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Frequently Asked Questions

Program listings are only downloaded while the unit is in standby mode. Did you leave it turned on?

To receive your channel lineup and program listings, your unit should be in standby mode when it is not being used.

Was your cable TV box turned off? To receive your channel lineup and program listings, your cable TV box must remain on.

During the TV Guide On Screen

setup procedure, did you accurately select the choices that describe the way you receive your TV

programming, e.g. cable, antenna or cable TV box setup?

Did you enter the correct ZIP Code?

If you live in an area that has recently been assigned a new ZIP Code, it’s possible that it’s not yet included in the TV Guide

database.

If further assistance is needed,

In the U.S.A.: Contact Panasonic’s Customer Call Center at

1-800-211-PANA (7262)

In Canada:

1-800-561-5505

During the ﬁ rst 24 hours, did you experience a power outage?

The TV Guide On Screen

listings are only available by cable TV and off air reception using a rooftop antenna.

If you subscribe to cable TV and are required to use a cable box, please check that the IR blaster is positioned properly and that it is

operating correctly.

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I have an elaborate home theater system.

I’ve reviewed the diagrams Panasonic provides

but I don’t see one that illustrates my system.

Should I assume that this DVD Recorder wouldn’t

be compatible?

a. What is a channel lineup?

b. Which lineup option do I choose?

c. What if none of the options match my

lineup?

Absolutely not! We’ve included connection diagrams for the most common ways the

unit will be installed. Panasonic’s Consumer Call Center will be happy to assist you.

If fu

rther assistance is needed,

In the U.S.A.: Contact Panasonic’s Customer Call Center at

1-800-211-PANA (7262)

In Canada:

1-800-561-5505

a. A channel lineup is a list of stations and their corresponding channel numbers.

If you live in an area where there are multiple cable companies, or different

lineups have been created by the cable company for each service package (for

example basic or premium packages), you may be asked to select your channel

lineup. Simply select the option that contains the channel numbers that you use

to tune to the indicated stations.

It is not common, but it is possible that none of the options match your channel

lineup. In such a situation, choose “No Match” and then manually create your

channel lineup using the TV Guide On Screen

CHANNEL EDITOR. Refer

to the

“Utilizing the TV Guide On Screen

system” section in the DVD

Recorder’s

Operating Instructions manual.

The DVD Recorder must tune your cable TV box to a speciﬁ c channel to receive

the TV Guide On Screen program information. The recorder will only do this when

it is turned off. To ensure the DVD

Recorder does not tune to receive program

information while you are watching TV, turn the DVD

Recorder on and use the

DVD

Recorder to watch TV. Remember to put the DVD Recorder in standby mode

when not in use so it will receive program data

Program data can only be downloaded while the unit is in the standby mode. The

unit is put in standby mode by

pressing the power button on the front panel. You’ll

know you are in standby because the time of day will be displayed.

The TV Guide On Screen

system selects the channels they include based on

market popularity and local viewing area statistics. Such statistics are constantly

reviewed so it’s possible that the number of channels carried in your area will

increase. At this time you cannot manually add channels so that program data will

be included.

I’m trying to watch TV and the

channels keep changing.

I turned the DVD Recorder on and I

noticed that the program information

was incomplete.

I’ve noticed that some channels

carried by my cable company are not

listed. Did I do something wrong?

Can they be added?

The appearance of your DVD Recorder may differ slightly from that shown in the illustrations.

(TV Guide On Screen

™

System)

Connection

Setting up the TV Guide On Screen

system

(TV Guide On Screen

™

System)

Quick Set Up Guide

Downloading the TV Guide On Screen™ data

Checking the TV Guide On Screen™ data

If you do not use a cable TV box

If you use a cable TV box

If you have any

questions contact

In the U.S.A: 1-800-211-PANA(7262)

In Canada:

1-800-561-5505

What is the TV Guide On Screen™ system?

The TV Guide On Screen™ system provides a free, interactive electronic

program guide (EPG) for checking what’s on. Setting up to record a program

is easy too. Simply select the desired program from the displayed listings.

You can also search for desired programs alphabetically or by displaying only

those programs in a certain category.

In the United States, TV GUIDE and other related marks

are registered marks of Gemstar-TV Guide International,

Inc. and/or one of its afﬁ liates. In Canada, TV GUIDE is

a registered mark of

Transcontinental Inc., and is used

under license by Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.

TV Guide On Screen, G-LINK, VCR Plus+ and PlusCode

are registered marks of Gemstar-TV Guide International

and/or one of its afﬁ liates.

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Summary of content (6 pages)

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? Frequently Asked Questions ? No Program Data Available Program listings are only downloaded while the unit is in standby mode. Did you leave it turned on? To receive your channel lineup and program listings, your unit should be in standby mode when it is not being used. Was your cable TV box turned off? To receive your channel lineup and program listings, your cable TV box must remain on.
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Setting up the TV Guide On Screen™ system 1 Connection This connection allows a VCR to be used for playback when the DVD Recorder is turned off. For optimum operation, it is recommended that your DVD Recorder be connected as shown below. A If you do not use a cable TV box The TV Guide On Screen™ system does not provide listings for satellite services. (Only cable and antenna signals are supported.
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2 Setting up the TV Guide On Screen™ system 1 Connection This connection allows a VCR to be used for playback when the DVD Recorder is turned off. For optimum operation, it is recommended that your DVD Recorder be connected as shown below. A If you do not use a cable TV box The TV Guide On Screen™ system does not provide listings for satellite services. (Only cable and antenna signals are supported.
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3 Downloading the TV Guide On Screen™ data The DVD Recorder should be left in standby mode (when not in use) for 24 continuous hours so that the TV Guide On Screen™ data can be downloaded. If the unit’s display changes from ﬂashing “12:00A” to the current time, you can set scheduled recording manually. If the unit’s display does not change to the current time even after waiting, we recommend that you set the clock using “Set Clock Manually”. (Refer to page 17 of the operating instructions.
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Disc Notes Doing it the smart way DVD-RAM DVD-R DVD-RW +R Save your important recordings to DVD-RAM You can later transfer (dub) these recordings back to the HDD§ with no degradation of picture quality and edit them. You can also play them on DVD-RAM compatible DVD players. § You may not be able to do this due to copy protection. Save recordings to DVD-R, DVD-RW or +R when you want to play them on another DVD player.
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? Frequently Asked Questions ? No Program Data Available Program listings are only downloaded while the unit is in standby mode. Did you leave it turned on? To receive your channel lineup and program listings, your unit should be in standby mode when it is not being used. Was your cable TV box turned off? To receive your channel lineup and program listings, your cable TV box must remain on.