15The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

Explanation

If you choose a setting that is incompatible with your TV you may not be able to see any picture at all. In this case either switch off and reconnect using the supplied video cable, or reset the recorder (see Resetting the recorder on page 148).

The Component Video Out setting (See Component Video Out above) has no effect when AV1 Out is set to RGB.

AV2/L1 In

Video •

Sets the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) SCART input to standard composite video.

 

 

 

 

S-Video

Sets the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) SCART input to S-video.

 

 

 

 

RGB

Sets the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) SCART input to RGB.

 

 

 

 

Decoder

Use this setting if you connected a decoder to the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

 

 

SCART connector. For scrambled channels, make sure that the channel

 

 

Decoder setting is set to On. (See Manual CH Setting page 129.)

When the Input Line System is set to 525 System, RGB cannot be selected.

Even when set to RGB. depending on the connected device, the input signal may be composite video.

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 134 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 excessive, causing distortion.

 

 

 

External Audio

Stereo •

Select if the audio from the currently selected external input is standard stereo.

 

 

 

 

Bilingual

Select if each channel carries a separate soundtrack.

When the external audio is from the DV input, an audio subcode channel within the DV audio tells the recorder whether the audio is stereo or bilingual. This has priority over the setting you make here.

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.

DV Input

Stereo 1 •

Select to use the ‘live’ audio track (recorded during the video shoot) from a cam-

 

 

corder that supports two stereo audio tracks.

 

 

 

 

Stereo 2

Select to use the overdubbed audio track from a camcorder that supports two

 

 

stereo audio tracks.

 

 

 

 

Mix

Select one of the three settings to use a mix of the two stereo audio tracks.

 

 

 

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.

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