Panasonic TV/DVD/VCR Combination AG-527DVDE Operating Instructions

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Advanced Operation
 Up to 15 tracks can be programmed.
“ ” or “ ” (depending on disc) indicates additional
PROGRAM PLAY screen. Press   for next or
previous screen.
 To clear the last program one by one,
Press 
  to move to “CLEAR LAST” and press
SET. (Pressing CLEAR also clears last program.)
 To clear all programs,
Press 
  to move to “CLEAR ALL” and press SET.
(Programs are also cleared when the power is turned off or
the disc is removed.)
You can program specific tracks and order of play.
Program Play (Video CD/CD)Ready Checklist
Unit is in TV-VCR mode, press .
Video CD or CD is inserted.
1
Press ACTION in Stop mode to display
MAIN MENU.
6
1)Press   to
select “START.”
2)Press SET to start
play of programs in the
sequence selected.
 To cancel, press STOP
during play, then press
CLEAR.
Program Repeat Play
(Video CD/CD)
d
Press SET to enter Select mode.
(“REPEAT OFF” will flash.)
ePress  to select “DISC
REPEAT.”
(Unit Information Screen) (Unit Information Screen)
aDo steps 1 through 6 on
this page.
b
Press DISPLAY to display
Disc Information screen.
(Disc Information Screen)
cPress DISPLAY again to
display Unit Information screen.
f
Press SET to set mode.
(“DISC REPEAT” stops
flashing.)
To cancel, select “REPEAT
OFF” in step e, then press
SET.
SELECT : 
SET : SET END : D I SPLAY
PLAY
DISC REPEAT
PROGRAM PLAY 
SET : SET END  : D I SPLAY
SET : SET NEXT : D I SPLAY
TRACK :    1V I DEO  CD
PBC : OFF 1 : 35 : 12
Notes
*Important:If a remote control button does not work when pressed, press the , DVD button on the remote
and try the button again.
2
1)Press   to
select “DVD.”
2)Press SET to
display screen.M A I N  MENU
DVDLOCK
CH
CLOCKTV
LANGUAGE
END         : ACT I ON SELECT  :                            SET : SET 
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3
1)Press  to select
“PLAY MODE.”
2)Press SET to
display screen.DVD  MA I N  MENU
SELECT :  
SET : SET
END : ACT I ON
4
1)Press  to select
“PROGRAM PLAY.”
2)Press SET to
display screen.PLAY  MODE
SELECT :  
SET : SET
END : ACT I ON
5
1)Press   to
select a track
number.
(Track numbers on
disc are displayed.)
2)Press SET to set.
 Repeat step 5 to select another track.
 The selected track is added on the right side.
PROGRAM  PLAY
SELECT :  
SET : SET
END : ACT I OND I SC PROGRAM
161116 5 8
2 7 12 17 15 6
3 8 13 18 1 13
4     9  14 19 3 2
5101520 2
      
CLEAR  LAST
CLEAR  ALL START
PROGRAM  PLAY
SELECT :  
SET : SET
END : ACT I OND I SC PROGRAM
161116 5 8
2 7 12 17 15 6
3 8 13 18 1 13
4 91419 3 2
5101520 2
     
CLEAR  LAST
CLEAR  ALLSTART 
						

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Tracks are played in a random order.
Random Play (Video CD/CD)
Press ACTION* in Stop mode to display
MAIN MENU.
1
Disc Operation (continued)
1)Press  
to select “DVD.”
2)Press SET to
display screen.2
M A I N  MENU
DVDLOCK
CH
CLOCKTV
LANGUAGE
END         : ACT I ON SELECT  :                            SET : SET 
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1)Press  to select
“PLAY MODE.”
2)Press SET to
display screen.
3
DVD  MA I N  MENU
SELECT :  
SET : SET
END : ACT I ON
1)Press  to select
“RANDOM PLAY.”
2)Press SET to begin
random play.
 To cancel, press STOP
during play, then press
CLEAR.
4
PLAY  MODE
SELECT :  
SET : SET
END : ACT I ON
*Important:If a remote control button does not work
when pressed, press the  button  on
the remote and try the button again. 
						

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Advanced Operation
1
Press DISPLAY in Play or Stop mode to
display “On-Screen Display.”
When DISPLAY is pressed, On-Screen Displays
show disc information (title/chapter/track number,
elapsed playing time) and unit information (repeat
play, Play mode).
 Each press of DISPLAY changes the on-screen
display as follows. (Please refer to page 54 or 55.)
DVD Operation using On-Screen Displays
Ready Checklist
Unit is in DVD mode, press DVD.
Note
3
1)Press  to select the setting.
2)Press SET to set.
To make corrections,
press  and SET
repeatedly to move to
error, then correct.
 Pressing  is effective
for elapsing time
instead of the above
buttons. Press 
repeatedly to delete
the error, then correct.  For some functions the
setting will be
registered immediately
without pressing SET.
 When numbers are
displayed (e.g. title
number), the NUMBER
keys are also available.
To return to the
normal screen,
press CLEAR or
DISPLAY repeatedly.

SELECT :
SET : SET NEXT : D I SPLAY
T I TLE : 12 DVD
CHAPTER : 110:12:34
SELECT :
SET : SET NEXT : D I SPLAY
T I TLE : 12 DVD
CHAPTER : 240:12:34
2
1)Press  (or  ) to select an item.
2)Press SET to set.

SET : SET NEXT : D I SPLAY
TRACK : 12V I DEO  CD
PBC : OFF 0 : 12 : 34
SET : SET NEXT : D I SPLAY
TRACK : 17V I DEO  CD
PBC : OFF 0 : 12 : 34
 When DISPLAY is pressed
during playback of a Video
CD with Playback control, the
NUMBER keys are not
available on the displayed
screen. In this case, press
DISPLAY again to remove
the displayed screen.
 When 
 appears on the
screen while a button is being
pressed, it means that the
corresponding operation is
prohibited by the unit or the
disc.
Selected disc information
Selected unit information
Normal Screen➛ ➛➛ ➛
➛
➛ ➛➛ ➛
➛
Notes
 DISPLAY button does not function while DVD
TITLE MENU is displayed. 
						

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DVD Operation using On-Screen Displays (continued)
Detailed Descriptions of Each On-Screen Display
1. TITLE No.
 Change the No. by pressing * or the NUMBER
keys, and press SET.
2. Chapter No.
 Change the No. by pressing  or the NUMBER
keys, and press SET.
3. Disc currently being played
4. Elapsed playing time
The screen may be changed by selecting the
elapsed time.
 Change the elapsed time by pressing NUMBER
keys, and press SET.
(e.g.) 01 : 23 : 45 0 ➛ 1 ➛ 2 ➛ 3 ➛ 4 ➛ 5
 This function does not work with some discs.
Disc information screen (for DVD)
 Track No. and elapsed playing time are not
displayed during play started from menu of Video
CDs with playback control.
 When 
 appears on the screen while a button is
being pressed, it means that the corresponding
operation is prohibited by the unit or the disc.
Disc information screen (for Video CD/ CD)
A. Track No.
 Change the No. by pressing  or the NUMBER
keys, and press SET.
B. Playback control ON/OFF
[Video CD with playback control only]
C. Disc currently being played
D. Elapsed playing time
Notes
  OFF Video CD menu play is cleared.
  ON Video CD menu play is displayed.
  Video CD             CD
SELECT :  
SET : SET NEXT : D I SPLAY
T I TLE : 1DVD
CHAPTER : 12 1 : 12 : 551
23
4
SET : SET NEXT : D I SPLAY
TRACK :    1V I DEO  CD
PBC : OFF 1:35:12A
BC
D 
						

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Advanced Operation
TITLEchapterchapter
chapter
CHAPTER REPEAT
TITLE REPEAT
NORMAL PLAY
CURRENT PLAYBACK POSITION
tracktrack
track
TRACK REPEAT
DISK REPEAT
NORMAL PLAY
CURRENT PLAYBACK POSITION
 CHAPTER/TITLE REPEAT PLAY (DVD) TRACK/DISC REPEAT PLAY (Video CD/CD)
For your reference
a. Repeat Play
Detailed Descriptions of Each On-Screen Display
Unit information screen
  Change the desired mode during play by pressing , and press SET.
  Video CD/CD    TRACK REPEAT        DISC REPEAT    REPEAT OFF
         DVD         CHAPTER REPEAT    TITLE REPEAT    REPEAT OFF
*Important:If a remote control button does not work when pressed, press the DVD button on the remote
and try the button again.
 For repeat play in VCR mode, see page 36.
b. Play mode [Video CD/ CD only] (See page 51 or 52.)
PROGRAM PLAY     program play
RANDOM PLAY     random play
              --
---      normal play
SELECT : 
SET : SET END : D I SPLAY
PLAY
CHAPTER REPEAT a
SET : SET END  : D I SPLAY
PLAY
D I SC  REPEAT
RANDOM  PLAY
b
Note 
						

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PLAY
   PLAY   MODE : NORMAL
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MP3 Playback Operation
1Press POWER* on the remote or unit.
Press OPEN/CLOSE,
and then place a MP3 disc into the disc tray.
Press OPEN/CLOSE to close.
2
MP3 Playback
You can use this unit to play MP3 format audio recorded for
personal use with a computer etc. onto a  CD-R or CD-RW.
Play may not be possible in some cases due to the
condition of the recording.
3
MP3 MENU is displayed and playback is
started automatically. (The MP3 CD directory is
displayed.)
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Function
StatusCounter
PLAY MODE
Folder area
File area
Parent
folder
(The currently
displayed folder
turns green)(The selected
MP3 file/folder
is displayed
with a cursor.)
(The MP3 CD directory structure
displayed in the above example OSD is
shown in the diagram at left.)

:MP3 file
:Folder
:Parent folder
4

Forward/Reverse Search
Press FF/SLOW+ or REW/SLOW- during play.
Press PLAY to release.
 Search speed, slow at first, increases with each
additional press of the button up to 4 levels.

Forward/Reverse Track Skip
Press SKIP 
| or | SKIP during play.
Each press skips a track.
 If pressed within first 3 seconds of playback, skips to
the previous track. If over 3 seconds, returns to
first track. (|
 SKIP only.)
 Only the SKIP | or | SKIP button can be used
for track skip selection during playback.
Put unit in Stop mode before performing folder/file
selection (see above right.)
Press STOP to stop playing.
5
Press OPEN/CLOSE to eject the disc.The MP3 MENU is closed automatically.

MP3 playback (During STOP mode)
1)Press 
 to select an MP3 file ().
2)Press SET or PLAY to start playback.

Select folder (During STOP mode)
1)Press 
 to select a folder ().
2)Press SET to display files/folders
contained in the folder.

Select parent folder (During STOP
mode)
1)Press 
 to select a folder ().
2)Press SET to make changes to
the previous directory display.

Select PLAY MODE (During STOP
mode)
1)Press 
  to move cursor to PLAY
MODE.
2)Press 
 to select the desired
PLAY MODE (see below).
 Folder area operation cannot be done.
Only file area operation is possible.
Note
[PLAY MODE]
NORMAL:
All MP3 files are selected and
played back one time only.
SINGLE REPEAT:
The selected MP3 file is
played back repeatedly.
FOLDER REPEAT:
The MP3 files contained in
the selected folder are played
back repeatedly.
However, folders below the
selected folder are not played
back.
DISC REPEAT:
All MP3 files are played back
repeatedly. 
						

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1
1)Press  to select
“DVD LOCK.”
2)Press SET to set
“ON” or “OFF.”
DVD Lock Ratings (DVD only)

  “ON” 
➛ ➛➛ ➛
➛ DVD Lock is activated.

  “OFF” 
➛ ➛➛ ➛
➛ DVD Lock is deactivated.
LEVEL 1 : LOCK ALL:
Playback of all DVDs, CDs and Video CDs is
prohibited. (Use to prohibit play of mature theme
DVDs not encoded with a rating level.)
LEVEL 2 : DVDs expressly for children can be played back.
LEVEL 3 to 7 :
DVDs for general audiences/children can be
played back. (DVDs with mature content are
prohibited.)
LEVEL 8 : NO LIMIT: (Factory preset)
All DVDs can be played back.
You can prevent playback of DVDs with a specific rating level which may be unsuitable
for children.
 Some DVDs are encoded with a rating level. If the disc rating is higher (stricter) than the one you
preset, playback will be prohibited.

After DVD Lock is set and a
blocked DVD is played, this
message will appear. The
message may differ depending
on the disc.
To continue viewing a blocked
program for now,
Press 
 to select “YES” and
SET. Then, enter your 4-digit
secret code. When “NO” is
selected, blocked programs
cannot be viewed.
DVD Lock Feature
 Ratings which are highlighted  in Green will be blocked;
those not highlighted (white letters) will not be blocked.
Perform DVD Lock setting in TV mode.
Enter your secret code to display LOCK menu.
(Perform “Enter Secret Code” steps on page 40.)
US   MOV I ES                       : OFF
       CHANGE   SETT I NGS
US  TV   PROGRAMS         : OFF
       CHANGE   SETT I NGS
DVD  LOCK                        : OFF
       CHANGE   SETT I NGS  SELECT :                  SET : SET   END       : ACT I ON   
           LOCK    
 NEXT   PAGE
SELECT : 
SET : SET END : D I SPLAY,
YOUR  SELECT I ON  EXCEEDS  THE
PLAYER  S  RAT I NG  L I M I T.
DO  YOU  WANT  TO  CHANGE  THE
LIMIT?
YES
NO
Discs not encoded with a rating level will play even if the jacket states it is for
mature audiences. For these discs, the DVD Lock Ratings will not work.
Caution
2
1)Press  to select
“CHANGE
SETTINGS.”
2)Press SET to display
screen.US   MOV I ES                       : OFF
       CHANGE   SETT I NGS
US  TV   PROGRAMS         : OFF
       CHANGE   SETT I NGS
DVD  LOCK                        : OFF
       CHANGE   SETT I NGS  SELECT :                  SET : SET   END       : ACT I ON   
           LOCK    
 NEXT   PAGE
3
1)Press   to
select rating level.
2)Press SET to select
“LOCKED” or
“UNLOCKED.”
   LOCK  ALL  SELECT :                   SET : SETEND       : ACT I ON   
1
2345 
6
7      
8     
UNLOCKED
4Press ACTION three times to end setup.
To change DVD LOCK settings
After entering your secret code in
step 3 on page 40, select “OFF”
to deactivate DVD Lock or
change the rating level.
*Important:If a remote control button does not work when
pressed, press the  , DVD button on the
remote and tr y the button again.
Advanced Operation 
						

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DISC LANGUAGES (DVD only)
To select and set the language of the audio soundtrack,
subtitles, or title/DVD menus for all discs to be played.
“AUDIO” selectionsTo select the audio soundtrack language.
(factory preset: English)
English/Spanish/French/Japanese
Original: Original disc language
OTHER ✱✱✱✱: Other language  selection*1
“SUBTITLE” selectionsTo select the subtitle language.
(Factor y preset: AUTO)
AUTO :Same language selected for
            “AUDIO”
If language set for “AUDIO” is
used in playback, subtitles will
not appear.
If another language is used
during playback, the subtitles
will appear in the language
selected at “AUDIO” setup.
English/Spanish/French/Japanese
OTHER ✱✱✱✱: Other language  selection*1
“MENUS” selections(factory preset: English)
To select the language used in title
menus or DVD menus.
English/Spanish/French/Japanese
OTHER ✱✱✱✱: Other language  selection*1
To enter OTHER ✱✱✱✱
      
 code number,
Press number keys (Please refer to
language codes on page 61).
To make corrections, press 
repeatedly to delete language code
number, and correct.
Settings for DVD Operation
1
3
Once initial settings are done, they
remain in memory (even after the
power is off) until changed.
This means the unit will always
operate under the same conditions
(especially DVDs) each time.
DISC LANGUAGES (See below.)Any languages offered on the disc can be set. If a
language not offered is set, the original disc language will
be selected.
AUDIO OUTPUT (See page 59.)You can set the audio output that comes from the digital
audio output terminal.
STILL MODE (See page 60.)To select “FIELD” or “FRAME” to prevent jitter or to make
small text or fine patterns clearly visible in a still picture.
When “AUTO” is set, “FIELD” or “FRAME” is selected
automatically.
TV MODE (See page 60.)To select whether the video material for a wide-screen will
be played back in Pan & Scan style or in Letterbox style.
Ready Checklist
Unit is in TV-VCR mode, press .
4
1)Press  to select
“DISC LANGUAGES.”
2)Press SET to display
screen. Press ACTION* in Stop mode to display
MAIN MENU.
1)Press 
 to select
an item.
2)Press SET to set.DVD  MA I N  MENU
SELECT :  
SET : SET
END : ACT I OND I SC  LANGUAGES
AUD I O  OUTPUT
ST I L L   MODE : AUTO
TV  MODE : Letterbox
DVD  MA I N  MENU
SELECT :  
SET : SET
END : ACT I OND I SC  LANGUAGES
AUD I O  OUTPUT
ST I L L   MODE : AUTO
TV  MODE : Letterbox
M A I N  MENU
DVDLOCK
CH
CLOCKTV
LANGUAGE
END         : ACT I ON SELECT  :                            SET : SET 
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1)Press   to
select “DVD.”
2)Press SET to display
screen.
1)Press 
 to select
an item.
2)Press SET
repeatedly for
desired language.
(Please refer right.)
5
D I SC  LANGUAGES
SELECT :  
SET : SET
END : ACT I ONAUDIO : English
SUBT I TLE : AUTO
MENUS : English
6
Press ACTION to redisplay DVD menu
and go to step 3 to setup another item.
Or, press ACTION three times to exit.*1If the selected language is not offered,
the original disc language is selected. 
						

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 Make settings according to amplifier
connected to optical audio output as shown in
above table.
 When a dts decoder is not connected, to enjoy
dts DVD, please select audio output other than
dts on the dts DVD menu screen. Otherwise,
there will be no sound from the unit speakers.
*1 Audio output from unit is converted to 48
kHz/16 bit in addition to audio from digital
audio output.
To enjoy high quality sound at 48 kHz/20 bit /
24 bit or 96 kHz, connect the amplifier or
decoder directly to the audio output
connectors, not to the digital audio output
connector. 
[Select “OFF” at the “LPCM
(DVD)”.]
*2 When connecting an amplifier (with an
optical digital input connector) which does
not contain the Dolby Digital or dts decoder,
be sure to select “OFF”.
If “Bitstream” is selected, starting DVD play
may cause such a high level of noise as to be
harmful to your ears and damage the
speakers.
*3 When a dts decoder is connected, please
select “Bitstream” in “dts”. If “OFF” is
selected, there will be no sound.
AUDIO OUTPUT
Select the digital output to be output from the
optical digital audio output connector of the unit.
Do steps 1 and 2 on page 58.

 

 


 “LPCM  (DVD)”  selectionsOFF:Linear PCM of less than 48 kHz/16 bit is output.
When playing DVDs recorded in linear PCM of
over 48 kHz/20 bit or 96 kHz, no digital audio is
output. (Factory preset)
PCM:When playing DVDs recorded in linear PCM of
48 kHz/20 bit/24 bit or 96 kHz, digital audio
converted to 48 kHz/16 bit is output.
(Digital output of PCM audio is restricted to
48 kHz/16 bit or below for copyright protection.)

 

 


 “Dolby  Digital”  selectionsBitstream:Dolby Digital bitstream (1ch-5.1ch) is
output. (Factory preset)
OFF:No output.

 

 


 “dts” selectionsBitstream:dts bitstream is output. (Factory preset)
OFF:No output.

 

 


 “DRC (Dynamic Range Compression)” selectionsOFF:Normal audio range is selected. (Factory preset)
ON:For dynamic sound even at low volume, this is
useful for late-night listening. [Dolby Digital DVDs
only].

 

 


 “SURROUND” selectionsSurround Sound creates the effect of sound coming from
non-existent rear speakers even when only connected to
a 2-channel stereo system.
OFF:No Surround Sound effect. (Factor y preset)
ON:Surround Sound effect.
1)Press  to select
an item.
2)Press SET
repeatedly for output.
(See below.)
1)Press  to select
“AUDIO OUTPUT.”
2)Press SET to
display screen.
AUD I O  OUTPUT
SELECT :  
SET : SET
END : ACT I ONLPCM(DVD) : OFF
Dolby  Digital : Bitstream
d t s : OFF
DRC : OFF
SURROUND : OFF
DVD  MA I N  MENU
SELECT :  
SET : SET
END : ACT I OND I SC  LANGUAGES
AUD I O  OUTPUT
ST I L L   MODE : F I ELD
TV  MODE : L e t terbox
1
3 2
4
 Turn off other surround effects when
using this surround effect.
 For optimum effect, the distance between
the unit and the listener should be about
3 or 4 times the distance between the
right and left front speakers.
Notes
Recommended setting
LPCM
(DVD)
OFF
PCM*
1
PCM*1
PCM*1
Dolby
Digital
OFF
OFF*
2
Bitstream
Bitstreamdts
OFF
OFF*
2
OFF
Bitstream
No amplifier is connected
AV amplifier (with digital
audio input connector)
without Dolby Digital/dts
decoder
AV amplifier including
Dolby Digital decoder
AV amplifier including
Dolby Digital/dts decoder
*3
   Type of amplifier
   to be connected
Press ACTION to redisplay DVD menu
and go to step 2 to setup another item.
Or, press ACTION three times to exit.
For Your Information
*Important:If a remote control button does not work when pressed, press the  , DVD button on the
remote and try the button again. 
						

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STILL MODE
1
1)Press * to select
“STILL MODE.”
2)Press SET
repeatedly for mode.
(See below)
2
Do steps 1 and 2 on page 58.
AU TO :“FIELD” (Field still) or “FRAME” (Frame still) is
automatically selected during the still mode.
(Factory preset)
FIELD:“FIELD” (Field still) is always selected.
This setting will reduce jitter when compared
with “AUTO” on some discs.
FRAME:“FRAME” (Frame still) is always selected.
Some texts and fine patterns will be seen clearly
when compared with “AUTO” on some discs.
Selecting TV MODE
a
1)Press  to select
“TV MODE.”
2)Press SET
repeatedly for mode.
(See below.)
b
Do steps 1 and 2 on page 58.
Pan & Scan :Widescreen video data is played in Pan
& Scan style (left and right of screen is
trimmed.)
 Video data not formatted in Pan & Scan
will play in letterbox style.
Letterbox :Widescreen video data is played in
Letterbox style (top and bottom of screen
has black margin).
Set the screen display style for widescreen video
material playback.
Pan & Scan (Factory preset)
Letterbox
Set to reduce jitter in a displayed still picture or a
motion picture.
DVD  MA I N  MENU
SELECT :  
SET : SET
END : ACT I OND I SC  LANGUAGES
AUD I O  OUTPUT
ST I LL  MODE : F I ELD
TV  MODE : Letterbox
DVD  MA I N  MENU
SELECT :  
SET : SET
END : ACT I OND I SC  LANGUAGES
AUD I O  OUTPUT
ST I LL  MODE : F I LED
TV  MODE : Letterbox
3Press ACTION twice to exit this mode.
Press ACTION twice to exit this mode.c
Example
(Factory preset)
Settings for DVD Operation (continued)
*Important:
If a remote control button does not work
when pressed, press the DVD button on
the remote and try the button again.