Panasonic DVD-F86 Changer functions, Enjoying higher quality audio and video, Quality

Changer functions

			DISC SELECT
			DISC
1	2	3	DISC SKIP	Disc selection
4	5		(Main unit)

Enjoying higher quality audio and video

AV ENHANCER AV Enhancer

By pressing just one button the disc type is automatically determined and the best audio and video settings are configured.

Selecting the disc directly

Press Disc select buttons.

Selecting the disc from the Disc information menu

1Press [DISC] to show the Disc information menu.

Disc information

1DVD-Video

2		CD
3	Unchecked		Not yet read

4DVD-Audio

5 No Disc Empty

2 Press the numbered buttons ([DISC1] – [DISC5]).

To clear the screen

Press [DISC].

Skipping to the next disc tray

While the drawer is closed

Press [DISC SKIP].

Each time you press the button, the carousel moves clockwise by one tray.

DISC SKIP DISC EXCHANGE

Changing discs

(Main unit)

Changing the other discs without interrupting play

1Press [<OPEN/CLOSE] to open the drawer.

2Press [DISC SKIP].

The carousel moves one tray clockwise and each subsequent press moves it two trays in alternate directions.

Exchanging the discs in the play position

1Press [DISC EXCHANGE].

The drawer opens and the disc in the play position comes to the front- left position.

2Change the disc in the front-left position.

3Press [DISC EXCHANGE].

CD MODE

Sequential play (CD Mode)

[VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3]

Press [CD MODE] to play all loaded discs (except for DVDs and JPEG files).

(CD Mode button on the main unit lights on.)

≥HighMAT menus and Video CD playback control are disabled. ≥You cannot change the mode during program or random play. ≥CD Mode turns off when you switch the unit to standby.

Press [AV ENHANCER] to select “On”.

Menu

AV Enhancer On

When AV Enhancer is on, you cannot change the settings indicated below.

Audio settings:

Multi Re-master (➜ below), Dolby Pro Logic II (➜ below), Advanced Surround (➜ page 11), Dialogue Enhancer (➜ page 11)

Video settings:

Picture Mode (➜ page 10)

		MULTI	Multi Re-master
	RE-MASTER
[RAM] [DVD-V](Discs recorded with 48 kHz only)
[DVD-A](Discs recorded with 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz only)
[VCD] [CD]
≥During 2ch output of these discs, this feature gives you a more natural
	sound by adding the higher frequency signals not recorded on the disc.							video
≥During multi-channel output of these discs, this feature reproduces the
	frequencies lost during recording to give you a sound closer to the
	original.							and
[WMA] [MP3] (Disc recording is other than 8 kHz, 16 kHz, 32 kHz)
This feature reproduces the higher frequencies lost during recording to
give you a sound closer to the original.								audio
Press [MULTI RE-MASTER] to select “1”
							Menu
“2” or “3”.								quality
						Multi Re-master 1
	Setting		[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [CD] (LPCM/PPCM)		Other discs
			Type of music		Effect level			higher
	1		High tempo (e.g., pop and rock)		Light
	2		Various tempos (e.g., jazz)		Medium
	3		Low tempo (e.g., classical)		Strong			Enjoying
		Off	Off		Off
≥The actual output sampling frequency depends on “PCM Digital Output”
	setting in “Audio” tab (➜ page 12).
								functions/
	ÎPRO LOGIC			[DVD-F87]only]
				Dolby Pro Logic II
	(Main unit)
Dolby Pro Logic II is an advanced decoder that derives 5 channel
surround (Left and Right Front, Center, Left and Right Surround) from any								Changer
stereo program material, whether or not it has been specifically Dolby

Surround encoded.

Press [ÎPRO LOGICII].

Movie: Movie software, recorded in Dolby Surround.

Music: Stereo sources.

≥This does not work when playing multi-channel audio.

AUDIO ONLY To enjoy even higher quality sound

—AUDIO ONLY

You can enjoy higher quality audio by stopping the video output.

During play

Press [AUDIO ONLY].

≥AUDIO ONLY is canceled if you press [AUDIO ONLY] again or switch the unit to standby.

≥There is output to the screen only when: —the disc is stopped.

—performing operations such as searching. —on screen display is displayed.

	RQT7292
The above indicated features may not work depending on the discs
recording.

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