Panasonic Diga DMR-EX99V Operating Instructions Manual

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84VQT2J46Frequently 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. (> 81, 82)Are the headphones and speakers directlyconnected to the unit?¾ You cannot directly connect them to the unit. Connect throughthe amplifier etc. (> 81)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). (> 14–15)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). (> 15, 17)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. (> 76)– 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.(Analogue broadcast only)Can I switch to bilingual broadcast duringrecording?¾ With HDD, DVD-RAM and VHS, you can. Just press [AUDIO].(When “Rec for High Speed Copy” is set to “Off”) (> 38, 40)¾ With DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R, +RW youcannot. Change before recording with “Bilingual AudioSelection” in the Setup menu. (> 76)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. (> 58)Is it possible to programme a recording, with astart and end time that are different from the TVGuide system?¾ You can manually change the start and end time ofprogrammes in the Timer Recording menu. (> 33)¾ If setting timer recording using the TV Guide system, the startrecording time and finish recording time can be set to a marginof up to 10 minutes. (> 75, Start Recording Time, FinishRecording Time)Can I receive TV Guide system data via aconnected digital satellite receiver or a Set TopBox?¾ No, only via the built-in tuner. To perform timer recordings withdigital satellite receivers or Set Top Boxes, please use theExternal Link feature or your unit’s manual timer programming.(> 30, 33)Set upDiscRecordingTV Guide