OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (continued)

SETUP MENU

MENU

Selected characters

System

Colour System

AV1

AV2

AV3

AV4

Video Input

AV1

AV2 (1st step)

AV2 (2nd step)

AV4

 

Picture

 

 

 

Setup

 

 

Setup

 

 

 

 

Audio

 

 

OK

 

System

System 1

 

 

Colour System

 

 

 

Timer

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colour System

 

 

 

 

 

 

Function

 

 

 

 

Video Input

 

 

 

AV1

Auto

 

 

Setup

 

 

 

 

Audio Input

 

 

 

AV2

PAL

 

 

Language

 

 

 

 

Scart Output

Monitor

 

 

AV3

SECAM

 

 

Select

 

 

 

 

RGB1

DVI-STB

 

 

AV4

PAL

 

 

OK

Set

 

 

 

 

RGB2

Component

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDTV

 

 

Select

Return

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select OK Set

Return

 

 

Setup

 

Setup

 

 

System

System 1

Video Input

 

 

Colour System

 

OK

 

 

Video Input

 

AV1

Auto

 

Audio Input

 

AV2

Composite/Component

Scart Output

Monitor

AV3

Auto

 

RGB1

DVI-STB

AV4

S.Video

 

RGB2

Component

 

 

 

 

HDTV

 

 

 

Select OK Set

Return

Select

Return

Exit

Setup

 

Setup

 

 

System

System 1

Audio Input

 

 

Colour System

OK

AV1

Stereo

 

Video Input

 

AV2

L/Mono

Audio Input

 

AV3

Stereo

 

Scart Output

Monitor

AV4

L/Mono

RGB1

DVI-STB

Select

Return

Exit

RGB2

Component

 

 

 

 

HDTV

 

 

 

Select OK Set

Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setup hint

 

 

System1

 

 

 

 

System2

 

 

 

 

Do not change the original setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(System1 : Europe/Asia, System2 : North America)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This should correspond to the colour system of the signal from the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

equipment that is connected to AV1 video input terminal.

 

Auto

 

 

PAL

 

 

SECAM

 

 

• Normally, set this to Auto. The system of the input signal will be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

automatically recognized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NTSC3.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

NTSC4.43

 

 

 

• If the input signal contains much noise or has a low level at Auto and the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

operation is found erratic, set this to match the input signal.

When the component signal is received, this would be not available (grayed out).

(Same to AV1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This should correspond to the signal mode of the signal from the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

equipment that is connected to AV1 video input terminal.

 

Auto

 

HDTV

 

SDTV/DVD

 

• Normally, set this to Auto. The signal mode of the input signal will be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

automatically recognized.

If the input signal contains much noise or has a low level at Auto and the operation is found erratic, set this to match the input signal.

 

 

 

RGB

 

 

 

Composite/Component

 

 

This should correspond to the signal mode of the signal from the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

equipment that is connected to AV2 video input terminal.

 

 

 

Auto

 

 

 

HDTV

 

 

SDTV/DVD

 

 

 

This step should be set only when [Composite/Component] is selected on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the 1st step. And the procedure is same to AV1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• If the signal from the equipment that is connected to AV4 Scart input

 

 

 

 

 

S.Video

 

Composite

 

 

terminal is S.Video or Composite, set this to correspond to that signal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the signal is RGB, it will be automatically recognized and this setting will have no effect.

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