Panasonic DMR-EX85 - Recording Preparation and Disc Management; Pre-Recording Setup and Disc Protection; Suitable Recording Media; HDD Recording Capacity and Time

Disc Protection
Protect your recordings from accidental deletion or overwriting.
Folder: Pictures: Recordings: The entire disc:
If you activated write protection, remove it before processing.
DVD HDD
35
68
40
* Only if the Recording time in EP mode
setting in the [Setup] menu is set to
[EP ( 6 Hours )].
Recording duration
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XP
EP (8 Hours)
EP (6 Hours)*
LP
SP
SP
Max. 120 min.
LP
Max. 240 min.
EP(6 hours)
Max. 360 min.
EP (8 hours)
Max. 480 min.
XP
Max. 60 min.
FR
Max. 480 min.
HDD
HDD
500
RAM
-R
-RW(V)
99
49
+R
+R DL
-R DL
+RW
RAM
68
40
HDD
ENTER
RETURN
SELECT
29
Format
This disc is not formatted properly.
Format it using DVD Management ?
Yes
No
Recording
Maximum number of recordable titles
Programmes in 16:9 format are recorded in
4:3 format.
16:9 format is used to record to HDD/RAM.
You can record to DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW(V), -R DL, +R DL, +R or +RW or
HDD with this unit. DVD-R/-RW(V) is the most common media.
DVD-Video format is used to record to discs. The format is compatible with most
DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives in computers.
Before recording
Conventional DVD-Vs are usually equipped with copy protection and cannot be
copied.
CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media)
This unit is compatible with the CPRM copy protection system for recordable media.
When using a CPRM compatible disc, a programme can be recorded. Programmes
broadcast with this copy protection system cannot be recorded to
DVD-R or 2.8 GB DVD-RAM.
HDCP (High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) is copy protection which is
transferred via HDMI connections and partly via DVI (Digital Visual Interface).
The units must be able to decode this copy protection for playback.
Formatting
If using an unformatted disc, you must format it before the first recording.
Formatting prepares the media, such as a recordable DVD-RAM, for recording.
All data is irreversibly erased.
For recording
The recording is saved to free areas on the disc. If there is no more space left on the
disc/HDD, you must delete recordings or use a new disc.
Continuous recording or playback of both sides of a double sided disc is not possible.
After the end of the recording, the unit needs approx. 30 seconds to record data for
recording management.
Under certain circumstances, digital sound signals may not be recorded in their
original format. Digital programmes limited to "one time recording" can only be
recorded to 12 cm DVD-RAM.
You cannot record on the hard disk and on a DVD at the same time. The internal
hard disk saves up to 284 hours (DMR-EX75) / 443 hours (DMR-EX85) of your
recordings when set to [EP ( 8 Hours )].
Longer recordings are divided into 8 hour segments.
RAM -RW +RW
Discs suitable for recording
Rewritable
x2
x3
x5
x1
x2
x4
x6
x2.4
x4
x8*
-R +R
-R DL
Writable
x1
x4
x8
x2.4
x4
x8
x16
x4
+R DL
x2.4
x16
* Playback only
Remaining recording time on the hard disk
This unit records with a data compression system (VBR - Variable bit rate). The
length of the programmed recording is adjusted variably to the video data being
recorded. This is why the display of the remaining recording time can differ from the
remaining recording length. If there is not enough storage space for a recording,
delete old titles from the hard disk.
Deleting playback lists does not enlarge the storage space.
It is not possible to record a 90 minute title in XP mode.
The available storage space is used optimally in FR mode. The title is recorded in the
best possible quality.
Recording a 90 minute title to a disc with 4.7 GB of storage space.
Free storage space