Changing the unit’s settings

Connection

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

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 (54).

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, or to match the title when there are both PAL and NTSC titles on the HDD.

[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.

≥[HDD] Select when playing a PAL input title recorded on the HDD.

[NTSC] Select when connecting to a NTSC television. Television programmes cannot be recorded properly.

Select to record NTSC input from other equipment. ≥[HDD] Select when playing a NTSC input title recorded

on the HDD.

[Note]

This unit cannot record NTSC signals to discs that already have PAL signal recordings. (However, both types of programmes can be recorded onto the HDD.)

If “NTSC” has been selected, the TV Guide system cannot be used.

A disc or title with different “TV System” may not be able to playback while recording or on standby for the timer recording. You will be able to playback by changing the “TV System” settings in that case, but to prevent failure of the timer recording, change back the settings before the recording starts.

To change the setting all at once (PAL!#NTSC)

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

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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.

To enjoy High Quality Video up-converted to 1080p, you need to connect the unit directly to 1080p compatible HDTV. If this unit is connected to an HDTV through other equipment, it must also be 1080p compatible.

[576i/480i]

[576p/480p]

[720p]

[1080i]

[1080p] When outputting 1080p signal, we recommend using High Speed HDMI Cables that have the HDMI logo (as shown on the cover) and are less than 5.0 meters to prevent video distortion etc.

[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

To play a 4:3 title when connected with an HDMI cable, set how to show pictures on a 16:9 widescreen television.

[4:3]

Picture output expands left or right.

[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 (69).

VIERA Link

Set to use “HDAVI Control” function when connected with an HDMI cable to a device that supports “HDAVI Control”.

[On]

[Off] Select when you do not want to use “HDAVI Control”.

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).

If this unit is connected with an HDMI cable, you cannot select “RGB 1 (without component)” or “RGB 2 (without component)”.

[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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Panasonic DMR-EX78 quick start Connection

DMR-EX78 specifications

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