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RQT9048
Table of Contents, Accessories
Getting Started
Precautions
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2
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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3
Unit Care
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3
Accessories
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5
Remote Control Information
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5
Control Reference Guide
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6
Main Unit
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6
Remote Control
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6
Rear Panel
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7
The Unit’s Display
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7
Media Handling
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7
Inserting Discs
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7
Inserting an SD Card
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7
Inserting USB memory
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7
Basic Connection
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8
Connecting to a Television and a Set Top Box
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8
Connecting to a TV with an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia
Interface) Cable
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9
Setting the Set Top Box Control and Clock
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10
Acquiring the setting information from the TV (VIERA)
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12
Basic Operations
Playback
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13
Playing Discs
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13
Recording Set Top Box Programs
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14
Scheduled Recording
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15
Deleting Recordings
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16
Delete Navigator
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16
Delete Recordings During Playback
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16
Advanced Features
Important Notes for Recording
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17
Advanced Recording
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18
Recording Modes and Estimated Disc Recording Time
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18
When the format confirmation screen is displayed
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18
When removing a Recorded Disc
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18
Specifying the Recording Time
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19
Flexible Recording
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19
Playing while you are recording
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19
Advanced Scheduled Recording
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20
To cancel a scheduled recording in progress
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20
Check, Change, or Delete Programs
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20
To release the unit from recording standby
(Before recording starts)
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20
Recording from an External Device
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21
Recording from a VCR or a Set top box equipped
with a Hard Drive, etc..
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21
Recording from a DV Camcorder
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22
Advanced Playback
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23
Zoom in on video
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23
Menu Screens on the TV
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23
Selecting Recordings to Play
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23
Search
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23
Skip
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23
Direct Play
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23
Quick View (Play x1.3)
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24
Slow-motion Play
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24
Frame-by-Frame Viewing
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24
Time Slip
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24
CM Skip
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24
Create Chapters
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24
Changing Audio during Playback
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24
Playing MP3s
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Playing Still Pictures (JPEG)
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Playing Playlists
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28
Playlist Properties/View Chapters
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28
Status Messages
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28
Entering Text
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29
FUNCTIONS Window
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29
Linked Operations with the TV (VIERA Link™ “HDAVI Control™”)
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Easy Control only with VIERA Remote Control
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31
Advanced Editing
Recordings-Editing
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32
Accessing the Recording View
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32
Editing Operations to Recordings
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32
Still Pictures-Editing
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34
Accessing the Album/Picture View
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34
Album/Picture Operations
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34
Deleting Still Pictures
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35
Delete Navigator
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Copying Still Pictures
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36
Copying Still Pictures via the Album View Screen
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36
Importing still pictures from an SD card or USB memory
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36
Chapters-Creating, Editing
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37
Accessing the Chapter View
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37
Chapter Operations
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37
Setting Menus
Setting On-Screen Menus
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38
Accessing the On-Screen Menus
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38
DVD and Card Management
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Accessing the Management Menus
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39
Setup Menus
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42
Set Top Box Control
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42
Off Timer
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43
Remote Control
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Clock Settings
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43
Quick Start
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43
Restore Default Settings
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43
Settings for Playback
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Settings for Recording
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Still Mode (paused video)
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45
Black Level Control
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45
Dynamic Range Compression
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45
Digital Audio Output
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45
Select Audio Channel For DV Input
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46
Status Messages
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46
On-screen Language
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46
Front Display
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47
Closed Caption
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47
TV Aspect
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47
4:3 TV settings for DVD-Video
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47
4:3 TV settings for DVD-RAM
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48
Component Output Signal
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48
Functions of HDMI
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48
Other Settings
Other Settings
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Using the Unit’s Remote Control to Operate the TV and the Set
Top Box (Cable Box, Satellite Receiver, etc.)
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