Panasonic DMR-EH56 Frequently asked questions, Set up, Cover, Region number be played?

Frequently asked questions

Refer to the following items if you have any doubts about unit operations.
Set up		Page
What equipment is necessary to play	≥DVD-Video:	17
multi channel surround sound?	You can play DVD-Video multi channel surround by digitally connecting an amplifier
	equipped with a Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG decoder.
	≥DVD-Audio:	—
	This unit plays DVD-Audio in 2 channels. You cannot play multi channel surround sound.
Are the headphones and speakers	≥You cannot directly connect them to the unit. Connect through the amplifier etc.	17
directly connected to the unit?
The television has a Scart terminal and	≥If you have a regular television (CRT: cathode ray tube) we recommend using the Scart	14–16
component video input terminal. Which	terminal. You can enjoy high-quality RGB video from this unit by connecting to an RGB
should I connect with?	compatible television.
	If you have an LCD/plasma television or LCD projector compatible with progressive scan,
	connect through the component video terminals for high-quality progressive video.
	If you have a CRT television or a multi system television using PAL mode that is
	compatible with progressive scan, we cannot recommend progressive output as some
	flickering can occur.
Is my television progressive output	≥All Panasonic televisions that have 625 (576)/50i · 50p, 525 (480)/60i · 60p input terminals	—
compatible?	are compatible. Consult the manufacturer if you have another brand of television.
Disc
Can I play DVD-Video, DVD-Audio and	≥You cannot play DVD-Video if their region number does not include “2” or “ALL”.	Cover
Video CDs bought in another country?	Refer to the disc’s jacket for more information.
Can a DVD-Video that does not have a	≥The DVD-Video region number indicates the disc conforms to a standard. You cannot play	—
region number be played?	discs that do not have a region number. You also cannot play discs that do not conform to
	a standard.
Please tell me about disc compatibility	≥This unit records and plays DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R, and +RW, and	4–6
with this unit.	plays DVD-RW (DVD Video Recording format). However you cannot directly record to a
	DVD-R DL or +R DL disc on this unit (playback and copy are possible).
	≥This unit also records and plays high speed recording compatible DVD-R, DVD-R DL,	—
	DVD-RW, +R, +R DL, +RW discs.
Please tell me about CD-R and CD-RW	≥This unit plays CD-R/CD-RW discs which have been recorded in one of the following	6, 37
compatibility with this unit.	standards: CD-DA, Video CD, SVCD (conforming to IEC62107), DivX, MP3 and still
	pictures (JPEG/TIFF).
	≥You cannot write to a CD-R or CD-RW with this unit.	—
Recording
Can I record from a commercially	≥Most commercially sold video cassettes and DVD are copy protected; therefore, recording	—
purchased video cassette or DVD?	is usually not possible.
Can DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-	≥You can play on compatible equipment such as DVD players after finalizing the disc on	—
Video format), +R, +R DL and +RW	this unit. However, depending on the condition of the recording, the quality of the disc and
recorded on this unit be played on other	capabilities of the DVD player, play may not be possible.
equipment?	≥If you play a DVD-R DL, +R DL or +RW, use compatible equipment.	—
Can I record digital audio signals using	≥You cannot record digital signals. The digital audio terminals on this unit are for output	—
this unit?	only. (The audio recorded using the unit’s DV input terminal from a digital video
	camcorder, for example, is recorded digitally.)
Can a digital audio signal from this unit	≥You can record if using the PCM signal. When recording DVD, change the “Digital Audio	67
be recorded to other equipment?	Output” settings to the following in the Setup menu.
	–PCM Down Conversion: On
	–Dolby Digital/DTS/MPEG: PCM
	However, only as long as digital recording from the disc is permitted and the recording
	equipment is compatible with a sampling frequency of 48 kHz.
	≥You cannot record MP3 signals.	—
Can I switch to bilingual broadcast	≥With HDD and DVD-RAM, you can. Just press [AUDIO].	36
during recording?	≥With DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R, +RW you cannot. Change before	67
	recording with “Bilingual Audio Selection” in the Setup menu.
Can I high speed copy to a disc?	≥Yes, you can.	51
	Depending on the disc type, the maximum speed varies.

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