Panasonic ag-vp300 User Manual

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[VCD]

 [CD] [MP3] [WMA]

Preparations
≥To view the video on a DVD or Video CD, turn on the TV and 

confirm that the unit viewing channel is selected.

≥Press [VCR/TV] to select the video input mode for this unit.
≥Switch [VCR/TV/DVD] to “DVD”.
≥Press [DVDÍ] to turn on the unit.
≥When “OUT1 [VCR/DVD]” in the VCR MENU “OPTION” is set to 

“MANUAL”, press [VCR/DVD OUTPUT] to switch it to disc video. 
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≥Load double-sided discs so 

the label for the side you want 
to play is facing up.

1](PLAY)

.

≥The disc tray closes and play begins. It is 

normal for sound and pictures to take 
time to start.

[MP3] [WMA] [CDtext]
Track information appears on the 
television. Press [SUBTITLE] to turn the display on or off.

ª When a menu screen appears on the television

[DVD-V[ 

[VCD]

Press the numeric buttons to select the desired item.
Example: “03”; [3]

“10”; [

S10]

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≥Play of the selected item now begins.

≥Some discs may take time for the menu screen, video or 

audio to be presented.

≥Many Video CDs with playback control display a menu on the 

TV when played back. “PBC” is displayed in the unit’s 
display.

≥When playing DVDs, you can also use [Cursor]3421 to 

select items. Press [ENTER] to confirm your selection.

≥Some discs allow the items to be selected by [: ], 

9], etc. The operation differs depending on the disc. 

Read the disc’s instructions for further details about 
operation. 

≥Discs continue to rotate while menus are displayed. Press 

∫] when you have finished viewing to preserve the unit’s 

motor and your television screen.

To revert to the menu screen
Press [MENU].
For DVDs having two or more menus, the complete menu of the 
disc may be displayed by pressing [TOP MENU].

To eject a disc
Press [

<DVD OPEN/CLOSE].

≥The disc tray comes out.
≥You can eject a disc even if the power is turned off.

Notes:
≥When the unit is first turned on and there is a disk loaded, it may 

start playing automatically.

≥If “

”(Prohibit) indication appears on the television, the 

operation is prohibited by the unit or disc.
In this case, either of the following marks is displayed:

≥If a disc cannot be played and “U11” appears 

in the unit’s display, it is possible that 
fingerprints or dust is on the data side of the 
disc.
- Clean the data side of the disc with a soft 

cloth. (

- If the disc is not dirty and “U11” is still displayed, the optical pick 

lens

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may have gotten dirty. In this case, contact your dealer.

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Lens built into this unit to read the data on the disc.

VCR/DVD/TV

VCR/DVD REC CHECK

REC

CH

VOLUME

TV

TV

VCR

DVD

SLOW/SEARCH

NAVI

TOP MENU

MENU

RETURN

PROG/CHECK

QUICK REPLAY

DISPLAY

JET REW

TIMER

ENTER

PLAY
 LIST

INDEX/SKIP

OUTPUT

TRACKING/V-LOCK

AV

DIRECT

 NAVIGATOR

CANCEL/RESET

MUSIC w/ PICTURE

SEARCH

PICTURE

SPEED

AUDIO

POSITION MEMORY

VCR/TV

SET UP

A-B REPEAT

REPEAT

PLAY MODE

A.SRD

CINEMA

SUBTITLE

ANGLE

POSITION 
MEMORY 

VCR/TV 

PROGRESSIVE OUT 

MENU

VCR/DVD/TV

VCR/DVD
OUTPUT

TOP MENU

SUBTITLE

VCR/ 

DVD

STOP

PLAY

PROGRESSIVE OUT

REC CHECK

MUSIC 

WITH PICTURE

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

DVD OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

3, 4, 2, 1
ENTER

Numeric
buttons

MP3/WMA disc
≥It may take a few moments to play a MP3/WMA disc.
≥When playback starts, text-based track information is displayed 

on the TV screen.

≥When Track 100 or after is played back on an 

MP3/WMA disc having a total of 100 tracks or 
more, the display indicates the track number 
as shown on the right.

≥In addition to the normal playback, you can 

operate the unit from the menu. (

≥This unit can only play back data recorded in the ISO9660 level 

1 format or level 2 format (Except for extended formats).

Operation prohibited 
by the disc

Operation prohibited 
by the unit

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