Panasonic TU-HDT104A User manual

High Definition Digital Receiver
TU-HDT104A
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Welcome
We hope you have many years of enjoyment from your new Panasonic HD Digital Receiver.
The simple, easy to follow instructions will enable you to quickly set up and install the equipment
and begin your enjoyment of the available services.
The availability of Digital services in your area is dependent upon the transmissions received by
your aerial and the configuration of your existing equipment.
Warnings and precautions
♦This Digital Receiver is intended for the reception of Digital TV picture and sound signals.
♦If the Digital Receiver is exposed to drastic temperature changes, e.g. taking it from a cold
room to a warm room, connect it to the mains supply and let it stand for at least two hours.
♦Do not expose the Digital Receiver to any moisture. The Digital Receiver is designed for use
indoors and should be protected against moisture (splashes of water etc.).
♦Do not expose the Digital Receiver to dripping or splashing water and objects filled with liquid,
such as vases, must not be placed on top of or above the unit.
♦Adequate ventilation is essential to prevent failure of electrical components; we recommend
that a gap of at least 5cm is left all around this Digital Receiver even when it is placed inside
a cabinet or between shelves.
♦Ensure that the ventilation holes beneath the unit are not blocked.
♦Do not place the Receiver in the immediate vicinity of a heat source or in direct sunlight as
this would prevent appropriate cooling.
♦To prevent fire, never place any type of candle or naked flame on top of or near the Digital
Receiver.
♦Caring for your Digital Receiver.
Remove the mains plug from the wall socket. The cabinet can be cleaned with a dry clean
cloth. Do not use solutions containing benzol or petroleum.
♦Make sure that all the electrical connections are properly made. Do not connect any of your
equipment (TV, video recorder, etc.) to the mains supply until you have properly connected
all the other leads. Disconnect your Digital Receiver from the mains supply before you
disconnect any other equipment from its rear panel.

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Contents
1Introduction...................................................................................................................4
1.1 IMPORTANT: First time Installers .........................................................................4
2The Digital Receiver .....................................................................................................4
2.1 Front Panel............................................................................................................4
2.2 Rear Panel.............................................................................................................5
2.3 Box Contents.........................................................................................................5
3The Remote Controller .................................................................................................5
3.1 Preparing the Remote Controller...........................................................................5
3.2 Control Panel.........................................................................................................6
4Installing Your Digital Receiver.....................................................................................7
4.1 Connecting Your Digital Receiver..........................................................................7
4.2 Output Mode Selection..........................................................................................9
4.3 Audio Display setting...........................................................................................11
4.4 Select Region......................................................................................................11
4.5 Select Aspect Ratio.............................................................................................12
4.6 Autotune..............................................................................................................12
5Operating Instructions: Knowing your basic controls..................................................12
5.1 Switching On Your Digital Receiver.....................................................................12
5.2 Information Plate .................................................................................................13
5.3 Changing or Selecting Channels.........................................................................13
5.4 Audio Selection....................................................................................................14
6Using the Main Menu..................................................................................................15
6.1 Program Guide....................................................................................................16
6.2 TV/Radio Channels .............................................................................................18
6.3 Preferences.........................................................................................................18
6.4 Advanced Settings...............................................................................................22
6.5 Box Information ...................................................................................................24
6.6 Software download..............................................................................................24
7Glossary .....................................................................................................................25
8Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................26
9Technical Specifications.............................................................................................27

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1 Introduction
This Operating Instruction Book is the GUIDE to your digital receiver. In it you shall
find comprehensive descriptions of the functions your of receiver. We strongly advise
you follow the instructions in this manual. Once you become acquainted with the
operations of your digital receiver, you will only need this manual for reference.
1.1 IMPORTANT: First time Installers
IMPORTANT: For first time installers, please read Section 4, “Installing Your Digital
Receiver”, to learn how to connect your digital receiver to other A/V equipment. Once
you have completed the setup, go to Section 6.3, “Preferences”, to select various
system settings according to your personal preference, and 6.4, “Advanced Settings”,
to set your region for correct current time and to conduct channel search.
2 The Digital Receiver
2.1 Front Panel
•(Power Button): Turns the Digital Receiver On / Off (Standby mode).
•EXIT Button: To return to the previous menu from the sub-menus.
•Display: Shows channel number when the box is activated or current time (in
the form hhmm) when the box is in standby mode.
•Front Panel Arrow Buttons: S/Tbuttons to select channels or settings within
the menus.
•Stand-By Indicator (LED): Lights red in Stand-By mode. When the Digital
Receiver is working the LED becomes green.
•Infrared (IR) Indicator (LED): The red LED flashes, indicating the box has
received a command from the remote control.
•Signal Indicator (LED): When a signal of a channel is successfully acquired
the yellow LED will light up.

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2.2 Rear Panel
•AC Power Mains: (100 - 250V~; 50/60 Hz), 1.0 A.
•RF In: For connection to cable from outdoor terrestrial antenna.
•RF Out: For connection to your TV antenna IN or VCR RF IN.
•S-Video: Y/C component video for connection to TV.
•CVBS: Two composite video outputs for connection to TV, VCR or other A/V
receiver.
•AUDIO: Two sets of stereo audio outputs for connection to TV, VCR or other
A/V receiver.
•YPbPr: Y/Pb/Pr component video for connection to TV.
•RGB: R/G/B/HS/VS component video for connection to TV or monitor.
•Coaxial: Digital Audio output by coaxial.
•Optical: Digital Audio output by optical.
•Serial Port (RS232): For system maintenance.
•A/B/C Switch: Switches for video output mode selection. Selection options are
listed in the table.
2.3 Box Contents
The box that carries your Digital Receiver should also contain the following items:
•Remote Controller
•Two batteries (AAA Size)
•RCA video cables (one white / red, the other red / green / blue)
•User’s Manual
3 The Remote Controller
3.1 Preparing the Remote Controller
•Remove the cover of the battery compartment (on the back of the handset)
•Insert 2 AAA (1.5V) batteries. While inserting, observe the + and – markings
indicated inside the battery compartment.
•Replace the cover
•Test the remote controller by pressing any key and check if the IR-LED (Red)
on the front panel of the receiver flashes.

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3.2 Control Panel
•: To turn your STB
on/off (standby mode)
•Number (0~9) keys:
To select channels
directly and other
commands.
•: To toggle
between present and
previous channels
•: To enter the
service navigating
channel (Mosaic
channel). Such a
channel may not be
available if not being
sent by broadcaster
•GUIDE: To obtain a
list of programs on
available channels.
This information is
only shown if your
Service Provider
transmits program
information
•(Red): Application
defined function key
•(Green):
Application defined
function key
•(Yellow)::
Application defined
function key
•(Blue): Application
defined function key
•: Aspect ratio, to
change to 16:9, 4:3
letterbox or 4:3
centre-cut mode
•: To turn on
channel list
•: To turn on/off
sound (only for
Analogue Audio
Output)
•: To select the
desired audio sound
track
•VOL S/T: For
Volume adjustment
(only for analogue
audio output)
•CH S/T: For
changing channels
•: To turn closed
captions on/off
(teletext)
•TV : To toggle
between TV and
Radio service
•EXIT : To go back
one level in the
menus.
•Buttons: To
select menu items in
the menus.
To select TV and
Radio channels
•Buttons: To
cycle through options
within the menus
•OK : To confirm
choices and selection
of highlighted item
•MENU : To display
the “Main” Onscreen
Display (OSD)
•: To call up the
program information
plates and extended
channel information
in program guide
menu

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4 Installing Your Digital Receiver
4.1 Connecting Your Digital Receiver
The following illustrations show some examples for connecting this HD Digital
Receiver. Select the connection that is best suited for your needs. Many other
connections may be possible when optional devices such as RF cable splitters are
included in your system. These devices may cause signal degradation and, if too
many are used, poor quality picture and sound may result.
Terrestrial antenna/cable connection
Connect the TV antenna cable to the HD
Digital Receiver RF IN connector. Also
connect the cable between your TV
Antenna IN and RF Out connector on the
rear of the Digital Receiver. This
connection allows your TV set to receive
normal analogue programs. (Refer to A)
Video Connections
Adjust switch on the rear panel according to the format supported by your display
device, and it contains three modes: A, B and C
Mode A (SD/HD, YPbPr)
Connect the YPbPr component video
output socket on your digital receiver
to your display device’s YPbPr
component video input. Be sure to
match the colours on the RCA sockets
with the coloured plugs. (Refer to B)
Note: When unit is in Mode A, there is
no video output from the CVBS TV
socket.
Mode B (HD, RGB)
Connect the D-sub socket to your
display device. (Refer to C)
Note: Cable is not supplied.
(A) Aerial Connection
(B) YPbPr Connection
(C) RGB Connection

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Mode C (SD, TV/CVBS)
Connect the CVBS composite video
output socket on your digital receiver to
your TV’s CVBS video input socket.
Connect the S-Video (Y/C) component
video output socket on your receiver to
your TV’s S-Video input socket. (Refer
to D)
Note: Cable is not supplied.
Note: When unit is in Mode C, there is
no output from the YPbPr sockets.
Audio Connections
If your display device is equipped with
Dolby Digital and/or MPEG audio decoding
capability, you may connect the Digital
Audio output of your digital receiver to the
display device’s Digital Audio input using
either the Optical or Coaxial RCA socket.
(Refer to E) You may also connect the
digital audio output to your A/V receiver if it
is capable of decoding a Dolby Digital /
MPEG digital audio stream.
Note: Cable is not supplied.
If your display device and/or A/V receiver
does not support Dolby Digital / MPEG
decoding, you will need to connect the L/R
Audio output RCA sockets on your digital
receiver to the stereo L/R Audio inputs of
your display device and/or A/V receiver.
(Refer to F). If your A/V receiver supports
Dolby Pro Logic decoder, you can switch
ON the “Downmix-Surround” function
(Page 21).
(D) CVBS / S-Video Connection
(E) Digital Audio Connection
(F) Analogue Audio Connection

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4.2 Output Mode Selection
After you have connected the AV cables for video and audio between your digital
receiver and the display device, check that the position of the output selection switch
is correct for your chosen connection method as in the table below.
Switch Position Video Output Format Receiver Mode
A YPbPr (Component Video) SD / HD
B RGB HD
C CVBS / S-Video SD
Switch on the digital receiver and the display device, and select the correct AV input
on the display device. The digital receiver will take about 10 seconds to switch on.
You may now start the installation procedure.
The installation procedure is used to set up the video formats that may be output from
the digital receiver to the display device. During this procedure the digital receiver
may test if the display device is capable of correctly displaying 576i, 576p, 1152i,
1080i and 720p video formats. You will be asked to test these video formats on the
display device and confirm if the picture is displayed correctly. If the display device is
not capable of displaying a particular video format, the digital receiver will return to the
last correctly displayed format after about 8 seconds.
Note: In some cases, a display device will fail to return to a previously tested mode
after failing to display the next mode (i.e. the display does not support this format). If
you experience this, turn the display device off, wait 10 seconds and then turn the
display device on.
Installation Format Selection
Use the Remote Control keypad to perform the digital receiver format testing and
installation. Follow the digital receiver’s on-screen instructions to do the installation.
Mode A (SD/HD, YPbPr)
The switch on the rear of the digital
receiver must be in position A, and the
AV connections must be taken from
the YPbPr RCA sockets. The digital
receiver display will show “HdcI”.
Press OK to confirm the selection, or
switch to another mode. Proceed to
INSTALLATION.
Note: If the display device is not capable of displaying 576i, you can press the Mosaic
button to change to 576p.

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Mode B (HD, RGB)
The switch on the rear of the digital
receiver must be in position B, and the
AV connections must be taken from
the RGB HD15 socket. The digital
receiver display will show “Hd r”.
Press OK to confirm the selection, or
switch to another mode. Proceed to
INSTALLATION.
Mode C (SD, CVBS)
The switch on the rear of the digital
receiver must be in position C, and the
AV connections must be taken from
the CVBS TV RCA socket. The digital
receiver display will show “Sdtv”.
Press OK to confirm the selection, or
switch to another mode. Proceed to
INSTALLATION.
Installation
The on-screen display will ask which type
of display device is being used. You will
have a choice of either Plasma / LCD (Flat
panel displays) or CRT (eg Standard
television).
Select from the choices using the remote
control keypad. The following screen will
ask you to confirm 576i / 576p (depending
upon the current mode). Follow the on-
screen instructions to test HD576p,
HD1152i, HD1080i and HD720p formats.
Note: Not all video formats are available in all modes. The following table describes
the available formats in each mode.

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Table 1: Output format table
When all formats have been tested, a list of all accepted video formats will be
displayed. You will have the option to accept this list or to start the procedure again.
The accepted display formats are then
displayed and you are requested to select
your preferred display format, or to select
Dynamic Format Selection. When Dynamic
Format Selection is selected, the digital
receiver will choose the best format for the
received digital program. The selected
output format can be changed at any stage
in the Preferences menu (section 6.3).
Anytime you change the rear panel switch or change display device, you will have to
restart the procedure again.
4.3 Audio Display setting
During the format set up, if you select
Plasma / LCD as the display type, your
digital receiver will ask you to set up Lip
Sync Compensation. Generally speaking,
Plasma Display Panels introduce a slight
time delay in the picture, which may cause
a problem with lip sync. Use S/Ton the
remote control to select the delay and
confirm by pressing OK. Typically this
delay is in the order of 20 – 40 ms. You
can adjust the delay later in the
Preferences menu (section 6.3).
4.4 Select Region
The first time the digital receiver is installed, or after Shipping Condition is restored
(section 6.4), you will be asked to select relevant region in order that the digital
receiver may display the correct local time.
HD (YPbPr) HD (RGB) SD (CVBS)
LCD/Plasma CRT LCD/Plasma CRT LCD/Plasma CRT
576i X X X X
576p X X X X
1080i X X X X
1152i X X
720p X X

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4.5 Select Aspect Ratio
The first time the digital receiver is installed, or after Shipping Condition is restored
(section 6.4), you will be asked to select your preferred aspect setting. This may be a
choice of the Wide (16:9), Normal / Center Cut (4:3) or Normal / Letter Box (4:3).
4.6 Autotune
The first time the digital receiver is installed, or after Shipping Condition is restored
(section 6.4), the digital receiver will automatically scan for available digital services.
This will take around five minutes or so.
5 Operating Instructions: Knowing your basic controls
To become acquainted with the operations and functions of your receiver, you should
learn how to use the control buttons on the Front Panel and the Remote Control.
The following segment is an introduction to features that you will most commonly use.
5.1 Switching On Your Digital Receiver
Before you switch on your receiver please ensure the power lead is plugged into a
240V AC socket. Remember that as long as the digital receiver remains plugged into
a 240V supply, the receiver will be in constant “STANDBY”.
Switch on your receiver by pressing either the button on the remote control or the
button on the front panel. While the digital receiver is in normal viewing mode, the
green LED lights up. When not using the digital receiver, put your equipment in the
“STANDBY” mode by pressing either one of the / buttons again. When the red
“STANDBY” LED lights up, it indicates the digital receiver is in “STANDBY” mode.
The front panel will show current local time.

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5.2 Information Plate
The Information Plate (I-Plate) shows
information about the program that you are
currently watching. The information plate
appears briefly whenever you switch to a
new channel or when there’s a problem
with signal reception. To show the
information plate, press the button. Press
EXIT to remove the I-Plate from the screen.
Program Guide
The Program Guide is a user-friendly
feature, which enables you to select, book,
and “peek in advance” at programs. To
enter into the Program Guide, press GUIDE.
In the Program Guide on-screen display,
the program schedule is listed in
chronological order.
Section 6.1 of your User Manual will instruct you to use the Program Guide efficiently.
5.3 Changing or Selecting Channels
There are several methods to change or select a channel. You can either use the front
panel or the remote control buttons.
The following methods are available for you to choose from:
zPress Channel S/Ton the remote control (channel changes according to
favourite channel settings).
zDirectly enter a channel by using the number keys on the remote control.
zUse to change channel. Unlike Channel S/Tcontrol channel
movement is not aligned with favourite channels setting.
zUse to toggle between current channel and previously watched channel.
zSelect channels from the Mosaic interface. You have to first browse the
Mosaic channel by pressing the Mosaic button on the remote control.
Note that Mosaics are currently not used in Australia.

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5.4 Audio Selection
The program you view may be
accompanied by more than one audio
soundtrack. These soundtracks may be of
different languages or different types
(Dolby D, MPEG-1 or MPEG-2). You may
press the audio button to select your
desired soundtrack. When you first press
the button, the Audio OSD is shown on
screen listing all available soundtracks.
The currently played track is highlighted.
This OSD will disappear in a few seconds.
Press the Audio key again to select another
track before this OSD disappears.

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6 Using the Main Menu
Your receiver comes with a directory of features or the Main OSD. The Main is your
gateway to customising many of the features offered by your receiver. To access the
Main OSD, press the MENU button. The Main feature comprises the following
categories of services:
1. Program Guide provides access to:
i. Programs Schedule
ii. Programs Categorisation/Type
iii. Booked Programs
2. TV/Radio Channels allows you to
program:
i. Program Favourite channels
ii. Channel locking
iii. Channel deletion
3. Preferences allows you to access:
i. VCR out
ii. Audio delay time
iii. MPEG Audio Level
iv. Audio Language Priority
v. Audio preference
vi. Digital Audio
vii. Downmix-Surround
viii.Audio Balance
ix. Select output format
4. Advanced Settings allows you to
program:
i. Parental Guidance
ii. Change Password
iii. Install
iv. Restore shipping condition
v. Select region
5. Box Information to display the
Software Version number and Serial
ID of your receiver.

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6.1 Program Guide
Programs Schedule
By choosing the Program Guide banner on
the Main OSD, the Electronic Program
Guide (EPG) appears. The EPG is, in
classic terms, a TV Guide, except it is
presented on your TV screen. The EPG
allows you to peek in advance, depending
on services provided by your Service
Provider, a few days or up to one week of
TV programs and program information. By
using the arrow keys on either your
receiver or the remote control, you can
roam the EPG to access various channels
and programs.
In the list, highlight the desired program by pressing the arrow buttons. Once you have
selected your choice (the highlighted block will appear in a different colour), press
to view the detailed description of the program. If the broadcaster has not
transmitted detailed description for the program, the text “No description available” will
appear. If you wish to see what programs are being broadcast on other channels, use
the CH S/Tbutton to access the list of all programs shown for the current and next
days (subject to availability).
If you wish to book a future program,
highlight any program (beyond the current
time frame) by using the arrow buttons, and
press OK to confirm your selection. The
“Booking” window will appear allowing you
to book the program. Press OK to confirm
the booking, or EXIT to exit the Booking
window. For more information on the
Booking feature, see “Booked Programs”
on page 17. Note that if you highlight a
program currently being broadcast on
another channel and press OK, the
program is not booked. Instead, the
receiver switches to that channel directly.
Coloured “Hot Keys”
On the Program Guide window, you will notice four coloured hot keys. They provide
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Category Selection
This special feature enables you to screen
out your preferred programs by program
Category or type. You can gain access to
this feature by pressing the button
(yellow). Use the arrow buttons to highlight
the categories, and press OK to select or
unselect any of the categories. By default,
the item “All Categories” is highlighted.
You have to de-select that item before
selecting specific program type(s). As you
select some categories and go back to
program guide menu, only programs of the
selected categories will be visible.
Booked Programs
To review what programs are currently
booked, press (blue) to call up the
Booked Programs OSD. To cancel or re-
engage the booking, press OK. If the
symbol (the alarm clock) disappears,
then the timer is disengaged. The program
information will remain in case you wish to
rebook the program. The cancelled
program will not be displayed the next time
this window reappears.

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6.2 TV/Radio Channels
You may highlight any channel in the list by
pressing up/down keys, then press OK to
view that channel directly.
This feature allows you to personalise your
list of favourite channels, TV or Radio.
Highlight a channel by using the S/T
buttons, then press the “hot key” (red) to
select or unselect. When a channel is
selected a symbol will appear in the bar
to indicate the favourite status. When you
are changing channels using the CH S/T
keys, the receiver jumps to the
next/previous favourite channel, and skips
other channels.
If you wish to lock or unlock any channel, simply press the button (green) to do so.
When a channel is locked a symbol will appear to indicate the locked status.
Whenever you wish to watch the locked channel you will be asked to enter the
password. If you wish to delete any channel, press the button (yellow) and an “X”
sign will be shown on that channel. You may un-delete that channel by pressing the
same key again. If one or more channels are deleted, you will be asked to confirm the
removal of those channels upon leaving the TV/Radio channels menu. Once you
confirm their removal, you cannot un-delete them. The only way to recover those
deleted channel is to perform an “Install”. Please use this feature very carefully.
To toggle between the TV ( TV ) and Radio ( ) lists, press the TV button.
6.3 Preferences
From here, you may adjust various settings
according to your personal preference,
such as language priority, audio mode,
display type, Downmix-Surround and
others. Note that some settings in this
segment are related to the A/V equipment
to which the digital receiver is connected.
Instructions on how to set each item are
presented below.

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VCR out
This setting affects the video format at the
VCR output, or the TV output when mode C
(CVBS) is selected.
If your display is 4:3 format and the
transmission of a program happens to be
16:9, the Normal/Letterbox mode will give
you a complete picture, but black areas will
appear at the top and bottom.
Alternatively you can choose the
Normal/Center Cut mode to play the
program in a full-screen format, however
information on the left and right sides may
be cut off.
If your display is 16:9 format, then set the
mode at Wide. If a program happens to be
in 4:3, black areas will appear at the left
and right of the screen in order to present
the picture in a correct aspect ratio.
Note that this selection only applies to
CVBS output.
Audio delay time
Different displays may have different delay in displaying pictures, which may cause a
slight problem with lip sync. This feature allows you to use W/Xto select your choice
according to your actual video display equipment, in order to compensate for this
delay. The delay time depends on which choice appears to provide best performance
of lip sync on your display device.
MPEG Audio Level
From here you my adjust MPEG audio level from –12 db to 0 db. This adjustment is
only for MPEG input and system will detect MPEG input automatically.
LetterboxLetterbox
Center CutCenter Cut
16:9 Wide16:9 Wide

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Audio Language Priority
From here you may prioritise languages for
the audio output. To prioritise a language,
press OK to highlight a language choice.
Move the choice up or down by using the
arrow buttons. Press OK again to confirm
the priority.
Note that this priority applies when you view new services. That is, the receiver will
select the audio soundtrack with the highest priority as the default soundtrack.
However, you may select any available soundtrack at any time for each channel, and
that selection will not be affected by your choice of language priority.
Note also that this feature is currently not supported by Australian broadcasters.
Audio Preference
The Audio mode allows you to adjust the audio setting. You may choose Dolby Digital
(Dolby D), MPEG1 and MPEG2. Use W/Xto select your choice. Like the Audio
Language Priority setting, this audio mode setting determines your initial choice of
soundtrack based on the audio mode, and you may select any soundtrack channel by
channel, regardless of the audio mode setting made in this menu.
If the default Audio Mode is Dolby D, and the input signal contains only MPEG2, the
default Mode will change to MPEG2 automatically. If the Audio Mode is set to Dolby D,
the digital receiver will automatically select a Dolby D soundtrack when it is available.
We especially recommend this selection if you will be connecting your receiver to a TV
or A/V receiver that can decode Dolby Digital (look for the logo) or Dolby
Surround Pro Logic (look for the logo).