Panasonic DVD-S29 manual

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    E GCA RQT8 127-B Operations Reference Getting st art ed Operating Instructions D VD/CD PLA YER Model N o. DV D - S 2 9 5 Dear customer Thank y ou fo r purcha sing th is product . Bef ore con necting , operat ing or a djustin g this produc t, please re ad the instr uctions co mpletely . Please keep this manual for futu re reference. Re gion nu mber [...]

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    2 RQT8127 SUOMI NORSK CA UTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES O THER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN CO VERS AND DO NOT REP AIR Y OURSELF . REFER SER VICING TO QU ALIFIED PERSONNEL. W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK[...]

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    3 RQT8127 Accessor ies Use n umbers when aski ng for replaceme nt par ts. (Produ ct numbers co rrect as o f April 2 005. Thes e may be subject to change.) ∏ 1 Remot e contro l (EU R763111 0R) ∏ 1 AC mains lea d ∏ 1 Audio/video cable ∏ 2 Remot e contro l batteri es [Note ] The included AC mains lead is for use with this unit only . Do not us[...]

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    4 RQT8127 Discs tha t can be pla yed Operations i n these instruction s are desc ribed m ainly wit h formats. Icons su ch as [RAM] show the f ormats. § A p rocess that allows play on co mpatible equipm ent. ≥ It may not be possible to play the ab ov e d iscs in all ca ses due to the type of discs, the con dition of th e recording, t he recordin [...]

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    5 RQT8127 ∫ Tips f or making data discs ≥ If groups were created aw ay from the root like “002 group” in the illustration below , th e eighth one onwards is displayed on the sam e verti cal line in the menu screen. ≥ There ma y be differences in the displ ay order on the men u screen and computer screen. ≥ This unit cann ot play files r[...]

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    6 RQT8127 STEP 1 Connection to a television ≥ Do no t place the unit on amplifier s or eq uipment th at may become ho t. The he at can dam age the u nit. ≥ Do not connec t through t he video c assette r ecorder . D ue to co p y guard pr otection, the pict ure may not display prop erly . ≥ T urn off all eq uipmen t before connect ion and re ad[...]

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    7 RQT8127 T u rn on th e television and select th e approp riate vide o input on the television. T o chang e these settin gs later Select “ QUICK SETUP” ( ➜ page 19, “Othe rs” tab). Please connect directly to TV . y R L P R P B Y COAXIAL IN Amplifie r with a built-in deco der or a deco der- amplifi er combin ation Coaxi al cable ∫ Enjoy[...]

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    8 RQT8127 Basic p la y AV ENHANCER ADVANCED DISC REVIEW SOUND ENHANCEMENT ADVANCED SURROUND PICTURE MODE MANUAL SKIP QUICK REPLAY CANCEL SKIP DIRECT NAVIGA TOR PLAY LIST MENU TOP MENU FUNCTIONS SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE/PAGE SETUP RETURN ENTER STOP PAUSE PLAY SLOW/SEARCH QUICK OSD FL SELECT OPEN/CLOSE 123 45 789 0 10 6 2 4 1 Pa us e Stop 1 P owe r ON. 2[...]

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    9 RQT8127 Standby /on switch ( Í /I ) Press to switch the unit from on t o standby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is still co nsuming a small amount of power . Standby /on indicator ( Í ) When the unit is co nnected to the AC mains sup ply , this indicator lights up i n standby mode a nd goes o ut when the unit is tur ned on. ≥ T[...]

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    10 RQT8127 Con venient functions Press [QUICK OSD]. Basics ------------> Details ^--- ----- Off ,------ -b ∫ Bas ics ∫ Det ails ≥ [MPEG4] [DivX] Video a nd audi o informatio n is not displayed during search. 1 Press [AD V ANCED DISC REVIEW ]. 2 Press [ 1 ]( P L A Y ) w h e n you find a tit le/pr ogram to pla y . ≥ Y ou can also review ea[...]

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    11 RQT8127 Press [AD V ANCED SURROUND] to select “SP 1”, “SP 2”, “HP 1” or “HP 2”. SP (Speaker) 1 Na tural SP 2 Enhan ced HP (He adphone) 1 Natural HP 2 Enha nced Off ≥ When usin g discs recorde d with surround sound, so und seems to come fr om speakers on ei ther side of you. ≥ When us ing headph ones from the conne cted eq uip[...]

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    12 RQT8127 Con venient functions Press [A UDIO ] to select th e soundtrack. [RAM] [DVD-RW[‹V R›] [VCD] Y ou can use this button to select “L” , “R” or “ LR”. [DivX] While the menu is displayed Press [ 21 ] to select “ L”, “R” or “LR”. [DVD-V] (Karaoke discs) While the menu is displayed Press [ 21 ] to select “ On” or[...]

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    13 RQT8127 Changing the play sequences While stopped, pr ess [PLA Y MODE]. Program - --) Ran dom ---) Off (Nor ma l play) ^---- --------- --------- ------------ --------- b ≥ Disable High MA T disc play to use random and pr ogram play . Se lect “Play as Data Disc” in Ot her Menu ( ➜ page 1 7). ∫ Pro g ram pla y (u p to 32 ite ms) 1 Press [...]

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    14 RQT8127 Using navigation menus Select “Play as Data Disc” ( ➜ page 17 , O ther Menu) to play JPEG, MPEG4 or DivX video conte nts on D VD-R AM that con tain both [RAM] and anot her format ( e.g. [JPEG] ) or to play Hig hMA T discs wi thout using th e HighMA T fu nction. While the menu is di splayed Press [ 34 ] to select “All”, “Audi [...]

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    15 RQT8127 Title s appear w ith CD t e xt playback. 1 Press [MENU]. 2 Press [ 34 ] to select the track and press [ENTE R]. ≥ Press [AN GLE/P AGE] to skip p age by page. ≥ T o exit th e screen, pres s [MENU]. While the menu i s displayed Press [ 3421 ] to select then press [ENTER]. ≥ T o return to the me nu screen, pre ss [TOP MENU] then press[...]

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    16 RQT8127 Using On-Screen Menus Items show n differ dependin g on the t ype of s oftware. § Except i R/ i RW ∫ Play M e nu (Only whe n the elap sed play time ca n be displ ay ed, [JPEG ] The Repeat and Marker functions can be used.) 1234 Pres s. Sel ect th e menu. Make t he set tings. Pres s to exit . FUNCTIONS ENTER Select Go to the ne xt menu[...]

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    17 RQT8127 ∫ Picture Men u ∫ A udio Menu ∫ Displa y M enu ∫ Other Menu Picture Mode ( ➜ page 11, Picture Mode ) Video Out put Mode § 480p/525 p/ 576p/625 p (progress ive) § 480i/5 25i/57 6i/625i (interl ace) When you select “xxx § p” (progre ssive) an d a confi rma tion screen appears, sel ect “Y es” only if co nnecting to a pr[...]

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    18 RQT8127 Chang ing the pla yer settings Changing the pla yer settings ≥ The sett ings remai n intact even if you switch the un it to standby . ≥ Under lined i tems are the factory preset. ∫ “Disc” tab ∫ “Video” tab 1234 5 Shows S e t up menu. S e l e c t t h e t a b. S el e c t t h e i t e m . M a ke t h e s et t i ng s. P re s s [...]

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    19 RQT8127 Chang ing the pla yer settings ∫ “A udio” tab ∫ “Displa y” tab ∫ “Other s” tab § 1 Languag e optio ns ContinentalE urope] : F re nch, Ger man, It alian, Spa nish, Polish, Swedish and Dut ch [TheMid dleEastand SouthAfric a : F re nch, Ger man, It alian, Spa nish, Portug uese, Russian and Dutch § 2 The orig inal[...]

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    20 RQT8127 T roub leshoot ing guide Before request ing servic e, make the f o llowing checks. If you are in doubt about som e of the check points, or if the remedi es indicated in the char t do not solve the problem, consul t your deale r for instructio ns. (Reference p ages are sh own in parent heses.) Pow e r No operati on Specific ope ration imp[...]

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    21 RQT8127 T r oubleshooting guide Progressive video Sound incorrect Recording Unit displa ys T elevision displa ys § S VIDEO OUT: [TheM iddleEastand SouthAfrica Menu not dis played correctl y . ≥ Restor e the zoom ratio to a 1.00. (12) ≥ Set “Sub title Position” in Display Menu to “ 0”. (17) ≥ Set “4: 3 Aspect” in Disp la [...]

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    22 RQT8127 Specifications Signa l system : P AL 625/50 , P AL5 25/60, NTSC Opera ting temp erature range : i 5 to i 35 o C Opera ting humidity range: 5 to 90 % RH (n o condens ation) Disc s play ed (8 cm o r 12 cm): (1) D VD (D VD-V ideo , DivX § 6, 7 ) (2) D VD-RAM (D VD-VR, JPEG § 4, 7 , MPEG4 § 5, 7 , DivX § 6, 7 ) (3) D VD-R (D VD-Video, Di[...]

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    23 RQT8127 Abkhazian: 656 6 Afa r : 6565 Afrikaans: 6570 Albanian : 8381 Ameharic: 6577 Arabic: 658 2 Armenian: 7289 Assamese: 658 3 A ymara: 6589 Azerba ijani: 6590 Bashkir: 6665 Basque: 698 5 Bengali; B angla: 6678 Bhutani: 689 0 Bihari: 667 2 Breton: 668 2 Bulgarian: 667 1 Burmese: 7789 Byelorussi an: 6669 Cambodian : 7577 Catalan: 676 5 Chinese[...]

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    RQT8127-B F040 5AK0 AV ENHANCER ADVANCED DISC REVIEW SOUND ENHANCEMENT ADVANCED SURROUND PICTURE MODE MANUAL SKIP QUICK REPLAY CANCEL SKIP DIRECT NAVIGA TOR PLAY LIST MENU TOP MENU FUNCTIONS SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE/PAGE SETUP PLAY MODE PLAY SPEED ZOOM GROUP RETURN ENTER STOP PAUSE PLAY SLOW/SEARCH QUICK OSD FL SELECT OPEN/CLOSE 123 45 789 0 10 6 Main [...]