Panasonic Color Television Dvd Combo Ct 20dc50 Operating Instructions

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DVD SETUP MENUS
On-Screen Messages
This menu lets you decide whether “Play”, “Still”’ and other on-screen displays will be 
displayed or not. It also lets you select the color and positioning of displays.
Procedure
• In the DVD SETUP menu, press p or q button to highlight On-Screen Mes-
sages.
• Press ACTION/ENTER button.The following sub-menu is displayed.
• Press p or q button to select the preferred item and press ENTER.
• If On-screen Message is highlighted, select On or Off.
• If Color and...

DVD SETUP MENUS
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TV Aspect
This menu lets you select the aspect ratio of your television. Select 4:3 (conventional 
TV) or 16:9 (wide screen).
Procedure
• In the DVD SETUP menu, press p or q button to highlight TV Aspect.
• Press ACTION/ENTER button to display the sub-menu.
• Press p or q button to select either 4:3 or 16:9.
• Press ACTION/ENTER button to enter your selection.
Note:When AUTO ASPECT  is ON and the TV Aspect is set to 16:9, a DVD disc in
widescreen mode (squeeze or anamorphic widescreen)...

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DVD SETUP MENUS
Digital Audio Output (cont.)
If PCM is selected the digital audio is converted to PCM (2ch) of 48kHz/16 bit and is 
output during playback of DVDs recorded in the Dolby Digital.
• Press ACTION/ENTER button.
• Highlight DTS Digital Surround. 
• Press ACTION/ENTER button to display sub-menu.
• Select either Off or Bitstream. 
Off - No digital audio is output from the Dolby Digital output jack during playback of the 
DVDs recorded in DTS. (factory preset)
Bitstream - DTS bitstream is...

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Other Settings (Cont.)
TV Mode
Select either Pan & Scan or Letterbox. 
Pan & Scan: The video material for a wide-screen will be played back in the Pan & 
Scan style on a conventional television.
Note: Video material not formatted in the Pan & Scan style will be played back in the 
letterbox style.
Letterbox: The video material for a wide-screen will be played back in the letterbox 
style with black bars top and bottom on the screen.
D. Range Compression
Select D.(Dynamic) Range...

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DVD SETUP MENUS
Explanation of I/P/B
The MPEG 2 standard adopted for DVD uses the following 3 picture types for the 
coding of each picture (frame) on the TV screen.
• I-Picture (Intra coded picture)
This is the standard picture type, and each picture is coded separately. Since it 
features the best picture quality, it is recommended that the screen be frozen with 
I-Picture when the picture quality is to adjusted.
• P-Picture (Predictive coded picture)
This picture type is computed on the basis of a...

LANGUAGE CODE LIST
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LANGUAGE CODE LIST
Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Audio”, “Subtitle” and/or
“Menus”.
Code LanguageCode LanguageCode LanguageCode Language
6565Afar7079Faroese7678Lingala8375Slovak
6566Abkhazian7082French7679Laothian8376Slovenian
6570Afrikaans7089Frisian7684Lithuanian8377Samoan
6577Ameharic7165Irish7686Latvian, Lettish8378Shona
6582Arabic7168Scots Gaelic7771Malagasy8379Somali
6583Assamese7176Galician7773Maori8381Albanian...

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TROUBLESHOOTING CHART - TV
Troubleshooting Chart - TV 
Before calling for service, determine the symptoms and follow suggested solutions.
AUDIOVIDEOSolutions
Noisy Audio Snowy Video
Adjust Antenna Location and Connection
Noisy AudioMultiple Image
Adjust Antenna Location and Connection
Check Antenna Lead-in Wire
Noisy AudioInterference
Move TV from Electrical Appliances, Lights, Vehicles, 
and Medical Equipment
No Audio Normal Video
Increase Volume
Check Mute
Check TV SPEAKERS on/off
Change Channel...

TROUBLESHOOTING CHART - DVD
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Troubleshooting Chart - DVD
Before calling for service, determine the symptoms and follow suggested solutions.
 
SYMPTOMSSolutions
Play fails to start even after PLAY 
is pressed.
Play starts but then stops 
immediately. This player cannot play a disc other than DVD, 
VIDEO CD and CD.
The disc may be dirty and may require cleaning.
Make sure that the disc is installed with the label side 
facing up.
Can’t adjust Volume with remote 
control while in DVD modePress the TV Mode...

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NOTES
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, 
Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation 
of America
One Panasonic Way
Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
www.panasonic.com
(800) 222-4213Panasonic de Mexico, S.A.  de C.V.
Amores No. 1120
Col.  del Valle C.P. 031000
México, D.F.
Tel. (915 ó 015) 488-1000
Fax (915 ó 015) 575-6763, 575-6765Panasonic Sales Company, Division of
Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico Inc.
(“PSC”)
Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km 9.5 
San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina,
Puerto Rico 00985...