Sherwood BDP-904 manual Setting the Display

Setting items

Options

NTSC :

Select this when the video signal format of your TV and the discs is NTSC

color system for U.S.A., Canada, etc..

TV type

PAL :

Select this when the video signal format is PAL color system for Europe,

Set the video signal format depending on that

Australia, China, etc..

of your TV and disc.

■Note :

• If the color system of this unit is different from that of your TV and the discs,

the screen may be somewhat hard too see or the picture quality may be

poor. Only in this case, set the video signal format to another.

HDMI Auto* :

HDMI video resolution will be selected automatically depending on the HDMI-

compatible TV.

Resolution

1080p : Outputs 1080 lines of progressive video.

Set the resolution of the Component and

1080i : Outputs 1080 lines of interlaced video.

HDMI video signal

720p : Outputs 720 lines of progressive video.

480p : Outputs 480 lines(NTSC)(or 576 lines(PAL)) of progressive video.

480i : Outputs 480 lines(NTSC)(or 576 lines(PAL)) of interlaced video.

• For details on Resolution settings, refer to “Video output resolution” on page 9.

16:9 Wide* :

Select this when a wide-screen TV is connected. Discs recorded in wide-

screen format is played back over the entire TV screen.

TV Aspect

16:9 Pillarbox :

Set the picture size according to aspect ratio

When playing back 4:3 images, the picture is displayed in the center of the

of your TV

16:9 screen with a 4:3 aspect ratio.

4:3 Letterbox :

Select this to play back the discs recorded in wide-screen format with 4:3 TV

in the letter box mode (with black strips at the top and bottom).

On :

Select this to output 1080/24p video signals from HDMI OUT when playing

film based materials (24 frame).

Off* :

Film Mode

Select this when playing a materials other than film based materials (24

Set whether to output 1080/24p video signals

frame).

from HDMI OUT when playing film-based

■Notes :

materials (24 frame) on BD discs.

• 1080/24p video signals cannot be output from video OUTs other than HDMI

OUT.

• 1080/24p video signals can be output when the following conditions are met.

- HDMI OUT is connected to TV compatible with 1080/24p video signals.

- Resolution is set to HDMI Auto or 1080p.

36 Bit :

Select this to output the HDMI video signal with the 36 Bit color depth to TV

which supports 36 Bit HDMI deep color.

30 Bit :

Select this to output the HDMI video signal with the 30 Bit color depth.

24 Bit* :

Color Depth

Select this to output the HDMI video signal without the color depth effect to TV

which does not support HDMI deep color.

Set whether to output the HDMI video signal

■Notes :

with the color depth effect or not.

• For details on HDMI deep color which TV supports, refer to the operating

instructions of TV.

• If color depth setting is different from that which TV supports, picture may

flicker or be displayed abnormally. Should this happen, first make

(composite) video connection between this unit and TV, and select the

(composite) VIDEO as an input source on the TV to display the setting

menu, then set the Color Depth correctly.