Initial settings
MONITOR TYPE
You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you playback DVD VIDEO discs recorded for wide screen televisions.
PREFERENCE1 | PREFERENCE2 | SPK. SETTING |
MENU LANGUAGE | ENGLISH | |
AUDIO LANGUAGE | ENGLISH | |
SUBTITLE |
| ENGLISH |
ON SCREEN LANGUAGE | ENGLISH | |
ON SCREEN GUIDE | ON | |
MONITOR TYPE | 4:3 LB | |
PROGRESSIVE MODE | AUTO | |
PRESS | KEY |
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NOTES
•If a disc does not support “4:3 Pan Scan”, the letter box screen appears even if you set the MONITOR TYPE to “4:3 PS. 
”.
•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.
•4:3 LB. 
(Letter Box Conversion)
Should be selected when you connect a normal TV to the unit.
When you play a wide picture recorded on a DVD VIDEO disc, the picture is displayed with bands across the upper and lower portions of the screen.
PROGRESSIVE MODE
You can select the progressive mode from the following options.
PREFERENCE1 | PREFERENCE2 | SPK. SETTING |
MENU LANGUAGE | ENGLISH | |
AUDIO LANGUAGE | ENGLISH | |
SUBTITLE |
| ENGLISH |
ON SCREEN LANGUAGE | ENGLISH | |
ON SCREEN GUIDE | ON | |
MONITOR TYPE | 4:3 LB | |
PROGRESSIVE MODE | AUTO | |
PRESS | KEY |
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Initial settings
•4:3 PS. 
(Pan Scan Conversion)
Should be selected when you connect a normal TV to the unit.
When you play a wide picture recorded on a DVD VIDEO disc, a portion of the picture is automatically cut off from the
left and right sides of the image.
Depending on the disc, it may not be possible to playback in this mode. In that case, the picture is
played back as in 4:3 LB. |
| mode. |
•16:9 AUTO (Wide Television screen)
Should be selected when you connect a
•16:9 NORMAL (Wide Television screen)
Should be selected when you connect the unit to a
•4:3 MULTI LB. 
•4:3 MULTI PS. 
•16:9 MULTI AUTO
•16:9 MULTI NORMAL
These “MULTI” options should be selected when you connect the unit to a TV that supports both the PAL and NTSC systems. If you select one of these options, the unit outputs a PAL or NTSC video signal according to the disc, regardless of the NTSC - PAL selector setting.
•AUTO
The unit recognizes the picture type (film or video source) of the current disc according to the disc information.
•VIDEO 1
Suitable for playing back a video source disc with static (inactive) pictures.
•VIDEO 2
Suitable for playing back a video source disc with dynamic (active) pictures.
•FILM
Suitable for playing back a film or progressive source disc.
•SMART
Used to playback a disc containing both video and film source materials. The unit recognizes the picture type according to the current data.
*Normally, set the PROGRESSIVE MODE to “AUTO”.
*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.
NOTE
•When playing back a
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