Panasonic DMR-E80H operating instructions Audio, Display, Screen, Dts

Tabs	Menus		Options
Video	Still Mode	≥Automatic
	Select the type of picture shown when you pause play.	≥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 pat-
			terns cannot be seen clearly when “Automatic” is selected.
	Seamless Play	≥On: The scenes in play lists are played seamlessly. This may
	Turn seamless play on or off on discs with play lists.	cause shifting of the points where scenes change. Some
	≥Seamless Play does not work with programs recorded in	play lists cannot be played seamlessly.
	LPCM or when using Quick View.	≥Off: The points where scenes in play lists change are played
		accurately, but the picture may freeze for a moment.
	Black Level Control	≥Input Level (Lighter/Darker):
	Select normal, lighter or darker for adjusting the black level	Adjusts the black level of the input signal (e.g., L1, L2, L3)
	control to the desired setting for picture enhancement.	≥Composite & S Video Output Level (Lighter/Darker):
		when connected to a TV through the VIDEO OUT or S-VIDEO
		OUT terminal
		≥Component Video Output Level (Lighter/Normal/Darker):
		when connected to a TV through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
		(Y/PB/PR) terminal
Audio	PLAY k1.3 & Audio during Search	≥On	≥Off
	[HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD]	– You may hear sound regardless of this setting with some discs.
	Choose whether to have sound during the first level of fast-forward.	[DVD-A]
	Quick View (➜ page 21) does not work if you make the setting “Off”.
	D. Range Compression [DVD-V](Dolby Digital only)	≥On	≥Off
	Change the dynamic range for late night viewing.
	Select MTS (➜ page 39)	≥Main	≥SAP
	Select whether to record the main or secondary audio type	– You cannot change secondary audio when recording audio to
	(SAP) when recording to DVD-R or when recording using	DVD-R from an external source.
	LPCM sound (“Audio Mode for XP Recording”➜ below).

Digital Audio Output

Change the settings when you have connected equipment through this unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal (➜ page 51, [A]).

PCM Down Conversion

≥On: If the equipment or connection doesn’t support 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.

You can select whether or not to convert recorded audio

≥Off: If the equipment or connection does support 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.

sampling rates from 96kHz or 88. 2 kHz (as is if setting

However, output will be down converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz

Off) to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz (if the setting is On).

regardless of settings if the signal is greater than 176.4 kHz or a copy

guard has been applied to the disc.

Dolby Digital

≥Bitstream: Select if the equipment you connected can decode the

If the equipment you connected can-

not decode the signal, the setting

signal.

≥PCM: Select if the equipment you connected cannot decode the

must be changed to PCM or Off. If not,

signals the equipment cannot process

signal.

DTS

will be output by this unit, causing

≥Bitstream: Select if the equipment you connected can decode the

high levels of noise which can dam-

signal.

age your hearing and the speakers.

≥Off: Select if the equipment you connected cannot decode the

signal.

Audio Mode for XP Recording

≥Dolby Digital (➜ page 54)

≥LPCM (➜ page 54)

Choose the audio type when recording with XP mode.

≥Sound recordings made using LPCM require more information

than usual. Consequently the picture quality of LPCM record-

ings may be less than that of normal XP mode recordings.

Display

Status Messages

≥Automatic

≥Off

Choose whether to show on-screen messages automatically.

Language of Display Message

≥English

≥Español

≥Français

Choose the language for these menus and the on-screen messages.

Blue Background

≥On

≥Off

Select “Off” if you do not want to have the unit show the blue

background when reception is weak.

FL Display

≥Bright

≥Dim

Changes the brightness of the unit’s display.

≥Automatic: The display dims during video playback and goes off

completely when the unit is turned off. If you press a

button the display will brighten briefly. (At this time the

power consumed will be approx. 0.4 W.)

TV

TV Type (➜ page 9)

≥Aspect 4:3 & 480I

≥Aspect 4:3 & 480P

Screen

Choose the setting to suit your television.

≥Aspect 16:9 & 480I

≥Aspect 16:9 & 480P

4:3 TV Settings for DVD-Video

≥Pan & Scan (➜ page 54):

Select how DVD-Video widescreen picture is shown on a 4:3

Video recorded for a widescreen is played as Pan & Scan

standard aspect television.

(unless prohibited by the producer of the disc).

≥Letterbox (➜ page 54):

Video recorded for a widescreen is played in the letterbox style.

4:3 TV Settings for DVD-RAM

≥4:3:

Programs played as recorded.

Select how DVD-RAM widescreen picture is shown on a 4:3

≥Pan & Scan: Video recorded for a widescreen is played as Pan & Scan.

standard aspect television.

≥Letterbox: Video recorded for a widescreen is played in the

letterbox style.

Advanced operation

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