Panasonic Diga DMR-EX83 Operating Instructions Manual

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74VQT2J28Frequently asked questionsRefer to the following items if you have any doubts about unitoperations.Which aerial is suitable for receiving digitalterrestrial broadcasts?¾ You can use your current aerial. Room rod aerials are alsosuitable. Use an indoor antenna if the reception is poor. Consultyour local TV aerial installer.Can this unit receive or record High Definition(HD) broadcasts?¾ No, this unit cannot receive or record High Definition (HD)broadcasts.What equipment is necessary to play multichannel surround sound?¾ You cannot playback multi-channel sound on this unit withoutother equipment. You must connect this unit with an HDMIcable or an optical digital cable to an amplifier with abuilt-in (Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG) decoder. (> 9, 73)Are the headphones and speakers directlyconnected to the unit?¾ You cannot directly connect them to the unit. Connect throughthe amplifier etc. (> 73)Is my television progressive output compatible?¾ All Panasonic televisions that have 576 (625)/50i · 50p, 480(525)/60i · 60p input terminals are compatible. Consult themanufacturer if you have another brand of television.Can I play DVD-Video and Video CDs bought inanother country?¾ You cannot play DVD-Video if their region number does notinclude “2” or “ALL”.Refer to the disc’s jacket for more information. (> Cover)Can a DVD-Video that does not have a regionnumber be played?¾ The DVD-Video region number indicates the disc conforms to astandard. You cannot play discs that do not have a regionnumber. You also cannot play discs that do not conform to astandard.Please tell me about disc compatibility with thisunit.¾ This unit records and plays DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW(DVD-Video format), +R, and +RW, and plays DVD-RW (DVDVideo Recording format). However you cannot directly record toa DVD-R DL or +R DL disc on this unit (playback and copy arepossible). (> 12–13)¾ This unit also records and plays high speed recordingcompatible DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, +R, +R DL, +RWdiscs.Please tell me about CD-R and CD-RWcompatibility with this unit.¾ This unit plays CD-R/CD-RW discs which have been recordedin one of the following standards: CD-DA, Video CD, SVCD(conforming to IEC62107), DivX, MP3, WMA and still pictures(JPEG). (> 13, 15)¾ You cannot write to a CD-R or CD-RW with this unit.Can I record from a commercially purchasedvideo cassette or DVD?¾ Most commercially sold video cassettes and DVD are copyprotected; therefore, recording is usually not possible.Can DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Videoformat), +R, +R DL and +RW recorded on this unitbe played on other equipment?¾ You can play on compatible equipment such as DVD playersafter finalising the disc on this unit. However, depending on thecondition of the recording, the quality of the disc andcapabilities of the DVD player, play may not be possible.¾ If you play a DVD-R DL, +R DL or +RW, use compatibleequipment.Can a digital audio signal from this unit berecorded to other equipment?¾ You can record if using the PCM signal. When recording DVD,change the “Digital Audio Output” settings to the following in theSetup menu. (> 68)– PCM Down Conversion: On– Dolby Digital/DTS/MPEG: PCMHowever, only as long as digital recording from the disc ispermitted and the recording equipment is compatible with asampling frequency of 48 kHz.¾ You cannot record MP3 or WMA signals.Can I high speed copy to a disc?¾ Yes, you can. (When “Rec for High Speed Copy” was set to“On” before recording the programme.)Depending on the disc type, the maximum speed varies. (> 52)What can or cannot be done using the USB porton this unit?¾ You can play DivX (except for DivX VOD contents), WMA, MP3or still picture (JPEG) files on a USB memory. (> 36)¾ You can copy still pictures (JPEG) files on a USB memory to theHDD, DVD-RAM or SD card. (> 57, 58)¾ You can copy WMA or MP3 files on a USB memory to the HDD.(> 59)¾ You can connect a video equipment and copy SD Video to theHDD or DVD-RAM. (> 56)¾ Data on the HDD or a disc cannot be transferred to a USBmemory.¾ Data on a USB memory cannot be edited or a USB memorycannot be formatted on this unit.¾ Some USB memories cannot be used with this unit. (> 14)Can I transfer the music tracks from HDD to thedisc or USB memory?¾ No, you cannot.Set upDiscRecording(Analogue broadcast only)Can I switch to bilingual broadcast duringrecording?¾ With HDD and DVD-RAM, you can. Just press [AUDIO].(When “Rec for High Speed Copy” is set to “Off”) (> 33)¾ With DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R, +RW youcannot. Change before recording with “Bilingual AudioSelection” in the Setup menu. (> 68)USBMusicWhat will happen if I try to record the same CDmultiple times?¾ You can record the CD, but new album will be made followingthe existing album.