Panasonic DMP-BDT215 manual

VQT 3B58- 2 Owne r ’ s M a nua l Blu-r ay D isc TM Player Mo del No. DM P-BDT310 DM P- BD T 21 5 DM P- BD T 21 0 DMP- BDT1 10 De ar cu st o me r Tha nk yo u for pu r ch asin g this pr oduc t. Fo r o pt imum p erf or ma nc e and s a fet y , ple as e rea d the se i ns tru c tio ns car ef ull y . Befo re c onn ecti ng , ope rat ing o r a dj ustin g [...]

2 VQT3B 58 Gettin g sta rted IMPO RT AN T SAF ETY INS TRUC TIO NS Read these operating instructions carefully bef ore using t he unit. Follow the safety instructions on t he unit and t he applicable safety instructi ons listed below . Keep t hese operating instructions handy f or future reference. 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these inst ructio[...]

Gettin g started Co nnect ion s & Sett ings Pl ay back Setting s Reference 3 VQT3B 58 T able o f c ont ents Gettin g st art ed IMP OR TA N T SA FE TY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Accessor ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Unit and m edia car e . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Control r efere nce gu ide . . . . . . . . .[...]

4 VQT3B 58 Ac ce ss or ie s C he ck th e su pp li ed a cc es sor ies b ef ore us i ng th is un it . 1 Remot e c ontro l (N2Q A YB0 00 57 4) 2 Batteries for remot e control 1 AC power supply cord [For _U.S.A._a nd_Canada] (K 2 CB2C B000 22) [For _units_with_ PX_printed_on_t he_outer_pack aging] (K 2 CQ2C A00 00 7) 1 [For _units_with_ PX_printed_on_t[...]

Gettin g started 5 VQT3B 58 Contr ol r eferen ce gui de 1 T urn the un it on an d of f 2 TV op er ati on b utt on s Y ou can ope rat e th e P ana sonic T V thr o ug h the uni t ’ s re mo te con tr o l. ( Dep en di ng on t he T V the se b ut to ns may no t wo rk . ) [ Í TV POWER ] : Turn th e telev isi on on and o ff [A V] : Sw it ch the i nput s[...]

6 VQT3B 58 Pl aya ble di s cs/Cards /US B devic es Type Lo go exa mples Type de tail Playable contents (  39) BD-Vi deo Video BD-RE Video JPEG/ MPO (3D still pic ture) BD-R Video Di v X ® [BDT 310/2 10_ for_C anada ] MKV DVD-Vi deo Video DVD-R Video A VCHD Di v X ® [BDT 310/2 10_ for_C anada ] MKV MP3 JPEG/ MPO (3D still pic ture) DVD-R DL DVD[...]

Gettin g started 7 VQT3B 58 ∫ Discs that cannot be played in this unit An y ot her di sc tha t i s not s pe cif ically sup por ted o r pre vio us ly de sc ribe d. ≥ DVD-RAM ≥ Su pe r Au di o CD ≥ Photo CD ≥ DVD-Audio ≥ V id eo CD an d Super Vi de o CD ≥ WMA discs ≥ [BDT310/21 0_for_other_tha n_Canada] [BDT21 5] [BDT110] : Al l typ e[...]

8 VQT3B 58 ST EP 1 : Con necti ng t o a TV ≥ Do no t pl ac e t he uni t on am pl if i ers/ r e ceive r s o r eq uipm en t th at may b ec ome ho t. Th e h ea t c an d am a ge the un it. ≥ Bef ore mak ing an y co nn ec tions w e sugg es t yo u temp ora rily di sc on ne ct al l t he uni t s fr om AC po w er . ≥ Do n ot con ne ct vi deo sign als [...]

Co nnect ion s & Sett ings 9 VQT3B 58 ST EP 2 : Conn ec tin g to an amp lif ier/rec ei ver ∫ Via an HD M I AV OU T te rm ina l – [BDT 310] : Use HDMI A V OUT MAIN t ermin al . – It is pos si ble t o pla y bac k 3D v id eo s an d 3D st ill pictur es w hen th e co nn ec te d T V a nd amp li fie r/ rec e iver ar e 3D co mpat ib le. ∫ [BDT3[...]

10 VQT3B 58 ST EP 3 : Con necti ng t o a b roadb and net work T he f oll ow i ng s erv ic e s ca n b e used w hen th is u ni t i s co nn ec te d t o bro adba nd . ≥ Fir mwa re ca n be upda t ed (  15 ) ≥ Y o u ca n e nj oy B D-Li ve (  19 ) ≥ Y o u ca n enjoy V IERA CAST (  23) ≥ Y o u c an a c ce ss o th er de vi ce s (Hom e N e t[...]

Co nnect ion s & Sett ings 11 VQT3B 58 Pre cauti ons of Wirele ss LAN co nnecti on The following limits are in place regarding the usage of t his unit or Wireless LAN adaptor. Y ou must be aw are of thes e limits before using these devices. Panasonic will in no way be responsible for any inc idental damage which may arise due to a failure to ob[...]

12 VQT3B 58 ST EP 4 : Conne ct ing to an A C po wer s ourc e ≥ Thi s un it co nsume s a sm all am ount of AC po wer (  39) eve n w hen t urn ed o ff. In the in ter est o f pow er con se rv ati on , i f y ou w i ll not b e us in g t his un it for an ex t end ed per io d of t ime , it can be d is c on nected . ST EP 5 : Se ttin gs After c o nnec[...]

Co nnect ion s & Sett ings 13 VQT3B 58 The co nf igu ratio n o f yo ur ne twork i s ab ou t to b eg in. I f y ou fail ed to m ake th e se tti ngs, ref er to pag e 14 . Select “Wired” and press [OK]. Foll o w the on - scr e en ins tru ct i ons t o mak e your co nne ct i on sett ing s. Preparation ≥ Obtain you r net work na me (  1 5, SS[...]

14 VQT3B 58 Wireless S ettings Network Easy Settin g (Home Ne twork Con nection Check) Network Easy Se tting (In ternet Connectio n Check) When you experien ce problems with settin gs Display Ch ec k t h e f oll o win g A c onf lic t w i th anot he r devi ce o ccur red . ≥ P lea se w a it a few m om en ts, an d t hen tr y ag ain . A ti me out err[...]

Co nnect ion s & Sett ings 15 VQT3B 58  ≥ Refer to the operating instructions of the hub or router . ≥ WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is a s tandard that facilitates s ettings relating to t he connection and s ecurity of wireless LAN dev ices. T o see whether your W ireless router supports WPS, c heck the W ireless router operating instruct[...]

16 VQT3B 58 Play ba ck I nser tin g or r em oving medi a ≥ Wh e n ins ert in g a m e dia it em, en su re th at it is fa ci ng th e ri gh t wa y up . ≥ When r emo vi ng the S D car d , pr es s on t he cen te r of th e car d an d pul l it st ra ight ou t. ≥ If y ou c on nec t a Pa na sonic pr o duct wit h a US B conn ection cab l e, th e setu p[...]

Pl ay back 17 VQT3B 58 Pla yi ng video conten ts 1 Inse rt the me dia. I f th e me nu i s dis p la ye d, pre ss [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to s elec t th e i te m. (  16 ) 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select the title a nd press [OK]. W he n a me ss ag e sc r een is di sp la ye d wh ile pl ayin g b ac k 3D co mp at i ble vi de o so f t war e , p lay ba ck i n a[...]

18 VQT3B 58 1 Press [SUB M ENU]. 2 Select an it e m, then press [OK]. Whil e Di rect Navi g at or sc re en is dis pl ay ed Whil e pl a yin g ≥ Dep en ding on the pl ay ed con tent s if you perfo rm “ Scr ee n As pe ct” , t he re ma y be n o e ff ect . ≥ When “ TV Aspe ct ” (  31) is set to “ 4:3 P an & S ca n” or “4:3 Le tt[...]

Pl ay back 19 VQT3B 58 BD -Li ve a llow s yo u to en joy mo re fu nc tion s su ch a s subt it l es , exclu si ve imag es and onli ne game s by con ne cti ng thi s un it to th e Int er n et. Si nc e most of th e BD -Li ve com pa tib le dis cs a re pl ayed b ac k us in g the BD- Live func tion, ad di ti on al co ntent s ar e r equ ired t o b e do wnl[...]

20 VQT3B 58 Enj oy ing 3D vi deo Y ou c an en joy po wer ful 3D vi de os w i th rea li st ic s en sa ti ons by conn ecting t h i s un it wit h a Hi gh S pe ed H DMI C a ble to a 3D com p atib le TV . Pre p aration C on ne ct 3D co mpat ibl e TV t o an H DM I A V O UT te rm in al of t his un it us ing a H i gh Spe ed HDM I C a ble. (  8, 9 ) ≥ [...]

Pl ay back 21 VQT3B 58 Pla yi ng still pict ur es (BD-RE, DVD-R/-R DL, CD-R/RW , SD Card , USB device) In o r de r t o pl ay b ack 3 D sti l l p i c tur es (MP O) , t his unit should b e co nn ec te d to a F ul l HD 3D co mp ati bl e T V v ia a n HD MI te rm in a l. 1 Inse rt the me dia. I f th e me nu i s dis p la ye d, pre ss [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to[...]

22 VQT3B 58 Play ing mu sic (DVD-R/-R DL, music CD, CD-R/RW , USB device) 1 Insert the media. If the me nu is dis played, pr e ss [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] t o se le ct the i tem. (  16) 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to sel ect the track and press [O K ] . 1 While th e D ire ct N avi gator sc re en is d ispl aye d Press [SUB M ENU]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “S[...]

Pl ay back 23 VQT3B 58 Enj oyi ng VIERA CAST TM Y ou ca n ac ces s a s ele cti on o f In terne t s ervi ces fro m th e Home scre en wit h VIER A C AST, for e xam pl e Y ouT ube, Pica sa Web Albu ms. (C ur ren t as of D ec emb er 2010 ) Preparation ≥ Ne two r k co nnect i on (  10 ) ≥ Ne two rk setti ng (  13 ) T o enj oy vi d eo co mm uni[...]

24 VQT3B 58 Pl ayi ng co nten ts sa ved on o ther e quipme nt Y ou ca n e nj oy v iewin g a co nt e nt sav ed on o th er eq uipmen t ( Win do ws 7 o pe ra tin g sy st em , s mar t phon e, etc .) co nn ec te d to the hom e netw o rk with this uni t. Pre p aration 1 Perf or m n etw o rk conn ec ti on an d n et work s ett in gs of t his unit . (  1[...]

Pl ay back 25 VQT3B 58 It i s po ssibl e to pla y ba ck the vi deo or st il l pi ctur es in the shar ed fold er o f the DLN A ser ve r by co ntr ol l in g wi th DL NA DMC ( Dig it al Me dia Co nt r ol ler ) c om patib le equi pment. ≥ Wi ndow s Med ia ® Playe r and a sma rt ph one th at has t he com pat ibl e ap pl icati on s erv e as t he D LN [...]

26 VQT3B 58 Lin ked op erati ons wi th t he TV (V IE R A Lin k TM “HDA V I Control TM ”) * [BDT310] : Onl y when co nn ec t in g via an H DMI A V OUT MAIN term i nal on thi s unit. Pre p aration 1 Set “VIERA Link” to “On” (  32). (Th e de fa ult s ett in g is “On”.) 2 Set th e “ H D A V I C o ntr ol” op era ti on s on th e co[...]

Pl ay back Setting s 27 VQT3B 58 Settin gs Pl ay back menu 1 Press [DI SPLA Y]. 2 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select the menu and press [ 1 ]. 3 Pres s [ 3 , 4 , 2 , 1 ] to select the item and press [ 1 ]. 4 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select the setting. Some items can be cha n g ed b y pressi ng [OK] . T o exit the sc r ee n Pr ess [DISP LA Y]. De pendi ng on th[...]

28 VQT3B 58 R epeat Play ( Only whe n th e el aps ed tim e is be in g di sp laye d on th e un it’s displ ay .) S el ect t he it em w h ich yo u w an t to r e peat . Th e it em s displ ayed di ffer depe ndin g on t he t yp e of medi a. S elec t “Off” to canc e l. R and om S el ect w h et he r o r n ot to pl ay r a ndom . Playb ack Inform ation[...]

Setting s 29 VQT3B 58 Setu p me nu Ch ange the u ni t’s se tting s if n eces sar y . The s ettin gs r em ain int a ct eve n if yo u switch t he unit to st a ndby . 1 Pres s [HOME]. 2 Pres s [OK] to select “Setup”. 3 Pres s [ 4 ] to se lect “ Player Setti ngs”. 4 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to select the menu and press [OK]. 5 Pres s [ 3 , 4 ] to sel[...]

30 VQT3B 58 Still Mode (p aused video) Sele ct th e t y p e of pi ct ure shown whe n yo u p ause playbac k. Sea mless P lay T he cha pt er se gm e nts in play li sts a re pl ay ed s ea ml es sly . ≥ Se le ct “O n”, whe n the p ic tur e f r eeze s for a m o me nt at th e chap t er s se gme nt i n play lists . B lack L evel Co ntrol S el ect li[...]

Setting s 31 VQT3B 58 St atus M essages Ch oos e wh ethe r to sho w s tatus mes sage s au to mati call y . O n-s cre e n Lan gu a ge Ch oo se t he la ng ua ge fo r m e nu s an d o n- sc re en m essa ge s . Scre e n Sa ve r Fu nc ti on This is to pr eve nt bu r n- i n on th e sc ree n. ≥ When th is i s se t to “On ”: If the re is n o o pera ti[...]

32 VQT3B 58 N etwork Easy Setting (  13) N etwork Settings Per fo r m ne t wo rk- rel a ted se tti n g s in dividu ally . P ress [OK] to sho w th e f ollo win g se ttings : HDM I Au di o Out p ut Thi s se tti ng sel ec t s whe ther o r not to ou t put au di o f r om HDMI. ≥ Selec t “Off” w hen th e TV is c onne cted to this unit vi a an HD[...]

Setting s 33 VQT3B 58 Remote Control Code Ch an ge th e re mo te co nt rol co de if oth er P an as on ic pro d ucts reac t to thi s remo te cont rol . Qui ck St ar t S p ee d of st a r tu p f r om p ower o f f is i nc reased . ≥ Intern al con tro l u nit w ill be pow er ed w hen it is s e t to “ On ” so c ompa red to w hen th e se tti ng is ?[...]

34 VQT3B 58 Re f er en ce T rou ble sh ooting gui de B efore req ues ting servi ce, p lease p erform the following steps. The fol lowin g d o n ot indi cate a p robl em w ith th is uni t: – R eg ular d is c ro t a t i ng sounds . – Im age di st urb an c e d uri ng s ea rc h. – Im age di st urb an c e wh en re pl ac in g 3D d isc s. ∫ Un it [...]

Reference 35 VQT3B 58 Thi s un it do es not re c o gn iz e the US B conn ection co rrectl y . ¾ I f US B dev ic e i s conn ec te d to th is un it w hil e pl ay in g a di sc or i n a vi de o com m un icat io n th e c o nn ect ion w ill not be re co gnize d. Press [HOM E ] an d rec onne ct USB devi ce. ¾ [BDT 310] [BDT2 15] [BDT2 10] : USB memo ry [...]

36 VQT3B 58 D isc can not b e played. ¾ Th e di sc is di r t y . (  4) Still pictures (JPEG) do not play back no rma l ly . ¾ Th e im ag es tha t we re ed ited on th e PC , s u ch as Prog r e ss iv e JP E G , etc ., may not pla y bac k. I can’t p lay back BD-Live. ¾ The SD ca rd is wr i te- pro tec te d. (  7) ¾ Co nfi rm that thi s un [...]

Reference 37 VQT3B 58 Mes sa ges The f ol l owing me ss ag es or ser vi c e num be rs ap pe ar on th e tel evi si on or unit ’ s dis play when som et hing unusual is det ec te d d uri ng s tartu p an d use. Ca nn ot pla y . ¾ Y o u in se rte d an in co m pat ibl e disc ( Di sc s r e co rde d in P AL vi deo, et c.) . Ca nn ot dis pl a y on th i s[...]

38 VQT3B 58 Supp lemen tal i n form ation ∫ Disp lay langu ages list ∫ Langu age code list Display Lang ua ge Di sp l a y La ngua g e Display Lan gua ge Lan gua ge Code Lan guage Co de Langu ag e Code ENG FRA DEU ITA ESP NLD SVE NOR DAN POR RUS English French German Italian Spanish Dutch Swedish Norwegian Danish Portuguese Russian ARA HIN PER I[...]

Reference 39 VQT3B 58 S pec if icati ons Signa l s yste m: NTSC Op er at ing tem pe r at ure r ang e: i 5 o C to i 35 o C ( i 41 o F to i 95 o F) Ope r a t ing h umi di t y r a ng e : 10 % t o 80 % RH (n o co nd en sat i on ) Video outp ut: 1.0 Vp-p (7 5 ≠ ) / P i nj a c k : 1s y s t e m Au dio out put: 2 Vrm s (1 kHz , 0 dB )/Pi n jack Numb er o[...]

40 VQT3B 58 Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,451,942; 5,[...]

Reference 41 VQT3B 58 Li mi te d W arr ant y (ONL Y F OR U.S.A . AND PUERT O RICO) Pana so nic Co nsu mer El ec troni cs Com pany , Di vision of Pa nason ic Corpo rati on of No rth A me rica On e P an as on ic Way , Sec a ucus , New J er sey 07 09 4 Pana so ni c B l u- ray and D V D Pr oduc ts Lim i te d W arr anty Li mited W a rranty Coverage (For[...]

42 VQT3B 58 Lim ited W arranty (Only fo r CANA DA) Panasoni c Ca nada Inc. 5770 A mbl er Driv e, Miss i ssaug a, Ont a rio L4 W 2T3 P A NASONIC PRODUCT - L IMITED W ARRA NTY P an ason ic Can ad a In c. wa rra nts this pro du ct to be free from de fec ts in ma te ria l an d wor km a ns hip un de r no r mal us e and for a peri od as s tat ed be lo w [...]

Reference 43 VQT3B 58 Refer enci a rápi da en español (S panish Q uick Reference) [Para EE .UU. y Canad á ] ≥ Conéctel o cuando hay a realiza do el re sto de c onexion es. Ah orr o de ener gí a Est a unida d cons ume una pe qu eña cant id ad de ene rgía aunq ue est é ajus t ad a e n el m od o d e e sp era ( Acc io na mi ento ráp id o : D[...]

Index A A udi o Ch angin g au dio . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Lang uag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 29 B B D-Liv e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 C C hapt er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 D D ivX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 39 D LNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 F File fo rma t . . . . .[...]