Table of contents, Disc information | Panasonic DVD-RP56 specs

Getting started

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . 4 Disc handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connection to a television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Selecting TV screen type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Basic operations

Basic play

Playing CD-R/RW and MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Skipping chapters or tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Frame-by-frame viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Fast forward and rewind–SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Slow-motion play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Starting play from a selected title or track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Advanced operations

Repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Repeat play/A-B repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Changing the play sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Program play/Random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Increasing your enjoyment of movies . . . . . . . . 14

ADVANCED SURROUND (V.S.S.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 BASS PLUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 DIALOGUE ENHANCER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 CINEMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ONE TOUCH CINEMA MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Changing soundtracks, subtitle languages and angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using On-Screen Menu Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Icons for disc information/Shuttle screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Icons for unit information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Changing initial settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Summary of initial settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Entering a password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Digital output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Home Theater

Connecting an amplifier with a built-in decoder or a decoder- amplifier combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting an analog amplifier or system component . . . . . . . 24 Connecting a digital amplifier or system component . . . . . . . . . 24 Connecting an active subwoofer (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Recording to MDs or cassette tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Reference

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Servicenter List (U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Limited Warranty (U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Guía de referencia rá pida en españ ol

(Spanish Quick Reference) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover

Getting started

Disc information

ºDiscs that can be played

		Region	Video	Indication
Disc type	Logo	Region	Video	used in
Disc type	Logo	number	system	used in
		number	system	instructions
				instructions
DVD-Video		1	NTSC	[DVD]
		1
		ALL
		134
Video CD		–	NTSC	[VCD]
Audio CD		–	–	[CD]

ºDVDs that can be played

This unit has a Dolby Digital decoder so you can play DVDs with this mark.

This unit does not have a DTS decoder. Connect this unit to equipment that has a DTS decoder to enjoy DVDs with this mark.

ºRegion Management Information (DVD only)

This unit responds to the Region Management Information recorded on DVDs. This unit’s region number is “1”. You cannot play the disc if the region number on the DVD does not correspond to the region number on the unit.

You can play discs with labels containing the region number “1” and “ALL”. Read the disc’s instructions carefully.

ºPlaying DVDs and Video CDs

The producer of the material can control how these discs are played. This means that you may not be able to control play of a disc with some operations described in these operating instructions. Read the disc’s instructions carefully.

º Discs that cannot be played

DVD-Audio, PAL discs, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/DVD-RAM, CD-ROM,
CDV, CD-G, iRW, DVD-RW, CVD, SVCD, SACD, Divx Video Discs	3
and Photo CD.	3

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