Panasonic DMR-EX78 quick start Picture, Sound

Changing the unit’s settings

Picture

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

Comb Filter

Select the picture sharpness when recording.

The setting is fixed with “On” if you set “TV System” to “NTSC” (➡ 64).

[On]	Pictures become clear and vivid. Normally, use this
	setting.
[Off]	Select it when recording noisy pictures.

Still Mode

Select the type of picture shown when you pause play (➡ 84, Frames and fields).

[Automatic]
[Field]	Select if jittering occurs when “Automatic” is
	selected. (The picture is coarser.)
[Frame]	Select if small text or fine patterns cannot be
	seen clearly when “Automatic” is selected. (The
	picture is clearer and finer.)

Seamless Play

Select the play mode between playlist chapter segments and partially deleted titles.

[On]	The chapters in playlists are played seamlessly. This does
	not work when there are several audio types included on
	the playlist and when using Quick View (PLAYa1.3).
	Additionally, the positioning of chapter segments may
	change slightly.
[Off]	The points where chapters in playlists change are played
	accurately, but the picture may freeze for a moment.

Sound

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

Dynamic Range Compression

[DVD-V](Dolby Digital only)

Change the dynamic range for late night viewing.

[On] [Off]

Bilingual Audio Selection

(Analogue broadcast only)

Select whether to record the main or secondary audio type when: ≥Recording or copying to a DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-

Video format), +R, +R DL and +RW. ≥“Rec for High Speed Copy” is set to “On”.

≥Recording or copying sound in LPCM (➡ right, “Audio Mode for XP Recording”).

[M 1] [M 2]

≥You cannot select the audio on this unit when recording from an external source, such as when copying from a video cassette recorder (except from DV equipment connected to this unit’s DV input terminal). Select the audio on the other equipment.

≥When recording from the unit’s DV terminal, select the type of audio recording from “Audio Mode for DV Input” (➡ right).

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Digital Audio Output

Change the settings when you have connected equipment through this unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal (➡ 69).

≥Press [OK] to show the following settings.

PCM Down Conversion

Select how to output audio with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz.

≥Signals are converted to 48 kHz despite the settings below if the signals have a sampling frequency of over 96 kHz, or the disc has copy protection.

[On]	Signals are converted to 48 kHz. (Choose when the
	connected equipment cannot process signals with a
	sampling frequency of 96 kHz.)
[Off]	Signals are output as 96 kHz. (Choose when the
	connected equipment can process signals with a
	sampling frequency of 96 kHz.)

Dolby Digital

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 connecting to equipment displaying the
	Dolby Digital logo.
[PCM]	When connecting to equipment not displaying the
	Dolby Digital logo.

DTS

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 connecting to equipment displaying the
	DTS logo.
[PCM]	When connecting to equipment not displaying the
	DTS logo.

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 XP Recording

Choose the audio type when recording or copying with XP mode. [Dolby Digital] (➡ 84) [LPCM] (➡ 84)

≥The picture quality of LPCM recordings may be lower than that of normal XP mode recordings.

≥The audio recording becomes Dolby Digital even if you selected LPCM when using a recording mode other than XP.

≥When recording a bilingual broadcast, select the type of audio in advance from “Bilingual Audio Selection” (➡ left).

Audio Mode for DV Input

You can select the kind of audio when recording from the unit’s DV input terminal (➡ 23).

[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” (➡ left).

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