Panasonic DMR-E51 manual Display, Connection

Changing the unit’s settings (continued)

≥Underlined items are the factory presets.

ªDisplay

On-Screen Messages

Choose whether to show on-screen messages automatically or not.

[Automatic] [Off]

Grey Background

Select whether to show the grey background, normally shown when television reception is poor.

[On] [Off]

Channel Guide

[On] [Off]

On

The Channel Guide will appear for a few seconds each time the channel is changed with [X, W, CH] (18).

Off

The Channel Guide will not appear.

FL Display

Changes the brightness of the unit’s display. [Bright] [Dim] [Automatic]

Automatic

In standby mode: Off

During normal play: Dim

Others: Bright

ªConnection

TV Aspect (page 12)

Choose the setting to suit your television and preference. [Norm (4:3)] [Wide (16:9)]

Progressive (NTSC)

[On] [Off]

On

Select when connecting to a NTSC television with component video input terminals.

Off

Select when connecting to a PAL television.

TV System

[PAL] [NTSC]

PAL

Select when connecting to a PAL or Multi-system television. Select to record television programmes and PAL input from other equipment.

NTSC

Select when connecting to a NTSC television.

Select to record NTSC input from other equipment. Television programmes cannot be recorded properly.

≥To change the TV system (PAL/NTSC) setting:

While stopped, keep pressing [∫] (7) and [<, OPEN/CLOSE]

(27) on the main unit for 5 or more seconds.

≥If the playback picture on the TV screen from a Video CD isn’t shown correctly:

- When connecting to Multi-system TV, select “NTSC”. (After viewing the disc, return the setting to “PAL”.)

- When connecting to PAL TV, the lower part of the picture cannot be displayed correctly during the fast forward and rewind.

Norm (4:3) TV Settings (DVD-Video)

You can select how to reflect the image on the TV, when you watch 16:9 images (DVD-Video) on 4:3 TV.

[Pan & Scan] [Letterbox]

Pan & Scan

Video recorded for a widescreen is played with the sides cut off if the pan & scan was specified by the producer of the disc. 16:9 software prohibited from being shown in the pan & scan style will appear in the letterbox style (with black bands above and below the picture) despite the setting here.

Letterbox

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

Norm (4:3) TV Settings (DVD-RAM)

You can select how to reflect the image on the TV, when you watch 16:9 images (DVD-RAM) on 4:3 TV.

[Norm (4:3)] [Pan & Scan] [Letterbox]

Norm (4:3)

Programmes played as recorded.

Pan & Scan

Video recorded for a widescreen is played with the sides cut off if the pan & scan format is specified at the time of recording.

Letterbox

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

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