DVD/CD PLAYER Contents DVD-S27/S24 Included Accessories Inserting Batteries Safety Precautions Front DVD-Player Connectors Remote control unit Operating Instructions QUICK SETUP Panasonic DVD / CD PLAYER DVD-S27 DVD CD DVD-RAM VIDEO PLAYBACK 54MNz/10bit VIDEO D/A CONVERTER OPEN/CLOSE AV ENHANCER Page 2 2-3 4 5 6-7 8 Playback functions 9 - 11 Navigation Menu HighMAT / CD Text 12 - 13 14 DISPLAY menu 15 - 17 SETUP menus Before requesting service Information Specifications Index Country-code
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Safety Precautions Install this device in a horizontal position. Do not place anything heavy on it. Keep this device away from high temperatures and avoid changes in temperatures. VAROITUS: TULIPALO-, SÄHKÖISKUVAARAN TAI TUOTETTA KOHTAAVAN MUUN VAHINGON VÄHENTÄMISEKSI EI LAITETTA SAA ALTISTAA SATEELLE, KOSTEUDELLE, VESIPISAROILLE TAI ROISKEELLE, EIKÄ NESTETTÄ SISÄLTÄVIÄ ESINEITÄ, KUTEN ESIMERKIKSI MALJAKOITA, SAA ASETTAA LAITTEEN PÄÄLLE. VAROITUS! Keep away from humidity and dust.
Front DVD-Player Panasonic DVD / CD PLAYER DVD-S27 DVD-RAM VIDEO PLAYBACK 54MNz/10bit VIDEO D/A CONVERTER AV ENHANCER OPEN/CLOSE DVD CD Detailed information Page is available on the specified pages. Stand-by indicator When the unit is connected to the AC mains supply, this indicator lights up in standby mode and goes out when the unit is turned on. OPEN/CLOSE Stops playback. 7 Opens and closes the disc tray. Pauses playback. 7 SKIP: Skips chapters, titles or frames. Starts playback.
Connectors Before connecting ! Verify that all devices to be connected up are unplugged from the AC mains. Note on all connections shown Attach the unit directly to the TV set. If you let the player connection go through a video recorder You will experience a disturbed picture when playing copy-protected DVDs. Connection to a TV set without a scart socket or to an amplifier component (home cinema): Connection to a TV set with scart socket: When the unit is fully connected up attach the AC mains cable.
Remote control unit General control Stand-by/on switch Press to switch the unit from on to stand-by mode or vice versa. In stand-by mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power. OPEN/CLOSE Opens and closes the disc tray. ! ! ENTER ! PLAY SPEED OSD menu selection buttons. Select Groups ( ) or Titles ( ) for JPEG, WMA or MP3. ENTER: accepts the menu function you selected Playback speed control. Adapts to a factor between x0.6 and x1.4.
Playback control PLAY STOP Start playback ! Press PLAY . Playback starts automatically. Stop playback ! Press STOP SKIP 9 SLOW/SEARCH twice. Resume ! Press STOP during playback to store the current position on the disc. ! Press PLAY while [ ] is flashing on the display. Playback is resumed at the point where you stopped it. On-screen display PAUSE ZOOM PLAY MODE Opening the disc tray or the unit going into stand-by mode also clears the stored position on the disc.
QUICK SETUP ! Setup QUICK SETUP Select the menu language. English Deutsch Español Svenska to select and press ENTER Français Italiano Português Nederlands RETURN to return The navigator keys of the remote control unit allow you to move between menus and to accept or change the selected settings. ENTER Press ENTER to store a change. Press RETURN to go back to the previous screen. Press SETUP to quit the menu.
Playback functions Playback ! Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. ! Place the disc on the disc tray. ! Press PLAY . The disc tray closes and disc playback starts automatically. D The player may take some time to read all of the disc information! DVD-Video Video CD CD RAM MP3 WMA JPEG ! The label must face up. MP3, WMA, JPEG: The Playback menu appears on the screen. Subtitles/information: ! Press SUBTITLE to show or hide the text.
Playback functions DVD-Video Chapter review This function lets you browse back through the chapters of a DVD-V by playing the first couple of seconds of every chapter. ! Press STOP during playback. ! Press PLAY . A message appears: Press PLAY to Chapter Review. ! Press PLAY again. The first couple of seconds of every chapter are played back. Normal playback is resumed at the point where you stopped it. D Do not press PLAY if you do not wish to browse back through the chapters.
Playback functions Program play Time Play Clear Clear all --PLAY to start to select and press ENTER CD MP3 WMA JPEG ! D Choose a title and chapter. Title Chapter Video CD You can programme up to 32 chapters/tracks to be played in any order. Press PLAY MODE while the disc is stopped. The Program Play screen appears. Use the numeric keys to specify the Group/Title (not with CDs) and the Content/Chapter.
Navigation Menu MP3 WMA JPEG Playback Menu ! The Playback Menu appears on the screen when you insert a JPEG, WMA, MP3 or HighMAT disc. ! Press to select the contents you wish to play, then press ENTER or PLAY to confirm. D To display the Navigation Menu when playing HighMAT discs, go to the Setup menu, pick item Others and set HighMAT to [Enable] (see page 19). Or select in STOP-Mode in the Other Menu [Play as Data Disc] (see page 17).
Navigation Menu G1 Thumbnail Menu C 1 JPEG --:-- P1000001 1/68 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DISPLAY to display the sub menu 12 RETURN to exit JPEG Thumbnail Menu JPEG ! Pick DISPLAY from the Navigation Menu and press to select [Thumbnail]. ! Press ENTER to confirm. The Thumbnail Menu is displayed. ! Press to select a picture. Press to page up or down. When you have browsed the pictures of a group, the pictures of the next group are shown. ! Press ENTER to confirm.
HighMAT HighMAT Page 1/1 Sorted according to artist Sorted according to sampler Sorted according to category HighMAT (High Performance Media Access Technology) is a joint Panasonic and Microsoft technology development. Diverse HighMAT-level 2 format data (WMA, MP3 and/or JPEG) stored on a disc by a PC can be quickly played back by the appliance with the additional help of a menu. While the HighMAT menu is displayed: ! Press to select and ENTER to confirm.
DISPLAY menu Playback status indicator (DVD-S27 only) 1 DISPLAY ! ! ! ! C 2 G Press DISPLAY twice to activate the playback status indicator. Press to change the playback speed. Press to display the current and the remaining playback time. Press DISPLAY again to hide the status indicator. Advanced Surround Requires 2 or more audio channels. ! Press ADVANCED SURROUND. ! Press to select any of the menu items.
DISPLAY menu 16 Menu Title 1/36 Chapter 1/27 Time --:--:-Audio - --Subtitle - --Angle -/Other Settings DVD-Video Menu Track 1/ 2 Time 48:10 Audio LR Other Settings Video CD Menu Playlist 1/ 38 Group 1/20 Content 2/12 Time 0:39 Audio 96kbps Other Settings HighMAT Menu Group 1/11 Content 1/12 Time --:-Audio Other Settings WMA/MP3 Menu Group 1/ 6 Content 1/68 Thumbnail Rotate Picture Slideshow On Other Settings JPEG Menu Track 1/14 Time 48:10 Other Settings CD Title/Track Search: Allows you direc
DISPLAY menu These settings are not available for every disc. Play Speed: Select a factor by which to change the playback speed. The digital audio output switches to PCM. Other Settings AV-Enhancer: Automatically optimises and adapts the audio and video settings to the disc used. The Picture and Audio menus are not available when this function is enabled. Play Speed AV Enhancer Play Menu Picture Menu Audio Menu Display Menu Other Menu AV Enhancer Play Menu Off Off x1.4 x1.3 x1.2 x1.1 Normal x0.9 x0.
SETUP menus To display the Setup menu ! Press SETUP to display the Setup menu. ! Press to select a sub-menu, then press . ! Press to select the option to be changed, then press ENTER to confirm. ! Press to select a setting option, then press ENTER to confirm. ! Press to select the next menu item. ! Press RETURN to quit the menu.
SETUP menus Menu Audio Dolby Digital / DTS Digital Surround / MPEG: Please choose the correct settings matching your audio system: Your equipment Your equipment can not decode can decode the the signal signal Dolby Digital DTS Digital Surround PCM Bitstream PCM Bitstream MPEG PCM Bitstream PCM Digital Output PCM is the standard method used to record digital music signals on Audio CDs. For reasons of copyright protection, the digital output of PCM audio signals may be limited to 48 kHz/16 bit.
Before requesting service GENERAL PROBLEMS The player does not respond to function key commands: ! ! ! ! Certain control operations are not available with some discs. There may be interference caused by lightning or static charge. Press [ ] to put the player into stand-by mode. Restart the player. Unable to change the audio track or the subtitle language: ! ! The subtitles are not shown: ! Playback does not start after pressing PLAY: ! ! ! ! ! ! Condensation has accumulated inside the player.
Before requesting service DISPLAYED PROBLEMS SOUND AND PICTURE PROBLEMS There is no audio output and the sound is distorted: ! ! Check the connections. Deactivate the Advanced Surround effect. Message [Disc is incompatible with this player] is displayed: ! 15 The loudspeakers emit loud noise: ! Go to the Setup screen and check the Audio menu settings of [Dolby Digital], [DTS Digital Surround] and [MPEG]. ! 19 ! ! This is a technical issue and not indicative of a malfunction.
Information Region codes This player accesses the regional codes stored on DVDs. It supports all discs assigned regional code "2" or "ALL". UK and continental Europe: "2". Disc forms Never play anything but circular discs with a diameter of 3" ( 8 cm ) or 5" ( 12 cm ). Discs of other shapes may damage the player hardware. HighMAT and the HighMAT logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Specifications D Depending on the disc type and the Disc formats S27 / S24 DVD-Video DVD-R (without Cartridge) DVD-V 220-240 Volt mains voltage, 50 Hz Power consumption: 9 Watt Power consumption in stand-by: < 1 Watt SVCD Video-CD CD CD-R/RW --- conditions of recording, the appliance may sometimes fail to play the listed discs. D DVD-RAM with JPEG: Recorded with Panasonic DVD-Video recorders. To play JPEG files, select [Play as Data Disc] in DISPLAY menu (page 17).
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