Operating Instructions

RQT8746
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“Language” can only be selected in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Continental European models.
Tabs Menus Options (Underlined items are the factory presets.)
Sound
Dynamic Range Compression [BD-V] [DVD-V]
(Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus only)
Change the dynamic range (➡ 30, Glossary) for
late night viewing.
≥On ≥Off
Digital Audio Output
Change the settings when you have connected equipment through this unit’s digital audio out terminal (➡ 10).
≥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.
≥Signals are converted to 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz
despite the settings across if the signals have
a sampling frequency of over 96 kHz or
88.2 kHz, or the disc has copy protection.
≥[BD-V] Refer to “BD-Video Function Sound”
(➡ below).
≥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.)
Dolby Digital Select how to output
the signal. If
“Bitstream” is selected,
the bitstream is output
from the unit and the
connected equipment
decodes the signal.
If “PCM” is selected,
this unit decodes the
signal and output it as
2 channel from
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
terminal.
[Note]
Not making the proper
settings may result in
noise, or some trouble
for digital recording.
≥Bitstream
: When connecting to equipment displaying the Dolby Digital
logo.
≥PCM: When connecting to equipment not displaying the Dolby
Digital logo.
Dolby Digital Plus ≥Bitstream: The bitstream signal of Dolby Digital is output.
≥PCM
: Dolby Digital Plus PCM sound is output in 2 channels.
DTS ≥Bitstream
: When connecting to equipment displaying the DTS logo.
≥PCM: When connecting to equipment not displaying the DTS
logo.
MPEG ≥Bitstream: When connected to equipment with a built-in MPEG
decoder.
≥PCM
: When connected to equipment without a built-in MPEG
decoder.
BD-Video Function Sound [BD-V]
This will set the operation sounds you hear from the
menu, etc. while playing a BD-Video disc. Please
note that if you have selected “Bitstream” digital
audio output (➡ above), these sounds will not be
heard even if this is set to “On”.
≥On
≥Off
[Note]: When “On” is selected, sampling frequency is converted to
48 kHz. Sound is output at higher than 48 kHz sampling
frequency only when both this item and “PCM Down Conversion”
are set to “Off”.
Display
Language
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Choose the language for these menus and on-
screen messages.
≥English
≥Deutsch ≥Français ≥Italiano
≥Español ≥Nederlands
On-Screen Messages
Choose whether to show status messages
automatically.
≥Automatic
≥Off
FL Display
Changes the brightness of the unit’s display.
≥Bright
≥Dim: The display is dimmed and the illumination lamp is turned
off.
≥Automatic: The display is dimmed and the illumination lamp is turned
off during playback, and reappears if a button is pressed.
Software License Information about the software used by this unit is displayed.
Connection
TV Aspect
Set to match the type of television connected.
Regular aspect television (4:3)
≥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.
Widescreen television(16:9)
≥16:9
: Video recorded for 4:3 aspect screen is displayed as
a 4:3 ratio image in the centre of the screen.
≥16:9 full: Video recorded for 4:3 aspect screen is displayed as
a horizontally stretched 16:9 image.
TV System
Change the setting to match the equipment you
are connecting with.
≥If picture output is not smooth, change the
setting.
≥PAL
: Select when connecting to a PAL or multi-system television.
NTSC discs are played as PAL60.
]BD-V] This unit cannot convert BD-Video from NTSC
signals to PAL60 signals; therefore video cannot be
displayed properly when you connect this unit to the AV
terminal, VIDEO terminal or S VIDEO terminal.
≥NTSC: Select when connecting to a NTSC television.
NTSC discs are played as NTSC.
Settings 11 Changing the unit’s settings
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