Panasonic CT27DC50B CT20DC50B User Guide

Panasonic CT27DC50B - 27" TV/DVD COMBO Manual

Panasonic CT27DC50B manual content summary:

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    ® Color Television/DVD Combo Operating Instructions CT-20DC50 CT-27DC50 CT-27DC50U For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA (7262) or send e-mail to: [email protected] (USA only) TQB2AA0339-2 10417 PRINTED IN USA
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    CAUSE HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE IF VIEWED DIRECTLY. BE SURE TO OPERATE THE PLAYER CORRECTLY AS INSTRUCTED. WHEN THIS UNIT IS PLUGGED INTO THE WALL OUTLET, DO NOT PLACE YOUR EYES CLOSE to tell the user that important operating and servicing instructions are in the papers with the appliance. 1
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    . • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, follow the attached installation instructions and use only shielded cables when connecting to other devices. Also, any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
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    Game Guard Lock and Unlock 21 V-Chip Operation 22 Motion Picture Ratings 22 Motion Picture Ratings Chart 23 TV Parental Guide 23 TV Parental Guide Ratings Chart 24 Blocking Message 25 Child Lock 25 Remote Control Buttons - DVD Operation ...........26 DVD Quick Reference Functional
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    43 Black Level Control 44 Language Code List 45 Troubleshooting Chart-TV 46 Troubleshooting Chart-DVD 47 IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING USE OF VIDEO fixed image patterns for extended periods of time. Read these instructions completely before operating TV. Contents are subject to change without
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    your purchase. This will aid in identification in the event of theft or loss. Product registration is available to U.S. customers at www.prodreg.com/panasonic. Model Number Serial Number Care and Cleaning Screen (Turn TV Off) • Use a mild soap solution or window cleaner with a soft clean cloth. DO
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    INSTALLATION Installation Television Location This unit is intended to be used with an optional stand or entertainment center. Consult your dealer for available options. • Avoid excessive sunlight or bright lights, including reflections. • Keep away from excessive heat or moisture. Inadequate
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    Remote Control Operation REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION POWER Press to turn ON and OFF. Remote Control LIGHT Press to light remote control buttons. VOL Press to adjust TV sound and navigate in menus. TV/VIDEO Press to select TV, Video or DVD Mode. TV, DVD, CBL/DBS, VCR Press to select remote
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    CABLE All Components TV Volume left/right, Menu navigation Navigation left/right Selects channel Selects code DVD Note: Refer to the DVD section in this manual for DVD buttons operation. *Press TV mode button to adjust volume for DVD. 8
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    Key RETURN>=10 NUM R-TUNE RECALL DISPLAY REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION Quick Reference Functional Key Chart cont. Operates Function DVD DBS DVD Return >=10 Guide Press to Access 0~9 Number buttons while in DVD mode DBS TV CABLE DBS TV Cable VCR DVD DBS TV Exit Previous channel Display Channel,
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    REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION Quick Reference Functional Key Chart (cont.) Key SKIP/FF SKIP/REW STOP REC CANCEL TV/VCR STILL PAUSE SLOW SEARCH Operates VCR DVD VCR DVD VCR DVD Function Fast forward Skip search fast forward Rewind Skip search rewind Stop Stop VCR VCR DVD VCR DVD VCR DBS DVD Record
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    Programming The Remote REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION The Universal Remote Control can be programmed to operate many manufacturers' components, using the component function buttons for CABLE, DBS, VCR, or DVD. Follow the procedures for programming your Remote Control with or without codes for the
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    100, 145 138, 140, 141, 147, 148, 161 137 110, 111, 134, 139 123, 124 106, 121, 128, 135 12 Brand Code Orion 120, 126 Panasonic 121, 122, 123, 124 Penney 100, 105, 110, 111, 124, 139, 145, Pentax 100, 111, 145 Philco 120, 123, 124, 126, 127, 143 Philips 123
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    REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION Brand ABC Archer Cableview Citizen Curtis Diamond Eagle Eastern GCbrand Gemini General Instrument/ Jerrold Hamlin Hitachi Macom Memorex Movietime Oak Panasonic Philips Pioneer Pulsar Codes for Cable Box Code 224 225, 232 205, 232 205, 222 212, 213 224, 225, 232 229 234
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    connectors cannot be operated at the same time. 2. Select the Video mode by pressing TV/VIDEO button. 3. Operate optional equipment as instructed in equipment manual. TO AUDIO AMPLIFIER Connect to an external audio amplifier input for listening to a stereo system. Note: TO AUDIO AMP terminals cannot
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    Dolby Digital Decoder Connection OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT CONNECTIONS When DVDs are recorded in Dolby* Digital or DTS, follow this diagram to connect the TV/DVD unit to a Dolby Digital decoder. Note: • Remove the dust protection cap from the optical digital audio output connection. • For protecting
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    MAIN MENU Main Menu Main Menu ACTION Button Press the ACTION button to display the Main Menu and submenus. Press the ACTION button repeatedly to exit. CH / VOL Buttons Press the CH (channel) or VOL (volume) buttons to select an icon. Use the CH buttons to highlight the desired features. Use VOL
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    button, RECALL button, or changing channels. Choose CABLE or TV to match the signal at your antenna input. Automatically program channels with a signal into memory. Manually add or delete channels from memory. Select SET to power up the TV at the same time as the Cable Box or other components or
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    for each station. LOCK Program to prevent video games, cable box, and VCRs from being viewed. Note: For information about Motion Picture and TV Parental Guide ratings, refer to the V-Chip section in this manual. 18
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    SPECIAL FEATURES Languages In SETUP menu, select ENGLISH, ESPAÑOL, or FRANÇAIS to change the menu language. SET-UP SET TIME ANT AUTO PROG MANUAL PROG AUTO POWER ON _ _ : _ _ AM CABLE NO NO OFF CC MODE OFF AUTO ASPECT ON ENGLISH ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS Timer Sleep Timer In TIMER
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    SPECIAL FEATURES Timer (cont.) Turn Off After 90 Minutes The TV automatically turns OFF after 90 minutes when turned on by the PROGRAM TIMER. If the OFF time is programmed or if a key is pressed, the automatic OFF after 90 minutes will be cancelled. PROGRAM TIMER Activation The PROGRAM TIMER is
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    hours depending on the current setup. Be cautious when selecting ALWAYS. If ALWAYS is selected, and you forget your secret code, the TV must be serviced by a qualified technician in order to clear the LOCK setup. 21
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    allows parents to block various types of movies and video tapes at their discretion. PIP will be blocked automatically. Note: Please read these instructions completely before using the V-Chip. The V-Chip allows parents to block, at their discretion, various types of movies, videos, video games and
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    MOTION PICT. STATUS OFF CHANGE SETTINGS u TV PARENTAL STATUS OFF CHANGE SETTINGS HOW LONG? 12 HRS CHILD LOCK OFF ENTER CODE FIRST - - - - Fig. 4 TV PARENTAL GUIDE VIEW NR PROGRAMS?YES TV-Y TV-Y7 FV TV-G TV-PG V S L D TV-14 V S L D TV-MA V S L Fig. 5 Procedure 1. In the Main Menu press the CH
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    programming:" • Emergency Bulletins (Such as EAS messages, weather warnings and others) • Locally originated programming • News • Political • Public Service Announcements • Religious • Sports • Weather TV PARENTAL GUIDE RATINGS CHART NR TV-Y TV-Y7 TV-G TV-PG TV-14 TV-MA FV V S L D Not Rated. SEE
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    hours depending on last setup. Be cautious when selecting ALWAYS. If ALWAYS has been selected, and you forget your secret code, the TV must be serviced by a qualified technician in order to clear the LOCK options that are set. Resetting If the secret code is entered to override ratings, you must
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    REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS - DVD OPERATION Remote Control Buttons - DVD Operation DVD Quick Reference Functional Chart Remote Key TOP MENU Description Displays the complete menu of the particular DVD with top most item highlighted. MENU Press MENU during play. The DVD menu available on the disc is
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    Remote Key A-B REPEAT REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS - DVD OPERATION DVD Quick Reference Functional Chart (Cont.) Description Press A-B REPEAT during play at the point where repeat play is to start (A). Press A-B REPEAT at the point where repeat play is to be concluded (B). To return to normal play press
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    menu with the top menu highlighted. Press ENTER button twice to exit TOP MENU. MENU DVDs may offer special menus. These menus may include guides to unique contents, audio subtitle, languages, special features, etc. Contents and operation may vary depending on the disc. Following steps show the basic
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    buttons tu to select ON or OFF. Note: • In some cases, the subtitle language will not change to the selected one immediately. • When a disc supporting closed captioning is played, subtitles and closed captioning may overlap on the TV screen. In this case, turn the subtitle off. For your reference
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    REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS - DVD OPERATION AUDIO Changing audio sound track language (DVD) It is sometimes possible to change the audio sound track to a different language. This operation works only with discs on which multiple audio sound track languages are available. Press AUDIO during play. When no
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    Play Mode (cont.) REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS - DVD OPERATION Repeat steps to select another track. Press PLAY. Play now begins in the programmed sequence. After playback Play is stopped and the program playback menu is displayed. To return to normal play • Press STOP. (Program play is suspended.) •
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    REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS - DVD OPERATION MARKER To Store markers in memory to be viewed (listened to) again. Press MARKER during play. The MARKER menu appears on the TV screen. "*" indicates no marker has been stored yet. Press ENTER during play at the starting point to be viewed (listened to) again.
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    REPEAT MODE REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS - DVD OPERATION Repeat play/viewing (listening) Press REPEAT MODE during play. Each time this button is pressed, the TV screen changes as shown below and the disc will repeat a chapter or title (DVD) or a track or the entire disc (Video CD/CD). DVD CD/VIDEO CD
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    REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS - DVD OPERATION A-B REPEAT A-B Repeat allows you to repeat sections between two specific points (A-B repeat) Press A-B REPEAT during play at the point where repeat play is to start (A). A Press A-B REPEAT at the point where repeat play is to be concluded (B). A B Repeat play
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    VSS REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS - DVD OPERATION Reproducing Virtual Surround Sound effect. Dolby Digital DVD This set can reproduce a virtual surround sound effect which provides sound as if heard from the front speakers located at the horizontally further position or heard from nonexistent speakers
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    DVD OPERATION DVD Operation Volume Adjustment in DVD Mode Follow these steps to adjust volume in the DVD mode. 1. Press the TV MODE on the remote control. 2. Press the VOL tu buttons on the remote control to adjust the volume. 3. Press the DVD MODE button on the remote control to return to DVD
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    ACTION/ENTER button to enter your selection. • To select a non-listed language, select OTHER ****, then refer to the language codes in back of this manual. • Press the NUM button, then use the 0~9 button to enter code. • Press CANCEL if an incorrect language code is entered. • Press RETURN to exit
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    DVD SETUP MENUS Ratings Level The Ratings Level menu lets parents set a specified rating level. If the rating level of the disc is higher than the preset level, playback of the disc is prohibited. Procedure • In DVD SETUP menu, press p or q button to highlight Ratings. • Press ACTION/ENTER button to
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    Rating Level (cont.) DVD SETUP MENUS To unlock the player follow the procedure below. Procedure • Highlight Unlock Player, then press ENTER. • Highlight Change Password and press ENTER. Enter a new password and press ENTER twice. Ratings Enter your 4-digit password, then press ENTER. **** Press
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    DVD SETUP MENUS On-Screen Messages This menu lets you decide whether "Play", "Still"' and other on-screen displays will be displayed or not. It also lets you select the color and positioning of displays. Procedure • In the DVD SETUP menu, press p or q button to highlight On-Screen Mes- sages. •
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    TV Aspect DVD SETUP MENUS This menu lets you select the aspect ratio of your television. Select 4:3 (conventional TV) or 16:9 (wide screen). Select your TV aspect 1 4:3 2 16 : 9 Press RETURN to exit Procedure • In the DVD SETUP menu, press p or q button to highlight TV Aspect. • Press ACTION/ENTER
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    DVD SETUP MENUS Digital Audio Output (cont.) If PCM is selected the digital audio is converted to PCM (2ch) of 48kHz/16 bit and is output during playback of DVDs recorded in the Dolby Digital. • Press ACTION/ENTER button. • Highlight DTS Digital Surround. • Press ACTION/ENTER button to display sub-
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    Other Settings (Cont.) DVD SETUP MENUS TV Mode Select either Pan & Scan or Letterbox. Pan & Scan: The video material for a wide-screen will be played back in the Pan & Scan style on a conventional television. Note: Video material not formatted in the Pan & Scan style will be played back in the
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    DVD SETUP MENUS Explanation of I/P/B The MPEG 2 standard adopted for DVD uses the following 3 picture types for the coding of each picture (frame) on the TV screen. • I-Picture (Intra coded picture) This is the standard picture type, and each picture is coded separately. Since it features the best
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    LANGUAGE CODE LIST LANGUAGE CODE LIST Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings "Audio", "Subtitle" and/or "Menus". Code Language 6565 Afar 6566 Abkhazian 6570 Afrikaans 6577 Ameharic 6582 Arabic 6583 Assamese 6588 Aymara 6590 Azerbaijani 6665 Bashkir 6669 Byelorussian 6671
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    CHART - TV Troubleshooting Chart - TV Before calling for service, determine the symptoms and follow suggested solutions. AUDIO VIDEO Solutions Noisy Audio Noisy Audio Noisy Audio No Audio Noisy Audio No Audio Normal Audio Wrong
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    Chart - DVD TROUBLESHOOTING CHART - DVD Before calling for service, determine the symptoms and follow suggested solutions. SYMPTOMS Solutions Play fails to start even after PLAY is pressed. Play starts but then stops immediately. Can't
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    Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Amores No. 1120 Col. del Valle C.P. 031000 México, D.F. Tel. (915 ó 015) 488-1000 Fax (915 ó 015) 575-6763, 575-6765 Panasonic Sales Company, Division of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico Inc. ("PSC") Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km 9.5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina, Puerto
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®
Color Television/DVD Combo
Operating Instructions
CT-20DC50
CT-27DC50
CT-27DC50U
TQB2AA0339-2
10417
PRINTED IN USA
For assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA (7262) or
send e-mail to: [email protected] (USA only)