Panasonic DMREH59EM Operating Guide

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RQT9272

Tips

You can play music fi les(MP3/WMA) fi les and still pictures (JPEG) 
on this unit by making folders as shown below. However depending 
on the method of writing data (writing software), play may not be in 
the order you number the folders.
Structure of MP3/WMA folders

[-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB]

Prefi x with 3-digit numbers in the 
order you want to play them.
The fi le name extension of WMA 

fi les will be ".wma".

001

001

001track.mp3
002track.mp3
003track.mp3

001track.mp3
002track.mp3
003track.mp3

001track.mp3
002track.mp3
003track.mp3
004track.mp3

002

001

003

Order of play

Root

Group

Group

Group

[-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB]

Files inside a folder are displayed 
in the order they were updated or 
taken.

001

P0000010.jpg
P0000011.jpg
P0000012.jpg

P0000003.jpg
P0000004.jpg
P0000005.jpg

P0000001.jpg
P0000002.jpg

P0000006.jpg
P0000007.jpg
P0000008.jpg
P0000009.jpg

[RAM]
The following 

 can be displayed on this unit.

: Numbers  XXX: Letters

1

Still pictures on the root folder 

can also be displayed.

2

Folders can be created on other 

equipment. However, these 
folders cannot be selected as a 
copying destination.

 If a folder name or fi le name 

has been input using other 
equipment, the name may not 
be displayed properly or you 
may not be able to play or edit 
the data.

2

Playable media

 [HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB] 

File format

JPEG
Files must have the extension “.jpg” or “.JPG”.

Number of pixels

Between 3434 and 61444096
(Sub sampling is 4:2:2 or 4:2:0)

Number of 
folders

3

[-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB] Maximum number of folders 
recognizable: 300 folders 
[HDD] [RAM] This unit can handle a maximum of 
300 folders 

Number of fi les

3

[-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB] Maximum number of fi les 
recognizable

1

: 3000 fi les

[HDD] [RAM] This unit can handle a maximum of 
3000 fi les

MOTION JPEG
PROGRESSIVE
JPEG

not supported

 If there is a large amount of still picture data etc. within an MP3, 

WMA fi le, play may not be possible.

1 Total number of recognizable fi le including DivX, JPEG, MP3, 

WMA and other type of fi les is 4000.

2 It may take a few moments for still pictures to display.
3 When there are many fi les and/or folders, some fi les may not 

display or be playable.

Notes

[HDD] [RAM]

 Compatible formats: DCF



compliant (Content recorded on a 

digital camera, etc.)



  Design rule for Camera File system: unifi ed standard 

established by Japan Electronics and Information Technology 
Industries Association (JEITA)

[-R] [-R]DL]

 

[CD]

 Compatible formats: ISO9660 level 1 or 2 (except for extended 

formats) and Joliet

 This unit is compatible with multi-session/border (except for 

DVD-R DL); however, reading or play of the disc may take time if 
there are a lot of sessions.

 Operation may take time to complete when there are many fi les 

(tracks) and/or folders (groups or albums); some fi les (tracks) may 
not display or be playable.

 Images recorded at a very high resolution may take a long time to 

display.

 English alphabetical characters and Arabic numerals are 

displayed correctly. Other characters may not display correctly.

 The display order on this unit may differ from how the order is 

displayed on a computer.

 Depending on how you create the disc (writing software), fi les 

(tracks) and folders (groups or albums) may not play in the order 
you number them.

 This unit is not compatible with packet-write format.
 Depending on the recording conditions, the disc may not be played.
 This unit is not compatible with copy-protected, Lossless, 

Professional, Voice and Multiple Bit Rate (MBR) for WMA.

 This unit is not compatible with WMA fi les protected with digital 

rights management (DRM).

Order of play

e.g. Structure of MP3 folders

Playable media

 [-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB] 

File format

DivX
Files must have the extension 
“.DIVX”, “.divx”, “.AVI” or “.avi”. 

Number of folders Maximum number of folders recognizable: 300 

folders (including the root folder)

Number of fi les

Maximum number of fi les recognizable

1

 : 200 

fi les

Support version

Certifi ed to the DivX Home Theater Profi le.
Video

–

Number of stream: Up to 1

–

Codec: DIV3, DIV4, DIVX, DV50

–

Picture size: 32 x 32 to 720 x 576

–

FPS (Frame Per Second): Up to 30 fps

Audio

–

Number of stream: Up to 8

–

Format: MP3, MPEG, AC3

–

Multi channel: AC3 is possible. MPEG multi is 

2 ch conversion.

Root

JPEG

XXXX

.JPG

XXXX

.JPG

DCIM

XXXX

.JPG

2

1

Playable media

[HDD] [-R] [-R]DL] [CD] [USB]

File format

MP3
Files must have the extension “.mp3” or “.MP3”.
WMA (Windows Media-formatted fi le)
Files must have the extension ".wma" or ".WMA".

Number of folders 
(groups or albums)

Maximum number of folders (groups or albums) 
recognizable:
300 folders (groups or albums) (including the root 
folder)

Number of fi les 
(tracks)

Maximum number of fi les (tracks) recognizable



1

:

3000 fi les (tracks)

Bit rates (MP3)

32 kbps to 320 kbps

Sampling 
frequency (MP3)

16 kHz/22.05 kHz/24 kHz/
32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz

ID3 tags
WMA tags

compatible ([HDD] [USB])

For WMA

This unit is compatible with Windows Media Audio 
9 (WMA9).

002 Folder

003 Folder

004 Folder

Root

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