Video set-up

If your display device is HDMI-compliant, the DV29 can read the capabilities of the display device directly; the information allows the DV29 to configure its output automatically and optimally for the attached device. This is known as ‘plug and play’.

The DV29 can be configured for plug and play, or not; this depends on the ‘Output Priority’ setting, described below. If the DV29 is configured for plug and play, and the display device cannot handle some of the options described below, then the options shown will be restricted to just the ones applicable to the attached device. For example, if the display device can handle PAL signals, but not NTSC, then NTSC will not be shown as an option for the ‘TV System’ menu item.

See page 9 for more information about connecting to HDMI devices.

Output Priority

Allows specification of whether HDMI ‘plug and play’ capabilities should be used.

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HDMI/DVI Select this item if you are connecting the DV29 to a HDMI-compliant device, and you are happy for the DV29 to configure itself automatically for the device it is attached to.

This is the recommended setting if you are connecting the DV29 to a HDMI-compliant device.

Analogue Select this setting if you are not connecting the DV29 to a HDMI-compliant device.

TV System

This is set at the factory to be appropriate for the type of display device used in your country. Should you need to change this setting, the options are explained below.

Auto

The video output is taken from that recorded on the disc. When no disc is playing,

 

the logo screen is displayed using the standard of the last disc played.

NTSC

NTSC is always used as the video standard. Note that PAL discs are converted to

 

NTSC, but this causes some reduction in the quality of the video output (and may

 

cause the video to become ‘jerky’). This is the best setting to use if your display

 

device can accept only NTSC video (this is generally the case in North America);

 

better results are obtained by using ‘Auto’, but your display device must be able

 

to support PAL.

PAL

PAL is always used as the video standard. Note that NTSC discs are converted to

 

PAL, but this causes some reduction in the quality of the video output (and may

 

cause the video to become ‘jerky’). Better results will be obtained by using ‘Auto’,

 

but your display device must be able to support NTSC.

Progressive

Allows configuration of interlaced or de-interlaced (progressive scan) output.

Off

The video output will always be interlaced (standard definition video). Use this

 

setting if your display device does not support progressive scan.

NTSC only The component video output will switch to progressive scan mode whenever the

(525)output standard is NTSC (525). This would be whenever an NTSC disc is played, or whenever ‘TV System’ is set to NTSC. The video output will revert to interlaced (standard definition) for PAL (625) modes. Use this setting only if your display device supports NTSC progressive scan.

PAL only The component video output will switch to progressive scan mode whenever the

(625)output standard is PAL (625). This would be whenever a PAL disc is played, or whenever ‘TV System’ is set to PAL. The video output will revert to interlaced (standard definition) for NTSC (525) modes. Use this setting only if your display device supports PAL progressive scan.

On

The component- and HDMI-video outputs will put progressive scan video out for

 

both PAL and NTSC discs. Use this setting only if your display device supports

 

progressive scan in both PAL and NTSC formats.

NOTE: When progressive scan is active, the component- and HDMI-video outputs will be in Progressive mode; the other video outputs (Composite and S-Video) will be muted.

Since progressive scan must be Component, (not RGB), the ‘Analogue Video’ item will be forced to ‘Component’ if progressive scan is enabled.

If the picture is ‘jerky’ or ‘shimmers’, you may be playing a disc that has a format different to the setting of your player (a PAL disc played with NTSC output, for example). If your display device can handle both PAL and NTSC video, then change the ‘TV system’ setting to ‘Auto’.

Not all displays support progressive scan. If you enable progressive scan accidentally and your display does not support it, you may be unable

to view the picture from the DVD player, including the on-screen display required to change the video settings. To revert to interlaced mode without using the on screen menus, press and hold the STOP button on the front panel at any time. The video mode will revert to interlaced mode after the button has been held in for about five seconds.

TV shape

This needs to be set correctly for the type of display device you have and the type of display you prefer.

4:3

Use this setting if you have a conventional 4:3 display device, and you prefer

Letterbox

to view wide screen movies in letterbox format (with black bars at the top and

 

bottom)

4:3

Use this setting if you have a conventional 4:3 display device, and you prefer to

Panscan

view wide screen movies in Pan & Scan format (cropping the sides of the image)

16:9

Use this setting if you have a wide screen (16:9) display device.

 

Material in 16:9 format is displayed so as to fill the screen.

If you have a 4:3 display device and you have set a preference for PANSCAN, it does not mean you will always see movies in this format, since Panscan display must be supported by the disc being played.

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Arcam DV29 manual Video set-up, Output Priority, TV System, Progressive, TV shape

DV29 specifications

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