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Table of contents
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connection to a television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Home Theater – Enjoying more powerful sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Power connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Quick setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Basic play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Starting play from a selected item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting groups to play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Position Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Replaying a scene—QUICK REPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rotating pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting the unit to turn off—SLEEP timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Navigation menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Playing WMA/MP3/JPEG and CD text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Playing HighMAT discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Playing the programs on DVD-RAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Increasing your enjoyment of movies and music . . . . . . . 14
Changing soundtracks, subtitles and angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
To enjoy even higher quality sound—AUDIO ONLY . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Advanced Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Double Re-master – Enjoying more natural sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Selecting still pictures – Page Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Variable Zoom function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Depth Enhancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Changing play sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
All group play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Program play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using On-Screen Menu Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Unit information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Progress indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Changing settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Entering a password (Ratings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Digital output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Speaker setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Product Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Guía de referencia rápida en español . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
(Spanish Quick Reference)
Accessories
Please check and identify the supplied
accessories. Use numbers indicated in
parentheses when asking for replacement parts.
(Only for U.S.A.)
To order accessories contact 1-800-332-5368 or the website
(http://www.panasonic.com).
(Only for Canada)
To order accessories, call the dealer from whom you have made
your purchase.
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1
Remote control
(N2QAJB000067)
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2
Remote control batteries
∏
1
AC power supply cord
(RJA0065-2D)
∏
1
Audio/video cable
(JAC3315N)
[Note]
The included AC power supply cord is for use with this unit only. Do
not use it with other equipment.
DATE OF PURCHASE ___________________________________
DEALER NAME ________________________________________
DEALER ADDRESS _____________________________________
______________________________________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER __________________________________
The model number and serial number of this product can be found on
either the back or the bottom of the unit. Please note them in the
space provided below and keep for future reference.
MODEL NUMBER DVD-S55
SERIAL NUMBER
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