14The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

Explanation

NTSC on PAL TV

On •

NTSC discs will play correctly on PAL-only TVs.

 

 

 

 

Off

Use if your TV is already NTSC-compatible.

Many recent PAL TVs are compatible with NTSC input and so this setting can be switched off. Check the operating instructions that came with your TV. See also About NTSC on PAL TV on page 127 for related information.

Audio In

NICAM Select

NICAM •

Record the NICAM audio in a NICAM broadcast.

 

 

 

 

Regular Audio

Record the non-NICAM audio in a NICAM broadcast.

 

 

(You can still switch the audio to record using the

 

 

AUDIO button before recording.)

 

 

 

Tuner Level

Normal •

Standard setting.

 

 

 

 

Compression

Use if the audio level from the built-in tuner is exces-

 

 

sive, causing distortion.

 

 

 

External Audio

Stereo •

Select if the audio from the currently selected exter-

 

 

nal input is standard stereo.

 

 

 

 

Bilingual

Select if each channel carries a separate soundtrack.

 

 

 

Bilingual Recording

A/L •

Record the left (A) channel of a bilingual source

 

 

when recording to HDD with HDD Recording Format

 

 

set to Video Mode On, to DVD in Video mode or in

 

 

LPCM mode, from an external source.

 

 

 

 

B/R

As above, but for right (B) channel recording.

When recording bilingual audio to DVD in VR mode (except in LPCM mode), or to HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode Off (except in LPCM mode), both audio channels are recorded and you can switch to the one you want on playback.

Audio Out

Digital Out

On •

Activates the digital audio output.

 

 

 

 

Off

Deactivates the digital audio output.

When set to Off, all the following Audio Out settings are grayed out.

Dolby Digital Out

Dolby Digital •

Output a Dolby Digital signal when a Dolby Digital

 

 

source is being played.

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital

Convert Dolby Digital sources to Linear PCM output.

 

PCM

Use if your connected equipment doesn’t have a

 

 

Dolby Digital decoder.

 

 

 

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