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

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connected to the TV in order to see the

necessary. Consult your local dealer for more information.

 

questions

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amplifier equipped with a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder.

 

 

 

 

 

What equipment is necessary to play multi

DVD-Video:

 

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channel surround sound?

You can play DVD-Video multi channel surround by digitally connecting an

 

 

 

DVD-Audio:

 

asked

 

This unit plays DVD-Audio in 2 channels. You cannot play multi channel

 

 

 

 

 

surround sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Messages/Frequently

Are the headphones and speakers directly

• You cannot directly connect to the unit. Connect through the amplifier, etc.

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compatible?

Consult the manufacturer if you have another brand of television.

 

connected to the unit?

 

 

 

 

The television has both S VIDEO IN terminal

• We recommend the COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminal. Component signal

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and COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminals.

outputs the color difference signals (PB/PR) and luminance signal (Y)

 

 

Which terminal should I connect with?

separately in order to achieve high fidelity in reproducing colors. If the

 

 

television is compatible with progressive output, a high quality picture can be

 

 

 

 

 

 

output because this unit’s component video output terminal outputs a

 

 

 

progressive output signal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is my television progressive output

• All Panasonic televisions that have 480p input terminals are compatible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can I play DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW

• You can play on compatible equipment such as DVD players after finalizing the

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(DVD-Video format), +R, +R DL and +RW

disc on this unit. It is not necessary to finalize +RW. However, depending on

 

 

recorded with this unit with other equipment?

the condition of the recording, the quality of the disc and capabilities of the

 

 

DVD player, play may not be possible. To enable play on other DVD players,

 

 

 

 

 

 

please use “Create DVD Top Menu” in the DVD Management menu.

 

 

Can I play DVD-Video, DVD-Audio and Video

• You can play them if the video standard is NTSC.

 

CDs bought in another country?

• However, you cannot play DVD-Video if their region number does not include

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“1” or “ALL”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can a DVD-Video that does not have a

• The DVD-Video region number indicates the disc conforms to a standard. You

 

region number be played?

cannot play discs that do not have a region number.

 

 

Please tell me about DVD-R, DVD-R DL,

• This unit records and plays DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format),

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DVD-RW, +R, +R DL and +RW compatibility

+R, +R DL and +RW, and plays DVD-RW (VR format).

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with this unit.

• This unit also records and plays high speed recording compatible discs.

 

• After recording but before finalizing +R, +R DL discs

 

 

 

 

– You may not be able to play and record discs on this unit after recording

 

 

 

them on other Panasonic products or other manufacturer’s equipment.

 

 

 

– You may not be able to play and record discs on other equipment after

 

 

 

recording them on this unit.

 

 

 

 

After finalizing the disc, however, you will be able to play it on any DVD-Video

 

 

 

compatible player.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please tell me about CD-R and CD-RW

• This unit plays CD-R/CD-RW discs which have been recorded under one of

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compatibility with this unit.

the following standards: CD-DA, Video CD, MP3, DivX and still pictures

 

 

 

(JPEG/TIFF). Close the session after recording.

 

 

 

• You cannot write to a CD-R or CD-RW with this unit.

 

Recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

digital video camcorder, for example, is recorded digitally.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can a digital audio signal from this unit be

• You can record if using the PCM signal. When recording DVD, change the

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recorded to other equipment?

“Digital Audio Output” settings to the following from the Setup menu.

 

 

 

– PCM Down Conversion

On

 

 

 

– Dolby Digital

PCM

 

 

 

– DTS

PCM

 

 

 

However, only

 

 

 

 

– As long as digital recording from the disc is permitted.

 

 

 

– As long as the recording equipment is compatible with a sampling frequency

 

 

 

of 48 kHz.

 

 

 

 

• You cannot record MP3 signals.

 

Can I switch to SAP during recording?

• With DVD-RAM, you can, and the recorded audio also changes. Just press

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[AUDIO].

 

 

 

 

• With DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R, +R DL or +RW

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you cannot. Change before recording with “Multi-channel TV Sound ( MTS )”

 

 

 

in the Setup menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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