Panasonic DMR-E60 - Manual (Page 17)

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Playing discs (continued)
Changing audio
[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD]
Remote control only
You can change the audio being received or played with the
following procedure.
Preparation
Switch [DVD, TV]
(19) to “DVD”.
During reception or play
Press [AUDIO] (36) to select the audio type.
How the type changes depends on when you press the button.
ªWhile receiving a TV programme with Stereo
When receiving a TV programme with the Stereo, Bilingual or
NICAM sound system, the type of sound system in which it is
broadcast is automatically indicated.
(1) e.g.: “STEREO” is selected
STEREO: When receiving a STEREO/NICAM stereo
broadcast.
M1/M2: When receiving a Bilingual/NICAM dual-sound
broadcast.
M1: When receiving a NICAM monaural broadcast.
ªWhile playing a television programme recorded on
DVD-RAM
If it is a recording of a stereo broadcast
LR
>L>R
^-------------}
(2) e.g.: “LR” is selected
ªWhile playing a DVD Audio or a DVD Video
You can change the audio channel number each time you press
the button. This allows you to change things like the soundtrack.
(3) e.g.: [DVD-V] English is the selected language
(4) e.g.: [DVD-V] The language is switched to French
ªWhile playing a Video CD
LR >L>R
^-------------}
(5) e.g.: “LR” is selected
For your reference
≥You can also use the DISPLAY menu to change the audio type.
≥You can change the audio for the images being played with
simultaneous recording and play and Time Slip.
ªWhen you have connected the unit to other
equipment with an optical digital cable
You cannot change the audio type when you have used only an
optical digital cable for connection in the following cases:
≥While playing stereo or bilingual broadcasts recorded on DVD-
RAM.
≥While playing something recorded from other equipment.
When using DVD-R or discs with LPCM recording
You cannot use [AUDIO] (36) or the DISPLAY menu to change
audio type when a DVD-R is in the disc tray or recording is set to
LPCM.
≥While receiving a bilingual TV broadcast
You can use the SETUP menus to select which audio type is
recorded, either “M1” or “M2”. “M1” is the default setting. (page 55,
“Sound”— “Bilingual Audio Selection”)
≥During play
The audio type selected for recording is played. This is displayed
as “LR”.
ªRecording sound using LPCM
To obtain higher quality recordings using LPCM, prepare as
follows:
1) Select “LPCM” in the SETUP menu, “Sound”— “Audio Mode
for XP Recording” (page 55).
2) Set recording mode to “XP”.
Note
≥Sound recordings made using LPCM require more information
than usual. Consequently the picture quality of LPCM recordings
may be less than that of normal XP mode recordings.
(1)
ARD
STEREO
DVD-RAM
L R
DVD-RAM
PLAY
L R (2)
Soundtrack 1 ENG Î Digital 3/2.1ch
(3)
(4)
Soundtrack 2 FRA Î Digital 3/2.1ch
V-CD
PLAY
L R (5)