Panasonic DVD-S42 specifications Screen, Display Menu, Audio Menu, Other Menu

§480p/576p (progressive) §480i/576i (interlace)

Video Output When you select “±±±§p” (progressive) and a confirmation

Mode	screen appears, select “Yes” only if connecting to a progressive
	output compatible television.
	§The numbers displayed depend on the geographical location and
	disc being played. One of the above numbers is displayed.

If you have chosen “±±±§p” (progressive) (➜ above), select the method of conversion for progressive output to suit the type of material.

≥When the tray is opened, the setting will return to Auto or Auto1. When playing PAL discs, MPEG4 or DivX video contents

Auto: Automatically detects the film and video content, and appropriately converts it.

Video: Select when using Auto, and the content is distorted.

Cinema: Select this if the edges of the film content

Transfer	appear jagged or rough when Auto is
Mode	selected.
	However, if the video content is distorted
	as shown in the illustration to the right,
	then select Auto.

When playing NTSC discs

Auto1 (normal): Automatically detects the film and video content, and appropriately converts it.

Auto2: In addition to Auto1, automatically detects film contents with different frame rates and appropriately converts it.

Video: Select when using Auto1 and Auto2, and the content is distorted.

Multi Re-master	(➜ page 10)
	You can enjoy comfortable, analog-like sound.
	[DVD-VR][DVD-V](Discs recorded with 48 kHz only)
	[VCD] [CD]
Sound	[WMA] [MP3] (Disc recording is other than 8 kHz, 16 kHz or 32 kHz)
	On ,------. Off
Enhancement
	≥This does not work when Night Sound Mode, H.Bass, Advanced
	Surround or Multi Re-master (➜ page 10) is on.
	≥This may not work depending on the disc’s recording.
	≥This does not work with [MP3] on DVD-RAM or DVD-R/RW.
Attenuator	With AUDIO OUT connections (➜ page 6)
	Switch on if sound is distorted.
	On ,------. Off

∫ Display Menu

Information	On ,------. Off
Subtitle Position	0 to s60 (in 2 units)
Subtitle Brightness	Auto, 0 to s7

To select how to show images made for 4:3 aspect screens on a 16:9 aspect television

Normal: Laterally stretches images.

4:3 Aspect Auto: The standard setting is “Shrink”. However this automatically changes to “Zoom” with a letterbox picture.

Shrink: Images appear in the center of the screen.

Zoom: Expands to 4:3 aspect ratio.

Menus

Source Select

[DivX]

When you select “Auto” the constructing method of the DivX contents is automatically distinguished and output. If the picture is distorted, select “I (Interlace)” or “P (Progressive)” depending on which constructing method was used when the contents were recorded to disc.

Auto

I (Interlace)

P (Progressive)

Just Fit Zoom (➜ page 11, Zoom)

Manual Zoom (➜ page 11, Zoom)

Bit Rate Display Motion pictures On ,------.Off

GUI See-throughOff, On, Auto (Switches on automatically when the images appear on the display.)

-Screen

∫Audio Menu

Night Sound	(➜ page 10)
Mode
H.Bass	(➜ page 10)
Advanced	(➜ page 10)
Surround
	To make the dialogue in movies easier to hear
Dialogue	[DVD-V](Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG [Except\Asia], 3-channel or over,
	with the dialogue recorded in the center channel)
Enhancer	[DivX] (Dolby Digital, 3-channel or over, with the dialogue recorded in
	the center channel)
	On ,------. Off

GUI Brightness s3 to r3

Quick OSD (➜ page 9)

∫ Other Menu

Setup	(➜ page 18, Changing the player settings)
Play as DVD-VR	Select “Play as Data Disc” to play [MP3], [JPEG], [MPEG4] or
Play as HighMAT	[DivX] on DVD-RAM that contain both [DVD-VR]and another
or	format (e.g. [JPEG]) or to play HighMAT discs without using the
Play as Data Disc	HighMAT function.

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