Panasonic DMP-BD10A Operation, Displays, TV screen and video, Display is dim

Reference ￿￿￿Troubleshooting guide

Operation Page

Cannot operate the television.

The remote control doesn’t work properly.

The unit is on but cannot be operated.

Play fails to start even when [￿] (PLAY) is pressed.

Play starts but then stops immediately.

Cannot eject disc.

Startup is slow.

When the unit is turned on, audio and video output takes a long time.

￿Change the manufacturer code. Some televisions cannot be operated even if you change		11
the code.
￿It may be necessary to set the manufacturer code again after changing the batteries.		11
￿The remote control and main unit are using different codes. Change the code on the remote		11
control.
Press and hold [ENTER] and the indicated number button
at the same time for more than 2 seconds.	D
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￿The batteries are depleted. Replace them with new ones.		7
￿You are not pointing the remote control at the main unit’s remote control signal sensor		7
during operation.
￿Colored glass may obstruct the signal reception/transmission.		—
￿Don’t place the signal sensor in direct sunlight or in areas that may be subject to sunlight		—
exposure.
￿It may be necessary to set the code on the remote control again after changing the		11
batteries.
￿Some operations may be prohibited by the disc.		—
￿The unit is hot (“U59” appears on the display). Wait for “U59” to disappear.		—
￿One of the unit’s safety devices may have been activated.		—
Reset the unit as follows:
1 Press [￿/I POWER] on the main unit to switch the unit to standby.
If the unit doesn’t switch to standby, press and hold [￿/I POWER] on the main unit for
about 10 seconds. The unit is forcibly switched to standby.
Alternatively, disconnect the AC power supply cord, wait one minute, then reconnect it.
2 Press [￿/I POWER] on the main unit to switch it on. If the unit still cannot be operated,
consult the dealer.
￿Condensation has formed: Wait 1 to 2 hours for it to evaporate.		—
￿Insert the disc correctly with the label facing up.		12
￿The disc is dirty.		27
￿You tried to play a blank disc or unplayable disc on this unit.		4, 5
￿The unit may have a problem. While the unit is off, press and hold [￿] and [￿/￿] on the		—
main unit at the same time for about 5 seconds. Remove the disc and consult the dealer.
￿Startup takes time in the following situations.		—
–Immediately after a power failure or the AC power supply cord is connected.
–When the unit is connected with an HDMI cable.

Displays

The display is dim.

The elapsed time displayed is actually less than the playtime.

￿Change “FL Display” in the Setup menu.

￿The displayed play time is converted from the number of frames at 29.97 frames (equal to 0.999 seconds) to one second. There will be a slight difference between the time displayed and the actual elapsed time (e.g., actual one-hour elapsed time may display as approximately 59 minutes 56 seconds).

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TV screen and video

The images from this unit do not appear on the television.

Picture is distorted.

Video is not output in high definition.

Status messages do not appear.

The 4:3 aspect ratio picture expands left and right.

Screen size is wrong.

There is a lot of after-image when playing video.

When playing DVD-Video using progressive output, one part of the picture momentarily appears to be doubled up.

There is no apparent change in picture quality when adjusted with the Video menu in the On- screen menu.

￿Make sure that the television is connected to the VIDEO OUT terminal, S VIDEO OUT terminal, COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals or HDMI AV OUT terminal on this unit.

￿Make sure that the television’s input setting (e.g., VIDEO 1) is correct.

￿Progressive output is set to on but the connected television is not progressive compatible. While stopped, press and hold [￿] and [￿] (PLAY) on the main unit at the same time for more than 5 seconds to cancel this setting. The setting will change to interlace.

￿High definition video cannot be output through the VIDEO OUT or S VIDEO OUT terminals. ￿Depending on the BD-Video, output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals may be

restricted to 480p.

￿Select “Automatic” in “Status Messages” in the Setup menu.

￿Use the television to change the aspect. Refer to your television’s operating instructions. ￿If connecting with a component video cable, set “Progressive” to “Off” in the Video menu. If this doesn’t help or you cannot set it to “Off”, then set the “TV Aspect” to “4:3 Pan & Scan” in

the Setup menu.

￿Turn “3D-NR”,“Integrated DNR” or “DNR” off if it is on.

￿Set “Progressive” in the Video menu to “Off”. This problem is caused by the editing method or material used on DVD-Video, but should be corrected if you use interlace output.

￿The effect is less perceivable with some types of video.

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Reference

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