Panasonic Tv Dvd Vcr Combination Pv Df2004 Operating Instructions

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TV / VCR 
Operation
1 Press ▲▼ to select “US TV 
PROGR AMS.”
•  “NEXT PAGE” displays CANADIAN V-Chip 
setting menu. Please refer to pages 42- 43 for 
more details on Canadian tapes or 
broadcasts.
3 Press ▲▼ to select “CHANGE 
SETTINGS.”
4  Press SET to display screen.
NR (Not Rated) PROGR AMS:
Some TV shows, such as news, sports, 
weather, bulletins, emergency information 
have no ratings.
5 Press ▲▼ to select “VIEW NR 
PROGR AMS?.”
6  Press SET to set “YES” or “NO.”
LOCK
US MOVIES :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
US TV PROGRAMS :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
NEXT PAGE
SELECT: SET:SET
END :ACTION
LOCK
US MOVIES :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
US TV PROGRAMS :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
NEXT PAGE
SELECT: SET:SET
END :ACTION
7 Press ▲▼ to select and SET to set 
ratings to be blocked.
•  You may select from standard T V ratings 
(chart 1), or customize to a specific content 
rating  (chart 2).
•  Ratings highlighted in green will be blocked. 
Ratings in white letters will not be blocked.
8  Press ACTION three times to exit this 
mode.
VIEW NR PROGRAMS? : YES
TV-YUNLOCKED
TV-Y7 FV
TV-G
TV-PG V S L D
TV-14 V S L D
TV-MA V S L
CONTAINS NO RATING
SELECT: SET:SET
END :ACTION
VIEW NR PROGRAMS? : YES
TV-Y UNLOCKED
TV-Y7 FV
TV-G
TV-PG V S L D
TV-14 V S L D
TV-MA V S L
FOR ALL CHILDREN
SELECT: SET:SET
END :ACTION
  US TV PROGRAMS Ratings
FV Fantasy Violence
VViolence
SSexual Situations
LAdult Language
D Sexually Suggestive Dialogue
TV-YFOR ALL CHILDREN:
Content specifically geared to young 
viewers ages 2-6.
TV-Y7FOR AGE 7 AND OLDER:
May contain mild physical or comedic 
violence which may frighten children under 
7.
TV-GGENER AL AUDIENCE:
Contains little or no violence, strong 
language, or sexual dialogue or situations.
TV-PGPA R E NTA L G U I DA N CE :
May contain infrequent coarse language, 
limited violence, some suggestive sexual 
dialogue and situations.
TV-14PARENTS CAUTIONED:
May contain sophisticated themes, sexual 
situations, strong language, and more 
intense violence.
TV-MAMATURE AUDIENCE:
May contain mature themes, profane 
language, graphic violence, and sexual 
situations.
Chart 2 Chart 1
2  Press SET to set “ON” or “OFF.”
ON:
V-Chip Control is activated.
OFF:
V-Chip Control is deactivated. 
						

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  Canadian English Language Ratings
1 Press ▲▼ to 
select “NEXT 
PAG E .”
2  Press SET to 
display screen.
E (Exempt) PROGR AMS:
Some TV shows, such as news, sports, 
weather, bulletins, and emergency 
information have no ratings.
10 Press ACTION to redisplay LOCK 
menu and continue with Canadian 
French Language Ratings (next 
page). Or, press ACTION three times 
to exit.
NUMBER 
keys
ACT ION
SET SELECT
▲▼ ◄ ►
If LOCK menu is not displayed, perform 
“Enter Secret Code” steps on page 39.
5 Press ▲▼ to 
select “CHANGE 
SETTINGS.”
6  Press SET to 
display screen.
LOCK
US MOVIES :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
US TV PROGRAMS :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
NEXT PAGE
SELECT: SET:SET
END :ACTION
3 Press ▲▼ to 
select 
“CANADIAN 
ENGLISH.”
4  Press SET to set 
“ON” or “OFF.”
ON:
V-Chip Control is activated.
OFF:
V-Chip Control is deactivated.
7 Press ▲▼ to 
select “VIEW E 
PROGR AMS?.”
8  Press SET to set 
“YES” or “NO.”
9 Press ▲▼ to select and SET to set 
ratings to be blocked.
LOCK
CANADIAN ENGLISH :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
CANADIAN FRENCH :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
PREVIOUS PAGE
SELECT: SET:SET
END :ACTION
LOCK
CANADIAN ENGLISH :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
CANADIAN FRENCH :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
PREVIOUS PAGE
SELECT: SET:SET
END :ACTION
VIEWEPROGRAMS?:YES
CUNLOCKED
C8+
G
PG
14+
18+
EXEMPT
SELECT: SET:SET
END :ACTION
VIEWEPROGRAMS?:YES
CUNLOCKED
C8+
G
PG
14+
18+
FOR CHILDREN
SELECT: SET:SET
END :ACTION
CChildren
C8+ Children 8 years and older
GGeneral Audience
PG Parental Guidance
14+ Viewers 14 years and older
18 + Adult Programming 
						

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TV / VCR 
Operation
  Canadian French Language Ratings
9 Repeatedly press ▲▼ to select and 
SET to set ratings to be blocked. 
10 Press ACTION three times to exit this 
mode. 1 Press ▲▼ to select “NEXT PAGE.”
2  Press SET to display screen.
LOCK
US MOVIES :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
US TV PROGRAMS :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
NEXT PAGE
SELECT: SET:SET
END :ACTION
3 Press ▲▼ to select “CANADIAN 
FRENCH.”
4  Press SET to set “ON” or “OFF.”
ON:
V-Chip Control is activated.
OFF:
V-Chip Control is deactivated.
5 Press ▲▼ to select “CHANGE 
SETTINGS.”
6  Press SET to display screen.
LOCK
CANADIAN ENGLISH :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
CANADIAN FRENCH :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
PREVIOUS PAGE
SELECT: SET:SET
END :ACTION
E (Exempt) PROGR AMS:
Some TV shows, such as news, sports, 
weather, bulletins, and emergency 
information have no ratings.
7 Press ▲▼ to select “VIEW E 
PROGR AMS?.”
8  Press SET to set “YES” or “NO.”
LOCK
CANADIAN ENGLISH :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
CANADIAN FRENCH :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
PREVIOUS PAGE
SELECT: SET:SET
END :ACTION
VIEWEPROGRAMS?:YES
GUNLOCKED
8ANS+
13 ANS+
16 ANS+
18 ANS+
EXEMPT
SELECT: SET:SET
END :ACTION
VIEWEPROGRAMS?:YES
GUNLOCKED
8ANS+
13 ANS+
16 ANS+
18 ANS+
GENERAL AUDIENCE
SELECT: SET:SET
END :ACTION
G General Audience
8 ANS +Not recommended for young 
children
13 ANS +Programming may not be suitable 
for children under the age of 13
16 ANS +Programming is not suitable for 
children under the age of 16
18 ANS + Programming restricted to adults 
						

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LOCK
CANADIAN ENGLISH :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
CANADIAN FRENCH :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
PREVIOUS PAGE
SELECT: SET:SET
END :ACTION

CH08
PROGRAM RATING EXCEEDED
RATING:PG-13
ACCESS CODE *---
ENTER :0-9
If a program or movie exceeds the ratings 
you have set, a message will appear on a 
black background and sound is muted. 
■ Temporarily Deactivate V-Chip 
Control
■ Deactivate V-Chip Control
CH 08
PROGRAM RATING EXCEEDED
RATING:PG-13
ACCESS CODE ----
ENTER :0-9
  Blocking Message
 
To View a Blocked Program/Movie
CH 08
PROGRAM RATING EXCEEDED
RATING:13ANS+
ACCESS CODE ----
ENTER :0-9
Press NUMBER keys to enter your secret 
code in the Blocking Message screen.
•  V-Chip Control is reactivated when power is 
turned off or power failure occurs.
1 Enter your secret code. (See page 39.)
LOCK
US MOVIES :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
US TV PROGRAMS :OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
NEXT PAGE
SELECT: SET:SET
END :ACTION
2  Then, set US MOVIES and /or US TV 
PROGRAMS and /or CANADIAN 
ENGLISH LANGUAGE and/or 
CANADIAN FRENCH LANGUAGE to 
“OFF” using ▲▼ and SET. (Ratings 
set on pages 39- 43 are retained and 
will be in effect when V- Chip Control 
is activated again.)
LOCK
ENTER 4-DIGIT CODE
**--
ENTER :0-9
END :ACTION
NUMBER 
keys
SET SELECT
▲▼ ◄ ► 
						

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TV / VCR 
Operation
Display Feature
REC 12:00PM CH 08
0:25 -0:12:34
STEREO SP
SAP
MONO
RATING:PG-13
Press DISPLAY
to display or remove the overlay.
When a function button is pressed (PLAY, 
FF, etc.) or you change channels, the unit 
mode or channel number will be displayed.Whenever a blank section of a tape comes 
up in Play mode, or when the selected 
channel has no broadcast signal with the 
Weak Signal Display Feature set to “OFF” 
(see page 23), the screen will turn solid blue.
1 Function Status
5 Current Time 2  Rec Time Remaining
  (OTR mode only, see page 31.)
7 Counter
8 Tape Speed
  (See page 8.) 3  Receivable Broadcast Types 
(See page 24.)
6 Channel
1
2
35
6
8 7
08
PLAY
  TV/VCR Status & Clock Display
 
Blue Screen Display
 
Channel & Function Display
4
4 Rating level
No broadcast signal in TV mode (Only when 
Weak Signal Display is set to OFF. (see page 
23)), or blank tape is played for 5 minutes.
Power turns off.
•  This feature is canceled if any button is pressed 
during above conditions.
  Auto Shut Off
Note 
						

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3 Press OPEN/CLOSE.
•  If a disc is already inserted, go to step 5. 
(Depending on the disc, playback may start 
automatically.)
5  Press PLAY to start play. Disc tray 
closes automatically.
•  You may also close the tray by pressing 
OPEN/CLOSE.
•  Data reading time differs with each disc.
If an interactive DVD is used and a Main MENU of DVD appears, go to 
step 6.
7  Press STOP to stop playing.
8  Press OPEN/CLOSE to eject the disc. 6 Press ▲▼ ◄ ► to select title and 
press SET to start play. Or, pressing 
NUMBER keys starts play 
automatically.
•  The number of available titles varies with 
each disc.
1  Press POWER on the remote or unit.
4  Place disc into disc tray.
•  Hold disc by its edges only (page 10) with 
printed side up and use guides to place into 
tray. Use 
1 3″(8 cm) or 2 5″ (12 cm) disc.
CLOSE
READING
1 MAIN STORY
2 SUBTITLE
3 AUDIO SOUNDTRACK
4 INFORMATION
LOVE STORY

Basic Disc Operation
  Play Disc
Power turns off after unit is in stop mode with 
wallpaper displayed for about 5 minutes.
  Auto-Power Off function
1
2
To return to Main MENU of DVD 
(play stops):
Press TITLE, MENU, or RETURN. While Main MENU is displayed, Press 
SKIP+ 
| or SKIP- | to go to next 
or previous Main MENU of DVD 
screen.
•  SKIP function not available with all discs. 
Please refer to disc jacket for operation 
information. NUMBER 
keys
SET SELECT
▲▼ ◄ ►
OPEN / 
CLOSE
POWERDV D
MENU
10
STOP
STILL / 
PAU S E
SKIP-  REW / 
SLOW-PLAY
FF/SLOW+
TITLE
SKIP+ 
RETURN
If a remote control button does not work 
when pressed, press the DVD button on 
the remote and try the button again.
DVD-VCDDVD- R AM
2  Press DVD to set remote to DVD 
mode.
POWERSTOP PLAY OPEN / 
CLOSE Insert 
disc 
						

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Disc 
Operation
1  Press FF/SLOW+ or REW/SLOW- 
during play.
•  Search speed, slow at first, increases with each 
additional press of the button up to 5 levels.
2  Press PLAY to release.
1 Press SKIP+ 
| or SKIP- |  during 
play.1  Press STILL/PAUSE during play.
• DVD:
  The unit will enter Still picture mode.
• CD:
  The unit will enter Pause mode.
2  Press PLAY to release.
1  Press STILL/PAUSE in Still mode.
•  Each press advances picture one frame.
•  Hold down for consecutive frame advance.
2  Press PLAY to release.
1  Press FF/SLOW+ or REW/SLOW- in 
Still mode.
•  Slow motion speed, slow at first, is increased 
with each additional press of the button up to 
5 levels.
2  Press PLAY to release.
The unit memorizes the point where STOP is 
pressed (STOP ► display on screen).
Press PLAY to resume play from this point.
Pressing STOP again or opening the tray 
cancels RESUME. However, RESUME is not 
canceled when power is turned off and on.
• When   appears on the screen while a button is being pressed, it means that the corresponding 
operation is prohibited by the unit or the disc.
  Forward/Reverse Rapid Scene Search
 
Forward/Reverse Chapter/Track Skip
 
Still (Pause) Picture
 
Frame by Frame Picture
 
Slow Motion Picture
 
RESUME Function
Current playback position
For wa rd Sk ip
Reverse Skip
Chapter/Track Chapter/Track Chapter/Track
Note
•  Whether pictures are advanced by “FR AME” or 
“FIELD” is selected automatically (see page 65).
•  RESUME works only with discs for which 
elapsed play time is displayed during play.
•  When a DVD-R AM still picture is played back, 
the counter will not be displayed, however, 
RESUME will function.
Notes2  Each press skips a chapter (DVD), 
track (CD) or Program /Play List / 
Marker (DVD-RAM).
•  Pressing SKIP within 3 seconds of a track /
chapter/program/play list start point skips 
to the previous start point.
When a NUMBER key is used in disc mode, 
it performs a different operation from TV 
mode. 
  Using the NUMBER keys
DVD-VCDDVD- R AM
DVD-VCDDVD- R AM
DVD-VCDDVD- R AM
DVD-VDVD- R AM
DVD-VDVD- R AM
DVD-VCDDVD- R AM
Example 1:
To select 12, first press the 10 key, then 1, 
then 2.
Example 2:
To select 2, press the 2 key.
DVD and CD
•  Pressing SKIP-|   once midway through a 
chapter/track returns to start of that 
chapter/track. Each additional press skips 
back one chapter/track.
DVD- R AM
•  Pressing SKIP-|   once midway through a 
program/play list returns to start of that 
program/play list. Each additional press skips 
back one program /play list.
DVD-VCDDVD- R AM
Current playback position
For wa rd Sk ip
Reverse Skip
Program/Play ListProgram/Play List Program/Play List
Marker 
						

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Some DVDs have more than one title, e.g. 
movies. If the disc offers a title menu, you 
can select the desired title number. 
(Operation may vary according to the disc.)
1  Press TITLE in Play mode to display 
title screen.
DVDs may offer a special menu. This menu 
may include guides to unique contents, 
audio/subtitle languages, etc. Although 
contents and operation may vary, the 
following steps show basic steps for using 
menus.
1  Press MENU in Play mode to display 
main menu of DVD.
2 Press ▲▼ ◄ ► or NUMBER keys to 
select an item.2 Press ▲▼ ◄ ► or NUMBER keys to 
select a title.
3  Press SET or PLAY to access.
•  Step 3 not necessary when using NUMBER 
keys. 

TITLE MENU
4 EPILOGUE2 A PAINFUL
SEPARATION
3 MEETING
AGAIN 1 PROLOGUE
TITLE MENU
4 EPILOGUE 2 A PAINFUL
SEPARATION
3MEETING
AGAIN 1 PROLOGUE
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
3MEETING
AGAIN
Disc Operation -In PLAY mode-
  Main Menu of DVD
 
Title Menu of DVD
DVD-V
DVD-V
1 MAIN STORY
2 SUBTITLE
3 AUDIO SOUNDTRACK
4 INFORMATION
LOVE STORY
3  Press SET or PLAY to access.
•  Step 3 not necessary when using NUMBER 
keys.
Note
•  Repeat steps 2-3 if there is more than one menu. NUMBER 
keysSET SELECT
▲▼ ◄ ►
MENU
PLAY
TITLE
AU DIO 
						

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Disc 
Operation
You can change the audio soundtrack 
language, selected at Settings for DVD 
Operation, to a different language if 
available. (See page 62.)
(This operation works only with discs on 
which multiple audio soundtrack languages 
are recorded.)
1  Press AUDIO in Play mode to display 
the audio selection on-screen.
•  Display disappears after 5 seconds.
2 Press AUDIO, ▲▼, or NUMBER keys 
to select desired language.
Audio soundtrack 
language being played 
back.
•  If, after several presses of the AUDIO button, the 
language does not change, language selection is 
not offered on the disc.
•  When disc is removed, language reverts to initial 
setting. If this language is not recorded on the 
disc, the language recorded will be heard.
1  Press AUDIO in Play mode to display 
the audio screen.
2 Press ◄► to 
select “VOCAL.”
3  Press AUDIO or ▲
▼ to set.
• When   appears on the screen while a button is being pressed, it means that the corresponding 
operation is prohibited by the unit or the disc.
HOLA
AUDIO:3ESP
Dolby Digital 3/2.1ch
SELECT:AUDIO
HELLO
AUDIO:1ENG
Dolby Digital 3/2.1ch
SELECT:AUDIO
AUDIO:2 ENG VOCALON
SELECT:AUDIO/
  Audio Soundtrack Language
 
Vocal selection for Karaoke discs
Notes
Information on the audio 
stream currently being 
played back is displayed. 
(See page 64.)
DVD-V
DVD-V
LPCM96 kHz
or
48 kHz16 bit
Linear PCM disc 20 bit
24 bit
Dolby 
Digital1 ch - 5.1 ch Dolby Digital disc
dts1 ch - 5.1 ch dts disc
ENGEnglish
FR AFrench
DEUGerman
ITAItalian
ESPSpanish
NLDDutch
SVESwedish
NORNorwegian
DANDanishPORPortuguese
RUSRussian
JPNJapanese
CHIChinese
KORKorean
MALMalay
VIEVietnamese
THAThai
*Other
•  With DVD-R AM, Audio Soundtrack 
Language cannot be set. Audio stream and 
Audio mode (LR / L/R) settings can be made. 
Audio stream operation method is the same 
as For Audio Soundtrack Language. Press 
► to move the cursor to Audio mode,
 then 
press AUDIO or ▲▼ to select LR / L/ R.
Note
VO CA L ONVOCAL OFF
VO CA L V1VO CA L V2
VOCAL OFFVOCAL V1 + V2
DVD Karaoke (1 vocal)
DVD Karaoke (2 vocals)
Dolby Digital 3/2.1chAUDIO:1LR
SELECT:AUDIO/ 
						

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•  When closed captioning is used along with 
subtitles, they may overlap. If so, turn one function 
off. (See pages 26 -27.)
•  If, after several presses of the button, the 
language does not change, language selection is 
not offered on the disc.
•  Subtitles may not change to the selected 
language immediately.
•  When disc is removed, subtitles revert to initial 
setting language. If the initial language is not 
recorded on the disc, the disc’s priority language 
will appear.
You can select a different subtitle language (if 
offered) than the one set at Settings for DVD 
Operation. (See page 62.)
2 Press SUB TITLE, ▲▼, or NUMBER 
keys to select desired language.
1  Press SUB TITLE in Play mode to 
display the subtitle selection 
on-screen.
•  Display disappears after 5 seconds.
•  When no subtitles are offered, “-” will be 
displayed instead of the language number.Number of subtitle 
language being played 
back.
HELLO
SUBTITLE:1ENG
SELECT:SUBTITLEHELLO
HELLO
SUBTITLE:3ESP
SELECT:SUBTITLEHOLA
  Subtitle Language
Notes
DVD-V
SET SELECT
▲▼ ◄ ►
SUB TITLE DISPLAY
ZOOM
ENGEnglish
FR AFrench
DEUGerman
ITAItalian
ESPSpanish
NLDDutch
SVESwedish
NORNorwegian
DANDanishPORPortuguese
RUSRussian
JPNJapanese
CHIChinese
KORKorean
MALMalay
VIEVietnamese
THAThai
*Other
DVD- R AM
•  With DVD-R AM, the subtitle can only be set 
to ON /OFF. The subtitle language cannot be 
selected.Note