Panasonic DMP-BD80, DMP-BD605 Audio, Display, To select these options, perform steps 1-4

To select these options, perform steps 1–4 (> 32)

“Audio”

Dynamic Range Compression [BD-V] [AVCHD] [DVD-V] [DivX]	≥On	≥Off
(Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD only)	≥Auto:	Effective only when Dolby TrueHD is played.
Change the dynamic range (> 50) for late night viewing.
Digital Audio Output (> 8)
≥Press [OK] to show the following settings.

Dolby D/Dolby D +/ Dolby TrueHD

DTS/DTS-HD

Select whether Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS Digital Surround, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio or DTS-HD Master Audio is output in “Bitstream” or “PCM” format.

≥Not making the proper settings may result in noise.

≥If the unit is connected with the HDMI AV OUT terminal, the specifications of the connected equipment take preference over this unit and audio selected in these items may not be output (e.g., when a television is connected, the HDMI audio output of this unit is limited to down-mixed 2ch.)

≥Bitstream:

Select “Bitstream” when the connected equipment can decode the respective audio format.

–Connect equipment supporting HDMI (High Bit rate Audio) and use a High Speed HDMI Cable in order to output high bit rate audio such as Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio or

DTS-HD Master Audio. ≥PCM:

Select “PCM” when the connected equipment cannot decode the respective audio format.

Refer to the operating instructions for connected devices to verify whether or not they can decode each of the audio formats.

BD-Video Secondary Audio [BD-V]	≥On:	The primary audio and secondary audio are mixed and output. The
Turn on/off the button click sound on the menu and audio with		sampling frequency is converted to 48 kHz.
secondary video in picture-in-picture mode. (> 22)	≥Off:	The button click sound on the menu and secondary audio are not
		output.
PCM Down Conversion	≥On:	Signals are converted to 48 kHz. (Choose when the connected
Select how to output audio with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz.		equipment cannot process signals with sampling frequency of
≥Signals are converted to 48 kHz despite the settings across in		96 kHz.)
the following cases:	≥Off:	Signals are output as 96 kHz. (Choose when the connected
– when the signals have a sampling frequency of 192 kHz		equipment can process signals with sampling frequency of
– when the disc has copy protection		96 kHz.)
– when “BD-Video Secondary Audio” is set to “On”
Downmix	≥Stereo:	When connected to equipment that does not support
Switch the downmix system for playing back multi-channel		the virtual surround function.
surround sound.	≥Surround encoded: When connected to equipment that supports the
≥When “Dolby D/Dolby D +/Dolby TrueHD” or “DTS/DTS-HD” is		virtual surround function.
set to “Bitstream”, there are no downmix effects for the outputted
audio.
≥The audio will be outputted in “Stereo” in the following cases.
– AVCHD playback
– Playback of button click sound on the menu and audio with
secondary video in picture-in-picture mode
High Clarity Sound [BD80]	≥Enable	≥Disable
When the analog video terminal is not being used, the electrical

current that flows through the analog video circuit can be stopped. This prevents adverse effects on the audio signals and produces clearer sound.

≥Set to “Enable” and then set “High Clarity Sound” on the on-screen menu to “On”. (> 31)

≥Use this when outputting image via HDMI terminal. Analog image will not be output via COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal or VIDEO OUT terminal.

Settings

“Display”

Status Messages	≥Automatic	≥Off
Choose whether to show status messages automatically.
On-screen Language	≥English	≥Français	≥Español
Choose the language for these menus and on-screen messages.
Screen Saver Function	≥On:
This is to prevent burn-in on the screen.	If there is no operation for 10 minutes or more, the displayed screen
≥When this is set to “On”, the masked-off area on the screen	switches to the other states automatically.
becomes gray.	– When the Direct Navigator or FUNCTIONS menu is displayed, the
[Only when connecting with an HDMI cable or a component video	display returns to the screen saver mode.
cable and “HDMI Resolution” (> 34) is set to any other mode	– When CD or MP3 is played, the display returns to the screen saver
than “480p”, or “Component Video Resolution” (> 34) is set to	mode. (Playback continues.)
“720p” or “1080i”]	– When still pictures are shown (except for slideshow), the display returns
	to the Direct Navigator screen.
	≥Off
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