UHD Blu-ray uses high-bandwidth 18Gbps signals but not 4K120. Both models are suitable.
For UHD Blu-ray, bitstream output is important to preserve Dolby TrueHD/Atmos and DTS-HD/DTS:X. Secondary audio mixing should normally be disabled for lossless audio.
Arcana extracts audio from the HDMI signal before a TV or projector can restrict it. A compatible soundbar or receiver can therefore receive the best available soundtrack while the video signal continues to the display.
Arcana verwerkt this player uitstekend up to 4K60. Arcana 2 is handiger when you the second HDMI output of HDMI audio to an AVR want to use.
Cable order: Panasonic DP-UB820 / UB824 → Arcana HDMI IN → HDMI OUT to TV/projector + eARC to soundbar
Use this route when 4K60 is sufficient and you need one video output.
Cable order: Panasonic DP-UB820 / UB824 → Arcana 2 HDMI IN → TX0 to TV/projector + eARC to soundbar
Use TX1/HDMI audio when a second display or HDMI receiver is required.
Arcana verwerkt this player uitstekend up to 4K60. Arcana 2 is handiger when you the second HDMI output of HDMI audio to an AVR want to use.
Only use EDID, scaling or lip-sync corrections afterwards when the standard route demonstrably does not work.
The settings above are the starting point. These are the things that most often go wrong on this specific device.
This single setting decides whether the Arcana ever sees Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD MA. A player left on PCM decodes internally and sends an already-unpacked multichannel stream, which is exactly what people mistake for a broken eARC link.
Streaming Atmos fits within ARC; the TrueHD Atmos on a UHD Blu-ray does not. A disc player is therefore the source where extracting audio before the TV makes the largest audible difference.
Still not right? Work through the troubleshooting pages — no Atmos, eARC falling back, lip sync and a black screen at 4K120 are covered there step by step.
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