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    Operating Instructions D VD/CD PLA YER Model No . D VD-S58 D VD-S38 Dear customer Thank you f or purchasing this product. For optim um performance and safety , please read these instructions carefully . Before connecting, oper ating or adjusting this product, please read the instr uctions completely . Please keep this manual f or future reference .[...]

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    2 Caution f or A C Mains Lead (For the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Saudi Arabia, K uwait and Africa) (“EB” or “GC” area code model only) For y our safety , please read the f ollowing te xt carefully . This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for y our safety and con venience. A 5-ampere fuse is fi tted in thi[...]

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    3 Safety precautions Placement Set the unit up on an e ven surf ace awa y from direct sunlight, high temperatures, high humidity , and excessiv e vibration. These conditions can damage the cabinet and other components, thereb y shor tening the unit’ s ser vice life . Do not place heavy items on the unit. V oltage Do not use high voltage po wer so[...]

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    4 Manuf actured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the doub le-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manuf actured under license under U.S. Patent #: 5,451,942 & other U.S . and w or ldwide patents issued & pending. DTS and the Symbol are registered trademarks and DTS Digital Out and the DTS logos are trademarks of DT[...]

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    5 Caution for A C Mains Lead ...................... 2 Safety precautions ................................... 3 Placement .............................................. 3 V oltage ................................................... 3 A C mains lead protection ....................... 3 F oreign matter ........................................ 3 Ser vi[...]

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    6 General Inf ormation Accessories 1 A udio/Video cable (K2KA2BA00003) 1 Remote Control (N2QAJA000002) 2 Batteries for remote control Tips: The accessories and their shape will differ depending on the country or area where the unit was purchased. Product numbers correct as of February 2010. These may be subject to change. – – Region codes This [...]

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    7 Pla yback fr om disc IMPORT ANT! If ‘ : ’ appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not av ailable on the current disc or at the current time. D VD discs and player s are designed with regional restrictions. Before playing a disc, make sure the disc is for the same zone as y our player . Play able discs and s[...]

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    8 Front and Rear panels Pr oduct Over view 1 Standby/on s witch ( 8 ) Press to s witch the unit from on to standby mode or vice v ersa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power . 2 ; OPEN/CLOSE Opens/closes the disc tra y – – 3 Disc tray 4 g (Stop) Stops pla yback 5 q (Pla y) Star ts playbac k – – 1 (A C mains le[...]

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    9 Pr oduct Over view Remote Control 1 Standby/on s witch ^ – T o switch the D VD play er to standby mode or ON DISPLA Y – Displays inf or mation on TV screen during pla yback OPEN/CLOSE ; – Opens/closes the disc tra y 2 Numeric keypad – Selects numbered items in a menu 3 SEARCH MODE – Star ts to select the point 4 T OP MENU – Shows T op[...]

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    10 Pr oduct Over view Inserting Batteries 1 Open the batter y compar tment of remote control. 2 Inser t two batteries type R03 or AAA, f ollowing the indications (+/–) inside the compar tment. 3 Close the cov er . CA UTION! Remove batteries if the y are exhausted or if the remote contr ol is not being used for a long time. Do not mix old and new [...]

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    11 Connections P eripheral equipment and optional cables sold separately unless otherwise indicated. Do not place the unit on ampli fi ers/receiv ers or equipment that may become hot. The heat can damage the unit. Bef ore making any connections we suggest you tempor ar ily disconnect all the units from A C power . Do not connect video signals thro[...]

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    12 Connections Using a Component Video Connection (COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Jack) (YP B P R ) COMPONENT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN R L COMPONENT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN R L AV OUT DI G I T A L A U D I O O U T ( PCM / BITSTREAM) VIDEO OUT COMPONENT V I DEO OUT AUD I O OUT VIDEO O UT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGIT AL A U DI O O UT (PCM / BI T S T R E A M) D VD-S58 [...]

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    13 Using a HDMI Connection (HDMI A V OUT Jack) (D VD-S58 only) With HDMI compatible television  With HDMI compatible television and ampli fi er  HDMI IN HDMI IN HDMI IN HDMI OUT AV OUT DI G I T A L A U D I O O U T ( PCM / BITSTREAM) VIDEO OUT COMPONENT V I DEO OUT AUD I O OUT AV AV OUT DI G I T A L A U D I O O U T ( PCM / BITSTREAM) VIDEO OU[...]

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    14 Connections Connecting digital A V receiver COAXIAL IN COAXIAL IN AV OUT DI G I T A L A U D I O O U T ( PCM / BITSTREAM) VIDEO OUT COMPONENT V I DEO OUT AUD I O OUT VIDEO O UT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGIT AL A U DI O O UT (PCM / B ITSTREAM) D VD-S58 D VD-S38 AV AV Coaxial cable A V Receiver Coaxial cable Set the D VD Play er’ s Digital [...]

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    15 Getting Star ted Step 1: Selecting the Proper Video Input 1 Press 8 on the D VD pla yer to tur n it on. 2 T ur n on the TV and select the correct video input. The D VD background screen appears on the TV . 3 If you are using e xter nal equipment, (such as audio system or surround sound receiver), turn it on and select the appropriate input sourc[...]

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    16 Getting Star ted Step 3: Selecting the matching color system The color system of the D VD play er , disc and TV should match in order for the disc to pla y . Before changing the TV system, determine the color system of your TV . 1 Press SETUP . 2 Press e r to select { SYSTEM } and press q . 3 Press e r to select { TV System } and press q . 4 Use[...]

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    17 Getting Star ted A udio, Subtitle and Disc menu languages Y ou can choose y our own preferred language or soundtrac k from audio, subtitles and D VD menu languages. If the language selected is not av ailable on the disc, the disc’ s default language will be used instead. 1 Press SETUP . 2 Press e r to select { LANGU A GE } and press q . 3 Pres[...]

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    18 Pla yback Features Tips: The operating f eatures descr ibed here might not be possible f or cer tain discs. Alwa ys refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Starting disc playback 1 T ur n on the TV and select the correct video input. 2 Press 8 to tur n on the D VD pla yer . 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE ; to open the disc tra y . 4 Place a disc [...]

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    19 Pla yback Features Operations for video pla yback (D VD/VCD/SVCD) Using the disc menu Depending on the disc, a menu ma y appear on the TV screen once you load in the disc. T o select a playbac k feature or item Use w q e r ke ys then press OK or numeric keypad (0-9) on the remote to star t playbac k. T o access or remove the menu Press MENU . Zo[...]

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    20 Pla yback Features Viewing the disc pla yback information Y ou can vie w the disc information (such as current title/chapter/trac k number , current pla ying time on the disc) without interrupting the disc playbac k. During playbac k, press DISPLA Y repeatedly . A list of av ailable current disc inf or mation appears on the TV screen. Selecting [...]

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    21 Pla yback Features Special Features Changing the A udio Language For D VD Press A UDIO repeatedly to select the audio language that the D VD title being view ed offers. For VCD Press A UDIO repeatedly to select the audio channel (Stereo , Mono L, Mono R, Mix Mono). Subtitles Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select the subtitle language. Angle Press [...]

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    22 Pla yback Features Playing MP3/JPEG General Operation 1 Load an MP3/JPEG disc. The data disc menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Press w q to select the menu and press OK . 3 Press e r to select the folder , and press OK . 4 Press e r to select a track/ fi le, and press OK . Pla yback will star t. (JPEG only) In Step 4, when you press MENU instead[...]

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    23 Playing a DivX ® disc ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX ® is a digital video f or mat created by DivX, Inc. This is an of fi cial DivX Cer ti fi ed de vice that plays DivX video . Visit www . divx.com f or more information and software tools to con ver t your fi les into DivX video . 1 Load a DivX disc. The data disc menu appears on the TV screen. 2 P[...]

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    24 Pla yback Features Use HDMI CEC protocol (D VD-S58 only) The D VD play er suppor ts HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) protocol. P anasonic does not guarantee 100% interoperability with all HDMI CEC de vices. 1 T ur n on the HDMI CEC operations on the TV and other connected de vices. See TVs/de vices manual for details . 2 Y ou can no w enj[...]

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    25 D VD Menu Options This D VD Play er setup is carr ied out via the TV , enabling y ou to customize the D VD play er to suit your par ticular requirement. Using the System setup menu 1 Press SETUP . 2 Press e r to select ‘ SYSTEM ’ and press q . 3 Press e r to select below items and press q to con fi rm your selection. TV System This menu con[...]

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    26 D VD Menu Options Resolution (D VD-S58 only) Select a video resolution that is compatible with the TV display capability . 1 In ‘ SYSTEM ’, press e r to select { Resolution }, then press q . {A uto} It detects and selects the best suppor ted video resolution automatically . {480P/576P}, {720P}, {1080i}, {1080P} Select a video resolution that[...]

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    27 D VD Menu Options Using the Language setup menu The language options are diff erent depending on your country or region. 1 Press SETUP . 2 Press e r to select { LANGU A GE } and press q . 3 Press e r to select below items and press q to con fi rm your selection. OSD Language This menu contains v ar ious language options f or display language on[...]

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    28 D VD Menu Options Using the Video setup menu 1 In disc mode, press SETUP . 2 Press e r to select { VIDEO } and press q . 3 Press e r to select below items and press q to con fi rm your selection. Brightness/Contrast Increasing the value will brighten the picture or vice versa. 1 In ‘ VIDEO ’, press e r to select { Brightness } or { Contrast[...]

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    29 D VD Menu Options Pas sword Y ou need to enter a f our-digit passw ord to pla y a prohibited disc or if prompted for a pass word. If the disc is lock ed, set the Rating to (8 No Limit) to hav e all discs play . 1 In ‘ O THER ’, press e r to select { Pas sword }, then press q . Y ou will be prompted to enter your f our-digit passw ord. 2 Use [...]

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    30 Speci fi cations [For the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland] Signal system: P AL/NTSC Operating temperature range: +5 °C to +35 °C Operating humidity range: 20 % to 80 % RH (no condensation) Video output: Output lev el: 1.0 Vp-p (75 Ω ) Output connector: Pin jack (1 system) A V (21 pin) (1 system) Component video output: (480p/480i: 60 [...]

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    31 T r oubleshooting Before requesting service, mak e the following chec ks. If you are in doubt about some of the chec k points, or if the remedies indicated in the chart do not solve the problem, consult y our dealer for instructions. Prob lem Solution No power . Press 8 on the front of the D VD pla yer to turn on the system. Make sure the A C ma[...]

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    32 T r oubleshooting Prob lem Solution The D VD player does not start playback. Inser t a readable disc with the pla yback side facing do wn. Check the disc type , color system (P AL/NTSC) and region code. Check f or any scratches or smudges on the disc. Press SETUP to turn off the setup menu screen. Y ou may need to enter the pass word in order to[...]

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    33 Glossary Analogue: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound varies, while digital sound has speci fi c numerical values. These jac ks send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and hor izontal sizes of a displa yed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conv entional TVs is 4[...]

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    34 W ARNING: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT D AMA GE, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APP ARA TUS T O RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THA T NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS V ASES, SHALL BE PLA CED ON THE APP ARA TUS. USE ONL Y THE RECOMMENDED A CCESSORIES. DO NO T REMO VE THE CO VER (OR B ACK); THERE ARE NO USER SER VI[...]

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    35 DVD-S58_S38_EB-En.indd 35 DVD-S58_S38_EB-En.indd 35 2010/03/26 13:52:42 2010/03/26 13:52:42[...]

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    Panasonic Corporation W eb Site: http://panasonic.net EU Pursuant to at the directive 2004/108/EC , ar ticle 9(2) Panasonic Testing Centre Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH Winsbergring 15, 22525 Hamburg, Germany © P anasonic Cor poration 2010 VQT2R61-1 H0210HM1040 Information f or Users on Collection and Disposal of Old Equipment and used Batteries[...]