FunctionSetup,)

Setting the PlaybackPicture Size

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Set Ute default playback picture slse according to the picture tube shape or aspect ratio of your TV. For example, normal or standard'iVscreens are a 4:3 aspect ratio.

Preparations

Turn on theTV and selectthe appropriatevideoinputmode (Auxiliary input).

Turnthe DVD videoplayeron.

 

 

 

 

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The followingmenu appears.

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PSI PAN-SCAN:

SET

uP

MENU

SB.ECT:'I':

 

Displayspicturescroppedto fillyourTV

 

screen.Eitheror bothsidesof the pictureare

 

 

 

 

ENTER

SCREEN

DISPLAYS

ENG

cutoff.

"iV

SHAPE

16:9

ANGLE

ICON

OFF

 

 

AUDIO

 

END

 

 

SUBTITLE

 

ENG

 

 

DISC

MENU

ENG

 

 

EXlT_

4.

ENTER

Press ,_. / v to highlight"TV SHAPE," then press ENTER.

The followingmenu appears.

m TV SHAPE _'1"

TV SHAPE

4:3m

NORMALm

EXITi

LB I LETI'ERBOX:

Displaystheatrical imageswith masking bars above and belowthe picture.

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ratio of your TV, then press ENTER.

Press -q I

" to highlight the aspect

 

 

If you select =4:31 NORMAL:"

 

4.

The DISPLAYMODE settingmenu appears.

 

Proceedto step4.

 

ENTER

 

 

 

 

DISPLAY

MODE

PS

PAN-SCAN

EX_T_

If you select "16:9/WIDE:"

The SET UP MENU appears.Proceedto

step 5.

 

 

The SET UP MENU appears again.

 

 

"PS_ or "LB"appearson the SET UP MENU.

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S__._UP

Press SET UP.

 

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The SET UP MENU disappears.

The displayable picture size is preset on the DVD video disc.

Therefore, the playback p',_tureof some END video discs m_'Jnot ¢ooform to the piofure Size you select above.

When you playback DVD video disss recorded in the 4:3 plcture size

only, the pla_ piofum always appears in the 4:3 picture size regardless of the TV shape setting.

If you press the RETURN button while a menu appears on the TV screen, you will return to the previous screen.

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Magnavox DVD400AT manual Setting the PlaybackPicture Size, Enter, Psi Pan-Scan, LB I Letierbox

DVD400AT specifications

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