Panasonic DMP-BD50 manual

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    RQT91 84-Y PP Opera ting Instructions Blu-ray D isc Play e r Model No . DMP-BD50 Dear cust omer Th an k yo u fo r pu rc ha si ng th is p r oduc t. For opt imu m pe rfo rma nce and sa fe ty , ple as e rea d the se i ns tru ct ions car e ful ly. Bef o re con ne cti ng , op era t ing or ad j usti ng this pr od uct, pl ease re ad th e in st ruc ti on s[...]

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    2 RQT 9184 (ENG ) IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR U CTIONS Re ad thes e op era ti ng inst r uc tion s ca ref ul l y befo r e us ing t he unit . F oll ow the sa f ety i nst ru ct io ns on t he unit and th e appl i cab l e safe ty inst ruct ion s liste d be lo w. K eep th es e op er ati ng ins tr uct ion s ha nd y fo r fut ur e r efe ren c e. (I nsi de of p[...]

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    Getting s tarted 3 RQT918 4 (ENG) T a ble of contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCT IONS.... .... .... 2 Accesso ry informat ion ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... . 3 Disc a nd card info rmatio n ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... 4 Using the r e mote co ntrol.. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... 5 Connecti on ..... ..... ..... .... ..[...]

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    4 RQT 9184 (ENG ) Disc and car d inf ormat ion Th is cha r t sh ows the diff er ent typ e of ret ail /comm erci al di scs you can use , and also inc ludes the i ndus t ry -stan dard logo s that sho ul d ap pe ar on th e disc s and/ or pa ckag ing. Th is cha r t sh ows the diffe rent t ype of di scs r e cor ded wit h DV D rec orde rs, DVD vi deo cam[...]

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    5 RQT918 4 (ENG) Thi s cha rt s hows the di ffe rent ty p e of car ds re cord ed with Pan aso ni c High Defi nitio n V ideo Camer a or per sonal c omp ute rs, et c. t hat yo u can use. § In cl udin g mi ni SD Ca rd an d m i cro SD Ca rd ≥ When usi ng fr om 4 G B to 3 2 GB SD c ar ds, on ly S D c ards that displa y the SDHC logo can b e used. ≥[...]

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    6 RQT 9184 (ENG ) Connection ≥ Do no t p lace the un it on amp lif iers or equip ment t hat ma y beco me hot. The he at can da mage t he unit . ≥ Do no t co n n ect thr oug h th e vid eo ca ss et te r eco rde r . Due t o cop y gua rd pro tecti on, the pict ure ma y not di spla y proper ly . ≥ T ur n of f a ll eq uipm en t b e fore c on nec ti[...]

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    7 RQT918 4 (ENG) C Connect ing to S VIDEO OUT terminal Th e S VIDE O OUT termina l pro vide s a more vi vid pi ctur e than th e VIDEO O UT termin al. NOT E ≥ Hi gh defi niti on vide o cann ot be out put w ith t his c o nn ect ion. Us e co nn ec tio n A or B ( > 6) for hi gh d efi ni tio n vi de o. ≥ Un plug the y ello w plu g of A udio / Vi [...]

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    8 RQT 9184 (ENG ) F Connectin g to 5.1c h A UDIO OUT terminal Wh en con ne ct ed to a com pa tibl e ampl ifi er / rec ei ver usin g t he 5 .1c h A U DI O OU T t er m inal s, yo u ca n en joy sur ro un d so un d. NO T E NECESSAR Y SETTINGS ≥ “Speaker” : “Multi Ch annel” ( > 28) ≥ 7. 1 ch anne l di sc is mixed dow n to 5. 1 chan ne l a[...]

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    9 RQT918 4 (ENG) Firmware updat ing Ne two rk con n ection H With LAN By c onnec tin g the uni t to b roa dband I n tern et, yo u can u se a dis c tha t off ers BD- Liv e func tio n. ( > 16 ) Thi s conn ecti on al so al lows y ou t o auto matica lly ch eck f or th e latest firmw are versi on. ( B belo w) NOT E ≥ After con nec tin g to the Inte[...]

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    10 RQT 9184 (ENG ) Contr ol reference gu ide ! T ur n th e uni t on an d off ( > 11) @ TV oper ation b u tton s ( > 11 ) Y ou c an ope rate the TV through t he unit ’ s rem ote con trol. [ Í TV POWER] : T urn th e television on a nd off [TV/V IDEO] : Switch the input ch annel [ WX CH] : Channel s elect [ ij VOL] : Adjus t the volume # Op e[...]

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    11 RQT918 4 (ENG) Easy Set ting Aft er co nnec t ing your new pla yer and pres sing th e power butt on, a scr een for the ba sic se t ti ngs wil l app ear. Se tting the television an d amplifier/receiver operation You c an ope rate t he TV or amplif ier /re ceiv er usin g the uni t’s re mote c ontro l. Preparation T u rn on the televi s ion and s[...]

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    12 RQT 9184 (ENG ) Netw ork settings Thes e se ttin gs a re use d i f you wi ll conn ect thi s un it to th e I nter net. ≥ T he co n ne ct ion to t he In ter n et may ta ke tim e or th e I nte rn et may no t b e conn ec te d de pend in g o n th e c onn ec tio n env iro nme nt. ( > 28) It i s req uir ed tha t yo u use a br oadban d conn ecti on[...]

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    13 RQT918 4 (ENG) I n mo st c as es, d efaul t s e tti ng s ca n nor mal ly be u se d with ou t ma ki ng any c hange s. P leas e us e thi s se tti ng w hen in stru ct ed to by you r Inte r ne t ser vice pr ovid er. 1 Pre ss [SETUP] . 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “ N etwork” and press [OK]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to sel ect “Pro xy Serve r Settings?[...]

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    14 RQT 9184 (ENG ) Basic pla y (Pla ying video contents) Ins tru ct ions fo r o pe rat io ns a re ge ne ral ly de s cri be d usin g the re mo te c ont ro l i n t hese o pe rat in g i nst ru ct io ns. Prepara tion Tu rn on th e tel evision and se lect the ap propr iate v ideo inp ut on th e tel evis ion. V IDEO1 V OL RE-MASTER SKIP SLO W /SEARCH ST [...]

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    15 RQT918 4 (ENG) Ot her oper ations durin g pla y (The se fu nction s ma y not wo r k dep endi ng on t he di sc.) Stop Th e st oppe d pos i tio n is memor i zed . Re sume play fu nct ion Press [ 1 ] ( PLA Y) to resta r t fro m th is po s ition . ≥ Th e posi tion is c lear ed if the tr a y is op ened o r yo u press [ ∫ ] several time s to di sp[...]

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    16 RQT 9184 (ENG ) En jo ying BD-LIVE TM or BONUS VIEW TM in BD-Video [BD-V] Th is uni t allow s y ou to enj oy fu ncti ons su ch as pi ctu re-in -pict ure, seco ndary aud io an d Virt ual pack ages, etc ., wit h BD-V ideo s up porti ng BON USVIE W (BD- ROM ver sion 2 Pro file 1 v ersi on 1. 1/ Fi nal Stan dard P rofil e). I n addi tion t o the BON[...]

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    17 RQT918 4 (ENG) Enjo ying High Bit rate A udio and Video of BD-Video [BD- V] T his u n it s u pp ort s h igh bi t r at e au di o (D olby D igit al P lus , D o lby Tr u eHD, D TS- H D H ig h R es olut io n A ud io an d DTS -HD Mas ter A u dio) adop ted i n BD- Vi de o. I n o rder to en joy t h ese aud io form a ts, co nn ect this u nit t o you r a[...]

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    18 RQT 9184 (ENG ) Chapter pla y bac k [DVD -VR] 1 Ins ert a disc ( > 14). 2 W hil e “T itle V iew” s cre en is di sp layed Pre ss [ 3 , 4 ] to sel ect the title and press [SUB M ENU]. 3 Pre ss [ 3 , 4 ] to sel ect “View Chap ters” and p ress [OK]. 4 Pre ss [ 2 , 1 ] to select the chapter and press [OK]. Pla ying st ill pictures [JPEG] Y[...]

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    19 RQT918 4 (ENG) Us eful fu nction s during still pictur e pl a y Start Sli desho w Y ou c an dis pla y sti ll pict ures one b y one at a co nsta nt in t erv al. BD-RE, D VD-RAM 1 W hi le t he “ A lbum V iew” s c ree n is di sp layed Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select the album a nd press [SUB M ENU ]. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to sele ct “S tar t S[...]

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    20 RQT 9184 (ENG ) Pla ying DivX videos [D iv X ] Div X Vi de o-o n- D em and ( VOD) c on te nt is en cr yp te d for copyr ight protec ti on. I n or der t o p lay Div X VOD cont ent o n t his un it, you first need to r egis te r t he un it . F oll ow th e on line in struc tio ns f o r p urch as ing D iv X V OD co nte nt to ent er th e uni t’s r e[...]

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    21 RQT918 4 (ENG) Pla y ing m u sic [CD] [M P 3 ] Sho wing FUNCTIONS men u Y ou ca n p lay ge ner al ly avai labl e m us ic C D or MP 3 f ile s re co rde d on to a CD- R/RW . 1 Insert a disc. ( > 14) ≥ If a di sc c onta in ing d ata i n differen t fi le for m ats i s i nser ted , th e f ile se le ct io n m enu m ay be di sp layed. Pres s [ 3 ,[...]

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    22 RQT 9184 (ENG ) About MP3/JPE G/DivX files Str uc tur e o f MP 3, sti ll p i ct ures (J P EG) and Div X f old er s Yo u can pl ay MP3, still p ictu res (J PEG) an d DivX wit h this un it by maki ng fol ders on d isc as sh own ( D rig ht). ≥ Fold er st ru c ture c rea te d on a D V D- RA M, B D-R E o r a n S D car d is n ot di sp layed. M P3 f [...]

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    23 RQT918 4 (ENG) Linked operations with the TV (VIE RA Link TM “HD A VI Control TM ”) If you con nect this unit to a T V th at h as “ HD A VI Co ntr ol 2” or “ HD A VI Con trol 3 ” funct ion wit h an HDM I ca bl e, y ou ca n opera te thi s unit usi ng th e followi ng bu ttons o n the TV remo te cont rol . [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ], [OK ], [RET[...]

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    24 RQT 9184 (ENG ) Changing settings with the on-screen menu On -sc reen m enu operat ions 1 Press [DISPLA Y ]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the menu and press [ 1 ]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the item and press [ 1 ]. 4 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the setting. NOT E TIPS ≥ De pend ing on th e cond iti on of th e unit (pl ayin g, st op pe d, et c.[...]

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    25 RQT918 4 (ENG) Menu s Items Se tti ngs and d eta ils Play Repeat Play (On ly w hen th e ela psed ti me is be ing di spla yed on th e unit’ s dis pla y .) S el ec t s the item w hich y ou w ant to repeat . The item s displa yed differ depe nding on t he type of d i sc. ≥ Al l t racks A ll track s ≥ Cha pter Cha pter ≥ Pl aylist s P layl i[...]

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    26 RQT 9184 (ENG ) Changing th e unit’ s settings Ch ange th e unit’ s setti ngs if nece ssar y. Th e setti ngs rema in int act ev en if you switch th e uni t to st and by. Un derlin ed it ems are th e fact ory pres ets . Setu p menu oper atio ns 1 While sto pp ed Press [SETUP]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select th e menu and p ress [OK]. 3 Press [ 3[...]

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    27 RQT918 4 (ENG) “Au di o ” Dynamic Ra n ge Compression [BD-V] [AVCHD] [DVD- V] [DivX] (Dol by D igi ta l, D olby D i gi tal Pl us a nd Do lby T r ue HD onl y) Ch ange the dy nami c range ( > 40) for late ni gh t viewi ng . ≥ On ≥ Off ≥ Aut o: E ff e ctive only when Dolby T r ueHD is playe d . Digit al Audio Out put ≥ Pres s [OK] to[...]

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    28 RQT 9184 (ENG ) “TV/Device Connection” TV Aspec t Set to m atch the ty pe of televi sion con nect ed. When conne cted to a 4:3 as pect tele visi on: ≥ 4:3 P an & S ca n: Vide o recor ded f or a wide scr een is pla yed as P an & S c an (unl ess pro hibi ted b y the pr oduc er of the disc) . When pla ying BD-V ideo , vi deo i s ou tp[...]

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    29 RQT918 4 (ENG) When con nect ing to an ampli fier /rece iver to en joy mu lti-c hann el sur roun d soun d, use th e fol lowin g setti ngs o n t h is un it if t h ey c a nn ot be set on t he am p lif ie r/re ce iv er. The settings are no t effective w hen outputti ng bitstrea m signa ls. Preparati on S et “S peak er” to “M u lti Cha nn el?[...]

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    30 RQT 9184 (ENG ) Frequentl y asked questions T r oubleshooting guide Before req uest in g serv ice, make th e foll owi ng ch ecks. If yo u ar e in do ubt a bout s ome of th e ch eck p oints , or if the s olut io ns i n dica ted in the char t do no t so lv e the p rob lem, re fer to “C usto m er S ervic e s Dir ecto ry” on p ag e 37 if you re [...]

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    31 RQT918 4 (ENG) Po w e r Pa g e Op er ati on Displa y s TV screen and video ( Conti nue d on the next pag e) No power. ≥ Ins er t the AC power s upp ly cord sec urely i nto a known a ctive AC o utlet. 8 Th e u nit sw itch es to sta nd by mode . ≥ Thi s is a po wer sa ving f eat ure. It can b e chan ged if desi red usi ng “Off Time r” i n [...]

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    32 RQT 9184 (ENG ) TV s cre en an d v ideo ( co ntinue d) Page So un d HDMI connections The 4: 3 aspect rati o pi ctur e expa nds left a nd righ t. Scr een size is w rong. ≥ Us e th e t elevisio n to ch ange th e as pe ct. Re fer to your tel evisio n’ s o perati ng inst ru ctio ns. ≥ When usi ng a co mpone nt vi deo ca ble , set “ Pr ogr es[...]

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    33 RQT918 4 (ENG) Card Pag e Network O ther dif ficu lties wi th pl ayback W hen o ther Panasonic products r espond to th is remo te control Cha nge the r emote con trol co de on t he main u nit a n d th e remo te co ntrol (the t wo must mat ch) if you pl ace othe r Pana sonic produc ts c lose to ge the r. The capa cit y of th e SD c ar d dec rea s[...]

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    34 RQT 9184 (ENG ) Me ssa ges The fo llow i ng mes s ag es o r s erv ic e nu mbe rs ap pe ar on th e tel evis io n or un it’ s dis p la y whe n s ome th in g u nu s ual i s de tec te d du r ing sta r tu p and use. On the television Pa g e Authori zat ion Er ror This un it i s n ot aut hor ize d t o play this title . ≥ Y ou ar e trying to pla y [...]

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    35 RQT918 4 (ENG) Lan gua ge code lis t Ent er the cod e with the nu mbe red butto ns. On th e unit ’ s display (continued) Page H  or F  ≥ Th e re is so me th ing un us ua l. (T he se r vi ce num b er di sp layed aft er H an d F de pen ds on th e unit ’ s con dit ion.) ≥ Che ck t he uni t usi ng th e tr oub lesh ooting guid e. [...]

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    36 RQT 9184 (ENG ) Sp ecifica t ions Sign al sy ste m : NTSC O p e rat ing tempe ratu re rang e: i 5 to i 35 o C ( i 41 to i 95 o F) Opera tin g h umidity ra ng e: 10 t o 8 0 % RH (n o cond ensat ion ) Playable di sc : BD-Vide o BD- ROM : V er si on 2 BD- RE: V er si on 3 (Sin gl e Layer, Du al Layer ), J PEG * 6 BD- R V er si on 2 ( Sin gl e Layer[...]

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    37 RQT918 4 (ENG) Limited W arranty ( ONL Y FOR U .S.A. ) Panasonic C onsu mer Elect ronics Co mpany , Divisi on of P anasonic Corpor ation of North Ame ric a On e P a na s on ic Way Sec a ucus, N ew J ers ey 07 094 Panasonic P uer to Rico, I nc . Ave. 65 de I nfant er ía , Km . 9.5 San Ga brie l Indust rial P ark, C aro lina , Pu er to Ri co 00 9[...]

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    38 RQT 9184 (ENG ) Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR CANAD A) P anasonic Canada I nc. P AN ASONIC PRODUCT—LIMITED W ARRANTY Pa nason ic C anada In c. war ran ts thi s produc t to b e fr ee from defe cts in mat eri al and w orkman ship and agre es to re medy a ny such d efect for a per io d as st at ed be lo w fr om th e da te of ori gi na l pur chas e[...]

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    39 RQT918 4 (ENG) Ref e rencia rápida en español Conex iones bá sicas Repr oducci ón básic a A Co nex ión a un tele visor compat ible con HDMI B Co nexi ón a un te leviso r con un cable para aud i o/v íde o AC I N A V OUT FRO N T R /R V IDEO OUT S V IDEO OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL FRO N T L /L SUB W OOFER CE N TER SURROU N D AUDIO OUT COMPO N E N [...]

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    40 RQT 9184 (ENG ) Glo s sa r y A VCHD A V CHD is a new f o rmat (sta ndard) f or h igh definition video came ras tha t c an b e us ed to re co rd an d play h ig h-r e solu ti on H D i ma ges. BD-J Som e BD- Vi de o di sc s co nt ain Java ap p lic at io ns, and th es e app lica tio ns a re ca lled BD-J . Y ou c an enjo y va riou s int eract iv e f [...]

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    1080 p (11 25p) In on e high defini tio n imag e, 108 0 (1125 ) sca n line s pass at th e sam e ti me to c re ate a pr ogre s si ve i mage. S i nce pro gr ess ive vi de o does n ot al t e rnat e sc an lin es li ke i nterla ce, th ere is a mi nima l a mou nt of sc r een fl icker. 24p This is a pr ogres siv e imag e recor ded at a r ate of 2 4 fram e[...]