Panasonic Lcd Monitor Dvd Receiver Cq Vd6503u Operating Instructions

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Symbols used in this manual
Disc Marks
The following pictographs are used for the descriptions
of disc operation. (apage 19-23)
: DVD
: VCD (Video CD)
: CD
: CD-R/RWs containing MP3 files
: CD-R/RWs containing WMA files
WMAWMAWMA
MP3MP3MP3
CDCDCD
VCDVCDVCD
DVDDVDDVD
Pictographs
You can perform some operations of this unit in one or
more methods with the touch panel or remote control.
This book explains such operations in tabular form as fol-
lows. Refer to the following for the pictographs located in
the upper part of each table.
Compatible types of disc
The discs compatible with the targeted operation.
Compatible CompatibleDiscs
DiscsCompatible
Discs
Compatible
Discs
Disques 
compatibles
Compatible
Discs
Compatible
Discs
Compatible
Discs
Discos 
compatibles
Compatible
Discs
Operation on the Touch Panel
You can use the touch panel to perform the targeted
operation. If the operation is not executable with the
touch panel, “––” is displayed.
Operation on the Remote Control Unit
You can use the remote control to perform the targeted
operation. If the operation is not executable with the
remote control, “––” is displayed.
Operation on the Unit
You can use the Unit to perform the targeted operation. If
the operation is not executable with the Unit, “––” is dis-
played. 
						

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u[s] [d]
(TUNE TRACK)
Name of Controls and Functions
ASPECT
MUTE MENUNAVI
TUNE
FOLDERALBUM
TRACK
SRC
VOL
ASP
P-MODE
PWR
TILT
CQ-VD6503U
Main Unit
Disc slotRemote control 
sensor
Security LED
(
apage 33)SECURITY LED
e[+] [–]
(VOL) 
r[MUTE]  q[SRC](PWR)  
(SOURCE/POWER)
w[MENU]
Dimmer Sensor
(
apage 34)DIMMER
y[}] [{]
(ALBUM FOLDER)
o[u] (TILT) t[ASP] 
(P•MODE 
(PRIVATE
MODE)
ASPECT)  i[NAVI] 
q
w[MENU
]
e[+] [–]
(VOL)
r[MUTE
]
t
yu
i
o[
u] (TILT
)
¡Adjusts the monitor position. 
¡Opens/closes the panel.
¡Ejects the disc. ¡Put navigation screen on the display.
(available in the future)
[NAVI
]
¡Goes to beginning. 
¡Fast forward/fast reverse. 
¡Slow playback ([d]).[s] [d]
(TUNE
TRACK)
¡Selects a folder or a disc. 
¡Selects (vertically) or adjusts an operation
or item.[}] [{]
(ALBUM
FOLDER)
¡Selects the aspect ratio. 
¡Activates/inactivates the private mode. [ASP]
(P•MODE)
(ASPECT)
¡Mutes the sound temporarily. ¡Adjusts the sound volume. ¡Shows the menu screen. ¡Switches on/off the power. 
¡Changes the modes such as sound and
picture. 
[SRC]
(PWR)
: This book refers to connections to the Panasonic car navigation system that will come onto the market in the future. Descriptions
regarding the car navigation system are boxed with a dotted line.
Main Unit
(Panel Open)
Note:
¡[MENU], [ASP], [NAVI], [u] 
are available only on the display unit. 
						

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CAR AV
MUTE
ENT
VOL
SRC
PWR
DVD MENU
RET
RETURN
TOP MENU
ENTER / BAND
r[MUTE
]
t[+] [–](VOL) q[SRC](PWR)  
(SOURCE/POWER)
e[RET]
(RETURN)
u[]
(TOP MENU/DVD MENU)
w
[
■][
❚❚][
B]
[
s] [
d]
Aim the remote control at the remote control sensor of the display unit and operate it.
y [
}] [
{]
[
]] [
[]
[ENT
] (ENTER/BAND)
Remote Control
q
w
[
■]
[
❚❚]
[
B]
e
rt
y
u
¡Displays the DVD/title menu. (Operations
vary according to the media.) [      ] (TOP MENU/
DVD MENU)
¡Selects a band. 
¡Searches for broadcast stations and
memorizes them automatically. 
¡Determines an operation or item.[ENT] 
(ENTER/
BAND)
¡Selects (vertically) or adjusts an operation
or item.[}] [{]
¡Selects or searches for a track, file, sta-
tion.
¡Selects (horizontally) or adjusts an opera-
tion or item.[]] [[] 
¡Adjusts the sound volume. [+] [–]
(VOL)
¡Mutes the sound temporarily. [MUTE
]
¡Returns to the previous display. 
¡Inputs the number again. 
¡Displays the VCD’s menu. [RET]
(RETURN)
¡Goes to beginning. 
¡Fast forward/fast reverse. 
¡Slow playback ([d]).[
s] [
d]
¡Playback  ¡Pause  ¡Stops playback.  ¡Switches the power on/off. 
¡Changes the modes such as sound and
picture. 
[SRC]
(PWR)
Note:
¡[ENT], [RET], [
■], [❚❚
], [
B],[] 
are available only on the remote control unit. 
						

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Touch Panel Operation Overview
The State of Operation Screen
❒Notes on the Touch Panel
Before operation
¡Clean the surface of the touch panel.  (apage 47)
Operation
¡Use only your fingers to operate the touch panel.
¡Do not press the panel forcefully.
¡Do not scratch the panel with fingernails or any
hard objects.¡Do not use a pen or other sharp implements to
operate the touch panel.
¡Do not bump the front panel.
aFailure to observe the above may damage or
break the glass on the surface of the touch
panel.
Prohibition 
Input is not possible because the user has
attempted to perform an operation which
is not supported by the disc contents.
Displays the Source Selection Screen.
Source Button Menu Button
Example: DVD mode
Displays the Menu Screen.
Display Button
(anext page) Volume
indicatorCurrent
modeDisc indicator
(Lights when a disc is loaded)
Clock time(apage 32)
Note
:
¡The following picture is partly darkened for explanation.
¡Displaying contents and their positions partly vary with each mode. Refer to the description of each mode for details.
(Content varies with each
source)
Source Selection Screen appears.
Touch desired source button.
Touch to quit.
Note
:
¡The screen above appears when no external
device is connected to AV1, AV2, and the
Expansion Module (CY-EM100U, option).
Source Selection ScreenMenu Screen
Menu Screen appears. Select desired setting.
Menu Setting, (apage 30)
Press [SRC]to change to
desired mode.Press [MENU]to let Menu
Screen appear. 
						

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Radio
(apage 26)
*1To switch Operation Screen ON,  touch the center of touch panel.
*2The operation screen is not available in the video mode.
DVD mode
Showing the hidden part of the screen. 
Some items have continued parts. You can see the continued parts by pressing  or  . 
Note:
¡
Refer to the description of each mode for how to operate the operation screen.
Switching the Display
Disc Player (DVD/VCD(*1)/
CD/MP3/WMA)
(apage 20)
Touching  allows users to switch between screens as follows. 
Standard ScreenOperation Screen
AV1/AV2 (*1)
(apage 28)
Source
Standard ScreenOSD OFF *2Source
Please refer to the separate “System Upgrade Guidebook” for how to operate this unit when optional devices are
connected.
❏How to Call up Operation Screen
❏How to Cancel OSD (On Screen Display) 
						

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Operations
General
[MUTE]
[TILT]
[SRC](PWR: power)
[+] [–]
(VOL)
Remote Control Sensor
[SRC] –
–
–[SRC]
[SRC]
(apage 14)[SRC]
General Operations
Power
ON : 
Source selection
[u]
¡Press once to open. Press again to close.Display Open/Close
Note:
¡The face plate automatically closes after a warning alarm sounds if no operation is
performed for approximately 20 seconds.
¡When a disc is already loaded, the disc will be ejected.
–[SRC][SRC]Power
OFF : 
Preparation:Turn your car’s ignition key to the ACC or ON position.
……
Touch/Press and hold for more than 2 seconds
RADIO(AM/FM)(apage 26)
(apage 20)
(apage 28)
(aSystem Upgrade
Guidebook)
AV1/AV2
Sources connected to the 
Expansion Module (CY-EM100U) *1 
DVD(DVD/VCD (Video CD)/CD/MP3/WMA)
*1 When the Expansion Module (CY-EM100U, option) is connected.
(aSystem Upgrade Guidebook)
Note:
¡
If there is no external sources connected, AV1/AV2 mode can be set
to skip. (apage 39)
Note:
¡You cannot turn on the power via the
remote control when  is set to
. (
a, page 33)ACC SELECTOFF
ACC SELECT
ASPECT
MUTE MENUNAVI
TUNE
FOLDERALBUM
TRACK
SRC
VOL
ASPP-MODE
PWR
TILT
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SRC
MUTE[MUTE]
[s][d] 
						

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CAR AV
MUTE
ENT
VOLSRCPWR
DVD MENURETRETURN
TOP MENU
ENTER / BAND
MUTESRCMUTESRCVOL
[SRC] (PWR: power)
[MUTE]
[]] [[]
[+] [–]
(VOL)
q Press and hold for more than 2 sec-
onds.
w Press to adjust. Setup is the same as
from MENU. Refer to 
for details. (
apage 32) 
DISPLAY UNIT
Operations
–
or 
[]]or [[] – –
–[
+]
[
–][
+]
[
–]Up
Down
Volume
Note:
¡The sound level for
each source is
stored in memory.
[TILT]
[s]or [d]
Tilt Angle
Mutes the sound.
To cancel, press again. [MUTE] [MUTE]Mute
Note:
¡
After adjusting its angle, also adjust the brightness as well. (apage 34)
¡The car model and installation conditions may impose some restrictions on the
adjustment of the monitors angle.
Setting Range: – 82 dB to 0 dB,  default: – 40 dB
Note: 
¡The volume level can be set independently for each source and each
disc format.
Warning
¡Do not touch the unit while the display is moving. Inserting hands, fingers or for-
eign objects into the unit can cause injuries and damage to the unit.
General Operations (continued) 
						

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Before Disc Playback
Discs that can be Played Back
❒Symbols used on jackets
(Examples of such symbols include)
¡: Number of subtitle languages
¡: Number of audio tracks
¡: Number of angles
The numbers indicate the number of languages,
tracks, angles, etc., recorded on the disc.
Screen size (H:V aspect ratio)
¡: 4:3 standard size
¡: Letterbox (apage 38)
¡ 16:9 wide size
: Playback in  format on a
standard screen (4:3).
: Playback in (apage 38)
format on a standard screen (4:3).
Note: 
¡The size of the image that is displayed on the screen
depends on the screen mode (“Aspect Ratio” 
apage
40), and on the screen size for the content on the
disc.
❒Region Management Information
This product is designed and manufactured to
respond to the Region Management Information that
is recorded on a DVD disc. If the Region number
described on the DVD disc does not correspond to
the Region number of this product, this product does
not play the disc.
PAN & SCANPS 16:
9
LETTERBOXLB 16:
9
LB
4:
3
3
2
2
The Region number for
this product is “1” and
“ALL”.
❒Disc Type
1ALL12
46
Example:
TEXT
Recordable
ReWritable
DISC DVDVCD 
(Video CD)CD CD-R/RW
Mark/logo
Disc Size12 cm {5”}
Video
FormatNTSC/PAL
Audio
FormatLPCM,
MPEG1,
MPEG2,
dts, Dolby
DigitalLPCM,
MPEG1LPCM 
(CD-DA),
dtsLPCM 
(CD-DA),
MP3/
WMA
Region 
No.1(ALL)
❒Notes on DVD–Rs/RWs
¡Only video formatted discs are playable. Discs in the
video recording (VR) format are unplayable.
¡Unfinalized discs are unplayable.
¡Some discs are unplayable depending on the disc
itself, device, drive and software that are used for disc
recording.
❒Discs not supported
The following discs are not played back on this
product.
¡DVD-Audio¡DVD-ROM¡DVD-RAM
¡DVD+R¡DVD+RW
¡SVCD¡VSD¡CVD
¡CD-G¡CD-ROM (except MP3/WMA)
¡CD-RW (except MP3/WMA and CD-DA)
¡CD-R (except MP3/WMA and CD-DA)
¡SACD¡Photo CD¡CDV
¡Hybrid SACD (except CD-DA)
¡Divx Video Discs
¡CD-EXTRA (audio-only playback possible)
¡DVDs with a region number other than “1” or
“ALL” 
¡Playing back a photo CD disc with this unit could
damage the data that is recorded on the disc.
Note: 
¡About CD-Rs/RWs and DVD–Rs/RWs, refer to “Notes on
CD-Rs/RWs and DVD–Rs/RWs”. (apage 48)
¡Some copy-protected music CDs are not playable. 
						

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ASPECTMUTE MENUNAVI
TUNE
FOLDERALBUM
TRACK
SRC
VOL
ASPP-MODE
PWR
TILT
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Disc Eject
Press [u]to stop playback and eject the disc.
(Press [u]again to reload the disc.)
Note: 
¡If you leave a disc in the slot for more than 30 seconds
after its ejection, the disc will be automatically reloaded
after loud beep is energized three times.
¡Due to limitations of certain discs, some DVD and
VCD (Video CD) discs may not operate as described
in this manual. Refer to the disc jacket for further
details.
¡This unit does not support DVD and VCD (Video
CD) karaoke functions.
DVDDVDDVDVCDVCDVCDCDMP3WMACH-C
[u] (eject)
Printed side
Disc Insert/Eject
Caution
¡When the disc is inserted or ejected, to prevent disc
scratches never exert any downward force on the
disc.
Disc Insert
Press [u]to open the display.
¡The mode that supports the disc is selected, and play-
back starts.
When a disc is in the player, change to disc player
mode (CD, MP3, WMA, DVD or VCD (Video CD)) and
playback starts.¡The audio format is automatically identified. 
(apage 18)
¡When the menu screen appears, see “Chapter/title
Selection” on page 22.
Note:
¡The power will be turned on automatically when a disc
is loaded.
¡You can play a disc even if the monitor is closed.
¡The sound may be interrupted for a few moments
while the audio format is being identified.
DVDDVDDVDVCDVCDVCDCDMP3WMACH-C
Warning
¡Do not touch the unit while the display is moving.
Inserting hands, fingers or foreign objects into the
unit can cause injuries and damage to the unit.
DVDDVDDVDVCDVCDVCDCDMP3WMACH-C
Caution
¡Do not use irregularly shaped discs.
¡Do not insert foreign object into the disc slot.
¡This unit does not support 8-cm disc. In case of
load such a disc, eject and remove the disc from
the slot immediately. 
						

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Disc Player
Video Mode
❒Folder/File/Track Selection
qTouch  (folder name) to select
a folder.
,  : scrolls up/down the file list by
1 page.
,  : scrolls up/down the file list by
1 line.
wTouch  (file name) to play.
qPress []], [[], [}]or [{]to select a
folder. 
[]][[]: movement among different lev-
els of trees
[}][{]: movement in the same tree
wPress [ENTER].
: Folder
: MP3/WMA file
Note:
¡It is not possible to display the whole tree and file list
in a folder.
¡The displayed contents on the touch panel vary with
circumstances.
DVDmode display
CDmode display
MP3/WMAmode display
VCD (Video CD)mode display
Source ButtonPlaying time
Operation Buttons
Audio Mode
Source ButtonPlaying time
Operation Buttons
Source ButtonPlaying time
Operation Buttons
Title/text scroll
Folder selection
Source ButtonCurrent track Playing time
Operation Buttons
Title/text scroll
(Example: MP3 mode)
Source Button qTouch “
Source Button”
.
d
wTouch 
(DVD)on the
Source Selection
Screen.
Disc Mode (
DVD)
Selection
ASPECTMUTE MENUNAVI
TUNE
FOLDERALBUM
TRACK
SRC
VOL
ASPP-MODE
PWR
TILTCQ-VD6503U
SRC
[SRC]
[}] [{]
[s] [d]
To switch Operation Screen ON, touch the center of
touch panel.(Only for Video Mode)
Press [SRC]to change to the desired
mode.