Panasonic Tips and Tricks

zorankarapancev · Member Joined: 30 Sep 2003

Some of the posted information is still relevant for the newer models.
Since you are asking for tips on the newer models, I hope you will find the information helpful on the next post.

zorankarapancev · Member Joined: 30 Sep 2003

Some tips for the new generation of the Panasonic DVD recorders:

1. Some users of the EH50 model report that now they can record up to 2hrs and 9 min. on a DVD-RW/R in SP mode.

2. Pressing the “Stop” button while you record the program doesn’t give the immediate response. It has a delay of about a second. You will have better results if you first press “Pause” and then “Stop”.

3. Don’t leave the disc in the recorder. In a situation of a power outage or unplugging the unit, with the next plugging in, the recorder will keep on checking for very long time before it will allow you to use it.

4. If you don’t have a cable feed or antenna connected to your DVD recorder, every time you turn on the unit, the Setup screen will ask you to select the language, going immediately afterwards with the channel scan. It is very annoying, indeed, but there are very simple solutions to this problem:
- Instead of the “Power”, always use the “Open/Close” button.
- If you prefer to use the “Power” button, then press the “Return” button when the Setup appears on the screen.

5. The Panasonic EH50 will allow you to mark chapters while recording other programs, as well as while playing back when it is still recording. After you start with the recording, press “Play” on the remote and you will go to chasing play mode. Now you can pause and mark chapters pressing the “Chapter Mark” while the recording of the program is in progress.

6. The recorder will remember where you stopped the playback of the disc and will resume from that point. What do you do if you want to start watching the movie from the beginning? There is an easy solution – press the “Stop” button again. This will erase the memory and will allow you to watch the program from the beginning. Sometimes people start playback from the Navigator and when they press “Stop” it will bring them back to the Navigator screen. In this situation it is necessary to press “Return” and then “Stop”. The next step to start playing program from the beginning is to press the “Play” button.

7. What is the best way to dub the program from the HDD to DVD disc: high speed or FR? Dubbing to a disc with FR is “Real Time” dubbing that involves re-encoding of the program resulting with loss of chapter information and compromised picture quality. Recording at XP mode to the HDD and doing an FR dub will result with the worse picture quality than recording at SP and dubbing at high speed. For the best PQ avoid double encoding - use HS dubbing.

hitechluddite · Member Joined: 26 Nov 2005 Location: United States

Thanks Zoran, It's really a help to have someone who is so intimate with a product line.... I am looking hard at the JVC dr-MX1S now. It's about $100 more than the Drme 50hs but also has a Prgogrssive scan VCR. The owners manual also shows the ability to program some SAT-TV boxes. I have a message into panasonic cust support on that question since they say nothing about it in the manual....
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Eferal · Member Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Location: Spain

Hi. I am new in the forum. I am from Spain, so, please, pardon my english!

I have the DMR-EH60 (I think is the same that EH50 with different HD).

Thanks, Zoran, for the tips. Could you say anything about the setup?

Enrique

zorankarapancev · Member Joined: 30 Sep 2003

Eferal
This time Panasonic did everything to fine-tune its new generation of DVD recorders for the North American market and I believe the same is done for the other markets too.

Therefore there is not much to tweak and adjust on these new machines. On the recording side, the only option is the selection of the Line-in NR. This filter will affect only analog inputs and I suggest that you leave it on “Automatic” position. If you dub the highest quality analog signals (Betacam SP or analog output from DVCam) you can switch it to “Off” because you need the purest possible path of the incoming signal. I found that if this setting is left on the “On” position, it could have an adverse effect on some recorded footage.

On the output side, you have more choices for adjusting the picture quality so choose them in any way that will please you the most.

Sierras · Member Joined: 30 Mar 2003

zedinosk · Member Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Location: Slovakia

problem solved

Captain Satellite · Posted: Mar 07, 2006 14:51

Any tips ot tricks on getting a a disc to eject? This was MY mistake. I had a disc sitting by the computer that wouldn't show up on my drive. Thinking that it might have been an unfinalized disc that I mistakingly brought over, I put it in. Well, now it won't eject. I tried the stop button and channel down button already, no workie. Any ideas would be great, I'll give it about a day then I'm buying another one.

EDIT: Sratch that, I got it - yay me.

altin21 · Member Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Location: Albania

Hello!
good Job here. I have a DMR-E60. i have use it for 2 years in my studio every day. quality product. Now i think it's time to change the optical laser because when i put a blank dvd it says NO DISC. i had clean it, but now i must change it. Any way how to buy a new one, because i live in Albania, and here not a panasonic center. I need the number or code of this product (Laser) may be like TCxxxxyyy because i don't have the old laser to look for this number on it.
thank you. i had buy the dvd recorder in usa, and a friend of mine can buy there the laser but he wants the number of this part.

thank you all of you
good job
hellos from tirana
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kitty · Was A Moderator Joined: 15 Jun 2001 Location: US

I believe the latest crop of Panasonic recorders (15, 35, 45, 75) have additional features, different bugs, etc. than the older models mentioned.
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adamspage2 · Member Joined: 28 Oct 2003

Just wanted to ask do these setting apply to the E20 pan or just this e60

MeekloBraca · Member Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Location: Edmonton

Heres a question. Is there a way to fix these things to where it will use the whole disc. I have the Es25 and that really bugs me.

nohohon · Member Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Location: United States

Zoran,

I have the 75v. My primary purpose is to convert my VHS tapes to DVD. After recording to the HDD, I burned the title onto the +RW and then use TMPGEnc to remove the extras. I noticed there are 2 video files. I also use DVD Shrink and confirmed that the two files are identical (title 1,3). However, the original +RW and edited version have significant volume (audio) dropped. It is almost like half the volume when played on other DVD players and on computer. When play on the unit itself, it is only somewhat louder but it is still significantly lower. I tried to set the Hybrid VBR Resolution to fixed but this feature does not appeared to be on the 75v. Do you know what went wrong?

As far as some of the pervious posts on burning the entire disk. It appeared that this unit also will not use the entire disc. The most I can get is almost 4.1 Gb. This is on 2 hours and 23 minutes in FR mode. I get nearly the same for 1 hour and 38 minutes of recording in FR mode. So it seems the unit will leave some spaces.

MissIrisM · Member Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Location: UNITED STATES

Zoran, I just wanted to write to say that even those of us who don't (yet) have Panasonic are learning useful things from your first post outline of settings! My Samsung has an XP setting, and I have encountered the oddity of putting a finalized DVD-R (which supposedly makes it DVD-video) into my five year old JVC player and having the playback in super-slow motion. I didn't think I used XP to record the Kennedy Center show, but now I don't know! I have used it before. Anyway, what you write about XP may well apply to other machines and computers! So I wanted to thank you for that information.

As you're obviously well-versed in Panasonic, I wondered what your general view of combo units are, as opposed to separate components? I've got an eye toward the unit with the Hard disk but that half-a-grand price tag is daunting. They did have one without the VCR called the EH55S and people were complaining about the TVGOS and seemed to have complained it out of existence. Are these good reliable units?

Also, any idea when black machines will come back? I hate to sound like such a "girl", but I really don't like all the silver!

I appreciate all the information. Thanks again.

zzyzzx · Cute Cat Joined: 14 Aug 2000 Location: Baltimore, MD USA

This thread does help, but might need some updating now that Panasonic has come out with new DVD recorders with ATSC tuners. Specifically DMR-EZ17K, DMR-EZ27K, DMR-EZ37K, and DMR-EZ47K.

RonC · Member Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Location: Joliet, Ill.

Read your post and thought you really know about Panasonic DVD recprders.
Ihave an DMR80H which I dearly love. Bought five for Christmas presents for my five married children.
I now have cable TV and can not figure out how to set up the recording program to record channels above 99. The program will not accept a three digit number. Do I have it wired wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated. RonC

FulciLives · Posted: Jul 27, 2007 16:48

Unikfreak · Member Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Location: Quebec, Canada

Although this post is 2 1/2 years old, I guess it's never too late to say thank you. I'll try those settings as soon as I get my ES46V.

hearmihearmi · Member Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Location: United States

Ok, I am not new to DVD players.... But a friend has a Panasonic DMR EH55. The manual says it is divx compatible, so I Burned some movie files to dvd using Nero 7.10 Burning Rom, udf. the unit gives an error unsupp on the unit, I have tried burning at 8x and 4x using both DVD-R and DVD+R disks. I have authored dvd's for him using the same media with convertxtodvd no problems. I have burnt these same files and played them without problem on my 2 Philips players and another friends LG.
Panasonic's customer support is telling me I have to register Divx VOD to get it to work, I'm sorry I think that is pure BS, I even read them from the manual that Divx from PC and Divx/VOD are two different issues. Any Suggestions?

FulciLives · Posted: Sep 23, 2007 03:25

Try burning with another program ... I suggest ImgBurn which is freeware.

Also try one DVD-R and one CD-R and see if one vs the other works. I've heard some MPEG-4 capable DVD players can only handle MPEG-4 on CD-R discs although I would be surprised if the Panasonic was limited in that way.

More likely it is the burning program at fault.

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BrokenOne · Member Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Location: United States

zorankarapancev, thanks for your tips. I am due to get a new dvd recorder and seeing your experience makes me want to consider getting a panasonic, maybe the unit you use. Thanks once again for your knowledge and tips.