QUICK SETUP enables successive settings of the items in the shaded area.

VIDEOmenu

TV ASPECT

4:3PAN&SCAN: Regular aspect TV (4:3)

 

 

 

 

Choose the setting to suit your TV and

The sides of the widescreen picture are cut off so it fills the screen (unless

 

 

preference.

prohibited by the disc).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:3LETTERBOX: Regular aspect TV (4:3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Widescreen picture is shown in the letterbox style.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:3ZOOM: Regular aspect TV (4:3) The picture zooms in and out.

16:9NORMAL: Widescreen TV (16:9) Laterally stretches image.

16:9SHRINK: Widescreen TV (16:9) Images appear at the center of the screen.

16:9ZOOM: Widescreen TV (16:9) Expands to 4:3 aspect ratio.

TV TYPE

STANDARD

 

CRT

LCD

 

 

Select to suit the type of TV.

PROJECTION

 

PLASMA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME DELAY

0 ms/AUTO

20 ms

40 ms

60 ms

80 ms

100 ms

When connected with a Plasma

 

 

 

 

 

 

display, adjust if you notice the audio is

When using VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” with “HDAVI Control 3” compatible TV (24), select “0 ms/

out of sync with the video.

AUTO”. Audio and video will automatically be set in sync. (This works only when “DVD/CD” is selected as

 

the source.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STILL MODE

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

Specify the type of picture shown

FIELD§4: The picture is not blurred, but picture quality is lower.

 

 

when paused.

FRAME§4 : Overall quality is high, but the picture may appear blurred.

 

 

BLACK LEVEL

LIGHTER

 

 

 

 

 

Change the black level of the picture.

DARKER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO OUT (I/P)

INTERLACE

 

 

 

 

 

Select “PROGRESSIVE” only if

PROGRESSIVE: A message screen will appear. Follow the on-screen instructions.

 

connecting to a progressive output

 

 

 

 

 

 

compatible TV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIOmenu

DOLBY DIGITAL§5

BITSTREAM

Select to suit the type of equipment you connected to the HDMI AV OUT

 

PCM

terminal.

 

 

 

DTS§5

BITSTREAM

Select “BITSTREAM” when the equipment can decode the bitstream (digital

 

PCM

 

form of 5.1 channel data). Otherwise, select “PCM”.

 

 

 

 

(If the bitstream is output to the equipment without a decoder, high levels of

 

 

noise can be output and may damage your speakers and hearing.)

 

 

 

DYNAMIC RANGE

ON: Adjusts for clarity even when the volume is low. Convenient for late night viewing. (Only works with

 

Dolby Digital)

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

SPEAKER SETTINGS

SETTINGS:

 

Make settings for your speakers.

C DELAY: 0ms, 1ms, 2ms, 3ms, 4ms, 5ms

 

Select the delay time for your center speaker (23, Selecting the delay time of the speakers).

 

SL/SR DELAY: 0ms, 5ms, 10ms, 15ms

 

Select the delay time for your surround speakers (23, Selecting the delay time of the speakers).

 

TEST TONE: SETTING

 

Use the test tone for speaker level adjustments (27, Adjusting the speaker level).

 

CENTER, SURROUND RIGHT, SURROUND LEFT: `6 dB to i6 dB (Factory preset: 0 dB)

 

 

 

§4 Refer to “Frame still and field still” (35, Glossary).

§5 When audio is output from HDMI AV OUT terminal, and the connected equipment does not support the item selected, the actual output will depend on the performance of this connected equipment.

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Panasonic SC-PT754, SC-PT660 manual Video menu, Audio menu, Changing the player settings

SC-PT754, SC-PT660 specifications

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