Panasonic DMP-BD77 manual

VQT3V 18 Owne r ’ s Manu al Blu-ray Disc TM Player Model No. DMP-BD 871 DMP-BD 87 DMP-BD 77 Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performanc e and safety , please read t hese instructions carefully . Please keep this manual for future reference. If you have any questions, contact: U.S.A. and Puerto Rico : 1-800-21 1-P ANA(7262) Canad[...]

2 VQT3V 18 Getting started IMPORT ANT SAFETY INS TRUCT IO NS Read the se operating instructions carefully before using the unit. Follow the safety instru ctions on the uni t and the app licable safety instruction s listed below . Keep these operating instructions handy for fu ture reference. 1 Read these instr uctions. 2 Keep these instru ctions. 3[...]

3 VQT3 V18 Unit T o red uce the ris k of fire, elect ric shock or p roduct dam age, ≥ Do no t expo se thi s uni t to ra in, mo isture , dr ippin g or sp lashi ng. ≥ Do not place objects fi lled with liquids, such as vases , on th is un it. ≥ Use onl y the recomm ended acce s sories. ≥ Do not rem o ve covers. ≥ Do not repai r this unit by [...]

4 VQT3V 18 Accessories Check the sup plied accessories bef ore using this unit. 1 Remote control (N2QA YB00 0734) 2 Batteries for remote co ntrol  ≥ Product numbers provided in this Owner ’s Manual correct as of December 201 1. These may be subject to change. ∫ Using the remote contr ol Insert so the poles ( i and j ) match those in the re[...]

5 VQT3 V18 Play a ble media ≥ See pages 6 and 33 f or more information on the types of content that can be played. Type Logo e xamples Type deta il Playable co nten ts BD-Video V ideo BD-RE Video, JPEG BD-R Video, MKV DVD-Video V ideo DVD-R Video, A VCHD MKV , JPEG , FLAC, MP3, W A V DVD-R DL DVD-RW Video, A V CHD — +R/+RW/+R DL Music CD Music [...]

6 VQT3V 18 ∫ Discs that cannot be played in this unit Any other disc that is not specifically supported or previously described. ≥ DVD-RAM ≥ Super Audio CD ≥ Photo CD ≥ DVD-Audio ≥ Video CD and Super Video CD ≥ WMA disc s ≥ All types of DivX discs ≥ P A L discs ≥ HD DVD ≥ BD-Video discs recorded at a rate of 50 fields/sec ∫ [...]

7 VQT3 V18 Control r eference guide 1 T urn the unit on and of f 2 TV operation buttons Y ou can operate the Panasonic TV through the unit’ s remote control (Depending on the TV these buttons may not w ork.). [ Í TV] : T urn the televis ion on and off [A V] : Swit ch the input select [ ij VOL] : A djust the v olume 3 Select title numbers , etc./[...]

8 VQT3V 18 STEP 1 : Connectin g to a TV Perform either one of the following connec tions in accordanc e with your TV input terminal. ≥ Before making any connections, we recom mend that y ou temporarily dis connect all the units from AC power . ≥ Do not connect video signals through a video recorder . Due to copy guard protection the picture may[...]

9 VQT3 V18 STEP 3 : Connecti ng to the netw o r k The following services can be used w hen this unit is connected to broadband. ≥ Firmware can be updated ( > 13) ≥ Y ou c an enjoy BD-Live ( > 17) ≥ Y ou c an enjoy Network Service ( > 18) ≥ Y ou c an access other devices (Home Ne twork) ( > 19) For details about connection method[...]

10 VQT3V 18 STEP 4 : Connectin g to an A C power sou r ce ≥ This unit consumes a small amount of AC power ( > 32) even when turned of f. In the interest of power conservation, if y ou will not be using this unit for an extended period of t ime, it can be disconnected. T o a household AC outlet DMP-BD87_77_VQT3V18_eng .book 10 ページ ２０?[...]

11 VQT3 V18 STEP 5 : Settings After connecting your new player for the first time and pressing [ Í ], a scre en for the basic set tings will appear . Preparation T urn on the t elevision and sel ect the appropriate video input on the television. 1 Press [ Í ]. Setup sc reen appears. 2 Follow the o n-screen instru ctions and apply th e settings. ?[...]

12 VQT3V 18 ∫ “Search f or wireless network” The available wireless networks will be display ed. 1 Select your network name and pres s [OK]. ≥ If your network nam e is not display ed, search again by pressing the [R] button on the remote control. S tealth SSID will not be displayed, in this cas e enter manually . When your wireless network [...]

13 VQT3 V18 If you have more than one Panasonic player/ recorder and the remote control operates both products at once, you will need to change the remote control code to prevent this occurrence. ( > 26, “Remote Control Code”) Occasionally , Panasonic may release updat ed firmware f or this unit that may add or improv e the way a feature ope[...]

14 VQT3V 18 Pl ayback Inser ting or re mo ving media ≥ When inserting a m edia item, ensure that it is facing the right way up. ≥ If you connect a Panas oni c product with a USB connection cable, the setup screen may be displayed on the c onnected equipment. For details, refer to t h e instructions for the connected equipment. ≥ [BD77] : Use [...]

15 VQT3 V18 Multi User Mode Multi User Mode is a function that enables switching of multiple settings easily . Up to 4 people can use the unit with their own settings. The following settings can be personalized. ≥ The user icon ≥ The wallpaper of Home menu ≥ The picture s ettings ( > 21, 23) A The user name and icon currently selected B Pe[...]

16 VQT3V 18 Play back 1 Insert the media. Playback starts depending on the media. 2 Select the item to play and press [OK]. Repeat this procedure if necessary .  ≥ DISCS CONTINUE TO ROT A TE WHILE MENUS ARE DISPLA YED. Press [ ∫ STOP] when you have finished playback to protect the unit’s motor , your television screen and so on. ≥ MKV: S[...]

17 VQT3 V18 Press [POP-UP ME NU/TOP ME NU]. ≥ Select the it em and press [OK]. While playing, press [ST A TUS]. The status messages give you information about what is current ly being played. E ach time you press [ST A TUS], the display information may change or will disapp ear from the s creen. ≥ Depending on media and contents, the display ma[...]

18 VQT3V 18 Enjo ying Networ k Ser vice (NETFLIX, et c.) Y ou can e njoy Network Service. * Images are for illustration purposes, contents may change without notice. Preparation ≥ Network connection ( > 9) ≥ Network setting ( > 11 ) 1 Press [NETWORK]. ≥ NETFLIX can be accessed directly by pressing [NET FLIX] button. 2 Press [ 1 ] to sel[...]

19 VQT3 V18 Home Netw or k fea ture Y ou can s hare photos, videos an d music stored in the DLNA Certified media server (PC with Windows 7 installed, smartphone, etc.) connected to your home network, and enjoy the contents with this player . Preparation 1 Perform network connec tion ( > 9) and ne twor k s ett in gs ( > 1 1) of this unit. 2 Pe[...]

20 VQT3V 18 “HDMI CEC” This uni t support s HDMI CEC (Cons um e r Electronics Control). Y ou can use this func ti on by connecting t he equipment with an HDMI cable. See the operating instructions for connected equipment for o perational de t ails. Preparation 1 Set “HDMI CE C” to “ On” ( > 26) . (The default setting is “On”.) 2 [...]

21 VQT3 V18 Settings Option menu A variety of play back operations and se ttings can be performed from this menu. Available options dif fer depending on the playing contents and the condition of the unit. About Mult i U s e r Mode : Sett ings of the items wit h this indication are saved by the respective users registered in the Home menu. Please re[...]

22 VQT3V 18 ∫ Video The recording method of original video appears. ∫ Primary Video The recording method of original primary video appears. ∫ Secondary Video ∫ T op M e nu Display T op Menu. ∫ Pop-up Menu Display Pop-up Menu. ∫ Menu Display Menu. ∫ Picture Mode Select the picture quality mode during play . ≥ If you select “User”[...]

23 VQT3 V18 Setup menu Change the un it’ s sett ings if ne cessary . The sett ings remain intact ev en if you switc h t he unit to s tan dby . Some items in the Setup menu are common to the Option menu. Y ou can get the same effect with both menus . About Mult i U s e r Mode : Sett ings of the items wit h this indication are saved by the respecti[...]

24 VQT3V 18 ¾ HDMI Audio Outp ut This setting selects whether or not to output audio from HDMI. ∫ Downmix Select the downmix system of multi-channel to 2-channel sound. ≥ Select “ Surrou nd enco ded”, when t he conn ected equipment su pports the vir tual sur round func tion. ≥ There is no e ffect on “Bitstream” via HDMI A V OUT. ≥ [...]

25 VQT3 V18 ¾ Network Drive Connection It is possible to access the shared folder of equipment not compatible with DLNA, such as the Window s XP operatin g system, and play back video, still pictures, and music on this unit . For the set ting and oper ation method of connec ted equipment, refer to t he followin g Website. http://pa nasonic.jp/supp[...]

26 VQT3V 18 ¾ Screen Saver Function This is to prevent burn-in on the screen. ≥ When this is set to “O n”: If a list of playbac k content is displayed and there is no operation for 10 minutes or m ore, the screen switche s to HOME menu automatically . ≥ While playing and pausing, etc., this function is not available. ¾ St atus Messages Ch[...]

27 VQT3 V18 Reference T roubleshooting g uide Before requesting service, please perform the followi ng steps. The followi ng do not indicate a prob lem with this unit : – Regular disc rotating sounds. – Image dist urbance during search. ∫ Unit doesn’t respond to remote control or fr ont panel buttons. Disconnect the power cord, wait 1 minut[...]

28 VQT3V 18 This unit does not recognize the USB connection correctly . ¾ Disconnect and reconnect the USB c able. If it still does not recognize the con nection, turn the power of this unit off and on again. ¾ USB devices may not be recognized by this unit when connected us ing the following : – a USB hub – a USB extension cable other than t[...]

29 VQT3 V18 Cannot hear the des ired a udio t ype. ¾ Check the connections and the “Digital A udio Out pu t” s ett ing s. ( > 8, 23) ¾ T o output audio from a device connect ed with an HDMI cable, set “HDMI Audio Out put” to “On” in the Setup menu. ( > 24) Disc cannot be played. ¾ The disc is dirty . ( > 4) Still pictures (J[...]

30 VQT3V 18 Messages The following messages or service numbers appear on the television or unit’s display . Cannot play . ¾ Y ou insert ed an incompatible disc (Discs recorded in P AL video, etc.). Cann o t di s p lay on this un it . ¾ Y ou tried to play a non-compatible im age. No disc inserted. ¾ The disc m ay be upside down. $ This oper ati[...]

31 VQT3 V18 Supplemental inf or mation ∫ Display languages list ∫ Language code list ∫ Unit’ s display list This list only contains displays that are dif f icult to read. *“  ” stands for a number . Dis pla y Lang uage Display Langu age Display Lang uag e Lang uage Code Languag e Code L ang uage Co de ENG FRA DEU ITA ESP NLD SVE NOR [...]

32 VQT3V 18 Pr ecau tions of W ir el ess LAN connecti on The following limit s are in place regarding the usage of this unit or Wi reless LAN Adaptor . Y ou must be awar e of these limits before using t hese devices. Panasonic will in no way be responsible f or any incidental damage which may arise due t o a failure to obey these limit s, or to any[...]

33 VQT3 V18 ≥ With certain recording states and folder structures, the play order may differ or playback may not be possible. The audio output dif f ers depending on the settings on the unit . ( > 23, Digital Audio Output) ≥ The number of channels listed is the maximum possible number of output channels when connected to a mplifier/receiver [...]

34 VQT3V 18 “A VCHD” is a trademark of Pan asonic Corpor ation and Sony Corporation. Java is a registe red trademark of Oracle an d/or its affi li ates. The Wi-Fi CE RTIFIED Logo is a cert ification mark of the W i-Fi Allia nce. The Wi-Fi Pro tected Setup Mark is a m ark of the Wi-Fi Alli ance. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories[...]

35 VQT3 V18 This product i ncorporates the follo wing softwar e: (1) the sof tware developed indepe ndently by or for Pan asonic Corporation, (2) the sof tware owned by third p arty and li censed to Panasonic Corpo ration, (3) the sof tware licensed under th e GNU General Public L i cense, V ersion 2 (GPL v2), (4) the sof tware licensed under th e [...]

36 VQT3V 18 c-arse license Copyright 1 998 by the Massachusetts Institute of T echnology . Permission to u se, copy , modify , and distribute th is software and it s documenta tion for any purpose an d without fee is hereb y g ranted, provided t hat the above copyr ight notice appear in al l copies and that both that copyright notice and thi s perm[...]

37 VQT3 V18 Limited W ar r anty (ONL Y FOR U .S.A. AND PUER T O RICO) Pana sonic Consum er Mar ketin g Company o f North Amer ica, Divisi on of Panaso nic Corpora tion of North A merica One Panasonic Way , Secaucus, New Jers ey 07094 Panasonic Blu-ray and DVD Product s Limited W arranty Limited W a rranty Coverage (F o r USA and Puerto Rico Only) I[...]

38 VQT3V 18 Limi ted War r an ty (O nl y for C ANAD A ) Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 A mbler Dr ive, Miss issaug a, Onta rio L4W 2T 3 P ANASONIC PRODUCT - LIMITED W ARRANTY Panasonic Canada Inc. w arrants thi s product to be free fr om defects i n materi al and workma nship u nder nor mal use and for a period as state d belo w from t he dat e of or i[...]

39 VQT3 V18 R efer encia rápida en español (Spanish Quick R eference) ≥ Conéctelo cuando haya realizado el resto de conexiones. Ahorro de ene rgía Esta unidad consume una pequeña cantidad de energía aunque esté ajustada en el modo de espera (Accionamiento rápido : Desactiva do, aprox. 0,5 W). Para ahorrar energía cuando no vaya a ut iliz[...]

Inde x A Audio Changing audio . . . . . . 16 Language . . . . . . . . 24 , 31 B BD- Li ve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 D DLN A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 F File f or m at . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Firm ware up da t e . . . . . . . 13 H HDM I C E C . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 L LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Language Aud io . .[...]