Getting started ￿￿￿Connection

￿Connecting to an HDMI compatible television and HDMI compatible amplifier/receiver

You can connect the player to your HDMI compatible amplifier/receiver with an HDMI cable to enjoy digital surround sound along with high quality digital video. Using an additional HDMI cable, you can connect the amplifier/receiver to your HDMI compatible television.

AC power supply cord

Multi channel speakers

 

HDMI

 

 

 

 

(included)

 

 

compatible

Connect only after all

 

 

television

other connections are

 

 

 

 

 

complete.

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI IN

HDMI OUT

 

 

 

HDMI compatible

 

 

 

 

 

amplifier/receiver

 

 

 

HDMI IN

 

 

 

 

 

Back of the unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufactured

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2ch AUDIO OUT

COMPONENT

 

 

SURROUND

RL

VIDEO OUT

 

DIGITAL AUDIO

 

 

 

Y

 

OUT

R

L

1

Please connect

 

(PCM/BITSTREAM)

directly to TV.

 

COAXIAL

SURROUND

 

VIDEO OUT

 

 

 

 

 

BACK

L

 

PB

 

AV OUT

R

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI AV OUT

 

 

 

PR

AC IN

OPTICAL

SUBWOOFER

CENTER

FRONT R /R FRONT L /L

S VIDEO

 

 

 

7.1ch AUDIO OUT

OUT

HDMI cable

Cooling fan

To a household AC outlet (AC 120 V, 60 Hz)

NOTE

TIPS

￿This unit comes equipped with a Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD￿decoder. When connected to a compatible amplifier/ receiver using the HDMI AV OUT terminal, you can enjoy surround sound recorded with Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD.

￿This unit supports DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, however it does not support DTS-HD Master Audio. DTS Digital Surround will be used as an alternative.

￿When you use 1080p (1125p) video output, please use Panasonic HDMI cables 5 meters (16.4 ft.) or shorter.

NECESSARY SETTINGS

￿From the Setup menu (23), set “HDMI Video Mode” and “HDMI Audio Output” to “On”

￿If the speaker setup cannot be completed on the amplifier/receiver, change multi channel speaker settings by selecting “Multi -channel” in “Speaker” of “Connection” tab (23).

￿If connecting to an amplifier/receiver incompatible with HDCP (29, Glossary), copy-protected DVD-Audio cannot be output through the HDMI terminal. Connect to the amplifier/receiver with audio cables (red and white), coaxial cable, or optical digital audio cable (10).

With this connection, you can use EZ Sync “HDAVI Control”

￿See page 18 for the details.

Getting started

Connection methods for using other video terminals

￿￿With S VIDEO IN

The S VIDEO OUT terminal achieves a more vivid picture than the VIDEO OUT terminal.

AUDIO IN

S VIDEO IN

R

L

 

Television

Audio/Video cable (included)

S Video cable

Back of the unit

Manufactured

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2ch AUDIO OUT

 

COMPONENT

 

SURROUND

R

L

 

VIDEO OUT

DIGITAL AUDIO

 

 

 

 

Y

OUT

R

L

 

1

Please connect

(PCM/BITSTREAM)

 

directly to TV.

COAXIAL

SURROUND

 

 

 

VIDEO OUT

 

 

 

 

 

BACK

L

 

 

PB

 

R

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR

OPTICAL

SUBWOOFER CENTER

FRONT R /R

FRONT L /L

S VIDEO

 

7.1ch AUDIO OUT

 

 

OUT

￿High definition video cannot be output with this connection.

Use connection ￿(8) or ￿￿(above) for NOTE high definition video.

￿Unplug the yellow plug of Audio/Video cable.

￿Actual video quality depends on the television.

￿￿With COMPONENT VIDEO IN

These terminals can be used for either interlace or progressive output (29, Glossary) and provide a purer picture than the S VIDEO OUT terminal.

AUDIO IN

R L

Audio/Video cable (included)

Back of the unit

Manufactured

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2ch AUDIO OUT

 

COMPONENT

 

SURROUND

R

L

 

VIDEO OUT

DIGITAL AUDIO

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

OUT

R

L

 

1

Please connect

(PCM/BITSTREAM)

 

directly to TV.

COAXIAL

SURROUND

 

 

 

VIDEO OUT

 

 

 

 

 

BACK

L

 

 

PB

 

R

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR

OPTICAL

SUBWOOFER CENTER

FRONT R /R

FRONT L /L

S VIDEO

 

7.1ch AUDIO OUT

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

Television

NOTE

Component Video cable Connect to the terminals that match the colors of the plugs.

TIPS

￿Select “Darker” from the “Black Level Control” (22, “Video” tab).

￿Unplug the yellow plug of Audio/Video cable.

Regarding the high definition video output

￿Some discs prohibit high definition video output from COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals. In this case, video resolution is converted and output as 480p.

To enjoy high definition/progressive video

￿Connect to a progressive compatible television.

￿From the Setup menu (22), select “480p”

,“720p” or “1080i” in “Component Video Resolution” of “Connection” tab.

￿From the Setup menu (23), set “HDMI Video Mode” to “Off”. Otherwise, the video is output as 480i.

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Panasonic DMP-BD10A Connection methods for using other video terminals, With S Video, With Component Video

DMP-BD10A specifications

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