Panasonic DVD-LS91 manual

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    RQT8 248-B EB GN Operatin g Instructions P or tab le D VD/CD Pl a yer Mode l No . DV D - L S 9 1 Reg ion nu mber The pl ay er plays D VD-Vide o marked wi th label s contai ning the r egion numbe r or “ALL” . Examp le: For the U nited Kingd om Region Number For th e United Kingdom 2 For Austral ia and N.Z. 4 Unless otherwise indica ted, illustra[...]

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    2 RQT8248 Caution for A C Mains Lead (For United Kingdom) (“EB” area code model on ly) For yo u r s a fet y , p le a se r ea d t he fol l ow in g t ext ca r ef u ll y . This ap pliance i s suppli ed with a moulded three pin ma ins plug for your safety and co nv enience. A 5-amp ere fuse is fitte d in this pl ug. Should th e fuse nee d to b e re[...]

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    3 RQT8248 Accessories Use numb ers indica ted in parenthe ses when asking for repl acem ent pa rts. (Prod uct number s correct as of January 2006. These m ay be subject to ch ange.) ∑ 1 A udio/ video cabl e (K2KA 6CB000 03) ∑ 1 AC a d a p t o r (RFEA213W) ∑ 1 A C mains lead [For]the]United]Kingdom[ (K2CT3CA00004) [For ]Aus tra lia]a nd]N.Z .[[...]

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    4 RQT8248 Precautions Read these operatin g instruc tions car efully before using the unit. Follow the safety instructi ons on the un it and the appli cable saf ety instr uctions list ed below . Keep these op erating instr uctions hand y for future referenc e. 1) Read these instructions. 2) K eep these instructions. 3) Heed all wa r nings . 4) F ol[...]

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    5 RQT8248 -If you see this symbol- Manufactured un der licen se from D olby Laborator ies. “Dolby” a nd the do uble-D symbo l are trademar ks of D olby Laborator ies. “DTS” and “DT S 2.0 i Digit al Out” are trademar ks of Dig ital Theate r Systems, lnc . This p roduct incor pora tes copyright pr otection technology that i s protec ted b[...]

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    6 RQT8248 Discs that can be play ed Comme rcial di scs Recor ded d isc ( Y : A vailable t : Not avail able) ≥ It may not be possi ble to play the above disc s in a ll cases d ue to th e type of dis cs, the c ondition of the record ing, the recor ding me thod an d how t he files were cr eated ( ➜ page 7, T ips f or making data dis cs). § 1 This[...]

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    7 RQT8248 Tips for making data discs ≥ If groups were create d aw ay from the root like “002 group” in the illustration below , the eighth one and onwards i s displayed on the same ver tical line in the menu screen . ≥ There may be d ifferences in th e display order on the menu s creen a nd compu ter screen. ≥ This unit cannot play files [...]

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    8 RQT8248 Preparations Preparations 1 Attach ing the battery (W hen the un it is off) An op tional ba tter y pack (CGR-H 713) is a lso available. The pro cedure for attach ing and detachin g is the same. Detachi ng ≥ T urn t he unit off before detac hing the ba tter y pack. When not u sing f or l ong peri ods of time ≥ Remove the batter y pa ck[...]

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    9 RQT8248 Appro ximate play times (Hours) ≥ The tim es indicated above may differ depending on use. ≥ T o cha nge the L CD brig htness ( ➜ p age 12, Adju sting the pi cture qu ality on the L CD). Checking t he remaining battery charge When the unit is on ( ➜ pag e 10) an d powered by the batter y pack Pres s [DISPLA Y] to check on the LCD ([...]

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    10 RQT8248 Pla ying discs ≥ To p l a y [JPEG] , [MP3] , [MPEG4] or [DivX] on D VD-RAM th at contain b oth [DVD-VR] and anothe r format (e.g. [JPEG] ), selec t “Play as Data Disc” ( ➜ page 23, Other Menu). ≥ Whi le st oppe d, th e un it au toma tica lly turns o ff on ce 15 min ute s (af ter a ppr ox imat ely 5 min ut es when using t he bat[...]

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    11 RQT8248 Skip Press [ : , 9 ] . [DVD-VR] Can also skip to the m arkers. Search Press an d hold [ : , 9 ] (up to 5 step s). Slow p lay Press and hold [ : , 9 ] (up to 5 s teps) while paused. Press [ 1 , ON ] to retur n to no rma l play . [VCD] [ 9 ] onl y ≥ [MPEG4] [D ivX] : Does not wor k. To p m e n u [DVD-V] Playin g program s [DVD-VR] ( ➜ [...]

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    12 RQT8248 Useful funct ions Selecting how t o show 4:3 aspect pictures on the LCD Adjusting the picture quality on the LCD Skipping 30 seconds f or war d (MANU AL SKIP) [DVD-VR] [DVD-V] ( Except i R/ i RW ) Repeat play (Only when t he elapsed play time can b e displayed. [JPEG] : you can use ev en if th ere is n o elapsed t ime display .) T o repe[...]

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    13 RQT8248 Revie wing titles/programs to pla y (Adv anced Disc Revie w) [DVD-VR] [DVD-V] (E xcept i R/ i RW ) Cha ngi ng pl ay spee d [DVD -VR ] [DVD-V] Enjoying virtual s urr ound (Adv anced Surr ound) Motion picture with 2 o r more chann els 1 Press [ 34 ] to se lect “ Other Settings ” . 2 Press [ 1 ] then [ 34 ] to select “Play Menu”. 3 [...]

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    14 RQT8248 Useful functions Changing soundtrac ks Motion pictures ≥ [DivX] It ma y take some time for pla y to start if you change t he audio on a DivX video disc. Changing subtitles Discs wi th subt itles Angle select [DVD-V] with m ultiple angles /Still picture rotation [JPEG] Displaying current pla ybac k condition (Quick OSD) ≥ [MPEG4] [Div[...]

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    15 RQT8248 Enjo ying higher quality a udio and vide o Reproduc ing more natural audio (Multi Re-master) ≥ [DV D-V R] [D VD -V] (recor ded w ith 48 kH z only ) [VCD] [CD] : Thi s feature gives you a mo re nat ural sound by addi ng high er freque ncy sign als not reco rded on the dis c, for e xample, pl aying D VD-Video recorded with 48 kHz at 96 k[...]

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    16 RQT8248 Pla ying data d iscs [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] [MPEG4] [DivX] ≥ Selec t “Play as Data Di sc” ( ➜ page 23, Ot her Menu) in the f oll owing ca ses: -T o pla y HighMA T discs without using th e HighMA T function - To p l a y [JPEG] , [MP3] , [MPEG4] or [DivX] on D VD-RAM that co ntain both [DVD -V R] and another form at (e.g. [JPEG] ) Play[...]

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    17 RQT8248 About D ivX V OD content DivX Vid eo-on-Dem and (VOD) conte nt is encr ypte d for copyright prot ection. I n order to play DivX VOD content on this uni t, you first need to re gister the unit. Follow the on line ins tructions f or purch asing DivX VOD content to enter the u nit’ s registratio n code and register the uni t. For more inf[...]

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    18 RQT8248 Pla ying HighMA T TM discs [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] Pla ying programs/pla ylists [DVD-VR] ≥ Titles ap pear onl y if they have been e ntered. ≥ Y ou cann ot edit p la ylist s and titl es. Pla ying CD usin g menus [CD] Titles ap pear with CD text playback. ENTER While the menu is displayed Press [ 342 1 ] to select items and press [ENTER]. M[...]

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    19 RQT8248 Enjo ying in a car Connecting the included Car DC Adaptor Bef ore con nect ion, cons ult y our car o wne r’ s ma nua l or y our deal er . ≥ Connect to the cigarette lighter socket of a vehicle that has a 12 V batter y . It is not co mpatible with a vehicle that has a 24 V batter y . ≥ This is a special negative grounded Car DC Adap[...]

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    20 RQT8248 Enjo ying in a c ar Enjoying video in the back seat with the Headrest Mounting Brac ket Y ou can e njoy video in th e back seat atta ching the un it to th e back of the fr ont seat. ≥ Please in ser t the d isc before attachin g the unit to the h eadrest bra ck et. 1 Atta chin g the h eadr est b racket t o the front sea t. 2 Attaching t[...]

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    21 RQT8248 3 Attaching the unit to the brac ket. While h olding th e unit wit h both han ds, line up the unit just below th e protr uding s ections on th e bracket. Press the unit down about 4 to 5 mm so t hat the pr otrusion s on the bra cket fit into the ho les on the b ottom of t he unit. ≥ Do not us e until you make sur e that the unit is no [...]

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    22 RQT8248 Using On-Screen Menus Ma in me nu s Other Sett ings Play Me nu (Only wh en the elap sed play time ca n be displ ay ed. [JPEG] : Repe at function c an be us ed.) Picture Menu 1 Press [ 34 ] to select the men u. 2 Press [ 1 ] to g o to the n ext menu and [ 34 ] to set. Repeat step 2 if necessar y . ≥ Items show n differ depend ing on the[...]

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    23 RQT8248 Audio M enu Display Menu Ot her Menu H.Bass ( ➜ page 15) Advanced Surr ound ( ➜ pa ge 13) Dialogu e Enhancer T o make t he dialo gue in movie s easier to hear [DVD-V] (Dolb y Digital , DTS , MPEG , 3-ch annel or o ver , with the dialogue recorded in the cente r chann el) [Div X] (Dolby Digital , 3-cha nnel or o ver , with the dialogu[...]

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    24 RQT8248 Changing the play er settings ≥ Referring to pages 2 4 to 25, ch ange as r equired. ≥ Underl ined item s are the factor y pre sets. The set tings rem ain intact even if you switch th e unit t o standby . “Disc” t ab § 1 The or iginal language d esignat ed on the disc is select ed. § 2 If the l anguage sele cted for “Audio” [...]

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    25 RQT8248 “A udio” tab § Only when connected using a di gital optica l cable ( ➜ page 26 ). “Displa y” tab “Other s” tab PCM Dig ital Output § Check the dig ital input limitati ons of the equipment you connect and select the maxi mum sampling frequenc y of PCM d igital outp ut. ≥ Off: When n ot connecte d using a d igital opt ica[...]

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    26 RQT8248 Using this un it with other eq uipment T u rn o ff all equi pment before co nnecting an d read th e approp riate op erating in struction s. Enjoying with 5.1ch audio ≥ Change “PCM Digital Ou tput”, “Dolby Digital”, “DTS Digital Surround” and “MPEG” ( ➜ p age 25). Enjoying ster eo audio Enjoying with a television ≥ C[...]

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    27 RQT8248 Freque ntly asked questions Reference p ages are shown in pa rentheses. Maintenance T o cl ean this u nit, wi pe wit h a soft , dry c loth. ≥ Use eyeglass clea ner to re mov e stu bborn di r t from the LCD . ≥ Nev er use al cohol, pa int thinn er or ben zine to c lean this unit. Maintena nce of the lens ≥ Remove dust carefully with[...]

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    28 RQT8248 T roubleshooting guide Before reque sting ser vice, make th e following checks. If you are i n doubt ab out some of the check points, or if the solution s indicated in the char t do not solve the problem, c onsult your dea ler for instr uctions. (Referenc e pages ar e shown in par entheses.) The following do not indic ate malf unction. ?[...]

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    29 RQT8248 No pi cture o n the LC D. ≥ Select a m onitor m ode other than “OFF ” (No p icture). (12, Selecti ng how to sh ow 4:3 asp ect pict ures on the LC D) . The LC D is dark . ≥ Adjust the brightness. (1 2) LCD pix els turn bl ack or radiat e differe nt colo rs. ≥ The LC D is constr ucted with precisio n technology so 99 .99 % of the[...]

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    30 RQT8248 T roub leshooting guide Cannot recor d to d igital recor din g equip ment. (Incor rect so und reco rd ed.) ≥ Y ou c annot re cord WM A/MP3. ≥ Y ou ca nno t reco rd D VDs tha t ha ve prot ect ion pr ev enting di git al reco rding . ≥ Y ou can not re cord D VDs if the record ing equi pment can not handl e signals with a sampl ing fre[...]

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    31 RQT8248 Specification s Opera ting temp eratur e range: i 5 to i 35 o C Ope ratin g humidi ty rang e: 5 to 85 % RH (n o co ndens atio n) Discs played (8 cm o r 12 cm ): (1) D VD (D VD-Video , DivX § 6, 8 ) (2) D VD-RAM (D VD-VR, JPEG § 4, 6, 7 , MP3 § 2, 6 MPEG4 § 5, 6 , DivX § 6, 8 ) (3) D VD-R (D VD-Video , D VD-V R, JPEG § 4, 6, 7 , MP3[...]

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    Matsush ita Electric Ind ustrial Co., Ltd. We b S i t e: http://www .panasonic.co .jp/global/ RQT8 248-B F010 6TH0 p Index A C D E F H J M A-B Re peat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 Advanced Disc Review . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Adva nced Su rroun d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Angl e selec t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]