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| Choose the approximate time until the digital channel information | ≥3 sec. | ≥5 sec. | ≥7 sec. | ≥10 sec. | ||||||||
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| Grey Background |
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| Select “Off” if you do not want to have the unit show the grey | ≥Off |
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| background when tuner reception is weak. |
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| FL Display |
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| Changes the brightness of the unit’s display. | ≥Automatic: The display turns dark during play and disappears | |||||||||||
| This setting is fixed with “Automatic” if you set “Power Save” |
| when the unit is turned off. It reappears momentarily | ||||||||||
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| New Service Message (➡ 23) |
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| When a new DVB channel is added this unit will be informed | ≥Off: The service messages are not shown. |
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| select “Yes” on the display, |
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| settings and all created categories are deleted. The timer |
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Connection | TV Aspect (➡ 20) | Set to match the type of | ≥16:9: When connected to a 16:9 widescreen television. | ||||||||||
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| television connected. | ≥Pan & Scan: |
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| 16:9 picture is shown in the letterbox style (➡ 85). |
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Changing the unit’s settings
Progressive (➡ 21) | ≥On | ≥Off |
This setting is fixed with “Off” if you set |
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“AV1 Output” to “RGB 1 (without |
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TV System (➡ 72) | ≥PAL | ≥NTSC |
HDMI Settings§ |
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≥Press [OK] to show the following settings. |
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HDMI Video Format
You can only select items compatible with the connected equipment. This setting normally does not need to be changed. However if you are concerned about output picture quality, it may be improved by changing the setting.
≥576i/480i ≥576p/480p
≥720p ≥1080i
≥1080p: When setting video output to “1080p”, we recommend using a Panasonic HDMI cable 5 meters or less in length to prevent video distortion. To enjoy High Quality Video
≥Automatic: Automatically selects the output resolution best suited to the connected television (1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576p/480p or 576i/480i).
Aspect for 4:3 Video | ≥4:3: | Picture output expands left or right. | |
To play a 4:3 title when connected with an HDMI cable, set |
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how to show pictures on a 16:9 widescreen television. | ≥16:9: Picture is output as original aspect with | ||
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Digital Audio Output | ≥HDMI and Optical | ||
| ≥Optical Only: Select when this unit is connected to an amplifier | ||
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| the highest quality of audio from discs (➡ 16). | |
VIERA Link | ≥On |
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Set to use “HDAVI Control” function when connected with an | ≥Off: Select when you do not want to use “HDAVI Control”. | ||
HDMI cable to a device that supports “HDAVI Control”. |
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AV1 Output | ≥Video (with component): | ||
Selects the output from the AV1 terminal. | Select when a TV is connected that can receive a composite | ||
Select “Video (with component)” or “S Video (with component)” | signal. |
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for component output (progressive output). | Select when a TV is connected that can receive an S Video | ||
Set according to the terminal of the connected TV. | |||
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| ≥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 RGB | ||
≥If this unit is connected with an HDMI cable, you cannot select | signal, select this mode. The TV screen will automatically | ||
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“RGB 1 (without component)” or “RGB 2 (without component)”. | |||
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| ≥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 unit | ||
| only when playback or viewing menus, select this mode. | ||
AV2 Input | ≥Video |
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This setting is according to the output signal of the connected | ≥S Video | ||
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§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 to change the settings.
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