Settings for DVD Operation

 

 

Press ACTION

 

1 to display DVD MAIN MENU.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

DVD MAIN MENU

Press

 

AUDIO OUTPUT

 

to select an item, and

 

DISC LANGUAGES

 

 

 

ST I L L MODE

: AUTO

press SET.

 

 

 

P A R E N T A L L O C K : L E V E L 8

 

 

 

TV MODE

: 4 : 3 L e t t e r b o x

 

 

 

 

SELECT

:

 

 

 

 

 

SET

: SET

 

 

 

 

END

: ACTION

 

Once initial settings are done, they remain in memory (even after power off) until changed. This means DECK will operate under the same conditions (especially DVDs) each time.

Ready Checklist

DECK is in DVD mode, press DVD.

DISC LANGUAGES (See below)

All languages offered on the disc can be set.

If the language not offered is set, the original disc language will be selected.

AUDIO OUTPUT (See p. 48.)

You can set the audio output that comes from the digital audio output terminal.

STILL MODE (See p. 49.)

To select “FIELD” (Field still) or “FRAME” (Frame still) to prevent jitter or make small text or fine patterns clearly visible in a still picture. When “AUTO” is set “FIELD” or “FRAME” is selected automatically.

TV MODE (See p. 49.)

To select whether the video material for a wide- screen will be played back in the Pan & Scan style, Letterbox style or 16 : 9 style.

Disc Languages (DVD only)

To select and set the language of the audio soundtrack, subtitles, or title/DVD menus for all discs to be played.

3

 

DVD MAIN MENU

Press

 

 

to select

ST I L L MODE : AUTO

 

 

 

 

DISC LANGUAGES

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO OUTPUT

 

“DISC LANGUAGES,”

 

 

 

P A R E N T A L L O C K : L E V E L 8

 

 

 

TV MODE

: 4 : 3 L e t t e r b o x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and

 

 

 

SELECT

:

 

press SET

 

 

 

SET

: SET

 

 

 

END

: ACTION

to display screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

DISC LANGUAGES

Press

 

 

 

to select an item, and

 

AUDIO

: E n g l i s h

 

SUBT I TLE

: AUTO

 

MENUS

: E n g l i s h

press SET repeatedly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for desired language.

 

 

 

SELECT

:

 

(Please refer right.)

 

 

 

SET

: SET

 

 

 

END

: ACTION

 

Press ACTION to redisplay DVD MAIN

5 MENU and go to step 2 to setup another item.

Or, press ACTION twice to exit.

NUMBER keys

CLEAR

ACTION

SELECT

SET

“AUDIO” selections

(Factory preset: English)

To select the audio soundtrack language.

English/Spanish/French/Japanese Original: Original disc language

OTHER ✱✱✱✱: Other language selection*1

“SUBTITLE” selections

(Factory preset: AUTO)

To select the subtitle language.

AUTO: Same language selected for “AUDIO”

If language set for “AUDIO” is used in playback, subtitles will not appear.

If another language is used during playback, the subtitles will appear in the language selected at “AUDIO” setup.

English/Spanish/French/Japanese OTHER ✱✱✱✱: Other language selection*1

“MENUS” selections

(factory preset: English)

To select the language used in title menus or DVD menus.

English/Spanish/French/Japanese OTHER ✱✱✱✱: Other language selection*1

To enter OTHER ✱✱✱✱ code number,

Press NUMBER keys (Please refer to language codes on p. 50).

To make corrections, press repeatedly to delete language code number, and correct.

*1 If the selected language is not offered, the original disc language is selected.

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Panasonic PV-D4743S manual Settings for DVD Operation, Disc Languages DVD only

PV-D4743, PV-D4743S specifications

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