Panasonic DMR-EX87, DMR-EX77 On-Screen Messages, Grey Background, FL Display, New Service Message

Tabs		Menus		Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.)
Display	On-Screen Messages			≥Off: The digital channel information is not displayed.
	Choose the approximate time until the digital channel information			≥3 sec.	≥5 sec.	≥7 sec.	≥10 sec.
	screen (➡ 23) disappears automatically.
	The length of time the control panel (➡ 19) is displayed can also
	be changed, but “Off” does not work.
	Grey Background			≥On
	Select “Off” if you do not want to have the unit show the grey			≥Off
	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 disappears
	This setting is fixed with “Automatic” if you set “Power Save”				when the unit is turned off. It reappears momentarily
					if a button is pressed. While using this mode, the
	(➡ 68) to “On”.
					standby power consumption can be reduced.
	New Service Message (➡ 23)			≥Automatic
	When a new DVB channel is added this unit will be informed			≥Off: The service messages are not shown.
	automatically. Then the confirmation message appears. If you
	select “Yes” on the display, Auto-Setup starts (all channel
	settings and all created categories are deleted. The timer
	recording programmes are also cancelled.).
Connection	TV Aspect (➡ 20)		Set to match the type of	≥16:9: When connected to a 16:9 widescreen television.
			television connected.	≥Pan & Scan:
				When connected to a 4:3 aspect television, side
				picture is trimmed for 16:9 picture (➡ 85).
				≥Letterbox:
				When connected to a 4:3 aspect television.
				16:9 picture is shown in the letterbox style (➡ 85).

Changing the unit’s settings

Progressive (➡ 21)	≥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 (➡ 72)	≥PAL	≥NTSC
HDMI Settings§
≥Press [OK] to show the following settings.

HDMI Video Format

You can only select items compatible with the connected equipment. This setting normally does not need to be changed. However if you are concerned about output picture quality, it may be improved by changing the setting.

≥576i/480i ≥576p/480p

≥720p ≥1080i

≥1080p: When setting video output to “1080p”, we recommend using a Panasonic HDMI cable 5 meters or less in length to prevent video distortion. To enjoy High Quality Video up-converted to 1080p, you need to connect the unit to 1080p compatible HDTV.

≥Automatic: Automatically selects the output resolution best suited to the connected television (1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576p/480p or 576i/480i).

Aspect for 4:3 Video	≥4:3:	Picture output expands left or right.
To play a 4:3 title when connected with an HDMI cable, set
how to show pictures on a 16:9 widescreen television.	≥16:9: Picture is output as original aspect with
		side panels.
Digital Audio Output	≥HDMI and Optical
	≥Optical Only: Select when this unit is connected to an amplifier
		with an optical digital audio cable and connected
		to a TV with an HDMI cable and you want to enjoy
		the highest quality of audio from discs (➡ 16).
VIERA Link	≥On
Set to use “HDAVI Control” function when connected with an	≥Off: Select when you do not want to use “HDAVI Control”.
HDMI cable to a device that supports “HDAVI Control”.
AV1 Output	≥Video (with component):
Selects the output from the AV1 terminal.	Select when a TV is connected that can receive a composite
Select “Video (with component)” or “S Video (with component)”	signal.
	≥S Video (with component):
for component output (progressive output).	Select when a TV is connected that can receive an S Video
Set according to the terminal of the connected TV.
	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
≥If this unit is connected with an HDMI cable, you cannot select	signal, select this mode. The TV screen will automatically
	switch to display the picture from the unit when the unit is
“RGB 1 (without component)” or “RGB 2 (without component)”.
	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	≥Video
This setting is according to the output signal of the connected	≥S Video
equipment.

§Depending on the connected equipment, some items may be shaded in grey on the display and cannot be selected, or you may not be able to change the settings.

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