Panasonic DMREX77EB Operating Instructions

Reference Guide
DMR-EX77EB/DMR-EX87EB
This guide offers basic instructions.
For detailed operations, please see the separate Operating Instructions.
Preparation:
Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input
to suit the connections to this unit.
Press /l button to turn on the unit.
Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD or DVD drive.
If you selected the DVD drive, press  OPEN/CLOSE button
on the main unit to insert a disc.
Insert label-up
OPEN/CLOSE
Record
R
SP
CH
DVD
TV
¦
Remaining time
Picture quality
higher
XP
PLAY/x1.3
PLAY
PAGE
Select the
recording mode.
REC MODE
VOL
CH
AV
A
XP
R
Recording mode
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
DELETE
INPUT
0 SELECT
SKIP
To stop 
PROG/CHECK
When a menu screen appears on
the television
e. g.,
DVD-Video
MANUAL SKIP
OK
STOP
PPAUSE
PA
USE
PLAY/x1.3
EP
Video CD
SVCD
e.g., “5”:
EXIT
STATUS
Recording time
XP REC
OK
To stop 
TION MENU
Elapsed recording time
REC
C
FUN
Start recording.
0
RETURN
1 Display the title view.
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
007
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TEXT
STTL
RETURN
2 Start playing.
OPTION
OK
PICTURE
---
Page 02/02
Select
Next
Previous
Next
 Select
title
 Set
DISPLAY TIME SLIP
Delete
After recording
To play DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW,
+R, +R DL on other players
Finalise them on this unit first
(opposite side of this page)
ARD 10/10. FRI
Previous
REC MODE EXT LINK DIRECT TV REC
VIDEO
---
008
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OK
CREATE
CHAPTER
REC
Title View
HDD
STOP
To record satellite programmes
Refer to “Recording from a Satellite
Receiver” (page 23 of Operating
Instructions).
5
To select recorded programmes
GUIDE
OPTION
F0307SN0
Play
Chapter List
Audio Tracks
Subtitles
Trailer
 Set
SP
RQCA1606
DVD TOP MENU
 Select
item
XP
LP
STOP
CH
SLOW/SEARCH
DIRECT NAVIGATO
R
2
Start playing.
¦
DRIVE
SELECT
3
Depending on the disc type, playing
may automatically start without
pressing PLAY button.
Select the channel.
DIRECT NAVIGATO
R
1
Play
To delete unnecessary titles recorded
on HDD, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW or +RW
While playing,
DELETE
(Model suffix: “EB” for UK model)
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Discs you can record on
Formatting
“Formatting Discs or Cards” (page 60 of Operating Instructions)
Formatting is the process of making media such as DVD-RAM recordable on recording equipment.
RAM

-RW
+R
+RW DVD-Video format.
+R DL
Format
The following screen may appear when inserting a new disc or a
disc that has been recorded on other equipment.
This disc is not formatted properly.
Do you want to format the disc now ?
OK
 set
Important: Formatting permanently deletes all disc contents
(including the contents that have been recorded on a PC),
regardless of protection status of disc.
Yes
No
 Select
“Yes” or “No”
SELECT
OK
RETURN
We recommend you use HDD or a DVD-RAM for repetitive recording of digital broadcast, editing title/
chapter after recording and for other various functions.
Disc Type
Function

(video,

(video,
still pictures)
Re-writable
still pictures)

(video)

(video)


—
Copy-once
recording

(CPRM compatible
discs only)

Playing
on other
equipment
—
Recording

(DVD-RAM
compatible
equipment only)
(video)

(video)

(video)
(video)
—

—
—

—
—
—
—
—
—








You cannot directly record to DVD-R DL and +R DL discs with this unit.
To play


 :Can do, —: Cannot do
on other equipment,
Use the Finalise feature!
“Finalising” (page 61 of Operating Instructions)
DVD-R, etc. recorded on this unit cannot be played on other players immediately after recording. Using
the Finalise feature allows you to play these discs on other players. (However, once the disc is finalised
you will no longer be able to record to the disc.)
Auto Finalise
Auto finalisation is always offered before an unfinalised disc is ejected.
Finalise the disc so that it can be played on other DVD players.
1
After recording
OPEN/CLOSE
Finalise
Finalise the disc so that it can be played
on other DVD players.
Note: Recording or Editing is not possible
after finalising. This may take up to min.
Press the REC button to start finalise.
REC
OPEN/CLOSE
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to exit.
This disc cannot be played on other
DVD players without finalising.
2a
REC
Finalise and eject.
Finalising takes up to 15 minutes.
(Do not disconnect the AC mains
lead while finalising!)
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2b
OPEN/CLOSE
Eject.
This disc cannot be played on
other DVD players.
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