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Panasonic DVD-F85 manual

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    P PC D VD/CD PLA YER Operating Instructions Model No. DV D - F 8 5 123 456 789 0 10 SLEEP DISC DISC1 DISC2 DISC3 SETUP OPEN/CLOSE SEQUENTIAL FL SELECT GROUP DIRECT NAVIGATOR TOP MENU DISPLAY SUBTITLE PLAY MODE ZOOM POSITION MEMORY DOUBLE RE-MASTER AUDIO ANGLE/PAGE QUICK REPLAY RETURN MENU ENTER PLAY LIST CANCEL DISC4 DISC5 S K I P S L O W / S E A R[...]

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    Getting star ted RQT6977 2 T able of contents User memo : Accessories Please chec k and identify the supplied accessories. Use numbers indicated in parentheses when asking f or replacement parts. (Only f or U .S.A.) T o order accessories contac t 1-800-332-5368 or web site (http:// www.panas onic.com). (For Canada) T o order access ories, call the [...]

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    Getting star ted RQT6977 3 (Inside of product) THE FOLLO WING APPL IE S ONL Y IN THE U.S.A. CA UTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMEN TS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PE[...]

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    Getting star ted RQT6977 4 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Read these oper ating instructions carefully be fore using t he un it. F ollow the saf ety instructions on the unit and the applicab l e saf ety instructions listed below . Keep these oper ating instructions handy f or future ref erence. 1) Read t hese instr uctio ns. 2) Keep these ins tru[...]

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    Getting star ted RQT6977 5 Control ref erence guide Buttons such as 8 funct i on th e sa m e as th os e on the remo t e control. P age 1 Standby/on b utton ( Í ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2 Disc select button (DIS C), Disc buttons (DIS C 1 – DISC 5) . . . . . 11 3 Sequentia l button (SEQUENTIAL) . . .[...]

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    Getting star ted RQT6977 6 Connection Before connection ≥ Disconnect the A C power supply cord. ≥ T urn off all equipment and read the appro priate operating instructions . ≥ The equipment connections described are e xamples. ≥ P eripheral equipment and optional cab les sold separately unless otherwise indicated. This page e xplains how to [...]

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    Getting star ted RQT6977 7 Enjoy the powerful mo vie theater and hall-like sound availab l e with multi ple chann el audio found on D VDs by connecting an ampl ifier and speakers . There are two types of connect ion, digital and analog. A Digital Connect an amplifier with Dolb y Digital and DTS decoders to enjo y surround sound. Y ou can also enj[...]

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    Getting star ted RQT6977 8 Disc inform ation ∫ Discs that can be played Use discs with the abov e logos and that conf orm to specifications. The unit cannot pla y other discs correct ly . Do not use irreg ularly shaped discs (e.g. heart-shaped), as these can damage the unit. It ma y not be possible to pla y CD-R, CD-R W , D VD-R and D VD-RAM in a[...]

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    Getting star ted RQT6977 9 The remote control ∫ Batteries ≥ Inser t so the poles ( i and j ) mat ch those in the re mote control. ≥ Do not use rechargeab le type batteries. Do not: ≥ mix old an d new batteries . ≥ use diff erent types at the same time . ≥ heat or e xpose to f lame. ≥ take apart or short circuit. ≥ attempt to rech ar[...]

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    Basic operations RQT6977 10 Basic play Prepar ation T urn on the tele vision and sele ct the appropriate video in put on the tele vision to suit the connections for th e play er . [1] Press [ Í ] to turn on the unit. [2] Press [ < ] to open the drawer and place the disc(s) label-up on the disc tra y(s). T o load discs on the oth er tr ays , pre[...]

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    Basic operations RQT6977 11 Check the discs loaded and select a disc to play . 1 Press [DISC]. Disc type screen 2 Press the disc button ([DISC 1] – [DISC 5]). T o clear the sc reen Press [DIS C]. Press [FL SELECT]. Each time you press the b utton: [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3 ] The unit usually pla ys the disc in the play positio n and t hen stops. T ur[...]

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    Basic operations RQT6977 12 Navigation men us These menus help you f ind it ems to play . [CD] (CD text only) [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] 1 Press [T OP MENU]. “ 0 ” indicates the tr ack currently pla ying. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select the track or [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select the picture, and press [ENTER]. T o show ot her pages , pr ess [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ][...]

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    Basic operations RQT6977 13 [Note] [WMA] ≥ Y ou cannot play WMA files that are cop y protected. ≥ WMA files must ha ve the e xtension “.WMA” or “.wma”. [MP3] ≥ This unit is not compatib le with ID3 tags. ≥ If you pla y an MP3 trac k that includes still pi cture data, it will take some time bef ore the music itself star ts playing an[...]

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    Adv a nced operations RQT6977 14 Con venient feat ures Some discs hav e multiple soundtr acks , subtitle languages and camera angles, and y ou can change them during pla y . ≥ “–” or “– –” is display ed instead of the language n umb er in circumstances such as when no language is recorded on the disc. [VCD] (SVCD only) Soundtrac k a[...]

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    Adv a nced operations RQT6977 15 [DVD-A] During play Press [ANGLE/P A GE]. The page changes each time you press t he button. [RAM] [DVD-A ] (Moving pict u re pa r t) [DVD-V] [VCD] Change the z oom ratio so the picture e xpands to the o ptimum siz e to fill the screen. During play Press [ZOOM] to select the preset aspect ratio. The zoom rat i o chan[...]

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    Adv a nced operations RQT6977 16 Changing play sequence While stop ped Press [PLA Y MODE]. The displa y changes each time you pre ss the button. Program _> Random _> Off (normal) ^---------------------------------- -_----} When Sequential Mode is on [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3] Y ou can play all the items on all the discs in ran dom order . When Se[...]

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    Adv a nced operations RQT6977 17 Using On-Screen Menu Icons On-Screen Menu I cons are me nus tha t conta in inf ormation about the disc or unit and allow y ou to perf or m operations b y changing this inf ormation. 1 Press [DISPLA Y]. Each time y ou press the b utton: Disc info rmation ( ➜ right) ) Pr ogress indicator ( ➜ page 19 ) ev Original [...]

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    Adv a nced operations RQT6977 18 Using On-Screen Menu Icons Play Menu Picture Menu ∫ User mode Press [ 1 ] while “U1” is highlight ed and then press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “1”, “2” or “3”. U1: MPEG D.N.R. (Digital Noise Reduction) U2: Picture C ontrol U3 (Video output mode ➜ above) Unit information A-B repeat [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [...]

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    Adv a nced operations RQT6977 19 Audio Menu Display Menu Indicates how f ar you ha ve pla yed throu gh an ite m. Changing the time displa y [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD ] [CD] Press [ 3 , 4 ] to show th e elapsed pla y time or r emaining time f or the program, pla y list, trac k or title (or chapter during progra m and random play ). Elapsed play tim[...]

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    Adv a nced operations RQT6977 20 Changing settings This ch art sho ws the se tt ings f or this unit . Change the se tt ings t o su it y our pref ere nces a nd to s ui t t he un it to t he e n vironme nt in which it is bei ng us ed. The changes remain intact eve n if you switc h the unit to standby . See page 21 for operation. § 1 The original lang[...]

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    Adv a nced operations RQT6977 21 See page 20 f or menu and option detai ls. 1 Press [SETUP] to show the menus. ≥ The QUICK SETUP screen appears when y ou press [ SETUP] the first time after pur chase ( ➜ page 9). 2 Press [ 2 , 1 ] to select the menu’ s tab. The screen changes to di spla y the menu . Disc ,. Video ,. Aud i o ,. Display ,. Othe[...]

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    Adv a nced operations RQT6977 22 Changing settings For analog connection ( ➜ page 7) Change speak er presence and size a , dela y time b , and channe l balance c to suit the sp eakers y ou hav e connected when y ou select “Multi-channel” (3 or more speakers are connected). 1. Press [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select the item and press [ENTER]. 2. Pr[...]

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    Reference RQT6977 23 Glossary Bitstream The digital f orm of multi-channel dat a (e.g. 5.1 channel) befo r e decodi ng. Decoder A decoder restores coded audio signals on D VDs to nor mal. Dolby Digital This is a method of coding digital signals de velo ped by Dolby Laboratories . Apart from stereo (2-channel) aud io , these signals ca n also be mul[...]

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    Reference RQT6977 24 T roubleshooting guide Bef ore request ing service, mak e th e f ollowing chec ks . If y ou are in doubt a bout some of the che c k points , o r if the r emedies in dicate d in the chart do not solve the prob lem: In the U .S.A., contact the Panasonic Customer Call Center at 1-800-211 -7262, or e-mail consumerproducts@panasonic[...]

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    Reference RQT6977 25 Sound Pa g e Unit displays T elevision displays No sound. Distorted sound. ≥ Check the connecti ons. ≥ Check the volume on the equipment y ou hav e connected. ≥ Ensure that the input settings on th e other equipment are correct. ≥ T urn Advanced surroun d off if it causes distor tion. ≥ T urn Attenuator on if it cause[...]

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    Reference RQT6977 26 Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U .S.A.) Panasonic Con su mer Elec t roni cs C omp any , Division of Matsushita Electric Corporat ion of America One P anasonic W ay Seca ucus, New Je rsey 07094 Panasonic Sales Compan y , Division of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico, Inc. A ve. 65 de In fantería, Km. 9. 5 San Gabriel Industrial [...]

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    ESP AÑOL RQT6977 27 Guía de referencia rápida en español La pantalla Preparac ión ráp ida aparece cuando usted pulsa [SETUP] por primera vez después de adquirir el aparato y l e ayuda a efect uar los ajustes necesarios. Preparación Encienda el tele visor y seleccion e en él la entr ada de víde o apropiada según las cone xiones del reprod[...]

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    C 2003 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co ., Ltd. Printed in Singapore RQT6977-P F1202FM0 P anasonic Consu mer Electronics Company , Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America One P anasonic W a y Secaucus, New Jerse y 07094 http://www.panasonic.com Panasonic Sales Company , Division of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico, In c. (“PSC?[...]