Panasonic DVD-LS83 Discs that can be played, Started, Getting, Discs that cannot be played

Checking the remaining battery charge

When the unit is on (➜ 6) and powered by the battery pack

Press [DISPLAY] to check on the LCD (Displays for a few seconds).

(flashing)

Recharge

Appears automatically when there is only a few minutes of charge

remaining.

(screen)

started

Discs that can be played

Commercial discs

Disc	Indicated in these	Remarks
Logo	instructions by
DVD-Video		High quality movie and music
	[DVD-V]	discs
Video CD		Music discs with video
	[VCD]	Including SVCD (Conforming to
		IEC62107)
CD		Music discs
	[CD]

∫Discs that cannot be played

Blu-ray, HD DVD, discs recorded with AVCHD format, DVD-Audio, Version 1.0 of DVD-RW, DVD- ROM, CD-ROM, CDV, CD-G, SACD, Photo CD, DVD-RAM that cannot be removed from their cartridges, 2.6-GB and 5.2-GB DVD-RAM, PAL discs and “Chaoji VCD” available on the market including CVD, DVCD and SVCD that do not conform to IEC62107.

Getting

Recorded disc (±: Available —: Not available)

Disc	Recorded on a DVD		Recorded on a personal computer, etc.
	recorder, etc.							Necessity of finalize*4
Logo
	[DVD-VR]*2	[DVD-V]*3	[WMA]	[MP3]	[JPEG]	[MPEG4]	[DivX]
DVD-RAM
	±	—	—	±	±	±	±	Not Necessary
DVD-R/RW
	±	±	—	±	±	±	±	Necessary
DVD-R DL
	±	±	—	—	—	—	—	Necessary
iR/iRW	—	(±)	—	—	—	—	—	Necessary
—
iR DL	—	(±)	—	—	—	—	—	Necessary
—
CD-R/RW*1	—	—	±	±	±	±	±	Necessary*5
—

≥It may not be possible to play the above discs in all cases due to the type of discs, the condition of the recording, the recording method and how the files were created (➜ 9, Tips for making data discs).

*1 This unit can play CD-R/RW recorded with CD-DA or Video CD format. ([WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] This unit also plays HighMAT discs.)

*2 Discs recorded on DVD recorders, DVD video cameras, etc. using Version 1.1 of the Video Recording Format (a unified video recording standard). For DVD-R DL: Discs recorded on DVD recorders or DVD video cameras, etc. using Version 1.2 of the Video Recording Format (a unified video recording standard).

*3 Discs recorded on DVD recorders or DVD video cameras, etc. using DVD-Video Format.

For iR/iRW and iR DL: Discs recorded using a format different from DVD-Video Format, therefore some functions cannot be used.

*4 A process that allows play on compatible equipment. To play a disc that is displayed as “Necessary” on this unit, the disc must first be finalized on the device it was recorded on.

*5 Closing the session will also work.

Note about using a DualDisc

≥The digital audio content side of a DualDisc does not meet the technical specifications of the Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) format so play may not be possible.

≥Do not use a DualDisc in this unit as it may not be possible to insert it correctly and it may get scratched or scraped.

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