Other Settings

Items shown differ depending on the type of disc.

 

 

Play Speed

[DVD-VR] [DVD-V]

To change play speed

– from “k0.6” to “k1.4”

Press [1 PLAY] to return to normal play.

After you change the speed

Dolby Pro Logic II has no effect.

Audio output switches to 2-channel stereo.

Sampling frequency of 96 kHz is converted to 48 kHz.

This function may not work depending on the disc’s recording.

Picture Menu

 

Normal

 

 

Cinema1: Mellows images and enhances detail in

 

 

dark scenes.

 

Cinema2: Sharpens images and enhances detail in

 

 

dark scenes.

 

Animation:Suitable for animation.

 

Dynamic: Enhances the contrast for powerful images.

 

User:

Press [ENTER] to select “Picture

 

 

Adjustment” (below).

Picture

 

Picture Adjustment

Mode

 

 

Play Menu

This works only when the elapsed play time can be displayed. It also works with all JPEG content.

Repeat

To repeat a selected item

 

 

 

Except [JPEG] [DVD-VR](Still picture part)

A-B Repeat

To repeat a specified section

 

Press [ENTER] at the starting and ending points.

 

Press [ENTER] again to cancel.

 

 

 

[DVD-VR](Except still picture part)

 

[DVD-V](Except iR/iRW)

 

Allows you to browse the disc contents and start

 

playing from the selected position. You can select

Advanced

either “Intro Mode” or “Interval Mode” in “Advanced

Disc Review” in the “Disc” menu (page 23).

Disc Review

When you find a title/program to play

 

Press [1 PLAY].

 

This may not work depending on the disc and the

 

play position.

 

≥[DVD-VR]This does not work when playing a playlist

 

(page 19).

 

 

 

Contrast:

Increases the contrast between light and

 

 

dark parts of the picture.

 

Brightness: Brightens the picture.

 

Sharpness: Adjusts the sharpness of the edges of

 

 

horizontal lines.

 

Color:

Adjusts the shade of the picture’s color.

 

Gamma:

Adjusts the brightness of dark parts.

 

Depth Enhancer: Reduces the rough noise in the

 

 

background to give a greater feeling

 

 

of depth.

 

 

 

To select suitable picture quality with your television

 

(Video recordings will be converted to, and output as,

 

high-definition video.)

 

When HDMI connection is being used and “Video

 

Mode” (page 24, “HDMI” menu) is set to “On”

 

480i (interlaced)

 

480p (progressive)

 

720p (progressive)

 

1080i (interlaced)

 

1080p (progressive)

 

Select a video output with an “¢” mark. The “¢

Video

mark shows that the video output is acceptable

with your television.

Output

Selecting a video output without an “¢” mark can

Mode

result in the picture being distorted.

 

If the picture is distorted, press and hold

 

[CANCEL] until the picture is displayed correctly.

 

(The output will return to “480p”.)

 

Output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

 

terminals will be “480i”.

 

When HDMI connection is not being used or “Video

 

Mode” (page 24, “HDMI” menu) is set to “Off”

 

480i (interlaced)

 

480p (progressive)

 

When you select “480p”, a confirmation screen

 

appears. Select “Yes” only if connecting to a

 

progressive output compatible television.

 

 

 

If you have chosen “480p”, “720p”, “1080i” or “1080p”

 

(above), select the method of conversion for

 

progressive output to suit the type of material.

Transfer

Auto1: Detects 24 frame-per-second film content and

appropriately converts it.

Mode

Auto2: Compatible with 30 frame-per-second film

 

content in addition to 24 frame-per-second film

 

content.

 

Video: Select if the video content is distorted when

 

using Auto1 or Auto2.

Using on-screen menus

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Panasonic SC-PT650 operating instructions Picture Menu, Play Menu, Other Settings

SC-PT650 specifications

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