Section

Changing the Settings (Initial Settings)

05

About the HDMI Out setting and the type of audio signal that is output

Audio format

HDMI Out settings

LPCM (2CH)

Auto

 

 

 

Dolby Digital

2ch downmix

Dolby Digital1

 

Dolby Digital Karaoke

Left/right

Dolby Digital1

 

Linear PCM

Left/right

Left/right

 

DTS

Not output

DTS2

 

MPEG

Left/right

MPEG1

 

 

Left/right

Left/right

 

 

 

DTS-CD

Not output

DTS2

 

 

Left/right

Left/right

 

 

 

 

English

1When the connected HDMI-compatible device is not compatible with Dolby Digital or MPEG audio, the signals are automatically converted to linear PCM audio signals for output.

2If the connected HDMI-compatible device is not compatible with DTS audio, the DTS audio signals are not output (the DTS audio signals are not converted to linear PCM signals for output).

Video Output settings

Options settings

Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 (Letter Box)

Select this to view 16:9 images on a 4:3 TV screen, with black bars

 

at the top and bottom of the screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

Select this to view 16:9 images over the entire 4:3 TV screen, with

 

the left and right sides of the 16:9 images cut off.

 

 

 

TV Screen

16:9 (Wide)

Select this when connected to a widescreen (16:9) TV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select this to view 4:3 images on a high definition TV (16:9). The

 

 

 

image will be displayed on the TV screen properly, with black bars

 

16:9 (Compressed)

along the sides. This can only be selected when the player and TV

 

 

 

are connected using an HDMI cable and HDMI Resolution is set

 

 

 

to 1920x1080p, 1920x1080i or 1280x720p.

 

When you have a

 

 

When you have a

 

conventional size TV (4:3)

 

widescreen TV (16:9)

 

Player setting

Picture on screen

Player setting

Picture on screen

 

 

16:9 picture

4:3 picture

 

16:9 picture

4:3 picture

4:3 (Letter Box)

 

 

16:9 (Wide)

 

 

 

 

16:9 picture

4:3 picture

 

16:9 picture

4:3 picture

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

16:9 (Compressed)

The setting is only reflected if the disc allows the screen’s aspect ratio to be switched. Check the disc’s jacket, etc.

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Pioneer DV-420V-K Video Output settings, Pan & Scan, TV Screen Wide, Compressed, To 1920x1080p , 1920x1080i or 1280x720p

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