Enjoying High Bit Rate Audio And Video - Panasonic DMP-B15 Operating Instructions Manual

Enjoying High Bit rate Audio and Video

Reference
About audio from audio output terminal
Connect an amplifier/receiver and confirm the desired audio type and necessary settings ("BD-Video Secondary Audio", "Dolby D/
Dolby D +/Dolby TrueHD" or "DTS/DTS-HD"). (
≥The number of channels listed is the maximum possible number of output channels.
HDMI AV OUT
Terminal
"Dolby D/Dolby D +/Dolby
TrueHD"/"DTS/DTS-HD"
"BD-Video Secondary Audio"
Dolby Digital/
Dolby Digital EX*
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby TrueHD
DTS Digital Surround/
4
DTS-ES*
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
DTS-HD Master Audio
7.1ch LPCM
≥Also, depending on the specifications or the settings of the amplifier/receiver, the results of the output may vary.
*1 When the connected equipment is not supported with these audio formats, the audio is output as Dolby Digital bitstream, DTS
Digital Surround bitstream or down-mixed 2ch PCM (e.g., TV).
*2 When the connected equipment is not supported with multi channel surround, the audio is output as down-mixed 2ch PCM.
*3 [BD-V]: When playing BD-Video without secondary audio or button click sound, the audio is output as the same format as if "BD-
Video Secondary Audio" was set to "Off".
*4 With PCM output, Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES will be PCM audio decoded as Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround respectively.
*5 [BD-V]: When "BD-Video Secondary Audio" is set to "On", Dolby Digital EX is output as Dolby Digital and DTS-ES is output as DTS
Digital Surround, however if playing BD-Video without secondary audio or button click sound, the audio is output as the original format.
*6 The output is PCM audio decoded as Dolby Digital for Dolby Digital Plus or Dolby TrueHD, and as DTS Digital Surround for DTS-
HD High Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master Audio.
*7 [BD-V]: When the connecting equipment supports 7.1 channel surround, output will be extended from 5.1 ch or 6.1 ch to 7.1 ch
according to the specification of DTS, Inc.
Enjoying High Bit rate Audio of BD-Video
[BD-V]
This unit supports high bit rate audio (Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master
Audio) adopted in BD-Video.
In order to enjoy these audio formats, the following conditions are necessary. (Part shown in the shaded area of table given above)
NECESSARY CONNECTIONS
≥HDMI AV OUT terminal: (
NECESSARY SETTINGS
≥Set "BD-Video Secondary Audio" to "Off". (
≥Set "HDMI Audio Output" to "On". (
≥HDMI AV OUT terminal: Set "Dolby D/Dolby D +/Dolby TrueHD" or "DTS/DTS-HD" to "Bitstream" or "PCM". (
≥The button click sound on the menu and audio with secondary video in picture-in-picture mode (
Regarding 24p output
[BD-V]
Many BD-Video movie contents are recorded in 24 frames/second in accordance with the film materials. However, they will normally
be output in 60 frames/second in accordance with the display format.These can be output in 24p as the original. Therefore, high-
quality video can be enjoyed, such as the improved clarity, enhanced perspective, etc.
NECESSARY CONNECTIONS
≥Connect to a TV supporting 1080/24p input via an HDMI cable.
NECESSARY SETTINGS
≥"24p Output" and "HDMI Audio Output": "On"(
33)
"Bitstream"*
"On"* 3
Dolby Digital/
4 Dolby Digital EX*
Dolby Digital
DTS Digital Surround/
DTS-ES* 5
DTS Digital Surround
Down-mixed 5.1ch
PCM
25)
33)
34)
34)
HDMI AV OUT
1
"Off"
Dolby Digital/
5
Dolby Digital EX
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby TrueHD
DTS Digital Surround/
DTS-ES
DTS-HD High
Resolution Audio
DTS-HD Master Audio
7.1ch PCM
"PCM"* 2
"On"
5.1ch PCM* 6
[DVD-V] 5.1ch
[BD-V] 7.1ch * 7
[BD-V] 7.1ch* 6, * 7
Down-mixed 5.1ch
7.1ch PCM
3
PCM*
33)
17) is not output.
"Off"
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