Panasonic SC-ST1 Aspect, Making fine adjustments to the zoom Picture mode, Video output mode

Display menu Picture menu RAM DVD-A DVD-V VCD

Normal	0	0	OFF	0	N	480P	Auto1
							Only when
							“PROGRESSIVE” is on

q

w

4:3 Aspect

RAM DVD-A DVD-V VCD

Select how to show images made for 4:3 aspect screens on a 16:9 aspect television.

¡Normal: laterally stretches images made for a 4:3 screen.

¡Auto: expands suitable 4:3 letterbox images to fill more of the screen. Other images appear in full in the center of the screen.

¡Shrink: images appear in the center of the screen.

¡Zoom: expands all images to fill the screen.

If your television has a similar feature, use it instead for a better effect.

					[ENTER]
Zoom (\ page 18)					/
					[w, q]
	RAM	DVD-A	DVD-V	VCD
					/

[ENTER]

Making fine adjustments to the zoom

Picture mode

¡N: Normal mode

¡S: Soft mode (Soft picture with fewer video artifacts)

q¡F: Fine mode (Details are sharper)

¡C1: Mellows images and enhances detail in dark scenes

¡C2: Sharpens images and enhances detail in dark scenes

¡U1/U2/U3: User mode (\ below)

Video output mode

w¡480I: Interlace video

¡480P: Progressive video (“PROGRESSIVE” is on)

Transfer mode

Select the method of conversion for progressive output to suit the type of material being played.

e	¡Auto1 (normal): for viewing film material
	¡Auto2: for viewing film material (the same as Auto 1,
	but able to convert 30-frame-per-second
	progressive video)
	¡Video: for video material

To change the user mode

Disc operations

ratio

[e, r]

1 Select User mode and p ess [q] to highlight the number. 2 Press [e, r] to select “1”, “2” or “3”.

3

4

5

Subtitle position/Subtitle brightness DVD-ADVD-V

¡Position (0 to –60): in 2 unit steps ¡Brightness (Auto∗/0 to –9)

∗The brightness adjusts automatically against the background.

Bitrate display on/off RAM DVD-ADVD-VVCD

During play: shows the bitrate (approximate values) of the video being played

While paused: shows the data volume of the frame and type of picture (\ page 34, Glossary— I/P/B)

9.438 Mbps
,/	[w, q]

Bitrate	5.0
Cur. 7.507 Mbps
	Mbps
Ave. 6.730 Mbps

Current	A record of bitrates for
bitrate	a sampling period.
	Average bitrate

OSD brightness (–3 to +3)

Adjust the brightness of the on-screen displays.

U 1

U1: MPEG D.N.R. (Digital Noise Reduction)

Uq1 r0 t0 y0 u0

	Depth Enhancer (0 to +4)
r	Reduces the rough noise in the background to give a
	greater feeling of depth.
	3D-NR (0 to +4)/Dot NR (On)
t	Reduces overall noise/Reduces the dot noise that
	occurs at the borders between colors.
y	Block NR (0 to +3)
	Smoothes block noise.
	Mos uito NR (0 to +3)
u	Reduces the smudging that appears around contrasting
	sections of the picture.
U2

Uq2 0i0o0!00!10!2

	Contrast (–7 to +7)
i	Increases the contrast between light and dark parts of
	the picture.
o	Brightness (0 to +15)
	Brightens the picture.
	Sharpness (–7 to +7)
!0	Adjusts the sharpness of the edges of the horizontal
	lines.
!1	Color (–7 to +7)
	Adjust the shade of the picture’s color.
!2	Gamma (0 to +5)
	Emphasis of outlines.

U3

U 3 480P Auto1

Only when	RQT6945
“PROGRESSIVE” is on	23
1-3(\ above)