Panasonic DMRE55 DMRE55 User Guide - Page 41

Reference Frequently asked questions Set up What equipment is necessary to play multi channel surround sound? Are the headphones and speakers directly connected to the unit? The television has both S-VIDEO IN terminal and COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminals. Which terminal should I connect with? Is my television progressive output compatible? ≥ DVD-Video: You can play DVD-Video multi channel surround by digitally connecting an amplifier equipped with a Dolby Digital and a DTS decoder. ≥DVD-Audio: This unit plays DVD-Audio in 2 channels. You cannot play multi channel surround sound. ≥You cannot directly connect to the unit. Connect through the amplifier etc. ≥We recommend the COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminal. Component signal outputs the color difference signals (PB/PR) and luminance signal (Y) 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. ≥All Panasonic televisions that have 480P input terminals are compatible. Consult the manufacturer if you have another brand of television. Page 9 - 9 7 - Disc Can I play DVD-Video, DVD-Audio and Video CDs bought in another country? Can a DVD-Video that does not have a region number be played? Please tell me about DVD-R and DVD-RW compatibility with this unit. Please tell me about CD-R and CD-RW compatibility with this unit. ≥You can play them if the video standard is NTSC. ≥However, you cannot play DVD-Video if their region number does not include "1" or "All". ≥The DVD-Video region number indicates the disc conforms to a standard. You cannot play discs that do not have a region number. ≥This unit records and plays DVD-R. However, you cannot record onto DVDR discs that are finalized. ≥This unit also records and plays 1k-4k recording speed DVD-R discs. ≥This unit does not record or play DVD-RW. ≥You can play CD-R and CD-RW on this unit that are created using a compatible format. ≥You cannot write to a CD-R or CD-RW with this unit. - - - - - - 15, 25 - Recording Can I record from a commercially ≥Most commercially sold video cassettes and DVD are copy protected; - purchased video cassette or DVD? therefore, recording is usually not possible. Can a DVD-R recorded on this unit be played on other equipment? ≥You can play on DVD-R compatible players after finalizing the disc on this 33 unit; however, due to the condition of the recording, play may not be possible. How many times can I write to a DVD-RAM ≥You can write to the disc approximately 100,000 times depending upon the - disc? conditions of use. 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. Can a digital audio signal from this unit be ≥You can record if using the PCM signal. When recording DVD, change the 37 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 MTS during recording? ≥With DVD-RAM, you can, and the audio recorded also changes. Just press 17 [AUDIO]. ≥With DVD-R, you cannot. Change before recording with the "Select MTS" in 37 the SETUP menu. RQT7301 41