Tabs

Menus

 

 

Options

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced operation

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