Changing the unit’s settings

Refer to the control reference on page 38.

Tabs

Sound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Menus

 

Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.)

Dynamic Range Compression

 

 

(Dolby Digital only)

• On

Off

DVD-V

Change the dynamic range for late night viewing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bilingual Audio Selection

M 1

• M 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You cannot select this when recording from an external source

 

 

 

-R DL

 

-RW(V)

 

 

 

+R DL

 

+RW

 

Select whether to record the main or secondary audio type

(except from DV equipment connected to this unit’s DV IN terminal).

when recording to a disc.

Select the audio on the other equipment.

Digital Audio Output

Change the settings when you have connected equipment through this unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal (Ô page 10).

• Press [ENTER] to show the following settings.

PCM Down Conversion

• On:

Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz.

Select how to output audio with a sampling frequency

 

(Choose when the connected equipment cannot process

of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.

 

signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.)

• Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz despite

Off:

Signals are output as 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.

the above settings if the signals have a sampling

 

(Choose when the connected equipment can process

frequency of over 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz, or the disc has

 

 

signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.)

copy protection.

 

 

 

Dolby Digital

DTS

MPEG

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 channel.

Note

Not making the proper settings may result in noise or some trouble for digital recording.

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 built-in MPEG decoder.

PCM: When connected to equipment without a built-in MPEG decoder.

Audio Mode for DV Input

Stereo 1:

Records audio (L1, R1).

You can select the kind of audio when recording from the

• Stereo 2:

Records added audio such as narration (L2, R2)

unit’s DV IN terminal (Ô page 34).

 

subsequent to original recording.

 

• Mix:

Records both Stereo 1 and Stereo 2.

-R DL

 

-RW(V)

 

 

 

+R DL

 

+RW

When recording bilingual broadcast to a disc, select the type of audio in advance from “Bilingual Audio Selection” (Ô above).

Display

On-Screen Messages

Automatic

• Off

 

 

Choose whether to show status messages automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grey Background

On

• Off

 

 

Select “Off” if you do not want to have the unit show the

 

 

 

 

grey background when tuner reception is weak.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FL Display

Bright

• Dim

 

 

Changes the brightness of the unit’s display.

• Automatic: The display turns dark during play, and reappears

 

This setting is fixed with “Automatic” if you set “Power Save”

 

 

momentarily when you press a button. When the unit

 

to “On” (Ô page 41).

 

is turned off, all displays disappear. While using this

 

 

 

mode, the standby power consumption can be

 

 

 

reduced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connection

TV Aspect (Ô page 11)

• 16:9

4:3

• Letterbox

 

 

 

 

 

 

Progressive (Ô page 12)

• On

Off

 

 

This setting is fixed with “Off” if you set “AV1 Output” to

 

 

 

 

“RGB 1 ( without component )” or “RGB 2 ( without

 

 

 

 

component )”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV System (Ô page 43)

PAL

• NTSC

 

 

 

 

 

 

AV1 Output

Video ( with component ):

 

 

Select the output from the AV1 terminal.

Select when a TV is connected that can receive a composite

 

Select “RGB 1 ( without component )” or “RGB 2 ( without

signal.

 

 

 

component )” for RGB output.

• S Video ( with component ):

 

 

Select “Video ( with component )” or “S Video ( with

Select when a TV is connected that can receive an S Video

 

component )” for component output (progressive output).

 

signal.

 

 

 

Set according to the signal and terminal of the connected

 

 

 

• RGB 1 ( without component ):

 

 

TV.

 

 

Select when you have connected a TV that can receive RGB

 

 

 

 

signals.

 

 

 

 

Select this mode so the TV automatically switches to display the

 

 

picture from the unit when you turn the unit on.

 

 

• RGB 2 ( without component ):

 

 

 

Select when you have connected a TV that can receive RGB

 

 

signals.

 

 

 

 

If you would like to switch to display the picture from the unit only

 

 

when playback or viewing menus, select this mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

AV2 Input

Video

 

• S Video

 

This setting is according to the output signal of the

 

 

 

 

connected equipment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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