Panasonic DVD-S31 1, 2, 3 4

RQT6933

Advanced operations

Using On-Screen Menu Icons

On-Screen Menu Icons are menus that contain information about the disc

or unit and allow you to perform operations by changing this information.

1Press [DISPLAY].

Each time you press the button:

Disc information (➜ right) )Progress indicator (➜ below)

Original display(------------------- Unit information (➜ page 17)

2[Unit\information\only]

While the leftmost icon is highlighted

Press [3, 4] to select the menu.

Each time you press the button:

Play Menu()Picture Menu()Audio Menu()Display Menu

^------------------------------------------------------------------------------------J

3Press [2, 1] to select the item.

4Press [3, 4] to select the setting.

≥Change items with “3” or “4” above and below with [3, 4] (press

[ENTER] if the setting doesn’t change).

≥Change numbered items with the numbered buttons and press

[ENTER].

≥Read the following explanations for other items.

≥Depending on the condition of the unit (playing, stopped, etc.) and the

type of software, there are some items that you cannot select or change.

To clear the menus

Press [RETURN] until the menus disappear.

∫To change the position of the icons

1. Press [2,1] to select the Bar Position icon.

2. Press [3,4] to move the icons. (There are 5 p ositions.)

Indicates how far you have played through an item.

Changing the time display [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD]

Press [3, 4] to show the elapsed play time or remaining time for the

program, play list, track or title (or chapter during program and random

play).

Elapsed play time [VCD] (SVCD only) [WMA] [MP3]

For display only, cannot be changed.

Changing play speed [DVD-V] (Dolby Digital only)

You can slow down or speed up play.

Press [2] (slower) or [1] (faster).

There are five speeds:

a0.8 ,. a0.9 ,. a1.0 (normal speed) ,. a1.2 ,. a1.4

≥After you change the speed:

jOutput is in stereo,

jYou cannot use ADVANCED SURROUND,

jDigital output switches to PCM.

≥Sound is stereo as long as “a1.0” is orange.

To return to normal play

Press [1] (PLAY).

Common procedures

SLEEP

A.SRD

CINEMA

D.ENH

GROUP

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

TOP

DISPLAY

SUBTITLE AUDIO

ANGLE/PAGEQUICKREPLAY

RETURN

PLAY LIST

SKIP

STOP

PLAY

SLOW/SEARCH

CANCEL

SETUP

OPEN/CLOSE

321

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PAUSE

ENTER

CANCEL

RETURN

DISPLAY

3, 4, 2, 1

ENTER

SLEEP

A.SRD

CINEMA

D.ENH

GROUP

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

TOP

DISPLAY

SUBTITLE AUDIO

ANGLE/PAGEQUICKREPLAY

RETURN

PLAY LIST

SKIP

STOP

PLAY

SLOW/SEARCH

CANCEL

SETUP

OPEN/CLOSE

321

654

PAUSE

ENTER

CANCEL

RETURN

DISPLAY

3, 4, 2, 1

ENTER

Numbered

buttons

Disc information

e.g.

[DVD-V]

[RAM] PG: Program numberPL: Play list number

[DVD-A] G: Group number T: Track number

[DVD-V] T: Title number C: Chapter number

[VCD] [CD] T: Track number

[WMA] [MP3]

G: Group number T: Track number in group

[JPEG]

G: Group number P: Picture number in group

Time [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V]

≥Press [3, 4] to show the elapsed play time or remaining

time for the program, play list, group, track or title (or

chapter during program and random play).

≥Select a position to start play by specifying a time with the

numbered buttons and press [ENTER].

Changing the time display [VCD] [CD]

Press [3, 4] to show the elapsed play time, remaining time

for the track, or remaining time for the disc.

Elapsed play time [VCD] (SVCD only) [WMA] [MP3]

For display only, cannot be changed.

Audio mode (➜ page14, Soundtracks)

Soundtrack language

(See [A] on page 14 for language abbreviations.)

Audio signal type

(See [B] on page 14 for details.)

Karaoke vocal on/off (Karaoke DVD only) [DVD-V]

Solo: OFF or ON

Duet: OFF, V1 i V2, V1 or V2

Current bitrate [WMA] [MP3]

Current sampling frequency [WMA] [MP3]

Subtitle language

(See [A] on page 14 for language abbreviations.)

Subtitles on/off

ON()OFF

Track information on/off [WMA] [MP3] [CD] (CD text only)

ON()OFF

Picture information [JPEG]

Full: Group title, picture title, picture size, file size, date of

shooting, and camera model used§.

Date: Date of shooting only.

OFF: No display.

§Actual displays depend on the camera and data.

Angle number (➜ page14)

Track/picture number in disc [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

Total number of tracks/pictures on disc

[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

Menu play [VCD]

Indicates whether menu play (playback control) is on or off.

Still picture number [DVD-A]

Selected picture is shown during play.

Slideshow setting [JPEG]

ON()OFF

Slideshow timing [JPEG]

0 – 30 sec

Progress indicator

e.g. [DVD-V] Current position

Condition – play, pause, or slow/search

RQT6933

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Advanced operations

Play Menu

Audio Menu

Display Menu

Picture Menu

User mode:Press [1] while “U1” or “U2” is highlighted and then

press [3,4] to select “1” or “2”.

U1:User mode 1

U2:User mode 2

(Video output mode ➜above)

Unit information

A-B repeat [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3]

(When the elapsed play time is displayed)

Repeat a section between points A and B within an item.

[ENTER] (start point) ➜ [ENTER] (finish point)

To cancel: [ENTER]

≥Subtitles recorded around A and B may fail to appear.

≥The end of an item becomes point B when it is reached.

≥A-B repeat is canceled when you press [QUICK REPLAY].

Repeat mode (➜ page 9)

Play mode display [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3]

---: Normal play PGM: Program play

RND: Random play ALL: All group play ([DVD-A])

Marker

[RAM] : 999 positions

[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] :5 positions

[ENTER] (The unit is now ready to accept markers.)

To mark a position: [ENTER] (at the desired point)

To mark another position:[2,1] ➜ [ENTER]

To recall a marker: [2,1] ➜ [ENTER]

To erase a marker: [2,1] ➜ [CANCEL]

[RAM]

To mark the eleventh point and beyond

1. Press [2,1] to sele ct the marker pin icon.

2. Press [3,4] to sele ct “11–20”.

≥You can select the next group when the

current group is full.

3. Press [1].

≥The markers are ordered by time. This

means that the marker numbers can change when you add

and erase markers.

≥If places have been marked (e.g., with a DVD video

recorder), they are displayed.

≥You can clear existing markers, but they are restored when

you open the disc tray or switch the unit to standby.

≥This feature doesn’t work while using a play list.

[Note]

≥This feature doesn’t work during program and random play.

≥Markers you add clear when you open the disc tray or

switch the unit to standby.

ADVANCED SURROUND (➜ page 15)

DIALOGUE ENHANCER (➜ page 15)

4:3 Aspect

Select how to show images made for 4:3 aspect screens on

a 16:9 aspect television.

Normal:Laterally stretches images made for a 4:3 screen.

Auto: Expands suitable 4:3 letterbox images to fill more of

the screen. Other images appear in full in the

center of the screen.

Shrink: Images appear in the center of th e screen.

Zoom: Expands all images to fill the screen.

If your television has a similar feature, use it instead for a

better effect.

Zoom (➜ page 15)

To select preset aspect ratio

Press [ENTER] and then [2,1] to select. Press [ENTER] to

finish.

1–10

Subtitle Position/Brightness (➜ page 14)

Bitrate Display on/off [RAM] [DVD-V] [VCD]

When you select “ON”:

During play: Shows the average bitrate (approximate

values) of the video being played

While paused:Shows the data volume of the frame and type

of picture (➜ back cover, Glossary—I/P/B)

While the display is on, press [2,1] to change the display:

e [2, 1]

OSD Brightness (j3 to i3)

Adjust the brightness of the on-screen displays.

Picture mode (➜ page 15, CINEMA)

N: Normal mode

C1:Mellows images and enhances detail in dark scenes

C2:Sharpens images and enhances detail in dark scenes

U1/U2:User mode (➜ below)

Video output mode

480I: Interlace video

480P: Progressive video

(¢: Progres sive output not possible with PAL signals)

≥You can change the video output mode only when

“Progressive Out (Component)” in the SETUP menu is set

to “Enable” (➜page 18).

≥When progressive output is on, closed captions will not be

displayed.

Transfer mode

Select the method of conversion for progressive output to

suit the type of material being played.

Auto 1 (normal): For viewing film material

Auto 2: For viewing film material ( the same as Auto 1, but

able to convert 30-frame-per-second progressive

video)

Video: For video material

Contrast (j7 to i7)

Increases the contrast between light and dark parts of the

picture.

Brightness (0 to i15)

Brightens the picture.

Sharpness (j7 to i7)

Adjusts the sharpness of the edges of the horizontal lines.

Color (j7 to i7)

Adjust the shade of the picture’s color.

Gamma (0 to i5)

Brightness of dark parts of the picture.

9.438 Mbps

Bitrate

Cur. 7.507 Mbps

Ave. 6.730 Mbps

5.0

Mbps

A record of bitrates for a

sampling period.

Current bitrate

Average bitrate