Basic Setup

General setup

Initial settings

This system is designed with a user-friendly setup menu. Use the section to take you through the system and disc setup options and recommendations.

Using the SETUP menu

Press SETUP on your remote control unit to display the setup menu. Use the / / / buttons to select your preferred option, and press ENTER to confirm a highlighted selection. To exit setup menu, press

SETUP.

Note

For DVD Audio, you need to press STOP first then SETUP to enter the setup menu after finished the setting, press PLAY to resume.

TV display: setting the aspect ratio The aspect ratio of a television is the relationship between it width and height that defines the shape of the picture. Television sets traditionally have an aspect ratio of 4:3. Since most DVD discs are recorded in

wide aspect ratio formats, the picture must be adjusted to fit on your screen.

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TV DISPLAY

4:3 PS

VIDEO OUTPUT

4:3 LB

TV TYPE

16:9

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SET TV DISPLAY MODE

4:3 PS: The Pan and Scan presentation crops both sides of the wide screen format to fill a standard 4:3 television screen.

4:3 LB: The Letterbox presentation places black bars at the top and bottom portions of the screen to provide the full wide screen format of a movie on a standard 4:3 television screen.

General setup

16:9: When connecting to a wide screen 16:9 televi- sion, select this option. The unit automatically sets and outputs a recorded signal in correct aspect ratio. Be sure to set the screen mode on your wide-screen TV to FULL.

The default setting is 4:3 PS.

4:3 PS (Pan Scan)

4:3 LB (Letter Box)

16:9

(Wide screen)

Notes

Some DVD discs do not permit Pan and Scan mode playback and will automatically playback in Letterbox mode, and vice versa.

If the 16:9 wide screen option is selected with a standard 4:3 television, the playback picture will appear distorted (objects will look thin).

Setting the video output

Selects the video output terminals.

S-VIDEO:Select S-VIDEO, if you have connected the video output to your television using S-VIDEO jack.

YUV: Select YUV , if you have connected the video output to your television using the Component Video Out (Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y) jacks.

The default setting is S-VIDEO.

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