Document Outline

• Panasonic
  • Operating Instructions
    • Safety information
      • Note
      • CAUTION:
      • WARNING:
        • THIS PLAYER IS INTENDED FOR CONTINUOUS OPERATION!
      • CAUTION:
        • RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN
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  • FCC NOTE:
  • Precautions
    • ■ AC cord protection
    • ■ Placement
    • ■ Non-use periods
    • ■ No fingers or other objects inside
    • ■ Keep away from water and magnets.
    • ■ Stacking
    • ■ Condensation
    • ■ If there is interference on the TV while a broadcast is being received
  • Features
    • ■ High sound quality
    • ■ Advanced Virtual Surround Sound (VSS) function (See page 28.)
    • ■ On-Screen Menu icons (See page 18.)
    • ■ Marker function (See page 23.)
    • ■ Disc formats supported by this player
    • DVD Video CD CD
      • ■ Discs which cannot be played with this player
      • ■ Region Management Information
      • ■ Dialogue Enhancer (See pages 15 and 21.)
  • Table of contents
  • Control reference guide
  • DDD
    • Front panel FL (Fluorescent Light) display
    • Basic connection
      • Connect Your DVD/Video CD/CD Player Directly To Your TV Set.
        • TV set or monitor
    • Optional audio connections
      • AV Amplifier
      • Front speaker ■ (left)
      • Subwoofer
      • Surround speaker
      • Front speaker
      • Surround speaker
      • Note
      • For your reference:
      • Note
      • Concerning the audio output from the player’s optical/co- axial digital audio output connector
      • For your reference:
    • Remote control preparations
      • Service life of batteries
        • Note
        • Note
    • Basic play
      • Before enjoying OVDA/ideo CD/CD
      • Preparations
      • 1 Press POWER to switch on the power.
      • Place the disc on the disc tray with the iabel side to be played facing upwards.
      • 5 Tilt the joystick (A, T, ◄, ►) and press SELECT, or press the numeric buttons, to select the item.
      • While watching movies
      • When the menu continues onto another screen
      • Stopping play and returning to the menu screen
      • After operation
        • Note
      • Press STOP during play.
      • RESUME function
      • Chapter preview function (DVD only)
        • Note
    • Skipping chapters or tracks
      • With the remote control
      • Press SKIP ([◄◄, ►>!) during play.
        • On the player
      • Press SKIP/SEARCH (!◄◄, ►>!/◄◄, ►►) during play.
        • For your reference:
    • Still picture (Pause)
      • Press PAUSE during play.
    • Rapid advance (Rapid reverse)
      • With the remote control
      • Press SLOW/SEARCH (◄◄, ►►) during play.
        • (Example)
        • On the player
      • Press and hold SKIP/SEARCH ([◄◄, during play.
        • For your reference:
    • Frame advance (Frame reverse)
      • [DVD/Video CD]
      • Tilt the joystick In the still picture mode.
        • With the remote control
      • Press SLOW/SEARCH {«, ►►) in the still picture mode. (See page 16.)
        • On the player
      • Press and hold SKIP/SEARCH (!◄◄, ►►]/◄◄, ►► ) In the still picture mode. (See page 16.)
        • Note
    • Canceling playback control
      • [Video CD]
        • To return to menu play
        • 71 DVD
        • 13 Video CD
    • General information about On- Screen Menu Icons
      • 1 Press DISPLAY during play or in the stop mode.
      • 2 Tilt the joystick (◄, ►) to select the item.
      • O Tilt the joystick (A, T) to select the setting.
        • Examples of On-Screen Menu Icons
        • For your reference:
    • Detailed descriptions of On-Screen Menu Icons
      • Title No.
      • Elapsed playing time
      • Subtitle language No.
      • Subtitle language
      • Subtitle on/off
      • ^The display on the On-Screen Menu Icons indicates the number of channels recorded on the disc.
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      • For your reference:
      • Detailed descriptions of On-Screen Menu Icons
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      • Repeat play
        • Press REPEAT MODE during play.
        • To return to normal play
        • To enjoy program repeat play
        • To return to program play
        • 1 Press A-B REPEAT during play at the point where repeat play is to start (A).
        • 2 Press A-B REPEAT at the point where repeat play is to be concluded (B).
        • To return to normal play
          • Note
          • For your reference:
      • Storing markers in memory to be viewed (listened to) again
        • 1 Press MARKER during play.
        • 2 Press SELECT during play at the starting point to be viewed (listened to) again.
        • 1 Press MARKER during piay.
        • 3 Tilt the joystick (A) to recall a marker.
          • or
        • Press CANCEL to clear a marker.
          • Note
          • For your reference:
        • 1 Press PLAY MODE in the stop mode.
          • •To exit the screen
        • 2 Tilt the joystick (A, ▼, ◄, ►) to select the track.
        • 3 Press SELECT.
        • 4 Press PLAY.
        • After playback
        • To return to normal play
        • Clearing the program
        • Programming track numbers while monitoring the player’s FL display
        • Random play [video cd/cd]
        • 1 Press PLAY MODE twice in the stop mode.
          • •To exit the screen
        • 2 Press PLAY.
        • After playback
        • To return to normal play
      • Changing audio soundtrack ianguage [dvd]
        • 7 Press AUDIO during play.
        • 2 Tilt the joystick (A, T) to select the language.
          • For your reference:
      • Switching vocals ON or OFF for Karaoke discs [cvD/video cd]
        • 7 Press AUDIO during play.
        • 2 Tilt the joystick (A, ▼, '4, to select the
        • setting.
          • •DVD Karaoke (Duet) (◄, ►)
          • •Video CD (A, ▼)
          • Note
      • Changing subtitle language [dvd]
      • Viewing from another angle [dvd]
        • 1 Press SUBTITLE during play.
        • 2 Tilt the joystick (A, ▼) to select the language.
        • To clear/display the subtitles
        • 1 Press ANGLE during play.
        • 2 Tilt the joystick (A, ▼) to select the angle.
          • Note
          • For your reference:
          • Note
          • For your reference:
      • Reproducing an Advanced Virtual Surround Sound (VSS) effect
        • [Dolby Digital (AC-3) DVD (2 channel or over)]
          • •VSS
        • Press VSS during play.
          • Note
          • For your reference:
          • •Difference between “Headphone VSS 1’ phone VSS 2”
        • 1 Press TITLE during play.
        • 2 Tilt the joystick (A, T, ◄, ►) and press SELECT or PLAY, or press the numeric buttons, to select the title.
          • (Example)
        • 1 Press MENU during play.
          • (Example)
        • Tilt the joystick (A, T, M, and press SELECT, or press the numeric buttons, to select the item.
        • When the menu continues onto another screen
      • Initial settings
        • 1 Press ACTION in the stop mode.
        • 2 Tilt the joystick (A, ▼) to select the item and press SELECT.
        • 3 Tilt the joystick (A, ▼) to select the setting and press SELECT.
        • To cancel during setup operation
        • To clear the initial settings screen
          • 1 At the initial settings screen (on page 30)
        • Tilt the joystick (A, ▼) to select “1 Disc Languages” and press SELECT.
        • 2 Tilt the joystick (A, ▼) to select the item and press SELECT.
          • 1 Audio;
          • 2 Subtitle:
          • 3 Menus:
        • 3 Tilt the joystick (A, ▼) to select the language and press SELECT.
          • When “1 Audio” is selected
          • 2 French/3 Spanish:
          • When “2 Subtitle” is selected
          • 2 English/3 French/4 Spanish:
          • When "3 Menus” is selected
          • 2 French/3 Spanish:
          • Note
          • 1 At the initial settings screen (on page 30)
        • Tilt the joystick (A, ▼) to seiect “2 Ratings” and press SELECT.
          • (Continued on the next page)
        • 2 Tilt the joystick (A, T) to select the level and press SELECT.
          • When level 7 or lower is selected
        • Input a 4-digit password with the numeric
        • buttons and press SELECT.
          • Do not forget your password.
        • 4 Press SELECT.
        • When the player is locked
          • 2. To unlock the player
          • Note
          • 1 At the initial settings screen (on page 30)
          • 1 English:
          • 2 Frangais/S Español:
          • At the initial settings screen (on page 30)
          • 1 On-Screen Messages:
          • 2 Color and Position:
          • When “2 Color and Position” is selected
          • (Continued on the next page)
          • For your reference:
          • 1 At the initial settings screen (on page 30)
        • Tilt the joystick (▲, T) to select “5 FL Display” and press SELECT.
        • 2 Tilt the joystick (A, ▼) to select the item and press SELECT.
          • 1 Bright;
          • 2 Dim:
          • 3 Dim During DVD/VCD Piay (Auto):
          • For your reference:
          • 1 At the initial settings screen (on page 30)
          • 1 4:3:
          • 2 16:9:
          • When “4:3” is selected When “16:9” is selected
          • 1 Standard (Direct View TV):
          • 2 CRT Projector:
          • 3 LCD Projector:
          • 4 Projection TV:
          • For your reference:
          • At the initial settings screen (on page 30)
          • 1 LPCM 96k->48k:
          • 2 Dolby Digital:
          • 3 dts:
        • 3 Tilt the joystick (À, ▼) to select the setting and press SELECT.
          • When “1 LPCM 96k^48k” is selected
          • When “3 dts” is selected
        • Recommended setting of “Digital Audio Output”
          • 1 At the initial settings screen (on page 30)
        • Tilt the joystick (A, ▼) to select “8 Speaker Setting” and press SELECT.
        • 2 Tilt the joystick (A, T, ◄, item and press SELECT.
        • ►) to select the
        • Tilt the joystick (A, ▼) to select the setting and press SELECT.
          • (Continued on the next page)
          • Delay time [only for Dolby Digital (AC-3) discs] (Q):
          • To adjust the channel balance using the test signal
          • Note
        • 4 Tilt the joystick (A, T, ◄, ►) to select “Exit” and press SELECT.
        • Tilt the joystick (A, ▼) to select “9 Other Settings” and press SELECT.
        • 2 Tilt the joystick (A, ▼) to select the item and press SELECT.
        • 3 Tilt the joystick (A, ▼) to select the setting and press SELECT.
          • For your reference:
          • • Field
          • •i/P/B
      • Language code list
      • How images appear on your TV (aspect ratios of the screen)
        • Type of software
        • TV set (Screen mode)
        • 4:3
        • 16:9 (“FULL” mode)
        • 16:9 (“ZOOM” mode)
        • 16:9 (“AUTO” mode)
        • Software (4:3)
        • Software (4:3, Letterbox)
        • For your reference:
      • Using the remote control with your TV set
        • I Preparations |
        • Press and hold the POWER button for the player and press the numeric buttons.
          • Note
          • I Operation |
        • Press fSt POWER (6).
          • To select channels
        • Press [Q CH A (to increase channel) or V (to decrease channel).
          • To control the TV’s volume
        • Press [Q VOL -I- (to increase volume) or — (to decrease volume).
          • Note B
      • T roubleshooting
        • Symptom (Common)
        • Remedy
        • Reference
        • page
        • Troubleshooting
        • Product information
        • If you ship the product
      • Disc handling
        • Handling precautions
        • If the surface is soiled В
        • If the disc is brought from a cold to a warm environment, moisture may form on the disc
        • Improper disc storage
        • Discs which cannot be played with this player
      • Maintenance
      • Specifications
        • Signal system: NTSC
        • Component video output:
        • Audio output: