Enjoying High Bit Rate Audio And Video Of Bd-Video; Regarding High Bit Rate Audio; Regarding 24P Output - Panasonic DMR-BW500 Operating Instructions Manual

Enjoying High Bit rate Audio and Video of BD-Video

Regarding High Bit rate Audio

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, connect this unit to your amplifier/receiver supporting HDMI Ver. 1.3 using a High Speed HDMI
cable (➡ 95) and set "Priority Setting" (➡ 85) to "Audio Quality".
However, there are the following restrictions.
≥The clicking sound on the menu and audio with secondary video cannot be output.
≥Any audio format not decoded by the connected amplifier/receiver cannot be output properly.
If you want to output the audio properly, set "Priority Setting" to "Secondary Audio" or "User Setting".
∫ Differences in audio output by setting
The output audio type can be changed depending on the menu settings.
Set "Priority Setting" in accordance with your favourite audio with reference to the following table.
Secondary
Audio
Audio Quality
User Setting
[Note]
Enjoying 7.1ch LPCM
Connect this unit to your amplifier/receiver using an HDMI cable, and select "Audio Quality" or "User Setting" and then set "BD-Video Secondary
Audio" to "Off".
When the unit is connected using the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal, there are restrictions for high bit rate audio.
Original audio
Dolby Digital Plus/Dolby TrueHD
(7.1ch)
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio/
DTS-HD Master Audio (7.1ch)
7.1ch LPCM
≥When "Secondary Audio" is selected, the audio is output in the formats enclosed in bold frames.
≥When"Audio Quality" is selected, the audio is output in the formats shown in the shaded area.
§
When playing BD-Video without secondary audio or clicking sound, the audio is output as the same format as if "BD-Video Secondary Audio"
was set to "Off".

Regarding 24p output

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 are output in 24p as the original. Therefore, high-quality video can be enjoyed, such as the improved clarity, enhanced perspective, etc.
[Required]connection]
≥Connect to a TV supporting 1080/24p input via an HDMI cable.
[Required]setting]
≥"BD-Video 24p Output": "On" (➡ 87)
To enjoy secondary audio
Original audio Dolby Digital Plus
;
Audio formats are
output as:
≥"BD-Video Secondary Audio" is set to "On", and "Dolby D/Dolby D +/Dolby TrueHD", "DTS/DTS-HD",
"MPEG" are fixed to "PCM".
≥Data of 6 channels or more will be output in 5.1 channels. When playing BD-Video without secondary
audio or clicking sound, the audio is output as the same format as if "BD-Video Secondary Audio" was
set to "Off".
To enjoy high bit rate audio
Select this mode if your amplifier/receiver is equipped with these decoders.
Original audio Dolby Digital Plus
;
Audio formats are
Dolby Digital Plus
output as:
≥"Dolby D/Dolby D +/Dolby TrueHD", "DTS/DTS-HD", "MPEG" are set to "Bitstream", and '"BD-Video
Secondary Audio" is fixed to "Off".
The clicking sound on the menu and audio with secondary video is not outputted.
To set the high bit rate audio and secondary audio individually
"BD-Video Secondary Audio": "On"
PCM
Maximum 5.1ch PCM
§
When playing BD-Video without secondary audio or clicking sound, the audio is output as the same
format as if "BD-Video Secondary Audio" was set to "Off".
PCM
Down-mixed 2ch PCM
Down-mixed 2ch PCM
Down-mixed 2ch PCM
Dolby TrueHD
;
PCM
Dolby TrueHD
;
Dolby TrueHD
§
"BD-Video Secondary Audio": "Off"
Bitstream PCM
Dolby Digital Maximum 5.1ch PCM
Bitstream
"BD-Video Secondary Audio":
§
"On"
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital
Down-mixed 2ch PCM
DTS-HD High DTS-HD Master
Resolution Audio Audio
; ;
DTS-HD High DTS-HD Master
Resolution Audio Audio
; ;
DTS-HD High DTS-HD Master
Resolution Audio Audio
Bitstream
The original format
"BD-Video Secondary Audio":
"Off"
Dolby Digital
DTS Digital Surround
Down-mixed 2ch PCM
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