Functions window, Press 3, 4 to select an item

Soft picture with fewer video artifacts Details are sharper

Mellows movies, enhances detail in dark scenes. You can make further adjustments.

Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select “Detail picture adjustment” and press [ENTER].

Default setting

Video menu–Change the picture quality

Picture [HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [DVD-V] [DVD-A] [-RW‹VR›] [VCD]

To select the picture quality mode during play. ≥Normal:

≥Soft: ≥Fine: ≥Cinema: ≥User:

Contrast

Increases the contrast between light and dark parts of the picture.

Brightness

Brightens the picture.

Sharpness

Adjust the sharpness of the edges of the horizontal lines.

Color

Adjusts the shade of the picture’s color.

Gamma

Increases the brightness of the center ranges to improve detail and contrast in dark scenes.

Integrated DNR

Reduces mosaic noise and character smudging.

MPEG-DNR (When any item other than “User” is selected)

[HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [DVD-V] [DVD-A] [-RW‹VR›] [VCD]

Reduces noise and picture degradation.

On ↔ Off

Progressive§ (➡ 68)

Select “On” to enable progressive output.

≥Select “Off” if the picture is stretched horizontally.

≥When progressive output is on, closed captions cannot be displayed.

Transfer§ [When “Progressive” (➡ above) is set to “On”.]

Select the method of conversion for progressive output to suit the type of material being played (➡ 68, Film and video). ≥Auto1 (normal):

Detects 24 frame-per-second film content and appropriately converts it.

≥Auto2: Compatible with 30 frame-per-second film content in addition to 24 frame-per-second film content. (Picture distortion may occur depending on the content)

≥Video: Select when using “Auto1” and “Auto2”, and the video content is distorted.

Line-in NR (Only when IN1, IN2, IN3 or DV is selected)

Reduces video tape noise while transferring (dubbing). Depending on the video tape, jittering may occur. ≥Automatic:Noise reduction only works on picture input from

a video tape.

≥On: Noise reduction works for any video input.

≥Off: Noise reduction is off. Select when you want to record input as is.

§Only when you have selected “480p” in “TV Type” (➡ 18).

Audio menu–Change the sound effect

V.S.S. [HDD] [RAM] [-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [DVD-V] [DVD-A] [-RW‹VR›] (Dolby Digital with 2 channels or more only)

Enjoy a surround-like effect if you are using two front speakers only.

≥Turn V.S.S. off if it causes distortion. (Check the surround function on the connected equipment.)

≥V.S.S. does not work for SAP recordings.

Dialog Enhancer [RAM] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [DVD-V] [DVD-A] [-RW‹VR›] (Dolby Digital with 3 channels or more only, including a center channel)

The volume of the center channel is raised to make dialog easier to hear.

Other menu–Change the display position

Position

1(Standard)–5: The higher the setting the lower the on- screen menu moves.