TV / Device Connection

TV Aspect

Set to match the type of television connected.

When connected to a 4:3 aspect television and playing 16:9 ratio image:

		The sides are cut off so
	4:3 Pan &	the picture fills the screen.
	4:3 Pan &	When playing BD-Video,
	Scan	When playing BD-Video,
	Scan	video is output as “4:3
		video is output as “4:3
		Letterbox”.

Black bands appear at the

4:3 Letterbox top and bottom of the picture.

When connected to a 16:9 widescreen television and playing 4:3 ratio image:

	16:9	Video is displayed as a 4:3 ratio image in the
	16:9	center of the screen.
		center of the screen.
	16:9 Full	Video is displayed as a horizontally
	16:9 Full	stretched 16:9 image.
		stretched 16:9 image.

HDMI Connection

Press [OK] to show the following settings.

HDMI Video Mode [BD65] [BD655]

Select “On” when video is output from HDMI AV OUT terminal.

	On	Images are output from the HDMI terminal in the
	On	resolution set in “HDMI Resolution”.
		resolution set in “HDMI Resolution”.
	Off	Images are output in the resolution set in
	Off	“Component Video Resolution”.
		“Component Video Resolution”.

HDMI Resolution

The items supported by the connected devices are indicated on the screen as “¢”. When any item without “¢” is selected, the images may be distorted.

≥If “Auto” is selected, automatically selects the output resolution best suited to the connected television.

≥To enjoy high definition video up-converted to 1080p, you need to connect the unit directly to 1080p compatible HDTV (High Definition Television). If this unit is connected to an HDTV through other equipment, it must also be 1080p compatible.

24p Output

When this unit is connected to a TV supporting 1080/24p output using an HDMI cable, movies and other material recorded at 24p are output at 24p.

≥When playing DVD-Video, set to “On” and then also set “24p” in “Video” (> 24) to “On”.

≥When BD-Video images other than 24p are played, images are output at 60p.

HDMI RGB Output Range

The signal is enhanced to reproduce clear video, when connected to a device that only supports RGB output.

HDMI Audio Output

This setting selects whether or not to output audio from HDMI.

≥Select “Off” when the TV is connected to this unit via an HDMI terminal, and this unit is also connected to other devices, such as an amplifier/receiver via an OPTICAL terminal.

VIERA Link

Set to use “HDAVI Control” function when connected with an HDMI cable to a device that supports “HDAVI Control”.

≥Select “Off” when you do not want to use “HDAVI Control”.

Deep Color Output

This setting is for selecting whether to use Deep Color output when a television that supports Deep Color is connected.

Contents Type Flag

Depending on the playback content, the TV will output adjusting to the optimal method when a TV that supports this function is connected.

Component Video Resolution [BD65] [BD655]

This sets the video output resolution when connected via the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal.

≥Even if you select “720p” or “1080i”, the video output resolution is restricted to “480p” when images of DVD-Video discs are output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals.

Settings

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