Panasonic DIGA DMR-ES15 Operating Instructions Manual page 40

Changing the unit's settings
Refer to the control reference on page 38.
Tabs
Sound
Dynamic Range Compression
Change the dynamic range for late night viewing.
Bilingual Audio Selection
-R -R DL -RW(V) +R +R DL +RW
Select whether to record the main or secondary audio type
when recording to a disc.
Digital Audio Output
Change the settings when you have connected equipment through this unit's DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal (Ô page 10).
• Press [ENTER] to show the following settings.
PCM Down Conversion
Select how to output audio with a sampling frequency
of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.
• Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz despite
the above settings if the signals have a sampling
frequency of over 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz, or the disc has
copy protection.
Dolby Digital
DTS
MPEG
Audio Mode for DV Input
You can select the kind of audio when recording from the
unit's DV IN terminal (Ô page 34).
Display On-Screen Messages
Choose whether to show status messages automatically.
Grey Background
Select "Off" if you do not want to have the unit show the
grey background when tuner reception is weak.
FL Display
Changes the brightness of the unit's display.
This setting is fixed with "Automatic" if you set "Power Save"
to "On" (Ô page 41).
Connection TV Aspect (Ô page 11)
Progressive (Ô page 12)
This setting is fixed with "Off" if you set "AV1 Output" to
"RGB 1 ( without component )" or "RGB 2 ( without
component )".
TV System (Ô page 43)
AV1 Output
Select the output from the AV1 terminal.
Select "RGB 1 ( without component )" or "RGB 2 ( without
component )" for RGB output.
Select "Video ( with component )" or "S Video ( with
component )" for component output (progressive output).
Set according to the signal and terminal of the connected
TV.
AV2 Input
This setting is according to the output signal of the
connected equipment.
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Menus
(Dolby Digital only)
DVD-V
Select how to output the
signal.
Select "Bitstream" if the
connected equipment
decodes the signal.
Select "PCM" if this unit
decodes the signal and
outputs it as 2 channel.
Note
Not making the proper
settings may result in noise
or some trouble for digital
recording.
Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.)
• On • Off
• M 1 • M 2
You cannot select this when recording from an external source
(except from DV equipment connected to this unit's DV IN terminal).
Select the audio on the other equipment.
• On: Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz.
(Choose when the connected equipment cannot process
signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.)
• Off: Signals are output as 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.
(Choose when the connected equipment can process
signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.)
• Bitstream: When connecting to equipment displaying the Dolby
Digital logo.
• PCM: When connecting to equipment not displaying the
Dolby Digital logo.
• Bitstream: When connecting to equipment displaying the DTS
logo.
• PCM: When connecting to equipment not displaying the
DTS logo.
• Bitstream: When connected to equipment with a built-in MPEG
decoder.
• PCM: When connected to equipment without a built-in
MPEG decoder.
• Stereo 1: Records audio (L1, R1).
• Stereo 2: Records added audio such as narration (L2, R2)
subsequent to original recording.
• Mix: Records both Stereo 1 and Stereo 2.
-R -R DL -RW(V) +R +R DL +RW
When recording bilingual broadcast to a disc, select the type of
audio in advance from "Bilingual Audio Selection" (Ô above).
• Automatic • Off
• On • Off
• Bright • Dim
• Automatic: The display turns dark during play, and reappears
momentarily when you press a button. When the unit
is turned off, all displays disappear. While using this
mode, the standby power consumption can be
reduced.
• 16:9 • 4:3
• On • Off
• PAL • NTSC
• Video ( with component ):
Select when a TV is connected that can receive a composite
signal.
• S Video ( with component ):
Select when a TV is connected that can receive an S Video
signal.
• RGB 1 ( without component ):
Select when you have connected a TV that can receive RGB
signals.
Select this mode so the TV automatically switches to display the
picture from the unit when you turn the unit on.
• RGB 2 ( without component ):
Select when you have connected a TV that can receive RGB
signals.
If you would like to switch to display the picture from the unit only
when playback or viewing menus, select this mode.
• Video
• Letterbox
• S Video