Video setup menu, 31 En, Setting the TV display

Video setup menu

	SETUP	1/1
	GENERAL
		TV Display
	AUDIO	TV Type
		Black Level*1

	SPEAKER	Closed Caption*1
	VIDEO	Still Mode
		Progressive Scan

	HDMI	Scart Video Out*2
	DISC	Picture Setting

	Move :	Return Select : Enter

*1: [Black Level] and [Closed Caption] are only for U.S.A. and Canada models.

*2: [Scart Video Out] is only for U.K. and Europe models.

		SETUP MENU
When the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3:

Setting	Playback	TV display
Setting	disc	TV display
	disc

	16:9	*2

4:3 Pan

Scan

4:3

16:9

4:3 Letter

Box

4:3

English

Setting the TV display

Set the aspect ratio of this unit to match your TV. The format you select must be available on the disc.

•Select [TV Display] in [VIDEO] menu.

4:3 Pan Scan

Select this if the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3. In this setting, both sides of the picture to be trimmed or formatted to fit your TV screen.

4:3 Letter Box

Select this if the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3. In this setting, a wide picture with black bands on the upper and lower portions of the TV screen are displayed.

16:9

Select this if you have a widescreen TV.

■The relationship between the setting of this unit and the TV display

When the aspect ratio of your TV is 16:9 (widescreen):

Setting	Playback	TV display
Setting	disc	TV display
	disc
	16:9
16:9
	4:3		*1

*1: The side of the picture may be stretched depending on the TV. In this case, check the screen size and aspect ratio of your TV.

*2: If the disc is not assigned to play back with panscan, it is played with letterbox.

Setting the TV type

This menu contains the options for selecting the color system that matches your TV. For details, see “Step 3: Setting a TV type” on page 14.

Selecting the black level

(U.S.A. and Canada models only)

If you set the [TV Type] to [NTSC] (see “Step 3: Setting a TV type” on page 14), set this setting shift to [On] to improve the color contrast during playback.

•Select [Black Level] in [VIDEO] menu.

Select this to enhance the black level.

Off

Select this for the standard black level setting.

Notes

•This function is only available for CVBS (composite video) and S-video output.

•This setting has no effect if the [TV Type] is set to [PAL] (see “Step 3: Setting a TV type” on page 14).

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