Panasonic DMREZ485V Dvd Recorder - English/spanish - Page 77

Frequently Asked Questions Setup What equipment is necessary to play multi-channel surround sound? Can the headphones and speakers be directly connected to the unit? The television has an S-VIDEO IN terminal, COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminals and HDMI IN terminal. Which should I connect with? Is my TV progressive output compatible?  You cannot play back multi-channel sound on this unit without other equipment. 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.  You cannot directly connect to the unit. Connect through the amplifier, TV, etc.  The output picture quality increases in the following order: VIDEO IN terminal S-VIDEO IN terminal COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminals HDMI IN terminal. The unit will take longer to start up when connected with the HDMI IN terminal.  All Panasonic TVs that have 480p input terminals are compatible. Consult the manufacturer if you have another brand of TV. Page 72 − − − Discs Can I play DVD-Video bought in another country?  You can play them if the video standard is NTSC.  However, you cannot play DVD-Video if its region number does not include "1" or "ALL". Can a DVD-Video that does not have a region number be played?  Discs either without region number or region number "1" or "ALL" will not be played on this unit. What are the constraints regarding DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, +R, +R DL, and +RW compatibility with the unit?  The unit records and plays DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R, +R DL, and +RW, and plays DVD-RW (DVD Video Recording format).  The unit also records and plays high speed recording compatible discs.  After recording but before finalizing these discs (except +RW disc): - You may not be able to play and record discs on this unit after recording them on other Panasonic products or other manufacturers' equipment. - You may not be able to play and record discs on other equipment after recording them on this unit. After finalizing the disc, however, you will be able to play it on any DVD-Video compatible player. What are the constraints regarding CD-R and CD-RW compatibility with the unit?  This unit plays CD-R/CD-RW discs which have been recorded in one of the following standards: CD-DA, MP3, DivX 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 DivX.  You cannot write to a CD-R or CD-RW with the unit. Page − Cover − 74, 75 92 − 75, 76 − Continued on next page. Reference 77 RQT9056