DVD/VIDEO CD/CD PLAYER Operating Instructions DVD-RV60 Model No. Region number supported by this player Region numbers are allocated to DVD players and software according to where they are sold. The region number of this player is “2”. The player will play DVDs marked with labels containing “2”...
Table of contents Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions Getting Started carefully. Accessories ......... 02 SAFETY INFORMATION .
SAFETY INFORMATION SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Note This player can be used only where the power supply is AC 220– Placement 240 V, 50 Hz. It cannot be used elsewhere. Set the unit up on an even surface away from direct sunlight, high temperatures, high humidity, and excessive vibration.
If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained. A replacement fuse cover can be purchased from your local Panasonic Dealer. IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE...
SCART and S video terminal information 21-pin SCART terminal Pin NO AV1 (Video)/ AV1 (S video) AV1 (RGB, Standby)/ DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AC IN (PCM/BITSTREAM) CENTER SURROUND FRONT L AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL AV2 (Playback) AV2 (Standby) S VIDEO OUT SUB–...
Disc information Discs not supported by this Discs supported by this player player DVD-Video 8 cm disc/ Do not try to play Photo CD or CD-R. 12 cm disc (Data on the disc may be damaged.) DVD with region number other than “2” or “ALL” CD-G Divx Video Disc Video CD...
Remote control preparations Terms used in these operating instructions Battery installation Title/Chapter [DVD] DVDs are divided up into large sections, titles, and smaller sections, chapters. The numbers allocated to these sections are called title Use of batteries numbers and chapter numbers. Example: Title 1 Title 2...
Control reference guide 3 4 5 6 ∫ < V.S.S. CINEMA PHONES Í/I Í ;< > ?@AB ANGLE PROG. 96kHz 24bit Buttons such as function in exactly the same way as Player the buttons on the player. Page Standby/on switch ( /I) ......12 OPEN/CLOSE Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa.
Connection to a television Ensure that this player and other equipment to be connected are switched to the standby mode or off and disconnect the AC mains lead before commencing connection. Do not block ventilation holes of any of the equipment and arrange them so that air can circulate freely. Read through the instructions before connecting other equipment.
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Connection to a television Connecting to a television and a video cassette recorder with 21-pin SCART terminal SCART terminal (RGB where available. á “6 AV1 Output” in “9 Other Settings”, page 31.) Television 21-pin SCART cable Direction of signal flow Back of the player DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (PCM/BITSTREAM)
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Connection to a television Before enjoying DVD/Video CD/CD The menu language for this player has been set to English, but you can change the language to French (example) (á “3 Menu Lan- guage”, page 30). English has been used in the examples shown. OPEN/CLOSE <...
Basic play Preparations Ensure connections to your television and audio equipment are ∫ correct. < V.S.S. CINEMA Í/I PHONES Turn on your television and other equipment. Í Select the Audio/Video (AV) position, e.g., AV1, AV2, which has been connected to the player. :, 9 Press [ /I] to switch on the power.
Basic play ∫ Stopping play ∫ < V.S.S. CINEMA Í/I PHONES Press [ ] during play. Í The player records the point where [ ] was pressed during play. (“ ” flashes on the player’s FL display.) To resume play from where you stopped it OPEN/CLOSE <...
Other methods of play OPEN/CLOSE Features on the next few pages are accessed mainly by using the < STOP PAUSE PLAY remote control. PAUSE PLAY ∫ SKIP SLOW / SEARCH :, 9SKIP Still picture (Pause) TOP MENU MENU Press [ PAUSE] during play.
Other methods of play Slow-motion play ∫ < V.S.S. CINEMA Í/I PHONES [DVD] [VCD] Í Press [ SLOW/SEARCH] while 6, 5 paused (á page 14) Each press increases the speed of slow-motion. OPEN/CLOSE < STOP PAUSE PLAY On the Player PLAY ∫...
Other methods of play OPEN/CLOSE < Canceling playback control STOP PAUSE PLAY ∫ SKIP SLOW / SEARCH [VCD] TOP MENU MENU Press [ STOP] after the menu screen appears (after step 4 on page 12). ENTER “PBC” will be cleared from the player’s FL display. DISPLAY RETURN PLAY MODE SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE...
Advanced operations TOP MENU MENU Cursor ENTER Changing soundtrack language buttons/ DISPLAY RETURN ENTER PLAY MODE SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE [DVD] AUDIO REPEAT MODE Some DVDs have more than one soundtrack language recorded on them, and you can change soundtrack language during play. Numeric A-B REPEAT buttons...
Advanced operations TOP MENU MENU Cursor ENTER A Changing subtitle language buttons/ DISPLAY RETURN ENTER PLAY MODE SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE [DVD] SUBTITLE REPEAT MODE Some DVDs have more than one subtitle language recorded on them, and you can change subtitle language during play. A-B REPEAT Numeric V.S.S.
Advanced operations CINEMA Changing picture quality for movie viewing ∫ [DVD] [VCD] < V.S.S. CINEMA PHONES Í/I Í Press [CINEMA] on the player while a disc is loaded. The indicator on the button lights. CINEMA Mellows movies, enhances detail in dark scenes and reduces picture noise.
Advanced operations TOP MENU MENU ENTER Repeat play DISPLAY RETURN PLAY MODE SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE Press [REPEAT MODE] during play. REPEAT REPEAT MODE Each time this button is pressed, the TV monitor changes as illustrat- MODE ed and the disc will repeat a chapter or title (DVD) or a track (Video A-B REPEAT CD/CD).
Advanced operations DISPLAY RETURN Repeating sections between two PLAY MODE SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE specific points (A-B repeat) REPEAT MODE A-B REPEAT 1·2 Press [A-B REPEAT] during play at V.S.S. the point where repeat play is to start SETUP CANCEL (A). Press [A-B REPEAT] at the point A-B REPEAT where repeat play is to be concluded...
Advanced operations OPEN/CLOSE < Program play STOP PAUSE PLAY STOP ∫ ∫ SKIP SLOW / SEARCH [VCD] [CD] 6, 5 SLOW/SEARCH SLOW/SEARCH The player plays the tracks on the disc in the order you specify. TOP MENU MENU Up to 32 tracks can be programmed. Cursor ENTER Press [PLAY MODE] while stopped...
Advanced operations V.S.S./V.S.S. indicator Reproducing an Advanced Virtual ∫ Surround Sound (V.S.S.) effect < V.S.S. CINEMA PHONES Í/I Í [DVD] (Dolby Digital, 2-channel or over only) Use this feature to enjoy a surround-like effect if you are using two front speakers or headphones. TOP MENU MENU Press [V.S.S.] during play.
Using GUI screens Using GUI screens Î Digital 1:06:37 3/2.1ch GUI screens GUI screens are long thin menus that contain information about the disc or player. These menus allow you to perform operations by changing this information. p 100 µ 100 Examples of GUI screens [A] The screens depend on the disc contents.
Detailed descriptions of each icon Screen for disc information ∫ DVD g h i j Î Digital 1:06:37 3/2.1ch a Title No. f Audio attribute Change the No. with the cursor buttons [3, 4] or the numeric Shows the audio attributes of the selected soundtrack (cannot be buttons and press [ENTER].
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Using GUI screens Screen for player information a A–B repeat play e Digital picture mode [DVD] [VCD] Press [ENTER] during play to store location A and press [ENTER] You can adjust picture quality to suit the disc or scene you are again to store location B.
Changing initial settings OPEN/CLOSE Change the initial settings to suit your preference and to suit the play- < STOP PAUSE PLAY er to the environment in which it is being used. ∫ SKIP SLOW / SEARCH Common procedures TOP MENU MENU 2·3 Press [SETUP] in the stop mode.
Changing initial settings Changing initial settings 1 Disc Languages [DVD] See page 27 for operation. 1 Audio 1 English (Factory preset) 2 French 3 German Disc Languages 4 Italian 5 Spanish 1 Audio English 6 Original The original language of each disc will be selected. 2 Subtitle Automatic 7 Other ¢¢¢¢...
2 Ratings [DVD] See page 27 for operation. Level 8 (Factory preset) Please set a rating limit All DVDs can be played. 8 No Limit Level 7 to 1 Prevents play of DVDs with ratings recorded on them (those that contain adult or violent scenes). Level 0 Playback of all DVDs is prohibited (e.g.
Changing initial settings Changing initial settings 3 Menu Language See page 27 for operation. Example: If you selected “2 Français” 1 English (Factory preset) Select the language Choisissez la langue des 2 Français menus du lecteur. for these Menus. 3 Deutsch 1 English 1 English 4 Italiano...
Changing initial settings 9 Other Settings See page 27 for operation. 1 Still Mode 1 Automatic (Factory preset) Other Settings Select either “Field still” or 2 Field 1 Still Mode Automatic “Frame still” in the still Select this setting when jittering occurs in the still picture 2 Audio during Search picture mode.
Changing initial settings Note For your reference ≥Audio is heard at any speed when playing CDs, regardless of any ≥I/P/B settings at “2 Audio during Search”. To efficiently store video on DVD, common elements among frames ≥Audio is not heard at any speed when playing CDs encoded with are used in common, and different elements are recorded with each DTS, regardless of any settings at “2 Audio during Search”.
Home theater ∫ Upgrading your audio equipment Setup chart Equipment and Settings in Settings in settings Equipment Speakers “7 Digital Audio Page Types of “8 Speaker Setting” Output” connection To enjoy the 5.1- Amplifier with 5.1- ≥Front speakers (L/R) Select “1 Multi-channel” PCM Down channel surround channel audio input...
Home theatre Home theater ª Connecting an amplifier with 5.1-channel audio input terminals This unit has a built-in Dolby Digital/DTS Digital Surround decoder so you can enjoy surround sound encoded with these systems without having to connect this unit to an amplifier with a decoder. The amplifier must have 5.1-channel discrete input terminals. DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AC IN (PCM/BITSTREAM)
ª Connecting an amplifier with a built-in decoder You can enjoy multi-channel surround sound found on DVD recorded with Dolby Digital, DTS Digital Surround or MPEG by connecting an amplifier with a built-in decoder or a separate decoder-amplifier combination. Note when connecting the optical digital audio cable Align the plug with the Dust protection cap terminal...
Home theater ª Connecting audio equipment with 2-channel audio input terminals You can enjoy stereo sound if you connect an amplifier or system component that has 2-channel audio input terminals. Amplifier and speakers or system component ≥Read the instructions for the amplifier and speakers or system component for connection details.
Home theater TOP MENU MENU 2·3·4 ENTER Selecting digital output DISPLAY RETURN PLAY MODE SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE Select the digital output to be output from the optical or coaxial digital REPEAT MODE audio output terminal of the player. A-B REPEAT Press [SETUP] in the stop mode.
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Home theater When “4 MPEG” is selected 1 PCM (Factory preset) Digital audio converted to 48 kHz/16 bit PCM (2ch) is output during playback of DVDs recorded in MPEG audio. OPEN/CLOSE 2 Bitstream §2 < MPEG audio bitstream (1ch–7.1ch) is output during STOP PAUSE PLAY...
Home theater TOP MENU MENU 2·3·4·5 ENTER Speaker Setting DISPLAY RETURN RETURN PLAY MODE SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE Here you can change the settings for the built-in decoder. REPEAT MODE In general, these changes have no effect if you connect the player to A-B REPEAT other equipment through the digital audio output terminal (make the necessary changes on the other equipment).
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Home theater Front (L) Center Front (R) Large/Small Large/Small/No Large/Small Setting the size and presence of your ª speakers Speaker Setting 1. Press the cursor buttons [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the item and Exit Exit press [ENTER]. Subwoofer Test 2.
Troubleshooting Guide Before requesting service for this player, check the chart below for a possible cause of the problem you are experiencing. Some simple checks or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem and restore proper operation. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the remedies indicated in the chart do not solve the problem, consult your dealer for instructions.
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Troubleshooting Guide No subtitles. Subtitles appear only with discs which contain them. Subtitles are cleared from the TV monitor. Display the subtitles. B I Alternative soundtrack (or An alternative language is not selected with discs which do not contain more than one language. subtitle) languages fail to be In the case of some discs, the alternative language cannot be selected by operating the [AUDIO] or [SUBTITLE].
Disc handling Maintenance Choose discs with these marks: To clean this unit, wipe with a soft, dry cloth. If the surfaces are extremely dirty, use a soft cloth dipped in a soap- and-water solution or a weak detergent solution. ≥Never use alcohol, paint thinner or benzine to clean this unit. ≥Before using chemically treated cloth, read the instructions that However, do not use irregularly shaped discs, such as heart-shaped.