Pioneer PDV-LC10 operating instructions Various Video Settings, Setting the TV screen size

Various Video Settings

In this section we use the setup screen to make the video settings. Press

the SETUP button to display the setup screen, then operate as described under “Making settings using the setup screen” on pages 60 and 61.

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Setting the TV screen size

Select whether or not the connected TV has a standard screen (4:3) or a wide screen (16:9). There is no need to make this setting if the “TV Type” setting

has already been made with the Setup Navigator.

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TV Screen	4:3 (Letter Box)
Picture Quality – 4:3 (Pan&Scan)
	16:9 (Wide)
i Setup picture according to TV
Move	SETUP	Exit

Settings: 4:3 (Letter Box) 4:3 (Pan & Scan) 16:9 (Wide)*

*Factory setting

•4:3 (Letter Box): Select this when connecting a regular 4:3 TV.

•4:3 (Pan & Scan): Select this when connecting a regular 4:3 TV.

•16:9 (Wide): Select this when using the PDV-LC10’s liquid crystal display or when connecting a 16:9 wide screen TV.

For instructions on TV screen settings, refer to “Switching the aspect ratio” below.

This setting cannot be changed during playback.

Switching the aspect ratio

Viewing with a wide screen TV (16:9)

DVD screen size	Setting and appearance
DVDs recorded in
16:9 size
With some DVDs
there may be black
bands at the top
and bottom of the	“16:9 (Wide)” setting
picture.
DVDs recorded in
4:3 size
When DVDs
recorded in 4:3 size
are played on a
wide screen TV,
black bands appear	“16:9 (Wide)” setting
on the sides of the
picture.

DVD screen size	Setting and appearance
DVDs recorded in
4:3 size
When DVDs
recorded in 4:3
size are played on
a wide screen TV,
the picture will
appear stretched
horizontally across	“16:9 (Wide)” setting
the screen. In this	(picture stretched
case, switch the
	horizontally)
TV to the standard
screen. For
details, refer to the
TV’s operating
instructions.

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