Adjusting Audio and Video Settings

Setting the Language Options

Expert denotes more detailed settings. If the item is not displayed, please refer to page 39 to display it.

Selecting a subtitle language preference

The subtitle language that you will normally display can be selected from the subtitles programmed on a disc. Even when the subtitle language is changed during playback by pressing SUBTITLE, the language selected at this setting will be selected when the disc is changed.

Make changes to the [Subtitle Language] setting in the Setup screen Language menu.

You cannot make this setting with a disc playing.

Audio Video1 V2 Language General

OSD Language

English

Audio Language

French

Subtitle Language

German

Auto Language

Italian

 

Spanish

 

Other

Setup disc's subtitle language

Move

SETUP Exit

Settings: English (Factory setting)

French

German

Italian

Spanish

Other (For details on how to select other languages, see ‘When [Other] is selected’ on page 49.)

Asian models only

English (Factory setting)

Chinese

Other

Note

The menu settings may be different from those shown above.

Setting Auto Language to control subtitle and audio language based on program content

When the Auto Language function is used, foreign movies are shown with the original audio soundtrack and subtitles in the language selected in the [Subtitle Language] menu option. Domestic films are shown with the original audio soundtrack and no subtitles. (This setting may not be effective with all DVD discs.)

Make changes to the [Auto Language] setting in the Setup screen Language menu.

You cannot make this setting with a disc playing.

Audio Video1 V2 Language General

OSD Language — English

Audio Language — English

Subtitle Language — English

Auto Language On

Off

Play dialog, etc. in original language

Subtitle ON with foreign audio

Move

SETUP Exit

Settings: On (Factory setting)

Off

Note

The Auto Language function operates only when this function is set to [On], and the language set for the [Audio Language] and [Subtitle Language] settings is the same.

Selecting a DVD menu language preference

In addition to containing different audio languages, DVD may also contain menu screens in different languages as well. Setting a DVD language preference, sets the selected language as a default when DVDs with menu information in that language are encountered.

Selecting [w/ Subtitle Language] automatically assigns the language selected in the [Subtitle Language] setting. Make changes to the [DVD Language] setting in the Setup screen Language menu in the [Expert] menu mode (page 39). You cannot make this setting with a disc playing.

Audio Video1 V2 Language General

OSD Language

w/ Subtitle Language

Audio Language

English

Subtitle Language

French

Auto Language

German

DVD Language

Italian

Subtitle Display

Spanish

Subtitle Off

Other

 

 

Move

SETUP Exit

Settings: w/ Subtitle Language (Factory setting)

English

French

German

Italian

Spanish

Other (For details on how to select other languages, see ‘When [Other] is selected’ on page 49.)

Asian models only

English (Factory setting)

Chinese

Other

Notes

The menu settings may look different from the one shown above.

If this function is not effective, the languages that can be selected may also be selected in the DVD menu. Press MENU to open the DVD menu and make your selection accordingly.

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