PANASONIC DMRE500HP
Owner's Manual

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? �This unit has a built-in decoder so you can enjoy multi-channel surround sound by connecting an amplifier with AUDIO OUT 5.1 ch terminals and three or more speakers. �You cannot directly connect to the unit. Connect through the amplifier, etc.

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�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.

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Is my television progressive output compatible?

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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. �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 DVD-R discs that are finalized. �This unit also records and plays high speed recording compatible discs. �This unit does not record or play DVD-RW. �This unit plays CD-R/CD-RW discs (audio recording discs) which have been recorded under one of the following standards: CD-DA, MP3 and Video CD. Close the session or finalize the disc after recording. �You cannot write to a CD-R or CD-RW with this unit. � Cover

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Please tell me about CD-R and CDRW compatibility with this unit.

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Recording
Can I record from a commercially purchased video cassette or DVD? Can a DVD-R recorded on this unit be played on other equipment? Can I high speed transfer (dub) to a disc? Can I record digital audio signals using this unit? �Most commercially sold video cassettes and DVD are copy protected; therefore, recording is usually not possible. �You can play on DVD-R compatible players after finalizing the disc on this unit; however, due to the condition of the recording, play may not be possible. �You can record up to 64k recording speed to DVD-R and up to 40k recording speed to DVD-RAM when using a high speed compatible disc. �You cannot record digital signals. The digital audio terminals on this unit are for output only. (The audio recorded using the DV automatic recording function 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 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. �With HDD and DVD-RAM, you can, and the audio recorded also changes. Just press [AUDIO]. �With DVD-R, you cannot. Change before recording with �Select MTS� in the SETUP menu. �

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Can I switch to SAP during recording?

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