Panasonic Combination 15.2" Diagonal Lcd Tv Dvd Player Tc 15lv1 Operating Instructions

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What is playback control?
If a Video CD has “playback control” written on its disc or jacket, it means that particular scenes or information can be
selected for viewing interactively with the TV monitor using the menu screen.
When the menu continues onto another screen
After step 3 on page 40, press SKIP (
  )
.
• To return to the previous menu screen Press SKIP (
  )
• Due to the design of some software titles, SKIP (
  ,  )
 may not always work. For operation, refer also to the jacket
of the disc concerned.
Stopping play and returning to the menu screen
Press DVD MENU or TOP MENU.
Play is suspended, and the menu screen is displayed.
• The buttons may not work depending on the disc used.
After operation
When the player is not in use, remove the disc and press POWER to set the player to the standby mode.
Note:
• The disc continues to rotate while the menu is displayed even after the player has finished playing a particular item.
When no further selections are to be played, be sure to press STOP to clear the menu display.
For your reference:
• When  appears on the screen when a button is pressed, the operation is prohibited by the player or disc.
Press STOP during play.
RESUME function
The player records the point where STOP was pressed during play.
• Press PLAY again, and play will resume from this point.
• When the tray is opened or STOP is pressed again, the RESUME function will be cleared.
This feature remains active if the player is set to the standby mode and then turned back ON.
Notes:
• Cancelling the RESUME function will also clear the chapter review function.
• The chapter review function may not work with some DVDs.
• The DVD/CD disc may feel warm when removed from the player, however, this will not affect the quality or efficiency of
the disc.
Basic play
Stopping play 
						

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Still picture (Pause)
Press PAUSE (
  )
 during play.
• DVD/Video CD: The player will be placed in the still
picture mode.
• CD: The player will be placed in the
pause mode.
• Normal play is resumed when PLAY is pressed.
Skipping chapters or tracks
• The speed of advance (reverse) is relatively slow at first. When the button
is pressed again, the speed increases up to 5 steps.
• Normal play is resumed when PLAY is pressed.
Press SKIP (
  ,  )
 during play.
With the remote control               On the TV SET
For your reference:
• A chapter (DVD) or a track (Video CD/CD) is skipped each time the button
is pressed.
• When SKIP (  ) is pressed once midway through a chapter/track, play
returns to the start of that chapter/track. When it is pressed again, a chapter/
track is skipped each time the button is pressed.
• When SKIP (  , ) is pressed during menu play of Video CDs with
playback control, a menu screen may sometimes be recalled.
SKIP
Reverse    Forward                Reverse    Forward
(Example)
For your reference:
• When SLOW/SEARCH ( , ) is used during menu play of Video CDs
with playback control, a menu screen may sometimes be recalled.
• For DVDs and Video CDs, audio will be heard during scanning (forward
direction only) at the initial scan speed. For CDs, audio will be heard during
scanning at every scan speed (1 to 5). (For dts CDs, audio will not be
heard at any speed.)
Rapid advance (Rapid reverse)
Press SLOW/SEARCH (
  ,  )
 during play.
SLOW/SEARCH
Reverse   Forward
DISPLAY
ANGLE
ASPECT
TV/VIDEO MUTE
SLEEPCHVOL
SURROUND
REPEAT MODE A-B REPEAT PLAY MODE
TV      
MENU
PLAY
DVD
MENU
TOP MENU
STOP
SKIP
ENTER
RETURN
PAUSE
CANCEL
SLOW/SEARCH
OPEN
CLOSE
POWER
PAUSE
(CD)
STILL
(DVD)
Basic play 
						

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Frame advance (Frame reverse)
[
DVD/Video CD]
Press PAUSE button.
Press SELECT ( 
 ,  ) in the still picture mode.
 : Reverse
 
: Forward
Note:
• For Video CDs, frame reverse is not possible.
For your reference:
• Pressing PAUSE also activates frame advance.
• Whether the pictures are advanced by a “Frame” or
“Field” is automatic.
(Example)
Slow-motion play [
DVD/ Video CD]
Press SLOW/SEARCH (  ,  )
 in the still picture
mode.
Reverse   Forward
• The speed of slow-motion is slow at first. When the button
is pressed again, the speed increases up to 4 steps.
• Normal play is resumed when PLAY is pressed.
SLOW/SEARCH
Note:
• For Video CDs, slow-motion playback in reverse direction
is not possible.
Cancelling playback control [
Video CD]
Press the numeric buttons to select a track.
(Play begins.)
• Refer to the jacket etc. of the disc concerned for the
track numbers.
• Press “1” to start play from the beginning of the disc.
To return to menu play
Press STOP to stop playback and press DVD MENU.
1
2
1
2
Press PAUSE button.
Basic play
1
2Press STOP after the menu screen appears .
• The disc is advanced (reversed) by one frame each time
the SELECT ( 
 ,  ) is pressed.
• When the SELECT (  ,  ) is kept pressed, consecutive
frame advance (reverse) works.
• Normal play is resumed when PLAY is pressed.
Some movie discs may have two or more titles. If the disc
has a title menu recorded on it, pressing TOP MENU shows
the title menu screen. (The details of operation depend
on the disc used.)
Press TOP MENU during play.
A list of the titles on the disc is
now displayed.
1
Using a TOP MENU [DVD]
2Press SELECT ( , , ,  ) button to select the
item and press ENTER or PLAY.(Example )
The selected title now starts playing.(Example )
• Pressing TITLE again resumes play from the scene when
TITLE was first pressed.
Some DVDs have unique menus. These menus can be
for language selection, audio output selection and/or
subtitle language selection, etc. Although the DVD menu’s
contents and operation differ from disc to disc, the following
explains basic operation when this feature is used:
Using a DVD MENU [DVD]
2Press SELECT ( , , ,  ) button
and then press ENTER, or press
the numeric buttons, to select the
item.
The selected title now starts playing.(Example) Press DVD MENU during play.
The DVD menu available on the
disc is now displayed.
1
(Example)
When the menu continues onto another screen
Repeat step 2.
• Pressing DVD MENU again resumes play from the scene
when DVD MENU was first pressed. 
						

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Press PLAY MODE button in the stop mode.
The program Random play screen appears on
the screen.
Press PLAY MODE button again, the Random
play screen changes “OFF” to “ON”. Two way setting method for Random Play. (1.From play mode, 2.From display
mode)
The player plays the tracks on the disc in random order.
Using PLAY MODE button
1
2
Random play [ CD ]
DISPLAY
ANGLE
PAUSE
ASPECT
TV/VIDEO MUTE
SLEEPCHVOL
SURROUND
CANCEL
REPEAT MODE A-B REPEAT PLAY MODE
R-TUNE
TV      
MENUENTER
RETURN
PLAY
DVD
MENU
TOP MENU
STOP
SKIPSLOW/SEARCH
POWEREJECT
OFF
ON
08 1410 1414 14
OFFNORMAL1201 14 00 00 00OFFOFFNORMAL
(Example )
Basic play
Two way setting method for Sound field.
Using GUI screen
Selecting sound field
Press DISPLAY button and
display sound field screen.
Press SELECT ( 
 ,  ) to select
sound field.
Press SELECT ( 
 
,  
) button.
1
2
Using SURROUND button
During playback of disc, each time the
SURROUND button is pressed, the
sound field changes as shown below.
NORMAL LIVE MOVIE CONCERT
NORMAL
SURROUND OFF
NORMAL
SURROUND ON LIVE SOUNDMOVIE SOUNDCONCERT SOUND
LIVE MOVIE CONCERT
NORMAL
SURROUND OFF
OFFNORMAL12
Press DISPLAY button and
display Random play screen.
Press SELECT ( 
 ,  ) to select
Random Play.
Press SELECT ( 
 
,  
) button.
1
2
ON OFF
Using GUI screen
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• DVD
Normal play
Repeat of chapter
being played
Repeat of title being
played
Cancel repeat mode
(Normal play)
C
T
OFF
Press REPEAT MODE during play.
Each time this button is pressed, the TV monitor changes as shown below and the disc will repeat a chapter, a title (DVD)
or a track (Video CD/CD)
Repeat play
Repeat viewing (Listening)
• Video CD / CD
Normal play
Repeat of track
being played
Repeat of entire
disc contents
Cancel repeat mode
(Normal play)
T
A
OFF
Notes:
• Repeat play may not work correctly with some DVDs.
• Repeat play does not work with an interactive DVD or during menu play of a Video CD with playback control.
To return to normal play
Press REPEAT MODE until “ OFF ” is displayed.
A
2Press A-B REPEAT at the point where repeat play is to be concluded (B).AB
Repeat play of the section between points A and B starts.
To return to normal play
Press A-B REPEAT until “  ” is displayed.
Notes:
• A-B repeat play does not work with an interactive DVD.
• Some subtitles recorded around point A or B may fail to appear (DVD).
• A-B repeat play works only within a title (DVD) or a track (Video CD/CD).
For your reference:
• The end of a track or title is automatically determined as point B.
Repeating sections between two specific points ( A-B repeat )
1Press A-B REPEAT during play at the point where repeat play is to start (A).
Basic play
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Changing audio soundtrack language [ DVD ]
It is possible to change the audio soundtrack language to a different language
from the one selected at the initial settings if available. (See page 53.)
This operation works only with discs on which multiple audio soundtrack
languages are recorded.
Number of the audio soundtrack
language being played back
1Press DISPLAY during play to display the disc information.
The program playback screen appears on the TV monitor.
• When no audio soundtrack is recorded, “–” will be displayed instead of
the language number.
Press SELECT ( 
 ,  ) to select
soundtrack language.
For your reference:
• When the preferred language is not selected, even after pressing the
SELECT ( 
 
,  
) button several times, it means that language is not
available on the disc.
• When the power is turned on, or the disc is removed, the language heard is
the one selected at the initial settings. If this language is not recorded on the
disc, only the available language on the disc will be heard.
• Press DISPLAY to clear the display. Press SELECT ( 
 ,  
) to select the language.
Pressing the numeric buttons also changes the audio soundtrack
language.3
DISPLAY
ANGLE
PAUSE
ASPECT
TV/VIDEO MUTE
SLEEPCHVOL
SURROUND
CANCEL
REPEAT MODE A-B REPEATPLAY MODE
R-TUNE
TV      
MENUENTER
RETURN
PLAY
DVD
MENU
TOP MENU
STOP
SKIPSLOW/SEARCH
POWEREJECT
01 12 01 05 00 00 001ENG20
HelloHello
01 12 01 05 00 00 002FRA20
Bonjour
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4Press SELECT (  ,  ) to select “ON OFF” item.
5Press SELECT (  ,  
) to select subtitle “ON” or “OFF”.
Changing subtitle language [ DVD ]
1Press DISPLAY button to display the player information.
• When no subtitles are recorded, “– –” will be displayed
instead of the language number. It is possible to change the subtitle language to a different language from the one selected at the initial settings if available.
(See page 53.)
This operation works only with discs on which multiple subtitle languages are recorded.
Number of the audio soundtrack language
being played back
2Press SELECT (  ,  ) to select SUBTITLE language item.
To clear/display the subtitles
Press the RETURN button to clear the display.
For your reference:
• When the preferred language is not selected, even after pressing the SELECT (  
,  
) several times, it means that
language is not available on the disc.
• When the power is turned on, or the disc is removed, the language heard is the one selected at the initial settings. If this
language is not recorded on the disc, only the available language on the disc will be heard.
3Press SELECT (  ,  
) to select the language.
Pressing the numeric buttons also changes the subtitle language.
I love you
01 12 01 05 00 00 00 11ENG ON20
Je taime
01 12 01 05 00 00 00 1220FRA ON
Press SELECT (  ,  )  to select the angle.
Pressing the numeric buttons also changes the angle.
Viewing from another angle [ DVD ]
Some DVDs contain scenes which have been shot simultaneously from a number of different angles. For these discs, the
same scene can be viewed from these different angles with the ANGLE button. (The angles depend on the disc used.)
Press ANGLE during play.
1
2Number of angle
being played back
Note:
• This function only works for titles having scenes recorded at different angles.
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• Press ENTER to clear the display. 
						

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This player features GUI (Graphical User Interface) screens
providing various functions. A “banner” will be displayed on the
TV when DISPLAY button on the remote control is pressed.
Operating the SELECT/ENTER button on the remote control will
show disc information (title/chapter/track number, elapsed playing
time, audio/subtitle language, and angle) and player information
(repeat play, A-B repeat play, play mode, etc.). Some icons allow
the settings to be changed.
Common procedures
1
2
Press the SELECT (  ,  ) button to select the item.
• The currently selected item is indicated by the yellow frame
on the GUI screen.
3
Press DISPLAY during play or in the stop mode.
Each time this button is pressed, the TV monitor changes as
shown below.
GUI screen for selecting disc information
GUI screen for selecting player information
GUI screen is cleared
• Some functions cannot be accessed from the stop mode.
Press the SELECT (  
,  ) button to select the setting.
• For some functions, the setting will be registered
immediately; for others, ENTER or PLAY must be pressed.
• When numbers are displayed (e.g. title No.), the numeric
buttons are also effective for setting instead of the
SELECT ( 
 ,  
) button. When numbers are entered with
numeric buttons, press ENTER to register the setting.
Press RETURN to clear the GUI screen.
General information about GUI screens
ANGLE
SKIP
STOP
PAUSE
ASPECT
TV/VIDEO MUTE
SLEEPCHVOL
SURROUND
REPEAT MODE A-B REPEAT PLAY MODE
TV      
MENUENTER
PLAY
DVD
MENU
TOP MENU
DISPLAY
CANCEL
RETURN
SLOW/SEARCH
POWEREJECT
FULL DVD/CD
01 14 00 00 00OFFOFFNORMAL
CDVideo CD
OFF
FULL DVD/CD
01 14 00 00 00NORMALOFFL R
Examples of GUI screens
See 
 ,  and  for detailed illustration.
The screens depend on the disc contents.
For your reference:
• The GUI screens may not be displayed when playing some
kinds of DVD software.
FULL DVD/CD
01 12 01 05 00 00 00 1 2 0
OFFNORMAL12
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
DVD 
						

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01 12 01 05 00 00 00 1 2 0OFFNORMAL12
Screen for disc information (For DVD)
Audio soundtrack
language No.
(See page 46.)
Audio soundtrack
language
Audio
attributeLPCM
 Digital
DTSChange the No. with the SELECT
( 
 
,  
) button or the numeric buttons.
ENG: English POR: Portuguese
FRA: French RUS: Russian
DEU: German JPN: Japanese
ITA: Italian CHI: Chinese
ESP: Spanish KOR: Korean
NLD: Dutch MAL: Malay
SVE: Swedish VIE: Vietnamese
NOR: Norwegian THA: Thai
DAN: Danish
*: Other
96k
 or
48k
1ch–3/2.1ch*
         –
Example:
3/2.1ch
0: No low frequency effect (for subwoofer)
1: Low frequency effect (for subwoofer)
0: No Surround
1: Mono Surround
2: Stereo Surround (left/right)
1: Center
2: Front left + Front right
3: Front left + Front right + Center
Change the chapter No. with the SELECT (  
,  
) button or the numeric buttons and press ENTER.Chapter No.
Title No.Change the title No. with time SELECT (  
,  
) button or the numeric buttons and press ENTER.
Change the No. with the SELECT (  
,  
) button or the numeric buttons. Angle No.
(See page 47.)
Change the time with the numeric buttons and press ENTER.
Example: To specify “1 hour 10 min. 37 sec.”, enter “11037”.
(This function does not work with some discs.) Elapsed playing time
(hour: minute: second)
Press ENTER during playback to store location A and press
ENTER again to store location B. Repeat play between the two
locations starts. Press ENTER again to return to normal play.A-B repeat play
(See page 45.)
• The GUI screen display indicates the number of channels recorded on the disc.
Select the mode during play with the
SELECT (  
,  
) button.
Repeat play
(See page 45.)OFF
C
TNormal play
Chapter repeat play
Title repeat play
DVD
Notes:
• Repeat play does not work with an interactive DVD or during menu play of a Video CD with playback control.
• A-B repeat play does not work with an interactive DVD.
• It is not possible to change the play mode using the GUI screen.
For your reference:
• “  
,  
” around the icon means that the item can be changed with the SELECT (  
,  
) button.03 12
Select the mode during play with the
SELECT (  
,  
) button.
When sound quality is selected, playback
is done with that effect.
NORMAL: Normal sound quality
LIVE: 
Sound quality like a live performanceMOVIE: Sound quality like a movie theater
CONCERT: Sound quality like a concert hall
Sound field
General information about GUI screens
Subtitle language No.
(See pages 58.)
Sub language
Subtitle on/offChange the No. with the SELECT
 (  
,  
) button or the numeric buttons.
ENG: English POR: Portuguese
FRA: French RUS: Russian
DEU: German JPN: Japanese
ITA: Italian CHI: Chinese
ESP: Spanish KOR: Korean
NLD: Dutch MAL: Malay
SVE: Swedish VIE: Vietnamese
NOR: Norwegian THA: Thai
DAN: Danish
*: Other
Select “ON” or “OFF” with the
SELECT (  
,  
) button.
OFF Subtitles cleared.
ON Subtitles displayed.
Linear PCM
(“k” stands for kHz
and “b” stands for bit.)
Dolby Digital
dts surround 16b
20b
24b 
						

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OFF01 14 00 00 00OFFOFFNORMAL01 14 00 00 00NORMALOFFL R
Screen for disc information (For Video CD/CD) General information about GUI screens
Notes:
• Track No. and the elapsed playing time are not displayed during menu play of Video CDs with playback control.
• It is not possible to turn playback control ON or OFF using the GUI screen.
• Repeat play does not work with an interactive DVD or during menu play of a Video CD with playback control.
• A-B repeat play does not work with an interactive DVD.
• It is not possible to change the play mode using the GUI screen.
For your reference:
• “  
,  
” around the icon means that the item can be changed with the SELECT (  
,  
) button.03 12
Select the mode during play with the
SELECT (  
,  
) button.
Repeat play
(See page 45.)OFF
T
ANormal play
Track repeat play
Disc repeat playVideo
CD/
CD
Change the Track No. with the SELECT (  
,  
) button or the numeric buttons and press ENTER. Track No.
Display is changed with the SELECT (  
,  
) button.
Elapsed playing time               Remaining time of the track
Remaining time of the disc
This function works with the following discs:
• CDs
• Video CDs with playback control when menu play is cancelled
(Press STOP while the menu screen is displayed.)
• Video CDs which do not support playback control (Ver 1.1) Elapsed playing time
(minute: second)
1. Select the random play setting menu.
2. Press the SELECT (  
,  
) button to selection, and press ENTER button.Random play
(See page 44.)
Press ENTER during playback to store location A and press ENTER again
to store location B. Repeat play between the two locations starts. Press
ENTER again to return to normal play.A-B repeat play
(See page 45.)
LR
L
R
Change the mode with SELECT
(  
,  
) button.
Audio mode
(Video CD only)
Left channel sound is output
from the speaker (L),
and right channel sound
from the speaker (R).
Left channel sound only is
output.
Right channel sound only is
output.(CD)(VIDEO CD)
OFF Menu play is off.
ON Menu play is on. Playback
controls
Select the mode during play with the
SELECT (  
,  
) button.
When sound quality is selected, playback
is done with that effect.
NORMAL: Normal sound quality
LIVE: 
Sound quality like a live performanceMOVIE: Sound quality like a movie theater
CONCERT: Sound quality like a concert hall
• Selection cannot be done with DTS/DTS CD.
• With a video CD, selection is only
possible when the audio mode is LR.
Sound field