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RQT9126
Table of Contents
Getting Started
Features ...............................................................................2
Accessories ..........................................................................3
Sales and Support Information............................................ 3
Quick Start Guide
Location of Parts/Controls ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
Remote Control................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Main Unit.......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
The Unit’s Display ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
Rear Panel ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Basic Connection .................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Connecting to a Television only........................................................................................................................................8
Adding a Satellite Receiver: Connecting to a Television and a Satellite Receiver ........................................................... 9
Connecting to a Television with an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) cable .................................................10
Setting the Channels and Clock .......................................................................................................................................... 11
Clock Setting.................................................................................................................................................................12
Important Notes for Recording ...........................................23
Advanced Recording ..........................................................24
DVD Recording Modes and Durations ....................................24
VHS Recording Modes and Durations....................................24
When the format confirmation screen is displayed .................25
When removing a Recorded or Copied Disc...........................25
Specifying the Recording Time ...............................................25
Direct TV Recording................................................................25
Flexible Recording ..................................................................26
Playing while you are recording ..............................................26
Recording from a Satellite Receiver...................................27
Manual Recording...................................................................27
Linked timer recordings with external equipment (SKY Digital
STB/satellite receiver)—EXT LINK ....................................27
Recording from an External Device....................................28
Recording from a VCR, etc .....................................................28
Recording from a DV Camcorder............................................ 29
Advanced Timer Recording ................................................30
Manual timer recordings ......................................................... 30
To cancel a timer recording in progress ..................................31
To deactivate timer programme
(e.g. to interrupt a daily or weekly timer programming)......31
Notes on timer recording.........................................................31
Check, Change, or Delete Programmes .................................32
Making timer recordings on the television ..............................33
Advanced Editing
Caution for AC Mains Lead....................................................... 3
Remote Control Information ..................................................... 5
Watching Television ............................................................16
Watching Satellite Programmes..............................................16
Playback .............................................................................17
Playing Discs ..........................................................................17
Playing a Video Cassette ........................................................ 17
Recording Television Programmes ....................................18
Timer Recording.................................................................19
Copying Titles .....................................................................20
Copying Titles (VHS ¼DVD)..................................................20
Copying Titles (DVD ¼VHS)..................................................21
Deleting Titles.....................................................................22
Delete Navigator .....................................................................22
Deleting Titles During Playback ..............................................22
Basic Operations
TV Guide...........................................................................34
Using the TV Guide ...............................................................34
Selecting the programme from the desired programme type
or category .......................................................................35
Advanced Disc Playback ....................................................36
Menu Screens on the TV ........................................................36
Selecting Titles to Play............................................................36
Search.....................................................................................36
Skip.........................................................................................36
Quick View (Play 1.3)...........................................................36
Direct Play...............................................................................37
Slow-motion Play ....................................................................37
Frame-by-Frame Viewing ........................................................37
Time Slip.................................................................................37
Manual Skip ............................................................................37
Create Chapters......................................................................37
Playing Still Pictures (JPEG) ..............................................38
Playing MP3s......................................................................40
Advanced Video Cassette Playback ...................................41
Fast-forward/Rewind ...............................................................41
Slow-motion Play ....................................................................41
Cue/Review.............................................................................41
Jet Search...............................................................................41
Jet Rewind ..............................................................................41
VHS Index Search System (VISS)..........................................42
S-VHS Quasi Playback (SQPB)..............................................42
Repeat Playback.....................................................................42
Adjusting the Playback Picture ...............................................42
Changing Audio during Playback............................................43
On-screen Display Indicators..................................................43
Information Messages ........................................................44
Digital Channel Information.....................................................44
Status Messages ....................................................................45
New Service Message ............................................................45
FUNCTION MENU Window ..............................................45
Linked Operations with the TV (VIERA Link “HDAVI
Control™”/Q Link) .............................................................46
Easy control only with VIERA remote control........................47
Copying Titles (Advanced) ...................................................... 54
Copying Titles (VHS ¼DVD) ................................................54
Copying Titles or Playlists (DVD ¼VHS) ..............................55
Copying a finalised DVD-R, DVD-R DL,
DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R and +R DL .................57
Disc Handling .....................................................................13
Usable Discs for Recording and Playback ..............................13
Play-only Discs .......................................................................14
Discs that Cannot be Played...................................................14
Types of disc for the type of connected TV ............................. 14
MP3s and Still Pictures (JPEG)..........................................15
MP3 File Information...............................................................15
Still Picture (JPEG) Information ..............................................15