Panasonic DMR E50 User Manual
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Changing the unit’s settings (continued)
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Underlined items are the factory presets.
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Picture
Rec Resolution (
REC
)
Select the picture sharpness when recording.
[Fine]
[Normal]
Fine
Pictures become clear and vivid. Normally, use this setting.
Normal
Select it when recording noisy pictures.
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“Fine” is automatically selected if you set “TV System” to “NTSC”.
Hybrid VBR Resolution (
REC
)
Switch between automatic and fixed hybrid VBR resolution when
recording.
[Automatic]
[Fixed]
Automatic
The unit automatically switches resolution rates during
recording according to the image. The unit reduces block
noise, which occurs during MPEG compression, by selecting
the optimum rate.
Fixed
The resolution rate is fixed to ensure the resolution rate is not
reduced.
Still Mode (
PLAY
)
Select the type of picture shown when you pause play.
[Automatic]
[Field]
[Frame]
Field
Less blurred field stills are shown. Select if jittering occurs
when “Automatic” is selected.
Frame
Sharper frame stills are shown. Select if small text or fine
patterns cannot be seen clearly when “Automatic” is
selected.
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Sound
PLAY
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1.3 & Audio during Search (
PLAY
) (page 21)
[RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-V] [VCD]
Choose whether to operate the Quick View (Play
k
1.3) or not and
whether to have sound during search.
[On]
[Off]
Dynamic Range Compression (
PLAY
)
[DVD-V]
(Dolby Digital only)
Change the dynamic range for late night viewing.
[On]
[Off]
Bilingual Audio Selection (
REC
) (page 23)
Select whether to record the main or secondary audio type when
recording to DVD-R.
[M1]
[M2]
Digital Audio Output (
PLAY
)
(Press [ENTER]
(10)
to show the following settings. To return to
the previous screen, press [RETURN]
(23)
.)
PCM Down Conversion (page 62)
[On]
[Off]
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Select “On” when using a copyright protected disc, since the
audio output does not work.
Dolby Digital (page 62)
Choose whether to output Dolby Digital bitstream signals for
decoding on other equipment or to convert them to PCM
signals for 2-channel output.
[Bitstream]
[PCM]
DTS (page 62)
Choose whether to output DTS bitstream signals for
decoding on other equipment or to not output signals at all.
[Bitstream]
[Off]
MPEG (page 62)
Choose whether to output MPEG bitstream signals for
decoding on other equipment or to convert them to PCM
signals for 2-channel output.
[Bitstream]
[PCM]