Panasonic DMR-ES18 operating instructions Display, Connection

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 channels.

• Not making the proper settings may result in noise.

[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

You can select the kind of audio when recording from the unit’s DV input terminal (Ô 34).

[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” (Ô 38).

Display

(All factory default settings are indicated with underlined text.)

On-Screen Messages

Choose whether to show status messages automatically.

[Automatic][Off]

Grey Background

Select “Off” if you do not want to have the unit show the grey background when tuner reception is weak.

[On][Off]

FL Display

Changes the brightness of the unit’s display.

This setting is fixed with “Automatic” if you set “Power Save” (Ô 40) to “On”.

[Bright] [Dim]

[Automatic] The display turns dark during play and disappears when the unit is turned off. It reappears momentarily if a button is pressed. While using this mode, the standby power consumption can be reduced.

Connection

(All factory default settings are indicated with underlined text.)

TV Aspect

Set to match the type of television connected.

[16:9]	When connected to a 16:9 widescreen television.
[Pan & Scan]	When connected to a 4:3 aspect
	television, side picture is trimmed for
	16:9 picture.
[Letterbox]	When connected to a 4:3 aspect
	television. 16:9 picture is shown in the
	letterbox style.

Progressive

You can enjoy progressive video by connecting this unit’s COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals to an LCD/plasma television or LCD projector compatible with progressive scan.

This setting is fixed with “Off” if you set “AV1 Output” to “RGB 1 (without component)” or “RGB 2 (without component)”.

[On] [Off]

Note

•When connected to a regular television (CRT: Cathode ray tube) or a multi system television using PAL mode, even if it is progressive compatible, progressive output can cause some flickering. Turn off “Progressive” if you are concerned about it (Ô 27).

•Picture will not be displayed correctly if connected to an incompatible television.

TV System

Change the setting to match the equipment you are connecting with.

[PAL]		• Select when connecting to a PAL or Multi-system
		television. Titles recorded using NTSC are played as
		PAL 60.
		• Select to record television programmes and PAL input
		from other equipment.
[NTSC] • Select when connecting to an NTSC television.
		Television programmes cannot be recorded properly.	settings
		• Select to record NTSC input from other equipment.
	Note
• This unit cannot record NTSC signals to discs that already have			unit’s
	PAL signal recordings.
• When an inserted disc has been recorded with the signal system
	different from the one set in the default TV system, this unit does		the
	not enter the timer recording standby and the timer recording will
	not start.		Changing
To change the setting all at once (PALÖNTSC)

While stopped, keep pressing [g] and [; OPEN/CLOSE] on the main unit at the same time for 5 or more seconds.

AV1 Output

Set according to the terminal of the connected TV.

Select “Video (with component)” or “S Video (with component)” for component output (progressive output).

[Video (with component)]

Select when a TV is connected that can receive a composite signal. [S Video (with component)]

Select when a TV is connected that can receive an S Video signal. [RGB 1 (without component)]

Select when a TV is connected that can receive an RGB signal. If you always would like to view the picture from the unit in RGB signal, select this mode. The TV screen will automatically switch to display the picture from the unit when the unit is turned on.

[RGB 2 (without component)]

Select when a TV is connected that can receive an RGB signal. If you would like to switch to display the picture from the unit only when playback or viewing menus, select this mode.

AV2 Input

Set according to the output signal of the connected equipment.

[Video] [S Video]

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