Panasonic Diga DMR-E65 Operating Instructions Manual

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41RQT7450Convenient functionsTabs Menus Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.)Sound PLAY k1.3 & Audio during SearchYou may hear sound regardless of this setting with some discs.≥On: Audio is heard during first level search forward.≥Off: Audio is not heard during search. Quick View (➡ page 21)does not work.Dynamic Range Compression [DVD-V] (Dolby Digital only)Change the dynamic range for late night viewing.≥On≥OffBilingual Audio Selection [DVD-R]Select whether to record the main or secondary audio typewhen:–Recording or dubbing to a DVD-R.–Recording or dubbing sound in LPCM. (➡ below, “Audio Modefor XP Recording”)≥M 1≥M 2You cannot select this when recording from an external sourceonto DVD-R. Select the audio on the other equipment.Digital Audio OutputChange the settings when you have connected equipment through this unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal (➡ page 8).≥Press [ENTER] to show the following settings.PCM Down ConversionSelect how to output audio with a sampling frequency of 96kHz or 88.2 kHz.≥On: Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz. (Choosewhen the connected equipment cannot process signalswith a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.)≥Off: Signals are output as 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz. (Choose whenthe connected equipment can process signals with asampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.)Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz despite the abovesettings if the signals have a sampling frequency of over 96 kHzor 88.2 kHz, or the disc has copy protection.Dolby Digital Select how to output the signal, to output“Bitstream” so the connected equipmentdecodes the signal, or to decode on thisunit and output the signal as “PCM” (2channel).[Note]Not making the proper settings may resultin noise, possibly damage your hearingand speakers, and digital recording maynot work properly.≥Bitstream: When connecting to equipment displaying theDolby Digital logo.≥PCM: When connecting to equipment not displaying the DolbyDigital logo.DTS ≥Bitstream: When connecting to equipment displaying the DTSlogo.≥PCM: When connecting to equipment not displaying the DTSlogo.MPEG ≥Bitstream: When connected to equipment with a built-inMPEG decoder.≥PCM: When connected to equipment without a built-in MPEGdecoder.Audio Mode for XP RecordingChoose the audio type when recording with XP mode.≥Dolby Digital (➡ page 46)≥LPCM (➡page 46)–The picture quality of LPCM recordings may be lower thanthat of normal XP mode recordings.–The audio recording becomes Dolby Digital even if youselected LPCM when using a recording mode other than XP.–When recording bilingual broadcast, select the type of audioin advance from “Bilingual Audio Selection” (➡above).Audio Mode for DV InputYou can select the kind of audio when recording from the unit’sDV input terminal (➡ page 33).≥Stereo 1: Records audio (L1, R1).≥Stereo 2: Records added audio such as narration (L2, R2)subsequent to original recording.≥Mix: Records both Stereo 1 and Stereo 2.When recording bilingual broadcast to a DVD-R or recording inLPCM audio, select the type of audio in advance from “BilingualAudio Selection” (➡ above).Display On-Screen MessagesChoose whether to show status messages automatically.≥Automatic≥OffGrey BackgroundSelect “Off” if you do not want to have the unit show the greybackground when reception is weak.≥On≥OffFL DisplayChanges the brightness of the unit’s display.This setting is fixed with “Automatic” if you set “Power Save”(➡page 39) to “On”.≥Bright ≥Dim≥Automatic: The display turns dark during play, and reappearsmomentarily if a button is pressed. When the unit isturned off all displays disappear. While using this modethe standby power consumption can be reduced.Connection TV Aspect (➡ page 10) ≥16:9 ≥4:3 ≥LetterboxProgressive (➡ page 10) ≥On ≥OffTV System (➡page 43) ≥PAL ≥NTSCAV1 OutputSelects the output from the AV1 terminal.Select “RGB (without component)” for RGB output.Select “Video (with component)” or “S-Video (with component)”for component output.≥Video (with component)≥S-Video (with component)≥RGB (without component)AV2 InputSet to “RGB (Not NTSC)” when receiving or recording RGBoutput video from external equipment.≥Video≥S-Video≥RGB (Not NTSC)