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RQT9046
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 with Direct Cable or Antenna
(No Cable Box or Satellite Receiver)
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8
Connecting to a Television and a Cable Box
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9
Connecting to a Television and a Satellite Receiver
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10
Connecting to a TV with an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia
Interface) Cable
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11
Setting the Channels and Clock
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12
Acquiring the setting information from the TV (VIERA)
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14
Basic Operations
Watching Television
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15
Playback
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16
Playing Discs
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16
Recording Television Programs
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17
Scheduled Recording
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18
Deleting Recordings
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19
Delete Navigator
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19
Delete Recordings During Playback
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19
Advanced Features
Important Notes for Recording
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20
Advanced Recording
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21
Recording Modes and Estimated Disc Recording Time
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21
When the format confirmation screen is displayed
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21
When removing a Recorded Disc
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21
Selecting Audio Channels to record
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22
Specifying the Recording Time
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22
Flexible Recording
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22
Playing while you are recording
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Advanced Scheduled Recording
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23
To cancel a scheduled recording in progress
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Check, Change, or Delete Programs
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23
To release the unit from recording standby
(Before recording starts)
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24
Recording from an External Device
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Recording from a VCR, etc.
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24
Recording from a DV Camcorder
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25
Advanced Playback
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26
Zoom in on video
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26
Menu Screens on the TV
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26
Selecting Recordings to Play
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26
Search
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26
Skip
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26
Direct Play
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26
Quick View (Play x1.3)
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Slow-motion Play
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Frame-by-Frame Viewing
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Time Slip
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CM Skip
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Create Chapters
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27
Changing Audio during Playback
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Playing MP3s
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Playing DivX
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Playing Still Pictures (JPEG)
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Playing Playlists
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32
Playlist Properties/View Chapters
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32
Status Messages
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32
Entering Text
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33
FUNCTIONS Window
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33
Linked Operations with the TV (VIERA Link™ “HDAVI Control™”)
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Easy Control only with VIERA Remote Control
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35
Advanced Editing
Recordings-Editing
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36
Accessing the Recording View
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Editing Operations to Recordings
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Chapters-Creating, Editing
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Accessing the Chapter View
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Chapter Operations
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Still Pictures-Editing
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Accessing the Album/Picture View
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Album/Picture Operations
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Deleting Still Pictures
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Delete Navigator
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40
Copying Still Pictures
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Copying Still Pictures via the Album View Screen
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Importing still pictures from an SD card or USB memory
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41
Setting Menus
Setting DVD On-Screen Menus
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42
Accessing the DVD On-Screen Menus
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42
DVD and Card Management
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43
Accessing the Management Menus
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43
Setup Menus
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46
Set Channels Automatically
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Set Channels Manually
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Surf Mode
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47
Parental Rating
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47
Off Timer
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48
Remote Control
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Clock Settings
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48
Quick Start
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49
DivX Registration
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49
Restore Default Settings
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49
Settings for Playback
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49
Settings for Recording
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50
Still Mode (paused video)
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50
Black Level Control
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50
Dynamic Range Compression
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51
Multi-channel TV Sound (Analog)
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Multi-channel TV Sound (Digital)
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Digital Audio Output
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Select Audio Channel For DV Input
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Status Messages
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On-screen Language
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Black Background (Analog)
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Front Display
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52
Closed Caption
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53
TV Aspect
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53
4:3 TV settings for DVD-Video
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54
4:3 TV settings for DVD-RAM
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54
Component Output Signal
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Functions of HDMI
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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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Parental Rating List
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