Panasonic DVD-A320U - Manual (Page 4)

Features
■ High picture quality
•10 bit video D/A converter
Reproduces fine images faithfully.
•Component video output
When used with a compatible monitor, a video connection via the com­
ponent video output jacks of your DVDA/ideo CD/CD player enables
precise color reproduction.
•An array of picture quality modes yielded by digital
processing
Signal deterioration is kept to minimum by processing the data digi­
tally.
This feature can be used to tailor picture quality for DVD playback.
-Digital picture mode (See pages 15 and 21.)
Using the On-Screen Menu Icons allows you to adjust picture quali­
ty to suit the kind of software you are viewing,
-User selection (See page 21.)
Using the On-Screen Menu Icons, the contrast, color hue, equalizer
and brightness can be adjusted to suit your own preference.
-Monitor selector (See page 35.)
Once the type of TV used [Standard (Direct View TV), CRT Projec­
tor, LCD Projector, Projection TV] has been selected when the ini­
tial setting operations are performed, the optimum picture quality for
the type of TV concerned will be automatically selected.
■ High sound quality
•96 kHz/24 bit audio D/A converter
This player enables 96 kHz/24 bit linear PCM signals, the highest
specifications in DVD standards, to be reproduced faithfully. To sup­
port 96 kHz sampling/24 bit sound, the shaping noise of this multi­
level digital sigma type D/A converter is kept flat up to 44 kHz, thus
preventing the audio signals from being affected in any way. This
means sound is reproduced faithfully.
• Virtual battery operation power supply circuit
By radically cutting down the amount of noise from the power supply
and digital circuits and delivering a clean supply of power free from
undesirable signal components (noise, ripple components, etc.), this
feature gives the bass range a tangible depth and yields a clear reso­
lution in the midrange and treble ranges.
•Advanced Dolby Digital (AC-3)/dts (digital theater sys-
terns) S.lch surround decoder (See pages 10 and 37.)
The advanced Dolby Digital (AC-3)/dts S.lch surround decoder in­
corporated in this player comes with speaker mode settings which
support the low-range reproduction capability of the speakers, speak­
er level settings, delay time adjustment*, audio dynamic range sup­
pression, and other features.
“Delay time adjustment is effective only for Dolby Digital DVDs (cen­
ter and surround channels).
• Dolby Digital (AC‘3)/dts (digital theater systems) digital
output (See page 12.)
By connecting a Dolby Digital/dts decoder or an amplifier incorporat­
ing a Dolby Digital/dts decoder, you can enjoy high quality digital sur­
round sound from Dolby Digital/dts discs.
■ Advanced Virtual Surround Sound (VSS) function
(See page 28.)
Even when two front speakers are being used, simply press the VSS
(Virtual Surround Sound) button during playback of a Dolby Digital
DVD (2 channel or over) to provide a rear surround effect. This effect
also works while listening with headphones connected to an amplifier
or other equipment. (This does not work with Karaoke DVDs. The ef­
fect depends on the kind of DVD used.)
■ On-Screen Menu icons (See page 18.)
By simply pressing the DISPLAY button on the remote control, informa­
tion on the DVD/Video CD/CD player and disc can be displayed on the
TV screen for easy identification. The player’s operations and settings
can be easily accessed by operating the joystick on the remote control
while monitoring the TV screen. The color and position of the On-
Screen Menu Icons can be changed.
■ Marker function (See page 23.)
This player can store a maximum of 5 positions in memory for conven­
ient access.
■ Versatile DVD features
•Multi-audio function (See page 26.)
The audio soundtrack can be heard in up to 8 languages.
(The number of languages depends on the software.)
• Multi-subtitle function (See page 27.)
Subtitles may be displayed in one of 32 languages.
(The number of languages depends on the software.)
•Multi-angle function (See page 27.)
This function allows you to choose the camera angle of scenes shot
from different angles. (Limited to DVDs recorded with multiple cam­
era angles.)
•Parental lock function (See page 31.)
This function can prevent playback of DVD software which may be
unsuitable for some audiences (especially for children), (Limited to
DVDs encoded with specific rating level.)
■ Disc formats supported by this player
The player can playback discs bearing any of the following marks:
n COMPACT
01
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DVD Video CD CD
[3" (8 cm) disc/ [3" (8 cm) disc/ [3" (8 cm) disc/
5" (12 cm) disc] 5" (12 cm) disc] 5" (12 cm) disc]
■ Discs which cannot be played with this player
• DVD with Region No. other than “1” or “ALL”
• PAL discs •VSD »DVD+RW
•DVD-ROM •CDV •CVD
• DVD-R/DVD-RAM •CD-G •SVCD
•CD-ROM •CD-RW •Divx Video Disc
etc.
• Do not try to play Photo CD or CD-R.
(Data on the disc may be damaged.)
■ Region Management Information
This player is designed to respond to the Region Management Informa­
tion recorded on DVDs. The region number of this player is “1". If the
region number described on the DVD does not correspond to the re­
gion number of this player, this player cannot play this disc. This player
will play DVDs made for '“ALL" regions.
This player will play DVDs marked with labels containing the region
number “1” or “ALL”:
Example:
or
■ Dialogue Enhancer (See pages 15 and 21.)
During playback of Dolby Digital/dts DVDs (2 channel or over) with the
dialogue contained in the center channel, this function will boost the
sound level of the center channel so that it is easier to hear the dia­
logue on movie software.