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Frequently Asked Questions
Discs
Page
Can I play DVD-Video bought in
another country?
You can play them if the
v
ideo standard is NTSC.
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Howe
v
er, you cannot play DVD-Video if its region number does not
include “1” or “ALL”.
Co
v
er
Can a DVD-Video that does
not ha
v
e a region number be
played?
Discs either without region number or region number “1” or “ALL” will
not be played on this unit.
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W
hat are the constraints
regarding DVD-R, DVD-R DL,
DVD-R
W
, +R, +R DL, and +R
W
compatibility with the unit?
The unit records and plays DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-R
W
(DVD-Video format), +R, +R DL, and +R
W
, and plays DVD-R
W
(DVD Video Recording format).
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The unit also records and plays high speed recording compatible
discs.
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After recording but before finalizing these discs (R
W
disc):
– You may not be able to play and record discs on this unit
after recording them on other Panasonic products or other
manufacturers’ e
q
uipment.
– You may not be able to play and record discs on other e
q
uipment
after recording them on this unit.
After finalizing the disc, howe
v
er, you will be able to play it on any
DVD-Video compatible player.
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W
hat are the constraints
regarding CD-R and CD-R
W
compatibility with the unit?
This unit plays CD-R/CD-R
W
discs which ha
v
e been recorded in
one of the following standards:
CD-DA, MP3, Di
v
X and still pictures (JPEG). Close the session or
finalize the disc after recording. This unit can recognize up to 99
folders (groups) and 999 files (tracks) on a disc with MP3 or still
pictures (JPEG), 300 folders and 200 files on a disc with Di
v
X.
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You cannot write to a CD-R or CD-R
W
with the unit.
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Setup
Page
W
hat e
q
uipment is necessary
to play multi-channel surround
sound?
You cannot play back multi-channel sound on this unit without other
e
q
uipment. You must connect this unit with an HDMI cable or an
optical digital audio cable to an amplifier with a built-in Dolby Digital
or DTS decoder.
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Can the headphones and
speakers be directly connected
to the unit?
You cannot directly connect to the unit. Connect through the
amplifier, TV, etc.
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The tele
v
ision has an S-VIDEO
IN terminal, COMPONENT
VIDEO IN terminals and HDMI
IN terminal.
W
hich should I
connect with?
The output picture
q
uality increases in the following order:
VIDEO IN terminal
¼
S-VIDEO IN terminal
¼
COMPONENT
VIDEO IN terminals
¼
HDMI IN terminal. The unit will take longer to
start up when connected with the HDMI IN terminal.
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Is my TV progressi
v
e output
compatible?
All Panasonic TVs that ha
v
e 480p input terminals are compatible.
Consult the manufacturer if you ha
v
e another brand of TV.
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