced ure u nti l you find the code ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 16

    RQT8320 16 Impor tant notes for recor ding Reco rdin g of bilingu al prog ramme Both main and secondary audio can be recor ded Y ou can change th e audio during pl ay bac k. ( Ô page 24, “Changing a udio during p lay”) If yo u record fro m ex ter nal equ ipment – Select both “M 1” and “M 2” on the e xter nal equip ment . Select the m ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 17

    RQT8320 17 Depen ding on the c ontent bei ng recorde d, the reco rding times m a y become s hor ter than ind icated. 1 It is not p ossibl e to record or pla y contin uously fro m one side of a doub le sided disc to t he other . 2 When “Recor ding time in EP mode” is s et to “EP ( 6Hou rs )” in t he Set up m enu ( Ô page 39). The sound qual ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 18

    RQT8320 18 Recording television pr o grammes • Y ou ca n record u p to 99 titl es on one di sc. • Y ou ca n record u p to 49 titl es on one di sc. See also the notes “Imp or tant notes f or recor ding” ( Ô page 16). Note • Y ou ca n create a T op Men u using “Create T op Menu ” ( Ô page 37). R ecordin g or editing o n the dis c ma y ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 19

    RQT8320 19 During recordi ng Press [ * REC] on the m ain unit to selec t the recor ding time. • The un it’ s d ispla y cha nges as sh own b elow . • Th is do es not wor k dur i ng tim er r ecor din gs ( Ô page 20) or while usi ng Flexi ble Reco rding ( Ô bel ow). • If y ou change the channel or recordi ng mode wh ile recording is paused, ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 20

    RQT8320 20 Timer rec or ding See also the notes “Imp or tant notes f or recor ding” ( Ô page 16). Pre par atio n • T urn on the tele vision and sele ct the appro priate video i nput to suit the conne ctions t o this uni t. • Chec k the tim e on the unit is correc t. • Ins er t a dis c ( Ô page 18). Entering VIDEO Plus+ n umber is an e a ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 21

    RQT8320 21 Y ou can enter u p to 16 prog ramme s up to a m onth in advance. (Each dai ly or we ekly progr amme i s counted as one progra mme.) 1 Press [PR OG/CHECK]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “Ne w Timer Pr ogramme” and press [ENTER]. 3 Press [ q ] to mo ve through the items and chang e the item s with [ e , r ]. • Press and hold [ e , r ] ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 22

    RQT8320 22 Timer rec ording Refer to the c ontrol re ference on pa ge 20. Even when the u nit is turned off , y ou can dis play the timer recording list by pressing [PR OG/CHECK]. Press [PROG/CHECK]. n T o change a programme Press [ e , r ] t o select the programm e and press [ENTER]. ( Ô page 21, Man ually pr ogramming timer recor dings, step 3) ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 23

    RQT8320 23 Recor ding from a satellite/digital terrestrial receiver Preparatio n • Insert a disc ( Ô page 18). • When r ecording a bilingu al progr amme ( Ô pag e 16). Preparatio n • Connec t a satel lite/digit al terrestrial r eceiv er to this unit’ s input ter minals ( Ô page 9). • When t he output s ignal from t he e xternal equipme ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 24

    RQT8320 24 Playing discs Pre par atio n • T urn on the tele vision and sele ct the appro priate video i nput to suit the conne ctions t o this uni t. • T urn on this unit . 1 Insert a disc ( Ô pa g e 18). 2 Press [ q ] (PLA Y). Pla y star ts from the mo st recentl y recorded title. and MP3 Pla y starts from the be ginning o f the disc . n When ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 25

    RQT8320 25 Excludi ng MP3/JPE G Operations during play Stop Press [ g ]. The stop ped posit ion is mem orized. Resume pla y function Press [ q ] (PLA Y) to r estar t from thi s position. The stop ped posit ion is clea red when : – you press [ g ] se v eral tim es. – you open the t ra y . – and MP3 you tur n the un it off . Pa u s e P ress [ h ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 26

    RQT8320 26 Using menus to play MP3 and still pictures (J PEG/TIFF) Refer to th e contr ol reference on pa ge 24. Y ou can pla y CD-R/R W and D VD-R di scs which co ntain MP3 f iles that hav e be en recorde d on a comp uter . 1 Press [ DIRECT NA VIGA T OR]. • Files ar e treated as t rac ks and f olders are treated as group s. 2 Pres s [ e , r ] to ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 27

    RQT8320 27 Y ou can pla y CD-R/R W and D VD-R discs which co ntain stil l pictures (JPEG/TIFF) that hav e been recorded on a computer . 1 Press [DIRECT NA VIGA T OR]. 2 Press [ e , r , w , q ] to s elect the still picture and press [ENTER]. • The s elected stil l picture is displ ay ed on th e screen. • Y ou can a lso sele ct sti ll pi ctu res ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 28

    RQT8320 28 Using on -scre en menus/FUNCTI ONS win do w a nd Stat us mess age 1 Press [DISPLA Y]. • Depen ding on th e condition of the uni t (pla ying, stoppe d, etc.) an d disc c ontents, t here are so me items that y ou canno t select or change . 2 Press [ e , r ] to select the men u and press [ q ]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select the item a nd pr ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 29

    RQT8320 29 Only when y ou ha v e set “Progre ssive” to “On” in the Se tup menu ( Ô page 40). By using the FUNCTIONS wi ndow y ou may access the main funct ions quic kly and easily . 1 While st opped Pres s [FUNCTIO NS]. Funct ions displa yed de pend on the ty pe of dis c. 2 Pres s [ e , r ] to select an ite m and press [E NTER]. • If y o ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 30

    RQT8320 30 Editing titles/chapters • The maxim um numbe r of items on a disc: Note • Once deleted or par tially de leted, titl e/chapters c annot be restored to their origin al state . Mak e cer tain be fore proc eeding. • Y ou cannot e dit during reco rding. • Y ou can crea te a T op Menu usi ng “Creat e T op Men u” ( Ô page 37). R ec ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 31

    RQT8320 31 Afte r pe rformi ng s tep s 1–3 ( Ô page 30) Multipl e editing is poss ible . Afte r pe rformi ng s tep s 1–5 ( Ô page 30) Multipl e editing is poss ible . Title operations Delete Press [ w , q ] to select “D elete” an d press [ENTE R]. • Once del eted, the reco rded co ntents are lost and cannot be re stored. Mak e certain b ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 32

    RQT8320 32 Creating, editin g and playing pla ylists • The maxim um numbe r of items on a disc: • If yo u ex ceed the maxim um numbe rs of items f or a disc, all the item s entered will not be re corded. Pre par atio n • T urn on the tele vision and sele ct the appro priate video i nput to suit the conne ctions t o this uni t. • T u r n t h ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 33

    RQT8320 33 (pla y only ) 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “T o Others” and press [ ENTER]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select “Pla ylists” and press [ ENTER]. 4 Press [ e , r , w , q ] to s elect th e play list. T o st ar t p lay Ô Press [ENT ER]. To e d i t Ô Step 5. • T o show other p ages/Multiple e diting ( Ô ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 34

    RQT8320 34 Copying fr om a video c assette recor der Refer to the c ontrol re ference on pa ge 35. If the audio o utput of the othe r equipment is mo naural Connect to L/MONO o n the A V3 inpu t term inals a t the front. The S VIDEO terminal achie ves a more vivi d picture t han the V IDEO terminal. Pre par atio n • T urn on the unit an d connec ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 35

    RQT8320 35 Deleting tit les • A title ca nnot be restored onc e it is dele ted. Mak e cer tain be fore pro ceeding. • Y ou can not delete while reco rding. When a reco rded tit le is delet ed t he available d isc sp ace will inc rease by the a mount del ete d. Disc sp ace incre ases only when the last reco rded title is deleted. A v ailab le sp ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 36

    RQT8320 36 DV D M a n a g e m e n t Refer to the c ontrol re ference on pa ge 35. Pre par atio n • Releas e pr ote ction ( Ô below) . 1 While st opped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “T o Others” and press [ENT ER]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to sel ect “D VD Management” and press [ENTER]. Select which step 4 to perf or m depend in ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 37

    RQT8320 37 Y ou can select wh ether to show th e top menu after f inalizing. Mak e selec tions bef ore fi nalizing the disc. Afte r pe rformi ng s tep s 1–3 ( Ô page 36) 4 Press [ e , r ] to select “A uto-P la y Select” and pr ess [ENTER] . 5 Press [ e , r ] to sele ct items a nd press [ENTER]. Finaliz e the disc so yo u can play it on o the ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 38

    RQT8320 38 Linked operatio ns with th e TV (Q Link) What is Q L ink? Q Link e nabl es you to connect th is unit t o a Q Link-e quipped P anasonic TV and perf or m va rious link ed functi ons. The f ollo wing syst ems from oth er manuf actu rers hav e similar funct ion to Q Lin k from P anasonic. Fo r details , ref er to y our tele visio n’ s oper ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 39

    RQT8320 39 Linked operations with the TV (Q Link )/Child Lock/Changing the unit’s settings Changing the unit’ s setting s Refe r to the contr ol ref erence on pa ge 35. 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “T o Others” and press [ ENTER]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select “Setup” and press [ ENTER]. 4 Pres s [ e , r ...

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    RQT8320 40 Changing the unit’ s settings Refer to the c ontrol re ference on pa ge 35. (Contin ued on ne xt page) Ta b s Menus Options (Underline d items are the fa ctory presets.) Sound Dynamic R ange Co mpression (Dolb y Digi tal only) Chang e the dynam ic rang e f or late night v iewin g. •O n •O f f Bilingual A udio Selection Select wh et ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 41

    RQT8320 41 Refe r to the contr ol ref erence on pa ge 35. • In the case of a powe r fa ilure, the cloc k setti ng rema ins in memory f or appr oxim ately 60 minute s. 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “T o Others” and press [ ENTER]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select “Setup” and press [ ENTER]. 4 Press [ e , r ] to ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 42

    RQT8320 42 Resetting channel setting Refer to the c ontrol re ference on pa ge 35. Y ou can add or dele te channels , or ch ange prog ramm e position s. 1 While st opped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “T o Others” and press [ENT ER]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select “S etup” and press [ENT ER]. 4 Press [ e , r ] to select “T un ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 43

    RQT8320 43 TV System Change th is settin g if you connect an NTSC tele visio n or to record N TSC video from another sourc e. 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 Press [ e , r ] to select “T o Others” and press [ ENTER]. 3 Press [ e , r ] to select “Setup” and press [ ENTER]. 4 Press [ e , r ] to select “Connec tion” and pres s [ q ]. ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 44

    RQT8320 44 Messages The f ollowing messages or ser vice numbers appear on the unit’ s disp lay when something unusual is detected during star tup and us e. On the t elevision Page Cannot fini sh recordi ng completely . • The programme was cop y-prote cted. • The disc may be full. • The maximum number of times you can record the programme is ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 45

    RQT8320 45 Frequently asked questions Set up Pa g e What equ ipment is necess ar y to pla y mul ti channel surround sound? • D VD -Video: Y ou c an play D VD-Video multi channel surround by digitally connect ing an amplif ier equipped with a Dolby Digi tal, DTS or MPEG decoder . • D VD -Audio: This unit pla ys D VD-Audio in 2 channels. Y ou can ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 46

    RQT8320 46 T ro ub leshoo ting gu ide Before requesting service, make the following checks. If y ou are in doubt about some of the chec k points, or if the remedies in dicated in the char t do not solve the problem, consult your dealer for instructions. The fol lowing do not indicate a problem with this unit : • Regular disc rotating sou nds. • ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 47

    RQT8320 47 Operation Page Cannot op erate the television. The remote contr ol doesn’t wor k . • Change manufacturer code. Some televisions cannot be o perated e ven if you change the code. • The remo te control and main unit are using dif f erent codes. Change t he code on t he remote control. Press and hold [ENTER] and the indicated n umber ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 48

    RQT8320 48 T roubles hooting guide Pla y Pa g e Play fails to start even when [ q ] (PL A Y) is pressed. Play starts but then stops immediately . • Inser t the disc correctly with the label f acing up. • The disc is dir ty . • Y ou tried to pla y a blank di sc or disc unplay able on thi s unit. • Y ou tried to pla y a +R W that needs to be ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 49

    RQT8320 49 Glossar y Bitstream This is the digital f or m of multi-channel audio data (e.g., 5.1 channel) bef ore it is decoded into its v arious channels. Component video output Component signal outputs t he colour d iff erence signals ( P B /P R ) and luminance signal (Y) separately in or der to achie ve high fidelit y in reproducing colours. If ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 50

    RQT8320 50 Specificatio ns Recording System D VD-RAM: D VD Video Recording f orm at D VD-R: D VD-Video format D VD-R DL (Dual La yer): D VD-Video format D VD-R W: D VD-Video format +R +R DL (Double La yer) +R W Recordi ng time Maximum 8 hours (using 4.7 GB disc) Recordable d iscs D VD- RAM: V er . 2.0 V er . 2.1/3x–SPE ED D VD-RA M Revision 1.0 V ...

  • Panasonic DMR-ES15EB - page 51

    RQT8320 51 • For y our saf ety , be sure not to connect or handle the equipment with wet hands. • Y our attention is drawn to the fact that recording pre-r ecorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material may infringe copyright laws. -If you s ee this symbol- CA UTION! THIS PROD UC T UT ILIZ ES A L ASER . USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUS ...

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