Playback settings

12The Initial Setup menu

•Optimized Recording only compensates for the first (earliest starting) timer program if more than one has been set.

•Optimized recording can’t be used together with VPS/PDC.

Navi Mark

• Default setting: 0 seconds

Initial Setup
Basic	Manual Recording	0 seconds
Tuner	Optimized Rec	30 seconds
Video In/Out	Navi Mark	3 minutes
Audio In	Auto Chapter (Video)
Audio Out	DVD-RW Auto Init.
Language
Recording
Playback

In the Disc Navigator, each title is shown with a still frame picture to remind you what it is. This setting lets you decide the default still frame. The default setting of 0 seconds takes the first frame of the title, but you can also set it to 30 seconds or 3 minutes into the title (if the title is shorter than the setting, then the first frame is used).

Auto Chapter (Video)

• Default setting: 10 minutes

Initial Setup
Basic	Manual Recording	No Separation
Tuner	Optimized Rec	10 minutes
Video In/Out	Navi Mark	15 minutes
Audio In	Auto Chapter (Video)
Audio Out	DVD-RW Auto Init.
Language
Recording
Playback

When recording in Video mode, a new chapter is started every 10 minutes on the default setting. You can change this interval to 15 minutes, or switch off automatic chapter marking altogether with the No Separation setting.

DVD-RW Auto Init.

• Default setting: VR Mode

When you load a new, blank DVD-RW disc the recorder automatically initializes it for recording. You can set it to initialize the disc for VR mode or Video mode recording.

Initial Setup
Basic	Manual Recording	VR Mode
Tuner	Optimized Rec	Video Mode
Video In/Out	Navi Mark
Audio In	Auto Chapter (Video)
Audio Out	DVD-RW Auto Init.
Language
Recording
Playback

TV Screen Size

• Default setting: 4:3 (Letter Box)

Initial Setup
Basic	TV Screen Size	4:3 (Letter Box)
Tuner	Still Picture	4:3 (Pan & Scan)
Video In/Out	Seamless Playback	16:9
Audio In	Parental Lock
Audio Out	Angle Indicator
Language
Recording
Playback

If you have a widescreen TV, select the 16:9 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, choose 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 picture looks larger on the screen, you’re actually seeing less of the movie). See Screen sizes and disc formats on page 93 for more information.

Still Picture

• Default setting: Auto

Initial Setup
Basic	TV Screen Size	Field
Tuner	Still Picture	Frame
Video In/Out	Seamless Playback	Auto
Audio In	Parental Lock
Audio Out	Angle Indicator
Language
Recording
Playback

The recorder uses one of two processes when displaying a still frame from a DVD disc. The default Auto setting automatically chooses the best setting each time.

•Field – produces a stable, generally shake-free image.

•Frame – produces a sharper image, but more prone to shake than field stills.

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