TV Broadcast System, Video Better Quality

Connecting the Video Out to TV

Composite	S-Video	Component
Video		Video

*Depending on your TV, Component Video input jacks may be marked as DVD Video input.

Composite Video (Good Quality)

Connect the supplied video cable from the VIDEO OUT jack on the back panel of the system to the VIDEO IN jack on your television.

S-Video (Better Quality)

If you television is equipped with an S-Video input, connect an S-Video cable (not supplied) from the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the back panel of the system to the S-VIDEO IN jack on your television.

Component Video (Best Quality)

If your television is equipped with Component Video inputs, connect a component video cable (not supplied) from the Pr, Pb and Y jacks on the back panel of the system to the corresponding jacks on your television.

Note • When the Progressive scan mode is selected, the VIDEO and S-VIDEO outputs do not feed any signal. See page 18 to select Progressive Scan.

P.SCAN (Progressive Scan) Function

Unlike regular Interlace Scan, in which two fields of picture information alternate to create the entire picture (odd scan lines, then even scan lines), Progressive Scan uses one field of information (all lines displayed in one pass) to create a clear and detailed picture without visible scan lines.

While the player is in the Stop mode, hold the P.SCAN button down for longer		CONNECTIONS
than 5 seconds.

• The selection switches back and forth between "P.SCAN" and "I.SCAN" each time the button is held
down for a minimum of 5 seconds.
What is Progressive (or Non-Interlaced) Scanning?
Interlaced Scan (1 FRAME = 2 FIELDS)	Progressive Scan (FULL FRAME)

In interlaced-scan video, a frame consists of two	The progressive scanning method scans one full frame of
interlaced fields (odd and even), where each field	video consecutively down the screen, line by line.
contains every other horizontal line in the frame.	An entire image is drawn at one time, as opposed to the
The odd field of alternating lines is displayed first, and	interlaced scanning process by which a video image is
then the even field is displayed to fill in the alternating	drawn in a series of passes.
gaps left by the odd field to form a single frame.	The progressive scanning method is desirable for dealing
One frame, displayed every 1/30th of a second, contains	with moving objects.
two interfaced fields, thus a total of 60 fields are
displayed every 1/60th of a second.
The interlaced scanning method is intended for capturing
a still object.

Note	• This function works only on TVs equipped with component video inputs (Y, Pr, Pb) that support Progressive
	Video. (It does not work on TVs with conventional component inputs, i.e., non-progressive scan TVs.)

•Depending on the brand and model of your TV, this function may not work.