Philips DMR-EH60 operating instructions Changing the unit’s, Dts, Mpeg

Changing the unit’s settings

Tabs		Menus	Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.)
Sound	Dynamic Range Compression [DVD-V](Dolby Digital only)		≥On
	Change the dynamic range for late night viewing.		≥Off
	Bilingual Audio Selection		≥M 1
	Select whether to record the main or secondary audio type		≥M 2
	when:		You cannot select the audio on this unit when recording from an
	–Recording or transferring (dubbing) to a DVD-R, DVD-RW		external source, such as when transferring (dubbing) from a
	(DVD-Video format) and +R.		video cassette recorder (except from DV equipment connected
	–“Rec for High Speed dubbing” is set to “On” (➡ 24).		to this unit’s DV input terminal). Select on the other equipment.
	–Recording or transferring (dubbing) sound in LPCM (➡ below,		When recording from the unit’s DV terminal, select the type of
	“Audio Mode for XP Recording”).		audio recording from “Audio Mode for DV Input” (➡ below).
	Digital Audio Output
	Change the settings when you have connected equipment through this unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal (➡ 17).
	≥Press [ENTER] to show the following settings.
		PCM Down Conversion	≥On: Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz. (Choose
		Select how to output audio with a sampling frequency of 96	when the connected equipment cannot process signals
		kHz or 88.2 kHz.	with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.)
		≥Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz despite the	≥Off: Signals are output as 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz. (Choose when
		settings across if the signals have a sampling frequency	the connected equipment can process signals with a
		of over 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz, or the disc has copy	sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.)
		protection.

settings

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.

DTS

[Note]

Not making the proper settings may result in noise or some trouble for digital recording.

MPEG

≥Bitstream:When connecting to equipment displaying the Dolby Digital logo.

≥PCM: When connecting to equipment not displaying the Dolby Digital logo.

≥Bitstream: When connecting to equipment displaying the DTS logo.

≥PCM: When connecting to equipment not displaying the DTS logo.

≥Bitstream: When connected to equipment with a built-in MPEG decoder.

≥PCM: When connected to equipment without a built-in MPEG decoder.

Changing the unit’s

	Audio Mode for XP Recording	≥Dolby Digital (➡ 68)
	Choose the audio type when recording or transferring (dubbing)	≥LPCM (➡ 68)
	with XP mode.	–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” (➡ above).
	Audio Mode for DV Input	≥Stereo 1: Records audio (L1, R1).
	You can select the kind of audio when recording from the unit’s	≥Stereo 2: Records added audio such as narration (L2, R2)
	DV input terminal (➡ 47).		subsequent to original recording.
		≥Mix:	Records both Stereo 1 and Stereo 2.
		When recording bilingual broadcast to a DVD-R, DVD-RW
		(DVD-Video format) or +R, or recording in LPCM audio, select
		the type of audio in advance from “Bilingual Audio Selection”
		(➡ above).
Display On-Screen Messages		≥Automatic
	Choose whether to show status messages automatically.	≥Off
	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
	(➡ 57) to “On”.		momentarily if a button is pressed. While using this
			mode, the standby power consumption can be
			reduced.

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