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Chapter 3 - Setup
GDV-870 Owner’s Manual
Video Settings
To access the Video Settings menu:
1 Press the Setup button.
2 Use the / buttons to select Video, then press
the button.
3 Use the / buttons to choose from the follow-
ing menu items:
Aspect Ratio
Sets the aspect ratio of the GDV-870 to match your
display device.
• Use the / buttons to select 4:3 or 16:9.
- Select “4:3” if you are using a standard 4 :3
display device.
- Select “16:9” if you are using wide-screen
16:9 display device.
View Mode
Sets your preferred method of scaling video content
to your display.
• Use the / buttons to select Fill, Original,
Auto Fit (default), or Pan Scan.
- Select “Fill” to expand video content to the
full dimensions of the screen.
- Select “Or iginal” to leave all video content
as it is originally presented on the disc.
- Select “Auto Fit” to automatically detect
the optimum presentation of your video con-
tent.
- Select “Pan Scan” to crop widescreen mov-
ies to fit on a 4:3 screen.
TV System
Sets the TV system of your display device.
• Use the / buttons to select NTSC, PAL, or
Multi.
- Select “NTSC” if your display is NTSC com-
patible.
- Select “PAL” if your display is PAL compat-
ible
- Select “Multi” if your display handles both
NTSC and PAL signals.
Video Out
Sets the video output signal to match your display
device and connection method.
• Use the / buttons to select Component, P-
Scan, or HD.
- Select “Component” if you used the Compo-
nent video outputs to connect your display
device AND your display only accepts a stan-
dard definition (NTSC/PAL) video signal.
- Select “Progressive” if you used the Compo-
nent video outputs to connect your display
device AND your display accepts a progres-
sively scanned video signal.
- Select “HD” if you used the Component video
outputs and/or the HDMI output to connect
your display device AND your display accepts
a High Definition video signal.
Brightness
Adjusts picture brightness.
• Use the / buttons to set the brightness from
1-16.
Sharpness
Adjusts picture sharpness.
• Use the / buttons to set the sharpness from
1-16.
HD Resolution
Sets the resolution of the HD video signal to match
the capabilities of your display device.
• Use the / buttons to select 480p/576p, 720p,
1080i, 1024x768, or 1360x768.
• HD Resolution is only selectable if Video Out is
set to HD.
HD JPEG Mode
Enables or disables high-definition JPEG playback.
HD JPEG Mode is only selectable if Video Out is s et
to “HD.”
• Use the / buttons to select On or Off.
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Language
Video
Audio
Rating
Misc
Aspect Ratio : 4:3
View Mode : Auto Fit
TV System : NTSC
Video out : Component
Brightness
Sharpness
HD Resolution : Auto
HD Jpeg mode : Off
Notes:
• Use the Video Out but-
tons as a shortcut to
switch between Com-
ponent and Progressive
Scan.
• Use the HDMI button as a
shortcut to change the HD
Resolution.
p.scan
compnt
video output
HDMI