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Page 1: ...nasonlc Color Television DVD Combo Operating Instructions CT 27DC50 For assistance please call 1 800 2tt PANA 7262 or TQB2AA0339 00614 send e mail to consumerproducts panasonic com USA only PRINTED IN USA ...

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Page 3: ...ng Language of On Screen display Menus 39 On Screen Messages 40 IV Aspect 41 Digital Audio Output 41 Other Settings 42 Still Mode 42 Audio During Search 42 IV Mode 43 Dynamic Range Compression 43 Still Picture Display 43 Black Level Control 44 Language Code List 45 Troubleshooting Chart TV 46 Troubleshooting Chart DVD 47 m Read these instructions completely before operating TV Contents are subject...

Page 4: ... customers at www prodreg com panasonic Model Number Serial Number Care and Cleaning Screen Turn TV Off Use a mild soap solution or window cleaner with a soft clean cloth DO NOT USE ABRASIVE CLEANERS Avoid excessive moisture and wipe dry Cabinet and Remote Control L J Use a soft cloth dampened with water or a mild detergent solution Do not use benzene thinner or other petroleum based cleaners 7 Av...

Page 5: ... MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT OF AC OUTLET AND FULLY INSERT DO NOT USE A PLUG WITH A RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADE CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE FOR SOME MODELS THAT ARE NON POLARIZED THE USE OF AN AC ADAPTOR CONNECTOR MAY BE NECESSARY Cable Antenna Polarized plug Non Polarized plug For proper reception either a cable or antenna connection is required Incom...

Page 6: ..._CC _ _ 0 9 Press nur_e_ pa_d_ _ SKIP REW PLAY SKIP FF CANCEL TVNCR STOP STILL PAUSE REC VCR DBS CHANNEL SLOW SEARCH LIGHT TV DVD CBL DBS VCR operation CH ACTION ENTER R TUNE RECALUDISPLAY EUR511503 To prolong the life of the batteries turn the light off and on pressing R TUNE and RECALL buttons simultaneously ...

Page 7: ...nel up down Menu navigation Channel upldown Channel upldown Navigation up down 1 _TV DVD j DBS i iTV i CABLE CH iOBS CH VCR All Components i i P ql r _ _i VOL 4 VOL TV Cable VCR DBS DVD TV VCR CABLE All Components DVD Navigation upldown Channel upldown Search code TV Volume left right Menu navigation Navigation left right Selects channel Selects code Note Refer to the DVD sectionin this manual for...

Page 8: ...E TV Previous channel CABLE DBS TV Ca_e RECALL DISPLAY VCR DVD DBS TV CABLE DBS VCR DVD VCR DVD PLAY F 1 Display Channel time and audio On screen display On screen display Display Program Info TV mode selection for remote control DBS Cable mode selection for remote control VCR mode selection for remote control Digital Videodisc mode selection for remote control Play Play El ...

Page 9: ...ressing PAUSE key press m buttonfor Slow Forward and button for Slow Backward You can press these buttons five 5 times to speed up the Slow Search in either direction Battery Installation Use two AA batteries Remove battery cover by pushing in and up near arrow install batteries matching and polarity signs Replace the battery cover Precautions Replace batteries in pairs Do not mix battery types zi...

Page 10: ...e component will turn on Helpful Hints Unsuccessful Code If the component does not operate with the Remote Control repeat the procedure using another code Some brands have multiple codes If an incorrect code is entered or if the procedure takes onger than 30 seconds the programm ng willfail Without A Code This procedure searches all codes and is called the sequence method Confirm that the external...

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Page 12: ...9 230 Pioneer 201 216 Pulsar 205 232 Dish Network Echostar t05 Echostar 105 G E 106 Gradiente 114 Hitachi 103 111 112 HNS Hughes 103 Puser RCA Realistic Regal Regency Rembrandt Samsung Scientific Atlanta Stmark Sprucer Stargate Telecaption Teleview Texscan Tocom Unika Universal Videoway Viewstar Zenith Zenith Drake Satellite 232 215 232 212 218 240 241 242 245 249 234 205 232 237 2O5 211 212 213 2...

Page 13: ...pment as instructed in equipment manual TO AUDIO AMPLIFIER Connect to an external audio amplifier input for listening to a stereo system Note TO AUDIO AMP terminals cannot be connected directly to external speakers Audio Adjustments 1 Select IV SPEAKERS ON from AUDIO menu 2 Set amplifier volume to minimum 3 Adjust TV volume to desired level 4 Adjust amplifier volume to match the TV 5 Select TV SPE...

Page 14: ...hen not using the connector ON BACK OF I V DVDSET I DIGITAL NJDIOOLrr I I CPTtCAL b Dust protection cap _ _ _ i_To optical digital audio input connector Decoder withDolby Digital DTS processing AV Amplifier with 5 1ch input connector Center speaker Leftfront speaker Subwoofer Left surroundspeaker Rightfrontspeaker Rightsurroundspeaker Manufactured underlicensefrom DolbyLaboratories Dolby and the d...

Page 15: ...tons CH VOL _ VOL CH Front Control Panel Buttons POWER Press to turn ON or OFF VOLUME Press to adjust sound and navigate in menus CHANNEL Press to select next or previous channel and navigate in menus ACTION Press to access menus TVNIDEO Press to select V or Video modes SKIP SEARCH Reverse Press during play to return to previous chapter or track PLAY Press to play disc SKIP SEARCH Forward Press du...

Page 16: ...ture worksonly in DVD mode LANGUAGES Select English Spanish or Frenchmenu AUDIO AUDIO NORM BASS TREBLE BALANCE MODE AI SOUND SURROUND TV SPEAKERS Reset BASS TREBLE and BALANCE to factory default Increaseor decrease the bassresponse Increaseor decreasethe trebleresponse Emphasizethe left right speakervolume Select the audiomode STEREO Twochannelaudioreception 3 SAP SecondAudioProgram Tune to the al...

Page 17: ... Accessed only in DVD Mode with Disc in STOP mode Refer to the DVD section for information on DVD setup menus IIIII PICTURE Reset all picture adjustmentsto factory default settings Adjust desiredcolorintensity Adjust naturalfleshtones Adjust dark areas for crispdetail Adjust whiteareas of picture Adjustclarityof outlinedetail CHCAP Providelabels for up io 30 stationsusing upio four charactersfor e...

Page 18: ...Timer Sleep Timer In TIMER menu program to turn TV OFF in 30 60 or 90 minutes Select NO to turn off timer TIMER CONTROL PROGRAM TIMER ON OFF CHANNEL 3 SET TIME FIRST Program Timer In Timer menu program TV to automatically turn on and off at selected time on a selected channel daily or one day TIMER CONTROL SLEEP TIMER NO PROGRAM TIMER _oN OFF CHANNEL 3 SET TIME FIRST Note TIME must be entered in t...

Page 19: ...GRAM TIMER is active when the TV is OFF or ON The TV will switch to the selected channel at the selected time set by the PROGRAM TIMER CH CAP Channel Caption Program channel captions station labels for 30 stations using up to four characters Use the numeric keypad for entering numbers unavailable with the select arrows CHANNEL CAPTION 2 ENTER CAPTION _k TO MOVE _ TO SELECT I CURSOR CHANNEL Note De...

Page 20: ...et code then selecting GAME GUARD OFF Note LOCK GAME GUARD OFF MOTION PIC E STATUS OFF CHANGE SETTINGS TV PARENTAL STATUS OFF CHANGE SETTINGS HOW LONG 12 HRS CHILD LOCK OFF If GAME GUARD is ON and if a blocked channel or video input is selected the message GAME GUARD ON displays in the upper right comer of the TV screen I Unlocking If you do not remember your code the LOCK will unlock in 12 24 or ...

Page 21: ...ypad to enter your four digit code Use a code that is easy to remember and record it in a safe place Note When in CHANGE CODE if you enter a different code from the one used on the LOCK menu the new code becomes the controlling code 4 Press CH button to highlight MOTION PICT STATUS 5 Press VOL 4 buttons to select OFF or ON 6 Press CH button to highlight CHANGE SETTINGS See Fig 2 7 Press VOL 4 butt...

Page 22: ...cedure Fig 4 Fig 5 1 In the Main Menu press the CH A or VOL rib buttons to highlight LOCK icon 2 Press ACTION button to display LOCK menu 3 Use the numeric keypad to enter your four digit code Use a code that is easy to remember and record it in a safe place 4 Press CH AY buttons to highlight TV PARENTAL STATUS 5 Press VOL 4P buttons to select OFF or ON 6 Press CH button to highlight CHANGE SETTIN...

Page 23: ...All children The themes and elementsin this program are specificallydesigned for a very young audience including childrenfrom ages 2 6 Directed to older children Themes and elements in this programmay include mild physicalor comedicviolence or may frighten childrenunderthe age of 7 General audience It contains little or no violence not strong language and little or no sexual dialogue or situations...

Page 24: ...y a qualified technician in order to clear the LOCK options that are set If the secret code is entered to ovemde ratings you must reset all ratings by either repr_ Jramming or turning the TV off This feature allows parents to lock the DVD disc trey to prevent children from playing DVDs or CDs To unlock disc tray select OFF Procedure 1 In the Main Menu press the CH Y or VOL lb buttons to highlight ...

Page 25: ...splayed instead of the language number Press _ _runtil the pre ferred language is selected Press SUBTITLE or ENTER to clear the display Press PLAY MODE in the stop mode The program playback screen appears on the IV screen Press AT to select the preferred track number Press ENTER to store in memory Repeat to program up to 18 tracks Press PLAY to begin the programmed sequence To return Press REPEAT ...

Page 26: ...s RETURN _o _ RETURN 10 z t _return to _ _ the _ L P re_ ous _ _ menu _ _ scree n t _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ y y __ L 4 _ _ _ _ _ Th s _ey a so lets you enter a numbera qual to orLqreater tiian jO S _ Jwh e nfdie DVDrnode _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CANCEL Press CANCEL in DVD mode to cancel selections TVNCR E 3 STILL PAUSE Press STILL during play the DVD player will be in the still ...

Page 27: ...from the scene when MENU was first pressed Viewing from another angle DVD Some DVDs may contain scenes which have been shot simultaneously from a number of different angles For these discs the same scene can be viewed from each of these different angles using the ANGLE button The recorded angles differ depending on the disc used Press ANGLE during play Number of angle being played back Press the c...

Page 28: ...ess ENTER to clear the display To display subtitles or clear screen Press the cursor buttons b to select ON or OFF Note In some cases the subtitle language will not change to the selected one immediately When a disc supporting closed captioning is played subtitles and closed captioning may overlap on the TV screen In this case turn the subtitle off For your reference When the preferred language is...

Page 29: ...even after pressing the cursor buttons A_ several times it means that the language is not available on the disc When the power is turned on or the disc is removed the language heard is the one selected at the initial settings If multiple languages are not available on the disc only the language recorded on the disc will be heard PLAY MODE VIDEO CD CD feature lets you play the tracks in an order yo...

Page 30: ... When the program playback menu is displayed To clear the last program one by one Move to Clear and press ENTER To clear all the programs Move to Clear All and press ENTER The programs are also cleared when the player is turned off or OPEN CLOSE is _ressed Random Play Video CD CD The player plays the tracks on the disc in random order Press PLAY MODE twice in STOP mode The random playback screen a...

Page 31: ...rkers can be stored in the memory Press MARKER to clear the display Recalling clearing a marker Press MARKER during play Press the cursor buttons _ to select the marker to be recalled cleared Press the cursor button A to recall a marker or Press CANCEL to clear a marker Play resumes from the point corresponding to the selected marker or The selected marker is cleared Press MARKER to clear the disp...

Page 32: ...e disccontents Cancel repeat Cancel repeat mode mode normal play normal play To return to normal play Press REPEAT MODE severaltimes until OFF isdisplayed Notes Repeat play may not workcorrectlywith some DVDs Repeatplay does notworkwithan interactiveDVD or duringmenu playofa Video CD withplayback control To enjoy program repeat play while playing CDs If REPEAT MODE is pressedduringprogramplay the ...

Page 33: ... play of the selection between points A and B To return to normal play Press A B REPEAT several times until the following display is shown Notes A B repeat play does not work with an interactive DVD Some subtitles recorded around point A or B may fail to appear DVD A B repeat play works only within a title DVD or a track Video CD CD For your reference If the title track is completed before end loc...

Page 34: ...ywith some DolbyDigi tel DVDs otherthan 2 1ch or 3 1ch dependingon the software Turnoff othersurround effectswhen usingthisvirtualsurroundsound effect For your reference For optimum effect it is recommended that the distance between the IV set and the listening position be about 3 or 4 times the distance between the right and left front speakers Differences between VSS 1 and VSS 2 VSS 1 VSS 2 Dolb...

Page 35: ...Virtual Surround Sound etc Common procedures Press DISPLAY button during Play or in the STOP mode Each time this button is pressed the following display sequence appears on screen 1 Press the cursor buttons _P to select the preferred item The selected item is indicated by the yellow frame on the On Screen Menu Icons 2 Press the cursor buttons AY to select the preferred setting For some items the s...

Page 36: ...croe nF le s sag es _ 5TVASpe_ 3 6 0_iIal _lo Oub_1 I 90 h erSe_ _s Pess RETURN Ioex 1 Press RETURN repeatedly to exit menus Disc Languages This menu selects the audio sound track language sub title language and the lan guage used in the menus of DVD menus The same settings will be used for every disc to be played back Procedure In DVD SETUP menu press AV buttons to highlight DISC LANGUAGES Press ...

Page 37: ...ctory preset When a level 7 or lower is selected an on screen display appears and prompts you enter a four digit code Press NUM key and the 0 9 number keys on the remote control to enter the four digit code Make sure to remember this code You ll need to input this code to change the rating level if you decide later Press ENTER to activate your rating level selection The rating is locked Any disc w...

Page 38: ...l and press ENTER Select a new rating by using or button then press ENTER To unlock the player temporarily Highlight Temporary Unlock and press ENTER The player is unlocked tempo rarily only for the disc Selecting language of On Screen display menus This menu lets you to select the language to be used to display the on screen menus Procedure In the DVD SETUP menu press A or button to highlight Men...

Page 39: ...displayed OO _ On _cr eenMessages 1_0_ S_een Merges On 2 ColorandPes_tlon _ Blue Press RETURN to exit j Press or button to select the preferred item and press ENTER If On screen Message is highlighted select On or Off If Color and Position is selected make your selection from the screen displayed on screen o _L 39 _S cLe_ n lYte_ss ages b ColorandPosition 2 _ Violet 3 _ Green 4 _ 8_ue 5 _ V_olet 6...

Page 40: ... This menu lets you select the digital output to be outputted from the optical digital audio output connector of the TV set Procedure In the DVD SETUP menu press or button to highlight Digital Audio Output Press ACTION ENTER button to display the sub menu O0 DigitalAIXIIoOutPUt 2 DolbyDigital 8rtslrearn 30TS DigitalSurround Ofi Press RETURN to exit Highlight PCM Down Conversion Item 1 Press ENTER ...

Page 41: ...ht Other Settings Press ACTION ENTER button to display the sub menus f I _ Other Settings 1StillMode Aut0matJe 2AudioduringSearch On 3 TVMode 4 3 Pan Sca_ 4 D RangeCompression Off 5 StillPictureDisplay Off 6 BlackLevelControl Lighter PressRETURN to exit Still Mode Lets you select Automatic Field or Frame still In Automatic mode Field still and Frame still are automatically selected Factory preset ...

Page 42: ... listen to dynamic sound even on low volume Dynamic range is the difference in volume between the quietest and loudest sounds heard Dynamic compression limits the level for listening at low volume This is useful late at night for example Note This function only works with Dolby Digital DVD Still Picture Display This menu is used to select the type of still picture displayed on the screen Select ei...

Page 43: ...ictive coded picture This picture type is computed on the basis of a past I Picture or P Picture B Picture Bidirectionally predictive coded picture This picture type is computed by comparing the previous and subsequent I Picture or P Picture It has the lowest volume of information Black Level Control This menu lets you select the black level of the picture Lighter or Darker Procedure In Other Sett...

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