Panasonic DMP-BD50 Operating Instructions Manual

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27RQT9184(ENG)“Audio”Dynamic Range Compression [BD-V] [AVCHD] [DVD-V] [DivX](Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD only)Change the dynamic range (> 40) for late night viewing.≥On ≥Off≥Auto: Effective only when Dolby TrueHD is played.Digital Audio Output≥Press [OK] to show the following settings.Audio Priority Preset≥Select priority items for “Digital Audio Output”.≥Secondary:“BD-Video Secondary Audio” is set to “On”, and “Digital Audio Output” isfixed to “PCM”.≥Quality:“Digital Audio Output” is set to “Bitstream”, and ‘“BD-Video SecondaryAudio” is fixed to “Off”.– If the connected equipment can only decode Dolby Digital or DTS, Dolby DigitalPlus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD will be output as Dolby Digital or DTS.– If the connected equipment can only decode one of either Dolby Digital or DTS,please select “Custom” and set desire audio formats that cannot be decoded.≥Custom:Items in “Digital Audio Output” can be set individually. (> 17)Dolby D/Dolby D +/Dolby TrueHDSelect whether Dolby Digital, DolbyDigital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTSDigital Surround, DTS-HD HighResolution Audio or DTS-HD MasterAudio is output in “Bitstream” or“PCM” format.[Note]≥Not making the proper settings mayresult in noise.≥If the unit is connected with the HDMIAV OUT terminal, the specifications ofthe connected equipment takepreference over this unit and audioselected in these items may not beoutput (e.g., when a television isconnected, the HDMI audio output ofthis unit is limited to down-mixed 2ch.)≥Bitstream:Select “Bitstream” when the connected equipment can decode therespective audio format.– Connect equipment supporting HDMI Ver. 1.3 and use a High SpeedHDMI Cable in order to output high bit rate audio such as Dolby DigitalPlus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio or DTS-HD MasterAudio.≥PCM:Select “PCM” when the connected equipment cannot decode therespective audio format.– When the unit is connected with the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal,these audio formats are down-mixed to PCM 2ch.Refer to the operating instructions for connected devices to verify whether ornot they can decode each of the audio formats.DTS/DTS-HDBD-Video Secondary Audio [BD-V]Turn on/off the clicking sound on the menu and audio withsecondary video in picture-in-picture mode. (> 16)≥On: The primary audio and secondary audio are mixed and output.The sampling frequency is converted to 48 kHz.≥Off: The clicking sound on the menu and secondary audio are notoutput.PCM Down ConversionSelect how to output audio with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz.≥Signals are converted to 48 kHz despite the settings across inthe following cases:– when the signals have a sampling frequency of over 96 kHz– when the disc has copy protection– when “BD-Video Secondary Audio” is set to “On”≥On: Signals are converted to 48 kHz. (Choose when the connectedequipment cannot process signals with sampling frequency of96 kHz.)≥Off: Signals are output as 96 kHz. (Choose when the connectedequipment can process signals with sampling frequency of96 kHz.)DownmixSwitch the downmix system for playing back multi-channelsurround sound.≥When “Digital Audio Output” is set to “Bitstream”, there are nodownmix effects for the outputted audio.≥The audio will be outputted in “Stereo” in the following cases.– AVCHD playback– Playback of clicking sound on the menu and audio withsecondary video in picture-in-picture mode≥Stereo: When connected to equipment that does not supportthe virtual surround function.≥Surround encoded: When connected to equipment that supports thevirtual surround function (Dolby Pro Logic, DTSNeo: 6, etc.)“Display”Status MessagesChoose whether to show status messages automatically.≥Automatic ≥OffOn-screen LanguageChoose the language for these menus and on-screen messages.≥English ≥Français ≥EspañolScreen Saver FunctionThis is to prevent burn-in on the screen.≥When this is set to “On”, the masked-off area on the screenbecomes gray.[Only when connecting with an HDMI cable or a componentvideo cable and “HDMI Resolution” (> 28) is set to any othermode than “480p”, or “Component Video Resolution” (> 28) isset to “720p” or “1080i”]≥On:If there is no operation for 10 minutes or more, the displayed screenswitches to the other states automatically.– When the Direct Navigator or FUNCTIONS menu is displayed, thedisplay returns to the screen saver mode.– When CD or MP3 is played, the display returns to the screen savermode. (Playback continues.)– When still pictures are shown (except for slideshows), the display returnsto the Direct Navigator screen.≥OffFL DisplayChanges the brightness of the unit’s display.≥Bright≥Dim: The display is dimmed.≥Auto: The display is dimmed during playback and brightexcept playback.SD Card LED ControlSet the lighting method for the lamp on the SD card slot.≥On ≥Off≥SD inserted: When this unit is turned on and SD card is inserted, thelamp is lighted.License Information about the software used by this unit is displayed.Settings