Increasing Your Enjoyment Of Movies And Music; Changing Soundtracks, Subtitles And Angles; To Enjoy Even Higher Quality Sound-Audio Only; Advanced Surround - Panasonic DVD-S55 Operating Instructions Manual

Increasing your enjoyment of movies and music

A.SRD
A. SRD 1 2 3
AUDIO ONLY
AUDIO ONLY 4 5 6
DEPTH ENH
DEPTH ENH 7 8 9
GROUP CANCEL
0 S 10
PAUSE
DIRECT NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST
TOP MENU
MENU
ENTER
DISPLAY RETURN
AUDIO
SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE/PAGE QUICK REPLAY
SUBTITLE
DOUBLE POSITION
PLAY MODE ZOOM
RE-MASTER MEMORY
ZOOM
ZOOM MODE
Zoom indicator
D
7 Í/ I DOUBLE RE-MASTER
OPEN/CLOSE
DOUBLE RE-MASTER
Zoom dial

Changing soundtracks, subtitles and angles

Some discs have multiple soundtracks, subtitle languages and camera
angles, and you can change them during play.
≥"–" or "– –" is displayed instead of the language number in
circumstances such as when no language is recorded on the disc.
[VCD] (SVCD only)
Soundtrack and subtitle numbers may change even if corresponding
soundtracks are not recorded.
Soundtracks
[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD]
During play
Press [AUDIO].
[RAM] [VCD] [DVD-A]
Each time you press the button: Soundtrack playing
e.g. [RAM]
1
LPCM
Digital
1
192k24b 2ch
1 2/0 ch
LR ) L ) R
Soundtrack selected
^-------------------n
[DVD-V]
The number changes each time you press the button.
Digital
1 English 3/2.1 ch
≥"D.MIX" indicates that a multi-channel soundtrack can be down-mixed to
two channels.
DVD AV R CD WM AV MP3 GRP TTL TRCK CHAP D.MIX RMTR A.ONLY P.PCM PROG. D.N.R.
MPEG4 JPEG ZOOM PG SD
PGM RND A B
M A B C D SLEEP
≥Play restarts from the beginning of the soundtrack when playing DVD-
Audio and DVD-RAM soundtracks that are accompanied by still pictures.
≥Even if a second soundtrack isn't recorded on a DVD-Audio, two
soundtrack numbers will normally be shown when you press [AUDIO].
The soundtrack currently playing is number 1.
≥You can also use this button to turn the vocals on and off on karaoke
discs. Read the disc's instructions for details.
≥Refer to [B] (
page 17) for audio signal type details.
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Subtitles
[DVD-A] (Moving picture part) [DVD-V] [VCD]
(SVCD only)
You can change the subtitle language and turn the subtitles on and off.
[RAM]
You can turn the subtitles on and off.
During play
Press [SUBTITLE].
The number changes each time you press the button.
e.g. [DVD-V]
ON
1 English
3, 4, 2, 1
ENTER
I love you
≥In some cases, the subtitle language is not changed to the selected one
ANGLE/PAGE
immediately.
≥If the subtitles overlap closed captions recorded on discs, turn the
DOUBLE
subtitles off.
RE-MASTER
To clear/display the subtitles
1. Press [SUBTITLE].
2. Press [1]. ([DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD])
3. Press [3, 4] to select "OFF" or "ON".
∫ Changing the position and
E
ZOOM MODE
DOWN UP
brightness of the subtitles
1. While the subtitle icon is on the screen,
press [2, 1] to highlight "Subtitle
Position" or "Subtitle Brightness".
2. Press [3, 4] to adjust.
≥Adjust position between 0 and s60 in 2 unit steps.
≥For brightness, select "Auto" so the brightness adjusts automatically
against the background, or a level between 0 and s9.
Angles
[DVD-A] (Moving picture part) [DVD-V]
During play
Press [ANGLE/PAGE].
The angle changes each time you press the button.
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To enjoy even higher quality sound—AUDIO ONLY
[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3]
You can enjoy higher quality audio by stopping the video signal.
During play
Press [AUDIO ONLY].
≥AUDIO ONLY is canceled if you press the button again or turn the unit
off.
[Note]
≥Video is output when you stop the disc and during operations such as
search.
≥The television screen can appear unusual while video signals are not
being output.

Advanced Surround

[RAM] [DVD-V] [VCD]
(2-channel or over only)
Enjoy a surround-like effect when using 2 front speakers (SP) or
headphones (HP) (connect the unit to equipment that has a headphone
jack). The effect broadens when playing discs with surround effects and
sound seems to come from speakers either side of you.
Press [A.SRD].
Each time you press the button:
ON
2 French
[#
SP1/HP1:
l v
l
SP2/HP2:
l
Je t'aime
v
l
{--
SP OFF/HP OFF:
To change the mode
Press [2] and then [3, 4] to select "SP" or "HP".
Optimum seating position
<When using the television's
speakers>
Distance A = Television's width
0 0 ≥This does not work or has less
effect with some discs.
Subtitle position
≥Turn off if it causes distortion.
Subtitle brightness
≥Do not use in combination with
surround effects on other
equipment.
Double Re-master – Enjoying more natural sound
(For analog connection)
[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [CD]
Discs recorded with 2-channel LPCM at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz
This feature gives you a more natural sound by adding the higher
frequency signals not recorded on the disc.
[WMA] [MP3]
Discs recorded at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz
This feature reproduces the frequencies lost during recording to give you
a sound closer to the original.
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During play
Press [DOUBLE RE-MASTER].
Each time you press the button:
Setting [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [CD]
Type of music
1 High tempo (e.g., pops and rock)
2 Various tempos (e.g., jazz)
3 Low tempo (e.g., classical)
OFF Off
Selecting still pictures – Page Skip
[DVD-A]
During play
Press [ANGLE/PAGE].
The page changes each time you press the button.

Variable Zoom function

[RAM] [DVD-V]
[DVD-A] (Moving picture part)
Change the zoom ratio so the picture expands to the optimum size to fill
the screen.
During play
Press [ZOOM] to select the preset aspect ratio.
DVD AV R CD CD WM WM A A V MP MP3 G
MPEG MPEG4 JPEG ZOOM JPEG ZOOM PG PG SD SD
SP 1
PGM PGM RND RND A B
x1.00
M A B B C D SLEEP SLEEP
Zoom - 4:3 Standard
Natural effect
4:3 Standard ) European Vista ) 16:9 Standard
Emphasized effect
:
Cinemascope2 ( Cinemascope1 ( American Vista
Cancel (Factory preset)
Refer to the disc's instructions and "Screen size" below for the aspect ratio
of the picture.
∫ Making fine adjustments to the zoom ratio
While the ZOOM icon is displayed:
A
Speaker Speaker
Press [3, 4].
The ratio changes in 0.01 units between 1.00 and 1.60 and in 0.02 units
between 1.60 and 2.00.
∫ On the main unit
3 to 4 times
1. Press [ZOOM MODE].
distance A
Each time you press the button:
[#
Manual Zoom Mode:
l v
l
Preset Zoom Mode:
l
v
Seating position l
{--
Zoom Mode Off
2. Turn and hold the zoom dial.
UP (right):
DOWN (left):to zoom out
To restore the original ratio
Press [ZOOM] until the ratio returns to 1.00.
The ratio also returns to 1.00 when you open the disc tray or switch the
unit to standby. The ratio may return to 1.00 when a menu is displayed.
∫ Screen size
Movies are made using a variety of screen sizes.
1/96kHz
Output sampling frequency
[WMA] [MP3]
Effect level
Light
Medium
Strong
Off

Depth Enhancer

Reduce the rough noise in the background to give a greater feeling of
depth.
Press [DEPTH ENH].
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Each time you press the button:
0 ) _1 ) _2 ) _3 ) _4
^____________b
≥This does not work while using Cinema 1 or 2 (
mode).
[VCD]
The zoom ratio changes each time you press
the button.
The popup shows the video format suited to the
ratio.
;
Make fine adjustments (the zoom
indicator lights)
Select a preset ratio to suit the images
(the zoom indicator lights)
to zoom in
16:9 Standard
4:3 Standard
=
European Vista (1.66:1)
American Vista (1.85:1)
Cinemascope 1 (2.35:1)
Cinemascope 2 (2.55:1)
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