Pioneer 655A, DV-656A The Initial Settings Menu, Video Output settings, TV Screen, S-Video Out

The Initial Settings Menu 08

If your AV receiver (or other connected component) is compatible with MPEG audio, set this to MPEG, otherwise set it to MPEG > PCM (MPEG audio is converted to more compatible PCM audio). Check the manual that came with the other component if you’re unsure whether it is MPEG audio compat- ible.

Video Output settings

TV Screen

• Default setting: 16:9 (Wide)

Initial Settings
Digital Audio Out	TV Screen	4:3 (Letter Box)
Video Output	Auto Progressive	4:3 (Pan&Scan)
Language	S-Video Out	16:9 (Wide)
Display	Still Picture
Options
Speakers

(DV-656A screen)

If you have a widescreen TV, select the 16:9 (Wide) setting—widescreen DVD software is then shown using the full screen area. When playing software recorded in conventional (4:3) format, the settings on your TV will determine how the material is presented— see the manual that came with your TV for details on what options are available.

If you have a conventional TV, select either 4:3 (Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan & Scan). In Letter Box mode, widescreen software is shown with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. Pan & Scan chops the sides off widescreen material to make it fit the 4:3 screen (so even though the image looks larger on the screen, you’re actually seeing less of the picture). See also page 67.

Auto Progressive (DV-656A only)

• Default setting: Off

You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your TV using the component video outputs.

Initial Settings
Digital Audio Out	TV Screen	On
Video Output	Auto Progressive	Off
Language	S-Video Out
Display	Still Picture
Options
Speakers

When set to On, discs in 16:9 format are output as progressive video, while 4:3 format discs are output as interlaced video. This corrects a problem with some TVs that display 4:3 material stretched when fed a progressive scan signal. If you do not experience this problem you can leave this setting as Off.

S-Video Out

• Default setting: S2

You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your TV using an S-Video cord.

Initial Settings
Digital Audio Out	TV Screen	S1
Video Output	Auto Progressive	S2
Language	S-Video Out
Display	Still Picture
Options
Speakers

(DV-656A screen)

If you find that the picture is stretched or distorted on the default S2 setting, try changing it to S1. (See also S1 and S2 in the Glossary on page 71.)

53

En