Operating Instructions DVD Recorder Model No. DMR-ES20 Web Site: http://www.panasonic-europe.com Region number supported by this unit Region numbers are allocated to DVD players and DVD-Video according to where they are sold. • The region number of this unit is “2”. • The unit will play DVD-Video marked with labels containing “2” or “ALL”. Example: 2 ALL 2 3 5 Dear customer Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully.
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Table of contents Editing Recording Editing titles/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Title operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Creating, editing and playing playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Creating playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disc information ENGLISH Discs you can use for recording and play (12 cm/8 cm) Disc type DVD-RAM DVD-R (DVD-Video format) • 4.7 GB/9.4 GB, 12 cm • 2.8 GB, 8 cm • 4.7 GB, 12 cm • 1.
–––– Before finalizing -RW(V) Before finalizing +R After finalizing DVD-V After finalizing DVD-V DVD-Video format This recording method is the same as commercially available DVD-Video. • Digital broadcasts that allow “One time only recording” cannot be recorded. • These can be played on a DVD player. However programmes recorded on this unit must be finalized to be played on other DVD players. Use a DVD-R or DVD-RW to record by the DVD-Video format.
Control reference guide ENGLISH Remote control Turn the unit on (➔ page 10, 11) Direct TV recording (➔ page 15) CH DIRECT TV REC VOLUME Television operations (➔ page 13) AV Channel select (➔ page 14) Getting started Select channels and title numbers etc.
STEP 1 Connection ENGLISH • The equipment connections described are examples. • Before connection, turn off all equipment and read the appropriate operating instructions. • Peripheral equipment and optional cables are sold separately unless otherwise indicated. Connecting a television with 21-pin Scart terminal and VCR When there is no 21-pin Scart terminal on the television (➔ page 8) indicates included accessories. indicates accessories not included. 1 4 are required connections.
ENGLISH STEP 1 Connection Connecting a television with AUDIO/VIDEO terminals and VCR Connecting to the television using the 21-pin Scart cables (➔ page 7) indicates included accessories. indicates accessories not included. 1 4 are required connections. Connect in the numbered order.
• Decoder here means the device used to decode scrambled broadcasts (Pay TV). • Change the “AV2 Input” and “AV2 Connection” settings in the SETUP menu to match the connected equipment (➔ page 35). Viewing video from the decoder on the television while the unit is stopped, or while recording If you connected the television to the AV1 terminal and the decoder to the AV2 terminal on this unit, press [0]+[ENTER]. (“DVD” appears on the unit’s display.) Press again to cancel. (“TV” appears on the unit’s display.
STEP 2 TV Tuning ENGLISH Tuning Preset Download (Setup with Q Link functions) OPEN/CLOSE EXT LINK 8 REC CH When connecting to a television that has the Q Link function (➔ page 41) with a fully wired 21-pin Scart cable (➔ page 7). 2 CH 1 Getting started (The AV2 and AV4 Scart terminals on Panasonic televisions are compatible with the Q Link function.) You can download the tuning positions from the television.
• When connecting to a television with the VIDEO OUT, S VIDEO OUT or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal (➔ page 8). • When connecting to a television that does not have the ENGLISH Auto-Setup (Setup without Q Link functions) 1 2 Turn on the television and select the appropriate AV input to suit the connections to this unit. Press [^ DVD] to turn the unit on. The Country setting menu appears.
STEP 3 Set up to match your television and remote control ENGLISH 6 CH DIRECT TV REC VOLUME AV Press [e, r] to select the TV aspect and press [ENTER]. 16:9 WIDE TV 16:9 Tuning Disc Picture Sound Display Connection Others Numbered buttons Getting started ShowView SKIP ENTER RETURN Even if it records and plays, the aspect does not change. DVD-V Video recorded for a widescreen is played as Pan & Scan (unless prohibited by the producer of the disc) (➔ page 41).
Point the remote control at the television While pressing [^ TV], enter the code with the numbered buttons. e.g., 01: [0] ➔ [1] Manufacturer and Code No. Brand Panasonic Code 01, 02, 03, 04, 45 Brand NOKIA Code If other Panasonic products are placed close together, change the remote control code on the main unit and the remote control (the two must match). Under normal circumstances use the factory set code “DVD 1”. 1 While stopped 2 Press [FUNCTIONS].
Recording television programmes FR (Flexible Recording) Mode The unit automatically selects a recording rate between XP and EP ( 8Hours ) that will enable the recordings to fit in the remaining disc space with the best possible recording quality. • You can set when programming timer recordings. • All the recording modes from “XP” to “EP” appear in the display.
Press [g]. From the start to the end of the recording is called one title. -R -RW(V) +R It takes about 30 seconds for the unit to complete recording management information after recording finishes. Direct TV Recording When connected to a television that has the Q Link function using a fully wired 21-pin Scart cable (➔ page 7). This function allows you to immediately start recording the programme that you are viewing on the TV. ■ To pause recording ENGLISH ■ To stop recording Insert a disc.
Recording television programmes Using “Flexible Recording” is convenient in these kind of situations ENGLISH Numbered buttons • When the amount of free space on the disc makes selecting an appropriate recording mode difficult ShowView • When you want to record a long programme with the best picture INPUT SELECT MANUAL SKIP CANCEL SKIP INPUT SELECT SLOW/SEARCH quality possible e.g., Recording a 90 minutes programme to disc XP mode g h If you select XP mode, the programme will not fit one disc.
Timer recording 3 Press [ENTER]. g Programme Name using [e, r, w, q] (➔ page 18, Manually programming timer recordings, step 3). • When “-- -----” appears in the “Name” column, you cannot set timer recording. Press [e, r] to select desired programme position. After you have entered the information of a TV station, it is kept in the unit’s memory. • You can also press [REC MODE] to change the recording mode.
ENGLISH Timer recording Refer to the control reference on page 17. You can enter up to 16 programmes up to a month in advance. (Each daily or weekly programme is counted as one programme.) Preparation • Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input to suit the connections to this unit. • Check the time on the unit is correct. Manually programming timer recordings RAM 1 -R -RW(V) Press [PROG/CHECK]. TIMER RECORDING Recording No. 01 2 3 +R Remain OK recording standby (e.g.
■ To delete a programme Press [e, r] to select the programme and press [ CANCEL]. ■ To exit the timer recording list Press [PROG/CHECK]. ■ To put the unit on timer recording standby Press [z TIMER]. The unit turns off and “z” lights on the unit’s display to indicate timer recording standby has been activated. • Programmes that failed to record are deleted from the timer recording list at 4 a.m. two days later. Making timer recordings on the television (e.g.
Playing discs ■ Selecting recorded programmes (titles) to play 1 RAM -R -RW(V) +R -RW(VR) ENGLISH 1 Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR]. OPEN/CLOSE DIRECT NAVIGATOR DVD-RAM REC g 2 -- 07 08 10 27.10. MON 8 27.10.
Operations during play ENGLISH Press [g]. The stopped position is memorized. When stopped position is memorized (resume), the indicator appears in the unit’s display. (Excluding when playing from the Direct Navigator and when playing a playlist.) Resume play function Press [q] (PLAY) to restart from this position. Stop Stopped position • If [g] is pressed several times, the indicator disappears and the position is cleared. • The position is cleared if the unit is turned off or the tray is opened.
Using menus to play MP3 and still pictures (JPEG/TIFF) ENGLISH Playing MP3 Numbered buttons CD This unit plays MP3 files recorded on mode is set to MP3. CD-R/RW designed for audio recording Playback Select “JPEG” from MENU in FUNCTIONS that are finalized (➔ page 40) on a if you play pictures ( JPEG ). computer. The screen shown right is displayed ENTER RETURN when you insert a disc containing MP3 files and still pictures (JPEG/TIFF). Press [ENTER], and follow the steps below.
Press [e, r, w, q] to select the still picture and press [ENTER]. • The selected still picture is displayed on the screen. To display still pictures one by one After Step 1 (➔ page 22, Playing still pictures (JPEG/TIFF)) 2 Press [e, r, w, q] to select “Folder” and press [SUB MENU]. You can also select still pictures with the numbered buttons. e.g.
Using on-screen menus ENGLISH Disc menu–Setting the disc content Soundtrack RAM CH DIRECT TV REC -R -RW(V) +R -RW(VR) The disc’s audio attributes appear. VOLUME AV DVD-V DVD-A Select the audio and language (➔ below, Audio attribute, Language). VCD (SVCD only) Select the soundtrack number (1-2).
FUNCTIONS window and Status messages Picture menu–Change the picture quality Reduces noise and picture degradation. Progressive (➔ page 41) 1 ENGLISH Playback NR FUNCTIONS window By using the FUNCTIONS window you may access the main functions quickly and easily. While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. Functions displayed depend on the type of disc. Select “On” to enable progressive output. Select “Off” if the picture is stretched horizontally.
Editing titles/chapters ENGLISH Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters VOLUME CH DIRECT TV REC Preparation Release protection (➔ page 31). AV 1 During play or while stopped 2 Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR]. Press [e, r, w, q] to select the title. DIRECT NAVIGATOR DVD-RAM ShowView INPUT SELECT MANUAL SKIP CANCEL SKIP u, i q 8 27. 10.
Press [w, q] to select “Erase” and press [ENTER]. • Once erased, the recorded contents are lost and cannot be restored. Erase RAM -R Make certain before proceeding. -RW(V) +R • The available recording time on DVD-R or +R does not increase when you erase titles. • Available recording space on a DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) increases only when the last recorded title is ENGLISH Title operations erased. It does not increase if other titles are erased. Information (e.g., time and date) is shown.
Creating, editing and playing playlists 3 ShowView INPUT SELECT MANUAL SKIP ENGLISH CANCEL SKIP Press [e, r] to select “PLAYLISTS” and press [ENTER].
Playlist operations RAM -RW(VR) (play only) 1 Press [w, q] to select “Erase” and press [ENTER]. Erase While stopped RAM Press [FUNCTIONS]. 2 3 4 Press [e, r] to select “To Others” and press [ENTER]. Press [e, r] to select “PLAYLISTS” and press [ENTER]. Press [e, r, w, q] to select the playlist. To start play ➔ Press [ENTER]. To edit ➔ Step 5. PLAYLISTS DVD-RAM -- -- 27. 10. MON 0:30 Create -- -- RAM -RW(VR) No. Chapters 01 012 Date 20. 6.2004 WED Total 0:30.
Recording from a video cassette recorder 1 ShowView INPUT SELECT MANUAL SKIP ENGLISH CANCEL SKIP SLOW/SEARCH g DIRECT NAVIGATOR While stopped INPUT SELECT Press [INPUT SELECT] to select the input channel for the equipment you have connected. h e.g., If you have connected to AV3 input terminals, select “AV3”. FUNCTIONS 2 Press [REC MODE] to select the recording mode. Start play on the other equipment. Press [* REC]. FUNCTIONS TOP MENU e, r, w, q ENTER RETURN SUB MENU 3 4 Recording starts.
DISC MANAGEMENT ShowView Providing a disc with a name INPUT SELECT MANUAL SKIP RAM SKIP • 1 While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. Press [e, r] to select “To Others” and press [ENTER]. Press [e, r] to select “DISC MANAGEMENT” and press [ENTER]. Press [e, r] to select “Disc Name” and press [ENTER].
DISC MANAGEMENT ShowView ENGLISH Enabling DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) or +R to be played on other equipment–Finalize INPUT SELECT MANUAL SKIP CANCEL SKIP SLOW/SEARCH -R DIRECT NAVIGATOR 1 FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONS TOP MENU e, r, w, q ENTER RETURN SUB MENU RETURN PROG/CHECK DISPLAY REC AUDIO STATUS TIME SLIP REC MODE EXT LINK CREATE CHAPTER ERASE -RW(V) 3 4 TIMER -RW(VR) 5 Note While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. Press [e, r] to select “To Others” and press [ENTER].
Entering text e.g., entering the letter “R” 1 Press [7] to move to the 7th row. 2 Press [7] twice to highlight “R”. 3 Press [ENTER]. • To enter a space Press [ CANCEL] and press [ENTER]. • To add frequently used names Maximum number of registered names: 20 Maximum number of characters per name: 20 1 Press [i] while the name to be added is shown in the name field. 2 Press [w] to select “Add” and press [ENTER]. • To cancel adding word Press [RETURN]. • To recall an added name 1 Press [u].
Changing the unit’s settings Refer to the control reference on page 33. ENGLISH Summary of settings The settings remain intact even if you switch the unit to standby. Tabs Tuning Menus Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.) Manual (➔ page 37) Auto-Setup Restart (➔ page 38) Disc Download from TV (➔ page 38) Settings for playback • Press [ENTER] to show the following settings. Ratings Set a ratings level to limit DVD-Video play. • 8 No Limit: All DVD-Video can be played.
Tabs Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.) • On • Off •M 1 Bilingual Audio Selection Select whether to record the main or secondary audio type when • M 2 Dynamic Range Compression DVD-V (Dolby Digital only) Change the dynamic range for late night viewing. ENGLISH Sound Menus recording to DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) or +R.
Changing the unit’s settings Refer to the control reference on page 33. ENGLISH Tabs Others Menus Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.) • DVD 1 Remote Control (➔ page 13) • DVD 2 • DVD 3 Clock Auto Clock Setting (➔ page 39) Convenient functions Manual Clock Setting (➔ page 39) Power Save • Refer to the following when “Power Save” is set to “On”. – “FL Display” is automatically set to “Automatic” (➔ page 35). – “Quick Start” function does not work (automatically set to “Off”).
To change the programme position in which the TV stations are assigned Press [e, r] or numbered buttons to select the number of the desired programme position and press [ENTER]. Name To enter or change the name of a TV station Press [e, r, w, q] to enter station name and press [ENTER]. If the station name needs a blank space, select the blank between “Z” and “ ”.
Changing the unit’s settings Refer to the control reference on page 33. ENGLISH Auto-Setup Restart, Download from TV TV System You can restart auto channel setting if Preset Download or AutoSetup (➔ page 10, 11) fails for some reason. After performing steps 1–4 (➔ page 37) ■ Auto-Setup Restart 5 Press [e, r] to select “Auto-Setup Restart” and press [ENTER]. Change this setting if you connect an NTSC television or to record NTSC video from another source. 1 While stopped 2 Press [FUNCTIONS].
• Usually, the unit’s Preset Download or Auto-Setup function (➔ page 10, 11) automatically adjusts the clock to correct time. Under some reception conditions, however, the unit cannot set the clock automatically. • In this case, follow the operation steps below to manually set the clock. ENGLISH Clock settings • In the case of a power failure, the clock setting remains in memory for approximately 60 minutes. 1 While stopped 2 3 4 5 Press [FUNCTIONS].
Specifications ENGLISH Recording System DVD Video Recording format (DVD-RAM), DVD-Video format (DVD-R), DVD-Video format (DVD-RW) Recordable discs DVD-RAM : Ver. 2.0 Ver. 2.1/3×–SPEED DVD-RAM Revision 1.0 Ver. 2.2/5×–SPEED DVD-RAM Revision 2.0 DVD-R : for General Ver. 2.0 for General Ver. 2.0/4×–SPEED DVD-R Revision 1.0 for General Ver. 2.x/8×–SPEED DVD-R Revision 3.0 DVD-RW : Ver. 1.1 Ver. 1.1/2×–SPEED DVD-RW Revision 1.0 Ver. 1.2/4×–SPEED DVD-RW Revision 2.0 +R : Ver. 1.0 Ver. 1.1 Ver. 1.
Pan & Scan/Letterbox In general, DVD-Video are produced with the intention that they be viewed on a widescreen television (16:9 aspect ratio), so images often don’t fit regular (4:3 aspect ratio) televisions. Two styles of picture, “Pan & Scan” and “Letterbox”, deal with this problem. Using progressive output, you can enjoy the high-resolution video recorded on media such as DVD-Video. Your television must be compatible to enjoy progressive video.
Frequently asked questions ENGLISH Set up Page What equipment is necessary to play multi channel surround sound? Are the headphones and speakers directly connected to the unit? The television has a Scart terminal and component video input terminal. Which terminal should I connect with? Is my television progressive output compatible? • DVD-Video: 9 You can play DVD-Video multi channel surround by digitally connecting an amplifier equipped with a Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG decoder.
Error messages On the television Cannot playback. TV system is different from the setting. To playback, please change the TV System in SETUP. Cannot record on the disc. Page • The programme was copy-protected. • The disc may be full. • There are already 99 recorded titles ( +R 49 recorded titles). • You tried to play a title recorded using a different encoding system from that of the TV system — — — 38 ENGLISH Cannot finish recording completely. currently selected on the unit.
Troubleshooting guide ENGLISH Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the remedies 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. The sound of the disc rotating may become louder especially when finalizing a DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) or +R. • Poor reception due to atmospheric conditions.
Cannot operate the television. The remote control doesn’t work. The unit is on but cannot be operated. • Change manufacturer code. Some televisions cannot be operated even if you change the code. • The remote control and main unit are using different codes. Change the code on the remote control. Press and hold [ENTER] and the indicated number button at the same time for more than 2 seconds. • The batteries are depleted. Replace them with new ones.
Troubleshooting guide ENGLISH Play (Continued) Page Angle cannot be changed. • Angles can only be changed during scenes where different angles are recorded. — You have forgotten your ratings password. • While the disc tray is open, press and hold [* REC] and [q/x1.3] on the main unit at the same — Quick View does not work. • This does not work when audio is other than Dolby Digital. • This does not work when recording is in XP or FR mode. — — The resume play function does not work.
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Index Angle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Aspect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Audio Attribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 AV-in NR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Change Thumbnail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Channel Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Auto-Setup . . . . .