Panasonic PV 20D53 User Manual

•  Please read the disc jacket for operation information.
•  If a single sided disc is placed in upside down, “THIS 

TYPE OF DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED. PLEASE 
INSERT A DIFFERENT DISC” is displayed.

•  Remove disc and press unit POWER off when not in 

use.

•  Disc continues to rotate with menu displayed even 

after play is done. Press STOP to clear menu display 
when fi nished with menu.

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  Forward/Reverse rapid scene search 

     ➞

 Press SEARCH/SLOW     or 

SEARCH/SLOW    during play.

    

➞

 Press PLAY to release.

•  Starting forward/reverse search during play started from 

menu on Video CDs may recall menu.

•  Search speed, slow at fi rst, increases with each 

additional press of the button up to 5 levels.

•  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.

The unit memorizes the point where STOP is 
pressed.
Press PLAY to resume play from this point. 
Pressing STOP again or opening the tray cancels 
RESUME, however, RESUME is not canceled 
when power is turned off and on.

•  RESUME works only with discs for which elapsed 

play time is displayed during play.

Power turns off after unit has been in Stop mode 
(DVD) for about 5 minutes.

1. Do steps 1-3 (previous page). 
    When menu appears, press STOP. 
2. Press NUMBER key(s) to select desired 

track (play begins).

•    Check disc for track numbers.
•    Press “1” to start at beginning of disc.

To Resume Menu use,
Press STOP, and press PLAY, then the menu 
appears. Now, go to step 4 (previous page).

*Important: If a remote control button does not work when pressed, press the DVD button on the 

remote and try the button again.

Current playback position

Reverse Skip                Forward Skip

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➞

 Press PAUSE during play.

    

➞

 Press PLAY to release

.

•  DVD/Video CD : The unit will enter Still picture mode.
•  CD : The unit will enter Pause mode.

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Forward/Reverse Chapter/Track Skip 

    

➞

 Press SKIP+ 

 or SKIP-

 during 

play.

     Each press skips a chapter (DVD) or track 

(Video CD/CD).

Pressing SKIP- 

 once midway through a 

chapter/track returns to start of that chapter/track. 
Each additional press skips back one chapter/track.

•  Pressing SKIP+ 

 or SKIP-

 during play 

started from menu on Video CDs may recall menu.

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➞

  Press PAUSE in Still mode.

     

➞

  Press PLAY to release.

• Each press advances picture one frame.
• Hold down for consecutive frame advance.
• Whether pictures are advanced by “FRAME” or 

“FIELD” is selected automatically (see page 48).

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➞

 Press SEARCH/SLOW     or 

SEARCH/SLOW    (DVD only) in Still 
mode.

➞

 Press PLAY to release.

•  Slow motion speed, slow at fi rst, is increased with 

each additional press of the button up to 5 levels.

•  Reverse slow motion is not available for video CDs.