Selecting the Type of TV

During playback set the [TV TYPE] option according to the TV set to which you connect the camcorder.

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VCR SETUP

 

TV TYPE WIDE TV

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1. Press the FUNC. button to open the FUNC. menu.

2. With the joystick select ( ) the icon and press ( ).

3.Select ( ) the [VCR SETUP] menu and press ( ). Then, select ( ) the [TV TYPE] option and press ( ).

4.Select a setting option and press ( ) to save the changes.

WIDE TV: TV sets with 16:9 aspect ratio.

NORMAL TV: TV sets with 4:3 aspect ratio

5.Press the FUNC. button to close the menu.

Playing back recordings made in the widescreen mode on a normal TV: If the TV type is set to [NORMAL TV] the recording will be played back in “letterbox” display. If the TV type is set to [WIDE TV] the image will appear horizontally squeezed.

If you connect the camcorder to a TV with Video ID-1 system, recordings made in the widescreen mode will be automatically played back in widescreen mode.

When the TV type is set to [NORMAL TV] the digital effects are not available in

mode.

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Canon MV 901 instruction manual Selecting the Type of TV, VCR Setup TV Type Wide TV