Panasonic E50 manual Picture, Sound

Changing the unit’s settings (continued)

≥Underlined items are the factory presets.

ªPicture

Rec Resolution (REC)

Select the picture sharpness when recording. [Fine] [Normal]

Fine

Pictures become clear and vivid. Normally, use this setting.

Normal

Select it when recording noisy pictures.

≥“Fine” is automatically selected if you set “TV System” to “NTSC”.

Hybrid VBR Resolution (REC)

Switch between automatic and fixed hybrid VBR resolution when recording.

[Automatic] [Fixed]

Automatic

The unit automatically switches resolution rates during recording according to the image. The unit reduces block noise, which occurs during MPEG compression, by selecting the optimum rate.

Fixed

The resolution rate is fixed to ensure the resolution rate is not reduced.

Still Mode (PLAY)

Select the type of picture shown when you pause play. [Automatic] [Field] [Frame]

Field

Less blurred field stills are shown. Select if jittering occurs when “Automatic” is selected.

Frame

Sharper frame stills are shown. Select if small text or fine patterns cannot be seen clearly when “Automatic” is selected.

ªSound

PLAY t1.3 & Audio during Search (PLAY) (page 21) [RAM] [DVD-R][DVD-V] [VCD]

Choose whether to operate the Quick View (Play k1.3) or not and whether to have sound during search.

[On] [Off]

Dynamic Range Compression (PLAY)

[DVD-V](Dolby Digital only)

Change the dynamic range for late night viewing. [On] [Off]

Bilingual Audio Selection (REC) (page 23)

Select whether to record the main or secondary audio type when recording to DVD-R.

[M1] [M2]

Digital Audio Output (PLAY)

(Press [ENTER] (10) to show the following settings. To return to the previous screen, press [RETURN] (23).)

PCM Down Conversion (page 62)

[On] [Off]

≥Select “On” when using a copyright protected disc, since the audio output does not work.

Dolby Digital (page 62)

Choose whether to output Dolby Digital bitstream signals for decoding on other equipment or to convert them to PCM signals for 2-channel output.

[Bitstream] [PCM]

DTS (page 62)

Choose whether to output DTS bitstream signals for decoding on other equipment or to not output signals at all.

[Bitstream] [Off]

MPEG (page 62)

Choose whether to output MPEG bitstream signals for decoding on other equipment or to convert them to PCM signals for 2-channel output.

[Bitstream] [PCM]

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