Panasonic PVD4745S Operating Guide

• 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 DECK 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 finished with menu.

■ Forward/Reverse Scene Search

FF/SLOW+ or REW/SLOW-  during play.

PLAY to release.

• Starting forward/reverse search during play

started from menu on Video CDs may recall menu.

• Search speed, slow at first, increases with each

additional press of the button up to 5 levels.

■ Forward/Reverse Chapter/Track Skip

SKIP+ 

| or 

 during play.

Each press skips a chapter (DVD), track (Video
CD/CD) or Program/Play List/Marker (DVD-RAM).
[DVD / Video CD / CD]

• Pressing 

  once midway through a

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

• Pressing 

| or |

 during play started

from menu on Video CDs may recall menu.

*Important: If a remote control button does not work when pressed,

press the DVD button on the remote and try the button again.

 in DVD mode.

•

The Surround sound effect can be changed by pressing
VSS repeatedly as shown by the figure below.

• Surround sound effect is available in DVD mode only.
• Turn off the surround effects on the other equipment.
• V.S.S. will not work, or will have less effect, with some

discs.

• Turn V.S.S. off if it causes distortion.
• Sound will only come from the two front speakers if

V.S.S. is on.

Enjoy a surround-like effect if you are using two
front speakers only. The effect is broadened
and sound seems to come from virtual
speakers on either side if the disc has surround
signals recorded on it.

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

• When 

 appears on the screen while a button is

being operated, it means that the corresponding
operation is prohibited by DECK or the disc.

DECK memorizes the point where STOP is
pressed (STOP   is flashing on screen).
Press 

PLAY to resume play from this point.

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.

• When a DVD-RAM still picture is played back, the

counter will not be displayed, however RESUME will
function.

■ Still Picture or Pause

PAUSE/STILL during play.

PLAY to release.

• DVD/Video CD : DECK will enter still picture mode.
• CD : DECK will enter pause mode.

■ Frame by Frame Picture (DVD/Video CD)

PAUSE/STILL in still mode.

PLAY to release.

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

“FIELD” is selected automatically. (See p. 54.)

■ Slow Motion Picture (DVD/Video CD)

FF/SLOW+ or REW/SLOW- in still mode.

PLAY to release.

• Slow motion speed, slow at first, is increased

with each additional press of the button up to
5 levels.

• Reverse slow motion is not available for Video CDs.

• Pressing 

  once midway through a

program/play list returns to the start of that
program/play list. Each additional press skips
back one program/play list.

Reverse  Skip                  Forward Skip

Current playback position

Reverse  Skip                  Forward Skip

Current playback position

Marker

1. Do steps 1-4 (previous page).

When menu appears, press 

STOP.

2. Press 

NUMBER keys to select desired track

(play begins).

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

STOP and press PLAY, then the menu

will be displayed.
Now, go to step 4 (previous page).

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