Panasonic DMR-E100H warranty Video, Audio

Advanced operation

Changing the unit’s settings

Summary of settings

Tabs

Menus

Options

Disc

Rec in DVD-R high speed mode

≥On: High speed mode compatibility (“

” appears in the

You can dub to DVD-R discs using high speed mode if this

dubbing list. ➜ page 30)

setting is “On” when recording content to the HDD.

–Pictures are saved at 4:3.

–For SAP broadcasts use “Select MTS”.➜( page 53)

Select the type of audio in advance.

–Hybrid VBR Resolution (➜ below) setting is “Fixed”.

≥Off

You cannot dub programs to a DVD-R disc using the high speed

mode if you recorded the program on a DVD recorder that does

not have the “Rec in DVD-Rhigh speed mode” function, even

when dubbing to the HDD with this setting “On”.

MPEG4 Rec

MPEG4 Rec mode

≥SF(Super Fine) ≥F(Fine)

≥N(Normal)

≥E(Economy)

Select the recording mode of the program to be recorded

≥Off

as SD VIDEO (MPEG4).

–Picture quality becomes better in the following sequence:

E>N >F>SF

–You cannot dub a program to a Multi Media Card if you select “SF”.

–You cannot select when Auto Renewal Recording is set.

(➜ page 28)

SD card capacity

≥8 MB

≥16 MB

≥32 MB

≥64 MB

≥128 MB

Set according to the capacity of the card you are using.

≥256 MB

≥512 MB

≥1 GB

≥2 GB

You can dub to the card as programs are recorded and

content is automatically divided according to the card’s

capacity settings.

Video

3-D Y/C Separation

≥On: Reduces noise for recording by separating the luminance (Y)

Turn 3-D Y/C separation on or off.

and color (C) signals received from the television station.

≥Off: Reduces the ghosting that occurs when recording fast mov-

ing images.

Hybrid VBR Resolution

≥Automatic: Video compression is automated providing efficient

Switch between automatic and fixed hybrid VBR resolution

recording.

when recording.

≥Fixed: Video compression is fixed when recording providing

smooth video play.

Still Mode

≥Automatic

Select the type of picture shown when you pause play.

≥Field:

Less blurred field stills are shown. Select if jittering

(➜ page 62, Frame still and field still)

occurs when “Automatic” is selected.

≥Frame: Sharper frame stills are shown. Select if small text or fine pat-

terns cannot be seen clearly when “Automatic” is selected.

Seamless Play

≥On: The scenes in play lists are played seamlessly. This does

Turn seamless play on or off on discs with play lists.

not work when there are several audio types included on

the play list and when using Quick View. Additionally, the

positioning of scene segments may change slightly.

≥Off: The points where scenes in play lists change are played

accurately, but the picture may freeze for a moment.

Black Level Control

≥Input Level (Lighter/Darker):

Select normal, lighter or darker for adjusting the black level

Adjusts the black level of the input signal (e.g., L1, L2, L3)

control to the desired setting for picture enhancement.

≥Composite & S Video Output Level (Lighter/Darker):

when connected to a TV through the VIDEO OUT or S-VIDEO

OUT terminal

≥Component Video Output Level (Lighter/Normal/Darker):

when connected to a TV through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

(Y/PB/PR) terminal

Audio

PLAY k1.3 & Audio during Search

≥On

≥Off

[HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD]

– You may hear sound regardless of this setting with some discs.

Choose whether to have sound during the first level of fast-

forward. Quick View (➜ page 21) does not work if you make

the setting “Off”.

D. Range Compression [DVD-V](Dolby Digital only)

≥On

≥Off

Change the dynamic range for late night viewing.

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