Panasonic Sc Pt850ee S Operating Instructions

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 Playing data discs using navigation menus
Playing data discs
    Selecting “Play as Data Disc” in Other Menu 
(\ page 26) will be effective if the following functions 
are not available to play WMA, MP3, JPEG, MPEG4 or 
DivX video contents.
 Playing HighMAT™ discs (\ page 22).
Playing items in order (Playback Menu)
1      
All contentsWMA/MP3 JPEG
MPEG4 and DivX video
2  To select “All”, “Audio”, “Picture” or “Video”.
    
To exit the screen
Press [TOP MENU].
Playing from the selected item (Navigation Menu)   
1 
: JPEG
Group and content 
number currently playing
: WMA/MP3
: MPEG4 and 
DivX video
Content Group
2  To select the group.
        
3  To play content in the group in order.
 To start play from the selected content.
    
To enjoy listening to WMA/MP3 contents while 
showing a JPEG image on the screen
Select a JPEG  le  rst, and then select audio contents.
(The opposite order is not effective.)
To exit the screen
Press [MENU].
7 Using the submenu
1 While the Navigation Menu is displayed
2  To select an item.
    
 Items shown differ depending on the type of disc.
Groups and contents are displayed
To search by content or group title (\ see below) To switch between guide messages and the 
elapsed play time indicator MPEG4 and DivX video only JPEG only WMA/MP3 only WMA/MP3, JPEG, MPEG4 and DivX video To go to previous group 
To go to next group Thumbnail images Groups only Contents only
7 Searching by a content or a group title
Highlight a group title to search the group, or a content 
title to search its content.
1 While the submenu is displayed (\ see above) To select “Find”.
    
2  To select a character.
    
 Repeat to enter another character.
 Lower case is also searched.
1, ¡] to skip between A, E, I, O and U.
2] to erase a character.
 Leave the asterisk (
✱) when you search for the 
titles including the character you enter.
 Erase the asterisk (
✱) to search for the titles starting 
with the character you enter. To add the asterisk (✱) 
again, display the submenu again and select “Find”.
3  To select “Find”.
    
The search result screen 
appears.
4  To select the content or group.
    
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 Playing data discs using navigation menus (continued)
Playing HighMAT™ discs
  
1 
2  To select the item.
    
 Repeat this step if necessary.
 Example: 
 
Menu: Takes you to the next menu which 
shows play lists or another menu
Playlist: Play starts
To change the menu background
Press [FUNCTIONS].
The background changes to the one recorded on the 
disc.
To exit the screen
Press [7, STOP].
Selecting from the list
1 During play
    
2  To switch among “Playlist”, “Group” and “Content” 
lists.
    
3  To select an item
        
To exit the screen
Press [MENU].
Playing RAM and DVD-R/-RW (DVD-VR) discs
 Titles appear only if the titles are recorded on the 
disc.
 You cannot edit programs, playlists and disc titles.
Playing the programs
1 
2  To select the program.
3] to show the contents of the program 
and the disc.
3 
To exit the screen
Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR].
Playing a playlist
Applicable only when the disc contains a playlist.
1 
2  To select the playlist.
3 
To exit the screen
Press [PLAY LIST].
Playing the selected track in the CD Text disc
Titles appear with CD Text disc playback.
1     
OR         
2  To select the track.
    
 Press [FUNCTIONS] to show the playback 
condition and current position.
To exit the screen
Press [TOP MENU] or [MENU].
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3 Make the settings.
Example: 
FunctionsTitle
Chapter
Time
Audio
Subtitle
Angle
1/2
3/10
0:24:31
1 English
3 Spanish
1/2
1 English
2 French
3 Spanish
Select
Con rm
 Using on-screen menus
Functions Menu
Program 
Group 
Title 
Chapter 
Tr a c k 
Playlist 
ContentTo start from a speci c item
Example: 
 To select program 12
  Press the numeric buttons:
 
Time 0:34:15Audio
FunctionsProgram Search 12Program 2/16
 
Time
(Time Slip does not work with +R /+RW discs.)
To skip incrementally or decrementally
(Time slip) (during play)
1.  Press [ENTER] twice to show the Time Slip 
indicator.
2. Press [5, ∞] to select the time and press 
[ENTER].
   To change the steps quickly, press and hold 
[5, ∞].
To change the elapsed or remaining time 
display
Video
 To display the pixel number
 Fps (frame per second) is also displayed.
Audio
   (with multiple 
soundtracks)
To select audio soundtrack
  To select “LR”, “L”, “R” or “L+ R”
 (Karaoke disc) (\ page 34, Enjoying 
Karaoke)
To select “ON” or “OFF” for vocals
To select “OFF”, “V2”, “V1” or “V1+V2” for 
different vocal selections
 Read the disc’s instructions for details.
Audio Signal type /data
LPCM /PPCM /ŸDigital/DTS/MP3/MPEG: Signal 
type kHz (Sampling frequency)/bit /ch (Number 
of channels)
Example: 3 /2 .1ch
 .
1:  Low frequency effect 
(not displayed if there is no signal)
 0: No surround
 1: M ono surroun d
 2: 
Stereo surround (left/right) 1: Center
  2: Front left + Front right
  3: Front left + Front right + Center
 
 It may take some time for play to start if 
you change the audio on a DivX video disc.
 To display the current bitrate or sampling 
frequency
Still Picture 
 To switch still pictures
Number 
Select
 with playback control
To select number
While the disc menu is displayed
Press [5, ∞] ] Press [ENTER]
 To change the numbers more quickly, press 
and hold [5, ∞].
Thumbnail
 To show thumbnail images
Subtitle
  (with multiple subtitles)  (SVCD only)
To select subtitle language
 On +R /+RW, a subtitle number may be shown 
for subtitles that are not displayed.
 
 “On” or “Off” appears only with discs 
that contain subtitle on /off information (Subtitle 
on/off information cannot be recorded using 
Panasonic DVD Recorders).
1 Display the “Functions” 
screen.4 Press to exit.
Items shown differ depending on the type of disc as well as the recording format.
2 Select the menu.
Title
Chapter
Time
Subtitle
Angle
1/2
3/10
0:24:31
3 Spanish
1/2
Audio 1 English
Functions1 English
2 French
3 Spanish
Go to the 
next menu
Con rm Select
Return to the 
previous menu
Example: 
* For Continental Europe
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 Using on-screen menus (continued)
Other Settings
Play Speed (Motion picture part)  To change play speed
– from “x0.6” to “x1.4”
3, PLAY] to resume normal playback.
 After you change the speed
  – Dolby Pro Logic II has no effect.
  – Audio output switches to 2-channel stereo.
  – Sampling frequency of 96 kHz is converted to 
48 kHz.
 This function may not work depending on the 
disc’s recording.
Karaoke
*1 (\ page 34)
7 Play Menu
Repeat
(Only when the elapsed play time can be 
displayed.)
 : Off  Track  Group*
 : Off  Chapter  Title*
 : Off  Program  All
During playlist play: Off  Scene  Playlist
  : Off  Track  All    :
Off  Content  Group* : Off  Group*
  “All” is displayed during all group 
(),program or random play.
A-B Repeat
Except 
 (Still picture part)   
To repeat a speci ed section
Press [ENTER] at the starting and ending points.
Press [ENTER] again to cancel.
Advanced 
Disc Review
 (Except +R /+RW)  (Except still 
picture part)
Allows you to browse the disc contents and 
start playing from the selected position. You 
can select either “Intro Mode” or “Interval Mode” 
in “Advanced Disc Review” in the “Disc” tab 
(\ page 27).
Example: 
Press [3, PLAY] when you  nd a title or program 
of your choice.
 This may not work depending on the disc and 
the play position.

 This does not work when playing a 
playlist (\ page 22).
7 Picture Menu
Picture 
ModeNormal
Cinema1  : Mellows images and enhances detail 
in dark scenes.
Cinema2  : Sharpens images and enhances 
detail in dark scenes.
Animation :  Suitable  for  animation.
Dynamic  : Enhances the contrast for powerful 
images.
User  : Press [ENTER] to select “Picture 
Adjustment” (\ see below).
Picture Adjustment
Contrast  :  Increases the contrast 
between light and dark parts 
of the picture.
Brightness  :  Brightens the picture.
Sharpness  :  Adjusts the sharpness of the 
edges of horizontal lines.
Colour (or Color)   :  Adjusts the shade of the 
picture’s color.
Gamma  :  Adjusts the brightness of 
dark parts.
Depth Enhancer  :  Reduces the rough noise 
in the background to give a 
greater feeling of depth.
Video Output 
ModeTo select suitable picture quality with your 
television
(Video recordings will be converted to, and 
output as, high-de nition video.)
When HDMI connection is being used and “Video 
Mode” (\ page 28, “HDMI” tab) is set to “On”
*480p/576p/720p/1080p (progressive)*480i/576i/1080i (interlace)
 Select a video output with an “✱” mark. The “✱” 
mark shows that the video output is acceptable 
with your television.
 Selecting a video output without an “
✱” mark 
can result in the picture being distorted.
  If the picture is distorted, press and hold 
[CANCEL] until the picture is displayed 
correctly.
 Output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 
terminals will be “480i” or “576i”.
When HDMI connection is not being used and 
“Video Mode” (\ page 28, “HDMI” tab) is set to 
“Off”
*480p/576p (progressive)*480i/576i (interlace)
When you select “xxx
*p” (progressive) and a 
con rmation screen appears, select “Yes” only if 
connecting to a progressive output compatible
television.
  The numbers displayed depend on the disc 
being played. One of the above numbers is 
displayed.
*1 For Southeast Asia, Thailand, the Middle East, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
Functions Menu (continued)
Marker (VR) To recall a marker recorded on DVD -
Video recorders
Press [5, ∞] ] Press [ENTER]
Angle
(with multiple angles)
To select a video angle
Rotate 
PictureTo  r o t a t e  p i c t u r e sSlideshow To turn the slideshow on /off
On  Off
To change the slideshow timing
1 (Fast) to 5 (Slow)
Other 
Settings(\ see below)
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Other Settings (continued)
7 Picture Menu (continued)
Tr a n s f e r 
ModeIf you have chosen “xxxp” (progressive) or 
“1080i” (interlace) (  page 24, “Video Output 
Mode” ), select the method of conversion for 
progressive output to suit the type of material.
 The setting will return to Auto or Auto1 when 
the disc tray is opened, the unit is turned off or 
another source is selected.
When playing PAL discs or MPEG4 or DivX video 
contents
Auto  :  Automatically detects the  lm and video 
content, and appropriately converts it.
Video  :  Select when using Auto, and the content 
is distorted.
Film  :  Select this if the edges 
    of the  lm content 
  appear jagged or 
  rough when Auto 
  is selected. 
    However, if the video content is distorted 
as shown in the illustration to the right, 
then select Auto.
When playing NTSC discs
Auto1 : Automatically detects the  lm and video 
content, and appropriately converts it.
Auto2 : In addition to Auto1, automatically 
   detects  lm contents with different frame 
rates and appropriately converts it.
Video : Select when using Auto1 and Auto2, and 
the content is distorted.
Source 
Select
When you select “Auto” the constructing 
method of the DivX contents is automatically 
distinguished and output. If the picture 
is distorted, select “I (Interlace)” or “P 
(Progressive)” depending on which constructing 
method was used when the contents were 
recorded to disc.
Auto
I ( Interlace)
P (Progressive)
HD Picture 
EnhancerThis works when the HDMI connection is being 
used and “Video Mode” (\ page 28, “HDMI” tab) 
is set to “On”.
To sharpen the “720p”, “1080i” and “1080p” 
picture quality
Off  1  2  3 (sharpest picture)
  
HDMI Colour 
Space
(or HDMI 
Color 
Space)This works when the HDMI connection is being 
used and “Video Mode” (\ page 28, “HDMI” tab) 
is set to “On”.
To select suitable picture colour with your
television
RGB
YCbCr (4 : 4 : 4)
YCbCr (4:2:2)
 If the setting above is not compatible with your 
television, it will not be displayed.
 “RGB Range” (\ page 28, “HDMI” tab) is 
available when “RGB” is selected.
7 Audio Menu
Dolby Pro 
Logic II(\ page 33, Dolby Pro Logic II)
Dialogue 
EnhancerTo make the dialogue in movies easier to hear
 (Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG, 
3-channel or higher, with the dialogue recorded 
in the center channel)
 (Dolby Digital, 3-channel or higher, with 
the dialogue recorded in the center channel)
On  Off
7 Display Menu
Information : On  Off
Subtitle 
Position0 to – 60
Subtitle 
BrightnessAuto, 0 to –7
4 : 3 Aspect To select how to show images made for 4 : 3 
aspect screens on a 16 : 9 aspect television
Normal : Laterally stretches images.
Auto : Expands 4:3 letterbox images to  ll 
more of the screen. Other images 
appear in full in the center of the 
screen.
Shrink : Images appear in the center of the 
screen.
Zoom : Expands to 4:3 aspect ratio.
If your television has a similar feature, use it 
instead for a better effect.
Just Fit 
Zoom
 (Motion picture part)
  To select the appropriate screen size to  t 
your television screen
Auto
4:3 Standard
European Vista
16 : 9 Standard
American Vista
Cinemascope 1
Cinemascope 2
Example:
 Standard (x0.25 full-screen)
Original (actual recorded size)
Full (full-screen)
 This function may not work depending on the 
disc’s recording.
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 Using on-screen menus (continued)
Other Settings (continued)
7 Display Menu (continued)
Manual 
ZoomTo zoom in and out manually
– in 0.01-unit steps from “x1.00” to “x1.60”
– in 0.02-unit steps from “x1.60” to “x2.00”
– in 0.05-unit steps from “x2.00” to “x4.00” 
 (
  only)
 To change the steps quickly, press and hold
[5, ∞].

  It may not be possible to zoom 
up to “x4.00” depending upon the connected 
television and its settings.
Bit Rate 
Display
 (motion picture part)    On ↔ Off
GUI See-
throughTo make the on-screen menu transparent
Off, On, Auto
GUI 
BrightnessTo adjust the on-screen menu brightness
–3 to +3
HDMI Status
Indicates various information when connected
with HDMI AV OUT terminal.
(\ see below, Con rming HDMI information)
7 Other Menu
Setup
(\ page 27)
Play as DVD -Video 
or
Play as DVD -Audio To play DVD -Video contents of 
DVD -Audio
Select “Play as DVD-Video”.
Play as DVD -VR, 
Play as HighMAT 
or
Play as Data DiscTo use functions for data discs 
(\ page 21)
(To play MP3, JPEG, MPEG4 or DivX 
video contents on DVD-RAM, or to play 
a HighMAT disc without using HighMAT 
function)
Select “Play as Data Disc”.
Connection status
Shows the output signal type.
Shows the number of audio channels.
(\ page 25, HDMI Colour Space)
(\ page 24, Video Output Mode)7 HDMI Status — HDMI is connected.
HDMI Information
Audio Stream PCM
Max Channel 2ch
Colour Space YCbCr (4:4:4)/YCbCr (4:2:2)/RGB
Video Format 480i/576i/480p/576p
720p /1080i /1080p
Example:
Note
All possible types of output are displayed.
 The current output for “Audio Stream”, “Video Format” and “Colour Space” (or “Color Space” ) will be underlined.
  (If you select a video output without an “
✱” mark in the “Video Output Mode” in Picture Menu, the selected video format will not be 
underlined.)
 When “Off” is selected in “Audio Output” (\ page 28, “HDMI” tab), “– – –” will be displayed in “Audio Stream” and “Max Channel”.
Con rming HDMI informationCon rming HDMI information
* For Continental Europe
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 Changing the player settings
Player settings
7 “Disc” tab
Audio
Choose the audio language. *1*2✱ ✱ ✱ ✱ *3
Subtitle
Choose the subtitle language. 4 *1✱ ✱ ✱ ✱ *3
Menus
Choose the language for disc menus.
Changing the menu language in QUICK 
SETUP also changes this setting. *1
✱ ✱ ✱ ✱ *3
Advanced Disc Review (\ page 24)
 Reviews each title or program.
 Reviews not only each title or program but also each 10-minute interval 
within a title or program.
Ratings
Set a ratings level to limit DVD-Video 
play.Setting ratings (When level 8 is selected)
  
Changing ratings (When level 0 to 7 is selected)
   
When you select your ratings level, a password screen is shown.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Do not forget your password.
A message screen will be shown if a DVD-Video disc exceeding the ratings level is inserted in 
the unit.
Enter your password and then follow the on-screen instructions.*1 Language options :
 
For Continental Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait : French, Spanish, German, Polish , Russian,    
 Czech and Hungarian
 
For Southeast Asia and Thailand : Chinese
 
For Australia and N.Z. : French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish and Polish*2 The original language designated on the disc is selected.*3 Input a code number referring to the table (\ page 44).*4 If the language selected for “Audio” is not available, subtitle appears in that language (if available on the disc). 
The settings remain intact even if you switch the unit to standby.Underlined items are the factory settings in the following table.
QUICK SETUP enables successive settings of the items in the shaded area.
HDMI
Item Tab Setting
1 Display the 
Setup menu.
(Press and hold)
2 Select the tab.
Go to 
item Select
3 Select the item.
Go to 
setting
Select
 If you have 
not performed 
QUICK SETUP 
(\ page 14), the 
QUICK SETUP 
screen appears.
4 Make the settings.
Con rm
Select
5 Press to exit.
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QUICK SETUP enables successive settings of the items in the shaded area.
 Changing the player settings (continued)
Player settings (continued)
7 “Video” tab
TV Aspect
Choose the setting to suit your television 
and preference. 4:3 Pan&Scan: Regular aspect television (4:3)
  The sides of the widescreen picture are cut off so it  lls the screen (unless 
prohibited by the disc).
 4:3 Letterbox: Regular aspect television (4:3)
  Widescreen picture is shown in the letterbox style.
 16: 9: Widescreen television (16: 9)
TV Type
Select to suit the type of television. Standard (Direct View TV)   CRT Projector   LCD TV/Projector
 
Time Delay
When connected with a Plasma display, 
adjust if you notice the audio is out of 
sync with the video. 0ms      
Video Out (AV/Component)
*11
Choose the video signal format to be
output from the SCART (AV) and
Component terminal. 
 / No Output
Still Mode
Specify the type of picture shown when 
paused.
*5 The picture is not blurred, but picture quality is lower.*5 Overall quality is high, but the picture may appear blurred.
NTSC Disc Output
Choose PAL 60 or NTSC output when 
playing NTSC discs (\ page 15, Video 
systems). PAL60:  When connected to a PAL television.
 NTSC:  When connected to an NTSC television.
(
For Southeast Asia and Thailand : “NTSC” is the  factory preset.)
Picture /Video Output
Change the video signal format to be 
output for JPEG, MPEG4 and DivX 
video if picture output is not smooth 
during playback.
*6 *8   \ see above)*7 \ see above)

7 “Audio” tab
Dolby Digital *10
Select to suit the type of equipment you connected to the HDMI AV OUT 
terminal (\ page 13).
Select  “Bitstream” when the equipment can decode the bitstream (digital 
form of multi-channel data). Other wise, select “PCM”.
(If the bitstream is output to the equipment without a decoder, high levels of 
noise can be output and may damage your speakers and hearing.) DTS Digital Surround 
*10

MPEG 
*9 *10

Dynamic Range Compression 

 On:  Adjust for clarity even when the volume is low by compressing the range of the lowest 
sound level and the highest sound level. Convenient for late night viewing.
    (Only works with Dolby Digital)
Speaker Settings (\ page 29)
Set the delay time for your center and 
surround speakers 0.0/1.0/2.0/3.0/4.0/5.0 ms
 0.0 / 5.0 /10.0 /15.0 ms
7 “HDMI” tab
RGB Range
Set “HDMI Colour Space” to “RGB”
(\ page 25, Picture Menu).
 Enhanced: When the black and white images are not distinct.
Video Mode 
(This setting is irrelevant when
connected through the VIDEO OUT 
terminal).
When connected through the HDMI AV OUT terminal. Video is output from the HDMI terminal.  Video is also output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal, but only in 480i or 576i 
(interlace). When connected through the SCART (AV) terminal, RGB signal is not output.
 Off:  When connected through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT or SCART (AV) terminal. 
Video is output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT or SCART (AV) terminal according 
to the setting of the “Video Output Mode” (\ page 24,  Picture Menu) or SCART (AV) 
terminal according to the setting of the “Video Out (AV/Component)” in the “Video” 
tab (\ see above). Video is also output from the HDMI AV OUT terminal, but only in 
480p/576p (progressive).
Audio Output
 On:  When audio output is from the HDMI AV OUT terminal. (Depending on the capabilities 
of the connected equipment, audio output may differ from the audio settings of the 
main unit.)
 Off:  When audio output is not from the HDMI AV OUT terminal. (The audio is output using 
the settings of the main unit.)
VIERA Link
(“HDAVI Control”) On:  The VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” function is available (\ page 39).

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Player settings (continued)
7 “Display” tab
Menu Language*6 PусскийČesky*7 中文*8 
On-Screen Messages
 
Background during Play
Select background during JPEG, 
MPEG4 and DivX video playback. Black  
7 “Others” tab
FL Dimmer
Change the brightness of the unit’s 
display. 
 Auto: The display is dimmed, but brightens when you perform some operations.
DivX Registration
Displays the unit’s registration code.You need this registration code to purchase and play DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) content. 
(\ page 31, “About DivX VOD content” )
QUICK SETUP
 
Re -initialise Setting
(or Re -initialize Setting)
This returns all values in the Setup 
menus to the default settings. Yes:  The password screen is shown if “Ratings” (\ page 27) is set. Please enter the same 
password. After “INIT” on the display disappears, turn the unit off and on again.

*5 Refer to “Frame still and  eld still” (\ page 45, Glossary).*6 For Continental Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
*7 For Southeast Asia and Thailand
*8 For Australia and N.Z.
*9 For Continental Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Saudi Arabi, Kuwait, Australia and N.Z.*10 When audio is output from HDMI AV OUT terminal, and the connected equipment does not support the item selected, the actual 
output will depend on the performance of this connected equipment.
*11  For Continental Europe
Changing the delay time of the speakers
Effective when playing multi-channel audio
(Center and surround speakers only)
For optimum listening with 5.1-channel sound, all the 
speakers, except for the subwoofer, should be the 
same distance from the seating position. If you have 
to place the center or surround speakers closer to the 
seating position, adjust the delay time to make up for the 
difference.
: Actual  speakers 
position
: Ideal speakers 
position
: Primary 
listening 
distance
Approximate room 
dimensions Circle of 
constant 
primary 
listening 
distance
If either distance a or b is less than c,  nd the 
difference in the table and change to the recommended 
setting.
a Center speaker
Difference (Approx.) Setting
30 cm 1.0 ms
60 cm 2.0 ms
90 cm 3.0 ms
120 cm 4.0 ms
150 cm 5.0 msb Surround speaker
Difference (Approx.) Setting
15 0 c m 5.0 m s
300 cm 10.0 ms
450 cm 15.0 ms
7 To enter the speaker setting
1 Press [5, ∞] to select the delay time box and press 
[ENTER].
2 Press [5, ∞] to adjust the delay time and press 
[ENTER].
Center delay time
Exit
Surround delay time
7 To   nish the speaker setting
Press [2] to select “Exit” and press [ENTER].
Note
When you change the surround speaker setting for Dolby Digital, 
the setting also changes for Dolby Pro Logic II.
Example: the settings for MUSIC are the same as those for Dolby 
Digital.
Dolby DigitalDolby Pro Logic II
MUSIC MOVIE
0 ms 0 ms 10 ms
5 ms 5 ms 15 ms
10 ms 10 ms 20 ms
15 ms 15 ms 25 ms
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 Changing the player settings (continued)
Tips for making data discsTips for making data discs
 When there are more than eight groups, the eighth group onwards will be displayed on one vertical line in the menu 
screen.
 There may be differences in the display order on the menu screen and computer screen.
 This unit cannot play  les recorded using packet write.
DVD-RAM
 Discs must conform to UDF 2.0.
DVD-R/RW
 Discs must conform to UDF bridge (UDF 1.02/ISO9660).
 This unit does not support multi-session. Only the default session is played.
CD-R/RW
 Discs must conform to ISO9660 level 1 or 2 (except for extended formats).
 This unit supports multi-session but if there are many sessions it takes more time for play to start. Keep the number of 
sessions to a minimum to avoid this.
Naming folders and  les
Files are treated as contents and folders are treated as groups on this unit.
At the time of recording, pre x folder and  le names. This should be with numbers that have 
an equal number of digits, and should be done in the order you want to play them (this may 
not work at times). Files must have the extension (\ see below).
 (Extension: “.WMA” or “.wma” )
 Compatible compression rate: between 48 kbps and 320 kbps.
 You cannot play WMA  les that are copy-protected.
 This unit does not support Multiple Bit Rate (MBR).
 (Extension: “.MP3” or “.mp3”)
 Compatible compression rate: between 32 kbps and 320 kbps.
 This unit does not support ID3 tags.
Example: root
 Compatible sampling rates:
  – DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW: 11.02, 12, 22.05, 24, 44.1 and 48 kHz
  – CD-R/RW: 8, 11.02, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz
 (Extension: “.JPG”, “.jpg”, “.JPEG” or “.jpeg”)
 JPEG  les taken on a digital camera that conform to DCF Standard (Design rule for Camera File system) Version 1.0 are 
displayed. Files that have been altered, edited or saved with computer picture editing software may not be displayed.
 This unit cannot display moving pictures, MOTION JPEG and other such formats, and still pictures other than JPEG 
(Example: TIFF), or play pictures with attached audio.
 (Extension: “.ASF” or “.asf”)
 You can play MPEG4 data [conforming to SD VIDEO speci cations (ASF standard)/ MPEG4 (Simple Pro le) video 
system /G.726 audio system] recorded with Panasonic SD multi cameras or DVD video recorders with this unit.
 The recording date may differ from that of the actual date.
 ( E x te n s i on : “.DIV X”, “.d i v x ”, “. AVI ” o r “.av i ” )
 You can play all versions of DivX® video (including DivX®
 6) [DivX video system / MP3, Dolby Digital or MPEG audio 
system] with standard playback of DivX® media  les. Functions added with DivX Ultra are not supported.
 DivX  les greater than 2 GB or have no index may not be played properly on this unit.
 This unit supports all resolutions up to maximum of 720 x 480 (NTSC)/720 x 576 (PAL).
 You can select up to eight types of audio and subtitles on this unit.
 Do not attach labels or stickers to discs. This may cause 
disc warping, rendering it unusable.
 Do not write on the label side with a ball-point pen or 
other writing instrument.
 Do not use record cleaning sprays, benzine, thinner, 
static electricity prevention liquids or any other solvent.
 Do not use scratch-proof protectors or covers.
 Do not use the following discs:
–  Discs with exposed adhesive from removed stickers or 
labels (rented discs, etc).
–  Discs that are badly warped or cracked.
–  Irregularly shaped discs, such as heart shapes.
Disc handling precautions
7 To clean discs
 Wipe with a damp cloth and then wipe dry.
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