Changing the unit’s settings
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Refer to the control reference on page 62. |
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Tabs | Menus | Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.) |
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Picture | Comb Filter | ≥On: Pictures become clear and vivid. Normally, use this setting. |
| Select the picture sharpness when recording. | ≥Off: Select it when recording noisy pictures. |
| The setting is fixed with “On” if you set “TV System” to “NTSC” |
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Still Mode
Select the type of picture shown when you pause play (➡ 80, Frames and fields).
≥Automatic
≥Field: Select if jittering occurs when “Automatic” is selected. (The picture is coarser.)
≥Frame: Select if small text or fine patterns cannot be seen clearly when “Automatic” is selected. (The picture is clearer and finer.)
Seamless Play
Select the play mode between playlist chapter segments and partially deleted titles.
≥On: The chapters in playlists are played seamlessly. This does not work when there are several audio types included on the playlist and when using Quick View. Additionally, the positioning of chapter segments may change slightly.
≥Off: The points where chapters in playlists change are played accurately, but the picture may freeze for a moment.
Sound | Dynamic Range Compression | ≥On |
| Change the dynamic range for late night viewing. | ≥Off |
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| Bilingual Audio Selection | ≥M 1 |
| Select whether to record the main or secondary audio type | ≥M 2 |
| when: | You cannot select the audio on this unit when recording from an |
| external source, such as when copying from a video cassette | |
| Video format), +R, +R DL and +RW. | recorder (except from DV equipment connected to this unit’s DV |
| input terminal). Select on the other equipment. | |
| When recording from the unit’s DV terminal, select the type of | |
| for XP Recording”). | audio recording from “Audio Mode for DV Input” (➡ below). |
Digital Audio Output
Change the settings when you have connected equipment through this unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal (➡ 16). ≥Press [OK] to show the following settings.
PCM Down Conversion
Select how to output audio with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.
≥Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz despite the settings across if the signals have a sampling frequency of over 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz, or the disc has copy protection.
≥On: Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz. (Choose when the connected equipment cannot process signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.)
≥Off: Signals are output as 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz. (Choose when the connected equipment can process signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.)
Dolby Digital Select how to output the signal. Select “Bitstream” if the connected equipment decodes the signal. Select “PCM” if this unit decodes the signal and outputs it as 2 channels.
DTS
[Note]
Not making the proper settings may result in noise or some trouble for digital recording.
MPEG
≥Bitstream:When connecting to equipment displaying the Dolby Digital logo.
≥PCM: When connecting to equipment not displaying the Dolby Digital logo.
≥Bitstream: When connecting to equipment displaying the DTS logo.
≥PCM: When connecting to equipment not displaying the DTS logo.
≥Bitstream: When connected to equipment with a
≥PCM: When connected to equipment without a
Audio Mode for XP Recording
Choose the audio type when recording or copying with XP mode.
≥Dolby Digital (➡ 80)
≥LPCM (➡ 81)
Audio Mode for DV Input
You can select the kind of audio when recording from the unit’s DV input terminal (➡ 56).
≥Stereo 1: Records audio (L1, R1).
≥Stereo 2: Records added audio such as narration (L2, R2) subsequent to original recording.
≥Mix: Records both Stereo 1 and Stereo 2.
When recording bilingual broadcast, select the type of audio in advance from “Bilingual Audio Selection” (➡ above).
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