Changing the initial settings
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PICTURE page
This page allows you to select desired options concerning with a picture or
monitor screen.
Menu item
Setting options
Notes/examples
MONITOR TYPE
You can select the monitor type to
match your TV when you playback
DVD VIDEO discs recorded for wide
screen televisions.
•
16:9 NORMAL (Wide Television
screen)
Should be selected when you
connect the unit to a wide-screen
(16:9) TV whose aspect ratio is fixed
to 16:9 (the unit automatically
adjusts the screen width of the
output signal correctly when
playing back a "4:3" source).
• If you playback a "4:3" DVD VIDEO
source with the "16:9 NORMAL"
mode, the picture character slightly
changes due to the process for
converting the picture width.
•
16:9 AUTO (Wide Television screen)
Should be selected when you
connect a wide-screen (16:9) TV to
the unit.
•
4:3 LB. (Letter Box Conversion)
Should be selected when you
connect a normal (4:3) TV to the
unit.
When playing back a DVD VIDEO
disc recorded by the wide picture
format, the picture is shown with
black bars at the top and bottom.
•
4:3 PS. (Pan Scan Conversion)
Should be selected when you
connect a normal(4:3) TV to the
unit.
When playing back a DVD VIDEO
disc recorded by the wide picture
format, the picture is automatically
zoomed and the left and right sides
are chopped off.
• With some discs recorded by the
wide picture format, the picture is
shown in the 4:3 LB mode even if
you select the 4:3 PS mode.
PROGRESSIVE MODE
When the unit is in the progressive
scan mode, you can select a desired
mode from three options.
Normally, set to "AUTO".
•
VIDEO
Suitable for playing back a video
source disc.
• When progressive scan mode is
active, the PROGRESSIVE indicator
is lit. Note that the color of indication
changes depending on this setting,
source type and the unit’s status.
(See pages 7 and 8.)
• Some DVD VIDEO discs may not be
played back correctly with the
"AUTO" mode. If the playback
picture is unclear or noisy with a
particular DVD VIDEO disc, try to
change the mode
•
FILM
Suitable for playing back a film or
progressive source disc.
•
AUTO
Used to playback a disc containing
both video and film source
materials.
The unit recognizes the picture type
(film or video source) of the current
disc according to the disc
information.
SELECT
ENTER
USE
5∞23
TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM
TO EXET, PRESS CHOICE.
MONITOR TYPE
4:3 L.B.
PROGRESSIVE MODE
AUTO
SCREEN SAVER
ON
MP3/JPEG
MP3
PICTURE
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