Panasonic Dvd Lv57 Operating Instructions Manual

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Advanced 
Operations
VCD DVD
ªA Changing the size of the picture
Use [3, 4] to change the picture mode.The mode is shown on the unit’s display as follows.
1 (Normal)()2 (Full)()3 (Zoom)
^-----------)4 (Off)(-----------------J
∫The picture mode and size
The picture shown on the LCD depends on the display mode and the size recorded on
the disc.
ModeSoftware
Wide-
screen
Regular 
(4:3)
Regular 
(4:3),
Letterbox
Te quiero
Te quiero
Te quieroTe quiero
Te quiero
Te quieroTe quiero
Te quieroTe quiero
≥If you are not using the LCD on this unit, select “4 (Off)” to conserve power.
≥The LCD is turned off if you close the unit.
≥Horizontal lines may appear in the picture when the mode is switched to
“3 (Zoom)”, but this is not an indication of malfunction.
ªB Adjusting the brightness
Use the [3, 4] to adjust the
brightness.
j5: dark()5: light
Power consumption increases with the
level of brightness.
Te quiero
3(Zoom)
Top and bottom
edges are cut off.
Top and bottom edges
of the “Mode 2”
screen are cut off.
Full screen
1(Normal)
Full screen
Screen with black
bands on the right
and left
The picture is
surrounded by a
black frame.
2(Full)
Full screen
The “Mode 1”
screen is horizontally
enlarged.
The “Mode 1”
screen is horizontally
enlarged.
ªC Adjusting color intensity
Use [3, 4] to adjust the color
shade.
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Operations
On-Screen menu icons are menus that contain information about the disc or unit. These
menus allow you to perform operations by changing this information.
Common procedures
Using On-Screen Menu Icons
1Press [DISPLAY].Each time you press the button:
Example: DVD
Icons for disc information
;
Icons for unit information
;
Shuttle screen
;
Original display
≥The screens depend on the disc
contents.
While the leftmost icon is highlighted
2
Use [3, 4] to select the
menu.
Each time you use the cursor jockey:
Icons for unit information only
T2C21 : 46 : 501 ENG 3/2.1 chDigitalÎENGON11
AB- - - 1 2 3✱✱OFF
r100j100
4Use [3, 4] to select the
setting.
Items with “3” or “4” above and
below can be changed by [3, 4].
Other items use different buttons.
See pages 23–26 for details.
∫To clear the icons
Press [RETURN].
When [RETURN] is pressed while one of
the icons for unit information is highlight-
ed, the leftmost icon is highlighted. The
icons are cleared when you press 
[RETURN] while the leftmost icon is high-
lighted.
∫To change the position of the icons
You can lower the position of the icons on
the screen if they are cut off for some rea-
son. There are 5 positions to choose from.
1. Use [2, 1] to select the
rightmost icon.
2. Use [3, 4] to move the icons.
Note
≥Some functions cannot be accessed
from the stop mode (e.g. changing the
soundtrack language).
≥Press [ENTER] if the setting does not
change after using [3, 4].
≥When numbers are displayed (e.g.title
No.), the numbered buttons are also ef-
fective for setting. When numbers are
entered with the numbered buttons,
press [ENTER] to register the setting. [-.
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Play menu
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()Video menu
Display menu Audio menu
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Icon
Icons for disc information
1
L  R
aAudio/Subtitle language
ENG: English
FRA: French
DEU: German
ITA: Italian
ESP: Spanish 
NLD: Dutch
SVE: Swedish
NOR: Norwegian
DAN: DanishPOR: Portuguese
RUS: Russian
JPN: Japanese
CHI: Chinese
KOR: Korean
MAL: Malay
VIE: Vietnamese
THA: Thai
✽: Others
bSignal type/data
LPCM/ÎDigital/DTS: Signal type
k (kHz): Sampling frequency
b (bit): Number of bits
ch (channel): Number of channels
Example:
3
/2.1ch
.1: Subwoofer signal
(not displayed if there is
no subwoofer signal)
0: No surround
1: Mono surround
2: Stereo surround (left/right)
1: Center
2: Front leftiFront right
3:Front leftiFront rightiCenter
P   B   C P   B   CON
Icon
T2
C2
1 : 46 : 50
1 ENG 3/2.1 ch DigitalÎ
1 ENG 3/2.1 ch DigitalÎ
1   ✱VocalOFF
ENGON1
ENG1ON
Content
Title number
Track number
Chapter number
Time(select a position
to start play by
specifying a time)
Changing the time
display
[)Track elapsed time
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Track remaining timel:;{)Disc remaining time
Soundtrack language(See aat right for lan-guage abbreviations.)
Audio signal type
(See bat right for
details.)
Karaoke vocal on/off
(Karaoke DVD only)
Solo: OFF or ON
Duet: OFF, 1i2, 
V1 or V2
Subtitle language
(See aat right for lan-
guage abbreviations.)
Subtitle on/off
ON()OFF
DVD
DVD
CDVCD DVD
DVD
CDVCD DVD
Content
Angle number
Audio mode
LR()L()R
^---------------------J
(with playback
control only)
Menu play
Indicates whether
menu play (playback
control) is on or off.
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VCD DVD
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Icons for unit information
Play menu
Note
≥A-B repeat play (DVD), repeat play and marker functions do not work if the disc’s
elapsed play time is not shown on the unit’s display.
IconContent
A-B repeat
[ENTER] (start point)➡[ENTER] (finish point)
To cancel: [ENTER]
Repeat play
C (Chapter)()T (Title)()OFF
^----------------------------------------------------J
T (Track)()A (All)()OFF
^--------------------------------------------J
≥“1 1
” lights on the unit’s display during Chapter/Track
≥repeat play.
≥
“1” lights on the unit’s display during Title/All repeat play.To repeat programmed tracks 
1. Program the tracks and start play (➡page 18).
2. Select the repeat mode “1
T” or “1
A”.
When playing Video CDs with playback control
Cancel menu play first.
1. Press [∫] to clear “(” from the display.
2.
Press the numbered buttons to select a track and start play.3. Select the repeat mode.
To return to menu play, press [∫] twice to stop play and
cancel the resume function (➡page 15), then press [1]
(play).
Play mode display ---: Off PGM: Program play RND: Random play
Marker
You can mark up to 5 positions to play again.
[ENTER] (The unit is now ready to accept markers.)
To mark a position: [ENTER] (at the desired point)
To mark another position: [2, 1]➡[ENTER]
To recall a marker: [2, 1]➡[ENTER]
To erase a marker: [2, 1]
➡[CANCEL]
≥All the markers are cleared when the unit is turned off, or
the disc lid is opened.
CDVCD
CDVCD
CDVCD DVD
AB
OFF
–––
1 2 3✱✱
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IconContent
(Dolby Digital, 2-channel or over only)
V.S.S
. (➡page 20)
1()2()OFF
^----------------------J
(Dolby Digital, 3-channel or over only)
Dialogue Enhancer
ON()OFF
DVD
DVD
IconContent
IPB display
Displays the picture type (I/P/B) in the still picture mode.
ON()OFF
DVD
Audio menu
OFFI     P    B I     P    B
Display menu
OFF
OFF
Video menu
IconContent
Digital picture modeN: Normal mode
C: Cinema mode 
(Mellow movies, enhances detail in dark scenes.)
VCD
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Operations
IconContent
Pause
Slow-motion play
E: Backward 
D: Forward 
Play
Search6: Backward5: Forward
VCD
DVD
DVD
Shuttle screen
≥There are 5 speeds for both backward and forward slow-motion and search.
≥The numbers on either side of the shuttle screen indicate the maximum speeds of the
search.
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2Press [2, 1] to select the
tab for settings you want to
change.
The screen changes to display the
menu.
Disc menu
:
;
Video menu
:
;
Audio menu
:
;
Display menu
:
;
Others menu
Changing initial settings
Change the initial settings to suit your preference and to suit the unit to the environment
in which it is being used.
These settings are retained in memory until they are changed, even the unit is turned
off.
Common procedures
CDVCD DVD
1Press [ACTION] to show
the menus.
≥[MENU] is also effective when
stopped.
The screen shows the disc settings
menu first.
DiscACTION
SELECT
ENTER
RETURN
Audio
Subtitle
Menus
RatingsEnglish
English Automatic
Level 8
3Press [3, 4] to select the
item you want to change
and press [ENTER].
4Press [3, 4] to select the
option and press [ENTER].
The screen now shows the menu
again.
∫To return to the previous screen
Press [RETURN].
∫When you are finished
Press [ACTION].
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For Your Reference
This chart shows the initial settings for this unit. See page 27 for details on menu
operation.
≥The menu and on-screen message language has been factory preset to English. You
can change the language by going to “Menu Language” in the Display menu.
≥Underlined items are the factory presets.
Changing initial settings
Summary of initial settings 
Menus
Disc
Video
VCD DVD
DVD
Items
Audio
Choose the preferred audio
language.§1
Subtitle
Choose the preferred subtitle
language.§1
Menus
Choose the preferred language for
disc menus.§1
Ratings(➡page 31)
Set a ratings level to limit DVD
play.
≥The password screen is shown if
≥you choose levels 0 to 7.
≥Select “Level 0” to prevent play of
≥discs that do not have ratings
≥levels recorded on them.
≥The password screen is shown
when you select “Ratings” if
levels 0 to 7 have been selected.
TV Aspect(➡page 13)
Choose the setting to suit your
television and preference.
Still Mode
Specify the type of picture shown
when paused.
Options
English
French Spanish
Original§2Other ¢¢¢¢§3
Automatic§4English French
Spanish Other ¢¢¢¢§3
EnglishFrench Spanish
Other ¢¢¢¢§3
Setting ratings 
(When level 8 is selected)
8 No Limit
:All DVDs can be played.1 to 7: Prohibits play of DVDs 
with corresponding 
ratings recorded on 
them.
0 Lock All: Prohibits play of all
DVDs.
Changing ratings 
(When level 0–7 is selected)
Unlock Player Change Level
Change Password Temporary Unlock
4:3 Pan&Scan
4:3 Letterbox
16:9
AutomaticField§5
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§1Some discs are designed to start in a certain language despite any changes you
make here.
§2The original language of each disc will be selected.§3Input a code number with the numbered buttons (➡page 30)§4If the language selected for “Audio” is not available, subtitles of that language will 
automatically appear if available on that disc.
§5Less blurred field stills are shown. Select if jittering occurs when “Automatic” is selected.§6Sharper frame stills are shown. Select if small text or fine patterns cannot be seen
clearly when “Automatic” is selected.
Menus
Audio
Display
Others
Items
PCM Down Conversion
Digital output of 96-kHz linear PCM
signals (➡page 32)
Dolby Digital
Digital output of Dolby Digital 
signals (➡page 32)
DTS Digital Surround
Digital output of DTS Digital
Surround signals (➡page 32)
D. Range Compression
(Dolby Digital Only)
Change the dynamic range for late
night viewing.
Audio during Search
Choose whether to have sound
during search.
Menu Language
Choose the preferred language for
these menus and the on-screen
messages.
On-Screen Messages
Choose whether to show on-screen
messages or not.
Demo
A demonstration of the unit’s 
on-screen displays starts when you
select “On”. The demonstration
stops when you press the button.
VCD DVD
DVD
DVD
DVD
DVD
Options
No
Yes
BitstreamPCM
OffBitstream
OffOn
OnOff
EnglishFrançais Español
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Language code list
7678: Lingala
7684: Lithuanian
7775: Macedonian
7771: Malagasy
7783: Malay
7776: Malayalam
7784: Maltese
7773: Maori
7782: Marathi
7779: Moldavian
7778: Mongolian
7865: Nauru
7869: Nepali
7879: Norwegian
7982: Oriya
8083: Pashto, Pushto
7065: Persian
8076: Polish
8084: Portuguese
8065: Punjabi
8185: Quechua
8277: Rhaeto-
Romance
8279: Romanian
8285: Russian
8377: Samoan
8365: Sanskrit
7168: Scots Gaelic
8382: Serbian
8372: Serbo-Croatian
8378: Shona
8368: Sindhi
6566: Abkhazian
6565: Afar
6570: Afrikaans
8381: Albanian
6577: Ameharic
6582: Arabic
7289: Armenian
6583: Assamese
6588: Aymara
6590: Azerbaijani
6665: Bashkir
6985: Basque
6678: Bengali;
Bangla
6890: Bhutani
6672: Bihari
6682: Breton
6671: Bulgarian
7789: Burmese
6669: Byelorussian
7577: Cambodian
6765: Catalan
9072: Chinese
6779: Corsican
7282: Croatian
6783: Czech
6865: Danish
7876: Dutch
6978: English
6979: Esperanto
6984: Estonian
7079: Faroese 
7074: Fiji
7073: Finnish
7082: French
7089: Frisian
7176: Galician
7565: Georgian
6869: German
6976: Greek
7576: Greenlandic
7178: Guarani
7185: Gujarati
7265: Hausa
7387: Hebrew
7273: Hindi
7285: Hungarian
7383: Icelandic
7378: Indonesian
7365: Interlingua
7165: Irish
7384: Italian
7465: Japanese
7487: Javanese
7578: Kannada
7583: Kashmiri
7575: Kazakh
7589: Kirghiz
7579: Korean
7585: Kurdish
7679: Laotian
7665: Latin
7686: Latvian,
Lettish 
8373: Singhalese
8375: Slovak
8376: Slovenian
8379: Somali
6983: Spanish
8385: Sundanese
8387: Swahili
8386: Swedish
8476: Tagalog
8471: Tajik
8465: Tamil
8484: Tatar
8469: Telugu
8472: Thai
6679: Tibetan
8473: Tigrinya
8479: Tonga
8482: Turkish
8475: Turkmen
8487: Twi
8575: Ukrainian
8582: Urdu
8590: Uzbek
8673: Vietnamese
8679: Volapük
6789: Welsh
8779: Wolof
8872: Xhosa
7473: Yiddish
8979: Yoruba
9085: Zulu
Changing initial settings