Panasonic DVD-LS80 manual

RQT891 2-4P Oper ating Instructions P or table D VD/CD Pl a y er Model No. DV D - L S 8 0 DV D - L S 8 2 DV D - L S 8 5 0 Dear cus tomer Thank you for pu rchasing this pro duct. For optimum p erforma nce and sa fety , please r ead th ese instr uctions ca refull y . Before conn ecting, o perating or adjustin g this pr oduct, please r ead the i nstru[...]

2 RQT8912 The following mark and symbols are locat ed on bottom o f the u nit. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to aler t the user to the presence of unins ulated “dange rous volta ge” with in the product ’ s enclosure th at may be of sufficient magnitu de to co nstitute a risk of electr i[...]

3 RQT8912 Accessories Use numb ers indica ted in parenthe ses when asking for repl ac emen t pa rts. (Prod uct numbers co rrect a s of Decemb er 200 6. These m ay be subject to change.) (For U.S.A.) T o order acces sories, refer to “Acce ssory Purchases” o n page 3 3. (For Ca nada) T o orde r acces sori es, ca ll the deale r fr om wh om y ou ha[...]

4 RQT8912 IMPOR T ANT SAFET Y INSTR UCTION S Read these operatin g instr uction s caref ully before usin g the unit. Follow the sa fety instruct ions on the unit an d the appl icable safety instr uction s listed be low . K eep these operatin g instr uctions handy for future reference. 1) Read th ese instr uctions. 2) K eep thes e ins truc tions. 3)[...]

5 RQT8912 -If you see thi s s ym bol - W ARNING: The dr iver must not op erate t his unit while th e vehicle is moving. Do not oper ate this unit wh ere i t can be viewed by the driver. Driver oper ation or viewing of this un it while th e vehicle is moving wil l cause distra ction wh ich may res ult in seriou s acci dent an d per sonal injury or p[...]

6 RQT8912 Discs that can be play ed Comme rcia l discs Recor ded d isc (Y es: A v ailable N o: Not a v ailab le) ≥ It may not be po ssible to play the a bove disc s in al l cases due to the type of dis cs, the c ondit ion of the recor din g, th e recor din g meth od an d ho w the fi les wer e cre ated ( ➜ page 7, Tips for mak ing da ta di scs).[...]

7 RQT8912 Tips f or maki ng d ata di scs ≥ If groups were create d aw ay from the root like “002 group” in t he illustration below , the eighth one and onwards i s displayed on the same vertic al line i n the menu screen . ≥ There may be d ifferences in th e display orde r on th e menu s creen and compu ter screen. ≥ This unit cannot play[...]

8 RQT8912 Preparations 1 Attach ing the battery (When the unit is o ff) The illustrations shown are of CGR-H711; howev er the steps for CGR-H712 (included with [DVD-LS82] ) or CGR-H701 (optional) are the same. Detachi ng ≥ T urn t he unit off before d etaching the ba tter y pack. When not us ing f or lo ng periods of time ≥ Remove the batter y [...]

9 RQT8912 Appro x imate rechar ging and play times (Hours) § 1 included with [DVD-LS80] [DVD-LS850] (not avai labl e a s opt ion ) § 2 included with [DVD-LS82] ≥ The tim es indica ted ab ove ma y differ depen ding on use. ≥ T o change the LC D brig htness ( ➜ p age 12 , When selectin g “US ER MOD E”). Checking t he remaining battery cha[...]

10 RQT8912 O N V OL Pla ying discs ≥ T o pla y au dio ( [MP3] ), picture ( [JPEG] ) or video ( [MPEG 4] [Div X] ) on D VD-RAM with recorded titles ( [DVD-VR] ), select “Play as Data Disc” ( ➜ p age 23 , Other Menu). ≥ While stopp ed, the u nit autom atically t urns of f once 15 minu tes (after app roximately 5 mi nutes when using t he bat[...]

11 RQT8912 Operations T urn unit on/pl ay When the unit is o ff: Pres s and ho ld and the pow er com es on an d play begi ns. When the unit is o n: Press a nd play begins. Pa us e Pr ess [ 1 , ON] to re start pl a y . Stop The po sition i s memor ized wh en “Pre ss PLA Y t o resume play” appear s on the scr een. ≥ Press [ 1 , ON] to resum e. [...]

12 RQT8912 Useful funct ions Selecting how t o show 4:3 aspect pictures on the LCD Selecting the picture quality on the LCD ∫ When selec ting “USER M ODE” Repeat play (Only when th e elapse d play t ime ca n be di splayed. [JPEG] : you can us e even if th ere is n o ela psed tim e displ ay .) T o repeat a speci fied secti on (A-B R epeat) Onl[...]

13 RQT8912 Revie wing titles/progr ams to play (Ad v anced Disc Revie w) [DVD-VR] [DVD-V] (E xcep t i R/ i RW ) Cha n gin g play sp ee d [DVD -V R] [DVD-V] Enjoying virtual surround (Ad vanc ed Surr ound) Motion pictures with 2 o r more cha nnels 1 Press once . 2 1 Press [ 34 ] to se lect “ Other Settings ” . 2 Press [ 1 ] then [ 34 ] to select[...]

14 RQT8912 Useful functions Changing soundtrac ks Motion pictures Changing subtitles Discs wi th subt itles Angle select [DVD-V] with m ultiple angles /Still picture rotation [JPEG] 1 Press once. 2 1 Press [ 34 ] to sel ect “ A udio ” . 2 Press [ 1 ] then [ 34 ] to select t he soundtr ack . 3 Press [ENTER ] . [DVD-VR] [DivX] “L ”, “ R” [...]

15 RQT8912 Displaying c urrent playba ck cond ition (Quick OS D) ≥ [MPEG4] [DivX] V ideo a nd audi o informati on is not disp lay ed dur ing sea rch. ≥ T o exit the screen : Press [RETURN]. Enjo ying high er quality a udio and vide o Enjoyin g hea vy ba ss with the speake rs ( H.Bass ) [D VD -V] [ DV D-V R] Pro viding the suitable pi cture qual[...]

16 RQT8912 Pla ying audio (WMA/MP 3), pict ure (JPEG ) and video (MPEG4/DivX) discs [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] [MPEG4] [Div X] Select “Play as Data Disc” ( ➜ page 23 , Other Menu) in t he f ollo wing c ases: –T o play HighMA T discs wit hout usin g the Hi ghMA T function –T o play audio ( [MP3] ), pic t ure ( [JPEG] ) or vide o ( [MPEG4] [DivX] )[...]

17 RQT8912 Pla ying HighMA T TM discs [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] Playing pr ograms/pla ylists [DVD -V R] ≥ Titles appea r only if t hey have been enter ed. ≥ Y ou cannot ed it playlists and titles. Pla yi ng CD usin g men us [CD] Titles appea r with CD text playback. E N TER While the menu is displayed Press [ 342 1 ] to select items and press [ENTER].[...]

18 RQT8912 Enjo ying in a car Enjo ying in a car Enjoying video in the back seat with the Headrest Mounting Brac ket Y ou c an enjoy video in the b ack seat atta ching the un it to th e back of the front seat. [DVD-LS82] [DVD-LS850] includ ed [DVD-LS80] not included ≥ Please in ser t th e disc be fore attaching th e unit t o the h eadrest bra cke[...]

19 RQT8912 Enjo ying in a car 3 Attaching the unit to the brac ke t. While h oldin g the unit with bo th han ds, line up the unit just bel ow the p rotrud ing secti ons on th e brac k e t. Pr ess th e uni t do wn ab out 4 to 5 mm ( 5 / 32 q to 3 / 16 q ) so that the protru sions on the bracket fit int o the hol es on the botto m of th e unit. ≥ P[...]

20 RQT8912 Enjo ying i n a car Connecting the inc luded Car DC Adaptor Before connec tion, con sult your car owner’s manual or your dealer. ≥ Conn ect to t he ciga ret te ligh te r so ck e t of a v e hicl e t hat ha s a 1 2 V batt ery . It is no t com pat ib le wit h a vehicle that h as a 24 V batter y . ≥ This is a special negative grounded [...]

21 RQT8912 About D ivX V OD conten t DivX Vid eo-on-Dem and ( V OD) conte nt is encr ypted for copyrigh t prot ection. In o rder to pl ay DivX VOD content on this u nit, you fi rst need t o registe r the unit. Follow the on line ins tructions for purchasing DivX VOD content to ente r the unit’s registratio n code and register the u nit. For more [...]

22 RQT8912 Using On-Screen Menus Ma in m en us Other Sett ings Play Me nu (Only wh en the elapsed play time can b e displayed, [JPEG] : The Rep eat fun ction can be us ed.) Picture Menu 1 Press once. 2 1 Press [ 34 ] to select the men u. 2 Press [ 1 ] to g o to the next menu and [ 34 ] to set. Repeat step 2 if necessar y . ≥ Items shown differ de[...]

23 RQT8912 Audio M enu Display Menu Ot her Me nu H.Bass ( ➜ page 15) Advanced Surr ound ( ➜ page 13) Dialogu e Enhance r T o mak e the di alogue in movies e asier to hear [DVD -V ] ( Dolby Digital , DTS, 3-ch annel o r over , with the di alogu e record ed in the ce nter ch annel) [Div X] (Dolby Digital , 3-channe l or over , with th e dialog ue[...]

24 RQT8912 Changing the play er settings ≥ Referring to pages 2 4 to 25 , chan ge as requ ired. ≥ Underl ined items are t he factor y presets. The set tings rem ain inta ct even if you switch the u nit t o standby . “Disc” t ab § Input a code num ber r eferring t o the table on page 2 5. “Video ” tab 1 Press once. 2 1 Press [ 34 ] to s[...]

25 RQT8912 “A udio” ta b “Displa y” ta b “Other s” tab Dynamic Range Compr ess ion ≥ Off ≥ On: Adjusts f or clarity e v en when the v olum e is low thro ugh compre ssing the range o f the lowes t sound le v el and the highes t sound le ve l. Conveni en t for lat e nigh t v iew ing. (O nl y wor k s wi th D olby Di git al ) Menu La ng[...]

26 RQT8912 Using this un it with ot her equipmen t T u r n off all equipm ent before co nnecting and rea d the a ppropr iate op erating in stru ctions. Enjoying ster eo audio Enjoying with a television Connect the video o utput f rom thi s unit dir ectly to t he television. ≥ The unit’s speakers do not have magnet ic shieldi ng. Do not p lace t[...]

27 RQT8912 Freque ntly asked questions Reference p ages are shown in parenthe ses. Maintenance T o cl ean th is unit , wipe with a sof t, dry c l oth. ≥ Use eyeglass clea ner to re move stubbor n dir t fr om the LCD . ≥ Nev er use alco hol, pa int thinn er or benzine to clean this uni t. Maintena nce of the lens ≥ Remove dust carefully with a[...]

28 RQT8912 Specifications Oper at ing t emper atur e r ange: i 5 to i 35 o C ( i 41 to i 95 o F) Opera ting hu midit y range: 5 to 85 % RH (n o cond ensation ) Discs p layed [8 cm (3 z ) or 12 cm ( 5 z )]: (1) D VD (D VD-Video , DivX § 6, 8 ) (2) D VD-RA M (D VD-VR § 9 , JPEG § 4, 6 , 7 , MP3 § 2, 6 , MPEG4 § 5, 6 , DivX § 6, 8 ) (3) D VD-R ([...]

29 RQT8912 T r ou bl esho oti ng gu id e Befo re requesti ng service, mak e th e foll owing chec ks. If y ou ar e in doubt abo ut some of the chec k point s, or if the solut ions indi cated in the c hart do not solve t he probl em, ref e r to “Customer Services Directory” on page 3 3 if y ou reside in t he U .S.A., or ref er to “P roduct inf [...]

30 RQT8912 Play doe sn’t sta r t. ≥ This unit may not play WMA and MPEG4 t hat con tai ns stil l pi cture data. ≥ If playing D ivX VOD content, r efer to the homepage where you purchased the DivX V OD content. (Example: www .divx.com/vod) ≥ If a disc co ntains CD- D A an d othe r f ormats , prop er pla yb ac k ma y not be possib le . Pict u[...]

31 RQT8912 “ / ” ≥ The op era ti on is proh ibi ted by t he u nit o r di sc. No On-S cree n displ ay . ≥ Select “ On” for “On- Screen M essage s” in “Dis play” tab. (25) “Check the dis c. ” “U11” ≥ Clean t he disc. (27 ) ≥ Y ou ins erted a d isc t hat has no t be en f inal iz ed. (6) “ ERROR 01” ≥ A problem has[...]

32 RQT8912 Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U .S.A.) P anaso nic Consum er Elect r onics Co mpan y , Divis ion of Pa nas onic Corp orat ion of N orth America One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 P ana soni c Puerto Ric o, I nc. Av e. 65 de Infanter ía, Km. 9 .5 San Gabr iel Ind ustria l P ark, Carolina, Puer t o Rico 00 985 Panas oni c DVD Pla[...]

33 RQT8912 F1104 Pr od uct Se rvice 1. Damage requiring serv ice —The u nit should be ser viced by qualified ser vice pe rsonnel if: (a) The AC power suppl y cord or AC adaptor has bee n damage d; or (b) O bjects or liquids h av e gotte n into th e unit; or (c) The un it has be en exposed t o rain; or (d) The unit does not operate nor mally o r e[...]

34 RQT8912 Limited W a rranty (ONL Y FOR CANAD A) P anasonic Canada Inc. P ANASONI C PR ODUCT – LIMITED W ARRANTY P anasonic Canada Inc. warrants this product to be fre e from de fects in mater ial an d workm anship and agrees to rem edy any such defect for a peri od as state d below from the d ate of orig inal pur chase. T ec hni cs A ud io Pro [...]

35 RQT8912 Manufactured un der lic ense from Dolby Labo rator ies. Dolby and the double-D sy mbol ar e trademar ks of Dolby Laborato ries. “DTS” is a regi stered t rademar k of DTS, Inc. and “DTS 2. 0” is a trademar k of DTS, lnc. Apparatu s Claims o f U.S. P a tent No s. 4,631,6 03, 4,5 77,216, a nd 4,81 9,098 , licensed for limited viewin[...]

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