Video Menu; Home Theater - Panasonic DMR-E30 Operating Instructions Manual

Using on-screen menus

Video menu

[RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-V] [VCD]
Disc
Picture Normal
Play
MPEG-DNR
ON
Video
Audio
Item Content
Picture Normal:
Soft: Soft picture with fewer video arti-
facts
Fine: Details are sharper
Cinema: Mellows movies, enhances detail in
dark scenes.
User: You can make further adjustments.
See below.
MPEG-DNR (When any item other than "User" is
selected)
You can turn on and off the recom-
mended settings for 3D NR, block
NR, and mosquito NR.
ON()OFF
∫ When "User" is selected
Select "Detail picture adjustment".
("User" [2] [4] [ENTER])
Disc 1/2
Picture Contrast 0
Play
Brightness
Det 0
Video Video
Sharpness 0
Audio
0
Color
Page 1/2 of "Detail picture adjustment"
Contrast Increases the contrast between light and
dark parts of the picture (j7 to i7).
Brightens the picture (0 to i15).
Brightness
Sharpness Adjust the sharpness of the edges of the ver-
tical lines (j6 to i6).
Color Adjusts the shade of the picture's color (j7
to i7).
Press [ENTER] to enter the setting.
Press [3] or [4] until page 2/2 appears.
2/2
Disc 2/2
Picture 0
Gamma
Play
Det 3D NR 0
Video Video
Block NR 0
Audio
Mosquito NR 0
!?
Page 2/2 of "Detail picture adjustment"
Gamma Increases the brightness of the center
ranges to improve detail and contrast in dark
scenes (0 to i5).
Reduces overall noise (0 to i4).
3D NR
Smoothes block noise (0 to i3).
Block NR
Mosquito NR Reduces the smudging that appears around
contrasting sections of the picture (0 to i3).
Press [ENTER] to enter the setting.
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∫ When you have set "TV Type" to "480P" in
SETUP ( page 14)
Disc
Picture
Play
MPEG-DNR
Video
ON
Progressive Transfer
Audio
Item Content
Progressive ON: Enables progressive output
OFF: Disables progressive output
§
Transfer Select the method of conversion for progres-
sive output to suit the type of material being
played ( page 57, Film and video).
Auto1 (normal): For film material
!?
Auto2: For film material (the same as
Auto1, but able to convert 30-frame-
per-second progressive video.)
Video: For video material
§
Only applicable in cases where the "Progressive" function is ON.
∫ Regarding Progressive Television Picture
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Progressive image aspect (height to width ratio) is set at a standard
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16:9. DVD video which has been set at 16:9 will be displayed cor-
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rectly. However, 4:3 video material ( below) will be stretched to the
right and left when displayed.
To view the picture at the right aspect
≥For televisions that allow the aspect of progressive images to be
adjusted, use the function provided on the television and adjust as
necessary.
≥For televisions which do not allow the aspect of progressive
images to be adjusted, please turn OFF "Progressive".
4:3 video materials are usually found
≥In general television broadcasts (excluding some wide picture
broadcasts) and any pictures from discs that recorded such pro-
grams.
≥In DVDs with a lateral ratio of 4:3 indicated on the jacket.
≥Video CD pictures
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Home Theater

Refer to the relevant pages for details.
Enjoying CATV broadcasts
What you want to do
Normal
ON
Auto 1
Enjoying CATV
broadcasts
!?
Enjoying more powerful sound
Enjoying 5.1-chan-
nel surround sound
with Dolby Digital
and DTS
Enjoying stereo or
Dolby Pro Logic
Other uses
Record to digital recording equipment or cassette deck ( page 47)
Record from a video cassette recorder ( page 29)
Reference
How to do it Settings
pages
Connect a cable TV box or 46 Tune to channels correctly.
satellite receiver.
Change the necessary set-
tings on the equipment you
have connected.
Digital connection 47 SETUP—Audio—
[A]
Connect to an amplifier with Digital Audio Output
≥Set PCM Down Conversion
built-in decoders.
to suit the equipment.
≥Set Dolby Digital and DTS to
suit the equipment.
Change speaker settings on
the amplifier.
Analog connection 47 SETUP—Audio—
[B]
Connect to an analog Digital Audio Output
≥Set PCM Down Conversion
amplifier or system compo-
nent. to Off.
Digital connection 47 SETUP—Audio—
[A]
Connect to a digital ampli- Digital Audio Output
≥Set PCM Down Conversion
fier or system component.
to suit the equipment.
≥Set Dolby Digital to PCM.
≥Set DTS to Off.
Reference
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