Panasonic DMRE100HEG Operating Guide

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Frames are the still pictures that go together to make a moving 
picture. A frame consists of 2 fields.

≥A frame still is consists of 2 alternating fields, so the picture may 

appear blurred, but overall quality is high.

≥A field still is not blurred, but it has only half the information of a 

frame still so picture quality is lower.

This is a mass data storage device used in computers etc. It spins 
a disk which has a surface treated with magnetic fluid and reads/
writes large amounts of data at high speed by bringing magnetic 
head close to the disk.

This is a system used for compressing/decoding colour still 
pictures.
If you select JPEG as the storage system on digital cameras etc., 
the data will be compressed to 1/10

 —1/100 of its original size. 

The feature of JPEG is less deterioration in picture quality 
considering the degree of compression.

These are uncompressed digital signals. CDs are recorded with 
44.1 kHz/16 bit PCM, while DVDs use PCM between 48 kHz/16 bit 
and 96 kHz/24 bit, allowing playback with greater quality sound.
The linear PCM signals output from the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT, 
OPTICAL terminal are stereo (2 channel).
LPCM sound is available when recording in XP mode.

They are standards for colour motion pictures to be effectively 
compressed or expanded.
MPEG2 is a compression technology used for DVD, etc. This unit 
adopts MPEG2 when recording programmes.
MPEG4 is a compression technology designed for use on mobile 
devices and network. It can record pictures with high efficiency 
even in low bit rate.

In general, DVD-Video are produced with the intention to be 
viewed on a widescreen TV with an aspect ratio of 16:9.
This means you can view most of material with the intended aspect 
ratio on a widescreen TV.
Material with this ratio will not fit onto a standard TV with an aspect 
ratio of 4:3. 2 styles of picture, “Pan&Scan” and “Letterbox”, deal 
with this problem.
Pan&Scan:

The sides are cut off so the picture fills the screen.

Letterbox:

Black bands appear at the top and bottom of the 
screen so the picture appears in an aspect ratio of 
16:9.

This is a method of playing Video CDs. You can select parts to 
play by using menus recorded on the disc.

This is a collection of scenes. It enables you to play these scenes 
in succession or to select specific ones.

A still picture data standard.
A common format for storing high quality images on digital 
camera’s and other devices.

This function works only if the unit is connected via a fully-wired 
21-pin Scart cable to a TV featuring the Q Link or similar function.
Q Link offers the following functions:
1) Download from the TV

°

When you connect the unit to a TV, the station list data is 
automatically copied from the TV to the unit, and the TV 
stations are assigned to the programme positions on the unit in 
the same order as on the TV.

2) Direct TV Recording

By simply pressing [DIRECT TV REC], you can at once record 
the same programme that you are watching.

3) TV/DVD Auto Power On

°

Even if the TV and the unit are off (standby mode), pressing 
[

1, PLAY/k1.3], [TOP MENU, DIRECT NAVIGATOR], 

[ShowView] or [PROG/CHECK] automatically turns on both the 
TV and the unit. 
If the TV is off and the unit is on, when you press the 
[FUNCTION] or the [

1, PLAY/k1.3], or insert the disc (except 

DVD-RAM and DVD-R), the TV automatically is turned on.

4) DVD Auto Power Off

°

When you turn the TV off, the unit is also turned off. However, 
this function works in the stop mode.
This function does not work during the following operations:
Preset Download, Auto Setup, Auto Clock Setting and Manual 
Tuning.
This function does also not work when the DVD drive is 
selected and an audio CD is in the disc tray.

5) On-screen Messages

°

When you are watching a TV programme, the following 
messages appear on the TV screen to inform you of the unit’s 
condition:

≥Depending on the type of TV used, the above messages may not 

appear correctly.

° The operations marked with asterisk are only available if the unit 

is connected to a TV featuring the Q Link function.

Note
If “Power Save” is set to “On”, the Q Link functions do not work 
when the unit is switched off (standby mode).

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This programme has 
already started

A timer recording has just started.

Set DVD to timer 
standby mode

The unit is not in the timer standby mode 
10 minutes before the programmed start 
time of a timer recording (message 
appears every minute during the 
10 minutes).

DVD is in timer 
recording mode

[

¥, REC] or [ShowView] was pressed 

while the unit is in the timer recording 
mode.

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