Customizing the Function Setting

Explanation of Each Item in the Picture Category

Picture

 

 

 

 

 

TV Shape

4:3 LB

 

Blacker than Black

Off

 

Setting : Interlaced

1

 

Setting : Progressive

1

 

Progressive 4:3 Output Full

 

Progressive Conversion Auto

 

PAL/Auto

Auto

 

TV Shape

4:3 Letterbox:

4:3 Normal:

16:9 Widescreen:

Notes

DVD-V

Select when a 4:3 TV is connected. Displays theatrical images with masking bars above and below the picture.

Select when a 4:3 TV is connected. Displays pictures cropped to fill your TV screen. Either or both sides of the picture are cut off.

Select when a 16:9 wide TV is connected.

Setting: Interlaced

DVD-V VCD

You can fine adjust picture quality and store up to 3 custom picture settings in the memory of the DVD Player.

To select a preset memory setting:

1Press / to select a memory number (1 to 3), and press

ENTER.

Picture

 

 

 

TV Shape

4:3 LB

1

Blacker than Black

Off

2

 

 

 

3

Setting : Interlaced

1

 

 

 

 

 

Setting : Progressive 1

Progressive 4:3 Output Full

Progressive Conversion Auto

PAL/AutoAuto

2 Press / to select the element, and press ENTER.

Setting Interlaced

•The displayable picture size is preset on each DVD-Video. Therefore, the playback picture of some DVD-Video may not conform to the picture size you select.

•When you play a DVD-Video recorded in the 4:3 picture size only, the playback picture always appears in the 4:3 picture size regardless of the TV shape setting.

•If you select “16:9 Widescreen” and you own a 4:3 TV set, the DVD playback picture will be horizontally distorted during playback. Images will appear to be horizontally compressed. Make sure the TV Shape conforms to the actual TV in use.

Blacker than Black

DVD-V VCD

Off: For normal use.

On: Select when you adjust the black level of your TV using a commercially available test disc that contains adjustment signals.

Contrast

0

Brightness

0

Color

0

Tint

0

Sharpness

0

Black Level

NRML

Gamma

0

Y/C Time Correction

0

Edge Enhance

On

3 Press / to adjust the value, and press ENTER.

(–7) Lower

Contrast

 

Higher (+7)

(–7) Darker

Brightness

Brighter (+7)

(–7) Duller

Color

Brighter (+7)

(–7) Redder

Tint

Greener (+7)

(–7) Softer

Sharpness

 

Sharper (+7)

Normal

Black Level

 

Enhanced

(–)

1

 

(+)

Gamma*

 

(–3)

 

2

(+3)

Y/C Time Correction*

On

Edge Enhance*3

 

Off

*1: Adjust when playback pictures are too dark or too whitish.

*2: Adjust horizontal color deviations. Pictures may shift horizontally during the adjustment.

*3: Sharpens the edges of images.

Notes

•These adjustments are not available when connecting to a PROGRESSIVE TV.

•The Tint adjustment is not available when connecting to a TV via the component video jacks (Y, PB, PR).

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