Panasonic 3DO FZ-1, Operating Instructions Manual

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Page 3: ...yer You can use the unit as a digital audio CD player if you connect it to your existing audio equipment You can also use any CDG source Audio Graphics which bears cwHicTJrnark It s a photo CD player If you have piiolo CDs you can also use the unit as a photo CD player It s great for business presentations and home slide show parties as well CD Compact Disci Special Features 32 bit RISC CPU Graphi...

Page 4: ...f a new plug is to be fitted please observe the wiring code as shown 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 the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed...

Page 5: ...DANCIES I v siKr rCLja L 1 i AVOID DIRECT EX POS RE TO BEAM Ilnidc o prod i CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LASER KLASSE 1 5 ...

Page 6: ...l Precautions 1 Physical activities involving regular repeated movements of the wrists hands and or fin gers may possibly cause repetitive strain in jury Such injury may also affect muscles in the arms wrists hands fingers shoulders and neck chest and abdomen and the legs and back 2 There have been reports that some people may experience epileptic symptoms or even seizures while concentrating on H...

Page 7: ...nection to a TV with an AudioA ideo In Socket Monaural 16 Connection to a TV without Audio Video In Socket 17 Connection to a TV with RCA to 21 pin Adaptor 18 Connection to a TV and Stereo System 19 Operation 23 Using 3DO CDs 25 Using Audio CDs 25 Basic Operation 28 Programme Play 33 Using Photo CDs 33 Basic Operation 39 Troubleshooting 4 1 Specifications 7 ...

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Page 9: ...ntrol Pad 1 Can also be purchased sepa rately model FZ JP1X AV Cable 1 RCA to 21 pin Adaptor 1 RF Cable with Switch Box 1 Operating Instructions 1 Servicentre and Guarantee Sheet 1 Sampler CD Panasonic 3DO Owners Registration Demonstration CD Card 1 Overview ...

Page 10: ...Disc tray Extended and retracted using the OPEN CLOSE button Power switch POWER d Ready Indicator READY Lights up when power is on Control port CONTROLLER Dedicated port for the 3DO control pad Please keep fingers and foreign objects away from the control port CD access Indicator ACCESS Lights up when CD is being accessed 0 Overview ...

Page 11: ...openings Video output socket VIDEO OUT Right Left audio output socket AUDIO OUT R L RF output socket RF OUT When connecting with a television which does not have an audio video socket the provided RF cable is used S video output socket S VIDEO OUT fwi4 When using a television which supports S video connecting a S video cable sold separately results in a sharper picture Overview 11 ...

Page 12: ... than one person can play if you connect a j separately sold control pad to this port Please keep fingers and foreign objects away from this port When not in use please keep the extension control port cover in place p l Connector Connected to the player unit I Stereo Headphone socket PHONES Headphones when used are connected to this socket p 271 Used to adjust the volume when I you are using headp...

Page 13: ... page which corresponds with your televi sion Television with stereo audio v ideo connectors P j5j Television with monaural audio video connectors Television without audio video connectors JiDO NOT use your player with a _ projection TV _ See Precaution Instructions Connect the provided control pad to the j player hi Plug the AC power cord into a household X AC outlet AC 230 240V 50Hz DO NOT twist...

Page 14: ... beforehand Televisions with an S video Terminal If your television has an S video terminal you can enjoy an even sharper picture by using a separately sold S video cable Connect the provided audio video cable and a separately sold S video cable as shown in the diagram It is not necessary to connect the yellow Yellow 24 Connection ...

Page 15: ...e only conned either the left or right socket Player Stereo sound can be played monaurally but depending on the CD there i may be instances in which this sound may not play correctly If this prob lem occurs then the unit must be set for monaural use from the audio programming screen fpl l P 3ol Connection ...

Page 16: ...Connect the provided RF cable as shown in the diagram Tune your TV to receive channel 21 Refer to the operating instruc tions of your TV for details TV Aerial 16 Connection ...

Page 17: ...Connect the provided RCA to 21 pin adaptor as shown in the dia gram Connection 17 ...

Page 18: ...udio video in socket Referring to the operating instructions for your television stereo system and antenna cable TV source The above illustration demonstrates just one such example Warning A Unauthorized exchanging and or copying of copyrighted recordings may constitute copyright infringement Connection ...

Page 19: ... CD Turn the television s power on Select AV or RF input depending on the type of connec tion you made as shown on pages 14 to 18 Turn on the player s power This will cause the READY indicator to light up in red The unit is in the standby condition when the AC power supply cord is connected j The primary circuit is always live as long as the power cord is connected to an elec trical outlet Operati...

Page 20: ...n the disc tray If the unit is left without a CD inserted for about ten seconds an other opening screen begins and this screen is displayed until a CD is inserted If the A button on the control pad is pressed the sound for this demonstration screen can be muted 1 If a CD is already inserted then the screen corresponding with that XD appears in place of the above opening screen J The type of CD is ...

Page 21: ...cLOSEy button on open the disc tray Insert the CD with the label facing upward Using the unit with an improperly inserted CD can result in damage to the CD or to the unit itself Press the COPEN CLOSE button to close the disc tray Operation 21 ...

Page 22: ... of the CD not in a circular motion as with standard phono graph records DO NOT use record cleaning sprays benzine thinner static electricity prevention liquids or any other solvent If the CD is brought from a cold to a warm environment moisture may form on the disc Wipe this moisture off with a soft dry lint free cloth before using the CD DO NOT write on the surface of the CD with a ball point pe...

Page 23: ... PAL system may not necessarily operate normally For best results always use the 3DO CD worded any of descriptions Upon inserting a 3DO CD the application software contained therein starts automatically The operation is controlled entirely through the use of a control pad The buttons on the controller function differently depending on the CD s soft ware Refer to the manual provided with the 3DO CD...

Page 24: ...n 3DO software products allow use by more than one person In these instances optional control pads sold separately can be added Connect the optional control pads as shown in the diagram Max 8 control pads FZ JPIX Warning A Using 3DO CDs 4 ...

Page 25: ... While this button is held down a help screen is dis played on the television Directional pad Scan M When the CDG is used the CDG screen may be illegible Stop X p v Program display Shift X r P l j Press either shift button and the X H button Headphone socket PHONES pgj Headphones when used are connected to this socket Play Pause P W CDG channel B Some CDGs have mul tiple graphics or various langua...

Page 26: ...e number of the track in progress Displays the elapsed time of the track in progress Displays the sound levels of the CD being played Ycu can not alter the sound levels Press and hold C for help Displays the specified playback mode normal play program play ot random play _ Ip gJ Displays whether repeat play is on or off j P 28 P 30 6 Using Audio CDs ...

Page 27: ...Listening with Headphones To listen with headphones connect them to the control pad s stereo headphone socket Optional Plug type Small stereo plug M3 type Using Audio CDs 27 ...

Page 28: ...tomatically retrieved whenever you subsequently insert the same CD Settings for random play repeat play and sound mode stereo or monaural can all be specified Accessing the Programming Screen Holding down either shift button and then pressing the X button to switch between programming screen and main screen Shift buttons X button Entering the programming screen wall cause the CD to stop playing 78...

Page 29: ...ramme type Set switch Programme selection box Exits from programme screen Total programme time Highlighted item which is added when the A button is pressed Programme box Programme box does not appear if the programme selection box is set to Normal or Random A button Directional pad Moves the cursor box A button Selects the item V Using Audio CDs 29 ...

Page 30: ...on box Stop A button V REPEAT OFF 0 NORMAL t STEREO REPEAT ON RANDOM MONO PROGRAMME L MONO R MONO REPEAT OFF Stop after playing once REPEAT ON Play repeatedly until the stop X button is pressed NORMAL Play the CD in the normal order RANDOM Play in random order PROGRAM Play in the programmed order STEREO MONO L MONO R MONO Play in stereo Output both left and right side sounds monaurally to the left...

Page 31: ...pad move the cursor box to the track in the programme box at which is to be deleted then press the A button Track select box Insert pointer Insert p aramme box Inserting a track Using directional pad move the cursor box to the track in the programme box at which the insertion is to be performed When the cursor box is moved with the directional pad from the programme box to the track select box the...

Page 32: ...mes which can be stored As suming that an average of 20 tracks are programmed for each CD it is possible to automatically store the programmes for approximately 80 discs Programmes not only remember which tracks were selected they also remember if random mode normal mode or programme mode was selected if repeat on or repeat off was selected and if stereo or mono was selected r When the memory beco...

Page 33: ... open close are performed using the control pad Rotate Shift Y 37 Shift buttons Pan image 35 Directional pad Help screen C Pan speed Shift C While this button Is held down a help shift C pan speed screen is_displayed on the television Mirror Shift Hi 138 Stop X Auto Play pause P W SSI Photograph number display Shift P Ml Select zoom area B p 36 j Zoom Shift B Next photograph A Previous photograph ...

Page 34: ...button is pressed the photographs are flipped through automati cally If either shift button is held down and the P button is pressed the photograph number is displayed Pressing it again causes the photograph photograph number to disappear A button Auto play P button Holding down either shift button and then pressing the A button skips back to the previous photograph 34 Using Photo CDs ...

Page 35: ...g the directional pad Directional pad Panning is still possible even while in the middle of a zoom It is also possible io change the panning speed If you hold down either shift button and then hold down the C button the level display shown below is displayed and the panning speed can be modified Using Photo CDs 35 ...

Page 36: ... to expand the photograph based on the zoom frame fBy repeatedly pressing the B button yom can change the size of the zoom frame such that the displayed zoom frame can be enlarged for the photograph currently being displayed When the zoom mode is first activated the enlarged picture may appear very blockey In a few seconds the picture qual ity will start to be improved If while the zoom frame is n...

Page 37: ...Rotate Function You can rotate photographs counterclockwise by 90 degrees at a time Using Photo CDs 37 ...

Page 38: ...tion It is possible to display the mirror images of photographs inverting them across a vertical axis Shift buttons m m While holding down either of the shift buttons press 44 or w directional pad Using Phoio CDs ...

Page 39: ...tray doesn t close even when OPEN CLOSE is pressed Is the disc properly positioned in the disc tray The disc doesn t play Is the disc upside down Be sure the label is facing upward Does the disc comply with the specified standards Has moisture condensed in the unit If so switch the unit on and allow it to dry for about one hour before use Is the disc dirty If so wipe it off with a soft cioih Is th...

Page 40: ...section of Using Audio CDs p 2e The picture quality is poor Are the player and television connected properly p i3 p is Are the television settings brightness contrast vertical sync horizon tal sync etc adjusted properly The edges of the television screen become cut off distorted etc This may occur depending on the characteristics of the television or type of software It any problems persist despit...

Page 41: ...CD ROM Drive Read Buffer 32 KB I O Port Control port Low speed I O Dsub 9 pin xl Daisy chain system Expansion port High speed I O 30 pinx 1 AV Expansion port High speed AV I O Video CD adaptor 68 pinx 1 System System dimensions WXDXH 284x268x88 mm 11 2 x 10 6x3 5 inch Weight 2 9 kg 6 4 lbs Power requirement 230 240 V AC Power consumption 30 W Indicator Power indicator Red LED x 1 CD access indicat...

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