Panasonic DVD-S42 manual

E GC GCA GCS RQT8509-1B GCU Operating Instructions D VD/CD PLA YER Model No . DV D - S 4 2 Dear customer Thank you f or purchasing this product. Before connecting, oper ating or adjusting th is product, please read the inst ructions completely . Please keep this man ual f or future refe rence. Region number The play er plays D VD-Video marked with [...]

2 RQT8509 . SUOMI NORSK CA UTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES O THER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. DO NO T OPEN CO VERS AND DO NO T REP AIR Y OURSELF . REFER SER VICING T O QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. W ARNIN G: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC[...]

3 RQT8509 –If yo u see this symbol Informa tion on Disposal f or User s of W aste Electrical & Electr onic Equipment (priv ate households) This symbol on the products and/or accompanying documents means tha t used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, reco very and recycling[...]

4 RQT8509 Discs that can be pla yed Commer cial discs ∫ Discs that cannot be played D VD-Audio , V ersion 1.0 of D VD-RW , D VD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD V , CD-G, SACD , Photo CD , D VD-RAM that cannot be remov ed from their cartridge, 2.6-GB and 5.2-GB D VD- RAM, and “Chaoji VCD” av ailable on the market incl uding CVD , D VCD and SVCD that do not co[...]

5 RQT8509 ∫ Tips for makin g data discs ≥ If groups were created aw ay from the root like “002 group” in the illustr ation right, the eighth one onwar ds is display ed on the same ver tical line in the menu screen. ≥ There may be differences in the display order on the menu scree n and computer sc reen. ≥ This unit cannot pla y files re[...]

6 RQT8509 STEP 1 Connection to a television ≥ Do not place the unit on amplifier s or equipment that ma y become hot. The heat can damage the unit. ≥ Do not connect thr ough the video cassette recor der . Due to cop y guard protection, t he picture ma y not displa y properly . ≥ T urn off all equipment bef ore connection and rea d the appropr[...]

7 RQT8509 T urn on the television and select the appropriate video input on the tele vision. T o change these settings later , select “QUICK SETUP” ( ➜ page 19, “Others” tab) . Please connect directly to TV . y R L P R P B Y COAXIAL IN Amplifier wit h a built-in decoder or a decoder- amplifier co mbination ∫ Enjoying multi-channel s urr[...]

8 RQT8509 Basic pla y Standby/on sw itch ( Í /I) Press to swit ch the unit from on to standb y mode or vice versa . In standby mode , the unit is still consuming a small amount of power . Standby/on indicator ( Í ) When the unit is connected to the A C mains supply , this indicator lights up in standby mode and goes out when the unit is turned on[...]

9 RQT8509 Group skip [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] [MPEG4] [D ivX] ≥ Does not work while p aused. Frame-by-frame (during pause) [DVD-VR] [D VD- V] [VCD] ≥ [VCD] forw ard direction only On-screen item select Return to previo us screen Enter numb er [DVD-VR] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] e.g. T o select 12: [ S 10] ➜ [1] ➜ [2] [WMA ] [MP3 ] [JPEG] [MPEG4] [DivX] e[...]

10 RQT8509 Con venient functions By pressing just one button th e disc type is automatically determined and the best audio and video settings are configu red. Press [A V ENHANCER] to select “On”. ≥ This ma y not work depending on the di sc’ s recording. Y ou can enjoy movies and m usic late at night because the quieter parts of the audio ar[...]

11 RQT8509 This feat ure exp ands a letterbo x picture to fit the screen. Press [ZOOM] to select the preset aspect ratio or “A uto”. (Jus t Fit Zoo m) [DVD-VR] [DVD-V] [VCD ] Aut o --. 4:3 Standard --. European Vista --. 16:9 Standard :; Cinemascope2 ,------ Cinemascope1 ,------- American Vista ≥ Depending on the disc , the preset aspect rati[...]

12 RQT8509 Con venient functions During pla y , press [PLA Y SPEED] to select “ Fast ”, “ Normal ” or “ Slow ”. Fine adjustments While the men u is displa yed Press [ 21 ] to increase or decrease th e pla ying speed from k 0.6 to k 1.4 in 0. 1 units. ≥ Press [ 1 ] (PLA Y) to retur n to t he nor mal play . ≥ After you chan ge the spe[...]

13 RQT8509 Using navigation men u s ≥ Titles appear only if the y hav e been entered. ≥ Y ou cannot edit playlist s and titles . 1 Press [DIRECT NA VIGA T OR]. 2 P ress [ 34 ] or the numbered buttons to select the program. ≥ Press [ANGLE/P AGE] to skip pag e by p age. ≥ T o select a 2-digit number e.g. 23: [ S 10] ➜ [2] ➜ [3] ≥ Press [...]

14 RQT8509 Using navigation men us Select “Play as Data Disc” ( ➜ page 17, Othe r Menu) in the f ollowing cases: -T o play HighMA T di scs without us ing the Hig hMA T functio n -T o play [MP3] , [JPEG] , [MPEG4] or [DivX ] on D VD-RAM that contain both [DVD-VR] and another f or mat (e.g. [JPEG] ) While the menu is displa yed Press [ 34 ] to [...]

15 RQT8509 About DivX V OD content About DivX V OD content DivX Video-on-Demand (V OD) content is encr ypted f or copyright prot ection. In o rder to play DivX VOD cont ent on this unit, y ou first need to regist er the unit. Foll ow the on line instructions f or purchasing DivX VOD content to enter the unit ’ s registra tion code and register th[...]

16 RQT8509 Using On-Screen Menus Items sho wn diff er depending on the t ype of softw are. § Except i R/ i RW ∫ Play Menu (Only when the elapsed pla y time can be display ed, [JPEG ] The Repeat and Marker functions can be used.) ∫ Picture Menu 1234 Press. Select the menu. Make the settings. Press to exit. FUNCTIONS ENTER Select Go to the next [...]

17 RQT8509 ∫ Aud i o M e nu ∫ Display Men u ∫ Other Menu Video Outp ut Mode § 480p/576p (pr ogressive) § 480i/576i (inter lace) When you select “ ±±± § p” (progress ive) and a confirmation screen appears, se lect “Y es” only if connecting to a progressiv e output compatib le television. § The numbers displa yed depend o n the g[...]

18 RQT8509 Changing the play er settings ≥ Ref erring to pages 18 to 19, change as required . ≥ The settings remain intact e v en if y ou s witch the unit to standb y . ≥ Underlined items are the fa ctory preset. ∫ “Disc” tab ∫ “Video” t ab 1234 5 S h o ws Setup m e n u. Select the tab. Select the item. Make the settings . Press t[...]

19 RQT8509 ∫ “A udio” tab ∫ “Display” tab ∫ “Others” tab § 1 Language options [ContinentalEurope : F rench, German, Italian, Spanish, P olish, Swedish and Dutch [The Middle East,So uthAf rica : F rench, Ger man, Italian, Spanish, P or tuguese, Russian and Dutch [Asia] : Chinese § 2 The original language designated on the [...]

20 RQT8509 Glossary/Safety precautions Glossary DivX DivX is a popular media technolog y created by DivX, Inc. DivX media files contain highly compressed video with high visual quality that maintains a relatively small file size. Film and video D VD-Videos are recorded using eit her film or video . This unit can determine which type has been used, [...]

21 RQT8509 Specifications Specifications Signal system: P AL 625/50, P AL525/60, NTSC Operating temperature range: i 5 to i 35 o C Operating humidity range: 5 to 90 % RH (no condensation) Discs play ed (8 cm or 12 cm): (1) D VD (D VD-Video, DivX § 6, 7 ) (2) D VD-RAM (D VD-VR, JPEG § 4, 7 , MP3 § 2, 7 , MPEG4 § 5, 7 , DivX § 6, 7 ) (3) D VD-R [...]

22 RQT8509 T roubleshooting guide Befo re requesting service, mak e the f ollowing checks . If y ou are in doubt about some of the check point s, or if t he solutions i ndicated in the chart do not solv e the problem, consult your dealer f or instructions. (Ref erence pages are shown in parentheses.) Pow e r No operation Specific operation impossib[...]

23 RQT8509 Progressive video Sound incorrect Recording Unit displays T elevision displays § 1 MPEG: [ExceptAsia] § 2 [ExceptAsia] § 3 Asia] ∫ Clean this unit with a soft, dry c loth ≥ Nev er use alcohol, paint t hinner or benzine to clean this unit . ≥ Bef ore using chemically treat ed cloth, read the instructions that came with the clo[...]

RQT8509-1B F0106YY1016 Index A A-B Repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Advanced Disc Review . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Advanced Surround . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Angle select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 AV Enhancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 C CD text playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 D Dialogue Enhancer [...]