Panasonic DVD-PS3 operating instructions Disc information, Getting Started

Disc information

∫Discs that can be played

	DVD-RAM	DVD-Audio	DVD-Video	Video CD			CD	CD-R/RW
								—
					SVCD
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			DVD-R
		(Play is in
		stereo only)
Getting				(conforming
				to IEC62107)
	[RAM]	[DVD-A]	[DVD-V]			[VCD]	[CD]	[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

Use discs with the above logos and that conform to specifications. The unit cannot play other discs correctly.

Do not use irregularly shaped discs (e.g. heart-shaped), as these can damage the unit.

It may not be possible to play CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R and DVD-RAM in all cases due to the type of disc or condition of the recording.

∫CD-R and CD-RW discs

This unit can play CD-R/RW (audio recording disc) recorded with CD-DA, video CD, SVCD (conforming to IEC62107), WMA, MP3, or JPEG. Close the session or finalize after recording.

See page 20 for more information about

WMA, MP3, and JPEG.

HighMAT discs (➡ page 21)

∫Disc structure

Disc structure and the labels given to the items on discs depend on the disc type.

Track: the smallest division on DVD-Audio, CDs, and Video CDs, or a single WMA/MP3 file.

Chapter: the smallest division on DVD-Video.

Group: collections of tracks on DVD-Audio and equivalent to folders or albums on data discs.

∫To clean discs

DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, Video CD, CD

Wipe with a damp cloth and then wipe dry.

DVD-RAM, DVD-R

≥Clean with an optional DVD-RAM/PD disc cleaner (LF-K200DCA1, where available).

≥Never use cloths or cleaners for CDs, etc.

∫Handling precautions

≥Do not write on the label side with a ball-point pen or other writing instrument.

≥Do not use record cleaning sprays, benzine, thinner, static electricity prevention liquids or

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∫Discs that cannot be played

DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CDV, CD-G, iRW, DVD-RW, SACD, Divx Video Discs, Photo CD, DVD-RAM that cannot be removed from their cartridge, 2.6-GB and 5.2-GB DVD-RAM, and “Chaoji VCD” available on the market including CVD, DVCD and SVCD that do not conform to IEC62107.

∫Playing DVDs and Video CDs

The producer of these discs can control how they are played so you may not always be able to control play as described in these operating instructions (for example if the play time is not displayed or if a Video CD has menus). Read the disc’s instructions carefully.

Title: the largest division on DVD-Video, usually an entire movie.

Program: the division on DVD-RAM equivalent to a single recording.

Picture: a single JPEG file.

Play list: the largest grouping on a HighMAT disc, or a group of scenes on DVD-RAM.

any other solvent.

≥Do not attach labels or stickers to discs.

≥Do not use discs with exposed adhesive from tape or left over peeled off stickers.

≥Do not use scratch-proof protectors or covers. ≥Do not use discs printed with label printers

available on the market.

	∫ Built-in decoders
	This unit can play discs with these symbols.
	∫ Video systems
	This unit can play both the PAL and NTSC
	video systems. To view PAL or NTSC on your
	television however, your television must match
	the system used on the disc.
	PAL discs cannot be correctly viewed on an
	NTSC television.
	NTSC discs can be correctly viewed on a PAL
	television equipped to handle PAL 525/60 signals.
	You can improve the quality of video from
	an NTSC disc when this unit is connected to
	an NTSC television by changing this unit’s
	settings (➡ page 32, Video—NTSC Disc
	Output).
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	The LCD will lose colour when you select

“NTSC”, but the picture on the television should be clearer.

∫DVD-R discs

Panasonic DVD-R recorded and finalized on a Panasonic DVD video recorder or DVD video camera are played as DVD-Video on this unit.

∫DVD-RAM discs

The DVD-RAM you can play on this unit are those recorded with DVD video recorders, DVD video cameras, personal computers, etc. using Version 1.1 of the Video Recording Format (a unified video recording standard).

≥Remove discs from their cartridges before use and return them when you are finished, making sure that the labels of the disc and cartridge face the same way.

≥Some parts of the disc, for example where one program ends and another begins, may not play smoothly.

Scene: DVD-RAM program sections specified and grouped into play lists on a DVD video recorder.

Content: covers tracks and pictures on HighMAT discs.

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