Panasonic DMR-EH65 operating instructions Changing the unit’s settings, Dts, Mpeg

Changing the unit’s settings

Refer to the control reference on page 58.
Tabs	Menus	Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.)
Sound	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:	You cannot select the audio on this unit when recording from an
	–Recording or copying to a DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-	external source, such as when copying from a video cassette
	Video format), +R, +R DL and +RW.	recorder (except from DV equipment connected to this unit’s DV
	–“Rec for High Speed Copy” is set to “On” (➡ 22).	input terminal). Select on the other equipment.
	–Recording or copying sound in LPCM (➡ below, “Audio Mode	When recording from the unit’s DV terminal, select the type of
	for XP Recording”).	audio recording from “Audio Mode for DV Input” (➡ below).

Digital Audio Output

Change the settings when you have connected equipment through this unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal (➡ 15). ≥Press [ENTER] to show the following settings.

PCM Down Conversion

Select how to output audio with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.

≥Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz despite the settings across if the signals have a sampling frequency of over 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz, or the disc has copy protection.

≥On: Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz. (Choose when the connected equipment cannot process signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.)

≥Off: Signals are output as 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz. (Choose when the connected equipment can process signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.)

Dolby Digital Select how to output the signal. Select “Bitstream” if the connected equipment decodes the signal.

Select “PCM” if this unit decodes the signal and outputs it as 2 channels.

DTS

[Note]

Not making the proper settings may result in noise or some trouble for digital recording.

MPEG

≥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.

Audio Mode for XP Recording

Choose the audio type when recording or copying with XP mode.

≥Dolby Digital (➡ 73)

≥LPCM (➡ 73)

–The picture quality of LPCM recordings may be lower 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 a bilingual broadcast, select the type of audio in advance from “Bilingual Audio Selection” (➡ above).

Audio Mode for DV Input

You can select the kind of audio when recording from the unit’s DV input terminal (➡ 52).

≥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, 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 tuner reception is weak.

FL Display

Changes the brightness of the unit’s display.

This setting is fixed with “Automatic” if you set “Power Save” (➡ 61) to “On”.

≥Bright ≥Dim

≥Automatic: The display turns dark during play and disappears when the unit is turned off. It reappears momentarily if a button is pressed. While using this mode, the standby power consumption can be reduced.

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