Panasonic DMP-B500 User Manual

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Downmix

Switch the downmix system for playing back multi-channel
surround sound.
≥ When “Dolby D/Dolby D +/Dolby TrueHD” or “DTS/DTS-HD”

is set to “Bitstream”, there are no downmix effects for the
outputted audio.

≥ The audio will be output in “Stereo” in the following cases:

jAVCHD playback
jPlayback of secondary audio (including the button click

sound)

Status Messages

Choose whether to show status messages automatically.

On-screen Language

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

Screen Saver Function

License

Information about the software used by this unit is displayed.

TV Aspect

“TV Aspect” operates on the screen of the unit or the
connected TV.
To view an image connected to a 4:3 TV:

To view an image on the unit or connected to a 16:9
widescreen TV:

HDMI Connection

Press [OK] to show the following settings.

! Stereo:

When connected to equipment that does not support the
virtual surround function.

! Surround encoded:

When connected to equipment that supports the virtual
surround function (to convert 2-channel to multi channel
surround).

Display

! Automatic

! Off

! English

! Français

! Español

! On:

jIf there is no operation for 10 minutes or more, DIRECT

NAVIGATOR screen switches to FUNCTION MENU
screen automatically.

jWhile playing and pausing, etc., this function is not

available.

jAs for Music (CD-DA, MP3), regardless of the setting, if

there is no operation for 2 minutes, DIRECT
NAVIGATOR screen switches to the other states
automatically.

jWhen playing the 4:3 image, the masked-off area on the

screen become black.
[Only when connecting with an HDMI cable, “TV Aspect”
(

> right) is set to “16:9” and “HDMI Resolution”

(

> right) is set to any mode other than“480p”.]

jThis will not operate during Photo Frame playback

(

> 20)

! Off

TV Aspect / HDMI Function Settings

! 4:3 Pan & Scan:

Video recorded for a widescreen is played as Pan & Scan
(unless prohibited by the producer of the disc). When
playing BD-Video, video is output as “4:3 Letterbox”.

! 4:3 Letterbox:

Video recorded for a widescreen is played in the letterbox
style.

! 16:9:

Video recorded for 4:3 aspect screen is displayed as a 4:3
ratio image in the center of the screen.

! 16:9 Full:

Video recorded for 4:3 aspect screen is displayed as a
horizontally stretched 16:9 image.

HDMI Resolution

*

The items supported by the connected devices are indicated
on the screen as “

¢”. When any item without “¢” is

selected, the images may be distorted.
* In this unit, a P4HD (

> 53) video processor is used to

provide video of optimal resolution to the connected TV.

≥ If the image is distorted, set to “480p” or set again

correctly.

! Auto:

Automatically selects the output resolution best suited to
the connected television (1080p, 1080i, 720p or 480p).

! 480p

! 720p

! 1080i

! 1080p

jTo enjoy high definition video up-converted to 1080p, you

need to connect the unit directly to 1080p compatible
HDTV (High Definition Television). If this unit is connected
to an HDTV through other equipment, it must also be
1080p compatible.

24p Output

[BD-V] [DVD-V]
When this unit is connected to a TV supporting 1080/24p
output using an HDMI cable, movies and other material
recorded at 24p are output at 24p.
≥ When playing DVD-Video, set to “On” and then also set

“24p” in “Video” (

> 27) to “On”.

≥ When BD-Video images other than 24p are played,

images are output at 60p.

! On:

! Off

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