Panasonic NV-VHD1EE Change of initial settings, Yes Dolby Digital, DTS Digital Surround Off

Connecting External Equipment

Connecting with Audio / Video cable Connecting with S-VIDEO lead

Connect the Audio / Video cable (white=L, red=R, yellow=video) according to the colours / markings of the terminals.

The S-VIDEO terminal achieves a more vivid picture than the VIDEO OUT terminal (only DVD OUT).

VCR / DVD VCR / DVD

White = Audio L		S Video lead
	Yellow = Video	(not supplied)	Stereo Audio lead
Red = Audio R
		TV	(not supplied)
			White = Audio L
	Home Theatre	(not supplied)	Red = Audio R
Audio / Video cable
	or TV set
(not supplied)	(not supplied)

21 pin scart lead

(not supplied)

If your TV is supporting RGB, then connect a 21 pin scart lead with AV1 (TV) to reach the best picture quality for DVD playback,

For RGB setting see page 18.

Analogue recording: You can record to a Mini Disc (MD) or audio cassette or connect to a Dolby Pro Logic amplifier.

You can choose the DVD picture by changing the TV channel.

Note: Do not connect the unit through another video cassette recorder. Connect directly to the TV, otherwise the picture may not be displayed correctly due to the copy guard.

Connecting with Optical digital audio lead

Connecting an Active subwoofer

You can enjoy more powerful bass by connecting an active subwoofer.

Optical digital audio lead

(not supplied)

Insert fully,

with this side facing up

VCR / DVD

Digital amplifiers with a built-in decoder or a decoder-amplifier combination, Mini Disc or CD recorder

(not supplied)

Turn the BASS-function to [BASS PLUS ON] to boost the output from the subwoofer (see page 17).

Adjust the volume of the subwoofer to suit your preference.

Note:

If you connect an amplifier with Dolby Pro Logic decoder you will also need to connect center and surround speakers to enjoy surround sound.

The Dolby Pro Logic decoder will not function correctly if [A.SRD] (ADVANCED SURROUND) and [BASS PLUS] is on. Turn [A.SRD] and [BASS PLUS] off.

Change of initial settings

PCM-Down		connected anamplifierwithanopticaldigitalaudiolead.
	[Yes]
conversion	[No]	connected an amplifier with audio leads.
Dolby Digital		connectedan unit withoutabuilt-inDolbyDigitaldecoder.
	[PCM]

Select [Yes] in [PCM Down conversion] (see page 18).

Adjust the settings to suit the equipment you have connected.

Note: You cannot use DTS Digital Surround decoders not suited to DVD.

You can record the digital signal directly onto an MD. The recording equipment should handle a sampling frequency of 48 kHz/16 bit . Change the settings in the SETUP menu [AUDIO] as follows.

PCM Down conversion:	[Yes]	Dolby Digital:	[PCM]
DTS Digital Surround:	[Off]	MPEG :	[PCM]

Note: VCR audio signal is not connected to DVD OUT terminal.

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	[Bitstream]	connected an unit with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder.
DTS Digital		connected an unit without a built-in DTS decoder.
	[Off]
Surround	[Bitstream]	connected an unit with a built-in DTS decoder.
MPEG		connected an unit without a built-in MPEG decoder.
	[PCM]
	[Bitstream]	connected an unit with a built-in MPEG decoder.

IMPORTANT

If the equipment you connected cannot decode the signal, the setting must be changed to default settings. If not, signals the equipment cannot process will be output by this unit, causing high levels of noise which can damage your hearing and the speakers.

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