Changer Functions; Enjoying Higher Quality Audio And Video - Panasonic DVD-F86 Operating Instructions Manual

Changer functions

DISC SELECT
DISC
DISC SKIP
1 2 3
4 5
(Main unit)
Selecting the disc directly
Press Disc select buttons.
Selecting the disc from the Disc information menu
1 Press [DISC] to show the Disc information menu.
Disc information
1
DVD-Video
2
CD
3
Unchecked
4
DVD-Audio
5
No Disc
2 Press the numbered buttons ([DISC1] – [DISC5]).
To clear the screen
Press [DISC].
Skipping to the next disc tray
While the drawer is closed
Press [DISC SKIP].
Each time you press the button, the carousel moves clockwise by one
tray.
DISC SKIP DISC EXCHANGE
Changing discs
(Main unit)
Changing the other discs without interrupting play
1 Press [<OPEN/CLOSE] to open the drawer.
2 Press [DISC SKIP].
The carousel moves one tray clockwise and each subsequent press
moves it two trays in alternate directions.
Exchanging the discs in the play position
1 Press [DISC EXCHANGE].
The drawer opens and the disc in the play position comes to the front-
left position.
2 Change the disc in the front-left position.
3 Press [DISC EXCHANGE].
CD MODE
Sequential play (CD Mode)
[VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3]
Press [CD MODE] to play all loaded discs (except for DVDs
and JPEG files).
(CD Mode button on the main unit lights on.)
≥HighMAT menus and Video CD playback control are disabled.
≥You cannot change the mode during program or random play.
≥CD Mode turns off when you switch the unit to standby.
Disc selection
Not yet read
Empty

Enjoying higher quality audio and video

AV ENHANCER
AV Enhancer
By pressing just one button the disc type is automatically determined and
the best audio and video settings are configured.
Press [AV ENHANCER] to select "On".
When AV Enhancer is on, you cannot change the settings indicated
below.
Audio settings:
Multi Re-master ( below), Dolby Pro Logic II (
Surround ( page 11), Dialogue Enhancer (
Video settings:
Picture Mode ( page 10)
MULTI
RE-MASTER Multi Re-master
[RAM] [DVD-V] (Discs recorded with 48 kHz only)
[DVD-A] (Discs recorded with 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz only)
[VCD] [CD]
≥ During 2ch output of these discs, this feature gives you a more natural
sound by adding the higher frequency signals not recorded on the disc.
≥ During multi-channel output of these discs, this feature reproduces the
frequencies lost during recording to give you a sound closer to the
original.
[WMA] [MP3] (Disc recording is other than 8 kHz, 16 kHz, 32 kHz)
This feature reproduces the higher frequencies lost during recording to
give you a sound closer to the original.
Press [MULTI RE-MASTER] to select "1"
"2" or "3".
[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [CD] (LPCM/PPCM)
Setting
Type of music
1 High tempo (e.g., pop and rock)
2 Various tempos (e.g., jazz)
3 Low tempo (e.g., classical)
Off Off
≥ The actual output sampling frequency depends on "PCM Digital Output"
setting in "Audio" tab ( page 12).
ÎPRO LOGIC
[DVD-F87]only]
Dolby Pro Logic II
(Main unit)
Dolby Pro Logic II is an advanced decoder that derives 5 channel
surround (Left and Right Front, Center, Left and Right Surround) from any
stereo program material, whether or not it has been specifically Dolby
Surround encoded.
II
Press [ÎPRO LOGIC ].
Movie: Movie software, recorded in Dolby Surround.
Music: Stereo sources.
≥ This does not work when playing multi-channel audio.
To enjoy even higher quality sound
AUDIO ONLY
—AUDIO ONLY
You can enjoy higher quality audio by stopping the video output.
During play
Press [AUDIO ONLY].
≥AUDIO ONLY is canceled if you press [AUDIO ONLY] again or switch the
unit to standby.
≥There is output to the screen only when:
—the disc is stopped.
—performing operations such as searching.
—on screen display is displayed.
The above indicated features may not work depending on the discs
recording.
Menu
AV Enhancer On
below), Advanced
page 11)
Menu
Multi Re-master 1
Other discs
Effect level
Light
Medium
Strong
Off
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