Table Of Contents; Batteries; Accessories - Panasonic DVD-RV80 Operating Instructions Manual

Dear Customer
Thank you for purchasing this product.
For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions
carefully.
These operating instructions are applicable to models DVD-
RV80 and DVD-RV60.
However, they are intended primarily for model DVD-RV80.
[DVD-RV80]
: indicates features applicable to DVD-RV80 only.
[DVD-RV60]
: DVD-RV60 only.

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, call PASC Accessory Dept. 1-800-332-
5368 or web site (http://www.panasonic.com)
(Only for Canada)
To order accessories, call the dealer from whom you have made
your purchase.
Optional accessories
S video cable (á page 9.)
Optical digital audio cable (á pages 34 and 35.)
Coaxial audio cable (á pages 34 and 35.)
Note
³The included AC power supply cord is for use with this unit only. Do
not use it with other equipment.
User memo:
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!
SERIAL NUMBER
2
VQT8621
¸ Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
(VEQ2377)
¸ Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
for remote control
¸ AC power supply cord . . . . . . . . . . 1
(For U.S.A.: VJA1094 or RJA0065-A
For Canada: VJA0663 or RJA0065-A
For others: VJA0664-1)
¸ Audio/video cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
(VJA1062 or VJA 0788-D)
[For\units\sold\outside\U.S.A.\and\Canada]
¸ Power plug adaptor . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
(VJP2974)

Table of contents

Getting Started
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02
SAFETY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03
PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04
Listening caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05
Remote control preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05
Disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06
Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07
Connection to a television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08
Basic Operations
Basic play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Stopping play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Other methods of play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Still picture (Pause) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Skipping chapters or tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Frame advance (Frame reverse) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Slow-motion play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rapid advance (Rapid reverse) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Canceling playback control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using menus to play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Advanced Operations
Advanced operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Changing soundtrack language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Changing subtitle language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Viewing from another angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Repeating sections between two specific
points (A-B repeat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Changing picture quality for movie viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Raising dialogue volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Program play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connecting headphones [DVD-RV80] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Reproducing an Advanced Virtual Surround
Sound (V.S.S.) effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using On-Screen Menu Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Detailed descriptions of each icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Changing initial settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
1 Disc Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2 Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3 Menu Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4 On-Screen Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5 FL Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
9 Other Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
How different kinds of software appear on your
television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Home Theater
Home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Connecting an amplifier with 5.1-channel audio input
terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Connecting an amplifier with built-in decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Connecting audio equipment with 2-channel audio input
terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Connecting audio equipment with digital audio input
terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Selecting digital output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Speaker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
For Your Reference
Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Disc handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Servicenter List (US) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover