Panasonic DMP-B500 Direct Play, Status messages, Frame-by-frame, Screen Aspect, Changing audio

Direct Play

During playback, you can access specific recordings or scenes through direct entry of the numbered buttons.

Play starts from the selected title or chapter.

[BD-V] [AVCHD]	[DVD-V]
e.g., 5: [0] B [0] B [5]	e.g., 5: [0] B [5]

Status messages

The status messages give you information about what is currently being played. Each time you press [STATUS], the information displayed will change.

≥It is also possible to display with the following procedures: 1 Press [SUB MENU].

2 Select “Status” with [3, 4], and press [OK].

15: [0] B [1] B [5] 15: [1] B [5]

≥While stopped (the image on the right is

displayed on the screen), the title is designated. While playing, the chapter is designated.

Frame-by-frame

While paused, press [2] (2;) or [1] (;1). Each press shows the next frame.

Press and hold to change in forward or backward

e.g., [BD-V]

No display

Type of disc Play status

BD-Video

Play

T: Title	Items change
C: Chapter	depending on the
PL: Playlist	media played.
	Elapsed time in the title

T1 C1 0:05.14

0:20.52

Playback

≥

succession.

≥ Press [1] (PLAY) to revert to normal playback speed.

≥ [BD-V] [AVCHD] : Forward direction [1] (;1) only.

Current position Total time

Depending on the kind of media or the playback status, this display may not appear.

Screen Aspect

When black bars are shown at the top, bottom, left, and right sides of the screen, you can enlarge the image to fill the screen.

1Press [SUB MENU].

2Press [3, 4] to select “Other Functions” and press [OK].

3 Press [3, 4] to select “Screen Aspect” and press [OK].

4 Press [2, 1] to select “Side cut” or “Zoom”.

!Normal: Normal output

!Side cut: The black bars on the right and left sides of the 16:9 image disappear and the image is enlarged. Please note that the right and left sides of the image are cut off when the black bar is not displayed.

! Zoom:	The black bars on the top and bottom sides
	of the 4:3 image disappear and the image is
	enlarged. Please note that the top and
	bottom sides of the image are cut off when
	the black bar is not displayed.

≥Please note that the top, bottom and sides of the image will be cut off in images with no black bars.

≥Screen aspect will return to “Normal” in the following instances: jThe drive is switched

jThe unit is turned on/off

≥[BD-V] [DVD-V]: “Side cut” does not have any effect.

≥When “TV Aspect” (> 38) is set to “4:3 Pan & Scan” or “4:3 Letterbox”, the “Zoom” effect is disabled.

Changing audio

≥It is also possible to display with the following procedures: 1 Press [SUB MENU].

2 Select “Other Functions” with [3, 4], and press [OK]. 3 Select “Audio” with [3, 4], and press [OK].

[BD-V] [DVD-V]

e.g., [DVD-V]

Soundtrack 1 ENG Digital 3/2.1ch

English is selected.

You can change the audio channel number each time you press [AUDIO] or [3, 4]. This allows you to change the soundtrack language (> 26, “Soundtrack”), etc.

[DVD-VR] [DivX] [MPEG2]
AudioLR>AudioL>Audio R		e.g.,
---------------------------------^			DVD-RAM(VR)
			Play
	“AudioLR”
	is selected		AudioLR

You can change soundtracks each time you press [AUDIO].

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