Panasonic DMR-E85H operating instructions Functions

Changing the unit’s settings

Tabs		Menus	Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.)
Sound	PLAY k1.3 & Audio during Search		≥On: Audio is heard during first level search forward.
	You may hear sound regardless of this setting with some discs.		≥Off: Audio is not heard during search. Quick View (➡page 23)
			does not work.
	Dynamic Range Compression [DVD-V](Dolby Digital only)		≥On
	Change the dynamic range for late night viewing.		≥Off
	Bilingual Audio Selection		≥M 1
	Select whether to record the main or secondary audio type		≥M 2
	when:
	–Recording or transferring (dubbing) to a DVD-R.
	–Recording or transferring (dubbing) sound in LPCM. (➡below,
	“Audio Mode for XP Recording”)
	You cannot select this when recording from an external source
	onto DVD-R. Select the audio on the other equipment.
	Digital Audio Output
	Change the settings when you have connected equipment through this unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal (➡page 9).
	≥Press [ENTER] to show the following settings.
		PCM Down Conversion	≥On: Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz. (Choose
		Select how to output audio with a sampling frequency of 96	when the connected equipment cannot process signals
		kHz or 88.2 kHz.	with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.)
		≥Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz despite the ≥Off: Signals are output as 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz. (Choose when
		above settings if the signals have a sampling frequency	the connected equipment can process signals with a
		of over 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz, or the disc has copy	sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.)
		protection.

functions

Dolby Digital Select how to output the signal, to output

“Bitstream” so the connected equipment

decodes the signal, or to decode on this unit and output the signal as “PCM” (2

DTS channel).

[Note]

Not making the proper settings may result in noise, possibly damage your hearing

MPEG and speakers, and digital recording may not work properly.

≥Bitstream: When connecting to equipment displaying the Dolby Digital logo.

≥PCM: When connecting to equipment not displaying the Dolby Digital logo.

≥Bitstream: When connecting to equipment displaying the DTS logo.

≥PCM: When connecting to equipment not displaying the DTS logo.

≥Bitstream: When connected to equipment with a built-in MPEG decoder.

≥PCM: When connected to equipment without a built-in MPEG decoder.

Convenient

	Audio Mode for XP Recording	≥Dolby Digital (➡page 46)
	Choose the audio type when recording or transferring (dubbing)	≥LPCM (➡page 46)
	with XP mode.	–The picture quality of LPCM recordings may be less than that
		of normal XP mode recordings.
		–The audio recording becomes Dolby Digital even if you
		selected LPCM when using a recording mode other than XP.
		–When recording bilingual broadcast, select the type of audio
		in advance from “Bilingual Audio Selection” (➡above).
Display On-Screen Messages		≥Automatic
	Choose whether to show status messages automatically.	≥Off
	Grey Background	≥On
	Select “Off” if you do not want to have the unit show the grey	≥Off
	background when reception is weak.
	FL Display	≥Bright	≥Dim
	Changes the brightness of the unit’s display.	≥Automatic: The display turns dark during play, and reappears
	This setting is fixed with “Automatic” if you set “Power Save”		momentarily if a button is pressed. When the unit
	(➡page 38) to “On”.		is turned off all displays disappear. While using this
			mode the standby power consumption can be
			reduced.

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