Panasonic Dvd S38 Operating Instructions Manual

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Playback Features
Special Features
Changing the Audio Language
For DVD
Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the 
audio language that the DVD title being 
viewed offers.
For VCD
Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the 
audio channel (Stereo, Mono L, Mono R, 
Mix Mono).
Subtitles
Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select the 
subtitle language.
Angle
Press ANGLE repeatedly to select the 
angle.
Frame by frame
1 Press  FRAME to adv
 ance a disc frame 
by frame ahead.
2  To resume normal playback, press PLA...

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Playback Features
Playing MP3/JPEG
General Operation
1  Load an MP3/JPEG disc. The data disc men
 u appears on the 
TV screen.
2 Press  w q to select the men
 u and press 
OK.
3 Press  e r to select the f
 older, and press 
OK.
4 Press  e r to select a tr
 ack/fi le, and 
press OK. Playback will start.
(JPEG only)
In Step 4, when you press MENU instead 
of OK, thumbnail pictures will appear.
Use e r w q to select one of the 
pictures, and press OK to start playback.
In Step 4, when you press PLAY/PAUSE...

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Playback Features
Use HDMI CEC protocol
(DVD-S58 only)
The DVD player supports HDMI CEC 
(Consumer Electronics Control) protocol.
Panasonic does not guarantee 100% 
interoperability with all HDMI CEC 
devices.
1  Turn on the HDMI CEC operations on the  TV and other connected de
 vices. See 
TVs/devices manual for details.
2  You can now enjoy the following HDMI  CEC controls
 .
One Touch  Play
When you press POWER ^, it turns on 
the TV and this DVD player, then  disc 
play starts. To enable...

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DVD Menu Options
This DVD Player setup is carried out 
via the TV, enabling you to customize 
the DVD player to suit your particular 
requirement.
Using the System setup menu
1 Press SETUP.
2 Press  e r to select 
 ‘SYSTEM’ and press 
q.
3 Press  e r to select belo
 w items and 
press q to confi  rm your selection.
TV System
This menu contains the options for 
selecting the color system that matches 
the connected TV. For details, see Getting 
started > Step 3 for details. ( 

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DVD Menu Options
Resolution
(DVD-S58 only)
Select a video resolution that is 
compatible with the TV display capability.
1 In ‘SYSTEM’, press e r to select  {Resolution}, then press q.
{A

uto}
It detects and selects the best supported 
video resolution automatically.
{480P/576P}, {720P}, {1080i}, {1080P}
Select a video resolution that best 
supported by the TV. See the TVs manual 
for details.
2 Press  e r to select a setting and press 
OK to confi  rm

.
HDMI CEC
(DVD-S58 only)
This feature...

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DVD Menu Options
Using the Language setup menu
1 Press SETUP.
2 Press  e r to select {LANGU
 AGE} and 
press q.
3 Press  e r to select belo
 w items and 
press q to confi  rm your selection.
OSD Language
This menu contains various language 
options for display language on the 
screen. See Getting Started > Step 4 for 
details.
Audio, Subtitle, Menu Language
These menus contain various language 
options for audio, subtitle and disc menu 
which may be recorded on the DVD. See 
Getting Started > Step 4...

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DVD Menu Options
Using the Video setup menu
1  In disc mode, press SETUP.
2 
Press e r to select {VIDEO} and press q.
3 Press e r to select belo w items and 
press q to confi  rm your selection.
Brightness/Contrast
Increasing the value will brighten the 
picture or vice versa.
1 In ‘VIDEO’, press e r to select  {Brightness} or {Contrast}, then press 
q.The men

u appears.
2 Press  e r to adjust the setting that best 
suit y
 our personal preference.
3 Press  OK to confi  rm
 .
Hue
1 In ‘VIDEO’,...

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DVD Menu Options
Password
You need to enter a four-digit password to 
play a prohibited disc or if prompted for a 
password.
If the disc is locked, set the Rating to (8 
No Limit) to have all discs play.
1 In ‘O
THER’, press e r to select  {Password }, then press q.
You will be prompted to enter
  your four-digit password.
2 Use the  n
umeric keypad (0-9) to enter 
your old four-digit password, then press 
OK. When doing this for the fi  rst time, key 
in ‘0000’.
  If you forget your old four-digit...

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Specifi cations
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Signal system:  NTSC
Operating temperature range: +5 °C to +35 °C (+41 °F to +95 °F)
Operating humidity range: 20 % to 80 % RH (no condensation)
Video output: Output level:   1.0 Vp-p (75 Ω)
Output connector:   Pin jack (1 system)
Component video output:   (480p/480i)
Y output level:   1.0 Vp-p (75 Ω)
P
B output level:   0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω)
P
R output level:   0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω)
Output connector: 
  Pin jack (Y: green, P
B: blue, PR: red)
 (1 system)
Audio output: Output level:   2...

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Troubleshooting
Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check 
points, or if the solutions indicated in the chart do not solve the problem, refer to “Customer Services 
Directory (United States and Puerto Rico)” on page 33 if you reside in the U.S.A. or Puerto Rico, or refer 
to “Limited Warranty” on page 34 if you reside in Canada.
ProblemSolution 
No power. 
Press POWER 8 on the front of the DVD player 
to turn on the system.
Make sure the AC...