Panasonic DMR-ES15 warranty Changing the unit’s settings, Dts

Changing the unit’s settings

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Audio

			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.
Multi-channel TV Sound ( MTS )							• Main	• Secondary Audio Program (SAP)
							You cannot select the audio on this unit when recording from an
-R	-R DL	-RW(V)	+R DL	+RW
Select whether to record the main or secondary audio program							external source, such as when transferring (copying) from a video
(SAP) when recording to a disc.							cassette recorder. Select on the other equipment. When recording

from the unit’s DV IN terminal, select the type of audio recording from “Select Audio Channel for DV Input” (Ô below).

Digital Audio Output

Change the settings when you have connected equipment through this unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal (Ô page 11).

• Press [ENTER] to display the menu.

PCM Down Conversion	• On:	Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz.
Select how to output audio with a sampling frequency of 96		(Choose when the connected equipment cannot
kHz or 88.2 kHz.		process signals with a sampling frequency of 96
• Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz despite the		kHz or 88.2 kHz.)
above settings if the signals have a sampling frequency of	• Off:	Signals are output as 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz. (Choose
over 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz, or the disc has copy protection.		when the connected equipment can process signals
		with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.)

Dolby Digital

DTS

Select how to output the signal.

If “Bitstream” is selected, the connected equipment decodes the signal.

If “PCM” is selected, 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.

Select Audio Channel for DV Input	• Stereo 1:	Records audio (L1, R1)
You can select the kind of audio when recording from the unit’s	• Stereo 2:	Records added audio such as narration (L2, R2)
DV IN terminal (Ô page 32).		subsequent to original recording.
	• Mix:	Records both Stereo 1 and Stereo 2.

-R DL -RW(V) +R DL +RW

When recording MTS broadcast, select the type of audio in advance from “Multi-channel TV Sound ( MTS )” (Ô above).

Display	Status Messages	• Automatic	• Off
	Choose whether to show status messages automatically.
	On-screen Language	• English	• Español	• Français
	Choose the language for these menus and on-screen
	messages.
	Blue Background	• On	• Off
	Select “Off” if you do not want to have the unit show the blue
	background when reception is weak.

FL Display

Changes the brightness of the unit’s display.

• Bright • Dim

•Automatic:

The display turns dark during play, and reappears momentarily when you press a button. When the unit is turned off all displays disappear. While using this mode the standby power consumption can be reduced.

TV	TV Type (Ô page 14)	• Aspect 4:3 & 480i	• Aspect 4:3 & 480p
Screen		• Aspect 16:9 & 480i	• Aspect 16:9 & 480p
	4:3 TV Settings for DVD-Video	• Pan and Scan (Stretch to fit):
	Select how DVD-Video widescreen picture is shown on a 4:3	Video recorded for a widescreen is played as Pan & Scan
	standard aspect television.	(unless prohibited by the producer of the disc).
		• Letterbox (Shrink to fit):

Video recorded for a widescreen is played in the letterbox style.

4:3 TV Settings for DVD-RAM

Select how DVD-RAM widescreen picture is shown on a 4:3 standard aspect television.

•4:3 Aspect: Titles played as recorded.

•Pan and Scan (Stretch to fit):

Video recorded for a widescreen is played as Pan & Scan.

•Letterbox (Shrink to fit):

Video recorded for a widescreen is played in the letterbox style.

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