Panasonic dvd-s55 User Manual

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Press [

1

] while “U1”, “U2” or “U3” is highlighted and then press [

3

,

4

] to 

select “1”, “2” or “3”.

➜

Indicates how far you have played through an item.

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] 

[VCD]

[CD]

Press [

3

, 

4

] to show the elapsed play time or remaining time for the 

program, play list, track or title (or chapter during program and random 
play).
Elapsed play time

 

[VCD]

 (SVCD only) 

[WMA] [MP3]

For display only, cannot be changed.

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 [DVD-A] 

(Moving picture part) 

[DVD-V]

(Dolby Digital only)
You can slow down or speed up play.
Press [

2

] (slower) or [

1

] (faster).

There are five speeds:

a

0.8

 

,.

 

a

0.9 

,.

 

a

1.0 (normal speed) 

,.

 

a

1.2 

,.

 

a

1.4

≥

After you change the speed:

j

Output is in stereo,

j

Advanced Surround does not work,

j

Digital output switches to PCM.

≥

Sound is stereo as long as “

a

1.0” is orange.

To return to normal play
Press [

1

] (PLAY).

Advanced Surround (

➜

 page 15)

Double Re-master (

➜

 page 15)

[DVD-V] 

(Dolby Digital, DTS, 3-channel or over only, where the 

dialogue is recorded in the center channel)
This makes the dialogue in movies 
easier to hear.

ON

()

OFF (Factory preset)

≥

This does not work or has less 

effect with some discs.

Attenuator (For analog connection)
Switch on if sound is distorted.

ON

()

OFF (Factory preset)

N: Normal mode
S: Soft mode (Soft picture with fewer video artifacts)
F: Fine mode (Details are sharper)

C1 (Cinema1):Mellows images and enhances 

detail in dark scenes

C2 (Cinema2):Sharpens images and 

enhances detail in dark scenes

U1/U2/U3: User mode (

➜

 right)

Interlace video

480P: Progressive video

≥

You can change the video output mode only when 

“Progressive Out (Component)” in the SETUP menu is set 
to “Enable” (

➜

page 20).

≥

When progressive output is on, closed captions will not be 

displayed.

Transfer mode
Select the method of conversion for progressive output to 
suit the type of material being played (

➜

 page 23, 

Glossary—Film and video).
Auto 1 (normal): For viewing film material
Auto 2: For viewing film material (the same as Auto 1, but 

able to convert 30-frame-per-second progressive 
video)

Video:

For video material

Depth Enhancer (

➜

 page 15)

3D-NR (0 to 

i

4)/Dot NR (On)

Reduces overall noise/Reduces the dot noise that occurs at 
the borders between colors.

Block NR (0 to 

i

3)

Smoothes block noise.

Mosquito NR (0 to 

i

3)

Reduces the smudging that appears around contrasting 
sections of the picture.

Contrast (

j

7 to 

i

7)

Adjusts the contrast between light and dark parts of the 
picture.

Brightness (0 to 

i

15)

Adjusts the picture brightness.

Sharpness (

j

7 to 

i

7)

Adjusts the sharpness of the edges of the horizontal lines.

Color (

j

7 to 

i

7)

Adjusts the shade of the picture’s color.

Gamma (0 to 

i

5)

Adjusts the brightness of dark parts of the picture.

[DVD-V]