Cambridge Audio 80 Series Display Settings, Screen sizes and disc formats, Widescreen TV users

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DISPLAY SETTINGS

Screen sizes and disc formats

DVD-Video discs come in several different screen aspect ratios, ranging from TV programs, which are generally 4:3, to CinemaScope widescreen movies, with an aspect ratio of up to about 7:3. Televisions, too, come in different aspect ratios; ‘standard’ 4:3 and widescreen 16:9.

Widescreen TV users

If you have a widescreen TV, the TV Screen setting of this player should be set to 16:9 (Wide)

When you watch discs recorded in 4:3 format, you can use the TV controls to select how the picture is presented. Your TV may offer various zoom and stretch options; see the instructions that came with your TV for details.

Please note that some movie aspect ratios are wider than 16:9, so even though you have a widescreen TV, these discs will still play in a ‘letter box’ style with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

Standard TV users

If you have a standard TV, the TV Screen setting of this player should be set to 4:3 (Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan&Scan) depending on which you prefer.

Set to 4:3 (Letter Box) widescreen discs are shown with black bars top and bottom.

Set to 4:3 (Pan&Scan) widescreen discs are shown with the left and right sides cropped. Although the picture looks larger, you don’t actually see the whole picture.

Please note that many widescreen discs override the player’s settings so that the disc is shown in letter box format regardless of the setting.

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Cambridge Audio 80 Series manual Display Settings, Screen sizes and disc formats, Widescreen TV users, Standard TV users