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Panasonic DMR-E500H User Manual

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Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.)

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Search Audio & PLAY

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You may hear sound regardless of this setting with some discs.

On:

Audio is heard during first level search forward.

Off:

Audio is not heard during search. Quick View
(

page 31) does not work.

D. Range Compression

[DVD-V]

(Dolby Digital only)

Change the dynamic range for late night viewing.

On

Off

Select MTS
Select the audio recording type, main or secondary (SAP) audio
when:

–Recording or transferring (dubbing) to a DVD-R.
–Recording or transferring (dubbing) sound in LPCM.

(

below, Audio for XP Recording)

–Recording or transferring (dubbing) in MPEG4.

Main

SAP

In the following cases, you cannot select the audio on this unit.
Select on the other equipment.

–when recording from an external source onto DVD-R.
–when simultaneously recording MPEG4 from an external

source.

Digital Audio Output
Change the settings when you have connected equipment through this unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal (

page 9).

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.

On:

Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz. (Choose
when the connected equipment cannot process
signals with 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 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

Select how to output the signal, to output
“Bitstream” so the connected equipment
decodes the signal, or to decode on this
unit and output the signal as “PCM” (2
channel).

[Note]

Not making the proper settings may result
in noise, possibly damage your hearing
and speakers, and digital recording may
not work properly.

Bitstream: When connecting to equipment displaying the

Dolby Digital logo.

PCM:

When connecting to equipment not displaying the
Dolby Digital logo.

DTS

Bitstream: When connecting to equipment displaying the DTS

logo.

PCM:

When connecting to equipment not displaying the
DTS logo.

Audio for XP Recording
Choose the audio type when recording or transferring (dubbing)
with XP mode.

Dolby Digital (

page 68)

LPCM (

page 68)

–The picture quality of LPCM recordings may be lower than

that of normal XP mode recordings.

–The audio recording becomes Dolby Digital even if you

selected LPCM when using a recording mode other than XP.

–When recording MTS broadcast, select the type of audio in

advance from “Select MTS” (

above).

Select Audio CH for DV Input
You can select the kind of audio when recording from the unit’s
DV terminal (

page 51, 52).

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.

When recording MTS broadcast, select the type of audio in
advance from “Select MTS” (

above).

Speaker (Analog connection only)
Choose the settings to suit your audio system and listening
environment.

Multi Channel: When you connect with AUDIO OUT 5.1 ch

terminals (

page 15).

2 Channel:

When you connect with AUDIO OUT1 or 2
terminals.

Attenuator
Select “On” if sound is distorted.

On

Off

Display

Status Messages
Choose whether to show status messages automatically.

Automatic

Off

On-screen Language
Choose the language for these menus and on-screen
messages.

English

Español

Français

–Only English is displayed in the TV Guide On Screen

TM

system regardless of the settings. Other languages cannot
be displayed.

Blue Background
Select “Off” if you do not want to have the unit show the blue
background when reception is weak.

On

Off

Front Display
Changes the brightness of the unit’s display.

Bright

Dim

Automatic:

The display turns dark during play, and reappears
momentarily if a button is pressed. When the unit is turned off
all displays disappear. While using this mode the standby
power consumption can be reduced.

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