Panasonic DMR-ES30V User Manual

≥When connecting a cable TV box or satellite receiver, select the 

channel on the cable TV box or satellite receiver before scheduled 
recording starts.

[1]

≥Make sure “NEW SCHEDULED RECORDING” is selected.

[2]

Press [ENTER] to move and change the items 
using [

3, 4, 2, 1]. 

≥You may also use the numeric buttons to enter “CH”. 
≥CH (Program Position/TV Station Name)
≥DATE

 You can also make a daily or weekly program.

≥ON (start time)/OFF (finish time)

The time increases or decreases in 30-minute increments if 
you hold down the button.

≥Recording mode

You can also press [REC MODE] to change the recording 
mode.
SP

,.EP,.VP,.A

°

,.SP... (l 51)

° Auto SP/EP mode (

[3]

Press [ENTER] when you have finished making 
changes.

≥“

” lights on the unit’s display.

≥“INVALID ENTRY” is displayed when you enter the wrong item. 

Reenter the item. 

≥To continue programming:

Select “NEW SCHEDULED RECORDING” and repeat steps 
2–3.

[4]

Note
≥“

” and “

1” flashes when the unit cannot perform scheduled 

recording (e.g., video cassette with no accidental erasure 
prevention tab or no video cassette in the cassette compartment).

≥The actual time recorded may be longer than the program itself 

when TV programs are recorded using VCR Plus

_ system.

≥If you set (

l 46) “DST” (Daylight Saving Time) to “ON” when 

manually setting the clock, scheduled recording may not work 
when summer switches to winter and vice versa.

∫ To stop recording while a program is working

∫, STOP], then [ENTER] within 5 seconds.

≥You can also press and hold [∫] on the VHS of the main unit for 3 

or more seconds to stop recording.

If, at the beginning of a scheduled recording, there is not enough 
tape remaining to complete the recording, the SP/EP function will 
automatically run the tape at EP speed for recording. This ensures 
that the entire program will be recorded. If EP mode is not enough to 
stretch the remaining tape to fit the whole program you will not be 
able to record the whole TV program.

≥It is not possible to automatically activate VP mode.
≥The tape length must be set correctly. (

≥Some tapes may not work correctly.
≥If the recording mode changes from SP to EP during a scheduled 

recording, some picture distortion occurs at that point.

≥Even when the unit is turned off, you can display the scheduled 

recording list by pressing [SCHEDULE].

Preparation
≥Press [VHS].

[1]

[2]

3, 4] to select a program.

[3]

¢] to delete,

You cannot delete programs that are currently recording.

The scheduled recording setting screen appears.

[4]

3, 4, 2, 1] to change and press [ENTER].

[5]

Press [RETURN].

For your reference
≥Programs that failed to record are not deleted from the list 

immediately, but are deleted from the list automatically at 4 a.m. 
2 days  later.

∫  Manual programming

NEW SCHEDULED 
RECORDING is 
selected.

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ssss 

s : ss  s : ss 

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Auto SP/EP mode

Scheduled recording

Video tape (e.g.: 60-minute cassette)

(30 min.)

15 min. 

45 min. 

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