Frequently Asked Questions - Panasonic DMR-EH60 Bedienungsanleitung

Frequently asked questions

Refer to the following items if you have any doubts about unit operations.
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 a Scart terminal and
component video input terminal. Which
should I connect with?
Is my television progressive output
compatible?
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, DVD-RW,
+R and +RW compatibility with this unit.
Please tell me about CD-R and CD-RW
compatibility with this unit.
Recording
Can I record from a commercially
purchased video cassette or DVD?
Can DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video
format) and +R recorded on this unit be
played on other equipment?
Can I record digital audio signals using
this unit?
Can a digital audio signal from this unit
be recorded to other equipment?
Can I switch to bilingual broadcast
during recording?
Can I high speed transfer (dub) to a
disc?
≥DVD-Video:
You can play DVD-Video multi channel surround by digitally connecting an amplifier
equipped with a Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG decoder.
≥DVD-Audio:
This unit plays DVD-Audio in 2 channels. You cannot play multi channel surround sound.
≥You cannot directly connect them to the unit. Connect through the amplifier etc.
≥If you have a regular television (CRT: cathode ray tube) we recommend using the Scart
terminal. You can enjoy high-quality RGB video from this unit by connecting to an RGB
compatible television.
If you have an LCD/plasma television or LCD projector compatible with progressive scan,
connect through the component video terminals for high-quality progressive video.
If you have a CRT television or a multi system television using PAL mode that is
compatible with progressive scan, we cannot recommend progressive output as some
flickering can occur.
≥All Panasonic televisions that have 625 (576)/50i · 50p, 525 (480)/60i · 60p input terminals
are compatible. Consult the manufacturer if you have another brand of television.
≥You cannot play DVD-Video if their region number does not include "2" or "ALL".
Refer to the disc's jacket for more information.
≥The DVD-Video region number indicates the disc conforms to a standard. You cannot play
discs that do not have a region number. You also cannot play discs that do not conform to
a standard.
≥This unit records and plays DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) and +R, and plays
DVD-RW (DVD Video Recording format) and +RW.
≥This unit also records and plays high speed recording compatible DVD-R, DVD-RW, +R
discs.
≥This unit plays CD-R/CD-RW discs which have been recorded in one of the following
standards: CD-DA, Video CD, SVCD (conforming to IEC62107), MP3 and still pictures
(JPEG/TIFF). 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/TIFF).
≥You cannot write to a CD-R or CD-RW with this unit.
≥Most commercially sold video cassettes and DVD are copy protected; therefore, recording
is usually not possible.
≥You can play on compatible equipment such as DVD players after finalizing the disc on
this unit. However, depending on the condition of the recording, the quality of the disc and
capabilities of the DVD player, play may not be possible.
≥You cannot record digital signals. The digital audio terminals on this unit are for output
only. (The audio recorded using the unit's DV input terminal from a digital video
camcorder, for example, is recorded digitally.)
≥You can record if using the PCM signal. When recording DVD, change the "Digital Audio
Output" settings to the following in the SETUP menu.
–PCM Down Conversion: On
–Dolby Digital/DTS/MPEG: PCM
However, only as long as digital recording from the disc is permitted and the recording
equipment is compatible with a sampling frequency of 48 kHz.
≥You cannot record MP3 signals.
≥With HDD and DVD-RAM, you can. Just press [AUDIO].
≥With DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R you cannot. Change before recording with
"Bilingual Audio Selection" in the SETUP menu.
≥When using a high speed recording compatible disc, you can transfer (dub) a one hour
programme to:
–DVD-R or +R in approximately 56 seconds
–DVD-RAM in approximately 1.5 minutes
–DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) in approximately 1.9 minutes
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