Panasonic DVD-S31A

RQT6933

Advanced operations

Increasing your enjoyment of movies

Some discs have multiple soundtracks, subtitle languages and camera

angles, and you can change them during play.

≥“–” or “– –” is displayed instead of the language number in

circumstances such as when no language is recorded on the disc.

[VCD] (SVCD only)

Soundtrack and subtitle numbers may change even if corresponding

soundtracks are not recorded.

[RAM] [DVD-V] [VCD]

During play

Press [AUDIO].

≥“D.MIX” indicates that a multi-channel soundtrack can be down-mixed to

two channels.

≥You can also use this button to turn the vocals on and off on karaoke

discs. Read the disc’s instructions for details.

≥Play restarts from the beginning of the soundtrack when playing DVD-

RAM soundtracks that are accompanied by still pictures.

≥Refer to [B] (➜ right) for audio signal type details.

[DVD-V] [VCD] (SVCD only):

You can change the subtitle language and turn the subtitles on and off.

[RAM] :You can turn the subtitles on and off.

During play

Press [SUBTITLE].

The number changes each time you press the button.

≥In some cases, the subtitle language is not changed to the selected one

immediately.

≥If the subtitles overlap closed captions recorded on discs, turn the

subtitles off.

To clear/display the subtitles

1. Press [SUBTITLE].

2. Press [1]. ([DVD-V] [VCD])

3. Press [3, 4] to select “OFF” or “ON”.

∫Changing the position and

brightness of the subtitles

1. While the subtitle icon is on the screen,

press [2,1] to highlight “Subtitle

Position” or “Subtitle Brightness”.

2. Press [3, 4] to adjust.

≥Adjust position between 0 and s60 in 2 unit steps.

≥For brightness, select “Auto” so the brightness adjusts automatically

against the background, or a level between 0 and s9.

[DVD-V]

During play

Press [ANGLE/PAGE].

The angle changes each time you press the button.

Changing soundtracks, subtitles and angles

Soundtracks

[DVD-V]

The number changes each time

you press the button.

[RAM] [VCD]

Each time you press the button:

LR ) L ) R

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A.SRD

CINEMA

D.ENH

GROUP

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

TOP

DISPLAY

SUBTITLE

PLAY MODE

ZOOM REPEAT

AUDIO

ANGLE/PAGEQUICK REPLAY

POSITION

MEMORY

RETURN

PLAY LIST

SKIP

STOP

PLAY

SLOW/SEARCH

CANCEL

321

654

PAUSE

ENTER

A.SRD

CINEMA

D.ENH

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

ZOOM

3, 4, 2, 1

ENTER

ANGLE/PAGE

QUICK REPLAY

ZOOM MODE

DOWN

OPEN/CLOSE

7 Í/I

Zoom indicator

ZOOM MODE

Zoom dial

3/2.1 ch

Digital

1 English 1 2/0 ch

Digital

e.g. [RAM]

DVD

MPEG

PGM

ABCD

SLEEP

RND A B

JPEG

ZOOMPGSD

AVAVMP

GRP

TTL

TRCK

CHAP

D.MIX

RMTR A.ONLY

P.PCM

PROG.

D.N.R.

CD WM

Subtitles

Angles

[A] Audio/Subtitle language

ENG: English SVE: Swedish CHI: Chinese

FRA: French NOR: Norwegian KOR: Korean

DEU: German DAN: Danish MAL: Malay

ITA: Italian POR: Portuguese VIE: Vietnamese

ESP: Spanish RUS: Russian THA: Thai

NLD: Dutch JPN: Japanese ¢: Others

[B] Signal type/data

LPCM/Î Digital/DTS/MPEG: Signal type

k (kHz): Sampling frequency

b (bit): Number of bits

ch (channel): Number of channels

Example: 3/2 .1ch

.1: Low frequency effect

(not displayed if there is no signal)

0: No surround

1: Mono surround

2: Stereo surround (left/right)

1: Cente r

2: Front leftiFront right

3: Front leftiFront rightiCenter

I love you

English

Je t’aime

French

e.g. [DVD-V]

Subtitle position

Subtitle brightness

RQT6933

Advanced operations

[RAM] [DVD-V] [VCD] (2-channel or over only)

Enjoy a surround-like effect when using 2 front speakers (SP) or

headphones (HP) (connect the unit to equipment that has a headphone

jack). The effect broadens when playing discs with surround effects and

sound seems to come from speakers either side of you.

Press [A.SRD].

Each time you press the button:

To change the mode

Press [2] and then [3, 4] to select “SP” or “HP”.

Optimum seating position

<When using the television’s

speakers>

Distance A = Television’s width

≥This does not work or has less effect with some discs.

≥Turn off if it causes distortion.

≥Do not use in combination with surround effects on other equipment.

[RAM] [DVD-V] [VCD] [JPEG]

Change the picture quality for movie viewing.

Press [CINEMA].

Each time you press the

button:

≥Use the Picture Menu (➜ page 17) to make finer adjustments.

[DVD-V]

(Dolby Digital, DTS, 3-channel or over, where the dialogue is

recorded in the center channel)

This makes the dialogue in movies easier to hear.

Press [D.ENH].

Each time you press the button:

ON (—) OFF (Factory preset)

≥This does not work or has less effect with some discs.

[RAM] [DVD-V] [VCD]

Change the zoom ratio so the picture expands to the optimum size to fill

the screen.

During play

Press [ZOOM] to select the preset aspect ratio.

The zoom ratio changes each time you press the

button.

The popup shows the video format suited to the

ratio.

4:3 Standard ) European Vista ) 16:9 Standard

Cinemascope2 ( Cinemascope1 ( American Vista

Refer to the disc’s instructions and “Screen size” below for the aspect ratio

of the picture.

∫Making fine adjustments to the zoom ratio

While the ZOOM icon is displayed:

Press [3, 4].

The ratio changes in 0.01 units between 1.00 and 1.60 and in 0.02 units

between 1.60 and 2.00.

To restore the original ratio

Press [ZOOM] until the ratio returns to 1.00.

The ratio also returns to 1.00 when you open the disc tray or switch the

unit to standby. The ratio may return to 1.00 when a menu is displayed.

∫On the main unit

1. Press [ZOOM MODE].

Each time you press the button:

2. Turn and hold the zoom dial.

UP (right): to zoom in

DOWN (left):to zoom out

∫Screen size

Movies are made using a variety of screen sizes.

Advanced Surround

{--

SP1/HP1:

Natural effect

SP2/HP2:

Emphasized effect

SP OFF/HP OFF: Ca ncel (Factory preset)

CINEMA

{--

Cinema1:

Mellows images and enhances detail in dark scenes

Cinema2:

Sharpens images and enhances detail in dark

scenes

Normal: Normal mode (Factory preset)

SP 1

DVD

MPEG

PGMPGM

ABBCD

SLEEPSLEEP

RNDRND A B

JPEGJPEG

ZOOMZOOMPGPGSDSD

AVAAVMPMP

CDCD WMWM

Speaker Speaker

3 to 4 times

distance A

Seating position

Cinema1

DVD

MPEG

PGMPGM

AB CDD

SLEEPSLEEP

RNDRND A B

JPEGJPEG

ZOOMZOOMPGPGSDSD

AVAAVMPMP

CDCD WMWM

Dialogue Enhancer

Variable Zoom function

{--

Manual Zoom Mode:

Make fine adjustments (the zoom

indicator lights)

Preset Zoom Mode:

Select a preset ratio to suit the

images (the zoom indicator lights)

Zoom Mode Off

DVD

MPEG

PGMPGM

AB C D

SLEEPSLEEP

RNDRND A B

JPEGJPEG

ZOOMZOOMPGPGSDSD

AVAAVMPMP

CDCD WMWM

x1.00

Zoom - 4:3 Standard

European Vista (1.66:1)

American Vista (1.85:1)

Cinemascope 1 (2.35:1)

Cinemascope 2 (2.55:1)

16:9 Standard

4:3 Standard