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Color Television/DVD Combo
Operating Instructions

CT-20DC50

CT-27DC50

CT-27DC50U

TQB2AA0339-2

10417

PRINTED IN USA

For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA (7262) or
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Summary of Contents for CT20DC50B - 20" CLR TV/DVD COMBO

Page 1: ...levision DVD Combo Operating Instructions CT 20DC50 CT 27DC50 CT 27DC50U TQB2AA0339 2 10417 PRINTED IN USA For assistance please call 1 800 211 PANA 7262 or send e mail to consumerproducts panasonic com USA only ...

Page 2: ... DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE LABEL INSIDE OF TV WARNING To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove cover or back No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel The exclamation point within a triangle ...

Page 3: ...nterference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is...

Page 4: ... Connections 14 VCR Connection 14 To Audio Amplifier 14 Dolby Digital Decoder Connection 15 Main Menu 16 ACTION Button 16 CH VOL Buttons 16 Front Control Panel Buttons 16 Main Menu Feature Chart 17 Special Features 19 Languages 19 Timer 19 Sleep Timer 19 Program Timer 19 CH CAP Channel Caption 20 Lock 21 Game Guard Lock and Unlock 21 V Chip Operation 22 Motion Picture Ratings 22 Motion Picture Rat...

Page 5: ...cause a permanent shadow image on the picture tube This background image is viewable on normal programs in the form of a stationary fixed image This type of irreversible picture tube deterioration can be limited by observing the following steps A Reduce the brightness contrast setting to a minimum viewing level B Do not display the fixed image for extended periods of time C Turn the power off when...

Page 6: ...ith a soft clean cloth DO NOT USE ABRASIVE CLEANERS Avoid excessive moisture and wipe dry Note Do not spray any type of cleaning fluid directly on the screen Cabinet and Remote Control r Use a soft cloth dampened with water or a mild detergent solution Do not use benzene thinner or other petroleum based cleaners r Avoid excessive moisture and wipe dry Specifications Specifications are subject to c...

Page 7: ...ur component connectors Avoid long cables to minimize interference AC Power Supply Cord CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK 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 PR...

Page 8: ...s to access menus or enter selections RECALL DISPLAY Press to display time channel sleep timer and other options Display on screen menus in DVD mode EUR511503 To prolong the life of the batteries turn the light off and on pressing R TUNE and RECALL buttons simultaneously SKIP REW PLAY SKIP FF CANCEL TV VCR STOP STILL PAUSE REC VCR DBS CHANNEL SLOW SEARCH Component function buttons MUTE Press to mu...

Page 9: ...CR Channel up down Menu navigation Channel up down Channel up down Navigation up down Navigation up down Channel up down All Components TV Cable VCR DBS DVD Search code TV Volume left right Menu navigation Navigation left right TV VCR CABLE All Components DVD Selects channel Selects code Note Refer to the DVD section in this manual for DVD buttons operation POWER MUTE TV VIDEO CH CH VOL VOL Press ...

Page 10: ...ECALL DISPLAY TV Cable VCR DVD DBS Display Channel time and audio On screen display On screen display Display Program Info TV TV mode selection for remote control CABLE DBS DBS Cable mode selection for remote control VCR VCR mode selection for remote control DVD Digital Videodisc mode selection for remote control PLAY VCR DVD Play Play RETURN 10 RETURN 10 10 TQB2AA0339 1 DVD COMBO fm Page 9 Thursd...

Page 11: ...e and corrosion that will damage the Remote Control Key Operates Function SKIP FF VCR DVD Fast forward Skip search fast forward SKIP REW VCR DVD Rewind Skip search rewind STOP VCR DVD Stop Stop REC VCR Record CANCEL TV VCR VCR DVD Select TV VCR mode Cancel STILL PAUSE VCR DVD Pause Still SLOW SEARCH VCR DBS DVD Channel up down Page Up Down Channel up button search forward Channel down button searc...

Page 12: ...e sequence method Confirm that the external component is plugged in and on Turn the component off Press the ACTION and POWER button together for at least 5 seconds Press appropriate component button on the Remote Control Press the button to move forward to the next code Press the button to move backward Press the Remote Control POWER button to test the component If the procedure was successful the...

Page 13: ...10 111 139 Marta 106 Memorex 109 124 MGA 138 140 141 147 148 161 Minolta 100 145 Mitsubishi 138 140 141 147 148 161 Multitech 137 NEC 110 111 134 139 Olympic 123 124 Optimus 106 121 128 135 Brand Code Orion 120 126 Panasonic 121 122 123 124 Penney 100 105 110 111 124 139 145 Pentax 100 111 145 Philco 120 123 124 126 127 143 Philips 123 124 131 173 Pioneer 123 Proscan 100 101 102 123 124 131 133 14...

Page 14: ...05 222 Curtis 212 213 Diamond 224 225 232 Eagle 229 Eastern 234 GCbrand 205 232 Gemini 222 General Instrument Jerrold 211 219 220 221 222 224 225 226 227 Hamlin 212 218 240 241 242 245 Hitachi 203 224 Macom 203 204 205 Memorex 230 Movietime 205 232 Oak 202 237 239 Panasonic 209 210 214 Philips 206 207 228 229 230 Pioneer 201 216 Pulsar 205 232 Panasonic 104 Philips 101 102 Primestar 108 RCA 106 10...

Page 15: ...ected directly to external speakers Audio Adjustments 1 Select TV 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 SPEAKERS OFF VAO from AUDIO menu 6 Volume mute bass treble and balance are now controlled from the TV Note In OFF FAO the volume is controlled by the external amplifier ANT L R TO AU...

Page 16: ...tor Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved DIGITAL AUDIOOUT PCM BITSTREAM OPTICAL ON BACK OF TV DVD SET Decoder with Dolby Digital DTS processing AV Amplifier with 5 1ch input connector To optical digital audio input connector Left front...

Page 17: ...P SEARCH SKIP SEARCH OPEN CLOSE 1 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 TV VIDEO Press to select TV 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 during play to ...

Page 18: ...AGES Select English Spanish or French menu AUDIO AUDIO NORM Reset BASS TREBLE and BALANCE to factory default BASS Increase or decrease the bass response TREBLE Increase or decrease the treble response BALANCE Emphasize the left right speaker volume MODE Select the audio mode r STEREO Two channel audio reception r SAP Second Audio Program Tune to the alternate audio channel if available in your are...

Page 19: ...o factory default settings COLOR Adjust desired color intensity TINT Adjust natural flesh tones BRIGHTNESS Adjust dark areas for crisp detail PICTURE Adjust white areas of picture SHARPNESS Adjust clarity of outline detail CH CAP CHANNEL CAPTION Provide labels for up to 30 stations using up to four characters for each station LOCK GAME GUARD Program to prevent video games cable box and VCRs from b...

Page 20: ...at selected time on a selected channel daily or one day Note TIME must be entered in the SETUP menu to operate PROGRAM TIMER SET UP SET TIME _ _ _ _ AM ANT CABLE AUTO PROG NO MANUAL PROG NO AUTO POWER ON OFF MODE OFF AUTO ASPECT ON ENGLISH ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS CC TIMER CONTROL SLEEP TIMER NO PROGRAM TIMER ON _ _ _ _ OFF _ _ _ _ CHANNEL 3 SET TIME FIRST TIMER CONTROL SLEEP TIMER NO PROGRAM TIMER ON _ _...

Page 21: ... The TV automatically turns OFF after 90 minutes when turned on by the PROGRAM TIMER If the OFF time is programmed or if a key is pressed the automatic OFF after 90 minutes will be cancelled PROGRAM TIMER Activation The PROGRAM 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 CHANNEL CAPTION ENTER CHANNEL NUMBER 11 EN...

Page 22: ...ARD OFF Note 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 corner of the TV screen Unlocking If you do not remember your code the LOCK will unlock in 12 24 or 48 hours depending on the current setup Be cautious when selecting ALWAYS If ALWAYS is selected and you forget your secret code the TV must be serviced by a qual...

Page 23: ...m the one used on the LOCK menu the new code becomes the controlling code 4 Press CH q button to highlight MOTION PICT STATUS 5 Press VOL tu buttons to select OFF or ON 6 Press CH q button to highlight CHANGE SETTINGS See Fig 2 7 Press VOL tu buttons to display Motion Picture Rating menu See Fig 3 8 Press VOLtu buttons to select VIEW NR PROGRAMS YES or NO Sometimes movies do not get rated for a va...

Page 24: ... be received Selecting NO NR programs will be blocked See Customer Caution below 9 Press CH pq buttons to move between different ratings Use VOL tu buttons to select the ratings you want to block Note See the TV PARENTAL GUIDE RATINGS chart 10 Press VOL tu buttons to block RED and unblock GREEN 11 Press ACTION button repeatedly to exit menus NR CONTAINS NO RATING NOT RATED AND NA NOT APPLICABLE PR...

Page 25: ...designed for a very young audience including children from ages 2 6 TV Y7 Directed to older children Themes and elements in this program may include mild physical or comedic violence or may frighten children under the age of 7 TV G General audience It contains little or no violence not strong language and little or no sexual dialogue or situations TV PG Parental guidance suggested The program may ...

Page 26: ... in a safe place 4 Press the CH pq buttons to highlight CHILD LOCK 5 Press VOL tu buttons to select DVD or OFF 6 Press ACTION button repeatedly to exit menus Note When CHILD LOCK is set to DVD all keys for the DVD player on the control panel are locked Unlocking If you do not remember your code the LOCK will unlock in 12 24 or 48 hours depending on last setup Be cautious when selecting ALWAYS If A...

Page 27: ... instead of the language number Press pquntil the preferred language is selected Press AUDIO or ENTER to clear the display PLAY MODE VIDEO CD CD Press PLAY MODE in the stop mode The program playback screen appears on the TV screen Press pq 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 to n...

Page 28: ...s Press STOP in DVD mode to stop play Press STILL during play the DVD player will be in the still picture mode Press PAUSE during play the CD player is placed in the pause mode Press PLAY to resume the normal operation PLAY Press PLAY in DVD mode to start play Adjusting volume in DVD mode Press TV mode button Press VOL left right to adjust volume Press DVD mode button SKIP REW Press SKIP REW in DV...

Page 29: ... 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 cursor buttons pq until the preferred angle is selected ...

Page 30: ... buttons tu 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 not selected even after pressing the cursor buttons pq several times it means that...

Page 31: ... 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 PLAY MODE VIDEO CD CD feature lets you play the tracks in an order you specify Press PLAY MODE in the stop mode The program playback menu appears on...

Page 32: ...s 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 pressed 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 appears on the screen Press PLAY T...

Page 33: ...RKER to clear the display Recalling clearing a marker Press MARKER during play Press the cursor buttons tu to select the marker to be recalled cleared Press the cursor button p 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 display Note Some subtitles recorded around t...

Page 34: ...play of a Video CD with playback control To enjoy program repeat play while playing CDs If REPEAT MODE is pressed during program play the display changes as follows To return to program play Press REPEAT MODE several times until OFF is displayed CD VIDEO CD DVD C T OFF Normal Play Repeat of track being played Repeat of entire disc contents Cancel repeat mode normal play Normal Play Repeat of chapt...

Page 35: ...ints 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 location B is specified the end poin...

Page 36: ...tal DVDs other than 2 1ch or 3 1ch depending on the software Turn off other surround effects when using this virtual surround sound effect For your reference For optimum effect it is recommended that the distance between the TV 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 Dolby Digital DV...

Page 37: ...le chapter track numbered playing time audio subtitle language and angle Player information such as repeat play play mode marker 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 tu to select the preferred item The selected item is indicated b...

Page 38: ...ub 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 pq buttons to highlight DISC LANGUAGES Press ACTION ENTER button to display the sub menu Press p or q button to select the Audio Subtitle or Menus Press ACTION ENTER button to enter your selection To select a non listed language select...

Page 39: ...r rating level selection The rating is locked Any disc whose rating is higher than the setting cannot be played back unless the correct password 4 digit code is entered When the player is locked and you wish to play a DVD whose rating is different than the rating level you selected enter the four digit secret code press ENTER and the following menu appears on the screen Level 8 All DVDs can be pla...

Page 40: ...k 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 p or q button to highlight Menu Languages Press ACTION ENTER button to display the sub menu Press p or q button to select English Français or Español Press ACTI...

Page 41: ...Press p or q 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 Press ACTION ENTER button to enter your selection Press RETURN to exit the menu On Screen Messages 1 On Screen Messages 2 Color and Position Press RETURN to exit On Blue On Screen Messages 2 3...

Page 42: ...the TV set Procedure In the DVD SETUP menu press p or q button to highlight Digital Audio Output Press ACTION ENTER button to display the sub menu Highlight PCM Down Conversion Item 1 Press ENTER to display the sub menu Select either No or Yes Press ACTION ENTER button Highlight Dolby Digital Press ACTION ENTER button to display Dolby Digital sub menu Select either Bitstream or PCM If Bitstream is...

Page 43: ...CTION ENTER button to display the sub menus Still Mode Lets you select Automatic Field or Frame still In Automatic mode Field still and Frame still are automatically selected Factory preset Field still or Frame still pre vents jittering from occurring or let the small text or fine patterns seen clearly in the still picture mode Audio During Search This menu lets you decide whether you want hear th...

Page 44: ...ifference 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 either Off or On If Off mode the picture type I P B will not be disp...

Page 45: ... 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 Settings menu press p or q button to ...

Page 46: ...Bangla 7289 Armenian 7784 Maltese 8471 Tajik 6679 Tibetan 7365 Interlingua 7789 Burmese 8472 Thai 6682 Breton 7378 Indonesian 7865 Nauru 8473 Tigrinya 6765 Catalan 7383 Icelandic 7869 Nepali 8475 Turkmen 6779 Corsican 7384 Italian 7876 Dutch 8476 Tagalog 6783 Czech 7387 Hebrew 7879 Norwegian 8479 Tonga 6789 Welsh 7465 Japanese 7982 Oriya 8482 Turkish 6865 Danish 7473 Yiddish 8065 Panjabi 8484 Tata...

Page 47: ...ase Volume Check Mute Check TV SPEAKERS on off Change Channel Noisy Audio No Video Set TV or Cable Mode Properly Check Antenna Cables No Audio No Video No PIP Check Power Cord is Plugged into Active Outlet Adjust Brightness and Audio Controls Change Channel Check Cable Connections Program the Remote Control Again Check Second Video Source Operation Normal Audio No Color Adjust Color Settings Chang...

Page 48: ...one selected in the DVD SETUP menu Picture distorted during rapid advance or rapid reverse The picture will be somewhat distorted at times this is normal No key operation by the controls on the TV set or remote control unit is effective Some operations may be prohibited by the disc No 4 3 16 9 picture Choose the correct TV aspect from the DVD SETUP menu No on screen display The Off setting is sele...

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