Panasonic DVD-LS855, DVD-LS865 About DivX VOD content, Tips for making data discs

∫Searching by a group or content title

Press [2 1] to highlight a group title to search a group, or a content title to search its content.

≥Repeat to enter another character. ≥Lower case is also searched.

≥Press and hold [:, 9] to skip between A, E, I, O and U. ≥Press [2] to erase a character.

≥Erase the asterisk (¢) to search for titles starting with that character.

3Press [1] to select “Find” and press [ENTER].

The search result screen appears.

4Press [3 4] to select the group or content and press [ENTER].

About DivX VOD content

DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) content is encrypted for copyright protection. In order to play DivX VOD content on this unit, you first need to register the unit.

Follow the on line instructions for purchasing DivX VOD content to enter the unit’s registration code and register the unit. For more information about DivX VOD, visit www.divx.com/vod.

Display the unit’s registration code

(➜ 13, DivX Registration)

≥We recommend that you make a note of this code for future reference.

≥After playing DivX VOD content for the first time, another registration code is then displayed in “DivX Registration”. Do not use this registration code to purchase DivX VOD content. If you use this code to purchase DivX VOD content, and then play the content on this unit, you will no longer be able to play any content that you purchased using the previous code.

≥If you purchase DivX VOD content using a registration code different from this unit’s code, you will not be able to play this content. (“Authorization Error” is displayed.)

Regarding DivX content that can only be played a set number of times

Some DivX VOD content can only be played a set number of times. When you play this content, the remaining number of plays is displayed. You cannot play this content when the number of remaining plays is zero. (“Rental Expired” is displayed.)

When playing this content

≥The number of remaining plays is reduced by one if

–you turn off the unit or display “Setup” menu.

–you press [∫] twice.

–you press [:, 9] (Skip or search) etc. and arrive at another content.

Tips for making data discs

Format: [WMA]

Disc: CD-R/RW

Extension: “.WMA”, “.wma”

Reference:

≥Compatible compression rate: between 48 kbps and 320 kbps

≥You cannot play WMA files that are copy protected.

≥This unit is not compatible with Multiple Bit Rate (MBR: a file that contains the same content encoded at several different bit rates).

Format: [JPEG]

Disc: DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW

Extension: “.JPG”, “.jpg”, “.JPEG”, “.jpeg”

Reference:

≥JPEG files taken on a digital camera that conform to DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) Standard Version 1.0 are displayed.

–Files that have been altered, edited or saved with computer picture editing software may not be displayed.

≥This unit cannot display moving pictures, MOTION JPEG and other such formats, still pictures other than JPEG (e.g. TIFF) or play pictures with attached audio.

Format: [MPEG4]

Disc: DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW

Extension: “.ASF”, “.asf”

Reference:

≥You can play MPEG4 data [conforming to SD VIDEO specifications (ASF standard)/MPEG4 (Simple Profile) video system/G.726 audio system] recorded with the Panasonic SD multi cameras or DVD recorders with this unit.

≥The recording date may differ from that of the actual date.

Format: [DivX]

Disc: DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW

Extension: “.DIVX”, “.divx”, “.AVI”, “.avi”

Reference:

≥Plays all versions of DivX video (including DivX®6) [DivX video system/MP3, Dolby Digital or MPEG audio system] with standard playback of DivX® media files.

Functions added with DivX Ultra are not supported.

≥DivX files greater than 2 GB or have no index may not play properly on this unit.

≥This unit supports all resolutions up to maximum of 720 k480.

≥You can select up to 8 types of audio and subtitles on this unit.

≥If groups were created away from the root like “002 group” in the illustration below, the eighth one and onwards is displayed on the same vertical line in the menu screen.

≥There may be differences in the display order on the menu screen and computer screen.

≥This unit cannot play files recorded using packet writing.

Naming folders and files on data discs

(Files are treated as contents and folders are treated as groups on this unit.)

At the time of recording, prefix folder and file names. This should be with numbers that have an equal number of digits, and should be done in the order you want to play them (this may not work at times).

DVD-RAM

≥Discs must conform to UDF 2.0.

e.g. [MP3] root

001 group

001track.mp3

002track.mp3

003track.mp3

002group

001 track.mp3

002 track.mp3

003 group 003 track.mp3

004 track.mp3

001track.mp3

002track.mp3

003track.mp3