Panasonic DMR-EA38V warranty Frequently Asked Questions, Setup, Discs

Frequently Asked Questions

Setup		Page
What equipment is necessary to	 You cannot play back multi-channel sound on this unit without other	65
play multi-channel surround sound?	equipment. You must connect this unit with an HDMI cable or an optical
	digital audio cable to an amplifier with a built-in Dolby Digital or DTS
	decoder.
Can the headphones and speakers	 You cannot directly connect to the unit. Connect through the amplifier, TV,	−
be directly connected to the unit?	etc.
The television has an S-VIDEO IN	 The output picture quality increases in the following order:	−
terminal, COMPONENT VIDEO IN	VIDEO IN terminal S-VIDEO IN terminal COMPONENT VIDEO IN
terminals and HDMI IN terminal.	terminals HDMI IN terminal. The unit will take longer to start up when
Which should I connect with?	connected with the HDMI IN terminal.
Is my TV progressive output	 All Panasonic TVs that have 480p input terminals are compatible. Consult	−
compatible?	the manufacturer if you have another brand of TV.

Discs		Page
Can I play DVD-Video bought in	 You can play them if the video standard is NTSC.	−
another country?	 However, you cannot play DVD-Video if its region number does not include	Cover
	“1” or “ALL”.
Can a DVD-Video that does not	 Discs either without region number or region number “1” or “ALL” will not be	−
have a region number be played?	played on this unit.
What are the constraints regarding	 The unit records and plays DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video	66, 67
DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, +R,	format), +R, +R DL, and +RW, and plays DVD-RW (DVD Video Recording
+R DL, and +RW compatibility with	format).
the unit?	 The unit also records and plays high speed recording compatible discs.	85
	 After recording but before finalizing these discs (except +RW disc):	−
	– You may not be able to play and record discs on this unit after recording
	them on other Panasonic products or other manufacturers’ equipment.
	– You may not be able to play and record discs on other equipment after
	recording them on this unit.
	After fi nalizing the disc, however, you will be able to play it on any DVD-Video
	compatible player.
What are the constraints regarding	 This unit plays CD-R/CD-RW discs which have been recorded in one of the	67, 69
CD-R and CD-RW compatibility with	following standards:
the unit?	CD-DA, MP3 and still pictures (JPEG). Close the session or finalize the disc
	after recording. This unit can recognize up to 99 folders (groups) and 999
	files (tracks) on a disc with MP3 or still pictures (JPEG).

You cannot write to a CD-R or CD-RW with the unit.

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