Frequently asked questions
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What equipment is necessary to play multi | • |
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channel surround sound? | You can play |
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| amplifier equipped with a Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG decoder. |
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Are the headphones and speakers directly | • You cannot directly connect to the unit. Connect through the amplifier etc. | 10 | ||
connected to the unit? |
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The television has both S VIDEO IN terminal | • Connecting with the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals provides a more | 10 | ||
and COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminals. | vivid picture compared to connecting with the S VIDEO OUT terminal. |
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Which terminal should I connect with? | If you have an LCD/plasma television or LCD projector compatible with |
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progressive scan, connect through the COMPONENT VIDEO terminals for |
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| If you have a CRT television or a multi system television using PAL mode that |
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| is compatible with progressive scan, we cannot recommend progressive |
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| output as some flickering can occur. |
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Is my television progressive output | • All Panasonic televisions that have 625 (576)/50i · 50p, 525 (480)/60i · 60p | — | ||
compatible? | input terminals are compatible. Consult the manufacturer if you have another |
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Can | • You can play on compatible equipment such as DVD players after finalizing the | 37 | ||
Video Format), +R, +R DL and +RW | disc on this unit. It is not necessary to finalize +RW. However depending on |
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recorded on this unit be played on other | the condition of the recording, the quality of the disc and capabilities of the |
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DVD player, play may not be possible. |
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Can I play | • You cannot play | Cover | ||
CDs bought in another country? | Refer to the disc’s jacket for more information. |
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Can a | • The | — | ||
region number be played? | cannot play discs that do not have a region number. |
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Please tell me about | • This unit records and plays | 4, 5 | ||
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with this unit. | • This unit also records and plays high speed recording compatible discs. | |||
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| – You may not be able to play and record discs on this unit after recording |
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| them on other Panasonic products or other manufacturer’s equipment. |
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| – You may not be able to play and record discs on other equipment after |
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| recording them on this unit. |
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| After finalizing the disc, you will be able to play it on any |
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| compatible player. |
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Please tell me about | • This unit plays | 5, 26 | ||
compatibility with this unit. | recorded under one of the following standards: |
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| and still pictures (JPEG/TIFF). |
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| Close the session after recording. |
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Can I record from a commercially purchased | • Most commercially sold video cassettes and DVD are copy protected; | — | ||
video cassette or DVD? | therefore, recording is usually not possible. |
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Can I record digital audio signals using this | • You cannot record digital signals. The digital audio terminals on this unit are | — | ||
unit? | for output only. (The audio recorded using the unit’s DV IN terminal from a |
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| digital video camcorder, for example, is recorded digitally.) |
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Can a digital audio signal from this unit be | • You can record if using the PCM signal. When recording DVD, change the | 40 | ||
recorded to other equipment? | “Digital Audio Output” settings to the following from the Setup menu. |
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| – PCM Down Conversion: | On |
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| – Dolby Digital/DTS/MPEG: | PCM |
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| – As long as digital recording from the disc is permitted. |
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| – As long as the recording equipment is compatible with a sampling frequency |
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| of 48 kHz. |
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| • You cannot record MP3 signals. | — | ||
Can I switch to bilingual broadcast during | • With | — | ||
recording? | recording of the audio. |
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