Rotel RDV-1040 owner manual Selecting a Scene Angle Angle, To Zoom In On Pictures

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1 During playback, press AUDIO 23 . The audio selection window appears on the TV screen.

2Press ￿/￿or AUDIO to select the desired audio. Each time you press ￿ / ￿ or AUDIO, the audio changes.

For DVD VIDEO (example)

For SVCD

For Video CD

3Press ENTER 34 . The selected audio is heard and the audio selection window disappears.

NOTES: The audio selection window will automatically disappear if you do not change the audio within several seconds.

For DVD VIDEO, the selected language may be abbreviated on the TV screen. See “Appendix B: Table of languages and their abbreviations”.

Selecting a Scene Angle (ANGLE)

You can view a variety of scene angles if the DVD VIDEO disc contains “multi-angle” parts, where multiple cameras were used to shoot the same scene from different angles. At the be-

ginning of a “multi-angle” part, appears on the TV screen (except when the ON SCREEN GUIDE preference is set to OFF).

1 During playback, press ANGLE 6 . The angle selection window appears on the TV screen.

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2Press ￿/￿or ANGLE to select the desired angle. Each time you press ￿/￿or ANGLE, the angle changes.

3 Press ENTER 34 .

You will see the picture from the selected angle. The angle selection window disappears.

NOTE: The angle selection window will au- tomatically disappear if you do not change the angle for several seconds.

Special Picture/Sound Effects

To Zoom In On Pictures

1 During playback or while paused, press ZOOM 24 . Pressing ZOOM causes the RDV-1040 to zoom in on the image. At the top left of the screen, the information for the current magnification appears for about 5 seconds. Each time you press ZOOM, the magnification is doubled (1.8, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 times).

When a picture of a DVD VIDEO disc is viewed on a normal TV screen (4:3, Letter Box), black bars may appear at the top and bottom of the screen. In this case, if you select the “ZOOM x1.8” mode, the black bars be- come almost invisible. When a 1:2.35 or 1:1.85 DVD VIDEO source is played back, however, the black bars are visible on the screen.

2Press ￿/￿/￿/￿to move the zoomed po- sition.

To return to the normal playback press ENTER 34 .

NOTE: When you are zoomed in on a pic- ture the image may look coarse.

English

To Adjust the Picture Quality (VFP)

The VFP (Video Fine Processor) function allows you to adjust the picture quality according to the type of programming, picture tone or per- sonal preferences.

1 During playback, press VFP 25 . The VFP mode selection window appears on the TV screen.

2Press ￿/￿to select the desired preset. Each time you press the button, the VFP mode changes as follows. Set the video type most suitable to the current program or the room conditions.

Selected preset

USER 1

GAMMA

+ 4

BRIGHTNESS

+ 4

CONTRAST

+13

SATURATION

+13

TINT

+13

SHARPNESS

+ 3

Y DELAY

+ 2

Parameter

NORMAL: for watching TV in a general room.

CINEMA: for watching a movie in a room with suppressed light.

USER 1 USER 2: you can adjust parameters that affect the picture character and store the settings as a user preset. See the next step.

3To define a user setting, press ￿/￿ to se- lect a parameter to be edited from the fol- lowing.

GAMMA: Adjust this if the neutral color is bright or dark. The brightness of dark and bright portion is maintained. Available range: –4 (darkest) to +4 (brightest).

BRIGHTNESS: Adjust this if the picture is bright or dark on the whole. Available range: –16 (darkest) to +16 (brightest).

CONTRAST: Adjust this if the far and near

position is unnatural. Available range: –16 to +16.

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Contents RDV-1040 Class 1 Laser Product Important Safety InstructionsImportant for Laser Products Volume -/CURSOR Button TV/DVD switchInfrared signal output window DVD Power button TV Power buttonDisplay Window Progressive indicatorRemote sensor Play buttonContents Placement PrecautionsNTSC/PAL Output Signal Selector Switch Remote/480p/480i Output Signal Selector SwitchChannels of the RDV-1040 to the single input Composite Input TV ConnectionComponent Input TV Connection Connecting to an Audio Amplifier or Receiver Connecting to Audio Equipment with a Digital InputOptical Connection Coaxial ConnectionPrecautions for the safe use of batteries Installing the BatteriesRemote Control TV Operation AC InputDVD Video Disc Region Codes Playable DiscsUnplayable Discs Digital Audio FormatsRecalling the DVD Player SET UP menu Initial SetupGetting Started Turning On the RDV-1040Resuming Playback Basic Disc PlayTo Rapidly Advance or Reverse Playback To Resume Playback5x Quick Playback With Sound To Advance a Still Picture Frame by FrameLocating a Scene From the DVD Menu Using the Numeric ButtonsLocating a Scene From the Menu of a SVCD/Video CD with PBC Specifying a TitleTo Play Tracks in Random Order Random Play Playing Tracks in a Specific Order Program PlayRepeat Playback To Zoom In On Pictures To Adjust the Picture Quality VFPSelecting a Scene Angle Angle Simulated Surround Sound VSS Basic Operation ProcedureTo Display a Menu Bar Menu Bar Functions forBasic operations Menu bar functions for SVCD/ Video CD/Audio CDAbout MP3/WMA Discs Selecting a Group and Track About Jpeg DiscsDirect Selection Repeat PlaybackTo See a Specific Picture Viewing Pictures Continuously Slide Show ModeTo Zoom In on a Picture To Select the Start Point of the Slide ShowSlide Show Repeat Function How to Set PreferencesAbout the Preference Display Language MenuPicture Source Picture MenuScreen Saver MP3 and WMA/JPEGTo Set Parental Lock for the First Time Others MenuTroubleshooting Audio GlossarySpecifications Appendix a Country Code List for Parental Lock Appendix BTable of Languages and Their Abbreviations Appendix C Digital Signal Output ChartUSA

RDV-1040 specifications

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