Panasonic DMR-ES15 manual Changing the unit’s settings, Dynamic Range Compression

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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