Panasonic PV-27DF5 Selecting AUDIO OUTPUT, „ DRC Dynamic Range Compression, „ Lpcm Dvd, Disc

•When appears on the screen while a button is being pressed, it means that the corresponding operation is prohibited by the unit or the disc.

Selecting AUDIO OUTPUT

DVD-V

Select the digital output to be output from the optical digital audio output connector of the unit.

1 Press ACTION in Stop mode to display MAIN MENU.

2	Press ▲▼◄► to select			MAIN MENU
3	“DVD.”	DVD		LOCK LANGUAGE
	Press SET to display DVD	TV		CLOCK	CH
	MAIN MENU.	SELECT:			SET:SET
		END	:ACTION

„DRC (Dynamic Range Compression)

OFF:

Normal audio range is selected. (Factory preset)

ON:

For dynamic sound even at low volume. This is useful for late- night listening. [Dolby Digital DVDs only].

Type of amplifier to be		Recommended setting
connected	LPCM	Dolby	dts
	(DVD)	Digital
No amplifier is
connected
AV amplifier without

4 Press ▲▼ to select “AUDIO OUTPUT.”

5 Press SET to display AUDIO OUTPUT screen.

6 Press ▲▼ to select an item.

7 Press SET repeatedly for desired output.

„LPCM (DVD)

	DVD	MAIN MENU
DISC	LANGUAGES
AUDIO	OUTPUT
STILL	MODE	:AUTO
TV MODE		:4:3 Pan&Scan
SELECT		: ▲ ▼
SET		:SET
END		:ACTION

AUDIO		OUTPUT
LPCM(DVD)		:OFF
Dolby Digital		:Bitstream
dts		:Bitstream
DRC		:OFF
SELECT	: ▲	▼
SET	:SET
END	:ACTION

Dolby Digital/dts	PCM	PCM*1	PCM*1
decoder
AV amplifier including	PCM	Bitstream*3	PCM
Dolby Digital decoder
AV amplifier including
Dolby Digital/dts	PCM	Bitstream*3	Bitstream*2
decoder

*1 When connecting an amplifier (with an optical digital input connector) which does not contain the Dolby Digital or dts decoder, be sure to select “PCM.” If “Bitstream” is selected, starting DVD play may cause such a high level of noise as to be harmful to your ears and damage the speakers.

*2 When a dts decoder is connected, please select “Bitstream” in “dts.” If “PCM” is selected, there will be stereo sound.

*3 When a Dolby Digital decoder is connected, please select “Bitstream”

Disc

OFF:

Linear PCM of less than 48 kHz/16 bit is output. When playing DVDs recorded in linear PCM of over 48 kHz/20 bit, no digital audio is output. (Factory preset)

PCM:

When playing DVDs recorded in linear PCM of 48 kHz/20 bit/24 bit or more, digital audio converted to 44.1 kHz/16 bit or 48 kHz/16 bit is output.

(Digital output of PCM audio is restricted to 48 kHz/16 bit or below for copyright protection.)

in “Dolby Digital.” If “PCM” is selected, there will be stereo sound.

Note:

•Make settings according to amplifier connected to optical audio output as shown in above table.

8 Press ACTION to redisplay DVD MAIN MENU and go to step 4 to set up another item. Or, press ACTION three times to exit.

Operation

„Dolby Digital

Bitstream:

Dolby Digital bitstream (1ch-5.1ch) is output. (Factory preset)

PCM:

When you have connected an amplifier that doesn’t have a built- in Dolby Digital decoder.

„dts selection

Bitstream:

dts bitstream is output. (Factory preset)

PCM:

When you have connected an amplifier that doesn’t have a built- in dts decoder.

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