Onkyo DV-SP506 Picture Menu, TV Shape, View Mode, Hdmi Output Setting, Progressive Setting

Configuring the DV-SP506—Continued

Picture Menu

TV Shape

With this setting you can select a picture format to match the aspect ratio of your TV.

4:3 Letter box: Choose this

option if you have a standard TV (4:3 aspect ratio). When you watch widescreen DVD-Video movies, the entire picture will be visible and there will be black

bars at the top and bottom of the screen, as shown. 4:3 Pan & Scan:Choose this

option if you have a standard TV (4:3 aspect ratio) and want to use the full height of the screen when watching widescreen DVD-Video movies. In order to

use the full height of the screen, the picture will be cropped on both sides, as shown. This option won’t work with discs that don’t support pan and scan.

16:9 Widescreen: Choose this option if you have a widescreen TV (16:9 aspect ratio). Depends on TV, the picture appears stretched when watching programs in 4:3 format.

16:9 Compressed (default):

Choose this option if you have a widescreen TV (16:9 aspect ratio) and the picture appears stretched when watching programs in 4:3 format. This option will cor- rect the issue.

Notes:

•This setting does not apply to DVD menus.

•When the HDMI OUT signal is at a resolution of 720p, 1080i, or 1080p, programs in 4:3 format will appear stretched, so we recommend that you select the 16:9 Compressed option.

•With some DVD-Video discs this setting may have no effect. See the disc’s sleeve notes to see which picture format is used.

View Mode

With this setting you can adjust the aspect of the picture so that it fits your TV screen. Due to your TV’s aspect ratio setting and the DVD’s aspect ratio, black bars may appear above and below the picture or at the sides and the aspect of the picture may be unsuitable. In this case, use this setting to adjust the aspect of the picture as you like.

Normal (default): The picture is displayed in its original aspect ratio.

View Mode1: The picture is stretched horizontally to make it fit the height of the screen.

View Mode2: The picture is stretched vertically to make it fit the width of the screen.

View Mode3: The picture is stretched horizontally and vertically.

Tip:

• The view mode can also be changed by using the remote controller’s [ASPECT] button.

Note:

• This setting does not apply to DVD menus.

HDMI Output Setting

With this setting you can turn the HDMI video output on or off. See page 46 for more information.

On (default): Video is output by the HDMI OUT.

Off: Video is not output by the HDMI OUT.

Tip:

•This setting can also be changed by using the [HDMI] button on the front panel (see page 46).

Note:

•While an SACD or DVD-Audio disc is loaded, this setting cannot be changed. Eject the disc first if you need to change this setting.

Progressive Setting

With this setting you can set the component video output to progressive or interlaced. While the HDMI Output Setting is set to On, this setting is fixed at Interlaced and cannot be changed.

Interlace (default): Select this setting when your TV or projector does not support progressive output.

Progressive: Select this setting when your TV or projector supports progressive output and is con- nected to the component jacks of the DV-SP506. This setting offers better picture quality.

Note:

•When the HDMI Output Setting is set to Off, and this setting is set to Progressive, nothing is output by the composite video and S-Video outputs.

Tip:

•If the HDMI Output Setting is set to Off, this setting can also be changed by pressing the [RESOLUTION] button.

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