Panasonic SC-BT100 Operating Guide

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RQT9161
Changing settings with the Setup menu
Summary of settings
Boxed items are the factory presets.
“TV/Device Connection” menu
TV Aspect
Set to match the type of TV connected.
When connected to a 4:3 aspect TV:
≥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.
When connected to a 16:9 widescreen TV:
≥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.
Time Delay
When connected with a Plasma display, adjust if you 
notice the audio is out of sync with the video.
[Auto]
≥0ms ≥20ms ≥40ms ≥60ms ≥80ms ≥100ms
≥120ms≥140ms
When using VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” with “HDAVI Control 3” 
compatible TV (
>
30), select “Auto”. Audio and video will automatically 
be set in sync. (This works only when “BD/DVD/CD”, “SD”, “AUX” or 
“D-IN” is selected as the source.)
HDMI Connection
≥Press [OK] to show the following settings.
HDMI Video Mode
Select “On” when video is output from HDMI AV 
OUT terminal.
[On]
: Images are output from the HDMI terminal in the resolution set in 
“HDMI Video Format”. Video from COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 
terminal is output as “576i/480i”.
≥Off
Images are output in the resolution set in “Component Resolution”.
HDMI Video Format
The items supported by the connected devices are 
indicated on the screen as “
¢”. When any item 
without “
¢” is selected, the images may be 
distorted.
[Automatic]
: Automatically selects the output resolution best suited to 
the connected TV (1080p, 1080i, 720p or 576p/480p).
≥576p/480p ≥720p ≥1080i ≥1080p
When the unit is connected to an amplifier/receiver that does not support 
the resolution set on the unit, the video cannot be output properly. In this 
case, use the HDMI cable to connect the unit to the TV and then connect 
the unit to the amplifier/receiver using a cable other than HDMI.
BD-Video 24p Output
When playing BD-Video recorded in 24 frames, this 
unit displays each frame at 1/24 second intervals
sthe 
same interval originally shot with the film movie.
≥This item can be set only when the unit is 
connected to a TV with an HDMI terminal that 
supports 1080/24p input.
≥On: Images in 24p are output in 24p as they are. (This is effective only 
when “HDMI Video Format” is set to “Automatic” or “1080p” and “TV 
Aspect” is set to “16:9” or “16:9 Full”.) However,
–when video is being output at 24 frames, images from any other 
terminal than the HDMI terminal may not be output properly.
– when images other than 24p are played, images are output at 60p.
≥[Off]
HDMI Output Range
Effective when connected to a device that only 
supports RGB output.
[Standard]
≥Enhanced: When the black and white images are not distinct.
HDMI Audio Output
This setting selects whether or not to output audio 
from HDMI.
≥When this is set to “On”, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby 
Digital Plus, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD 
High Resolution Audio are output as Dolby Digital 
from system speakers.
≥On: To output audio through TV speakers (output as 2ch PCM, 
regardless of source audio format channel number).
[Off]
: To output audio through system speakers. (The audio is output 
using the settings of this unit.)
VIERA Link
Set to use “HDAVI Control” function when 
connected with an HDMI cable to a device that 
supports “HDAVI Control”.
[On]:
Select when you want to use “HDAVI Control”.
≥Off: Select when you do not want to use “HDAVI Control”.
Component Resolution
This sets the video output resolution when using 
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals.
[576i/480i]
≥576p/480p
≥720p
≥1080i
480i, 480p: When playing NTSC discs
576i, 576p: When playing PAL discs
Even if you select “720p” or “1080i”, the video output resolution is 
restricted to “576p/480p” when DVD-Video, DivX and BD-Video discs 
recorded at a rate of 50 frames per second is output from the 
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals.
TV System
Change the setting to match the equipment you are 
connecting with.
≥If picture output is not smooth, change the setting.
≥When NTSC contents are played, they are outputted 
in the signal format specified in the “NTSC Contents 
Output”, irrespective of the settings here.
≥NTSC: Select when connecting to a NTSC TV.
[PAL]
:
Select when connecting to a PAL or multi-system TV.
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