63RQT8906§ 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 whether to show status messages automatically.≥Automatic≥OffGrey 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”(➡ 64) to “On”.≥Bright≥Dim≥Automatic: The display turns dark during play and disappearswhen the unit is turned off. It reappearsmomentarily if a button is pressed. While using thismode, the standby power consumption can bereduced.Connection TV Aspect (➡ 19) 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 (➡ 77).≥Letterbox:When connected to a 4:3 aspect television.16:9 picture is shown in the letterbox style (➡ 77).Progressive (➡ 20)This setting is fixed with “Off” if you set“AV1 Output” to “RGB 1 (withoutcomponent)” or “RGB 2 (withoutcomponent)”.≥On ≥OffTV System (➡ 66) ≥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 outputpicture quality, it may be improved by changing the setting.Still pictures play at a resolution equivalent to 480pregardless of the settings.≥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 (➡ 16).VIERA LinkSet to use “HDAVI Control” function when connected withan HDMI cable to a device that supports “HDAVI Control”.≥On≥Off: Select when you do not want to use “HDAVI Control”.AV1 OutputSelects the output from the AV1 terminal.Select “Video (with component)” or “S Video (with component)”for component output (progressive output).Set according to the terminal of the connected TV.≥If this unit is connected with an HDMI cable, you cannot select“RGB 1 (without component)” or “RGB 2 (without component)”.≥Video (with component):Select when a TV is connected that can receive a compositesignal.≥S Video (with component):Select when a TV is connected that can receive an S Videosignal.≥RGB 1 (without component):Select when a TV is connected that can receive an RGB signal.If you always would like to view the picture from the unit in RGBsignal, select this mode. The TV screen will automaticallyswitch to display the picture from the unit when the unit isturned on.≥RGB 2 (without component):Select when a TV is connected that can receive an RGB signal.If you would like to switch to display the picture from the unitonly when playback or viewing menus, select this mode.AV2 InputThis setting is according to the output signal of the connectedequipment.≥Video≥S VideoChanging the unit’s settings