Audio Menu

Advanced Surround (page 15)

Double Re-master (page 15)

Dialogue Enhancer

[DVD-V](Dolby Digital, DTS, 3-channel or over only, where the

dialogue is recorded in the center channel)

 

 

This makes the dialogue in movies

 

 

 

 

 

easier to hear.

DVD AV R CD

WM AV MP3 G

ON()OFF (Factory preset)

MPEG4 JPEG

ZOOM PG SD

 

M

PGM RND

A B

 

This does not work or has less

 

A B C D

SLEEP

 

 

 

 

effect with some discs.

Attenuator (For analog connection)

Switch on if sound is distorted.

ON()OFF (Factory preset)

Picture Menu

Picture mode

N: Normal mode

S: Soft mode (Soft picture with fewer video artifacts)

F: Fine mode (Details are sharper)

C1

(Cinema1):Mellows images and enhances

 

 

 

 

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detail in dark scenes

 

 

MPEG4 JPEG

 

C2

(Cinema2):Sharpens images and

 

M

PGM RND

 

 

enhances detail in dark scenes

 

A B C D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U1/U2/U3: User mode (right)

Video output mode 480I: Interlace video 480P: Progressive video

You can change the video output mode only when “Progressive Out (Component)” in the SETUP menu is set to “Enable” (page 20).

When progressive output is on, closed captions will not be displayed.

Transfer mode

Select the method of conversion for progressive output to suit the type of material being played (page 23, Glossary—Film and video).

Auto 1 (normal): For viewing film material

Auto 2: For viewing film material (the same as Auto 1, but able to convert 30-frame-per-second progressive video)

Video: For video material

Picture Menu

User mode

Press [1] while “U1”, “U2” or “U3” is highlighted and then press [3, 4] to select “1”, “2” or “3”.

U1: MPEG D.N.R. (Digital Noise Reduction)

Depth Enhancer (page 15)

3D-NR (0 to i4)/Dot NR (On)

Reduces overall noise/Reduces the dot noise that occurs at the borders between colors.

Block NR (0 to i3)

Smoothes block noise.

Mosquito NR (0 to i3)

Reduces the smudging that appears around contrasting sections of the picture.

U2: Picture Control

Contrast (j7 to i7)

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

Brightness (0 to i15)

Adjusts the picture brightness.

Sharpness (j7 to i7)

Adjusts the sharpness of the edges of the horizontal lines.

Color (j7 to i7)

Adjusts the shade of the picture’s color.

Gamma (0 to i5)

Adjusts the brightness of dark parts of the picture.

U3: Video output modeleft

Advanced operations

Progress indicator

Indicates how far you have played through an item.

e.g. [DVD-V]

 

Current position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condition – play, pause, or slow/search

Changing the time display [RAM] [DVD-A][DVD-V][VCD] [CD]

Press [3, 4] to show the elapsed play time or remaining time for the program, play list, track or title (or chapter during program and random play).

Elapsed play time [VCD] (SVCD only) [WMA] [MP3] For display only, cannot be changed.

Changing play speed [DVD-A](Moving picture part) [DVD-V](Dolby Digital only)

You can slow down or speed up play. Press [2] (slower) or [1] (faster).

There are five speeds:

a0.8 ,. a0.9 ,. a1.0 (normal speed) ,. a1.2 ,. a1.4 After you change the speed:

jOutput is in stereo,

jAdvanced Surround does not work, jDigital output switches to PCM.

Sound is stereo as long as “a1.0” is orange.

To return to normal play

Press [1] (PLAY).

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