Selecting the display settings | Meridian America 596 guide

Selecting the display settings

Setting default options

The Video setup menu lets you change the video and operational settings of the 596 DVD Player:

Note: The SCART switch option only appears with the SCART

version of the 596.

To set the default picture format

Some DVD video discs allow you to choose between the 4:3 (normal television) or 16:9 (widescreen) picture formats.

If you have a standard 4:3 television you also have the choice of displaying widescreen pictures cropped to fill your television screen (pan-scan), or with black bars above and below the picture (letterbox).

●Highlight Display aspect in the Video setup menu, and press Enter.

The Display aspect ratio menu is displayed:

●Press V or A to select the format of your TV, and press Enter.

Note: The pan-scan feature is not available on some discs, in which case letterbox format will be used.

To select the video output format

This option should be set according to which of the S-video or

COMPONENT video outputs you are using.

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Meridian America 596 Selecting the display settings, To set the default picture format, To select the video output format

Contents

Meridian 596 DVD Player Preface Meridian 596 DVD Player User Guide Sales and service in the UK Contents Setting default options Setting up the DVD Player41Configuring the DVD Player51 Troubleshooting Preface Introduction Professional features Meridian 500 SeriesSeries communications Meridian Digital Theatre Sample configurations Meridian Digital Music System Specification Specification and accessories Available accessories Using the DVD player Front panel Using the DVD player ˘ Scan forward Meridian System Remote To switch on from standby Playing a discTo insert a disc To move to the next or previous album MP3 discs only To switch to standbyTo play the disc To move to the next or previous chapter or track Locating a specific title, chapter, or track To play starting from a particular chapter or trackTo locate a chapter or track by number To play from a specified timecode To locate a title by number Stopping, pausing, and resuming play Disc information To change the front panel displayTo display disc information on screen To turn off the on-screen display To display information about DVD video disc features Advanced features To select a title using the title menu Selecting options from a menuTo select an option from the disc menu To resume normal speed Fast and slow-motion playTo play DVD video discs or audio CDs faster than normal To play DVD video discs in slow motion Playing repeatedly To repeat a title, chapter, or trackTo repeat a specific section of a disc Selecting a playback audio setting To select the audio settingTo display the current audio setting To turn subtitles on or off To display the current subtitle settingDisplaying subtitles To select the subtitle language Selecting the camera angle To display the camera angleTo select or change the camera angle To set the parental lock Setting the parental lock To change the password Advanced features Setting default options To display the Setup menu Setting default options To exit from the setup menus To select an option from a menuTo return to the previous menu Selecting the default languages To select the default soundtrack languageTo set the default subtitle language To select the disc menu language Selecting the display settings To set the default picture formatTo select the video output format Component version To select closed caption subtitles To select the black level To select the TV standard To set up Scart switching To select the screensaver timeouts Setting default options To select the digital audio format Selecting the audio settings To select the audio output rate To select Meridian High Resolution Setting default options Setting up the DVD player Radio interference Unpacking To avoid overheating Safety warningsPositioning the DVD player To avoid interference Video outputs Back panel Video connections Communications connections Audio connections Connecting using composite video Connecting videoConnecting using component video Connecting using S-video To connect to a Meridian 561 Digital Surround Processor Connecting audio To connect to Meridian DSP loudspeakers To connect to other Meridian 500 Series equipment Connecting to other Meridian equipment Configuring the DVD player To restore the standard settings Choosing standard settings Configuring the 596 DVD Player To configure specific optionsTo set configuration options To configure the sources Troubleshooting Video picture is monochrome TroubleshootingNo lights are displayed when switching on There is no sound when playing a disc Video picture is bright blue or pink Picture whites appear greenOn-screen display shows Wrong Region Code Creating MP3 discs Question-mark symbol is displayed on the on-screen display To clean the audio and video connections MaintenanceCleaning To clean the case, display panel, and keypad Service and guarantee ServiceGuarantee Digital OUT Index Scart Wrong Region Code Index