Setting

Options

Explanation

HDMI

HDMI High-Speed Transmission

On

Select this when connected with a High Speed HDMI™ cable (page 15).

 

 

 

 

Off

Select this when connected with a Standard HDMI™ cable (page 15).

The player’s setting screen is closed if the output video resolution is switched by changing the HDMI High-Speed Transmission setting.

HDMI Color Space

Auto

The video signal that is output (YCbCr or RGB) is switched automatically.

 

 

 

 

YCbCr 4:4:4

Select this to output the video signals as YCbCr 4:4:4 signals.

 

 

 

 

YCbCr 4:2:2

Select this to output the video signals as YCbCr 4:2:2 signals.

 

 

 

 

RGB (16 to 235)

Select this to output the video signals as RGB signals. Choose this if the colors seem too

 

 

dense and all the dark colors are displayed in a uniform black when RGB (0 – 255) is

 

 

selected.

 

 

 

 

RGB (0 to 255)

Select this to output the video signals as RGB signals. Choose this if the colors seem too

 

 

faint and the black too bright when RGB (16 – 235) is selected.

Normally it is recommended to set this to Auto. When set to Auto, the optimum video signals for your TV are output.

 

HDMI Audio Out

Auto

The signals are output with as many audio channels as possible. In cases when the number

 

 

 

of channels does not decrease when the signals are output as such without converting

 

 

 

them to linear PCM, they are output as such (page 50).

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCM

Select this when you want the secondary audio and interactive audio signals to be mixed

 

 

 

for output or when you want to output prioritizing sampling frequency over the number of

 

 

 

channels (page 50).

 

 

 

 

 

PQLS

Auto

Enables PQLS function (page 15).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Disables PQLS function (page 15).

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI Control

On

Select this to control the player with the remote control of the AV device connected using

 

 

 

an HDMI cable. Also refer to About HDMI Control function on page 15.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Select this when you do not want to control the player with the remote control of the AV

 

 

 

device connected using an HDMI cable.

 

 

 

 

Language

Audio Language

English

Select this to set both the BD-ROM and DVD-Video default audio language to English.

 

OSD Language

English

Select this to set the language of the on-screen displays to English.

 

 

available languages

Choose a language for the on-screen displays from the listed languages.

 

* For some discs, it may not be

 

 

 

available languages

Choose a language from the listed languages to set the default audio language for BD-ROM

 

possible to change to the selected

 

and DVD-Video playback.

 

language.

 

 

 

Other

Continue to the next screen to set the default audio language for BD-ROM and DVD-Video

 

 

 

 

 

disc playback. You can select the language name or enter the code number (see on page 56

 

 

 

for the code table). If a language not recorded on the BD/DVD is set, one of the recorded

 

 

 

languages is automatically selected and played.

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Subtitle Language

*For some discs, it may not be possible to change to the selected language.

English

Select this to set the default subtitle language for BD-ROM and DVD-Video playback to

 

English.

 

 

available languages

Choose a language from the listed languages to set the default subtitle language for BD-

 

ROM and DVD-Video playback.

 

 

Other

Continue to the next screen to set the default subtitle language for BD-ROM and DVD-Video

 

disc playback. You can select the language name or enter the code number (see on page 56

 

for the code table). If a language not recorded on the BD/DVD is set, one of the recorded

 

languages is automatically selected and played.

BDMV/DVD-Video Menu Lang.

*For some discs, it may not be possible to change to the selected language.

w/Subtitle Language

Sets the language of BD-ROM and DVD-VIdeo menus to the same as that set for the subtitle

 

language.

 

 

available languages

Choose a language from the listed languages to set the default language for BD-ROM and

 

DVD-Video menus.

 

 

Other

Continue to the next screen to set the default menu language for BD-ROM and DVD-Video

 

disc menus. You can select the language name or enter the code number (see on page 56

 

for the code table). If a language not recorded on the BD/DVD is set, one of the recorded

 

languages is automatically selected and played.

 

Subtitle Display

On

Select this to display the subtitles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Select this if you do not want to display the subtitles. Note that on some discs the subtitles

 

 

 

are displayed by force.

 

 

 

 

Parental

Set Password (Change Password)

Register (change) the password for parental lock settings or for unlocking to play DVD-Video with parental lock

 

 

 

feature. For details, see Registering or Changing the password on page 44.

 

 

 

Lock

DVD-Video Parental Lock

Change the player’s parental lock level. For details, see Changing the Parental Lock level for watching DVDs on page 46.

 

 

 

BDMV Parental Lock

Change the restricted age. For details, see Changing the Age Restriction for watching BD-ROMson page 45.

 

 

 

 

 

Country Code

Change the Country/Area code. Refer to the Changing the Country/Area code on page 47.

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Pioneer BDP-51FD operating instructions Setting Options Explanation, Off, English, Subtitle Language

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