65RQT8858§ Depending on the connected equipment, some items may be shaded in grey on the display and cannot be selected, or you may not be able tochange the settings.(continued on the next page)Tabs Menus Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.)Display On-Screen MessagesChoose the approximate time until the digital channel informationscreen (➡ 21) disappears automatically.The length of time the control panel (➡ 17) is displayed can alsobe changed, but “Off” does not work.≥Off: The digital channel information is not displayed.≥3 sec. ≥5 sec. ≥7 sec. ≥10 sec.Grey BackgroundSelect “Off” if you do not want to have the unit show the greybackground when tuner reception is weak.≥On≥OffFL DisplayChanges the brightness of the unit’s display.This setting is fixed with “Automatic” if you set “Power Save”(➡ 66) to “On”.≥Bright ≥Dim≥Automatic: The display turns dark during play and disappearswhen the unit is turned off. It reappears momentarilyif a button is pressed. While using this mode, thestandby power consumption can be reduced.New Service Message (➡ 21)When a new DVB channel is added this unit will be informedautomatically. Then the confirmation message appears. If youselect “Yes” on the display, Auto-Setup starts (all channelsettings and all created categories are deleted. The timerrecording programmes are also cancelled.).≥Automatic≥Off: The service messages are not shown.Connection TV Aspect (➡ 18) Set to match the type oftelevision connected.≥16:9: When connected to a 16:9 widescreen television.≥Pan & Scan:When connected to a 4:3 aspect television, sidepicture is trimmed for 16:9 picture (➡ 81).≥Letterbox:When connected to a 4:3 aspect television.16:9 picture is shown in the letterbox style (➡ 81).Progressive (➡ 19) ≥On ≥OffTV System (➡ 69) ≥PAL ≥NTSCHDMI Settings§≥Press [OK] to show the following settings.HDMI Video FormatYou can only select items compatible with the connectedequipment. This setting normally does not need to bechanged. However if you are concerned about output picturequality, it may be improved by changing the setting.≥576i/480i ≥576p/480p≥720p ≥1080i≥1080p: When setting video output to “1080p”, werecommend using a Panasonic HDMI cable 5meters or less in length to prevent video distortion.To enjoy High Quality Video up-converted to 1080p,you need to connect the unit to 1080p compatibleHDTV.≥Automatic: Automatically selects the output resolution bestsuited to the connected television (1080p, 1080i,720p, 576p/480p or 576i/480i).Aspect for 4:3 VideoTo play a 4:3 title when connected with an HDMI cable, sethow to show pictures on a 16:9 widescreen television.≥4:3: Picture output expands left or right.≥16:9: Picture is output as original aspect withside panels.Digital Audio Output ≥HDMI and Optical≥Optical Only: Select when this unit is connected to an amplifierwith an optical digital audio cable and connectedto a TV with an HDMI cable and you want to enjoythe highest quality of audio from discs (➡ 14).VIERA LinkSet to use “HDAVI Control” function when connected with anHDMI cable to a device that supports “HDAVI Control”.≥On≥Off: Select when you do not want to use “HDAVI Control”.VHS Tape LengthSet the length of the tape you are using so the unit can show thecorrect remaining time.≥Auto (E-240): The VHS automatically distinguishes E30, -60,-90, -120, -180, and -240 tapes.≥E-195: For E195 tape≥E-260: For E260 tape≥E-300: For E300 tapeSQPBTo play back video cassettes recorded in S-VHS format (SQPB;S-VHS Quasi Playback)≥Automatic: This unit automatically detects the format inwhich the recording was made and selects thesame format for playback. However, picturedistortion may appear.Therefore, set to “On” or “Off”.≥On: Use this setting when playing back a cassettetape recorded in the S-VHS format.≥Off: Use this setting when playing back a cassettetape recorded in the VHS format only.Changing the unit’s settings