Panasonic DMP-B100 manual

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    VQT2H7 1 Operat ing Instructions Por t able Blu- ray Dis c P laye r Model No. DM P-B10 0 De ar cust ome r Th ank yo u fo r pu rc ha sing this prod uc t. For opt imum pe rf orma nce an d safe ty, p lea se read t hese ins truct ion s caref ully . Bef or e connect ing , ope rat ing or adjus ting this prod uct, plea se read th e inst ruct ions comp let[...]

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    VQT2H7 1 2 Gett ing st arted IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION S R ead these operati ng in struction s carefully be fore usi ng the unit. Foll ow t he safety in struc tions on the unit an d the applicable safety instructi ons listed belo w . K eep th ese oper ating i nstructio ns handy for futu re refe rence. 1) Re ad t hese in struc tions. 2) Kee p th[...]

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    Getting started VQ T2H 71 3 Batter ies 1 Ba ttery pack (Lit hium i on battery pack) ≥ Use the s pecifi ed unit t o recha rge the b attery pack. ≥ Do no t use the b attery pack with equ ipm ent oth er than th e specifi ed uni t. ≥ Do no t use the p layer outs ide if it is snow ing or r aining . (The batt ery pack is not water proof.) ≥ Do no[...]

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    VQT2H7 1 4 T able o f cont ent s Gettin g st arted IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ... ......... ....... 2 Accessori es ...... ... ..... ..... ..... . ... ..... ..... ..... ... ..... ...... ..... 4 Fi rm w are upd ate s ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. . 5 U nit a nd m ed ia ca re .... ..... ... .. ... .... ... .. [...]

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    Getting started Re fer en c e P lay ba ck Settings VQ T2H 71 5 Firmware up da tes Occa sion ally , Pana soni c may re lease f irmwa re up date s for th is unit that may add or impr ove the w a y a fea ture oper ates . Thes e upda tes ar e ava ilab le f ree o f char ge. Y ou can downl oad the latest firm ware vers ion from t h e we bsit e “ htt p:[...]

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    VQT2H7 1 6 Med ia (Disc an d card) information This cha rt show s t he dif fere nt t y pe o f re tail / c omm erci al disc s you ca n use, and also incl udes the i ndus try- stand ard log os t hat sh ou ld ap pea r on th e di scs an d/ or pac kag ing . Note about usin g a DualDis c ≥ Th e di gi tal au di o co nte nt s ide o f a Du al Dis c do es [...]

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    Getting started VQ T2H 71 7 This cha rt show s th e diff erent type of car ds r ecorde d with othe r devic es th at you can use. * Includes miniSD Card, microSD Card, microS DHC Card and microSDXC Card The ca rd type s mentio ned a bove w ill be refe rred to as “ SD ca rd” in th ese op er at ing in st ruc tio n s. ≥ MiniSD Card , microSD Card[...]

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    VQT2H7 1 8 Ov erview I nstr u ct ions fo r o pe rat io ns ar e ge ne ral ly de scr ibe d us ing t he r emot e c o ntro l in th ese op era tin g in st ruc tion s. Front Vi ew Re ar V ie w 1 LCD scr een 2 S peaker 3 Disc li d 4 Ope n the di sc l id 5 T urn the unit on and off ( > 12 ) 6[ Í ] indi cator ( > 10) When the u n it is conn ecte d to[...]

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    Getting started VQ T2H 71 9 1 T ur n the unit on and off ( > 12 ) 2 S witc h the drive to playbac k ( > 14) 3 B asic operat i ons f or playback ( > 14 – 16) 4 U se accord ing t o the ins t ru ctions on the screen 5 S how T op menu/Direct Navi gator ( > 14) 6 S elec tion/ O K, Fram e-by- frame 7 Sho w th e su b m e nu 8 S elec t title [...]

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    VQT2H7 1 10 Adjustin g the LCD scr een angle A O pen th e scree n. B S tanda rd C Free D Com pact When moving the unit: ≥ Clo s e t he L C D s cre en . Do n ’t h ol d by t he LC D sc re en. About the LCD screen Ther e may b e 0.01 % or less c hance of mis sing or con sta ntl y t urned o n pix els , b ut th is is n ot a ma lfun cti on. A tte nt [...]

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    Getting started VQ T2H 71 11 ∫ D et a ching th e battery pack When not using for long peri ods of time ≥ De t a ch t he ba tter y pa ck ( > ab ov e) . (Ev en wh en the un it is tu rned off, ther e is a sma ll am oun t o f vol tage r unn in g thro ug h th e u nit , and t hi s ma y res ult in a mal fun c tio n. ) ≥ Rec harge the ba tter y f [...]

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    VQT2H7 1 12 T urning on /off the unit Press [ POWER Í ] (appr ox. 0.5 sec.). The un it is tur ned of f when [PO WER Í ] i s pre ssed ag ain. ≥ Th e po w er is s hu t o ff if th e s cr een is c lose d whil e the p owe r is “ On ”. ≥ When the “ Auto P ow er Of f ” i s set to “ On ” (i niti all y set to “ On” ) , the un it w ill [...]

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    Getting started VQ T2H 71 13 Adjusti ng the pict ures on th e LC D sc r een 1 Press [LCD MENU]. ≥ It i s also pos sibl e to di splay w ith the fol lowin g pr oced ur es . 2 Select the item with [ 3 , 4 ]. 3 C hange the setti ng with [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ]. Picture :Adjust ing image qualit y ≥ Und erl ined ite ms are the f actor y pres ets . T o ex i[...]

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    VQT2H7 1 14 Play ba ck Basic play (Play ing video content s) I nstr u ct ions fo r o pe rat io ns ar e ge ne ral ly de scr ibe d us ing t he r emot e c o ntro l in th ese op era tin g in st ruc tion s. In sert a d isc o r SD card ( > 13). Play st art s. ≥ If pl ay d oe s not s tar t , p res s [ 1 ]( P L A Y ) . ≥ If a m ed ia wit h d ata i n[...]

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    P lay ba ck VQ T2H 71 15 (If the me dia cont ains dat a in di ff eren t fi le fo rmat s) 1 Press [F UNCTION MENU]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to se lect “ Men u” a nd pr ess [OK ]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to s elect “Play Video (A VCHD)” or “Play Vi de o (M PE G- 2)” an d p re ss [O K ]. ≥ It m ay pau se for a fe w sec o nds on the br eak of im ag e[...]

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    VQT2H7 1 16 These functi ons ma y not wor k depe ndin g on th e medi a and cont ents. The st opped p ositio n is mem ori zed. Resume p lay f unction Press [ 1 ] ( PLA Y) to res tart f rom t his p osi tio n. ≥ Th e me m ori ze d po si tio n is c le are d in th e f ol lowi ng i nst ance s: j [ ∫ ] is pr essed se vera l ti mes j Th e disc or SD ca[...]

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    P lay ba ck VQ T2H 71 17 W hen bl ac k bar s ar e s ho wn at th e t op , b ot tom , left , a nd rig ht sides of th e scr een, you can enl arg e the image to fi ll t he sc ree n. 1 Press [SUB MENU]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to sele c t “Oth e r Func tion s” and p re ss [OK ]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to se lect “ Scree n Aspect ” and pr ess [ OK]. 4 Press[...]

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    VQT2H7 1 18 Playing sti ll pictures [J PE G] Playback of the BD-RE, DVD-RAM/R/ R DL or CD-R/RW w ith stil l pic tur es re cord ed. Thi s unit ca n als o play sti ll pi ctur es reco rded on the S D car d. ( Abo ut st ruc tur e of fold er s > 27 , “ Struc tur e o f f old er s t ha t c a n be pl ay ed in t hi s u n it”) 1 Insert a disc or SD ca[...]

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    P lay ba ck VQ T2H 71 19 T o r epeat sl ideshow Press [ 3 , 4 ] to se lect “ Repea t Pla y” an d press [ 2 , 1 ] to se le ct “On” or “O ff”. T o l isten to Back ground Music (SD car d only) The mu sic CD can be pl ayed back as Backg rou nd Musi c duri ng the sl ide show . Press [ 3 , 4 ] t o s ele ct “So u ndtra c k” and pr ess [ 2 [...]

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    VQT2H7 1 20 Playin g music [CD] [MP 3] Y ou c an pl ay g en era ll y av aila bl e m u sic C Ds or MP 3 f ile s recorded o nto a DVD-R/R DL and CD-R/RW . ( Abo ut st ruc tur e of fold er s > 27 , “ Struc tur e o f f old er s t ha t c a n be pl ay ed in t hi s u n it”) 1 Insert a disc ( > 13). “Music li st” screen i s disp layed. ≥ If[...]

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    P lay ba ck VQ T2H 71 21 Enjoying BONUSVI EW in BD- V ide o [BD-V] What is BONUSVI EW? B ONU SVIEW a ll ows y ou to e njoy func tion s su ch a s pi cture -in - pi ctu r e or se co nd ar y au dio et c., w ith BD -Vid eo s uppo r ti ng B D- ROM Pro fil e 1 ver si on 1. 1/ Fina l S tanda rd Pro fil e. ≥ The se dis cs may no t be on sale in ce rta i [...]

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    VQT2H7 1 22 Changin g settings w ith the on -screen m enu 1 Press [DISPLAY]. ≥ It is a lso po ssib le to d ispl ay w it h the fo llow ing pr oced ur es : ≥ De pe ndin g o n th e c ondi tio n o f th e un it (pla y ing, sto pp ed , etc. ) and me dia cont ents, there may b e some i tems th at you ca nnot sel ect or change. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to sel[...]

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    P lay ba ck VQ T2H 71 23 Repeat Pl ay ( Only wh en th e el apsed ti m e i s be in g d isp la ye d o n t he u ni t’s displ ay .) S el ect t he it em wh ic h y o u wa n t to re pe at . Th e ite ms di sp la yed dif fer de pend ing on the typ e of me dia. S elect “Off” to ca nce l. Random [CD] [MP 3] Whil e pla ying, press [ 3 , 4 ] to sele c t ?[...]

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    VQT2H7 1 24 Setti ngs Changin g the unit’ s settings Chan ge th e uni t’ s settin gs if neces sary . Th e set tings r emai n inta ct ev e n if y ou s wit ch th e unit to stand by . 1 Whi le sto pp ed Press [SETUP]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the m enu and press [O K]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the i tem a nd press [O K]. If t he re are an y [...]

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    Settings VQ T2H 71 25 Still Mod e ( p aused vi deo ) [BD-V] [ AVCHD] [DV D-V] Sele ct the t ype of pictu re show n wh en y ou pa use play back ( > 33, “ Fr ames and f ields” ). Seamless Pl ay [DV D-V R] S el ect t he pl ay mod e be twe en p layli s t c ha pter se gm en ts and parti al ly d ele ted titl es. Dynamic Range Compressi on [BD-V] [[...]

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    VQT2H7 1 26 Re fer e nc e About MP3/J PEG /A VCHD/ MPEG2 files ≥ Wit h cert ain re cord ing st ates and fold er st ruc tur es , the play ord e r ma y diff er or p layba ck may n ot be p ossi ble. ≥ CD- R, CD-RW : ISO96 60 level 1 or 2 (e xcept fo r exte nded form ats) , Jol iet Thi s unit is c ompa tib le wi th mu lti- sessi on. This u nit is n[...]

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    Re fer en c e VQ T2H 71 27 Y ou ca n p lay fi les on th is uni t by s truc tur e of f old ers as sho wn b elo w. H owe ver d ep ending on the meth od of wri ting data (writing s oftware), play ma y not be in the o rde r yo u n u mb er ed the fol d ers . : F old e r whi ch c an b e disp laye d with this u nit ¢¢¢ : Nu mbe rs X XX: Letters *1 ¢¢[...]

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    VQT2H7 1 28 Indicators a nd screen message s The [ Í ] indicator flashes rapi dly. ¾ Th e unit has ma lf un ct ion ed . Con su lt yo ur deal er. The [ Í ] indicator and the [CHARGE] indic ator flash rapidl y. ¾ Up date of th e f irmw are d id not comp lete s ucce ssf ully . Per for m the upda te aga in. ( > 5) The [CHARGE] indicator fla shes[...]

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    Re fer en c e VQ T2H 71 29 T roublesho oting guide Before req uesting s ervice, p lease p erform the following steps. To return al l settings oth er than some settings t o the facto ry preset. ¾ Select “Y e s” in “Restore Default Settings” i n the Se tup me nu. Th is r et ur ns a ll va lu es i n t he Se tu p me nu an d th e on- sc ree n me[...]

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    VQT2H7 1 30 The unit is on but cannot be oper ated. ¾ Th e u nit c a n be o pe rat ed o nly w hen t he L CD sc ree n is op en . ( > 10) ¾ Is t he inc orr ect p layb ack med ia or op erati on fu ncti on sele cted? ¾ The unit ma y not be op erat ing p rop erly du e to li ght ning , sta tic ele ctrici ty or so me other ext ernal fa ctor . T ur n[...]

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    Re fer en c e VQ T2H 71 31 No sound f rom th e unit ’s spea ker. ¾ The spe aker is of f if headp hones are co nnec t e d. ¾ Turn up th e vo lume . ( > 14) Cannot hea r the des i red a udio type. ¾ Pre ss [AU DIO ] to se le ct the au di o. ( > 17) Cannot swi tch au di o. ¾ The re are disc s for whi ch au dio c anno t be c hange d bec a u[...]

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    VQT2H7 1 32 S pecifica tions S pecifi cat ions ar e subj ect to ch ange wi tho ut noti ce. *1 Fi na lizi ng is n ece ss ar y. *2 IS O96 60 le vel 1 o r 2 (e xce pt for ex tend ed fo rm ats) ,Jo lie t This u nit is com pa tib le w ith m u lti -ses sion . Thi s unit is not compa tible w i th pa cket writ ing. *3 includes SDHC, SDXC car d incl udes mi[...]

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    Re fer en c e VQ T2H 71 33 Glo ssary AVCHD A V CH D is a ne w f or mat ( stan da rd) for hi gh de fi ni tio n vi deo ca me ra s t ha t c an b e used to re co rd an d pl ay high - re so lut ion HD im ages . BD -J S ome BD -Vid eo di s cs c on tai n Jav a ap plic at io ns, and th e se appl icat ions ar e call ed BD-J . Y ou ca n enjo y vario us inter[...]

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    VQT2H7 1 34 Licenses Lan gua ge c ode list E nter t he cod e with th e nu mbere d bu tto ns. Java a nd all Java- bas ed trad emarks and logo s are tr ad emar k s o r r e giste r ed t r adem a rks o f Su n M icr osys te m s, Inc. in the U nit ed S ta tes an d other countr ies . Manu factur ed un der li cense fr om D olby L aborat or ies. Dol by and [...]

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    Re fer en c e VQ T2H 71 35 Limi ted W arranty Pan asonic Co nsum er Elect ronics Co mpany , Di vision o f Panason ic Corporat ion o f North Amer ica One Pana sonic Way , Secauc us, N ew Jer sey 070 94 Pan aso nic B lu-ra y and DVD Prod uct s L imit ed W arr anty Limit ed Warranty Co verag e I f y our p r od uct d oe s n ot w or k p r op er l y b ec[...]

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    VQT2H7 1 F1209Q K0 Index A AC ad aptor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 An gle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Audio Attr ibute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Chang ing au dio . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Chann e l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Lang uage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 24 A VC HD . . . . . . . . . .[...]