Panasonic DMR-E75VS Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder/VCR Combo
Manual is a joke!
I've owned this equipment for about 18 days now and basically like it, having figured out many procedures simply by punching buttons and watching the guides on screen. However, I am completely disgusted with the manual.  It is poorly written, and very illogical in the way it presents things.  There is no reliable index or table of contents to guide you.  For instance, one reason I bought this recorder was to transfer tapes from my digital video camera to DVD-R discs.  There is one small information section about recording, but nothing about setting the format (SP, LP, EP, FR or XP).  So, I followed what instructions there were, got the video running on the camera, hit the record button on the recorder remote.  All seemed to be going fine until a message came up on screen an hour later saying the disc was full!! It had recorded in XP, which is fine quality, but the disc will only hold one hour!  On top of that, I could not find any way in the manual to finalize the disc.  The index had \\"finalize\\" listed with a page number, but when I went to the page, it had only a description of \\"finalize\\", and no instructions on how to do it.  I've read the manual from cover to cover and cannot find the procedure anywhere.  I need to get about 2:45 on each disc to record all my vacation tapes, and now I'm wondering if I've made a mistake in buying this.  I've punched all the buttons, looked at all the onscreen menus, and there's nothing to help.  I will have to call Customer Service and hope to get some info. The manual is really sorry!!!