Panasonic DMP-BD50 warranty Enjoying High Bit rate Audio and Video of BD-Video, Secondary, Quality

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Enjoying High Bit rate Audio and Video of BD-Video

Regarding High Bit rate Audio

This unit supports high bit rate audio (Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master Audio) adopted in BD-Video.

In order to enjoy these audio formats, connect this unit to your amplifier/receiver supporting HDMI Ver. 1.3 using a High Speed HDMI cable (> 6) and set “Audio Priority Preset” (> 27) to “Quality”.

However, there are the following restrictions.

≥The clicking sound on the menu and audio with secondary video in picture-in-picture mode (> 16) cannot be output. ≥Any audio format not decoded by the connected amplifier/receiver cannot be output properly.

If you want to output the audio properly, set “Audio Priority Preset” to “Secondary” or “Custom”.

∫Differences in audio output by setting

The output audio type can be changed depending on the menu settings.

Set “Digital Audio Output” (> 27) in accordance with your favorite audio with reference to the following table.

Secondary

To enjoy secondary audio

Original audio	Dolby Digital Plus	Dolby TrueHD		DTS-HD High	DTS-HD Master
				Resolution Audio	Audio
	;	;		;	;
Audio formats are			PCM
output as:

≥“BD-Video Secondary Audio” is set to “On”, and “Digital Audio Output” is fixed to “PCM”. ≥Data of 6 channels or more will be output in 5.1 channels.

Playback

	To enjoy high bit rate audio
	Select this mode if your amplifier/receiver is equipped with these decoders.
	Original audio	Dolby Digital Plus		Dolby TrueHD		DTS-HD High		DTS-HD Master
						Resolution Audio		Audio
Quality			;	;		;		;
	Audio formats are	Dolby Digital Plus		Dolby TrueHD		DTS-HD High		DTS-HD Master
	output as:					Resolution Audio		Audio
	≥“Digital Audio Output” is set to “Bitstream”, and ‘“BD-Video Secondary Audio” is fixed to “Off”.
	The clicking sound on the menu and audio with secondary video in picture-in-picture mode is not
	outputted.
	To set the high bit rate audio and secondary audio individually
Custom	“BD-Video Secondary Audio”: “On”				“BD-Video Secondary Audio”: “Off”
	PCM		Bitstream			PCM		Bitstream
	Maximum 5.1ch PCM		Dolby Digital		Maximum 7.1ch original		The original format
						PCM

[Note]

Enjoying 7.1ch LPCM

Connect this unit to your amplifier/receiver using an HDMI cable, and select “Quality” or “Custom” and then set “BD-Video Secondary Audio” to “Off”.

When the unit is connected using the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal, there are restrictions for high bit rate audio.

Original audio	PCM	Bitstream
		“BD-Video Secondary Audio”:	“BD-Video Secondary Audio”:
		“On”	“Off”
Dolby Digital Plus/Dolby TrueHD	Down-mixed 2ch PCM	Dolby Digital	Dolby Digital
(7.1ch)
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio/	Down-mixed 2ch PCM	Dolby Digital	DTS Digital Surround
DTS-HD Master Audio (7.1ch)
7.1ch LPCM	Down-mixed 2ch PCM	Down-mixed 2ch PCM	Down-mixed 2ch PCM

≥When “Secondary” is selected, the audio is output in the formats enclosed in bold frames.

≥When“Quality” is selected, the audio is output in the formats shown in the shaded area.

Regarding 24p output

Many BD-Video movie contents are recorded in 24 frames/second in accordance with the film materials. However, they will normally be output in 60 frames/second in accordance with the display format.

These can be output in 24p as the original. Therefore, high-quality video can be enjoyed, such as the improved clarity, enhanced perspective, etc.

NECESSARY CONNECTIONS

≥Connect to a TV supporting 1080/24p input via an HDMI cable.

NECESSARY SETTINGS

≥“24p Output”: “On” (> 28)

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