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Setting the TV Screen Size

The width-to-height ratio of conventional TVs is 4:3, while the width-to-height ratio of wide screen and

high-definition TVs is 16:9. This width-to-height ratio is called the aspect ratio.

When viewing software recorded in different aspect ratios, the image’s height to width ratio can be switched to match the TV or monitor being used.

Make changes to the TV screen size in the [TV Screen] setting in the Setup screen Video menu. Please note that changes to the [TV Screen] setting cannot be made when a disc is playing. Stop playback of the disc before attempting to make any changes.

Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General

TV Screen 4:3(Letter Box)

Component Video - 4:3(Pan&Scan)

S-Video Out - 16:9(Wide)

Still Picture – Auto

On Screen Display – Position-Normal

Angle Indicator – On

Frame Search – Off

Move

SETUP

Exit

Settings: 4:3 (Letter Box)

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

16:9 (Wide)*

* Factory setting

Notes

If [Standard (4:3)] is selected in the Setup Navigator screen, [4:3 (Letter Box)] is selected on this screen. If you prefer the pan&scan format, change the settings on this screen.

Whether the aspect can be switched or not depends on the disc. Please refer to the information written on the disc jacket, etc.

Some discs may not include the screen format selected in the [TV Screen] setting. When this occurs, the standard TV screen format available on the disc is automatically selected.

Some widescreen DVD-RW (USA model only) recordings cannot display the [4:3 (Pan & Scan)] setting. In this case, the display will automatically switch to [4:3 (Letterbox)].

Differences in screen sizes and DVD formats

The number of screen size formats currently available can be somewhat confusing. If set incorrectly, the video presentation may not appear as it should. The following diagrams and descriptions are intended to help you set your TV screen size in a way that will allow you to fully enjoy the digital video of DVD.

The settings in the [TV Screen] setting are perhaps most applicable when the DVD you are watching is programmed in the wide screen format. If you have a standard TV, select either [4:3 (Letter Box)] or [4:3 (Pan & Scan)] based on your personal preference. If you have a wide screen TV, select [16:9 (Wide)].

When viewing a wide screen TV or monitor

DVD screen size format

Setting and Appearance

Wide screen format DVD

 

Please note that there are some

 

wide screen letter box formats

 

that place black bars at the top

 

and bottom of the screen. This is

 

not a malfunction.

“Wide” setting

 

Standard screen format DVD

 

When viewing a standard

 

screen format DVD on a wide

 

screen TV, black bars may be

 

automatically placed at the side

 

of the screen to adjust to the

 

DVD format.

“Wide” setting

 

Standard screen format DVD

 

(unnatural stretched effect)

 

If you are viewing a standard

 

screen format DVD on a wide

 

screen TV, the picture may

 

appear ‘stretched’ on the

 

screen. To remedy this

 

condition, change your wide

 

screen TV to display a standard

“Wide” setting

(4:3) screen. Refer to the

instructions supplied with your

 

wide screen TV or monitor for

 

more information.

 

When viewing a standard size TV or monitor

DVD screen size format

Setting and Appearance

Wide screen format DVD

 

The Letter box presentation

 

places black bars at the top and

 

bottom portions of the screen to

 

provide the full wide screen

 

presentation of a movie on a

“Letter Box” setting

standard TV (4:3 aspect ratio).

Wide screen format DVD

 

The Pan & Scan presentation

 

crops both sides of the wide

 

screen presentation to use the

 

full standard TV screen.

 

 

“Pan & Scan” setting

Standard screen format DVD

If you have a standard TV, the standard screen format will be presented regardless of the setting.

 

Any setting

Wide screen format DVD

 

(unnatural squeezed effect)

 

If you are viewing a wide screen

 

format DVD on a standard TV

 

and the [TV Screen] setting is

 

set to [16:9 (Wide)], the picture

 

may appear ‘squeezed’ on the

 

screen. To remedy this

 

condition, select either [4:3

“Wide” setting

(Letter Box)] or [4:3 (Pan &

 

Scan)].

 

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Marantz DV-12S1 manual Setting the TV Screen Size, Differences in screen sizes and DVD formats

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