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Video

Seamless Play

≥On: The scenes in play lists are played seamlessly. This may

 

Turn seamless play on or off on discs with play lists.

cause shifting of the points where scenes change. Some

 

≥Seamless Play does not effect programs that have been

play lists cannot be played seamlessly.

 

recorded with LPCM sound.

≥Off: The points where scenes in play lists change are played

 

 

accurately, but the picture may freeze for a moment.

 

 

 

 

Dubbing Aspect

≥Squeeze: Full screen display

 

You may set the aspect ratio for a picture to be viewed on a

The picture will appear stretched in the vertical plane.

 

4:3 television. Setting information is shown on the recording

≥Letterbox: A black bands will appear across the top and bottom

 

drive (Setting cannot be made in High Speed mode).

of the screen display.

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

Audio during Search [HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-V] [VCD]

≥On

≥Off

 

 

Choose whether to have sound during the first level of fast-forward.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D. Range Compression [DVD-V](Dolby Digital only)

≥On

≥Off

 

 

Change the dynamic range for late night viewing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select MTS for DVD-R or LPCM (➜ page 30)

≥Main

≥SAP

!?

 

Select whether to record the main or secondary audio type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(SAP) when recording to DVD-R or when recording using

 

 

 

 

LPCM sound (“Audio Mode for XP Recording” ➜ below).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select Dubbing Audio to DVD-RAM

≥Main + SAP

≥Main

≥SAP

 

You can select the kind of sound when dubbing to DVD-RAM. (Available in all modes apart from High Speed mode when dub-

 

 

bing programs.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select Audio CH for DV input (➜ page 63)

≥Stereo 1

≥Stereo 2

≥Mix

 

You can select the kind of sound when recording from the

 

 

 

 

unit’s DV terminal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio Mode for XP Recording

≥Dolby Digital (➜ page 66)

≥LPCM (➜ page 66)

 

Choose the audio type when recording with XP mode.

 

 

 

≥Sound recordings made using LPCM require more information than usual. Consequently the picture quality of LPCM record- ings may be less than that of normal XP mode recordings.

 

Digital Audio Output (➜ page 62)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCM Down Conversion

≥On

≥Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital

≥Bitstream

≥PCM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTS

≥Bitstream

≥Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display

Status Messages

≥Automatic

≥Off

!?

 

Choose whether to show on-screen messages automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Language of Display Message

≥English

≥Français

 

 

Choose the language for these menus and the on-screen

 

 

 

 

messages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Background

≥On

≥Off

!?

 

Select “Off” if you do not want to have the unit show the blue

 

 

 

background when reception is weak.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FL Display

≥Bright

≥Dim

!?

 

Changes the brightness of the unit’s display.

≥Dim during Play: The display dims during play and when

 

 

 

the unit is turned off.

 

 

 

≥Automatic: The display dims during play and goes off

 

 

 

 

completely when the unit is turned off (the power

 

 

 

consumed will be 0.6 W). If you press a button the

 

 

 

display will brighten briefly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV

TV Aspect (➜ page 16)

≥4:3

≥16:9

 

Screen

Choose the setting to suit your television.

 

 

 

 

TV Type (➜ page 16)

≥480I

≥480P

 

 

Choose “480P” to enable progressive output.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 TV Settings for DVD-Video

≥Pan & Scan (➜ page 66):

!?

 

Select how DVD-Video widescreen picture is shown on a 4:3

Video recorded for a widescreen is played as Pan &

 

standard aspect television.

Scan (unless prohibited by the producer of the disc).

 

 

 

≥Letterbox (➜ page 66):

 

 

 

Video recorded for a widescreen is played in the letterbox style.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 TV Settings for DVD-RAM

≥4:3:

Programs played as recorded.

!?

 

Select how DVD-RAM widescreen picture is shown on a 4:3

≥Pan & Scan: Video recorded for a widescreen is played

 

standard aspect television.

 

as Pan & Scan.

 

 

 

≥Letterbox:

Video recorded for a widescreen is played in the

 

 

 

letterbox style.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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