Panasonic SC-DT310 manual Audio menu, Display menu, Picture menu, To change the user mode

Using GUI (Graphical User Interface) screens

Disc operations

Unit information
Audio menu
OFF/48kHz	OFF
1	2

1Double re-master[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [CD] [WMA] [MP3]

(➡ page 29)

Dialogue Enhancer on/off [DVD-V]

2(Discs where the dialogue is recorded in the center channel)

This makes the dialogue in movies easier to hear.

Display menu

e.g.) [For\Southeast\Asia,\Australia\and\N.Z.]

Normal	x1.00	0	0	OFF	0
1	2	3		4	5

[For\Southeast\Asia,\Australia\and\N.Z.]

4:3 Aspect [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [JPEG]

Select how to show images made for 4:3 aspect screens on a 16:9 aspect television.

≥Normal: laterally stretches images made for a 4:3

screen.

1≥Auto: expands suitable 4:3 letterbox images to fill more of the screen. Other images appear in full in the center of

the screen.

≥Shrink: images appear in the center of the screen.

≥Zoom: expands all images to fill the screen.

If your television has a similar feature, use it instead for a better effect.

2Zoom [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] (➡ page 18)

Subtitle Position/Brightness [DVD-A][DVD-V]

≥Position (0 to s60): in 2 unit steps

3≥Brightness (Auto§/0 to s9)

§The brightness adjusts automatically against the background.

Bitrate display on/off [RAM] [DVD-A][DVD-V][VCD]

During play: shows the bitrate(approximate values) of the video being played

While paused: shows the data volume of the frame and type of picture (➡ page 37, Glossary– I/P/B)

9.438 Mbps

4 [2, 1]

Bit rate	5.0
Cur. 7.507 Mbps
	Mbps
Ave. 6.730 Mbps

Current bitrate A record of bitrates for

a sample period. Average bitrate

5OSD brightness (s3 to i3)

Adjust the brightness of the on-screen displays.

Picture menu

480

Only when “PROGRESSIVE” is on

23: [For\Southeast\Asia,\Australia\and\N.Z.]

Picture mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [JPEG] ≥N: Normal mode

≥S: Soft mode (Soft picture with fewer video artifacts)

1≥F: Fine mode (Details are sharper)

≥C1: Mellows images and enhances detail in dark scenes

≥C2: Sharpens images and enhances detail in dark scenes

≥U1/U2/U3: User mode (➡ below)

Video output mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [JPEG]

2≥480I: Interlace video

≥480P: Progressive video (“PROGRESSIVE” is on)

Transfer mode [RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD]

Select the method of conversion for progressive output to suit the type of material being played.

3≥Auto 1 (normal): for viewing film material

≥Auto 2: for viewing film material (the same as Auto 1,

but able to convert 30-frame-per-second progressive video)

≥Video: for video material

To change the user mode
1	Select User mode and press [1] to highlight the number.
2	Press [3, 4] to select “1”, “2” or “3”.				U 1
U3: [For\Southeast\Asia,\Australia\and\N.Z.]
U1: MPEG D.N.R. (Digital Noise Reduction)
	U 1	0	0	0	0
	1	4	5	6	7

Depth Enhancer (0 to i4)

4Reduces the rough noise in the background to give a greater feeling of depth.

3D-NR (0 to i4)/Dot NR (On)

5Reduces overall noise/Reduces the dot noise that occurs at the borders between colors.

6Block NR (0 to i3) Smoothes block noise.

7	Mosquito NR (0 to i3)
	Reduces the smudging that appears around contrasting
	sections of the picture.

U2	0	0	0	0	0
U2
1	8	9	:	;	<

	Contrast (s7 to i7)
8	Increases the contrast between light and dark parts of the
	picture.
9	Brightness (0 to i15)
	Brightens the picture.
:	Sharpness (s7 to i7)
	Adjusts the sharpness of the edges of the horizontal lines.
;	Color (s7 to i7)
	Adjust the shade of the picture’s color.
<	Gamma (0 to i5)
	Emphasis of outlines.

U3

480

Only when “PROGRESSIVE” is on 1—3(➡above)

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