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P.SCAn(ProGre SSIve SCAn) funCtIon
Unlike regular Interlace Scan, in which two fi elds of picture information alternate to create the entire picture (odd scan lines, then even scan lines), Progressive Scan uses one fi eld of information (all lines displayed in one pass) to create a clear and detailed picture without visible scan lines.
1.Press STOP button.
~If playing a disc, press the STOP button twice so that “STOP”, appears on the display.
2.Press and hold P.SCAN button on the remote control for over 5 seconds.
~Pressing and holding the button for over 5 seconds will select "P.SCAN" and "I.SCAN" alternately.
~When you select P.SCAN, "P.SCAN" will appear on the display.
~To set P.Scan mode for DivX discs, press the P.SCAN button on the remote control for more than 5 seconds with no disc in the unit (“NO DISC" on the display), then load the DivX disc and play.
What is Progressive (or Non-Interlaced) Scanning?
Interlaced Scan | Progressive Scan |
(1 FRAME = 2 FIELDS) | (FULL FRAME) |
In | The progressive scanning method scans one full |
interlaced fields (odd and even), where each field | frame of video consecutively down the screen, |
contains every other horizontal line in the frame. | line by line.An entire image is drawn at one |
The odd field of alternating lines is displayed first, | time, as opposed to the interlaced scanning |
and then the even field is displayed to fill in the | process by which a video image is drawn in a |
alternating gaps left by the odd field to form a | series of passes. |
single frame. | The progressive scanning method is desirable |
One frame, displayed every 1/30th of a second, | for dealing with moving objects. |
contains two interlaced fields, thus a total of 60 |
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fields are displayed every one second. |
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The interlaced scanning method is intended for |
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capturing a still object. |
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✎NOTE
`Depending on the capabilities of your TV, this function may not work.