Basic setup
Initial settings
This system is designed with a
Using the setup menu
Press the SETUP button on your remote control unit to display the setup menu. Use the / / / buttons to select your preferred option, and press the ENTER/SET button to confirm a highlighted selection. To exit setup menu, press the SETUP button.
TV Display Setting: selecting the aspect ratio The aspect ratio of a television is the relationship between its width and height, and it defines the shape of the picture. Television sets traditionally have an aspect ratio of 4:3. Since most DVD discs are recorded in “wide aspect ratio” formats, the picture must be adjusted to fit on your screen.
ξNORMAL/PS: The Pan and Scan presentation crops both sides of the wide screen format to fill the standard 4:3 television screen.
ξNORMAL/LB: The Letterbox presentation places black bars at the top and bottom portions of the screen to provide the full wide screen format of a movie on a standard 4:3
television screen.
ξ WIDE When connecting to a wide screen 16:9 television, select this option. The unit automatically sets and outputs a recorded signal in correct aspect ratio.
Notes:
ξThe default setting is NORMAL/PS.
ξSome DVD discs do not permit Pan and Scan mode playback and will automatically playback in Letterbox mode, and vice versa.
ξBe sure to set the screen mode on your
ξIf the WIDE option is selected with a standard 4:3 television, the playback picture will appear distorted (objects will look thin).
Selecting the on screen display (OSD) language This setting is used to establish the language that will be displayed for all operations and on screen messages. To change this setting, use the setup menu, select general setup, to access the following screen:
ξSelect one of the five available languages: ENGSISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN and SPANISH.
ξThe default setting is ENGLISH.
ξIf the selected language is not recorded on the DVD disc, the player will automatically default to the disc’s initial language setting.
Selecting the listening mode
When playing DVD discs recorded in DTS 5.1 signal format, press the SURR button repeatedly to select: STEREO Ö DTS.
When playing DVD discs recorded in Dolby Digital signal format, press the SURR button repeatedly to select:
STEREO Ö DOLBY DIGITAL.
When playing VCD, MP3 or CD discs, press the SURR button repeatedly to select: STEREOÖDOLBY PRO LOGIC.
When using the auxiliary or AUX mode, press the SURR button repeatedly to select: STEREO Ö DOLBY PRO LOGIC.
When the system is in TUNER mode, press the SURR button to select STEREO (the only available choice for this mode).
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