Operating Instructions DVD Recorder DMR-ES10 Model No. Region number supported by this unit Region numbers are allocated to DVD players and DVD-Video according to where they are sold. For Continental Europe and Middle East • The region number of this unit is “2”.
Caution for AC Mains Lead CAUTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. (For Saudi Arabia) USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR For your safety, please read the following text carefully. PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS your safety and convenience.
Table of contents Sound menu–Change the sound effect ....27 Getting started Other menu–Change the display position ....27 FUNCTIONS window and Status messages .
Creating playlists • We recommend using Panasonic discs. We recommend using DVD-RAM discs with cartridges to protect them from scratches and dirt. • You may not be able to record to DVD-R, DVD-RW and +R discs on this unit or play them due to the condition of the recording.
DVD Video Recording format This is a recording method which allows you to freely record and edit television broadcasts and so on. • DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) Digital broadcasts that allow “One time only recording” can be • • recorded to a CPRM compatible disc. You can record to CPRM 4.7 GB, 12 cm 4.7 GB, 12 cm •...
Control reference guide Remote control e.g., Continental Europe Turn the unit on (➔ page 10, 12) VOLUME Television operations (➔ page 14) DIRECT TV REC For Continental Europe Direct TV recording (➔ page 16) For Australia, N.Z., Asia and Middle East Channel select (➔...
Q Link offers a range of convenient functions (For further details ➔ page 42). Make sure to connect a fully wired 21-pin Scart cable to the television if using the Q Link function. The following systems from other manufacturers have similar function to Q Link from Panasonic. For details, refer to your television’s operating instructions or consult your dealer.
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STEP 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. BE SURE TO READ THE CAUTION For Saudi Arabia indicates accessories not included. FOR THE AC MAINS LEAD ON PAGE 2 are required connections.
For Continental Europe Connecting a digital/satellite receiver or decoder • 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 36). Viewing video from the decoder on the television while Digital/satellite receiver or AV OUT...
2 CH 1 cable (➔ page 7). e.g., Continental Europe (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. ^ DVD This unit Auto Clock Setting function synchronizes the time when...
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For Continental Europe Auto-Setup (Setup without Q Link functions) • 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 Q Link function (➔...
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Refer to the control reference on page 10. STEP TV Tuning For Australia and N.Z. For Asia and Middle East Auto-Setup Auto-Setup When connecting to a television with the corresponding When connecting to a television with the corresponding terminal (➔ page 8). terminal (➔...
STEP Set up to match your television and remote control e.g., Press [e, r] to select “TV Aspect” Continental Europe and press [ENTER]. Press [e, r] to select the TV aspect VOLUME TV operation DIRECT TV REC and press [ENTER]. buttons TV Aspect SETUP...
You can configure the remote control TV operation buttons to turn the television on/off, change the television input mode, select the If other Panasonic products are placed close together, change the television channel and change the television volume. remote control code on the main unit and the remote control (the two must match).
Recording television programmes FR (Flexible Recording) Mode e.g., Continental Europe 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. •...
Recording television programmes Refer to the control reference on page 15. For Continental Europe ■ To stop recording Direct TV Recording Press [g]. When connected to a television that has the Q Link function From the start to the end of the recording is called one title. using a fully wired 21-pin Scart cable (➔...
Flexible Recording Recording from an external equipment -RW(V) -RW(V) The unit sets the best possible picture quality that fits the recording Preparation • within the remaining disc space. Connect a video cassette recorder, etc. to this unit’s input Preparation terminals. •...
Timer recording e.g., Continental Europe Press [ENTER]. TIMER Remain 1:58 SP RECORDING 12:54:00 15. 7. TUE OPEN/CLOSE EXT LINK Name Date Start Stop Mode 1 ARD 15. 7. TUE 19:00 20:00 - - - Programme Name • Confirm the programme and make corrections if necessary For Continental Europe using [e, r, w, q] (➔...
■ To release the unit from recording standby -RW(V) You can enter up to 16 programmes up to a month in advance. Press [z TIMER]. The unit turns on and “z” goes out. • Preparation Be sure to press [z TIMER] before the programme start time to •...
Timer recording Refer to the control reference on page 18. Press [z TIMER]. You can enter up to 16 programmes up to a month in advance. (Each daily or weekly programme is counted as one programme.) The unit turns off and “z” lights on the unit’s display to Preparation indicate timer recording standby has been activated.
For Continental Europe Check, change or delete a programme Making timer recordings on the television -RW(V) (e.g., of digital broadcasts) Even when the unit is turned off, you can display the timer recording list by pressing [PROG/CHECK]. -RW(V) To make a timer recording with your television, connect to a Press [PROG/CHECK].
Playing discs ■ Selecting recorded programmes (titles) to play -RW(V) -RW(VR) 1 Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR]. DIRECT NAVIGATOR TITLE VIEW OPEN/CLOSE DVD-RAM 10 27.10. MON 8 27.10. MON e.g., Continental Europe Numbered 1 2 CH Previous Page 02/02 Next buttons ENTER SUB MENU Select Previous...
Operations during play 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.) Stop Resume play function Press [q] (PLAY) to restart from this position. Stopped position •...
Using menus to play MP3 and still pictures (JPEG/TIFF) e.g., Playing MP3 Continental Europe Numbered This unit plays MP3 files recorded on buttons CD-R/RW designed for audio recording Playback mode is set to MP3. Select “JPEG” from MENU in FUNCTIONS ShowView that are finalized (➔...
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To display still pictures one by one Press [e, r, w, q] to select the still After Step 1 (➔ page 24, Playing still pictures (JPEG/TIFF)) picture and press [ENTER]. Press [e, r, w, q] to select “Folder” • The selected still picture is displayed on the screen. You can also select still pictures with the number buttons.
Using on-screen menus Disc menu–Setting the disc content e.g., Continental Europe Soundtrack -RW(V) +R -RW(VR) VOLUME The disc’s audio attributes appear. DIRECT TV REC DVD-V DVD-A Select the audio and language (➔ below, Audio attribute, Language). Subtitle ShowView DVD-V DVD-A Turn the subtitle on/off and select the language INPUT SELECT CANCEL...
FUNCTIONS window and Status messages Picture menu–Change the picture quality FUNCTIONS window By using the FUNCTIONS window you may access the main Playback NR functions quickly and easily. Reduces noise and picture degradation. While stopped Progressive (➔ page 42) Press [FUNCTIONS]. Functions displayed depend on the type of disc.
Editing titles/chapters Editing titles/chapters and playing e.g., Continental Europe chapters Preparation Release protection (➔ page 32). VOLUME DIRECT TV REC During play or while stopped Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR]. Press [e, r, w, q] to select the title. DIRECT NAVIGATOR TITLE VIEW ShowView DVD-RAM INPUT SELECT...
Title operations Press [w, q] to select “Erase” and press [ENTER]. • Once erased, the recorded contents are lost and cannot be restored. Erase Make certain before proceeding. • The available recording time on DVD-R or +R does not increase when you erase titles. -RW(V) •...
Creating, editing and playing playlists Press [e, r] to select “PLAYLISTS” e.g., Continental Europe and press [ENTER]. ShowView PLAYLISTS PLAYLIST VIEW INPUT SELECT CANCEL DVD-RAM MANUAL SKIP SKIP SLOW/SEARCH Create DIRECT NAVIGATOR FUNCTIONS Previous Page 01/01 Next FUNCTIONS ENTER RETURN TOP MENU e, r, w, q Press [e, r, w, q] to select “Create”...
Editing and playing playlists/chapters Playlist operations (play only) RAM -RW(VR) Press [w, q] to select “Erase” and press Erase [ENTER]. While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. Playlist information (e.g., time and date) is shown. Press [e, r] to select “To Others” and •...
DISC MANAGEMENT Providing a disc with a name e.g., Continental Europe INPUT SELECT CANCEL MANUAL SKIP -RW(V) Preparation SKIP SLOW/SEARCH • Release protection (➔ left). While stopped Press [FUNCTIONS]. DIRECT NAVIGATOR FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONS Press [e, r] to select “To Others” and TOP MENU e, r, w, q press [ENTER].
For Continental Europe • Visit Panasonic’s homepage for more information about DVDs. http://www.panasonic-europe.com To exit the screen Press [RETURN] several times. To return to the previous screen Press [RETURN].
Entering text • Using the numbered buttons to enter characters e.g., Continental Europe e.g., entering the letter “R” Press [7] to move to the 7th row. Numbered Press [7] twice to highlight “R”. buttons Press [ENTER]. ShowView • To enter a space Press [ CANCEL] and CANCEL...
Changing the unit’s settings Summary of settings The settings remain intact even if you switch the unit to standby. Tabs Menus Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.) Tuning Manual (➔ page 38) Auto-Setup Restart (➔ page 39) Download from TV (➔ page 39) For Continental Europe Settings for playback Disc...
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Changing the unit’s settings Tabs Menus Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.) • Sound Dynamic Range Compression (Dolby Digital only) DVD-V • Change the dynamic range for late night viewing. • Bilingual Audio Selection • Select whether to record the main or secondary audio type when recording to DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) or +R.
Tabs Menus Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.) • • • Remote Control (➔ page 14) DVD 1 DVD 2 DVD 3 Others Clock Auto Clock Setting (➔ page 40) For Continental Europe Manual Clock Setting (➔ page 40) •...
Changing the unit’s settings ■ Available items for each model Refer to the control reference on page 34. Tuning For Continental Europe • • • • • • Name Channel Fine Tuning Decoder Video System • • • Audio Mode Mono Title Page While stopped...
List of TV Reception Channels Auto-Setup Restart, Download from TV For Continental Europe TV Channel Channel You can restart auto channel setting if Preset Download or Auto- Indication Setup (➔ page 10–12) fails for some reason. Germany/Italy France Other Countries ■...
Changing the unit’s settings Refer to the control reference on page 34. Clock settings For Continental Europe • 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. •...
Specifications Recording System DVD Video Recording format (DVD-RAM), PAL colour signal, 625 lines, 50 fields For Australia and N.Z. DVD-Video format (DVD-R), NTSC colour signal, 525 lines, 60 fields DVD-Video format (DVD-RW) Recording System: MPEG2 (Hybrid VBR) Recordable discs For Continental Europe, Asia and Middle East DVD-RAM : Ver.
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Your television must be compatible to enjoy progressive video. viewed on a widescreen television (16:9 aspect ratio), so images Panasonic televisions with 625 (576)/50i · 50p, 525 (480)/60i · 60p often don’t fit regular (4:3 aspect ratio) televisions. Two styles of input terminals are progressive compatible.
If you have a CRT television that is compatible with progressive scan, we cannot recommend progressive output as some flickering can occur. • All Panasonic televisions that have 625 (576)/50i · 50p, 525 (480)/60i · 60p Is my television progressive output —...
Error messages On the television Page • The programme was copy-protected. Cannot finish recording — • completely. — The disc may be full. • — There are already 99 recorded titles ( 49 recorded titles). • You tried to play a title recorded using a different encoding system from that of the TV system Cannot playback.
DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) or +R. Operations do not work due to a poor-quality disc. (Try again using • Poor reception due to atmospheric conditions. a Panasonic disc.) • • Image disturbance during search. The unit freezes due to one of its safety devices being activated.
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• — DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) and +R recorded on this unit may not be recordable on other Panasonic DVD recorders. • Timer recording does not work The timer programme is incorrect or different timer programme times overlap. Correct the properly.
Play (Continued) Page • Angle cannot be changed. Angles can only be changed during scenes where different angles are recorded. — • You have forgotten your While the disc tray is open, press and hold [* REC] and [q (PLAY/x1.3)] on the main unit at —...
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