Changing The Player Settings; Video Resolution; Digital Output - Panasonic SC-XH185 Operating Instructions Manual

Changing the player settings

1
Press [DVD]4 to select "DVD/CD".
2
Press [START]B to show the START menu.
3
Press [3, 4]8 to select "Setup" and press [OK]8.
Setup
Language
Video
Audio
HDMI
Others
Menu
4
Press [3, 4]8 to select menu and press [OK]8.
5
Press [3, 4]8 to select the item and press [OK]8.
6
Press [3, 4]8 to make the settings and press [OK]8.
≥ To return to the previous screen, press [RETURN]D.
≥ To exit the screen, press [START]B.
≥ The settings remain intact even if you switch the unit to standby.
≥ Underlined items are the factory settings in the following menus.
Language menu
Display
Choose the language for the on-screen messages.
≥ English ≥ Français
≥ Русский ≥ Magyar
Audio
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Choose the audio language.
≥ English ≥ French
≥ Russian ≥ Hungarian
Subtitle
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Choose the subtitle language.
≥ Auto ≥ English
≥ German ≥ Russian
≥ Czech ≥ Off
DVD Menu
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Choose the language for disc menus.
≥ English ≥ French
≥ Russian ≥ Hungarian
Some discs start in a certain language despite any changes you
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make here.
When the selected language is not available on the disc, the default
language is played. There are discs where you can only switch the
language from the menu screen (
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Display : English
Audio : English
Subtitle : Auto
DVD Menu : English
Set
RETURN
Current setting
≥ Español ≥ Deutsch
≥ Çesky
≥ Polski
≥ Spanish ≥ German
≥ Polish ≥ Czech
≥ French ≥ Spanish
≥ Hungarian ≥ Polish
≥ Spanish ≥ German
≥ Polish ≥ Czech
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Video menu
TV Aspect
Choose the setting to suit your TV.
≥ 16:9: Widescreen TV (16:9)
≥ 4:3 Pan&Scan: Regular aspect TV (4:3)
The sides of the widescreen picture are cut off so it
fills the screen (unless prohibited by the disc).
≥ 4:3 Letterbox: Regular aspect TV (4:3)
Widescreen picture is shown in the letterbox style.
Time Delay
When connected with a Plasma display, adjust if you notice the audio is
out of sync with the video.
≥ 0ms/Auto ≥ 20ms
≥ 80ms ≥ 100ms
When using VIERA Link "HDAVI Control" with "HDAVI Control 3 or later"
compatible TV ( 15), select "0ms/Auto".
Audio and video will automatically be set in sync.
TV System
Choose the appropriate output source when connecting to a TV
( 19, Video systems).
≥ NTSC: When connected to an NTSC TV.
≥ PAL: When connected to a PAL TV.
≥ Auto: Selects the original output source when playing PAL or NTSC
discs.

Video Resolution

This works only when the HDMI connection is being used.
Select suitable picture quality with your TV.
(Video recordings will be converted to, and output as, high-definition
video.)
≥ Auto ≥ 480i/576i
≥ 1080i ≥ 1080p
Ensure that your TV can support the resolution that you choose.
If a message screen appears, confirm your selection by pressing
[2, 1]8 to select "Yes" and press [OK]8. If the picture is distorted, wait
for 15 seconds or press [2, 1]8 to select "No". To accept the setting,
select "Yes" again.
HD JPEG Mode
[JPEG]
(This works only when using HDMI connection with "Video Resolution"
( above) set to "Auto", "720p", "1080i" or "1080p".)
≥ On: HD JPEG playback is available. (JPEG images will be displayed in
original resolution.)
≥ Off
During HD JPEG playback, there will be no on-screen menus (
on-screen displays.
Audio menu
Select to suit the type of equipment you connected to the HDMI AV OUT
terminal.
Select "Bitstream" when the equipment can decode the bitstream (digital
form of 5.1-channel data). Otherwise, select "PCM".
(If the bitstream is output to the equipment without a decoder, high levels
of noise can be output and may damage your speakers and hearing.)

Digital Output

≥ Bitstream ≥ PCM
When audio output is from HDMI AV OUT terminal, and the connected
equipment does not support the item selected, the actual output will
depend on the performance of this connected equipment.
Dynamic Range
≥ On: Adjusts for clarity even when the volume is low. Convenient for
late night viewing. (Only works with Dolby Digital)
≥ Off: The full dynamic range of the signal is reproduced.
≥ 40ms ≥ 60ms
≥ 480p/576p ≥ 720p
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