Changing The Unit's Settings; Common Procedures; Tuning; Manual Tuning - Panasonic DMR-ES18 Operating Instructions Manual

Changing the unit's settings

You can change the unit's settings using the Setup menu.
• The settings remain intact even if you switch the unit to standby.

Common procedures

1
While stopped
Press [FUNCTION MENU].
2
Press [e, r] to select "To Others" and
press [OK].
3
Press [e, r] to select "Setup" and
press [OK].
Tabs Menus
Setup Remote Control
Clock
Power Save

Tuning

Quick Start
Disc
DivX Registration
Picture
Initialize
Sound
Display
Connection
Others
4
Press [e, r] to select the tab and
press [q].
5
Press [e, r] to select the menu and
press [OK].
6
Press [e, r] to select the option and
press [OK].
To return to the previous screen
Press [RETURN].
To exit the screen
Press [EXIT].
Tuning

Manual Tuning

You can add or delete channels, or change programme positions..
Setup
Manual Tuning
Auto-Setup Restart
Tuning
Disc
Picture
Sound
Display
Connection
SELECT
Others
To delete a programme position
Press [e, r, w, q] to select a programme position and press the
"Red" button.
To add a blank programme position
Press [e, r, w, q] to select a programme position and press the
"Green" button.
To move a TV station to another programme position
1 Press [e, r, w, q] to select a programme position and press the
"Yellow" button.
2 Press [e, r, w, q] to select the new programme position to
which you want to assign the TV station and press [OK].
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DVD 1
Off
On
SELECT
TAB
RETURN
Manual Tuning
Pos Name Ch Pos Name
TAB
1 ARD 4 11
OK
RETURN
2 ZDF 2 12
3 N3 5 13
4 HR3 8 14
5 BR3 10 15
6 16
SELECT
7 17
8 18
OK
9 19
RETURN
10 20
Delete Move
Add
To change the tuning settings for individual programme position
Manual Tuning
Pos Name
1
2
3
4
5
6
SELECT
7
8
OK
9
RETURN
10
Delete Move
Add
1 Press [e, r, w, q] to select a programme position and press
[OK].
2 Press [e, r] to select an item and press [q].
Pos 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 [OK].
Name To enter or change the name of a TV station
Press [e, r, w, q] to enter station name and press
[OK].
If the station name needs a blank space, select the
blank between "Z" and " ".
Channel To enter newly available TV stations or change
the channel number of an already tuned TV
station
Press [e, r] or the numbered buttons to enter the
channel number of the desired TV station.
Wait a few moments until the desired TV station has
been tuned.
After the desired TV station is tuned, press [OK].
Fine Tuning To obtain the best tuning condition
Press [e, r] to adjust the best tuning condition and
press [OK].
• Press [q] to return to "Auto".
Video To select the video system type
System Press [e, r] to select "PAL" or "SECAM" if the
picture lacks colour, and press [OK].
• Auto
• PAL
• SECAM
This setting is also available when you select the
external input channel (AV1, AV2, AV3, AV4) in
step 1 (Ô above).
In order to record properly, make the appropriate
Ch
settings to match the connected equipment.
Audio To select the audio reception type
Mode If sound quality is poor, press [e, r] to select
"BG", "I" or "DK" and press [OK].
• BG
• I
• DK
Mono To select the type of sound to be recorded
Press [e, r] to select "On" if the stereo sound is
distorted due to inferior reception conditions, or if
you want to record the normal (mono) sound during
a stereo, bilingual or NICAM broadcast, and press
[OK].
Auto-Setup Restart
You can restart auto channel setting if set up (Ô 13) fails for some
reason.
When the confirmation screen appears
Press [w, q] to select "Yes" and press [OK].
You can also use the following method to restart Auto-Setup.
When the unit is on and stopped
Press and hold [2 CH] and [CH 1] on the main unit until the
Auto-Setup screen appears.
All the settings except for the ratings level, ratings password and
clock settings return to the factory preset. The timer recording
programmes are also cancelled.
Ch Pos Name Ch
ARD 4 11
ZDF 2 12
N3 5
13
Pos
HR3 8 Manual
14
Name
BR3 10 Tuning
15
Channel
16
17
Fine Tuning
18
Video System
19
SELECT Audio Mode
20
Mono
RETURN
RETURN : leave
This unit automatically distinguishes PAL and
SECAM signals.
For receiving PAL signals.
For receiving SECAM signals.
PAL B.G
PAL I
PAL D.K.K1
1
ARD
4
Auto
Auto
BG
Off
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