Pioneer PDP-507XD manual Use the multiscreen functions, Splitting the screen, Screen Main screen

06Watching TV

Use the multiscreen functions

Splitting the screen

Use the following procedure to select 2-screen or picture-in- picture mode.

NOTE

•Displaying a split screen for a long period of time, or for shorter periods of time everyday, may result in image retention.

2-screen

Main screen Sub screen

Picture-in-picture

Main screen Sub screen

INPUT 5

	TV/DTV
P	DISC	DVD	HDD
	NAVI

1Press cto select the display mode.

•Each time you press c, the display mode is switched among 2-screen, picture-in-picture, and single-screen.

•In 2-screen or picture-in-picture mode, press to switch the position of the 2 screens shown.

The left screen (in the 2-screen mode) or the larger

screen (in the picture-in-picture mode) is the active screen which will be indicated by “z”. The user is allowed to operate picture and sound.

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•In 2-screen mode, press fto change the size of the left screen.

•In picture-in-picture mode, pressto move the position of the small screen anti-clockwise.

2To select the desired input source, press the appropriate input source button.

•If watching TV programmes, press P +/P – to change the channel.

NOTE

•The multiscreen function cannot display images from the same input source at the same time. If you make such an attempt, a warning message appears.

•The multiscreen function cannot display images from combinations of two external input sources (Input 1 to 5, PC). It can display images from the following combinations of input sources.

-Analogue TV and digital TV

-Analogue TV (or digital TV) and external source (Input 1 to 5, PC)

•When you press HOME MENU the single-screen mode is restored and the corresponding menu is displayed.

•When in the 2-screen mode, images displayed on the right screen may look less fine, depending on the images.

•While in the 2-screen or picture-in-picture mode, the analogue favourite channel list is not available. While in the 2-screen or picture-in-picture mode, the digital channel list is not available.

•If you select 1920*1080p@24 Hz for the main screen in the 2-screen or picture-in-picture mode, video images may not be displayed properly because of the system's capability.

•With headphones connected, you can listen to audio coming from the sub screen when in the 2-screen or picture-in- picture mode. For more information, see page 37.

•PAL 60 signals are not suited for image display on the Sub screen.

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