Panasonic DMP-BD70V manual

Operating Instructions Blu-ra y Disc Play er Mode l No . DMP-BD70V Dear customer Thank you for purc hasing this product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully. Before connecting, oper ating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely. Please keep this manual for fu ture reference. Region[...]

2 RQT9412 Getting star te d IMPO RT ANT SAFETY INSTRU CTIONS Read these ope rating inst ructions carefull y before us ing the u nit. Follow th e sa fety inst ru ct ions on the un it an d th e ap plicab le safety i nstruction s listed b elow . Keep thes e oper ating instr uctions handy for future refe rence. 1) Read th ese in struc t i ons. 2) Keep [...]

RQT9412 3 Unit and media ca re Media handling Clean discs Wipe with a da m p cloth an d then wip e dry . Media handling precautions Disc ≥ Handle discs by the edges to avoid inadvertent scratches or f ingerprints on the disc. ≥ Do not attach labels or stickers to discs (This m ay cause disc warping, rendering it unusable). ≥ Do not write on t[...]

RQT9412 4 T able of co nte nt s Getting st art ed IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........... ..................... 2 Unit and media care ................... ......... 3 Accessory information ... ..................... 5 Media (Disc/Card/USB dev ice/ Video cassette) inform ation ............ 6 Audio and video informatio n .............. 8 Connections [...]

RQT9412 5 27 Accessor y informatio n (ONL Y FOR CANADA) The enc losed Cana dian Frenc h label she et corresp onds to th e English di splay on the front a nd back sid e of the un it. Using the remote control Batteries Insert so the poles ( i and j ) match those in t he remote control. When closing the lid, insert it from th e j (minus) side. ≥ Use[...]

RQT9412 6 Media (Disc/Card /U SB device/Video cassette) in fo rmation Commercially sold discs This chart sho ws the differen t type of retail/commerc ial dis cs you can use, and also includes the industry-standard logos that should appear on the discs and/or packaging. User recorded media This chart shows the different type of discs re corded with [...]

RQT9412 7 SD cards This chart shows the different type of cards recorded with other devices that you can use. * Includes miniSD Ca rd and mic roSD Card The card types mentioned above w ill be referred to as “S D card” in thes e operating instr uctions. ≥ MiniSD Cards a nd microSD Cards can be used, but must be us ed with an adaptor card. Thes[...]

RQT9412 8 Audi o and vide o informa tion About audio from audio outp ut terminals Before connecting, read the table below, and confirm the desir ed audio type and necessary settings (“B D-Video Secondary Audio”, “Dolby D/Dolby D +/Dolby TrueHD” or “DTS/DTS-HD ”). ( > 9) ≥ The number of channels listed i s the maximum possible numbe[...]

RQT9412 9 Regarding 24p output [BD-V] Many BD-Video movie contents are recorded in 24 frames/second in accordance with the film materials. However, t hey will normall y be output in 60 frames/second in accordance with the display format. These can be output i n 24p as the original. Therefore, high-qualit y video can be enjoyed, such as the improved[...]

RQT9412 10 Conn ections About terminal ≥ This unit of fers several different types of audio and video connections. ≥ Y our TV/receiver/amplif ier may or ma y not support all the connections shown. V ideo Connections (TV) ( > 11 ) Audio Connections (Recei ver/Amplifier) ( > 12, 13) ≥ Do not place the unit on amplifiers/receivers or equip[...]

RQT9412 11 Video Connections (TV) For audio output, refer to p ages 12 and 13. A Connecting t o your TV , via HDMI A V OUT ≥ “HDMI Video Mode” and “HDMI Audio Output” should be set to “On”. ( > 34) ≥ The HDMI connection suppor ts VIERA Link “HDA VI Control” ( > 28) when used with a compatible Panasonic TV . ≥ This cable [...]

RQT9412 12 Conn ections Digit al Audio Connections D Connecting to HDMI A V OUT terminal ≥ “HDMI Video Mode” and “HD MI Audio O utput” should be set to “On”. ( > 34) ≥ “Digital A udio Output” : Depending on t he connected amplifier/receiver . ( > 33) ≥ The HDMI conn ection supports VIERA Link “HDA VI Control” ( > [...]

RQT9412 13 Analog Audio Connection AC power connection F Connecting to AUDIO OUT terminal ≥ Using the two ana log audio channels this connection provides, you will not be abl e to use any sur round sound audio m odes. VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT Y L R P B P R OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ( PCM/BITSTREAM ) AUDIO IN R L VI D E O IN AUDIO O[...]

14 RQT9412 Remote contr ol and unit referen ce guide ! T urn the un it on a nd off ( > 15) @ TV operat ion but tons ( > 15 ) Y o u can op era t e th e TV t hr o ug h the un it ’ s remot e contro l. [ Í TV P OWER ] : Turn the televi sion on a nd off [INPUT] : I nput selec t [ ij VOL] : Adjust the volume [ WX CH] : Chan nel se lect # Open or[...]

RQT9412 15 Setting Easy Setting After connecting your new player an d pressing the power button, a s creen for the basic s ettings will appear. Preparation T urn on the television and select the appropriate video input on the televi sion. Reprogramming the rem ote control for TV c ontrol You can operate the TV using the unit ’s remote control. Po[...]

RQT9412 16 Broadband network connection The following services can be used w hen this unit is connected to the Internet via a broadband connect ion. ≥ Firmware can be updated ( B right) ≥ Y ou can e njoy the BD-Live ( > 23) ≥ Y ou can e njoy the VIER A CAST ( > 27) ≥ Use shielded LAN c ables when c onnect ing to peripheral devices. ?[...]

RQT9412 17 Network settings These settings are us ed if you will conne ct this unit to the Inter net. ≥ The conn ection t o the Int ern et may take ti me or the In tern et may not be connect ed dep endi ng on t he c onnect ion enviro nment. ( > 35) It is required that y ou use a broadband connection. Preparation ≥ Connect to a broadband netw[...]

18 RQT9412 Network settings Setting the connection spe ed When the connection test results in “Fail” aft er the IP and DNS-IP addresses are assigned, perform the following settings. Afte r performing step s 1 – 3 ( > 17) 4 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to selec t “Auto Detect Connection Speed” and press [ 2 , 1 ] to select “Off”. 5 Press [ 3 , 4[...]

RQT9412 19 Insertin g or r emovi ng media Inserting or removing a disc 1 Press [ < OPEN/C LOSE] to open the disc tray . 2 Insert or remove the disc ≥ Press [ < O PEN/CLOSE ] again to close the disc tray . ≥ DVD-RAM: Remo ve discs from their cartridges before use. ≥ Insert double-sided discs so the label for t he side you want to play is[...]

RQT9412 20 Playback Basic play (Pla ying video co ntent s) Instructions for operations a re generally described using the remote control in these operating instructions. Preparation Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input on the television. 1 Press [ Í POWER ] to turn on the unit. 2 Insert the med ia ( > 19) . Play starts.[...]

RQT9412 21 Frame-by-frame While paused, press [ 2 ] ( 2; ) or [ 1 ] ( ;1 ). Each press shows the next frame. ≥ Press and hold to change in succession forward or backward. ≥ Press [ 1 ] (PLA Y ) to revert t o normal playback speed. ≥ [BD-V] [ AVCHD] : Forward direction [ 1 ] ( ;1 ) only . Screen Aspect When black bars are shown at the top, bot[...]

RQT9412 22 Play ing H D V ide o or SD V ideo [AVCHD] [MPEG2] It is possible to playback the HD (High Def inition) video recorded on the Panasonic High definition V ideo Camera on the DVD-RAM/R/ RW/R DL/+R/+RW/+R DL or SD card, a nd SD (St andard Definition) Video recorded on the Panasonic SD V ideo Camera on the SD card. 1 Insert a disc or SD card [...]

RQT9412 23 Enjoyin g BD-L ive or BONUSVIEW in BD-V ideo [ BD-V] What is BONUSVIEW? BONUSVIEW allows you to enjoy functions such as picture-in-p icture or s econdary audio etc., wit h BD-Video supporting BD-ROM Pro file 1 version 1.1/ Final Standard Profile. What is BD-Live? In addition to the BONUSVIEW function, BD-Video supporting BD-ROM Pr ofile [...]

RQT9412 24 Playing s till pictur es [JPEG] Playback of the BD-RE, DVD-RA M/R/R DL or CD-R/RW with still pictures recorded. This unit can als o play still pictures recorded on the SD card or USB memory . In addition, you can also connect Panasonic digital camera by USB connection. (About structure of folders D 37, “S tructure of folders that can b[...]

RQT9412 25 Slideshow setti ngs In step 2 in S tart Slideshow on page 24, 1 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to select “Slide show Settings” and press [O K]. 2 T o ch ange the display interval Press [ 3 , 4 ] t o select “Display Interval” and pres s [ 2 , 1 ] to select the interval (“Long”, “Normal” or “Shor t”). ≥ When a still picture with a l[...]

26 RQT9412 Playing a vi de o cassette [V HS] Other operations of Video cassett e (The se funct ions ma y not wo rk depe nding on th e record ing con ditions. ) About basic play D 20, “B asic play (Playing video contents)” St o p Pause or Slow playback Pause Pres s [ ; ] again or [ 1 ] (PL A Y) to restart play . ≥ P ause is automat ically canc[...]

RQT9412 27 Playin g musi c [CD] [MP3] Y ou can generally play any available music CD or MP3 files recorded onto a DVD-R/R D L, CD-R/RW and USB device. (About structur e of folders D 37, “S tructure of folders that can be played in this unit”) 1 Insert a disc or USB d evice. ( > 19) ≥ If the me dia cont aining data i n diff erent file forma[...]

RQT9412 28 Link ed o peratio ns wi th the TV (VIERA Link TM “HDA VI Control TM ”) Prep aration 1) Connect this unit to your TV or am plifier/receiver with an HDMI cable ( > 1 1–12). 2) Set “VIERA Link” to “On” ( > 34). (The default setting is “On”.) 3) Set the “HDA VI Control” operations on the connected equipment (e.g.,[...]

RQT9412 29 Easy control only with VIERA remote con trol If you connect this unit to t he TV that supports “HDA VI Contro l 2” or later with an HDMI cable, you can enjoy us ing m ore conveni ent functions. Y ou can operate this unit using buttons on the T V remote control. The buttons that you can use for t his unit vary depending on the TV. For[...]

RQT9412 30 Settings Chan gi ng se ttin gs with the on-screen me nu (except [VHS] ) On-screen menu operation s What you can change with the on-screen me nu Some items may be changed only on the disc specific menu. ( > 20) 1 Press [DISPLA Y]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to se lect the men u and press [ 1 ]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to s elect the item and press [ [...]

RQT9412 31 Settings Menus Ite ms Settings and de tails Play Repeat Play (Only when the elapsed time is being displayed on the unit’s display . ) Selects the ite m which you want to r epeat . The it ems displ ayed di ffer depend ing on the type of media. ≥ All tracks All tracks ≥ Chapter Chapter ≥ Playlists Play list ≥ Ti t l e Ti t l e ?[...]

RQT9412 32 Chan ging the u nit’ s setting s Change the unit’ s settings if necessa ry. The s ettings remain in tact even if you s witch the unit to standby. Setup menu operations Summary of settings Underlined items a re the factory p reset s. 1 While stoppe d Press [SETUP]. 2 Press [ 3 , 4 ] to s elect the menu and press [OK]. 3 Press [ 3 , 4 [...]

RQT9412 33 T o select these options, perform step s 1 – 4 ( > 32) “Audio” Dynamic Ra nge Compressi on [BD-V] [AVCHD] [DVD-V] (Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby T rueHD only) Change the dynam ic range ( > 50) for late night viewing. ≥ On ≥ Off ≥ Auto: Effective only when Dolby TrueHD is played. Digit al Audio Output ( >[...]

RQT9412 34 Chan ging the u nit’ s setting s T o se lect thes e option s, perform steps 1 – 4 ( > 32) Underlined items a re the factory p reset s. * In this unit, a P4HD ( > 51) v ideo processor is used to prov ide video of optimal resolution to the connected TV . “TV / Device Connection” TV Aspect Set to match the type of television c[...]

RQT9412 35 T o select these options, perform step s 1 – 4 ( > 32) “Net wo rk” IP Addres s/DNS Setting s ( > 17) ≥ Press [OK] to show the following settings. Connection T est — — — — IP Address Auto Con figuration (DHCP) ≥ On ≥ Off IP Address — — —. — — —. — — —. — — — Subnet Mask — — —. — ?[...]

36 RQT9412 Chan ging the u nit’ s setting s T o se lect thes e option s, perform steps 1 – 4 ( > 32) Underlined items a re the factory p reset s. When other Panasonic prod ucts respond to this remote control Change t he remote cont rol code on t he main unit an d the remot e co ntrol (th e two must matc h) i f you place other Pana soni c pro[...]

RQT9412 37 Reference About MP3/JPEG files MP3 JPEG ≥ English alphabet and Arabic numerals are displayed correctly . Other characters may not be displayed correctly . ≥ The display order on this unit may differ from how the order is displayed on a computer . ≥ Depending on how you create the media (writing sof tware), files and folders may not[...]

RQT9412 38 Message s The following mess ages or s ervice numbers a ppear on the t elevisi on or unit’s display when something unusual is detected dur ing startup and use. On the televi sion Page Cannot play . ≥ Y ou inserte d an inco mpati ble disc (Discs record ed in P AL vi deo, etc.). 6, 7 Cannot display on this unit. ≥ Y ou tried to play [...]

RQT9412 39 On the unit’ s display Page F99 ≥ The u nit fails to operate pro perly . Press [POWER Í /I] on the main unit to sw itch the unit t o stan dby for 3 s econds. Now press [P OWER Í /I] on the mai n unit again to turn the un it on. — HDMI ONL Y ≥ Some BD -Video discs can only be output with HDMI. — NET ≥ Displays while VIERA CA[...]

RQT9412 40 T roubl esh ooti ng guid e Before reque sting service, mak e the following checks . If you are in doubt about some of the c heck points, or if the solutions i ndicated in the chart do not solve the problem, refer to “Custome r S ervices Directory (Unit ed States and P uerto Rico)” on page 46 if you reside in th e U.S.A.and Puerto Ric[...]

RQT9412 41 Displays Page TV screen and video Sound The t ape counte r is not changi ng. ≥ The s econ ds di splay w ill d isplay a s sho wn on th e right f or unr ecor ded p art s of the ta pe . It will also dis pl ay lik e this whe n the dir ty or da ma ge d t ap e is used or whe n this u nit is ma lfunc tionin g. In su ch cas es, co nta ct you r[...]

RQT9412 42 T roubl esh ooti ng guid e Card Page USB VHS Network The cap acity of th e SD card decrea sed. ≥ When a BD-Video that supp orts BD-Li ve is used, and an SD c ard is in the slot, data may be wri tten to the SD card. 23 Music on an SD card cannot be playe d. ≥ Data that can be p layed from an SD card are A VCHD, MPEG2 and JPEG data. 7 [...]

RQT9412 43 Other difficul ties with playback Page Audio and vi deo momen tarily pa use. ≥ This o ccurs b etween playlist ch apters or scen es ( [AVC HD] ). ≥ When pl ayin g a ti tle rec ord ed on bo th l ay ers , the unit au toma tic al ly s witc hes be twe en laye rs and pla ys the t it le in t he sam e wa y as a nor mal p rogr am. Ho wev er ,[...]

44 RQT9412 S pecifications Signal syste m: NTSC Operating te mperature range: i 5 o C to i 35 o C ( i 41 o F to i 95 o F) Operating hu midity range: 10 % to 80 % RH (n o condensat ion) Playable dis c: BD-V ideo BD-ROM: V ersi on 2 BD-RE: V ersion 3 (Sin gle Laye r , Dual L ayer), JPEG* 6 BD-R: V ersion 2 (Sin gle Laye r , Dual L ayer) DVD-RAM: DVD [...]

RQT9412 45 Product Servi ce 1. Damage requ iring service —The unit should be serv iced by qualified service p ersonnel if: (a) The AC power supply cord or AC adaptor has been damaged; or ( b ) Objects or li quids have gotten into the unit ; or (c) The unit has been exposed to rain; or (d) The unit does not operate normally or exhibits a marked ch[...]

46 RQT9412 Limited W arranty (Only for U.S.A. and Puerto Rico) Pana sonic Consum er Elec tronic s Com pany , Divisi on of Pana sonic Co rporati o n of Nort h A merica One Panasonic Way , Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Blu-ray Disc Player Limited W arranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For U.S.A. and Puerto Rico Only) If your product does not wor[...]

RQT9412 47 Limited W a rranty (Only for CANADA) Panasonic Can ada Inc. P ANASONIC PRODUCT—LIMITED W AR RANTY Panasonic Canada Inc. warrants this pro duct to be free from defec ts in material and workmanship and agrees to remedy any such d efect for a period as stated below f rom the date of original purchase. T echn ics Audio Product One (1) year[...]

48 RQT9412 Licen ses Java and all Java-based t rademarks and logos are trademarks or regi st ered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United St ates and other countries. Manufactured under licens e from Dolby Labor atories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are tradem arks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under licens e under U.S. Pate nt #?[...]

RQT9412 49 Referenci a rápi da en espa ño l (Spanish Quick Reference) Conexiones básicas A Conexión a un televiso r co mp atible con HD MI B Conexión a un televi sor con un cable p ara audio/ vídeo Parte p oster ior de la unidad ≥ Esta conexión no permite la salida de vídeo de alta definición. Utilice la conexión A o C para obtener víd[...]

RQT9412 50 Glossary A VCHD A VCHD is a new f ormat (standard) for high de finition video camera s that can be used to record and play high-resolution HD i mages. BD-J Some BD- Video discs contain Java applications, and these applications are c alled BD-J. Y o u can enjoy various interactive features in addition to playing normal video. BD-Live This[...]

RQT9412 51 P4HD (Pixel Precision Progressive Processing for HD) This is a processor which makes use of an exclusive Panasonic algorithm. V arious processing is supported, including a high-level conversion of the TV scanning format from interlace to progressive and a high-level convers ion of standard resolution (480i or 576i) video signal to a 1080[...]

Index A AC Power Connecti on . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Audio Attr ib u t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Changing audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 26 Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 32 AVCHD . . .[...]