Panasonic DMR-EX85 Operating Guide

î The disc is dirty or badly scratched.
î You inserted a disc that is not suitable for playback.
î You inserted a blank disc.

î Some DVD-Videos cannot be played if the security level has been changed.

No reaction when PLAY    

î    appears on the screen. The procedure is being prevented by the unit or the 

disc.

î The child lock feature has been activated.

î Some titles or chapters of DVD-Videos are not played back if the security level has 

been changed.

î The languages were not recorded on the disc.
î You may need to use the disc menu to select the languages.

î The subtitles were not recorded on the disc or are not switched on.

î The angle perspective can only be changed for scenes that were recorded from 

different angles.

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Select the DVD drive and, while the disc tray is open, press and hold  REC and 

 on the unit for at least 5 seconds.

î Check whether the inserted disc is suitable for recording.
î The disc is not formatted. Format the disc.
î The write-protection device on the cartridge is set to "PROTECT". 

Deactivate the write protection.

î Deactivate the write protection in the DVD Management menu.
î The material that you want to record is copy-protected. The number of possible 

copies is limited with some programmes.

î Discs containing PAL and NTSC signals cannot be recorded.

î If there is a power cut during recording or processing, or if the unit is unplugged 

from the household mains socket, the programme may be lost or the disc may be 
damaged. Reformat the disc or use a new disc.

î The Timer programming is defective, different Timer programmes overlap each 

other. Correct the programming.

î Check the clock setting.

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With an EXT LINK-controlled recording via an external unit, press EXT LINK. 
The EXT-L display disappears.

î If you want to cancel the recording prematurely, stop the transfer of recording 

signal on the external unit. Press EXT LINK to switch off recording standby.

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When recording or high-speed copying on a Disc, the rotation noise is 
louder than normal.

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Sometimes, not even high-speed compatible discs allow for recordings at 
maximum speed.

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Before recording on the hard disk [Rec for High Speed Copy], adjust to [On]  in the 
[Setup] menu.