Panasonic DMP-B15 operating instructions Basic play Playing video contents

Basic play (Playing video contents)

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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]
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 succession. ≥Press [1] (PLAY) to revert to normal playback speed. ≥[BD-V] [AVCHD] : Forward direction [1] (;1) only.

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 select [OK].

e.g., [BD-V] Type of disc Play status

BD-Video

Play

	T: Title	Items change
No display	C: Chapter	depending on the
	PL: Playlist	disc played.
		Elapsed time in the title
	T1 C1 0:05.14
			0:20.52

Current position Total time

Depending on the kind of disc 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: j Playback of images starts/ends

j The unit is turned on/off

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

≥When “TV Aspect” (> 34) is set to “4:3 Pan & Scan” or “4:3 Letterbox”, the “Zoom” effect is disabled.

Changing audio during play

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

2 Select “Other Functions” with [3, 4], and select [OK]. 3 Select “Audio” with [3, 4], and select [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 (> 23, 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] or [OK].

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