Philips DVD940 manual Personal preferences, General operation, TV Shape, Country, Video shift

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VIEWING ON 16:9

LETTERBOX

VIEWING ON 4:3

PAN SCAN

TV Shape

If you have a wide screen (16:9) TV, select 16:9. If you have a regular (4:3) TV, select 4:3.

If you have a 4:3 TV, you can also select between:

Letterbox for a ‘wide-screen’ picture with black bars top and bottom, or Pan Scan, for a full-height picture with the sides trimmed. If a disc has Pan Scan, the picture then moves (scans) horizontally to keep the main action on the screen.

Country

Select your country.This also is used as input for the ‘Parental Control’ feature. (see ‘Access Control’)

Note: All these items may have to be set during ‘Initial Setup’. After that, they can always be changed in the Personal Preferences Menu.

Personal preferences

You can set your personal preferences for some of the player features.

General operation:

Press MENU OSD on the remote control.

Select V in the menu bar.

The Personal Preferences menu appears.

Use the t u w v keys to toggle through the menus, sub menus and submenu options.

When a menu item is selected, the cursor keys (on the remote control) to operate the item are displayed next to the item.

Press OK to confirm and return to the main menu. The following items can be adapted:

Picture

- TV Shape See ‘Initial Setup’

- Black level shift (NTSC only)

Adapts the color dynamics to obtain richer contrasts. Select ON or OFF.

- Video shift

The factory centers the video on your screen. Use this setting to personalize the position of the picture on your TV by scrolling it to the left or right.

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Contents Toll Free Help Line For Customer Use Dear Philips product ownerRegion code for this set is IndexAviso Read before operating equipment Use only with a cart, stand, tripodLimited Warranty Contents Entertainment for the new millennium IntroductionIntroduction Digital videoUnpacking PlacementVideo CD Audio CDFront panel Functional overviewRear panel Display DVD/TV switch Remote controlProg + VOL +On screen display information Default screenMenu bar/Status window Status window iconsTemporary Feedback Field icons Preparation General notesConnect to a TV Digital Multi-channel sound Connecting to optional equipmentRemote control battery installation Connecting the power cordNTSC/PAL Settings Connecting to an amplifier equipped with Dolby SurroundGeneral explanation Remote control operationAbout this manual Menu bar operationInitial Setup Turning On the powerGeneral OperationGeneral operation Personal preferencesTV Shape CountryFeatures Access Control Night ModeLow power Standby Sound Digital outputActivating/deactivating the child lock Access control child lock DVD and VCDAuthorizing discs Deauthorizing discsAccess control Parental control DVD- Video only Activating/Deactivating Parental ControlCountry Parental Control Disclaimer Changing the 4-digit codeLoading discs OperationPlaying a DVD-video disc Playing a titlePlaying a Video CD General featuresPlaying a disc Moving to another title/TRACKStill Picture and Frame-by-frame playback Slow MotionSearch RepeatScan Repeat A-BShuffle Time searchFTS-Video Special DVD-features Playing an audio CD Special VCD-FeaturesPlayback Control PBC PauseRepeat track/disc FTS Program Switching FTS ON/OFFStoring an FTS Program Erasing a track from an FTS ProgramBefore requesting service Cleaning discs Optical Readout System Specifications