Panasonic Dvd Rp56 Operating Instructions Manual

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Basic operations
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Basic play

ASkipping chapters or tracks




During play or while paused
Press [] or [].
Each press increases the number of skips.

BFrame-by-frame viewing


Remote control only
While paused
Press [	] or [].
The frame changes each time you press the buttons.
The frames change in succession if you press and hold the button.
Pressing [] also activates forward frame-by-frame.

CFast forward and rewind–SEARCH




During play
Press [] or [].
Turn the shuttle dial [, ] on the main unit.
Play starts again when you release the shuttle dial.
Audio will be heard during search for most discs. You can turn this
audio off if you want to (DVD and Video CD only 
 page 21, Audio–
Audio during Search).

DSlow-motion play



While paused
Press [] or [].Turn the shuttle dial [, ] on the main unit.
The picture stills again when you release the shuttle dial. twice once
Chapter/track Chapter/track Chapter/trackonce twice Play positionShuttle dial
When playing Video CDs with playback controlTurning the shuttle dial or pressing buttons to perform skip,
search or slow-motion may take you to a menu screen.
NotesThe speed of search and slow-motion increases up to 5
steps.
Press [] (PLAY) to restart play.
You cannot move backwards with Video CD during frame-
by-frame and slow-motion.
[], [	] or []: Backward
[], [] or []: Forward
or
or
or

EStarting play from a selected title
or track



Remote control only
Press the numbered buttons to select the
item.
To select a 2-digit number
Example: To select track 23, press [
10], then [2] and [3].
Play starts from the selected item.
Note
This works only when stopped with some discs.
This may not work with some discs. Numbered
buttons 
						

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A-B REPEAT
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MENU
Repeat play




Remote control only

ARepeat play
During play
Press [REPEAT MODE].Each time you press the button:
DVD
Chapter (
)
Title ()
off ()

Video CD/CD
Track ()
Entire disc ()
off ()

If the Video CD has playback control
Cancel menu play first.
1. Press [] so “PBC PLAY” is cleared from the unit’s display.
2. Press the numbered buttons to select a track to start play.
3. Press [REPEAT MODE] (
 above).
To return to menu play, press [] and press [MENU].
Note
Repeat play may not work as desired with some DVDs.
Repeat play does not work if the disc’s elapsed play time is not
shown on the unit’s display.
You cannot use repeat play to repeat an entire DVD.
To repeat only your favorite tracks



1. Program the tracks you want (
 page 13).
2. Press [] (PLAY). Play will start.
3. Press [REPEAT MODE] to display “T” or “A” .

BA-B repeat play
You can repeat a section between points A and B within a title or
track.
1During play
Press [A-B REPEAT] at the starting
point (A).
2Press [A-B REPEAT] at the finishing
point (B).
To cancel
Press [A-B REPEAT] until “” is displayed.
Note
A-B repeat play does not work if the DVD’s elapsed play time is not
shown on the unit’s display.
Some subtitles recorded around point A or B may fail to appear
(DVD).
The unit automatically determines the end of a title/track as point B
when the end of the title/track is reached. Numbered
buttons 
						

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Random Playback
Press PLAY to start
PLAY MODE
6 ∫ 1 5
Choose a track, then press ENTER.
No TimeTrack
Total Time
0 Press PLAY to start
Play
Clear
Clear all
1
522:02
2:02
PLAY MODE
6 ∫ 1 5
Choose a track, then press ENTER.
No TimeTrack
Total Time
0 Press PLAY to start
Play
Clear
Clear all
0:00
SELECT
ENTER    RETURN
SELECT
ENTER    RETURN
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OPEN/CLOSERANDOMPROGRESSIVE  
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ENHANCER ADVANCED
SURROUND ONE TOUCH
CINEMA MEMORYBASS
PLUS
CINEMA
POWER
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RANDOM
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1Changing the play sequence




AProgram play
Remote control only
You can select up to 32 tracks to play in the order you choose.
1While stopped
Press [PLAY MODE] until the program
play screen appears.
2Press the numbered buttons to select
the track.
To select a 2-digit number
Example: To select track 23, press [
10], then [2] and [3].
To select a track using the cursor buttons
Press [ENTER] and [, ] to select a track, then press
[ENTER] again to register the track number.
Repeat step 2 to program other tracks.
“Total Time” tells you the total time of the programmed
tracks.
3Press [] (PLAY).Play now begins in the programmed sequence.
To add or change tracks
Press [, ] to select an available item, then repeat step 2.
To move to the page before or after the one shown
Press [, ].
To clear the programmed tracks one by one
Press [, ] to select the track and press [CANCEL]. (Alternatively
you can select “Clear” with [, , 	, ] and press [ENTER].)
To clear the whole program
Move to “Clear all” with [, , 	, ] and press [ENTER].
The whole program is also cleared when the unit is turned off or the
disc tray is opened.
To exit the program mode
Press [PLAY MODE] while stopped until the program play screen dis-
appears.
The program is retained in memory.

BRandom play
The unit plays the tracks on a disc in random order.

While stopped
Press [PLAY MODE] until the random
play screen appears.
The random play screen also appears if you press [RANDOM]
on the main unit.
Press [] (PLAY).Play now begins in random order.
To exit random mode
Press [PLAY MODE] while stopped until the random play screen dis-
appears. Track No. Program No. 
						

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ADVANCED
SURROUND
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PLUSOFF
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DVDVCDA-BTITLE TRACK CHAP V.S.S.BASSCINEMA
VIDEO
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DVDVCDA-BTITLETRACK CHAP V.S.S.BASSCINEMA
VIDEO
POWER
STOPPAUSEPLAY
OPEN/CLOSE
SKIP
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DISPLAY
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ADVANCED
SURROUND
(V.S.S.)
BASS
PLUS
Speaker Speaker
3 to 4 times distance A
Seating position
Increasing your enjoyment of
movies
You can easily control the following features, used for increasing your
enjoyment of movies, with the buttons on the main unit.
ADVANCED SURROUND 
BASS PLUS
DIALOGUE ENHANCER
CINEMA
ONE TOUCH CINEMA MEMORY
The one touch cinema memory allows you to reselect the settings
you made for the above features with a single button press.

AADVANCED SURROUND 

 (Dolby Digital, 2-channel or over only)
Use Advanced Surround  (Virtual Surround Sound) to enjoy a
surround-like effect if you are using 2 front speakers. If you are play-
ing a disc with surround effects recorded on it, the effect is broadened
and sound seems to come from virtual speakers on either side.
Press [V.S.S.].Press [ADVANCED SURROUND ] on the main unit.
Each time you press the button:

1: Natural effect

2: Emphasized effect

OFF: Cancel (Factory preset)
The V.S.S. indicator on the FL display lights up when Advanced
Surround is on.
Note
Advanced Surround will not work or will have less effect with some
discs, even if you select “1” or “2”.
Turn off the surround sound effects on the equipment you have con-
nected when using this effect.
Turn Advanced Surround off if it causes distortion.

BBASS PLUS




Main unit only
Turn BASS PLUS on when you have connected an active subwoofer
to the SUBWOOFER terminal on the rear of the unit (
 page 24).
Press [BASS PLUS].Each time you press the button:
OFF: Cancel
	


ON (Factory preset): Indicator on the FL display lights up. Optimum seating position

Distance A
Television’s width 
						

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DIALOGUE
ENHANCER
ONE TOUCHCINEMA MEMORY
CINEMA
PGM RND
DVDVCDA-BTITLETRACK CHAP V.S.S. BASSCINEMA
VIDEO
ON
PGM RND
DVDVCDA-BTITLETRACK CHAP V.S.S. BASSCINEMA
VIDEO
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OPEN/CLOSERANDOMPROGRESSIVE  
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DIALOGUE
ENHANCER ADVANCED
SURROUND ONE TOUCH
CINEMA MEMORYBASS
PLUS
CINEMA
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DIALOGUE
ENHANCER
CINEMA
ONE TOUCH
CINEMA MEMORY
Increasing your enjoyment of movies
Main unit only

ADIALOGUE ENHANCER

(Dolby Digital, 3-channel or over, where the dialogue is
recorded in the center channel)
This mode makes the dialogue in movies easier to hear.
Press [DIALOGUE ENHANCER].Each time you press the button:
ON: Indicator on the FL display lights up.
	


OFF: Cancel (Factory preset)
Note
Dialogue Enhancer will not work or will have less effect with some
discs, even if you select “ON”.

BCINEMA



You can enjoy better pictures by changing the picture quality.
Press [CINEMA].Each time you press the button:
C:Cinema mode: Indicator on the FL display lights up.
Mellows movies, enhances detail in dark scenes.


N:Normal mode (Factory preset)
You can make finer adjustments to the picture if desired (
page 19,
Digital picture mode–User mode).

CONE TOUCH CINEMA MEMORY
This feature allows you to reselect the settings you made for
ADVANCED SURROUND , BASS PLUS, DIALOGUE
ENHANCER and CINEMA with one button press.

	




After making the settings
Press and hold [ONE TOUCH CINEMA
MEMORY] until it lights.
The settings remain in the memory even if you turn the unit off.




Press [ONE TOUCH CINEMA MEMORY].The button’s light comes on.
To cancel
Press [ONE TOUCH CINEMA MEMORY] to turn it off and return the
settings for the features to the factory preset.
ADVANCED SURROUND : OFF
BASS PLUS: ON
DIALOGUE ENHANCER: OFF
CINEMA: N (normal)
The button’s light also turns off if you press any of the other buttons to
change the settings. 
						

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I love youJe t’aime
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Changing soundtracks,
subtitle languages and
angles


Remote control only
Some DVDs have multiple soundtracks, subtitle languages and cam-
era angles, and you can change these during play.

ASoundtracks
During play
Press [AUDIO].
The number changes each time you press the button.
You can also use this button to turn the vocals on and off on kara-
oke discs. Read the disc’s instructions for details.
Refer to 
 and 
 on page 18 for language abbreviations and
audio signal type details.

BSubtitles
During play
Press [SUBTITLE].The number changes each time you press the button.
Refer to 
 on page 18 for language abbreviations.
To clear/display the subtitles
1. Press [SUBTITLE].
2. Press [].
3. Press [, ] to select “ON” or “OFF”.

CAngles
During play
Press [ANGLE].
The number changes each time you press the button. Numbered
buttons
Angle numberSubtitle language numberSoundtrack number
Notes regarding soundtracks, subtitle languages
and angles
You can also use [, ] or the numbered buttons to change
the soundtracks, subtitle languages and angles.
Some discs allow changes to soundtracks, subtitle languages
and angles only by using the disc’s menus.
Soundtrack and subtitle languages can be set before play
with the initial settings (
 page 21, Disc–Audio and Subtitle).
“–” or “– –” is displayed instead of the language number in
circumstances such as when no language is recorded on the
disc.
Some discs allow you to set angles before multi-angle
scenes are played. Read the instructions that come with the
DVD.
In some cases, the subtitle language is not changed to the
selected one immediately.
If the subtitles overlap closed captions recorded on discs,
turn the subtitles off. Indicates that a multi-
channel soundtrack can
be down-mixed to two
channels.Lights when a multi-
channel soundtrack is
playing.Audio signal
type

Soundtrack language 
						

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Using On-Screen Menu Icons




On-Screen Menu Icons are menus that contain information about the
disc or unit. These menus allow you to perform operations by chang-
ing this information.
Common procedures
Remote control only
1Press [DISPLAY].Each time you press the button:

Icons for disc information (
)

Icons for unit information ()

Shuttle screen ()

Original display ()

The screens depend on the disc contents.
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While the leftmost icon is highlighted
Press [, ] to select the menu.Each time you press the button:

Play menu ()

Display menu ()

Audio menu ()

Video menu ()
3Press [, ] to select the item.
4Press [, ] to select the setting.
Items with “” or “” above and below can be changed by
[, ].

Press [ENTER] if the setting does not change after pressing
the cursor buttons [, ].

Some items require different operations. Read the explana-
tions on the following pages.
For your reference

Depending on the condition of the unit (playing, stopped, etc.) and
the type of software you are playing, there are some items that you
cannot select or change.

When numbers are displayed (e.g. title No.), the numbered buttons
are also effective for setting. When numbers are entered with the
numbered buttons, press [ENTER] to register the setting.
To clear the icons
Press [RETURN] until the menus disappear.
To change the position of the iconsYou can lower the position of the icons on the screen if they are cut
off for some reason. There are 5 positions to choose from.
1. Press [,] to select the rightmost icon.
2. Press [,] to move the icons. Numbered
buttons
Example: DVD 
						

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Icon
Using On-Screen Menu Icons
Icons for disc information
e.g. DVD
ENG: English
FRA: French
DEU: German
ITA: Italian
ESP: Spanish
NLD: Dutch
SVE: Swedish
NOR: Norwegian
DAN: Danish
POR: Portuguese
RUS: Russian
JPN: Japanese
CHI: Chinese
KOR: Korean
MAL: Malay
VIE: Vietnamese
THA: Thai
: Others
Note

There are five speeds for both backward and forward slow-motion
and search.

The numbers on either side of the shuttle screen indicate the maxi-
mum speeds of the search.
Shuttle screen
Content


Title number



Track number


Chapter number


Time (select a position to start
play by specifying a time with the
numbered buttons)



Changing the time display

Track elapsed time

Track remaining time

 Disc remaining time


Audio mode
LR	
L	
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Soundtrack

Soundtrack language
(See 
 at right	for language
abbreviations.)
Audio signal type
(See 
 at right	for details.)
Karaoke vocal on/off
(Karaoke DVD only)
Solo : OFF or ON
Duet: OFF, V1	V2, V1 or V2


Subtitle language
(See 
 at right	for language
abbreviations.)
Subtitles on/off
ON	
OFF


Angle number

(with playback control only)
Menu play
Indicates whether menu play
(playback control) is on or off.
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PauseSlow-motion play

: Forward 

 Slow-motion play
: Backward 

Play Search
: BackwardSearch

: Forward



 Signal type/data
LPCM/ Digital/DTS: Signal type
k (kHz): Sampling frequency
b (bit): Number of bits
ch (channel): Number of channels
  Example:
3/2 .1ch 
 Audio/Subtitle language
.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 left	Front right
.3: Front left	Front right	Center
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A-B repeat (
 page 12)
[ENTER] (start point) 
[ENTER] (finish point)
To cancel: [ENTER]
Repeat play (
 page 12)

C (Chapter) 
T (Title) 
 OFF



T(Track) 
 A (All) 
 OFF




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: [, ] 
 [ENTER]
To recall a marker: [, ] 
 [ENTER]
To erase a marker: [, ] 
 [CANCEL]
Icon
AB
–––
1 2 3✱✱
Display menu
IconContent


IPB display (
page 25)
Displays the picture type (I/P/B) in the still picture
mode.
ON	
OFF
Display dimmer
Changes the brightness of the unit’s display.
BRIGHT	
DIM	
AUTO

The display is dimmed during play, but
brightens when you perform operations such
as slow-motion, search, and pause.
OFF
I     P    BI     P    B
BRIGHT
Icons for unit information
Play menu
IconContent

 (Dolby Digital, 2-channel or over only)
Advanced Surround  (

page 14)
1	
2	
OFF

Bass Plus (

page 14)
OFF	
ON

 (Dolby Digital, 3-channel or over only)
Dialogue Enhancer (

page 15)
ON	
OFFOFF
OFF
ON
Audio menu
IconContent



Digital picture mode
N: Normal mode
C: Cinema mode (
page 15)
U: User mode

The following items are also displayed when
you select “U”.
Contrast (7 to 	7)
Increases the contrast between white and black
parts of the picture.
Brightness (0 to 	15)
Brightens the picture.
Color (7 to 	7)
Adjust the shade of the picture’s color.
N
0
0
0
AB–––1 2 3✱✱OFF
Video menu
OFFOFFON
OFF BRIGHT
I     P    BI     P    B
When the progressive out indicator is off:
IconContent



Digital picture mode
N: Normal mode
C: Cinema mode (
page 15)



Transfer MODE
Select the method of conversion for
progressive output to suit the type of material
being played (
 page 25, “Film and video”).
Auto (normal):for viewing film material
Video:for video material
Horizontal position
Press the numbered buttons to change the
horizontal position of the picture.
After highlighting the icon shown at left:
1. Press [1].
2. Press [1] to move the picture to the left or
[3] to move the picture to the right.

Pressing [2] returns the position to the
factory preset.
3. Press [4] to confirm the position.
This position is saved even if you turn the unit
off.
N
Auto
When the progressive out indicator is on (
 page 9):
N
OFF 
						

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Changing initial settings




Remote control only
Change the settings to suit your preferences 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 if
the unit is turned off.
Common procedures
See page 21 for menu and option details.
1Press [ACTION] to show the menus.
The screen shows the disc settings menu (
) first.
2Press [, ] to select the menu’s tab.The screen changes to display the menu.

Disc menu (
)

Video menu ()

Audio menu ()

Display menu ()


Others menu ()
3Press [, ] to select the item you
want to change and press [ENTER].
4Press [, ] 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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Audio
PCM Down ConversionDolby Digital
DTS Digital Surround
D. Range Compression
Audio during Search
No
Bitstream
Off
Off
On
ACTION
SELECT
ENTER  RETURN
ACTION
SELECT
Still Mode
Black Level Control
Automatic
Lighter 4:3 Pan&Scan TV Aspect
Video
Others
Demo
ACTION
SELECT
Display
Menu LanguageOn-Screen MessagesEnglish
On
ACTION
SELECT
a
b
c
d
e
DiscACTION
SELECT
ENTER
RETURN
Audio
Subtitle
Menus
RatingsEnglish
English Automatic
Level 8
Off