Panasonic dvd-s53 User Manual

RQTC0132

Display the current setting of the items below

Choose the setting to suit your 

television and preference.

Select to suit the type of television.

When connected with an AV amplifier and Plasma display, adjust 

if you notice the audio is out of sync with the video.

Choose PAL60 or NTSC output 

when playing NTSC discs.

NTSC: Output signals from NTSC discs remains as NTSC.

PAL60: NTSC discs can be viewed on PAL television.

: “NTSC” is the factory preset.

Specify the type of picture 

shown when paused.

FIELD: The picture is not blurred, but picture quality is lower.

FRAME: Overall quality is high, but the picture may appear blurred.

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Choose the video signal format 

to be output from the SCART 

and COMPONENT VIDEO 

OUT terminals

Select “PROGRESSIVE” only 

if connecting to a progressive 

output compatible television.

INTERLACE   PROGRESSIVE 

When you select “PROGRESSIVE”, a message screen will appear.

For progressive output, press [e] and then press [ENTER].

Press [RETURN] to cancel.

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Select

Register

Select the 
menu.

Select

Select

Register

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Choose the audio 

language.

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SUBTITLE
Choose the subtitle 

language.

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3

Choose the language 

for disc menus.

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3

Set a ratings level to 

limit DVD-Video play.

Setting ratings (When level 8 is selected)

0 LOCK ALL: To prevent play of discs without ratings 

levels.

1 to 7: To prohibit play of DVD-Video with corresponding 

ratings recorded on them.

When setting a ratings level, a password screen is shown.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

A message screen will be shown if a DVD-Video 

exceeding the ratings level is inserted in the unit. Follow 

the on-screen instructions.

Change the password 

for “RATINGS”  

( above).

1. Select “CHANGE” and press [ENTER].

2. Enter the current password with the numbered buttons, 

then press [ENTER].

3. Enter the new password with the numbered buttons, 

then press [ENTER].

If “VERIFY” is displayed, please verify the password 

and insert it again.

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Register

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The settings remain intact even if you switch the unit to standby.

Underlined items are the factory preset.

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The QUICK SETUP enables successive settings of the items in the shaded area.

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Check the digital 

input limitations of the 

equipment you connect 

using COAXIAL terminal 

and select the maximum 

sampling frequency of 

PCM digital output.

UP TO 48kHz: When connected to equipment compatible 

with 44.1 or 48 kHz

UP TO 96kHz: When connected to equipment compatible 

with 88.2 or 96 kHz

Signals from copy-protected discs are converted to 48 or 44.1 kHz.

Some equipment cannot handle sampling frequencies 

of 88.2 kHz, even if they can handle 96 kHz. Read your 

equipment’s operating instructions for details.

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With COAXIAL or HDMI 

AV OUT connections  

( page 7 and 8)

Select “

BITSTREAM” when the equipment 

can decode the bitstream (digital form 

of multi-channel data). Otherwise, select 

“

PCM”. (If the bitstream is output to the 

equipment without a decoder, high levels of 

noise can be output and may damage your 

speakers and hearing.)

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With COAXIAL or HDMI 

AV OUT connections  

( page 7 and 8)

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With COAXIAL or HDMI 

AV OUT connections  

( page 7 and 8)

ON: Adjusts for clarity even when the volume is low 

through compressing the range of the lowest sound 

level and the highest sound level. Convenient for late 

night viewing. (Only works with Dolby Digital.)

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ON: When connected through the HDMI AV OUT terminal. 

Video is output from the HDMI terminal. Video is also 

output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal, 

but only in 480i (interlace).

OFF: When connected through the COMPONENT 

VIDEO OUT terminal. Video is output from the 

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal according to the 

setting of “VIDEO OUT (I/P)” ( page 18, “VIDEO” 
menu). Video is also output from the HDMI terminal.

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