Arcam DV135 Video set-up, Main video output, Display standard, Display shape, Hdmi resolution

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Video set-up

If your display device is HDMI-compliant, the DV135 can read the capabilities of the display device directly; the information allows the DV135 to configure its output automatically and optimally for the attached device.

See page 18 for more information about connecting to HDMI devices.

Main video output

This setting is to tell the DV135 which of the available video outputs is the ‘main’ output, i.e., in the event of a conflict between video outputs, which output has priority.

 

 

 

HDMI

Select this item if you are connecting the DV135 to an HDMI-compliant device,

 

and you are happy for the DV135 to configure itself automatically for the device it

 

is attached to.

 

This is the recommended setting if you are connecting the DV135 to an

 

HDMI-compliant device.

 

 

 

HDMI as DVI

Select this item if you are connecting the DV135 to a DVI-compliant device, and

 

you are happy for the DV135 to configure itself automatically for the device it is

 

attached to.

 

 

 

Analogue

Select this setting if you are not connecting the DV135 to a HDMI-compliant

 

device.

 

 

 

Display standard

This is set at the factory to be appropriate for the type of display device used in your country. Should you need to change this setting, the options are as follows.

Auto

The video output is taken from that recorded on the disc. When no disc is playing,

 

the logo screen is displayed using the standard of the last disc played.

 

 

NTSC

NTSC is always used as the video standard. Note that PAL discs are converted to

 

NTSC, but this causes some reduction in the quality of the video output (and may

 

cause the video to become ‘jerky’). This is the best setting to use if your display

 

device can accept only NTSC video (this is generally the case in North America);

 

better results are obtained by using ‘Auto’, but your display device must be able

 

to support PAL.

 

 

PAL

PAL is always used as the video standard. Note that NTSC discs are converted to

 

PAL, but this causes some reduction in the quality of the video output (and may

 

cause the video to become ‘jerky’). Better results will be obtained by using ‘Auto’,

 

but your display device must be able to support NTSC.

 

 

HDMI as DVI

Even though your display

device may be fully HDMI

compliant, it is possible

that in-line receivers or

repeaters may work only

in DVI mode. In this case,

it is useful to disable

HDMI, forcing DVI output

instead.

Selecting ‘HDMI as DVI’ will force the DV135 into DVI mode even when an HDMI device is detected.

Display shape

This needs to be set correctly for the type of display device you have and the type of display you prefer.

4:3 Letterbox

Use this setting if you have a conventional 4:3 display device, and you prefer

 

to view wide screen movies in letterbox format (with black bars at the top and

 

bottom).

 

 

4:3 Panscan

Use this setting if you have a conventional 4:3 display device, and you prefer to

 

view wide screen movies in Pan & Scan format (cropping the sides of the image).

 

 

16:9

Use this setting if you have a wide screen (16:9) display device.

 

Material in 16:9 format is displayed so as to fill the screen.

 

 

If you have a 4:3 display device and you have set a preference for Panscan, it does not mean you will always see movies in this format, since Panscan display must be supported by the disc being played.

HDMI resolution

Normally the video resolution of the HDMI output is set to the native format of the connected display device. If you wish to specify the output format, however, use this setting.

Auto

The output resolution will be set appropriately for the connected display.

 

This is the recommended setting if you are connecting the DV135 to an

 

HDMI- or DVI-compliant device.

 

 

SD-progressive

The HDMI output will be restricted to progressive resolutions with no scaling (i.e.,

 

NTSC 480p or PAL 576p).

 

 

(Other

Resolutions of 720p and 1080i are also available.

resolutions)

 

 

 

This setting can be changed only if ‘Main video output’ is set to ‘HDMI’ or ‘HDMI as DVI’.

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