Panasonic Combination 15.2" Lcd Tv Dvd Player Tc 15dt2 Operating Instructions

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ASPECTR-STANDBY
G-POWER ON
POWERTV/VIDEOVOLUMECHANNELTH-15DT1
ASPECT
R-STANDBY
G-POWER ON
POWER
TV/VIDEOVOLUMECHANNEL
Disk tray
Functions of front operation panel
LCD display
(15 inch wide-screen)
TV/VIDEO button ASPECT button
VOLUME up/down button
Selects channels in sequenc
Turns power ON and OFF.
(The remote control can be
operated when this is ON)
Remote control
sensor
Power OFF with remote control: Red
Power ON with remote control: Green
Rewinds DVD disks and skips
scenes during playback.Fast forwards DVD disks and skips
scenes during playback.Stops operation of disk.Pauses or stops playback of DVD disks.Opens and closes disk tray.
Plays DVD disks. 
						

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DISPLAY
ANGLE
PAUSE
ASPECT
TV/VIDEO MUTE
SLEEPCHVOL
TV      
MENUENTER
RETURN
PLAY
DVD
MENU
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STOP
SKIPSLOW/SEARCH
OPEN
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Basic play
Before enjoying DVD/Video CD/CD
The On-Screen menu language of your player has been
factory preset to English.
You can change the menu language to French, Spanish.
Refer to “Selecting On-Screen Display menu language” on
page 59.
In the explanations given below it is assumed that English
has been selected as the menu language.
 PLAY
OPEN
CLOSE
POWER
ASPECT
R-STANDBY
G-POWER ON
POWER
TV/VIDEOVOLUMECHANNEL
POWERSTOP PLAYOPEN
CLOSE
4Press PLAY to displayed as follows.
Reading Close
Open
1
2
3Press POWER to switch on the power.
(See page 20.)
Recalling/clearing a marker
Press OPEN CLOSE to
open the disc tray.
The disc tray is automatically closed and play begins.
• When the disc tray is closed by pressing OPEN CLOSE, press
PLAY to start play.
• When a menu screen appears on the TV monitor
In the case of many movie DVDs,
an interactive DVD or Video CD
with playback control, a menu
screen appears on the TV monitor.
Perform step 5 to start play.
Place the disc on the disc tray with the
label side to be played facing upwards.
(If the disc has a label)
Hold the disc without touching either of its surfaces, position
it with the label side to be played facing upward, align it with
the guides, and place it in position.
a
  8 cm discb  12 cm disc
LoversBirds
DogsCastles TITLE MENU
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Press SELECT ( , , ,  ) button to select
the item and press ENTER.5
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.
While watching movies
• Raising dialogue volume
The volume for the dialogue can be raised by displaying the
GUl screen (for player information) and setting “Dialogue
Enhancer” to “ON”. (See page 49.)
This setting takes effect only for discs which are recorded with
Dolby Digital/dts (2 channel or over) and with the
dialogue contained in the center channel.
When the menu continues onto another screen
After step 4 on page 42, 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 TV monitor when a button is pressed,
the operation is prohibited by the player or disc.
Stopping play
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.
Chapter review function (DVD only)
When PLAY is pressed while
RESUME function the message
shown on the right is briefly displayed.
If PLAY is pressed again while the above message is displayed
on the screen, the first few seconds of each chapter from the
beginning of the title up to the point where operation was stopped
will be played. This makes it possible to review previous chapters.
Normal playback will commence from the point where operation
was stopped.
Note
• Cancelling the RESUME function will also clear the chapter
review function.
• The chapter review function may not work with some DVDs.
Press PLAY to Chapter Review
Play of the selected item now begins.(Example )
LoversBirdsof the world
DogsCastles
TITLE MENU
Birds 
						

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ASPECT
R-STANDBY
G-POWER ON
POWER
TV/VIDEOVOLUMECHANNEL
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
Skipping chapters or tracks
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.
(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. (See page
64.) 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
• 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.
DISPLAY
ANGLE
ASPECT
TV/VIDEO MUTE
SLEEPCHVOL
SURROUND
REPEAT MODE A-B REPEAT PLAY MODE
R-TUNE
TV      
MENU
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STOP
SKIP
ENTER
RETURN
PAUSE
CANCEL
SLOW/SEARCH
OPEN
CLOSE
POWER
 PLAY SELECT
SKIP
  STOP
 PAUSE
Numeric
buttons DVD MENU
SLOW/SEARCH
TOP MENU 
						

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Frame advance (Frame reverse)
[
DVD/Video CD]
Press SELECT (  ,  ) in the still picture mode.
(See page 44.)
 : Reverse 
: Forward
• 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.
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. (See page 
64.)
(Example)
Slow-motion play [
DVD/ Video CD]
Press SLOW/SEARCH ( 
 ,  )
 in the still
picture mode.
 (See page 44.)
Reverse     Forward
• The speed of slow-motion is slow at first. When the button is
pressed again, the speed increases up to 5 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]
1.  Press STOP after the menu screen appears (after step 4 on
page 42).
2.  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.
Perform step 5 on page 43.Some movie discs may have two or more titles. If the disc has a
title menu recorded on it, the TITLE button can be used to select
the movie title. (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.
• Pressing TITLE again resumes play from the scene when
TITLE was first pressed.
1
Using a TOP MENU [DVD]
2Press SELECT ( , , ,  ) button to select
the item and press ENTER or PLAY.
LoversBirds
DogsCastles TITLE MENU
(Example)
The selected title now starts playing.(Example )
LoversBirdsof the world
DogsCastles
TITLE MENU
Birds
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  press
ENTER, or press the numeric buttons, to
select the item.
The selected title now starts playing.
3. ANGLE
1. SUBTITLE
2. AUDIO DVD MENU
(Example)
Press DVD MENU during
play.
The DVD menu available on the
disc is now displayed.
• Pressing MENU again resumes play from the scene when
MENU was first pressed.
1
3. ANGLE
1. SUBTITLE
2. AUDIO DVD MENU
(Example)
When the menu continues onto another screen
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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, play mode, marker, picture mode, Virtual Surround
Sound, master volume, 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
Shuttle screen
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      
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RETURN
PLAY
DVD
MENU
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DISPLAY
CANCEL
SLOW/SEARCH
OPEN
CLOSE
POWER
SELECT
RETURN DISPLAY
 PLAY
Numeric
buttons
CANCEL
– 50 50+ 50+ 50
1
dB
dB0OFFOFFPRGPRG∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗•      • 
3:373:37
(Screen is cleared)
CDVideo CD
– 40 40+ 40+ 40
PBCPBCOFFOFF1
dB
dB0OFFOFFPRGPRG∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗•      • 
3:373:37L  RL  R
(Screen is cleared)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.
• The color (blue, violet or green) of the GUI screen can be
changed. (See page 59.)
111ENGENGONON1 ENG ENGLPCMLPCM48k 16b48k 16b1:56:371:56:371
2dBdB0OFFOFFOFFOFF∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗•      • 
Player informationDisc information
Shuffle screen
(Screen is cleared)
–100100+100+100
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DVD 
						

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111ENGLPCMLPCM48k 16b48k 16b1:56:371:56:37ON1 ENG1
Screen for disc information (For DVD)
Detailed descriptions of each GUl icon
Title No.
Change the chapter No. with the SELECT (  
,  
) button or the numeric buttons and
press ENTER. Chapter No.Change the title No. with time SELECT ( 
 
,  
) button or the numeric buttons and press ENTER.
Change the time with the numeric buttons and press ENTER.
Example: To  specify “1 hour 56 min. 37 sec.”, enter “15637”.
(This function does not work with some discs.) Elapsed playing time
(hour: minute: second)
Change the No. with the SELECT (  
,  
) button or the numeric
buttons. Angle No.
(See page 55.)
Audio soundtrack
language No.
(See page 54.)
Audio soundtrack
language
Audio
attributeLPCM
 Digital
DTS
MPEG
Vocal
VocalChange 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*
1ch–3/2.1ch*
1ch–3/2.1ch*
--- (OFF)
    ON
--- (OFF)
V1 + V2
    
V1
    
V216b
20b
24bLinear PCM
(“k” stands for kHz
and “d” stands of bit.)
Dolby Digital
dts
MPEG audio
DVD Karaoke
(Solo)
DVD Karaoke
(Duet)
Subtitle language No.
(See page 55,56.)
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.
• The GUI screen display indicates the number of channels
recorded on the disc.
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)
0: Center
1: Front left + Front right
2: Front left + Front right + Center
For your reference
• “  
,  
” around the icon means that the item can be changed with the SELECT (  
,  
) button.2 
						

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PBCPBCOFFOFF1L  RL  R3:373:37
Screen for disc information (For Video CD/CD)
Detailed descriptions of each GUl icon
Note
• 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.
For your reference
• “  
,  
” around the icon means that the item can be changed with the SELECT (  
,  
) button.
Change the mode with SELECT (  
,  
) button.
Audio mode
(Video CD only)
(See page 54.)
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)
OFF Menu play is off.
ON Menu play is on. Playback controls
(Video CD only)
(See page 43.)
LR
L
RLeft 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.
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2dB
0OFF OFF∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗•   • 
Screen for player information
For your reference
• Each time the SELECT (  
,  
) button is pressed, the speed of rapid reverse/advance and slow-motion play increases up to 5 steps.
• The figures appearing at both ends of the shuttle screen stand for the maximum speeds of rapid reverse and rapid advance.
   (DVD: +100/-100, Video CD: +40/-40, CD: +50/-50)
Press ENTER during 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 51.)
Select the mode during play with
the SELECT (  
,  
) button.• DVD
Dialogue
Enhancer
(See page 43.)
OFF
ON
PRG
RND
---Normal volume
Louder volume
Program play
Random play
Normal play • Video  CD/CD
Play mode
(See pages 52
and 53.)
OFF
------
Select the mode during play with the
SELECT (  
,  
) button.
Repeat play
(See page 50.)
OFF
C
T
OFF
T
ANormal play
Chapter repeat play
Title repeat play
Normal play
Track repeat play
Disc repeat play
VideoCD/
CD
DV D
Press ENTER during play and press ENTER
again at the preferred point to store a marker.
(Marker no. replaces “
∗”.)
• To recall a marker, select the marker no. with
the SELECT ( 
 
,  
) button and enter the
selection with the SELECT button (  
,  
).
• 
To clear a marker, select the marker no. with the
SELECT (  
,  
) button and press CANCEL.
Marker
(See page 51.)
Adjust the master volume with
the SELECT (  
,  
) button.
0 to – 127 dB or – ∞ Master volume
Select the mode during play with
the SELECT (  
,  
) button.
Virtual Surround Sound
(Dolby Digital DVD only)
(See page 28.)
Select the mode during play with
the SELECT (  
,  
) button.
OFF
1
2VSS Off
VSS natural effect
VSS emphasized effectVSS
Headphone VSS
Note
• Repeat play and marker functions do 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.
• The master volume can be set and stored separately for DVD, Video CD and CD.
Shuttle screen
–100100+100+100
Press the SELECT (  
) button.
(DVD/Video CD only)Slow-motion play
(Forward)Press the SELECT (  
)
button. (DVD only)Slow-motion play
(Backward)Press the SELECT
(  
) button.Still/Pause
Press the SELECT (  
) button.PlayPress the SELECT (  
) button.Rapid reversePress the SELECT (  
) button.Repaid advance 
						

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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
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STOP
SKIPSLOW/SEARCH
OPEN
CLOSE
POWER
SELECT
CANCEL
REPEAT
MODE
A-B
REPEAT• DVD
Normal play
Repeat of chapter being played
Repeat of title being played
Cancel repeat mode
(Normal play)
OFFOFF
C
T
• Video CD / CD
Normal play
Repeat of track being played
Repeat of entire disc contents
Cancel repeat mode
(Normal play)
OFFOFF
T
A
Note
• 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.
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 or title (DVD) or
a track (Video CD/CD)
To return to normal play
Press REPEAT MODE until “ OFF ” is displayed.
Repeat play
Repeat viewing (Listening)