Panasonic SC-PM71SD Disc/Card information, Getting started, Discs and cards usable on this unit

Getting started

Disc/Card information

Discs and cards usable on this unit

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•This unit can play CD-R/RW (audio recording disc) recorded with the formats on the

left. Close the session or finalize1 the disc after recording.

CD • HighMAT discs

WMA and MP3 files only.

CD-R	—
CD-RW

•Includes miniSD Cards. A miniSD adaptor needs to be inserted before using these cards.

•You cannot use multimedia cards.

SD Memory	—	• We recommend using a Panasonic SD card. (⇒ Suitable SD Memory Cards, below)
Card		• You can only play audio data (AAC/MP3/WMA) recorded in SD Audio Format.
		AAC:	Advanced Audio Coding
		MP3:	MPEG- 1 Audio Layer 3 / MPEG- 2 Audio Layer 3
		WMA:	Windows Media™ Audio

1A process that allows play on compatible equipment.

•It may not be possible to play the above discs in all cases due to the type of disc or condition of the recording.

•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.

Suitable SD Memory Cards

You can use SD Memory Cards with the following capacities (from 8 MB to 1 GB).

8 MB,	16 MB,	32 MB,	64 MB
128 MB,	256 MB,	512 MB,	1 GB (Maximum)

Please confirm the latest information on the following website. http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs

(This site is in English only.)

•If the SD Memory Card is formatted on other equipment, the time spent for recording may become longer. Also if the SD Memory Card is formatted on a PC, you may not be able to use it on this unit.

In these cases, format the card on this unit.

•This unit supports SD Memory Cards formatted in FAT12 system and FAT16 system based on SD Memory Card Specifications.

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Recording and editing

This unit records data to SD card in SD Audio Format*. This format incor- porates CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media) technology. *This is an audio standard for SD Memory cards from the SD association.

nRegarding music protection

SD cards incorporate secure digital music initiative (SDMI) standard copy- right protection technology. This uses encryption technology to protect copyrights, to ensure the healthy development of music culture and to pro- tect the rights of valid purchasers.

•This unit records music data in encrypted form. Encrypted data cannot be moved/copied to other equipment for use.

•This unit cannot back up or restore music data recorded in encrypted form.

•Use Panasonic SD-Jukebox software (included) to move data contained in the SD card.

•You may not be able to use a SD card containing copy limitation information.

nLimitations on digital recording

Digital recording from CD to SD is limited by SCMS (serial copy manage- ment system). You can record digitally from CD to SD with little signal degradation on this unit. However, you cannot record digitally from a CD that is protected by SCMS.

Analog recordings are not affected.

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