Panasonic dmr-e30 Manual

[RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-V] [CD] [VCD] 

Preparation
Switch [DVD, TV] 

(15) to “DVD”.

Press [DVD, Í

Í

Í

Í

(1) to turn the unit on.

Press [<, OPEN/CLOSE] 

(39) to open the tray and 

(1) Arrow pointing inwards.
(2) Align correctly.

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Insert label-up with the arrow facing in. (With double-sided 
discs, load so the label for the side you want to play is facing 
up.)

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Insert inside the tray’s guides.

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Insert one disc only.

Press [1] 

(21).

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The disc tray closes and play begins.
(The unit takes some time to read the 
disc before play starts.)

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If the Resume function (page 20) is not 
active, playback will begin from the most 
recently recorded programme.

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If you insert a DVD-RAM with the write-protect tab set to 
“PROTECT” (page 73) and press [<, OPEN/CLOSE] 

(39), 

play starts automatically.

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Press [∫] 

(7). (page 20, Starting play 

from where you stopped it)
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A screen similar to the illustrated may 
appear when you stop play. Press [∫] 
(7) again and you can use this unit’s 
tuner to watch television.
This screen is also shown when you are 
playing CDs.

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Press [;] 

(8).

Press again to restart playing.

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(1) Insert label-up. (With double-sided discs, load so the label for 

the side you want to play is facing up.)

(2) Guide for 5

q

 (12 cm) disc

(3) Guide for 3

q

 (8 cm) disc

[DVD-V] [VCD] 
Operate menus with the following operations. Actual operations 
depend on the disc.
Press the numeric buttons 

(4) to select an item, or move 

[3, 4, 2, 1] 

(10) to select an item and press [ENTER] (10).

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You can return to menus after you start play by pressing 
[TOP MENU] 

(9) or [MENU] (22) (DVD-Video), or [RETURN] 

(23) (Video CD).

Note
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The disc continues to rotate while the menu is displayed even 
after you finish playing an item. Press [∫] 

(7) when you finish to 

preserve the unit’s motor and your television screen.

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Volume may be lower when playing DVD-Video than when 
playing other discs or during television broadcasts.
If you turn the volume up on the television or amplifier, ensure 
you reduce the volume again before playing other sources or 
returning to the television so that a sudden increase in output 
does not occur.

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The operation is prohibited by the unit or disc.

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If a disc is loaded, the unit will come on and play will start when 
you press [1] 

(21).

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If you play a disc that includes parts without video, the unit may 
display the video from the disc you were playing immediately 
before that disc.

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[RAM] [DVD-R]
Play starts from the beginning of the most recent recording. If that 
programme is extremely short, play starts from the next most 
recent recording. Use “TOP PLAY” in the FUNCTIONS window 
(page 29) to start play from the oldest programme on the disc 
(programme 1).

[RAM] [DVD-R]

(30).

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A confirmation message will be displayed.

Use [2] 

(10) to select “Erase” and press [ENTER] 

(10).

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Select “Cancel” and press [ENTER] 

(10), or press 

[RETURN] 

(23) to cancel.

Note
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It is not possible to erase a programme when you are carrying 
out simultaneous recording and play (page 28).

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It is not possible to erase a programme that is in the process of 
being recorded.

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The available recording time on DVD-R does not increase when 
you erase programmes.

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