Panasonic DVD-S42 specifications Using On-Screen Menus, Main menus, Other Settings

Using On-Screen Menus

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FUNCTIONS

Press.

2	Select Go to the next
	menu

ENTER

Return to the

previous menu Register

Select the menu.

3	Select	1	2	3
		4	5	6
	ENTER
		7	8	9
	Register		0	10

Make the settings.

4

RETURN

Press to exit.

Using On-Screen Menus

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Items shown differ depending on the type of software.

Main menus

Program, Group, Title	To start from a specific item
Chapter, Track	≥Press [3 4] to select and press [ENTER].
Playlist, Content	≥Press and hold [34] to alter faster.

	To skip incrementally or decrementally§ (Time Slip for play only)
	1. Press [ENTER] twice to show Time Slip indicator.
Time	2. Press [3 4] to select the time and press [ENTER].
	≥Press and hold [34] to alter faster.
	To start from a specific time§ (Time Search)
	To change remaining/elapsed time display
Video	To display pixel number
	[DivX] fps (frame per second) is also displayed.
Audio	(➜ page 11, Changing soundtracks)
	To display the current bitrate or sampling frequency
Thumbnail	To show thumbnail images
Subtitle	(➜ page 11, Changing subtitles)
Marker (VR)	To recall a marker recorded on DVD-Video recorders
Angle	(➜ page 11, Angle select)
Rotate Picture	(➜ page 11, Still picture rotation)
	To turn on/off slideshow
Slideshow	To change the slideshow timing (1 Fast ,---.5 Slow)
	≥When using Slideshow, Skip/Rotate picture may not work
	correctly depending on the play position.
Other Settings	(➜ below)

§Except iR/iRW

Other Settings

Play Speed (➜ page 12, Changing play speed)

AV Enhancer (➜ page 10)

∫Play Menu

(Only when the elapsed play time can be displayed, [JPEG] The Repeat and Marker functions can be used.)

Repeat	(➜ page 12, Repeat play)
	To repeat a specified section
A-B Repeat	Press [ENTER] at the starting and ending points.
	Press [ENTER] again to cancel.
	≥[DVD-VR](still picture part): Does not work.
	To mark up to 5 positions to play again
	Press [ENTER] (The unit is now ready to accept markers.)
Marker	To mark a position:	[ENTER] (at the desired point)
	To mark another position:[2 1] to select “¢”➜ [ENTER]
Except [DVD-VR]	To recall a marker:	[2 1] ➜ [ENTER]
	To erase a marker:	[2 1] ➜ [CANCEL]
	≥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	(➜ page 9)
Disc Review

∫Picture Menu

Normal: Normal images

Cinema1: Mellows images and enhances detail in dark scenes.

Cinema2: Sharpens images and enhances detail in dark scenes.

Animation: Suitable for animation

Dynamic: Enhances the contrast for powerful images.

User (Press [ENTER] to select “Picture Adjustment”) (➜ below)

Picture Adjustment

Contrast: Increases the contrast between light and dark parts of

Picture Modethe picture (j7 to i7). Brightness: Brightens the picture (0 to i15).

Sharpness: Adjusts the sharpness of the edges of the horizontal lines. (j7 to i7)

Colour: Adjust the shade of the picture’s colour (j7 to i7).

Gamma: Adjusts the brightness of dark parts (0 to i5).

Depth Enhancer: Reduce the rough noise in the background to give

agreater feeling of depth (0 to i4).

MPEG DNR: Smoothes block noise and reduces the smudging that appears around contrasting sections of the picture (0 to i3).

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