Frequently asked questions
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Do the Audio/Video cables need to be | • If your television does not have AUDIO/VIDEO terminals, an RF modulator is | |||
connected to the TV in order to see the | necessary. Consult your local dealer for more information. |
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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 or DTS decoder. |
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| surround sound. |
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Are the headphones and speakers directly | • You cannot directly connect to the unit. Connect through the amplifier, etc. | 11 | ||
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The television has both S VIDEO IN terminal | • We recommend the COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminal. Component signal | 10 | ||
and COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminals. | outputs the color difference signals (PB/PR) and luminance signal (Y) |
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Which terminal should I connect with? | separately in order to achieve high fidelity in reproducing colors. If the |
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television is compatible with progressive output, a high quality picture can be |
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| progressive output signal. |
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Is my television progressive output | • All Panasonic televisions that have 480p input terminals are compatible. | — | ||
compatible? | Consult the manufacturer if you have another brand of television. |
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Can I play | • You can play on compatible equipment such as DVD players after finalizing the | 35 | ||
| disc on this unit. It is not necessary to finalize +RW. However, depending on |
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recorded with this unit with other equipment? | 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. To enable play on other DVD players, |
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| please use “Create DVD Top Menu” in the DVD Management menu. |
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Can I play | • You can play them if the video standard is NTSC. | — | ||
CDs bought in another country? | • However, you cannot play | Cover | ||
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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 | ||
+R, +R DL and +RW, and plays | 4 | |||
with this unit. | • This unit also records and plays high speed recording compatible discs. | |||
• After recording but before finalizing +R, +R DL 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, however, 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, 24 | ||
compatibility with this unit. | recorded under one of the following standards: |
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| still pictures (JPEG/TIFF). Close the session after recording. |
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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 | 38 | ||
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 | PCM |
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| – DTS | 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 SAP during recording? | • With | 19 | ||
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