Panasonic DVD-RA60 - Manual (Page 9)

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Basic operations
RQT6270
Basic play
When a menu appears on the television
[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD]
Press the numbered buttons to select an item.
To select a 2-digit number
Example: To select item 23, press [S10]
➡ [2] ➡ [3].
≥ When playing DVDs, you can also use [3, 4, 2, 1] to select
items. Press [ENTER] to confirm your selection.
Play of the selected item now begins.
Other buttons used to operate menus
Read the disc’s instructions for further details about operation.
[9]: Shows the next menu.
[:]: Shows the previous menu.
[RETURN]: Shows the menu screen.
[VCD]
[TOP MENU]: Shows the first menu screen. [DVD-A] [DVD-V]
[MENU]: Shows the menu screen. [DVD-V]
DVD menus
DVD-Video can have several menus. The menu displayed when you
press [TOP MENU] may be different from the menu displayed when
you press [MENU].
Playing MP3 discs
[CD]
Discs recorded using MP3 differ to CDs in the following ways.
≥
Structure of the disc (example)
The display during play is different
The information displayed in the On-Screen Menu Icons is
different
Total number of chapters
Chapter playing Elapsed playing time
(cannot be changed)
The method of specifying a chapter to play is different
Press [ENTER] after pressing the numbered buttons.
For example, to select chapter 23, press [2]
➡ [3] ➡ [ENTER].
You do not have to press [S10].
Repeat play
You can repeat chapters or titles.
Limitations on MP3 play
≥ You cannot use program or random play.
≥ The time information may not be displayed correctly.
≥ If both MP3 and CD-DA data is recorded on the disc, only the data
type used for the first track is played.
≥ It may take some time for play to start if the disc includes still pic-
ture data or if there are many folders on the disc.
≥ Noise may be output if a file is suffixed “.MP3” or “.mp3” but is not
actually an MP3 file.
≥ This unit is not compatible with ID3 tags and packet-write format.
Refer to the glossary on page 25 for more information about MP3.
[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD]
Preparation
Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input on the
television to suit the connections for the player.
1
Press [Í, POWER] to turn on the unit.
2
Press [<] to open the disc tray.
3
Place the disc on the disc tray.
4
Press [1] (PLAY).
The disc tray closes and play begins.
∫ To stop play
Press [∫] ( ➡ page 10, Resume function).
∫ To pause play
Press [;] during play.
Press [1] (PLAY) to restart play.
PGM RND
DVD V CD A-B TITLE TRACK CHAP V.S.S. BASS CINEMA
VIDEO MP3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Title
(Album)
Title
(Album)
Chapter (Track)
1/ 59
C
0 : 01
Label must face upward.
(With double-sided discs, load so the
label for the side you want to play is
facing up.)
Playing CD-R and CD-RW
This unit can play CD-DA (digital audio) and Video CD format
audio CD-R and CD-RW that have been finalized
§ upon com-
pletion of recording.
It may not be able to play some CD-R or CD-RW due to the
condition of the recording.
§ Finalizing is a process that enables CD-R/CD-RW players to
play audio CD-R and CD-RW.
3 , 4, 2, 1/
Í , POWER
1 2
4
ENTER
POWER
STOP PAUSE PLAY
OPEN/CLOSE
SKIP
TOP MENU MENU
DISPLAY RETURN
GROUP PAGE AUDIO ONLY
HP-V.S.S. SP-V.S.S.
6 : 9 5
∫ ;
SLOW /SEARCH
< Í
PLAY MODE SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE
1 2 3
A-B REPEAT
4 5 6
7 8 9
ACTION CANCEL
0 S 10
CINEMA
REPEAT MODE
1
TOP MENU
RETURN
MENU
<
1 (PLAY)
;
ENTER
∫
: , 9
Numbered
buttons
Note
≥ If “ $” appears on the television
The operation is prohibited by the unit or disc.
≥ The disc continues to rotate while the menu is displayed even after
you finish playing an item. Press [∫] when you finish to preserve
the unit’s motor and your television screen.
≥ Volume may be lower when playing DVDs than when playing other
discs or during television broadcasts.
If you turn the volume up on the television or amplifier, be sure to
reduce the volume again before playing other sources so that a
sudden increase in output does not occur.
∫ Auto power-off
The unit switches to the standby mode after about 30 minutes in the
stop mode.