Panasonic SC-DT310 User Manual

DVD System

Operating Instructions

Model No. SC-DT310

Model No.

TV VCR

AVSYSTEM

AUX EXT

SLEEP

TV/AV

TUNER

DVD

BAND

CD

DOUBLE
RE-MASTER

123

GROUP

456

REPEAT/
MIX2CH

PLAYMODE/
P.MEMORY

TOPMENU

DIRECT
NAVIGATOR

DISPLAY

TVVOL

MUTING

FLDISPLAYAUDIO ONLYC.FOCUS

FMMODE

7809

CANCEL

S

10/

-/--

SLOW/SEARCH

SKIP

CH

MENU

PLAYLIST

ENTER

RETURN

s

TVVOL

r

VOLUME

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

CSM

PL

SFC

RDS

CHSELECT

TEST

DELAYTIME

SETUP

SA-DT310

DIGITAL

Í

SELECT

/I

INPUT

AVCONTROLRECEIVER

SL-DT310

DVD/CDPLAYER

The illustration shows the model for the United Kingdom,Continental Europe and Russia.

AUDIO/VIDEO

DOWN UP

VOLUME

Ë

DOUBLE
RE-MASTER

Region number supported by
this player

Region numbers are allocated to DVD players
and software according to where they are sold.

For the United Kingdom and
Continental Europe

≥The region number of this player is “2”.
≥The player will play DVD-Video marked with

labels containing “2” or “ALL”.

Example:

2

2

ALL

3

5

For Southeast Asia

≥The region number of this player is “3”.
≥The player will play DVD-Video marked with

labels containing “3” or “ALL”.

Example:

2

3

ALL

3

6

For Australia and N.Z.

≥The region number of this player is “4”.
≥The player will play DVD-Video marked with

labels containing “4” or “ALL”.

Example:

2

4

ALL

4

6

For Russia

≥The region number of this player is “5”.
≥The player will play DVD-Video marked with

labels containing “5” or “ALL”.

Example:

2

5

ALL

5

6

GN GCSEB E EE

Note:

“EB” on the packaging indicates the United Kingdom.

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,
please read these instructions completely.
Please keep this manual for future reference.

RQT6924-B

Dear customer

Thank you for purchasing this product.
For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions
carefully.

Unless otherwise indicated, illustrations in these operat­ing instructions are of the system for the United Kingdom,
Continental Europe and Russia.

System

DVD/CD player

AV control receiver

Front speakers

Center speaker

Surround speakers

Subwoofer

SC-DT310

SL-DT310
SA-DT310
SB-PF310
SB-PC310
SB-PS310

SB-W310

CAUTION!

THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER.
USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF
PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY
RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.
DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR

Getting started

PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO
RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO
OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE
PLACED ON THE APPARATUS.

CAUTION!

≥DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE,

BUILT-IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE.
ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED. TO PREVENT RISK
OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEAT­ING, ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS
DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS.

≥DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE UNIT’S VENTILATION OPENINGS

WITH NEWSPAPERS, TABLECLOTHS, CURTAINS, AND
SIMILAR ITEMS.

≥DO NOT PLACE SOURCES OF NAKED FLAMES, SUCH AS

LIGHTED CANDLES, ON THE UNIT.

≥DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIEND-

LY MANNER.

This product may receive radio interference caused by mo­bile telephones during use. If such interference is apparent,
please increase separation between the product and the mo­bile telephone.

[For\Southeast\Asia]

THIS UNIT IS INTENDED FOR USE IN TROPICAL CLIMATES.

[For\others]

THIS UNIT IS INTENDED FOR USE IN MODERATE CLIMATES.

AV control receiver (SA-DT310)

Marking sign is located on bottom of the unit.

For the United Kingdom,
Continental Europe and Russia

LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE
KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT

VIDEO
OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

(Back of product)

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SUOMI

VAROITUS!

LAITTEEN KÄYTTÄMINEN MUULLA KUIN TÄSSÄ KÄYT­TÖOHJEESSA MAINITULLA TAVALLA SAATTAA ALTISTAA
KÄYTTÄJÄN TURVALLISUUSLUOKAN 1 YLITTÄVÄLLE
NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASERSÄTEILYLLE.

VAROITUS:

TULIPALO-, SÄHKÖISKUVAARAN TAI TUOTETTA KOHTAAVAN
MUUN VAHINGON VÄHENTÄMISEKSI EI LAITETTA SAA
ALTISTAA SATEELLE, KOSTEUDELLE, VESIPISAROILLE TAI
ROISKEELLE, EIKÄ NESTETTÄ SISÄLTÄVIÄ ESINEITÄ, KUTEN
ESIMERKIKSI MALJAKOITA, SAA ASETTAA LAITTEEN PÄÄLLE.

VAROITUS!

≥ÄLÄ ASENNA TAI LAITA TÄTÄ LAITETTA KABINET-

TITYYPPISEEN KIRJAKAAPPIIN TAI MUUHUN SULJETTUUN
TILAAN, JOTTA TUULETUS ONNISTUISI. VARMISTA, ETTÄ
VERHO TAI MIKÄÄN MUU MATERIAALI EI HUONONNA
TUULETUSTA, JOTTA VÄLTETTÄISIIN YLIKUUMENEMISESTA
JOHTUVA SÄHKÖISKU- TAI TULIPALOVAARA.

≥ÄLÄ PEITÄ LAITTEEN TUULETUSAUKKOJA SANOMALEH-

DELLÄ, PÖYTÄLIINALLA, VERHOLLA TAI MUULLA VAS­TAAVALLA ESINEELLÄ.

≥ÄLÄ ASETA PALAVAA KYNTTILÄÄ TAI MUUTA AVOTULEN

LÄHDETTÄ LAITTEEN PÄÄLLE.

≥HÄVITÄ PARISTOT LUONTOA VAHINGOITTAMATTOMALLA

TAVALLA.

TÄMÄ LAITE ON TARKOITETTU KÄYTETTÄVÄKSI LEUDOSSA IL­MASTOSSA.

NORSK

ADVARSEL!

DETTE PRODUKTET ANVENDER EN LASER.
BETJENING AV KONTROLLER, JUSTERINGER ELLER ANDRE
INNGREP ENN DE SOM ER BESKREVET I DENNE BRUKSANVIS­NING, KAN FØRE TIL FARLIG BESTRÅLING.
DEKSLER MÅ IKKE ÅPNES, OG FORSØK ALDRI Å REPARERE
APPARATET PÅ EGENHÅND. ALT SERVICE OG REPARASJON-
SARBEID MÅ UTFØRES AV KVALIFISERT PERSONELL.

[For\others]

ADVARSEL:

FOR Å REDUSERE FAREN FOR BRANN, ELEKTRISK STØT
ELLER SKADER PÅ PRODUKTET, MÅ DETTE APPARATET IKKE
UTSETTES FOR REGN, FUKTIGHET, VANNDRÅPER ELLER
VANNSPRUT. DET MÅ HELLER IKKE PLASSERES GJENSTAND­ER FYLT MED VANN, SLIK SOM BLOMSTERVASER, OPPÅ
APPARATET.

ADVARSEL!

AUDIO

L

A

B

OPT

DIGITAL

OUT

IN

TV(AUX) VCR(EXT)

R

INOUT

VIDEO
OUT

B

OPT

DIGITAL

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

OUT

(480P/480I)

A

AUDIO

IN

TV(AUX) VCR(EXT)

L

R

INOUT

(Inside of product)
(Tuotteen sisällä)
(Produktets innside)

≥APPARATET MÅ IKKE PLASSERES I EN BOKHYLLE, ET

INNEBYGGET KABINETT ELLER ET ANNET LUKKET STED
HVOR VENTILASJONSFORHOLDENE ER UTILSTREKKELIGE.
SØRG FOR AT GARDINER ELLER LIGNENDE IKKE FORVER­RER VENTILASJONSFORHOLDENE, SÅ RISIKO FOR ELEK­TRISK SJOKK ELLER BRANN FORÅRSAKET AV OVERHETING
UNNGÅS.

≥APPARATETS VENTILASJONSÅPNINGER MÅ IKKE DEKKES

TIL MED AVISER, BORDDUKER, GARDINER OG LIGNENDE.

≥PLASSER IKKE ÅPEN ILD, SLIK SOM LEVENDE LYS, OPPÅ

APPARATET.

≥BRUKTE BATTERIER MÅ KASSERES UTEN FARE FOR

MILJØET.

DETTE APPARATET ER BEREGNET TIL BRUK UNDER MODER­ATE KLIMAFORHOLD.

Accessories

Please check and identify the supplied accesso­ries. Use numbers indicated in parentheses when
asking for replacement parts.

∏ 1 Remote control ∏ 2 Batteries

(For the United Kingdom,
Continental Europe and Russia

: EUR7623010)

(For others: EUR7623020)

∏ 1 AC mains lead

[For\the\United\Kingdom] [For\Australia\and\N.Z.]

(REZ1496) (RJA0035-2X)

For Continental Europe and
Russia

(REZ1495)

∏ 1 AM loop antenna ∏ 1 FM indoor antenna

(N1DAAAA00003) (RSA0007)

∏ 1 Video cable ∏ 1 Optical cable

For the United Kingdom and
Continental Europe

(VJA0815-A)

[For\others]

(RJL1P019B15)

∏ (Included in speaker packing box)

2 Front Speaker cables
(4 wires, 4 m) (REE1245)
1 Center Speaker cable and
1 Subwoofer cable
(2 wires, 4 m) (REE1203A)
2 Surround Speaker cables
(2 wires, 10 m) (REE1203C)

∏ 1 Sheet of speaker-cable stickers

for remote control

[For\Southeast\Asia]

(RJA0019-2X)

(RJL1X008B05)

Table of contents

Getting started

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Caution for AC Mains Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Simple setup

STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3

STEP 4

STEP 5
STEP 6

Other speaker setup options

STEP 7

Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Discs—Basic play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Discs—Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Playing the program or play lists on DVD-RAM . .

WMA/MP3, CD text and JPEG navigation menus. .

Using GUI (Graphical User Interface) screens . . .

Locating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Flat cable and optical cable . . . . . . . . . . 9

Antennas and AC mains lead . . . . . . . . 9

The remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

QUICK SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Disc operations

Position Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Skipping items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Fast forward and rewind—SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Slow-motion play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Frame-by-frame viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Starting play from a selected item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Repeat play/A-B repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Selecting groups to play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

All group play/Program play/Random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Soundtracks/Subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Marking places to play again/Variable Zoom function . . . . . . . 18

19

Selecting a program to play—DIRECT NAVIGATOR . . . . . . . 19

Using the play list menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

20

Playing HighMAT discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

22

Common procedures/Progress indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Disc information/Unit information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Getting started

[For\the\United\Kingdom\only]

∏ 1 Antenna plug adaptor (SJP9009)

[For\the\United\Kingdom,\Continental\Europe\and\Russia\

∏ 1 RCAJ adaptor (K1JZ24D00002)

Note

The included AC mains lead is for use with this unit only. Do not use
it with other equipment.

[For\th\United\Kingdom\and\Republic\of\Ireland\

www.panasonic.co.uk (for UK customers only)

≥ Order accessory and consumable items for your

product with ease and confidence by telephoning our
Customer Care Centre Mon–Friday 9:00am–5:30pm.
(Excluding public holidays.)

≥ Or go on line through our Internet Accessory ordering

application.

≥ Most major credit and debit cards accepted.
≥ All enquiries transactions and distribution facilities are

provided directly by Panasonic UK Ltd.

≥ It couldn’t be simpler!

Customer Care Centre

For UK customers: 08705 357357
For Republic of Ireland customers: 01 289 8333

Technical Support

For UK customers: 0870 1 505610

This Technical Support Hot Line number is for
Panasonic PC software related products only.

For Republic of Ireland, please use the Customer Care
Centre number listed above for all enquiries.

For all other product related enquiries, please use the
Customer Care Centre numbers listed above.

Radio operations

The radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Manual tuning/Preset tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

RDS broadcasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Sound field/sound quality operations

Sound field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Dolby Digital and DTS/Dolby Pro Logic II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Speaker level adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Sound Field Control/Center Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Custom Sound Memory—Store the sound settings . . . . . . . . 28

Changing the delay time of the AV control receiver . . . . . . . . 28

Sound quality

Adjusting the bass/Turning the subwoofer off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Double re-master—Enjoying more natural sound . . . . . . . . . . 29

To enjoy even higher quality sound—AUDIO ONLY . . . . . . . . 29

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Other functions

Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Muting the volume/Turning off the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

The sleep timer/Using headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Changing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Operating other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Connection example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Operating a television/Operating a video cassette recorder . . .

Operating the tape deck or digital receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35
35

Optional antenna connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Reference

Safety precautions/Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Specifications (DIN 45 500) . . . . . . . . . Back cover

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Caution for AC Mains Lead

(For United Kingdom)

(“EB” area code model only)

For your safety, please read the following text
carefully.

This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin
mains plug for your safety and convenience.
A 5-ampere fuse is fitted in this plug.
Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure
that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5-ampere
and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362.
Check for the ASTA mark Ï or the BSI mark Ì on

Getting started

the body of the fuse.

If the plug contains a removable fuse cover you must
ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced.
If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used
until a replacement cover is obtained.
A replacement fuse cover can be purchased from
your local dealer.

CAUTION!

IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUIT­ABLE FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR
HOME THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE RE­MOVED AND THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DIS­POSED OF SAFELY.
THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE ELECTRI­CAL SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS IN­SERTED INTO ANY 13-AMPERE SOCKET.

WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT EITHER WIRE TO
THE EARTH TERMINAL WHICH IS MARKED WITH
THE LETTER E, BY THE EARTH SYMBOL Ó OR
COLOURED GREEN OR GREEN/YELLOW.

THIS PLUG IS NOT WATERPROOF—KEEP DRY.

Before use

Remove the connector cover.

How to replace the fuse

The location of the fuse differ according to the type of
AC mains plug (figures A and B). Confirm the AC
mains plug fitted and follow the instructions below.
Illustrations may differ from actual AC mains plug.

1. Open the fuse cover with a screwdriver.

Figure A

If a new plug is to be fitted please observe the wiring
code as stated below.
If in any doubt please consult a qualified electrician.

IMPORTANT

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accor­dance with the following code:
Blue: Neutral, Brown: Live.
As these colours may not correspond with the col­oured markings identifying the terminals in your plug,
proceed as follows:
The wire which is coloured Blue must be connected to
the terminal which is marked with the letter N or col­oured Black or Blue.
The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected
to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or col­oured Brown or Red.

Figure B

2. Replace the fuse and close or attach the fuse
cover.

Figure A

Figure B

Fuse cover

Fuse
(5 ampere)

Fuse
(5 ampere)

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Disc information

∫ Discs that can be played

Disc type

DVD-RAM

DVD-Audio

DVD-Video

DVD-R

Video CD

CD

CD-R/RW

Logo

Indication used in
instructions

[RAM]

∫ DVD-R discs

Panasonic DVD-R recorded and finalized§ on a Panasonic DVD
video recorder are played as DVD-Video on this unit.

§

A process that allows play on compatible equipment.

∫ DVD-RAM discs

[DVD-A]

[DVD-V]

[VCD]

[ [CD]]

Including CD text

—

[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

DVD-RAM discs must meet the following conditions for this unit to be
able to play them.

Type

Capacity

Recording
format

≥Remove TYPE 2 and 4 discs from their cartridges before use, then

return them when you are finished. Read the instructions for the
disc carefully.

≥Do not allow the disc to become dirty or scratched. Store discs in

their cartridges and ensure the disc label and cartridge label face
the same way.

≥Some parts of the disc, for example where one program ends and

another begins, may not play smoothly.

Note

It may not be possible to play CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R and DVD-RAM
in all cases due to the type of disc or condition of the recording.

≥Non-cartridge discs
≥Discs that can be removed from their cartridges

(TYPE 2 and 4)

≥12 cm 9.4 GB (double-sided) and 4.7 GB (single-

sided)

≥8 cm 2.8 GB (double-sided)

Discs recorded with DVD video recorders, DVD
video cameras, personal computers, etc., using
Version 1.1 of the Video Recording Format (a
unified video recording standard).

Getting started

≥Use discs with the above logos and that conform to specifications.

The unit cannot play other discs correctly.

≥Do not use irregularly shaped discs (e.g. heart-shaped), as these

can damage the unit.

∫ Discs that cannot be played

DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CDV, CD-G, iRW, DVD-RW, CVD, SVCD,
SACD, Divx Video Discs and Photo CD.

∫ Disc structure

Disc structure and the labels given to the items on discs depend on
the disc type.
Track: the smallest division on DVD-Audio, CDs and Video CDs, or

a single WMA/MP3 file.

Chapter: the smallest division on DVD-Video.
Group: collections of tracks on DVD-Audio and equivalent to folders

or albums on data discs.

Title: the largest division on DVD-Video, usually an entire movie.
Program: the division on DVD-RAM equivalent to a single recording.
Picture: a single JPEG file.
Play list: the largest grouping on a HighMAT disc, or a group of

scenes on DVD-RAM.

Scene: DVD-RAM program sections specified and grouped into play

lists on a DVD video recorder.

Content: covers tracks and pictures on HighMAT discs.

Playing DVDs and Video CDs

The producer of these discs can control how they are played so
you may not always be able to control play as described in
these operating instructions (for example if the play time is not
displayed or if a Video CD has menus).
Read the disc’s instructions carefully.

∫ CD-R and CD-RW discs

This unit can play CD-R/RW (audio recording disc) recorded with
CD-DA, video CD, WMA, MP3, or JPEG. Finalize
recording.

See page 20 for more information about WMA, MP3, and JPEG.

§

the disc after

∫ Video systems

This unit can play both the PAL and NTSC video systems. To view
PAL or NTSC, however, your television must match the system used
on the disc.
PAL discs cannot be correctly viewed on an NTSC television. NTSC
can be correctly viewed on a PAL television by converting the video
signal to PAL 60 (➡ page 31, Video—NTSC Disc Output).

∫ HighMAT discs

This unit is compatible with HighMAT discs containing WMA, MP3,
and/or JPEG files.

∫ To clean discs

DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, Video CD, CD

Wipe with a damp cloth and then wipe dry.

DVD-RAM, DVD-R

≥Clean with an optional DVD-RAM/PD disc cleaner (LF-K200DCA1,

where available).

≥Never use cloths or cleaners for CDs etc.

∫ Handling precautions

≥Do not write on the label side with a ball-point pen or other writing

instrument.

≥Do not use record cleaning sprays, benzine, thinner, static

electricity prevention liquids or any other solvent.

≥Do not attach labels or stickers to discs. (Do not use discs with

exposed adhesive from tape or left over peeled-off stickers.)

≥Do not use scratch-proof protectors or covers.
≥Do not use discs printed with label printers available on the market.

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Simple setup

Plug in the AC mains lead after making all connections.

STEP

Simple setup

1

FRONT(L)

Locating

CENTER

FRONT(R)

Main unit

SURROUND(R)

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND(L)

AV control receiver

SA-DT310

DIGITAL
INPUT

Í

SELECT

/I

SL-DT310

AV CONTROL RECEIVER

DVD / CD PLAYER

DOWN UP

Ë

DOUBLE
RE-MASTER

VOLUME

To raise the angle

e.g.) DVD/CD Player

SL-DT310

DVD/CD Player

≥Use only supplied speakers

≥Using other speakers can damage the unit and sound quality

will be negatively affected.

≥Set the speakers up on an even surface to prevent them from

falling. Take proper precautions to prevent the speakers from
falling if you cannot set them up on an even surface.

≥Place the front, center, and surround speakers at approximately

the same distance from the seating position. The angles in the
diagram are approximate.

Positioning for best effect

How you set up your speakers can affect the bass and the sound
field. Note the following points.

≥Place speakers on flat secure bases.
≥Placing speakers too close to floors, walls, and corners can re-

sult in excessive bass. Cover walls and windows with thick cur­tain.

DVD / CD PLAYER

Stand

The size of the front speakers and surround speakers are

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

the same respectively.

Note

≥Do not use the stand to carry the unit.
≥Do not apply force down upon the unit while using the

stand.

≥Do not place anything on top of the AV control receiver.

Main unit

Keep your speakers at least 10 mm away from the system for
proper ventilation.

Center speaker

≥You can also put this speaker directly under the television.
≥Vibration caused by the center speaker can disrupt the picture if

it is placed directly on the television. Put the center speaker on
a rack or shelf.

Subwoofer

Place to the right of the television, on the floor or a sturdy shelf
so that it won’t cause vibration.
Leave 10 cm on the right for the woofer to be effective. Leave
10 cm at the rear for ventilation.

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STEP

2

Speakers

1 Attach the stickers to the speaker cables.

Attach the speaker-cable stickers to make connection easier.

A noise filter comes attached with the speaker cables to

FRONT L, R (4 m)

e.g.) FRONT R

FRONT

HF Rch

FRONT
LF Rch

prevent undue influence to other equipment. Do not
remove the noise filter from the speaker cable.
Connect the noise filter side of the speaker cables to the
AV control receiver speaker terminals.

FRONT

Rch

1

2 Speaker cables (4 wires, 4 m)
2 Speaker cables (2 wires, 4 m)
2 Speaker cables (2 wires, 10 m)

Copper

Silver

SURROUND L,R (10 m)

e.g.) SURROUND R

150 mm

SURROUND

R ch

CENTER, SUBWOOFER (4 m)

e.g.) SUBWOOFER

Sheet of speaker-cable
stickers

Twist the same colored wires
together.

150 mm

SURROUND

R ch

3

Simple setup

Speaker-cable stickers

2 Connecting the speakers

Match the labels on the speaker stickers with the labels on the terminals.

Connect center, surround L and
subwoofer in the same way.

FRONT R

FRONT L

To prevent damage to circuitry,
never short-circuit positive (r)
and negative (s) speaker wires.

HF Rch

HF

LF

FRONT

FRONT

FRONT
LF Rch

R ch

1

Push the lever in the direction
indicated by the arrow, insert
the wire, release the lever and
press down on it lightly.

AV control receiver

Copper: r
Silver: s

123 456

R

FRONT HF/LF

150 mm

+

-

SUB

WOOFER

6

From the side

SUB

WOOFER

SURROUND R

SURROUND L

R ch

SURROUND

3

R ch

SURROUND

SPEAKERS

LRL

SURROUND

CENTER

CENTER

(3≠)(6≠)(6≠)(6≠)

SUBWOOFER

The subwoofer’s terminals are on the bottom.

Fit the cables into the slots provided.

150 mm

SUBWOOFER

HF Lch

FRONT

FRONT

LF Lch

HF

LF

HF: High Frequency
LF: Low Frequency

FRONT

L ch

2

Push the lever in the
direction indicated by the
arrow, insert the wire,
then release the lever.

Copper: r
Silver: s

Speaker cable

From the rear

HF

LF

Silver

Copper

Silver

Copper

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STEP

3

Television

∫ Connecting a television with a VIDEO IN terminal

Connect directly to your television.

Do not connect the unit through a video cassette recorder, be­cause the picture may not be played correctly due to the copy
guard.

Video cable

[For\the\United\Kingdom,\Continental\Europe\and\Russia]

Use the RCAJ adaptor (included) if your televi­sion has a 21-pin SCART terminal. You do not
have to connect anything to the AUDIO termi­nals.

Simple setup

VIDEO

IN

Video cable

(included)

VIDEO

OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

DIGITAL

OPT

OUT

A

B

IN

TV(AUX) VCR(EXT)

∫ Connecting a television with COMPONENT VIDEO terminal

[For\Southeast\Asia,\Australia\and\N.Z.]

Television’s COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminal

Y PB P

S-VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO
OUT

YPBP

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

(480P/480I)

R

Video cable

(not included)

B

OPT

R

DIGITAL

OUT

A

AUDIO

IN

TV(AUX) VCR(EXT)

L

R

INOUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal

These terminals can be used for either interlace or progressive output
and provide a purer picture than the S VIDEO OUT terminal. Connec­tion using these terminals outputs the color difference signals (P
and luminance signal (Y) separately in order to achieve high fidelity in
reproducing colors.
≥The description of the component video input terminals depends on

the television or monitor (e.g. Y/P
nect to terminals of the same color.

AUDIO

A

AUDIO

IN

TV(AUX) VCR(EXT)

To your

L

R

INOUT

VIDEO

OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

Video cable

(included)

B

OPT

DIGITAL

OUT

Video terminal

television

L

R

INOUT

B/PR, Y/B-Y/R-Y, Y/CB/CR). Con-

RCAJ adaptor

Audio terminals

B/PR)

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To enjoy progressive video

≥Connect to the component video (480P) input terminals on a television compatible with this unit’s copy guard system. (Video will

not be displayed correctly if connected to an incompatible television.)

≥Press [PROGRESSIVE] so “PROGRESSIVE” appears on the display (➡ page 13).
≥All televisions manufactured by Panasonic and that have 480P input connectors are compatible. Consult the manufacturer if you

have another brand of television.

∫ Connecting a television with an S-VIDEO IN terminal

Television’s S VIDEO IN terminal

S VIDEO OUT terminal

The S video terminal achieves a more vivid picture than the VIDEO
OUT terminal by separating the chrominance (C) and luminance (Y)
signals. (Actual results depend on the television.)

S-VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO
OUT

S-Video cable

(not included)

B

OPT

DIGITAL

OUT

A

AUDIO

IN

TV(AUX) VCR(EXT)

L

R

INOUT

STEP

4

Flat cable and optical cable

Optical cable

Optical cable

SPEAKERS

SURROUND

(3≠)(6≠)(6≠)(6≠)

SUBWOOFER

CENTER

123 456

R

LRL

FRONT HF/LF

Insert fully,
with this side
facing up.

EXT

+

DIGITAL IN

LOOP

AM ANT FM ANT

TO SL-DT310

GND

-

OPT 2

OPT 1

(TV)

B

VIDEO

OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

AC IN

75≠

A

A

B

OPT

DIGITAL

OUT

Flat cable

STEP

5

Antennas and AC mains lead

AC mains lead

[For\Australia\and\N.Z.]

Click!

AM loop antenna

Stand the antenna up on its
base.
Keep loose antenna cord
away from other wires and
cords.

SPEAKERS

123 456

R

LRL

SURROUND

FRONT HF/LF

CENTER

(3≠)(6≠)(6≠)(6≠)

SUBWOOFER

+

-

DIGITAL IN

OPT 2

(TV)

OPT 1

EXT

LOOP

AM ANT FM ANT

TO SL-DT310

GND

B

[For\the\United\Kingdom\only]

BE SURE TO READ THE CAUTION FOR THE AC
MAINS LEAD ON PAGE 4 BEFORE CONNECTION.

STEP

6

The remote control

Insert fully,
with this side
facing up.

AUDIO

L

To connect

R

IN

INOUT

TV(AUX) VCR(EXT)

cable

Click!

FM indoor antenna

Fix the other end of
the antenna where
reception is best.

Adhesive tape

AC IN

75≠

A

AC mains
lead

To household
mains socket

To unplug
cable

1

2

1

[For\Southeast\Asia][For\Continental\Europe\and\Russia][For\the\United\Kingdom]

AM loop
antenna

FM indoor
antenna

Conserving power

The unit consumes power (approx. 0.7 W) even when it is
turned off with [Í]. To save power when the unit is not to be
used for a long time, unplug it from the household mains
socket.
Remember to reset the radio stations and any other memory
items before using the unit again.

Information you enter into the unit’s memory remains intact
for up to two weeks after the AC mains lead is disconnected.

1

Unscrew the terminal
with a Phillips-head
screwdriver.

4

Black

2

6

3

5

Simple setup

Remote control

-

+

3

3

-

+

2

Batteries

R6,AA,UM-3

≥Insert so the poles (i and j)

match those in the remote
control.

≥Do not use rechargeable type

batteries.

1

Do not;

≥mix old and new batteries.
≥use different types at the same time.
≥heat or expose to flame.
≥take apart or short circuit.
≥attempt to recharge alkaline or manganese batteries.
≥use batteries if the covering has been peeled off.

Mishandling of batteries can cause electrolyte leakage which can
damage items the fluid contacts and may cause a fire.

Remove if the remote control is not going to be used for a long
period of time. Store in a cool, dark place.

∫ Use

Aim at the sensor, avoiding obstacles, at a maximum range of 7 m
directly in front of the unit.

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C

Other speaker setup options

Attatching to a wall

(Center and surround speakers only)

[Note]

The wall or pillar on which the speakers are to be attached should
be capable of supporting 5 kg per screw.

1 Remove the stand.

BEFORE REMOVING THE STAND

≥Take the speaker cable out of the stand’s hole if it is

threaded through.

≥Lay the speaker on a soft cloth.

Simple setup

Unscrew the screw with a Phillips-head screwdriver.

2 Screw a screw (not included) into the

wall.

30—35 mm

‰7.5—9.4 mm

8—11 mm

Wall

3 Fit the speaker securely onto the

screw with the hole.

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Fitting speaker stands (optional)

Preparation

Remove the stand (➡ step 1 above).
Ensure the stands meet these conditions before purchasing them.
≥Observe the diameter and length of the screws and the distance

between screws as shown in the diagram.

≥The stands must be able to support over 5 kg.
≥The stands must be stable even if the speakers are in a high posi-

tion.

Keeping the cables out of the way

Pass the cables through the holes in the stand to keep them out of the way.

Pass the cable
through the hole.

CENTER

Stand

Notes on speaker use

≥You can damage your speakers and shorten their useful life if you

play sound at high levels over extended periods.

≥Reduce the volume in the following cases to avoid damage.

–When playing distorted sound.

–When the speakers are receiving howling from a record player,

noise from FM broadcasts, or continuous signals from an oscil­lator, test disc, or electronic instrument.

–When adjusting the sound quality.
–When turning the unit on or off.

If irregular coloring occurs on your television

These speakers are designed to be used close to a television, but
the picture may be affected with some televisions and setup
combinations.

5 mm
pitch 0.8 mm

60 mm

Speaker stand

(not included)

Attach the stands with
these holes.

If this occurs, turn the television off for about 30 minutes.

The television’s demagnetizing function should correct the
problem. If it persists, move the speakers further away from the tele­vision.

Caution
≥Use the speakers only with the recommended system.

Failure to do so may lead to damage to the amplifier
and/or the speakers, and may result in the risk of fire.
Consult a qualified service person if damage has oc­curred or if you experience a sudden change in per­formance.

≥Do not attempt to attach these speakers to walls using

methods other than those described in this manual.

Plate thickness plus
7 to 10 mm

Pass through the
cutout in the base.

Insert and tighten
screw.

STEP

1

≥

4 5

≥

6 7

≥

3 7

7

AV SYSTEM

SLEEP

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

GROUP

REPEAT/
MIX 2CH

PLAY MODE/

CANCEL

P.MEMORY

SKIP

CH

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

DISPLAY

s

TV VOL

MUTING

FL DISPLAY AUDIO ONLY C.FOCUS

RDS

CH SELECT

FM MODE

SETUP

QUICK SETUP

TV VCR

AUX EXT

TUNER

BAND

AUDIO ONLY

SLOW/SEARCH

SUBWOOFER

PL

TEST

DELAY TIME

DVD

CD

S

10/

-/--

MENU

PLAY LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

LEVEL

SFC

2

r

RETURN

TV/AV

123

456

7809

ENTER

VOLUME

C.S.M

Preparation

Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input on the
television to suit the connections for the unit.

1

Press [Í] to turn on the unit.

2

Press [DVD] to

3

Press [SETUP] to

select “DVD”

show the QUICK

.

SETUP screen.

[For\the\United\Kingdom,\Continental\Europe\and\Russia]

SETUP

SELECT

ENTER RETURN

QUICK SETUP

Select the menu language.

English

Deutsch

Español

Svenska

Français

Italiano

Português

Nederlands

4 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the

menu language and press [ENTER].

5 Press [3, 4] to select “Yes” to

continue and press [ENTER].

6 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the item

and press [ENTER].

≥Audio Language (➡ page 31)
≥Subtitle Language (➡ page 31)
≥TV Type (➡ below)
≥TV Aspect (➡ below)

Simple setup

The QUICK SETUP screen appears when you press [SETUP] the
first time after purchase and assists you to make necessary
settings. You can access this screen again later if you need to
(➡ page 31, Others—QUICK SETUP)

To return to the previous screen

Press [RETURN].

∫ TV Type

Select to suit the type of television.

≥Standard (Direct View TV) (factory preset)
≥CRT Projector
≥LCD TV/Projector
≥Projection TV
≥Plasma TV

7 Press [ENTER] and then [SETUP] to

end the settings.

∫ TV Aspect

Select “4:3” (regular) or “16:9” (widescreen) to suit your television.
If you have a regular 4:3 television, you can also select how video
on some discs is shown (➡ page 31, Video—TV Aspect).

≥4:3 Pan&Scan (factory preset)

Widescreen software is expanded to fill the
screen of a 4:3 aspect television (unless
prohibited by the producer of the disc).

≥4:3 Letterbox

Widescreen software is shown in the letter­box style on a 4:3 aspect television.

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Control reference guide

1

2

3

4

5

7

M

SA-DT310

8

9

:

;

<

=

>

?
@

DIGITAL

Í

SELECT

/I

INPUT

Getting started

6

TV VCR

AV SYSTEM

AUX EXT

SLEEP

TV/AV

TUNER

BAND

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

123

GROUP

456

REPEAT/
MIX 2CH

7809

PLAY MODE/

CANCEL

P.MEMORY

SKIP

SLOW/SEARCH

CH

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

ENTER

DISPLAY

s

TV VOL

VOLUME

MUTING

C.S.M

FL DISPLAY AUDIO ONLY C.FOCUS

RDS

FM MODE

CH SELECT

SETUP

TEST

N

AV CONTROL RECEIVER

PL

DVD

CD

S

10/

-/--

MENU

PLAY LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

r

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

SFC

DELAY TIME

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

O

DOWN UP

Ë

VOLUME

Remote control

1 Standby/on button [Í] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2 Sleep button [SLEEP] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

3 Double re-master button [DOUBLE RE-MASTER] . . . . . . 29

4 [For\the\United\Kingdom,\Continental\Europe\and\Russia]

Group button [GROUP] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

[For\Southeast\Asia,\Australia\and\N.Z.]

Progressive button [PROGRESSIVE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

5 Repeat/Mix 2ch button [REPEAT/MIX 2CH] . . . . . . . . . 15, 27

6 Cancel button [CANCEL] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

7 Play mode/Position memory button

[PLAY MODE/ P.MEMORY] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 16

8 [For\the\United\Kingdom,\Continental\Europe\and\Russia]

Skip, preset channel, TV channel button

X X

[:, 9, SKIP,

WW

X CH

W] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 014, 26, 35

X X

WW

[For\Southeast\Asia,\Australia\and\N.Z.]

Skip, preset channel, TV channel, Group button

XX

WW

X,

[SKIP/CH, :/

W/9, – GROUP] . . . . . . 014, 15, 26, 35

XX

WW

9 Basic operation buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Stop button [∫], Pause button [;], Play button [1]

: Top menu, Direct navigator button

[TOP MENU, DIRECT NAVIGATOR] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 19

; Cursor buttons [3, 4, 2, 1], Enter button [ENTER] . . . 11
< Display, TV volume down button

[DISPLAY, TV VOL –] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 35

ss

= Volume buttons [

rr

s,

r, VOLUME] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

ss

rr

> Muting button [MUTING] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

? [For\the\United\Kingdom,\Continental\Europe\and\Russia]

RDS, FL display button [RDS, FL DISPLAY] . . . . . . . 26, 30

[For\Southeast\Asia,\Australia\and\N.Z.]

FL display button [FL DISPLAY] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

@ FM mode, Setup button [FM MODE, SETUP] . . . . . . . 11, 25

A AV system standby/on button [Í, AV SYSTEM] . . . . . . . 35

B Source select buttons

≥Face towards this unit to change the source.
≥Press [TV] or [VCR] first to operate a Panasonic television or

video cassette recorder (➡ page 35).

C TV/AV button [TV/AV] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

D Numbered buttons [1–9, 0, S10/-/--] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

E Slow/Search buttons [6, 5 SLOW/SEARCH] . . . 14, 25

F Menu, Play list button [MENU, PLAY LIST] . . . . . . . . . 14, 19

G Return, TV volume up button

[RETURN, TV VOL

rr

r] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 35

rr

H Sound field, sound quality button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27–29

Main unit

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1

SL-DT310

I

P

J

S

DVD / CD PLAYER

K

L

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

Q

R

1 Standby/on switch [Í/I] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa.
In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of
power.

I Source select button [SELECT]

Each time you press the button:
DVD>DVD OPT1 >TV<AUX>>TV OPT2>VCR<EXT>
^------------------------- AM ! FM------------------------------------------}

J DIGITAL INPUT indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

K Remote control signal sensor

L Headphone jack [Ë] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

M Standby/on indicator [Í/I]

When the unit is connected to the AC mains supply, this indicator
lights up in standby mode and goes out when the unit is turned
on.

N Display

O Volume control [VOLUME, DOWN, UP] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

P Basic operation buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Q DOUBLE RE-MASTER indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

R Open/close button [<] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

S Disc tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Discs—Basic play

DIGITAL

PROGRESSIVE

DIGITAL INPUT
indicator

SA-DT310

DIGITAL

Í

SELECT

/I

INPUT

SL-DT310

∫

;

3

For Southeast Asia,
Australia and N.Z.

PROGRESSIVE

;

∫

AV CONTROL RECEIVER

DVD / CD PLAYER

AV SYSTEM

TV VCR

AUX EXT

SLEEP

TV/AV

TUNER

BAND

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

123

GROUP

456

REPEAT/

MIX 2CH

7809

PLAY MODE/

CANCEL

P.MEMORY

SLOW/SEARCH

SKIP

CH

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

ENTER

DISPLAY

TV VOL

s

VOLUME

MUTING

C.S.M

FL DISPLAY AUDIO ONLY C.FOCUS

RDS

FM MODE

CH SELECT

SETUP

TEST

AUDIO ONLY

PLAY LIST

SUBWOOFER

PL

DELAY TIME

DVD

CD

S

10/

MENU

RETURN

TV VOL

LEVEL

SFC

-/--

r

4

DOWN UP

Ë

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

2

1

3

4

VOLUME

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD][[CD] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

Preparation

≥Press [Í] to turn on the unit.
≥Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input on the

television to suit the connections for the unit.

1

Press [DVD] to select “DVD” as the
source.

If the disc contains both audio data (WMA and MP3) and
JPEG, check “Mixed disc—Audio & Stills”

➡

SETUP menu (
(MP3/WMA)

page 31). Select

”

.

“Stills (

JPEG)” or “Audio

setting in the

Each time you press the button:
DVD()DVD OPT1

For a more pure signal when playing stereo digital sources

Press [DVD] to select “DVD OPT1”.
DIGITAL INPUT indicator lights up.

[For\Southeast\Asia,\Australia\and\N.Z.]

To enjoy progressive video

≥Press [PROGRESSIVE].

The television will be disrupted
for a moment but this is normal.

≥

Output from this unit is interlace if you have connected
to the television through the VIDEO OUT or S-VIDEO
OUT or playing PAL discs, even if “PROGRESSIVE” is
on the display.

2 Press [<] to open the disc tray and

place the disc.

≥[RAM] Remove TYPE 2 and 4

discs from their cartridges
before use.

≥Label-up (With double-sided

discs, load so the label for the
side you want to play is facing
up.)

Press [<] again to close and start play.

When a menu appears after inserting a HighMAT disc

➡ page 21

3 If play doesn

Press [1] (play).

The disc tray closes and play begins.

[WMA] [MP3] [CD] (CD text only)

Group and track names are displayed on the television.

≥To turn the display on or off ➡ page 23, Disc information 5
≥You can also use the navigation menus to control play

(➡ page 20).

4 Adjust the volume.

t start after step 2

’

– – dB

0 dB

(Minimum) (Maximum)

Disc operations

∫ To pause play

Press [;] during play.
Press [1] (play) to restart play.

∫ To stop play

Press [∫].

“RESUME” lights on the display when the unit has recorded the
position at which you stopped play.
Press [1] (play) to start play from that position.
DVD-Video: Press [1] (play) again to review chapters (➡ page 14).
≥The position is cleared when you:

—Turn the unit off.
—Select another source or open the disc tray.

≥Press [∫] to clear the position.

Note

≥If “ $” appears on the television

The operation is prohibited by the unit or disc.

≥It may take some time for play to start but this is normal.
≥When you have selected “DVD OPT1”:

—Multiple channel signals play through the front speakers only.

e.g.) Dolby Digital

—Some signals cannot be played.

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Discs—Basic play

SL-DT310

Disc operations

P.MEMORY

SKIP

:, 9

TOP MENU

3, 4, 2, 1
ENTER

SLEEP

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

GROUP

REPEAT/
MIX 2CH

PLAY MODE/

P.MEMORY

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

DISPLAY

TV VOL

AV SYSTEM

CANCEL

SKIP

CH

s

DVD / CD PLAYER

TV VCR

AUX EXT

TV/AV

TUNER

DVD

BAND

CD

123

456

7809

S

10/

-/--

SLOW/SEARCH

MENU

PLAY LIST

ENTER

RETURN

VOLUME

TV VOL

Numbered
buttons

SLOW/SEARCH

6, 5

;

∫

MENU

r

RETURN

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

1

<

When a menu appears on the television

[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD]

Press the numbered buttons to select an
item.

To select a 2-digit number

Example: To select item 23, press [S10/-/--] ➡ [2] ➡ [3].
≥When playing DVDs, you can also use [3, 4, 2, 1] to select

items. Press [ENTER] to confirm your selection.

To return to the menu screen

[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [TOP MENU]: Shows the first menu screen.
[DVD-V] [MENU]: Shows the menu screen.

[VCD] [RETURN]: Shows the menu screen.

Note

≥The disc continues to rotate while the menu is displayed even after

you finish playing an item. Press [∫] when you finish to preserve
the unit’s motor and your television screen.

Skipping items

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD][[CD] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

During play or while paused

Press [:] or [9].

≥Each press increases the number of skips.

[JPEG]

Press [3] or [4] for group skip.

Fast forward and rewind—SEARCH

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3]

During play

Press [6] or [5].

Position Memory function

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD][[CD] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

Memorize positions on up to five discs to restart play after switching
the unit to standby, change the source or changing discs.

1 During play, press [P.MEMORY].

Position memorized

Press [Í] to switch the unit to standby

2

[<] to

remove the disc.

Press [1] (play)

3
DVD-Video: Press [

to restart from the position.

1

] (play) again to review chapters (➡ below).

≥When you memorize the sixth position, the earliest position is

replaced.

≥This function does not work while playing some DVDs or play lists

on DVD-RAM.

Chapter Review [DVD-V]

This message appears.

Press PLAY to Chapter Review

Press [1] (play) again to review the first few seconds of the
chapters up to the one where you memorized the position. Play
then resumes from the memorized position.
Do not press [1] (play) if you do not want to review chapters.

Flashes as you memorize a
position.

, change the source

Press PLAY to Preview Chapters

or

or press

≥Audio will be heard during search for most discs. You can turn this

audio off if you want to (➡ page 31, Audio—Audio during Search).

≥[DVD-V] You can slow down or speed up play (➡ page 22).

Slow-motion play

[RAM] [DVD-V] [VCD]
[DVD-A] (Motion picture parts only)

While paused

Press [6] or [5].

Frame-by-frame viewing

[RAM] [DVD-V] [VCD]
[DVD-A] (Motion picture parts only)

While paused

Press [2] or [1].

The frame changes each time you press the button.

≥The frames change in succession if you press and hold the button.
≥Pressing [;] also activates forward frame-by-frame.

Notes

≥

The speed of search and slow-motion increases up to 5 steps.

≥Press [1] (play) to restart play.
≥You cannot move backwards with Video CD during frame-

by-frame and slow-motion.

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When playing Video CDs with playback control

Pressing buttons to perform skip, search or slow-motion may
take you to a menu screen.

Discs—Convenient functions

A-B

2

2

118

TV VCR

AV SYSTEM

AUX EXT

SLEEP

TV/AV

TUNER

DVD

BAND

CD

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

123

GROUP

GROUP

REPEAT

For Southeast Asia,
Australia and N.Z.

SKIP/CH

-

GROUP

3, 4, 2, 1
ENTER

DISPLAY RETURN

REPEAT/
MIX 2CH

PLAY MODE/

P.MEMORY

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

DISPLAY

TV VOL

CANCEL

SKIP

CH

s

456

7809

S

10/

-/--

SLOW/SEARCH

MENU

PLAY LIST

ENTER

RETURN

TV VOL

VOLUME

r

Numbered
buttons

A-B repeat play

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD][[CD]][WMA] [MP3]

You can repeat a section between points A and B within a program,
title or track.

1 During play

Press [DISPLAY] until the unit
information screen is displayed

( ➡page 23).

2 Press [3, 4] to select the play menu.

OFF

A-B Repeat

3

Press [2, 1] to select “A-B Repeat” and

1

Press [ENTER] at the starting point (A).

2

Press [ENTER] at the finishing point (B).

A B

A-B repeat starts.

Disc operations

Starting play from a selected item

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

Press the numbered buttons to select the
item.

Play starts from the selected item.

To select a 2-digit number

Example: To select track 23, press [S10/-/--] ➡ [2] ➡ [3].
[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] : [2] ➡ [3] ➡ [ENTER]

Note

This works only when stopped with some discs.

Repeat play

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD][[CD] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

During play

Press [REPEAT].

Each time you press the button:

[RAM]

Program>All (Entire disc)>Off
≥During play list play
Scene>Playlist>Off

[DVD-V]

Chapter>Title

[VCD] [CD]

Track>All (Entire disc)>Off

[DVD-A] [WMA] [MP3]

Track>Group

[JPEG]

Group>Off

§

During all group ( [DVD-A] ), program and random play

“All” is displayed.

≥You can also repeat play of content and group on HighMAT discs.

§

>Off

§

>Off

To return to the normal play

Press [ENTER] again.

To clear the menus

Press [RETURN] until the menu disappears.

Selecting groups to play

[DVD-A] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

1 [For\the\United\Kingdom,\Continental\Europe\and\Russia]

Press [GROUP].

[For\Southeast\Asia,\Australia\and\N.Z.]

Press and hold [

Example [MP3]

Group number

2

Press the numbered buttons to select

WW

W/9, -GROUP].

WW

Track number in group

the group number and press [ENTER].

3 Press the numbered buttons to select

the track/picture number and press
[ENTER].

[DVD-A]

Playing all the groups in succession (➡ page 16, All group play)

Playing bonus groups

Some discs contain bonus groups. If a password screen appears
after selecting a group, enter the password with the numbered
buttons. Refer to the disc’s jacket.

∫ To repeat only your favorite tracks/chapters

Start program play (➡ page 16) and press [REPEAT] to select the
repeat mode.

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Discs—Convenient functions

Random Playback

Title 1

0Press PLAY to start

RND

PGM

SLEEP

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

GROUP

REPEAT/
MIX 2CH

PLAY MODE/

PLAY MODE

CANCEL

Disc operations

3, 4, 2, 1
ENTER

DISPLAY

[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD][[CD] [WMA] [MP3]

P.MEMORY

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

DISPLAY

TV VOL

AV SYSTEM

TV VCR

AUX EXT

TV/AV

TUNER

BAND

123

456

7809

CANCEL

SKIP

SLOW/SEARCH

CH

ENTER

s

VOLUME

DVD

CD

S

10/

-/--

SLOW/SEARCH

MENU

PLAY LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

r

Numbered
buttons

6, 5

1

1 Press the numbered buttons to select

a title, chapter, group or track (

[MP3]

then press [ENTER]) .

[WMA]

T1 C3 P:01

Title No. Chapter No. Program No.

≥To select a 2-digit number

Example: To select item 25, press [S10/-/--] ➡ [2] ➡ [5].
[WMA] [MP3]: [2] ➡ [5] ➡ [ENTER]

≥Repeat this step to program other items.
≥To select an item using the cursor buttons

Press [ENTER] and [3, 4] to select an item, then press
[ENTER] again to register the number.
All the items in the selected disc, title or group are selected
when you select “ALL”.

2 Press [1] (play).

To add or change the program
Press [3, 4] to select an available item, then repeat step 1.

To move to the page before or after the one shown

Press [6, 5].

To clear an item

1 Select the item you want to clear with [3, 4].
2 Press [CANCEL], or select “Clear” with [3, 4, 2, 1] and press

[ENTER].

Common procedures for all group, program
and random play

While stopped
Press [PLAY MODE].

Each time you press the button:
All group ([DVD-A])>Program>Random>OFF(Normal play)

^——————————————————}

[DVD-A]

If you select bonus groups, you will have to enter a password
(➡ page 15).

All group play

[DVD-A]

Press [1] (play).

Program play

You can select up to 24 items to play in the order you choose.
Example [DVD-V]

PROGRAM

SELECT
NUMBER

SELECT

ENTER RETURN

Choose a title and chapter, then press ENTER.

T

No Time

1

09

Press PLAY to start

C

Play

Clear

Clear all

To clear the whole program

Select “Clear all” with [3, 4, 2, 1] and press [ENTER].

Note

≥[DVD-V] [WMA] [MP3]

Times are not displayed while programming.

≥

≥The program is cleared when you switch the unit to standby, open

the disc tray, select another source, or exit the program mode by
pressing [PLAY MODE].

Random play

[DVD-A] [DVD-V]

1

Press the numbered buttons to select
a title or a group.

Example [DVD-V]

[DVD-A]

≥You can select more than one group.
≥To enter all groups, select “All” using [2, 1] and press

[ENTER].

≥To deselect a group, press the numbered buttons

corresponding to the group you want to clear.

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Note

16

Disable HighMAT disc play to use program and random play.
In the SETUP menu, set “HighMAT” to “Disable” (➡ page 31) and perform the necessary operations (➡ above).

2 Press [1] (play).

≥“–” or “––” is displayed instead of the language number in

ON

1 ENG

ON

1 ENG

ON

2 FRA

circumstances such as when no language is recorded on the disc.

Soundtracks

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD]

(Discs with multiple soundtracks)

1 During play

Press [DISPLAY] until the disc
information screen is displayed.

2 2 1:46:50

Digital

1 ENG 3/2.1 ch

Audio Number

ON

1 ENG

1

2 Press [2, 1] to select “Audio

Number”.

3 Press [3, 4] to select the audio

language.

[DVD-A] [DVD-V]

1

LPCM

1

192k24b 2ch

Signal type/data
(➡below)

Digital

Î

1 ENG 3/2.1 ch

Subtitles

[DVD-A] (Motion picture parts only)
[DVD-V]

(Discs with multiple subtitle languages)
You can change the subtitle language and turn the subtitles on and
off.

[RAM]

You can turn the subtitles on and off.

1 During play

Press [DISPLAY] until the disc
information screen is displayed.

.

2 2 1 : 46 : 50

Digital

1 ENG 3/2.1 ch

Subtitle Number

ON

1 ENG

1

2 Press [2, 1] to select “Subtitle

Number”.

3 Press [3, 4] to select the language.

Disc operations

Soundtrack selected

Soundtrack playing

[RAM] [VCD]

LR>L )R

≥You can also use this button to turn the vocals on and off on

karaoke discs. Read the disc’s instructions for details.

[DVD-A]

≥Play restarts from the beginning of the soundtrack when changing

soundtracks that are accompanied by still pictures.

≥Even if a second soundtrack isn’t recorded, two soundtrack num-

bers will normally appear in the soundtrack display. The soundtrack
currently playing is number 1.

Signal type/data

LPCM/PPCM/ÎDigital/DTS/MPEG: Signal type
k (kHz): Sampling frequency
b (bit): Number of bits ch (channel): Number of channels

Example:

3/2 .1ch

.1: Low frequency effect

(not displayed if there is no signal)

.0: No surround
.1: Mono surround
.2: Stereo surround (left/right)

.1: Center
.2: Front leftiFront right
.3: Front leftiFront rightiCenter

Audio language

Number of
channels (➡below)

≥In some cases, the subtitle language is not changed to the selected

one immediately.

≥Refer to “Audio/Subtitle language” (➡page 23) for language abbre-

viations.

To clear/display the subtitles

1 Press [2, 1] to highlight the following icon.

[DVD-A] [DVD-V]

OFF

1 ENG

2 Press [3, 4] to select “OFF” or “ON”.

[RAM]

OFF

∫Changing the position and brightness of the

subtitles (➡ page 24)

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Discs—Convenient functions

CANCEL

3, 4, 2, 1
ENTER

Disc operations

DISPLAY

SLEEP

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

GROUP

REPEAT/
MIX 2CH

PLAY MODE/

P.MEMORY

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

DISPLAY

TV VOL

AV SYSTEM

CANCEL

SKIP

CH

s

TV VCR

AUX EXT

TV/AV

TUNER

DVD

BAND

CD

123

456

7809

S

10/

-/--

SLOW/SEARCH

MENU

PLAY LIST

ENTER

RETURN

VOLUME

TV VOL

Variable Zoom function

[RAM] [DVD-V] [VCD]
[DVD-A] (Motion picture parts only)

Change the zoom ratio so the picture expands to the optimum size
to fill the screen.

Preparation

Change the setting “TV Aspect” to suit your television (➡ page 31).

1 During play

Press [DISPLAY] until the unit
information screen is displayed

(➡ page 24).

2 Press [3,4] to select the display

menu.

[For\the\United\Kingdom,\Continental\Europe\and\Russia]

x1.00

00

OFF

0

Zoom

r

3 Press [2, 1] to select “Zoom” and

press [ENTER].

Marking places to play again

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD][[CD] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

You can mark a position so you can return to it easily at a later time.

1 During play

Press [DISPLAY] until the
unit information screen is displayed

(➡ page 23).

2 Press [3, 4] to select the play menu.

Example [DVD-V]

OFF

Marker

3 Press [2, 1] to select “Marker” and

press [ENTER].

[RAM]

Press [

11

1] to select an asterisk (

11

¢¢

¢).

¢¢

4 Press [ENTER] at the point you want

to mark.

To mark another position

Up to 5 points ([RAM] only: up to 999 points)
1 Press [1] to select “¢”.
2 Press [ENTER] at the point.

To recall or erase a marker

1 Press [2, 1] to select a marker.
2 Press [ENTER] to recall or press [CANCEL] to erase.

[RAM]

To mark the eleventh point and beyond

1 Press [2, 1] to select the marker pin icon.

4 Press [2, 1] to select the aspect

ratio.

4:3 Standard()European Vista()16:9 Standard

ee
uu

Cinemascope2()Cinemascope1()American Vista

≥Rrefer to the disc’s instructions and “Screen size” below for

the aspect ratio of the picture.

≥Making fine adjustments to the zoom ratio

Press [3, 4] and press [ENTER].
The ratio changes in 0.01 units between 1.00 and 1.60 and
in 0.02 units between 1.60 and 2.00.

To restore the original ratio

Press [2,1] until the ratio returns to 1.00.
≥The ratio also returns to 1.00 when you open the disc tray, change

the source or switch the unit to standby.

≥The ratio may return to 1.00 when a menu is displayed.

∫ Screen size

Movies are made using a variety of screen sizes.

16:9 Standard (16:9)

4:3 Standard (4:3)

European Vista (1.66:1)
American Vista (1.85:1)

Cinemascope1 (2.35:1)

Cinemascope2 (2.55:1)

12345678910

1-10

2 Press [3, 4] to select “11-20”.
You can select the next group when the current group is full.

Note

Markers added with this unit clear when you switch the unit to

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Playing the programs or play lists on DVD-RAM

[RAM]

TV VCR

AV SYSTEM

AUX EXT

SLEEP

TV/AV

TUNER

DVD

BAND

CD

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

123

GROUP

456

REPEAT/
MIX 2CH

7809

PLAY MODE/

CANCEL

P.MEMORY

SKIP

CH

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST

3, 4, 2, 1
ENTER

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

ENTER

DISPLAY

s

TV VOL

VOLUME

MUTING

C.S.M

FL DISPLAY AUDIO ONLY C.FOCUS

RDS

FM MODE

CH SELECT

SETUP

S

SLOW/SEARCH

MENU

PLAY LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

PL

SFC

TEST

DELAY TIME

10/

-/--

r

Numbered
buttons

Use the program list to find programs to play.

1 Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR].

2 Press [3, 4] to select the program.

3 Press [ENTER].

To clear the program list

Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR].

Note

≥Titles appear only if you have entered them.
≥You cannot change program and disc titles.

Selecting a program to play—
DIRECT NAVIGATOR

DIRECT NAVIGAT OR

Date

No

Nov.2002
Used 0:49:40

The selected program plays in the background.
≥You can select programs with the numbered buttons.

To select a 2-digit number

Example 23: [S10/-/--] ➡ [2] ➡ [3].

The program being played in the background continues.

1
2
3
4
5

11/11(MON)

11/12(TUE)

11/12(TUE)

11/14(THU)

11/14(THU)

On

11:02PM
10:35PM
10:00PM

9:30PM
8:05PM

09

SELECT
NUMBER

Program Title

Monday feature
Auto action
Cinema
Music
Baseball

SELECT

ENTER

RETURN

Disc operations

Using the play list menu

You can play a group of scenes, a play list, created on other
equipment such as a DVD video recorder.

1 Press [PLAY LIST].

PLAYLIST

09

SELECT
NUMBER

SELECT

ENTER

RETURN

Date Length Title

No

1

0:46:35

10/17

2

0:09:15

10/24

3

0:12:32

11/29

0:07:30

12/22

4
5

0:10:30

12/25

6

0:02:45

12/29

0:09:15

12/29

7

12/30

0:12:32

8

0:07:30

12/30

9

10

0:10:30

12/31

2 Press [3, 4] to select the play list.

≥You can select play lists with the numbered buttons.

To select a 2-digit number

Example 23: [S10/-/--] ➡ [2] ➡ [3]

3 Press [ENTER] to start play.

To clear the play list screen

Press [PLAY LIST].

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WMA/MP3, CD text and JPEG navigation menus

Another Pineapple
Board The Golden Ship
Fall In The Frozen
Violet Sky
Pink Island

NextFindPrev

6
7
8
9

10

SELECT

ENTER RETURN

SELECT
NUMBER

Find

A

Track title search [WMA] [MP3] [CD] (CD text only)

TV VCR

AV SYSTEM

AUX EXT

SLEEP

TV/AV

TUNER

DVD

BAND

CD

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

123

GROUP

456

SKIP

:, 9

TOP MENU

3, 4, 2, 1
ENTER

Disc operations

DISPLAY

REPEAT/
MIX 2CH

PLAY MODE/

P.MEMORY

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

DISPLAY

TV VOL

s

7809

CANCEL

SKIP

CH

ENTER

VOLUME

S

10/

SLOW/SEARCH

MENU

PLAY LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

-/--

r

Numbered
buttons

MENU

RETURN

If the disc contains both audio data (WMA and MP3) and JPEG,

ckeck “Mixed disc—Audio & Stills” setting in the SETUP menu
(➡ page 31).
Select “Stills (JPEG)” or “Audio (MP3/WMA)”.

[WMA] [MP3] [CD] (CD text only) [JPEG]
These menus help you find items to play.

1 Press [TOP MENU].

WMA/MP3 Audio navigation menu

G1
T1
Total 223

09

SELECT
NUMBER

SELECT

ENTER RETURN

001 Both Ends Freezing

1

002 Lady Starfish

2

003 Life on Jupiter

3

004 Metal Glue

4

005 Paint It Yellow

5

006 Pyjamamama

6

007 Shrimps from Mars

7

008 Starperson

8

009 Velvet Cuppermine

9

010 Ziggy Starfish

10

Find

NextPrev

No Group: 001 My favorite

MENU

“0” indicates the track currently playing.

JPEG Album display

JPEG ALBUM

Group: 001 Penguins Picture: filename001

G1
P1
Total 223

1 2 3

09

4

SELECT
NUMBER

SELECT

ENTER RETURN

5

7

8

Tree

2 Press [3, 4] to select a track or [3,

4, 2, 1] to select the picture, and

press [ENTER].

To show other pages, press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select “Prev” or
“Next” and press [ENTER].

≥After listing all the tracks or pictures in one group, the list for

the next group appears.

To exit the menu

Press [TOP MENU].

Example: finding a track including the word “LOVE”

1 While the menu is displayed

Press [3, 4] to select “Find” and
press [ENTER].

2 Press [3, 4] to select “L” and press

[ENTER].

Only uppercase appear but the search also includes lower
case.
Characters change in alphanumeric order each time you press
[3].
Repeat this step to enter “O”, “V”, and “E”.

≥Press [:,9] to skip between A, E, I, O, and U.
≥Press [2] to erase a character.
≥You can erase the asterisk (¢) to search for the first word in

a title.

≥You can enter numbers with the numbered buttons.

3 Press [1] to select “Find” and press

[ENTER].

The search results screen appears.

4 Press [3, 4] to select the track and

press [ENTER].

To return to the menu

Press [RETURN].

To use the contents screen to find a track

[CD] (CD text only)

You can use the text information recorded on these discs to find a
track to play.

1 While the menu is displayed

Press [1] while a track is highlighted
to display the contents screen.

MENU

T 10 /14

6

9

NextPrev

SELECT

ENTER RETURN

Contents

Disc Title/Artist

SHIPWRECKED

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

Track 10 Title/Artist

Pink Island

Long John Platinum

2 Press [2, 1] to move through the

tracks and press [ENTER].

To return to the menu

Press [RETURN].

Windows Media, and the Windows logo
are trademarks, or registered trademarks
of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries.

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WMA is a compression format developed
by Microsoft Corporation. It achieves the
same sound quality as MP3 with a file
size that is smaller than that of MP3.

MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from
Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson multimedia.

To use the tree screen to find a group

[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

1 While the menu is displayed

Press [1] while a track is highlighted
to display a tree screen (

[WMA] [MP3]).

Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select “Tree”
and press [ENTER] (

MENU

G8
T14
Total 123

09

SELECT
NUMBER

SELECT

ENTER RETURN

Tree

MP3 music

001 My favorite

001 Brazilian pops
002 Chinese pops
003 Czech pops
004 Hungarian pops

005 Liner notes

006 Japanese pops
007 Mexican pops
008 Philippine pops
009 Swedish pops

001 Momoko

002 Standard number

001 Piano solo
002 Vocal

[JPEG]).

G 7/16

You cannot select
groups that contain
no compatible files.

2 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select a group

and press [ENTER].

The audio navigation menu/album display for the group
appears.

To return to the menu

Press [RETURN].

Note

[WMA]

≥Noise may occur when playing WMA files.
≥You cannot play WMA files that are copy protected.
≥WMA files must have the extension “.WMA” or “.wma”.

[MP3]

≥This unit is not compatible with ID3 tags.
≥If you play an MP3 track that includes still picture data, it will take

some time before the music itself starts playing and the elapsed
time will not be displayed during this time. Even after the track
starts, the correct play time will not be displayed.

≥MP3 files must have the extension “.MP3” or “.mp3”.

[JPEG]

To view JPEG files on this unit:
—Take them on a digital camera that meets the DCF (Design rule for

Camera File system) standard. Some digital cameras have func­tions that are not supported by the DCF standard like automatic
picture rotation which may render a picture un-viewable.

—Do not alter the files in any way or save them under a different

name.

—Ensure they have the extension “.JPG” or “.jpg”, “.JPEG” or “.jpeg”.
≥This unit cannot display moving pictures, MOTION JPEG and

other such formats, still pictures other than JPEG (i.e. TIFF) or
play associated sound.

[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

≥Discs must conform to ISO9660 level 1 or 2 (except for extended

formats).

≥This unit is compatible with multi-session but if there are a lot of

sessions it takes more time for play to start. Keep the number of
sessions to a minimum to avoid this.

Playing HighMAT discs

A menu appears after you insert the disc.

Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select then press
[ENTER].

When you press [ENTER]:

Menu: Takes you to the next menu which shows play lists

or another menu

Play list: Play starts

≥To return to the menu screen

≥Press [TOP MENU].

≥To return to the menu above the current one

≥Press [RETURN].

≥To change the menu background

≥Press [DISPLAY].
≥The background changes to the one recorded on the disc.

∫ Selecting from the lists

1 During play

Press [MENU].

Playlist
Group

Content

09

SELECT
NUMBER

SELECT

ENTER

All By Artist

RETURN

No Content title

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10

Group 1

Few times in summer
Less and less
And when I was born
Quatre gymnopedies
You ’ve made me sad
I can’t quit him
Evening glory
Wheeling spin
Velvet Cuppermine
Ziggy Starfish

Playing

2 Press [2] then [3, 4] to switch

between the play list, group and
content lists.

3 Press [1] then [3, 4] to select an

item and press [ENTER].

To exit the list screen

Press [MENU].

HighMAT and the HighMAT logo are either
trademarks or registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries.

Disc operations

Naming folders and files

At the time of recording, give folders and
file names with 3-digit prefixes in the
order you want to play them (this may
not work at times).

e.g. [MP3]

root

001

003

group

001

group

001
002
003

002

001
002
003

track
track
track

group

track
track
track

001
002
003
004

.mp3
.mp3
.mp3

track
track
track
track

.mp3
.mp3
.mp3

.mp3
.mp3
.mp3
.mp3

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Using GUI (Graphical User Interface) screens

TV VCR

AV SYSTEM

AUX EXT

SLEEP

TV/AV

TUNER

DVD

BAND

CD

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

123

GROUP

456

REPEAT/
MIX 2CH

PLAY MODE/

P.MEMORY

7809

CANCEL

SKIP

CH

S

10/

SLOW/SEARCH

Numbered
buttons

-/--

1

TOP MENU

DIRECT

3, 4, 2, 1
ENTER

Disc operations

DISPLAY

NAVIGATOR

DISPLAY

TV VOL

ENTER

s

VOLUME

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD]][WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

GUI screens are menus that contain information about the disc or
unit. These menus allow you to perform operations by changing this
information.

MENU

PLAY LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

r

RETURN

Common procedures

1 Press [DISPLAY].

Each time you press the button:

[> Disc information (➡ page 23)
l;
l Progress indicator (➡ right)
l;
l Unit information (➡ page 23)
l;
{= Original display

2 [Unit\information\only]

While the leftmost icon is highlighted

Press [3, 4] to select the menu.

Each time you press the button:

[>Play menu
l;:
l Display menu
l;:
l Audio menu
l;:
{>Picture menu

3 Press [2, 1] to select the item.

4 Press [3, 4] to select the setting.

≥Items with “3” or “4” above and below can be changed by

[3, 4].

≥Press [ENTER] if the setting does not change after pressing

[3, 4].

≥Some items require different operations. Read the explana-

tions on the following pages.

For your reference

≥Depending on the condition of the unit (playing, stopped, etc.) and

the type of software you are playing, there are some items that you
cannot select or change.

≥When numbers are displayed (e.g. title No.), the numbered buttons

are also effective for setting. After entering the numbers, press
[ENTER] to register the setting.

To clear the menus

Press [RETURN] until the menus disappear.

∫ To change the position of the icons

1 Press [2, 1] to select the rightmost icon.
2 Press [3, 4] to move the icons.

(There are 5 positions.)

Progress indicator

Indicates how far you have played through an item.
Example [DVD-V]

2 2 1 : 46 : 50

2

1 Current position [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD][[CD] [WMA][[MP3]
2 PG: Program number [RAM]

PL: Play list number [RAM]
T: Title number [DVD-V]

Track number [VCD][[CD]

G: Group number [DVD-A] [WMA][[MP3] [JPEG]

3 T: Track number in group [DVD-A] [WMA][[MP3]

C: Chapter number [DVD-V]

4 Condition - play, pause, or slow/search

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [WMA][[MP3]

Play speed (➡ below)

5 Changing the time display [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 [WMA][[MP3]

(display only, cannot be changed)

Changing play speed

[DVD-V] (Dolby Digital only)
You can slow down or speed up play.

During play

Press [2] (slower) or [1] (faster).

There are five speeds:
k0.8()k0.9()k1.0 (normal speed)()k1.2()k1.4

After you change the speed, output is in stereo.
Sound is stereo as long as “k1.0” is orange.
To return to normal play (surround sound), press [1] (play) or
[ENTER].
Normal play is also restored when you return the speed to k1.0 and
clear the progress indicator.

1

3

4

5

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Unless otherwise indicated, select items with [2, 1] and change with [3, 4].

Disc information

12 18

7

Vocal

1

OFF

8

9

128kbps

44.1kHz

:

PG: Program number [RAM]
PL: Play list number [RAM]

1

G: Group number [DVD-A] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]
T: Title number [DVD-V]

T: Track number [VCD] [CD]]

T: Track number in group
[DVD-A] [WMA] [MP3]

2

C: Chapter number [DVD-V]
P: Picture number [JPEG]

Time [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V]

Select a position to start play by specifying a
time.

Changing the time display

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD][[CD]

3

([WMA] [MP3] Display only)

[>Elapsed play time for the program, play list, title or
l>track
l:;
l>Remaining time for the group ([DVD-A]) or
l>disc ([VCD][[CD])
l:;
{>Remaining time for the program, play list, title or track

4

Soundtrack language [DVD-A] [DVD-V] (➡ page 17)

Subtitle language [DVD-A] [DVD-V] (➡ page 17)
Subtitles on/off [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V]
Track information on/off [WMA] [MP3] [CD] (CD text only)
Picture information [JPEG]

Full: Group title, picture title, file size, picture size, date

5

of shooting, and camera model used.
Date: Date of shooting only.
OFF: No display.

§

Actual displays depend on the camera and conditiion of

the data.

Angle number [DVD-A] [DVD-V]

Rotating pictures [JPEG]

6

0 () 90()180()270
^----------------------------------------J

L R

;

Numbered

§

ON

<

[3, 4]

;

[ENTER]

buttons

;

[ENTER]

Page

1

=

Return

Slideshow

1

>

Track/picture number in disc

7

[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

Total number of tracks/pictures on disc

8

[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

Karaoke vocal on/off [DVD-V] (Karaoke DVD only)

9

If a DVD title is a duet, select V1 or V2 to duet with the
unit.

Current bitrate (kbps)

:

Current sampling frequency (kHz)
[WMA] [MP3]

Audio mode [RAM] [VCD][(➡ page 17)

;

LR() L()R

^--------------------J

Menu play

<

[VCD] (with playback control only)

Still picture number [DVD-A]

=

≥To return to page 1
[2, 1]>Select “Return”>[ENTER]

Slideshow [DVD-A]

>

Picture number

?

Slideshow setting on/off

Slideshow timing [JPEG]

@

0 sec– 30 sec

Audio/Subtitle language

ENG: English
FRA: French
DEU: German
ITA: Italian
ESP: Spanish
NLD: Dutch

Slideshow

[[

[JPEG

[[

SVE: Swedish
NOR: Norwegian
DAN: Danish
POR: Portuguese
RUS: Russian
JPN: Japanese

5 secON

? @

]]

]

]]

CHI: Chinese
KOR: Korean
MAL: Malay
VIE: Vietnamese
THA: Thai
¢: Others

[3, 4]

;

[ENTER]

Display

only

Display

only

Display

only

Display

only

Disc operations

Unit information

Play menu

A-B repeat (➡ page 15)

1

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD][[CD] [WMA] [MP3]

Repeat mode

2

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD][[CD] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

(➡ page 15)

OFF

A B

12

3

1 2 3

Play mode (➡ page 16)

[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3]

3

4

---: Normal play PGM: Program play
RND: Random play

[ENTER]

ALL: All group play ([DVD-A])

Marker (➡ page 18)

4

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD][[CD] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

Display

only

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Unit information

Audio menu

Double re-master [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [CD] [WMA] [MP3]

1

(➡ page 29)

Dialogue Enhancer on/off [DVD-V]
(Discs where the dialogue is recorded in the center

2

channel)

This makes the dialogue in movies easier to hear.

Display menu

e.g.) [For\Southeast\Asia,\Australia\and\N.Z.]

Normal

x1.00

1

2345

[For\Southeast\Asia,\Australia\and\N.Z.]

Disc operations

4:3 Aspect [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [JPEG]

Select how to show images made for 4:3 aspect screens
on a 16:9 aspect television.
≥Normal: laterally stretches images made for a 4:3

screen.

1

≥Auto: expands suitable 4:3 letterbox images to fill more

of the screen. Other images appear in full in the center of
the screen.

≥Shrink: images appear in the center of the screen.
≥Zoom: expands all images to fill the screen.

If your television has a similar feature, use it instead for a
better effect.

Zoom [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] (➡ page 18)

2

Subtitle Position/Brightness [DVD-A] [DVD-V]

≥Position (0 to s60): in 2 unit steps
≥Brightness (Auto

3

§

The brightness adjusts automatically against the

§

/0 to s9)

background.

Bitrate display on/off [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [

During play: shows the bitrate(approximate values) of the

video being played

While paused: shows the data volume of the frame and

type of picture
I/P/B)

4

9.438 Mbps

[2, 1]

Bit rate

Cur. 7.507 Mbps
Ave. 6.730 Mbps

Current bitrate

Average bitrate

OSD brightness (s3 to i3)

5

Adjust the brightness of the on-screen displays.

OFF/48kHz

0 0

OFF

2

1

OFF

0

(➡ page 37, Glossary–

5.0
Mbps

A record of bitrates for
a sample period.

Picture menu

480

Only when “PROGRESSIVE” is on

23: [For\Southeast\Asia,\Australia\and\N.Z.]

Picture mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [JPEG]

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

1

≥C1: Mellows images and enhances detail in dark scenes
≥C2:

Sharpens images and enhances detail in dark scenes

≥U1/U2/U3: User mode (➡ below)

Video output mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [JPEG]
≥480I: Interlace video

2

≥480P: Progressive video (“PROGRESSIVE” is on)

Transfer mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD]

Select the method of conversion for progressive output to
suit the type of material being played.
≥Auto 1 (normal): for viewing film material

3

≥

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

To change the user mode

1 Select User mode and press [1] to highlight the number.
2 Press [3, 4] to select “1”, “2” or “3”.

U3: [For\Southeast\Asia,\Australia\and\N.Z.]

U1: MPEG D.N.R. (Digital Noise Reduction)

U 1

15

Depth Enhancer (0 to i4)

4

Reduces the rough noise in the background to give a
greater feeling of depth.

3D-NR (0 to i4)/Dot NR (On)

5

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

Block NR (0 to i3)

6

Smoothes block noise.

Mosquito NR (0 to i3)

7

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

U2

Contrast (s7 to i7)

8

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

Brightness (0 to i15)

9

Brightens the picture.

Sharpness (s7 to i7)

:

Adjusts the sharpness of the edges of the horizontal lines.

Color (s7 to i7)

;

Adjust the shade of the picture’s color.

Gamma (0 to i5)

<

Emphasis of outlines.

U3

00

0

46

000

U2

8

1

9

0

7

:

0

;

<

U 1

0

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480

Only when “PROGRESSIVE” is on

1—3 (➡above)

The radio

TUNED
ST

MONO

SELECT

SA-DT310

Í

SELECT

/I

3, 4, 2, 1
ENTER

FM MODE

DIGITAL

INPUT

AV CONTROL RECEIVER

AV SYSTEM

AUX EXT

SLEEP

TV/AV DVD

TUNER

BAND

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

123

GROUP

456

REPEAT/
MIX 2CH

7809

PLAY MODE/

CANCEL

P.MEMORY

SLOW/SEARCH

SKIP

CH

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

ENTER

DISPLAY

s

TV VOL

VOLUME

MUTING

C.S.M

FL DISPLAY AUDIO ONLY C.FOCUS

RDS

CH SELECT

FM MODE

SETUP

TEST

TV VCR

AUDIO ONLY

S

MENU

PLAY LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

PL

SFC

DELAY TIME

CD

10/

-/--

SLOW/SEARCH

r

VOLUME

DOWN UP

Ë

TUNER

6, 5

VOLUME

s r

VOLUME

∫ If noise is excessive in FM

Press [FM MODE] to display “MONO”.

FM 87.50

Press [FM MODE] again to cancel the mode.
The mode is also canceled when you change the frequency.

∫ AM frequencyl step

[For[

Southeast[Asia

[

Main unit only

The step is factory-set to 9 kHz, but you can change it to receive
broadcasts allocated 10 kHz steps.

1 Press [SELECT] to select “AM”.
2 Press and hold [SELECT].

After a few seconds the display changes to show the current
minimum frequency. Continue to hold the button down. The
minimum frequency changes and the step is changed.

To return to the original step, repeat the above steps.

Note

Any AM frequencies preset in channels will be changed by this
procedure. Preset them again.

Preset tuning

Preset channels to make selection simple.
Up to 39 stations can each be set in the FM and AM bands.

Automatic presetting

1 Tune to “FM 87.50” (➡ left).
2 Press and hold [ENTER].

Release the button when “AUTO MEMORY” appears.

The tuner presets all the stations it can receive into the
channels in ascending order.
“SET OK” is displayed when the stations are set. The last
station to be set is then played.

3 Tune to “AM 522” (or “AM 520”).

Radio operations

Manual tuning

1 Press [TUNER] to select “FM” or

“AM”.

2 Press [6] or [5] to select the

frequency of the required station.

TUNED: Displayed when a radio station

is tuned.

ST: Displayed when a stereo FM broadcast

is being received.

Press and hold [6] or [5] until the frequency starts
scrolling to start automatic tuning. Tuning stops when a
station is found.

3 Adjust the volume.

4 Press and hold [ENTER].

∫“ERROR” is displayed

Presetting was unsuccessful. Preset manually.

Manual presetting

1 Tune to the station (➡ left).
2 Press [ENTER].

ME CH

3 Press [3,4] to select a channel.
4 Press [ENTER].

The station occupying a channel is erased if another station is preset
in that channel.

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The radio

SKIP

:, 9

XW

CH

RDS

Radio operations

AV SYSTEM

AUX EXT

SLEEP

TV/AV DVD

TUNER

BAND

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

123

GROUP

456

REPEAT/

MIX 2CH

7809

PLAY MODE/

CANCEL

P.MEMORY

SLOW/SEARCH

SKIP

CH

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

ENTER

DISPLAY

s

TV VOL

VOLUME

MUTING

C.S.M

FL DISPLAY AUDIO ONLY C.FOCUS

RDS

FM MODE

CH SELECT

SETUP

TEST

TV VCR

S

MENU

PLAY LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

PL

SFC

DELAY TIME

Selecting channels

1 Press [TUNER] to select “FM” or

CD

TUNER

“AM”.

2 Press the numbered buttons or

XX

X

CH ] or [9,

XX

Numbered

[:,
the channel.

buttons

10/

-/--

2 FM 87.50

Channel

To select a 2-digit number

Example: To select channel 12, press [S10/-/--] ➡ [1] ➡ [2]

RDS broadcasting

[For[the[United[Kingdom,[Continental[Europe[and[Russia[

r

The unit can display the text data transmitted by the radio data sys­tem (RDS) available in some areas.
If the station you are listening to is transmitting RDS signals, “RDS”
will light up on the display.

Displaying the text data

Press [RDS].

Each time you press the button:
PS>PTY>Frequency display

^-------------------------------}

PTY displays

NEWS VARIED FINANCE COUNTRY

AFFAIRS POP M CHILDREN NATIONAL

INFO ROCK M SOCIAL A OLDIES

§

SPORT M.O.R.M

EDUCATE LIGHT M PHONE IN DOCUMENT

DRAMA CLASSICS TRAVEL TEST

CULTURE OTHER M LEISURE ALARM

SCIENCE WEATHER JAZZ

§

“M.O.R.M”= Middle of the road music

RELIGION FOLK M

WW

CH

W] to select

WW

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Note

RDS displays may not be available if reception is poor.

Sound field

DIGITAL

DTS

PL

MIX 2CH

3, 4, 2, 1
ENTER

CH SELECT

AV SYSTEM

TV VCR

AUX EXT

SLEEP

TV/AV

TUNER

BAND

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

123

GROUP

456

REPEAT/
MIX 2CH

7809

PLAY MODE/

CANCEL

P.MEMORY

SKIP

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

DISPLAY

s

TV VOL

MUTING

FL DISPLAY AUDIO ONLY C.FOCUS

RDS

FM MODE

SETUP

CH

C.S.M

CH SELECT

SLOW/SEARCH

ENTER

VOLUME

TEST

PL

DVD

CD

S

10/

-/--

MENU

PLAY LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

r

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

SFC

DELAY TIME

DVD

VOLUME

s r

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

PLII

TEST

Dolby Pro Logic II

The Dolby Pro Logic II processor works not only on sources
recorded with Dolby Surround, but also on any stereo source.

1 Press [ÎPLII].

Each time you press the button:
MOVIE>MUSIC>OFF

^------------------------------------}

MOVIE: Use this mode when playing movie software,

especially video tapes, recorded in Dolby Surround.

MUSIC: Adds surround effects to stereo sources.

2 Play a Dolby Surround or stereo

source.

Note

This feature does not work for some discs.

Speaker level adjustments

Adjust the level of the speakers so they are the same apparent
level as the front speakers where you would normally be sitting and
listening (L, R ➡ below).

Preparation

Press [DVD].

You may experience a reduction in sound quality when these sound
field systems are used with some sources. If this occurs, turn the
sound field system off.

Dolby Digital and DTS

≥Dolby Digital and DTS are digital encoding systems used on DVD

to carry surround sound. Both were originally developed for use in
cinemas.

≥This unit automatically recognizes and decodes these systems.

Software encoded with
Dolby Digital can be iden-

Software encoded with DTS can
be identified with this mark.

tified with this mark.

Play a Dolby Digital or DTS source.

The Dolby Digital or DTS indicator lights.

∫ To down-mix Dolby Digital or DTS (multiple

channel) signals to 2 channels

While stopped
Press [MIX 2CH].

To cancel, press [MIX 2CH] again.
≥During play, pressing and holding the button also turns the setting

on and off. (Press and hold again to cancel the setting.)

MIX 2CH

1 While stopped

Press [TEST] to output a test signal.

Lch: Front left
Cch: Center
Rch: Front right
RSch: Right surround
LSch: Left surround

2 Press [VOLUME, r] or [s] to set the volume level normally

used for listening.

3 Press [3] (to increase) or [4] (to decrease).

C, RS, LS: j6 dB to i6 dB

To stop the test signal, press [TEST] again.

∫ To adjust speaker level during play

1 Press [CH SELECT] to select the speaker.

L, Rch>Cch>RSch>LSch>SWch

^————————————}

SWch: Subwoofer
≥You can only adjust SWch if the disc includes a subwoofer

channel.

2 Press [3] (to increase) or [4] (to decrease).

L, R: (➡ below)
C, RS, LS: s6 dB to r6 dB
SW: s10 dB to r10 dB

Balance

You can adjust the balance of the front speakers.
1 Press [CH SELECT] to select “L” or “R”.
2 Press [2, 1].
≥When testing signal, you can also adjust the “L” or “R” balance of

the front right and left speakers by pressing [2, 1].

Sound field/sound quality operations

When

“D.MIX” is flashing [DVD-A]

The DVD-Audio contains multiple-channel signals that cannot be
down-mixed.

Note

You can adjust subwoofer level by pressing [SUBWOOFER LEVEL].

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CSM

Sound field

SFC

CF

TV VCR

AV SYSTEM

AUX EXT

SLEEP

TV/AV

TUNER

DVD

BAND

CD

DOUBLE

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

3, 4, 2, 1
ENTER

C.S.M

AUDIO ONLY

RE-MASTER

123

GROUP

456

REPEAT/

MIX 2CH

7809

PLAY MODE/

CANCEL

P.MEMORY

SLOW/SEARCH

SKIP

CH

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

ENTER

DISPLAY

s

TV VOL

VOLUME

MUTING

C.S.M

FL DISPLAY AUDIO ONLY C.FOCUS

RDS

FM MODE

CH SELECT

SETUP

TEST

SUBWOOFER

PL

S

10/

-/--

MENU

PLAY LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

LEVEL

SFC

DELAY TIME

r

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

SFC
C.FOCUS

DELAY TIME

Sound Field Control

Press [SFC] to select a setting.

Each time you press the button:

HEAVY: Adds impact to rock.
CLEAR: Clarifies higher sounds.
SOFT: For background music.
HALL: Expands sound to make you feel like you were in a hall.
MANUAL: ➡ below
FLAT: Canceled (no effect is added) (factory preset).

Sound field/sound quality operations

In MANUAL

You can select LOW, MID, or HIGH, and then adjust them in a range
between –3 and i3.
1 Press and hold [SFC] until the setting appears.
2 Press [2, 1] to select LOW, MID, or HIGH.
3 Press [3,4] to choose a level between –3 and i3.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the sound quality to your taste.

Center Focus

(Discs where the dialogue is recorded in the center channel)

You can make the sound of the center speaker seem like it is coming
from within the television.

Press [C.FOCUS].

Custom Sound Memory — Store
the sound settings

[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD][[CD]]

Store the sound settings for a disc so the unit recalls them the next
time you play it.

≥Number of discs: 30
≥Settings: Dolby Pro Logic II, Subwoofer level, Center focus, Sound

filed control

∫ Storing the settings

1 Make the settings.
2 Press and hold [C.S.M].

∫ Recalling the settings

The unit recalls the settings when you play the disc again.

To check the settings

While the CSM indicator is on

Press and hold [C.S.M].

The settings appear for a few seconds each.

≥The settings are replaced if you change them.
≥When you store settings for a 31st disc, the earliest settings disap-

pear.

≥Press [C.S.M] while “CSM” is lit and the settings return to those that

were on before you stored the settings.

≥Press [C.S.M] while “CSM” is out and you are playing a disc for

which you stored settings and those settings are recalled.

Changing the delay time of the AV
control receiver

Adjust speaker delay for input
from external sources, such as
Dolby Digital from a digital
receiver or Dolby Pro Logic II
from a video cassette player.
Adjust the delay time for the
DVD/CD player in the SETUP
menus (➡ page 33).

1 Press [DELAY TIME].

Each time you press the button
Sch()Cch
“Cch” appears only when using the optical cable for receiving
Dolby Digital (➡page 34).

2 Press [3,4] to adjust.

Values

If distance a or b is greater than or equal to distance c, set to “0”.
If distance a or b is less than distance c, set as follows.

a Center speaker b Surround speakers

(When Dolby Digital is being
received)

Difference

15–45 cm

46–75 cm

76–105 cm

106–135 cm

136–165 cm

Setting

1 ms

2 ms

3 ms

4 ms

5 ms

L

C

LS

Difference

75–225 cm

226–375 cm

376–525 cm

a

SW

RS

R

c

b

Setting

5 ms

10 ms

15 ms

Each time you press the button:
CENTER FOCUS (ON)()OFF

≥This will have less effect when Dolby Pro Logic II is turned on.
≥This feature does not work for some discs.

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When you change the surround speaker setting for Dolby Digital, the
setting also changes for Dolby Pro Logic II.
E.g., the setting for MUSIC is the same as that for Dolby Digital.

Dolby Digital

Dolby Pro Logic II

MOVIE

MUSIC

0 ms

10 ms

0 ms

5 ms

15 ms

5 ms

10 ms

20 ms

10 ms

15 ms

25 ms

15 ms

ONLY

AUDIO

Sound quality

Adjusting the bass

Press [SUBWOOFER LEVEL].

SUB W 1

Each time you press the button:
SUB W 1>SUB W 2>SUB W 3>SUB W 4>SUB W 0
^_______-----------------------------------------------------}

0 : 0 dB
1 : i3 dB
2 : i5 dB
3 : i8 dB
4 : i10 dB

Turning the subwoofer off

Press and hold [SUBWOOFER LEVEL].

SUB W OFF

Each time you press and hold the button:
SUB W OFF() SUB W ON

Double re-master — Enjoying more
natural sound

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [CD]

Discs recorded with 2-channel LPCM at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz

This feature gives you a more natural sound by adding higher
frequency signals not recorded on the disc.

[WMA] [MP3]

Discs recorded at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz

This feature reproduces the frequencies lost during recording to give
you a sound closer to the original.

During play

Press [DOUBLE RE-MASTER].

DOUBLE RE-MASTER indicator on the DVD/CD player lights up.

OFF/48kHz

Each time you press the button:

Setting

≥This doesn’t work if input is “DVD OPT1”.

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [CD]

Type of music

1

2

3

OFF

High tempo (e.g., pops and rock)

Various tempos (e.g., jazz)

Low tempo (e.g., classical)

off

[WMA] [MP3]

Effect level

Light

Medium

Strong

off

To enjoy even higher quality sound
—AUDIO ONLY

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD][[CD] [WMA] [MP3]

You can enjoy higher quality audio by stopping the video signal.

Press [AUDIO ONLY].

≥

AUDIO ONLY is canceled if you press [AUDIO ONLY] again or turn
the unit off.

Note

≥Video signals are output while the disc is stopped and when opera-

tions such as searching are performed. The television screen can
appear unusual while video signals are not being output.

≥The television may be distorted when video signals are turned on

and off when you turn AUDIO ONLY on and off, but this is not a
malfunction.

Sound field/sound quality operations

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Convenient functions

SLEEP

AV SYSTEM

TV VCR

AUX EXT

SLEEP

TV/AV

TUNER

DVD

BAND

SLEEP

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

GROUP

REPEAT/
MIX 2CH

PLAY MODE/

P.MEMORY

CANCEL

SKIP

CH

123

456

7809

CD

AUDIO ONLY

S

10/

SLOW/SEARCH

-/--

The sleep timer

This timer turns the unit off after a set time.

Press [SLEEP] to select the time
(minutes).

Each time you press the button:
SLEEP 30_—)SLEEP 60_—)SLEEP 90
^-=SLEEP OFF(=SLEEP 120(_}

To cancel the timer

Press [SLEEP] to select “SLEEP OFF”.

MUTING

FL DISPLAY

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

DISPLAY

TV VOL

MUTING

FL DISPLAY

RDS

FM MODE

SETUP

ENTER

s

VOLUME

C.S.M

AUDIO ONLY C.FOCUS

CH SELECT

PL

TEST

MENU

PLAY LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

r

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

SFC

DELAY TIME

VOLUME

Muting the volume

Press [MUTING].

MUTING

Other functions

Volume is reduced to minimum.

To cancel

Press [MUTING] again or reduce the volume to minimum (–– dB),
then raise it to the required level.
Muting is also canceled when you switch the unit to standby.

Turning off the display

To check the SLEEP setting

Press [SLEEP] once.
≥The time remaining appears.

To change the setting

Press [SLEEP] to display the remaining time, then press again to
select the required time.

Using headphones

1 Reduce the volume and connect the

headphones (not included).

Headphone plug type: 3.5 mm stereo

DOWN UP

Ë

VOLUME

SA-DT310

DIGITAL

Í

SELECT

/I

INPUT

AV CONTROL RECEIVER

2 Adjust headphone volume with

[VOLUME].

Audio is automatically switched to stereo (2-channel).

Note

≥Dolby Pro Logic II, Center Focus and Subwoofer Level adjusting

cannot be used if headphones are connected.

≥Avoid listening for prolonged periods of time to prevent hearing

damage.

The display is turned off for better television viewing.

Press [FL DISPLAY].

To cancel, press [FL DISPLAY] again.
≥This does not work while listening to the radio.

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Changing settings

This chart shows the settings for this unit. Change the settings to suit your preferences and to suit the unit to the environment in which it is being used.
These settings are retained in memory until they are changed, even if the unit is turned off. See page 32 for details on menu operation.

≥Underlined items are the factory preset.

Menus

Disc

Audio

Items

Choose the preferred audio language.

Subtitle

Choose the preferred subtitle language.

Menus

Choose the preferred language for disc menus.

Ratings (➡ page 33)
Set a ratings level to limit DVD-Video play.
≥The password screen is shown if you choose levels 0

Nto 7 or if you choose “Ratings” when levels 0 to 7 have
Nbeen selected.

≥Select “Level 0” to prevent play of discs that do not

Nhave ratings levels recorded on them.

Video

TV Aspect (➡ page 11)

Choose the setting to suit your television and preference.

TV Type (➡ page 11)
Select to suit the type of television.

Still Mode

Specify the type of picture shown when paused.

NTSC Disc Output

Choose whether PAL 60 or NTSC signals are output
during playback of NTSC discs (➡ page 5).

Audio

Speaker Setting (➡ page 33)

Set the delay time for your center and surround speakers.

Dynamic Range Compression (Dolby Digital only)
Change the dynamic range for late night viewing.

Audio during Search

Choose whether to have sound during search.

Display

Menu Language

Choose the preferred language for these menus and the
on-screen messages.

On-Screen Messages

Choose whether to show on-screen messages or not.

Others

HighMAT

Play HighMAT discs as HighMAT discs, or as regular
WMA/MP3/JPEG discs. (Reload the disc for the setting to
be effective.)

Mixed disc — Audio & Stills
Select the type of file played on discs containing both
JPEG and WMA/MP3. (Reload the disc for the setting to
be effective.)

DVD-Video Mode

Select how to play pictures contained on some DVD-Audio.
The setting returns to “Off” when you remove the disc,
turn the unit off or change the source.

QUICK SETUP (➡ page 11)
Answer questions to make basic settings.

§1

For the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Russia, Australia and N.Z.

§2

For Southeast Asia

§1

English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese

§1

Swedish Dutch Original Other¢¢¢¢

§2

English Chinese Original Other¢¢¢¢

Original: The original language of each disc will be selected.
Other

¢¢¢¢:Input a code number with the numbered buttons (➡ page 33).

§1

Automatic

§1

Swedish Dutch

§2

Automatic

English French German Italian Spanish

Other¢¢¢¢

English

Automatic: If the language selected for “Audio” is not available, subtitles of

that language will automatically appear if available on that disc.

§1

English French German Italian Spanish

§1

Swedish Dutch

§2

English Chinese Other¢¢¢¢

Other¢¢¢¢

Setting ratings (When level 8 is selected)

8 No Limit : All DVD-Video can be played.
1 to 7: Prohibits play of DVD-Video with

corresponding ratings recorded on them.

0 Lock All: Prohibits play of all DVD-Video.

Changing ratings (When level 0–7 is selected)

Unlock Player Change Level
Change Password Temporary Unlock

4:3 Pan&Scan 4:3 Letterbox 16:9

Standard (Direct View TV) CRT Projector LCD TV/Projector
Projection TV Plasma TV

Automatic Field Frame

PAL60: when connected to a PAL television.
NTSC: when connected to an NTSC television.
(For Southeast Asia: “NTSC” is the factory preset.)

Multi-channel

Center:
Surround(L/R):

0/1.3/2.6/3.9/5.3 ms
0/5.3/10.6/15.9 ms

Off
On: For clear dialog when listening at low volume.

On
Off

≥This feature dose not work for some discs.

§1

English Français Deutsch Italiano Español

§1

Português Svenska Nederlands

§2

English

On Off

Enable:
Disable:

Play HighMAT discs as HighMAT discs.

Play HighMAT discs as regular WMA/MP3/JPEG discs

Audio (MP3/WMA)
Stills (JPEG)

Off: DVD-Audio are played as DVD-Audio.
On:

DVD-Video contents found on DVD-Audio can be played.

Yes (Menu language, Audio language, Subtitle language, TV type, TV
aspect)
No

Options

Portuguese

Chinese Other¢¢¢¢

Portuguese

.

Other functions

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Changing settings

Common procedures

CANCEL

3, 4, 2, 1
ENTER

SETUP

AV SYSTEM

TV VCR

AUX EXT

SLEEP

TV/AV

TUNER

BAND

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

123

GROUP

456

REPEAT/
MIX 2CH

7809

PLAY MODE/

CANCEL

P.MEMORY

SKIP

SLOW/SEARCH

CH

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

ENTER

DISPLAY

s

TV VOL

VOLUME

MUTING

C.S.M

FL DISPLAY AUDIO ONLY C.FOCUS

RDS

FM MODE

CH SELECT

SETUP

TEST

PL

DVD

CD

S

10/

-/--

MENU

PLAY LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

r

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

SFC

DELAY TIME

DVD

Numbered
buttons

RETURN

See page 31 for menu and option details.

Preparation

Press [DVD].

1 Press [SETUP] to show the menus.

SETUP

SELECT

ENTER RETURN

Disc

Audio

Subtitle

Menus

TAB

Ratings

English

Automatic

English

Level 8

2 Press [2, 1] to select the menu’s tab.

The screen changes to display the menu.

Disc Video Audio Display

Others

() () () ()

^__________------------------------------------------------J

3 Press [3,4] to select the item you

want to change and press [ENTER].

4 Press [3,4,2,1] to select the option

and press [ENTER].

The screen now shows the menu again.

To return to the previous screen

Press [RETURN].

When you are finished

Press [SETUP].

Other functions

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Entering a password (Ratings)

LS

RS

L

R

SW

b

c

a

C

[DVD-V]

The password screen is shown when you select levels 0 to 7.
1 Input a 4-digit password with the numbered buttons and press [ENTER].

≥If you enter a wrong number, press [CANCEL] to erase it before you press [ENTER].
≥The lock symbol appears closed to show the rating is locked.
≥Do not forget your password.

2 Press [ENTER] to confirm the 4 digits.

Now, when you insert a DVD-Video that exceeds the ratings
limit you set, a message appears on the television.
Follow the on-screen instructions.

Changing the delay time of the DVD/CD player

[DVD-V]

(Center and surround speakers only)

For optimum listening with 5.1-channel sound, all the speakers, except for the subwoofer, should be the same distance from the seating
position. If you have to place the center or surround speakers closer to the seating position, adjust the delay time to make up for the difference.

Center delay time

Exit

SETUP

SELECT

ENTER RETURN

L

Exit

LS

m s

C

0

m s

0

R

SW

RS

Surround delay time

1 Press [3,4,2,1] to select the delay time box and press

[ENTER].

2 Press [3,4] to adjust the delay time and press [ENTER].

Language code list

Abkhazian: 6566
Afar: 6565
Afrikaans: 6570
Albanian: 8381
Ameharic: 6577
Arabic: 6582
Armenian: 7289
Assamese: 6583
Aymara: 6588
Azerbaijani: 6590
Bashkir: 6665
Basque: 6985
Bengali; Bangla: 6678
Bhutani: 6890
Bihari: 6672
Breton: 6682
Bulgarian: 6671
Burmese: 7789
Byelorussian: 6669
Cambodian: 7577
Catalan: 6765

Chinese: 9072
Corsican: 6779
Croatian: 7282
Czech: 6783
Danish: 6865
Dutch: 7876
English: 6978
Esperanto: 6979
Estonian: 6984
Faroese: 7079
Fiji: 7074
Finnish: 7073
French: 7082
Frisian: 7089
Galician: 7176
Georgian: 7565
German: 6869
Greek: 6976
Greenlandic: 7576
Guarani: 7178
Gujarati: 7185

Hausa: 7265
Hebrew: 7387
Hindi: 7273
Hungarian: 7285
Icelandic: 7383
Indonesian: 7378
Interlingua: 7365
Irish: 7165
Italian: 7384
Japanese: 7465
Javanese: 7487
Kannada: 7578
Kashmiri: 7583
Kazakh: 7575
Kirghiz: 7589
Korean: 7579
Kurdish: 7585
Laotian: 7679
Latin: 7665
Latvian, Lettish: 7686
Lingala: 7678

Values

If distance a or b is greater than or equal to distance c, set to “0”.
If distance a or b is less than distance c, set as follows.

a Center speaker b Surround speakers

Difference

Approx. 50 cm

Approx. 100 cm

Approx. 150 cm

Approx. 200 cm

Setting

1.3 ms

2.6 ms

3.9 ms

5.3 ms

Difference

Approx. 200 cm

Approx. 400 cm

Approx. 600 cm

Setting

5.3 ms

10.6 ms

15.9 ms

When you are finished

Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select “Exit” and press [ENTER].

Lithuanian: 7684
Macedonian: 7775
Malagasy: 7771
Malay: 7783
Malayalam: 7776
Maltese: 7784
Maori: 7773
Marathi: 7782
Moldavian: 7779
Mongolian: 7778
Nauru: 7865
Nepali: 7869
Norwegian: 7879
Oriya: 7982
Pashto, Pushto: 8083
Persian: 7065
Polish: 8076
Portuguese: 8084
Punjabi: 8065
Quechua: 8185
Rhaeto-Romance: 8277

Romanian: 8279
Russian: 8285
Samoan: 8377
Sanskrit: 8365
Scots Gaelic: 7168
Serbian: 8382
Serbo-Croatian: 8372
Shona: 8378
Sindhi: 8368
Singhalese: 8373
Slovak: 8375
Slovenian: 8376
Somali: 8379
Spanish: 6983
Sundanese: 8385
Swahili: 8387
Swedish: 8386
Tagalog: 8476
Tajik: 8471
Tamil: 8465
Tatar: 8484

Telugu: 8469
Thai: 8472
Tibetan: 6679
Tigrinya: 8473
Tonga: 8479
Turkish: 8482
Turkmen: 8475
Twi: 8487
Ukrainian: 8575
Urdu: 8582
Uzbek: 8590
Vietnamese: 8673
Volapük: 8679
Welsh: 6789
Wolof: 8779
Xhosa: 8872
Yiddish: 7473
Yoruba: 8979
Zulu: 9085

Other functions

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Operating other equipment

Connection example

Ensure the power is off when connecting the cables.

Television.

To show the video from the video cassette recorder

Select VIDEO 2 input on your television in this example.

Already
connnected

DVD/CD player

VIDEO

OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO OUTVIDEO IN

L

R12

To play sound from
your television

Reduce the volume on
the television to
minimum and control
the volume on this unit.

AUDIO

OPT

DIGITAL

OUT

B

A

IN

TV(AUX) VCR(EXT)

To record discs, the radio,
etc, to a tape deck

L

Video cassette recorder

R

VIDEO

OUT

L

R

INOUT

AUDIO

OUT

To play sound from a video
cassette recorder

Tape deck

PLAY OUTREC IN

LL

RR

To play sound from a
tape deck

Other functions

AV control receiver

SPEAKERS

123 456

R

LRL

FRONT HF/LF

SURROUND

To DIGITAL OUT terminal
of a digital receiver

Signal flow

CENTER

(3≠)(6≠)(6≠)(6≠)

SUBWOOFER

Connect to VCR (EXT) IN on this unit.

EXT

+

DIGITAL IN

-

OPT 2

(TV)

LOOP

AM ANT FM ANT

TO SL-DT310

GND

OPT 1

B

AC IN

75≠

A

To play surround signals from
a digital receiver

Audio cable (not included)

Video cable (not included)

Optical cable (not included)

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DIGITAL INPUT
indicator

SA-DT310

DIGITAL

Í

SELECT

/I

INPUT

AV SYSTEM

TV/AV

SKIP

:, 9

XW

CH

AV CONTROL RECEIVER

AV SYSTEM

SLEEP

TV/AV

TUNER

BAND

DOUBLE

RE-MASTER

123

GROUP

456

REPEAT/
MIX 2CH

7809

PLAY MODE/

CANCEL

P.MEMORY

SKIP

CH

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

ENTER

DISPLAY

s

TV VOL

VOLUME

MUTING

C.S.M

FL DISPLAY AUDIO ONLY C.FOCUS

RDS

FM MODE

CH SELECT

SETUP

TV VCR

AUX EXT

DVD

AUDIO ONLY

S

SLOW/SEARCH

MENU

PLAY LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

PL

SFC

TEST

DELAY TIME

CD

Numbered
buttons

10/

-/--

SLOW/SEARCH

r

DOWN UP

Ë

TV

VCR

DVD
TUNER

6, 5

;

1

∫

TV VOL rTV VOL s

VOLUME

Operating a video cassette recorder

Preparation

≥Face the remote control at this unit and press [VCR].

≥You can operate the video cassette recorder.

≥Change the video input mode on the television (“VIDEO 2” in the

example).

≥Face the remote control at the video cassette recorder for the

following operations.

Turning the video cassette recorder on/off

Press [Í AV SYSTEM].

Play, pause and stop

Press [1], [;] or [∫].

Fast forward and rewind

Press [6] or [5].

You can connect a laser disc or record player instead of
a video cassette recorder.

Connect as shown left and select “VCR” as the source.

When connecting a record player

≥We recommend using a record player with a built-in phono

equalizer. If your player doesn’t have a built-in equalizer, connect
it first to a separate equalizer and then connect that to this unit.

≥You cannot record input through TV OPT2 to other equipment.

Operating the tape deck or digital
receiver

Listening to the tape deck

Press

[VCR] to select “VCR” as source.

Recording to the tape deck

1 ≥Disc

Press [DVD] to select “DVD”.

≥The radio

Press [TUNER] to select “FM” or
“AM”.

Other functions

Operating a television

Preparation

≥Face the remote control at this unit and press [TV]. You can now

operate the television.

≥Face the remote control at the television for the following

operations.

Turning the television on/off

Press [Í AV SYSTEM].

Switching the television’s video input mode

Press [TV/AV].

Changing channels

Press [:,

≥You can also use the numbered buttons.

Adjusting the volume

Press [TV VOL

X X

X CH] or [9, CH

X X

rr

r ] or [TV VOL

rr

s s

s ].

s s

W W

W ] .

W W

2 Start recording and play.

Listening to the surround signals from a digital
receiver

This unit can decode the surround signals received through digital
broadcasts. Refer to your satellite receiver’s operating instructions
for details.

1 Press [TV] to select “TV OPT2”.

DIGITAL INPUT indicator lights up.

2 Operate the digital receiver.

For your reference

In rare cases, the unit may have trouble recognizing the PCM signals
on CDs, which may cause the beginning of a track to be cut off.
Engage PCM FIX if this occurs.

While “TV OPT2” is selected, press and hold [TV].
The mode switches each time you do this
AUTO()PCM FIX
The unit cannot process other signals while PCM FIX is on.
This may cause noise to be output.
Select “AUTO” if this occurs.

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Optional antenna connections

Use outdoor antennas if radio reception is poor.

Note

Disconnect the outdoor antenna when the unit is not in use.
Do not use the outdoor antenna during an electrical storm.

FM outdoor antenna (Using a television antenna)

≥Disconnect the FM indoor antenna.
≥The antenna should be installed by a competent technician.

FM outdoor antenna

75 ≠ coaxial cable

(not included)

SPEAKERS

123 456

R

LRL

SURROUND

FRONT HF/LF

CENTER

(3≠)(6≠)(6≠)(6≠)

SUBWOOFER

-

EXT

+

DIGITAL IN

OPT 2

(TV)

LOOP

AM ANT FM ANT

TO SL-DT310

GND

OPT 1

B

AC IN

75≠

A

[For\the\United\Kingdom\only]

Use the antenna plug
adaptor (included).

AM outdoor antenna (Using a vinyl wire)

Run a piece of vinyl wire horizontally across a window or other con­venient location.
Leave the loop antenna connected.

AM loop antenna

3

1

2

SPEAKERS

SURROUND

CENTER

(3≠)(6≠)(6≠)(6≠)

SUBWOOFER

123 456

R

LRL

FRONT HF/LF

+

-

DIGITAL IN

OPT 2

(TV)

EXT

LOOP

AM ANT FM ANT

TO SL-DT310

GND

OPT 1

B

AC IN

75≠

A

5-12 m

AM outdoor antenna

Other functions

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GlossarySafety precautions

Placement

Set the unit up on an even surface away from direct sunlight, high
temperatures, high humidity, and excessive vibration. These condi­tions can damage the cabinet and other components, thereby
shortening the unit’s service life.
Do not place heavy items on the unit.

Voltage

Do not use high voltage power sources. This can overload the unit
and cause a fire.
Do not use a DC power source. Check the source carefully when
setting the unit up on a ship or other place where DC is used.

AC mains lead protection

Ensure the AC mains lead is connected correctly and not damaged.
Poor connection and lead damage can cause fire or electric shock.
Do not pull, bend, or place heavy items on the lead.
Grasp the plug firmly when unplugging the lead. Pulling the AC
mains lead can cause electric shock.
Do not handle the plug with wet hands. This can cause electric
shock.

Foreign matter

Do not let metal objects fall inside the unit. This can cause electric
shock or malfunction.
Do not let liquids get into the unit. This can cause electric shock or
malfunction. If this occurs, immediately disconnect the unit from the
power supply and contact your dealer.
Do not spray insecticides onto or into the unit. They contain flam­mable gases which can ignite if sprayed into the unit.

Service

Do not attempt to repair this unit by yourself. If sound is interrupted,
indicators fail to light, smoke appears, or any other problem that is
not covered in these instructions occurs, disconnect the AC mains
lead and contact your dealer or an authorized service center. Elec­tric shock or damage to the unit can occur if the unit is repaired,
disassembled or reconstructed by unqualified persons.

Extend operating life by disconnecting the unit from the power
source if it is not to be used for a long time.

Decoder

A decoder restores the coded audio signals on DVDs to normal. This
is called decoding.

Dolby Digital

This is a method of coding digital signals developed by Dolby Labo­ratories. Apart from stereo (2-channel) audio, these signals can also
be multi-channel audio. A large amount of audio information can be
recorded on one disc using this method.

DTS (Digital Theater Systems)

This surround system is used in many movie theaters around the
world. There is good separation between the channels, so realistic
sound effects are possible.

Dynamic range

Dynamic range is the difference between the lowest level of sound
that can be heard above the noise of the equipment and the highest
level of sound before distortion occurs.

Film and video

DVD-Videos are recorded using either film or video. Usually, film is
recorded at 24 frames per second, the rate movies are filmed at,
while video is recorded at 30 frames per second.

Frame still and field still

Frames are the still pictures that go together to make a moving pic­ture. There are about 30 frames shown each second.
One frame is made up of two fields. A regular television shows these
fields one after the other to create frames.
A still is shown when you pause a moving picture. A frame still is
made up of two alternating fields, so the picture may appear blurred,
but overall quality is high.
A field still is not blurred, but it has only half the information of a
frame still so picture quality is lower.

Interlace and progressive output

NTSC, the video signal standard, has 480 interlaced (I) scan lines,
whereas progressive scanning uses twice the number of scan lines.
This is called 480P. The video signals output from this unit’s COM­PONENT VIDEO OUT terminals (Y, P
quality pictures than if the signals were output from the VIDEO OUT
terminal or S VIDEO OUT terminal.

B, PR) allow you to enjoy higher

I/P/B

MPEG 2, the video compression standard adopted for use with
DVD-Video, codes frames using these 3 picture types.
I: Intra coded picture

This picture has the best quality and is the best to use when
adjusting the picture.

P: Predictive coded picture

This picture is calculated based on past I or P-pictures.

B: Bidirectionally-predictive coded picture

This picture is calculated by comparing past and future I and
P-pictures so it has the lowest volume of information.

Reference

Maintenance

To clean this unit, wipe with a soft, dry cloth.

≥Never use alcohol, paint thinner or benzine to clean this unit.
≥Before using chemically treated cloth, read the instructions that

came with the cloth carefully.

Linear PCM (pulse code modulation)

These are uncompressed digital signals, similar to those found on
CDs.

Playback control (PBC)

If a Video CD has playback control, you can select scenes and
information with menus.

Before moving the unit, ensure the disc tray is empty.
Failure to do so will risk severely damaging the disc and the
unit.

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Troubleshooting guide

Before requesting service, make the below checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the remedies indicated in the chart do
not solve the problem, consult your dealer for instructions.

(Reference pages are shown as black circled numbers 9.)

Power

No power.

The unit is automatically switched
to the standby mode.

≥Insert the AC mains lead securely into the household mains socket. 9

≥≥

≥The unit was switched to standby by the sleep timer.

≥≥

.

NN

N

NN

Operation

No response when buttons
pressed.

No operations can be performed
with the remote control.

Play doesn't start (or stops
immediately) when you press [1]
(play).

Cannot select alternative
language. No menu play.

No subtitles.

The position of the subtitles is
incorrect.

Soundtrack and/or subtitle
language is not the one selected
with the SETUP menus.

Cannot change the angle.

The SETUP menu cannot be
accessed.

Cannot add markers.

There are already markers. [RAM]

Marker numbers I added are
different when I call them up. [RAM]

Cannot select random or program play.

Folders deeper than the eighth

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layer on a data CD are not
displayed correctly.

You have forgotten your ratings
password.

Reset all the SETUP settings to
Factory Preset.

The unit doesn’t play the data type
(WMA/MP3 or JPEG) selected in
“Mixed disc—Audio & Stills” in
the SETUP menu.

Cannot eject disc.

≥Some operations may be prohibited by the disc.

The unit may not be operating properly due to lightning, static electricity or some other external factor.

≥

Reset procedure:

Press [Í] to switch the unit to the standby mode and then back to ON.
Alternatively, press [Í] to switch the unit to the standby mode, disconnect the AC mains lead, and
then reconnect it.

≥Check the batteries are installed correctly. 9
≥The batteries are depleted: Replace them with new ones. 9
≥Point the remote control at the remote control sensor and operate.

≥Condensation has formed: Wait 1 to 2 hours for it to evaporate.
≥This unit cannot play discs other than the ones listed in these operating instructions. 5

You can only play DVD-Video if their region number is the same or includes the same region number as

≥

the unit or if the DVD-Video is marked “ALL”. Confirm the region number for the unit on the rear panel.

≥The disc may be dirty and may require cleaning. 5
≥Ensure that the disc is installed with the label of the side to be played facing upwards. =
≥Check that the DVD-RAM has something recorded on it.

≥This function is dependent on software availability.
≥Try selecting from the disc’s menu if one is available. >

≥This function is dependent on software availability.
≥Subtitles are cleared from the television. Display the subtitles. A

“

≥Change the position of the subtitles with

≥This function is dependent on software availability.

≥This function is dependent on software availability. Even if a disc has a number of angles

recorded, these angles may be recorded for specific scenes only.

“

≥Select
≥Cancel all group, program and random play. @

≥

≥The unit reads and displays the markers added with a DVD vido recorder. You can clear them but

≥The unit numbers markers by time so they change when you add and delete them.

≥You cannot select random or program play with some DVD-Video.

≥Folders deeper than the eighth layer are displayed as the eighth layer.

≥While stopped and “DVD” is the source, press and hold [∫] on the unit and [S10/-/--] on the

≥Reload the disc for the setting to be effective.Press [<] to open the tray, then press [1] (play) to

≥The unit may not operate properly if the disc is damaged or dirty.

DVD” as the source.

You cannot add markers while playing a play list or if the disc’s play time doesn’t appear on the unit’s display.

reappear when you switch the unit to standby, change the source, or open the disc tray.

remote control for about 3 seconds until “Initialized” disappears from the television. Turn the unit
off and on again.
All settings will return to the default values.

start play.

Press [Í] and after the display disappears, wait a few seconds, then press [Í] again and eject the disc.

Subtitle Position” in the GUI screen. H

Sound

No sound.
Distorted sound.

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≥Check the connections. 7
≥Turn the volume up.
≥Turn muting off. N
≥Switch off the unit, determine and correct the cause, then switch the unit on.

Causes include:

–Shorting (bare wires touching) of positive and negative speaker wires.
–Using speakers with an impedance lower than that rated for this unit.
–Straining of the speakers through excessive volume or power.
–Using the unit in a hot environment without proper ventilation.

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Sound

Humming heard during play.

No sound from the subwoofer.

Picture

Picture distorted.

No picture.

The picture shown on the television
is not normal.
(The sides of the picture are cut off,
the picture is stretched horizontally
or black bands appear at the top
and bottom of the screen.)

Picture quality is poor.

The picture on the television
disappears or stripes appear on
the screen.

Menus not displayed correctly.

≥An AC mains lead or fluorescent light is near the cables. Keep other appliances and cords

away from this unit’s cables.

≥Check that the subwoofer has not been set to “SUB W OFF”. M

≥Some distortion is normal during SEARCH.
≥The screen may be disrupted briefly when you turn on and off the AUDIO ONLY feature. M

≥Check the connection. 8
≥Make sure the television is on.
≥Ensure the television’s video input setting (e.g., VIDEO 1) is correct.

≥Go to Video in the SETUP menus, and change “TV Aspect” to suit your television. O
≥Use the television to change the aspect to the correct one.

[For[

Southeast[Asia,[Australia[and[N.Z.

If your television cannot change the aspect, try changing 4:3 Aspect with the GUI screen. H

≥Ensure that the unit is connected directly to the television, and is not connected through a video

cassette recorder.

≥Change the size with the variable zoom function. B

≥Check the settings in the GUI screen’s Picture menu. H

≥The location and orientation of the antenna are incorrect. If you are using an indoor antenna,

change to an outdoor antenna. T

≥The television antenna wire is too close to the unit. Move the antenna wire of the television from

the unit.

≥Change the zoom ratio to “k1.00”. B
≥With the GUI screen, change “Subtitle Position” to “0”. H
≥

[For[

Southeast[Asia,[Australia[and[N.Z.[ With the GUI screen, change “4:3 Aspect” to “Normal”. H

[

Listening to the radio

Noise is heard.
“ST” flickers or doesn’t light.
Sound is distorted.

A beat sound is heard.

A low hum is heard during AM
broadcasts.

The correct AM frequency can't be
tuned in.

Unit displays

This unit's display is off.

“NO PLAY”

“NO DISC”

“F61” (The unit powers down

thereafter)

“DVD U11”

“ERROR”

“DVD H∑∑”

∑∑ stands for a number.

≥Adjust the position of the FM or AM antenna.
≥Use an outdoor antenna. T
≥When receiving an AM broadcast, press [SETUP] and select “MODE A” or “MODE B”.

≥Turn the television off or move it away from the unit.

≥Move the antenna away from other cables and cords.

≥

Change the frequency step. Press [SELECT] to select “AM”, then press and hold [SELECT] for 10
seconds to change the step to suit your area.

≥Press [FL DISPLAY] to turn the display on. N

≥You inserted a disc the unit cannot play; insert one it can. 5
≥You inserted a blank DVD-RAM.

≥You haven’t inserted a disc; insert one.
≥You haven’t inserted the disc correctly; insert it correctly. =

≥The audio cable was removed or inserted while the power was on and the volume was on high, or

there was a speaker cable short.
If the problem is not solved by turning the power back on, there is a power supply problem.
Consult your dealer.

≥The disc is dirty. Wipe it clean. 5

≥Incorrect operation performed. Read the instructions and try again.

≥Trouble is likely to have occurred. The number following “H” depends on the status of the unit.

Reset procedure:

Press [Í] to switch the unit to the standby mode and then back to ON. Alternatively, press [Í] to
switch the unit to the standby mode, disconnect the AC mains lead, and then reconnect it.

≥If the service numbers fail to clear, note the service number and contact a qualified service person.

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Television displays

No on-screen display.

GUI screens not displayed or only
partially displayed on the
television.

The disc’s menu is displayed in a
different language.

≥Go to Display in the SETUP menus, and select “On” for “On-Screen Messages”. O

≥Press [3, 4] while the rightmost icon is highlighted to move them down. F

≥Go to Disc in the SETUP menus, and select the preferred language for “Menus”. O

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Specifications (DIN 45 500)

AV CONTROL RECEIVER
∫ Amplifier section

Power output
(For the United Kingdom, Australia, N.Z. and Southeast Asia
: 240V)

RMS power output (THD 10 %)

FRONT (1 kHz both channel driven) 2k60 W
SURROUND (1 kHz both channel driven) 2k60 W
CENTER (1 kHz) 60 W
SUBWOOFER (100 Hz) 100 W

DIN power output (THD 1.0 %)

FRONT (1 kHz both channel driven) 2k48 W
SURROUND (1 kHz) 2k48 W
CENTER (1 kHz) 48 W
SUBWOOFER (100 Hz) 80 W

Load impedance

FRONT, SURROUND, CENTER 6 ≠
SUBWOOFER 3 ≠

∫ Pre amplifier section

Input terminal DVD (OPT1), TV (OPT2)

∫ FM tuner section

Frequency range 87.50–108.00 MHz (50 kHz step)
Antenna terminals 75 ≠ (unbalanced)

∫ AM tuner section

Frequency range 522–1629 kHz (9 kHz step)

[For\Southeast\Asia\only] 520–1630 kHz (10 kHz step)

∫ Headphone

Jack type 3.5 mm STEREO
Load impedance 16–32 ≠

∫ GENERAL

Power supply

[For\the\United\Kingdom,\Australia\and\N.Z.] AC 230–240 V, 50 Hz
[For\Continental\Europe\and\Russia] AC 230 V, 50 Hz
[For\Southeast\Asia] AC 220–240 V, 50/60 Hz

Power consumption 60 W

Standby condition 0.7 W

Dimensions (W
Mass 2.5 kg

kk

kk

kH

kD) 197k70.9k368 mm

kk

kk

DVD/CD PLAYER
∫ Disc played

DVD-RAM (DVD-VR compatible) , DVD-Audio
DVD-Video, DVD-R(DVD-Video compatible)
CD(CD-DA), Video CD
CD-R/RW(CD-DA, Video-CD formatted discs)
MP3/WMA

≥Maximum number of tracks and groups recognizable: 999 tracks

and 99 groups

≥Compatible compression rate:

MP3: between 32 kbps and 320 kbps
WMA: between 48 kbps and 192 kbps

JPEG

≥Exif Ver 2.1 JPEG Baseline files
≥Maximum number of pictures and groups recognizable:

3000 pictures and 300 groups

≥Picture resolution: between 320k240 and 6144k4096 pixels (Sub

sampling is 4:2:2 or 4:2:0)

HighMAT Level2 (Audio and Image)

∫ Audio

Number of channels 5.1(FL, FR, SL, SR, C, SW)

∫ Video

Signal system PAL, PAL60/NTSC
Output terminal RCA terminal (composite video)

[For\Australia,\N.Z.\and\Southeast\Asia]

Progressive scan RCA terminal (component video)

S terminal (Y, C)

∫ Pickup

Beam source Semiconductor laser
Wavelength 658/790 nm

∫ Pre amplifer section

Input terminal VCR (EXT), TV (AUX)
Output terminal VCR (EXT), DVD (OPT)

NORSK
∫ Pickup

Bølgelengde 658/790 nm
Laserstyrke Ingen farlig stråling sendes ut

∫ GENERAL

Dimensions (WkHkD) 197k70.9k346 mm
Mass 2.0 kg

FRONT SPEAKER

Type 2 way, 2 speaker, Closed
Speaker(s)

Woofer 12 cm cone type
Tweeter 2.5 cm semi-dome type

Impedance 6 ≠
Input power 60 W (Music)
Sound pressure level 81 dB/W (1.0 m)
Crossover frequency 4.5 kHz
Frequency range 40 Hz–50 kHz (j16 dB)

kk

Dimensions (W
Mass 3.3 kg

kk

kH

kD) 161k289k283 mm

kk

kk

50 Hz–45 kHz (j10 dB)

CENTER, SURROUND SPEAKER

Type 1 way, 1 speaker, Bass reflex
Speaker(s)

Woofer 6.5 cm cone type

Impedance 6 ≠
Input power 60 W (Music)
Sound pressure level 79 dB/W (1.0 m)
Frequency range 110 Hz–25 kHz (j16 dB)

kk

Dimensions (W

Dimensions (W

Mass 0.8 kg

kk

kH

kD) (CENTER) 126k123k121 mm

kk

kk

kk

kk

kH

kD) (SURROUND) 90k140k121 mm

kk

kk

130 Hz–22 kHz (j10 dB)

(included speaker stand)

SUBWOOFER

Type 1 way, 1 speaker, Bass reflex
Speaker

Woofer 17 cm cone type

Impedance 3 ≠
Input power 100 W (Music)
Sound pressure level 80 dB/W (1.0 m)
Frequency range 43 Hz–500 Hz (j16 dB)

kk

Dimensions (W
Mass 4.7 kg

Note

1. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Mass and dimensions are approximate.

2. Total harmonic distortion is measured by the digital spectrum
analyzer.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks
of Dolby Laboratories.

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems,
Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956,674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762
and other world-wide patents issued and pending. “DTS” and
“DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital
Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996, 2000 Digital Theater
Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology
that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents
and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision
Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright
protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision
Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited
viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by
Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassem­bly is prohibited.

kk

kH

kD) 160k393k343 mm

kk

kk

48 Hz–400 Hz (j10 dB)

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Web Site: http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global/

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