Meridian America 596 manual Selecting the display settings, To set the default picture format

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Selecting the display settings

Setting default options

The Video setup menu lets you change the video and operational settings of the 596 DVD Player:

Note: The SCART switch option only appears with the SCART

version of the 596.

To set the default picture format

Some DVD video discs allow you to choose between the 4:3 (normal television) or 16:9 (widescreen) picture formats.

If you have a standard 4:3 television you also have the choice of displaying widescreen pictures cropped to fill your television screen (pan-scan), or with black bars above and below the picture (letterbox).

●Highlight Display aspect in the Video setup menu, and press Enter.

The Display aspect ratio menu is displayed:

●Press V or A to select the format of your TV, and press Enter.

Note: The pan-scan feature is not available on some discs, in which case letterbox format will be used.

To select the video output format

This option should be set according to which of the S-video or

COMPONENT video outputs you are using.

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Contents Meridian 596 DVD Player Preface Meridian 596 DVD Player User GuideSales and service in the UK Contents Setting default options Setting up the DVD Player41Configuring the DVD Player51 Troubleshooting Preface Introduction Professional features Meridian 500 SeriesSeries communications Meridian Digital Theatre Sample configurationsMeridian Digital Music System Specification Specification and accessoriesAvailable accessories Using the DVD player Front panel Using the DVD player˘ Scan forward Meridian System RemoteTo switch on from standby Playing a discTo insert a disc To move to the next or previous album MP3 discs only To switch to standbyTo play the disc To move to the next or previous chapter or trackLocating a specific title, chapter, or track To play starting from a particular chapter or trackTo locate a chapter or track by number To play from a specified timecode To locate a title by numberStopping, pausing, and resuming play Disc information To change the front panel displayTo display disc information on screen To turn off the on-screen display To display information about DVD video disc featuresAdvanced features To select a title using the title menu Selecting options from a menuTo select an option from the disc menu To resume normal speed Fast and slow-motion playTo play DVD video discs or audio CDs faster than normal To play DVD video discs in slow motionPlaying repeatedly To repeat a title, chapter, or trackTo repeat a specific section of a disc Selecting a playback audio setting To select the audio settingTo display the current audio setting To turn subtitles on or off To display the current subtitle settingDisplaying subtitles To select the subtitle languageSelecting the camera angle To display the camera angleTo select or change the camera angle To set the parental lock Setting the parental lockTo change the password Advanced features Setting default options To display the Setup menu Setting default optionsTo exit from the setup menus To select an option from a menuTo return to the previous menu Selecting the default languages To select the default soundtrack languageTo set the default subtitle language To select the disc menu language Selecting the display settings To set the default picture formatTo select the video output format Component version To select closed caption subtitles To select the black levelTo select the TV standard To set up Scart switching To select the screensaver timeoutsSetting default options To select the digital audio format Selecting the audio settingsTo select the audio output rate To select Meridian High ResolutionSetting default options Setting up the DVD player Radio interference UnpackingTo avoid overheating Safety warningsPositioning the DVD player To avoid interferenceVideo outputs Back panelVideo connections Communications connections Audio connectionsConnecting using composite video Connecting videoConnecting using component video Connecting using S-videoTo connect to a Meridian 561 Digital Surround Processor Connecting audioTo connect to Meridian DSP loudspeakers To connect to other Meridian 500 Series equipment Connecting to other Meridian equipmentConfiguring the DVD player To restore the standard settings Choosing standard settingsConfiguring the 596 DVD Player To configure specific optionsTo set configuration options To configure the sources Troubleshooting Video picture is monochrome TroubleshootingNo lights are displayed when switching on There is no sound when playing a discVideo picture is bright blue or pink Picture whites appear greenOn-screen display shows Wrong Region Code Creating MP3 discs Question-mark symbol is displayed on the on-screen displayTo clean the audio and video connections MaintenanceCleaning To clean the case, display panel, and keypadService and guarantee ServiceGuarantee Digital OUT IndexScart Wrong Region Code Index